Entries for August 2014

...FDA has no basis for concluding that bioengineered foods ... present any different or greater safety concern than foods developed by traditional plant breeding....

...did you go shopping for GMO free organic and pesticide free food, BPA free bottled water, and gluten free bread when preparing for the storm?

...Kauai’s economy only returned to pre-Iniki levels 7-8 years after the storm....

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT....

...just 34% of spending, compared with 54% nationally....

...With no announced closures or delays due to the impending hurricanes, we wanted to let you know that we are still working hard to turn Republicans out on Primary Election Day this Saturday....

...If Abercrombie loses this primary, it will be the first time in Hawaii’s history a sitting Democrat governor is ousted after just one term....

...there has been a reduction in the use of more toxic herbicides, and soils have benefited from reduced tillage....

...List of designated shelters for Hawaii , Maui, and Honolulu .... 

...Letter to DOI Secretary Jewell questions legality, constitutionality of the ANPRM....

...J N Musto, Executive Director of UHPA indicated that they had been fighting the contract language for 30 years and did reach an agreement that UH professors could maintain their position while campaigning....

...Chairs of the Hawaii Republican Party and the Democratic Party of Hawaii issued a joint call for voters to cast their ballots early....

...The party chairman then called for a vote and the dozen party attendees present (out of 600 people said to be members) unanimously endorsed Faleomavaega for re-election....

...Hayward, August 9 ... Tustin, August 10....

In return for our concentrated efforts, we have received nothing but false promises from the current administration, and as such, we can no longer support Governor Abercrombie in his quest for re-election....

On Thursday, Aug. 7, all public schools in Hawaii and Maui Counties (Maui, Molokai, Lanai) will be closed....

...Potentially, consumers in Hawaii and Alaska could pick up the tab for Obamacare excise tax....

...2014 April General Excise Tax (GET) collections are still down compared to the same month last year, although slightly improved on March 2014....

... the Navy is paying $0.44 per kwh ....

...Last week, the House of Representatives voted to authorize Speaker John Boehner to file a lawsuit challenging President Obama’s failure to fully implement Obamacare....

...Flikdate is the recipient of HSDC Hi-Tech 'investment' money....

While gains were small in places like Hawaii (7 percent), D.C. saw advantages of more than 100 percent....

...to generate greater awareness about the threats of financial scams....

... the debate over evaluations has been full of false information ....

...With Abercrombie out of the picture, education reform advocates can reinterpret the rules for vouchers to open the door to church preschools....

Here’s a flier that was sent out in to people in the Kaneohe/Kahaluu area by the Center for Food Safety just a few days ago....

Help keep Hawaii elections honest--volunteer as a precinct worker....

Former MCAS Ewa Field is an especially unique battlefield that has been officially recognized....

...Our Hawaii Supreme Court said that it reaches "virtually every economic activity imaginable"....

"You have mentioned this frequently as a reason for loss of confidence in me from you and the Board."

House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise Wednesday on a Veterans Affairs health care reform bill....

...he is accused of repeatedly molesting a 13-year-old boy, and has been held in the state prison facility since February....

Grassroot Institute's Friedman Dinner emphasizes bipartisanship, cooperation in improving schools....

Unless the State elects a Republican to represent its needs and projects, Hawaii’s current all-Democrat delegation will have no seat in the majority caucus where decisions are made....

...The new fiscal year 2014 forecast is minus 1.8 percent, down from a negative 0.4 percent in May, a difference of about $72 million....

...Dobelle spent 171 days in San Francisco.  The trips frequently coincided with the Bohemian Club’s “Spring Jinks” gatherings in late May and its two-week “Encampment” in July – cost the school $63,000....