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| Wednesday, May 16, 2012 |
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May 16, 2012 News Release
By Andrew Walden :: 216 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle Birthday to be Celebrated Statewide
- Enron Figures Buy Up Hawaii Windfarms
- Navy Biofuel Purchases Banned by House
- ACLU Sues to Force Prison Marriages on DPS
- Sen Wadsworth Yee Dies at 90
- Grabauskas: 10,000 Rail Jobs include Waitresses, Waiters, Cooks
- Rail Plan to ‘Redirect Busses’
- Shapiro: Independent Party Unlikely
- Two Supreme Court Justices vote for Absolute Right of Law Breaking
- Teacher: “Don’t Leave for Recess Until You Find Something to Protest”
- Pension Spiking Measures Await Gov's OK
- Espero Pushes Bill aimed to protect small businesses may do the opposite
- OHA revisits Makaweli Poi Mill Closure
- Autopsy Report Released in Death of "Hawaii Five-0" Driver
- Hawaii teachers to begin voting on rejected offer
- Lingle Has Most Campaign Staff
- Leftist Vets Group buys Ads for Tulsi Gabbard
- Firefighter retirees endorse Cayetano for mayor
- Yee Won Passage of Renters’ Tax Credit, Kept Magic Island as Park
- Army opens jobs in combat battalions at Schofield Barracks to women
- Justify the Unjustifiable: UH chancellor salary
- Law Of The Sea Treaty Is A Bad Deal For U.S.
- Ex-LA detective arrested in Hawaii in wife's death
- Kaiser profit dips on Influx of HMC Patients
- HMSA Profits Soar on Capture of EUTF, squeezing MDs
- Strong quarter lifts state pension fund by 8.3%
- Fitch raises Central Pacific Corp rating
- Creditors Committee wants NMI Pension bankruptcy case dismissed
- DOE Looking to Lease School Buses
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| Tuesday, May 15, 2012 |
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May 15, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 281 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Reapportionment Commission: U.S. Military, Military Families and Students Don't Count
- Hawaii Health Exchange Will Take Place of Your Insurer
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 14
- State DoH Loots $2M from Kona Water Bottler
- Lingle: Support S2134 for Military Working Dogs
- Supreme Court: Rights of Native Hawaiian Practitioners Not Absolute
- $12,482 dog run part of thousands of dollars in upgrades to governor’s residence
- I Aloha Molokai Candidate Challenges J Kalani ‘Powdernose’ English for Senate
- As Hemmings looms over Democratic Field, Abercrombie’s Wife Backs SD 25 Primary Challenger
- Hawaii Health Connector: HMSA Spent $27K Lobbying
- Hawaii Five-0 Teamsters Official Killed By Police
- Hawaii Movie, TV Drivers Have A Long History of Drugs and Violence
- Old Boy Crooks, Cronies Join Hirono Campaign Team
- FACT CHECK — Djou: I Accepted No PAC Money Last Quarter 100% True
- School library being eaten away by termites
- OHA Closing Poi Factory, Laying off Workers
- Private Hospital in Guam May Reduce Transfer of Patients to Hawaii
- Funding for Marines move to Guam on hold
- Quick growth of solar industry can lure entrepreneurs astray
- Feds Decide Thursday on Solar Tariffs
- New design unveiled for Hawaii's law enforcement memorial
- HB2681: DNLR Officers to Get Tasers?
- Convicted Felon, Thief Seeks $40K in Donations
- Cerberus Said to Seek $1.8 Billion Loan for Kyo-Ya Hawaii Resorts
- US Fish Stocks Hit Record Levels
- Hamakua Resident Roseanne Barr too Crazy for Green Party
- UH opponents get more money from taxpayers and students
- University of Hawaii Manoa Chancellor Hinshaw to get $287K sabbatical, $292K/year tenured med school professorship
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| Monday, May 14, 2012 |
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May 14, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 248 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Declining Unions, Growing Churches Shape the Future of Hawaii Politics
- France, Flights, and Free Cars: A Peek into a $10B Jones Act 'Union'
- VIDEO: Molokai Voters' Guide to the Bizarre Rituals and Slippery Corridors of Hawaii Senate
- Marx Nails Mufi, Tulsi on Rail
- Court could erase map of new state legislative boundaries
- Big Cable Approval Sets off State Capitalist Feeding Frenzy
- Cayetano: I Cut Income Taxes
- PBN: 20.8% of Hawaii Workers Employed by Government – #7 in USA
- HB 1875 Will Likely Cause Complete Shutdown of Foreclosures in Hawaii
- Principals offered One-Time $10K merit bonus
- Makaweli Poi: Three Years of OHA Mismanagement Undo Generations of Cultural Tradition
- Kau Coffee: Resolute farmers and investors develop a fresh economy on acreage sugar left fallow
- ILind: Fears about bill amending sunshine law and public records law are overblown
- Honoring our fallen police officers this week
- UH graduates new doctors, hopes many will practice in the islands
- Kaiser reaches 3-year deal with 100,000 workers
- City’s Failure to Invest in Sewer Lines causes Four-Year Moratorium on new Construction
- SA: Give weekend ban at Kailua a chance
- Maui Raising Bus Fares?
- Time-share owners sue Diamond Resorts over fees
- LGBT Story: NovaLei Gonzalez, ‘I’m from Hawaii’
- DLNR Hosts Meetings on Kaunakakai Ferry Improvements
- Environmental groups collecting millions from federal agencies they sue, studies show
- Big Cable: WindFarm Scammers Push for Giant Transmission Project in Maine
- Fate of Bahamas OTEC Project Unknown
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| Sunday, May 13, 2012 |
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May 13, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 410 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Hawaii Republicans Unite for Once-in-a-Generation Campaign
- VIDEO: Congressman Charles Djou addresses Hawaii Republicans
- A Lull Before the Storm, Taxpayers Should be Wary
- Lingle: Save Medicaid, Social Security
- Hidden Windfarm Subsidy: Taxpayers Fork Out $18,401 for Each Electric Car
- Kauai Smartmeter Contract: Mainland Contractor Beats Out Local Union Workers
- Fund to Reelect Incumbents: Profitable Non-Profits Score Megabucks
- Rural Hospital Loses Millions Every Year, But Has Waiting List for LTC Beds
- Star-Adv Launches Another Attack on Charter Schools
- UH Leftist Perfersser: Close Down E-W Center
- Kalaeloa suggested to house incoming Marines
- Website aimed at Cayetano is not being very nice itself
- Pflueger can't block access to water and land, court rules
- DHHL Dumps College Scholarship Program
- Waimea community helps select new principal of charter school
- West Hawaii accounts for two-thirds of property tax burden
- Windfarm Scammers Take Aim at Small Pacific Island Nations
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| Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
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May 12, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 521 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Republican Convention This Weekend
- Djou Campaign Kickoff Rally May 23
- Hirono's Mainland Special Interests: Follow the Money
- UHERO: Government Millstone is a Drag on Economy
- JSC Names Nominees for Supreme Court, 2nd Circuit
- Governor Makes Appointments to Public Safety Department and DHHL
- VIDEO: Chamber of Commerce Ad for Lingle
- Ceremony marks the return of 4,000 Schofield soldiers from Afghanistan
- Abercrombie: “Environmentalists Not Paying Attention, Ought to take a look at Themselves”
- Nobody Represents Consumers on Hawaii Health Connector
- Queen's may buy and reopen Hawaii Medical Center-West
- Smart Meters to Take Billions out of Your Pocket
- Maui, Kauai Rebel against Smart Meters
- Hawaiian Grabs 82% of Market, Jacks Up Inter-Island Rates
- OHA Orders Shutdown of Poi Mill
- “Support & Cooperation”: Abercrombie Gives Farmers Market 2 more Weeks to Get Out
- Abercrombie, Ouansafi Make Prison out of Public Housing
- Council Votes $325K to Settle Retaliation Lawsuit vs Carlisle
- New UH Chancellor To Be Paid 95K More Than Predecessor
- PBS Hawaii legislative wrap-up gives win to governor
- Businesses satisfied with 2012 session
- Peeping Police Officer Case Set For Trial Next Month
- Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs petitions for Hawaiian green turtle de-listing
- Maui Councilmembers Pay Out Thousands in Bonuses to Staffers
- Construction of $200M windward sewage tunnel gets the green light
- HC&S sours on sugar production, profits up
- Student helping hands LDS members serve through statewide clean-up day
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| Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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May 11, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 578 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Full Text: Final Briefs Filed in Reapportionment Case
- Hawaii Republican Convention This Weekend
- Fading Chances for Rail Funding to Pass Congress
- Hirono Attacks Chamber of Commerce
- Flags Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray
- Hundreds gather as an Army helicopter pilot killed in Afghanistan is laid to rest
- Hawaii’s Post-War Social Contract Has Collapsed
- PEW: Hawaii Social Mobility Average
- Tax Revenues Up 12.9%
- Dear Dan: Cayetano's Email to Inouye
- Council Votes Another $291M for Rail
- Grabauskas: Debt Ate 30% of Boston Transit Budget
- Is Peter Carlisle an Absentee Mayor or 'Doing the Business of the City'?
- Honolulu Bag Ban Benefits Halawa Manufacturer
- Ka Loko Figure Kusaka Co-Chairs Hannemann Campaign
- Oceanic Reveals Who’s Buying Political Ads
- Star-Adv: State Historic Preservation on Verge of Disaster
- Geothermal Pollution Claims Debunked
- HELCO gets OK for geothermal RFPs
- Omidyar’s Scribblers Launch Plan to Discredit Anti-Wind Activists
- Burlingame, Mizutani leave journalism
- Commerce, Justice, Science: Hirono, Hanabusa Vote ‘No’!
- 60 Minutes Preview: The Gulen Movement
- Mayor signs bill banning retail plastic bags
- Caldwell: “It is clear to me that the Governor is a Strong Supporter of this Rail Project”
- 57% of Governor’s Bills Passed
- Kona Volunteers Buy New Beds for Hospitals, Old ones ‘falling apart’
- Bio-Fool Plant May Get Started in Keaau
- Abercrombie: Secret volleyball idea at Waikiki Natatorium
- Battered by Sex Harassment Suits, Kauai County Politicos Launch New Department
- Kaiser settles with unions for nurses and other workers
- Postal Service plan would cut hours at 12 Hawaii post offices
- Sonar, Plastics: Enviros Re-Launch Hype Attacks
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| Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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May 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 349 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- US Chamber of Commerce Endorses Lingle
- Bateman Announces Run for State House District Representing Kona, Kau
- Hawaii Superferries Renamed Guam, Puerto Rico
- 22% Proficient: Hawaii DoE Test Scores Reach Level of Alabama, Mississippi
- Hawaii Courts Among the Nation's Worst for Abused and Neglected Children
- VIDEO: Short Range Missile Killer Tested off Kauai
- Abercrombie questions status of rail
- Honolulu City Council Approves $450 Million in Commercial Paper to Strengthen Rail's Financial Plan
- Chamber aids Lingle with $275K in TV ads
- Oi: Thin-Skinned, Out of Touch Inouye Looses Cool, Feigns Offense
- HSTA Cancels Three Negotiating Sessions, Schedules Strike Vote
- Even Now HSTA’s Okabe Doesn’t Understand LBFO
- Honolulu Council Pushes Funds for Profitable Nonprofits
- Hawaii Supreme Court: State Must Fund Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands
- Hawaii Insurers Alone in Meeting Requirements of Obamacare
- Tourist count to climb to record 7.8M this year, but Economy Grows only 2.2%
- Attempted kidnapping suspect released from OCCC 8 days ago
- Hawaii's first prosecutor-directed cold case murder unit created on Kauai
- 10,000 Big Island Dopers Dumber than One Judge
- City Seeks 30 Unit Apartment Building as Homeless Transitional Housing
- Cabanilla, DelaCruz, Nishimoto: Deficient financial disclosure forms still on Ethics Commission website after two months
- Cashing In: Hawaii Candidates Stockpiling Campaign Cash
- Are Hawaii's Rules On How Political Parties Can Be Financed Effective?
- Hawaii Geothermal Energy Bills Aim To Reduce Oil Use, Energy Costs
- HORIZON LINES REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS
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| Wednesday, May 09, 2012 |
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May 9, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 417 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Pay to Play Bus Dealer Selling Illegally in Hawaii?
- Lawsuit: OCCC Guards Slept Thru Ex-Guard's Prison Suicide
- HSTA Reelects Okabe President
- Abercrombie Releases $37.5M in Transportation CIP
- City to Build More Transitional Housing for Homeless
- Lanai Could Be Liberated from Windfarm: Hawaii Land Sale Part of Dole Restructuring
- US Chamber of Commerce to Run More Campaign Ads in Hawaii
- Inouye Exports Hawaii Democrat Money to Mainland
- DHS Decides to Continue Coverage for Artificial Limbs
- Danger Sign: Act 221 Scammers Enthused About State’s Proposed IT Policy
- Cayetano BRT to Feature Designated Bus Lane on King St or Beretania
- Leeward Students Not Fooled by Grabuskas
- State DOT holds meeting on major freeway work
- HART Puts 150,000 pages of Rail Documents online
- Maui: Broken-down buses and growing ridership collide
- Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Continue to Flee Hawaii
- Homeless near Keaau Beach Park pack up again
- City Contracting: 6 years, $300K to Build Public Restroom in Park
- Kauai Budget: More Spending, Higher Property Taxes
- Theft and forgery by ex-police officer fetch fine of $2,500
- Greenwood: Socialism is Needed to Win War on Obesity
- Marianas Pension Fund Runs Dry June 15
- Luddite Harassment Suit vs GMO Farmer Transferred to Federal Court
- Solomon Behind OHA Settlement, Geothermal Push
- 1 in 20 isle homeowners late in paying mortgage
- Lawsuit: State Removed Residents of Board-Care Home After False Allegations
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| Tuesday, May 08, 2012 |
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May 8, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 386 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle to Host Luncheon for Native American Congressman Tom Cole
- Hawaii: Important NRA Instructor Liability Bill Awaits Governor’s Approval
- Marumoto: Mass Release of Prisoners not True Justice Reform
- Thielen: Landfill Cannot Legally be Located at Ameron
- State Releases Information Technology Proposal
- Census Bureau Releases 2010 Data on Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
- Survey: Hawaii Failing Small Business Owners
- Big Cable ‘Surcharge’ Provides Automatic Rate Hikes to pay for Billion-Dollar Cable
- MDs Scramble to Find Cancer Drugs for Patients
- AP Article on Hawaii GOP Convention Full of Errors
- Maui Mayor: Critics Of Inouye "Completely Out Of Touch"
- Troubled Myron B Thompson Charter School Tied to Solar Tax Credit Contractor
- Teachers' ballot to cover strike: Re-Vote is ‘Insult to Our Intelligence’
- Teachers Hammer Contract Re-Vote: Are You Kidding? It is a Waste of Time
- Race for the Bottom: Education Secretary Arne Duncan Backs Gay Marriage
- Hawaii #5 in Farmers Markets per Capita
- 2012 Senate Race: Where’s the Money Coming From
- Haleakala Raises Questions About Inouye’s Behind-the-scenes Wheeling Dealing
- SB2858 Administration Headed Away from Open Information
- Liberal Women’s Group Gives Hawaii a ‘B’ for Support of Working Families
- Bank of America starts offering mortgage principal reductions
- HB1755 Voter Registration On Line
- Are There Rules Governing How Political Parties in Hawaii Raise Money?
- Shooting suspect needs protection, lawyer tells judge
- Sewer Line Floats to Surface of Ala Wai Canal: City Says, Don’t Worry, We’re building a Railroad
- Tax Increase in Maui County Budget
- Maui council members issue bonuses worth $46K to 17 staffers
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| Monday, May 07, 2012 |
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May 7, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 373 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- DoH Explains How Taxpayers Fund Gabbards’ Song and Dance Routine
- Federal Suit Threatened: UH-Hilo Violates Rights of Religious Student Groups
- VIDEO: Molokai Mocks Senators who vote 'With Reservations'
- Hawaii Nurse Elected International VP of Union Nurses Council
- Hawaii a 'Harbinger' as Insurers Give up on Long Term Care
- Death on the Job -- Hawaii Ranks 20th
- Calvin Say Refuses House Override Vote to Block Tricare Tax
- HB1967: Conciliation alternative to medical suits
- Hirono Apologizes for not Being Gay
- Who's Giving Big Bucks to Our Senate Candidates?
- ‘Grease Magnate’ Coming to Neil’s Birthday Party?
- Inouye Adopts Alaska Sen Begich
- ACT 51 Weighted Student Formula Robs Small Rural Schools
- DoE, FACE Team up for ‘Community Organizing’
- Honolulu 240 Ethics Complaints in Three Years
- NYT Praises Hawaii’s Pedophile Law—Doesn’t Mention State Exempted Itself
- Feds: Historic Preservation Division Still Falling Short
- Breiner Endorses Takata for Prosecutor
- VA Investigates Punchbowl Marker Relocations
- Hawaii Insurance Company Filings Not Available online
- AG Sues Bogus Online College
- VIDEO: Drowning off Kalapana, diver had to be taken to Pohoiki first
- Castle out of Debt, Beginning Open Heart Surgery
- Depakote: Lawyers Split $100M Settlement with 45 States, Hawaii Gets $1.2M
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| Sunday, May 06, 2012 |
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May 6, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 801 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- SEC Report: ML&P on Verge of Bankruptcy
- Bankrupt Marianas Islands Pension Fund Advisor Vanishes
- Asking for More by Limiting Deductions
- SA: List of How major bills fared at the Capitol
- VIDEO: Gov. Cayetano: Honolulu mayoral campaign getting nasty
- Borreca: Democratic State Convention “Going to be a Hotbed of Insurrection”
- Rail Finances Take $244.7M from TheBus
- Abercrombie Alienates Labor, Environmentalists, Progressives
- Survey: Vast Majority Agree Legislature, Inouye Out of Touch, Failing
- Civil Beat Poll: Questionnaire, Toplines and Crosstabs — April 2012
- Public benefits offered by developers are often met with doubts
- US Trustee wants Marianas Pension Fund bankruptcy case dismissed
- Hawaii Case Leads Supreme Court to Review Police Use of Stun Guns
- How to Maintain Competitiveness in Tourism
- Financial Advisor: Hawaii Working Class Families Having Difficulty with Gas, Food, Insurance, Housing
- Hawaii Island Democrats Vote to back Geothermal
- AG Targets Property Owner After Third Gambling Bust
- Change 1: Yukimura: Koloa Tenants ‘Ready to Change’
- Change 2: Journey back to Manzanar
- Change 3: Obama’s Gitmo Trial: "They're engaging in jihad in a courtroom"
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| Saturday, May 05, 2012 |
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May 5, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 369 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Considering a Run for Office? Free Candidate Training in Hawaii
- Hawaii Falls Short, May Still Lose RTTT Money: Hirono, Hanabusa Pleased
- Statement from Gov. Linda Lingle on the Legacy of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
- Rep. Kymberly Pine Pulls Papers Today to Run for City Council
- Full Text: Supreme Court Ruling Allows Waimanalo Gulch to Remain Open
- DBEDT: April, 2012 Monthly Energy Report
- Senate Democrats: Highlights of 2012 Legislative Session
- Rail Contractors Demand Ben Cayetano Stop Telling the Truth about Inouye and his Cronies
- Meheula: Archaeological Studies Would Put Federal Rail Funding At Risk
- Case: Hirono Hurt Hawaii Farmers With Vote Against Free Trade With S Korea
- Hirono’s past actions don’t show support for kupuna
- Mitt Romney's run for president brings church into the spotlight
- Takata Challenges Kaneshiro for Prosecutor
- Hawaii County Police Refused to Arrest Escaped Coke Dealer
- Feds Indict HPD Narcotics Officer for Revealing Identity of Undercover Officer
- Lawsuit: Fire captain's statements About Woman’s Death led to retaliation
- Are Alleged Lottery Operators Eligible For Welfare, Public Housing?
- Missouri AG sues files suit over school band trip to Hawaii
- This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 5
- Maui Electric Bills Going Up Another 1.5%
- Lack of inspectors delays the approval of PV systems
- Construction subcontractors can’t withstand prolonged downturn
- Poll: Do Hawaiians Get Enough Benefits?
- Gun toting resident fights, captures attempted murder suspect
- Abercrombie Appoints Socialist Propagandist as ‘Poet Laureate’
- Big Square Building: Legislators Leave, Occupy Arrives
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| Friday, May 04, 2012 |
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May 4, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 510 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie: Re-Vote on HSTA Contract Has No Legal Standing
- Abercrombie Cheers Big Cable, Release of Criminals
- House Republicans reclaim the legacy of "Teddy" Roosevelt
- Marcus Oshiro: ‘Top Ten Reasons’ to Pass Supplemental Budget
- Mass Release of Hardened Career Criminals Will Begin this Summer
- Repeat Contract Rejection by HSTA Members Will Likely Lead to Strike
- Teachers Angered by Re-Vote, Prepare to Strike
- Vote Count For New HSTA Prez on Saturday
- Legislature Votes to Burn $14.4B
- Senate passes bill authorizing the state to establish regulations for an undersea power cable
- Stabbed in the Back by Sens English and Baker, Molokai and Lanai Wind Opponents Prepare for “Long Road”
- Environmental exemptions for geothermal energy near final approval
- House Kills Transit-Oriented Development Bill
- Tax Tricare? Senate Unanimously Overrides Abercrombie Veto of GET Exemption
- Cayetano Doubles Down: Calls Inouye Uninformed, Out of Touch
- Cayetano Pummels Caldwell, Carlisle Until They Run Out of Questions
- Charter School Accountability, DoE to get a Slice of Pre-K Education
- Go Topless Day Leads to New Speech Regulations
- CB Poll 66% Want to Die but Won’t do it Themselves
- Abercrombie’s OIP Director Insults Open Government Advocates
- Speaker: Thielen is ‘Out of Order’
- Marumoto Wins Funding for Snake Inspection Program
- Nene Transfer Averages $28K per Goose
- Public Housing Tenants Score $500K Settlement
- Insurance Commissioner's Financial Disclosures are Confidential
- First Wind files $15M permit for Hawaii wind farm
- Tax Subsidized Solar Buyers Not Interested in Cheaper Product
- Band Deposits Gambled Away in Vegas
- New graduates face challenging job market
- The Top 10 Facts About Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- Drugmakers’ Deal With Obama Said to Be Probed by House
- Punatics, SPACE Cadets Fight over land Use Violations by HICCUP Circus
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| Thursday, May 03, 2012 |
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May 3, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 493 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- As Legislative Session Ends, HSTA Suddenly Decides to Re-Vote Rejected Contract
- Legislative Wrapup: Victories for Life, Family and Religious Freedom
- Hawaii Churches Win Some Protection Against Forced Civil Unions
- SB2785: Ratepayers will Foot Bill for Billion Dollar Cable
- Ethics, Foreclosures, and Workers Comp: House Republicans Speak Out
- 'Dereliction of Duty' -- Hirono Misses Student Loan Vote for Campaign Event
- GAO Details Progress in Jones Act Study Requested by Puerto Rico Congressional Delegate
- Reject SB2776: Beth and Duane ‘Dog' Chapman Open Letter to Legislators
- Cayetano to Inouye Followers: What are you guys? Potted plants?
- One Year Later: DoE Moribund, Evaluation Bill failed
- CEOs: Hawaii is the 41st Best State for Business 2012
- Lawmakers: Send Tourists to the Moon
- SB2434: Last Minute Effort to Push Insurers off Healthcare Exchange Board
- Development, Big Cable: More Polling Results
- AARP Backs Star-Adv Effort to Keep Monopoly on Profitable Legal Notices
- Landfill selection process under scrutiny
- Having a Baby? Go to Kona -- Kamuela, Hilo Maternity Wards Overflowing
- Traffic fines go to myriad special funds held by state
- PUC Opens Docket for Big Isle Geothermal Plant
- Another Hearing Officer in UH Telescope Case Resigns Amid Conflict Controversy
- Luddites Plan Further Litigation against Fish Farm
- Guam Base Location not to be Finalized til 2015
- Tesoro's profitable quarter gets boost from Hawaii refinery
- Teamsters Shake Down Movie Producers Back East, Too
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| Wednesday, May 02, 2012 |
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May 2, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 496 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Reps Fontiane, Pine Cheer Passage of Cyber-Crime Package
- Thielen Makes Final Push for Local Food Production Mandate
- As Final Vote Approaches, Molokai Launches Petition to Stop Big Cable
- HB280: Strangled by Bureaucracy, Coffee Farmers Call for Repeal of Mandatory Inspections
- CB Poll: Non-Voters Oppose Gay Agenda
- Senate resurrects undersea cable bill
- Transit-Oriented Development to be Voted Thursday
- Hawaii Medicaid fee fix up for a final vote
- Video: Secret Amendment Creates Public Land Development Corporation
- SB2115 Charter School Accountability to Be Voted Thursday
- Teacher: Interference, Retaliation by Principals Prevents Improvement in Student Achievement
- No Bus Cuts for Elementary Kids?
- Job cuts will not affect adult education services, schools superintendent says
- DOE tries to crack down on employee theft
- HB2175: Restricting OIP Passes House, Heads for Governor’s Desk
- Kona airport, Palamanui campus and NELHA get big CIPs Nearly $50.4M for West Hawaii projects from Legislature
- Services for soldier killed in Black Hawk crash will be May 10
- Cash Call! Fundraisers for Sens. Baker, Ige During Session
- Free Speech protocol required by a court order 10 years ago is moving through the Council
- Occupy Moron Arrested Disrupting Lei Day Ceremonies at Kapiolani Park Bandstand
- State crews clear out homeless camps under Nimitz highway
- Federal Raid Targeting 'Queens of Lottery', Chinatown Gambling Ring
- Star-Advertiser’s print circulation grows by 6%
- Larger newspapers to lose monopoly on publication of foreclosure notices
- Newt Gingrich ends his presidential campaign
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| Tuesday, May 01, 2012 |
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May 1, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 630 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Family Forum Wins Right to Intervene in Gay Marriage Case
- Hanabusa, Pflueger, Thugs Fail in Effort to Drive Family off Kauai Kuleana Plot, Intimidate Lawyer
- Activist, Videographer Assaulted by Hanabusa’s Senate Security
- Hirono Misses Vote on Student Loan Reduction Goes to Campaign Fundraiser Instead
- Insurers Will Remain on Board of Hawaii Health Connector after Roz Baker Blocks Reform
- Democrats ‘Just don’t know who is going to vote’ in Primary
- Poll Voting, Cynicism Inversely Proportional
- Cost of Borrowing Could Rise: Non-Profits Score $11.6M, HMC Gets $80M in Bonds, Hurricane, Rainy Day Funds Gets Nothing
- Act 48: Legislators to vote on HB1875 foreclosure reform bill
- Ige Disappointed at Failure to Give Tax Credits to Billionaire Hollywood Movie Moguls
- Kobayashi Loses Vote on Restrictions of $450M Rail Line of Credit
- Cash Call! Sen. Kim Holds Fundraiser During Session
- UHM Ed Perfesser: Give Up or The Keiki Will be ‘hurt’ in “Most Destructive War’ over ‘Inane, Manini’ RTTT Grant
- Former school secretary charged with theft
- Land Use undermines Swapmeet? First Haleiwa, next Aloha Stadium
- Kollar Challenges Kauai Prosecutor over Unsolved Homicides
- Head of Honolulu Air Traffic Control Retires After near-miss Hidden from FAA
- City Council committee considers bills to strengthen disclosure requirements, training
- Bill aims to amend tax incentive for historic homes
- Luddites Crushed as Federal Judge Allows Fish Farming in Federal Waters
- Labeling law and voluntary certification would help isle coffee growers
- Guam: 2000 Marines to be Stationed, 3000 to Rotate
- Hawaii Family Rescuing Child Trafficked Victims in Thailand Gives an Update on Their Mission Work
- 1838 Hawaiian bible & map highlight antique collection
- Occupy Activists Arrested in Plot to Blow Up Bridge
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| Monday, April 30, 2012 |
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April 30, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 473 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- As Legislators Consider Mass Release of Hardened Criminals, Lawsuit Challenges Half-Way House Supervision
- Last Day for Legislation: Hospitals Medicare Fix, Early Release of Criminals, Gay Unions in Your Church, Tax Credits for Solar Scammers, and More
- Honolulu Banquet Salutes Opening of Aloha Pregnancy Center Osaka
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 30, 2012
- Hawaii Christian Coalition Annual Prayer at the Capitol May 3
- Hanabusa Sued over Beating by Sheriffs at Capitol
- Cayetano: Push Polls Backed by Pacific Resources Partnership
- Honolulu bus cutbacks will hit the already disadvantaged
- State’s Top Paid CEO, Big Landowner Say You Can Afford to build Railroad
- As Rail Heads towards Burials Central, State Historic Preservation Division May Lose Federal Certification
- Teacher Evaluations Immediately Become HGEA Make-Work Program
- Legislature voting on charter school omnibus bill
- Off to clumsy start in landfill site pick
- Poll: Why do Hawaii Voters Vote—or Not?
- Hawaii Banks top Nation Again
- Andrew Rosen Named President/CEO of Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
- Audit: Aloha Stadium Authority Mismanages Swap Meet
- Hawaii's Insurance Commissioner Subject to Political Influence
- Arakawa Rejects Proposal to Lift Cap on Maui Hostess Bars
- Hydropower developer gets Koke‘e License
- Barack Obama's mother 'was secretly in contact with his estranged father during his entire childhood without his knowledge'
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| Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
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April 29, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 684 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Zero in on Details to Figure Out True Story Behind Bills
- Soldiers, Community restore Kaena Point
- The History of Natural Gas in Hawaii
- Honolulu Attorney Named to Board of Owners Counsel of America
- AUDIO: Rick Hamada interviews Michael Hansen of Hawaii Shippers Council
- Borreca: Cayetano Victory Will Signal Serious Loss of Face for Inouye
- Over 200 Rail Jobs go to Mainland Workers
- Solar Scammers May Yet get Legislative Reprieve
- Monday is Deadline for Bill to Release 1,195 Criminals on Streets of Hawaii
- Hawaiian Electric CEO ‘Earns’ $5.3M, Top 5 HEI Execs Pull Down $12.65M
- Natural gas is cheap, but Jones Act rules it out for Hawaii
- SA: Start laying groundwork for Marines
- State Senator "Appalled" by Newspaper Lobbying Tactics
- Cataluna: New Dump? Lets just Make the Peasants Follow our Garbage Rules
- Why Does Abercrombie Have anything to do with Van Jones?
- Demise of Pro Bowl Political Karma for Abercrombie
- UHH added execs during crunch
- Sewer moratorium impacts planned senior facility
- AG, Large Landowners Block Oahu Burial Council Function
- Hawaii Co Voters Consider Blocking Reapportionment Commission Members from Running
- Kenoi Again Refusing to Fund Hawaii County Workers Pension
- Bronster Seeks Dismissal of NMI Pension Fund Bankruptcy Petition
- Remember PREL? Meet McREL
- Officials Request Permission to Shoot Endangered birds to Save Endangered Salmon
- Nature Conservancy Scientists Challenges War on Invasive Species
- Adopted in 1977 Honolulu, Philadelphia Man Finds Himself on Missing Children Website
- Godfather of local surf a legend
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| Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
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April 28, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 627 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Draws Hundreds
- Lingle: Americans Losing Trust in TSA
- Hotel Workers Sue Local 5 Over Political Use of Dues Money
- Sa-i-gu: Koreans wrestle with aftermath of LA riots
- Green Energy? Do The Math
- After Soaking Taxpayers for $63M on Bailout, Central Pacific Financial Corp. Reports $13.5 Million Net Income
- Audio: Rick Hamada Interviews Congressional Candidate Matt Di Geronimo
- DHS Grabs 12% of Nursing Home ‘Provider Fees’, Hospitals Soaked for 7%
- Pork: The House wanted $300M, the Senate wanted $500M so they compromised on $825M
- Senate Approves Bill Exempting State Projects from Environmental Regs, Approves Amended Hospital Deals
- Civil Unions Mandate Passes, Deadline Extended Until Monday
- Bill Grandfathers Pension Spiking Rights for All Existing Employees
- Last Ditch Effort for Movie Moguls to Score Megabucks from $500M Senate ‘Accelerator’ Plan?
- ILind: Rep. Choy credited with blocking expanded film industry tax credits
- Hawaii Budget Bills Getting ‘Final Touches’
- JRI: 50% Will Offend Again, so We Must Let these Criminals Out Now
- Rail Vacuums $8 million more out of Taxpayers’ Pockets
- Grabauskas Promises Not to Tear Down One Pillar
- Okabe: BoE Gives Too Much Power to Governor
- Laura Thielen Quits Carlisle Admin to Run for Senate
- Federal Communications Commission votes to make political TV ad spending more transparent
- Unions Back Loser: ILWU's endorsement of Caldwell makes him No. 1 in union support
- HMSA Pays for nearly 2,000 medical flights from Big Island
- Mainland Realtors Score Rail Redevelopment Contract
- Star-Adv: Honolulu Bag Ban Gives Us 3 Years to Impose Bag Tax
- Rooftop Solar Limited to 15%, But Industrial Wind Project claims 16% of Maui’s total
- Maui favored as site for smart-grid testing
- Uncovering the Truth About the Undersea Cable
- Nearly Bankrupt, Horizon Lines Pledges to go to the Bottom With the Jones Act
- Endangered Birds Eat Endangered Taro
- U.S. Marshals arrest Maui teacher for multiple counts of sex assault of 8th Grader
- ‘Scientists’ Change Counting Technique, Find 90% Fewer Sharks
- Rep. Marumoto address SCR 97 - Uninsured Motorists
- GOODWILL FOR GOOD JOBS: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES TO HOLD JOB FAIR MONDAY, APRIL 30
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| Friday, April 27, 2012 |
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April 27, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 466 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Seven Hawaii High Schools Compete in World Championship of Robotics
- US, Japan Reach $8.6B Deal on Transfer of 9,000 Okinawa Marines
- Marumoto: Plan to Release 1,195 Criminals is 'Kapakahi'
- KITV Video: Euro Socialist working for UHERO Peddles Plastic Bag Tax Proposal
- Leaked Democrat Emails: “Emotional Chickens” Bicker Over Laura Thielen Candidacy
- 6PM Today is Deadline for Bills to Clear Conference Committee
- Plan to Release Hardened Criminals onto Streets of Hawaii May Be in Trouble
- Poof! The tax credits to Hollywood are up this a.m.
- SB3003 Streamlines Permitting for Geothermal Exploration
- Excellent News: Tsuji Amends Phony ‘Food Self-Sufficiency’ Bill to Prevent another HCEI-type Disaster
- New Hearing Officer in UH Telescope Case is Also UH President's Attorney
- Photos: Bulldozers Rape Earth to Construct Mammoth Tax Shelters
- Ag lands approved for solar farms
- State Evicting Haleiwa Farmers Market On Two Weeks Notice
- Two Projects Already Blocked: Carlisle Admin Announces Sewer Hook-Up Moratorium Until 2018
- Time Warner/Oceanic Cable in broad attack on public access media
- Public housing getting modern renovations with private help
- Hannemann Supports Jones Act
- ILWU Backs Loser Caldwell
- Union Lawyers Score $250K Payoff from Hotel
- Pot-Head Abercrombie Signs Law Banning Spice
- Dopers Push Dolan for Hawaii County Prosecutor
- Oahu travel agent tells school band he lost $267,500 for Hawaii trip
- Council passes anti-bullying resolution
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| Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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April 26, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 550 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hilarious Video: I Aloha Molokai Rips Civil Beat ‘Fact’ Check
- Hawaii is #2 in Nation for Mortgage Scams
- HMA Warns Against 'Imminent Storm' Caused by Obamacare Implementation
- Feds Begin Forcing Hawaii Island MDs into 'Medical Homes'
- NMI Medicaid Cases “Circulate in Hawaii Like Hot Potatoes”
- Hatch Act Violation: Scandalous GSA Official Starred in Inouye Campaign Ad
- City 'Error': Kahuku is #1 Landfill Site, not Ameron
- Dog the Bounty Hunter, Wife Lobby Against Hawaii Justice Reform Initiative
- Star-Adv: Legislators Should give Cronies $300M in Pork Projects, not $500M
- SB2858: Freedom Of Information At Stake In Legislature
- House to vote on Senate's version of highway safety bill
- $25 million for student transit still falls short of Colluding Bus Contractors Wishes, Matayoshi Searches for Pain Plan
- DoE Slashes $6M from Adult Ed Classes
- Abercrombie Scores Big Victory -- Pro Bowl Likely Ending
- DoE TA Pleads Guilty to Sexting, Stalking 12-yr old Girl
- Made Desperate by Hirono’s Weakness, National Democrats Target Lingle
- HART: Nearly Half of Rail Jobs Have Gone to Mainlanders
- Gabbard Votes for $450M Rail Debt
- Plastic Bag Ban: Honolulu Council votes to Cut Lots of Timber for Paper Bags
- After 58 Years of Democrat Rule, Hawaii Women Suffer 20% ‘Pay Gap’
- Obamacare Bribes Distributed in Swing States: Hawaii Gets Nothing
- Obama Admin Redirects $8.3B to Put off Collapse of Medicare Advantage Until After the Election
- Hawaii Gets OK to Reduce Medicaid Income Eligibility
- Hawaii Politicians Received $2.2 Million in Illegal Campaign Contributions
- Big Island Newspaper Publisher Was Actually Coke Dealer Eugene Esposito—Escaped from Lompoc
- Ethics: Secret Target of Secret Commission Gets Anonymous Reprimand
- Old Geothermal Site Up For New Lease
- Anti-Geothermal Meeting in Pahoa
- Big Island Tea retails for $4800/lb at Harrods
- Lower foreclosure rate helps Honolulu rise in U.S. ranking
- Civil Beat Bases Evaluation of Hawaii ERS on George Berish’s Opinion
- Sen. Hee, Rep. Jordan Hold Fundraisers During Session
- Hawaii's Chief Securities Enforcement Lawyer Resigns
- Hawaii Senate confirms Krieg as state Department of Human Resources and Development director
- Students get a sneak peak at hospitality industry through lens of development program
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
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April 25, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 619 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Full Text: Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against Reapportionment Plan
- Clinton’s chief economist supports Jones Act reform for Hawaii
- Relativity Media Using Hollywood Accounting to Sell Hawaii Film Incentive
- DoD IDs Hawaii Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
- 2,700 Okinawa Marines Coming to Hawaii
- Planning Commission Set to Decide on 15-year Extension for Waimanalo Gulch Landfill
- House Democratic Blog: OE Seeks Funds to Prepare for Possibility of Another Reapportionment Plan
- Court Asked to 'Remedy Extraordinary Wrong'
- Say: SB755 Transfers Control from Environmental Council to Governor’s Office
- SA: Resist limiting public input
- House, Less Pork with More Control
- Cash Call! Rep. Herkes Raises Money During Session
- Rail Contractors Illegally Using Ag Land for Construction Yard
- $80M PM Contra-Flow Plan Will Cut Commutes by 20 minutes
- Federal Judge Voids HGEA Make-Work Fee on Air Cargo
- HB2659: Forces Churches to host Gay Union Ceremonies
- Civil Beat Considers a Gay Marriage with Grabuskas
- Another Bogus Civil Beat Fact Check -- Attacks I Aloha Molokai
- Hawaii now Has 10,000 Medicated Pot-Heads
- More Medicated Drug Pushers Busted
- Big Isle Newspaper Publisher is Escaped Coke Dealer
- Pot-Heads, Group Led by Convicted Drug Dealer Harass Hawaii Co Council over Geothermal
- Psychos Obsess over Radiation Dangers on Kauai
- Kauai’s Troubled Prosecutor Gets Appointment From Abercrombie
- Shapiro: Landfill Plan Kills Jobs, Wastes Money
- Honolulu Salaries 2012 — The City's Big Earners
- EMS Director Questions Merger with Fire Department
- Humane Society Pushes for Conferees on HB108
- House Bill 2703 would commit the Aloha State to doubling the amount of food we grow in the islands by 2020
- Feds Investigate Fourth Killing of Monk Seal
- 9%: Hawaii has Most Multi-Generational Homes in Nation
- Business group donates iPads for DOE teacher evaluations
- Gingrich to leave presidential race next Tuesday, sources say
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
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Letters to the Editor, April 2012
By Letters to the Editor :: 955 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Transit: Make Better With What We Have
- Tripler Suicide: Army Less Stressful than Bad Marriage
- Does Assisted Suicide Reduce Murder Rate?
- Seek Truth in Response to Physician Assisted Suicide
- Well written and thoughtful letters from young Hawaiians
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| Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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April 24, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 422 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Contractor Scores Hawaii RTTT Assessment Contract
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 23, 2012
- Hawaii has no consumer advocates, national advocacy official says
- Justice Reinvestment Preview: Zero-Tolerance Probation Used as Excuse to Let Quadruple Rapist Walk
- 1195 Hardened Criminals to be released onto streets of Hawaii, 48.8% expected to Reoffend
- Teacher: Please Reject Race to the Top
- HART Addition: Spend $119M to Build and Tear Down Rail, Avoid $22M in Delay Claims, Total Savings $194M
- They’re Baaaack! Film company trying to resurrect huge new tax credits
- Solar Scammers Give One Last Push to Save their Illegal tax Credits
- Socialists Give One Last Push for State Bank of Abercrombie founded on Toxic Mortgages
- Meeting in Secret, Legislature Decides How Many HGEA Make-Work Jobs To Create
- Usual Crooks, Cronies Lineup to back Maile Shimabukuro
- Hawaii Lawmaker Voted on Bills Backed By His Employer — Oceanic Cable
- Accreditors want public input on HPD's adherence to policies
- Suffering Under Obama’s Earmark Ban, Inouye Delivers a Piddling $5.8M
- Inouye’s DoA $250M for Rail Cited as Earmark Work Around
- Honolulu Council to Vote on Bag ban or Bag Tax Wednesday
- City Moving On $10M H-POWER Sewage Burner
- Usual Suspects Attempt to Block Construction of Haleakala Solar Telescope
- Full List of Honolulu City Employees Published
- Hawaii Residential Electric Bills up to $847 per Month
- Hawaii’s Willoughby Eliminated in First Round of Utah GOP Voting
- Legislation on air quality could close Nuuanu crematorium
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| Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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April 23, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 637 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Full Text: 2012 HSTA Legislative Endorsement Questionnaire
- DHS Proposes Merging Medicare, Medicaid
- Health Exchange Launches First Stage of Computer Program to Control Your Health Care
- Senate Likely to Shift Republican Even Without Lingle Victory
- Waipahu Man Among Four Hawaii Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
- Sierra Club: Unlike Lingle, Abercrombie Hasn’t Met a Farm He Doesn’t Want to Pave
- Carlisle Demands Council Approve $450M credit line for ‘Unforeseen’ rail ‘Catastrophe’
- SB2927 Contradicts Grabuskas’ Call for Rail Transparency
- Case Decries Sierra Club Endorsement of ‘Endless Partisan Warfare’
- Case Burns Money While Hirono and Lingle Save for Fall
- Green Energy Scammers Seek to Cover Ford Island Runway With Solar Panels
- HB2275 / SB2466: Hospitals Step Up to Make Medicare, Medicaid Work
- Patients pay Annual Fee to Get 30 minute Doctor Visits
- Four-Time Child Rapist Gets Probation
- Another man stabbed outside of Mayor Wright Homes
- Bugs, Snakes, and Mosquitoes Feature in This Year’s Pitch for More HGEA Make Work Jobs
- Techie Creates Online Campaign Finance Database
- State Audit Information Often Withheld from Public
- Louie takes a Slap at Clayton Hee, Borreca over Kakaako Deal
- Enviros Brag About Ending Traditional Hawaiian Cultural Practices
- Hawaii banks report more lending, Profits
- Hawaii teams win awards at world robotics meet
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| Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
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April 22, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 504 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Zip Needed in Public Decision Making
- Hawaii Court Ruling Challenges Gun Ban After Non-Violent Misdemeanor Conviction
- DHS Money Grab Threatens Hawaii Hospitals, Nursing Homes
- HSTA Candidates Bicker Over Who is Better at Killing Education Reform
- Senate Shows Little Interest in Environmental Exemption Bill
- Star-Adv: Hirono should debate Case more often
- Suzanne Case: Stop Global Warming Because I need to Get to My House on Round Top
- Sierra Club Endorses Hanabusa, Hirono, Gabbard
- Retail Giants Want to Make Sure they Get a Cut of the Bag Tax Action
- Kakaako advocates rally against OHA’s residential development
- Hawaii Should Demand Labeling of ‘Organic’ Foods
- Dispute reveals OHA Grant Funded Kawaiaha'o Disinterment
- Defense Lawyers Upset over Bill Protecting Animals
- AP: Hawaii College Grads Face Worst Job Prospects in Years
- KIUC smart meter rollout to begin
- Political Pressure, New Competition Bring New Cuts In Star Advertiser Ad Rates
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| Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
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April 21, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 496 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Selection Committee Proposes Kailua Site for New Oahu Landfill
- Utility Rejects "Expensive, High Risk" Undersea Power Cable Project
- Ward, Slom, Marumoto Talk Story at Maunalua Bay
- “Dumbest Decision in City’s History” Rail Construction to begin Monday
- Legislators Pressured by HSTA Legislative Endorsements During Session
- 93% Not participating in Earth Day activities this weekend
- Sovereignty Scammers’ Lawyer Scores $1.2M in Estate Settlement
- House, Senate Conferees Debate How Much Control Gays Should Have over your Church
- Billionaire Movie Moguls Could Still Get Hawaii Tax Credits
- Cash Call! Fundraisers for Reps. Evans, Awana, Mizuno
- Lawmakers working to iron out details of 'move over' bill
- SA: Fine on city an empty gesture
- Hawaii Tourism Authority Gives $1.1M to Profitable NonProfits
- Pflueger Federal Tax Case Split Into Three Trials
- Appeals court upholds labor ruling against Hilo newspaper
- DoH Harasses Farmer, Forces Destruction of Crops
- Kauai Administration pondering property tax increase
- The Dalai Lama isn’t a rock star
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| Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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April 20, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 600 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- After Dumping Goldman Sachs, Hawaii ERS Quietly Seeks New Managers for $1.2B
- Jobs? Hanabusa Votes Against Tax Cut for 97% of Hawaii’s Employers
- Lesson from Hawaii: Is the GOP really the party of fiscal responsibility?
- HSTA Lawsuit against Laupahoehoe Charter School Dismissed
- US News and World Report Ranks UH Manoa
- Akaka Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Civil Rights of Military Personnel
- Federal Correctional Officer Charged with Sexual Abuse of Detainee
- Three Convicted in Looting of Am Samoa Non-Profit
- Abercrombie Appoints Jo Ann Uchida Takeuchi DCCA Deputy Director
- Abercrombie Releases $34.2 Million for CIP
- Listening Sessions for Ocean Resources Management Plan
- Well written and thoughtful letters from young Hawaiians
- Six University of Hawaii Regents named
- Stiglitz: Jones Act, Young Bros and High Electricity Cripple Hawaii
- SA: Reveal credit union executives’ pay
- Alcohol and Sign Printing at the Hawaii Co Elections Office
- Secret Budget Negotiations Continue Until Monday
- Tax Credits Don’t Pay Off but Bogus Last Minute ’Studies’ Sure Do
- Chong: Solar Tax Credits Siphon Money from State
- Rail contractor's request for $15.9M Change Order first of Many to Come
- $250 million for rail Likely to Die in US House
- HART vs. LIUNA: Whose Responsibility it is to Blackmail Council Candidates?
- School Busses: Legislators Push Back Against DoE’s “Irresponsible Fear-Mongering”
- Laura Thielen: “People think I am a Republican; I would have a tremendous amount of support in the Republican Party”
- Price: Is there an Upside to SB2858?
- State Demotes Securities Regulator
- State Agencies Ignore Auditor’s Reports
- First Honolulu Mayoral Debate Set
- Yoshioka Beginning to Choke on Bus Service Cuts
- Despite Warnings and Pleas, Honolulu Rail Headed for 'Burials Central'
- PUC Delinks Oil and Wind: Wind Scammers Lose $330,000/yr
- Eco-Faddists Demand Bag Tax to Harass People into Obeying Their Religious Dogma
- Double Header: Two Sheriffs On Trial This Month
- After Stabbing, Ouansafi Praises Security
- Stoned Drunk Driver Drives over Cliff, State to Pay $3M
- First Hawaiian Continues to Profit by Refusing to Lend to Deadbeats
- State Income Tax Due Today
- Senate confirms 3 Board of Education members
- Community school could turn into state's first adult charter school
- ‘Pregnant Man,’ Splits From ‘Wife’ Of 9 Years, Going Through ‘Rough Patch’
- Hawaii One of Few Places in US With No Licensed Aerial Drones
- Retirement Fund Bankruptcy: Worst time in CNMI history
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| Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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April 19, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 649 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Legislators Voting to Release 1,100 Criminals on Streets of Hawaii
- HB425 Opens Door to Natural Gas, Mandates Diversity of Fossil Fuel Energy Sources
- Save Kakaako: Rally to Stop HB2819
- Hanabusa Scores $284,000 in special interest money
- DoE Announces Public School Graduation Dates
- US Energy Dep't: 300 Open Criminal Investigations of Green Energy Scammers
- Star-Adv Editorial: Census should guide election boundaries
- Hawaii Co Elections Office: Alcohol, Parties, and Sign-making Business
- Rail? Cayetano? Abercrombie Spokesperson Gives Non-Denial Denial
- Bus Ridership Jumps as City Considers Service Cuts
- Rail Project Cases Argued in Federal, State Court
- Desperate Green Energy Scammers Now Claim their Baksheesh Benefits Economy 44-1
- Legislature Voting to Let Lots of Criminals out of Prison
- Lawsuit Settlement Will Cover up Homosexual Rape Gang stretching back to 1970s at Blind-Deaf School
- Hawaii Kevorkian Taunts Police
- Pathetic Hawaii Supreme Court Gives Alleged Attempted Babykiller New Trial
- Hanabusa Pays Herself $51K from Campaign Funds
- ‘Buzzy G’ Coordinates Senate Democrat Fundraisers so Lobbyists Can Avoid Scheduling Conflicts
- Tsunami alert: Don't cut that program
- President Obama signs Hawaii disaster declaration
- Stimulated? Hawaii Burns Thru $1.5B in ‘Recovery’ Funds
- Business chiefs try to ride to the rescue of rail project
- Failure to Block: Hanabusa, Hirono Vote Against Small Business Tax Cuts
- Rep. Pono Chong on SB 755, Environmental Protection & the Public Trust
- Bag Tax in Political Death Throes
- City Employees Travel to Germany to Oversee Sewer Pipe Manufacturing
- Council Spends on Travel and TVs
- GSA Watchdog Says Employees Are Reporting Abuse
- Hawaii Could Establish a Veterans Court modeled on Drug Court
- Act 208 Blocks Crazy Stupid Criminals from Working as Security Guards
- Bank Fees don’t Pass Legislature
- NELHA Aquaculture Pays Off
- City Council committee approves measure to Create Kayak Rental Monopoly in Kailua
- Lahainaluna HS to Celebrate David Malo Day
- NMI Retirement Fund Bankruptcy Goes to Court
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| Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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April 18, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 730 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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6. Legislators Begin Secret Budget Negations
7. Abercrombie Comes out Against Rail, Backs Cayetano
8. Judge invalidates Pay-to-Play Rule Under which Rail Contracts Awarded
9. Government Union Members Have no Effective Process to Report Corruption
10.US Sen. Daniel Akaka doing well after dehydration?
11."Fraud, waste, corruption:" Congress decries GSA culture
12. Lingle #1: Case's fundraising totals trail Hirono's by wide margin
13.LDS: Without Religious Freedom, Hawaii Civil Unions Law Likely Unconstitutional
14.Democrats Consider lawsuit to Knock Laura Thielen Off ballot
15.Cash Call! Reps. Kawakami, Shimabukuro Latest to Hold Fundraisers During Session
16.Water Board Nominees Approved over Hee’s Objections
17.More schools volunteer for teacher evaluation pilot program
18.TheBus uses half the energy that rail would use
19.Mainland Solar Contactors form Front Group to Save their Baksheesh
20.HECO, MECO in top 10 for Solar Penetration
21.Firearm registrations break records in Hawaii
22.ERS Dumps Goldman Sachs, Looking for New Equity Managers
23.Malu Mota Fundraiser Meets Convicted Killer in Kau
24.Report: Hawaii Women Make 80% of Males’ Income
25.Judge approves Univ. of Hawaii data breach class action settlement
26.Congressman alleges China helping North Korea with ICBMs
27.Dalai Lama eyes reform in China, fearing return to 'Cultural Revolution'
28.$1M to Bring Dalai Lama to Hawaii
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| Tuesday, April 17, 2012 |
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April 17, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 922 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Djou Outlines Strategy for Congressional Race
- Challenge to Democratic Party Bosses: Laura Thielen Launches State Senate Campaign
- No Natural Gas for Hawaii with Jones Act Ships
- Malulani Hospital seeks Mainland Partner
- Hawaii Bishop at Vatican, Prays for Courage to Defend Religious Liberty
- Hawaii Marines Lead Offensive Against Jihadi Dope Farms
- Election plans move ahead despite pending lawsuit
- Were Political Signs Printed at Hawaii County Elections Commission Warehouse?
- Akaka Hospitalized over weekend? Misses Key Vote
- KHON Retracts Story About Inouye Hospitalization
- Borreca: Solving Natatorium issue could be Governor's legacy
- Hannemann has $631K to Gabbard’s $465K
- State Refuses to Enact Tax Credits for the Poor
- Bill to speed development at rail depots moves ahead
- TEA Party Rally Draws few to Capitol
- Star-Adv: Haleiwa Farmers Market Should Move to make Way for State Paper Shufflers
- Hawaii Whistleblowers Not Protected from Retaliation
- EPA Working Hard to Make Sure Nobody Saves Money with Seawater Air Conditioning
- Waimanalo Gulch Hearing Today
- Enviros Sue Maui County over Wastewater Again
- Hawaiian Airlines Inaugural Flies Jewel Smugglers to Japan and back
- As City Cleans up Last Big Waianae Coast Homeless Camp, Some Finally Accept Shelter
- VIDEO: Homelessness Industry Activist Harasses Makaha Beach Cleanup Volunteers
- MD Busted for Selling Dope
- SB2579 Encourages Underage Prostitution?
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| Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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April 16, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 534 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Dalai Lama Slams Beijing for Burnings
- Hawaii Bishop at Vatican, Prays for Courage to Defend Religious Liberty
- Honolulu TEA Party Rally April 16
- Case: Far Left Hirono is just as Bad as Limbaugh
- Rail Advertiser: Don’t Add 4th Lane to H-1
- Abercrombie Tries to Block HFF From Defending Marriage
- Blue Planet Foundation Legislative Agenda: Higher Utility Bills for the People, More Tax Credits for ‘Green’ Energy Scammers
- OSHA to Take Over Takamine’s Incompetent DoL?
- In spite of High Cost of Living, Hawaii Workers’ Earnings Below US Average
- Hawaii doctors offer patients 'choice' to die
- KHON Retracts Story About Inouye Hospitalization
- NHLC Shake-Down Lawyers Still Grabbing for Control of Public Water
- 13% of OHA Small Business Loans Default
- Kobayashi to Credit Unions: Disclose Exec Salaries, or Face Property Tax Hikes
- Congressional hearing on GSA's lavish spending begins Monday
- Politics: Leaders debate Micronesia impact in US areas
- Micronesia: Fishing days to dominate treaty talks
- Vacation Rental Legislation is Deceptive
- 90% of Hawaii Financial Disclosures Hidden from Public View
- Shoppers and farmers are dismayed over the state forcing the Haleiwa Farmers' Market from its site
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| Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
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April 15, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 477 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle to Focus on Comprehensive Tax Reform
- Ed Week: Hawaii in Biggest Trouble, Feds Have Good Reason to Revoke Race to the Top
- UH: Hawaii Physician Shortage Could Grow from 600 to 1600
- SB3010: Sierra Club Threatens to Sue over Environmental Exemptions
- Zenith Reached in Earmarking of Unrelated Fund Sources
- QUEST Rationing: Hospitalization, Artificial Limbs Eliminated to Pay for ‘Preventative Services’
- Hee: OHA Must Go After More Land and Money
- SB2438: PUC to Rely on HECO-Controlled ‘Institute’ to Approve ‘Clean Energy’ Projects
- Bag Tax, Big Cable, and Kupuna Care Lead Star-Adv Editors Legislative Priorities
- Ihara: ‘Gut and Replace’ Hits New Peak this Session
- Will Natural Gas be Allowed to Lower Hawaii’s Electric Rates?
- State Capitalists Raise Money for Pro-Rail Propaganda
- Hanabusa Brings in $224,000
- DoH Bans Backyard Burning Statewide—$10,000 Fine
- Hawaii Would Be Hit Hard by Buffet Rule
- Akiona: Obama Budget Targets Independent Contractors
- Guam National Guard Teams to Deploy to Afghanistan
- UH Manoa Perfesser Predicts Future Census Questions: How many times have you changed your sex?
- Hardships do not faze new BYUH student president
- Lawsuit: Waikiki Shooting Gallery Charged with Negligence
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| Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
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April 14, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 677 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Mazie Brings "Mr Fannie Mae" to Hawaii
- Hawaii Shippers Council Outlines Jones Act Reform Proposals
- Hawaii Economic Performance Ranks 15th, Economic Outlook 46th
- Hawaii Youth Link Assisted Suicide to Teen Suicide
- Makers of Promotional Products Rally to Defense of Rail
- SB2341: Would Allow Overnight Accommodations on Maui Ag Land
- SB2394: Would Allow Condemnation of Private Property to Bail Out Mortgage lenders
- VIDEO: Thielen, Rivere, Ward Rip SB755 Environmental Exemptions
- Case: Hirono Now Ducking 10 Debate Invitations
- Public Access TV Relegated to Digital Siberia
- Adrianne Heely Appointed Maui Judge
- North Korea's Rogue Missile Launch
- Redistricting case will be heard in May
- HSTA pressure kills class-time bill
- Educated Youth Flee Hawaii
- Waipahu Students Not Fooled by Rail Presentation
- Abercrombie’s Wife Endorses Tulsi Gabbard
- Legislature out of control on attacking Hawaii’s environmental protections
- Civil Beat’s “integrity investigation” questioned by Ian Lind
- Legislators Consider Giving Sex Workers Welfare, Labor Law Protections
- Honolulu TSA Screeners Acquitted of Catching too Many Illegals and Too Many Drug Smugglers
- GSA official to assert privilege to remain silent
- World Laughs at Incompetent Socialists in N Korea
- Illegal Dumping Settlement Dumps on taxpayers
- After Hee’s Bill Fails, Opihi Season Requested by Resolution
- Schatz traveling to Asia to discuss clean energy Scams
- Kauai electric utility will begin installing smart meters
- Horse Cruelty Case May Be Tossed Due to Bumbling Kauai Prosecutor’s Office
- Homeless Alcoholic Busted in Kauai Church Fire
- UH Manoa Perfesser Preaches His Atheist Religion at California Revival Meet
- Some Hawaii post offices offering late collections on Tax Day
- International Marketplace to Be Demolished
- Photo: First axis deer killed on Big Island
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| Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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April 13, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 440 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle Campaign Raises $3.1M
- Not Aimed at Hawaii This Time: N Korea Rocket fails, falls in Ocean
- Celebrate Israel Day Hawaii, May 20
- Am Samoa Congressional Race: Radewagen, Lancaster Challenge Faleomavaega
- Salon: Am Samoa's Congressional Delegate Defends Dictatorship at Behest of Lobbyist
- Abercrombie Signs Kakaako Over to OHA, HCDA Maintains Development Control
- HB 108- Dog Fighting OK, Dog Breeding Illegal
- Payment Protection: State Sues Seven Mainland Credit Card Companies
- Akaka: Lingle is ‘Friendly’, Her Role Model is ‘Open-Minded’
- Tipping Point? Isle Democrats lead charge against the environment
- Abercrombie Dept of Corrections Appointee Flees State
- SA Editors Grasping at Straws Claim: Teacher evaluations within reach
- DOE seeks extra funds to preserve Colluding Bus Contactors
- Grabbucks: New HART Boss Pulls Down $300K / year
- Grabbucks vs TheBus: “Rail is the Gift that keeps on Giving”
- Inouye: The Only Thing That Will Stop Rail is World War III -- Carlisle: We Need to Build an Army
- Cayetano: "Carlisle prone to Making Stupid Statements"
- Caldwell: Carlisle “Crazy” To Build Rail Columns and tear them Down
- Honolulu Council Keep Rail Budget Intact
- Malama Solomon Scores Worst Senate Attendance Record
- House OKs charter school bill despite divisive ethics provision
- Senate Passes bill Requiring minimum sick leave
- State deputy sheriff accused of sexually assaulting female detainee
- April electric rates up on all islands except 1
- Crooks, Cronies Squabble over Geothermal Royalties
- Haleiwa Farmer’s Market to Stay open til end of Month
- DoH Harasses Local Businesses, Cane Fire Gets Fine
- Solar Telescope Construction May Begin Despite Permit Challenge
- SB2402: Dim Bulb Legislators Vote to Block State Use of Fluorescent Bulbs, Stadium Lighting on Edge
- Leading Theocrat Hailed by Billionaire as He Launches Four Day Hawaii Tour
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| Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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April 12, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 588 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle, Collins: "Bipartisanship is Leadership"
- VIDEO: Guam Senator Garners Support for Jones Act Exemptions
- The View from DC: No Sign Hawaii is Serious about Teacher Evaluations
- State Steals $200M from Hawaiians, Gives 30 Ac to OHA: Hee, Solomon Boycott Signing
- Matthew DiGeronimo to Run for CD2
- Linda Lingle's Role Model: Susan Collins of Maine
- Useless $75,000 Drone Traced to Waihee Cronies
- Boylan: Hawaii Dems Suspicious of Party-Switchers
- GSA Spends $330,000 to Relocate One Employee to Hawaii, Then He Quits
- Manoa Chancellor Candidates At the End of their Careers
- Number of police officers holding medical marijuana cards remains a mystery
- Police Warn Chinatown Shopowner not to Antagonize Meth Dealers, Threaten Him With Arrest
- City Council Would Create Bureaucracy to Track Plastic Bag Use
- Stanley Chang: Give Councilmembers $40K more to Play With
- State orders Haleiwa Farmer's Market to close
- Koa Ridge, Hoopili Last Big Master Plans?
- Profitable Nonprofits Lose 19%
- Few Hawaii Donors Support Presidential Super PACs
- Plan would squeeze 4th lane into Honolulu freeway
- Historic Kauai Church Vandalized on Easter Eve
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| Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
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April 11, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 532 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Three Judge Panel Will Hear Reapportionment Case
- Honolulu TEA Party Rally April 16
- Study: Hawaii Cost of Long Term Care Soars 87% in Five Years
- Carlisle Admin: Keep Waimanalo Gulch Open 15 More Years
- Legislators Exempt State from Child Molestation Claims
- Horizon Lines Completes Restructuring
- Marumoto: SB2858 Relating to Closed Government
- Activists attack bills that exempt construction projects from review
- Without High-rises, OHA Cannot Justify Kakaako Toxic Waste Cleanup Expense
- Civil Unions, Bag Ban, Taxes, Tax Credits Set for Crossover
- Big Victory for HSTA: House Kills Teacher Eval Bill, $266M in Federal Funds at Risk
- HGEA Inks Fake Principal Accountability Evaluations
- Rail development proposal fails to give public a voice
- Geothermal to be Issue in Hawaii County Mayor’s Race
- Big Wind Opponents Suffer Defeat in House
- Rep Mele Carroll Misses 25% of Sessions, Makes Excuses
- Hawaii Gov’t Hiring Tarnished by Nepotism, Cronyism, and Patronage
- SB2115 Would Allow Nepotism in Charter Schools
- GSA employees travel to Hawaii five-days for a one-hour ribbon cutting, Planning 10 day return Trip
- Feds Bust HPD Officer with Medical Marijuana Card for Multi-Location Grow-Op
- Wisconsin Homosexual Child Molester Gets 10 Years in Waikiki Molestation cases
- Top Five Lobbying Spenders
- Senate: DLNR Officers Don't Need Taser Training
- Federal Taskforce Stacked by Homelessness Industry
- Styrofoam: Mainland Green Energy Scammers Attack Hawaii Restaurant Industry
- TPL Aims for 16% Profit on Sale of Swampland
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| Tuesday, April 10, 2012 |
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April 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 601 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Yoshioka: Bus Service Cuts Have no Connection With Rail
- $25M Kapolei Biofuel Refinery Produces 5 Barrels per Day
- While Hawaii Legislators Sleep, Another State Bars Companies Doing Business With Iran
- Federal judges will hear challenge to state reapportionment plan
- N.Korea presses on with anniversary rocket launch
- BoE to Vote on Teacher Accountability
- Budget: Abercrombie Paying $11,700 per Goose, $168K per Delinquent
- Rail Opponents Ask Judge For Decision
- Rail crews continue search for ancestral bones
- An environmental review of Rail precast facility OK'd, Could Lead to new Lawsuit
- Environmentalists rally against "dirty dozen" bills at capitol
- SB2785: Big Cable for Big Wind Vote Today
- Paper bag use Soars as Plastic Bags banned on Maui, Kauai
- Bag Distributor Wants Amendments to City Bag Ban
- Akaka Committee to Meet With AWOL Soldier
- Soft on Crime: Suspect in Arson, Killing of 97-year-old Has 8 Convictions
- Politically Connected Public Housing Resident Calls for State to Ban Smoking in Homes
- Crystal meth use drops among workers in isles
- Unions Use Sewage Plant As Endorsement Backdrop
- Nepotism Not Illegal in Hawaii
- Hawaii judges' pay Lowest in Nation
- What Do Hawaii Lawmakers Have Against Ethics Code?
