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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
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Marc Miranda appointed Governor's E. Hawaii liaison
By News Release @ 10:48 AM :: 4646 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle has appointed Honoka‘a native Marc Miranda to serve as her liaison to the East Hawai‘i community. Miranda will start his new duties on Jan. 12.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Lingle: Six pardons in 2008
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 3803 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle announced today that she granted pardons to six individuals in 2008...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Nine new laws for 2009
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 3618 Views
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“Among the new laws are measures designed to protect children from Internet predators, compel parents to pay child support, and prohibit alcohol consumption in common areas of public housing projects,” said Governor Lingle.
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Monday, December 29, 2008 |
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Pro Bowl leaving Hawai`i in 2010
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 4551 Views
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“The senior leadership of the NFL told me explicitly that their decision had nothing to do with anything the State did or did not do, but was an opportunity to try something they had been talking about for years. I am optimistic that the Pro Bowl will return to Hawai‘i in 2011."
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Monday, December 22, 2008 |
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Governor releases proposed 2-year budget
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 8:02 PM :: 4238 Views
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HONOLULU—Governor Linda Lingle submitted today to the State Legislature a biennium operating budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY10 and FY11) of ...
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Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
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Gov Lingle proposes salary freeze for Legislature, Judges and Executive
By News Release @ 11:41 AM :: 4531 Views
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Two-Year salary freeze would save state over $4.1 million.
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Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
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Ed Case: Governor or Congress 2010?
By Ed Case @ 11:36 AM :: 4054 Views
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Although there's no clear preference between "Washington, D.C. and Washington Place," these results are most encouraging and helpful.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008 |
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State dedicates last homeless transitional facilities
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 9:50 PM :: 10184 Views :: Homelessness
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...the final homeless transitional shelters to be developed under an emergency proclamation issued by Governor Lingle in 2006....
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Monday, December 15, 2008 |
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Gov. Lingle announces 1,521 Hawai`i Capital Improvement Projects to Stimulate Economy, Create Jobs
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 1:23 AM :: 4610 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a sweeping plan to implement $1,865,522,037 in public infrastructure improvement projects statewide ....
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Friday, December 12, 2008 |
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Wai`akea, Honoka`a, Kohala: Preparing for High-Tech jobs of the future
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 12:51 PM :: 3597 Views
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The robotics team at Wai`akea High School turned in an eye-popping performance recently at the Hawai`i Convention Center in Honolulu. The tech-savvy students on the team outperformed many of their international peers at the three-day inaugural VEX Robotics Pan-Pacific Championship.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 |
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“From Hack to Flack”: the Big Island newspaper-Democrat revolving door
By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 PM :: 9925 Views
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Reporters are eyeing a job in government. Since almost all elected positions are held by Democrats, this creates an unspoken alliance between journalists and Democratic Party candidates and officeholders.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008 |
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Obama’s Democrat Governor Blagojevich arrested, cuffed by FBI
By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 3651 Views
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FBI: Was trying to sell Obama’s Senate Seat
Contradictory statements from Obama camp about Obama discussing his replacement with Blagojevich
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Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
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Our last print edition
By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 4819 Views
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After four years of publication, the December 7 edition will be the last print edition of Hawai`i Free Press.
Due to the high c...
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Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
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Letters to the Editor December 7, 2008
By Letters to the Editor @ 3:30 PM :: 4567 Views
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One Ton of Kona Coffee for our Troops, Cut bureaucracy, not schools, Telescopes continue Polynesian tradition, Listening to Obama?
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Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
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Board of Education: the Transsexual-Libertarian Connection
By Andrew Walden @ 12:04 PM :: 15797 Views :: Education K-12
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If voters are going to have a chance at school reform, they will have to know who their allies are.
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Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
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Stephens Media and stolen newsracks
By Andrew Walden @ 11:31 AM :: 3801 Views
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The Stephens Media purchase of 808 Classifieds has gone completely unnoticed—and the acquisition raises questions about the tactics Stephens will use against competing newspapers....
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Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
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Statement on Ceded Lands Issue
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 12580 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, OHA
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News Release from Governor's office responds to December 6, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser article. The Advertiser quotes Bill Meheula, a key player in Dan Akaka's 2006 reelection campaign and Lilian Kame'eleihiwa, of the UH Hawaiian Studies Dep't who ague that OHA has a claim to ceded lands and seem to imply that the State has taken a new position in its appeal to the US Supreme Court requesting the Court overturn the Hawaii Supreme Court ruling blocking the state from selling ceded lands.
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Friday, December 5, 2008 |
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Kona mosque-builder threatens lawsuit
By Andrew Walden @ 10:09 AM :: 15981 Views
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Muslims planning a mosque and other Islamic facilities for North Kona have threatened to sue HawaiiReporter.com. At issue: At issue: A September 3, 2007 article by this writer reporting allegations of “fraud” in mosque-related fundraising efforts by the Masjid al-Baqi Project of Hawaii, Inc.
