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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii Rifle Assn Leader Looks forward to 2014 Session
By Video @ 1:57 PM :: 5689 Views :: Second Amendment
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Senator Sam Slom discusses gun control with Dr. Maxwell Cooper, Legislative Liaison for Hawaii Rifle Association....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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8 Americans to Remember This Christmas
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:21 AM :: 5688 Views :: National News
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While most of us are gathering with loved ones, there are Americans being held prisoner in repressive countries around the world....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Supreme Court Invalidates LUC Koa Ridge Reclassification
By Robert Thomas @ 11:55 PM :: 9212 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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The court concluded that the commissioner did not qualify as a valid holdover ....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Secret Pono Choices Curriculum Exposed
By Tito Montes @ 11:23 PM :: 25110 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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The main philosophy of Advocates for Youth is that children have “sexual rights”....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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UHERO: Ethanol Harms Public Welfare, Does Little to Reduce Greenhouse Gasses
By UHERO @ 9:27 PM :: 7299 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Cost of Living
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...impacts on gross state product are estimated to be negative (up to -$63 million)....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector: One More Day to Get Obamacare
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 4436 Views :: Health Care
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Hawai'i Health Connector is extending its enrollment deadline from December 23 to tomorrow, December 24, in line with a federal announcement earlier today....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Full Text: Hawaii State Auditor Gets Audited
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 4542 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...we reviewed the system of quality control of the Hawaii Office of the Auditor in effect for a three-year compliance period from 2011 to 2013....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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$3.46M CIP for Hawaii Film Studio
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 5785 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits
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...$3.46 million in capital improvement project (CIP) funds for the Hawaii Film Studio, including a new production and multipurpose building....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Releases $74M Airport CIP
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 4407 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...capital improvement projects (CIPs) that further invest in Hawaii’s airports....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 23, 2013
By Congress.org @ 1:09 PM :: 4129 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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The First Session of the 113th Congress has come to a close. The Senate will be back on January 6, 2014. The House will be back on January 7, 2014.
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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This Is Exactly What Health Care Reform Is Supposed to Do
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:20 PM :: 3785 Views :: Health Care
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Medicaid wasn’t working for Moise....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Priced out of Paradise: What are Hawaii Leaders Doing?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 AM :: 5812 Views :: Cost of Living, GMOs
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They are pushing to grow their industry that may increase availability of organic produce but at a cost that most folks can’t afford....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Electricity: Blue Planet Celebrates Year of Making Public Consume Less and Pay More
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 5065 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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The Clinton Global Initiative recognized WEfficiency as a change-making commitment. And of course: Money shower!....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Akaka Tribe ‘Exit Plan’ -- Padding Rolls with Fraudulent Tribal Enrollment?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:27 PM :: 6991 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs voted November 7 to demand an “exit plan” from the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission. Is the Roll Commission now defying those orders?
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Scores 60% on Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 3706 Views :: Health Care
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the nation's ability to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks is hampered by outdated systems and limited resources....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Tax Policy Should be Equitable and Not Hinder Economic Growth
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:00 AM :: 5656 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... another legislative session looms large on the horizon ....
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Saturday, December 21, 2013 |
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Nominees Sought for State Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 2558 Views
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Applications should be postmarked no later than Friday, Feb. 7, 2014....
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Saturday, December 21, 2013 |
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There's Nothing Pono About Pono Choices
By Tito Montes @ 3:03 PM :: 10074 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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...Blake Oshiro, out in front of the news cameras to deny that any “parade of horribles” relating to the activist LGBT agenda would ever be unleashed on the people of Hawaii....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Hawaii Obamacare exchange not fiscally sustainable, lawmakers told
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:37 PM :: 4461 Views :: Health Care
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...the exchange will be expected to fund its $10 million to $14 million in annual operations through fees on local insurance companies....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s education department keeping sex-ed curriculum a secret
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:29 PM :: 7310 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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...McDermott said he should be able to get a copy of the 10-hour curriculum from either the state Department of Education or the University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies, which developed the $800,000 pilot program....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Blake v Kauai: Recktenwald Court continues Moon Court's policies
By Robert Thomas @ 2:19 PM :: 6388 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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This decision also reflects that the Recktenwald Court is continuing the Moon Court's policies of keeping the door to the courthouse doors opened as wide as possible....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Panos: Helmet Law, Jones Act Repeal Top Wish List for 2014
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:58 PM :: 6510 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Rail
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My first transportation wish for 2014: Hawaii needs a motorcycle helmet law....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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2013 Grassroot Report: Major Victory for the Aloha Spirit
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:15 PM :: 4341 Views :: Akaka Bill
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Hawaii’s people successfully blocked repeated attempts to promote and create a state-sponsored, race-based nation...
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Caldwell Signs More Smoking Bans
By News Release @ 1:10 PM :: 2958 Views
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...Caldwell held a signing ceremony Sunday at Kuhio Beach to enact two bills banning smoking at city parks and at TheBus stops....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Medicaid Is No Obamacare Success Story, Mr. President
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:06 PM :: 3475 Views :: Health Care
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Most of the people applying for Obamacare are being funneled into Medicaid....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Judge Throws Out Atheist Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 9011 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...atheists have falsely accused five Hawaii churches of defrauding the government in a lawsuit filed in state court....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Mainland Organic Activists Launch Harassment 'Investigation' of State, County Governments
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 5229 Views :: Ethics, GMOs
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Hitt's other organization is the "Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute", dedicated to peddling bogus claims that autism, Alzheimer's, and ADHD are caused by so-called 'food additives.'