- Government Health IT Comes to Hawaii
- Teen Pregnancy Rate Continues to fall
- Honolulu Residents Abuse City’s New 311 Service
- Long lines shift from DMV to Health Department
- Harbors Dep’t Buys Useless $75K Drone
- Occupy Honolulu expands encampment to Central Pacific Bank
- State offering mortgage assistance to first time homebuyers
- Allegiant Air to Start Hawaii Flights
- How Hawaiian princes brought Surfing to Britain in 1890
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| Monday, April 09, 2012 |
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April 9, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 902 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Pacific Rim GSA: 115 iPods Missing
- RNC Moves to Boost Hawaii GOP
- Hawaiian societies caught as much fish as modern fishers
- HSTA Leader: Abercrombie, Legislators Should Switch to Republican Party
- Daughtery Challenges Okabe: The top-down approach has bankrupted teacher morale
- Gov. Lingle Selected Laura Thielen for Her Cabinet Based On Talent, Not Political Affiliation
- Hawaii Gaming Promoter to Host $1M Obama Fundraiser
- Airline Exec Offers to Campaign Against Lingle in Exchange for Subsidies
- Republicans Overwhelmingly Reaffirm Ted Liu as National Committeeman
- Council Support Wavers As Key Rail Vote Looms
- Kauai District Attorney Recuses Herself AGAIN
- Runner for political seat would be youngest ever to hold office in state, at 18
- Tobacco giant Philip Morris was top lobbyist during May-December 2011
- State Workers having a Hard Time Scoring Workers Comp Bennies
- Hawaii Owes $60,000 in Airport Workers’ Harassment Suit
- Electric Car Drivers May Face Federal Charges
- SA: Make room for bikes on roads
- Hawaii Turns to Dog Shrinks As 'Incessant Barkers' Enter Pleas
- Ninth Circuit Revives Lawsuit over Religious Marijuana Use
- Laupahoehoe Charter School names new Principal
- Kids' English takes priority at Kalihi School
- Highlighting Hawaii's problem of child abuse
- Mokulele Flights to Chicago, London put on hold
- Supreme Court’s Ratings Jump Following Health Care Hearings
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| Sunday, April 08, 2012 |
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April 8, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 611 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Among Worst States in Nation on Taxing the Working Poor
- GSA Scandal: Lingle Takes Aim at Waste and Fraud
- Zero Confidence in Lawmakers Revealed
- Big Island Prosecutor Candidate Promises to Re-Open Peter Boy Case
- State Senate Candidates Scramble to Distance themselves from Abercrombie
- Boylan: Romney May Be Next President
- New tax credits sought for Billionaire Movie Moguls
- Borreca: Legislators Rejected Lingle’s Call to Stop Taxing the Poor
- Kauai Democrats: Never make the mistake of electing a Republican governor again
- Tulsi Gabbard Would Repeal DOMA
- Cataluna: Hilo Peeping Tom Beaten
- MADD: Pass HB2320 Ignition Interlock
- State Gets off Easy After Hiring Doper as Spinal Surgeon
- DoE Closing Adult GED Schools
- RTTT pays to Hire 200 Un-Licensed Obamabots to ‘Teach’ in DoE Schools
- Punatic: Only 1% of Oil Used to generate Electricity is Imported
- Navy Testing New Generation of Power Buoy
- UH athletics could lose $2 million
- Japan Prepares to Shoot Down North Korean Missile
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| Saturday, April 07, 2012 |
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April 7, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 696 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lawsuit: Veterans, Military Personnel Challenge Hawaii Reapportionment Plan
- NTU: Hanabusa voted for 91% of Tax Increases, Hirono 88%
- Push Poll Audio: "Berg got so drunk ..."
- Biofuel: Honeywell Hints at Tesoro Refinery Takeover
- Big Island Paper Pushes Back against Equal Representation for Military Families, Students
- HR61: Legislators Salivate for Legalized Honu Hunting
- New Tax Evasion Charge Filed Against Retired HPD Major Nishimura
- Honolulu Bag ban Would cost Stores $30K month, Cause Paper bag use to Skyrocket
- Lingle the Only Reason there’s a Tossup
- Aiona will focus on practicing law but is still open to public service in the future
- Aiona ‘Excited about Opportunity to bring people together’
- Rivere, Say, Aila, Harris Debate Environmental Review Exemptions
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Shapiro: Political mess deepens as sewage sludge returns
- OHA, Enviros Only Get One Water Commissioner
- HB2236: Funds Commission to Study Ways to Raise Your Taxes
- Shelving of 2 bills hampers reform of workers' comp
- Mitch Roth running for Hawaii County prosecutor
- Castle’s Man in DoE Retires
- HPD Employee Faced Retaliation for Sex Harassment Lawsuit
- Star-Adv Backs AWOL Surfer Soldier
- Dalai Lama's visit, peace initiative will show isles to the rest of world
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| Friday, April 06, 2012 |
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April 6, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 655 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lawsuit: Veterans, Military Personnel Challenge Hawaii Reapportionment Plan
- Okabe to Obama: Abercrombie is 'Difficult'
- US Constitutional Convention? Hawaii State House Wants to Write Obamacare into Constitution, Strengthen Power of President
- VIDEO: Hawaii Federal Rapper at Center of Latest GSA Scandal
- Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
- Seek Truth in Response to Physician Assisted Suicide
- Thielen May File as Democrat, Challenge Party to Sue
- Political Comeback? Former Sen. Fred Hemmings Says Hawaii is Ready to Change the 'Status Quo'
- Charles Djou: Back from Afghanistan - Ready for Political Battle
- Lingle acknowledges her challenge as a pro-choicer
- Duke Aiona Leaves St Louis School Job, Returns to Law Practice
- Insurers Launch Big Brother Medical Records System
- New Hawaii State Securities Lawyer: $900,000 In Back Taxes, Child Support
- Gore Cult Praises Hawaii’s Preparation for Global Warming, Demands More
- Water Board Appointees Get Instructions for Malama Solomon’s Water Deliveries
- Abercrombie Admin Backs Castle & Cooke Development
- Honolulu Council Campaign Getting Ugly
- Feds Bust Five in cockfighting, illegal gambling case
- Online Poker Site Accepts Hawaii Players
- Double Murderer Charges Parole Board Vindictive, Gets New Hearing
- Food businesses face fee 1050% Fee hikes to Create HGEA Jobs
- W. Oahu churches expand to serve growing congregations
- Open-ocean cages get state's approval
- "Pacific Gibraltar" -- Important New Book on Hawaiian History
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| Thursday, April 05, 2012 |
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April 5, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 724 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- U.S. Senator Susan Collins Visits Hawaii
- Guam Legislator Calls for Exemption from US-Build Provisions of Jones Act
- Rep Kymberly Pine Running for Honolulu City Council
- Hirono Supporters Worry about Candidate’s Ability to Go One-on-One vs Lingle
- Lingle: Pro-choice Republican women Needed in Senate
- Inouye, Muslims Raise Money for Michigan Democrat Senate Candidate
- SA: Legislators Should Let Housing Authority Ban Smoking in Public Housing
- April 6 is ‘Tax Freedom Day’ in Hawaii
- Abercrombie to Steal $200M from Hawaiians, Give 30 ac to OHA Trustees
- Hurried House Rushes 13 Bills to Hearing
- Ernie Martin: Honolulu Will Move Bag Tax
- Honolulu Budget panel Decides Horses are Agricultural: OKs restoration of tax breaks for horse owners
- Abercrombie: No Declaration for Annual Hawaii Prayer Day
- Pacific Palisades Shooter Was Watch Commander at Wahiawa Prison
- Oi: Thielen is type of Candidate Democrats Need
- Enviros Prepare to Destroy Tuna Farm
- Sen Roz Baker Makes Excuses for Vacation Rental Bill
- Improvements at Kewalo may hinge on public-private partnership
- Hawaii SB2168 Will Activate Nationwide Reinsurance Tax Clearinghouse
- HB2703 Directs Dept of Ag to Maintain Count of Local Grown Food
- State senators table workers comp bill
- Rep. Giugni’s Fundraiser During Session
- Are Hawaii Judges Governed By Conflict Of Interest Rules
- “Clean Energy’ Stimulus Funds Burned by State, Cronies, Utilities, and Profitable Nonprofits
- Tesoro Sale Casts Doubt: Federal Stimulus Still Not Stimulating Many Jobs at Local Biorefinery Plant
- Biofool Scammer Makes Nice in Hamakua
- Christian Sparks Propane Price War in Puna
- 6 Occupy Honolulu protesters plead no contest, nobody cares
- Descent Into Haole: 'The Descendants' Dissed
- City offers online Sunshine Law training for board, commission members
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| Wednesday, April 04, 2012 |
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April 4, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 654 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- KOS: The Secret Behind Mitt Romney’s Hawaii Landslide
- Faleomavaega: Bahrain’s Best Friend in Congress
- Hawaii: Is the Obama Administration Giving States Flexibility When It Rejects Proposals to Reduce Medicaid Costs?
- Suicide Activists Line up Hawaii Doctors to Kill Patients
- Honolulu Community College Announces Final Three Candidates for Chancellor
- The Seven Rules of Bureaucracy
- Atheist Advertiser vs. First Amendment: ‘Don't allow anti-civil union actions’
- Democrats, Media Carefully Avoid Any Discussion of Illegality in Thielen Rejection
- DoE Pulls Out All the Stops to Save Funding for Colluding School Bus Contractors
- Reforming Hawaii's charter schools: 5 myths and 5 realities
- HB2819: Kakaako Development Gut and Replace
- Small Contractors to be Cut Out of $500M in CIP?
- State's answer to its budget deficit is crippling small construction companies
- HB466: Workers Comp Reform Proposal Described as Sop to Pill Mills
- Act 221 Scammers, Insurance Companies Team Up With Abercrombie Admin to Profit from Controlling Hawaii Health Exchange
- Health exchange board needs to be accountable to public
- Hawaii to receive part of $137.5M WellCare settlement
- University of Hawaii-Manoa Chancellor Candidate Eliminated Two Dozen Degree Programs at MSU
- Abercrombie’s Apocalypse: The King Nebuchadnezzar Effect
- Enviros Pounce on Abercrombie Water Board Nominees
- Rent-a-Mob: Anti-Geothermal Punatics Hammer HECO
- Another Mainland Solar Contractor Seeks Profits from Hawaii Tax Credits
- Small Businesses Losing Revenue Due to Bag Bans
- Gabbard Adds Bottle Tax to Plastic Bag Tax Bill
- NPS Short Circuits Bottle Ban After Donor Complaints
- Food Truck Fix Passed, Signed into law
- Soft on Crime: 13-year Criminal Record, Out of Jail 1 month Tries to Run Down officer in Stolen Jeep
- Mayor Won't Cancel Sewage Treatment Contract
- ‘October Baby’ Well Received in Honolulu, Slated for National Rollout
- HPD officers say enforcing 30-year old policy endangers their lives
- Hawaii Still Waiting as Coast Guard Rolls Out ‘Rescue 21’ System on Mainland
- Inouye, Wife Visit Arab-American Museum
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| Tuesday, April 03, 2012 |
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April 3, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 622 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Pentagon Prepares for Possible Shoot Down of North Korean Missile
- Ko Olina, Kyo-Ya Snag HTA Board Positions
- ACLU: Hawaii Counties Among Few Requiring Warrant to Track Cell Phones
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 2, 2012
- Feds Reject Hawaii’s 10-Day Medicaid Hospital Limit
- While Cutting Services, Hawaii fails to reap up to $80M in federal Medicaid money
- As Legislators Threaten to Impose Accountability, HSTA Pretends to become interested in Negotiations
- $11B budget bill moves ahead
- Rep Har Pushes Abercrombie’s SB755 Environmental Takeover
- Lanai Voter Regrets Abercrombie Vote
- Abercrombie, Hee Team up to Push Dogs-in-Restaurants Bill—Restaurant Owner Must Clean Up Dog Poop
- As Filipinos Move to Middle Class, they Line up with Republicans against Rail
- Assisted Suicide: Six Hawaii Kervorkians Announce Plan to Commit Manslaughter
- Star-Adv: Police Should Get Record of Everybody’s Prescriptions
- Study: HECO Overpaying for Windfarm Electricity by 200% to 300%
- New emission controls will cost shippers billions
- Hee Pushes Thru Bill to Block Public Housing Residents From Smoking in their Own Apartments
- Non-Resident VR Owner feels ‘Kicked in the Face’
- Ethics Commission Nixes OHA’s Lawmaker Invites
- Legislators still slow in filing financial disclosures
- Bankruptcy filings down 25.4 percent in March
- HLTA takes applications for Hannemann's position
- Candidates for UH Manoa Chancellor set to visit the Manoa campus
- H-Power Recycles All Metals in Waste Stream
- HB1947: Anti-Small Farmers Bill Backed by Agribusiness
- Is The Way Hawaii Selects Judges Transparent?
- Drunk Driver Kills Two, Families of Victims Given $210,000 by State of Hawaii
- Hawaii Whale Population Increasing 7% Per Year
- Beck to Publish Book on Obama’s Communist Mentor
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| Monday, April 02, 2012 |
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April 2, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 619 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- HB1033: Tracing the Financial Outlines of Socialism in Hawaii
- S&P: Credit Risks Mount For U.S. Domestic Shipping Companies As Ships Start Showing Their Age
- Vancouver Sun: Hawaii Vacation Rental Bills Violate NAFTA
- Abercrombie: Unions Better Wake Up, HSTA Contract Will be up in June
- SB682 Could Change Terms of OHA Settlement
- Ethics: Belatti Throws Clunker into Charter School Reform Bill
- Today may be the last chance to remove monopoly health insurers from the Hawaii Health Connector
- Green Energy Bank would Use Hawaii General Fund to Build Wind farms Nationwide
- Is It 'Reckless' To Build Honolulu Rail Before Feds Commit Funds?
- Second Crossover Deadline Thursday
- Mufi Teams Up with Guam Republicans for Fundraiser
- Hawaii Scores 25% for Executive Branch Financial Disclosure
- Pay raises advocated for city officials
- Molokai condo lawsuit gets big result, lots of news
- Condo losses from theft now $100,000
- Obstacles to Veterans Transitioning into University Education?
- Private Schools Raise Tuition 3%-6%
- State House resolution calls for lower shipping fees on Internet purchases
- EXCLUSIVE: Honolulu Zoo's full accreditation restored
- Maui: 450 Idiots Spend 10 Hours Listening to Conspiracy Huckster
- Charlie Maxwell Changed With Pension, Free Time
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| Sunday, April 01, 2012 |
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April 1, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 649 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Felony Inducement? Laura Thielen Senate Run Rejected by Democratic State Committee
- Zing To Taxpayers, You Are Paying For Those Giveaways
- Lingle Calls for Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank
- Gallup: After Electing Hanabusa, Urban Honolulu Drops from 4th best to 57th
- Broken Trust Figures Abercrombie, Hee, Levinson: Churches Must be Forced to Conduct Gay Union Ceremonies
- Star-Adv: After Supremes Overturn Obamacare, We Will Still Destroy Prepaid
- Multiple Violations: DCCA Securities Enforcement Headed By Lawyer Sanctioned by Hawaii Supreme Court
- Feds Loss on Central Pacific Bailout Estimated at $63.1M
- SB682: Another Waikiki In the Making?
- Unity House Looted of Another $800K in Lotus Hotel Deal
- Hawaii's marriage rates by community
- Soft on Crime: Burglar Released Early After Multiple Convictions, Kills 3 year old boy in Drunk Driving Hit and Run
- Cataluna: Which Drunk Legislator was Dumber?
- Star-Adv Profiles AWOL Soldier Surfing Northshore
- JSC: Nobody Wants to be on Hawaii Supreme Court
- Police Will be Overseeing your Prescriptions
- Waterman Aka Hemmings is dead at 59
- NMI: Signature campaign to Allow Land Sales to Outsiders begins
- Hawaii County report offers 40 recommendations to improve tax policy
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| Saturday, March 31, 2012 |
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March 31, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 675 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Overworked Doctor Commits Suicide at Tripler
- Honolulu Tea Party Rally, Monday April 16
- Bailout: $60M Loss as Feds Sell Interest in Central Pacific Bank
- HTA: Visitor Arrivals up 2.5% from Year Ago
- Hawaii NRA Instructor Liability Bill to be Heard in Senate Committee
- Applicants Sought for Chair of the Elections Commission
- Kealakehe Selected as Site of Future Judiciary Complex in Kona
- DLNR Snares Slowly Torture Pigs
- April 22 is Deadline for Reapportionment Litigation
- Tires Slashed, Signs Stolen: Cayetano's Campaign Targeted Again
- Spending Billions on Rail, City Now Cuts Back on TheBus
- Aging Flower Child Abercrombie Morphs into Spiro Agnew
- After Decades, Kamaoa Wind Farm Finally Being Torn Down
- After Kamehameha – DHHL Deal Fails, Jeff Stone Sells Golf Course to Firm Headed by Micah Kane
- Data Mining May Penalize Doctors Who Help Poor, Homeless
- Bag Tax May Not Be Heard in House?
- Frankel: “Big money’s at stake” on Haleakala
- HSTA Will Resume bargaining April 5
- Sunshine Law likely to be amended by several pending bills
- Amid gold rush to recruit veterans, concerns over rankings of "military friendly" colleges
- Medicare Paying $15,000 to Save Old People’s Vision
- NAACP sunset vigil to honor King and victim of Florida shooting
- Council approves $10K for Police Commission counsel
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| Friday, March 30, 2012 |
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March 30, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 921 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Barney Frank on Maui: Hirono Raises Funds with Man Who Caused Housing Collapse
- NRA: Immediate Action Needed on Hawaii Instructor Liability Bill
- Abercrombie: We Need to Move Past Self-Appointed Hawaiian Organizations
- OHA Cronies Will Get $200M worth of Land to Personally Profit From
- Abercrombie: I delayed Capital Improvement Projects for 20 Months
- Laura Thielen, Former Lingle appointee, to run for SD25 as Democrat
- Hawaii Legislature Advances Law in Hopes of Deceiving US Department of Education
- Plan to Let Criminals Out of Prison Stripped from Bill after Ala Moana Work Release Arrests
- Mandatory Sick Leave: Another Made in San Francisco Pipedream
- Property Management Firms Behind Non-Resident Vacation Rental Owners
- Inouye Behind Firing of Haleakala Hearing Officer
- Bag Ban Littered With Confusing Exemptions
- Who Speaks for the Abercrombie Administration?
- Losers: Hirono, Hanabusa vote against House Budget
- Josh Green Lines Pockets as State Health Connector Nears Approval
- Wooley, Hooser Bob and Weave as Dirty Dozen Near Approval
- SB2927 Will Help Line Up TOD Developers for Rail
- The Navy will withdraw from service three ships at Pearl Harbor in the next two years
- Change state Constitution if you want to rein in debt
- Star-Adv Desperately Looks for Justification of $100K Gift to Atheist
- Split in trade groups lobbying for Hawaii’s solar/PV industry
- Hawaii one of Only 8 States to Raise Cigarette Taxes
- Waste to Energy Proposals Sought in Maui, Hawaii
- Maui Resident Appointed to National Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
- Hawaii becomes 20th state to certify Americans Elect on November general election ballot
- Hawaii leads nation in electric vehicle charging stations
- Profitable Non-Profits Drive Expanding Definition of Autism
- Hamakua Resident Roseanne Barr Publishes Address of George Zimmerman’s Parents
- Zoo Suspects Crazy Bums Freed Tawny Frogmouth
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| Thursday, March 29, 2012 |
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March 29, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 974 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Rail Plaintiffs to FTA: We suspect that you are no longer shocked by the City’s deceptive practices
- Abercrombie: Environmental Critics Are 'Apocalyptic Naysayers'
- Hawaii's fallen heroes remembered in medal of honor ceremony
- Abercrombie Rambles at Medal of Honor Ceremony
- Hawaii Is Tops in Cronyism, Nepotism, and Patronage
- Hawaii: Highest State Debt Per Capita
- State Owned Bank: $4B at Risk to Reward Cronies
- Out-of-state workers already on the rail job
- Star-Adv: We Want Our $75M--Use HB2527 to Pressure HSTA on RTTT Settlement
- Lingle Campaign Slaps Down Democrat Attack on Republican Jewish Coalition
- Hawaii Charter School Overhaul Looks Likely
- Pay raises suggested for top City and County jobs
- Civil Beat Loses Chief Editor
- Kailua, Urban Honolulu are Top Communities for Divorced Persons
- Census: Honolulu and San Diego Swap Residents
- Nearly $3.9M award from jury over Molokai ‘campaign of intimidation’
- Feds Bust Airline Workers Allegedly Moving 300 lbs of Meth to Hawaii
- Prison Guard Arrested for Allegedly Shooting Up Pearl City
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| Wednesday, March 28, 2012 |
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March 28, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 543 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle Commends US Chamber for Tourism-Focused Senate Testimony
- Life of the Land Releases Hawaii Energy Report
- State, County Projects Exempt from Environmental Review? Thielen, Rivere Rip SB755
- Teacher: DoE Allows Students to Take and Re-Take Tests until they Pass
- SB1332: Kobayashi UH Exemption to be Continued?
- Is Honolulu Rail Debt Causing Budget Cuts?
- Grabuskas: Rail Funding not Guaranteed
- Sen. Roz Baker Blasted Over Hearing Conduct
- Slom: Health Exchange Lacks Sunshine, Ethics
- HMSA seeks rate boost
- HB2175: Task-Force Lobbyists to be Exempted from Ethics Code
- Hawaii Adds 1,200 Gov’t Jobs, Loses 33,800 Private Sector Jobs
- Paid Sick Leave Mandate on Today’s legislative Agenda
- Young Brothers’ President Nominated to Board of Ag
- Hawaii GOP 'Still Looking' for Candidate to Run in Congressional Race
- New guns for Hawaii sheriffs packed up & shipped back to Smith & Wesson
- Horizon Lines' debt restructuring puts future in limbo
- Gay Waikiki Murder Trail Continues
- State says condo funds must be deposited locally
- Vandals strike Honolulu Zoo, exotic birds missing
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| Tuesday, March 27, 2012 |
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March 27, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 759 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Report: HSTA not to Blame for All Delays in Race to the Top
- Hawaii GOP Appoints New Executive Director
- Obama Whispers Away America's Security
- Banks to Pay only 20% of Mortgage Settlement
- Giant radar returns to sea as N. Korean launch looms
- Abercrombie’s Medical Plan: Iowa Senator Pushes Hawaii to Dump Psychiatrists off Medicaid
- New health board is off to an uncomfortable start
- New Secret Weapon in Federal Anti-Rail Lawsuit in Honolulu: University Law Students
- Performance Evaluations front and center as RTTT Squad Arrives
- Criminal UPW Boss Gary Rodrigues on the Loose in Honolulu, Looking for a Job
- Cyberbullying, Kiddie Porn on Legislative Agenda Today
- Abercrombie Victory: No Plans being made for 2013 Pro Bowl
- Can Abercrombie be Held Accountable for his Actions?
- City Down to ‘only’ 150 Sewage Spills a Year
- Higher Electric Bills Ahead: PUC Gives Go-Ahead to Biofool Scammers
- Sex Offenders on the Loose
- HPD investigates 100,000 missing police reports
- Ritte Demands Boat Visiting Molokai Hand over Cash
- Lawmakers question UH Manoa Chancellor's necessity
- Certified Hawaii CEO Fired – Was Allegedly Stealing from Homeowners Associations
- What delayed news of theft by CEO of major property management firm?
- 9th Circuit Voids Hawaii Foreclosure Sale
- 9th Circuit Rules on Waikiki Coral Damage Fine
- $65,000 to preserve WWII Japanese-American internment sites in Hawaii
- Taro task force looking for members
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| Monday, March 26, 2012 |
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March 26, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 452 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Prince Kuhio: The bridge from Kingdom to State
- Obama to Russia: ‘After My Election I Have More Flexibility’ on Missile Defense
- Hirono, Hanabusa Vote Against Tort Reform
- US House Report: Funding for Kahuku Windfarm is ‘Junk’, Industrial Solar Failing
- Did Hawaii Geothermal Developer Benefit from Illegal Bailout?
- On the Money: Abercrombie's RTTT deal with HSTA
- Tax credit for renewable energy faces reductions, curtailed caps
- Big solar firms said to hog potential HECO megawatts
- HECO Feed-In-Tariff (FIT)
- Fuddy: Pension Spiking is Written into Union Contracts, Cannot be Outlawed
- City called lax in collecting land tax
- House Judiciary Ctte Votes to Give $100K to Atheist, $231K to Criminals
- 43% of DoE Employees are not Teachers
- Hawaii State Salaries 2012: Pay Per Pupil By Complex Area
- US Supreme Court declines to hear Pacific Beach Hotel case
- Court lets bankrupt owner sell local TV station KIKU
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| Monday, March 26, 2012 |
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Letters to the Editor, March, 2012
By Letters to the Editor :: 243 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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On the Money: Abercrombie's RTTT deal with HSTA
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| Sunday, March 25, 2012 |
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March 25, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 674 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Report: Hirono Campaign Funds Enrich Husband's Lawfirm
- Lingle Campaign: BoE ordered Furloughs, Not Governor
- Lingle Campaign: Superferry Decision Was Major Departure from Precedent
- Yellow Light: Caution when you file your State Taxes
- Lawsuits, Workers Comp Claims Detail Violence, Retaliation at State DoT
- Robotics: Waialua, Baldwin and Island Pacific Academy Crowned Regional Champions
- Pentagon Budget Slashes Military Construction 29%
- Abercrombie, Greenwood Team Up to Steer $260M in UH Contracts to Bert Kobayashi Inc
- Even if Obamacare is Overturned, Abercrombie will Destroy Prepaid in Hawaii
- Cayetano: Since when is telling the public the truth a disservice?
- Kakaako is THE crony capitalist hot spot — but devil will be in details
- DoE Makes Excuses as 12,000 students miss 15 days or more
- Professional Protesters Use Months-Long Protests to Swipe Land, Academic Positions
- Kenoi, UPW Take over Dragstrip to Rally Dopers to Get Out the Vote
- Federal Judge Rejects Hawaii Concealed Carry Suit
- ‘Green’ Scammers Employ 2.7 percent of isle workers
- State Land Board gives nod to culling of sharks
- Criminal with 37 Priors, Out Wandering the Streets, Wanted Again
- Liliha revitalization in works after HMC Closure
- Kailua Water Main Breaks three times in two weeks
- Back to business at Police Commission
- KIUC Elects Three to Board
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| Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
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March 24, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 559 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle Campaign Launches Fact Check Site
- Accountability: DoE Prepares to Fake It as Feds Arrive on Inspection Tour
- Hawaii: NRA Instructor Liability Bill Awaits Hearing
- Day One: 1,000 high school students battle robots in annual competition
- Rail Transit Jobs - Myths and Facts
- Senate Committee OKs Insurance Industry Reps On New Board
- Abercrombie: I can Guarantee HCDA Continuity on Kakaako for Next Seven Years
- Hawaii Lawmakers Revive Vacation Rental Bill
- Hawaii Stands to Lose $45 Million in Non-Defense Federal Funds in 2013
- Military’s construction budget cuts could be felt in Hawaii
- Judge upholds ban on 'pay to play'
- Cachola for State House Dist 30
- Molokai Wind Developer now called ‘Hawaii Interisland Cable’
- Complaints As Hawaiian Teen Prepares to Give Birth
- UH Manoa Perfesser Says Porn is Good for You
- $100,000 Reward for Screaming Atheist
- Four Parks Employees Arrested for Smuggling Meth to Prisoners
- Council members: Kenoi must enforce Kawa Bay eviction
- ‘Huge projects’ in $558.2M Maui Co budget pitch
- Maui's Liquor Commission to lift cap on hostess bars
- Electric Car Scammers Enthuse About High Gas Prices
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| Friday, March 23, 2012 |
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March 23, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 412 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hanabusa: I am not a Loan Shark
- Case: Hirono Fears Debate, Hides Behind Handlers
- FACE: Bumpy Kanahele is Inspiration for State-owned Bank
- Race to the Top team to arrive in Hawaii next week
- Hawaii Sets up Insurance Exchange to be Exempt from Sunshine laws
- Star-Adv: Redo health exchange model
- SB755: “Environmental devastation” or minor streamlining? The jury is still out
- Borreca: Case Stubborn, Overly Ambitious, Too Conservative
- ‘Power Play’ -- Injunction makes Queen's share its radiation facilities
- Kakaako: Caraway pushes Green Roofs
- Will BLNR Throw Another Roadblock in front of Haleakala Telescope?
- Decrepitude: Enviros Fight to Stop First New Waikiki Hotel in 30 years
- Old Hawaiians took Two Times More Reef Fish than Modern Fishermen
- Hawaii Poised to Become the First State to Adopt a State Microbe
- Hoku Solar to Build 7MW Solar Energy Facility on Kaua'i
- Potholes have silver lining for contractors
- Earthquake Risk? VA must move Hilo, Kahului clinics
- For decades, Liberty House served as isle retail's 'fat cats'
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| Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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March 22, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 576 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Van Jones at Abercrombie State Bank Rally: Obama Opponents ‘Hate Everybody In America’
- Socialists Cheer 'Potential Champion' Hirono--Single out her Support for Windfarm Scammers
- SB2492: Hearing Looms on Hawaii Dog Ownership Ban
- International visitor spending in US hits all-time record of $153 billion
- FOCUS Act May Save Fishing Crews from Prison
- Rebound Rumble: Robotics Meet to Bring 1000 Competitors to Honolulu
- Council Votes to Spend Half Billion on rail
- Cayetano: Mayor Cut Police, Fire
- Thielen: '‘Gut n Replace’ SB755 Disgraceful
- SA: Lets Spend $7416 per Semester per Student to Bring Illegals to UH Manoa
- Hold onto your wallets: Bill would bypass competitive bidding for airport concessions
- Schatz Emerges as Point Man for Green Energy Scammers
- Union OKs Tesoro Hawaii refinery labor contract
- Haleakala geothermal energy plan progresses
- Children Used to Push State funds for KSBE
- Worth Every Penny: 'Extraordinary Costs' In Occupy Honolulu Raids
- Two Super PACs Register to Back Cayetano
- Cost of Cronin: $1.2M
- City Council Bill Will Force Horse Owners Off Ag Land
- UH Wants to Build Faculty Housing on Ag Land
- Las Vegas reporter Oskar Garcia named as news editor for Hawaii and the Pacific Rim
- ‘Corporate Personhood’ drivel Laughed out of Court
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| Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
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March 21, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 637 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- GOP's Lingle May Keep Senate Pro-Choice Next Year
- Abercrombie's nervous communist Czar: Cap and Trade, and the cost to Hawaii
- Banks, Brokerages to Reap Profits from Kawailoa Wind Project
- SA to HSTA, let Members vote on Abercrombie’s Offer
- Carlisle: We will Raise Taxes to Build Rail Without Federal Funds
- Gabbards get no-bid contract from Dept. of Health
- Van Jones joins Abercrombie, Espero and the Gabbards at Rally for State Bank
- While OHA Settlement Advances, Bill to Grant Development Rights Maybe Deferred
- SB2858: Abercrombie Attacks OIP, Public Records Access
- Lacking Illegals, Hawaii Legislators Propose In-Sate Tuition Incentives
- Ultimate Christmas Tree Bill Gives $20M to ‘Free’ Clinics
- Solar's 80% Plunge Hurts Utilities From Hawaii to Spain
- Hee: Churches Must be forced to Conduct Gay Union Ceremonies
- House Discusses Giving Atheist $100K payoff
- Atheists Demand ‘Islam Day’ Proponent Remove Samoan Church from Building in Housing Project
- Lifelong Crook with Fifty Convictions Runs Rampant in 10th Floor of Courthouse until Tackled by Judge
- SB2155: NGA Rep Backs Charter School Reforms
- Hawaii Senate Passes Travelers 'Bill of Rights' Resolution Aimed at Curbing TSA Abuses
- Mosquito revisiting Oahu can spread dengue fever
- U.S. Imposes ‘Measured’ tariff on Chinese solar panels
- Honolulu Again Pretends to Identify ‘Important Agricultural Lands’
- UH Manoa Faculty: No Confidence in Vice Chancellor for Research
- Schofield team likely will not be sent again to Afghanistan
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| Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
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March 20, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1048 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Faking it for the Feds, Abercrombie Prepares to Impose Another ‘Last, Best, and Final Offer’ on HSTA
- SB755: Poker Bill Gutted and Replaced with Language from 'Dirty Dozen'
- Enviros ‘Unequivocally’ Protest Gutting of Environmental Laws, Open Government Laws
- Hawaii Superferry Headed for Okinawa
- Honolulu Joins National Rally for Religious Freedom
- Borreca to Abercrombie: Quit, Fool
- Hawaii insurers excluded from health insurance exchange
- SB755: “Gut & replace” bill poses broad threat to environmental regulation
- SB2785 Big Wind: Still The Same Old Bill With A New Number
- Not So Public: Recipients of Hawaii Film Tax Credits Under Wraps
- US Chamber Backs Lingle with $249K Vote of Confidence
- Usual Crooks, Cronies Join Rep Takumi for Fundraiser
- Criminal? Rep. Awana Still Tardy With Election Filings
- Gaming Industry Mourns Failure of Internet Gaming in Hawaii, Looks to McKelvey for Salvation
- HB2569: Churches Will not be Forced to Perform Gay Unions
- ACLU: Abortion Trumps First Amendment
- After Decades of Indolence, Water Board Finally Getting Around to Developing Downtown Acreage
- SA: Landfill pick will test our ability to Assign Blame While Avoiding Solutions
- Lawsuit seeks to stop Kauai smart electric meter installations
- ‘We got it done’: Maui Charter panel wraps up
- Timing Traffic Lights Cheaper than Rail
- Remnants of Washington Mutual Reincorporate in Hawaii
- Maritime Surveillance, Fuel Efficiency Top U.S. Pacific Command's Wish List
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| Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
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March 18, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 714 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- North Korea vows satellite launch, with rocket that could reach Hawaii
- Shots Fired at Cayetano Banners Along Freeway
- Yet Another Way to Spend Your Hard-Earned Tax Dollars
- Hawaii GOP Announces Vote Totals, Presidential Delegate Allocation
- Lava Tube Award: Abercrombie Keeping Public in Dark
- UHERO: Abercrombie's CIP Plans Fizzled
- Chicago Tribune: Romney's "island strategy" pays off in delegate race
- York: Why do islands play key role in GOP race?
- Abercrombie Appoints Insurance Execs to Control Your Health Care
- Lingle Questions Abercrombie’s Grab for Health Control
- Aiming at Pre-Determined Outcome Gay Marriage Plaintiffs hope to Face only Fuddy
- Star-Adv Attacks Cayetano for Releasing FTA Emails
- ILind: S-A wrong in cheap shot at Cayetano and rail critics
- Oshiro on Budget: Spending Billions and Getting Nothing is ‘Prudent’
- Gov. Abercrombie’s reversal on Ho’opili development may rebound to Lingle’s political benefit
- Ornstein: We never would have launched Go! if we knew….
- Hokulia CEO De Fries moving on
- Thielen: Short-sighted bills endanger our environment
- MECO Pushes Biofuel, Windfarm Scams
- Child Molester’s Advocate Pulls Papers for Re-Run At Lost Legislative Seat
- Media Flails About Trying to Explain Why Hirono’s Mailer is Different than Mufi’s
- Campaign Spending Commission looking into possible “criminal misconduct”
- RIMPAC's naval war games will feature high-tech arms
- CBO: Exploding debt under Obama policies
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| Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
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March 17, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 745 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Djou: What I learned in Afghanistan
- HART: Cheaper to Build Rail and Tear it Down than to do nothing
- Nahale-a Resignation Linked to DHHL Infighting
- Since Ecos, Business Both Back Bag Tax, We can Screw Consumers
- Waimanalo Gulch advisory panel will recommend one of the choices to the mayor by April 5
- Caucus Gives Local GOP Turn in Spotlight
- Hawaii Among last States for Solar Bubble to Burst
- State To Pay $15.4 Million Legal Settlement
- Audit Finds Serious Management Problems At Aloha Stadium
- Hilo Real Estate Broker Not Liable for Frogs, Hookers
- Newspapers ‘Fastest Shrinking Industry’
- North Korea rocket launch plan sparks US threat
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| Friday, March 16, 2012 |
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March 16, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 535 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Molokai Cheers as US Senate Kills Windfarm Tax Credit
- Hawaii Republican Caucus Count Finalized
- GOP caucus breathed new life into isle politics
- HHSC to Buy HMC East?
- Patient load puts squeeze on Oahu medical centers
- Index to recently disclosed rail documents now available
- HART: Cheaper to Build Rail Columns and Tear them Down
- Rail project still needs permits, OKs
- Case Tries to Shake Up Quiet Senate Race
- 'Hot' Alexander Emails: Atheists, Civil Beats Search for Months, Find Nothing
- New Security Co Takes over at Mayor Wright
- Auditor Takes Aim at Swap Meet Vendors
- New Trick to Force Waimanalo Gulch Extension: Choose Federal Sites as Only Alternatives
- Mold: $31K Study Creates Need for $100K Contract
- Charlie Maxwell Dies
- North Korea plans to launch long-range rocket
- Pool-mageddon avoided — for now
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| Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
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March 15, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 706 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Romney Win in Hawaii Credited to Volunteers' Hard Work
- House Republicans Speak up on State Bank, Mortgages, and the General Fund
- Marumoto Resolutions Push Workers Comp Reform
- Turnout a 'game changer' for isle GOP
- Slom: Hawaii Republicans Front and Center
- Star-Adv Editors back Study of State Bank
- Ceded land measure proceeds without amendment
- Queen's hospital celebrates 1st organ transplants
- ACLU: "Let the State force Catholics to Provide Abortion Pills"
- Geistling teams up with HIPA, attacks Prepaid: Doctors Should Become Employees of Obamacare System
- Overcrowded ERs turning ambulances away
- Bush-Era Law May Save Hawaii from Offshore Wind Farm Idiocy
- Sunetric: You Must Be Our Slave
- Case Slams Mazie’s ‘Compare and Decide’
- Another Honolulu Liquor Commission Corruption Conviction
- Kauai assistant police chiefs also return to work
- Landfill selection committee Considers Waimanalo Expansion
- Lead, Mold Contaminate Honolulu Hale
- Maui Man Considered for Appointment to Agency He Seeks to Abolish
- Arrests Turn Up No Trafficking Victims
- City impounds property of protesters at Thomas Square
- Study: 90% of Young People Not Environmental Whackos
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| Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
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March 14, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 696 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Slom: "I've Never Seen so Many Hawaii Republicans"
- Romney Delighted by Hawaii Caucus Victory
- Over 10,000 Voters Turn out for Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucuses
- Lingle is Youngest Senate Candidate, Dem Candidates Prepare Hawaii for Invisibility
- Lingle won't say who she's backing in Hawaii GOP caucuses
- ILind: Legislative Crossover ‘Prime Time for Politics’
- Who should govern Hawaii’s first health insurance exchange?
- Feds: FTA Should not be Associated with Mufi’s ‘Lousy Practices of Public Manipulation’
- Democrat Cayetano Will not be attending GOP Caucuses
- KITV: Romney's Son Stumps For Candidate In Hawaii
- Senators upbraid officials for overpaying employees
- Hawaii Ranks in Bottom Half of States for Spending Transparency
- House Committees to Reconsider OHA-Kakaako Bill
- Schatz: If We Pay Trask off, We Can Get Geothermal
- Taxes: State Vacuums 10% More out of Your Pocket
- Kobayashi Proposes Property Tax Increases on Business
- Kauai Mayor, chief shake hands
- Atheist ‘Pleased’ With $100K State Settlement
- Tour Company Uses DLNR Board Position to Attack Competitor
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| Tuesday, March 13, 2012 |
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March 13, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 525 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- LINK: March 13 GOP Caucus Voting Locations
- Romney Sweeps Pacific: Wins Alaska, Guam, CNMI, heads for Am Samoa, Hawaii
- Romney Wins Backing from Ward, Hemmings, Rohlfing, Djou, Saiki
- Romney, Paul, Santorum Campaign in Hawaii Monday
- Hirono, Hanabusa Vote Against Hydropower, Inouye, Akaka Vote against Keystone
- Department of Health Fines Eight Businesses
- Unemployment 6.5% in Hawaii
- Photos, Reports from Hawaii Republican Caucuses
- Slom Backs Santorum, Paul Wins Support of Bar Owners, Romney Announces Hawaii Endorsements
- Abercrombie Admin Gives Atheist $100,000 Cash
- House Approves Budget Even Larger than Abercrombie’s Proposal
- Cayetano: The People of Honolulu “Don’t Like Being Conned”
- Abercrombie, Legislators agree: Big Cable to be forced on Lanai, Molokai
- After Report of Collusion, Legislators Threaten to Cut School Bus Funding
- SA to DoE: Just Ignore ‘60 Minutes’—Avoid Successful Private Online Classes and Keep those Federal Bucks Flowing
- Hawaii Jobs: Outlook for Jobs in Education, Government, Military and Tourism
- Latest Storm Brings Federal Megabucks
- Budget Bill Advances; Doubts Raised About OHA Settlement deal
- House Shelves Hawaii Vacation Rental Bill
- Reso 12-59: Berg Pushes for Repeal of HART
- HPD Arrests only One Pimp Per Year
- ‘Unable to make a Fist’ Criminal Sues State, Wins $25K
- How Are 'Good Government' Bills Faring at the Ledge?
- DRHorton Defends Hoopili Water Usage
- Hawaiian reaches tentative agreement with flight attendants” union
- Child's Fingers Found In Dumpster
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| Monday, March 12, 2012 |
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March 12, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 812 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- LINK: March 13 GOP Caucus Voting Locations
- Romney Sweeps Pacific: Wins Alaska, Guam, CNMI, heads for Am Samoa, Hawaii
- Romney Wins Backing from Ward, Hemmings, Rohlfing, Djou, Saiki
- Romney, Paul, Santorum Campaign in Hawaii Monday
- Three GOP Presidential Candidates Dispatch Their Children to Hawaii to Rally Voters Before Tuesday's Caucus
- State Republicans to choose favorite Tomorrow
- DoTAX: Hawaii Tax Rates Are Now Secret—Low Staffing Blamed
- Hirono Refuses To Release Tax Returns
- Bag Tax to Create 150 UPW Make-Work Jobs
- Mayor: Kauai police chief reinstated after leave
- SA: Community input key to developing Kakaako properly
- Lingle in HBO ‘Game Change’
- Digging Hawaii's Public Pension Fund Out of $8 Billion Hole Will Hurt
- Invest in Hawaii: Dem Senators Tout Latest Pork Barrel Project
- Obama Admin Cuts Back on Tsunami Warning System—Star-Adv Says No Big Deal
- Water Commission Exec Evades Hoopili Questions
- Cops, Prostitutes and Pimps: No Arrests on a Saturday in Honolulu
- Six DUIs finally Gets 1 Year Jail
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| Sunday, March 11, 2012 |
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March 11, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 590 Views
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- Romney, Paul, Santorum Campaign in Hawaii Monday
- Dempsey Details Fiscal Concerns Facing DoD at Hickam Town Hall
- Yes, Houston, Hawaii has a Problem
- Rail’s Broken Trust: Randy Roth Speaks
- LINK: March 13 Caucus Voting Locations
- Abercrombie Wife Behind Cayetano in Mayor’s Race
- After Working With Obama to Kill Inouye Earmarks, Abercrombie says Lingle is “A Body Blow to Hawaii”
- Danger: Abercrombie predicts productive session
- Star-Adv: How to Spend the 12% Increase in Revenue
- Schatz Eyes your Electric Bill: Smart Grid is all About Solar, Wind (No mention of Geo, Hydro, Waste to energy)
- DoE: Closed School Fills With Desks, 180 Desk Jockeys
- Senate’s Answer to Traffic? Get out and Walk
- Red tape ties up groups' fishpond restorations
- Kiewit, Kobayashi Split Contract on Waipahu Rail Yard
- Stronger visitor activity offers hope after Abercrombie Ruins Pro Bowl
- Tsunami Great for Business, Money flows to Islands
- Hanalei Bridge Reopens
- New president 'coming home' to Filipino Community Center
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| Saturday, March 10, 2012 |
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March 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 939 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Romney Sweeps Pacific: Wins Alaska, Guam, CNMI, heads for Am Samoa, Hawaii
- Djou Predicts March 13 Romney Win in Hawaii
- Attorney: Discrimination Against 'Non-Residents' is Unconstitutional
- Willard Passes Pacific Command’s Reins to Locklear
- "Concerning Public Lands" Nine More Executive Orders Suddenly Appear on Abercrombie Website
- Abercrombie Signs Unemployment Insurance Bill into Law
- Public Invited to Review State Homelessness Strategic Plan
- Star-Adv: March 13 Caucuses Focus Welcome Attention on GOP
- Civil Beat: Local Democrats Nervous About Hawaii Republican Caucus?
- Big Q: Do you plan to participate in the upcoming Hawaii Republican or Democratic caucuses?
- Romney reaches out to Hawaii ahead of caucuses
- Shapiro: Inevitable that State Bank Will Be Screwed Up
- Slom: Projects not as ‘Shovel Ready’ as Claimed, Gambling Not Dead Yet
- Soft On Crime: Molester gets ‘Deferred Acceptance’ in Hawaii, Molests two More Girls in California
- Pothole Damage Proves Costly For State, City
- Guam PDN: Give noncontiguous territories exemption on U.S.-build requirement
- Guam PDN: Territorial Legislature ties Jones Act to USMC Buildup
- Well Known North Dakota Columnist Rips Off Memminger’s Humor Columns
- Thank Sen. Gabbard for New Plastic and Paper Bag "Fee"
- Ka Pua Initiative Hosts Waianae Coast Community Education Forums
- Saint-to-be was a hero in her own right to Hansen's disease patients, an expert says
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| Friday, March 09, 2012 |
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March 9, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 832 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Campaigning in Hawaii: Liz Santorum, Ronnie Paul, Matt Romney
- Feel Safer? Abercrombie Blocks Seed-Laden 'Lorax' Markers
- 1,358 Turn Out for Hawaii Democratic Caucuses, 42 Reject Obama
- Moore: Reapportionment Disenfranchises Too Many Voters
- Marks: Reapportioned Dissidents’ State Lawsuit Will Fail
- SB2571: Gays Grab for Other People’s Children
- Are Honolulu Rail Backers' New Radio Ads Accurate?
- Abercrombie, Mitsunaga, OHA Sharpen Knives to Cut up Kakaako
- Mitsunaga Again: Abercrombie campaign worker seated on development authority
- Larry Mehau Associate Draws Council Lines, then Announces Campaign for Seat
- No new taxes? OK, we'll just tack on some new fees
- Hundreds of Retiring Public Workers "Spiked" Their Pension Benefits
- Insurers push docs toward performance-based pay
- Horner Optimistic that Hawaii Will not lose Race to the Top Dollars as HSTA Submits Latest Offer
- State to Take Galbraith Estate as part of Hoopili Deal
- New Rules for Non-Hawaii Owned Vacation Rentals Advancing In Legislature
- NFL Pro Bowl generated $25.3M impact for Hawaii
- State GOP to Re-Vote National Committeeman Position
- HuffPo: Hawaii Lacks Windmills because of Christians
- Star-Adv: Let Iran Get Nukes or You’re a Warmonger
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| Thursday, March 08, 2012 |
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March 8, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 760 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Djou goes from Washington to Afghanistan vetting suspected Taliban
- Rothenberg: Lingle Faces Tough Fight for Senate
- Week of March 13: Ron Paul Launches Hawaii TV Ad Campaign
- House Passes 286 Bills--Ward Hits 'High Risk Financial Decisions'
- Senate Passes 372 Bills
- Hawaii Republicans and presidential candidates prepping for state's first caucus March 13
- Chamber Spends $236K on Lingle Ads
- Civil Beat Poll - Cayetano Tops 50% In Honolulu Mayor's Race
- Mitsunaga Daughter Oversees Kakaako Redevelopment
- Is Sewer Plan ‘On Track’?
- Star-Adv Editors Back Unconstitutional Redistricting Plan Which Excludes 108,000 Military
- Hawaii Diverts Millions In Tobacco Settlement Funds
- Former Hawaii Planned Parenthood Director Arrested, Charged in Maryland
- Electric bills up in March on all islands
- DoE Still Trying to Worm Out of 180 Day Law
- A bill aimed at preventing disruptive behavior at the Legislature heads to Hawaii Senate
- Building full of Crooks and 64 Police Cameras Don’t Work
- Trial begins for Occupy protesters caught in park after hours
- Civil Beat Loses Two Top Reporters
- Hatch Act Reform Bill Introduced
- When Not Playing Slots, Nevada Welfare Bums Spend Taxpayer Handouts in Hawaii, Guam
- 'Dirty 8' Erode Three Decades Of Landmark Environmental Law
- Child abuse study gives kupuna a voice
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| Wednesday, March 07, 2012 |
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March 7, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 715 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle Campaign: Hirono Rhetoric Embarrassing Hawaii
- Super Tuesday: Romney Wins 6, Santorum 3, Gingrich 1
- HB2227 Fake Hawaii Birth Certificate: Allows Male to Claim Female Without Surgery
- Hawaii lawsuit shows civil unions help redefine marriage
- Trustees See Dollar Signs as Kakaako Settlement Passes Senate
- Emergency Repairs to Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei School Flooded
- New voting districts retain incumbent pairings
- 350 Ward: Prominent Local Lawyer Controls Building Full of Massage Parlors
- Prosecutor: Do proper groundwork before bringing prisoners back to isles
- Civil Beat Poll - 44% of Honolulu Voters Perceive Bias in Rail Coverage
- Less Pressure for Tax Hikes: Council on Revenues increases growth forecast to 12%
- Linda Lingle, Hawaii GOP Senate Candidate, Comes Out Against Blunt Amendment
- Rush Listeners Complain to KPUA
- Hawaii Republicans ‘Excited’ About March 13 Caucuses
- Hawaii Democrats to Hold Presidential Poll
- Put time limit on short-term hires
- Governor, union leaders, to Control State Bank ‘Green’
- DOE must upgrade thinking and implement laptop plan
- MD: Death with dignity bill goes against medical ethics
- Dopers Want Medicated Marijuana for ‘Pain’
- House Passes "Official Microbe" Bill
- HGEA announces endorsement of Mufi Hannemann for U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
- Hearing scheduled on Hawaii employee overpayment
- DoE Hires Private Investigator to Look into Waipahu Molestation Charges
- Hawaii Air National Guard to cut personnel numbers
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| Tuesday, March 06, 2012 |
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March 6, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 661 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Video: Anti-Rail Thugs Plan Disruption of Meeting
- Applicants Wanted for Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
- China's Military Rising
- Local GOP voters prepare for first-ever caucuses
- Borreca: It will be a miracle if next Hawaii election isn't a mess
- SA Looks at Crossover Bills
- SA: Don't rush into tech spending
- POLL: Lacking Support, Can Rail Backers Turn The Tide?
- Sen English votes for Lanai, Molokai Cable, Bill Crosses Over
- Washington Place Reserved for Top Gov Donor's Family
- Dela Cruz Holds a $500 Per Head Fundraiser
- Waipahu student describes alleged assaults by teacher
- Only HECO and regulators are permitted to know the comparative costs of different types of energy
- Plastic Bag Ban: Politicians Gone Wild
- Hawaii soldiers will train Afghan forces
- Proposal to cut U.S. nuclear weapons by 80 percent is asking for trouble
- Escape Across China: Wife of WW2 POW to Speak at Maui TEA Party Meeting March 8
- Shift of UH fisheries program to Hilo worries Manoa faculty
- Rep. Gil Riviere speaks with artist Bill Braden
- Cato Institute and Koch in rift over independence
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| Monday, March 05, 2012 |
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March 5, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 790 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Conference: Abercrombie Admin Renews Push to Impose Medical Homes
- Hawaii Credit Unions: State Bank ‘Enormous Risk’ to General Fund
- Race to The Bank: HSTA Gets 36.9% Raise, Threatens Suit to Block Accountability
- Hawaii Industrial Jobs Up 0.5%
- HB2121: End State Solar Tax Credits for State-Funded Projects
- Homeless tent cities: Seattle’s decade-long nightmare coming to Honolulu?
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted March 5
- SB2267: $100M in Bonds for Al Hee’s Sandwich Isles Communications Scam Company
- Complete List of Bills Up for Third Reading Friday
- LWV: 8% of State Population Extracted –We need Reapportionment Reality Check
- 89-day pacts let retirees return to city, state jobs
- Too Busy with RTTT, DoE Skips NCLB Waiver Application
- Public access TV officials object to laptop funding source
- While the world changes, Civil Defense still stuck in Cold-War 1950s
- CENSORSHIP: KPUA Hilo Drops Rush Limbaugh From Air
- State Launches Audit of Student Transportation Program
- Why is my electric bill so high?
- Is Avoided Cost to blame for high electric rates?
- Imiloa Panics – Earmarks are 50% of Revenue
- HB2859 Fails: No Union for Grad Students
- Hoopili Symbolizes Direction of Oahu's Future
- New drivers license requirements go into effect Monday
- Three Occupy Oakland protesters charged with hate crimes
- White House to Congress Dems: Expect no money
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| Sunday, March 04, 2012 |
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March 4, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 684 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Yearning for a Way to Collect Tax on Out-of-State Vendors
- Secret Federal Report Reveals Half-Billion Dollar Annual Shortfall: 19% of Honolulu General Fund to Subsidize Rail Operations
- Hawaii Credit Union League: State Bank is Extremely Dangerous, Puts Taxpayer Money at Enormous Risk
- Clayton Hee Has Conference Ctte Plan to make OHA Settlement not be Final
- No Money for CIP: Abercrombie Admin Kills Airport Cargo Building
- Building slump cuts lending by isle banks
- Shakedown: DoE Officials Threaten to Cut GED Programs Unless Legislators Fork over More Money to Failing System
- SB2594: Lawyers Renew Push for Homeless Tent Cities
- Democrats to caucus Wednesday
- Star-Adv Hits Rail over Seat Secrecy
- WSJ: E-Cigarettes Draw Fire From Legislatures
- As House Burns, Man Vents Anger at Hawaii County Planning Department
- Seniors face unique issues caring for grandkids
- Marshallese making a new life in Spokane
- Star-Advertiser carefully sidesteps Five-0 star’s drug addiction
- Kailua Begins Fireworks Fundraising Push
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| Saturday, March 03, 2012 |
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March 3, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 785 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- VIDEO: Cayetano to 'Go Rail Go' Protesters: Use Facts Not Force
- Djou Home From Afghanistan
- ILind: Secret Whistleblower Settlement Violates OIP Rulings
- Attack on Community TV: Does $50K+ job with Oceanic Time Warner create conflict of interest for Tokioka?
- Anti-Superferry Protesters Leave State Holding $63M Debt
- Green energy means higher rent for seniors
- OHA to Build 200’ Rental Towers at Kakaako
- Senate tries to give Koloa Camp tenants stay of eviction
- Star-Adv: Don’t Give Teacher’s $500 Raise Disguised as Tax Credit
- HB466: Lets Make Workers Comp Even more Fraud-Friendly
- 20 for the Next 20: People to Watch 2012
- Concerns raised over new election boundary maps
- UH strikes technology commercialization agreement with Pono Corp
- ‘Illegal’: City Bureaucrats Order Volunteers to Remove Park Improvements
- SB2422: Massive Tax Increase on Loose Tobacco
- Billions for Green Energy Scammers, But Obama Cut Tsunami Warning Buoys
- BankOH’s O’Neill to Take Helm of Citibank
- After Blocking Fee-Simple Sales, Ignorant Socialists Stuck With Biofool Scammer as Top Bidder for Hamakua Ag Land
- Hokulia Bypass: Hawaii County Accepts $20M in Land at Bankrupt Hokulia Project
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| Friday, March 02, 2012 |
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March 2, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 942 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Pro-Family Lawyers Move to take Defense of Marriage out of Abercrombie's Hands
- VIDEO: PBS Insights Features Hawaii Republican Caucus
- Hawaii Christian Coalition Encourages Turnout for March 13 Caucuses
- John Carroll Endorses Ron Paul
- Wallbuilders -- Hawaii: Exercise Your Right to Vote
- Maui Friends of the NRA to Host Meeting
- Kona Kampachi Successful Harvest in Federal Waters off Hawaii
- Berg: Anti-Rail Meeting Hits a Nerve
- Lingle Backs Bipartisan Medicaid Reform Plan
- HSTA’s Okabe: We Put Furloughs on Instructional Days to Hold Parents Accountable
- Key Arguments: Democrat Borreca Spins Snowe Retirement against Lingle
- Hike in jobless insurance tax put off 1 year
- If Dissident Map is Rejected, Elections Office Prepared to begin Accepting Nomination Papers
- Rep Rida Cabanilla Fails to Report Income on Ethics Disclosure Forms
- Civil Beat still Struggling to Substantiate Atheist Claims
- Rail is Only Improvement Project in Carlisle Budget
- Grabauskas OK'd As Rail Chief Despite Soft Spot For Toru Hamayasu
- HMSA, Kaiser improve bottom lines
- 9th Circuit Gives DoE Big Victory over Disabled Girl
- State Auditing Student Transportation Office
- DLNR Fires Whistleblower
- Wife of Kauai police chief defends him before Council
- Murderer Gets New Trial in Molestation of 12-yr old
- W. Oahu to get large VA clinic
- Can we handle 8 million visitors a year?
- Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi proposes $365M budget
- KIUC Announces Big New Industrial Solar Project
- VIDEO: Biofuel crops destined for Hamakua land leases?
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| Thursday, March 01, 2012 |
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March 1, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 857 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle Salutes Retiring Sen Olympia Snowe
- State Bank to Fund Green Energy Scammers, Toxic Mortgages
- Hawaii State Bank: The Hee-Haw Bill
- Vote redistricting delayed over House dissidents’ allegations
- Solomon, Roehrig Celebrate Exclusion of 108,000 Military personnel, students
- Maui Republican Party Convention, March 3
- Not A Single School Complies with Instructional Hours Law
- Grabauskas Nomination Belies Carlisle's Commitment to ‘Transparency’
- Chin: Carlisle Was Not Notified of Debt Increase Letter
- Hawaii Ranks 47th in Economic Growth
- Will Legislature Authorize Union for 1300 More Gov’t Employees
- Bill Lifts Development Restrictions On Office of Hawaiian Affairs Settlement Land
- Pele Defense Fund is Back: Drug Dealers and Socialists Protest Against Geothermal in Hilo
- Bag Ban Passes Honolulu Council Committee
- Science, Technology Teaching Dies in House, Senate Committees
- HPD officer charged in alleged overtime pay scam granted deferral
- Hanabusa to be Assistant Whip
- Census data track Marshallese population in Ark.
- Guam, NMI Consider Reunification
- HECO Wants to Delay ‘Big Wind’ RFP
- Chu, Wind Scammers, Bio Fool Developers to get more Big Handouts as Utility Bills Soar
- Americans Elect Qualifies for Hawaii Ballot
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| Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
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February 29, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 836 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Trashing Tricare: Obama to cut healthcare benefits for active duty and retired US military
- Romney Sweeps Michigan, Arizona
- HB2874: House Finance Votes to Freeze Community TV Funds
- Mission Houses Archive puts 19th Century Hawaii Journals, Newspapers Online
- Union: Build Rail or You Will Die
- HGEA Scores $5M and more to come as First ‘Favored Nation’ Payoffs Go To Union
- Slom: Lawsuits Still Possible over Reapportionment
- Legislators Consider Creating Gaming Commission
- Finance Ctte Defers Bill Exempting Gov’t Projects from Enviro Review
- Charter School Reform: Crooks, Cronies, Social Climbers all gather around for today’s vote
- A Plan to Return Hawaii's Mainland Inmates
- Carlisle Speech Outlines Campaign Message
- ‘Organic’ Food should be labeled for E Coli, Rat Lungworm
- Geothermal: OHA Cronies Present Cash Demands
- Stolen Valor: ‘Vote Vets’ is Actually Front Group for Sierra Club
- Cayetano, Waihee, Hee Line Up Against Hoopili
- Non-Hawaii Owners of Vacation Rentals in Uproar
- Senate committee approves resolution to sell Kauai land to tenants
- Hawaii nonprofits want caps on tax deductions repealed
- SA: Give Tax Credits to Billionaire Movie Moguls
- Committees Pass Measures to Change Regents Selection
- Bargaining Begins Feb. 29 for 18,000 CWA Members at AT&T West
- Joanne Georgi Running for KIUC Board
- Bynum, 40 others Face Misdemeanor Ag Zoning Violations
- Kaua‘i County will approve 252 TAU certificates over next 5 years
- Isle parks generate $122M
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| Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
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February 28, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 697 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Revised 2012 Reapportionment Plans Posted Online
- Hawaii: NRA Instructor Liability Bill Granted Hearing
- National GOP race sparks interest in Hawaii March 13 caucus
- Ed Case: I’m No Conservative
- New Honolulu Rail Chief Was Late, Over Budget on His Biggest Project
- Hawaii Pacific Health Exec: Low Reimbursement, Lack of LTC Beds Behind HMC Crisis
- Tax Credit Fight: Hawaii Solar Energy Leader Voted Out
- SB2111: Legislators Debate How to Give Millions of Dollars to Hollywood Moguls
- Legislator: HI Tech Tax Credit Scammers Only Want Things, $1B in Tax Credits Could Have Gone to Affordable Housing
- Hawaii House Democrats Consider Establishing a State Bank
- Gambling gets another lease on life
- House Finance to Hear Bills Exempting Government Projects from EIS, SMA
- One in Eight Spikes Pension
- House Finance to Discuss EUTF Fixes
- Bank of Abercrombie on Wednesday Agenda
- After Burning Treasury, Obama Proposes Cuts to Tsunami Warning System
- City Cuts Horse Ranchers out of Ag Tax Rates
- Haleakala Findings Released
- Insurance Exec now Claims to have ‘Discovered’ that Assisted Suicide is Legal in Georgia
- Smart meter installation rolls out
- Military readies to open Tropic Care Kauai
- Nine Weapons Confiscated from Marijuana Church
- Faleomavaega’s Sister to Run for Governor of Am Samoa
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| Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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February 27, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 737 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Alternatives to Rail: Cato Institute, Local Leaders Speak Out
- Is the IRS Attempting to Intimidate Hawaii TEA Parties?
