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Saturday, October 6, 2012
NFL, HTA Name Jim Donovan to Pro Bowl Committee
By News Release @ 11:13 AM :: 6035 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Committee is chaired by Dr. Edison Miyawaki, a local business leader and limited partner of the Cincinnati Bengals....

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Friday, October 5, 2012
UH Regents to Discuss MRC Greenwood's Employment
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 21608 Views :: Energy, Environment

"Discussion of Appointment Agreement of M.R.C. Greenwood"

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Friday, October 5, 2012
Apo Reveals Why It’s Time to Replace OHA Trustees
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 6964 Views :: Energy, Environment

...exposing the true agenda and thinking of the current trustees....

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Friday, October 5, 2012
Hawaii Family Forum Releases General Election Voter Guide
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 7337 Views :: Energy, Environment

2012 General Election Voter Guide ....

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Friday, October 5, 2012
Lawyers: Hawaii Can be Sued for Slip-Falls on Public Land
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 5898 Views :: Energy, Environment

...hiker, was with two other people at Nuuanu Pali Lookout when she tried to make her way around a large boulder when the trail collapsed....

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Friday, October 5, 2012
How Lingle Can Turn it Around
By Andrew Walden @ 5:06 PM :: 6200 Views :: Energy, Environment

In a one-party state, broad swathes of public opinion hang on a few sustaining myths. By turning this myth against its creators, Lingle could still pull this out....

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Friday, October 5, 2012
Letter: 39 Legislators Demanded Rail EIS Rush-Job
By Tom Berg @ 4:39 PM :: 9601 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

The rail project gets sloppier by the day. The "pushers" of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) are to blame for this mess....

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Friday, October 5, 2012
15 to Finish: More UH Students on Track to Complete Degree on Time
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 6853 Views :: Energy, Environment

"a 14.7 percent increase in the number of students taking 15 or more credits system wide”

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Friday, October 5, 2012
DHHL breaks ground for Lalamilo Waimea Homesteads
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 8248 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill

Lalamilo is located on 34.7 acres of land along the South Kohala Distribution Road, approximately two miles makai of the Waimea town center....

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Friday, October 5, 2012
Anemic Job Growth Continues
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:32 PM :: 4633 Views :: National News, Ethics

this morning's jobs report shows that 12.1 million Americans are still out of work....

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Friday, October 5, 2012
Abercrombie: HSTA Walks Out on Federal Mediation
By News Release @ 1:08 AM :: 5168 Views :: Energy, Environment

Today, the Federal Mediator informed the State that HSTA will no longer continue that process of mediation....

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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Mizuno Campaigns Accused of Illegally Comingling Funds
By Nacia Blom @ 10:39 PM :: 7379 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

According to the HRS § 11-382: Campaign funds shall not be used "To support the campaigns of candidates other than the candidate with which they are directly associated."

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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Hanabusa No-Show at HTLA Debate
By Rep Charles Djou @ 10:24 PM :: 5728 Views :: Energy, Environment

Hanabusa avoided debating at a Waikiki Neighborhood Board forum moderated by KHON's Tami Mori.... Today, she avoided debating at a forum moderated by former KHNL anchor Diane Ako hosted by the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association....

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Thursday, October 4, 2012
FULL TEXT: Reapportionment Plaintiffs File for Summary Judgment
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 7664 Views :: Energy, Environment

Providing information on DD2058 forms may violate the Privacy Act, and the State’s apportionment process cannot be predicated on a violation of federal law.

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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Felony Campaign Spending Violations: Second Complaint in a Month Accuses Kaniela Ing
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 7344 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
  • False reporting and double reporting of campaign expenditures including expenditures of public funds.
  • Failure to properly report a campaign loan
  • Accepting a contribution in excess of the $2000 legal limit
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Lingle: Inouye Thinks He Should Decide Who Steps Up in Hawaii
By Video @ 3:52 PM :: 5358 Views :: Energy, Environment

Click to see the video....

