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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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VIDEO: House Republicans Speak out on State Budget
By Video @ 6:41 PM :: 6945 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Republican Party
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VIDEO: House Republicans speak out on Hawaii State Budget during final debate today....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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CATO: Minimum Wage Increase Not the Answer in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 PM :: 7515 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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Despite claims to the contrary, relatively few Hawaiians would benefit from the increase....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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Lingle to Chair Djou Campaign Team
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 7182 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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In modern politics, the best candidate doesn’t always win – it’s the best campaign that wins....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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The New Narrative on Obamacare: Repeal Is So Last Year
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:49 AM :: 3906 Views :: Health Care
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Do conservatives still want to repeal Obamacare? It would seem the media don’t want you to think so....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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Hot Movie Trailer: Dinesh D’Souza’s America
By Video @ 5:00 AM :: 5052 Views :: National News
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...what if America had never been founded?...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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Special Interest Groups Can Hijack Hawaii's Elections if Late Voter Registration Bill Enacted
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:15 AM :: 5520 Views :: Office of Elections
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Super PACs and special interest groups look set to have the opportunity to hijack all future elections in Hawaii if HB2590 CD1 passes....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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Full Text: Taskforce Report Plans 'Refinery Closure Scenarios'
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 4915 Views :: Energy
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The Hawaii Refinery Task Force has completed its year-long study of the potential impacts of refinery closures....
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Monday, April 28, 2014 |
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$52.4M CIP for Public Housing Renovation, DHS IT Planning
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 4554 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Design funds for plans to modernize the case management system for the Social Services Division. The current system is approximately 25-years-old....
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Monday, April 28, 2014 |
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Ige Opposes Appointment of Kobayashi VP to HCDA
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 8468 Views :: Development, Small Business
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Ige said he would vote against confirming Brian Tamamototo permanently to fill a small-business seat of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA)....
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Monday, April 28, 2014 |
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Where Your Money Goes When This Bank Gets Ahold of It
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:52 AM :: 4108 Views :: National News
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...how your hard-earned money helps subsidize loans for people in other countries....
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Sunday, April 27, 2014 |
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Duke Aiona, Elwin Ahu to Headline Maui Republican Rally May 3
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 5121 Views :: Republican Party
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University of Hawaii Maui College, Pilina Multi-Purpose Room 2nd Floor Saturday May 3rd, 2014 9:00am – Noon
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Sunday, April 27, 2014 |
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COFACAN: Advocates Plan Next Steps to Defend Healthcare Access
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 4424 Views :: Health Care
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We continue to advocate for the State of Hawai‘i to remove Basic Health Hawai‘i from Hawai‘i Administrative Rules and repeal Haw. Admin. Rules Chapter 17-1722.3....
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Sunday, April 27, 2014 |
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Do You Know the Meaning of ‘Temporary’?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4345 Views :: Taxes
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Yes, to you and me it’s a common word. But in the world of Hawaii tax it seems to have an entirely different meaning....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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VIDEO: "We Don't Want Your Phony Roll"
By Video @ 8:31 PM :: 7714 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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At OHA's Kana'iolowalu Roll Meetings the message from the people comes across loud and clear....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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'Surveillance System' Looks at Hawaii Residents Sugary Beverage Drinking Pattern
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 5146 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 38,978 adults aged 18 years or older from 6 states: Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Wisconsin....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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The Kobayashi Group is not a “Small Business” as Defined by the HCDA Law
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 6679 Views :: Development, Small Business
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Kobayashi Group is in partnership with the Howard Hughes Corporation to build ONE Ala Moana, the ultra-luxury condominium being built above Nordstrom’s parking in Ala Moana....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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Complete List of Bills up for Final reading in House and Senate
By Andrew Walden @ 1:55 PM :: 4592 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...bills up for final reading in the Senate and House on Tuesday, April 29....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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The Power of the Money Committees
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 4323 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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A quick glance at the table below, and you see how powerful the money committees are....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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April 25, 2014: Election Commission Releases Updated Candidate List
By Andrew Walden @ 12:58 AM :: 4954 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 25, 2014.
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Quo Warranto Fu: Is Calvin Say a Qualified Voter in his District?
By Robert Thomas @ 10:44 PM :: 6903 Views :: Office of Elections, Politicians
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...may the challenger institute a quo warranto lawsuit in state circuit court?