- SB2226: $25M Internet Tax
- 10-cents-per-bag Tax: Greens, Big Business, Big Government team up to Rip Off Consumers
- Ban Would Favor Clayton Hee's Irish Opihi Monopoly
- Gallup: Hawaii #1 in Health, Wellbeing
- Study: Hawaii Tops Country for Highest Number of Services Taxed
- Hanabusa’s answer to High Gas Prices: Give More Money to Biofool Scammers
- Assisted Suicide Activist Claims Death Prescriptions Are Already Being Written In Hawaii
- Vote on Hawaii's Redrawn Reapportionment Maps Set for Monday, But Many Unhappy with New Boundaries
- Dozens of retired public workers get Secret Pensions over $100,000/year
- HB2253: Legislators to Boost Disability Parking Fees?
- SB2422: Boosts Tobacco Tax 70%
- $150K Contract to Analyze Hawaii Tax System
- Ledge: Let’s Study Gambling
- AP: Hawaii GOP Caucuses Testing Advisory
- The Rise of Intermarriage: Rates, Characteristics Vary by Race and Gender
- Prayer Should Open Legislative Sessions
- Honolulu Named one of 100 top Communities for Young People
- Green Police Nail Photographer for taking Pictures of Sharks Eating Whale
- Kauai: Does Chief Report to Mayor or Police Commission?
- SB2304: Reforms Police Identification Line-Ups
- Senators to Discuss How to Let Lots of Criminals Out of Prison
- Honolulu-Based Coast Guard Relies on 42-year Old Cutters
- Gay Marine's homecoming kiss in Hawaii shared on Facebook
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| Sunday, February 26, 2012 |
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February 26, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 866 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Secret Tax Breaks Fund Hawaii Film Production
- Windfall of Tax Revenue to be Had Without Tax Increase
- DBEDT Energy Update Projects 537MW of Industrial Wind
- HB2874: DoE Laptop Bill Will Freeze Public Access TV Funding
- Case, Hirono toe line: Lingle is the Anti-Rail Senate Choice
- Pensions: 14 Legislators Double Dipping—Abercrombie is Triple Dipping
- Exclusion of Military May Not Withstand Federal Constitutional Scrutiny
- David Chang: Key to material progress is making sure we have equality of opportunity
- Star-Adv: Abercrombie Lacked ‘Courage’ on Gay Marriage in 2010 Campaign
- Gay Agenda: Bill Could Classify Workplace Bullying As Safety Violation
- Ex-T boss poised to land Hawaii gig
- Honolulu Rail CEO Pick Comes With Track Record That Raises Concerns
- Aila: Bag Tax Needed to ‘Save our Water’
- Former Insurance Exec Continues to Claim Assisted Suicide Legal in Hawaii
- Carlisle's speech was another day in the same old brown shoes
- KIUC forums address community
- Volunteers Do the Work UPW Will Not, 150 Public Housing Units made Ready for Occupancy
- Abercrombie approves EIS for new Kona courthouse
- E-W Center: US territories suffering due to debt crisis
- Three Years of Hawaii Monitor Now Online
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| Saturday, February 25, 2012 |
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February 25, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 805 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- SB212 to be Heard Monday: Would End Discrimination Against Military
- Ron Paul’s son, Ronnie, to campaign for dad in Hawaii
- Proposed HART Chief Leaves Trail of Political Discord
- Triple Albatross: HSTA endorses Hirono, Hanabusa, and Hannemann
- Secret Rail Debt: Council wants answers over waived budget rules
- $8B plus $15B = State Debt to Retirees
- Usual Crooks, Cronies Show Up for Hanabusa Campaign HQ Opener
- HSTA Going to Court to Overturn Laupahoehoe Charter School
- Toll roads a possibility for Oahu transportation future
- Mainland Lobbyist Backs Public Bank
- 2nd Marine found not guilty in hazing trial
- Hawaii Hot Spot for Human Trafficking
- OHA Cronies seek to line pockets, bring geothermal power to state
- Forged Female Convicted of Further Forgery
- Hummer defaced by racial slur near school raises alarm
- Enviro Assaults Turtle Photographer
- Ex-Palma employees accused of abuse
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| Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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February 24, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1427 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Washington Times Reporter heads to Hawaii for March 13 Presidential Caucus
- Transportation Bill With Honolulu Rail Funds Postponed
- Full Text: State of the City Address
- Caldwell: ‘I will Work Harder to be Transparent and Honest’
- 'Descendants' based on Case Family Grab for Grove Farm
- HB2193: State Bank to be Controlled by Abercrombie, Insured by Taxpayer
- VIDEO: Ilya Shapiro (Cato Institute), In Hawaii Speaking About Obamacare Supreme Court Cases
- Book Review: Callies, Regulating Paradise (2d ed. 2010)
- "Nonresident" Property Owners Must Employ Property Managers For TVRs?
- Rail: Hidden Debt Ceiling Exposed
- City asks judge to dismiss rail suit
- WSJ: Honolulu Hopeful Has No-Track Mind
- Carlisle, Abercrombie demand Taxpayers Pick Up Wife’s Travel Tab
- Kokua Line Features Hawaii Republican Caucuses
- Hawaii tops Nation: DoE is #1 in Drug Availability
- HI hotels’ gross pre-tax profits total $928.2M
- Abercrombie has trouble adjusting
- DHHL Only Assigning 150 leases a Year
- Legislation takes aim at human trafficking
- Fake Drivers Licenses: Admitted Fraudster Still on Honolulu City Payroll
- Sexting: ACLU Court Victory helping to Legalize Kiddie Porn
- Geothermal Possibilities Explored at Ulupalakua
- Law Students to Debate Hawaiian Recognition
- Rep. Ward Discusses the UH Library & Information Science Program
- Former Waimea principal will return to Hawaii Prep Academy
- Update: OHA Salary Commission’s Final Report
- Growth, Big growth Projected for Hawaii Tourism
- Bill Calls For 5-Year Moratorium On Opihi Picking
- Wanted: Ethics, Campaign Spending Commissioners
- Mainland Gang Member Indicted in Isle Drug Case
- EA Required to land a Helicopter
- Sears Will Close Ala Moana Store
- Honolulu Police Department, Hawaiian Airlines now hiring
- James Kimo Campbell, activist and college trustee, dies at 65
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| Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
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February 23, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 944 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie: I will not defend Marriage
- Kauai Chief Perry Victim of Retaliation by Corrupt Mayor?
- Hawaii: NRA Instructor Liability Bill Needs Your Immediate Help
- Thielen Criticizes HB2417 Limits Solar Tax Credit to One Per Property
- House Democratic Dissidents Consider State Reapportionment Lawsuit
- Hawaii Lawmakers Again Aiming to Tax E-Commerce Sales
- Same sex marriage likely heading back into legislature
- Deadline For Reapportionment Approaching
- Civil Engineer Debunks Civil Beat ‘Fact Check’
- Coffee: Counting The Ways Obama Hurts U.S.
- Hawaii lawmakers take five-day recess
- Abercrombie Heads to DC to Beg for RTTT
- Hawaii tourism spending should be up 6.4% in 2012
- SA: Privatization plan can help tenants
- ‘Clear and Convincing Evidence’ that Sovereignty Activists were Scamming Dorcy
- SB2221: Kiddie Porn to become Type B Felony?
- Abercrombie’s Latest Water Commission Nominees Don’t Quiet Uproar
- Police chief spends Wednesday at work, but controversy continues
- Kauai Police Shooting While Chief Kept from job by Mayor
- Biotech Reduces Pesticide Use
- Pregnant F-M Trans is Ego Tripper Bent on Being Famous at Children’s Expense
- Bill allowing dogs in restaurants alive in House
- Local newspapers face another likely competitor for lucrative legal notices
- Smart Meters on Kauai Are a Public Health Hazard
- Hawaii AG: Marley Sons Raise Money for Fake Charities
- Head of anti-slavery alliance to speak
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| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
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February 22, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 974 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Kapolei Tesoro Refinery Workers Reject Labor Contract
- Rail: The Biggest Wager in Hawaii’s History
- Kauai Police Chief says he's going back to work without Support of Mayor
- Solomon Supporters Demand that Inouye be Drawn out of District
- $500M construction package passed by state Senate
- Star-Adv: Don't sidestep rules for jobs
- Bag Tax Back from Dead?
- Inouye's support could mean little for candidates
- Rail Suit: New Delaying Tactic From City
- Act 221 Scammers to Ratepayers: Pay Us More, Get Used to It
- BoE Approves Teacher Evaluation Negotiating Position
- Oahu at risk—little ER capacity if disaster strikes
- Civil Beat Greets Djou With Bogus already Debunked Questions about Campaigning in Uniform
- Another Pro-Abortion Group Backs Hirono
- Returning military members allege job discrimination — by federal government
- Kenoi’s campaign sponsors have plenty to gain
- Honolulu Officials Reviewed ORI’s Financial Records
- Fired head of state's largest charter school under scrutiny for spending
- Mainland Solar Installers Rake in $212M
- Armed forces will vet hydrogen-fueled SUVs on Oahu
- Convicted Pimp Sentenced To 40-Years In Prison
- New York Welfare Spent in Hawaii
- For First Time, Most Hawaii Moms Under 30 Are Unmarried
- Hawaii Most favorable State, California Worst
- Hawaii looks at banning bear gallbladder imports
- HB2228: Requires Employers with 20+ Employees to Set Up Breastfeeding Room
- HPU To Take over Aloha Tower Marketplace?
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| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
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Letters to the Editor February, 2012
By Letters to the Editor :: 1226 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics
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- House Bill 1707: “We will be forced to sell”
- RTTT: The Chicago Way?
- HELCO Blames Solar Users for Latest Rate Hike
- Kauai Chief Perry Victim of Retaliation by Corrupt Mayor?
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| Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
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February 21, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1207 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Charles Djou on his way home from Afghanistan
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted Feb 21
- Legislators: Abercrombie Unstable, Rambling
- Cayetano: Inouye ‘Irresponsible’, ‘Gambling with Public Money’
- No Action to Stop Massive Unemployment Tax Hike
- Inouye: Federal Judge David Ezra To Retire In June
- 4000 Okinawa Marines Heading for Hawaii
- OHA ‘Settlement’ Talks Leave Homeless Shelter in Limbo
- H-Power Recycles Plastics into Electricity for 28,000 Homes
- Pono Chong killed ‘Feeeel Good’ Bag Ban Bill
- Hawaii State Salaries 2012: Hawaii Health Systems Corp.
- HSTA Blocks 180 day law so DoE is Going to Redefine ’instructional time’ to fake it
- Abercrombie Pushes Hard to Fake Accountability, Snag $75M from RTTT
- Waimea principal's dismissal still unexplained
- SA: Kick Principals out of HGEA
- HART and UH, More Secrecy
- Former police officer admits to ID theft and forgery
- Fair share system under scrutiny
- Organic Huckster Hypes GMO Labeling
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| Monday, February 20, 2012 |
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February 20, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 729 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- In Hawaii, it’s 1984 all over again
- Ten Tax Increases on the Move in Legislature
- ECONOMY Survey -- The Economist and Hawaii Results
- Hawaii Homeschoolers Speak up Against Mandatory Kindergarten
- Bag Tax is a Business Deal between State, Stores, Enviros
- HB1511: More High Tech Tax Credits for the Act 221 Scammers
- Obama’s War on Inouye Earmarks ‘Not A Deathblow, but….”
- Former Member of Charter School Panel Speaks out
- Felony Child Abuse is Now Politically Correct: Sex-change treatment for kids
- HB2742 Would Exempt County Councils from Sunshine Law
- A Creeping Attempt To Shut Down Hawaii Court Records
- Not So Public: Auditor Stonewalled On Prison Job
- Governor's Emails Auto-Deleted After 60 Days
- Independent Expenditures Tough to Track in Hawaii Elections
- KIUC: Industrial Solar gets go-ahead, but homeowners denied
- Pearlridge to give away Free Electricity to Electric Car Drivers
- Omidyar Money Buys Five Local Nonprofits
- Hawaii: 8 years to rebuild a Boat Ramp
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| Sunday, February 19, 2012 |
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February 19, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1109 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Wishing We Didn't Have to Pay the Piper
- Abercrombie Picks Insurers to Control Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange, Hospitals to get Boot
- Law aimed at bullying in schools poses threat to freedom of speech
- DoE Looks Other Way as Alleged Child Molesters Run Rampant
- HB2527: Star-Adv Complains that BoE won’t have Ability to Fake Teacher Accountability
- Tax Collections Running 2.6% lower than CoR Projections
- Construction of Honolulu's rail project will begin next month
- A Falling Out Amongst Thieves: Wind Scammers take aim at Solar Scammers and Biofool Scammers
- Kenoi Pushes for Geothermal
- Kauai Crackpots Obstruct Hydro, Babble about RF Radiation
- To help Hirono, Marian Higa Tells Us that Anti-Superferry Scumbags were Right
- Hirono a Show About Nothing
- Ho'opili opponents gear up offensive
- Kyo-ya Hotels' Waikiki plan deserves support
- House adds floor sessions to video archive
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| Saturday, February 18, 2012 |
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February 18, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1265 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- HSTA Agrees to Longer Days, 20% Raise
- Alternatives to Rail: Cato Institute, Local Leaders Speak Out
- Abercrombie Appoints Transsexual Activist to Civil Rights Commission
- JSC Names 11 Candidates for Honolulu District Court
- Reapportionment Public Comment Meeting Wednesday
- Marumoto Cheers Passage of ATV Safety Bill
- Hawaii: NRA Instructor Liability Bill Advances
- ‘Green’ Energy Scammers Push Hawaii Inflation rate to 4%
- Bag Tax 'accidentally' Killed by House — Senate Bill Still Alive
- Mother Marianne's Sainthood Date Set Oct 21
- Past controversies hound 2 charter school panel picks
- "Barack Obama requests $250M for Honolulu's rail project"?
- Air Australia's grounding a blow to tourism
- Officer hits pedestrian in road, cited for DUI and negligent injury
- Progressive Blogger Cheered by GOP Dispute
- Rep. Pine's Town Hall Meeting - Hawaii Medical Center Closure
- Rep Bob Herkes to Run for Senate
- Campaign signs irk some over early start, but law is on candidates' side
- City Steps Closer To Finding Buyer For 12 Affordable Housing Projects
- Hoku reaches agreement with Idaho Power Co.
- U.S. focus on the Pacific could avert military cuts in Hawaii
- Hawaii welcomes sailors returning from tough deployment
- Dalai Lama to visit Oahu in April
- Law would protect driver's license data
- CN: 9th Circuit Seems to See Thru Title IX Claims
- Nevada Approves Regulations For Self-Driving Cars
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| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
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February 17, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1152 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Senate Health Committee Shelves Beverage Tax
- HFF: Good News HB2788 Waikiki Casino Deferred
- House Republican Caucus: For the Record
- Abercrombie Appoints Heather Giugni to the State House
- Insurance Institute: HB2358 Would Weaken State Building Code
- EUTF, Mortgage Fraud, and Toll Roads -- House Republicans Speak Out
- Study: Lower income workers do not appear to rely on transit
- 9th Circuit Hears Sides On Sea Turtle Rule
- House panel rejects measure to end state 'pension spiking'
- BoE Votes Tuesday on Changes to Teacher Tenure, Accountability
- OHA Promises to stop shaking down Hospitals and Affordable Housing Projects in Exchange for Kakaako Settlement
- Anonymous Finalists for rail mass-transit’s top job Secretly arrive for interviews
- Legislation to Create Another Government Employees Union?
- KSBE, Schatz, Morita to Join in Groundbreaking for Mafia Wind Project
- More Windmills Coming, But Not All Island Residents Approve
- Plastic Bag Tax: Retailers, Enviros Bicker Over Loot
- Queens Still Trying to bar Cancer Center Doctors
- Cayetano Decides to Dump Civil Beat from Media List
- VIDEO: Waimea rallies around departed middle school principal
- Inouye Wants to Revive Interisland Ferry
- Hanabusa Fails in Effort to Direct More American Money to OPEC
- Residential rents up 13 percent in past 2 years
- Hawaii PV installers brace for tariff
- Death Penalty Sought In Arizona Prison Murder of Hawaii Inmate
- Disturbing Complaint Against Private Prison
- Killing renews calls for abuse interventions
- Dopers Take Cannabis Claims to 9th Circuit
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| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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February 16, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1146 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Rep Pine: Reapportionment Lawsuit Says Military Personnel Don't Matter
- IBHS Applauds Defeat of Hawaii Legislation to Abolish State Building Code Council
- Voters Angry over Reapportionment Plan
- 106,000 Residents Disenfranchised to Satisfy Malama Solomon
- House and Senate close to Legalizing Bribery of members of advisory boards and task forces
- Star-Adv: We Don’t Know Where Big Cable is Going, But get Started With It Anyway
- Democrats Fail to Find Supporters of Soda Tax
- Hirono is a Creature of the Hated House of Reps
- Kulani Prison to Be Transformed into Resort for ‘Healing’ Prisoners
- HCDA Gives Secret Raise to Exec Director
- Coffman, McKelvey Support Bill to Gut Environmental Protections
- City needs to give more substance, not PR, to rail
- Feds Approve More Delays in Hawaii RTTT
- Will DoE Begin Earlier Brainwashing Efforts?
- Dope Doctor Appeals to Abercrombie’s ‘Integrity as a Politician’
- $487B in Defense cuts would take 2 cruisers from Pearl Harbor
- City resumes tagging property in public areas
- Sugar is Josh Green’s Latest Excuse to Raise Taxes
- Burial removals draw protesters to church
- Multi-Billion Dollar Estate Lays off 13 After Inouye Fails to Come Thru with Earmark
- Hawaii GOP Still Wrangling over National Committeeman
- January foreclosures reach 6-month high
- Cannibal Monk Seal Murders Two, Wounds 11
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| Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
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February 15, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 881 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- HB2103 Should Hawaii Borrow $3.2B to create Bank of Abercrombie?
- Thielen: HB1893 "Demolishes Environmental Law"
- Puerto Rico = Hawaii? Another Island Eyes Natural Gas as Substitute for Oil
- Schatz Working on Obama Library
- Hawaii: Important NRA Instructor Liability Bill to be Heard
- Honolulu Prosecutor Sharply Criticizes HOPE Probation Program
- Abercrombie Secretly Appoints Young Bros President to Water Board
- New Reapportionment Maps Set Up Face-offs on Big Island, Oahu
- FTA: Feds Won’t Pay for Rail Without ‘Strong Local Partner’
- Djou 52% Favorable in poll larded with Democrats, Obama Supporters
- CD2 Hannemann leads by big margin
- Honolulu Prosecutor Sharply Criticizes HOPE Probation Program
- Hawaii is only State where Charter School Employees are State Employees
- Parents Deserve Answers After Firing of Waimea Charter School Principal
- As Kakaako Deal Comes up, Donovan DelaCruz Suddenly Hosts Fundraiser
- ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL 126 ENDORSES CASE FOR SENATE
- Heide & Cook plans acquisition by Alaska Native Company in bankruptcy filing
- Newspapers Keep $1 Million Legal Ad Revenue For Another Year
- Stop Mitch Kahle Bill to Be Heard by House Ctte
- Family Of Murdered Inmate Sues State, Private Prison
- 170,000 to get bank refunds
- Applicants Sought for Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection Board
- Representative Cynthia Thielen - I love Kailua Town Party 2012
- Federal funds flow to clean-energy firms with Obama administration ties
- Hunters Speak Up Against DLNR
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| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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February 14, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 584 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted February 13
- UH: Most Financial Records Recoverable After Fire
- Hawaiian Airlines First to Receive Carbon Credits
- Hawaiian is Nation's #1 On-Time Airline for 8th Straight Year
- GE Tax: 'Low' rate belied by Broad Base
- Senate Committee Drops Plan to Impose Tobacco Tax on Tobacco Substitute
- Even With 69% Obama support, Star-Adv Can only find 39% Approval of Abercrombie
- Cayetano Promises Focus on Oahu's Budget, Infrastructure Needs
- Cayetano Run could Boost Case’s Chances in Primary
- Obama’s D.O.A. Budget has $250M for Rail
- One in 12 Oahu commuters take the bus to work, study says
- Lingle Speaks up for Legal Reform, Against SLAPP Suits
- Lingle on Furlough Fridays: Shouldn’t Have Trusted BOE
- ‘Most favored nation’ HGEA Grabs for 60-40 on Health Insurance
- Star-Adv, Abercrombie Ignore ‘Tutu and Me’
- Sex Assault Case Raises Questions About DOE's Protection of Students
- Progressives Frantic over UHPA Endorsement of Ed Case
- HB2788 Waikiki Casino Tabled
- Radcliffe, Brower: Gambling Opponents are ‘Theocrats’ Trying to Impose Religious Law
- Council will take up measure requiring retailers to use only biodegradable bags
- Attack on Free Speech: Cyberbullying Bill to Regulate Internet Comments?
- HB2396: Legislators to Outlaw Shell Collecting?
- Hawaii Agency Wants $123,000 To Review Records
- Representative Gene Ward Addresses H.B. No. 1699, - Meals
- Representative George Fontaine supports Move Over Bill H.B. No. 2030 - Traffic Safety;
- Maui Council to Get 4-year Terms
- Ex-State Harbors Official Charged With Theft, Forgery
- Rapist Could've Got 40 Years, Gets Probation
- Hawaii and East Carolina: Together at Last
- Navy Wave-Powered Buoy Produces 400 Watts
- Obama eyes more gay rights in Military
- Pentagon May Oust Troops Involuntarily to Meet Reductions in Budget Plan
- Hawaii Reporter Celebrates 10th Anniversary
- Interview with Jamie Story
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| Monday, February 13, 2012 |
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February 13, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 940 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- SB3019: Soda Tax to be Heard Today
- Gallup: Hawaii #1 State for Gov't Jobs
- Childless Women Make Hawaii Democratic?
- HSTA to Return To Bargaining Table
- Am Samoa: Faleomavaega Tries to Create New Citizens to Win Election
- Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Line Between Discipline and Abuse
- Star-Adv Lards Poll With 69% Obamabots and Finds Hirono Ahead
- VIDEO HNN Interview With Linda Lingle
- Poll: Cayetano 44%, Carlisle 35%, Caldwell 16%
- Just How Deep Will Honolulu Rail's Debt Be?
- Calvin Say Speakership Cost $53K
- CN: Mysterious Abercrombie Executive Orders Tied to OHA Kakaako Settlement
- Senate Committee expected to OK OHA settlement today
- SA: Time to spike spiking practice
- Woman Hospitalized After Assault, Kidnapping At Kuhio Park Terrace
- 17,000 Students Could Be Without School Buses Next Year
- $63M for free Laptops
- UH Loses Financial, Payroll records in Fire
- Marines under fire—Congressional pressure led to an unnecessary court martial
- Maui Profitable Nonprofit Soaks Up Grants, Can’t Account for Money
- Some teachers and students at Big Island charter school plan a boycott
- Ruling on Kawaiaha'o iwi appealed
- Kahikolu Congregational Church celebrates its 190th Anniversary
- If Mr. Ah Fook and the Maui Revolutionaries Did Not Exist, There Would Be No Modern China
- UH Porn Site for Sale
- Whitney Houston's Kona Marijuana Bust
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| Sunday, February 12, 2012 |
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February 12, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 694 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Will to Set Priorities for Tax Dollars Absent
- UHPA: Case shows “ability to draw connections”
- Romney Wins Maine Caucuses, Paul Second
- Lay Off the US-Build Requirement!
- Star-Adv Poll: Rail Opposed 53% to 43%
- National Democrats ‘Raise Eyebrows’ by Backing Hirono
- UHPA Endorses Case, Hannemann
- DLNR: “Impacts” Are Excuse for Latest Fee Increase
- Star-Adv Praises ‘Hawaii Solution’
- Occupy Whines About Bill 54
- Bone marrow drive inspired former anchor's donation
- Lawmakers push to mandate insurance coverage for autism
- High court clarifies discipline defense
- Child maltreatment exacts huge cost
- Principal's exit linked with charter schools
- Documentary on Internment in Hawaii to be Shown Today
- Suicide Tourism? Hemlock Society to Visit Three Hawaiian Islands
- Dopers Upset by Requirement that they See only One Doctor per Prescription
- Pepper Spray Is A Nonlethal Weapon Worth Having
- Haleiwa land might be auctioned
- Disaster aid drifts in with vog
- Mayor Carlisle to promote Honolulu in Philippines
- Japanese Whalers Send Maui Man Swimming
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| Saturday, February 11, 2012 |
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February 11, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1024 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- HB2788 Waikiki Casino to be Heard Monday
- Hirono Attacks the US Chamber of Commerce
- Guam should join Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico for Jones Act reform
- Thielen, Rivere: The Real Green Legislators
- Rep Marumoto's ATV Safety Proposals to be Heard Monday
- Diabetes Bill Moves Forward Through Health Committee
- ‘Unrepentant Liberal’ Abercrombie Promises to Raise Taxes, Give Money to other Liberals
- Key Abercrombie Insider Behind Effort to Legalize Bribery
- UH economists paint bleak picture of Hawaii’s recovery
- Saint Francis Healthcare System asking lawmakers for $80 million in special purpose revenue bonds
- State to Take Over HMC East?
- Price Controls Create Shortage of drug Which threatens isle cancer patients
- Sovereignty Activists Claim Big Score in $90M Estate Settlement
- Backpedaling! Hawaiian Electric says no rate increase for solar lost revenue
- Abercrombie pushes for bill establishing undersea cable framework
- Hoku loses $10.6 million as it seeks more loans for plant
- Problems cast shadows of doubt on solar project
- Isle child abuse report rate twice statewide rate
- DoE Did Not Report Statutory Rape to Police, Keeps the Accused Supervising Alleged Victim
- Former Private School Principal Increases Charter School Performance, then Suddenly Vanishes Without Explanation
- UH Can’t Stand Competition from Porn Site
- Council Chair Floats Plastic Bag Ban for Honolulu
- Lack of Riots Means City, state came in under budget on APEC spending
- Hawaii's Pro and Anti Legalized Gambling Forces Step Up Lobbying Efforts
- Lawmakers to probe salary overpayments revealed by Hawaii News Now
- Alexander hired at IHS
- Development around rail stations gets stuck in park
- Jerry Chang Pushes to Weaken Hurricane Shelter
- Larry Mehau Associate Draws Council District then Announces Campaign
- 4,700 Marines to Guam confirmed
- Maui Marine ‘happy to be home’
- Hawaii Has Lowest Home Ownership Rate in Nation
- DHHL to develop Mauna Kea
- Prisoner Gets Pig to Bite, Scores $25K from State
- Fate of many tip lawsuits still in limbo
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| Friday, February 10, 2012 |
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February 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 795 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- DoE Contractor Touts 'Remarkable Growth' at Nanakuli Elementary School
- Abercrombie Makes Third Error on Hurricane Fund
- Hawaii to Receive $71M from Mortgage Settlement
- Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bill Deferred by Senate Committee
- Legislators think Act 221 Scammers are Mentally Ill
- Abercrombie Bows to pressure, Abandons Plan to retaliate against Champley
- Big Cable Shifts Focus to Geothermal, Big Island
- HELCO Gains Decoupling Approval
- Lee: Mazie’s Lack of Substance Speaks for Itself
- Melanie Bailey: Does a School Field Trip Count as Instructional Time in Hawaii?
- Union Members Push $500M in CIP
- HGEA: Nine Mandated Sick Days Would Apply to Us As Well
- Off-Duty Narcotics Officer Robbed of Gun, Badge, Handcuffs at Hostess Bar
- Mayor told to repay wife's trip costs
- Bag Tax to Fund DLNR Make Work Program
- Future of sandalwood trees gets attention at Legislature
- Accountability? DoE to Demand Waiver from NCLB
- Leaders Split on Lawmaker Disclosure Deadline
- Hawaii Tax Review Commission Seeks Extension
- Representative Barbara Marumoto Discusses Quarantine of the Brown Tree Snake
- The 89-Day Plan: How Retirees Collect Full Pensions Plus New State Salaries
- Gay-Atheist Activists in Abercrombie Administration Targeted Alexander
- UH student paper prints "how to" guide to sexual positions
- Marine sergeant not guilty in hazing case
- Representative Barbara Marumoto Support Adult and Community Education Funding
- Supreme Court Denies Challenge to Honolulu Council Redistricting Plan
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| Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
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February 9, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 731 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- VIDEO: US Chamber of Commerce Backs Lingle for Senate
- Legislature to Impose 70% Tax on Tobacco Substitute?
- Catholic Bishops Rep: Obama Mandate 'Hawaii Compromise' Maybe Worse
- Prediction Wrong: Electric rates down—not up
- Aina Koa Pono Up to Its Eyeballs in Retaliation Against Champley
- Hawaiian Electric Industries earns $138.2M in 2011, up 22%
- HB2689: Shake-Down Operators Split over How to Extort Money from Geothermal Development
- Senate Committee Advances Anti-Spiking Bill
- Matsumoto: We must deal quickly with underfunded retiree health fund liability
- Honolulu Council Budget Chair Questions Rail Department on Cost, Reasons, for Radio Blitz
- Fighting to Stop Honolulu's Proposed Rail Debacle
- DoE: Accused Child Molester Supervises His Victim During Trial
- Working at School Could Be Solution for DoE’s 180-day law
- Inside Hawaii's Juvenile Detention Home
- SA: Cybercrime Legislation Raises Free Speech, Privacy Issues
- Rep. Ward Addresses Internet Sales Tax HB1634
- House Defers OHA-Kakaako Bill, Will Follow Senate’s Lead
- Clayton Hee Pushes for Creation of Another Hawaiian Studies Center at UH Manoa
- HB2703: State to Mandate Agricultural Production Double?
- Time with Kymberly Pine - Chef Edward Kenney - Hawaii's Local Farmers
- Fine could rise for texting while driving
- Occupy Protesters try to Beat Rap
- Ex-police officer found guilty of sex assault is a fugitive in Morocco
- Porn site prompts UH to ask for tougher computer crime law
- Sexting could become a crime
- Hawaii Should Publish Government Legal Notices On the Internet
- Hazing trial of Kaneohe Marine so far fails to make points necessary to convict
- Global Cooling: Himalayas have Lost no Ice in 10 years
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| Wednesday, February 08, 2012 |
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February 8, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 968 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Rick Santorum Wins Three States -- CO, MO, MN
- Hawaii Catholic Conference: Obama Admin Threatens Religious Liberty
- Advisory Council Gives Abercrombie 12 Nominees for UH Regents
- Kamehameha Schools Jumps in With Act 221 Scammers
- Without FTA Rail Approval City Would Have Faced $9M monthly Cost Overruns
- California same-sex marriage ruling Gives Abercrombie Even More Excuses to Present Weak Defense against gay Marriage Suit
- Religious Freedom: Obama Admin May Adopt Hawaii Model as State Legislature Considers Discarding it
- Healthcare industry interested in reviving closed hospital facilities
- Representative Kymberly Pine comments on HB 1953
- Sick of Work? Legislature Considers Ordering Businesses to Give Everybody 9 Annual Paid Days Off
- Redistricting Plan May be Ready Feb 23
- Hawaii Lawmakers, Abercrombie Aim to Dilute Gift Rules — Again
- Kauai Mayor Testifies Before Closed Meeting of Police Commission
- Hanabusa, Hirono, Akaka Travel Log Published
- Hawaii Law Allows Students to Work in Schools
- Accountability for DoE Principals: Eight Years of Empty Talk
- School Bus Watch: Ed Board Establishes Action Group to Examine Costs
- Hundreds pay respects to fallen police officer
- Hawaii Land Development Corp Still Controversial
- Okinawa Marines going to Guam, Australia, Hawaii and Philippines
- Hazing trial is attributed to influence of politician
- $3M Emergency Appropriation for APEC Security Expenses
- State Proposes Absurd Tax on Electronic Cigarettes
- Pretending to act, Lawmakers consider Less rigorous inspections of zip lines
- Star-Adv Gives Space to Another Socialist UH Prof.
- Hawaii’s Really Scary Development Bind
- Penn State Child Molestation Perjurer Helped NCAA Dump Oahu Bowl
- Desperate Hawaii Democrats try to Make Issue of Michigan Advert
- Rep. Hirono Introduces Bill to Direct Feasibility Study of Ka'u Coast Designation as National Park System Unit
- Roseanne for Pres: A chicken in every bucket, a pie in every face
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| Tuesday, February 07, 2012 |
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February 7, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 865 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- After Carlisle Raids Sewer Funds, Feds Green light Limited Rail Construction – Rail Opponents Will NOT seek Injunction
- Cayetano on Rail: Inouye Doesn’t See the 800lb Gorilla in the Room
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted February 6, 2012
- HB2240: 50% Tax Credit for HQ Relocation to Hawaii
- Hoku Dodges a $50M Bullet
- Genetically-Modified Papaya Hits Shelves in Japan
- Akaku Claims Partial Victory over HB2652 cut to Public Access TV
- Abercrombie, Lawyers Scheme to Help Hawaii Lesbians Create gay marriage
- Kobayashi: Local Taxpayers Could be Stuck With the Rail Bill
- Solomon: OHA’s Kakaako Parcel Should be Exempt from All Land Use Regulations
- Case Rings Alarm Bells in Fight with Hirono over Who will Raise Taxes More
- With HMC Closed, 911 call could mean the difference between life and death
- State overpaid employees by more than $2 million
- Lobbyist: Retirees Weighing Down the Public Sector
- Gambling opponents take argument to capitol
- Dep. Sheriff to be Stationed at Mayor Wright 24/7/365
- Hawaii Lawmakers Push to Reform Gov Regent Picks
- Campaign spending lawsuit in judge's hands
- Inouye: I want the names and address of Any Who Dare Oppose Me
- UH threatens porn web site with legal action for using its name
- 9th Circuit to come to UH Manoa, Hear Longline Case
- Omidyar Wows White House Staffers with talk of Higher Electric Bills, Fuel Prices and Taxes—and a Legion of Brainwashed Dolts to Impose them
- Herkes bill seeks to give counties leeway in building codes
- Advocates Come Forward for Hawaiian Language Assessment
- Self-Help: Low Income Families Achieving Homeownership With Sweat Equity
- Difference Between Hawaii's Rail and Weather Forecasters
- Monsanto hasn’t paid him: Ritte Fights for GMO Labeling Legislation
- Trial for Six Occupy Honolulu Members Arrested in November Set for Wednesday February 8
- KIUC board candidate forums begin next week
- Florida ‘pill mill’ owner, family arrested on Kauai
- Ocean thermal energy conversion plant proposed
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| Monday, February 06, 2012 |
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February 6, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 877 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Case vs Hirono: Both Voted for Higher Taxes and War in Iraq
- Heritage Foundation holds First-Ever Event in Hawaii
- Kauai Chief Perry Victim of Retaliation by Corrupt Mayor?
- Hanabusa, Djou Each Start 2012 With $300K In Bank
- Hawaii in Afghanistan
- Legislators Still trying to Legalize Small Bribes
- Profs Like Cayetano On Rail, But Not Ready To 'Forgive and Forget'?
- Sewer Capacity Concerns Lead City to Oppose Bill promoting development near rail
- Solar Installations Lead to First of Many HECO Rate Hike Proposals
- Hanabusa Backs Navy Plan to Move Pearl Harbor Shipyard Work to San Diego
- Legislators Seek to Set Limits on Parental Discipline
- Cataluna: Disrespect Bill is very Un-Hip Hop
- Feb. 6 — At The Ledge
- Star-Adv Gives Progressives Space to Promote Old Worn Out Ideas
- Cancer: Federal Injunction Blocks Queen’s Grab for Oncology Monopoly
- Kauai Mayor appears to have overstepped legal authority in suspending police chief
- On Molokai, uneasy truce over yacht’s visits holding
- Identity Theft: Ticket Nightmare Exposes Gap in System
- Scrapped plan for marina draws criticism
- Star-Adv: Don't raise cost of recreation
- Waikiki Casino Advocates: An Unlikely Coincidence or In Cahoots?
- EBT Cards get 2 for 1 deal at Kauai Farmers markets
- Photos from Hilo March for Life
- Tax increase: Kona Coffee Association Wants State to Take over Borer Eradication
- Waikiki: Maoist Trash Defend Iranian Nukes
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| Sunday, February 05, 2012 |
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February 5, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 907 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Nevada: Romney 43%, Gingrich 25%
- FTC Complaint: HECO Stifling Geothermal to Boost Rates, Profits
- University of Hawaii May Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
- Whipsawed by New Fees and Charges: Taxpayers Beware
- OHA Holding Another Round of Ceded Lands Settlement Meetings
- After Letting HMC Die, Organ Transplant Bill Signed into Law
- Maui TEA Party: How to Unite Hawaii's 'Conservative Coalition'
- DoE Seeks Non-profit Sponsors for Summer School Lunch Program
- HB2652: Cuts Funding for Public Access Cable TV
- Abercrombie Releases $13 Million for Agriculture, Water Irrigation Projects
- Drought: Hawaii County Designated Disaster Area
- Case to Hirono: I Voted to Raise Taxes Too!
- Redistricting snafu gives more edge to incumbents
- Bob Jones: Why Young People Don’t Invest in Hawaii Democrats
- Report: 2013 Pro Bowl likely headed for New Orleans
- Poll Shows 42-Point Lead For Hannemann
- Poll - Hawaii Voters Lack Confidence in Department of Education
- Hawaii Could Lose Race to the Top Funding
- SB2012: State Projects to Allow Favoritism, Shoddy Construction
- Cayetano and UHPA: From F-You to Stop Rail?
- Pedophiles: Legislators Renew Push to Loot Catholic Church, Exempt State
- Queens Will Lose $8M providing Organ Transplant over Next Five Years
- Star-Adv Cheers as Usual Suspects Try to Get Doctors to Kill Off Expensive Old People, Handicapped
- Senators Push Single-Payer State Government LTC Insurance
- Hawaii Officials Looting Taxpayers to Build First Hawaiian Bank Equity
- Poll: 80% Concerned About State Pension Debt
- Obama Debt Exceeds GDP for First time Since WW2
- 91% Glad Occupy is Being Evicted from Thomas Square
- Aloha Stadium to Help Fund UH Athletic Program?
- Hawaii and Korea Enter Smart Grid Development Agreement
- Web Dossier Bill Stalled in Hawaii Legislature
- Baker Refuses to Hear Kona Coffee Farmers Bill
- Proposed legislation could ease paperwork for Farmers
- Hawaii County Contracts 134% Higher Cost
- Joel Osteen in Hawaii
- U.S. Marine commander inquires about alternative base transfer sites
- Army Unlikely to See Reductions in Pacific
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| Saturday, February 04, 2012 |
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February 4, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 938 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Santorum Registers for March 13 Hawaii GOP Caucuses
- Will HHSC Set Up Abortion Clinic on Kauai?
- Fordham Rips Hawaii Science Standards: “The Ignorance on Display is Shameful”
- Civil Beat Vanishes from Internet
- Transcript: Maine PUC Rips Hawaii's Largest Windfarm Developer
- Hawaii: First Anti-Gun Bill Out of the 2012 Legislative Chute
- Abercrombie Retaliates against Champley for BioFuel Rejection
- Hirono Votes Against Congressional Pay Freeze
- Inouye to Go Another Year Without Earmarks
- Hawaii Lawmakers reaching again for that giant cookie jar
- Star-Adv: Kauai secrecy unreasonable
- Items from protesters sweep fill city storage site
- Print Newspapers Fight Electronic Legal Ads
- Trying to Drive That First Spike: Rail Radio Blitz Costs Oahu Taxpayers $145,000
- Housing Department Treats Americans Like Prisoners in Own Homes
- Hawaii PUC Rejects Utilities' Residential Solar On Bill Financing Program
- Dan Akaka Explains how he Became a Millionaire
- Hirono: Too Difficult for Gov’t Employees to Join Union
- Representative Ward Rebuts Issues Concerning A State-Owned Bank
- Bill affecting hundreds of Hawaii's organ transplant patients to be signed into law
- Hawaii campaign contributions case back in federal court on Monday
- Aloha Stadium to Help Fund UH Athletic Program?
- Sotomayor: "We're moving and advancing the law into the unknown"
- Kamehameha Schools and Alexander & Baldwin Announce Agreement for Residential Condominium at Former CompUSA Site
- Opposed by Matson: OK for Kyo-ya project remains elusive
- Judge soundly rejects Ga. birther claims
- Marshall Islands President visits Hawaii
- More Cities Consider Parades for Iraq War Vets
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| Friday, February 03, 2012 |
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February 3, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 802 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- New Lingle Advert -- Bipartisanship: It's in Hawaii's Best Interest
- Note: Civil Beat was Offline this Morning
- Cayetano advocates reassigning rail tax revenue to buses, sewers
- Geothermal, Public Works, Rail Development to be Exempted from All Land Use Regulations?
- Honolulu Prosecutor Still Has Problems With Prisoner Plan
- Dog-n-Pony Show: Star-Adv Takes Side on Tenure
- The Bank Where Legends Lead
- HECO to Businesses: Accept Intermittent Outages, Pay Less
- Legislators Pushes to Legalize Bribes over $25
- Kondo Challenges Task Force Member’s Paid Lobbying
- House Vice Speaker Manahan announces bid for City Council
- After One Month, Abercrombie-Appointed Rep Resigns
- Occupy Removes Tents, Thomas Sq Park is Cleansed
- Kauai mayor tight-lipped on reasons for upheaval at KPD
- Kill the Bill: Crowd Swarms Council Hearing, but Hawaii Council Passes New Building Code
- Kenoi raises $144,000 in six months
- Representative Gene Ward Addresses HB1840 - State Owned Bank
- Rep. Riviere and Marumoto address HB 2018 - Mortgages
- Rosanne Barr Announces Presidential Campaign
- HECO to Businesses: Accept Intermittent Outages, Pay Less
- Outlook dim for filling isle industrial vacancies
- Executive director of the Hawaii State Bar Association Supports Organ Transplant
- Next Hype: San Francisco Academic Demands Sugar be Regulated as a Toxin
- Woman wins $9,867 in small-claims suit over Honda hybrid mileage
- DLNR, FEMA COSPONSOR FREE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE WORKSHOP STATEWIDE
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| Thursday, February 02, 2012 |
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February 2, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 741 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- VIDEO: Hirono Blames Bush, Claims Case and Lingle are Bush
- Politico: Hawaii Senate Race ‘Could Offer Biggest Surprise’
- Full Text: Judiciary Testifies on 21 Bills
- HB2318: Support Veteran-Owned Businesses
- Epic Ohana Foster Care Expands to East Hawaii Island
- State Launches Internet Speed Test Site
- Abercrombie Appoints New DAGS Comptroller
- Obama Popularity Drop Boosts Lingle’s Chances
- HSTA Attacks Proposed Revisions in Charter School Law
- Legislature Seeks Changes in Law to Fake teacher Accountability Requirements of RTTT
- Star-Adv: First Cost Overrun Shows HART Needs Work on Transparency
- Gambling bills given little chance
- Accused Hawaii Jihadi in terror trial wants statement made to FBI dismissed
- Hawaii operation swells Tesoro's quarterly loss
- Abandoning Guam Plan? DoD Responds to Kyodo News Report
- Marshall Islands' President to Discuss Compact Impact Issues in Hawaii
- House Ctte Approves $500 “Backdoor pay raise’ for Teachers
- Mufi $500K, Tulsi $317K
- Hawaii House and Senate Hopefuls Can’t File for Office Yet
- Now that Abercrombie is Governor, Ledge Suddenly reverses-- Wants Gov To Directly Appoint University of Hawaii Regents
- City Councilman Berg: “I am concerned for my safety….”
- Kauai police chief placed on leave during investigation
- Honolulu Police chief's performance rated well by commission
- Self-Defense: Prosecutor explains choice to drop cases
- Accused ... Multiple Rapist from NY Busted after Signing up for Welfare in Hawaii
- Occupy Honolulu protestors told to move their stuff
- State spending $319,000 on freeway planters
- Steve Forbes in Hawaii
- Hawaiian to hire flight attendants for expansion
- Retired federal workers wait for system fix
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| Wednesday, February 01, 2012 |
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February 1, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 722 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Gallup: Obama Approval Plummets in Hawaii, Down to 56.1%
- Ed Case: Dear Mazie, Lets Set Up Debates Excluding Lingle
- 'School Quality Survey' seeks parent’s feedback
- Registration Begins for 2012-2013 Kindergarten and Junior K in February
- UPDATE: Snake Bill Now HB1943
- POLITICO: Ron Paul Expects to be a Top Finisher in Hawaii
- Carlisle Loots Sewer Project Funds to Bolster Rail Finances
- Only One Bidder For New $33.4 Million Honolulu Rail Contract
- Kaneshiro: SB2776 is About Releasing Prisoners
- Poll - Hawaii Voters Don't Want Gambling, Single Casino
- Islanders pay 80% more per kilowatt-hour than a decade ago, a report finds
- SB2785 Would Saddle Ratepayers, taxpayers for Billion Dollar Cable
- 24 hour notice issued to "Occupy Honolulu" at Thomas Square
- Okinawa Marines may Relocate to Hawaii, not Guam
- Fidell: Why Were HMC Hospitals Allowed to fail?
- Okabe Pretends to Fight for tenure, Legislators Pretend to Challenge it
- Fundraising Totals Reported
- Ewa Beach Man Sues To Stop New City Council Districts
- Relatives of fallen Honolulu officers testify in favor of 'move over' bill
- Amid Progress, Sick Leave Abuse Plagues Hawaii Juvenile Detention Home
- Bill sets limits on physical discipline of minors
- Condo Associations Push Legislation to Allow Individual Metering
- HB2065: Farmers Beat Back Bureaucracy
- Legislature Considers More Bureaucracy for Pet Stores
- Kalihi tenants urged to work together after fatal stabbing
- The Case for Justice for Micronesians in Hawaii
- Carlisle spent 2 months on official travel in 2011
- City Council considers metered parking rate increases at Oahu parks
- Two assistant chiefs of police placed on leave
- Dispute over Election of Hawaii GOP National Committee Man
- US forces give the nod to biofuels
- Dopers Thrilled by Upcoming Visit by Pro-Dope Cop
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| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
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January 31, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 806 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
- ALEC: Hawaii Ranks C+ in Education Reform
- “Concerning Public Lands” 14 Executive Orders Suddenly Appear on Abercrombie Website
- HTA: Visitor Industry Showed Strong Growth in 2011
- Honolulu Habitat for Humanity Hosting Informational Meetings
- Soros May Benefit From White House’s Natural Gas Proposal
- Molokai Resident: Our community have been battered by the same folks shoving their agendas
- Snake Bill: Hearing Wednesday
- Abercrombie Appoints Barbara Yamashita as DHS Deputy Director
- Testimony Tracking System: Abercrombie Personally Reviewing All State Agency Legislative Testimony
- Poll: Hirono 46, Lingle 39
- Hirono Campaign Blasts Civil Beat Poll
- HGEA blasts Carlisle, Cayetano
- RTTT: UHPA Lawyer Outlines Case Against HSTA
- Tenure: Legislators Just Yanking HSTA’s Chain
- Police Report Shows UH Perfesser had Lame Story after 2007 Prostitution Bust
- UH West Oahu chancellor sidestepped required financial disclosure
- Shippers seeking exemption from Jones Act requirement
- Model for Hawaii? Nevada Casinos Lose $14B, owe $51B in debt
- Price of Discrimination: House, Senate Candidates Unable To File On Opening Day
- Council Candidates Outraise Carlisle, Caldwell
- Hawaii GOP's Wish List At The Ledge
- A Bill to Stop Mitch Kahle?
- Convicted Cocaine Dealer Weakens Law Protecting Roadside Emergency Responders
- Hawaii Taxpayers Owe $8.2 Million for Claims Against the State
- Bill requires Hawaii Retailers to develop crowd control safety plans for large sales
- Thursday Hearing on Hawaii Bill to Remove Chronic Pain as Qualifying Condition for Medical Cannabis
- Alert: Another bill would strip consumers right to know about current and past complaints
- CB: Lawmakers Pass ‘Fast Track’ Bills for Med School Funds and University Revenue Bonds
- Hawaii could collect $27M to $35M more vacation rental taxes
- Star-Adv: Pets Stores should be banned from Selling Puppies
- Charter School Rejoices at Departure of Review Panel Members
- Scammers Calling Democrat Donors Asking for Contributions
- MADD Hails Success of Ignition Interlock Program
- Last Pro Bowl attracts 12.5 million viewers
- UH plans biosafety lab at Kalaeloa
- State Civil Defense hires new vice director
- UH “scientists” Unprecedented ocean acidity is due to humans’ CO2
- IT Helps Foodland Cope With Challenging Geography
- $150,000 to be Wasted on Electric Cars
- Marine gets jail time, reduced rank in hazing case
- Pork Barrel Express: United to fly daily from Honolulu to D.C
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| Monday, January 30, 2012 |
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January 30, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 714 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted January 30
- Tesoro? With Cash in Hand, Chevron Considers Options
- Natural Gas to Gasoline: A firm claims to have a cheaper way to harness natural gas
- CB: Jan. 30 — Bills of Interest
- CB: Guide To The 2012 Elections
- Case, Hirono Tied for U.S. Senate Nomination
- UHPA: Abercrombie can Unilaterally Impose RTTT Requirements on HSTA
- State, Pacific Command, Gas Company All Eyeing Tesoro Refinery
- PUC Allows Another Mainland Industrial Solar Contractor to Loot Ratepayers, taxpayers
- HB2400: Prioritize Geothermal, Break Up HECO
- HGEA Fail: State ordered to keep up with food stamp needs
- Hawaii Soda Tax Would Not Reduce Obesity
- Pro-Bowl Contract expires Thanks to Neil Abercrombie
- 'Housekeeping' bills aim to clarify civil unions law
- Progressives outline their Successful Effort to Keep Welfare Recipients on Drugs
- Bone Marrow Drive on Guam, not Hawaii
- Web Dossier Bill Stalled in Hawaii Legislature
- HB2751 Would Make it Illegal to act like Atheist in Legislature
- SB2561: Hawaii May Ban Fundraisers During Session
- Trust offering leasehold conversion at 4 condos
- Tawhiri Windfarm Appeal of PUC Ruling Dismissed
- EJ Dionne Denounces Obama Right of Conscience Decision
- Joel Osteen in Hawaii Feb 3
- Youth concussion rules reviewed
- Hawaii-based Marine accused of hazing Marine who committed suicide appears in court
- Hawaii County Council and the Emperor’s New Building Codes (Bill 270)
- In Effort to Reelect Kenoi, Hawaii County Officials Start Making Elections Worker case Cost Lots of Money
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| Monday, January 30, 2012 |
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Letters to the Editor January, 2012
By Letters to the Editor :: 1488 Views :: National News, National Politics
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- Molokai Resident: Our community have been battered by the same folks shoving their agendas
- Tenure is Important to Teacher Retention
- Molokai Supports Yacht
- Monk Seals and NOAA's Hidden Agenda
- Village Atheist Loves the Sound of His Own Voice
- Christians Not Welcome
- Why is HSTA Contract Kept From Public?
- Origins of Division
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| Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
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January 29, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 696 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- FHA Bringing Subprime Jumbo Mortgages to Hawaii
- "The Haoles are with us" -- Occupy Kauai Working to Take Over KIUC
- KOS: The Curiously Conservative and Nepotistic Network of Tulsi Gabbard
- Kapolei Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Hospital Closure
- Teacher: Tenure is Important to Teacher Retention
- Undermining Economic Recovery
- Marumoto Introduces Three Bills to Deal with Eccentric Billionaire
- Hawaii Cacao Festival at Haleiwa January 29
- Legislators Consider Giving Land, Financial backing to Corrupt School Bus Companies, Loosening Safety Requirements
- Tokuda Outlines DoE’s Desperate, Futile Efforts to Save RTTT
- Star-Adv: Legislators Have Chance to Make Sure no Charters like Laupahoehoe are Ever Approved Again
- Carlisle: Rail Planners have been Considering need for Another Massive GE Tax Increase Since 2007
- Hirono: Social Security not Going Bankrupt, But I want to Raise Taxes Anyway
- Consultant Dreams up Ways to Give Billions to DoE School Construction Contractors
- Ouansafi Fails to Secure Public Housing, Four Stabbed, One dead: Micronesians Blamed
- HPD Major recorded talking with key witness in Gambling, Meth Racket
- Hawaii Introduces Legislation for Legal Online Gambling
- Borreca Outlines Legislative Plans for Big Cable, Big Wind
- Cataluna Likes Mayoral Field
- Hotel sector experiencing solid gains
- 500-day repair project due for sewer lines in Waikiki
- Aiea pet store target of protest for second week
- St. Louis parade on Iraq War's end draws thousands
- Rep Gene Ward Announcement of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Better Government Hawaii State House Minority Bill Package
- 400 Military Reservists to set up Free Clinics on Kauai
- Memorial Service for HPD Officer Davis
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| Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
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January 28, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 704 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- NRA: Gun Bills to Watch Out For as Hawaii Legislature Picks up Steam
- Abercrombie Releases $15.6 Million for CIP Projects
- Applicants Wanted for Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
- VIDEO: Prostitution at Home of Leftist UH Perfesser since 2007
- Marc Alexander admits Affair With Consenting Adult Female
- After Raising Legislative Pay, Hanabusa Pretends to Ask for Congressional Pay Cut
- Bag Tax to be Heard Next Week
- 100 Energy Bills in Legislature: Complete Rundown
- SB2240: Taskforce Members Need not be Ethical
- Hawaii lawmakers are considering extending businesses unemployment tax relief through 2012
- Legislators Wouldn’t Give Money to HMC, but they will Pay $1.5M for Extra Ambulances
- Will Legislators Clean Up Last Year’s Mess?
- Bill calls for mandatory meal breaks for full-time workers
- Gov’s Request Would Mean No School Buses on Oahu
- Superferry to Come Back -- With Deck Guns?
- ACLU: Luddites have 1st Amendment Right to Porta-potties, Sleep-Overs
- A Look At How the City's Storing Homeless Property
- Hawaiian singer pleads no contest to sexually molesting 2 Carson girls in 1990s
- Guard Convicted for Giving Cellfone to Dope Pusher
- Ocean report: Polluted waters off Hawaii
- 2% land fund amendment on ballot
- Pro Bowl deserves to be 'leid' to rest
- SA to Kona Farmers: Sit Down and Shut Up
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| Friday, January 27, 2012 |
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January 27, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 840 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Bias: NOAA Admits Overestimating Fish Catch, Adopts New System
- Hawaii's 2012 Business Tax Climate Ranks 35th
- Hawaii Oily Bilge Water: Horizon Lines forks over $1.5M to Enviros
- Progressive Dems Petition Emily's List to Dump Gabbard
- Hawaii Safe Routes to School Challenge
- US-Build requirement for ships: Dilemma for Hawaii, Guam, Alaska, and Puerto Rico
- Rosanne Barr to Run for President
- Rush for Federal Funds and Publicity Causes $19M Rail Change Order
- Emergency Rail Plan: Taxpayers Have Our Back
- HB2260: Bag Tax to Steal $24M from Consumers
- Abercrombie continues push for single-payer health care
- Mufi $294K, Tulsi $203K
- Lawmakers defer action on Internet monitoring bill
- 3 charter school panel members resign in protest after BoE Rejects HSTA Scheme to Kill Laupahoehoe School
- HB1668 Abolishes Teacher tenure
- HB1667: A $500 raise for Teachers
- Hawaii House will not hear any bills requiring drug testing for welfare recipients this year
- HART awards design contract for Airport Section of Honolulu Rail Transit Route, grand total of 15 Jobs created
- SA Hands out Instructions to Pro-Bowl Negotiators
- Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Cuts Lobbying Expenses as Hope for Akaka Bill Fades
- Dods – Horner – Harrison: Meet Your Next Ruler
- Superferries parked in Norfolk now belong to Navy, One Headed back to Pacific
- Molokai Resident Speaks out Against Activists
- Sovereignty Activist Pleads 5th in Theft of Old Man’s Estate, Mortgage Scam
- Rapist, Murderer Was Multiple Repeat Offender
- Sotomayor Schedule in Hawaii
- Human Trafficking: Same Prosecutor, Same Error, Same Result
- Russian tourism organization joins efforts of HiTA
- Kyo-Ya Zoning Appeal Recessed for Two Weeks
- $10B Captive: Hawaii licenses 10 new captive insurers in 2011
- Feds Claim to Save Monk Seals from Sharks
- EPA: Palm Oil not Acceptable Source of Bio-Diesel
- 147 Photos of Hawaii's Vietnam War Heroes Still Needed
- Univ. of Hawaii settles data breach class action
- UH Hilo College of Pharmacy seeks $38M
- Court Interpreter Applicants Wanted for Orientation Workshop
- Electric-Car Firm That Received Biden Visit and $118M in Stimulus Funds Files for Bankruptcy
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| Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
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January 26, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1158 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Report: Hawaii Scores D- on Teacher Quality
- HOPE for the Criminal Justice System
- HB2288: State to Track the Websites You Visit?
- HB2288: Cybercrime Bill to be Heard Jan 26
- New Name: Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
- Investigators Claim Leftist UH Professor Runs Volcano Girls Escort Service
- Lingle, Flush With Cash And On Message
- Matayoshi: We feel there is a very small window, and it’s closing…
- Taken For A Ride: Roberts Hawaii's Very Own Race to the Top of School Bus Biz
- Your Magnificent DoE: Another Principal Put on Leave over Financial Impropriety
- HGEA may file complaint against state over contract talks
- Hawaii gaming supporter wants to place slot machines at Honolulu convention center
- Hawaii to Reconsider Internet Poker
- Rep Mele Carroll Pushes Bill would allow gambling on homestead land—DHHL Appreciates Support
- Inouye is Draw at Washington Lobbyist’s Dinner
- Truth in Accounting Explains Hawaii's Nightmarish Finances
- Slater: City is Intentionally Dragging Out Rail Case
- House Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Force HMC to Stay Closed
- Bill before Hawaii Legislature would require drug testing for public housing tenants
- Rep Coffman Proposes Russian-Style privatization of Electric Power Plants
- HECO Still Trying to Soak Ratepayers for Big Wind Studies
- Honolulu Seawater A/C adds high-rise customer
- Hawaii Ranks Low in ID Theft
- New Hawaii homeless count underway
- A Fan Wonders If Hawaii’s Governor Lost Future Pro Bowls?
- Food Trucks Hungry For More Time
- Forbes: Honolulu 3rd Safest City in US
- Foreclosure-related home sales rise 23%
- Property taxes: Who should pay?
- Planeload of Chinese Visitors Arrives on Kauai
- After 18 years, Hawaii County Finally Gets Around to Leasing Ag Lands
- Sen. Baker to Coffee Growers: Focus on Borer Beetle Not Your Brand
- Papua New Guinea Rebels Order PM to Step Aside
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| Wednesday, January 25, 2012 |
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January 25, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 904 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle Raises $1.7M for Senate Run
- Abercrombie to Tesoro: Drop Dead
- DoE: Legislature Could Impose Teacher Evaluation Rejected by HSTA
- Hawaii College Debt Lowest in Nation
- Ted Liu Elected to Republican National Committee
- Sea Level Projections to Determine Oceanfront Setbacks?
- Okabe Apologizes after Teachers Reject Contract by 2-1 Margin
- New Name: Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
- Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
- Hawaii March 13 Republican Presidential Caucus Locations
- Legislature Must Act: Teachers Bad Faith Must Have Consequences
- Carlisle: $740M Tax Hike Needed to Secure Federal Funds for rail
- Carlisle: Even if Rail is not Built, You’re Not Getting that Money Back
- Jobless rate up to highest in 15 months
- Isle bone marrow transplant program also deserves rescue
- ERS: 674 Employees Spike Pensions Costing $39M
- Over Past 10 Years, Hawaii Pension Investments At Bottom of Pack
- Hawaii GOP Still Looking For CD2 Candidate
- Cachola, Mizuno, Manahan Play Musical Chairs
- BoE Rejects HSTA Sabotage, Laupahoehoe Allowed Charter Conversion
- State DOD investigates toxic work environment
- Fontaine Factor Sex Trafficking in Hawaii
- Non-Profits Push Back Against Property Tax Hike
- NFL flags Hawaii governor’s Pro Bowl comments
- Obama, Hanabusa, Inouye: Navy to Shovel Money to Green Energy Scammers
- Spinning Reserve: Big Cable Would Increase Pollution from Oil Burning Plants
- State Pushes Back Against Federal Monk Seal Protections
- Abercrombie Bond Sale Handled by Same Crew Which Stuck Hawaii With Deadbeat Student Loans
- Hawaii Minimum Wage to be Tied to Federal Poverty Level
- Medical Dope Pushers Take Aim at Returning Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans
- Invasive Species: Snowy Owl Exterminated in Hawaii
- FWS Seeks Comments on Petition to List`I`iwi as Threatened or Endangered
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| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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January 24, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 903 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hirono, Hanabusa Vote for $1.2 Trillion More Federal Debt
- House GOP: Abercrombie Leads us into Deficit Next Year
- Gun Owners: Help Tom Berg Repeal the Koko Shooting Complex Fees
- 60% State of the State Speech ‘Well Below Average’
- Borreca: If you work for state government, yesterday's speech was all about you
- Ego Games: Abercrombie Strokes Say, Tsutsui
- After Letting HMC Die, Legislators Finally Get Around to Backing Organ Transplant Center
- Parroting HECO, Abercrombie Blames Hawaii Electric Rates on Non-Existent Singapore Speculators
- Green Energy Scammers Freak out Over Natural Gas
- HB2400: HECO Should Only Own Transmission Lines
- Hunters protest Abercrombie’s Watershed Management restrictions
- Many Will be Moved to make Way for Malama Solomon’s Senate Seat
- SB2210: Clayton Hee Introduces Waikiki Casino Bill
- Doubtful future of game dulls Pro Bowl fervor
- Rail has Already Cost Taxpayers $800M
- Carroll Campaign Manager: Cayetano is the Devil
- Donor Fears Non-Profit CEOs Will Steal Contribution
- Nine Years Later, City Ordered to Pay $2.8M Settlement for Retaliation
- Big Cable Would Bring Five Times More Wind Farm Scams to Hawaii
- Laupahoehoe charter school fight continues after HSTA Contract Defeat
- Abercrombie “Done Waiting for the HSTA”
- Federal Judge Slaps Hawaii with Injunction for Food Stamp Delays
- Hawaii minimum raise could rise $1 over 2 years
- Police Officer's Death Increases Push For "Move Over" Bill
- House Labor committee chips away at the Sunshine law, and adds special headache clause
- Berg Raises Zero for 2011
- Kauai Beach Cleanup Does Not Find Any Plastic Bags
- Fired County Worker Pulls Political Strings, Gets 4 Hours of Kauai Council Time
- Hawaii Co Council Candidates Line Up for Public Funding
- Hawaii Ties Nevada for Least Toxic Waste
- Court approval expected for Waikiki Edition hotel reorganization
- Mokulele One Stop to England Starting May 6
- Finns in Honolulu Given Opportunity to Vote for Finnish President
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| Monday, January 23, 2012 |
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January 23, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 783 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- HB127: Will Legislature Vote to Keep HMC Hospitals Closed?
- Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
- Lingle: Officer Davis Put his Life in Jeopardy to Save Others
- FULL TEXT: State of the State Speech
- Star-Adv: Second-Time Felony Dope Pushers Should Get Probation, Not Prison
- Was Rejected Contract's Performance Pay Really Performance Pay?