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Thursday, October 4, 2012
54-37% -- Hirono Pollster Releases Internal Polling Numbers
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 6138 Views :: Energy, Environment

"By more than 2-to-1, voters are more likely to believe that Lingle would be a vote for the Republican agenda in Washington than think she will be Independent."

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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Rail Fail: Oahu Construction Jobs Drop as Sister Isles Job Boom tops Nation
By Andrew Walden @ 2:12 PM :: 7635 Views :: Labor, Rail

Oahu lost 4% of its construction jobs while the sister isles gained 27% more constrction jobs.

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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Heritage Experts React to First Presidential Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:48 PM :: 4458 Views :: National News, Ethics

During last night's debate between President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney, Heritage's domestic policy experts were live-blogging their analysis ....

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Seven Romney Debate Points for Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 11:39 PM :: 10538 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Here are seven debate take-aways on Romney policies which will directly affect Hawaii....

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Hawaii Citrus Quarantined
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 6159 Views :: Energy, Environment

...due to the presence of Asian citrus psyllid, a vector of the bacterial pathogen that causes citrus greening....

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Hawaii Web Surfers Steal Less Music than Most
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 5966 Views :: Energy, Environment

The bottom five states for downloads per capita were Hawaii (299k), Nebraska (388k), South Dakota (153k), Iowa (750k) and in last place, Minnesota (905k).

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Alaska Blue Cross Paying Patients to Fly to Seattle
By John Goodman @ 4:11 PM :: 5235 Views :: National News, Ethics

The high cost of many medical procedures in Alaska is driving a major insurance company, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield, to offer coverage that pays airfare, hotel and other expenses for members to undergo the same treatment in Washington state at less cost....

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Cayetano Could Change Ewa Development Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 6939 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

This morning the City Council will have the first reading of Bill 65 to accept a revision of the Ewa Development Plan.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Algae Energy: Dead in the Water?
By NCPA @ 2:53 PM :: 4657 Views :: National News, Ethics

Many biofuel manufacturers have heavily funded Democratic campaigns, and some even work inside the Obama administration....

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
10 Questions for the First Presidential Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:34 PM :: 4296 Views :: National News, Ethics

Heritage Foundation’s policy experts have submitted 10 questions they would like to see asked in the debate.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Rail: Star-Advertiser Editorial Just a Yoshioka Mouthpiece
By Honolulu Traffic @ 12:03 AM :: 8125 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

There is always a massive difference between whether the Star Advertiser's management likes an idea or a candidate, or not, and if not then their editorials are unreasonably unfair....

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Council Honors Rail Iwi Plaintiff Paulette Kaleikini
By Tom Berg @ 11:12 PM :: 8029 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

We are so proud of Paulette Kaleikini - the woman from Nanakuli who with class, precision, and patience, brought some justice to this runaway train gone bad....

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Voter Registration Deadline: Monday, October 8
By General Bob Lee (ret) @ 11:00 PM :: 7676 Views :: Energy, Environment

The October 8th deadline for voter registration is fast approaching and we need your help in ensuring that your friends and family are registered....

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
51% Fail, But Six More DoE Schools Make AYP
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 5554 Views :: Energy, Environment

Six schools with successful appeals met Adequate Yearly Progress, raising the final total to 139 out of 286, or 49%.

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Hawaii Survey: Ethics, Honesty, and Corruption in Government are Top Election Issues
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 6777 Views :: Energy, Environment

... ethics, honesty and corruption in government rated as the second-most important issue for small businesses in Hawaii ....

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Lingle: Taiwan Visa Waivers will help Hawaii's Economy
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 9:33 PM :: 6108 Views :: Energy, Environment

"Together with the visa waiver status for Korea and some practical 'fixes' to the visa issuance process in China, Hawaii is poised to see and benefit from even more visitors from the Asia Pacific regions."

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Painters' Union Burns $70K to Prop Up Hirono
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 5567 Views :: Energy, Environment

"Despite claims to the contrary, the facts remain that there were 21,000 more jobs in the state when Governor Lingle left office then when she was elected."

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Hawaii State Debt Tops Nation: $83,815 per Private Sector Worker
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 6023 Views :: Energy, Environment

Hawaii's debt stands at 79.21% of its entire private sector GSP, the highest percentage of the 50 states....

