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| Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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Judge Grants TRO as ACLU Pushes Claim That Panhandling is First Amendment Right
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 9163 Views
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The TRO prohibits Hawaii County from interfering with Plaintiff Justin Guy’s right to hold a sign (saying “Homeless Please Help”) by the side of the road....
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| Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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New UHM Chancellor orders 'Review' of Cancer Center
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 5746 Views
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...The review shall clarify and identify the requirements for near-term renewal and long-term designation as an NCI Cancer Center....
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| Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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Kelii Akina interviews Elwin Ahu
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:58 AM :: 6927 Views
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Mr. Ahu shares his political philosophy with Dr. Akina, and fields some tough questions....
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| Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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Department of Community Services to hold GIA workshops
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 5403 Views
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Workshops will be held at Mission Memorial Hearings Room from 6 – 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 2....
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| Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Aiona Only Candidate to Release Policy Initiatives
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 11079 Views
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...a detailed plan with practical solutions for our state’s toughest issues: Homelessness, Affordable Housing, and Education....
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| Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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INFOGRAPHIC: The Abercrombie-Ige Policy Agenda By The Numbers
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 5219 Views
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...New Infographic Spells Out The Results Of The Last Four Years For Hawaii....
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| Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Oahu defense contractor sentenced on espionage charges
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:17 PM :: 6482 Views
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A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and civilian contractor will spend more than seven years in federal prison....
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| Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Hirono is Biggest Spender in US Senate, Schatz not far Behind
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 AM :: 6206 Views
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The poorest scoring Senators were Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), each of whom only managed scores of 3 percent....
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| Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Releases $335,600 to New Nonprofit Formed by Leader of Carpenter's Union
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 8005 Views
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Question: Which one of these things is not like the others?
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| Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Auditor: Hawaii Health Insurers Should be Required to Cover Cleft Palate Surgery
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 5099 Views
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...reports from California and Massachusetts indicating that mandated insurance coverage for orofacial anomalies increased premiums by two cents to four cents per member, per month....
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| Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Panos: Hoopili Traffic Assessments Untruthful
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:47 AM :: 9752 Views
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...Hoopili’s traffic impact will be immense with or without rail....
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Mazie Hirono Blocks Bill to Revoke US Citizenship of ISIS Terrorists
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 12117 Views
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As then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: "US citizenship is a privilege, it is not a right. People who are serving foreign powers or in this case foreign terrorists are clearly in violation of that oath which they swore when they became citizens."
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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ACLU: Lawsuit Settlement Means New Rules for Protests at Capitol
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 6084 Views
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...Plaintiffs call settlement “A win for freedom of speech”....
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Obamacare’s Second Open Enrollment Starts in Two Months — and It Is Going to be Awful
By NCPA @ 5:23 PM :: 5276 Views
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...election day is November 4, and Obamacare’s second open enrollment begins on November 15....
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Costs Of Raising Children Burden Hawaii Families
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 10655 Views
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"The Abercrombie-Ige policy agenda has piled taxes and a higher cost of living on Hawaii families...."
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Council Action Needed to Restore Honesty to Water Board’s Billing
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 4:20 PM :: 6961 Views
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...Oahu’s water customers who end up paying the price for the BWS’ defective meters and billing errors would likely fare better if the BWS was subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission....
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii 5th Richest State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:06 PM :: 6051 Views
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Median household income rose by more than $3,000, to $66,259....
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Public school students earning AP honors at all-time high
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 8155 Views
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Hawaii's AP test-taking rate and passing rate has significantly increased in recent years. The number of students receiving AP honors has steadily risen since 2012, when 385 students were named scholars.....
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Seabright: Green Card Holders Have Second Amendment Rights in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 6971 Views
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Seabright's order enjoins against Hawaii's current ban on resident aliens owning firearms....
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii $90K 'Administrative Cost' Per Mile of State Roads
By News Release @ 5:45 AM :: 9733 Views
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...Connecticut had the next highest administrative costs at $77,000 per mile. Meanwhile in Texas administration costs were less than $4,000 per mile....
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| Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii Campaign Commission goes along with cover-up
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 AM :: 5743 Views
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...the Hawai'i Campaign Commission has given the Hawaii Carpenters Market Recovery Program Fund a pass on disclosing where its contributions come from....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Slom: State Set to go Bust Unless Major Changes Made in 2015
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 7113 Views
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...if the State continues to spend at the current rate Hawaii will use up its general fund carryover balances as early as 2016....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Korea: Caldwell Pushes the Bubble
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 5014 Views
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...Koreans have invested in real estate projects islandwide, from affordable housing projects to golf courses. During his visit, Mayor Caldwell will be looking to further enhance these and other opportunities....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Paychecks Hawaii General Election Endorsements – 2014
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:10 PM :: 6527 Views
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PAYCHECKS HAWAII Announces Endorsements for 2014; candidates who can help change and improve Hawaii’s business and fiscal climate and increase residents’ standard of living....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Aiona Campaign: 75% of Contributions Under $100
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 6564 Views
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...98% of them are from Hawaii residents....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Ige-Abercrombie Tax Hikes Drive Cost of Living Higher
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 5737 Views
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FLASHBACK: Ige Admits Abercrombie-Ige Agenda Isn't Lowering The Cost Of Food Or Energy....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Happy Constitution(s) Day
By Robert Thomas @ 2:45 PM :: 5665 Views
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"Who Trumps Whom: Exploring Federalism in Hawaii."