- Victory could derail $5.27 billion project
- Hawaii lawmakers to decide on appropriations for organ transplants
- Ed Case Launches First TV Ad
- Barrel Tax: Billionaire’s Flunkey Complains about Money, Power and Politics Shaping Public Policy
- Green Energy Scammers: Triple Barrel tax to Pay us to Cook Up More Scams
- House Labor Committee Tightens Secrecy on Public Employees
- Lack of financing stalls high school in South Maui
- Human Trafficking Legislation Faces Triple Hearings
- Five Ag Bills Before Legislature
- As Foreclosure Bills Propose Amendment, Lawyers Suddenly Say They’re Ready to Mediate
- U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet changes command
- Monsanto Responds as Maui Occupy Group Launches Demonstration
- Eco Religion Still Claiming Ocean is Becoming Acidic
- Geothermal test will pour water into volcano to make power
- Anahola DHHL Land is Home of Hawaii’s Largest Industrial Solar development
- JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines sign partnership; lets passengers fly on both carriers on 1 ticket
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| Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
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January 22, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 706 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii March for Life TODAY -- Jan 22
- Molokai Video: 160 Officers Outnumber 80 Protesters, Cruise Ship Enters Harbor
- Using the Tax System to Hide Spending and Shift Burden
- Gingrich Sweeps South Carolina
- 21 Gambling Bills Before Legislature
- NRA Targets Pro and Anti Gun Bills before Hawaii Legislature
- Video: Sen Sam Slom First News Conference of Session
- IAM Video: Molokai Proposes Alternatives to Big Wind
- Star-Adv: It is all but impossible to Unify Behind Educational Reform
- Abercrombie Budget: Fake it to Look Good This Year, Then Deficits Loom
- Pro-Gay Unions Divorce Lawyer: Institution of Marriage is Coming to Abrupt End
- EUTF Forks out $10M to Keep State Retirees on More Expensive Pharmacy System, Legislators Consider Raiding EUTF Fund
- Namuo Again Moots Proposal to Have Obama Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval
- Painters Union Pushing to Legalize Gambling
- WaPo: Hawaii teachers reject contract in ‘blow’ to Race to the Top
- Film, TV Production Spending Drops 54% After Election of Abercrombie
- President of Aloha Life Advocates adopted baby to stop an abortion
- How Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement System Retards Improvements in Medical Technology
- Retirees Moving to Hawaii are a Leading Source of Patents
- Understanding legislative process useful for businesses
- Small Kine Bribery: Ethics Commission Demands Further Discussions Be Held in Public
- Tax Cheat Hooser: Red Tape is a Red Herring
- Bill 52 & 53: Undoing 36 years of Waikiki Blight Caused by Urban Planning
- DHHL: New Puunene prison would benefit Native Hawaiians
- Maui County aims to overhaul grant supervision
- Food Innovation Center Will Support Local Farmers and Ranchers
- HPD officer killed in Aiea auto accident
- Military IDs Marines killed in helicopter crash
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| Saturday, January 21, 2012 |
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January 21, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 734 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie: State Ready to Negotiate Further with HSTA
- HB127: Legislature to Force Doctors, Hospitals to Provide Abortion Pill?
- VIDEO: House GOP Caucus Discusses 2012 Legislative Package
- Marumoto Legislation to Include Two Snake Bills
- Farm to School Program Introduced by Rep. Cynthia Thielen
- Feds: HSTA Contract Rejection is a Big Step in the Wrong Direction
- Teachers Feared Undefined Evaluations
- SA: Mayoral Race cannot Be Single-Issue
- Supreme Court Rejects Motion to Reconsider Reapportionment Case
- 68% Say Hold Line on Spending, Taxes
- HB2103: Crony Capitalist State Bank of Hawaii Now Pitched as ‘Solution’ to Foreclosures
- Council Race: Manahan, Mizuno Play Chicken
- Three Republicans, one Democrat to Run for Hawaii Council Dist 9
- Fired Hawaii County Elections Worker Sues for $500K
- Senate approves nomination of Mimi DesJardins as district court judge
- Bingo for Nonprofits?
- Anti-Superferry Protester: “Acts by a legislative body are exempt from HEPA."
- House Labor Wants Salary, Names To Remain Public
- Unwilling to Arrest Ritte, Police, Coast Guard Clear Businesses from Kaunakakai Harbor
- Runway options would halt Mainland flights for weeks
- Dope Grower Gets 10 years for Guns, Explosives
- Officers sentenced in Afghanistan bribery probe
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| Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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January 20, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 908 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Full Text: Ben Cayetano Announces Campaign for Mayor
- Panos Endorses Cayetano, Caldwell Says Election is about HandiVan
- Lingle: SOPA, PIPA Would Permit Government Censorship
- Lingle Endorses Obama's Tourism Plan
- Abercrombie Statement on Obama Visa Task Force
- OHA Names New CEO
- Senate Majority to Focus on “People and Children”
- Senate Minority Introduces Legislative Priority Package
- Full Text: Federal Report on Hawaii Wave Energy Potential
- Rep Ward: Legalize Driverless Cars
- Six Kaneohe Marines killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
- DoE Cuts Teachers Pay, Gives Money to Corrupt School Bus Contractors
- Hawaii's Legislative Leaders Debate Tax Hikes, Jobs Plan
- Survey: 54% Believe Legalized Gambling Will Have Overall Negative Impact
- What Does the FTA Want From Honolulu Rail?
- Hawaii Politicians, Business Back Obama Tourism Plan
- Red mass: Religious Freedom is Under Assault in the US
- Arrogant Atheists Attempt to Disrupt Catholic Mass
- Iolani Protesters Convicted Of Criminal Trespassing
- EUTF Before House Finance, Labor Committees
- Office of Aging to Burn $1.4M on New Forms and Creating Positions
- City strips Iwilei sector of drug addicts, bums, Hauls Away 10 truckloads of Filth
- Mortgage Foreclosure Law Revisions Advised
- Star-Adv Refuses to Print Rep Herkes’ Defense of Foreclosure Bill
- First Hawaiian Rakes in $209M
- Hawaii Reapportionment Panel Spent $600,000
- Senate: Testimony Must Now be Submitted 24 Hours Before Hearing
- Sierra Club: Tax and Regulate Business and Give us the Money to Brainwash Your Kids
- Hawaii loses 30% of its construction jobs in four years
- State will issue RFP for Hawaii's tallest building Friday
- More hotels settle with Unite Local 5
- After Organics Endorsed Slavery, Aloun Farms Betrays them, Backs Hoopili
- Another Puna Organic Gets Rat Lungworm Disease
- Air Quality Improve During New Year Celebrations
- Republicans stand together to oppose piracy law
- Gil Gets It Done - Kahuku Medical Center
- Hawaii County to try out electric cars
- Obamacare: Free Birth Control to Match Pain Pills for Grandma
- Hint to Hawaii: SCOTUS Slaps Down Texas Redistricting Plan 9-0
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| Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
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January 19, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 626 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Senator Sam Slom Opening Day Speech
- Senate President Shan Tsutsui: 2012 Opening Day Remarks
- Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract
- Gay Lawsuits Target Bed and Breakfasts, Churches Nationwide
- Prudential Locations Kickbacks: Hawaii Lawsuit Seeks to Expose Whistleblowers
- Governor Seeking Applicants for Boards and Commissions
- Federal Officials Demand Honolulu Rail Tax Hike to Cover Upcoming Cost Overruns
- Voting Today, Teachers Threaten to Reject Contract over Evaluations
- Slom: Citizens Not Told the Truth about Real Cost of Wind, Solar, OTEC
- Gambling at top of opening legislative session issues
- Opening Day Coverage
- Atheists on the Prod Opening Day
- Legislators to Push to Legalize Small Bribes Again?
- The Money Grab Begins: Children Will Die if our Budget is Cut
- Hawaii teacher union to vote on proposed contract
- Progressives Challenge Reapportionment Commission Lawsuit Over Sunshine Law
- Guard Your Wallet: Enviros Push for State Wide Plastic Bag Tax
- Hexavalent Chromium Chemophobia Scam: Josh Green pushes to Create Cause for Action by Trial Lawyers
- Public Land Development Corp Rules Open for Discussion
- Mufi Hannemann/Ernie Martin Operative Stays on Nanakuli NB after 2600 Ethics Violations
- Farm Land Flip Flop? Hawaii Ag Officials Change Position on Hoopili
- Glut of photovoltaic panels helps shave 20 percent off cost of installing system
- Sex offender will serve 10 years for child molestation
- Dopers Panic as Legislature threatens to Cut off Welfare Bennies
- 3,500 turn out for Hire Our Heroes job fair
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| Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
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January 18, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 852 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii March for Life Jan 22
- Do-Over Sought In Hawaii Reapportionment Case
- Rep Gene Ward: We Need to Brag About Hawaii
- HSTA Contract: Little Room for Error, Lots of Missing Details
- FULL TEXT: Justice Reinvestment Working Group Policy Recommendations
- Governor Appoints Carmen ‘Hulu’ Lindsey to OHA Board of Trustees
- Senate Democrats Set Priorities for the 2012 Legislative Session
- HSTA Outlines Plans to Control Teacher Accountability
- Cayetano confirms he is running for Honolulu mayor
- Construction Alliance endorses Hannemann
- Kaneshiro: "These guys don't want supervision. They are dangerous. You've got to keep them incarcerated"
- Justice Reinvestment Could Cut Number of Mainland Prisoners
- Hawaii Pension System Proposes New OT Rules
- Chamber: Avoid Tax Increases During Fragile Economic Times
- Legislators Plan Raid on Charter School Funds
- Laupahoehoe Charter Conversion ruling delayed
- OHA Salaries Posted Online
- Rep. Fontaine Briefs Rotary on Maui Issues
- Time with Kymberly Pine - features the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and NFIB
- Kenoi OKs bag ban
- UH Seeks Another $15 Million From Legislature
- Army to maintain force level in Asia and Pacific, chief of staff says
- Hawaiian Sees Demand Rise in First Year of Seoul-Honolulu Service
- Hawaii’s average credit card debt down 11%
- Daily Beast: Honolulu Second Most ‘Tolerant’ City in USA
- Honolulu Zoo's elephant exhibit ranked one of ten worst
- Ron Paul to Focus TV Ad Buys on Caucus States
- Danny DeGracia on Obama and Rejection
- Kaneohe Marines Train Afghan Police
- 1893: How NYT Covered Overthrow of Monarchy
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| Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
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January 17, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 875 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Billion Dollar Cost Overrun Shows US Shipyards Failing Navy and Commerce
- HSTA Contract Does not Comply With 180 Day Law
- Assisted suicide not lawful, state says
- Reapportionment Commission Hires Real Lawyers Moves for Reconsideration
- After HMC Closes, Legislators Prepare to Move Quickly on Organ Transplant Support left unfinished last session
- Donated organs sent to mainland instead of staying in Hawaii
- ACT221 Scammers: Amending Solar Credits Just Like Ending ACT221
- SA: Get rid of ‘spiking’ to boost pensions
- Abercrombie Makes Himself Issue in Senate Race
- Abercrombie’s Jan 23 State of the State Could be Gift to Republicans
- Abercrombie Flip-Flops on Hoopili
- Danger: OIP Shell Bill Introduced
- Cayetano to announce mayoral bid Thursday
- The tide may be rising on rail
- Tulsi Gabbard Says Christians are Just Like Islamists, but the Progressives Aren’t Buying it
- Bullying Laws Now to Apply to Adults?
- Abercrombie to appoint "Hulu" Lindsey to OHA seat
- Democrat Presidential Caucuses March 7
- Today is Last Day for Kenoi to Veto Bag Ban
- Hoku Has Until Thursday to Pay Electric Bill, January 26 is Cut Off
- Housing Agency Seeks Volunteers
- Isle couple sue lender, cite unfair, deceptive practices
- MLK Parade Bursting With Civil Unity Messages
- Oahu Residents Hold Roadside Rally Against Puppy Mills
- Tenants of a former Kauai sugar camp face eviction for a new development
- Navy Hiring 60 civilian security guards
- ‘The Descendants’ Globes win expected to boost tourism
- Woman Says Author Swiped Work on Obama
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| Monday, January 16, 2012 |
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January 16, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 857 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Huntsman Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race, Endorses Romney
- Life-Changing Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Netra Halperin: Molester’s Former Underling Running for House, Demands Censorship
- The Atheist Declaration of War on Hawaii Churches
- Lingle looking for balance in Congressional delegation
- Abercrombie’s $334M Power Grab
- Calvin Say: “No New Taxes”
- Jobs, Economy at Top of Fontaine’s Agenda
- Boylan: Ethnicity Would Finally Work to Cayetano’s Advantage
- Star-Adv Suggests Way to Attack Sidewalk Storage Law
- Coffee: Decentralize DoE
- Maui News: Who to Blame for RTTT Failure DoE/BoE/HSTA?
- Hawaii Island Regional Science Olympiad
- Police: Hawaii is Magnet for Sex Offenders
- Instead of Waiting for Government, Volunteers Clear Kailua Canal
- Star-Adv Uses Waianae Church Volunteers to Boost Abercrombie’s Appointed State Rep
- ILind Highlights Margaret Willie Campaign for Hawaii Co Council
- Thieving Doper Ordered to Pay Restitution to Medical Dope Dealer
- American Samoa governor on Hawaii visit
- Can We Bring Back 'Hog Cheese'?
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| Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
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January 15, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 983 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Gingrich Registers for March 13 Hawaii GOP Caucuses
- Colette Machado: Assisted Suicide Activists ‘Hoodwinking Our Culture’
- Full Text AG Louie: Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Hawaii
- Honolulu March for Life Jan 22
- Hilo March for Life January 23
- Supreme Court Finds Excuse to Keep East Maui Water Case Alive
- Using Exemptions to Shift the Burden of Taxes
- Killing Rail may be Solution for HGEA, UPW Budget Woes
- After Failing to Save HMC, Legislature Finally Getting Around to Tapping Federal Funds to Raise Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement
- ERS seeks to stem pension spiking by public workers
- Legislators Plan to Raid Rental Car Fund, Block Refill of Hurricane Fund, Rainy Day Fund
- Tsutsui, Say: Gambling Not Likely to Pass Senate, House
- Tsutsui: $500M in CIP and $200M OHA Settlement are Top Priorities
- Kakaako Rail Line Burials: 300 Cultural Descendants and Counting
- HART: 50% of Rail Contracts Signed, Construction is Well Under Way
- Star-Adv: Sell Tesoro Refinery to BioFool Scammers
- Lingle: If you want to be a good tourist destination, take care of your residents
- Feds Say Senior Center Still Violating Grant Rules, Deadline in June
- Hawaii Dead Last in School Maintenance Spending
- Jonestown Followers ‘human beings with dreams’
- Hearing set on lawsuit challenging corporate campaign disclosure requirements
- Reapportionment: Discrimination against Military is Tough Task
- Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair Jan 18
- VIDEO: Dominic Yagong enters Hawaii County mayoral race
- Hawaii County: Millions spent on garbage
- At least 9 to run for KIUC board
- Suit alleging MPD executed search warrant at wrong home
- Monk Seal Remains from 1400s –1700s found on Maui
- Residents Give Officials An Earful Over Conditions At Oneula Beach Park
- Obama’s New Defense Plan: Is it right for a war weary America?
- Luncheon to Raise Funds for Pregnancy Problem Center in Aiea
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| Saturday, January 14, 2012 |
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January 14, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 870 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Coast Guard, Maui PD to Protect Molokai Cruise Ship
- Hoku Still Battling over Unpaid Electric Bills as NASDAQ Prepares to Delist
- Design and Management: $2.45M in CIP at Honolulu Airport
- Governor Releases $14.2M in CIP Funds
- Robbie Alm Decoupled: “Hawaii should convert to renewables no matter what” (price ratepayers must pay)
- Star-Adv: Fake Test Scores Plus Fake Teacher Observations will Produce Real Pay Raises for HSTA
- A few words from the wise offered to isle politicians
- $140M in Loan Guarantees, and all Dante Carpenter can come up with is “Lingle equals Palin”
- Counties Legislative Agenda: More Taxes, More Fees, Less Sunshine
- Maui Chamber of Commerce: Calling for an environment where businesses can grow
- Distraction Technique: Lawmakers propose delay to Unemployment Fund increase
- Rail costs low-balled, consultant says
- Mizuno Introduces Two Bills Requiring Drug Tests for Welfare – ACLU fights to keep Poor Doped Up
- WSJ: More States Decide to ‘Buy Veteran’
- NY Court Decision to become Tool for Hawaii Atheist
- Prison Alternatives Team Up: Drug Court & HOPE
- After Officers Killed in Farrington Hwy Accident, Push for Law Requiring Drivers to Give more Space
- After Ousting Progressives, Charter School makes “Miraculous” Recovery
- Viewpoint: Plastic bag ban should be revisited
- Judge Rejects Complaint Against Kawaiahao Church
- Usual Suspects Hijack ML King Day to Promote Socialism, Occupy
- Under Pressure from Fanatics: Proposal Advances To Limit Fish Taken For Aquariums
- Panetta's announcement renews military optimism in Hawaii
- Fracking Offers New Geothermal Technology backed by Google
- The Rise of the Charitable For-Profit Entity
- Schofield Army troops head to Afghanistan
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| Friday, January 13, 2012 |
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January 13, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 976 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- From Business Suits to Combat Boots
- Caldwell: Rail is about "redesigning city around transit stations"
- Political activities: What every Marine and DOD civilian should know
- Rainbow papaya approved for Japan export
- US Drops to 10th on Index of Economic Freedom
- Teachers: Agreement is a Bum Deal, Lets Strike
- Borreca: Tax Hikes Again at top of Legislative Agenda
- Top Priority: Businesses faced with Another Massive Unemployment Tax Hike
- Reapportionment Commission to Consider How Much to Discriminate Against Military Personnel, African-Americans
- Hirono Rejects Hawaii Agriculture—Backs Luddites’ Call for GMO Labeling
- Mandatory Coverage, Limited Benefits: Legislature May Consider Commanding All Workers to Buy Long Term Care Insurance
- ACLU files amicus brief on right of Atheists to videotape police
- Invasive Species: Plastic Bag Tax to Create DLNR Make-Work Jobs
- Always Eager to Raise Electricity Prices, Omidyar’s Civil Beat Endorses HECO Propaganda Campaign
- Stand all the Way Downtown: Rail Jacks Up Capacity by Cutting Out Seats
- Caldwell Looks for Same Supporters he Received in 2010
- Iolani Palace Protesters Get Their Day In Court
- 'Wildlife overload' on Midway shows the results of restoration
- Legislation to fight ID theft could cost businesses millions
- Journalists group seeks applicants for internships
- LPGA scouts Oahu for second tour stop
- State Has $1 Million Plan For Overdue Elevator Safety Inspections
- Debris piles up in Hawaii Kai
- Water Board appoints new manager
- Ed Case Unveils Economic Program
- Hawaii conference will focus on impact investing
- Obama Whines About Shaking Hands with Troops in Iraq
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| Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
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January 12, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 762 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Hawaii County SHOPO Endorses Lingle
- Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract
- $30,000 Reward in Monk Seal Killings
- TPM: Hawaii Kai Lesbian B&B Suit Part of Larger Effort to Quash Religious Freedom
- U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit UH Richardson Law School
- California company lobbies lawmakers for online gambling
- Hawaii taxes have yet to meet projected revenue forecasts
- Star-Adv: Senate Should Focus on Raising Taxes
- Not Worth It: Hirono's Senate campaign raises piddling $624,000 in three months
- Reapportionment Puts Candidate Filings On Hold
- Senators Angered by Difficulty in Receiving Bribes from Lobbyists
- Experts Give Kudos To Proposed Charter School System Overhaul
- DoE Officials Head for DC to Beg for RTTT Money
- Vilsack: Military Budget Can be Substitute for Biofool Tax Credits
- Local Oil Expert Questions Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Market
- HECO Concerned that Slight Drop in Utility Bills Will Affect Ability to Stampede Legislature
- 2011 law has lenders opting to foreclose in court
- Open Records Agency Proposes Changes To Hawaii Sunshine Law
- Fight Over Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Brewing
- Hee, Prevedouros Step Aside to make Way for Cayetano Mayoral Run
- Caldwell to formally announce candidacy for Honolulu mayor
- Democrat Margaret Wille to run for District 9 County Council seat
- County fires four workers over election scandal
- CARLISLE TO ATTEND U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
- Abercrombie Crony pushes NAACP to pull King dinner from boycotted Hyatt
- Stolen Motorcycles: Twins Ran Chop-Shop for 3 years, Get Probation
- DBEDT, Budget and Finance to be Kicked out of No. 1 Capitol District Building
- Improve society to help beat cancer, experts say
- Recktenwald, Foley Kick Off Justice Briefings
- Adm. Patrick Walsh to retire as U.S. Pacific Fleet head
- Young Brothers selling two barges to Canadian firm
- China, India to jump forward with Hawaii telescope
- Growers to send "Rainbow" papayas to Japan
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| Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
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January 11, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 985 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Romney, Paul, Huntsman: Complete New Hampshire Primary Results
- Tesoro to Sell Hawaii Refinery, Gas Stations
- House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contracting

- City Brings Backhoe, Removes Homeless’ Trash, Sex Toys, Drug Paraphernalia from Sidewalks
- Lingle says, if elected, state will be heard in Washington
- Adopt Census’ ‘permanent resident’ term for districting
- Deputy Superintendent: Large District Slows Race to the Top Progress
- Slom: Republicans Excited about Cayetano Run
- School Impact Fees Could Hurt Rail Project
- Renewable Energy Push Could Hurt Refineries
- Hawaii Lawmakers To Introduce Seven New Human Trafficking Bills
- Steve Forbes to Headline Lingle Fundraiser
- Ethics Boss Nixes Lobbyist Invites to Lawmakers
- Shapiro: Chow Salary Secrecy Part of Larger Scheme to Boost Greenwood’s Pay
- Stung by a critical review, Charter School education innovators hear a message of hope during their annual conference
- Judiciary: Make Reporters' Shield Law Permanent
- Inouye: An attack on Israel is an attack on US
- Navy readies for Chinese power grab on shipping: U.S. boosts forces in Western Pacific
- Arms Disposal Cos. End Secrets Row Over Hawaii Army Contract
- Marines on Hawaii looking to turn mountains of trash into handful of ash
- SA: Fireworks ban did bang-up job
- Divorce Law in Hawaii
- Safe Routes To School — Alternatives to School Busing?
- Meth Pipe possession ‘cost’ officer his career — lawyer
- Big Island puppy farm owners connected to Waimanalo animal cruelty case
- Democrat Housel announces possible run for State House Dist 6 seat
- Average Weekly Wage in Honolulu: $830
- British Citizen Admits Making Child Pornography Videos
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| Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
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January 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 859 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Abercrombie: HSTA Contract will help Save Race to The Top Grant
- House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contracting
- Tax hikes remain on table to offset the budget shortfalls invented by Abercrombie, CoR Tag Team
- Abercrombie’s Budget Runs $927M Deficit over 6 years
- $312M Shortfall in 2017--Abercrombie’s Bloated Budget
- Tripler Trauma Center to Transfer Uninsured Trauma patients
- $38.8M Rail Design Contract Goes to AECOM
- Lingle: With Social Media, I can Bypass People Like Richard Borreca
- Honolulu Begins Enforcing New Sidewalk Ban Against Homeless
- Progressive Democrat Bart Dame Publishes Long-Winded Excuse for Disenfranchising Blacks, Military personnel
- 10 Big Island couples apply for civil unions
- Hanabusa to Hold Secret meeting With Military-Industrial Complex
- Waihee Crony Heads Hawaii Democrat Communications
- Mufi: I Identify with UPW, Look forward to taking their Desires to Washington
- LWV Seeking Anti-Rail Candidates
- Pilago Crony: I shake Down Developers too, so Vote for Me
- SA: Re-pin Hawaii on golf world's map
- Hoku Stalls Idaho Electric Shutoff Proceedings
- Kauai Co Has 75 Unfilled Positions
- Honolulu Airport Shuttle Prices Rile State Senator
- Hilo, Micronesia USDA offices will be closed as part of an effort to cut costs
- More Than $40,000 in Mo. Food Stamps Spent in Hawaii, Data Show
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| Monday, January 09, 2012 |
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January 9, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 681 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- SHOPO Endorses Linda Lingle for Senate
- Chicago Tribune: Yank Hawaii's Race To The Top Grant
- Dr Alveda King, Duke Aiona, Colette Machado to Speak up for Religious Freedom
- Heritage Foundation Youth Leader to Address Maui TEA Party January 12
- DoH: Dramatic Reduction in Fireworks-Related Injuries
- Wailuku Homeschool Leader: Does Rick Santorum have Right Idea?
- Hawaiian Airlines Sets Record for Systemwide Traffic
- OHA: If Obama is Reelected He Will Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval
- Police union endorses Lingle; UPW endorses Hannemann
- Lawmakers want to spend $500M on Whatever
- 2 of 3 rail bidders lacked state license
- HUD: Still no Answer on ORI
- Just in Time for the Legislature, Media is Suddenly Full of Online Gambling Legalization News
- Media Filled with Articles about Hirono’s DOA China Visa Bill
- SA: Reform law to let lenders, borrowers settle homes fairly
- City serves notice to homeless to remove items or lose them
- Rep Chris Lee Renews Push for Plastic Bag Tax
- Hawaii Credit Card Spending up 8.69% in 2011
- Israel’s Peres meets with Inouye, US Senate delegation
- Real ID Finally Comes to Hawaii
- Report: Before HMC Debacle, Hawaii Had Shortage of Medical Personnel
- Traffic deaths down last year versus 2010
- Vilsack to Hype BioDiesel at Pearl Harbor This Week
- Bette Midler: Honolulu Rail a Bad Idea
- Shakedown: UH Professors to Host Panel on Monsanto
- Addition to Makawao veterans cemetery in works
- Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor to hold symposium on Tuskegee Airmen
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| Sunday, January 08, 2012 |
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January 8, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 832 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Monk Seals Dying in NW Hawaiian Isles Because of Fishing Ban
- Unintended Consequences of Tapping the “Rich”
- Lingle Campaign Launches Mobile App
- FTA letter shows Rail financial plan remains Unacceptable to Feds
- After Casting Sole Hawaii Vote Against South Korea Free Trade, Hirono Now pretends to Champion Tourism
- State Needs Teacher Evaluations to Keep RTTT Funds
- Military Families Demand DoD Set Up Schools in Hawaii
- Study: Teacher Observations Most Effective Way To Evaluate
- Emergency backup: The closing of 2 hospitals has Oahu ERs accepting more ambulances and urgent cases
- SA: Homeless need a czar, not just a committee
- SA Prints more Anti-Plastic Propaganda
- Hawaiian Monk Seals Bludgeoned To Death
- Solar Contractors Again Look to On Bill Financing
- Luddites Gather at Legislature, scheme to Dispossess the People
- OIP report Targets Kauai County information practices
- Church of Crossroads Gives Award to Funder of Anti-Semites, 9-11 Conspiracy Movement
- Hawaii Robotics teams kick off the 2012 season
- Hawaiian Airlines inks deal with Orbitz
- Isles rank No. 5 on list of top cruise destinations
- Seminary grads led Hawaiian missions
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| Saturday, January 07, 2012 |
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January 7, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1000 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- HSTA Contract Too Little Too Late to Save RTTT?
- Hawaii Supreme Court: Disenfranchise 121,494 Military, Dependents, Students
- HELCO announces plans to expand geothermal energy on Hawaii Island
- AFSCME Comes Out Against Pension Spiking
- Hawaii Caucus Power: Gasoline from Pineapples?
- Hawaii Legislative Races Cost Less than 1990s
- HNN: Emergency rooms bursting at seams
- Hawaii Ranks Last in Long Term Care Beds
- Outdoor Circle makes bid to join lawsuit against rail
- Council On Revenues Revises Hawaii's Economic Outlook Downward; New Forecast Will Impact State Budget
- Strategy: City Begins Enforcement Of New Sidewalk Law
- Heirakuji: Transition will not slow work on homelessness
- SA: Keep close eye on geothermal funds
- Hawaii Top Ten Polluters
- Hawaii hotels 86% full; rates average $309 per room
- Hawaii Wind-farms: Banks Laugh All the way to the Bank
- Blackwater Fallujah lawsuit settled
- Trial Date Set for Pflueger Kaloko Manslaughter Case
- KEO provides 44 with permanent housing during 90-Day Plan
- GGP Seeks to Refinance $1.3 Billion Loan on Ala Moana Mall
- Land and Power: Case Family’s Nature Conservancy Grabs for Wet Forests, Reefs
- Price of Pelosi: $61K
- $34M for Kapolei National Guard Maintenance Shop
- Strange Doings in East Oahu Cemetery
- University of Hawaii Head Football Coach's Contract Secrecy Called "Orwellian"
- Hawaii saw record-high gasoline prices in 2011
- Kihei Woman selected for IRS Taxpayer Advisory Council
- Police cameras going up on Big isle
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| Friday, January 06, 2012 |
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January 6, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1075 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Associated Builders and Contractors Endorses Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate
- Atheist Extortion, Blackmail forced Marc Alexander to Resign
- Abercrombie's Homeless Coordinator Suddenly Quits
- HAWSCT: "Best Efforts" Are Not Good Enough In Reapportionment. But...
- AARP Calls for Reform of Hawaii Long Term Care
- Berg Proposes Measures to Remove Uninsured Motorists
- ALEC Economist to Address Highlights and Lowlights of Hawaii Policies
- Inouye’s Pirate Fishing Bill Cited as Example of Over-Criminalization
- Presidents Bush, Clinton to Address Opening of 2012 Hawaii Robotics Season
- Rail: Feds Demand More Local Taxes Before Committing Federal Funds
- Honolulu to Feds: OK Rail Work Or Costs Rise $100M
- After Abercrombie Presents Budget, CoR Suddenly Chops 3% off Projected growth Rate
- Obama’s Military Cuts Already Being Felt in Hawaii
- Abercrombie: Race to the Top Has Nothing to do with HSTA Contract
- Liver Patients In Fear After Closure Of Hawaii Liver Center
- 'Vog,' Volcanic Smog, Adds To Oahu Emergency Room Crowding
- Honolulu Council May Try To Take Over Water Board
- Civil Beat Influence Poll — Questionnaire, Toplines and Crosstab
- Rolling the Hawaiians: OHA’s Namuo Will Work for Crook Waihee
- Geothermal: Politicians Squabble over How to Divide Spoils
- Hanabusa: Jeff Stone’s Pet Congresswoman Hopes to Stop Kneeling Before Wealthy
- Case Holding $500/plate Fundraiser at Pacific Club
- State Ag Department Supports Hoopili
- DLIR Creating Positions
- Savio rejects Hunt’s Iroquois Point Counteroffer
- Company Positions itself to Profit from Anti-Plastic Hype
- Wisconsin Homosexuals Allegedly Loot Veterans Fund to pay for Hawaii Vacation, One Accused of Child Enticement
- Hawaii Lawyer Convicted as Homosexual Child Molester Denied Readmission to the DC Bar
- 15% cap starting to slow PV growth in some areas
- Maui Police Department computer analyst charged with impersonating officer, other crimes
- Kona coffee farmers push for law requiring package labels to show origin of beans in blends
- Hawaii Farmers Union recognized by national union
- Court Interpreter Applicants Wanted for Orientation Workshop
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| Thursday, January 05, 2012 |
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January 5, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 879 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii GOP Announces Presidential Caucus Polling Places
- Reapportionment: Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects One Man-One Vote, Disenfranchises Blacks, Military Personnel
- Gates Foundation: Hawaii has "no plans to develop real accountability standards for teacher education"
- HTA Projects 3.8% Increase in Air Seats to Hawaii
- Nominations for the Aloha Order of Merit Accepted through Jan. 31
- Money: Senate Ways and Means Announces Budget Briefing Schedule
- Marumoto: After Budget Cuts, Dep’t of Ag Gave Away Snake Sniffer Dogs
- January 6 is Last Day to Comment on Federal Takeover of Hawaii Shorelines
- Rep Pine Cheers Opening of Pearl City Urgent Care Center
- Judge Marks: State Supreme Court Ruling Exposes Hawaii To Federal Lawsuit
- Bob Jones: Hawaii Deserves to Lose Race to The Top, DoE Should Be Burned Down
- Dela Cruz: Abercrombie Still Doing Nothing to Address Federal Race to the Top Issues
- After School Bus Collusion Uncovered, DoE Issues Legislative Report Designed to Protect Bus Companies
- Abercrombie Administration Seeks To Add $334.7 Million In Spending
- Mazie ‘Pay-to-Play’ Hirono Now Pretends to Oppose Corporate Influence in Politics
- After One Year in Congress, Hanabusa Emphasizes her Anti-Environmental Record, Republican Ties
- Cayetano candidacy would open deeper debate on rail
- OIP Releases Annual Report
- Long-Term Care Commission to hold public hearing Friday
- Water Latest Sticking Point for Hoopili
- Hawaii bankruptcies fall in 2011 for first time in five years
- Officials seek information on monk seal killing on Kauai
- Keoki Kerr to join Hawaii News Now
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| Wednesday, January 04, 2012 |
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January 4, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 815 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Iowa: Romney Beats Santorum by Eight Votes
- Carpenter, Case: Democrats Should Host Senate Forums Excluding Lingle
- Tom Berg Announces Campaign for Reelection
- OHA Ceded lands Settlement Designed to Give Trustees a Better View
- Shapiro: Public confidence in rail suffers yet another blow
- Poll: Only 35% of Hawaii Voters Think Delegation Represents Constituents
- Berg Hires Patty Teruya
- Could Hawaii's 2nd District Go From Most Liberal to Most Conservative?
- Hawaii: 13 Gay Civil Unions, 69 more Authorized
- SA: After HMC Debacle, Tripler Pulls Our Fat From Fire
- Expansion of Geothermal plant to shave power cost on Big Isle
- Opponents of wind projects opt to voice concerns through radio spots
- Hoku Gets Another Week of Free Electricity, Idaho Power Steamed
- Legislature to Bring Back Non-Judicial Foreclosures
- GMOs: Honolulu Council is Last Bulwark Against Luddites
- Police: Fireworks Citations Drop 87%
- Charter Schools Push Back Against Legislative Critics
- Developers Fail in Push to Loosen Maui’s ‘Show-Me-The-Water’ Rules
- Yagong pushes for Hawaii County solid waste privatization
- No federal funding for TMT, official says
- DoE Owes Legislature Dozens of Reports Mandated in 2011
- Stopping Oahu School Bus Service Would Save Millions
- HECO Proposes On Bill Financing for Solar Water Heaters
- Attorney Files $10B Harassment Suit against Tripler over “Reverse Oreo”
- University of Hawaii Releases Norm Chow's Head Football Coaching Contract; Won't Disclose His Salary
- Proposal for 25% of UH Faculty to be Native Hawaiian
- Pacific Resource Partnership seeks to intervene in Honolulu rail lawsuit
- “A Night of Hope” Friday, February 3 at Blaisdell Arena
- Hunt Development Joins Missouri Memorial Assn
- Enviros Seize Control of Corporations from Stockholders, Plan to Run them into Ground
- Obama Admin Retaliates Against Immigration Agents Who Deny Visas
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| Tuesday, January 03, 2012 |
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January 3, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 840 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- After Secret Selection Process, Abercrombie Names 1980s Old Boy Tom Okamura to Aiea House Seat
- VIDEO: Lingle Campaign Focuses on Tourism Job Growth
- Hawaii County Releasing Geothermal Working Group Report
- Update: Hawaii's Civil Union Lawsuit Dismissed Due to No Cause of Action
- National Media Already Looking at Hawaii GOP Caucus
- Hawaii Republican Party changes caucuses in hopes of gaining more members
- Star-Adv to DoE: Fudge the 180 Day Law instead of Using Failure to Demand Another $50M
- Slater: Star-Adv Headline Just Plain Wrong
- 2012: First Open Senate Race Since 1976
- Plastic bag laws well-intended but cause more harm than good
- Computer glitch delays getting civil unions applications
- DoE Bus Contracting System Obscures Basis of Competition
- Mainland –Style Group Seeks to Organize Hispanics
- Grand Wailea: Free iPads for First 10 Gay Civil Unions
- City Councilman Tom Berg to announce re-election plans
- Redistricting Hawaii Co Council: Brittany Smart Not Seeking Another Council Term
- State has created an online list that lets Homeowners compare rates from 14 Insurers
- Office vacancies continue climb
- Hybrid Owner Sues Honda For Low Gas Mileage
- Florida Murder Suspect Changes Name, Gets Hawaii Drivers License
- Ex-prisoner, held beyond jail term, asks for review of claims
- Driverless trains reflect not just new technology but also rigid labour laws
- DLIR Releases Hawaii Directory of "Green" Employers
- Barack Obama and the Enemies Within
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| Monday, January 02, 2012 |
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January 2, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1038 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Panos Drops Out of 2012 Mayoral Campaign
- Dinesh D’Souza to Address Heritage Foundation Honolulu Dinner
- Meet the Profiteer Behind Hawaii Medical Marijuana Cards
- PREL: Hawaiian Students Failing, So Give Us More Money
- Post-HMC Desperation: Tripler to bolster state's trauma network
- Legislative Commissioner: Stimulus Money Helped DoE Keep Bloated Bureaucracy
- Civil Unions Give Couples 71 benefits and 290 rights under Hawaii Law
- Boon for Tourism: Taiwan May Get Visa Waivers
- DOE held on to $34.2M from 2010
- Occupy Honolulu: KHON Should be Forced off the Air
- Occupy Wall Street Protests Outside Pelosi’s Kona Resort
- HFD: "No Significant Decline In Fireworks Related Calls"
- Harassed over Dead Fish, PETCO Agrees to Stop Selling Hawaii Species in Local Stores
- Surfing moves to wipe out drug cheats after death of the sport's triple world champion
- Obama Leaving
- Deedy Leaves Hawaii
- Aurora Foundation Hosts New Years Eve Fundraiser on Kauai
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| Sunday, January 01, 2012 |
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January 1, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1054 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Broken Trust Gang finally Imposes Gay Unions on Hawaii
- Barrel Tax: When Can Taxpayers Believe What They Hear?
- Hawai’i Free Press Editor to Address Pro-Life Group Jan 17
- John Fund to Headline Smart Business Hawaii Conference Jan. 11
- Hawaii March for Life Jan 22
- Exclusive Hawaii Premiere: Battle for Brooklyn, Academy Award Contending Documentary About Eminent Domain
- Hawaii Ct App Upholds Attorneys Fees For Eminent Domain Appeals
- Cayetano to Run for Mayor?
- Hawaii 2012: Pivotal Year Could Draw Record Political Spending
- Star-Adv: Hawaii GOP sees March 13 caucus as recruiting opportunity
- 200 Long Term Care Patients Left With No Place to go
- Activists: Out-of State Gay Marriages Now Recognized in Hawaii
- Judge Steven Alm's probation program brings change
- New Law Requires Employers Make Accommodation for TRO Filings
- Maoists, Anti-Semites Protest Outside Obama Vacation Hope
- Snobs Suppress New Years Celebrations
- Medical miracle
- 'Lost Kingdom': How Hawaii became part of U.S.
- Two Hawaii Ships On Most Endangered List
- NYT: China's Shaky Economic Foundation
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| Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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December 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 873 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Mufi Hannemann and Ernie Martin Operative: Patty Teruya Forced out by Ethics Investigation
- Hoku Can’t Pay Its Electric bill in Idaho, Freezing Temps May Destroy $390M plant
- Update: Hawaii's Civil Union Law Greeted With Lawsuit, But No Injunction
- DLNR Seeks Nominees for Forestry Committees
- Abercrombie Releases $63.7M in CIP Funds
- Full Text: PUC Annual Report
- Abercrombie Running on Lingle’s Record
- 2011: Dope, Taxes, and a Senate Without a Prayer
- Visitor Spending Up 15 Percent This Year Through November
- Gabbard Calls for Repeal of DOMA after being Targeted by Gays
- Rod Tam begins jail sentence
- Agent accused in fatal shooting can travel
- 3rd Monk Seal Death not ‘suspicious’
- Food truck crackdown spurs move to alter law
- Protesters now occupy city sidewalk
- Navy Captain Called Workers ‘Slackers” so Tripler faces $20 million racial discrimination lawsuit
- Federal judge throws out Guam firing range lawsuit
- Bringing Mainland Tribal Troubles to Hawaii
- In first year, ignition interlock law called a success
- 50,000 year old Moss found Growing In Hawaii
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| Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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December 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 805 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Obama Admin, Heritage Foundation Look Toward Consumer Incentives in Medicaid Reform
- Hawaii has Nation's Highest Mortgage Balances, Payments
- FTA: No Commitment on Federal Funds, Rail Demolition May Begin
- State Senate to Censor Senators’ Online Comments
- EPIC FAIL: None of DoE High Schools, only One Middle School Meets Requirements of 180-day law
- Oral Arguments in Hawaii State Reapportionment Challenge Set for January 4
- More Financial Troubles: Wahiawa General Had Been Prepared To Cut Jobs, Hours To Stay Afloat
- HART Chair Carrie Okinaga's New Gig: First Hawaiian Lawyer
- Hawaiian Electric blending news and advertising
- Energy Efficiency? Hawaii Spends $117 per Capita and Reduces Electricity Usage only 1%
- State-Run Superferry Bill Coming Back
- A five-course meal at Honolulu's priciest restaurant after golf with his hooker-loving buddy
- Hawaii churches fight civil unions law
- Occupy protesters pushed out of Thomas Square
- Occupy Hawaii Island Movement Plans Protest Near Pelosi's Posh Hawaiian Hotel
- City Completes Survey of Thomas Park, Occupy is Camping in Park Illegally
- Should property tax exemptions for Hawaiian Homes lessees be ended?
- PBN Looks Towards 2012:
- Will Obama Pay if Iraq Spirals?
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| Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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December 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1074 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Assisted suicide still a no-go in Aloha State
- Berg Wins Backing for New Waianae Access Road Study
- Full Text: US DoJ Memo Suddenly Legalizes In-State Online Gaming
- Hawaii's Civil Union Law Greeted With Lawsuit
- Lingle Ranked #2 in Construction Job Growth, Abercrombie Ranks #38
- Under Lingle State Saved $20M in Electricity Costs, Abercrombie Claims Credit
- Pali Momi, Wahiawa General: ‘Standing Room Only’
- Republican National Committee Ted Liu vs Willes Lee
- Organic Cultists Shocked: Aloun Farms Growing GMO Corn
- Wanna-Be Hawaii Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt In Korea
- Wasted In Hawaii Site Satires Obama Vacation
- Hawaii Kai Realtor Fired for Challenging Gay Lords
- Gays Demand Catholics Hand over Children
- Put state on spending diet rather than impose soda tax
- Rep Fontaine Leading Charge for Kihei High School Project
- Hawaii loses 3,200 retail jobs in five years
- Hawaii sheds 1,000 government jobs since 2006
- DOE Substitutes Must Have College Degrees In 2012
- SA: Plague of Frogs unless Fees hikes, positions created
- Maui: 30 Eco-Faddists Protest Because Aquarium Fish Dies
- Another Monk Seal Found Dead on Molokai
- Hawaii teamsters endorse Mufi Hannemann for congress
- Hawaii ranked tops for energy investment savings
- Island seniors encouraged to weigh in on long-term care report
- Obama nominates new chief of US Pacific Command
- Amid Arlington Grave Issues, VA Says Punchbowl Review 'Not Necessary'
- Hawaii Supreme Court to Convene in Kapolei to Hear Arguments Involving Marital Property Dispute
- Stephens Media owner in deal to buy 16 papers from NY Times
- MF Global chief missing $1.2B is financial adviser to EPA
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| Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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December 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1051 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Jihadi Wanna-be Names Names in New York and Hawaii
- Organ Transplant, Bio-Fuel Tax Credits, Fee Increases may be Fast-Tracked by Legislature
- Public Hearing on Leeward Oahu School Impact Fees
- Island Democrats prepare to challenge “open primary” election law
- Bankrupt Hospitals Now Say 500 Workers Laid Off
- Excessive OT for Ambulance Workers Highlights Strain on Pension System
- Hanabusa One Year Serving Campaign Donors
- Website slams Obama's Hawaiian vacation
- WSJ: HSTA Contract is Major Stumbling Block
- Omidyar Site: If Bridge Aina Lea is Appealed, Higher Court Could Create New Precedent
- Star-Adv Says Let the Criminals Run Free
- Tax Credit Scammers: Solar is Married to tax Credits, Wind is Object of Derision
- Fireworks: Snobs Take Fun out of New Years
- Large part of Waikiki will be razed for Queen’s development
- Hawaii Supreme Court Rules ‘Known or Obvious Danger’ Defense Not Viable
- Hawaii Primary Late But Not Latest
- Iannucci reflects on era of change at KPD
- Another Homeless Camp Murder
- Civil Unions Rev “Anticipating Kinks”
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| Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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December 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 897 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- VIDEO: Charles Djou Christmas in Afghanistan
- Every Honolulu Emergency Room Closed to Ambulances Thanks to HMC Debacle
- State Releases 128 High Risk Repeat Offenders without Supervision
- SA: Why is Abercrombie Rewarding School Bus Contractors with $25M While FBI Investigates Bid Rigging?
- HGEA DoTAX Workers Cost HGEA $56.7M
- Kailua MD: 'Medical industry' ran afoul when it adopted manufacturing ideas
- Act 221 Scammers: When Big Wind Dies, all will be lost
- UH Scrambles to Block Evaluation of UH Education School
- Is Athletic Program under UH Control or UH-Manoa Control?
- Federal agency gives $10.7M to isle homelessness efforts
- 28 Families Awarded Homestead Leases on Maui
- Energy Efficient Lighting Causes Cancer, Kills Birds, Turtles
- Can Pro-Business Charity Pay For Rail Lawsuit?
- Hawaii couples planning first civil unions for New Year’s Day 2012
- Hawaii New Year's fireworks ban plays a different tune
- Solyndra: Politics infused Obama energy programs
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| Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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December 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 817 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Big Wind, Big Cable: To Stampede Legislature, HECO Trumpets High Rates
- Land Swap: City Hedges its Rail Bet
- DoE, HSTA Begin Finger Pointing over Loss of Race to the Top Funds
- Obama Admin: Hawaii DoE in Danger of Losing Funding
- Advertiser suddenly Likes School Sports
- Inouye Orders Obama to Come up With Micronesia Action Plan
- Coast Guard enforcing Oahu security zone
- Nuns describe what life was like for Mother Marianne Cope
- CATO Institute: Ron Paul is Abhorrent
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| Sunday, December 25, 2011 |
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December 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1117 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- In Hoc Anno Domini: So the light came into the world
- View Back Provides Valuable Insights
- HB 608: Legislators Could Have Saved HMC Organ Transplant Center Last Year—Bill Was Killed at Last Minute
- After Lowering Tax Revenue Estimates, Rail Now Claims to Exceed
- Honolulu Rail Costs $7,600 Per Person
- Con artists could take advantage of New Mortgage Refinancing Program
- Aloha Stadium Security Somehow Misses ATM Theft in Broad Daylight
- Pelosi Slips Quietly into Big Island Resort
- Hawaii Had Internet First, Blew It
- Chinese Government Propaganda Reporter to Edit Kauai Garden Isle
- Global Warmers Cry Because They Can No Longer Blame Everything on Global Warming
- After Obama Withdraws Troops, Iraq PM Warns of ‘Rivers of Blood’
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| Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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December 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 877 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- Europe Non-Stop to Hawaii: Airlines cleared to use Santa's short-cut
- Fed Once-Secret Central Pacific Bank Loan Data Released to Public
- Malulani Foundation Continues Push for New Hospital in Kihei
- DLNR, Ritte Accuse Molokai Residents of Killing Monk Seals
- Chief Justice Recktenwald Appoints DesJardins as District Court Judge on Maui
- Hirono, Hanabusa Vote Against One Year Extension of Payroll Tax Cut
- ‘Green’ Energy: HECO Launches Propaganda Blasts Designed to Stampede Legislature
- X-Mas Present: Abercrombie Administration Approves Another Insurance Rate Hike
- Kam Schools Spent $106M on DoE Programs
- Hilo: School Janitor Allegedly Phone in Threats
- Snakes, Coqui Deployed in Effort to Rustle Up More HGEA, UPW Positions
- Sierra Club, Greenies, team up to Extract More Money from Ratepayers, Consumers
- Hilo Mortician Gets Fate Waihee Evades
- 9th Circuit Overrules Seabright, Kiddie Porn Seized by TSA is Admissible
- Judicial panel's chief led way to rule change
- Hawaii joins other states in supporting cigarette labels
- Inouye Endorses Congressional Candidate Takano in CA-47
- President Obama starts delayed Hawaii vacation
- Obama Blames Hawaii For His Laziness
- Revolving Door: Kauai Garden Isle Editor Takes Utility Job
- HNN Video: 25th Infantry Soldiers talk one-on-one
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| Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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December 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1020 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- AG Louie: Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Hawaii
- Pacific Command studying negative attitudes toward Hawaii's public schools
- Abercrombie's "Surplus" Comes out of Your Pocket
- National Journal: Hawaii Democrats Running Scared Through Primary Minefield
- In Defense of the Plastic Bag
- A Primer on Bridge Aina Lea Case
- City Has Two Multiple-Convicted Felons Working Crime Scenes
- U.S. Education Secretary: Hawaii Lacks 'Sense of Urgency'
- Victory Achieved, so End in Sight for HSTA's Complaint Against Hawaii?
- Hawaii unlikely to absorb all HMC employees
- Medved Show – 12/21/2011 -H2 – Lesbian couple’s lawsuit claims discrimination by Hawaii BnB
- Honolulu Council Chair Ernie Martin to Push Plastic Bag Ban
- Gary Hooser Demands We Keep the Homeless Homeless
- Clean Energy Scammers Rejoice: To Stampede Legislature and Justify High Electric Rates, HECO Begins Running TV Propaganda
- 23.6/kwh Hawaii Solar Developer Laughs All the Way to the Bank
- Omidyar Front Group Seeks to Unite TEA Party, Occupy behind Push for Higher Fuel, Electricity Prices
- Federal Judge Throws Out Discrimination Complaint Against Six Hawaii Farms
- Legislators Again Consider State-Run Superferry
- Navy gets OK to buy two Hawaii Superferries
- Documents about Eric Lighter from a lost archive
- Mufi Operative Complains that Republicans Support Lingle
- Hawaii Division of Financial Institutions is requesting 41 additional Fees
- Hawaii REIT to Launch IPO
- Alexander & Baldwin's CEO Discusses Separation Plan Announcement - Conference Call Transcript
- Hawaii Cracks Down on Beachfront Property Owners in Kahala
- How To Donate To Philippine Typhoon Relief
- Prosecutor had no grounds to charge officers of puppy mill's corporate owner
- Obamacare will Hike Insurance Rates 14% per year
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| Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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Letters to the Editor, December, 2011
By Letters to the Editor :: 318 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics
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Hawaii County: Government Without Limits
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| Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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December 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 799 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Big Victory for HSTA: Obama Admin Seizes Control of Hawaii RTTT Funds
- Hawaiian Telcom to Impose Contract on IBEW; Legal Challenge Anticipated
- End of Year Tax Reminders
- NYT: Lingle is Change Candidate
- Leukemia: Bone Marrow Patients Must Go To Mainland Now
- 14 State Tax Employees Under Investigation
- Star-Adv: $75M grant at risk
- Timber! Hawaii County Bag Ban Will Lead to Increased Paper bag Use
- Multi-Kilo Dope Minister to be Charged With Money Laundering
- PUC Allows Green Energy Scammers to Save $40K By Making their Electricity Even Less Reliable
- Solar Contractor Tries to get Legislators Drunk
- Hawaii Veterans Have Lower Unemployment
- Sovereignty Scammer Lighter Convicted in Tax Evasion Case
- Hawaiian Increasing Seoul-Honolulu Service to Daily
- Inouye Slips CoFA Fix into Appropriations Bill
- Kauai County Sits on $57M
- Kauai Councilman Could Face Jail over Home Improvements
- Pacific Wings contests Kalaupapa subsidies award
- Honolulu's Response to Too-Popular Service: Stop Offering It
- Al-Qaeda Bombs Shia to Stoke Sectarian Tensions in Iraq
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| Wednesday, December 21, 2011 |
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December 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 871 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- KOS: Ed Case is Vile Mockery
- Hirono, Hanabusa: Goebbels is not Proud of Us
- Hawaii One of Only Seven States Where Unemployment is not Dropping
- Wall Street Journal John Fund Heading to Hawaii for Smart Business Hawaii Conference
- HMC Closure Challenges Abercrombie Administration, Congressional Delegation
- EMS Makes Heroic Effort, Kuakini Admissions up 150%
- St. Francis Healthcare CEO will retire
- Shan Tsutsui Tries to Explain Bond Sale
- Auditor Reviews Public Libraries, DOE, OHA Funds
- HSTA Fails Teachers so badly they must seek second jobs
- Inouye Slips Full E-W Center Funding into Appropriations Bill
- Legislators Plan Whole New Charter School System
- Shakedown: Ritte Demands “Profit Sharing” With Molokai Cruise Yacht Operator
- Big Island County Council to Vote on Plastic Bag Ban
- SA: Keep domestic violence victims in our hearts
- Schizophrenic Stabs Board and Care Home Operator After Fridge is Padlocked
- Global Horizons Trafficking Trial Set for February 2012 Delayed Seven Months
- Civil Beat Still Crying About Extra Police Patrols in Waikiki
- Civil Beat Still Crying about Imprisoned Multi-Kilo Dope Dealer
- North Korea, budget cuts among topics at military conference
- Chow says nothing is official on Hawaii
- Kailua Neighbors Give Obama Thumbs Down on Job Performance
- Kiwis, Omidyar team up to Launch Dairy
- Need A Job? AP Wants You in the Legislature
- Rolling waves not joints
- Another surfer admits they are all on drugs
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| Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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December 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 948 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Medicare Fraud: FBI Investigating Failed HMC Buyer
- Abercrombie Schemes to make Legislators do Heavy Lifting, Introduces Budget with More Spending, No Tax Hike
- Secret Furloughs? Two More Executive Orders Appear on Abercrombie Website
- Pilago Seen as Swing Vote on Hawaii County Bag Ban
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted December 19, 2011
- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- Mixed emotions as Schofield troops leave Iraq
- Army Cancels Plans To Deploy Entire 29th Infantry
- Governor sees surplus even if nobody else can
- Radcliffe: Legalize Hawaii’s $1B Illegal Gambling Business
- Queen's Applies For Organ Transplant Program
- Filling the organ transplant void may take one year
- Hochberg, ADF to Defend Against Lesbian Suit
- Gays aren’t Spending Much on Union Ceremonies
- Fluke: State Judge Rules in Favor of Billion Dollar Developer
- Hawaii personal income growth lags nation
- Charter Schools' 'Glaring Concerns' Raised at Briefing
- Legislators to Take Hurricane off Hurricane Fund
- $490M in Hawaii Pork in Senate Spending Bill
- Pope approves miracles of Blesseds Marianne Cope and Kateri Tekakwitha
- Anxiety, hope fill island Koreans
- Honolulu Property Tax Overhaul Dead On Arrival?
- Kamehameha Schools wins $1.4M settlement in alleged breach case
- Typo Makes Gabbard Frontrunner
- Forbes: Bank of Hawaii 2nd Most Profitable in Nation
- KIUC getting set up for solar—Installs 1st of 3 Giant Battery Systems
- Cruise Allowed To Return To Molokai Next Month
- Failure is a key component of learning
- UH OKs contract negotiation with Norm Chow to lead Warrior Football team
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| Monday, December 19, 2011 |
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December 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 723 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie Doubles Down on Policies Which Killed HMC Hospitals
- State Joins Lawsuit Seeking to Force Hawaii Kai Homeowner to Rent Room to Lesbians
- VIDEO: Representative George Fontaine's Christmas Message 2011
- Schofield soldiers return to Hawaii as part of the last group of U.S. forces to leave Iraq
- Abercrombie: No apologies--I Always Get Elected Because People Disagree With Me
- City Risk Manager Steered Rail Insurance Contract to Marsh
- State Could Pay Millions for HGEA's Favored Nation Perk
- Decoupling Contributes to latest HECO Rate Hike
- Bond Sale Doesn't Affect Ed Department's Capital Improvement Plans
- Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning does pipeline survey
- Ernie Els Golf Course Has Yet to Deliver on Ewa Community Benefits
- Alleged Multi-Kilo Dope Dealer Still in Jail and Civil Beat is Really Upset
- Nonprofits benefit from HI-5 donations
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| Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
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December 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 896 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Kalapa: Legislature Will Turn its Attention to Gaming
- Rep Pine Renews Push for Cybercrime Legislation
- Last American Troops Leave Iraq Marking End of War
- As environmental lawsuit looms, city has contracted out nearly $3 billion for Rail
- New study offers ways to streamline the justice system to ease overcrowding
- SA: Tread lightly in reforming property tax
- Machida: Public employee pension spiking is expensive flaw that needs fixing
- Bidding irregularity and delays imperil rail insurance program
- Wahiawa, Pali Momi already Filled Up with Waianae Coast Emergency Patients
- With More Vacation Days and Separate Travel, Price of Obama’s Annual Hawaiian Holiday Rises to $4M
- Financial Exploitation of Senior Draws Prison Term
- Snob Power: HPD to arrest any Juveniles Caught Setting off Fireworks
- Developer: Haseko has gone the extra mile to be a good neighbor in Ewa Beach
- Kauai Water Rates to Jump 11% per Year every year til 2014
- Hawaii County property tax system being audited
- The Betrayal of Liliuokalani an Embarrassment to Researchers
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| Saturday, December 17, 2011 |
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December 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1111 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Federal Funding Rejection Reveals DoE Scheme to Profit by Labeling More Children “Special Needs”
- As Delisting Looms, Material Misrepresentation by Hoku Solar?
- Star-Advertiser: Occupy brought “Heady Whiff of Revolution” to a “Self-Important Democracy”
- Hawaii Loses Only Organ Transplant Center
- First complaint filed under new city ordinance against personal property on sidewalks
- Hawaii high court will hear reapportionment challenge on Jan. 4
- Moribund Politics: Hawaii’s Legislative Candidates Fundraising Totals Stable over 2 decades
- Federal Judge Overturns LUC Theft of Bridge Aina Lea Zoning
- Planted? 1 Ounce Of Drugs At Police Major's House, Not Half-Pound
- Doper trying to Reduce Sentence in Grow-Op Murder, Dismemberment
- Charter school dismisses state audit
- After Oahu Farm Workers Fall Ill, State Inspectors Look Into Workers' Safety, Food Security
- Mokulele: Non-Stop to Chicago, One Stop to London
- Young Brothers gets OK to raise interisland shipping rates
- Abercrombie refusing to Release Funds for Kauai Emergency Bypass Road
- Romney's $10,000 wager was right
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| Friday, December 16, 2011 |
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December 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1283 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Inouye: I Dumped Akaka Bill in Last Minute Horse-Trading
- Mysterious DoTax Internal Security Breach Referred for Investigation
- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- Reliance on government jobs weakens Honolulu's recovery
- Hirono: Taxpayers Must Buy Dope For the Jobless
- Abercrombie: Lanai, Molokai Must Accept Big Wind
- Cronyism, Horse-Trading in Abercrombie’s Coup at Ag Corp
- Audit Rips Hawaii Charter Schools
- After Expose, Competition Returns For Hawaii School Bus Contracts
- HPD major accused of extortion released on bond again
- City anticipates revenue increase
- Archeologist for Haseko Challenges Claims About Native Hawaiian Cultural Sites
- Study: Honolulu 15th ‘most secure’ large U.S. city
- HMC, former St. Francis hospitals, shutting down
- Youth Correctional Facility Cleans Up Its Act
- HSTA’s 2012 Legislative Priorities
- Your Tax Dollars At Work: Hoku faces possible delisting by Nasdaq
- Ewa Developer's Switch from Marina to Lagoon Raises Legal Issues
- Ohio, Va., ready to fight military cuts—Lazy Hawaii says, Let Inouye Handle It
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| Thursday, December 15, 2011 |
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December 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1108 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hakim “Islam Day” Ouansafi to Direct Hawaii Public Housing Agency
- IBEW Votes Down Hawaiian Tel Contract Offer
- Roll Call: Hanabusa Refuses to Endorse Hirono
- HSTA: Abercrombie Admin Exaggerated Crisis During Legislative Session
- Broken Trust Waihee rouses OHA Cronies with Latest Plan to Squeeze Hawaiians out of State Akaka Tribe
- Political Radar: Romney. Paul Enter Hawaii GOP Caucuses
- Hawaii to Seek More Financial Disclosure From Super PACs
- Hawaii 2010 Legislative Campaigns Raked in $5M in Total Contributions
- Rejected: CBS Apology for Hawaii Five-O Crew Actions During World War II Commemoration
- Three More HPD Officers Face Criminal Charges
- Simon Wiesenthal Center Hits Democrat Bloggers’ Anti-Semitism
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation Larded With Millionaires
- Obama's isle vacation will be expensive
- State Medicaid spending soars 22.7%
- Honolulu housing costs eclipse most of nation
- DHHL Waiting List Offered Leases Again
- Farrington High School To Modernize Campus
- Half Vacant Aloha Tower Market Place Tenants Urging State To Ink Deal With Developer
- Koloa Camp residents to be evicted by Case Family Grove Farm
- Assaults have tenants seeking more control
- Settlement in Hokulia Bypass Case
- St. Francis Healthcare blocks bid to sell HMC hospitals
- The Gas Co. producing renewable natural gas
- Hawaii-based soldiers give eye exams to Waianae elementary school students
- Hawaii to Iraq and Back, No Easy Road
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| Wednesday, December 14, 2011 |
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December 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1299 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Education Week: If Hawaii Doesn’t Lose its Race to the Top Money, Something is Wrong
- Mitt Romney and Ron Paul Register for Hawaii Republican Caucus
- Inouye Donors Score $99M in Earmarks with Only $166K in contributions—But He’s not #1 in Pork
- $149M: Inouye Makes Hirono #1 Sponsor of Earmarks in US House for 2010
- Curtis: HECO has Failed to Look at Alternatives to Big Wind, Should be Denied Rate Hikes to Cover Costs
- Predictably, Star-Advertiser Uses DHHL Suit to Argue for Akaka Bill
- Things go Better With Coke: Ernie Martin Holding Another Fundraiser as Mayoral Race Looms
- DoE/HSTA: No Progress on Key RTTT Proposals Since June 17
- DoE Exporting Millions in Hawaii Tax Credits to Mainland Company
- NYT Rips Parent Company of Hawaii Technology Academy
- Failing, Castle Complex Simply Changes Grading System to Make It Look Good
- Hawaii 47th State to Adopt Anti-Bullying Laws
- McMackin’s Salary Just the Tip of Greenwood’s Iceberg
- Abercrombie to Bellow About “Success” on Monday
- Oahu's North Shore To Host Hawaii's Largest Wind Farm – Just in time to Collect Federal Tax Credits
- $77K/year and still eligible: Hawaii Gives Away Insurance to Little Rich Kids
- Broken Trustee Sues Pioneer Seed Grower on Behalf of Kauai Luddites
- Although Honolulu PD Actively Opposes Legalization of Gambling; Officer’s Wife is Fronting Group Pushing Mainlanders’ Waikiki Casino Schemes
- Memminger Signs up With CCA
- Occupy Honolulu: Meeting with Mayor Didn't Go Well
- Funded by State’s Richest Resident, Progressives Get Together to Complain about Influence of Money in Politics
- Inouye Pushes to Featherbed Nursing Staffs
- Marriott Says Waikiki Edition Takeover Product of Conspiracy by Aqua
- Hawaiian Air unveils neighbor isle travel program with lower fares
- APEC - Representatives Gene Ward and Aaron Ling Johanson discuss Hawaii's Premier Event
- Hannemann Picks Up Labor Backing
- Small businesses should be supported, not taxed
- $30K Reward Offered In Papaya Destruction Case
- Hawaii AG Joins California in Supporting Genocide Insurance Law
- Republicans push payroll tax cut bill through House, despite White House veto threat
- Obama, Terrorists Cheer US Withdrawal from Iraq
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| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
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December 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1293 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- What to Do about Drug Shortages
- $149M: Inouye Makes Hirono #1 Sponsor of Earmarks in US House for 2010
- Curtis: HECO has Failed to Look at Alternatives to Big Wind, Should be Denied Rate Hikes to Cover Costs
- As rooftop solar surges, states hit brakes
- VIDEO: Jones Act Impact on Hawaii Business
- Drunken Abercrombie assistant fined for refusing to leave Waikiki bar
- Hawaii 5-0 Crew Insults Pearl Harbor Survivors at Punchbowl
- OHA: Hilo Meeting on Settlement is “Contentious”
- OHA Fails to Elect Replacement for Mossman, Kicks Decision to Abercrombie
- Survey: 41% say “Arrest Ritte”
- Judge refuses to Boot Cayetano, Others from Rail Case
- Bert Kobayashi is Author of Secret Study Approving Ansaldo Bond
- Tokuda: Education Reform Depends on Legislature Voting to Restrict its own Powers
- Scathing Audit: Honolulu Ambulance Service Lacking
- The Supernova Syndrome
- Real Life Version of "The Descendants" Now Playing In Court
- DHHL Pretends to try to tackle waiting list
- Property Tax Changes on deck for Kauai
- Video: Representative Cynthia Thielen and Jay Fidell discuss Wave Energy 2011
- Full Text: Sidewalk Property Ordinance
- Hawaii Pimp Gets 10 Years For Child Sex-Trafficking
- How Ranked-Choice Voting Silenced 31,500 Voters
- NEW ATTACKS ON THE JONES ACT
- WaPo: Dan Akaka Demands to Know Why Teenagers Can’t Buy Abortion Pills without Prescription
- Hirono Still Trying to use Micronesians to Score more Bucks
- Hawaii-based soldiers to return from Iraq
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| Monday, December 12, 2011 |
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December 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1129 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Poll of Hard-Core Hawaii Democrats gives Hirono 18-pt Lead over Case
- Flood of Money Pours into Lingle Campaign
- Duke Aiona Undecided About 2014
- Need $15,000? OHA Giving Away More Cash
- Supreme Court asks for Federal Input on Challenge to Hawaii Admission Act, Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
- Lingle: Grow the Economy to Raise Revenue
- Ed Case: Raise Taxes and Cut Defense Spending
- Sam Aiona, Dylan Nonaka Join Forces in Hawaii Super-PAC
- Planned Parenthood behind New Hawaii Super-PAC
- Hawaii Voter Turnout Correlates to Strong Republican Challenges
- SA: Ritte Should be Arrested Next Time, Maybe
- Big Wind Brinksmanship: The Fate Of Lanai Hinges On A Los Angeles Real Estate Tycoon
- Ending Homelessness: Interview with Marc Alexander
- Star-Advertiser does another Fluff Piece on Occupy Honolulu
- Unitarians, Crossroads Quivering With Excitement over Gay Civil Unions
- HOPE Probation Comes to Seattle
- Outgoing FCC Commissioner Calls for Change in Rules to Outlaw HNN
- HPD Issues First Smoking Law Citations In Years
- Hawaii does not have to be a pedestrian deathtrap
- Foreign visitors perk up recovering hotel industry
- State Still Trying to Shake Money Out of Catamaran Operators
- Whole Foods Touts Strategy in 'Buying Local'
- Students want say in selection of new football coach
- Occupy protesters seek to shut West Coast ports
- The Descendants Wins Best Picture, 2nd Best Screenplay
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| Sunday, December 11, 2011 |
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December 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1150 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Colette Machado: I look at Kalaupapa--Native Hawaiians will fight against Assisted Suicide
- KOS: The perception of Occupy Honolulu is Universally Negative
- Verifying the Numbers a Challenge for Tax Department
- Church Volunteers Clean Waianae Storm Channels in Advance of Rainy Season
- "Accretion," Hawaii Style
- Hawaii Mortgage Down Payments 4th Highest in USA by Percentage
- Lingle Pushes back against Tax Hike
- City Council openings promise lively elections
- Gay Civil Unions Fix it Bill to Grab for Control of Children
- 'Forgotten' Sacrifice Honored In West Oahu
- Green Beret reflects on end of Afghanistan involvement
- Rail: 40% of the Financial Puzzle Comes Undone
- Pawns of Hotel Workers Local 5--Occupy Honolulu Targets Hyatt Hotel in Waikiki
- Inouye? Who’s That? Omidyar Continues Push to Grab Control of Non-Profit Sector
- Cataluna: Arrest Berg
- Did Burial Claim force Haseko to Abandon Marina Plan?
