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Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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Hawaii Republican Assembly Elects New Board of Directors
By News Release @ 2:58 PM :: 5357 Views :: Republican Party
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New officers were unanimously elected at the organizing meeting of the Hawaii Republican Assembly ....
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Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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Hawaii Academics, Business Leaders Urge Congress to Repeal Jones Act
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 5401 Views :: Jones Act
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The letter is being sent to all of Hawaii’s congressional delegation as well as all members of Congress....
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Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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Making the Tax System a Social Tool Creates Inefficiencies
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:01 AM :: 4602 Views :: Tax Credits
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...lawmakers are beginning to shy away from adopting tax credits....
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Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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Hawaii Memorial Day Ceremonies
By Selected News Articles @ 12:23 AM :: 5888 Views :: Military
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Statewide list of Memorial Day ceremonies Sunday May 26 and Monday May 27....
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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Census looks at 2012 Elections: Hawaii Worst Voter Registration, 2nd Worst Voter Participation
By Andrew Walden @ 9:51 PM :: 5883 Views :: Office of Elections
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Hawaii will improve voter participation when Hawaii has a politically competitive two party system....
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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Shawn Tsuha Nominated Deputy Director, Department of Public Safety
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 6506 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Abercrombie today announced the nomination of Shawn H. Tsuha to deputy director of law enforcement for the state Department of Public Safety, effective June 1, 2013....
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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UHERO County Forecast: Growth Accelerates Statewide
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 4476 Views :: Economy
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...2012 was another year of strong tourism gains for Hawaii’s counties....
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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House GOP Cites ‘Significant Progress for Hawaii’s People’
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 6097 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...recapitalizing the Rainy Day and Hurricane Relief Funds, addressing unfunded liabilities and eliminating many vacant department positions....
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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Coming Soon: Two Tier Health Care System
By John Goodman @ 2:29 PM :: 4195 Views :: Health Care
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Just as in Canada or Britain, we are going to experience rationing by waiting...
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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Obama Is Tired of Fighting Terrorism
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:25 PM :: 4269 Views :: Military
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In his speech, he promised to do even less and make the less more transparent....
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii Scout Leaders Endorse Vote Opening Scouts to All Children, Excluding Adult Homosexuals
By News Release @ 5:58 AM :: 5630 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA), released a statement following the national vote ...
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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Report: Espero Expects to Announce Congressional Candidacy
By Selected News Articles @ 5:52 AM :: 5865 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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“I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from people throughout the district, urging me to run for Congress" -- Sen Wil Espero
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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Honolulu Muslim Leader Accuses Radical Muslim of Two Local Attacks
By Andrew Walden @ 2:12 AM :: 14856 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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Will Hawaii’s soft-on-crime Judiciary allow an insanity plea to a Muslim claiming a religious justification for acts of violence or terrorism?
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii ranks 40th for Economic Outlook
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:37 PM :: 4241 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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ALEC-Laffer study measures the impact of state policies in 15 key areas....
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
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Wind Farms Get Pass on Eagle Deaths
By NCPA @ 1:25 PM :: 4303 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A soaring golden eagle slams into a wind farm's spinning turbine and falls, mangled and lifeless, to the ground...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
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$139K per Unit: $48.3M for Public Housing CIP
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 4009 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Do the math: $5M/36 units = $139K per unit....
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
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Immigration Reform in One Infographic
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:49 PM :: 4635 Views :: National News
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the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill will go to the Senate floor after the Memorial Day recess....
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 |
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DoD Report: 14,000 Military Personnel Victims of Homosexual Rapists
By Selected News Articles @ 12:45 AM :: 5877 Views :: Military
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More military men than women are sexually abused in the ranks each year, a Pentagon survey shows...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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NOAA expects below-normal Central Pacific hurricane season
By Selected News Articles @ 11:18 PM :: 4145 Views :: Environment
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...Global Cooling is to blame....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Lowest Alzheimer’s Mortality in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:14 PM :: 3932 Views :: Health Care
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...Washington had a U.S.-leading rate of 43.6 per 100,000 population, compared with 10.5 per 100,000 in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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GOP: Investigate Donna Mercado Kim
By News Release @ 10:24 PM :: 5879 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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...If substantiated, Senator Mercado Kim must be held accountable....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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Filipino Veterans Equity Act Celebrates 20 Years of Pretending
By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 6453 Views :: National News, Politicians
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The idea is to talk about it, not to pass it....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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Senate Briefing on Hawaiian Homelands Audit
By News Release @ 12:19 PM :: 4777 Views :: DHHL
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:45 p.m. in the State Capitol’s Conference Room 229....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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The Fourth Scandal
By NCPA @ 11:35 AM :: 3728 Views :: Health Care
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It is illegal for government officials to solicit money from companies they regulate, according to Sarah Kliff from The Washington Post....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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ObamaCare Mandates Dramatically Expand the Internal Revenue Service's Power
By NCPA @ 11:33 AM :: 4945 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...many people are exempt from the mandate, and so the IRS has to know a lot about you in order to decide whether you are in compliance....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 |
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Taxes: What Did Apple Do Wrong?
