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Monday, April 15, 2013 |
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Jihadist Magazines Recruit Young Terrorists
By IPT News @ 6:58 PM :: 5529 Views :: National News
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"A Step to (sic) Step Guide on How to Become a Successful Lone Mujahid"....
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Monday, April 15, 2013 |
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Emergency Services Briefing: Lack of Emergency Rooms in West Oahu
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 4627 Views :: Health Care
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...two City Councilmembers will host a briefing with hospital officials and emergency responders, who will report the availability of emergency rooms in the Ewa region....
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Monday, April 15, 2013 |
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The Obama Budget's Economic Message
By NCPA @ 2:23 PM :: 2301 Views
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The latest budget does not balance and was released far too late for it to matter....
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Monday, April 15, 2013 |
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Cost of Health Insurance Exchanges Shoots Up
By NCPA @ 2:22 PM :: 3185 Views :: Health Care
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As installation of the exchanges becomes more complicated, the cost of the exchanges has risen rapidly over the last year....
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Monday, April 15, 2013 |
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Where Did Your Tax Dollar Go?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:00 PM :: 3688 Views :: Taxes
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Americans are waking up today to the worst "case of the Mondays" they'll have all year: It's Tax Day....
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Sunday, April 14, 2013 |
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MSNBC host: Children belong to ‘whole communities’, not their parents
By Video @ 6:20 PM :: 6109 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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“We have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents, or kids belong to their families...."
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Sunday, April 14, 2013 |
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DoTax Cooking Books to Influence Legislature? HART Calls for Audit
By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 5873 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...the illusion of greater revenues would be helpful in Abercrombie’s effort to create a state-funded ‘Early Education’ voucher system....
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Sunday, April 14, 2013 |
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Let Conformity Simplify Tax Filings
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:02 AM :: 4467 Views :: Taxes
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...the madness of completing state tax returns is just around the corner....
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Saturday, April 13, 2013 |
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SB858: Gender Equity on Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 3767 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"...give priority to achieving the goal of gender equity when appointing members to vacancies, at-large positions, and as alternates...."
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Saturday, April 13, 2013 |
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Lemonade From Cuts to State Prison Spending
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 AM :: 6380 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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Seventeen states managed to reduce recidivism and improve public safety while cutting correction costs, a report from a federal and state partnership revealed Friday....
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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OHA Launches Website to Coordinate Shakedown Operations
By News Release @ 1:41 PM :: 6377 Views :: OHA
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"We will be able to rally people like we never have before."
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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Leilehua, Baldwin, Kalani High Schools Finish FIRST in State Robotics Competition
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 5330 Views :: Education K-12
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...earn a spot at the FIRST Robotics Championships in St. Louis, Mo., April 25-27....
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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House Republican Budget Update
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 5346 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Among the many bills passed on Tuesday, the House voted to....
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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“Let ‘Em Eat Cake” Comes to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 7160 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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"Can it be that the idiots who evidently run the Hawaii Business magazine have never heard about the principle that statutes have to be constitutional?"
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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After Deadly Train Wreck, DC Metro Dumps Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo
By Andrew Walden @ 12:59 PM :: 10392 Views :: Rail
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“In its final report on the June 22, 2009, accident, the National Transportation Safety Board said a malfunction of the automatic train control system was the direct cause of the crash.”
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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Fuel Supplier Lobbies Congress Against Jones Act
By News Release @ 12:31 PM :: 6070 Views :: Jones Act
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“The Jones Act chokes off Savannah’s ability to take advantage of the cheapest gasoline in the world, which is produced domestically right here in our own Gulf Coast.”
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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An Oral History: The Life of Calvin Say
By Video @ 12:29 PM :: 5774 Views :: Hawaii History
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Olelo will be airing "An Oral History: The Life of Calvin Say," a 6-part documentary ....
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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Budget: Conference Committee Agrees on Pension Payments at First Meeting
By News Release @ 10:26 AM :: 4778 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The conference committee is scheduled to meet Friday, April 12 in conference room 309 at 2:30 p.m....
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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Obama's Fake Budget Marketing Exposed
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:01 AM :: 2656 Views
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President Obama is marketing his new budget by saying it has "more than $2 in spending cuts for every $1 of new revenue." Is this true?
