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Monday, September 26, 2011
Abercrombie Admin Official Quietly Jumps Ship, Joins Private Sector
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 7005 Views :: Energy, Environment

EUTF Board Member Dean Hirata Quietly Slipped Away from his Appointed Position as Deputy Director of Budget and Finance on July 30th. 

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Monday, September 26, 2011
Catholic Bishops on Obamacare Reg: 'Unprecedented Attack on Religious Liberty'
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 4726 Views :: National News, Ethics

In an "urgent" call to action distributed as a bulletin insert at Catholic churches across the country on Sunday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said that a new federal regulation proposed under President Barack Obama's health-care law "poses an unprecedented threat to individual and institutional religious freedom."

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Monday, September 26, 2011
NCLB: Obama Circumvents Congress on Education Policy
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:31 PM :: 5490 Views :: National News, Ethics

...on Friday, Obama doubled down, and did so by circumventing Congress and rewriting the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law unilaterally in the White House.

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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Hawaii Wind, Solar projects: Millions for Wall Street, Banks, maybe even Big Tobacco
By Andrew Walden @ 11:05 PM :: 11820 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

...federal and state tax credits behind Hawaii’s wind and solar development bubble are pushing even more money out of the pockets of Hawaii ratepayers and taxpayers and into the coffers of mainland hedge funds, banks, insurance companies, utilities, and even tobacco companies....

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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Kalapa: History of the Hawaii GE Tax
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 7:23 PM :: 10618 Views :: Hawaii History, Taxes

Initially set at a rate of 1.5%, it rose to a rate of 2% during the war years, and then just prior to statehood in 1959 to a retail rate of 3.5%. ...the retail rate was increased in 4% in 1965....

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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Hawaii Republicans Looking for Leadership Find only Factionalism
By Andrew Walden @ 7:11 PM :: 6664 Views :: Energy, Environment

Both sides need to focus on the elections, not on their own factional interests....

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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Full Text: Netanyahu calls out UN “theater of the absurd”
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 6285 Views :: World News, Family

(The UN) doesn't only cast Israel as the villain; it often casts real villains in leading roles: Gadhafi's Libya chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights; Saddam's Iraq headed the UN Committee on Disarmament. 

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Sunday, September 25, 2011
VIDEO: Occupy Wall Street–Preview of APEC Protests?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 9277 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

How many professional protesters will be flown in by the well-heeled socialists who fund this circus?

Perhaps this would be a good time for airlines to adopt strict body odor rules on Hawaii-bound flights.

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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Abercrombie Admin Defends Emergency Decrees
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 6070 Views :: Energy, Environment

This week there was discussion in the media concerning the Governor's use of emergency powers....

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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Mufi Operative launches “fringe” GOP Senate Campaign
By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 9096 Views :: Energy, Environment

After blowing their first attempt to interfere in the Republican Senate primary, Hawaii Democrats are trying again.

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Saturday, September 24, 2011
APEC Hint for Realtors: Top of Chinese wealthy's wish list? To leave China
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 12947 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Among the 20,000 Chinese with at least 100 million yuan ($15 million) in individual investment assets, 27 percent have already emigrated and 47 percent are considering it, according to a report by China Merchants Bank and U.S. consultants Bain & Co. published in April.

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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Disney Re-starts some Aulani sales after Hawaii approves 33% fee increase
By Selected News Articles @ 1:04 AM :: 9294 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Disney must now submit updated consumer-disclosure materials to regulators and other states. The company will begin with Florida, California, New York and Illinois, its most-important sales markets....

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Friday, September 23, 2011
VIDEO: So Long Solyndra
By Video @ 8:19 PM :: 4867 Views :: National News, Ethics

“The true engine of economic growth will always be companies like Solyndra.” – Barack Obama

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Friday, September 23, 2011
If GE Tax were a Sales Tax, It would be among Nation's Lowest
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 11354 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Hawaii's, South Dakota's and New Mexico's sales taxes have broad bases that include many services....

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Friday, September 23, 2011
Fact Check: Are the Rich Taxed Less than Secretaries?
By NCPA @ 12:12 PM :: 5841 Views :: National News, Ethics

President Barack Obama makes it sound as if there are millionaires all over America paying taxes at lower rates than their secretaries. The data tell a different story, says the Associated Press.