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Budget: UH Rewards Mitsunaga, Abercrombie Rewards UH
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 5157 Views :: Higher Education
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News Release from University of Hawaiʻi Dec 18, 2013 (With explanatory notes added to enhance accuracy.)....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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KOS 'Hit Job' on Schatz' Sheep Sex Incident
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 PM :: 10192 Views :: Politicians
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"...the obvious nature of the hit job and its intent does Hanabusa no good and only serves to engender ill will towards her candidacy...."
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Hawaii Among Least Free States, Provinces of N America
By NCPA @ 1:07 PM :: 4420 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The most-free jurisdiction in North America is in Canada, according to a study by Dean Stansel, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, and Fred McMahon of the Fraser Institute....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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ObamaCare's Troubles Are Only Beginning
By NCPA @ 12:52 PM :: 3386 Views :: Health Care
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ObamaCare is only going to get worse....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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1000 Good Reasons to Label GMO Food: A Guide for Politicians
By Selected News Articles @ 12:18 PM :: 5302 Views :: GMOs
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When one person tells you that the skies are filled with chemtrails, you trust them and believe them. That also explains why there is always rain predicted on your anti-GMO marches....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Top 10 Broken Obamacare Promises
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:41 AM :: 3218 Views :: Health Care
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As Obama so ironically threatened in 2009, “If you misrepresent what’s in this plan, we will call you out.” To that end, here are 10 promises of Obamacare that have already been broken....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Secret Encounters: DoE Refuses to Release Homosexual Education Curriculum to Legislators
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 3:47 AM :: 8459 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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...In the fastest "investigation" in Hawaii history, 2 weeks, the DOE announced the program will restart. The program will also be expanded to 30 more schools....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Succession Plan Quietly Underway for Faleomavaega Seat?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 AM :: 7537 Views :: Democratic Party, National News, Politicians
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...Tuā’au Kereti Māta’utia, Jr., the first candidate to announce for Faleomavaega's seat, is assistant senior policy adviser to the Governor....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Airports Division Signs $518M Energy Contract
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 5341 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...to design, manage and install energy efficiency measures that will upgrade facilities, reduce energy usage by about 49 percent and with additional operational improvements save a total of $518 million at 12 state-operated airports....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Pacific Health Survey will Sample 4,000 Households
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5897 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Higher Education
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U.S. government that it is taking steps to improve the collection of health data for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Christmas vacation: Obamas get trip to Hawaii, taxpayers get ‘jelly-of-the-month’ club
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:00 PM :: 5596 Views :: National News
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...The president and his friends pay rent for the 17-day trip, about $25,000 per week. Taxpayers pay for most everything else, about $4 million....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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What the Government Got You This Year (in Pictures)
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:32 PM :: 4156 Views :: National News
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Today, the Senate is set to pass the new U.S. budget deal in all its spend-tastic glory....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Samoa Reporter Accidentally Admits Coverup: Missing Congressman Found "Convalescing in Utah"
By Andrew Walden @ 11:25 PM :: 11345 Views :: National News, Ethics, First Amendment, Politicians
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...American Samoa Congressional Delegate Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr has been found...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Deemed Denied? Hawaii Supreme Court Clarifies Appeal Rules
By Robert Thomas @ 10:37 PM :: 5093 Views :: Judiciary
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Under the majority's interpretation, a "deemed denial" is not ripe for appeal until the court affirmatively issues an order disposing of the post-judgment motion....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Patricia Kim Park to JSC
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 4884 Views :: Judiciary
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In the mid-1970s, she and her husband, Arthur, joined former Lt. Gov. Thomas P. Gill to form the firm of Gill Park and Park....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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City Ambulance Contractor Turns Down 30-40% of Calls in Leeward Oahu
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 5:15 PM :: 5714 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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"Turning down 30-40% of requested calls puts our residents at a greater risk of death or prolonged injury and is unacceptable,” said Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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HSTA Joins AFL-CIO
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 4260 Views :: Labor
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Certificates of Affiliation were presented to HSTA at the biennial Hawaii State AFL-CIO Convention on November 14....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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As Hundreds of Hawaii Doctors Threaten to Quit, Obama Administration Delays EHR
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 5639 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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CMS recently announced that it will extend the federal programs to encourage physicians and hospitals to adopt electronic health records ....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Why the Price of Crude in America Is Out of Whack with the Rest of the World
By NCPA @ 1:35 PM :: 5054 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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A barrel of Brent currently changes hands for $109; WTI fetches just $98; HECO pays $132....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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How the EPA Plans to Kill Jobs and Reduce Your Income
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:24 PM :: 3617 Views :: Energy
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If you feel like you’re not paying enough, you’re in luck....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Auditor: HART Paid $563K to Blogger who said Job was 'Obviously' to Help Pro-Rail Candidates
By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 AM :: 6939 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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"With Pro-Rail Candidates Having Won the Primary Election, 55-to-45 Percent, the Project's Public Involvement Team Obviously Has Been Doing Its Job"
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Hawaii Driving Ranks 48th for Drunk, 41st for Careless
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 5616 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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Road rage, careless driving, swerving cars: these may all be things you encounter....
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