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Legislature Repeals the PLDC
By News Release @ 1:55 PM :: 6260 Views :: Development, Land Use
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...the law's no-bid contract provisions, the slant towards developing public resources instead of conservation, and the creation of a semi-autonomous agency exempted from routine oversight....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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SB987: $19K ‘Impact Fee’ for Water Meter
By Video @ 1:53 PM :: 7011 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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Requires the assessment of impact fees prior to issuance of a water meter ....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Gabbard: Now is not the Time to Cut Missile Defense
By News Release @ 1:53 PM :: 6395 Views :: Military
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Next year, the proposed missile defense budget has actually been cut to $9.16 billion....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Lawmaker drops bombshell: North Korea may have nuclear missiles
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 PM :: 5388 Views :: Military
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...a classified Defense Intelligence Agency report indicate that “North Korea now has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles.”....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Tax Freedom Day April 14
By Selected News Articles @ 1:44 PM :: 5552 Views :: Taxes
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Tax Freedom Day is the day when the state as a whole has earned enough money to pay its total tax bill for the year....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Schatz Across Hanabusa’s Bow: Campaign Reports $1.1M Raised
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 3906 Views
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...Schatz raised over $1.1 million in the first fundraising quarter of 2013, with over $1 million cash-on-hand....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Budget: House, Senate Conferees Named
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 5248 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the first conference committee meeting on the state budget -- Thursday, April 11, 9:30 a.m. in room 309...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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States Show Folly of Energy Mandates
By NCPA @ 1:21 PM :: 3433 Views :: Energy
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The increased energy costs produced by renewable mandates are passed along to consumers in the form of higher utility bills....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Countdown to Climate Change: It's Only 297 Years Away!
By NCPA @ 12:12 PM :: 4809 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Climatologists have suffered numerous blows to their reputation as evidence continues to emerge about data altering and a plethora of half-truths used as propaganda....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Hawaiians Give Vote of No Confidence to ‘Sovereign Hawaiian Nation’
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:03 PM :: 9356 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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After nearly a year of efforts the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission claim a mere 9,300 signatures....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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5 Things to Know About the Obama Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:01 AM :: 4383 Views :: National News
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President Obama finally released his budget yesterday—more than two months late....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Temporary insurance program foreshadows exploding costs for ObamaCare
By Selected News Articles @ 9:59 AM :: 3788 Views :: Health Care
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An early ObamaCare health insurance program that has been operating for nearly three years is foreshadowing big problems to come....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s First Satellite to Launch from Barking Sands
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 4568 Views
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...When the Super Strypi missile takes flight from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kaua‘i, it will be carrying a satellite designed by University of Hawai‘i faculty and students....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Got Ethics? Apply Here to Join the Commission
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 4683 Views :: Ethics
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The new application deadline is April 30, 2013....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Ranks 13th in Access to Local Food
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 AM :: 4340 Views
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...the Index incorporates farmers markets, consumer-supported agriculture operations (CSAs) and food hubs in its per-capita comparison of consumers’ interest in eating locally-sourced foods....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Hawaii: Last Chance to Stop Bill Requiring Background Checks on Legally Possessed Firearms
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 5985 Views :: Second Amendment
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Senate Bill 69 passed in the state House of Representatives earlier this month, and will be considered for concurrence and final passage by the state Senate tomorrow....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Testimony: Passage of SB286 Will Lead to State Court Challenge
By Selected News Articles @ 1:13 PM :: 4465 Views :: Office of Elections
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"What incentive do the plaintiffs have to withdraw their challenge IF they think they have a chance of prevailing in Federal Court?"
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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College 2020: ‘Education Will Become Radically Cheaper’
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 PM :: 4327 Views :: Higher Education
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In spite of all the alarm over rising costs and excessive borrowing for college, one person is confident that college will be far less expensive in just a few years....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Hydraulic Fracturing Could Jumpstart Economy
By NCPA @ 1:09 PM :: 3942 Views :: Energy
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...The reduction in natural gas prices has also led to decreasing electricity prices ....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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North Korea on the Edge
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:07 PM :: 3957 Views :: Military
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“North Korea can already hit Hawaii, parts of Alaska, and California. It can also hit U.S. forward-deployed troops in South Korea, Japan, and Guam…"
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Land Use: Making an Environment for Those With Means
By Robert Thomas @ 1:05 PM :: 12348 Views :: Environment, Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Others can live in Hong Kong-style apartments so I can enjoy my place in the country....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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No ‘Constitutional Right’ to Leave Unattended Property on the Street
By Robert Thomas @ 1:03 PM :: 5782 Views :: Homelessness
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The Ninth Circuit’s Opinion jeopardizes local governments’ ability to act for the benefit of all their citizens....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Gut and Replace: Committee Chairs 2 - Committee Members 0
By Selected News Articles @ 1:01 PM :: 6484 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...without posting any proposed drafts for public notice, the Committees amended the bill to add over 40 pages on geothermal development....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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SB982 Changing the Way Votes Are Counted on Constitutional Amendments
By Selected News Articles @ 10:59 AM :: 6094 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that a constitutional amendment only passes if at least 50% of the total ballots cast include a “yes” vote....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Hearing Today: HCR189/HR150 Alternatives to Big Wind, Big Cable
By News Release @ 10:34 AM :: 4998 Views :: Energy
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This Resolution urges the Governor and Public Utilities Commission to seek alternatives to the windmills and undersea cable proposed for Molokai and Lanai....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Crossover List: House Passes More Than 150 Bills, Senate 136
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 AM :: 5335 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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These will now proceed to Conference Committee ....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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DLNR participating in Statewide Earth Month events
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 6340 Views :: Religion
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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is celebrating Earth Month in collaborations with several Earth Day events....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013 |
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Jones Act in the News
By Michael Hansen @ 1:32 PM :: 7783 Views :: Jones Act
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The past week was busy with coverage of the Jones Act....
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