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| Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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Kelii Akina interviews Elwin Ahu
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:58 AM :: 6925 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 :: 5400 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 :: 11076 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 :: 5217 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 :: 6205 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 :: 8001 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 :: 5096 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 :: 9749 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 :: 12114 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 :: 6082 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 :: 5275 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 :: 10652 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 :: 6049 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 :: 8152 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 :: 6967 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 :: 9731 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 :: 5741 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 :: 7111 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 :: 5012 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 :: 6560 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 :: 5734 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 :: 5663 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 :: 7796 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 :: 6025 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 :: 5403 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 :: 5963 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 :: 5443 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 :: 6104 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 :: 5092 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 :: 4735 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 :: 7720 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 :: 6489 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 :: 6532 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 :: 4446 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 :: 5516 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 :: 6310 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 :: 7472 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 :: 5195 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 :: 6308 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 :: 7027 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 :: 5950 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 :: 5055 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 :: 9327 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 :: 7146 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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| Saturday, September 13, 2014 |
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The New Post-Inouye/Abercrombie Era in Hawaii Politics
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 8301 Views
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...Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Downtown Laniakea YWCA....
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| Saturday, September 13, 2014 |
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Bag Bans are Bad Business
By NCPA @ 11:48 AM :: 8719 Views
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The government was forced to raise the tax after they noticed that bag use was increasing as consumers began absorbing the cost of the bags....
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