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:27 AM :: 4066 Views :: Taxes
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A Senate subcommittee accused the company of “shifting” profits from the U.S. to other countries and avoiding paying taxes....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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Neighborhood Board Election Results Announced
By Andrew Walden @ 11:41 PM :: 7004 Views :: Honolulu County
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Voting for Honolulu Neighborhood Board elections ended Friday. The Neighborhood Commission Office today released the results....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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Former Hawaii Judge Suspended for 'Misappropriation of Client Money'
By Selected News Articles @ 9:32 PM :: 6899 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Marjorie Manuia was appointed a part-time district judge in 1982 and served two terms as a Family Court district judge from 1984 to 1996....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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Maui TEA Party Leaders to Testify Before Congress
By News Release @ 6:34 PM :: 6742 Views :: First Amendment, TEA Party
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...they are scheduled Wednesday in the Senate Committee and Thursday in the House Committee....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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Aloha for Oklahoma
By David S Chang @ 6:11 PM :: 5296 Views :: National News
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Defends Convention-goers Fired for Hawaii Pension Conference 'Boondoggle'
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 8537 Views :: Tourism
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Detroit Free Press: Hawaii-bound pension trustees may face removal by emergency manager....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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A Bumper Crop of Food Stamps
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:30 PM :: 2721 Views
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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Navigating the ObamaCare Maze
By NCPA @ 1:28 PM :: 3630 Views :: Health Care
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On October 1, millions of Americans are supposed to be able to go online and acquire health insurance on electronic exchanges in the states where they live....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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Consequences for Bad Government Behavior? Sen. Sam Slom to Address Maui TEA Party
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 6303 Views :: First Amendment, TEA Party
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...Thursday, June 13th 6PM at Kalama Heights Senior Center, 101 Kanani Rd, in Kihei....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Native Hawaiian Advancement: Keli’i Akina to Speak in Hilo
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 6328 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...at the Conservative Forum for Hawaii, Sunday June 2nd, 2:00 pm, at the Naniloa Hotel Crown Room in Hilo....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs Seat belt Law, Calculates Savings at $7226 per Victim
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 5508 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...average medical charges were nearly tripled among those who did not use seat belts ($11,043), compared to restrained passengers ($3,817)....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Highlights from Hawaii GOP Convention
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 5160 Views :: Republican Party
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... Hawaii Republicans from across the state gathered in convention on Saturday, May 18 ....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Hawaii Filmmakers Investigate 'Honor Killings' in US
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 5401 Views
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Amina and Sarah Said, murdered in Dallas, 2008....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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More Transparency Needed in Higher Education
By NCPA @ 5:11 PM :: 3357 Views :: Higher Education
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...inflation-adjusted income for recent college graduates actually declined between 2000 and 2011....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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How to Tell if College Presidents Are Overpaid
By NCPA @ 5:04 PM :: 3391 Views :: Higher Education
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the median salary of public university presidents rose 4.7 percent in 2011-2012 to more than $440,000 a year....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 20, 2013
By Congress.org @ 4:44 PM :: 4144 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Water Resources Development Act Passage
- Senate: CMS Nominee Confirmation
- Senate: Energy Department Nominee Confirmation
- House: Obamacare Repeal Passage
- House: SEC Cost-Benefit Analysis Passage
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Penny Pritzker: Waikiki Hotel Workers Union to Protest Obama Commerce Nominee
By Selected News Articles @ 4:36 PM :: 7306 Views :: Labor, Obama
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One of the largest hospitality unions in the nation will protest President Barack Obama’s commerce secretary nominee on Thursday, the first day of her confirmation hearings....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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Kakaako: HCDA to Release TOD Plan, Hold Open House
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 6450 Views :: Development, Rail
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Be sure to check out their plan to reduce Halekauwila St to a single lane of auto traffic while adding 1000s of new condos and offices....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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OHA Urged to Back Hawaiian Immersion Focus for Paia Elementary School
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 5527 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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...parents called on OHA to help push the state Department of Education to address the issue....
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