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Voting Rights Denied: What Hawaii Can Learn from Davis v Guam
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:14 PM :: 5356 Views :: OHA
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...the rebirth of an issue that should have been finished once and for all with the Supreme Court decision in Rice v. Cayetano....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Full Text: Hannemann Announces Campaign for Governor
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 5069 Views :: Politicians
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...without registered voters who take the time to participate in every election opportunity, we will continue to be ruled by tiny minority who do not share our values....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Ige: Pay for Turtle Bay by Refinancing Hawaii Convention Center
By News Release @ 5:17 PM :: 7297 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government
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"It would be an opportunity for us to within the existing resources acquire the easement." --Ige
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Obama endorses biotechnology’s important role in agriculture
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 PM :: 4399 Views :: GMOs
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“...investment in enhanced biotechnology is an essential component of the solution to some of our planet’s most pressing agricultural problems” -- President Barack Obama
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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UPDATE: Do We Really Want Another ‘Waikiki’ in Kakaako-Makai?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:18 PM :: 7792 Views :: Development, OHA
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...SB3122 conference hearing continues Friday, April 25, 2014 at 11:30am in conference room 312 (State Capitol)....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Study: Biofuels Worse for Environment Than Regular Gasoline
By NCPA @ 4:09 PM :: 7979 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture, Tax Credits
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Biofuels made with corn residue actually release 7 percent more greenhouse gas....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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7 Reasons Nothing Should Stand in the Way of the Keystone XL Pipeline
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:14 AM :: 3892 Views :: Energy
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A new Rasmussen poll shows that 61 percent of the American public favor building the pipeline....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Analysis: 13% of Hawaii Bridges 'Structurally Deficient'
By News Release @ 4:15 AM :: 4131 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii has 144 structurally deficient bridges....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Lawsuit: Students Ordered to Stop Handing Out US Constitution at UH Hilo
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 10611 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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A student ordered by administrators to stop handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution at the University of Hawaii at Hilo has filed a lawsuit today in federal court....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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States make wild claims about the effectiveness of their tourism promotion campaigns
By Selected News Articles @ 1:50 AM :: 6283 Views :: Tourism
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Not surprisingly, they almost always report that funds spent on advertising translate into tourist spending and tax revenues many multiples of the original outlay....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Djou: Cook Political Report has CD1 Moving Our Way
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 5788 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Charlie Cook, a respected political journalist, ranks campaigns across the country. On April 17th, he moved his ranking of our race....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Volunteers Wanted to Investigate, Discipline Lawyers
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 4740 Views :: Judiciary
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The terms will begin on July 1, 2014 and last for three years....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Panos: Sopogy's Demise is a Huge Victory for Honest Engineering and the Taxpayer
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:05 AM :: 10142 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Many well-known people such as Governors Lingle and Abercrombie, Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, Blue Planet Foundation's Henk Rogers, and Hawaii's only billionaire Pierre Omidyar have Sopogy egg on their face....
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Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
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Solar Scammers Push Poll, Claim 94% Support Them
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 4346 Views :: Energy
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A new opinion poll sponsored by solar scammers argues that Hawaiian Electric (HECO) has a significant public image problem....
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Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
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Why Your Boss Probably Isn't Speaking at This Conference
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:07 AM :: 3930 Views :: Tax Credits
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...Washington cronies dole out special treatment to certain companies....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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UHERO: Managing a Grid with Green Energy
By UHERO @ 9:02 PM :: 6070 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...a windfall gain for the typically wealthy households able to take advantage of the situation....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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Cost Implications of GHG Regulation in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 8:58 PM :: 4981 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...this finding would not hold if fuel prices were substantively lower than current levels, either from falling prices or fuel-switching to lower cost products....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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Evaluations? DoE Claims Principals' Arbitration Award "Aligns with DoE Goals"
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 5608 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Establishes a rewards and recognition program (RRP) for the last two years (sort of)....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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DoE 2014 Graduation Dates
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 4360 Views :: Education K-12
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Graduation dates begin in May 18 with the ceremonies for Pahoa on Hawaii Island....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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Control of the Internet? Bill Clinton Is Concerned and You Should Be, Too
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:29 PM :: 3759 Views :: First Amendment
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What do Bill Clinton, The Washington Post, and The Heritage Foundation have in common?
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Grassroot Institute Looks at One Party States Idaho and Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:17 PM :: 5694 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government
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...the lack of meaningful competition between political parties can be stifling to new ideas, regardless of the underlying ideology....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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HB849 Will Compromise Civil Liberties
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 9590 Views :: First Amendment, Law Enforcement, Military, Second Amendment
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What will happen to our rights if a State of Emergency is declared?
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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Gasoline: Jones Act Costs $0.15 per Gallon at the Pump
By Selected News Articles @ 9:34 PM :: 4413 Views :: Jones Act
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...there are only 13 ships that can legally move oil between U.S. ports, and these ships are “booked solid”....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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Contradictory Responses on Hawaii Health Connector Investigation: Pat Saiki Calls on US House to Guide GAO
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 3899 Views :: Health Care
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Chairman Saiki sent the letter after State Senator Sam Slom last week received contradictory responses from GAO representatives....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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Which kills more: ideology or religion?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 AM :: 19410 Views :: Environment, Religion
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... the greens have topped them all ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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What's Actually Good for the Environment May Surprise You
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 AM :: 4772 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Here are two examples that may surprise you....
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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$335M Airport CIP Released
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 3917 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $335 million for various capital improvement projects....
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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Parties Reach Agreement in Na Wai Eha Water Flow Case
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 7484 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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Under this agreement, more water will be returned to the streams of Na Wai ‘Eha, particularly to ‘Iao stream....
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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No New Taxes! Maui County Budget Hearing April 24
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 7940 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, TEA Party
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County Budget Hearing
April 24th, 6pm, County Council Chamber, Wailuku
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