- Without Tax Credits, Solar PV More Expensive that HECO
- HNN Posts Video of Wind Turbine Burning
- Researchers uncertain about tsunami debris’ radioactivity, Certain about need for More Funding
- Smug Sociology Prof: UH football entertaining but unimportant
- As Predicted, Chaminade Asst Coach resigns, Apologizes
- Tsunami Aftermath: The Kona Coast has recovered, but not the Kona Village Resort
- Honolulu 7th Healthiest City for Women
- Tribal Leader: Alaska should be listed as non-self-governing territory
- Esther Kiaaina Plays Up Guam Roots
- Synagro Donates $25,000 to Support Sand Island Park Restoration Efforts
- Public Access Room workshops coming to Big Island December 12-17, 2011
- City Declaring War on Sex-for-Money Hostess Bars
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| Saturday, December 10, 2011 |
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December 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1312 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- China’s Startling Strategic Play in Micronesia
- DeMello Joins Abercrombie Communications Team
- Florida Marlins Holding Baseball Clinic at Schofield
- Gone with the Wind Subsidies
- VIDEO: 5 Questions with NEWS maker David Chang, Chair Hawaii Republican Party
- Fortunately for Abercrombie, Republicans Don’t Have a Strong Candidate for Governor in 2014
- Shapiro: Abercrombie’s Entire Career Built on Being Wrong
- We'll believe it when we see it, maybe
- Former Congressman Ed Case: If Hirono Wins U.S. Senate Democratic Primary, Former GOP Gov. Lingle Will Beat Her
- Bound for Hawaii on the wings of a soaring Australian Dollar
- Mayor signs abandoned property bill into law
- SA Cheers as Obama, Steve Case team up to Boost Business Cronies
- Abercrombie Sends $3M to Big Isle for no Particular Reason
- Laupahoehoe charter again seeks BOE relief after CSRP decision
- Waialua robotics teacher wins Milken award
- SA: Football Coach Salary Too High
- Onishi Lobbies Hawaii County Reapportionment, Gets Own District
- Bodhi Day Celebrated in Honolulu
- Ban likely to stifle New Year's fireworks
- Environmental Impact Statements for Sale?
- Plan seeks to replicate New Zealand's success by creating a sustainable dairy industry in the isles
- Traffic Fatalities Down on Big Isle
- State approves process to ban alcohol, drugs at Kaneohe sandbar
- Sold! DLNR sells all 16 Koke‘e cabins in auction’s first tier
- Hawaii Has Unclaimed Property
- 2012=1968?
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| Friday, December 09, 2011 |
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December 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 855 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hirono Camp: Case Unworthy of the People of Hawaii
- Pay to Play Fines Unpaid: Hirono for Governor Campaign Closes Owing State Elections Fund Over $98,000
- It Begins: Army to Cut 8,700 Civilian Jobs in 37 States
- Nonaka Launches 'Hawaii Solutions'
- Gloves Come Off As Hawaii Senate Race Gets Going
- Abercrombie’s Health Czar Takes Aim at “High-Tech Services”
- City Audit: Only 3 of 21 Ambulances Meet Emergency Response Time Guidelines
- Molokai business leader fears 'erosion of rule of law'
- Cruise line cancels a third Molokai call after protests
- HSTA Blocks Laupahoehoe Charter for at Least One Year
- $100M: Council faces tough choices on property tax exemptions
- State prosecutors Continue to Harass DEA Agent over Arrest of Alleged Tweeker
- $25 million offered for 2 St Francis hospitals
- Atheists Make Honolulu Manger a Non-Profit Responsibility
- Obamas Not Staying at Illegal Vacation Rental This Year
- Marcus Oshiro to Travel to Israel
- Pro-Rail Activist Files IRS Complaint Against Small Business Hawaii
- Hawaii About to Crack Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Roadblocks?
- PUC to Keep Using Outside Consultants to Drive Clean Energy Approvals
- New energy sources fuel interest from Secretary of the Navy
- Firm markets waste-to-ash technology to Hawaii hotels
- State to auction off forfeited property
- Land costs for Kona Judiciary complex range from $4.5M to $10.8M
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| Thursday, December 08, 2011 |
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December 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1709 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- State Sues to Get Back $39M Looted from Graves by John Waihee
- Ed Case: “Mazie's been selling her candidacy to DC insiders”
- Former State Administrators: Abercrombie’s Bond Sale Like setting up savings account by charging credit card
- Hawaii Physicians Rally Against Assisted Suicide
- Hawaii's Second Saint: Blessed Marianne Cope to be Canonized Next October?
- Another E-W Center Conference: Pearl Harbor Day at the NEH
- Obama Delays Hawaii trip after Romney hit
- Abercrombie Cronies Push Executive Director out of Agribusiness Development Corporation, Slip their Own Guy In
- Council passes abandoned property bill
- Waihee Tribe Disenfranchise Large Numbers of Hawaiians
- Hawaii Civil Unions Will Be Same as Marriage for State Income Taxes
- Slom: Gambling is in the Air, Bond Sale Means More Debt, More Burden for Taxpayers
- Military Families Support Training at Pohakuloa
- SA: Marines, residents should find accord
- Plan tightens rules for public charter schools
- Superferry Assassinated by a gang of granola-munching elitists and just-say-no localists and self-anointed culture-keepers
- Anti-GMO Luddites Fail to get GMO Bill in HSAC Legislative Package
- ILWU’s McElrath Rejects Occupy Attempt to Shut West Coast Ports
- Thielen Renews Push for Rooftop Solar On Bill Financing
- Video of Tom Berg Arguing With Secret Service at APEC
- Council grants permits for Hilton expansion
- Census: Median incomes highest in East Honolulu
- REPRESENTATIVE CORINNE CHING UNVEILS THE 2012 HERITAGE CALENDAR, "HAWAII: OUR PRECIOUS HERITAGE"
- Republicans Prefer Hawaii 5-0
- Medical Center Lab Director Has Fake PHD from Hawaii Scam School
- Chaminade places coach on administrative leave for racial slur
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| Wednesday, December 07, 2011 |
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December 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 905 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Sneak Attack: Re-write of Pearl Harbor History Awaits Death of WW2 Veterans
- Pearl Harbor, Civil Rights, and Hawaii Statehood
- Pearl Harbor Survivor to Direct ‘Mass Band Performance’ on 70th Anniversary
- Ewa Field Event to Mark 70th Anniversary of Attack
- Petition hits Hawaiian Airlines 'Price Fixing', seeks return of Superferry
- Hawaii Health Ranks #4 in Nation
- Feds Force DHS to Streamline Food Stamp Processing
- White House: North Korea making missile able to hit US
- Shapiro: Haughty Abercrombie's troubles are all his own, not Lingle's
- Star-Adv: New History of Pearl Harbor being Written as Generation Passes
- Hawaii soldiers return from Iraq
- Hanabusa: Military Strategic Doctrine Based on My Need to Deliver Pork
- DSCC Doubles Down on Rejection of Ed Case
- Planned Parenthood: Make Catholics Pay for Birth Control
- BoE Orders Audit of DoE Procurement
- DoTax was ‘Highly Politicized’
- Bhago on HGEA: "I can't tell them not to do it…I've never experienced this before, where we don't have the resources, per se, nor the authority ….”
- Gov Cuts Funding for Special Ed Supplies In Budget Request
- Director hired for Hawaii health insurance exchange
- Laotian Workers Suffer Health and Financial Problems on Oahu Farms
- Honolulu Panel: Property Tax Exemptions Unfair
- Last Ditch Effort to Water down Sidewalk Property Ban
- Taxpayers sacrifice, not politicians or union workers
- Honolulu Roads to be Repaved after 21 Years
- Kekaha public housing residents go from ‘paradise to living hell’
- Eric Ryan’s Latest Vendetta (Yawn)
- IRS has $1M tax lien on Guirguis
- Biofuel to Power Navy Exercise
- CB Continues Styrofoam War on Restaurant Industry
- Kilauea’s History of Explosive Eruptions
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| Tuesday, December 06, 2011 |
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December 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1093 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Confidential Memo: Wind Turbine Model Installed at Kahuku has Structural Problems
- LoPresti: Ewa Neighborhood Board 'Most Dysfunctional in USA'
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted December 5, 2011
- Pearl Harbor Survivor to Direct ‘Mass Band Performance’ on 70th Anniversary
- Ewa Field Event to Mark 70th Anniversary of Attack
- Mission Memorial Auditorium Site of Rail Showdown December 6
- Hawaii Physicians Rally Against Assisted Suicide
- Duke Aiona to Address Pro-Life Group
- For The First Time In 70 Years, 24 Pearl Harbor Survivors Return
- FBI: Police Major got $6000/month from Illegal Gambling Room
- DoTax Manipulates Check Cashing Times to Suit Political Expediency
- State's constitution is what props up its credit rating, not Abercrombie
- SA Editors: We Look forward to Abercrombie Pushing thru OHA Settlement, Soda Tax, Kakaako Tower
- Roll Call: Hirono Probably Going to beat Case
- City officials opt to skip forum on rail transit project
- Fidell: Arrest Walter Ritte
- KIUC to delay smart meter install
- Anti-GMO Crackpots Win Maui, Kauai Council Support
- Santiago: Don’t Force the Homeless into Shelters, Give Money to PHOCUSED Instead
- Catholic Charities set to open transitional housing in Makiki
- Laupahoehoe appeals to BOE
- DoE Taken For A Ride: Fewer Players, Bigger Budgets
- Prediction: HSTA Dispute Won't End Before 2017
- Lingle: Feds Didn't Give Enough Notice On Monk Seal Rule
- While Our Leaders Doze, a National Plan to Hose Hawaii Moves Onward
- Honolulu property search still hides public information
- LIUNA Tries to Shake Down Saddle Road Builder
- Murder Suspect was Praised by Mayor Kenoi
- Soft on Crime: Out after Raping Step Daughter, Criminal gets Paltry 56 Month Minimum for Manslaughter
- Indicted in Hawaii, Alleged Scammers Pop Up In Connecticut
- Plug pulled on Hawaii Kai luxury condo project after financing fails
- Four Hawaii Post Offices Still on Chopping Block
- University of Hawaii students seek support for cargo container redesign
- Kauai’s oldest Catholic church to celebrate 170 years
- Has the War with Iran Already Begun?
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| Monday, December 05, 2011 |
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December 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1015 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lawsuit targets "Illegal" $117M Federal Loan Guarantee for Kahuku Windfarm
- Kalapa vs Property Tax Exemptions: Vitality of County Depends on Everyone Paying Their Share
- Hawaii Republican Presidential Vote to be Held in Every House District
- McIntosh to run for Hawaii County Council in 2012
- As WWII vet numbers dwindle, preservation of their legacy shifts to newer generations
- The More Abercrombie Rages, the More He is Ignored
- Secrecy Shrouds Abercrombie’s Year-Long search for Water Board Nominee
- 99% tell Occupy Honolulu: “Get a job. Go back to the Mainland.”
- Rail Planners Admit Most of their Plan is Flawed
- Honolulu Not Alone in Trying to Move Homeless from Sidewalks
- State Releases RFP for 650 foot Kakaako Tower
- Marina proposal at Sand Island is meeting some opposition
- 43% of Makawao Residents Pay 50% of Income in Rent
- Performance Contracts for Hawaii Charter Schools
- SA: More Money for Preschool
- More students receiving free & low-cost lunch
- SA Editors Waste More Ink of Cult of Gore
- CB Gives Doper Space for Long, Rambling Diatribe on Dope
- CB Gives Peak Oil Cultists Space for Long Rambling Diatribe on Peak Oil
- UH System to Give More to Green Energy Scammers
- Green Bubble About to Pop: Battery Makers don’t have Customers
- IRS Has $716K for Hawaii Taxpayers
- West Hawaii Bar Association civil unions seminar (Dec. 12)
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| Sunday, December 04, 2011 |
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December 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1154 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Hawaiians’ Anger and Distrust towards OHA Settlement: “Theft, Perversion”
- SA: Bond Sale Will Lead to Legislative Spending Frenzy
- Cost of electricity is silent factor in Hawaii energy policy
- Abercrombie Stumbles in First Year, Plans More of the Same for Next Three
- Bad New Day: Abercrombie Already Planning for 2014 Election
- Matayoshi Subverts State Law to Reorganize DoE Upper Echelons
- How The DoE Promotes Hawaii’s Income Gap
- PHOCUSED Boss of Profitable Nonprofits to Seek Tom Berg’s Council Seat
- Socialist Morons Can’t Figure out Why there is a Shortage of Cancer Drugs in Hawaii
- Occupy group, city officials put actions on hold for now
- Honolulu Drowning In Water Main Breaks
- Hawaii County: $7.5M in fuel taxes goes unspent (some money sitting since 1998)
- Domestic Migration 2008-2009: More People Leaving Maui than Arriving
- Honolulu joins the "city camp" initiative
- Hawaiian Hiring Flight Attendants
- Homeless Advocate: Newt is wrong, Food stamps are For Buying Drugs, Not Going to Hawaii
- UH Prof Publishes Eminent Domain Book
- Hawaii perfectly placed to watch the December 10th total lunar eclipse
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| Saturday, December 03, 2011 |
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December 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1161 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Thielen: Federal Takeover of Hawaii Shorelines Would Endanger Clean Energy Projects
- Obama to Vacation in Hawaii Dec 17-Jan 2
- Fontaine Factor: Volunteering and Giving During the Holiday Season
- DoE Data: Not Linked, Not Supported, Not Accessible
- Hawaii Physicians Rally Against Assisted Suicide
- UHERO: Slowing Asian Growth, Drop in Mainland Arrivals Squeeze Hawaii
- Obamacare Push: Insurance Executive Tim Johns to head Hirono's Senate campaign
- BoE: Maybe We Should Stop Interfering with Our Own Audit Department
- Lingle backs Visa Reforms to boost Tourism
- State Energy Office: Anti-Superferry Protester knows how to Profit from “Clean” Energy
- BOSS Poll of 400 local business leaders goes inside the local economy and forecasts what’s ahead
- Hawaii County Council to have Five Open Seats in 2012
- SA Editors Use Berg to Push for IRV Voting Again
- Ballot News Looks at Hawaii Reapportionment
- VIDEO: HSTA Continues to Attempt to Derail Laupahoehoe Charter School
- Beachgoers Complain About Homeless Defecating In Waikiki
- Honolulu Offers Homeless Maid Service
- Sovereignty Activist Rejects OHA Land Deal
- Feds ask again for more time to sort through 101 million documents in Global Horizons human trafficking case
- Omidyar Discovers that Local Farmers can charge more
- Hilo TSA Hammered for Catching Alleged Pedophile
- Yagong wants to privatize Hilo sort station
- Proposal would increase UH-Manoa parking rates
- Electric car rental firm expands to Oahu
- Church's Construction Halted For Removal Of Buried Human Remains
- Asbestos Leads to $9000 Fine
- WWII records available free online up to Dec. 7
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| Friday, December 02, 2011 |
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December 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1352 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie Refusing to Accept Responsibility for his own Wreckage, Fiscal and Otherwise
- Ewa Field Event to Mark 70th Anniversary of Attack
- Mission Memorial Auditorium Site of Rail Showdown December 6
- Sabato: Ed who? Democratic Establishment coalescing around Mazie Hirono
- $800M Borrowed to Sit Money in Hurricane, Rainy Day Accounts
- Bankers, Wall Street Pleased by Abercrombie's Willingness to Raise Taxes
- Full Text: Hawaii Scores 'F' in Sex Trafficking Prevention
- Lihue TSA Worker Sues, Claims Sex Assault
- Men’s Health Mag ranks Honolulu Happiest Town in USA
- Borreca to Media: Lingle will now fade from Our Screens
- Inouye: Federal Rail Funding not certain, Honolulu one of nine competing for $510M
- Rail Judge: Feds Must Produce Full Record before Groundbreaking
- Citizens Challenging Rail Project May Have to Wait a Year for Case Resolution Because of City's Delays
- Maui Now: Loathsome, Dangerous, Abercrombie
- Abercrombie Gloats over “Gift to Business Community”
- Abercrombie claims his Charisma Swayed Investors to Buy Hawaii Bonds
- Bullying: ‘It’s OK to be different’
- Property Tax Recommendations to be Presented to Honolulu Council
- Ritte Demands “Participation and Control” over Cruise Yacht, Molokai Again Compromises With Shake-Down Thugs
- State files suit against woman accused of preying upon distressed homeowner
- Harimoto: Strip Berg's Voting Rights Until He Calms Down
- ACLU, NAACP Join Effort to Target TSA Workers Who Catch too Many Illegals, Find too Many Drug Smugglers
- Captain Kirk Ramps Up 2012 Campaign for Mayor
- Hawaii bankruptcies fall in November for eighth straight month
- Hawaii Federal Judge: U.S. Won't Pick Up Tab for Aloun Farms Defense
- SA Spies Way to Increase Power of Burials in Development Disputes
- PHOTOS: Iao Stream Shanty Town Residents Face Eviction
- State Audit: "Atmosphere Of Intimidation and Fear" at Maui Housing Project
- MoveOn Drops Use of Occupy, Goes under its own name for latest protest
- Alexander & Baldwin to subdivide into two companies
- Company directors fought similar move back in 1988
- Retreat will address future, structure of state education
- State Rep. Chris Lee recovers from stroke, warns others of danger
- Puna to gain council seat
- Bigeye tuna fishing ban canceled
- Criminal Who Led Police on Cross-Island Chase had been Arrested by SWAT Team Jan 26, then Released
- Inouye Votes for Indefinite Detention of US Citizens Captured on US Soil
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| Thursday, December 01, 2011 |
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December 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 686 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- OHA Announces Public Meetings to discuss Tentative Land Deal
- Backed by Federal Loan Guarantees, Merrill Lynch Finances $1B in Military Solar Projects
- Quality of Living: Honolulu #29 in World, right behind ... Stuttgart
- Report: Hawaii Ranks 3rd in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
- PUC Breaks 15% Limit on Solar Systems
- Visitor Spending breaks $1 Billion per Month
- Pearl Harbor Survivor to Direct ‘Mass Band Performance’ on 70th Anniversary
- KHON: The Making of a Governor
- Opponents Threaten To Halt Rail Project
- Putting two and two together—OHA land transfer and secret government/private development meetings
- At 70th anniversary, urgency to observe WWII, honor vets
- Lingle raises questions about federal monk seal petition
- Hawaii Utility Regulators' Lack Of Data Is 'Troubling'
- Court rejects challenge to state use of surplus health funds
- Reason to Vote: Inouye says Gingrich as GOP Nominee 'Frightens Me'
- Obama Nominates Hawaii Woman to Social Security Board
- Malama Solomon May Escape Fine For Trespass, Damages
- Police: Berg, Reeking Of Alcohol, Argued With Secret Service At APEC
- A&B Condo Project to Spark Development Boom again?
- Hawaii County tries to delay Abercrombie Administration’s Waiawi Control insect release
- EPA Orders Additional Safeguards at Waimanalo Gulch Landfill
- Dotson Leaves MADD
- Jon Van Dyke Dies
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| Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
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November 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 801 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Finmeccanica Trumpets Honolulu Rail Deal
- Lingle Best Positioned for Victory Next Year
- Lingle calls for Delay in Federal Grab for Control of Hawaii Shorelines
- IBEW to Vote on New Offer from Hawaiian Tel
- Nominations Sought for State Water Commission
- Inouye Claims Honolulu Rail Will Get Federal Transit Funding Next Year
- Kobayashi: Hold on to Your Wallet
- Slom: Rail Roaded
- State to Teachers: Drop Your Complaint and Strike
- Utility bills may sink Hawaii’s economy
- Good News! Time Running Out For Hawaii Mafia Wind Farm Grant
- 15,000 Military Go Unrepresented in Any State Elections Because of Redistricting Controversy
- Supporters are urged to wear black for National Meth Awareness Day
- Honolulu Clears Homeless from Stadium Park, Three More Accept Shelter
- Patients counting on Hawaii’s Only transplant clinic to stay open
- Queens Nurses Approve Three-Year Raise
- Real and Affordable Green or Misguided Dream?
- State taxpayers may have to foot cost of returning 350 new guns
- HPD Major's Drug-Dealing Girlfriend To Testify
- Maui Police Officer Arrested For Spousal Abuse
- Cancel the Second Digester?
- Maui Charter Commission tables district voting
- Maui: Couch seeks cap on vacation rentals
- Kauai Island Utility Cooperative gets green light for smart meters
- Hawaii Co 'Bag ban' vote expected Dec 21
- TRO halts construction at Kawaiahao Church
- Jon Van Dyke Dies in Australia
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| Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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November 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1204 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie's Medicaid Cuts based on Obamacare Requirements
- Lucky Hawaii: Bond Sale Benefits as Investors Flee Europe
- Booted from Big Island, DoE Now Seeks to Force Carlisle to Collect its Impact Fees
- US Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Lawsuit Challenging DHHL, Admission Act
- Postal Service Announces Hawaii Christmas Mailing Deadlines
- US Civil Rights Commissioner to speak on End of Victimology
- Abercrombie “Damn Serious” about Oath, Judges aren’t Like Dogs or Ponies
- Abercrombie Considered Shutting State Down for Two Weeks in June, Blames Lingle
- Abercrombie Wants to Build 'Third City'
- Favored Nation: Did HGEA get better deal?
- HART Signs $1.4 Billion Contract With Ansaldo
- Is Honolulu rail contract a legal defense tactic?
- Abercrombie Still Pushing to Disenfranchise Military personnel
- Judicial nominees put up earlier
- Feds Give Abercrombie $14m to Organize Obamacare Insurance Exchange
- Honolulu water rates to soar 70%
- Recession costs Hawaii hundreds of businesses
- Hawaii unemployment claims rise 18%
- TRUE: 'There is Space' in Shelters for Stadium Park Homeless
- Molokai Thugs Chop Down Trees, Obstruct Two Public Highways—Still No Arrests
- Multi-Millionaire 9-11 Truther Roseanne Barr Occupies Waimea, Guillotine a No-Show
- Hoku considers outside help to complete polysilicon deals
- Hawaiian Holdings Ranks the Highest in Terms of Operating Margin in the Airlines Industry
- ORI Cabins Not in Good Standing With the State
- Legislators look at Clean and Sober Living
- Hawaii State Courts Improve Access to Electronic Records
- Karate instructor accused of molesting teen re-indicted on sex assault charges
- Honolulu Traffic Violations Bureau to Close on Wednesday Nights
- After a Decade, ‘Process’ continues to push back Maui isle plan
- A&B Master Planned Waiale Project Calls for 2,550 Residential Units (no protests here, of course)
- Hawaii dodges major storms as hurricane season ends
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| Monday, November 28, 2011 |
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November 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 983 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Kalaeloa Solar: Hawaii Ratepayers to Bankroll 'Green Fiesta'
- Failing, Central Pacific Got $337M in Secret Federal Reserve Loans
- Lowell Kalapa to Address Kona TEA Party
- Duke Aiona to Address Pro-Life Group
- UPW Contract, HGEA Reopen menace Legislature
- DoE to Pay Contractors to Churn SpEd Programs
- School Bus Contacts Rise 192% after Collusion Begins
- Challenge to Honolulu Rail Project Goes to Federal Court Wednesday
- SA: Outspoken Berg driven by passion, desire for change
- SA: OHA infighting may Derail Kakaako deal
- Gov. Abercrombie vs. the 99%… why?
- Homeless Avoid Shelter, Stay Drunk
- Cruise Yacht Outfoxes Ritte, Docks at Molokai
- Volunteers Clean Kahuku Beach, Find No Plastic Bags
- Two Mauna Kea telescopes face funding cuts
- Final hearing backlog turns injured workers into hostages in paradise
- County quiets nonprofit's rock-crushing operation
- DoE Group seeks to undermine Private Schools
- KPD set to start accreditation process
- SBA lends record amount in isles
- CB: How Hawaii Reps Would Save $1.2 Trillion
- Desperate to Save Obama, Americans Elect Petitions for Hawaii Ballot
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| Sunday, November 27, 2011 |
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November 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 879 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Forced by JSC, Abercrombie Grudgingly Releases Names of Judicial Nominees
- Hawaii Supreme Court to Consider Limit of Parental Discipline
- Kalapa: Ubiquitous General Excise Insures Accountability
- UPW Contract Triggers ‘Favored Nation’ HGEA to Reopen Negotiations, fight for Furloughs
- Governor Abercrombie pissy to the end in judicial disclosure case
- Atheists Planned Disruption of Windward City Lights Celebration Thwarted
- Illiterate Occupy Honolulu Protesters Instruct 99% to “Think”
- Ritte Didn’t get Paid: Lawless Thugs Block Cruise Ship from Molokai
- SA Editors: Better to Cut People off Medicaid After 30 Days than to Limit Eligibility
- Automated Trash Trucks increase UPW Productivity 5-fold
- Freshwater Pool for Natatorium?
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| Saturday, November 26, 2011 |
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November 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 895 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hint to Hawaii: Google Abandons Concentrating Solar Power Project
- Oahu Democrats Fail in Effort to Break up Hawaii News Now
- Abercrombie Wins Approval to Take $1.06M from Pre-School, Sister Isles, spend it on Central Office Bureaucrats
- Suspended Attorney Says 'Vindictive' Navy Purposely Sows Intimidation & Fear in Civilian Counsel
- Horner: Ansaldo OK to Build Rail after Financial Analysis Shows Libya Revolt is Root of Company’s Problems
- WSJ July 28: New Finmeccanica Boss Pledges To Clean Up Group's Act, Considers Sale of Ansaldo
- OHA goes back to drawing board after failure to elect new trustee
- DoE wins RTTT Approval to Tinker With Assessments Again
- Star-Adv Comes out against Laupahoehoe Charter School
- Choosing legislative theme can be a gamble for Dems
- Price of car insurance rises a smidgen
- City replaces scorned towing firm
- Kauai’s economy has ‘settled back to 2003 levels’
- Telescope funding under fire
- Convicted Killer Lui—now a sovereignty activist-- gets his day in court Tuesday
- USS Lassen Sailors Contribute to Flood Cleanup in Thailand
- 25th ID Gets New Commanding General
- Hawaii History: Selective Editing Project Begins
- Descendants: Roth, Daws, Hemmings Guided Producer
- Descendants: First Popular Film to See Us Through an Insider’s Eyes
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| Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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November 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 944 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Bishop Silva, Doctors, Attorneys to Speak out on Assisted Suicide
- Matt Romney to Campaign for Father in Hawaii
- Suspended Attorney Says 'Vindictive' Navy Purposely Sows Intimidation & Fear in Civilian Counsel
- American Shipper: Effort Underway to Loosen Jones Act Restrictions
- State APEC Costs below projections
- Maui Smart Grid Demonstration Project to Begin Next Year
- December vehicle registration notices contain error
- Final approval of $1.4B rail deal is put off
- Pushback against rail gains momentum with new allies
- Thanksgiving homecoming for hundreds of Kaneohe Marines
- Military spending cuts would rock HI
- Federal Contractors will not face 3% Withholding
- VIDEO: JFK monument re-dedicated at Hilo Peace Corps reunion
- Star-Advertiser, Occupy Honolulu Denounce the 99%
- Tough Love: City Homeless Sweep aims to Push Homeless into Shelters
- In Bizarre Twist, Civil Beat Prints Some Facts About Styrofoam
- Lawsuit again stops Kawaiaha'o work
- Decision is expected soon on fate of Superferry vessels
- Nurses union reaches tentative agreement with Queen's
- Will Transplant Institute Survive St Francis Sale?
- Homeless find shelter, work on buses
- H-Power Ash to Become Building Material?
- Climategate 2.0: New E-Mails Rock The Global Warming Debate
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| Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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Letters to the Editor November, 2011
By Letters to the Editor :: 844 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics
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- Where is the EA or EIS for Maui Smart Grid?
- Bag Ban Detrimental To The Environment
- Makaha Resident backs Mag-Lev
- Open Spaces Rip-off
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| Thursday, November 24, 2011 |
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November 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 844 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Outdoor Circle Comes Out Against Rail
- New Batch of Global Warmers’ Emails: “We're choosing the periods to show warming”
- Judicial Selection Commission Releases List of Nominees for Second Circuit Court
- NCAA “Extremely Concerned” about UH Point-Shaving Allegations
- The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom
- Assimilation, American style
- Shapiro: Abercrombie has no Principle Left to Stand On
- Hawaii Defense Cuts Loom After Super Committee Implodes
- Sempra's Giant Solar Farm Unlikely Replacement for Molokai Big Wind
- Rooftop Solar Contractor Upset as PUC opens up HECO to Big Renewables
- The Politics of Digitizing Hawaiian Language newspapers
- Waikiki Business May Sue over Lousy APEC Sales
- 89% Vote for Furloughs: UPW ratifies two-year contract
- After Price-Fixing Exposed, Major Mainland School Bus Company Considers Hawaii
- HPH Touts Voluntary Medical Home Plan
- Hawaii Non-Profits suffer Loss of “Unlimited Government Funding”
- Molokai: Taxpayer funded Enemy of Jobs
- GMO Labeling, TAT Considered for Maui Legislative Package
- Judge tries to Hold off Lawyers Circling Dorcy Estate
- Pedestrian critically injured in accident involving police officer
- Special report: law enforcement faces backlog of 87,942 state warrants
- Nofoa Beats Rap In Ex-Girlfriend's Murder, still Faces Original Kidnapping Charges but She won't be Around to testify
- HPA only cuts Four Years off Rapist’s Prison Sentence
- Police Release 911 Tapes Of Fatal Waikiki Shooting
- HGEA, UPW members Fail in Effort to grab State, County Surplus Payments to Health Fund
- Kahuku Hospital Bankruptcy “Good for Creditors”
- Security cameras installed on buses
- Two PhDs Debunk Lies of Anti-Aquarium Campaigners
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| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
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November 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 881 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- UH Point Shaving? Blown Leads and Significant Movement in Money Line
- #OccupyFail: A Profile in Bad Choices from Hilo
- Bill Seeks Terror Designation for Gaza Flotilla Groups with Hawaii Connections
- Mitch Roth announces Campaign for Hawaii County Prosecutor
- DBEDT upgrades Hawaii's economic outlook to paltry 1.4% Growth
- PUC approves Tier 3 Feed in Tariff program so that Bigger Green Energy Scammers can Cash In
- Abercrombie’s New Medicaid Plan: 30 Days in Hospital, then you get cut off
- Child Welfare Services contracts being reduced or terminated
- Schatz: APEC cost less than expected
- State Supreme Court denies Pflueger's appeal of manslaughter ruling
- Impoverished India to Give $150M to Telescope: Fat OHA Cronies Demand $50M Payoff
- Micronesia Poor Business Climate Drives Exodus
- KaLeo Editor Gets Prize for Dull, Pedantic and Banal Cartoon Depicting TEA Party as Racist and Stupid
- Hawaii State Salaries 2012: University of Hawaii
- Djous Give Thanks
- Report on Hawaii's Homeless Doesn't Tell Whole Story
- Matson Hikes Rates Again
- Extra space needed for church’s ‘steady growth’
- Sewer bill to increase for Hawaii Kai residents
- Air Service for Kalaupapa Residents
- Japan to Run Smart Grid Study on Maui
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| Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
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November 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1093 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaiian Tel to Impose Last, Best and Final Offer on IBEW
- Lingle: Super Committee Failure Shows Lack of Bi-Partisan Leadership
- New rules turn GOP race from sprint into marathon, early nominee unlikely
- National Journal: Hawaii Senate Race Up for Grabs
- Feds: Even with Low Usage, Hawaii Still has Highest Electric Bills
- Djou Featured in National Journal
- Hawaii Unemployment Tax Rates To Rise?
- SA Editors Make Error Upon Error pushing to Reduce complexity of tax exemptions
- Top Three: ERS Trustees to Consider Limits to Pension Spiking Schemes
- Leadership: Judicial commission acts while Abercrombie dithers
- Abercrombie Backs Malama Solomon’s Demand to Disenfranchise Military Voters
- New public land agency hires executive director from Campbell Estate
- Abercrombie Flip-Flops on Free Trade
- Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers headed for Kuwait
- Deedy’s Lawyer to Lynch Mob: Wait for the Trial (Innocence Project pronounces Guilt?)
- New DoE Talking Point: Hawaii is #2 in Cuts to State School Spending
- State Raids Maili Condo Site on Behalf of Carpenters Union
- Police Called on Councilman Berg Rail Rant
- MORE Illegal Dumping by Honolulu City Workers
- Hawaii State Salaries 2012: Highest Paid at University of Hawaii
- Do I want to work? UH Hilo Dropout from Joins ‘Occupy’
- Kauai Luddites Demand GMO Labeling to Assist in Hysterical Propaganda Campaign
- Hawaii regulators approve Kapolei solar farm
- Pono Chong named House Majority Leader
- Civil Beat Decides Hawaii Needs a 'Butt Bill'
- Hawaii residents struggle with long-term healthcare
- Dozens of seniors on waiting list for meals
- Guam Senator Blas sends letter expressing disappointment to Obama
- Matson “Christmas Tree Ship” Arrives Saturday
- APEC - a lost public relations opportunity for the State of Hawaii?
- Rep. Gene Ward Discusses The Hawaii Library System
- Rain files claims suit vs. concert promoter
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| Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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November 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1796 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- NYT: Occupy Honolulu Looks Like Just Another Homeless Camp
- Report: Hawaii Among Lowest Health Insurance Costs in Nation
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted Nov. 21, 2011
- Akaka on New Akaka Bill: “It’s Sneaky” -- Hanabusa: Akaka Bill must Stay off Radar to Pass
- Hanabusa: I wouldn’t go to dinner with Mazie Hirono
- Lingle Listed at Palm Beach Event
- Hawaii Delegates OK With Pizza as a Vegetable
- Job of U.S. troops is far from over as Iraq War closes
- Sending aloha to the troops in Afghanistan
- HSTA Pushing to Divert Race to the Top Money to Salaries
- HSTA Organizes to Reverse Laupahoehoe Charter School Approval
- Former school employee admits to stealing nearly a half million dollars
- Procurement Office rejects contract targeting Big Wind opponents
- Improved youth prison still concerns ACLU
- APEC: Occupancy Up 1%, Rates Up 28%
- Agent Charged in Hawaii Shooting Pleads Not Guilty
- Navy hopes to gain two Hawaii superferries
- Lack of Farmers Drives Decline in Hawaii Flower Industry
- Na Wai Eha water use process OK’d
- SA: Developments can evolve, too
- City Pays Landfill Operator $2.6M for Spill Cleanup
- Lanai: Entire Island Lines up for Free Turkeys
- Hawaii Co Readies to Sell Uni-Dev Project Homes
- County to open West Hawaii transitional housing
- HNN: No conclusive evidence regarding the effectiveness of ban against cell phones while driving
- Marriott spins off timeshare operations
- Kickstarter Funding Hawaii Projects
- Kauai Doper Gets Marijuana Prescription to Ease Addiction to Oxy
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| Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
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November 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1517 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Ansaldo Debacle: HART, Council, Ariyoshi all Looking at Rail Re-bid
- Using Public Services not a Free Lunch
- 14,000 Abandoned Wind Turbines in USA
- Wind Farms Interfere With Military, Civilian Radar
- US Civil Rights Commissioner to speak on End of Victimology
- Harimoto: Any Delays will be the End of Rail
- FBI Raid on HPD Major tied to Investigation of Samoan Prison Gang
- Kakaako, OHA Settlement, new hotbed of land activity and political intrigue
- Cataluna: Abercrombie is a Loud Fire-Breather
- Hawaii employer payrolls are not expected to reach pre-recession levels until After Abercrombie’s Term is Up
- Hint to DoE: Audits can help companies prevent embezzlement
- Hawaii to eliminate work incentives for people moving off welfare
- 1,422 Homeless on Big Isle
- First public bathroom opens in Chinatown
- CoFA Money Chase: Guam Senator Demands to know where Annual CoFA Reports Are
- Hoku Ke`a Telescope Parts Shipped back to Mainland for Re-Work
- Police Shut Down Parade by Jerry Chang’s Motorcycle Club
- APEC: Star-Adv Gives one Last Boost to anti-Capitalist Propagandists Masquerading as Artists
- Honolulu Recycling Program Relies on Behavior Modification Techniques
- The Downside of ‘Buy Local’
- Luddites Triumphant: Maui Bottled Water Plant Killed
- Victorino proposes sweeping changes to Maui water legislation
- Kauai Council Backs Aquarium Trade Ban
- Swordfish Longliners Hit Turtle Cap; Bigeye Fishery Closed in West
- 'Carrot Mob' Descends On Honolulu Store
- National Guard Volunteers Clean up Illegally dumped tires in Waianae
- FCC Proposing Leaving Local TV/Radio Ownership Caps In Place
- PBS Hawaii back on the air after fire
- Fundraiser for law enforcement memorial in Hawaii
- Information on civil unions now online
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| Saturday, November 19, 2011 |
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November 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 867 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Whipped in Court, Undercut by JSC, Abercrombie Admin not ready to abandon Defense of Judicial Secrecy
- Court Ruling on Judicial Secrecy an Embarrassment to Abercrombie’s Neutered OIP
- Hirono, Hanabusa Say ‘No’ to Balanced Budget Amendment
- Lingle Unveils Issues-Based Video on Economy
- Rothenberg: Hawaii Senate Race ‘In Play’
- Hawaii Debt Highest in Nation as Percentage of Private Sector Production
- Ceremony Recognizes Aviation Brigade Deployment to Afghanistan after Pohakuloa Training
- Suspended Police Major Collected Full Pay While Allegedly Dealing Drugs
- Mitch Roth to Challenge Old Boy Lincoln Ashida for Hawaii County Prosecutor
- Hawaii 4th-Highest Debt Per Capita
- Berg: Voters deserve another crack at city rail proposal
- Star-Adv: OHA Land Deal Shows Promise (Just like all the Previous Deals)
- House Dems Seek New Majority Leader
- Judge Ezra Issues Injunction: State must Speed Foodstamp Applications, Stop Violating Federal Law
- Soft on Crime: 18 Months For Homosexual Gang Rape at Maui Homeless Camp
- After APEC Lull, Honolulu Police Back to Making Prostitution Arrests
- Maui County Council Considering Massive Property Tax Hike aimed at Farmers
- Hawaii's jobless rate climbs to 6.5 percent in October from 6.4 percent the previous month
- APEC Gave 1% Boost in Occupancy, 28.8% Boost in Rates
- $64.8M School will save $22,000/year, pay for itself in 2,945 years!
- Fire Forces PBS Hawaii Off The Air Indefinitely
- OTEC Uses No Government Money
- Hawaii Conference Highlights Federal Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses
- Sacred Hearts consolidation is complete
- Niu Valley playground gets $15,000 online boost
- Hawaiian Immersion Preschool faces closure
- NPS Doesn’t Allow Hunters, But May Exterminate Pigs, Goats
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| Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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November 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1139 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- WSJ: Finmeccanica Rushing to Sell Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo
- Report: For Families in Poverty, Hawaii Income Tax is #2 in Nation
- Animal Liberation Groups Demand Matson End Pig Imports to Hawaii
- Dillingham DMV employee, driving instructor charged with Selling Drivers Licenses to Illegal Aliens
- The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom
- HART reviewing $1.4 billion Ansaldo contract
- New GOP Chair to Focus on Recruiting Strong GOP Legislative Candidates
- Judge’s Ruling on Judicial Secrecy an Embarrassment to OIP
- Sidewalk Bill Advances Despite Occupy Honolulu
- Slow Economic Recovery Expected For Hawaii
- Solar Installers May Go Out of Business as 15% Threshold Reached on More and More Circuits
- Morita: At Least One Year Before 15% Threshold Can Be Raised
- Maui sees a clean-energy surplus Without Big Wind
- OHA Deal Would Push Two State Departments out of Office Building
- Bill aims to fix flaws in Hawaii's civil unions law
- APEC committee alerted to possible data breach
- Federal Agent’s Lawyer: Knife was not Part of Incident
- U.S. Army Tests Secret Hypersonic Weapon From Kauai
- New Marine Corps Base Hawaii commander
- Castle & Cooke's Rumbaoa to Head Molokai Ranch
- Ho'opili project competes with OHA, KSBE over Development Profits
- Family's land claim snags Hawaiian Village permits
- Hawaiian Adding Five More A330s and A350s by 2015
- Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Assn. Changes Name
- Health Dept. Puts the Kibosh on Customers' Containers
- OTEC International to build ocean power plant in Hawaii Co.
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| Thursday, November 17, 2011 |
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November 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 826 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie, OHA to Propose Yet Another Ceded Lands Deal to Legislature
- Hawaii National Guard Mobilization Supported APEC Summit
- Council majority urges city to delay final rail approval
- Ansaldo’s local manager has long political track record
- First Rail Lawsuit Hearing Nov 30
- Panel to disclose judicial nominees
- Hawaii’s Tax Burden on Low Income Residents #2 in Nation
- Scammed In Laos, Trapped in America
- Oahu electric rates hit another high
- Up in the Air: Still No Easy Answers For Big Wind
- US must help establish standards for seeking compact-impact funds
- Sen Slom Endorses David Chang
- Suicide Activists try to Talk To Elderly Democrats into Dying for Test Case
- Civil union applications not available until Jan. 1
- OHA May vote on Mossman Replacement this Month
- APEC Reduces Crime, Cures Sickness, Trims Profligacy
- Agent shot to protect self, others, lawyer says
- Grand jury indicts Special Agent in Waikiki killing
- Even With Free Makana Concert, Only 60 People Show Up for Occupy Honolulu
- Occupy Wall Street Movement Has Been Fun To Watch But The Party’s Just About Over
- Youth corrections director says facility is safe
- Media Need Permission to Record at Capitol?
- SA: Reef fish need wise protection
- Punatics Very Pleased with New Council Districts
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| Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
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November 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 711 Views
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- Lingle Joins in Bi-Partisan Policy Summit
- Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawaii 2011
- Bag Ban Detrimental To The Environment
- Feds Raid HPD Major's House; Drugs Seized, Charges Filed
- Council Chair recommends for rail contract rebid
- Ansaldo Front man Hired Councilmember
- SA: Revise pact with Pacific islanders
- Murdock Puts Lanai Up for Sale
- Lack of world attention for APEC was good sign
- Abercrombie Security Detail Costs $1.2M, Racks Up Overtime
- Iolani Palace reopens after Abercrombie forced closure
- Sovereignty Activists Recruiting at Arizona Prison
- Sidewalk Bill A Threat To Occupy Honolulu Protest?
- GMO Labeling: Luddites Demand We Facilitate Boycott Driven by Anti-Science Hype
- Skies above Marine base expected to grow busier
- Navy to take at least another 2 years to decide training range locations on Guam
- Hawaii coffee growers favor free trade deal
- 'Unprofessionalism' drives Hawaii State FCU head to resign
- HMSA posts $12.9M earnings as it seeks rise in premiums
- Prime Healthcare trying to buy bankrupt Hawaii Medical
- Celebration of Life Memorial Service
- Bishops approve memorials for late pope, Mother Marianne Cope
- UPW Gets Paid Just for Showing Up
- Ho'opili serves as a model for all developers
- Hayashino to head Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
- West Hawaii Civic Center approaches Zero Waste
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| Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |
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November 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1440 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- New GOP Chair Pledges to Focus on Grassroots
- GAO: Improvements Needed to Assess and Address Growing CoFA Migration
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted November 14
- Proposed Lanai Wind Farm Site named among State’s Most Endangered Historic Places
- Hawaii Green Energy Scammers Do Deals with China
- Mesa Announces Sale of Mokulele Turboprop Operation
- Senator Upset after GAO Report Slaps down Bid for more CoFA Money
- Usual Assortment of Crooks, Cronies at Obama KoOlina Fundraiser
- Report: DoE Funding Formula Incentive to Keep Kids in Special Education Classes
- Governor must disclose judicial candidate list, judge rules
- Kamehameha Schools, Hawaiian Homelands Eyeing Maili Development without Jeff Stone
- Bumbling Abercrombie Could Have Closed, Iolani, Allowed APEC Delegates’ Tours
- Democratic Party Kupuna Caucus to Consider Suicide Nov 16—Former Insurance Co Exec Encourages Them
- Hirono Doubles Down on Obamacare
- President Obama Golfing With Pal Nabbed in Prostitution Sting
- Waikiki residents bid "good riddance" to APEC
- Obama Gives Hawaii to Asia in Trade Deal
- Up In The Air: Will Molokai's Resistance Save It From Big Wind?
- EW Center Cuts Pacific Islands Report regional news service, more cuts to come
- Trustee wins Ruling in Maui Industrial Ponzi Scheme Case
- Hawaii County urged to purchase Banyan's Beach
- Paauilo land attracts Lease bidders
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| Monday, November 14, 2011 |
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November 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 926 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Video: Makana, Wearing “Occupy” T-Shirt, Plays Protest Song at APEC Dinner for Obama, World Leaders—Nobody Notices
- Tim Lussier elected Hawai‘i Pacific Univ Student Body President
- Detroit-based Website Takes Aim at Honolulu GOP Treasurer over ties to Radcliffe, Gambling
- Maggie’s List Endorses Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate
- Mafia-Connected FirstWind Got $117M in Federal Loans for Kahuku Windfarm
- Study Examines the State of Faith in Hawaii
- Duke Aiona to speak on “A life of service”
- State-funded Marketing, Manipulation to target Big Wind opposition
- How Will APEC Be Remembered?
- HPD helps Sovereignty Activists Block Traffic, Convicted Felon Henry Noa gets Attention from Chinese Dictator
- Thousands get stuck in "Carmageddon"
- CB: Inside the Occupy Honolulu Encampment
- Hundreds of Guard troops called to duty
- Spear Bill would take aim at Drug Dealing MDs, Pharmacists
- SA: Strive to retain International Marketplace's charm
- Dudley: Ho'opili farming initiative is a myth
- Lincoln Ashida to run for Hawaii County prosecutor
- Kauai Volunteers stage Massive beach Cleanup, Find no Plastic
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| Sunday, November 13, 2011 |
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November 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1149 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- SAVE Act: Should Akaka Tribe be able to Arrest, Prosecute, and Imprison Non-Tribal Members?
- Potemkin Village, Hawaiian Style?
- Obama Quest for Free Trade Gets Resistance from Hawaii Congressional Delegation
- Utilizing the Tax System to Track the Economy
- Abercrombie, Inouye, Chu huddle with Green Energy Scammers, Enjoy Test Bed
- Obamacare Preview: Hawaii Cancer patients denied Chemo over drug shortage
- Cataluna: Audit the DoE
- Falun Gong Chase Communists out of News Conference
- Waikiki for APEC: “There are snipers in there everywhere”
- Obama loses support Even at Punahou
- Maoists, Perfessers Protest APEC
- New law will speed business travel to Asia
- 500,000 Oxycodone in 3 months: Pill Mill Operator Opens Clinic on Kauai
- Soft-on-Crime Crowd pushes to Let Criminals out of Prison
- Gay Travelers Throbbing, Excited over Hawaiian Civil Unions
- Star-Adv: Food Security means more Pork to Eradicate Porkers
- Star-Adv gives yet another Dive Operator a Chance to Attack Aquarium Collectors
- Oregon Newspaper Profiles Pastor Wayne Cordeiro of New Hope
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| Saturday, November 12, 2011 |
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| Friday, November 11, 2011 |
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November 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 629 Views
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- The History of Veterans Day
- Just in Time for APEC: IBEW Strikes HawaiianTel
- VIDEO: Paranoia Strikes Occupy Maui (Hilarious)
- Stacey Djou: Thank you, veterans, for your sacrifices
- Star-Advertiser: UPW Furlough days are “Directed Leave”
- Hawaii Tax Revenues Up 8%
- Hawaii Public Pension Fund Lost $1.4 Billion Since June
- Judge dismisses appeal from HSTA for relief
- Suddenly Governor's future looks Bright and Gay with Oshiro
- Attendance below expectations for meeting of corporate leaders
- US Chamber Won’t Back China Visa Wavers
- Hawaii Homeless, Occupy Protest Symbolize American Weakness, Chinese Power
- Maoists, Homeless Concentrate Forces at Old Stadium Park
- Homeless Sweeps Push More Bums to Accept Shelter
- Waikiki McDonald's Shooting Victim’s Family Lawyer Story Changes Again
- New Jersey education official chosen headmaster of Kamehameha Schools
- After 13 Years, Sovereignty Scammer Gets One Year in Jail—Homeless Victims Angry
- Sovereignty Activists Recruiting Prisoners in Arizona
- Hoku's loss widens to $7.9M (Hawaii’s very own Solyndra)
- Hawaii woman charged with $510,000 investment fraud
- Hawaii Biofool does Boeing Contract
- Hawaii County Redistricting map finalized
- Marines seek new aircraft for Hawaii operations
- UH Mānoa Library Features Exhibit on University of Hawai'i Veterans
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| Thursday, November 10, 2011 |
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November 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 944 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- UPW Wins 13 Furlough Days, Abercrombie deploys Euphemism
- Horner: Impossible to Argue Against Auditing the DoE
- Iolani Palace Director Blasts Abercrombie’s Closure Decision
- Sovereignty Activists Allegedly Attempting to Steal Old Man’s Estate Allegedly Burn papers Rather than Answer Subpoena
- Falun Gong "Brutally persecuted in China" “People are being Killed”
- ILind: One small part of Waikiki reported the highest number of serious assaults of any area on Oahu in 2009
- Even Prostitutes Are Bored with APEC
- Honolulu loses 15,300 private-sector jobs in four years
- ILWU political committee endorses Hannemann
- Waikiki shooting victim had alcohol in system
- Military presence in Hawaii helps preserve regional peace and stability
- Community Speaks up in Defense of Military Training at Pohakuloa
- Bennies: Hold Haseko accountable for promises made to Ewa Beach community
- Oi: Build Honolulu upward or outward, but not both
- Hawaii foreclosures drop 66% year over year
- Hawaii County Bureaucrats close Keauhou community market
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 |
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November 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1094 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle Unveils Platform Videos
- David Chang Elected Hawaii Republican Chair
- Senate Hearing: Should Akaka Tribe be able to Arrest, Prosecute and Imprison Non-Tribal Members?
- Attorney: Why is Hawaii Getting Free Pass on Voting Rights Act Violations?
- US Tax Foundation Debunks Abercrombie's Soda Tax
- SA: Obama’s Big Mouth cost Hawaii 16% Drop in Convention Business
- Henry Curtis: Abercrombie is “Depressing, Distressing and Uninformed”
- SA: Spending Money to Create 150 HGEA and UPW Positions is Vital
- Slom: Stop the Spending: Hawaii's Finances Need to Be Controlled
- Legislature: Opening Day Festivities at the Hawaii Capitol Cancelled for 2012
- Homeless Drug Addicts Return To Area Cleared By DOT
- Events planned to remember those who served the nation
- Federal Judges to Disrespect Veterans in order to Avoid Inconveniencing Arrested Protesters
- Star-Adv Complains of Leniency: Officer Charged with Murder after Shooting Allegedly Knife-Wielding Man
- Nobody Cares About APEC:
- APEC Protest Roundup:
- Waikiki Shooting Roundup:
- Planning panel approves Sempra’s Auwahi wind farm
- Pay Megabucks to Save 37,695 Children from DoE
- Military to Provide Free Medical Care on Kauai
- A&B profits plummeted 66% during third quarter
- 5% of Hawaii homeowners delinquent
- County buys Kawa Bay land occupied by Sovereignty Killer
- Kokubun Approves Waiawi Bio-Control Project
- De-Listing the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle?
- Call to Ban Sex Trafficking Ads Gains Momentum
- Favorite state survey ranks Hawaii, warm-weather mainland states as top picks
- Hawaii Reporter Columnist Mike Fox Dies After Battle with Cancer
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| Tuesday, November 08, 2011 |
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November 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1048 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- One Herman Cain Accuser Works in Obama Administration, Another Lived With David Axelrod
- ‘America’s Battalion’ arrives in Afghanistan from Kaneohe
- Blake Oshiro to Quit Legislature, Take Job in Abercrombie’s Floundering Administration
- Full Text: Abercrombie Admin Defends Judicial Selection Secrecy in Court
- Accountability at Issue: Hearings Set to Discuss Changes to Charter School Laws
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they Voted November 7, 2011
- Kauai Workshops Will Demystify Legislative Process
- Horizon Lines Reports $126M Loss in 3rd Quarter
- SPLC ties Tucson shooter to leader of Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement, Iolani Palace takeover
- Sovereignty activist 'tortures' children
- Did Angry Divorcee Lead Iolani Palace Takeover?
- Sovereignty Activists arrested after refusing to leave Iolani Palace grounds
- Honolulu TSA Screeners Investigated for catching Too Many Illegals and Drug Smugglers
- Honolulu: Maoist Lynch Mob Demands Federal Agent’s Head
- Conflicting Stories Told About Waikiki Shooting
- Hawaiian Telcom complains of union coercion
- Honolulu Convention Center Loses nearly $4M a year
- HMC lender extends financing until Nov. 10
- Hawaii’s Act 48 – New Foreclosure Law Flounders
- Hawaii hotels rode high in September
- Hawaii's Watershed Moment: Killing Trees to Save Water
- Gun dealer convicted of fraud conspiracy, income tax evasion
- Kauai Hydro outreach efforts under way
- End the council gas stipend, says Yagong
- Circuit Court denies county motion Against Affordable Housing Project
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| Monday, November 07, 2011 |
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November 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 961 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Name and Shame? Obama May Go Public with Inouye’s Funding Requests
- Occupy Honolulu: Waikiki Shooting was “Round One”
- UHPA Endorses Occupy Wall Street
- David Chang Elected Hawaii Republican Chair
- HPD Releases APEC Road Closure Schedule
- Knife Recovered from Scene of Waikiki Shooting
- Hawaii Should Lose Race to the Top Funds Because of HSTA Sabotage
- Hawaii Electricity Rates in the Nation—Urban Honolulu is 150% of Rural Alaska Rates
- APEC Makeover Before and After Shots
- Thinking about public policy and Waikiki violence
- Berg: West Oahu Should Secede From Honolulu
- Rep Kym Pine backs Recreational Lagoon at Oneula
- Former Council Member Rod Tam's Ability to Collect Unemployment Shows Government Protects Its Own
- Premium rate hikes need tough scrutiny
- Should IBEW Emulate Occupy Wall Street?
- Sovereignty Activists Hold Election—Only 106 Voters Participate Statewide
- Trust Fund Babies, Hippies Occupy Kauai, Give Thanks for Smart Phones!
- WHT: Saying thanks to our nation's veterans
- Term limits to shake up Hawaii Co council
- DoE Worker gets 10 years for electronic enticement
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| Sunday, November 06, 2011 |
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November 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1268 Views :: Big Island News, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News
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- Occupy Honolulu: Waikiki Shooting was “Round One”
- Giuliani Video: OWS Is Millstone Around Obama's Neck That Will Take Presidency Down
- Former Waipahu High School Manager Charged with Money Laundering
- Abercrombie: Forests Worth $14B of Your Money, Orders $11M spent to Create 150 HGEA, UPW Positions
- HR Video: Interview With Lawyers for Human Trafficking Victims
- Federal agent from mainland arrested for killing man in Waikiki
- Obama to Renew Push for Free Trade at APEC
- Borreca: Abercrombie is an Outlier of Failure
- Abercrombie: A Failure to Miscommunicate
- Case: Hirono beholden to Special Interests
- Star-Adv APEC Roundup:
- Maui: Occupy Wall Street solidarity
- Molokai: Legislators hear a united opposition to Big Wind
- Panel: Cutting, combining boards could save money
- Lahaina Halloween Triumphant
- Army looks to upgrade Pohakuloa
- Matayoshi: Hawaii succeeding in improving its schools
- Homeownership: Consuelo Foundation Does the Job the State Won’t
- Profitable Non-Profit Seeks Profit from Scenic Byway Proposal
- Dreams of his mother: Obama's Sydney connection
- Website displays documents from Hawaiian Kingdom
- Scenic donkey rescuers attend California Donkey Town 2011
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| Saturday, November 05, 2011 |
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November 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 905 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie Proposes another $11M in Spending
- Hannemann has been Rejected by 2nd CD Voters Before
- Former Waipahu High School business manager charged with theft, money laundering of $500K
- Zhou Enlai Peace Prize to Push Back against China’s Nobel Embarrassment
- Brothers Want U.S. To Pay Attorneys Fees After Failed Aloun Farms Trial
- Wahiawa Veterans Day Parade Should Not Be Canceled Because of APEC Conference
- Star-Adv Hassles Marines over Animal testing
- SA: Private and public schools can work together to help all Hawaii students
- SA: HMC needs financial cure
- Kauai Water board approves rate increase
- 4,000 Elevators Overdue For Safety Inspections
- FACE Renews Push for State Bank
- After 5 Years, Smoking Law Still Lacks Enforcement
- Kauai Homeless Attack Easter Seals
- No Payoff for Walter Ritte: Molokai protesters Greet Mini-Cruise Yacht
- New Book Touts Obama’s Muslim Heritage, Upbringing
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| Friday, November 04, 2011 |
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November 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 857 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- UHERO: Hawaii’s recovery pace has slowed to a standstill this year
- Calif. Treasurer: Hidden Clause in Millionaire Tax means Less CIP Money for Rail, Sand Island
- Small Business Tax: Lingle Campaign pushes back against Deceptive Tactics from Opponents
- Nobel Pushback: “Zhou Enlai Peace Institute” formed to Offer Competing Peace Prize
- High-Speed Rail: Debunking Obama's Latest Jobs Myth
- Big Island Residents Push Back Against Plastic Bag Ban
- Detroit Gambling Promoters Using 10-Year-Old Study to Re-Ignite Case for Gambling in Hawaii
- Collusion: FBI Investigating Hawaii School Bus Companies
- Why Didn't Audits Catch Lack of School Bus Competition? – Because the weren’t any!
- A Bumpy Ride For Neil’s Canoe
- 'Gambling in Hawaii' poised for replay at the Legislature—But Inouye only Supports Tribal Gaming
- Hawaiian Electric profits up Due to Green Energy Scams, Decoupling
- HPD Officer Pleads No Contest In Fraud Case
- Honolulu Presents Final Plan to Prevent $7.9M Grant Repayment
- City's unemployment rate inched higher in September
- Hawaii Politicians Can File for Unemployment Benefits
- HGEA’s Perreira re-elected to lead Hawaii State AFL-CIO
- Maoists, OHA Cronies Team up to Disrupt APEC Event at UH Manoa
- Wealthy Retirees, Trust Fund Babies Conspiracy Theorists Team up for Occupy Kona
- Boylan: Obama Didn’t Handle Economic Crisis Well
- Caldwell Raising Money For Carlisle Rematch—Or paying off Debts?
- Tax Cheat Hooser Chickens out of CD2 Run
- Hilo Democrat attorney Marx announces U.S. House candidacy
- Kona vs Hilo on County Redistricting:
- Maui woman pleads not guilty to federal Ponzi charge
- EXCLUSIVE: Kailua parents claim daughter was bullied at kid's club
- Stupid Doper rejects $1000 plea deal, gets 30 days and 10 years probation
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| Thursday, November 03, 2011 |
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November 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1046 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- David Chang Announces Candidacy for Hawaii Republican Chair
- 442nd legacy takes Soldiers from 'enemy aliens' to heroes
- Hawaii At Bottom of Future Economic Performance Rankings
- Just in Time for APEC: HKG Thugs Demand Iolani Palace Staff Leave
- Hawaii Superintendent's Lesson — Keep Your Head in the Sand
- Jackbooted PBS Thugs Seeking Profit, Drive Poor Sick Homeless Women and Children off Vacant Land
- Big Wind hits road blocks from State Procurement Office, Public Utilities Commission & the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs
- Council Rejects New Rail Vote 7-2
- Department of Justice motion to delay Global Horizons human trafficking case is denied
- Star-Advertiser Parent Company Reduces Losses Annual Report
- Hawaii’s Futile Congressional Delegation Introduces Futile Bill to Make Feds Pay for COFA
- Black Students in Hawaii Top Nation, Texas Second
- SA: Early education can improve test scores
- HPD Officer Flees to Morocco After Rape Conviction?
- Activists Demand School be Closed to Open Kulani Prison
- Rail Shifted From Airport, But Strip Club Stays
- Safeway Apologizes, Drops Shoplifting Charges Against Couple, But Sting Still Lingers
- Obama to Hold Fundraiser in Honolulu After APEC
- UH Astronomers: The Sun Causes Climate Change
- Homosexuals Outline Word Games Designed to Trick you into Changing Marriage
- Poll finds gas costs cut holiday budgets
- Revised fire hydrant rules lets building resume
- HAMAKUA: Yagong objects to redistricting Plan A
- Hawaii County Residents Push Back Against building Code Changes
- Researchers Dump red blocks in Hawaii waters
- Landfill getting full as Kauai county studies new site
- New Book on Hawaiian Missionaries
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| Wednesday, November 02, 2011 |
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November 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1159 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Strike Ready: IBEW Urges HawaiianTel Workers to Clean Out Lockers
- Strange Bedfellows: Hawaii's Former Governor & Detroit's Gambling Promoter?