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Nago Orders State Takeover of Hawaii County Elections
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 8470 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections

How far will Nago go for Dwayne Yoshina's girlfriend?

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Two Liberal Whoppers on Medicare
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:45 PM :: 4612 Views :: National News, Ethics

A debate that has been fought largely over the airwaves is about to go head-to-head. Medicare reform is a huge part of that debate, and the left—bolstered by the media—has been promoting two huge falsehoods on the issue.

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
HMSA, Queens, Healthways Take Aim at Chronic Disease Cost-Cutting
By News Release @ 1:13 PM :: 6160 Views :: Energy, Environment

ultimate goal of deploying efficient and effective models for ... better managing chronic illness

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Abercrombie Defensive as HMSA Awards itself 83,000 New Customers
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 8880 Views :: Energy, Environment

Now you learn why HMSA wanted and received a seat on the Health Connector Board....

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Monday, October 1, 2012
Medal of Honor Ceremony at MCAS Ewa Field
By Tom Berg @ 11:58 PM :: 7599 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

The ceremony honoring our Medal of Honor recipients will be held Tuesday, October 2 at former MCAS Ewa Field beginning at 9:00AM and will last approximately thirty minutes....

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Monday, October 1, 2012
Grassroot Institute Responds to Latest Version of Akaka Bill
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:52 PM :: 5424 Views :: Energy, Environment

...the fairest and most equitable solution to the Hawaiian people cannot come from creating a new system of Federally administered funding and recognition....

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Monday, October 1, 2012
Hawaii Family Forum Announces Leadership Change
By News Release @ 6:52 PM :: 5667 Views :: Energy, Environment

Effective today, Eva Andrade will be assuming the duties of HFF’s Executive Director....

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Monday, October 1, 2012
Hanabusa 14th Most Partisan in Congress
By Rep Charles Djou @ 6:34 PM :: 7595 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...our opponent is one of the most liberal and hyper-partisan lawmakers in the United States. She was ranked as the 14th most-partisan Democrat of the 435 U.S. House members....

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Monday, October 1, 2012
Lingle Campaign Debunks Civil Beat Poll
By General Bob Lee (ret) @ 6:23 PM :: 7020 Views :: Energy, Environment

"They were substantially wrong in the Democrat Primary Election, and they will be wrong in this race by a lot. Our own internal polling is showing an incredibly competitive race with significant leads in key parts of the state and key demographics."

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Monday, October 1, 2012
The Administration's Messy Story on Libya Attack
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:10 PM :: 4183 Views :: National News, Ethics

Washington is notorious for dropping news it doesn’t want scrutinized too closely on the last day of the work week....

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Monday, October 1, 2012
Five Questions for Education Secretary Arne Duncan
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:05 PM :: 4333 Views :: National News, Ethics

You said the outcome of the Chicago teachers strike was “great for children.”

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Monday, October 1, 2012
Is College a Lousy Investment?
By NCPA @ 2:59 PM :: 5921 Views :: National News, Ethics

...recent studies show that students are not learning much that would be valuable to them in the job market. Many students go to school thinking all they need is the credential of a degree....

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Monday, October 1, 2012
Pulpit Freedom Sunday: Can the Government Censor Sermons?
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 8823 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

More than 1,200 pastors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have registered to participate ....

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Sunday, September 30, 2012
VIDEO: Hirono Collects $1M Salary, Accomplishes Nothing
By Video @ 8:43 PM :: 6698 Views :: Energy, Environment

Click to watch latest Video....

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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Panos: Caldwell Suffers from Windmill Deficiency
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:16 PM :: 7904 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

You might think that I am referring to some Don Quixotic syndrome. But their Wind Mill Deficiency is actually more real and its effects on society are seriously deleterious.

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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Edging Toward the Fiscal Cliff, Tax Increases Inevitable
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:28 AM :: 8444 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

No matter the political rhetoric you will hear in these final weeks before the general election, there is no doubt that there will be an increase in taxes at the federal level.

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