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Friday, December 5, 2008 |
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Kona Mosque Plan Questioned
By Andrew Walden @ 10:02 AM :: 17131 Views
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by Andrew Walden, (originally published 9/3/2007)
A Muslim group appears to be raising money to build what would be the Big Island’s first mosque.
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Friday, December 5, 2008 |
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Governor releases nomination list for 1st Circuit Court
By News Release @ 12:25 AM :: 3251 Views
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HONOLULU, December 4 – Governor Linda Lingle today released a list of judicial nominees that was provided to her by the Judicial Selection Commission ...
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Friday, November 21, 2008 |
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Boosting tourism from S Korea, Japan
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 1:49 PM :: 3115 Views
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With the local economy a concern for many Big Island residents, our administration is focused on a series of interventions. To create jobs and stimulate the economy, we have embarked on a five-point plan that includes increased tourism outreach and marketing.
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Friday, November 21, 2008 |
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Letters to the Editor November 21, 2008
By Andrew Walden @ 1:37 PM :: 3476 Views
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GOP looks to 2010, How to make telescope payoffs, State pension fund depleted - Again, One term President, Stock up now before hurricane Obama, Low Class Council, Demanding Answers
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Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
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Barack Obama: Born in Hawai`i
By Andrew Walden @ 11:34 PM :: 19397 Views :: Obama
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A fairly impressive internet industry has sprung up claiming that Obama was born in either Kenya or Indonesia. This is nonsense which distracts from the broadly unexplored story of Obama’s upbringing.
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Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
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Obama Governing: a preview
By Andrew Walden @ 11:12 PM :: 3440 Views
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Barack Obama’s election victory removes the mental asterisk when one tells a black child, “you can grow up to be anything you want—even President of the United States.”
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Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
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Reduce 7-year permitting process
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 11:05 PM :: 3615 Views
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At the same time we embark on our focused, five-point plan to stimulate our economy, which I outlined in my previous column (visit www.hawaii.gov/gov/economy), my Administration continues its efforts to increase our energy independence and to transform our economy over the long term.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008 |
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Letters to the Editor November 7, 2008
By Letters to the Editor @ 12:44 AM :: 3416 Views
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GMO Bill anti-Science -- Turning government over to the crooks -- Was race all about race? -- Why I rejected Obama -- Killing the Golden Goose?
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008 |
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Obama’s ‘gift’ to Hawai`i: Akaka Bill
By Andrew Walden @ 11:44 PM :: 8404 Views
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For Hawai`i the first thing on the new political agenda created by the Democrat sweep in the national elections will be the Akaka Bill.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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Barack Obama Reading List:
By Andrew Walden @ 10:12 PM :: 29158 Views
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Barack Obama: Born in Hawai`i
http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/main/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/92/Barack-Obama-Born-in-Haw...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
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Hokuli`a Settlement Exposed
By Andrew Walden @ 11:55 PM :: 18224 Views :: Development, Greenmail
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Is the County of Hawai`i subject to secret agreements which direct the passage of future legislation? Is the Legislature? Did the plaintiffs get money?
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
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VOTER GUIDE--Our Endorsements
By Andrew Walden @ 1:00 PM :: 3857 Views
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Our Endorsements for the November 4 Election
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
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Vote “No” on drug dealers
By Andrew Walden @ 12:56 PM :: 3338 Views
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Hawai`i County voters are being asked to approve a change to county ordinance making cannabis enforcement the lowest law enforcement priority. This is falsely portrayed as a move to legalize marijuana. It is not.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
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Constitutional Conv.: 10 good reasons
By Willes Lee @ 3:06 AM :: 3217 Views
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There are a lot of good reasons to hold vote Yes for a ConCon this year...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
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Media money goes to Obama
By Catherine Dreher @ 2:15 AM :: 3617 Views
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I’ve worked in and studied the media industry for 20 years, and I’ve become more and more upset and discouraged by the blatant, biased journalism surrounding this year’s election. America’s mainstream news media are unabashedly sympathetic toward the Democratic campaign.