- A Portal to the Past: What Hawaiian Kingdom Property Taxes Tell Us
- After School Bus Contractors Are Busted for Bid Rigging, Abercrombie Offers $20M to Line their Pockets
- Abercrombie Crony Demands More Consultant Money to Fix Historic Preservation Office
- Could Have Got 24 years, Rod Tam Gets Two Days, and Deferred Acceptance
- Waimanalo Gulch is scheduled to stop receiving municipal solid waste by July 31
- APEC Summit Agenda Released
- OHA, Maoists Team up to Trash APEC
- SA: Humans are a Disease
- FACE Opposes Free Trade, APEC
- Kaiser seeks 8.8% increase because Old People Aren’t Dying Fast Enough
- Manipulation of Hawaii’s Court System Keeps Car Dealer from Manslaughter Trial
- SA: UH Should Save Money by Boosting Online Learning
- Tsunami Debris becomes Excuse for $1M Pork
- City to Feds: Pay Us $37 Million For Hosting APEC
- HNN SPECIAL REPORT: Meth in the work place
- Drug testing for Dopey Hawaii Co. councilmembers moves forward
- Kauai County weighs 51% water rate hike
- Danner Sisters Jump in on Green Energy Scam
- FACT CHECK — White House: Waianae Among Hawaii's Poorest Areas
- Isle soldiers return to volatile area
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| Tuesday, November 01, 2011 |
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November 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 591 Views
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- 442nd legacy takes Soldiers from 'enemy aliens' to heroes
- Akaka Introduces Bill to Give Tribal Authorities Legal Jurisdiction over Non-Tribal Members
- NAEP: Hawaii DoE Still Below Average but leads in Growth
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted October 31
- Kawamura Earns Top Award from National Association of Budget Officers
- Borreca: One Paragraph Akaka Bill a ‘Hail Mary’ with More History than Support
- Hawaii State Liabilities Climb by $5.2B in Two Years
- Taken for a Ride: State Did Little to Stop Runaway School Bus Costs
- Hirono Misses 3% of Roll Call Votes
- Rail Lawsuit Ruling, Oral Arguments Soon
- Deadline Day for Honolulu HUD Response
- Sentencing for former councilmember Rod Tam set for Today
- Hawaiian Electric to Keep Importing Biofuel
- Hawaiian Telcom union OKs strike to Defend 26-weeks Paid Sick Leave
- Two Workers don’t Show Up and East Oahu Traffic Jams
- Honolulu metro ranks 55th for number of businesses
- Vice Principal Put Fake Bomb on Desk for Hours
- Strong Failures fight to Protect their Jobs in DoE Windward Castle Complex
- After Vandalizing Sign, Anti-Capitalists Force UH Manoa to Remove Welcome APEC
- Lawsuit Attempt to Silence KCC Student
- Big Island Farm Owner Speaks Out About EEOC Investigation
- Hawaii County Paying $175/ton for Recycling
- Kauai Council Imposes Solar over Gas
- Coral Pietsch, Nominated for Judge, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Michelle Obama Schedule in Hawaii for APEC Meeting
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| Monday, October 31, 2011 |
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October 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 998 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Sneak Attack: Inouye hides Akaka Bill in Policy Rider -- just after “Grazing Permits”
- Waipahu soldier and 11 others overcome Afghanistan ambush, receive awards
- Hawaii Ranks 12th in Energy Efficiency
- Akaka Bill Sneak Attack Starts to Make National News
- Star-Advertiser: Will Recktenwald Continue Supremes Tradition of Making it up as they Go Along?
- Lowest salaries in the country limit interest in judicial appointments, not public disclosure
- Council will revisit proposed ban on items in public areas
- State sees high-rises jutting from skyline
- 100 Trust Fund Babies Protest Wall Street Greed on Kauai
- WCC Student Paper Profiles Homeless Advocate
- Taken for a Ride: Hawaii's Runaway School Bus Costs
- Hannemann Radio Show Doesn't Cross Legal Line
- Akaka Bill: Hawaii News Media Reporting Falsehoods as Though They are Commonly Accepted Facts
- HECO Rigs Lanai, Molokai Bidding to Favor C&C Windfarm
- Lahaina man, 19, racks up 5 felonies in 2 months—gets 18 months
- Kill a Doctor, Get Six years?
- Styrofoam: Environmentalists Brainwash Children to use Ti Leaves instead of Plates
- Hawaiian papaya to test GMO acceptance in Japan
- Punchbowl cemetery upgrades worthwhile
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| Sunday, October 30, 2011 |
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October 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1071 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Honolulu Cockfighter paid by City: $480K to ‘Investigate Rooster Complaints’
- Full Text: IBEW, Hawaiian Tel on Strike Vote
- Kalapa: Tax Experts Favor System With Broad Base, Low Rates
- Star-Advertiser Punked by Global Warmer posing as Climate Skeptic
- Occupy Wall Street: "We handle rapes internally" -- Two rapists caught, not reported to police
- Sneak Attack: Inouye Attempts to Slip Akaka Bill in as “Policy Rider”
- Meth Dealer undermines Federal Extortion Case Against HPD Major
- IBEW members cast votes on whether to strike against Hawaiian Telcom
- Unprecedented security for next month’s APEC conference has some in Waikiki grumbling
- Lawsuit: End-of-Life Care Scammer Grabs Heiress’ Hawaii Home
- Most judges were on public lists, paper finds
- Hawaii DoE, UH Enlist Obama’s Former Solicitor General to Equate Japanese Americans with Head-Chopping Jihadis
- Vietnam Protester Abercrombie to march in November 5 Vietnam Veterans Parade
- Hawaii National Guard to deploy, but where?
- Abercrombie Cutbacks Force Shutdown of Kapiolani Child Protection Center
- Inmate Labor Builds Unpermitted Waimanalo Park, then tears it down
- Sheriff Plays Shell Game with Big Island Bailiffs
- Kauai Council weighs tax reforms
- Your Welfare Dime At Work: Pregnant F-to-M Transsexual Tracy Lagondino born in Hawaii
- Kona: Kenoi’s Redistricting Team Works hard to Keep Hilo Majority
- Quantum Leap: Abandoned Yacht Washes up at Sprecklesville
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| Saturday, October 29, 2011 |
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October 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1101 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Superferry: Honolulu Lawyer Dissects Civil Beat’s Latest “Fact Check” Debacle
- Hawaii's Unemployment Trust Fund Out of Debt
- Imagine the Outrage if a Private Insurer Cut Benefits the way Abercrombie Does
- Akaka: Act 195 Allows Streamlining of Akaka Bill
- Hawaii and the Hawaiians in the American Civil War
- Fundamentals Matter: Capitalism not the Problem
- 'Occupy’ Protest loses permit due to public masturbation…and More
- Maui News Survey: 64% ‘Extremely Dissatisfied’ with Abercrombie
- Boylan: Abercrombie did not want Aides to Resign, but they were Disillusioned
- Akaka Tribe to Replace Pork Barrel?
- Hawaiian Telcom union voting to authorize strike During APEC, Fighting for 26 weeks paid annual sick leave
- Governor's lawyers ask judge to toss Judicial Secrecy suit
- Court: Charter Schools Are State Entities, Cannot Sue Other State Entities
- ‘Occupy’ To Set up Camp Just in time for APEC
- Brewbaker: Economy Worse than mid-1990s For Big Island
- Poll: Carlisle Leaves 'Em Wondering
- Muslim Student Slipping Away from the Fold?
- Hawaii Union Member moves to Idaho, Suddenly Begins Speaking Freely
- Gabbard Encouraged by ‘Occupy’ Protests: “Two Weeks in Afghanistan Would pay for Honolulu Rail”
- Mufi Campaign is For the Birds
- ‘Playing off Occupy’ draws Professional Protesters to Turtle Bay
- New Bail Conditions In Waikiki Extortion Case
- Backed by City, Atheist’s Companion Harasses Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman over Height of Gate on Driveway
- Supreme Court stops arbitrary cuts in legal fees for court-appointed counsel
- Homeless in Lihue Petition for Right to be Drunk in Public, Urinate on County Building
- Kona Middle Schoolers Busted for Fake Bomb at School
- Proposed Water Rate Hike Being Revised, Start Date Likely To Be Delayed
- Hawaii lost 2,900 retail jobs during the recession
- Search committee formed to find next UH Manoa chancellor
- Former Assisted Suicide Opponent to talk on Palliative Care
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| Friday, October 28, 2011 |
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October 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 947 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Hanabusa Most Unpopular of Hawaii Congressional Delegation
- Rail: Ansaldo Contract based on Raid of Honolulu General Fund?
- US Supreme Court asked to Decide Constitutionality of Cash Payments for Development Approvals
- Abercrombie's DHS Seeks Insurers to Transform Medicaid
- Abercrombie’s DHS Cuts Child Welfare $5.8M
- APEC: Obama needs Congressional Support for Free Trade in Pacific—but Hirono, Hanabusa vote No
- Politico: Lingle Wins October
- Governing: U.S. House Often a Poor Launching Pad for Governor
- Star-Advertiser Caught Lying About Alleged Change of Heart by Global Warming Skeptic
- Biofuel Scammers Take Over Hawaii Nature Conservancy
- State backs Sub-Prime loans for Solar Systems
- Cost of rail contract grows because of insurance coverage
- ACLU Admits Homeless Litigation Aims to Advance Policy, not Civil Liberties
- Lawmakers Asked To Tighten Laws on Financial Abuse of Elderly
- Skateboarders, Football Coaches Rumble at Aiea High School
- Latest Accused Molester Teacher Awarded with Paid Vacation by DoE
- San Diego Gay Activist Interested in Using Hawaii Youth Suicides to Advance Agenda
- State prepares in case HMC hospitals close
- No Support for Aloha Stadium Beer Ban
- Superferry: Civil Beat Fact Check Gets it Wrong Again
- NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEMBER SAYS EWA NB CHAIR SHOULD RETURN ELDERLY MAN’S HOME TO FAMILY
- Eco-Nazis Harass Surfer over Turtle Photo
- Audit challenges need, cost for regulating dog breeders
- Akaka Proposes Bill to Hire more HGEA
- Democrat Staffer to Direct Hawaii Bar Association
- Stephens Media Lawyers Ordered to Pay Attorney’s Fees in Copyright Case
- Modernizing Honolulu International Airport
- Hawaiian collects $18.8M in Baggage fees during second quarter
- Environmentalists Crushed as Weiku Bug is Saved from Endangerment
- Democrats Launch Third Party Effort to Get Obama Reelected with Plurality
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| Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
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October 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1077 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Aftermath: What Happens to Wind Farms When They Die?
- Why is Detroit Casino Operator Mike Malik Dragging former Hawaii Governor Waihee on Long Island, NY?
- Chinese Communists Cheer Formation of “Zhou Enlai Peace Institute” in Honolulu
- Institute for Justice Attorney, IWF Leader to Speak in Honolulu
- Hawaii Lags as States Ban Contracting with Companies that do Business With Iran
- Slom Raising Cain
- Civil Beat Poll: Even Democrats Reject Abercrombie’s Tax Hikes
- Abercrombie Pushes Ice Cream Tax, Aides Panic
- Think Progress: Lingle Breaks With Republican Presidential Hopefuls On National Right To Work Law
- Tax Credits: Clinton Crony Movie Moguls Coming Back for More Bribery
- EUTF's drug plan transition is delayed
- Newest Akaka Bill Effort Highlights Need for “Sunlight” in Politics
- Trademark filing spurs speculation about Ko Olina Casino
- Cayetano: Civil Beat is Overpriced Blog With a Hidden Agenda
- Mike Buck Show Cancelled by Clear Channel
- Atheist Advertiser, City of Honolulu Act Quickly to Eradicate Cross from Hilltop, seek Culprit
- Police arrest teacher for alleged sex assaults of 14-year-old student
- Star-Adv Suddenly Endorses Homeless Sweeps
- Obama's Top Trade Ambassador Blanks on APEC History
- No Free Speech for APEC Supporters: Tiny Group of Protesters Seeks to Silence UH Support for APEC
- Federal Judge Throws Out Discrimination Complaint Against Six Hawaii Farms
- Cop Accused Of Rape Says Sex With Suspect Was Consensual
- Judge gives former Honolulu police officer several hours to show up at sex assault sentencing
- UH regents approve tuition increases for next five years
- Kakaako project would include Hawaii’s tallest building
- St. Francis Sisters: We won’t take our hospitals back
- UH-West Oahu Named Among Top Social Media Colleges?
- Revolving Door HPR’s Kayla Rosenfeld takes state communications job
- Kenoi Contributor Brian DeLima Appointed To Salary Commission
- Standing up to bullies
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| Wednesday, October 26, 2011 |
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October 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 956 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Mainland Suicide Activists Push Agenda on Hawaii
- AMA: Hawaii 5th Least Competitive Health Insurance Market
- Honolulu 16th Worst City to Be Young
- Akaka Bill Sneak Attack: Inouye Slips Akaka Tribe Recognition into Appropriations Bill
- Tax Credits Targeted by Pono Chong, Solar Industry on Defense
- Full Text: Hawaii Completes 2010 Financials 16 Months Later
- SA: Poll is wake-up call for governor
- Democrat Media Desperately Flailing Around, Seeking Angle of Attack against Lingle
- CD2 Race breaks down to Hannemann vs Gabbard
- Hawaii’s Taxpayers Owe $25,000 for Past Debt
- Weak Dollar Drives Japanese, Canadian Tourist influx
- HSTA renews push for Teacher’s Tax Credit
- P-20 Pushes for More DoE Spending
- 1999 Hawaii Brain Drain Still True 12 years Later
- Malama Solomon Busted for Bulldozing Six Hawaiian Archeological Sites, May Get off Scot-Free
- Upgraded units thrill residents of Kuhio Park
- School to become Prison: Kulani plan moves ahead
- AG: State land Development Corp has all the Power
- ERS Director: Boldness needed to fix workers' funds
- Plenty of litigation, not so much Boldness: EUTF Losing $1.4M on CVS Pharmacy Contract, Extends for 6 mos
- Did Honolulu Council Members Violate Sunshine Law at Rail Conference?
- Surprise, Surprise: After a year of Hype about “puppy mills” State proposes higher fees
- State Pays Steep Price Increase For New Maui Housing Contract
- No Drug Test for Welfare, but Public Housing May Ban Tobacco Smoking
- UH Manoa Global Warming Propaganda Center may be Cut in Budget negotiations
- Salmonella vs Eco-Religion: Local, organic foods not always safer
- KHON: Sweep pushes homeless off of Chinatown sidewalk
- Federal court remands Lui case back to state
- Census: More Asians in Texas than Hawaii
- Matson Celebrates Guam Shipping Monopoly
- APEC News Roundup:
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| Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
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October 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 837 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Lingle not running from RINO label
- Marumoto Renews Pledge to Fight Pension Tax
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted October 24, 2011
- Panos: Honolulu Heavy Rail Is an Energy Black Hole
- Legislative Committee to Hold Briefing on Elder Abuse
- Hawaii’s jobless rate up 3.6 points since recession began
- Worst Governor in the USA, Abercrombie Doubles Down of Failure, Incompetence
- Abercrombie Has Hit Bottom, Eating Crow, Not Changing Direction
- Borreca: Abercrombie needs 180 Degree Turnaround
- Abercrombie to Push for Soda Tax, claims Pension Tax is off Table
- HECO’s Alm still Backs Abercrombie
- Fidell: Rejection of biofuel plan is a huge setback for Green Energy Scammers
- Man to Face Extradition from Hawaii for 1997 Murder at Utah Homeless Shelter
- APEC: Maoists to Hang with Homeless for 3 Days, then Head for Ala Moana
- Jackbooted Hawaii PBS Thugs to Eject Poor, Sick Homeless Women and Children from Vacant Lot
- 50 Homeowners Blocked from Renovations because of Hydrant Distance
- Hickam sized up as base for drone squadron
- Boys should get HPV vaccine too, panel says
- "Native of Owhyhee" Featured on Olelo Television
- Horizon Lines to discontinue service to Guam and Asia
- Guam fish trade alarmed by limits
- Inouye is Victim of Credit Card Fraud
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| Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
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October, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By News Release :: 1051 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Elder Caregiver: We need Aloha, not “Death by Prescription”
- Cayetano’s Consumer Advocate says Left is lame but Hawai’i Free Press Has no Place
- A Misdirected Blast from a Supporter of Abercrombie’s New Communications Director
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| Monday, October 24, 2011 |
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October 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1045 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- 49% Waste: Inspector General Slams Hawaii Navy Solar Projects
- LifeNews: Lingle Faces Pro-Abortion Mazie Hirono in Hawaii Senate Race
- Obama's Iraq Failure
- Hirono to Maui News: Hawaii Can Lead on Wind Farms
- Abercrombie Administration Requests Fed Approval for Nation’s Most Limited Medicaid Hospitalization Coverage
- Billionaire’s Minion: “People need to break grip of private interests that control public policy”
- Diplomat: APEC Traffic leads to Gnashing of Teeth
- HECO’s Approach to Uncertainty
- CB: Is 2012 a repeat of 2002?
- GOP, Dems Benefit Equally From Hawaii's Big Donors
- Hooser Still Hinting at CD2 Run
- Governor, Media Director Both Penned Novels
- Court: Kauai GOP Candidate should have not been Allowed Late Filing
- Obama Fishing Czar Divides Democrats
- Styrofoam: Civil Beat reviews Military History in War on Restaurant Industry
- Alleged Discoverer of ‘Pacific Garbage Patch’ speaks about new book
- Aala homeless leave, but leave mess behind
- Judge passes up plea deal, orders jail in welfare fraud
- Suit seeks to stop Halloween celebration
- Stadium brawl shines light on problem with beer sales
- Bank of Hawaii 3Q Net Falls 1.7% On Weaker Revenue
- First Hawaiian's earnings fall as It runs out of Act 221 Tax Credits
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| Sunday, October 23, 2011 |
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October 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1042 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Kalapa: Alternative Energy Tax Credits Opened Flood Gates
- Cayetano’s Consumer Advocate says Left is lame but Hawai’i Free Press Has no Place
- A Misdirected Blast from a Supporter of Abercrombie’s New Communications Director
- Star-Adv hires Kenoi Admin Official to Cover Rail
- Iraq tied to 9-11 Attack? Star-Advertiser Editors Lie About Iraq War in order to Back Hirono
- Ideology Trumps Reality as Hirono Denounces Iraq War one More Time
- Hawaii’s Very Own Dr. Death now seeking Victims
- Spitting on ethics might have voters spitting back
- 32 Oahu Churches Participate In Massive Clean Up Effort (Religion in Action)
- Wash Examiner: Prostitution Prime Business Opportunity from APEC (Atheism in Action)
- Petition Drive as Chang, McKelvey Renew Push for State Lottery
- A red tape emergency: Abercrombie's stealth decree waiving land-use law
- New Foreclosure law flounders
- Arson at Kawaiaha’o Church Burns Human Remains
- Kauai Council to Burn $75K trying to Steal Boatyard from Owner
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| Saturday, October 22, 2011 |
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October 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 749 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- FULL TEXT: Motion For Summary Judgment Forcing Disclosure of Abercrombie’s Judicial Nominees
- New Zealand World’s Best Country to Start a Business
- Hawaii: Second Highest Taxes on Earth?
- Rail Building Kiewit executive Picked as Trustee of Rail-Skeptic Kamehameha Schools
- Ansaldo Pays $150K Fine for Unlicensed Rail Contracting, Fine could have been $560M
- Ten Months In, Abercrombie is hated even by Democrats
- Reality Trumps Ideology: Hawaii PBS to Force Homeless Encampment off Property
- Senator Hee escapes ethics penalties despite commission concerns
- Ideology Trumps Reality as Hirono Denounces Iraq War one More Time
- Poll Claims 49% want Gay ‘Marriage’
- New Job After Five Weeks: Hawaiian Airlines names Sunshine Topping recruiting director
- Shack Extortion Defendant getting out on $250k Bail
- HPD To Wear Straw Hats, Aloha Shirts for APEC
- Parrots outnumber People at Kauai ‘Occupy’ Protest
- Outside sources provide 17% of Honolulu’s personal income
- Hawaii's Most Wanted fugitive captured
- Layoffs at resort might violate law
- Hoopili Re-labels Greenstrips, Drainage Areas as Commercial Farms
- Hawaii County Redistricting Puts Ford, Smart in Same Council District
- On Target Shooting Range to Be used by Hawaii County Police?
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| Friday, October 21, 2011 |
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October 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 768 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- No Gag Order in Hawaii Blind-Deaf School Homosexual Rape Gang Case
- Neil Abercrombie is the Least Popular Governor in USA
- Poll: Obama's numbers down even in Hawaii
- HPD Releases APEC Road Closure Schedule
- HOPE Probation Expands to Four New Communities
- Enviros decide Hawaii Reefs worth $33B of your money, Design Survey to arrive at Conclusion
- National Pro-Abortion Money Pours into Hirono’s Campaign
- Abercrombie is Lingle’s Ace in the Hole
- Gary Hooser May be Violating Federal Election Law in run for Congress
- Perfect Symbolism of Entire System: Illegal Fundraising by Legislators was to Buy Surfboard for Obama
- CB: HLRB Hearings Show the System is a Joke
- Lokelani Lindsey’s Lawyer now heads State Housing Development Corp
- Nobody has Gumption to Get Killer off Shoreline Squat
- Gay Mental Illness to Be Focus State of Hawaii Conference aimed at Your Children
- Boon to Tourism: Dollar slumps to record low versus yen
- Jobless rate up a third straight month to 6.4%
- No Overtime in Top Three: ERS To Push for Pension Reform Again
- SA: Education trumps housing on DOE land
- Bhago Trying to Rescue State IT Dying on Side of Road
- Sop to Solar Industry? FERC Dismisses Kauai Hydro Applications
- New Hearing for Hoopili Grows Heated
- The Shack: Accused Waikiki Extortionist May Get Bail
- Army plans ambitious Pohakuloa upgrade
- Dopey Hawaii County Council to be Tested for Drugs?
- Did Animal Liberation Whackos Get a U.S. Marine Colonel Fired?
- Stealing Electricity? Saipan Attorney General, Auditor Trade Criminal Charges
- Karma: Latest Electric Car gets 19 MPG
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| Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
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October 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 969 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- VIDEO: Gaddafi Pulled from Storm Drain, Argues with Captors before Getting Final Bullet
- China Cancels Honolulu Flights, Abercrombie calls Asia trip "extremely productive"
- Hawaii DoE grabs for another $50M from Race to the Top
- The Backdoor Attempt to Rewrite No Child Left Behind
- Pro-Assisted Suicide Advocates Falsely Advertise Suicide as Legal in Hawaii
- VIDEO: Lingle Visits Neighbor Islands
- New Poll shows Lingle beating Ed Case for Senate
- Horizon Lines Avoids Bankruptcy, But Delisted by NYSE
- Lingle’s $400K Fundraiser Creates Optimism
- Mehau Crony Naone back out after Paltry 14 Months
- Would Lingle Reintroduce Old Version of Akaka Bill?
- Issues at ORI Senior Center Unresolved as Federal Deadline Looms
- Counting on rail transit jobs? The numbers just don't add up
- Prostitution conviction of President Obama's friend stricken from court record—2nd Deferred Acceptance
- APEC host panel declares stage set for summit
- UPW Leans against APEC Strike
- Kamehameha Schools $2 Million Lawsuit Near Settlement
- Bob Jones: Fear of being called Fascists makes us Tolerant to the Point of Paralysis
- Rail Operating Costs Worry Honolulu Council Members
- List of Top Rail Lessees, Lessors
- CB Dissects Airport Rail Debacle
- Snowjob: APEC Delegates to be told Hawaii is “Business Friendly”
- Akaka Staffer Takes SolarCity Job
- Solar Farm Becomes Part of Sales Pitch for Hoopili
- Silly Editors at Star-Adv: “Don't wait to adapt to global warming”
- Local 5 Behind Occupy Wall Street Honolulu Protests
- Some Hawaii Teachers Ignore Ethics Code
- Murdock, Robinson Family among 100 largest landowners
- Get Cash For Your "Energy Hogs"
- Makaha Resort closing Oct.31
- "One of the bigger marijuana dealers in Waikiki" Charged with Injecting Cocaine, Meth into 14-year old girl
- Ala Wai Town House Scene of Earlier Incident
- Kauai Council Makes it Illegal To Urinate on County Building
- NATO kills 115 militants in area where Schofield soldiers are based
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| Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
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October 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 700 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Poll shows Cain beating Romney in GOP Caucus Vote, 88% of GOPers back Lingle
- Update: Charles Djou in Afghanistan
- VIDEO Truth In Accounting Presentation at Hawaii Capitol
- Lawyer: Hawaii Assisted Suicide is Not "Already Legal"
- Final Stages of Total Withdrawal from Iraq Planned from Schoefield
- Lingle Campaigns for “Jobs Impact Statement” to Match EIS
- Lingle Beats Case in Latest Poll
- Shapiro: Futless Perfect Word for Abercrombie
- HLRB: Lawmakers, governor exempt from testifying in HSTA Case
- Ernie Martin 'Definitely' Running for Mayor — The Question is When
- All Night in Cold Water: Court Docs Show How Sovereignty Activists Allegedly Killed Man for his $70M Estate
- Hawaii Officials Merrily Celebrate Rail in D.C.
- Hearing set on suit seeking release of judicial nominee names
- State terminates managers of troubled housing project
- Civil Beat Experiments with Delphi Technique Online
- Solar tax Equity: US Bancorp to Pull $75M out of Taxpayers’ Pockets
- Honolulu income growth since 1970 at 6.6% a year
- CB: How Presidential Candidates Are Stacking Up So Far in Hawaii
- Hawaii GOP Ahead of Nebraska, Missouri
- ACLU Helps Maoists to Get First and Only Anti-APEC Protest Permit
- Police, Child Care Officials Investigate Alleged Peeping Tom, Close His Family's Hawaii Kai Daycare
- 32 Priors, Busted for Shooting 14yr old Girl with Drugs
- Hawaii school-based flu vaccinations to continue
- Tax Increase aimed at Fake Farms
- Tsunami Debris to reach Midway this Winter
- Hawaii health officials investigate mercury in marlin jerky
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| Tuesday, October 18, 2011 |
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October 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1210 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Ideology Yes, Hawaii No: Hirono Votes Against S. Korea Free Trade
- Hawaii Solar Bubble: Installations jump 68% in headlong rush towards Threshold
- Rail Debate: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda on Island Insights
- Honolulu Traffic vs. Star-Advertiser: Rail Job Count 650, not 17,250
- Cato Backs Suit Challenging DHHL Residents’ Property Tax Discount
- Geothermal Prep? OHA Admin Appointed State Energy Administrator
- If elected, Lingle seeks to ‘stand up’ for tourism
- Governor’s New Communications Director Forwards anti-Obama Chain Email
- Opponents Intimidated by Lingle Fundraising Success?
- Business Execs, PACs Boost Hanabusa Campaign
- CEOs, Developers Pump Up Hannemann's Campaign Coffers: Former Coke Dealer, Pay to Play Mitsunaga Give to Gabbard
- Global Warming “Scientists” Just Like the Anti-APEC Protesters
- Squib: 30 show at First Anti-APEC Protest
- Act 221 Scammers Back Assisted “Suicide”
- Late financial report leaves fiscal 2010 picture unclear
- 41 States - including Hawaii - Submit Requests to the U.S. DOE for a NCLB Waiver, But Critics Say That Will Hurt Schools in the Future
- ‘Rail~Volution’ Draws Honolulu Officials to DC
- 1909 Law a Product of St Damien’s Work?
- Increase In Workplace Meth Use Recorded
- Taser Case Fails to Stun Full Panel of 9th Circuit
- Isles involved in outreach campaign to get homeless vets off the streets
- Luddites Demand GMO Labeling so they can Herd their Sheep to Boycott
- OHA Holds Annual Meetings on Hawaii Island
- Kawailoa: Mafia First Wind buys 30 Turbines from Siemens
- PUNA: Redistricting hearing held in Kea’au
- Hacker Vacuums $1.2 M from American Samoa Government Account
- High Levels of Mercury Found in Hawaii Fish Jerky
- Hawaii-based Army soldier from Texas killed
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| Monday, October 17, 2011 |
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October 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1314 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Solar Credits: 1000s of Homeowners to Face Audits to Cover up DoTAX Re-write of Law
- Case: Lingle offers Change to Hawaii Voters
- CB: Hirono Cold, Aloof, Prefers to be Alone
- After 10 months of Abercrombie, Even Anti-Superferry Protester Misses Lingle
- Djou Raises $81,400, Hanabusa $143,200
- Critics of Big Wind plan say it does not consider Oahu as a location for alternative energy
- Old Boys All Agree: Rail Means Jobs
- Program helps identify homeless vets
- First Anti-APEC Rally Today
- China Daily: Governors to promote tourism during forum
- SA: Family Justice Center needed to fight domestic violence
- Cabdrivers grumble over airport shuttles
- Navy Installs Large Scale Solar Hot Water Project on Oahu
- NORAD FAA Rep Helped Coast Guard Save Pilot off Hilo
- Airman hurt by blast returns to kin in isles
- The Rising East: Thinking the Unthinkable, Will North Korea Launch a Nuclear Attack?
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| Sunday, October 16, 2011 |
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October 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 849 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Djou Campaign reports $243K Cash on Hand
- Feds: Medical Marijuana Laws and Hawaii County Council Drive Growth in Drug Trade
- Lawsuit Challenges Kaiser’s Non-profit Status: Money funneled to For-Profit Entities?
- Kalapa: The Trouble with Borrowing is Repaying the Loan
- Why evangelicals must stand up to anti-Mormon bigotry
- Borreca: Unlike predecessors, Abercrombie shuts out news media
- Cataluna to Abercrombie: What’s wrong with telling the truth?
- Hawaii credit card receipts point to slowing economy
- Geothermal Push Makes for Strange Bedfellows
- Homeless Sweeps Drive Bums Back Towards Old Stadium Park
- FBI affidavit sheds light on testimony never given in Aloun Farms human trafficking case
- Afterschool Program Benefits Hawaii Nonprofits
- 'Silver wave' about to crash on isle shores
- Rohlfing: Constitution Clear on Residency
- Do those “Read Aloud” banners constitute lobbying?
- Farrington set for major renovation
- State may use school land for affordable housing
- Private road fund bill resurfaces
- Send in the Clowns: Obama to make Occupy Wall Street Central Theme of His Campaign
- Rick Hamada’s Ron Paul Smack Down
- Out by Dec 31, U.S. To Keep Iraq Withdrawal Deadline
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| Saturday, October 15, 2011 |
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October 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 966 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Rail Transit on Oahu: Real Estate Investment Opportunity or Urban Blight?
- Lingle takes Senate Campaign to Big Island
- Homosexuals Demand Hawaii Churches be Forced to Host Gay Union Ceremonies
- Thief Demands Marijuana During Probation
- Solar Industry Calls DoTAX Bluff
- Candidates start disclosing war chests for latest quarter
- Shapiro: Lazy Mazie not Worth $5
- Rafu Shimpo: Lingle Announces Run for Akaka’s Senate Seat
- Bombardier files new appeal of Honolulu rail contract
- Tax Free Bonds Finance Sewer Upgrades
- Occupy Honolulu heads for Waikiki
- PTA plan would impact land
- Abercrombie goes to China and China Eastern cancels Shanghai-Honolulu flights
- Will China Eastern Flights Resume?
- SA: Energy Must be taken out of Hands of Market
- Sovereignty Scammers Claim Geothermal Available on Oahu
- HECO with new 200mw “renewable” Proposal
- Another Democrat sues demanding State Discriminate Against Military Personnel
- After DoJ Lets Aloun Farms off the Hook, Global Horizons Human trafficking case to get new prosecutors
- New protections for victims of domestic, sexual violence
- State Hospital employee accused of sexually assaulting patient
- SA: Old People are Just Too Expensive for Medicare
- Hawaii has lowest rate of heart disease in nation
- Eco-Fraud: Polar Bear Researcher To Be Re-Interviewed By Feds
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| Friday, October 14, 2011 |
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October 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 799 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Honolulu Rated 5th Most Dangerous US Airport
- Moody’s Downgrade Adds Pressure to sell off Honolulu Rail Contractor
- Tax on ‘Tax-Free’ Bonds still alive in Congress: Hawaii Public Housing At Risk
- Lingle Raises $400K on First Day of Campaign
- With Lingle in, Senate race now a 'tossup'
- Hawaii Republican Party's interim chairwoman aims to make the party a solid political force
- Homeowners face audits for Following DoTAX Regs on Solar Tax Credits
- Governor's New Chief of Staff Will Continue Outside Business Deals
- Ansaldo: HART outlines its Fatal Assumptions
- WaPo: Lingle Has Good Opportunity in Hawaii
- $58M sought for next year's school budget
- Congressional Committee Debates Cuts to Hawaii Military Spending
- Suffering PDS, Hirono Can’t Remember who Ran for President
- Truth in Accounting Comes to Hawaii
- Hawaii tax collections increase for first fiscal quarter
- PBN: Nullifying HECO’s contract with Aina Koa Pono was right call
- DANGER! Hawaii Bankers Grab Control of Citibank
- After Losing in the Intermediate Court, James Pflueger Appeals Manslaughter Case to Supreme Court
- Kauai Garden Isle Debunks Electric Cars
- Hospital Blocker Sen. Roz Baker honored for efforts to support public health
- SHOPO backs Hannemann for Congress
- Examining HTA’s 2012 efforts for marketing
- FOX casting in Hawaii for show about struggling hotels
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| Thursday, October 13, 2011 |
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October 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 648 Views
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- Cook: Hawaii Senate Race a toss-up
- Hawaii: Second Highest Taxes on Earth?
- Defeat of Obama Jobs Bill Saves Honolulu Rail Millions
- DoE Releases Public and Charter School Enrollment Numbers
- Would Abercrombie throw his staff under the bus on the way to the casino?
- Tax Credits: Clinton Crony Movie Moguls Burned $218K trying to Bribe Legislators
- SA: U.S. Senate race offers hard choices
- ACLU moots use for Fire, Fake Weapons, and Liquids by anti-APEC Protesters
- Waikiki Business Gifts to Police Under Fire Before
- A New Contract For Not-So-New Hawaii Schools Chief
- War on Restaurant Industry: Civil Beat Seeks Tactical Intel from Other Styrofoam Battles
- Act 221 Scammers still Pushing Hawaii Stock Exchange
- KCC Censorship leads to … Palmyra Island?
- Enviros Opposition to Public Land Development Corp Predicated on Overthrow of Admission Act
- Akaka cosponsors Indian energy bill
- Hawaii Teamster Rejects Hoffa’s Labor Day Rant
- Request for rail rebid turns into rant
- Honolulu Airport makeover underway ahead of APEC
- HECO, SunPower, DHHL in 5mw Solar Deal
- Electric utility blames rates on oil prices
- International drug summit to be held in Hawaii
- Council members may face 12-year limit, Return to Partisan Primaries
- Harry Kim Mulls Re-Run for Big Island Mayor
- Kona Diving Instructor’s Attack on Aquarium Collector Timed to Council Vote
- Next time it rains on Waikiki, Blame Global Warming
- Kona coffee grower pays $46,000 in back wages, fines over treatment of Mexican workers
- South Korea Free Trade Passes, Akaka says Free Trade for Me, but not for Thee
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| Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
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October 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1033 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Lingle announces Campaign, Launches Website
- Lingle Hits Moderate, Bipartisan themes in Campaign Rollout
- AUDIO: Lingle Announces Senate Bid
- Hanabusa: Lingle resonates with voters
- Failing, DoE seeks waiver from federal No Child Left Behind law
- Are Suicide Activists Already Killing People in Hawaii?
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted October 11th
- Abercrombie, HTA Leave Tokyo
- Earlier primary forces candidates, voters to adjust
- New Day becomes Sad Day: Gamble on Abercrombie has failed to pay off
- Governor’s incoming chief of staff draws new questions
- New Day: DoE Teachers must Resign, Give Up Seniority to Work at Charter Schools
- APEC: Pan-Pacific Free Trade Zone to Include US, Japan, Australia, NZ, Singapore
- Full Text: Malama Solomon Sues to Disenfranchise Military Personnel
- SA: Put geothermal on front burner as Pele Defense Fund Fizzles Out
- Free Speech taught at KCC? Student Housing Corp Sues Student over Facebook Postings
- A Second Crack at Clearing Honolulu's Sidewalks
- Crews Racing To Complete Makeover In Time For APEC—But Don’t Worry, Brian Schatz is in Charge
- Ewa Democrat Kurt Favella Target of Elder Abuse Allegations
- HPD offers insight into policies after fatal traffic stop
- Sewer Rate Hikes Could Increase Borrowing Costs for Sewer Projects
- State: $4.2M to Boost N. Kohala Ag Developer
- Aina Koa Pono Slams State Regulators for Refusing to Loot Ratepayers
- Pacquiao picks Hawaii for next title bout
- Occupy Wall Street – Hilo Demonstration Scheduled for October 15
- Senate passes bill to sanction China over currency
- Payback? Obama drops Human Trafficking grant to Catholic bishops
- Environmental Groups Wary of Who Will Head New State Land Agency
- Banana Leaves? Civil Beat Pushes Tupperware as Styrofoam Alternative
- Al Jazeera video interviews Thai workers on their living conditions
- Clinton Supporter Orly Taitz in Hawaii Looking for Birth Certificate
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| Tuesday, October 11, 2011 |
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October 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 751 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- AUDIO: Lingle Announces Senate Bid
- Obama Sends South Korea Free Trade Agreement to Congress
- Some Democrats worry Coppa is Tied to Development Interests
- With Abercrombie floundering and Lingle preparing to Win Senate Seat, Borreca Reminisces About the Glory Days
- New PUC Commissioner up to his eyeballs in Green Energy Scams, Wants Rate Increase
- OIP to OHA — Again: Your Employees Are Public
- Gabbard Gives Back Pay Raises, Oshiro buys support
- Castle & Cooke pushes again for Koa Ridge approval
- State's triage puts fewer kids into foster care
- SA: School closures need clear strategy
- Calvin Say does not remember ‘gifts’ received from Movie Mogul Lobbyists
- Malama Solomon sues, Calls Military Personnel “Wrong Population Base”
- Pro rail Union group pays for trip to DC
- APEC SHAKEDOWN: Homelessness industry moves bums to Land owned by Hawaii Public Broadcasting
- APEC Warmup: Occupy Honolulu movement grows but has some divisiveness
- Friends of Rod Tam Launch Website
- State Civil Defense names interim vice director
- Gold Star License Plates Arrive In Hawaii
- Schofield Chopper Teams Train On Big Island
- Ocean View Residents Reject plan for Forced Relocation, Higher Taxes
- Eco-Study claims Hawaiians have Been Destroying Reefs for 700 years
- Hawaii Black Albatross Is Not Endangered, Agency Says
- Hawaii Ranks #2 in Marriages
- Coming Out Day: Hawaii LGBT activists force gay students, workers to become Activists too
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| Monday, October 10, 2011 |
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October 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1277 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Governor’s New Communications director Is Chairman Of Unity House, Owner of Troubled Nightclub, Gambling Advocate
- Hawaii Agency Tasked with Developing State Lands Could Grind to a Halt
- Like GOP, Hawaii Democrats Also In Debt
- FACE: We need Rail Because America Needs Yet Another ‘Stimulus’ Bill
- Movie company’s gifts face continuing ethics probe
- 53% of isle children taught there really IS a free lunch
- Overrun by Bums, Night closure endorsed for King Kalakaua Park
- It Begins: Philippine Paper Looks at Sex Tourism in Hawaii
- Local 5, Anti-APEC Groups, Sovereignty Scammers Make Overtures To 'Occupy Honolulu' Organizers
- Carlisle Travels 64 days in First Year
- CB: Time to Write a Glowing History of the Sovereignty Movement
- Hawaii Military Researchers Make Breakthrough towards AIDS Vaccine
- Department of Education Launches Its First-ever Redesign Initiative in Hawaii
- Sheriff Division adds 18 deputies
- SA: Require bikers to wear helmets
- Kauai Council Rejects Solar Water Heater Mandate
- Gay CNN Reporter tries to use Bullying to Change Human Nature
- NY Post: Aimless Obama walks alone
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| Sunday, October 09, 2011 |
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October 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 2123 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Solar Tax Credits: Cash from General Fund Lines Pockets of Mainland Companies
- Hawaii Christian Coalition salutes Kaauwai, Plans Community Meetings
- Climate Change and Regulatory Takings in Coastal Hawaii
- Taking a Step Back on Nation’s Economic Path
- Top Abercrombie Advisor Tied to Honolulu Liquor Commission Boss forced out by FBI Investigation
- Borreca to Abercrombie: Stand and deliver or leave
- Inouye Wrong: Hawaii will take brunt of Military Cuts
- Internal Crisis? Abercrombie loses fourth staff member
- Do families really want all the people Abercrombie is sending home to them?
- Civil Defense should be Cabinet post
- Geothermal on Hawaii island and Maui could double the state's current energy output—and cut cost by 66%
- OHA: Machado has no replacement as Clyde Namuo quits
- Hawaii ranks #8 in Per-Capita Domestic Violence Murders
- Volunteers Cleaning Up Hawaii Schools For Less
- Proposed UH tuition increases explained
- Maui Measure pushes labeling of genetically engineered products
- Occupy Hawaii organized by UNITE HERE Local 5
- Occupy Wall Street movement hits Hawaii
- Maoists, UH Perfesser, Occupy Wall Street prepare to Occupy APEC
- SA: HPD needs to respect records law
- Prosecutors Use Civil Law to go after Drug Houses
- Fire probe shutters popular shooting range
- Guam: Small Island Has a Big Role
- China Daily Looks at Sun Yat Sen in Hawaii
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| Saturday, October 08, 2011 |
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October 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 999 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Spin Doctors try to blame Staff for Abercrombie being Abercrombie
- Epiphany leads to Mass Resignations: Abercrombie Administration Incompatible with Family Values
- Just back from Paris, Abercrombie flees to Japan
- VIDEO: Pilot ditches Cessna, rescued by Coast Guard off Hilo
- Operation Enduring Freedom, A Decade Of War
- Homeownership grows 1.18% during Lingle Years—Hawaii Growth Rate #3 in Nation
- SA: “Unpredictable Abercrombie caused much of the communications damage”
- ILind: Abercrombie administration Still flunking crisis management test
- Henry Curtis: Abercrombie a One Term Governor?
- Shapiro: Gov's 'New Day in Hawaii' got old for fleeing staffers
- Activists: Abercrombie is Executing Micronesians
- Abercrombie admits responsibility for costing Hawaii millions under Compact of Free Association
- Even Obama doesn’t want anything to do with Abercrombie
- Maoist APEC protestors get ready to rally
- Occupy Maui: Protesters in Clown Suits hit Wailuku
- SA pushes for Taxes on Food Deemed “Junk”
- Panel Again Revises Staggered Terms for Hawaii Senate Seats
- 911 calls capture progress of rampage
- Kauai Jury fails to convict for “Atooi” License provided by Anti-Superferry Protester
- W. Hawaii shooting range could open in 'couple years'
- Ecos in Dismay as Kokee Cabins to be Auctioned
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| Friday, October 07, 2011 |
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October 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 680 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Inouye Slams Ed Case: “I don’t want to deal with a person like that”
- Asselbaye, Aoki Resign from Abercrombie Administration
- KIUC: In Race for Tax Credits, Solar Beats Wind, Biofuel
- State of Hawaii to SCOTUS: Protect Property Rights from "Overreaching Federal Regulation"
- ALA: 1909 Law Does Not Allow Assisted Suicide
- Like Hawaii, Alaskan Native Corps Front for Government Contractors while Natives Get Short-Changed
- Hawaii has lowest level of Serious Mental Illness in US
- Abercrombie plans push for Soda Taxes and gambling
- Abercrombie’s New Chief of Staff is Old Boy Insider
- State Civil Defense Workers Sign Petition Asking For Vice-Director’s Reinstatement
- Djou's Campaign Objective To Reach Congress
- Case: Hirono is Status Quo Candidate, Senate Race Mirrors 2002
- Case Says he’s Too Honest, But then Won’t Tell
- Hanabusa Scrounging Contracts for Akaka Gang, CNHA
- SA: Let free speech ring out during APEC
- Rail Price Drops Again In New Draft Financial Plan
- Big Wind has Secret Plan to Cover all of Molokai?
- State boosts “Big Wind” EIS contract by 70%
- Judge: HSTA Attorney 'Promoted Confusion' to ‘Boost Attorney’s Fees’
- School lunch price going higher
- Private North Hawaii Hospital to Join HHSC???
- Durbin Tax Hits Hawaii Bank Customers
- Revolving Door: Suspect in Zales jewelry robbery in trouble again (Arrest #24)
- Anti Capitalist 'OccupyHawaii' Site Sponsored by Businesses, Conservative Group Ads
- ‘Enlightened’ Mocks Conscious and Progressive
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| Thursday, October 06, 2011 |
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October 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1156 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Rep Pine: Pass HB1465 to Stop Elder Abuse
- First 100 Residents move into Renovated Kuhio Park Apartments
- Waihee: Mass murderer Zhou Enlai is a hero of mine
- Sovereignty Scammers Hit it Big: Dorcy Estate Second only to Doris Duke’s
- Activists: Assisted Suicide Legal under 1909 Hawaii Law
- Inouye on Case: “My thinking has not really changed … I don’t want to deal with a person like that”
- Inouye: Lack of Bipartisanship Hurting Hawaii
- Abercrombie Muzzled After Pro-Bowl Gaffe
- Legislative Agenda: More Spending, Tax Hikes, and Tax Credits
- Hanabusa Engineered Automatic Legislative Pay Hikes
- HW: Difficult to Discern If Kaauwai Responsible for GOP Debt
- Hawaii County Elections Worker Operated Business out of Elections Warehouse
- Sheriff Department Gun Purchase Contract Questioned
- Back to the Stone Age: Civil Beat suggests Banana Leaves as Alternative to Styrofoam Plates
- Maui: Anti-GMO Luddites Push for Labeling in order to Facilitate Fear-Mongering Campaign
- Wealthy Anti-Superferry Protesters fly to DC For “Stop the Machine” Protest
- SA: Fund adult classes via moderate fees
- Legal Morass Raises Questions About Charter School Independence
- Reapportionment Revises Staggered Senate Terms Again
- OHA to Replace Namuo Within 3-5 Months
- Removing Bums from H-1 viaduct costs $400,000 a year
- Bill 54 Angers ACLU, Homelessness Industry
- Waikiki Business Assoc Buys More Police Protection
- Hawaii District Court judges issue conflicting opinions on enforcement scheme for Hawaii's Tip Statute - Hawaii Supremes to weigh-in
- Assisted Suicide Lobby Begins to Crank up Lobbying for 2012
- State's largest solar power project planned for Kauai
- Tax Commission To Weigh Elimination Of State Income Taxes
- Hawaii’s Future: Feds use Seal Protection to Shut Down Alaska Fisheries
- Meddling Enviro Gets Away with Harassment
- Latest Target for Free Floating Anxiety: Aquarium Fish Collectors
- White House Pretends that 1,500 Hawaii Teacher Jobs Come From Obama Plan
- Gay Reaction to Anti-Bullying Program
- More than 100 protestors rallied against Capitalism, Freedom on Hawaii island
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| Wednesday, October 05, 2011 |
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October 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1106 Views
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- VIDEO: Lingle at Djou Fundraiser in Manoa
- Back to the Future: Hilo Girl leads 12 Army Cooks replacing 84 Contractors in Iraq
- Hawaii DoE Launches Anti-Bullying Campaign
- Hawaii Public Schools to Offer Surfing as Official Sport
- HB: Data on Women and Money in Hawaii and Nationally
- Bob Jones: Hirono, Hanabusa, Abercrombie Least Inspirational in History
- Roll Call: Lingle is most high profile candidate not yet announced
- Inouye: “Case knows why I’m not too happy with him”
- Hamada: Kaauwai Was Good For GOP
- Duke Aiona Responsible for GOP’s Poor 2010 Performance
- Sovereignty Activist Tied to Two Other Possible Elder Abuse Cases
- Child Deaths: DHS Director Blames Media for Controversy over DHS Secrecy
- SA Defends Reapportionment Plan
- Hawaii County moves closer to vote-by-mail
- Dela Cruz: Hotels, Energy Projects to be Facilitated by State Land Corporation
- Abercrombie gets lead out when cashing tax checks
- HNN: Two HPD officers charged in alleged workers comp fraud scheme
- Aloun Farms: Another Slavery Conviction Overturned
- Open Enrollment but EUTF Premiums Still Not Known
- Inouye: Protectionist Senate Bill A Risk to Hawaii Tourism
- After Prosecutors Drop pre-APEC Prep Case, ACLU goes to Plan B
- City clears out homeless in Haleiwa
- Mililani Trask to Headline Geothermal Forum at Bellows
- Fidell: Big Wind = Superferry Redux
- Abercrombie Admin to “Invest” $6M in High Tech Companies
- TAU: Hordes of Developers Descend on Kauai County Council
- #2 Man at Civil Defense Steps Down over Power Grab by State DoD
- Likelike on Hold: As Campus closure policy is under review
- Teachers Fight 'Take It or Leave It' Deal
- Hawaii Ed Board Passes Graduation Policy — Again
- Ground-based interceptor missiles hit targets over Hawaii
- Obama policy setting troop killers free in Iraq
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| Tuesday, October 04, 2011 |
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October 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1126 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Sovereignty Scammers accused of Elder Abuse, Gain Control of $70M Estate
- Abercrombie claims to be victim of Bullying
- Assisted Suicide Back on Legislative Agenda
- More Predictions of Doom and Gloom for Hawaii Republicans From the Pundits
- Thielen Joins Carlisle Administration
- Hawaii Education Scores Rank Poor When Compared Globally
- Honolulu Rail Construction Delays Will Paralyze Traffic for Decade
- 'Graying Hippies' in Hilo Join NY City Allies in Protest of 'Corporate Greed and Influence'
- Fidell: Hawaii’s Energy Future is based on Solar, Wind and Mililani Trask
- Styrofoam: Civil Beat Identifies Enemy Supply Lines in War on Restaurant Industry
- Program aims to help homeowners stay out of foreclosure
- Adult School Principals seeking funding propose fewer locations and higher class fees
- Hokulia Bypass road protest dead-ends at Supreme Court
- Judge Orders Release of Four 911 Tapes
- Former Prisoners Face Employment Challenges
- Honolulu Federal prison probe seeks answers on contraband
- Judge rules Army didn't test seaweed near Makua
- SA: Let private sector run public housing
- Hawi Ag Park To Be Exempt from All Zoning, Construction Standards
- Hughes Corp. revives plan for Kakaako
- Natatorium is a problem that just won't go away
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| Monday, October 03, 2011 |
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October 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 820 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Got $1.25M? Jeremy Harris’ 16 acre Estate For Sale
- Lalamilo: Another Hawaii Wind Energy Junkyard
- Why Stop at $500K? DoTAX Quietly Multiplies Hawaii Solar Tax Credit
- “Tiny” Rate Due to Broad Base of Hawaii’s “Sales Tax”
- Malama Solomon’s Lawsuit Shapes Future of Jerry Chang, Mark Nakashima
- Schools to launch push against bullying
- SA: Sometimes, it costs too much green to go green
- $25M solar project planned by A&B for 2012
- Public Lands Development Corp Cancels Meeting after Violation
- Hawaii County Redistricting meetings seek public's input
- CB: 'Bummer of a Summer' for Hawaii's Visitor Industry
- Styrofoam: Civil Beat IDs Targets in War on Restaurant Industry
- Freeway Service Patrol Expands
- SA: Find funding for snake inspections
- L.A. sheriffs say there may be more victims of singer Rodriguez—in Hawaii
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| Sunday, October 02, 2011 |
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October 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 979 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Truth In Accounting Coming to Hawaii Oct 10-12
- US Supreme Court Asked to Decide: Is Hawaiian Homes Property Tax Exemption Racial Discrimination?
- Obama’s Low Approval Ratings in Hawaii Create opening for Lingle
- Fukumoto: Hawaii GOP Significantly Ahead
- Nurses: Stop Union Political Endorsements
- Report: Hawaii Charter Schools Should be allowed to Dump HSTA, HGEA
- DoE Trying to Grab Money from Federally Funded Tutoring for Students in Failing Schools
- Wise Prosecutors drop Topless Protesters Case, Keep Powder Dry for APEC
- As Occupy Wall Street Riots Spread, Groups worried officials will limit ability to Riot during APEC summit
- Chuck Prentiss asks: Will Hawaii Environmentalists Riot over Water Well Drilling?
- Mililani Trask tries to score as “Community Advisor”, Geothermal Energy on Hawaii Island
- More from the anti-Geothermal Protesters Cashing In
- Latest Bum Removal Bill Inspired by Failure to Enforce Last Bum Removal Bill
- Probation experiment takes cue from Hawaii
- Judge tells Peeping Tom ex-policeman to leave neighbor alone
- Diabetes? Federal Funds go to Plant Garden
- Living with mold: Severe infestations forced two military families to move
- HHFDC plans sale of Kama'aina Hale
- News about Mayor Wright Homes — good and bad — puts spotlight anew on public housing challenges
- First CNMI prevailing wage survey results now out
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| Saturday, October 01, 2011 |
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October 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1400 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Double Taxed: Hawaii Tax Base Larger than Economy
- The Legal Battle Over Honolulu’s Train to Nowhere
- Paper or Plastic: Let us decide for ourselves
- Council of State Governments Looks at Hawaii Justice Reinvestment
- Maui County Settles Dispute with Merrill Lynch Over Student Auction Rate Securities
- Deadly Fireworks Explosion: Safety Violations Lead to $415k fine
- Prostitution Investigation focuses on Abercrombie’s Security Detail
- Teachers: I will never campaign for anybody again, We’re almost better off Voting Republican
- Hirono Fundraising Falling Short as Deadline Approaches
- Public Housing Authority Director Stepping Down
- Unanswered questions remain about governor’s emergency declarations
- Hawaii’s Ancient IT Holding Back 2010 Financial Report, Elevator Inspections, Federal Funds
- Illinois Eight Democratic Primary: Duckworth raised at least $368,504
- Hanabusa gets her District to Move to her, Moves Anyway
- SA: Complete full EIS for Army to train here
- 290 Hawaii Species now “Endangered”
- Hawaii's workers enter crisis when disability checks lag
- 24 civilian workers at Pearl Harbor arrested
- Trash Haulers Make County Pay for them – Literally
- $100/Day fines: Hawaii County forces Shutdown of Art Gallery
- Turtle Bay union wins court decision
- Hawaii law firm helps Mississippi whistleblower expose bid rigging scheme
- Obama’s Unitarian Church Imports Gay Activist Back to Hawaii
- City prosecutors drop case against topless protesters
- Hawaii Hells Angel Arrest Coincides With San Diego raids
- UH Manoa Perfesser: Drugs can make you Monkeys Enlightened, Conscious, and Progressive like me
- New details in singer's alleged sex abuse case
- New Fast and Furious docs released by White House
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| Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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Letters to the Editor, September, 2011
By Letters to the Editor :: 1237 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics
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- Paper or Plastic: Let us decide for ourselves
- Thanks Councilmen for Rejecting Impact Fees
- Sakamoto Forced Medical Tourism on Maui
- Hawaii County Impact Fees Unfair To Those Building Their Own Homes
- Abercrombie Appointment an Insult to Maui
- 2% for ‘Open Space’ is a Tax
- 2012 Is All About Trust
- Hawaii Council Impact Fee Making Affordable Housing Out of Reach
- Ron Paul Supporter: 9-11 Commemoration Should Honor Conspiracy Theorists
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| Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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September 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1041 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- $170/barrel? PUC Rejects AKP Biofuel Contract
- For Sale Cheap: One Slightly Used Honolulu Rail Contractor
- State Releases Roadmap For Transforming Information Technology Systems
- Covering Half the World from Ft Shafter
- Hawaii Gay Marriage on Agenda for 2013
- Abercrombie Emergency Decree Tied to Pay to Play Contributor Mitsunaga
- Six weeks before APEC, Honolulu Airport “In need of an Upgrade”
- Inouye Fails: E-W Center Appropriation Cut $4.3M
- Did Duckworth Overstate Hawaii Support?
- Abercrombie Fails: Consumer Confidence worse than Cayetano’s Second Term
- Perfect Symbol: Closed Liliuokalani School to become DoE Administration Offices
- State GOP on KIPO's 'Town Square'
- Berg "Took a Beating" for Tax Increase Reso
- East Honolulu Asks: Is Rail Worth It After All?
- Former Hells Angels president surrenders at Ala Moana Park
- Sidewalk Possessions Bill Introduced
- State spending for Homeless Shelter to Be Cut after APEC
- Could HECO use all the power that solar farms produce?
- Oceanit creates hydro-power subsidiary
- Why are gas Prices so High in Hawaii?
- DOT study: ‘evidence’ of discrimination
- Some HPD Officers Post Questionable Facebook Photos
- Bring a Deer, Go to Jail
- Waianae Residents Vent Frustrations Over Past Flooding
- Emergency Repairs On Waikiki Natatorium Set To Begin
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| Thursday, September 29, 2011 |
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September 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1045 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- ILind: Spouses of top Inouye, Abercrombie aides employed by Emergency UXO Contractor
- SA: Abercrombie Secrecy on Child Deaths should be Swept Aside
- National Journal: Questions about Hirono’s Electability
- Hawaii Democrats Exporting More Obamanomics to Mainland
- Sorting out the Hawaii GOP Leadership Change
- Hawaii Got $20B From Feds Last Year
- Nurses: Arbitration begins September 30
- Malama Solomon’s Lawyer prepares to Sue
- Council might ban personal property on city sidewalks
- Vans and buses converted into paddy wagons ahead of APEC, Maoists Whine
- Vote by mail program sought for isle (again)
- Justice Reinvestment Panel Crunches Numbers
- City Leaves Key Questions About ORI Unanswered
- Higher Rental Car Fee Vacuums Extra $5 Million/Month out of Visitors Pockets
- Ansaldo Contract Dispute Moves To City Council Chambers
- Sen Pohai Ryan: Real Kauaians Want Tourists
- Aina Koa Pono Run Out of Town at Community Meeting on Big Island
- Kauai Hydro Projects take shape
- Students question tuition hike
- Ecos Grab for Coral Control
- Tree-planting company develops model for investors
- New Peeping Tom Allegations Against Honolulu Ex-Cop
- Six Criminal-Illegals Nabbed in Hawaii
- September 11th San Diego Terror Scare tied to Hawaii
- Kauai Biofool Plant will Reach into Your Pocket
- HECO signs deal to buy local algae-based biofuel
- Cecilio Rodriguez pleads not guilty in sexual abuse case
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| Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
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September 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 935 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Star-Advertiser: Republicans need to back Rail, Akaka Bill, Abortion, and Gay Marriage
- Attention Professors: Today you can Stop UHPA Spending Your Money to Elect Democrats
- Abercrombie: HSTA Theatrics Serve no Public Purpose
- Berg: People should decide on GE Tax Hike
- Study: Styrofoam Better for Environment than Tree Killing Paper Products
- Stop Rail Plaintiffs Respond to City, FTA “Nonsense”
- A&B: “Entitled land in a great place with high barriers to entry is good”
- General Fund Deception: Hawaii operating at 9.2% Deficit
- Abercrombie’s UXO Emergency Benefits Beadie Dawson Company
- Sen Donna Mercado Kim: Chinese are Abrasive and Rude
- High court clears the way for HSTA strike – But No Strike Vote Planned
- EIS edict makes future Pohakuloa Army training iffy
- OHA Cronies Seek Share of Geothermal Proceeds
- Thanks to State-Owned Land, Hilo Hotels are Dumpy
- Rail Transit Town Hall Meeting Draws Crowd
- APEC security cameras set for final City Council vote
- Hawaii County continues to issue permits despite LUC ruling
- Analysis: Hawaii Tax Review Commission Has Some Teeth
- HGEA endorses US Reps. Hirono, Hanabusa
- Hawaii Democrats Export Campaign Money to Illinois
- Expenses: How to read Campaign Spending Reports
- Gay Sailor: Personal Issues Come Second
- Micro-Minority: Even after Census Bureau Pumps Up Numbers, only 3,239 Same-sex households in Hawaii
- Kauai Revolving Door: Repeat Offender Child Molester Convicted Again
- Why Can't Hawaii Kids Join The Military?
- Coral-Wielding Feds Threaten Fishermen
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| Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
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September 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 837 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- National Journal: Good News For Hawaii Republicans?
- Hawaii GOP Chair Resigns, Issues Call for Unity
- Hawaii's Congressional Delegation: How they voted September 26, 2011
- Hawaii Republicans, Democrats on Equal Financial Footing
- New Day: Abercrombie’s BoE Balances Budget on Back of Special Ed Teachers, Students
- Borreca: Cayetano’s Second Term Better than Abercrombie’s First, but Cebu beats all
- Aloun Farms Buys 559 Acres Near Rail Route
- Berg proposes GE Tax increase for more roads and bike paths
- State revises count of kids who died in custody
- Feds Still Have 'Serious Concerns' About ORI Plan
- Malama Solomon: “You didn’t gimme a district, so I’m Suing”
- Styrofoam: Civil Beat Doubles Down on War Against Restaurant Industry
- Kona HHSC hospital faces budget cuts
- Telescope Shakedown Scammers Questioned
- Aloun Farms middleman wants charge set aside
- Chinese visitors to U.S. could reach 5 million by 2015
- Disney Projects $1.2B in Aulani Sales
- State picks 1 food bank out of 2 for Garden Island
- Conservation groups drop seabird suit against Kauai utility
- Seed crop industry up only 5 percent in isles
- City to cede 911 tapes of June 3 spree
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| Monday, September 26, 2011 |
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September 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 979 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Wind, Solar projects: Millions for Wall Street, Banks, maybe even Big Tobacco
- Hawaii Republicans Looking for Leadership Find only Factionalism
- Kalapa: History of the Hawaii GE Tax
- Abercrombie Admin Official Quietly Jumps Ship, Joins Private Sector
- Donations Pour In For Fallen Honolulu Police Officer
- Federal Law Some Child Deaths Should Be Public
- Red Tape Hindered Removal of UXO
- 232 Archaeological Surveys planned for rail route
- SA: Charter school panel fails to home in on results
- Maui News Praises Maui Memorial
- CB: China's PLA May Be on the Road to a Pearl Harbor
- Anti-APEC Protests begin October 17
- Born for Gangbanging: Young Criminals Make Film at HCCC, Abercrombie Applauds
- Who Controls the Mineral Rights to Hawaiian Home Lands?
- Thanks to Plastic Bag Ban 70% of Maui Residents Murder Trees
- Local bicyclists push for vulnerable roadway user law in Hawaii
- Self-Righteous Back to Nature crowd takes Hanalei Boatyard from Owner
- Hawaii commerce department debuts mobile app
- Disney adds second Hawaii cruise in 2012
- California Democratic Party among Solyndra’s creditors
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| Sunday, September 25, 2011 |
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September 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1080 Views
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- Mufi Operative launches “fringe” GOP Senate Campaign
- VIDEO: Occupy Wall Street–Preview of APEC Protests?
