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Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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Governor Signs Bill Establishing 'Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day'
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 4173 Views :: First Amendment
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Abercrombie today signed a bill establishing Jan. 30 each year as “Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day.”
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Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Organic Berries Cause 79 Cases of Hepatitis
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 9636 Views :: Environment, Religion, GMOs
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Recalled organic food causes four five confirmed Hawaii cases of Hep A...
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Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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UH Releases Summary of BoR Presidential Search Meeting
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 3217 Views :: Higher Education
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The Board heard a report from its Presidential Selection Task Group....
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Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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Hawaii Obamacare: As Doctors Quit, Telemarketers paid $480K each
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 4748 Views :: Health Care
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In addition to telephone assistance, the contact center staff will be available by email, postal mail, web chat and fax....
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Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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Four Words to Watch in the Immigration Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:10 AM :: 4088 Views :: National News
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Cost, Border, Amnesty, Comprehensive ....
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Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $41.2 Million for Various CIPs Statewide
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 4356 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $41.2 million....
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Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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9th Circuit Debates Seizure of Abandoned Property from Homeless Camps
By Robert Thomas @ 8:33 PM :: 5047 Views :: Homelessness
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Will LA vs Lavan have a direct impact on Honolulu's "stored property" ordinance?
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Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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Paychecks Hawaii Rates Legislators
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 8401 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians, Small Business
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Paychecks Hawaii rates each of the 76 state legislators on support for small business....
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Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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Lanai Video: Money for Murdock, Rate Hikes for Oahu
By Video @ 1:21 PM :: 4339 Views :: Energy
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Friends of Lana’i recently launched a 60 second television commercial on Hawaii’s KHNL’s 5:00 PM news....
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Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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No Transparency in Alternative-Energy Incentives
By NCPA @ 1:16 PM :: 5137 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Americans have no idea how much taxpayers and consumers, through higher energy bills, are spending to subsidize all of those green energy projects....
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Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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$800B Food Stamp Bill on Senate Agenda
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:10 PM :: 4204 Views :: Agriculture
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Senate is expected to vote this morning on a measure that will effectively end debate on the misnamed “farm” bill....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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Ed Week: Hawaii DoE Dropout Rate Jumps to 32.8%
By Andrew Walden @ 11:02 PM :: 9907 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...according to Education Week, the Hawaii DoE is 7th best in the nation when it comes to changing the numbers....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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HSTA Appoints Team to Tackle Teacher Evaluations
By Video @ 10:43 PM :: 5324 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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HSTA won a victory through bargaining this spring with agreement by the Employer to create a Joint Committee to study the Educator Evaluation System....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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Hawaii's Forgotten Internment Camps
By Video @ 8:57 PM :: 5583 Views :: Hawaii History
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"[In Hawaii] it was just select families. And for many years, members of those families didn't want to talk about it."
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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How the IRS Monitors Tax Credits
By NCPA @ 2:43 PM :: 6769 Views :: Health Care, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...out of $668.1 million in tax credits claimed in tax year 2011, the Service disallowed only $11 million, and failed to find a single case of fraud....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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Obamacare Puts IRS on Steroids
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:24 PM :: 5140 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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Seniors in Poverty: Hawaii Ranks #3 in Nation
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 7345 Views :: Cost of Living
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At least half of seniors have incomes below 200 percent of poverty in 10 states and DC based on the supplemental measure: DC (59%); California (56%); Hawaii (55%)....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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HART releases Supplemental EIS in response to court order
By Honolulu Traffic @ 11:47 PM :: 4845 Views :: Rail
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A public hearing will be held July 9, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.at the Blaisdell Center Hawaii Suites....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Mortgage Settlement: Hundreds of Hawaii Borrowers to get $1480
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 4303 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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1,413 Hawaii borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a check this month for approximately $1,480
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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IRS probes former GOP leader’s ties to Maui Tea Party
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:02 PM :: 5332 Views :: TEA Party
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Former Hawaii Republican Party Executive Director Dylan Nonaka has a notable, but certainly not relished, distinction....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Native Hawaiian Advancement: Dr. Kelii Akina Speaks in Hilo
By Selected News Articles @ 7:53 PM :: 6928 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Dr. Kelli Akina, the new CEO of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and former OHA trustee candidate, addressed the Conservative Forum for Hawaii at the Naniloa Hotel Crown Room in Hilo....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Losing One Of The Good Guys
By Robert Thomas @ 7:21 PM :: 8205 Views :: National News, Agriculture, Hawaii History
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...Bob Fletcher, who saved farms of interned Japanese Americans, dies at 101....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Electric Cuts Earnings After PUC Orders Consumer Refund
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 4648 Views :: Energy
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Excluding the refund of MECO revenues attributed to 2012, the EPS guidance range would be $0.02 higher....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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The Internet Sales Tax Will Kill My Small Business
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:42 PM :: 4931 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Hi, I’m Catesby Jones....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Hawaii Rifle Association Supports Council Resolution 13-74
By News Release @ 12:12 PM :: 3163 Views
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...Requesting HPD to open additional firearms sections in Kapolei and Kaneohe....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs Seven More Bills into Law
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 4463 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Abercrombie enacted the following bills on Friday, May 31, 2013....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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OHA ramps up its online presence with new site
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 4145 Views :: OHA
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OHA's new Tumblr site features videos, audio, photos and texts....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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CoR Releases General Fund Forecast
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 3947 Views :: Taxes
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In producing its forecasts, the Council adopted specific adjustments reflecting effects on General Fund tax revenues of tax law changes enacted by the 2011 Legislature....