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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McDermott Responds to “Revised” Pono Choices Program
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 3:51 AM :: 7797 Views
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Rep Bob McDermott responds to 'revised' Pono Choices program....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s ‘most unusual political candidate’ vying to be next congressman
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:26 AM :: 6026 Views
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Kawika Crowley, the Republican running for U.S. House District 2 in November, is quite possibly the state’s most interesting politician in 2014....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii's out-of-control living costs can be beat
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:59 AM :: 5405 Views
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...the people of Hawaii are paying thousands of dollars more per family to subsidize this act....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii.gov -- 'Best Government Website'
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 5965 Views
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...Hawaii.gov was named “Best Government Website” today as part of the Web Marketing Association’s 2014 WebAwards....
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| Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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UH Board of Regents Nominees Announced
By News Release @ 12:05 AM :: 5445 Views
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...The Candidate Advisory Council (CAC) for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of candidates to Governor Neil Abercrombie....
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
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Strive HI appeals lead to slight changes in school, state results
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 6106 Views
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...statewide reading and science proficiency rates improve slightly over previously reported figures, after adjustments were made to 12 schools' data....
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
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How Things Are: Kalaeloa Partners Reminds HECO (again)
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 5093 Views
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...the entire power plant operated by Kalaeloa Partners, an independent power producer, is out of service due to (ahem) 'unexpected repairs'....
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
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Your Tax Dollars at Work: Energy Excelerator Funds 17 Startups
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 4737 Views
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...This year we selected 17 startups to invest $5M in....
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
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Hawaii Prison Population Drops 5%
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 7723 Views
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Hawaii, Idaho and Kentucky each imprisoned 5 percent fewer sentenced prisoners at yearend 2013 than at yearend 2012....
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
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Obama Admin: ACA Bans Use of Federal Funds for Abortion
By Selected News Articles @ 2:33 PM :: 6491 Views
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No federal funds are permitted to cover abortions or administer plans that cover abortion....
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
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No Option: All Hawaii Obamacare Plans Cover Abortion
By Selected News Articles @ 2:23 PM :: 6534 Views
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...a potential violation of the law that says at least two plans must be available to consumers who don't want any association with the controversial procedure....
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
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Abercrombie, Ige Together -- $833M Tax Hike
By News Release @ 1:09 PM :: 4448 Views
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...Abercrombie And Senator David Ige Have Passed Over $833 Million Of Tax Increases Since 2011....
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Paradise Lost Thanks to Ige and Abercrombie
By Video @ 6:01 AM :: 5519 Views
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"Neil Abercrombie calls David Ige a good partner. Leading the way for an estimated $800 million in taxes and fees. We're now the worst state to make a living.”
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| Monday, September 15, 2014 |
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Hawaii Among Final Four in Obama Library Competition
By News Release @ 2:33 PM :: 6312 Views
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Today, The Barack Obama Foundation issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to the University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Columbia University, and University of Hawai’i,...
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| Monday, September 15, 2014 |
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Hawaii 2nd Most Unfair Tax System in USA
By News Release @ 2:00 PM :: 7474 Views
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The middle class is most overtaxed in Arkansas, New York and Hawaii....
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| Monday, September 15, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 15, 2014
By Congress.org @ 1:50 PM :: 5197 Views
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Senate: Campaign Finance Constitutional Amendment - Cloture
House: Water Regulation - Passage
House: Health Plan Extensions - Passage
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| Monday, September 15, 2014 |
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Federal Court Upholds the Free Market on Kauai
By John Engle @ 1:47 PM :: 6309 Views
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If Hawaii’s future is to be bright, its citizens must embrace real science, not the pseudoscience of fear....
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| Monday, September 15, 2014 |
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Senate Candidate Lethem Slams Kaka’ako Parking Scam
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 7029 Views
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...Chris Lethem, candidate for state senate representing Kaka’ako and neighboring areas, today called on HCDA to stop two brothers from strong‐arming Kaka’ako businesses....
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| Sunday, September 14, 2014 |
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Rasmussen Poll: Ige 40, Aiona 39, Mufi 14
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 PM :: 5951 Views
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...The survey of 750 Likely Voters in Hawaii was conducted on September 9-10, 2014 by Rasmussen....
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| Sunday, September 14, 2014 |
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Timing Isn't Everything, It's the Only Thing
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5057 Views
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...poor timing can lead to tremendously bad results in Hawaii's tax system....
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| Saturday, September 13, 2014 |
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Meet the California Oilman Behind Brian Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 9:35 PM :: 9328 Views
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...Steyer, the former CEO of the Farallon investment firm, made much of his fortune from the coal, oil, and gas industries....
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| Saturday, September 13, 2014 |
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USA Today: Make Less Than $122K? You're Uncomfortable in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:08 PM :: 7148 Views
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...To keep the utilities running in a small apartment in Honolulu, you're facing a cost of around $285 per month....
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