- Abercrombie Admin Defends Emergency Decrees
- APEC Hint for Realtors: Top of Chinese wealthy's wish list? To leave China
- Borreca: Hawaii GOP merely devours its young
- Lingle should consider run for U.S. Senate
- Cataluna: Abercrombie is off the Leash, doesn’t care what people think
- Drunken Abercrombie Aide Arrested at Waikiki Bar
- Rail needs to Start over with new EIS, new Rail car contractor
- Visa policy clogs Chinese tourism
- Water Board Manager: We need your money
- Geothermal is latest Excuse for Interisland Cable
- $20/hr: Isle security guards get highest pay, report says
- Lawsuit Challenging Property Tax Rates for Native Hawaiians on Home Lands Appealed to the Nation's Highest Court
- Big Development proposed for Sand Island
- Kauai Food bank to launch investigation
- Kauai Council heats up over resolution on salary freeze
- Hawaii's East-West Center to open exhibition of photos, artifacts belonging to Obama's mother
- Enviro Job Panic: Cuts to Hawaii’s invasive species control funds could spell ‘havoc’
- East of Hilo, West of LA: NASA satellite plunges to Earth
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| Saturday, September 24, 2011 |
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September 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 773 Views
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- Thanks Councilmen for Rejecting Impact Fees
- Disney Re-starts some Aulani sales after Hawaii approves 33% fee increase
- If GE Tax were a Sales Tax, It would be among Nation's Lowest
- "Get Ready Ewa Beach" Saturday
- Star-Advertiser: September 11th Julian Islam Day Festival is Celebration of Kokua and Peace
- Shapiro: Hawaii GOP Stuck in Ideological Divide
- DoE Panics as Students will be limited to only One Re-take on State Assessment
- After years of doing nothing, Mazie finally mentions COFA at meeting of Asian Victimology Caucus
- Halawa Prison Employees Able to Smuggle Contraband, thanks to UPW, HGEA
- HPD Officer Accused of Rape in Kailua
- Report: Hawaii has nation's most-expensive rent, houses
- Plaintiffs Step Up Campaign to Raise Funds for Rail Lawsuit
- Final Reapportionment Maps Due Monday
- Reapportionment Commission Prepares Alternative Maps for Judge to Help Malama Solomon get a District
- Berg Wins Support for West Oahu Shooting Range
- Sea-water air conditioning closer to reality
- After Gaming Advocates Use it as Talking Point, Navy Closes Bingo Night
- SA: Resist appeals to prop up Oahu slaughterhouse
- The Future of Industrial Solar: Thieves Loot Solar Panels at Makuu, Puna
- Styrofoam: Civil Beat Launches War on Restaurant Industry
- Papaya farmers eye threats as 85 more trees destroyed
- Self-righteous Diving Instructor Charged with Harassing Fish Collector
- County sues rubbish haulers
- Molester’s Former Underling Calls for Abolition of HOPE Parole
- Nine Months after Hawaii Conviction, Pervert Vanishes in Scotland
- Kona Village Resort to suffer fate of Coco Palms?
- Just in Time for APEC: Homeless Houseboat to be Scuttled
- Hawaii Meth Project selects Joe Perez as new Director
- Final 31 Permanent FEMA Homes Turned Over to American Samoan Families
- Obama Fundraiser Scored $107M in Wind Farm Credits
- Obama Administration Set to Ban Asthma Inhalers Over Environmental Concerns
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| Friday, September 23, 2011 |
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September 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 710 Views
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- Honolulu Council to Consider Public Firing Range for Kalaeloa
- Tom Berg calls for Massive GE Tax Increase
- Contested Case Hearing requested over Oneula Burials
- Population Without Representation
- Details of baby's death to stay secret
- Abercrombie’s Emergencies Prove Republicans Right
- Hooser vs Hooser on Emergency Powers
- Aila vs Aila on Rail
- On Deadline Day, Sumitomo Still "Under Consideration"
- Lingle Was Right: Rail Projections based on $300M Cut to Bus Funding
- Failing DoE considering waiver for No Child
- Ethics Commission Dismisses HSTA Complaint Against Gov
- UPW, HGEA Contacts allow Halawa to Guards Sidestep Metal and Drug Detection
- List of Schools Looted by BoE
- Did BoE Violate Sunshine Law with Social Studies Vote?
- Double Dip? Tourist count, Spending tumble worst since 2009
- Sweeps: 13% More Homeless Forced to Accept Shelter
- SA Assists ACLU in Pre-APEC Protest Litigation
- Ex-officer faces trial in pay scheme
- Sen. Gil Kahele warns about Danger of Deer Poop
- Capitol full of ‘Rats
- As Bubble nears Popping, HECO “still comfortable” With Solar Gold Rush
- OTEC Set to Build First Plant … in the Bahamas
- Hospital systems’ construction will change medical landscape
- China Looks at TMT
- Hawaii attorney taking swing at Pacquiao - Mayweather fight
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| Thursday, September 22, 2011 |
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September 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1072 Views
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- Hawaii Republican Presidential Vote Set for March 13
- Obama Admin gives Hawaii $3M to help Process “Increased Volume” of Insurance Rate Hikes
- Sakamoto Forced Medical Tourism on Maui
- Republican Presidential Caucuses will Help with Party-Building
- Oi: Abercrombie a One Term Governor?
- Hearing to address issue of children dying in state custody
- HSTA contract case expected to drag on for months
- Hawaii personal income growth lags nation
- Hawaii Ethics Director Responds to 'Brouhaha' Over Task Force Members
- Slaughterhouse reels as grocers reject pork shipped live to isles
- Overpriced Nene Removal, Road Project also Emergencies to Abercrombie
- AG Defends Gov's Emergency Authority
- Feds Liquidate Property Belonging to Malama Solomon’s Favorite Methamphetamines Gang
- Takitani Admits Reapportionment Litigation is all About Where he thinks Senate Seat should Go
- Ethics Commission: Lawmakers Can Accept Free Tickets to APEC Events
- Legislators Pant like Dogs as they Lap Up Prisoners’ Stories
- Hawaii County Impact fees rejected
- Maui Enviro caught lying about Bottled Water Project: “I don’t have to make sure that every fact is corroborated”
- Blogger To Face Trial for Obstruction
- Civil Beat Boss Pierre Omidyar only Hawaii resident on Forbes 400 list
- Director of Kona Sober Living Home Busted for Drug Possession, Assault on Police
- Five years after being sentenced to Ten Years, Hawaii Pedophile Busted in Bangkok
- Hawaii Can Breath Sigh of Relief as Rosanne Show Cancelled
- Massachusetts Welfare Money Spent In Hawaii
- Not enough Hippies in Hilo: Down to Earth Closes Organic Holistic store
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| Wednesday, September 21, 2011 |
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September 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1115 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo tied to Prostitution Ring
- UPDATE: Hawaii GOP Leaders Call for Ouster of Party Chair
- Perreira: Abercrombie Worse than Lingle
- Shapiro Misses Lingle Too: Abercrombie right at home with his scepter and throne
- Lingle Predicts More Women Leaders
- KITV: Opponents Trying to Starve Kaauwai Out, Have no Replacement
- SA: Who is behind effort to Oust Kaauwai?
- Rail At Risk: US House May Cut 37% from Hawaii Transit Spending
- Return to Secrecy: State unable to give count of children who die in foster care
- DoE to Cut Alternative Learning Centers?
- Tougher isle graduation standards will start with Class of 2016
- Josh Green Freaks out because Malama Solomon has been drawn into his district
- DoE: Laupahoehoe school may again face closure if Charter Conversion Halted
- Kauai Food bank loses federal support
- Horizon Lines troubles show need for reform of US build requirement
- Foodland, Times Supermarkets cut out Hawaii meatpackers to satisfy Animal Liberation Nuts
- Hawaii Government Approves Destruction of Rare Bird and Endangered Bat Habitat
- DoE Springs for Blackboard Software
- Hawaii Seeks 1 Gbps Statewide Broadband Access by 2018
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| Tuesday, September 20, 2011 |
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September 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 589 Views
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- Ed Case, Brian Schatz back Obama’s Call for Massive Tax Hikes
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted September 19, 2011
- Hawaii GOP Leaders Call for Ouster of Party Chair
- Hawaii Redistricting Panel Excludes Some Military—But Malama Solomon Still Out of Luck
- Labor Board to HSTA: "We just need to get this case over with"
- Bank CEO Horner announces retirement—Will Continue as Chairman
- Hawaii State Salaries 2012: Fewer Employees, Higher Costs
- Hawaii State Salaries 2012: Highest Paid Employees
- Hawaii County Council prepares to soak Homebuilders
- Hawaii Tourism Boosted as Canadians Flee Global Cooling
- Feds, State Team up to Attack Restaurants, Hotels, and Homebuilders
- Two Boobs Provide ACLU with A Pre-APEC Disruption warm-up Trial
- Four Blockheads Handle Niu Valley Boulder
- Will Convicted Killer get “Contested Case” over Kau Oceanfront Squat?
- 10 p.m. "quiet time" now enforced at Mayor Wright Homes
- Kamehameha Schools names finalists for Head of School
- Residents Demand EIS from Aina Koa Pono
- Confirmed: Pattern Energy JV will bid on 'Big Wind' project
- BMW Dealer gets a Bunch of Solar Panels
- Enviros Demand Bomb Squad File for EIS before Acting
- 2012 Congressional Medal of Honor convention in Honolulu
- UH Manoa Perfesser: Alcoholism, Drug Use will make you a self-worshipping Atheist
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| Monday, September 19, 2011 |
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September 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 727 Views
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- Appointments: Abercrombie lays three eggs, Wings off to Paris
- Maui News: Lingle run would be welcome
- Panos: Is HART Chair Don Horner Shamelessly Dishonest?
- Royal State Redux: Is HSTA Contract Fight about VEBA?
- Abercrombie’s DHS Secretly returns to Secrecy—No answers to Questions about Death of 9 month Old Child
- KSBE’s Kakaako development will not include Affordable Housing
- Hawaii GOP Plans to Field CD2 Candidate?
- DoE Leaves UH History as an Elective, Gramscians sense Opportunity
- UK Independent: America's homeless crisis washes up in Obama's birthplace
- State works to finish beautification projects ahead of APEC
- With Politics so Lucrative, Oahu crime rate lowest since '75
- Clean Energy Summit Devolves into Kuokoa Sales Pitch for Hostile Takeover of Hawaiian Electric
- Parental discipline defense upheld in alleged child abuse case
- Shellfish show promise in Hawaii
- Kauai Council Slyly arranges Pay Hikes for Elected Officials, Department Heads
- Kauai County names sustainability czar
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| Sunday, September 18, 2011 |
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September 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1011 Views
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- Panos: Is Sopogy Hawaii’s Solyndra?
- Kalapa: Tax Review Commission must confront Pension Tax, Income Tax, Act 221
- Borreca: Will GOP Factionalism Derail 2012 Campaigns?
- After Obama Burns Treasury, Budget woes hang over isle military expansion
- Infamous for Blocking Hospital on Maui, Sakamoto picked for #2 Health Job by Abercrombie
- Rowena Akana ‘Enthusiastic’ about the Feared Changes Coming to OHA
- Kam Schools gets Easy Walk to Development in Kakaako
- ML&P Owner Pierre Omidyar Buys Activists
- A&B Grasps for Solar Tax Credits, Ratepayer Cash
- Sempra Energy Plans Pearl Harbor Solar Project to Beat Windfarms
- 9-11 Trooother Group Demands to know why UXO is Emergency
- California Models Program on Hawaii’s HOPE Parole
- Mother speaks out on daughter's death
- Falling Satellite to Pass over Hawaii
- Kauai Council Passes Law against Pissing on County Building
- Hawaii County too Disorganized to Collect Tipping Fees
- VIDEO: Over 100 Waikoloa donkeys board plane for California
- Iceland, Hawaii hold the secret to Origin of Water?
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| Saturday, September 17, 2011 |
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September 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 656 Views
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- Pearl Harbor Salutes Air Force: Free Admission, Sept. 17-25
- Retirees, Tourism make Hawaii 10th Wealthiest in Nation
- Hawaii Council Impact Fee Making Affordable Housing Out of Reach
- Ron Paul Supporter: 9-11 Commemoration Should Honor Conspiracy Theorists
- Abercrombie’s PUC Pick demands bigger Ratepayer giveaways to Green Energy Scammers
- Futility: Case Begs Unions Officials for a Meeting
- Schatz in charge for next Ten Days as Abercrombie Jets off to Paris
- Robert Bunda selected as tenth HART member
- Council passes Laie hotel special permit
- Tom Berg Calls for Massive GE Tax Increase
- Hawaii Gov Orders Boards to Post Agendas Online
- Del Castillo to challenge Hannemann in 2nd CD Dem Primary
- Topless Protest sets up ACLU Rehearsal of Courtroom Antics to Disrupt APEC
- Hawaii Guardsmen Rescue Injured at Reno Air Show
- HPD Officer Targeted for Posting Photo of Burned Copper Thief
- PSD Director Speaks Up for New Maui Jail
- Honolulu wants to transfer control of 12 apartment buildings
- Tuition rise would balloon toward end of 5-year plan
- Attention Cronies! Hawaii soliciting bids for employee training contracts
- Eric Lighter Faces California Fraud Charges
- Questions about murder, money and lies follow man to Hawaii
- As APEC Approaches, Honolulu TSA is Fourth Slowest in Survey
- TSA fires 28, suspends 15 in Honolulu baggage investigation
- Bird Mitigation at Local Airports Costs Hawaii Taxpayers Millions of Dollars
- Tighter rules on tropical fish collection eyed AGAIN
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| Friday, September 16, 2011 |
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September 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1212 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Panos: Did Mishandling Cause the Death and Injuries of HPD Officers?
- Abercrombie Cabinet Member Suddenly Resigns, no announcement until Replacement Named
- Summer Snow Falls on Mauna Kea after Al Gore’s “24-Hours of Reality” broadcasts from Hawaii
- Best in Nation Hawaii Overpaid “only” $9.5M in Unemployment
- Former Kaneohe Marine Awarded Medal Of Honor
- After Manoa Liberals Apologize to Muslims for Sept 11, Muslims to Stage “Islam Day” Celebration on Sept 11th Julian at Site of Apology
- Sept 19 Reapportionment Commission to Re-vote on Disenfranchising Military for Malama Solomon
- Are UPW talks coming to a head?
- Unions Agree to back proven loser Mazie Hirono after pretending to have Democratic Discussion
- Abercrombie’s secret decree is black eye for Legislature
- Abercrombies Jet off to Paris for Ten Days
- Three of top Five Positions held by Same Three Oldsters for total of 103 years
- UH Manoa is the Source of the Problem
- Homeless campsites torn down and air-lifted off Diamond Head
- Doped Up Teachers have to Fail test Three Times Before They Can be Fired—unless Union Looks the Other Way
- WSJ: Finmeccanica Executive Offers To Quit After Bribery Reports (Parent Company of Ansaldo)
- Hawaii jobless rate climbs to 6.2%
- Luddites Drive Kona Fishfarm Out of Business
- Maui Water Well Opponents Using Junk Science to Push Hidden Agenda
- Solar project Driving Up Maui Electric Bills
- Act 221 Company Deigns to Keep HQ in Hawaii
- Class-action lawsuit claims Safeway profited from Kona coffee’s reputation, misled consumers
- Inouye writes Micronesia Immigration Restrictions into Homeland Security Budget
- Volunteer Program Repairs Oahu’s Public Housing Apartments
- Message in a bottle found during Kauai beach cleanup—but it’s not plastic
- Kauai County ends fiscal year with 160 jobs open
- City Council may say ‘Never on Sunday’ to tour vehicles
- Former HPD officer accused of ID theft
- Hawaii Political Party Backed Initiative and Referendum 104 years ago
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| Thursday, September 15, 2011 |
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September 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 920 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- The Future of Honolulu Rail? Libyan Rebels forced to Push when Ansaldo Motor Won’t Run
- Kaauwai: NY, NV Republican Victories Send Message
- DoE Commits $6M for Pre-School Vouchers for 800 Children
- “Title Insurance Issues” may force FannieMae to release and re-foreclose Hawaii properties
- Gun Control: A Relic of Racism
- Fund established to help fallen and injured police officers
- Ed Case calls for Massive Tax Hikes
- Delusional Abercrombie: “Everyone—from business to labor, the Legislative and Executive Branch—can come together around our New Day Plan”
- ILind: Potential conflict in review of rail contractor
- Honolulu Rail Agreed to Pay Broken Trust Lobbyist $300,000
- While DoE Claims Massive Success, SAT Scores Drop Sharply
- Hawaii Ed Department Drops Plan to Cut Social Studies Requirements
- Shapiro Pines for the World before The Generation of 1968
- Aila, Louie stalled for months until Abercrombie gave Munitions Disposal Experts Exemption from EIS to Detonate Unexploded Ordinance
- $800K of Federal Pork for Political Activist Group FACE
- Green Energy Scammers, Legislators all Concentrated in One Place
- Money Grubbing Activists Demand Rent from Mauna Kea Telescopes
- Hawaii Post Offices Off Potential Closure List
- Hawaii foreclosure filings drop 75% in August
- Will Honolulu Media Council attempt to Litigate against Honolulu Star-Advertiser link with HNN?
- 8-year-old girl arrested for allegedly punching vice principal
- Pennsylvania Welfare Money Spent in Hawaii
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| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 |
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September 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 724 Views
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- Mānoa campus ranked #164 among U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Colleges'
- Feds give Abercrombie $7M to Boost Green Energy Scammers
- Berg Fighting to Terminate Ansaldo
- Malama Solomon: Gimme a District or I’ll Sue!
- ILind: Felon “Keanu” Sai gets free ride because of Political Correctness
- Hawaiians Demand Makua Valley be used for Military Training
- SA: APEC work pace worrisome
- Bombardier Lawsuit Denied
- Shapiro: Say, Tsutsui are Demanding Right to Divide the Spoils with Campaign Contributors
- ILind: Abercrombie, Carlisle more Secretive than Chicago Machine
- Legislators not Consulted on Abercrombie’s Unnoticed Emergency Proclamation
- Even after District Redrawn to include her Home, Hanabusa claims she will still leave KoOlina
- Is Rail Already Hurting Hawaii's Economy?
- GE Tax Take Up 9%, TAT up 24%
- Panel Picks Honolulu Council Redistricting Plan
- Obama’s Fake DOA “Jobs” Bill has over $200M in Fake Pork for Hawaii
- 20% of Hawaii is on Medicaid
- Kauai Luddites now Claim Hydro Kills Taro
- Maui Housing Project Residents Defend Resident Manager
- Kakaako planners consider updating guidelines
- Civil Beat is Wrong Again – This Time Regarding Job Creation
- AARP Discusses Safety Improvements For Hawaii's Roadways
- Har: State, Federal Government Must Collaborate on Monk Seal Protection
- Senate Oceans Caucus launched
- Obama Rejected: NYC Congressional Seat goes Republican for first time since 1920s
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| Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
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September 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1243 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted, September 12, 2011
- Rail Plaintiffs: Motion to Dismiss is Frivolous
- South Korea Free Trade: All Talk, No Action from Obama
- CB: After Lingle’s Sunshine, Abercrombie Thrusts Hawaii Into Dark Ages
- Fidell: As soon as Lingle Left, Distraction set in
- Rail Lobbyist at Center of Effort to Relocate Kamehameha Schools to South Dakota Indian Reservation
- Borreca: Inouye Overplays his hand against Ed Case?
- Progressive Trashes Hirono for Vote in Favor of Continued Afghan War
- Influence Peddling at Risk: Tsutsui, Say ask Louie to save them from The ‘Chilling Effect’ of Ethics
- Abercrombie Lawyers Defend Judicial Secrecy
- SA: Charter schools bound by state law
- State falls behind in fix-up projects for APEC meeting
- Bag-screening gear goes kaput, adding to airport kerfuffles
- Abercrombie chases Homeless Out Of Waikiki, into Your Neighborhood, for APEC
- Abercrombie’s BoE Takes Aim at Military Students, Rural Schools
- HSTA, ACLU, Abercrombie all agree to let Teachers Do Drugs more easily
- Disability Rights Center Hammers Money-Grubbing DoE over Discrimination
- Legislators to Celebrate Victory of Communism In China
- Supporters of Mass Murderer to Lead Protests against APEC
- State Lawmakers Threaten to Fight Proposed Monk Seal Protections
- Hawaii Public Pension System Will burn $2.4M to eliminate Backlog in Benefit Calculations
- Political ties a boon for nonprofit
- California Republican former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Kalihi school
- Patten Energy to Submit New Molokai Wind Farm Proposal
- HECO signs deal to buy 10 million gallons of local biofuel
- OTEC and geothermal should be considered first
- Police Claim Blogger was Drunk, Combative
- Honolulu hotel rates second-highest in U.S.
- LA Times: Disney's new Aulani hotel dining options are few and pricey
- Kaua‘i secures $138M in state CIP budget
- Maui Charter panel: District voting worthy of look
- Maui: 62% of respondents want to ban Styrofoam
- Bureaucratic bungling Leaves Nature Reserve unpatrolled
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| Monday, September 12, 2011 |
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September 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1181 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Kalapa: Council on Revenues skeptical about Tax Revenue Increases
- Hirono Team Rebukes Dangerous non-theist Supporters “Raatz” and “BooMan”
- 9-11 Tributes in Hawaii
- Fontaine: Day an experience that ‘changed my life’
- Key Rail Lobbyist at Center of Broken Trustees’ Lobbying to Shield themselves from IRS
- Convicted Perfect Title Scammer David “Keanu” Sai responds to Hawai`i Free Press
- Sunshine? Abercrombie Administration Ends Lingle-era Requirement to Posting Meeting Agendas and Minutes Online
- Progressives: “Suck it, Ed Case”
- Gay Civil Unions to Have High Tech Processing System Not Yet Available to Straight Marriages
- Tongans: “We like it here in Utah”
- Horizon Lines Troubles Show Need for Reform of US Build Requirement
- The new 'R' in education—Robotics
- Homeowners Insurance Rates coming Down
- Honolulu Preparing to Exit Affordable Housing Business
- Federal Court says "aloha" to hotel service charge practices in Hawaii
- Enviros do two Beach Clean-ups and Sail through Pacific Gyre—AND FIND NO PLASTC BAGS
- Ecos becoming Dimly Aware that Fishing Ban harms Monk Seals
- $7.2M to Fly Lihue Airport Nene to Big Isle, Maui
- The Street: Maui Land and Pineapple Upgraded
- China’s Army no longer Accepts Communist Party Control
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| Sunday, September 11, 2011 |
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September 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1217 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Kaauwai: Unity in Remembrance of 9/11
- Bush: One of the lessons of 9-11 is that evil is real, and so is courage
- Paul Krugman NYT: Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror.
- AFL-CIO: Wealthy CEOs, anti-government extremist front groups and frothing talk show hosts … pushed open the door to hate
- Star-Advertiser: Hawaii’s Greatness Showcased by “Islam Day”
- Manoa Liberals complain that some people Doubt Islam
- Abercrombie: Refocus on Diversity
- SA Editors: War Against Terrorists is Murky
- Charter school sues to block ethics query
- Self-Insuring Shields Companies from Burden of Federal, State Health Insurance Regs
- More visitors are vacationing in Hawaii despite higher security and the 9/11 anniversary
- Extreme disparities in Maui property tax system
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| Saturday, September 10, 2011 |
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September 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1022 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Medicaid: Abercrombie sides with Big Business
- Son-of-a-glitch: Abercrombie defends turning state’s disabled population into second class citizens
- Hanabusa Wipes Prince Kuhio --and Robert Wilcox-- out of History Books
- HART Director: Feds will not invest in Rail if they have Doubts
- Meet Rail’s Million-Dollar Lobbyist
- Is Hawaii safe in post 9/11 era?
- Reapportionment: Hawaii County Can’t Find So-Called Non-Residents Either
- Soft on Crime Activists Demand No New Jail on Maui
- State Gives Clayton Hee a Seat at Hoopili’s Table
- Pflueger Defaults on Settlement for Victims of His Ka Loko Dam Breach
- Hawaii Bottled Water Manufacturer Hit with $5M Fine
- Maui County to take Drinking Water from Polluted Well
- Bhagowalia: Hawaii IT only 20 years Behind
- Carlisle: Rats are like Homeless
- 9-11 trooother Roseanne Barr on Medical Marijuana: 'It Works for Me'
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| Friday, September 09, 2011 |
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September 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1004 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Charles Djou leaves for Afghanistan
- Hanabusa Wipes Prince Kuhio --and Robert Wilcox-- out of History Books
- Hawaii, Maui, Kauai: Stop And Remember 7AM Sunday 9-11-11
- Kahului, Kailua-Kona TEA Party to Commemorate 9-11
- Pacific Command to Host 9-11 Remembrance at Fort Shafter
- Gallup: Hawaii has 4th-lowest rate of Uninsured Persons
- Full Text: Obama Speech to Congress
- Comprehensive List of Obama Tax Hikes
- Hanabusa Wipes Prince Kuhio out of History Books
- Abercrombie Appoints Waihee, Danner to Decide which Native Hawaiians are "Qualified"
- National Journal: Old-Boy Democrats, Unions Protecting Hirono
- Borreca: More tax revenues for state unlikely to grow economy
- AP FACT CHECK: Obama's jobs plan paid for? Seems not
- Reaction to Obama Speech:
- Horner listens to Ansaldo for 2 hours, pretends they are going to be OK
- Carlisle in DC: Rail Opposition is Inconsequential, Delays, Snafus Should be Dismissed
- Campaign Spending Law keeps Herd of Democrat Also-Rans Prosperous
- HSTA Lawyers “demonstrate egregious and reckless disregard for the truth”
- After APEC, $6M less federal funding to pay for Homelessness
- Randy Iwase “Accidentally” Locks Public out of Tax Review Commission Meeting
- Contractors deserve an update on Marines’ buildup in Guam
- Housing Agency Confirms "Compliance Audit" Of Maui Project
- Hawaii County Council Votes for Hefty Building Tax
- First Wind Has no Maintenance plan beyond Eight Years
- Huge Solar project is planned for Archaeological Site at Barbers Pt.
- Hawaii County Council: Mailing Junk TVs to Honolulu is not Good Waste Disposal Plan
- Hawaii widow sues big bank over 'vicious' foreclosure effort
- The Port of Seattle is silenced by a longshoremen strike
- Marine told fellow Marines to stop alleged hazing
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| Thursday, September 08, 2011 |
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September 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1257 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Report: 42% of young Adults Obese in Hawaii
- Parker Ranch, A&B, Grove Farm, Castle& Cook all Rake In Megabucks from State Tax Credits
- Tax Credit lobbying: $10,500 in Bribes to 24 Hawaii Lawmakers Unaccounted For
- Thumb on Scale: City adds 30 to 200 pounds in figuring vehicle weights
- SA: Keep wary eye on new land-use panel
- Sacrificial Lamb: Jamila Resigns From Planning Commission
- Disability Mom: Abercrombie Makes Medicaid Population Second Class Citizens
- Labor Board asked to void HSTA subpoenas of legislators, governor
- Hirono: Stimulus Wasn’t Big Enough
- Hirono Team Rebukes Dangerous Atheist Supporter “Raatz”
- Progressives still Worming their way towards Disenfranchising Military
- Study: HECO can use unlimited Solar—But only from Very large Arrays, Homeowner installations limited
- CSC Approves Public-Funded Campaigns without Unconstitutional Equalizing
- It Begins: Anti-Globalization Circus to Descend on Hawaii to protest APEC
- APEC Warmup: Hyatt Waikiki Hotel Workers Strike, Wake up Neighbors at 3AM
- Edition hotel case extended
- Fall enrollment for UH system hits record high
- Kamehameha Schools' lawsuit delayed
- Parties ask for more time in Matee Chowsanitphon conviction review
- Civil Beat hires Editor known for Attack on Sheriff Joe Arpaio
- Maui County Nonprofits never get Audited
- Kauai Nonprofits work to Help Criminals avoid Jail Sentence, Wipe Record
- Now Free: Thousands of Historical Hawaii Journals
- Pahoa Reuse-Recycling Center Shut Down Because people actually wanted to Reuse Material
- ILWU storms port, hold guards hostage in effort to drive out competing Union
- FBI Raids Obama’s Bankrupt Solar Company
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| Wednesday, September 07, 2011 |
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September 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1138 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Abercrombie: More Taxes and Spending Key to Economic Recovery
- Public invited to 9/11 memorial commemoration at Honolulu Community College
- Honolulu Events to Mark 9-11 Anniversary
- Lack of Heavyweight Competition Gives Mufi Free Ride to Congress?
- Carlisle compares Anti-Rail Critics to Chinese communist thugs
- Council on Revenues: Higher Taxes still come up $120M short
- Tax Hike May Delay New Construction Starts for Two Years
- Milner: Democratic Primaries will be More Polarizing and Less Civil
- Hawaii DoE Students top Nation in Suicidal Thoughts
- Carlisle Says ORI Wasn't 'Following Rules'
- Medicated marijuana: Doctors Set up in Hawaii Hotel Rooms, Score Big Bucks
- Aloun Lawyers call Prosecution ‘Frivolous’ Demand $366K
- Civil Unions Licenses To be Available Dec 3
- BOE members raise concerns about Likelike Elementary closure
- Report highlights 42% Hawaii obesity
- Late: BLNR to Vote on Army High Altitude Training Friday
- Arson damages Maui Drug Court Office
- Kauai Food Bank Selling Donated Food
- State DoH receives more Federal Funding, Adds no Staff
- VIDEO: Marshallese in Hawaiian Ocean View gathering
- NoMoola: Profitable NonProfit Activists Launch Anti-APEC Site
- Hawaii’s Largest Market Research Firm Headed by Obama Appointee
- Hawaii Business Magazine Looks At Nonprofit Leadership
- Blueprint for safer roads under final review
- Photon Finance LLC, Island Pacific Energy LLC, Pacific Energy Solutions LLC to Split $500M Solar Job
- SA: GMO papaya export welcomed
- Hawaii is #6 in Shrimp
- Commanders Livid at Obama Iraq Withdrawal Plans
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| Tuesday, September 06, 2011 |
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September 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1031 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Big Wind: Does Abercrombie want Giant Boondoggle as his Legacy?
- Borreca: Abercrombie like red-neck, knuckle-dragging sheriffs in Arkansas backwoods
- Shapiro: Abercrombie All Talk and No Action
- Hirono Demands Infrastructure Bank so US Can Run Up More Debt
- 43% of DoE Secondary Schools not good enough for Six-Year Accreditation
- Reapportionment: Big Island Democrats to put on anti-military circus next Week
- State Left 10 Concessions in Teachers Contract
- Carlisle: Homeless Worse than Rats
- Hawaii Ranks 48th in Patents per Capita
- UH-Tokai deal will bring 'unique partnership' to West Oahu campus
- Isle restaurateurs support efforts to ease visa rules for foreign visitors
- SA: Give Seals a chance to Rule over Humans
- Feds Demand Maui Animal Shelter Kill Animals
- Council to Vote Wednesday on Vacation rentals
- Honolulu Office Buildings Worth Sixty-One Cents
- Hawaii One of Only Five States to Ban Write-In Voting
- Latest Sovereignty Mortgage Scam Debunked
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| Monday, September 05, 2011 |
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September 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1393 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- DoE Boosts AYP Standing by Kicking Students off Testing Roster
- Abercrombie Booed at UH Game
- Abercrombie’s AG Tries to Block Burns, Case, Moon, and Bennett from holding Private Debate of Judicial Secrecy
- SA: HSTA Heading In Exactly the Wrong Direction
- Extortion case is the latest incident in a string of suits, violence and fines at The Shack
- Waikiki Event aims to show union members they "are not forgotten"
- Haleakala Telescope to kick in $20M for Science Education, OHA Cronies demand theirs
- Ethics Rules Selectively Enforced against Legislative Republican
- Chinatown drenched in Urine by Homeless
- After NW Hawaiian Isles Fishing Ban cause Seals to be crowded out, Officials want to bring them here
- Hawaiian Monk seals to soon have better Medical Care than Humans
- Panos: Ten Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Necessary For Another 50 Years
- Hawaii health officials plan events for National Suicide Prevention Week
- CB: Local Food
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| Sunday, September 04, 2011 |
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September 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1685 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Classified Documents reveal United Farm Workers made pact with Global Horizons in hope of profiting from Immigration Reform
- Kalapa: Taxpayers suffer as ACT 221 Scammers laugh all the way to the bank
- 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood
- Berg: Council to hear testimony on Waianae Sustainability Communities Plan
- VIDEO: Hundreds bid farewell to fallen Navy man from Maui
- Cayetano blasts Carlisle: “Another week and you probably would have lost”
- SA: Caution Lights Flashing on Rail Project, Bunda is Lousy Pick
- Hawaii, Income, Expenses, and Budget “Virtually Unknowable” – Kalbert Young
- Husted to Unions: Stop Assuming Every Democrat will Protect You
- HSTA Operatives Sow Dissension in effort to reverse Laupahoehoe Charter
- With no tax credits to gain via ownership, agencies use solar panels owned by others
- Homeless Woman to become DoE Teacher Next Semester
- Gambling Advocates Latch on to Military Bingo
- Weak Dollar Boosting Hawaii Tourism
- Is Oahu Dense Enough for Rail?
- Judges need more options for youth offenders
- Secrecy of court nominees seems to put Hawaii out of the judicial mainstream
- BLNR to intervene on Behalf of Convicted Killer Claiming Ownership of 551 acre Shoreline Parcel
- Resort Workers Clean Kauai Beach—No Mention of Any Plastic Bags
- Obama’s Mother argued against Modernity
- VIDEO: Hilo-based National Guard deploys to Iraq
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| Saturday, September 03, 2011 |
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September 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1043 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Murder in Kona: A flurry of phone calls, then Union Leader Walks Free
- UHERO: With Hawaii Growth Slow, US Risk Looms Large
- Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig M. Vickers
- Manoa Liberals to Apologize to Muslims for September 11th
- Carlisle, HART officials headed for DC Money Train
- Community objects to plan to close Likelike Elementary
- Halawa Could Make Millions for Hawaii
- Slom: Labor Day Should be for All Workers — and Jobs
- Foreign Journalists begin Arriving for APEC
- He's Not the 'Shot Caller', But Federal Judge Denies Shack Patron Jesse Yoshino Bail
- Probationer with 21 convictions let loose on bail after being arrested again
- Subcontractors: Troubled Waikiki Hotel Owes Them Money
- The MODERN Honolulu Granted Temporarily Liquor License, But Spa License Still on Hold
- Kaneohe sandbar deemed safe after radiological testing
- Big Island fish farm says water pen experiment a success so far
- Small businesses key to employment
- Politics in play over Say’s attack on Fontaine’s meeting
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| Friday, September 02, 2011 |
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September 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 763 Views
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- Bombardier to HART: Our Rail Bid would have won if not Disqualified
- Full Text: HSTA Loses Drug Testing Appeal
- Hawaii Leads the Nation for Methamphetamine Use in the Workforce
- After Boycott Threat, Safeway Agrees to Change Labels on “Kona Blend”
- Marriott: M Waikiki Owners Self-Destructive
- News and Video from House Minority: Ward, Thielen, Ching, Pine, Rivere
- Construction Industry Group says Hawaii’s rural roads, bridges need work
- Pepeekeo Biomass Plant Granted Air Pollution Permit
- Slideshow: 66th Anniversary End Of WWII On Mighty Mo
- Governor Linda Lingle on Reforming Education in Hawaii
- Boylan: There is No Canoe
- Republican Missing from CD2 race as Hawaii undergoes Tectonic Shift
- Star-Advertiser Publishes Serious Misstatement in Pro-Rail Article, Critics Say
- Rail Foes Decry 'Hatchet Job' CB Fact Checks
- PIG picks Bunda for HART, will not reveal identities of Unborn Piglets
- SA: OHA may descend into Hee-esque Chaos Again
- Another Honolulu school may close
- Carlisle Wants $1B Rainy Day Fund as Legacy
- Sept 9 Lahainaluna HS Rally for America
- Price: Statehood Something To Celebrate
- Hawaii's genetically modified papayas to be exported to Japan after 10-year approval process
- PBN: UH must get better at technology transfer
- Second Shack Defendant Denied Bail
- Nearly Half Of Big Island Babies Subject To Intoxicating Substances In Womb
- Jury finds marijuana grower guilty of murdering Jamil Khan
- Counterfeit Female pleads not Guilty to Counterfeit Check Charges
- Prayer Meeting: NOAA asks for input for monk seal recovery
- Forest Stewardship Panel Meeting Violates Sunshine Law
- Senate approves Nakasone appointment to Circuit Court
- Laupahoehoe faces effort to roll back Charter Approval
- Ethics Brushes Back Waialua Girls Softball Fundraising
- Maui Wind Farm to Kill Five Nene
- Gay & Robinson plans larger Hydro Project, wants to Sell Energy to KIUC
- UH Manoa to Burn $35M on Solar Panels
- Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning months away from breaking ground
- Activist concerned about possible radioactive contamination at Kaneohe Sandbar
- Feds Propose New Dog Import Regs for Hawaii
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| Thursday, September 01, 2011 |
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September 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 997 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Saturday in Honor of Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig M. Vickers
- Marriott Managers, Security turned away from Waikiki Edition
- Aiming for $1M Dollars, Djou reaches out to Grassroots Donors
- Hawaii Right To Life becomes Aloha Life Advocates
- Djou heads for Afghanistan: “I am part of that Mission”
- Hirono renews attack on 18% of Hawaii’s Economy
- 41% of DoE Schools suddenly “Meet Standards” after “misplaced students put in correct category”
- Abercrombie Creating Positions: State DOT looking to hire 200-300 people
- SA Backs latest Proposal to Lets lots of Criminals out of jail
- Fiscal Discipline: Kobayashi proposes $75 million to go to artwork at rail stations
- Honolulu Spends $77M/year on Road Repairs
- Redistricting: Mufi Operatives complain about being cut out of CD2
- Del Castillo Running For Congress—CD2
- With Ansaldo on Ropes, Bombardier asks to be Re-Qualified
- HSTA's rebuff of deal shut down talks, former HSTA President says
- Return to Chaos? Namuo to leave OHA
- Honolulu Unemployment 15th Lowest in nation
- Influence? Thirteen Lobbyists on Commissions
- ACLU, School Bullies team up to impose Mandatory Sex Education
- A "Culture Of Violence" At Waikiki Nightspot
- Honolulu Police resist giving up Names and Salaries of Officers
- Manoa Liberals get together to commiserate about 9-11
- Berg Plan to Build Waianae Bypass Road Killed
- School secretary gets probation, fine in theft case
- AKP Biofool Producer allowed curtailed power sales denied to Wind Scammers
- States Rights: Fishermen to ask for time to discuss monk seal plan
- Senate committee votes 4-0 to endorse Nakasone judicial appointment
- Abercrombie appoints deputy finance director
- Debunking the Latest Hawaiian Sovereignty Scam
- Dopers Complain about High Electric Bills in Hawaii
- Honeywell UOP Breaks Ground On Biorefinery Demonstration Facility In Hawaii
- Hawaiian raises interisland air luggage fee
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2011 |
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August 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 709 Views
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- HSTA responds to Perreira: We won’t allow others to ignore, take advantage of, or disrespect our Sacrifice
- NY Judge orders Waikiki Edition Returned to Marriott by 2:30PM Today
- Mufi’s Losing Ways
- CB: People call Hannemann a Bully
- Mufi: My experience with Rail prepares me to deal with Federal Deficit
- SA Touts Cheating as Key to DoE Success
- HSTA Lawyer Grills Former HSTA President over his Role in Negotiations
- Hawaii Hurricane Fund raided, FEMA funds nearly gone
- Poll: Only 39% have Favorable Opinion of The Abercrombie
- CD2: Three Democrats, no Republican yet
- Gabbard's Six Unions backed Abercrombie Last Time
- Suit targets police chief for denying gun permit
- Push Back against Laupahoehoe Charter Conversion
- Crisis? Abercrombie begins Creating Positions with 50 Hires at DoT
- Lack of Computers, Failure to Outsource causes 75% of Elevators to lack inspection
- WaPo: Federal lawsuit against American Samoa’s government claims age discrimination of workers
- Desperate for Wind Scam, Murdock Threatens to Sell Lanai
- AKP Claims Giant Microwave Biofuel processor is not Pie in the Sky
- FARCE: Mililani Trask squabbles with 9-11 Trooother over Profits from Geothermal
- Big Island Dope Dealer Founded Dope Church in Back of Police Car
- Evicted by UH Manoa, PBS Hawaii gets $5m grant, moving to new digs
- Hawaii AG Joins Newspaper war against Free Online Classifieds
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| Tuesday, August 30, 2011 |
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August 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 810 Views
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- Djou Endorses Mitt Romney for President
- Mufi Hannemann announces Congressional Campaign
- Mufi’s Republican Army: The Bush Family Connection
- Lawyer: US Supreme Court needs to Hear Hokulia Bypass Case
- Time Has Come for States to Take Strong Action on Iran
- Nominees Sought for UH Board of Regents
- National Journal: Case against the Base, Hirono against the Voters, Lingle Wins
- Hawaii Politicos: Hirono can’t beat Lingle, Campaign will be Expensive and Brutal
- Building Trades endorse Gabbard for CD2
- HSTA to Supreme Court: Force HLRB to Issue Ruling
- Activists: Ethics Rules shouldn’t apply to us
- 2 a.m. takeover challenged: Marriott says it will fight the "illegal" ousting of the hotel's management team
- Aulani Ribbon Cutting
- Feds Allege Violence, Extortion At Waikiki Nightspot
- 50 soldiers in Hilo-based National Guard helicopter unit to deploy to Iraq
- Rail Opponents: DLNR Statement on Burials 'Patently False'
- Straney: California Justifies UH Tuition Hike
- Lanai at risk of losing what makes it special
- Lege Asks School Bus Contractors For Answers
- Maui Lawmakers Want Answers On Vacant Housing
- State Seeks Executive Director to Spearhead Public Land Development
- Profitable non-profits hand out $10K Bonuses to top Execs
- City to install 34 security cameras for APEC meeting
- Former Campbell Estate trustee Fred Trotter dies
- Big Island fish farm says experiment going well
- Establishing a County-Run Religion: Maui County seeks Department of Sustainability
- Federal Agents Raid Maui Animal Sanctuary because it doesn’t Kill Endangered Birds
- Mexican Salmonella Sends Papaya King Running to Hawaii for help
- Agent Orange Deadline Tomorrow
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| Monday, August 29, 2011 |
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August 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1056 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- 2AM Raid: Hotel owners Boot Marriott from Waikiki Edition, strip signs, change locks
- TheBus is going to be faster than TheTrain?
- Battleship Missouri to Commemorate 66th Anniversary of Japanese Surrender
- Inouye: “People may resent” Abercrombie -- Gives Nod to Hirono, Mufi
- Many Democrats Doubt Hirono can beat Lingle -- Mufi could enter Senate race
- Transparency needed as UH Prof Squabble over Free Trips
- Activists and Profitable non-profits panic over Task Force Lobbying Restrictions
- Volunteers take over Kauai County Bridge Project, cost suddenly drops from $4M to $25K
- Abercrombie says he's ready to negotiate with teachers union
- The Negotiators Behind Hawaii Teachers Contract
- Inouye: Appropriations, not Super Committee will decide how much will be cut from Defense
- OHA Takes Second Shot at Claiming Its Employees Aren't Public
- High Overtime at Hawaii's Juvenile Detention Home
- Micronesians wonder Where did our Real Friends Go?
- Volcanoes park scores poorly in national review
- Mega Solar Project Proposed for O`ahu
- KPD Blue no more: Ready to start accreditation process
- Hawaii No. 1 — in ratio of widows
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| Monday, August 29, 2011 |
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Letters to the Editor, August, 2011
By Letters to the Editor :: 748 Views
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- Hirono Supporter: “9-11 was an inside job”
- Horizon Lines Troubles Show Need for Reform of US Build Requirements
- Kenoi Should Veto Building Code
- Honolulu Hale Should Fix Its Toilet, Before It Buys a New Rail Car
- Aina Koa Pono based on Flawed Assumption
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| Sunday, August 28, 2011 |
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August 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1055 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- DoE Boosts Test Scores by Giving Answers to Students
- Video: Abercrombie Faces off with Teachers on Kauai
- Kalapa: Reason Seems Absent in Call for Continued Employment Tax Holiday
- Star Advertiser, Newspaper Guild Reach Tentative Agreement
- Waihee Elem Passes by kicking students off Testing Roster
- ‘High stakes’: Failing to meet federal benchmarks could result in sanctions or outside intervention
- Giving tests over and over again until Students Test Right
- Hawaii GE Tax take up 17%, TAT jumps 79%
- Drama Queen Clayton Hee may run as Anti-Rail Candidate for Mayor
- Carlisle, Dods, etc: Rail Opponents Spin Conspiracy Theories
- Profitable Non-Profit Clinics may see Cash Flowing from Abercrombie’s Medical Homes
- Timeshare Lockoff: Turtle Bay, Aulani, KoOlina Falsified EIS unit counts
- Broadband Task Force Chair contradicts Abercrombie
- ACLU Pushes to Release Hawaii Illegal Aliens
- SA: Tuition hike at UH risks deterring enrollment
- Kawaihae: 200 sq ft of Coral holds up $4.7M project for three years
- UH Maui offers Degree in Environmental Priest-craft
- Alleged Criminal Politician from Buffalo arrested in Hawaii, Extradition Hearing Set
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| Saturday, August 27, 2011 |
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August 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1184 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Report: Abercrombie’s effort to dump Prepaid Health Care Act will drive Debts to 90% of GDP
- Conservative? Inouye, Akaka are Zeroes, but Hirono, Hanabusa score 10%
- Conservation Plan: Mafia connected Oahu Windfarm to kill Cats and Endangered Birds
- Case: Hirono “Blames the Republicans for Everything”
- PBN Switches Sides: Rail to Nowhere Cannot be Fixed
- Rail Project Takes Some Hits
- Error in UH News Release exposes Entire State of Stenography Journalism
- CD2 Candidate Kia’aina Upset because she didn’t get Bush Administration Job
- SA: Officials right to put heat on the homeless
- New Catholic leadership to build up schools
- Gary Rodrigues to serve one more year
- Calvin Say’s Musubi-Gate Coconspirators Hit with Ethics Fine
- Inquiry targets women's prison warden
- Video details Dopers’ dismemberment of victim
- APEC Plans Call For Added Surveillance Cameras
- Obama’s Code for America to upgrade 311 system for Honolulu
- Delays in military buildup on Guam cost contractors
- Disney Aulani expected to generate $300 million in revenue
- Charter School sues Kondo, CSRP
- Maui Charter Amendments: 4-year council terms, 2-year budgets urged by Arakawa
- Another round of new Building Code workshops scheduled
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| Friday, August 26, 2011 |
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August 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1307 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- New Day: UH Regents Propose Tuition Hikes
- Abercrombie to make You Proud of Your Home
- Gallup: 60% say Hawaii Economy Getting Worse
- Expensive, Unnecessary Hawaii County Building Code Changes to be Debated
- Video Shows Hypersonic Plane Which Crashed Half-Way to Hawaii
- Biden 9-11 Generation, “Greatest Generation”
- Inouye Cannot Guarantee Rail Funding, Lectures HART on Transparency
- Ansaldo Honolulu's "ability to complete the project" is suddenly called "an area of concern" by HART
- Rail Opponents Ask For Investigation
- Cronies Seeking Contracts give Abercrombie $850,000 for 2014
- DoE Asks Feds for More Time to Fail
- HSTA blunders endanger Organized Labor Rights
- New Day: UHPA Contract forces UH Manoa tuition to increase 32 percent under five year plan
- Stimulus Creates Jobs in Hawaii at cost of $650K Each
- Hawaii Labor makes Top and Bottom Wages
- Chinese Visitors Alarmed by Homeless in Chinatown
- Homeless Drug Dealers accused of deliberately setting fires in protest of airport viaduct sweep
- Lingle’s Public-Private Palolo housing Partnership hailed as model for the nation
- Kauai to let more Criminals Avoid Jail
- Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Gun Laws
- Hawaii Regulators Shoot Down HECO Request to Reconsider ‘Big Wind’
- Hawaii Biofuels Plant Passes Hurdle
- Just in Time for Winter, Michigan Accountant gets idea to build ethanol plant on Big Island, NELHA Humors him
- Ron Paul Appoints Senior Advisor with Hawaii Expertise
- Spot the $50M Fib: Lesbian “recently married in Hawaii” sues after Indiana Stage Collapse
- Rosanne Gets medicated Marijuana License in Hawaii, Complains State is too slow in Mailing Forms
- 3 Hawaii Marines accused of hazing Marine
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| Thursday, August 25, 2011 |
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August 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1210 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Full Text: Hanabusa Campaign Announcement, Djou Response
- Full Text: Star-Adv Suit hits Abercrombie Secrecy on Judicial Nominees
- City, State sued over restrictive "License to Carry" Firearms
- First Felony Prosecutions under new Elder Abuse Law
- 9/11 remembrance ceremony scheduled at Tamarind Park
- SA: Governor flouts our right to know
- HSTA Demands Abercrombie “Split the Difference”
- Boylan: This Could Be Djou’s Best Chance
- Lockstep: Hirono votes 98% with Democrats, Hanabusa votes 95%
- Hirono tagged as Atheist Longshot
- Kondo, backed by Ethics Commission: “We’re not here to trap anybody”
- Aulani a Mickey Mouse Operation?
- Mufi: Disney Did Not Scrimp on Aulani
- Mayor to HUD: Tell Us What To Do And We'll Do It
- Hawaii Consumer Advocate Tilts Testimony to help Aina Koa Pono Biofool Scam
- AC Fails: Still out after 36 Hours at Honolulu Airport
- Rail Supporter Switches Sides
- Tenant Businesses seek Compensation for rail property takeover
- With Subpoenas Pending, Kauai Food Bank finally Responds to Bob Jones
- OHA Cronies scramble for $1.4M Pinata at CNHA Convention
- State Predicts 1.3% Growth and 3% Inflation
- Votes fall short on vacation rental statute
- After Censorship fails, Grove Farm decides to Build a Fence
- Following State's Lead, Honolulu Counts Military
- Commission vetting Hawaii Co Council redistricting maps
- High Oahu Rents drive thousands to Foodbank
- Foreclosures accounted for 21% of Hawaii home sales in Q2
- Hawaii County Bus Ridership Drops 7.7% after Free Ride Ends
- Hawaii Unveils New Master Plans For Pedestrians
- AG's office to hold auction of forfeited property
- Free Speech? Hawaii Legislators praised for attempting to ban N-Word at NCSL Conference
- SF Examiner: Hawaiian news source says Leland Yee unfit for San Francisco mayor
- KHON Duped by Counterfeit Female: Transsexual with 36 Felony Conviction has been Forging Checks drawn on Oahu Correctional Center Account
- “Seriously Tainted” Jury seated for “Religious” Doper’s Trial
- Chinese find Manganese Nodules at Bottom of Ocean East of Hilo
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| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 |
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August 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 868 Views
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- Rail: Sumitomo will not Appeal, Stands Ready to take Ansaldo's place
- Chancellor Hinshaw to leave UH Manoa
- Gallup: Hawaii ranks 34th in Job Creation
- State Announces Broadband Initiative
- Horizon Lines Misses Aug. 15 Payment on $330 Million in Convertible Notes
- NYT Slams "Green Jobs" Pipe Dream
- Perreira: HSTA has Run Amok, HGEA not involved in Bizarre Plot against teachers
- Hanabusa Chickens Out, decides to run for Congress, pledges to keep failing the East-West Center
- CB: It’s a Fact, Djou less Partisan than Hirono, Hanabusa
- Ko Olina Exec backs re-drawn CD1 so Hanabusa Doesn’t have to Move
- Homeless Say Abercrombie not tough Enough
- Abercrombie’s hot air alone won’t help ship of state’s sails
- ILind: Where are the details on Abercrombie’s Broadband Show?
- Abercrombie Energy Panel Larded with Kuokoa Board Members
- Abercrombie’s Kate Stanley: Conflict of Interest?
- Back from Japan and Dumber than an Earlobe, Carlisle has no answer on Jamila, Sludge, ORI
- Prison Probe Underway At Kailua Women's Facility, Warden Suspended
- OHA Cronies to hear “special message” from The Obama
- Group Questions Cost of Rail Realignment
- Regents explore raising UH tuition up to 46 percent
- Star-Advertiser sues governor over disclosure of names of judicial candidates
- Act 221 Scammers Renew Push for Hawaii Stock Exchange
- Turtle Bay: Supreme Court Making EIS Rules up as they go along
- Taxpayers give Honeywell $25M to build pilot-scale biomass refinery in Kapolei
- Landfill Gas to Energy Proposals Requested for Maui
- Hawaii County Water Rates up 3.5%
- Former Senator Biden to Speak at Kaneohe base Tomorrow
- San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Shoplifts in Kona, Cruises for Hookers in SF
- Spending, not entitlements, created huge deficit
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| Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
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August 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 933 Views
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- School-by-School Hawaii State Assessment— How did your school do?
- Is Disney Lost in Hawaii?
- Gallup: Hawaii Leads Nation in Well-Being
- US Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear Hokulia Bypass Case
- Is Video First Sarah Palin 2012 Campaign Commercial?
- Selecting from Secret List of Nominees, Abercrombie appoints Mizuno UH Regent
- Stimulus? Abercrombie CIP Contract Awards Drop by 86% from Lingle
- Subpoenas: Abercrombie, UHPA battle HSTA in Court
- Abercrombie seeking Self-Discipline, More Fake News conferences
- Ratepayers push back, Water Board postpones vote on rate hike
- Ansaldo could face $560M fine over Lack of Contractor’s License
- Rail Project Has Honolulu in a Tizzy
- Maui Affordable Housing Project half empty, residents terrorized by Felons on Management Team
- Substitute Teachers' pay delay will cost state more
- Autism Lawsuit Against DOE Could Cost State "Millions"
- Secret Report Criticizes Hawaii Juvenile Detention Home
- Judge suspends restitution in Aloun Farms case
- Honolulu Deputy Medical Examiner leaves State, won’t return calls
- Abercrombie to announce broadband Internet initiative today
- Is Hawaii Ready For a Stock Exchange?
- HUD Secretary Hawaii-Bound
- CNHA Senate Committee Roundtable Off The Record?
- Hanabusa: ‘I Can Defend My Record’
- No Town Hall, Hirono Hides from Constituents
- WRONG: Solar project ‘will save taxpayers money’
- Pre-APEC Homeless Sweep Under Freeway Uncovers Elaborate Structures
- Turtle Bay Resort plans to scale back expansion plans
- Maui Oceanfront Inn could be sold to pay creditors
- Public Land Development Corporation Cancels First Meeting
- Consumer Advocate Challenges Abercrombie’s Embrace of Obamacare
- Catch a fish, fill out a form
- Museum opens at former Wyo. internment camp
- WaPo Looks at 1911 DoE rules from Territory of Hawaii
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| Monday, August 22, 2011 |
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August 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1471 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Can Abercrombie Administration impose Billions in Carbon Fees without Legislative Vote?
- Hawaii Marine Artillery keeps watch in Helmand Province
- Car Bomb: Maui Soldier tells Story of Survival
- Military Spending: In pursuit of Ideology, Hirono Votes Against 18% of Hawaii Economy
- Gingrich addresses TEA Party of Maui
- Hawaii Patriots: Massive Turn Out Supports Family of Fallen U.S Marine Christopher Camero
- Lifelong Criminal Lectures Kauai Police Commission on Sovereignty
- EUTF Audit: Another Deficit Year for Hawaii's Public Employee Health Insurance Fund
- Hawaii PUC Lags Far Behind Other States
- Prosecutor seeks restitution review in Aloun Farms Slavery case
- UH Manoa Perfessers, Administrators Drain secretive UH Foundation Travel Account
- SA: IT inefficiencies are pound foolish
- Hawaii lawmakers to get update on plans for public land Sales, Revenues
- With no law to enforce, police unable to handle Squatter problem plaguing Waikiki
- Catamaran businesses wary of permit plan
- VIDEO: Hilo, Senior League World Series champs, return to Hawaii
- OPT trials wave device ahead of US radar network deployment
- Hawaii amends its UI law regarding part-time/partial employment
- Ex-Honolulu stockbroker to be sentenced for fraud
- Big Island overrun by Cannibal Frogs
- New data spill shows risk of online health records
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| Sunday, August 21, 2011 |
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August 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1320 Views
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- KOS: “Hirono would be the first non-theist to serve in the Senate”
- Hirono: Statehood evokes different emotions in all of us
- Berg: Ansaldo will Cost Taxpayers $250M on Maintenance
- Regaining Confidence Key to Economic Outlook
- Abercrombie pledges to Raise Taxes Again: “The Problem is People”
- Cayetano, Heen, Roth, Slater: How the city misled the public on Rail
- Water board seeks public's input before possible 70% rate increase
- ORI was Top Recipient of Honolulu HUD Money
- SA: With Only Six Schools Succeeding DoE needs to get Waiver from NCLB and still sucker Feds into thinking RTTT is real
- HSTA Contract Critical Juncture for Labor power in Hawaii
- VIDEO: Hundreds gather at town hall meeting featuring Newt Gingrich
- Fontaine is a good representative for Maui
- Will Deployment Help Djou’s Campaign?
- Fool Calls for Renewed Push to Disenfranchise Military Personnel
- Hawaii's genetically modified papayas attacked—eco terror feared
- Ibarra Rules that RENOVATIONS require SMA Permit, orders demolition of Keauhou Church Building
- Lunalilo Trust pursues growth
- Kauai AIDS Clinic Finds Substitute for Federal Funds
- Star-Adv Charges $1500 for Obituary
- Hilo Claims Senior League World Series Title
- Pre-APEC, Korea Free Trade Enters Critical Stage
- NYT: Citing a Lack of Usage, Costco Removes E.V. Chargers
- Honolulu Rail Contractor Surrounded as Gunmen Close in on Headquarters
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| Saturday, August 20, 2011 |
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August 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1297 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American
- Prince Kuhio: The bridge from Kingdom to State
- Our American Triumph: Civil Rights and Hawaii Statehood
- WaPo: Hawaii to be Squeezed by Super Committee
- Half Billion Dollars for Solar on Hawaii Navy Bases
- Abercrombie Spends Statehood Day Addressing Sovereignty Activists
- Star-Advertiser lets Mufi Hannemann, Ernie Marin off the hook, demands Jamila’s Head
- Abercrombie update spurs 'Snooze Day in Hawaii'
- Aberconomy: Unemployment jumps to 6.1%
- Substitute Teachers waiting for as much as $100 million in back pay
- Private School Success: Top Students continue to Beat National Averages
- 90-Day Homeless Plan: Take Credit for Pre-Existing Efforts
- Hawaii Gov’t Tech: Old, Older, Oldest
- Global Horizons and two California farms ordered to pay $2 million to farm workers
- Association for Ko Olina condos sues over fees
- Anti-Americans take stand against Free Trade with Korea
- Hostel underpaid working guests, suit alleges
- TSA Manager Targeted For Firing Speaks Out
- Anonymous Complaint investigated against Hickam Firefighters
- Little League: Hilo All Stars surge past Italy to reach final
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| Friday, August 19, 2011 |
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August 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1089 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Thousands line Highway for funeral of Big Island Marine Killed in Afghanistan
- HSTA Leaders see Conspiracy by Other Unions?
- SA: Abercrombie bringing back Pension Tax
- HSTA innuendos, attacks on Character similar to Nazis Big Lie
- Hawaii Labor Board Says Gov's Letter Not a Problem
- Boylan: Dazed Hirono no match for TEA Party, Rail Could Be Cut
- Hanabusa Supporters ‘Split’ On Future
- Statehood Day Today
- Slow-Moving Bureaucracy, 1968 Technology, costs Abercrombie’s DoT $19.2M
- Bhagowalia: Hawaii IT is Worse than Expected
- Green Energy Spending Boosts Inflation in Hawaii
- Will Ansaldo Be Able to Obtain Bonding?
- Enviros working to Impose Carbon Tax On Hawaii Without Legislative Approval
- NASA: Space Aliens May Exterminate Humans to Stop Global Warming
- No way to extract Military, Students from Redistricting
- Money Grubbing Anti-Telescope Activists Demand Cut of Ticket Sales
- Addressing the state’s doctor shortage
- It Gets Worse At Kaua‘i Food Bank
- Disease Spreads: 2 Hawaii lawmakers elected to national positions
- Newt Gingrich pitches Asian appeal in California, Hawaii
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| Thursday, August 18, 2011 |
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August 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 464 Views
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- Abercrombie Outlines Excuses for Tax Hikes, Blames Lingle, Micronesians
- Rep Ward: Governor's Report Long on Rhetoric, Short on Specifics
- Big Island plans massive salute to LCpl. Camero
- GOP's Djou seeks to retake Hawaii House seat
- ‘Undeniable storm’ looms for finances, gov warns
- Marumoto: Abercrombie wants to raise taxes again
- Governor must answer, ‘Where’s the beef?’
- Fake Cuts: Most Hawaii Departments Spared in $50M 'Restructuring' Cuts
- Commission Again refuses to Disenfranchise Military
- Say, Tsutsui ask AG Louie to allow Legislators to Peddle Influence Freely
- HUD Concerned About ORI Report From City
- ILind: HSTA ethics complaint is mis-directed
- Green Energy Drives HECO Rates to Record High
- Soft on Crime Kauai: Lifelong Criminal Gets Probation for Death Threats
- Tough on Homeowners: Pay Maui Property Tax Late, Lose Homeowners Exemption
- Gay Civil Union Licenses handled online, heteros must wait weeks for marriage licenses
- SA: The DoE Can Save Children from Ignorant Parents
- Council Postpones Laie Hotel Vote
- Experts meet in Honolulu to focus on Rat Lungworm Disease
- Obama promises to waste $510M on Biofool Scams
- Medical Practices Losing Money Nationwide
- AOL Gets Last, Best Hope in Private Equity
- PAYBACK: JUSTICE MOVES ON S&P
- Birfers offer $5000 for Obama Birf Announcement Newspapers
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| Wednesday, August 17, 2011 |
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August 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1431 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Djou: Hawaii isolated, vulnerable due to lack of Bi-Partisan Delegation
- Newt Gingrich to Speak at Maui Event Saturday Aug 20
- KidsCount: Hawaii Dropout Rate rises 40%
- Politico: Djou will challenge Hanabusa
- Djou to deploy to Afghanistan then run for Congress
- Lee Greenwood Wows Fans at $500K Hawaii GOP Fundraiser
- Legislative redistricting will shift seats
- Big Brother: Kauai Utility to Shut off Residents’ Appliances Remotely
- Kondo draws ire and fire from lawmakers over ethics
- HSTA flounders in labor battle
- Does governor’s position on judicial nominees reflect views of his supporters?
- International legal fight stalls Honolulu mass transit project
- Grifters focus Attention on Telescope’s Community Benefits Package
- Non-enforcement of mandatory reporting law against Dept. of Education personnel endangers Hawaii’s children
- NOAA Monk Seal Zone Could Kill Inter-Island Cable, OTEC
- Flags will fly half staff in honor of Camero
- NYT: New Disney Vacation Resort in Hawaii Faces Possible Losses
- Hawaii Pension Fund Gains 21% Through June (then Market Crashes)
- Report: Hawaii hotel occupancy dropped in June—first drop in 18 mos
- Biden to stop in Hawaii after Asia trip
- Hawaii 2010 Data Book Released
- $2.5M federal grant to repair Waianae alternate route
- Opposition voiced to Hualalai Partners' plans
- Kauai TVRs: 4,650 Takings?
- Perry on the Right
- Conference aims to normalize pedophilia
- VIDEO: Blacks in Detroit Tired of making excuses for Obama
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| Tuesday, August 16, 2011 |
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August 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 942 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Roll Call: Djou Expected to Try to Win Back House Seat
- Duke Aiona: I will not run for Congress in 2012, will Decide on 2014 Gubernatorial Run
- Newt Gingrich to Speak at Maui Event Saturday Aug 20
- Barbers Point Museum to Host 9-11 Commemoration
- Disney Halts Sales at Aulani, Fires top Execs
- Abercrombie names Nakasone to First Circuit Court Bench
- Country-Western Singer Lee Greenwood to Headline Hawaii GOP Fundraiser
- One Week Until Teacher Evaluation Failure Sinks Race to the Top
- HSTA Claim that HLRB is not Impartial Leads to Hearing Thursday
- Collusion? School Bus Contractors Jack Up Prices 44%—after being compensated for fuel, labor
- ILind: Governor gives the public a one-finger salute, news media gives him a pass
- Thanks to DDT Ban, Bed Bugs now Ruining Waikiki
- Heading for Federal Court, Bombardier Appeals Honolulu Rail Contract
- Grifters seeking Money Grill Telescope Managers
- Sentencing postponed for Tam on theft, campaign spending charges
- Senate Ways and Means Chair: Hawaii Working to Resolve Employee Retirement System's $7.1 Billion Deficit
- Reward raised to $10,000 for information on destruction of papaya crops
- Copper cables stolen from abandoned South Point wind farm
- HMSA, Kaiser make money, prepare to hike rates
- Tokio Marine to Acquire All of Hawaii’s First Insurance for $165 Million
- Permit changes for stream cleaning
- Tourism propping up Honolulu Real Estate market
- Federal agency praises Hawaii and Honolulu for securing radiological material
- Honolulu rat lungworm disease workshop planned
- DoE Failures keep Hawaii cities off 'Best Places to Live' list
- Tropical Storm Fernanda heads toward Central Pacific
- After Spending all the Money, Obama Goes After Military Retirees
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| Monday, August 15, 2011 |
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August 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 641 Views
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- Waimanalo Gulch Cover-up: Hannemann, Martin fingered in Ethics Commission Report
- Lawsuit: Adult counselor engaged in questionable activities with students at Blind, Deaf School
- Micronesians: “Its just better in Arkansas”
- Hawaii residents work 216 days to pay full cost of government
- Abercrombie: 90-Day Homelessness Plan Comes to End
- Kalapa: Running Afoul of Credit Risks due to Lack of Leadership
- Abercrombie on APEC: “So what?”