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Friday, September 23, 2011
No CLASS: Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program Imploding
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:43 AM :: 5148 Views :: National News, Ethics

...federal health experts told them via email that CLASS would result in an "insurance death spiral." Congress passed it anyway.... 

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Friday, September 23, 2011
"Get Ready Ewa Beach" Saturday
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 11:34 AM :: 7686 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
  • Saturday, September 24th, 2011
  • 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • ‘Ewa Makai Middle School
  • 91-6291 Kapolei Parkway, ‘Ewa Beach
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Contested Case Hearing requested over Oneula Burials
By News Release @ 3:37 AM :: 9030 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

A final decision regarding this case is expected within 30 days.

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Friday, September 23, 2011
Tom Berg calls for Massive GE Tax Increase
By Tom Berg @ 3:30 AM :: 8674 Views :: Rail, Taxes

...authorize the City and County of Honolulu to impose a general excise tax surcharge — much like the one already in effect to fund the rail project — for highway and bikeway construction....

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Friday, September 23, 2011
Hawaii Library Books now Available on Kindle
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 7303 Views :: Energy, National News

In a move highly anticipated since its initial announcement in April, public libraries and schools in the U.S. can now lend eBooks for the Amazon® Kindle.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Honolulu Council to Consider Public Firing Range for Kalaeloa
By Tom Berg @ 11:56 PM :: 7709 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Weekends at the Koko Head Shooting Complex (KHSC) are packed, and it is not unusual for people to be waiting for tables throughout the day....

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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Nonprofits Targeted: Obama Bill Cuts Deduction for Charitable Giving
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:33 PM :: 7012 Views :: National News, Ethics

President Obama proposes to pay for his $447 billion jobs bill mainly by limiting tax deductions for wealthy Americans. Unfortunately, if enacted, this policy will likely dampen charitable giving....

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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Obama Admin gives Hawaii $3M to help Process “Increased Volume” of Insurance Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 7425 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

“(Under ACA) the price of individual health insurance coverage might rise about 55% to 85%, excluding the impact of medical inflation….”

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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Obama Falling Short on Israel
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:03 PM :: 8512 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

The President's words yesterday come after nearly three years of being weak on Israel, failing to condemn those who threaten the country's existence, and failing to draw a distinction between a freedom-loving nation and those who seek to wipe it off the map.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Gallup: More Voters Considering Romney Than Obama, Perry
By Selected News Articles @ 11:53 AM :: 4633 Views :: National News, Ethics

More registered voters say they would definitely vote for Mitt Romney or might consider doing so (62%) than say the same about his two main rivals in the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama (54%) and Republican Rick Perry (53%). 

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Hawaii Republican Presidential Vote Set for March 13
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 10:18 PM :: 7076 Views

March 13 may be your best chance to participate in picking the next President of the United States.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Video: Rick Perry Ad Hits “President Zero”
By Video @ 9:39 PM :: 4274 Views :: National News, Ethics

See it here ....

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo tied to Prostitution Ring
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 14014 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

“If something goes haywire, say so.” – Sen Dan Inouye, August 25, 2011

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Obama Investigations
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:59 AM :: 4679 Views :: National News, Ethics

The Obama Administration is smack in the middle of several growing scandals: the Operation Fast and Furious gun-running debacle and the crony capitalism wrongdoing involving Solyndra and LightSquared.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Abercrombie Admin Pushes back on Unexploded Bombs
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 3830 Views :: Energy, Environment

Public safety and security are paramount. When an explosive is found on public land, we have an emergency situation that needs to be defused as soon as possible.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
UPDATE: Hawaii GOP Leaders Call for Ouster of Party Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 10860 Views :: Republican Party

An email message calling for the removal of Hawaii Republican Party Chair Jonah Kaauwai was sent out to Hawaii Republican Party State Committee members yesterday. It is signed by eight members of the Hawaii GOP State Executive Committee....

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
$1.5 Trillion in New Taxes
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:49 PM :: 4212 Views :: National News, Ethics

Two years ago, as the United States was coming out of the last recession, President Obama was asked how raising taxes on anyone would help with the economy. The President's answer? "Normally you don't raise taxes in a recession, which is why we haven't, and why we've instead cut taxes."

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Ed Case, Brian Schatz, Mazie Hirono back Obama’s Call for Massive Tax Hikes
By Andrew Walden @ 1:42 AM :: 8765 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Ed Case: "You may not like 100 percent of what you get from me….”