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Monday, June 3, 2013 |
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Hawaii Data Sharing: 2.2 Million Layers of Information on You
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 5266 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The platform includes 2.2 million layers of information, and it will continue to grow ... That is the Exemplary State idea....
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Monday, June 3, 2013 |
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Transform Hawaii Gov: Tech Mavens Point to Success in Other States
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 4265 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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examine efforts of other state and municipal governments in implementing their business and information technology transformations....
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Monday, June 3, 2013 |
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Class Action Lawsuit Seeks To End Hawaiian Electric Industries Monopoly
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 6399 Views :: Energy
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Online less than two weeks, the petition has 2,935 signatures....
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Monday, June 3, 2013 |
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Caldwell Encourages 'Qualified' Non-Profits to Apply for Grants
By News Release @ 7:37 PM :: 4242 Views :: Honolulu County
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“This is the transparent process initiated by the City Council and approved by voters last year."
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Monday, June 3, 2013 |
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UH Study: 92% of Global Warming Climate Models Fail
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 5590 Views :: Environment
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one model out of the 12 is consistent with the proxy-inferred patterns of the rainfall changes....
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Monday, June 3, 2013 |
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Coming Next: Medicare's $35T Bankruptcy
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:09 PM :: 3384 Views :: Health Care
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The Medicare program that provides health insurance to seniors faces a dire financial future. And Obamacare is making it worse....
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Sunday, June 2, 2013 |
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Feds Bust Sandwich Isles Com: $25M/year Funneled to Hee Company
By Andrew Walden @ 9:16 PM :: 18797 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, National News, Ethics
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The FCC order exposes more information on Hee than has ever before been made public....
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Sunday, June 2, 2013 |
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HIRA Candidate for GOP Chair Stars in Gay Pride Parade
By Andrew Walden @ 5:37 PM :: 7210 Views :: Family, Republican Party
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...Hayes, Miss Gay Pride 1987-88, "has been coming here to fight for a quarter century."
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Sunday, June 2, 2013 |
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No Good Intention Goes Without Consequences
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:01 AM :: 5045 Views :: Taxes
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One issue that has irritated lawmakers for the past few years is the ability to transfer ownership of companies or organizations that have substantial holdings of real estate without having to pay the conveyance tax....
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Saturday, June 1, 2013 |
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.05% Solution: Abercrombie Quietly Appoints DUI Taskforce
By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 4515 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...a mandate to cut the legal blood alcohol limit from 0.08% to 0.05%.....
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Saturday, June 1, 2013 |
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UHPA to NEA: "Thank you for trying to destroy our union"
By News Release @ 1:39 PM :: 5705 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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You threatened to destroy us (“decertify” is the technical term) when you visited last June if we ceased our relationship with NEA....
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Saturday, June 1, 2013 |
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NRA Debunks Ammo Shortage Rumors
By News Release @ 12:58 AM :: 5801 Views :: Second Amendment
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...there are more than enough actual threats to the Second Amendment to keep gun owners busy....
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Saturday, June 1, 2013 |
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New AIS Testimony: Rail Route Illegally Damages Hawaiian Cultural Properties
By John Bond @ 12:35 AM :: 7419 Views :: Rail
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The fixed guideway and stations directly overlay the 1825 trails....
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Friday, May 31, 2013 |
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More Flooding in Kakaako's Future
By John Bond @ 9:29 PM :: 9118 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii History
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Right now there is a race to see how fast Kakaako can be sold and developed before the mainland and foreign real estate investors find out they will be stuck with enormous future expenses....
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Friday, May 31, 2013 |
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Gun Permitting Among Bills on Honolulu Council Agenda
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 4:07 PM :: 6509 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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Resolution 13-74, CD1 (2013) – Requesting the Honolulu Police Department to provide for firearm permitting and registration at the Kapolei and Kaneohe Police Stations....
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Friday, May 31, 2013 |
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VIDEO: I Aloha Molokai ‘Bottom Up Planning’
By Video @ 2:42 PM :: 4838 Views :: Energy
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I Aloha Molokai looks at bottom up planning ....
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Friday, May 31, 2013 |
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New Global Energy Leader: The United States
By NCPA @ 1:51 PM :: 4104 Views :: Energy
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the United States has blown past Russia to become the world's largest producer of natural gas, and America will shortly occupy the number one position in oil production as well....
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Friday, May 31, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $21.8 Million for Airports, Highways Statewide
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 4900 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Allotment of funds for the following priority projects, identified by members of the state Legislature, has been approved....
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