Mainstream media also have a financial interest in the Obama campaign:
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
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Boosting the Economy
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 2:09 AM :: 3438 Views
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As more Big Island families and businesses are tightening their budgets, your state government is developing innovative ways to maintain public service at the highest level with fewer resources, and without increasing taxes or fees.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
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Letters to the Editor October 21, 2008
By Letters to the Editor @ 1:44 AM :: 3332 Views
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Education? Health Care? Con-Con! -- No Amateur President -- Con-Con = Change -- Faking Lana`i residency? -- Marathon booted from Volcano -- Temblors indicate danger
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Friday, October 10, 2008 |
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Lillian Koller named “Public Official of the Year”
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 10389 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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HONOLULU – GOVERNING magazine announced today that Hawai‘i Human Services Director Lillian Koller has been selected as a “Public Official of the Year” for her leadership in bringing about widespread improvements at the State Department of Human Services (DHS) over the past five years, including an overhaul of the child welfare system.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
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Puna Revolution: November 4?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:04 PM :: 3591 Views
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After years of neglect, voters of House District 4 Puna appear on the verge of making a change.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
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Telescope: The Shakedown begins
By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 19121 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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Some may have thought this problem was settled when activists were given plum jobs at Hilo’s shiny new Imiloa Astronomy center, but shakedown is the foundation of Hawai`i’s so-called economy and when Dan Inouye plops a $1.2 billion money bag on the top of Mauna Kea, the grasping begins.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
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Drug testing: Violation of contract, not rights
By Thomas E. Stuart @ 7:55 PM :: 3889 Views
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William S. Richardson School of Law professor of law emeritus and former dean Richard S. Miller claims the HSTA drug testing agreement is a “violation of basic rights”. His claims, published in the Honolulu Advertiser September 12 are wrong for several reasons.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
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Supreme Court to hear Ceded Lands Case
By Andrew Walden @ 2:03 AM :: 5837 Views
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The State is asking the High Court to overturn the Hawai`i State Supreme Court’s January, 2008 decision holding that the United States Congress in the 1993 “Apology Resolution” had forbidden the State from selling or exchanging any of the State’s approximately 1.2 million acres of so-called “Ceded Lands”, unless and until a political settlement was reached with Native Hawaiians. The State argued to the High Court that the United States Congress had done no such thing and that Congress has no power to try to control the sale of lands belonging to a sovereign state.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
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Obama's CAIR Lawyer
By Andrew Walden @ 12:51 AM :: 5539 Views
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Obama’s choice of representation is yet another sign that free speech would be at risk of being strangled by political correctness and lawsuits under an Obama Presidency.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
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Making Sense of Hawai`i's Economy
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 12:42 AM :: 3229 Views
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As Big Island residents and businesses try to make sense of the economic news dominating the local, national and global media, it is critical to keep an objective perspective on what we need to do as a state to overcome current economic challenges.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008 |
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Letters October 7, 2008
By Andrew Walden @ 12:13 AM :: 3208 Views
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Nov 4 Vote for Hospital, $700B to Bail out Political Correctness, Crisis of Do-Gooderism, Roots of Crisis, Let the Government handle It?, Riddle of the horse
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
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Nov 4: Old Boy vs Shakedown artist
By Andrew Walden @ 11:51 AM :: 3825 Views
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Kenoi vs Pilago in November 4 runoff for Big Island Mayor. This is what happens when the entire political class has its hands in the cookie jar and can’t agree over how to divide up the cookies.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
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Revolution: New voters back Enriques
By Andrew Walden @ 11:46 AM :: 7766 Views
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Enriques and his volunteers worked to bring new voters into the process and to mobilize discouraged voters. They won with 52.2% of the vote defeating incumbent councilman Bob Jacobson by more than 10 percentage points 2,354 to 1,894.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
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Big Island Weekly joins 9-11 deniers
By Andrew Walden @ 11:37 AM :: 16217 Views :: Hawaii County , Military
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According to Big Island Weekly editor Kristine Kubat's September 3 column, “If you think the U.S. government was behind the 9-11 attack, you are not alone.” Kubat then proceeds to promote “9-11 Truth Awareness” by inviting them to a 9-11 denier demonstration ...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
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Moloka`i activists seek control of ranch
By Andrew Walden @ 11:31 AM :: 16922 Views :: Maui County, Development, Greenmail
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Ritte’s phony “Save La`au” campaign has been falsely portrayed as an anti-development battle, but in reality it is a battle between two competing developers each tied to a different government group.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
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Obama tries to stall Iraq withdrawal
By Andrew Walden @ 11:23 AM :: 9738 Views
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Information is emerging that Obama acted to keep troops deployed. In a September 15 New York Post editorial, CNN and BBC contributor Amir Taheri writes that, according to Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Senator Obama in June told visiting Iraqi officials that President Bush’s government was in a ‘”state of weakness and political confusion’” so the negotiations should be postponed until after the election.
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Sunday, September 21, 2008 |
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Letters to the Editor September 21, 2008
By Andrew Walden @ 11:33 AM :: 3257 Views
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Plastic Bag Ban: Micromanaging our lives, Ban the banners, Free Speech vs. Political Correctness, DoE’s Drive for Mediocrity, SHPDA stalls W. Maui Hospital, Urgent Care in Puna
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008 |
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Lehman Brothers: Obama’s Rezko-Auchi conflict of interest
By Andrew Walden @ 11:19 AM :: 25420 Views
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Reporters have not noted Obama’s glaring conflict of interest—the Lehman debt owed to a bank possibly owned by the financier who loaned millions of dollars to Tony Rezko.
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