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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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As DHHL War Rages, Robin Danner Relinquishes Presidency of CNHA
By Selected News Articles @ 10:37 PM :: 15130 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Michelle Kauhane, senior vice president of CNHA and former deputy director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, will succeed her....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Chinatown Tenants: FACE does not Represent Us
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 6615 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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FACE continued claiming to represent residents through its support group OH-NO as late as the October 2012 Budget Cmte meeting, four months after the state administratively dissolved OH-NO....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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DLNR Requires Permit for Canoe, Paddleboard--Swimmers OK for Now
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 7956 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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....special use permits – with specific use conditions -- for non-commercial recreational use of kayaks, stand-up paddle boards and one-person canoes....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Hawaii TEA Party Groups Sue IRS
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 7746 Views :: First Amendment, TEA Party
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...six counts arguing the federal government violated the Constitution, federal law, and even its own rules and regulations....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Meet the Cult Leader: Hawaii Resort Developer Teams Up with Arianna Huffington
By Selected News Articles @ 4:42 PM :: 11980 Views :: Ethics, Development, Pierre Omidyar
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In order to properly greet Huffington to the Isles, we present readers with some of the best material out there on this very strange bird....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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NYT: Up to 34% of Installed Solar Panels Defective
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 4362 Views
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First Solar, one of the United States’ biggest manufacturers, has set aside $271.2 million to cover the costs of replacing defective modules....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Public Spending Per Student Drops
By NCPA @ 1:43 PM :: 4088 Views :: Education K-12
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In 2011, public education spending dropped for the first time in more than three decades....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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ObamaCare Discriminates against People without Bank Accounts
By NCPA @ 1:40 PM :: 4172 Views :: Health Care
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There is no federal law that requires health insurers to accept all forms of payment, including credit cards or the cash-loaded, pre-paid debit cards that people without bank accounts often rely on....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Heritage: Join the Fight Against Common Core
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:23 PM :: 4787 Views :: Education K-12
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Common Core is an effort to centralize education by dictating the standards and assessments that will determine the content taught in every public school across the country.....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Governor Sees Council on Revenues Forecast as Sign of Strong Economy
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 6132 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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Council on Revenues revised forecast reaffirming its previous General Fund tax revenue projection for the current fiscal year and increasing its projections for the next three fiscal years....
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Group Organizes to Save Jefferson School
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 6984 Views :: Education K-12, Development
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...let the community know of the dangers that Jefferson Elementary School faces because of the existence of Senate Bill 237, commonly known as the 21st Century Bill....
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| Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
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Dueling Petitions as HSTA Targets Principal of Kapaa Middle School
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 6154 Views :: Education K-12
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...individuals are resistant to making the necessary personal changes to improve the quality of education....
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| Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
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Picking the Next Greenwood: BoR Appoints Task Force to Form Committee
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 4848 Views :: Higher Education
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The Board will hold a public, facilitated meeting in early June to consider the process for the selection of the University’s next leader....
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| Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
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Hawaii residents renew fight for free market in shipping
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:29 PM :: 5326 Views :: Jones Act
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Carroll’s lawsuit was dismissed on standing, but he filed an appeal Thursday, May 23....
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| Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 28, 2013
By Congress.org @ 2:11 PM :: 4435 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Farm Bill Amendment Vote
- House: Keystone Pipeline Approval Final Passage
- House: Student Loan Interest Rate Reform Final Passage
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| Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Time to Shrink the Monster
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:51 PM :: 6123 Views :: National News, Taxes
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A new video by Bankrupting America....
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| Monday, May 27, 2013 |
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Serving Those Who Served
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:14 PM :: 5120 Views :: Military
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| Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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A New Moral Treatment: Humane institutionalization can help the mentally ill and protect society
By Selected News Articles @ 10:22 PM :: 8673 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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...over 90 percent of patients who would have been committed before deinstitutionalization are now out in the world....
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| Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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So you don’t think Stop Rail Appeal has a Chance?
By Honolulu Traffic @ 9:07 PM :: 6173 Views :: Rail
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Here’s what you need to know about our appeal....
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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 :: 5860 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 :: 5885 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 :: 5047 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 :: 6629 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 :: 6339 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 :: 7174 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 :: 4887 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 :: 6605 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 :: 4569 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 :: 4591 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 :: 6226 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 :: 6325 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 :: 15819 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 :: 4583 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 :: 4834 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 :: 4301 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 :: 4992 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 :: 6264 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 :: 4529 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 :: 4255 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 :: 6432 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 :: 7044 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 :: 5232 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 :: 4156 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 :: 5370 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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