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Monday, September 19, 2011
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted September 19, 2011
By Congress.org @ 5:47 PM :: 5934 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
  • Senate: Emergency Supplemental Disaster Relief Appropriations Resolution, 2011
  • Senate: Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011
  • House: Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act
  • House: Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act
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Monday, September 19, 2011
America’s Most Outrageous Teacher Cheating Scandals
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 3096 Views

Scandals involving cheating by teachers and schools to pump up ever-more-important student test scores swept the country this summer....

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Monday, September 19, 2011
Obama Announcing Plan for $1.5T in New Taxes
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:46 PM :: 4751 Views :: National News, Ethics

It's a "glut the beast" strategy the President has employed before--increase spending as much as possible, and then argue that the only answer to the massive deficits is to increase taxes.

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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Appointments: Abercrombie lays three eggs, Wings off to Paris
By Andrew Walden @ 7:05 PM :: 7286 Views :: Energy, Environment

When it comes to avoiding questions, even a Parisian Vacation is part of the strategy for Neil Abercrombie.

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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Peak Oil Debunked
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 PM :: 10663 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

This is actually the fifth time in modern history that we've seen widespread fear that the world was running out of oil.

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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Fifty Climate Experts Catch Washington Post in Global Warming Lies
By Selected News Articles @ 1:32 PM :: 3390 Views

...all 5 official data sets show global cooling since 2002 while a third of all stations sustain a long term cooling trend for their entire history....

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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Kalapa: Tax Review Commission must confront Pension Tax, Income Tax, Act 221
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 12:02 PM :: 5980 Views :: Energy, Environment

...people who would otherwise be considered at poverty level are paying Hawaii state income taxes on what little taxable income they receive. One would think that the Tax Review Commission would be the perfect venue for a discussion of that anomaly....

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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Panos: Is Sopogy Hawaii’s Solyndra?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 11:25 PM :: 11636 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

President Obama has tried to spin yet another one half billion dollar mistake but his own green friends won't let him: Solyndra bankruptcy was a disaster waiting to happen. Neil has been informed multiple times about Sopogy. What’s he going to do about it?

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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Retirees, Tourism make Hawaii 10th Wealthiest in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 7210 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Hawaii has one of the healthiest economies in the country, bolstered by a large number of wealthy retirees and a robust tourism industry....

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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Pearl Harbor Salutes Air Force: Free Admission, Sept. 17-25
By News Release @ 1:08 PM :: 6134 Views :: Maui County

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Solyndra Scandal Ends Green Jobs Myth
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:27 PM :: 5766 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

"[W]e can see the positive impacts [of the stimulus] right here at Solyndra." -- Barack Obama

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Summer Snow Falls on Mauna Kea after Al Gore’s “24-Hours of Reality” broadcasts from Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 AM :: 17609 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Al Gore treated the globe to “24 Hours of Reality” Wednesday and Thursday, but before the finale, Mother Nature stepped in with a show of her own.

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Best in Nation Hawaii Overpaid “only” $9.5M in Unemployment
By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 AM :: 7715 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Of Hawaii’s $308M in Unemployment Compensation payments, “only” 3.1% were paid wrongly.

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Economist: Hawaii Wilderness Cult pursues Impossible Return to Pre-Human Existence
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 AM :: 10977 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Even theoretically, returning Hawaii to a prehuman existence would be impossible. Ecosystems change over time, with or without the involvement of mankind, so no one can tell what Hawaii “should” look like.

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Panos: Did Mishandling Cause the Death and Injuries of HPD Officers?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:31 AM :: 8363 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Perhaps the very unfortunate and deadly crash on Farrington Highway on the night of Tuesday, September 13, 2011 will serve as a major wake up call for HPD accident scene handling and investigation.

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Abercrombie Cabinet Member Suddenly Resigns, no announcement until Replacement Named
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 7026 Views :: Energy, Environment
  1. When did Sunshine Topping resign?
  2. When does Ms. Topping’s resignation take effect?
  3. Why was there no announcement of her resignation earlier?
  4. What was the reason for Ms. Topping’s resignation?
  5. Are there any controversies regarding her conduct in the position of Human Resources Director or her previous employment?
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Tale of Two Jobs Plans
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:40 PM :: 4295 Views :: National News, Ethics

It's been one week since President Barack Obama announced his latest "stimulus" plan, and despite a cross-country road show aimed at selling his proposals to the American people, the commander in chief is finding that his message of more taxes and spending isn't hitting home.

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