- State Rejects Sumitomo Appeal, Clears Path for Honolulu Rail
- Financial Disclosures show Alleged Conflicts of Interest for Carlisle Cabinet
- Djou: HART Must be Accountable to City Officials
- Djou to make Announcement later this week
- CB: Duke Aiona Considering Run for CD2
- Case: DSCC believes fiction, hits Hirono for Being Invisible in District
- Hanabusa supporter goes after Hirono over residency
- Plans advance for teacher ratings pilot project
- SA: Micronesians are great excuse to get More Federal Funds
- Abercrombie Admin Confiscated Weapons from Harbor Police Over Paperwork Issues
- HSTA Files Ethics Charge against Abercrombie, Horner, Matayoshi
- SHOPO Brings in Federal Mediator
- Kenoi’s Side deal with HGEA costly
- Hawaii Biofuels Option Could Prove Costly
- Land Trusts to get their Tax Cuts and Eat them Too
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| Sunday, August 14, 2011 |
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August 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1746 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Tax Cheat linked to Holocaust Deniers is Source for National Democrats’ Attack on Lingle
- Running Afoul of Credit Risks due to Lack of Leadership
- Bachmann wins Iowa Straw Poll, Pawlenty ends Candidacy after Disappointing 3rd Place Finish
- Silent salute to honor fallen Isle Marine
- Stop Rail Plaintiffs may seek Injunction Halting Work
- COFA: Hawaii Spends $115M, Arkansas Spends $1M
- Akaka Tribe Gathers for 10th Annual meeting
- Hawaii Monopoly Bosses Top $6m in Pay
- Fontaine: Holding informational briefings is part of a legislator’s responsibilities
- DoE Hit List: Six Schools beat 90% Proficiency
- KOS: Unnecessary Ed Case is our Favorite Punching Bag
- Tax Cheat Gary Hooser considers run for Congress, Mufi may Announce at End of Month
- Jesse Jackson Jr: Inouye, Akaka suffer the most from budget cuts
- Census shows 78% more homosexual couples in Hawaii, 21% control children
- Dudley: Thai workers are rich liars, happy with treatment by Sou Brothers
- Mikulina: Refreshing if Task Force Enterprises Implode
- Telescope Shakedown Continues in name of “gods”
- Honolulu City Council to decide if hotel in Laie can be built
- Clean Energy Project to Spew 246 tons of Pollution
- Late mortgage payments in Hawaii decline
- Strategic Airlines to fly to Hawaii
- Flying Donkeys Set To Arrive At LAX
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| Saturday, August 13, 2011 |
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August 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 2117 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Gallup: Obama job Approval in Hawaii Drops to 56%
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry Announces Campaign for Presidency
- Inouye: Lingle will be difficult, nothing but trouble out there for Democrats
- Abercrombie’s 90-Day Plan: Take Credit for Homeless Shelters “doing the work they always have done”
- Abercrombie Tourism Liaison is Washington Place Handyman
- Anti-Bullying Laws to Cover Private Schools, General Public?
- Feds to Regulate Overseas Labor Recruiters?
- Feed In Tariff: Green Energy Scammers Demand to be Paid even when their Electricity is useless
- Now Driving Honolulu's Money Train: Don Horner
- Kapolei getting Railroad but losing Post Office
- You too can participate in destroying the country’s bond rating and crashing the stock market
- Schatz Praises Aloha Stadium Authority that Abercrombie demanded Resign
- Hilton to Build Two New Towers with 600 Timeshare Units
- $200/month Permit proposal splashes catamaran firms
- Boosting number of doctors in Hawaii is critical need
- Stupid Mortgage Scammer fails to use Sovereignty as an Excuse, Gets Arrested
- Honolulu TSA Managers Admit 'Dictatorial' Atmosphere
- Enviros, Bureaucrats attacking Fishermen Again
- Building Trades Unions to Boycott Democratic National Convention
- 9-11-11: Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run
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| Friday, August 12, 2011 |
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August 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1390 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Akaka Brings Democrat Staffers to Maui for Taxpayer-funded Vacation
- Meet Eni Faleomavaega: Hirono and Hanabusa's Hope for the East-West Center
- Hawaii Tops Nation in Seat belt Use
- Judiciary Seeking Applicants for Bar Examiners Board
- 80% of UPW votes for Strike
- Pasha-Young Bros. feud shows state as it really is
- Waimanalo Gulch Votes Bought n Paid For By Ernie Martin, Mufi Hannemann
- HSTA Flack: I am a teacher first and a Democrat second
- Musto: HSTA position makes no sense
- COFA: Abercrombie Demands Feds Clean Up the Mess He Made
- Boylan: Billion Dollar Barry will Save us from Lingle
- Hawaii County Redistricting commission releases six possible boundary maps
- Kauai Luddites Open new Front in War on Hydro
- Kauai Food Bank Misuses $779,000
- Criminal Fake Cook Featured in Bizarre Aloun Farms Video
- Trial dates set for HPD officers in overtime scam
- Maui’s Medeiros, Madden Fined for failing to file reports
- Marshallese go to Arkansas for Jobs
- Act 221 Company loses $10.2M
- HSTA, Other Gov’t Workers now Get Open Enrollment
- Moon Race: Will Lunar Park be easier to build in Hawaii or on the Moon?
- Superferry Protesters may drive final nail in Coffin of Pork Program for Shipbuilders
- $1.5m in Federal Pork to Provide Internet Service to 800 in rural Hawaii
- SA: Vacation rental bill good first step
- Hawaii Ranked Worst State For Dental Health
- Postal Service proposes cutting 120,000 jobs, pulling out of health-care plan
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| Thursday, August 11, 2011 |
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August 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1718 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Gallup: Hawaii Most Democratic State in '11
- St Sophia’s Priest found Not Guilty of Hawaii sex assault tells his story
- Panos: For about six billion dollars you can choose between Plan A and Plan B
- Trains Helped Kill the Greek Economy – They’ll Kill Hawaii’s too
- Lawsuit: Hamamoto, Principal, Counselor Looked Other way as Homosexual Rapists Terrorized Underage Deaf and Blind Students
- HSTA Doesn’t get Immediate Injunction
- Maui Time: Lingle could Win Senate Race
- Hawaii GOP Candidate Willoughby moves to Utah to Run For Congress Again
- Phony Abercrombie talks Union in Vegas while Fighting Unions at Home
- Abercrombie Thriving on Chaos
- ILind: Civil Beat superficial, misses Key Background Info
- Incarceration, not Education: Kulani School eyed as prison site
- Electric Ratepayers may be robbed to line pockets of Biofool Scammers
- Hawaiian Airlines Balks at Tax Burden on Tickets
- Ease visa hurdles for Chinese visitors
- Lyla Berg says Abercrombie’s BoE is Ignorant, Inexperienced, Dumber than Legislators
- Filth, Slime from Legislature Contributes to Honolulu’s Sewage Overload
- Ethics Director Blocks Texas Dinner For Hawaii Lawmakers
- Carlisle Cabinet Member Quits Job, Flees Country
- Foreclosures Down Sharply for Second Month after new Law
- South Maui Wind Turbines to be 450 feet tall
- Former councilor’s campaign finance reports still not in
- Opposing sides hunker down in dispute on vacation rentals
- Famous "Times Square Kiss" sculpture arrives in Hawaii
- 150 Hawaii Army National Guard troops come home from 10-month Afghanistan deployment
- 6000 Marshallese in Hawaii, 4000 in Arkansas
- China launches first of FOUR Planned Aircraft Carriers, India aiming for three
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| Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
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August 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1389 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Big Island plans massive salute to LCpl. Camero
- V-J Day Kiss Statue to be Unveiled in Waikiki
- Wisconsin Holds the Line
- President honors Hawaii Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan
- Duke vs Mufi for CD2?
- Abercrombie heads off on Vacation—will Speak at Vegas Union Convention while giving Shaft to HSTA
- DOE had its finger on the scales when reporting special education progress
- Blame the Test: SA comes up with Lots of New Excuses for DoE Failure
- Kenoi goes 60-40 with HGEA as Election Season Approaches
- Biofuel Proposal Draws Fire
- Soft on Crime Judge orders Return of Fake Police Badge to Anti-Superferry Protester
- Progressives seek Comments against Counting Military personnel
- OHA claims to be exempt from State Law
- Trask Opposes Wilhelm as KSBE Trustee
- Large Rail Landowners Give to Pro-Rail Campaigns
- Waimanalo Gulch: Planning Commissioner Fined For Ethics Violations
- No Confidence in Abercrombie’s Pipe Dreams: Arizona Prison Expanding to House More Inmates
- Civil Beat tries to do Partisan hatchet Job on Lingle’s Int’l Women’s Conference—and blows it
- Academic Marxists using Social Studies to Brainwash DoE Students
- What Hawaii Education Laws Are Most Ineffectual?
- Federal Shipbuilding Loan Guarantees may be Casualty of Superferry Debacle
- New flights from China may provide big boost to Hawaii economy
- APEC picks finalists for Hawaii Business Innovation Showcase
- Special 9/11 Event Planned In Hawaii
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| Tuesday, August 09, 2011 |
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August 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1648 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- After Abercrombie puts Videotaped Foot in Mouth, he rejects Binding Arbitration with HSTA
- Berg: Showdown on Landfill
- Molesters, Cocaine, and Bribery ignored--but Maui Democrats Frothing at Mouth over Cybercrime Briefing
- HSTA slams state for rejecting arbitration stunt
- Inouye: Akaka Should Serve out Term
- Hirono Supporters at Civil Beat debunk Borreca Column attacking Akaka
- Former Gov. Lingle talks leadership with service members
- DSCC Blames Lingle for DoE/BoE/HSTA Choice to put School Furlough Days on Instructional Days
- Inouye Attacking Windfarm Subsidies? Inouye Claims Hawaii Rail Funding Is Safe
- Bombardier considers further legal action on rail contract
- Another Failed HECO Deal
- New QUEST Medicaid contracts to Implement Abercrombie Plan
- Slom: S&P Downgrade a result of Debt Agreement
- Democrat Donor Orly Taitz comes to Hawaii with her latest Birther Stunt
- DoE Aide pleads not guilty in Sexting case
- CNHA Conf: 500 OHA cronies seeking Free Money
- 3 MPD officers face suspensions
- Visiting priest acquitted of sexual assault
- Hawaii enters growing group of states with asset protection trusts
- Fake Developers Pretend to Re-Start Scam Development on side of Volcano
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| Monday, August 08, 2011 |
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August 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1567 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Human Trafficking: Did the US DoJ Purposefully lose the Aloun Farms Case?
- Police roust Mayor Kenoi, Rep Chang from Drunken Campaign Event
- HUD: Ernie Martin Should Have Caught ORI's Problems
- Expiring government incentive programs have some worried the Solar boom won’t last
- Abercrombie’s Medical Homes … or Medical Closets?
- Now that Abercrombie has lost all his labor constituents, can he get some love from Business?
- Dog Bites Man: Judge again sides with the Sierra Club against Koa Ridge
- Kauai seeks place to treat young addicts
- Only Two Legislators have $100K Campaign Cash
- Meltdown of Aloun Farms Trial May Help Defendants In Global Horizons Case
- Shapiro: New hope in teachers’ labor dispute, or just hype?
- Families face bigger tuition hikes as costs for private schools rise
- Hawaii County Council Reapportionment Maps Available
- Answer sought on 'Kona' coffee
- Honolulu Police Declines to Name Promoted Officers — Then Names Them
- Judiciary to Honor Richardson
- Hawaii students line up for back to school blessing
- A Lost Child of Kalaupapa
- Friends, family recall ‘fearless young man’ killed in Afghanistan
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| Sunday, August 07, 2011 |
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August 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1396 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
- Restoring Courage: Hawaii Stands with Israel August 24
- Hawaii's Obscure Franchise Tax Adds to Utility Bills
- Pro Bowl to continue, site may change thanks to Abercrombie
- HSTA decides Abercrombie’s Videotaped Bickering is a Binding Arbitration Offer, Votes to “accept”
- Other Students Reported Sexual Messages from Educational Assistant
- BoE: HSTA, HGEA members cannot veto Charter Conversion application, Laupahoehoe charter OK'd
- Maui Native Among 30 killed in Afghanistan
- Hawaii Soldier Dies In Afghanistan
- Maui Dems: Redistricting plan ‘cleans it up nicely’
- 1,000 Big Island Dopers forget to Renew Medical Marijuana Cards
- Big Island Blogger Claims he was Beat up by Police
- Younger veterans living on the streets
- Hawaii agriculture chair asks Safeway to comply with local roasted coffee labeling law
- Hawaii DoE does not require any Economics Courses
- Brewbaker: Stimulus in Hawaii failed due to emphasis on Clean Energy, Broadband
- After Obama burns Treasury, Colleges breathe sigh of relief that Pell Grants Still Survive
- Honolulu Weekly facing financial deadline, appeals for support
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| Saturday, August 06, 2011 |
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August 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1495 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- S&P Cuts US Bond Rating, More Downgrades Coming Monday
- Fourth in Nation: Hawaii State Debt is $25,000 per taxpayer
- WSJ Video: How US Debt Downgrade would affect States, Cities, Banks, Mortgage rates
- Homosexual Rape went on for Years at DoE Blind and Deaf School
- DoE Promises HSTA: No Teacher Accountability for 2011-2012
- Thai Workers to file Civil Suit
- Borreca: Ed Case's problem is effrontery
- Reapportionment Commission Adds Hanabusa’s Home to CD1
- San Francisco Still Stuck with Ansaldo
- At Teachers Union/State Settlement Conference, Mum's The Word
- Abercrombie attacks Prepaid Healthcare Act Again
- Abercrombie Blocks Maui Nurses from Facebook Page
- OHA Trustee Mossman Quits: Departure Presages Return to Bad Old Days?
- Abercrombie snags PUC Commissioner
- Abercrombie Advisor quits to work on Case Campaign
- Papaya farms offer $10,000 award
- Inspector General Probe Headed For HNL TSA (timed for APEC?)
- SA: Compensate Prisoners released and deemed wrongly convicted
- $10 Toll to drive in Downtown Honolulu?
- Commissary Needed in Hawaii
- Brian Ahakuelo to lead IBEW Local 1260
- BioFools: AKP to Produce 140,000 tons of “Bio-Char” Every Year
- Senate Leaders to Push Renewal of Wind Subsidies
- HTA’s McCartney: "You're not going to see a lot of our ads on CNN."
- They can’t get married there but Gays pick Australia as #1 spot for Honeymoons
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| Friday, August 05, 2011 |
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August 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 923 Views
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- Troubled Honolulu rail Contractor owned by Gaddafi--Revolt causing Financial Losses
- Hawai`i Free Press: A Million Hits A Month
- VIDEO: Abercrombie argues with retired teacher in Hilo
- Mainland Democrat Operatives Attack Gov. Lingle's Record
- Supreme Court Evaluates Work of Access to Justice Commission
- I Love Liliha Festival Aug 28
- Kimura Gets 20 Years in Maui Ponzi Scheme
- “People at the very top knew”: Sexual Abuse Arrests made at Hawaii's school for Deaf and Blind
- UHPA Steps Into Teacher Contract Dispute
- Inouye’s National Democrats hit for attacking Case, Lingle
- Shapiro: It’s already hold-your-nose time in the Hawai‘i’s U.S. Senate race
- Hanabusa’s Announcement: A Matter Of Weeks
- Ko Olina Home In or Out of Hanabusa's District?
- Doctor shortage getting worse; hospitals finding ways to cope
- Kamehameha land sales raise questions
- Cayetano, Waihee speak up for Aloun Farms
- Jurors: Prosecution Botched Aloun Farms Case
- Pasha: New law makes competition nearly impossible
- Luddites, Mortgage Scammers Move to Thwart Hawaii Fish farm
- Akaka introduces bill to restore Compact of Free Association citizen eligibility for Medicaid
- SA: 'Sexting' laws need clarity
- Deal puts Hawaiian Air's imprint on field of Aloha Stadium
- Historic Ewa Airfield proposed site for renewable energy park
- Kona Airport Manager Disciplined: Kauai Airport Manager Fired As DOT Tries To Fix Airports
- Proposed Big Island Biofuel Plant Attracts Strong Supporters, Vocal Skeptics
- NRC satisfied with Army handling of Depleted Uranium
- Andy Irons Drug Problem Hidden behind surfing industry Wall of Silence
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| Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
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August 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1454 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Six Incumbents could fight each other under newly released Hawaii Reapportionment Maps
- Judge Steven Alm: Justice Reinvestment and the future of HOPE Probation
- Ewa Battlefield Preservation Hearing Today
- OHA Cash Giveaway can Quintuple Your Bank Account
- Big Victory for Democrat Insiders in Aloun Farms Slavery Case: Feds drop all Charges Against Sou Bros
- Martin, Kobayashi hold Fake ORI Hearings
- Hawaii’s APEC Business Delusions
- Oi: Sewage, Trash, and the DoE should be front and Center at APEC
- Tsutsui demands that Task Forces not be Ethical
- DoE trying to use Creative Accounting to Pretend to Comply with Law Mandating 5.5 instructional hours
- UPW is obstacle to Merging Fire Dep’t, Emergency Services
- Application Deadline Arrives for Akaka Tribe Commission
- Hokulia's future is cloudy
- City Move To Contract With Single Tow Firm could mean higher costs for Tow Victims
- Young Bros. rate increase tied to fight to reestablish monopoly
- With Federal Subsidies set to Expire, Solar Boom reaches 20mw on Oahu
- Molokai Stands firm against Windfarms
- Solar Assoc of Hawaii Challenges Smart Grid Technology
- ACLU of Hawaii seeks details on government phone tracking
- OPM considers pay adjustments for Federal Employees in Hawaii
- Environmental groups sue to stop Hawaii fish farm
- Damselfly reinforcing Federal Grip on 43,491 Oahu Acres
- After taking lots of drugs, UH Manoa Perfesser re-invents Atheist Religion
- Councilman seeks funds to send Sludge to Waimanalo Gulch
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| Wednesday, August 03, 2011 |
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August 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1201 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Farmers send 5000lbs of Kona Coffee to the Troops
- Djou: Rail Authority tone deaf on Fiscal Affairs
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted August 2
- State: New EUTF Contracts To Save Millions
- ILWU, HSTA Picket as Abercrombie bickers with Retired Teachers at Hilo Events
- Shapiro: Dump Ansaldo
- Hawaii Senators go all out to defend opportunity to profit from Influence Peddling
- Prosecutor removed from Hawaii forced labor trial, Health Problem Cited
- U.S. District Judge Releases Global Horizons CEO to Leave State
- National Democratic committee frothing at mouth, suffers nervous breakdown over Case poll
- Case Pollster defends Methodology
- Nonprofit ORI Opts Not To Fight HUD Findings
- Senate matchups: Nestor Garcia to Challenge Mike Gabbard? Cachola vs Oakland?
- Hee Builds $300K War Chest, Tsutsui Has $100K
- BioFools: Big Isle ratepayers could see electric bills jump $10 or more
- Health insurance rates jump 10% for Hawaii public workers
- Thousands more may need flood insurance
- Act 221 Scammers: Spend money on Surveys Pushing Windfarms, not on Water Board Lobbying
- Hawaii Ed Board Rethinks School Impact Fees
- Former teaching assistant indicted in child sex abuse case
- Kailua teacher accused in hammer assault may lose job
- Micronesian in Hawaii
- Obama’s Pet Misanthrope: US poet laureate says humans failing themselves by not failing themselves
- Hawaii among best places to protect wildlife
- Hawaii Cancer Research lets Lawyers hope North Dakota erionite will lead to mesothelioma lawsuit epidemic
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| Tuesday, August 02, 2011 |
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August 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1142 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Senate Race Poll shows Lingle beating Hirono
- Inouye’s Senate Democrats outraged by “dishonest” Ed Case
- Preliminary legislative districts to be unveiled Wednesday
- NRO: Hawaii Senate Race more than Competitive
- Borreca: Road to the Senate will run through a field designed by Lingle
- E-W Center: What will happen when Inouye is gone?
- Hanabusa: Republicans Had Edge in Debt Debate
- Layoffs likely if teacher pact revoked, state argues
- Cronies won’t take positions on Advisory Council if they have to give up Lobbying
- Council: HART already hiding Ghost Employees
- Biofools: $2/monthly Tax will line pockets of Aina Koa Pono
- Bottle Tax Will Not increase
- OHA Program lines Bank Accounts of Supporters
- Aina Le'a suits seek damages, reversal of ruling
- SA: Water board should curtail use of lobbyists in order to get rate hike thru
- Public briefed on sludge hauling: "We do not want to wait for failure," the city says
- Honolulu looks at merging HFD and EMS
- City proposal takes aim at illegal vacation rentals
- Maui TEA Party Chair to Be Interviewed
- ‘Big Wind’ can generate profits for Patten
- Eric Ryan tricks Berg into Attacking GOP
- Swat a fly, go to jail: Agreement would add 20 plants and three insects to the endangered list
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| Monday, August 01, 2011 |
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August 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1393 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hirono, Hanabusa, Inouye, Akaka line up behind Massive Military Cuts
- 1,000 Hear David Barton at events on Oahu, Maui, Big Isle
- HART, Council Primed to Dump Ansaldo—No Contract Signed Yet
- Rail Suit: Enviros Win 66% of EA Cases in 9th Circuit
- Former Gov. Lingle moving toward Hawaii Senate run
- Lingle: University System is Example of School Choice
- Already failing, Schools start setting higher goals
- New Student Tracking System For Teachers
- Hawaii’s high rank for federal funds means greater risk from debt ceiling disruptions
- Full Financial Disclosure: Abercrombie's Cabinet
- Obamacare Preview: Patients pack health centers As doctors winnow their client lists
- Hawaii Regulations prevent use of Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
- HECO wants to tax ratepayers to pay HELCO $21M/yr
- Democrats register 75% of Base Female Voters, trying to get the other 25%
- The Star-Advertiser's Feeble Circulation Boast
- East-West Center is valuable asset to Hawaii and the United States
- Social Studies needed to Brainwash little Gramscians
- Public schools drop cursive requirement
- After lifetime of shaking down Resort Operators, Charlie Maxwell too sick to continue collecting payoffs
- After decades of screaming, Luddites win shutdown of most Hanalei Bay Commercial Activities
- Ordnance Reef technology demonstration reaches halfway point
- Obama Sr, drunken wife beater
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| Sunday, July 31, 2011 |
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July 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1508 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii’s Electoral College Dropout Scheme Debunked
- Political Insiders aim to soak Electric Rate Payers with Bio-Fuel surcharge
- After years of losses, slush fund investigation, Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo may be closed down or sold
- WSJ Video: How US Debt Downgrade would affect States, Cities, Banks, Mortgage rates
- Testing Senate message, Lingle touts bipartisanship
- Isle representatives push towards default with partisan 'no' vote, Back plan for massive Military Cuts
- Cash flows from Board of Water Supply to lobbyists
- Scared and Unprepared HSTA Members to Picket Abercrombie in Hilo
- Borreca: HSTA is marginalizing itself with Political War on Abercrombie
- SA: DoE should Involve Teachers to make RTTT Accountability Pointless
- Salaries of top labor chiefs Average $157K
- APEC bigs might get to see strike, snakes and homeless
- Landfill wars, part II: Waimanalo Gulch is off the table, just like last time
- OHA sees Profit in Geothermal Development
- Anti-Superferry Thug trying to keep Fake Police Badge
- Monsanto wins prize for Water Conservation
- Army has no plans for live fire in Makua
- Humane Society Hounds Pet Store Owners, Dog Breeders
- Burmese refugee to represent Hawaii in Washington D.C.
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| Saturday, July 30, 2011 |
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July 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1514 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Federal Stimulus Funds: $650K per job
- Djou: Honolulu Board of Water Supply is out of control
- DLNR, Corps of Engineers agree on Kawainui Marsh Environmental Restoration Project
- Full Text: State LUC moves for dismissal of Bridge Aina Lea Suit
- WSJ Video: How US Debt Downgrade would affect States, Cities, Banks, Mortgage rates
- Abercrombie: Federal Gravy Train coming to a stop, State can cover for only a short time
- SA: Hanabusa is wrong to criticize State’s US Default Backup Plan
- Lingle: D.C. Dysfunction 'Encourages' Senate Run
- Djou Back in the Game?
- Abercrombie to face off with Angry HGEA nurses at Hilo Hospital
- After 25 years, Hauula Church Agrees To Stop Feeding Homeless At Aala Park
- Aloun Farms Slavery Trial Begins
- Hearings Set For Teachers' Complaint Against State
- ORI On The Agenda
- Honolulu Rail in Illegal Pact with Local Unions?
- Frequent-Flying Mayor Makes Japan Next Stop
- Officials continue to support amnesty program for illegal snakes, rodents
- Has Green Harvest Returned to the Big Island?
- Kahala post office renamed to honor Rep. Cec Heftel
- $29M for Hawaii electronic medical records
- DNA gets rape charges dismissed
- After 55 years, front door open at Lahaina Public Library
- Euro-Socialists pay Pacific Island Officials to Oppose Deep Sea Mining
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| Friday, July 29, 2011 |
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July 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1815 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Default? Bankers, State pool money to keep Cash flowing to Federally Funded Cronies
- Kaauwai salutes Past GOP Chairs: Lingle, Kane, Morioka, Aiona, Lee
- Djou: Look forward to 2012
- Nobody told Abercrombie that UPW government workers are voting to authorize strike
- Abercrombie gets it wrong: There have been two UPW negotiating sessions
- Roll Call: Djou Eyeing Comeback
- Hanabusa Attacks … Abercrombie
- Djou: City Council should have oversight over Water Board budget
- Borreca: State-led development can be risky proposition (Act 55)
- Homeless Sweep: City promises to develop sudden interest in cleaning Sidewalks, Parks during APEC
- Unions Complain Bitterly about return to 50-50 on Health Care, EUTF hikes rates
- Hawaii County Redistricting panel won't count military, students
- Even Without Challenger, Carlisle Rakes In Cash
- Appeal: Honolulu Ignored $700 Million in Extra Rail Costs for Taxpayers
- Two More Board Members Resist Abercrombie
- State homeless Czar: Homeless Tent Cities ineffective
- Abercrombie Appoints Obamacare Czar
- Musto: Governor’s Office does not ask our opinion or advice
- What Degrees Native Hawaiians Are Earning
- Keith Rollman, Council Candidates form Recycling Company
- Fred Blas takes to Radio Waves in Search of Leads on Papaya Attacks
- Impatient with the state, man acts on his own to have log removed at Sandy Beach
- 78% of Hawaii Elevators have Expired Inspection Permits
- Kauai Airport Manager is Fired
- S Korean President to Koreans: Take two weeks off, but vacation in Korea, not Hawaii
- Horizon Lines still making a profit on Hawaii, anti-trust Fine Reduced
- Herkes to pitch Foreclosure Law to Western States’ Lawmakers
- New Law clogs System, causes temporary decline in Hawaii Foreclosures
- Seawater Project To Cool Honolulu High-Rises Advances
- Nonunion contractors group sees fast membership growth
- Former Hawaii official accused of wrongdoing in Washington
- Researchers alarmed by size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—But don’t find a single Plastic Bag
- Hillary Clinton’s Birther Queen to Stage Press Conference at Honolulu DoH Aug 8
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| Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
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July 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 2115 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Oneula Burials: The Big Cover Up?
- Fontaine Factor Video: Cybercrime in Hawaii
- Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak Maui, Oahu events
- Governor Lingle to Speak at Grassroot Institute Fundraiser
- UPW: Potential Strike Right Before APEC
- Hawaii considers moving homeless to Giant Festering Tent City before APEC
- Okabe: Abercrombie is Unworthy of Unions’ Political Support
- ‘Crack’ in the Leadership Team? Kobayashi to hold hearing on Martin’s ORI Scandal
- Social Security Cuts are Honolulu Callers Top Concern
- Hanabusa vs Lingle or Djou?
- Tulsi Gabbard on Kauai campaigning for CD2
- Oahu County Reapportionment Council Considers counting Military Personnel
- Yagong vs. Kenoi for B.I. mayor?
- Honolulu Rail Debated in Dallas
- Hawaii Bankers, Politicos stand behind accused Slavers
- Police not Actively Working Papaya Vandalism Cases
- Only three of 28 honor the governor's request for resignations, Abercrombie to sic telemarketers on others
- SA: Released from Mental Institutions, Lunatics are now in Prisons
- Nuclear Freeze Leftovers: Council for a Livable World backs Hirono
- HECO, Castle & Cook vs First Wind: Molokai Re-bid order is Appealed
- The Majestic DoE: Science Proficiency drops by 6%—22% of 10th Graders Proficient
- DoE: From English Standard to No Standards
- First furlough Friday for fiscal 2011-2012 in Hawaii County
- State cuts $3.7M subsidy, only 30 people quit VanPool Hawaii
- BOH customers may be reimbursed $9M
- Monopoly Young Brothers Seeking 24% Rate Increase, Blames Competition
- Effort to Ease China-US Visa Restrictions
- 100s of parking Stalls to be eliminated to make way for Electric Vehicles
- CPB still has 6% deadbeat loans
- Green Propaganda films: Carbon Nation and Bag It!
- Aug. 8 Tribute to Chief Justice Richardson
- Former Arkansas superintendent to lead Catholic schools in Hawaii
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| Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |
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July 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1442 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Djou: East-West Center Troubles Points To Need For Bi-Partisan Delegation
- Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Hilo, Maui, Oahu events
- Governor Lingle to Speak at Grassroot Institute Fundraiser
- Local leaders step up to support Hawaii International Women’s Conference
- Abercrombie creates Interagency Council on Homelessness
- “Opportunity to be a family” Hawaii DoE Summer Schools give free breakfast and lunch to non-students
- Perreira: If we left it to the Governor and Legislature, things could only get worse
- Djou points out weakness of Single-Party Congressional Delegation
- Hanabusa on defense over debt, admits she is out of the loop in Congress
- Hanabusa Chief refuses to talk About Wu Sex Scandal
- Mizuno, Cabanilla: Lets Greet APEC with Giant Homeless Tent City in Kakaako
- Blame has no place in plan for city's sewage problem
- Moving 'Big Wind' Project to Maui would Make Money for Mafia-connected First Wind
- Panos: Solar Farm produces electricity at $200 per Watt
- Solar System Costs $1.8M, will produce $500K of electricity over 20 years
- Hawaii Pays $50K For Help In Labor Dispute
- After Hawaii Inmates fight with Arizona Guards, they hire lawyers to do it for them
- Excited Honolulu gays stiffen resolve to Openly Penetrate Military
- Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank Stock value drops below $50K
- Honolulu realtor pleads guilty to bank fraud
- Inouye's chief of staff, Patrick DeLeon, to retire
- Sierra Club Moves to intervene in D.R. Horton’s massive Ho‘opili development
- Leeward Bikeway: Berg Emails give Insight into Political Infighting in Ewa
- After 20 years of talking, a one mile long road gets built
- UH athletics ends year in the black; $322,000 in hand
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| Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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July 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1745 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Rail: Ansaldo Parent Company at center of Slush Fund payoffs scandal in Italy
- Full Text: AARP Report Pegs Value Family Caregiving in Hawaii at $1.9 Billion
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted July 25
- Kaiser recognized as Top Medical Home System
- Obama vs. Boehner on the Debt
- Djou: Ineffectiveness of Hawaii's One Party Rule Revealed in East-West Center Federal Funding Debacle
- HSTA Declares Political War on Abercrombie, Legislators
- Mitsunaga Money Laundered thru Schatz’ Campaign committee to pay off Schatz’ Father
- Aloun Farms Slavery Trial Begins
- ACT 221 Scammers: The action is in energy, PUC is window to our future
- Borreca: We’ll get it right with the Next Big Thing
- Alternatives to Wind: New RFP may site Renewable Energy off Molokai
- Cooking the Truth at the Hawaii Office of Information Practices
- Honolulu Water rates lower than mainland cities run by Progressives
- Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness created
- Fireworks injuries nonexistent in Oahu ERs
- Schofield Wolfhounds Host Japanese Orphans for Two Weeks
- Bidding closes with Four Offers for Hawaii Superferry catamarans
- Feds, State sponsor Million Dollar Car Giveaway
- University of Hawaii Execs Score $22,000 in Tickets To Their Own Games
- 4 Hawaii Post Offices On Potential Closure List
- Terming out, Councilman Pete Hoffmann will not run for Hawaii County mayor, may seek other office
- Hawaii Council imposes Ka’u Rezoning Moratorium
- County considers HR department to curb sexual harassment
- China Completes Record Dive near Hawaii
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| Monday, July 25, 2011 |
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July 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 2178 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Line up for a Mayoral Campaign? Ernie Martin, Ann Kobayashi, Milton Holt, One Ton of Cocaine, and Kamehameha Schools
- Alleged Eric Ryan Victims Speak out on New Website
- Navy Proposes Two new Historic Districts for Ewa Field
- MECO to seek 6.7% Rate Hike to pay for Windfarms
- Is Environmentalism a Religion of Peace?
- Hawaii DoE Cheating Scandal: Teachers blocked from Prompting Answers, Proficiency drops from 62% to 4%
- DoE to impose “low stakes” Teacher Evaluations
- Kealakehe HS changes grading policy
- Leading Kauai Environmentalist calls Destruction of Papayas “Self-Defense”
- Shapiro: Hanabusa looking like a House candidate, Hirono has never been a major player
- Radcliffe, Detroit Casino organize Community Front Group to push Gambling
- Hawaii Legislators write Secret Laws, lock them in Basement of Capitol
- Star-Advertiser paywall goes up next week: Mainlanders get 90% Discount
- Tuition up 88% at UHH
- Steve Case drives ANOTHER company into Bankruptcy
- Police Nab 62 Career Criminals
- Landowners owe “No duty of care” to Tourists
- Kauai Council plays “Hot Potato” with Vacation Rentals
- Maui Charity under investigation loses Website
- BankOH Disappoints Investors with “only” $0.74 per share earnings
- Hawaii Sen. holds hearing on workers' comp changes
- Hawaii second stop in cross-country bike ride honoring 9/11 victims
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| Sunday, July 24, 2011 |
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July 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1611 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Where have all the Tax Credit Advocates Gone?
- Berg: Time is now to stop Waimanalo Gulch Extension
- Vandalism at isle farms and ranches is about more than just property damage
- Abercrombie to offer up as many empty platitudes as it takes pretend to improve education
- Teacher Evaluation “Expert” Bought and Paid for By Unions
- 12 Big Isle public school kitchens have Health Violations
- 20,000 Hawaiian Electric Investors are raking in the bucks
- HECO Blocking Rooftop Solar
- Star-Adv endorses Higher Water Bills
- “The Rent is too Crazy”: 12,000 come out for Free Food, Medical Services at Convoy of Hope
- State may sell buildings, then pay developers rent
- Star-Advertiser Charging State 27 Percent More For Ads
- Akaka: Balanced budget is Death
- Honouliuli seeks federal park recognition
- More Hawaii Waters to be closed to Fishing
- Fontaine: Cyberwars at full throttle in Hawaii
- No more excuses: Kaua‘i needs a drug treatment center
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| Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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July 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1696 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hanabusa’s Chief of Staff covered for Congressman twice accused of Sex Assault
- Papaya attack coincides with Worldwide Week of Eco Terrorism
- Hawaii Personal Debt #2 in Nation
- PUC grants HECO $38M Rate Increase
- National Right To Life Compares Presidential Candidates
- College? Give Choice a Voice
- UHERO’s Bonham hits State’s Inability to Solve Education, Land Use, Transportation
- Case: Support Has 'Never' Come From PACs? FALSE
- Carlisle, Council back and forth on Sludge
- Maui County near Student Loan, EPA Settlements
- NIMBYs Oppose Drug Treatment Center on Kauai
- Idaho agency to Manage Hawaii HUD Programs
- 'You Can't Fire Your Way To Success,' Says Teacher Evaluation Expert
- BankOH VP Discusses Sovereignty Fraudsters’ Techniques
- Stupid angry criminal gets away with murder, rape and now assault?
- Progressives At Civil Beat team up with Eric Ryan to troll for Campaign Violations
- Freedom 50/50 ride comes to Hawaii Sunday
- Republicans force Giant Tax Cut on Airline Tickets
- Landed Aristocracy upset because Congress may cut their Subsidies
- Horner: “Sustainability” not worth $300K
- Medicine currently unhealthy for Queen’s
- Why Hawaii Housing Costs So Much
- Kauai Library Roof project exposes substandard construction
- Half-mile markers are a waste of money
- Feds find another Excuse to squeeze Commercial Fishermen
- Forest Stewardship Panel Subject to Sunshine Law
- Audit: Hawaii Co. Parks a Wreck
- Dilapidated cemetery angers Molokai family
- AIT to host forum on Sun Yat-sen’s experience in US
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| Friday, July 22, 2011 |
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July 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1675 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Military to be Disenfranchised so Meth dealer’s friend can keep Senate Seat?
- Scientists Overruled by Energy Industry Pressure, Proposed Wind Guidelines a Step Backwards for Wildlife
- Takamine’s DLIR directs money back to his Cronies in Honokaa
- Kaneohe Marine to receive Medal of Honor
- Hawaii: HSTA Has Pattern of Bad-Faith Bargaining
- Perreira: Working under Patronizing Abercrombie is Demoralizing
- Borreca: Abercrombie not doing so well engaging public, takes Credit for Lingle’s Work
- Abercrombie: UH Hilo will lead the state into Utopia. I am your friend….
- Hirono Campaign: Frustrated Case should focus on getting his own story straight
- Schatz Chief of Staff In Charge of Campaign Fundraiser
- EW Center: Hanabusa admits that she is easy to Ignore in Congress
- As Federal Budget Cuts Loom, East West Center President Gets A Raise
- Obama Presidential Library Narrowed to Chicago, Honolulu
- Tax Cut: Cost of flights to drop 20% at Midnight Friday as Republicans defend America against Democrat Pork, Union bill
- Brewbaker leaves Council of Revenues
- City rail tax revenues are ahead of projections
- Rail Projects create Debt Problem in China
- Honolulu Shuts Freeways Longer Than Other Cities
- Hawaii Needs Method to Evaluate Teacher Effectiveness, Expert Tells Lawmakers
- Social studies teachers claim they are at risk of losing jobs if graduation requirements change
- HELCO considers producing more geothermal power
- 210,000-fold return on Honolulu Hundred?
- Tongan Nautilus unit granted eastern Pacific exploration licenses
- Report: China building electromagnetic pulse weapons for use against U.S. carriers
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| Thursday, July 21, 2011 |
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July 21, 2011 News Release
By Andrew Walden :: 1957 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Berg: Sludge Digester sacrificed to fund Rail
- WhistleMan Blows It Again
- Finalists named to become Bishop Estate Trustee
- Pro-Hamas Activist joins Meth Dealer’s Friend in Effort to Disenfranchise Military
- Hirono, Inouye continue to Push America towards Bankruptcy
- Hanabusa, Hirono fail miserably, lose East-West Center Funding
- Honolulu Board of Water Supply considering 10 percent increase in monthly water rates
- Usual Assortment of Shysters, Unions, Banks, DoE Cronies, and Mainland Special Interest fill up Hirono’s Coffers
- Hawaii Ethics Director: Rep Mele Carroll 'Pushed' the Line on Gifts
- $930K Judgment: Aina Koa Pono Biofuel Crony found Liable for sex harassment firing
- Race to the Top: Schatz Twins United in Failure
- Charter School Task Force Promises Concrete Results
- Hawaii Ed Board Plans Neighbor Island Visits
- Reward offered in Big Island papaya vandalism case
- Hawaii County Elections Warehouse Illegally used for Business, Alcohol?
- Kauai Ethics complaint rejected; councilman recuses himself
- Haleakala Telescope Shakedown Likely Headed for Hawaii Supreme Court
- High schools on Hawaii’s Kauai island to play day games again this fall in gesture of Submission to Gaia
- Plentiful Pacific trash—BUT NO PLASTIC BAGS--'shocking' to canoe voyagers
- Sierra Club Preparing to Block Hoopili
- Proposed Big Island building codes will kill affordable housing
- Kauai Luddites trying to Kill Hydro Project challenge invalidation of Petition Signatures
- Maui Ex-officer gets fine, probation for theft
- Hemmings: Jimmy Pflueger - Great Businessman, Employer, Builder
- O’oma Accuses LUC of Incompetency in Land Revision Decision
- Sewage Sludge Heading Ewa Only, for Now
- Green Shock Troops for Pacific: UN security council to consider climate change peacekeeping
- Pearl Harbor skull could date to World War II
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 |
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July 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1649 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- DoE hasn’t met Race To The Top Standards, but will apply for another grant
- Boylan: Ernie Martin open to run for Mayor
- Big Island Marine killed in Afghanistan
- VIDEO: Nonaka Squares off with Power Hungry Politicians seeking to disenfranchise Military personnel
- Eco-Terrorism? Puna papaya farms attacked, one year after mass vandalism
- Animal Liberation Nuts whine about Hawaii Fish Farms
- Protest by one of two losing city rail car contract bidders tossed out
- Star-Adv sues HPD for release of 911 Tapes
- Leadership Camp Helping Hawaii's Kids Bring Out the Winner in Them
- Larry Price: Teachers Union Gaining Strength
- Agenda 2012: OIP Will Seek Clarification of its Authority from Legislature
- Hawaii School Bus Fares Go Up, Some Meals, Too
- OHA Operatives continue seeking Ways to Shake Down Haleakala Telescope
- City councilman defends firing of chief of staff
- After Kauai Charter Commission kills proposal to move to County Manager-based Government, Politicians consider making it Permanent
- Judge sides with Sierra Club against Koa Ridge development
- Maui TEA Party Leader: State retirement system is a Ponzi scheme
- After Years of Bureaucracy Getting in the Way, Kauai's Kilauea River, Wailapa Stream Clean-Up Completed
- Hawaii Radio Station giving away free Breast Implants
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| Tuesday, July 19, 2011 |
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July 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1760 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- One more chance to see Space Shuttle from Hawaii
- Hokulia Bypass Case Appealed to US Supreme Court
- Calif. Supreme Court: EIS can be required for Plastic Bag Ban in Large Jurisdictions
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted July 18
- Country-Western Singer Lee Greenwood to Headline Hawaii GOP Fundraiser
- Study looks at Perceptions of Child Abuse and Neglect in Hawaii
- City Files Rail Lawsuit Response
- HSTA Files Motion for Injunction, demands Return to Old Contract Terms
- Slom: New Tax Law Sending Shockwaves Through Hawaii Business Community
- Abercrombie Cronies line pockets with HECO Project
- Hirono Unable to Function in Bi-Partisan Environment
- Law protects violence victims in the workplace
- Dopers Celebrate: “Hawaii Teachers Fend Off Random Drug Testing”
- Private Schools, Businesses saving Public Schools from DoE
- ORI’s HUD Compliance Plan kept from Public
- Don’t like your lawmaker? Draw your own boundaries
- Hawaii County to continue with Parts of Unconstitutional ‘Clean’ Elections Program
- Abercrombie given only Two names for Big Isle UH Regent
- Is HART Board Member's Link to Biggest Rail Landowner a Conflict?
- Sen Hemmings: True Energy Independence for Hawaii
- OHA Operatives peck away at Haleakala Telescope, seeking Baksheesh
- Trask: Geothermal energy can benefit me and OHA
- Alexander & Baldwin and KIUC Announce Largest Solar Facility on Kaua‘i
- Task Force Member wants to Keep Lobbying Legislature
- Unity House Sells Lotus Hotel
- Borders Forced to Liquidate, Close All Stores
- Bank of Hawaii settles debit-card-fee lawsuit for $9 million
- Eric Ryan decides that Tom Berg is a crook, too
- 12 Illegal Animals Seized In 2 Weeks
- Harbor Police temporarily unarmed
- Sentencing delayed for swindling inmate
- From Russia, a leftist Conspiracy Theory ties Obama to CIA and Honolulu Ponzi Schemer Ron Rewald
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| Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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July 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1391 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Convicted Cocaine Dealer replaces Advertiser columnist as Ernie Martin’s Campaign Treasurer
- Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer Keanu Sai at it again with help from Legislators, Maui Council, University
- Senate Race: Hanabusa sees Remake of 2002 Gubernatorial Election
- Rep. Faleomavaega's Kazakh Connection finally makes news in Samoa
- Hawaii’s Future? Abandoned Solar Farms Clutter California Desert
- Query Results of Targeted Tax Credits
- Malama Solomon wants to disenfranchise military so she doesn’t have to face Lorraine Inouye in 2012 State Senate race
- Warning to HSTA: Stiffen your resolve against accountability because cheating is difficult with online testing
- Survey: Locating a doctor who takes Medicaid proves difficult in isles
- Abercrombie loosens qualifications for Adult Caregivers
- SA: Task force must define sheriffs' role
- Obama threatens Military Pay unless taxes raised and debt expanded
- Abercrombie’s GE Tax Hike hurts local companies, farmers that supply federal clients--could benefit mainland firms
- Hydro Plans for an Island Paradise: Hawaii co-op exploring new projects
- Charter School Task Force to hold first meeting at Hawaii Capitol this week
- Herkes: 'Flaws' in Act 48 are actually teeth to protect homeowners
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| Sunday, July 17, 2011 |
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July 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1851 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Ms. Lingle goes to Washington -- so is a decision imminent?
- Rep Keith-Agaran: ‘Qualified’ Hawaiians are Politically distinct
- Homeless Inundate Convention Center: Abercrombie has No Plan to remove them before APEC
- As DoE Failure becomes more and more evident, Mazie Hirono asks Feds to stop Measuring
- SA: If HSTA wins, prospects for fiscal sanity are bleak
- Ratepayers Beware: Green Energy Scammers trying to take over Hawaiian Electric
- Berg Fires Chief of Staff Eric Ryan Amid Attacks on State Rep
- City waits to increase sludge runs
- Hawaii has 235 new laws compared to 3,224 bills introduced
- Wave of change rolls into Wahiawa
- Motorcycle ride raises funds for law enforcement memorial
- Want Some Land? State has $4.5M available to buy it for you
- Unions aiming to control workers place a bull's-eye on Target
- 'Roseanne' paints Hawaii in a strange, surreal light
- Old cellphones to benefit troops
- An Awakening: Youth Revive Japan's Dying Church
- Trinidad Minister of Foreign Affairs got Ph&D from Hawaii Diploma Mill
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| Saturday, July 16, 2011 |
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July 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 928 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- School-by-School Annual Yearly Progress — How did your school do?
- Analysis: Hawaii Democratic Tent not Broad, voter satisfaction can shift quickly
- Response to Star-Advertiser: Rail Opponents list Alternative Traffic Solutions
- PUC Requires HECO to Reopen Molokai Windfarm Bidding
- PUC re-bid order should bring halt to Wind Development on Molokai
- Guam WW2 Claims Bill criticized for Over-criminalization
- Governor Lingle to Speak at Grassroot Institute Fundraiser
- Lingle in D.C.
- Old Boy Money Behind Hanabusa
- Abercrombie attending Governors’ Conference
- Just in time to give it to the unions: Brewbaker suddenly admits the State’s Economic Recovery is stronger than claimed
- OTEC Doesn’t Work Anywhere, but Star-Advertiser want to give it Tax Credits
- ACLU Keeping Homeless Woman on Streets
- Slavery Trial Begins in Two Weeks
- Stadium repair funding’s future matter of debate
- Hilton gets EIS OK for $760M Oahu expansion
- Diocese of Honolulu tackles affordable housing project
- City Begins Acquiring Rail Route Real Estate
- Magoon Parcel: City botches Redevelopment of Waikiki for 13 years
- Abercrombie signs Proclamation for Gay Bar Owner
- City Files Request To Keep Landfill Open
- China to send Sub to bottom of Ocean near Hawaii Rare Earths Deposits
- NYT: No Matter How Debt Debate Ends, Governors See More Cuts for States
- LAT: GOP bill would shift bullet train money to Midwest flood relief
- AARP alarmed at Obama’s threat to Cut off Social Security
- HUMOR
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| Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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July 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1999 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Despite high costs, Hawaii Medicaid Spending ranks 41st in Nation
- Berg: Restore Funding for Sand Island Wastewater Treatment
- Hanalani School Returns Home with Second International Botball Tournament Win
- Ewa Field Battlefield Survey Report released by Navy
- Hirono bests Case in raising contributions for Senate run
- City rail plan taking longer to build than Great Pyramid
- Hawaii Country strikes 2-year deal with HGEA, furloughs continue
- Jobless recovery persists in Hawaii
- Neighborhood Board Figure Accused Of Fraud, Elder abuse
- SA: Sex-Abuse Suits should be allowed against Catholic Church, but not the State
- Bus Stop Moved To Avoid Homeless Woman's Smell
- Mafia Wind: State signs off on North Shore wind farm plans
- Navy meeting on Kalaeloa to discuss proposal to develop solar power project
- CSAO: Scam Potential in some Charter Management Organizations
- Hawaii Judges Financial Disclosures Posted Online for first time ever
- Panel to consider placing sheriffs in their own state department
- Law Allows Public-Private Partnerships At State Properties
- Hawai‘i foreclosures decline 66% during June, Judicial Foreclosures nearly double
- 9th Circuit orders Pacific Beach Hotel to Bargain with Union
- Local farmers divided on food safety program
- CDC: Hawaiians Die, Too -- But Less Often
- County denies culpability in blowhole incident
- High Speed Misery: for Both Superferries & U.S. Taxpayers Alike
- Canadian Officials don’t want Hawaii Meth Dealer in their Prison
- Victim of the great garbage patch: Turtle is just one of thousands left deformed or dead by Pacific Ocean plastic—but not plastic bags
- Roseanne's Nuts: Say hello to the second-worst show on television
- Avoiding Cheating Scandal, Atlanta Sup’t of Schools Hides in Maui
- Peter Thiel Buys Maui Home For a Record $27 Million
- Inouye Knew about N Korean Abductions of Japanese 30 years ago
- Ceremony at Schofield Barracks marks the end of the Iraq mission for the post’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team
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| Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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July 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1622 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- NYT: Book Challenges Obama on Mother’s Deathbed Fight
- Abercrombie adds 10 more HGEA positions
- Supreme Court Offers Free Divorce Law Program on July 14
- HSTA to Abercrombie: Don’t turn your back on a friend
- Just in time to give it to the Unions: Hawaii 2011 Tax Revenues Higher Than Expected
- Commission refuses to Disenfranchise Military -- stands by controversial redistricting data
- Maui, Hawaii County Reapportionment Advisory Councils Reject Lawsuit over Military
- Hirono raises $300K for Senate Run
- Hirono opposes effort to allow States more local control over Federal Education Funds
- Dallas News: Just what Honolulu needs: 20 miles of elevated train track
- China gives Eased Access only to Obama-connected States
- Hawaii most expensive State to own a Car
- Ratepayers to fork out 2% of bill for Hawaii Clean Energy Subsidies
- While Hawaii’s Shipping Prices Increase Sharply, U.S. Shipping Market Sees Costs Plunge
- Liquor Commissioner Arrested, Charged for Bribery
- Hawaii to hire 10 agriculture inspectors
- $8M Ponzi scheme leader sentenced to 12 years
- Pacific Office Compliance Plan Accepted by NYSE Amex
- State Board Gives Nod To New Aloha Tower Marketplace Deal
- Hawaii approves 3-year contract with CCA
- WHT Helps Devalue Queen Liliuokalani Trust
- CB: Hawaii Legislature Needs to Give Records Office a Backbone
- CB: Few Cities Track Police Crimes, Honolulu Included
- Kauai Luddites fail in Second Effort to Kill Hydro Projects
- Mega solar farm in Kekaha approved
- 1000 Solar Panels save $300/day from Electric Bill
- Enforcers on hunt for bottomfish poachers
- Rollman vs Ryan Part …?
- Rosanne Barr show endangers Hawaii Tourism, Mac Nut Industry
- 1996: America Defends Marriage against Broken Trust Hawaii Supreme Court
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| Wednesday, July 13, 2011 |
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July 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1386 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie announces final vetoes, 14 bills become law
- Democrat push to disenfranchise Military fails to gain support of Hawaii, Maui Advisory Councils
- HI Gov. Abercrombie signs health law some saw as threatening Prepaid Act
- Hawaii Lawmakers Got Free Tickets from Ko Olina, Mitsunaga to Governor's Inaugural Ball
- Abercrombie’s HSTA Contract: Teachers' drug tests limited
- Sovereignty Scammers Arrested, One Held because no drug rehab space available
- Abercrombie agrees to pay losing bidders
- Third Appointee Resigns At Abercrombie's Request
- Rail Lobby sighs with relief as Agencies Decline to Cut Bond Ratings
- Bus fare hike on school board agenda
- In spite of all the talk, Hawaii in bottom 25% for so-called Green Jobs
- Attorney: Nobody in their right mind will use new isle foreclosure law
- Abercrombie Admin refuses to disclose details of $40,000 Renovation of Governor’s Mansion
- SA: Open the books on wind-energy plans
- CB: OIP is a Paper Tiger
- Homelessness Industry Thrilled as Abercrombie Policy pushes Homeless into Chinatown
- Defense Lawyers Dispute Prosecutor Kaneshiro
- Police Chief: Some Cyber Criminals Not Very Smart
- Can shipping containers help solve our homeless problem?
- Affordable Senior Housing 47% Vacant In Ewa
- Clayton Hee thinking about intervening in Hoopili Docket
- Anti-Superferry Protester Lance Holter Cries because Hanabusa fails to Shut down US Oil Drilling
- Obama threatens to cut off Veterans healthcare unless nation continues mortgaging itself to Saudi Arabia, China
- Suspected Murderer, Fraudster Moving to Hawaii?
- WSJ: Cerberus keeps grip on Kyo-ya, Royal Hawaiian
- Target set to open new store in Hilo
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| Wednesday, July 13, 2011 |
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July, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 606 Views
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- Convicted Felon Keanu Sai is the source
- Save Kalaeloa from KREP July 19
- Dearest DOE: Not Just Any Substitute Teacher
- Biofuels could Lead to Economic Self-Sufficiency for Hawaii if Government would Get Out Of The Way
- Hawaii County Resolution 60-11 Development Moratorium
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| Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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July 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1588 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie Admin. claims HSTA Negotiators Agreed to Terms, Releases Full Text of Contract Changes
- Thielen: Environmental Assessment required to truck Sludge from Sand Island to Kailua
- Hawaii Next? Civil Union Laws Can Spell End of Child Welfare Services for Faith-based Groups
- Democrats call disenfranchisement of Military Personnel “Fair, equitable representation”
- A Singular Woman: Obama lied about Cancer-Stricken Mother not having Health Insurance
- For me but not for thee: Punahou Obama praises school choice
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted July 11
- Police, Prosecutors to discuss Cybercrime at Capitol
- As veto deadline looms, Abercrombie signs Eleven Bills into Law
- Voting Rights: Democrats may sue to block Military Personnel from Reapportionment Count
- Abercrombie Energy Plan: Cancelled, inoperative, ignored
- Rep Mele Carroll: Free iPad from Clinton Movie Mogul Cronies was “sign that the studio cares about Hawaii”
- Clock Ticking on Labor Board decision on HSTA Contract
- Alleged Fraudsters to benefit from Carlisle’s New Towing Contract?
- Judge rejects “nonsensical” documents filed in Maui sovereignty scam case
- Act 221 Scammers: OHA’s Geo Project to run cable from Big Island to Oahu
- In the Shadow of the Train, Landowners Stand to Gain—but DR Horton has “Plan B” just in case….
- Kailua lawmaker is trying to fend off sewage
- Hawaii: Gays to get Civil union certificates faster than Straights
- 4 HPD Officers to Face Charges in Overtime Investigation
- Kaneshiro dumps plea bargains, sends more cases to Court
- Maui Democrat Netra Halperin just thrilled about Abercrombie’s plan to let lots and lots of criminals loose
- Suspected Murderer coming to Hawaii
- Defeated at the Polls, Luddites try another trick to Kill Kauai Hydro Projects
- Investigative Report on Condition of Breached Ka Loko Dam is Released
- Rep. Hanabusa joins Defense Energy Security Caucus
- 325,000 “Green” Cars in next 19 years
- Star-Advertiser leaks Tom Berg Emails to Civil Beat
- Eric Ryan: Monkey see, Monkey do
- HSDC seeking input on $13M earmarked for VC funding
- End of space shuttle creates opening for Hawaii
- Hawaii, 8 other States support Sprint against ATT/T-Mobile Merger
- Thought Control: Bill signed into Hawaii law banning word “retarded”
- No Fines, Citations Issued For Illegal Pet Owners
- The Emigrants Return
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| Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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July 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1618 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Lawmakers: Quit Finding Excuses for More Tax Increases
- Honolulu: Mega Rail Project in a Micro City
- Barack Sr. so repulsive, even Abercrombie thought he was Arrogant
- SA: Hawaiians not tribal, State Akaka Tribe is not a Tribe, Many Hawaiians will not be “Qualified”
- Six Felons Walk: Kauai judge lets Sex offenders, dope dealers avoid Prison under Abercrombie Plan
- Abercrombie’s plan to let criminals loose to face tough questions from Legislators, Constituents
- Abercrombie Veto Could shield State from responsibility for Pedophile employees
- Hirono, Hanabusa, still stuck in DC
- More Lingle Appointees just say no to Abercrombie
- Hawaii Lawmakers Accept More Than $137,000 in Gifts
- Low CIP Threshold to blame for lack of Maintenance Statewide
- Conflict has appointee refusing charter panel seat
- EUTF board questions lack of minutes, adequacy of staffing, selection of vendor
- City to use 1 tow firm for all of Oahu streets
- Big Wind Blows Hard in Star-Advertiser
- Army discusses future of Pohakuloa
- New Hawaii Law Seeks to Restore Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
- Ten Years Later: Kidnapped Girl Escapes from Hawaii Felon
- Judge allowing Kidnapping, Murder suspect to visit girlfriend in Hawaii
- Allegiant: Fresno a likely candidate for direct flight to Hawaii
- Tears flow as Foodland Hawaii Kai bids farewell after 47 years in business
- New Hawaii Law Seeks to Restore Coverage for Construction Defect Claims
- Auction Notice: Offer for Public Sale of Two High Speed Vessels
- Industry throws Cold Water on Seabed Rare Earths Potential
- Our Cooling Globe: Montana ultra-marathon race cancelled due to July snow
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| Sunday, July 10, 2011 |
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July 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1515 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Hilo, Maui, Oahu events
- Update: Elwin Ahu decides not to run for US Senate
- Fear of Lingle: Inouye’s Borreca demands Akaka Quit Senate Now
- Cataluna: Abercrombie's attitude goes from mellow to mean
- HSTA Contract Conflict could Cost State $75M Race To The Top money
- HSTA Contract: Legislators consider Special Session while Abercrombie paddles away in Canoe
- HSTA demands HLRB invalidate State Budget, Claims budget must be negotiated with Unions
- UPW strike could ruin APEC
- Hawaii Bottle Tax may increase
- PUC grants request in review of HECO plan to charge customers for study
- Number of Native Hawaiian UH Students Doubles in 4 years
- Abercrombie grows Herb at Governor’s Mansion
- Will Abercrombie Cronies cost the State its Federal Historic Preservation Money?
- Maui Bus Shelters $150K each
- Molokai veterans center suit may proceed
- Plan to transport raw sewage draws criticism
- $5,000 cap should boost small claims court's load
- Hui revives plan to get electricity from water
- Memorial service honors veteran and Navy League organizer Harold Estes
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| Saturday, July 09, 2011 |
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July 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1392 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Soak the rich: 26,000 Hawaii residents hit with $40M/year in new taxes
- HUD giving away $50K to Hawaii Mortgage deadbeats: Deadline for free money is July 22
- Abercrombie seeks applicants to roll Hawaiians
- Abercrombie signs 16 bills into law
- Berg: Makaha Town Meeting July 12
- HSTA files labor challenge against Abercrombie and BOE
- HSTA strikes out against 180-day law
- Wife of Congressman in Prison as Honolulu Council seeks alternative to Bribery-Tainted Sludge Processor
- Democracy smashes Luddites: KIUC members affirm Free Flow contract
- Abercrombie snags second Resignation
- Bill waiving environmental regulations for border security would cover all of Hawaii
- Con Man Strikes Again while on Parole — Bilks Elderly Victim of $682,000
- Hawaii lawmaker to introduce "Caylee's Law"
- Hawaii's first Convoy of Hope event brings free services, food and compassion
- Electric customers could get a financing break with new law
- $10B solution for Hawaii Electricity
- SA: Build Waikiki Park only if Homeless are blocked
- Dope Doctor claims he was coerced into guilty plea
- 'Extinct' plant found on Big Island
- Robots to remove ordnance from Hawaii sea floor
- Why the federal-hiring system is broken
- Space Station, Shuttle visible from Hawaii starting at 7:15pm
- Hawaii soldiers awarded the Presidential Unit Citation emblem
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| Friday, July 08, 2011 |
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July 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1220 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Immigration Records: Obama was to have been put up for Adoption at Honolulu Salvation Army Home
- Council Reorganization makes Kobayashi guardian of Ernie Martin’s Secrets
- Abercrombie appoints officials to DoH, DoT
- Listeria: Calvin Say’s Bentos Being Recalled from 7-11 Stores Statewide
- Hawaii Spending Growing at Nearly Four Times National Average
- Hawaiian “Haves” vs “Have-nots” take opposite sides on so-called Hawaiian Recognition Bill
- Labor's ally becomes its potent adversary
- Cayetano on 2001 HSTA Strike
- Accountability: Only 6 DoE Teachers fired in 2 years
- DoE Cronies are using Social Studies cuts to attack STEM Education
- SA: Elder care needs better oversight
- Legalistic homeless move back to Ala Wai Canal
- Buddhist front group for Watabe Wedding Corp Exposed
- City Starts Work on Revised General Plan
- Excellent News: Bag ban bill trashed again
- OHA operatives who once fought it are now pushing Geothermal
- Guam projects put in doubt
- More Federal Funds? Hawaii will feel the sting if federal government defaults
- Teachers Union To File Legal Challenge This Week
- Democrat Caucus Meets decides not to call Special Session
- Cab heist suspect violated probation multiple times, was still out on street
- Hawaii's crystal meth use lowest since 2004
- UH Manoa Earns Maximum Reaccreditation
- Kauai man waited 10 years for boating permit—still waiting
- Honolulu among most expensive parking spots
- Allegiant plans to fly to Hawaii by summer 2012
- Debris from Japanese tsunami drifting east toward Hawaii
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| Thursday, July 07, 2011 |
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July 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1034 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Sources: Democrats scheming to plant candidate in Republican Senate Primary
- New Report: Hawaii is Fifth Least Obese State in the Nation
- Rep Pine: “If you have been a victim of internet crime, I want to help”
- Abercrombie signs bill to tighten OHA trustees’ grip on Native Hawaiians
- July 7, 1898: Hawaii Republic Annexed by USA
- July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii
- Public Teachers' Contract A Private Affair?
- Shapiro: Abercrombie-imposed HSTA contract does not address 180 day law, RTTT
- Wind Developer: Public Input is Noise, Time is a Nemesis
- Council Reorganization makes Kobayashi guardian of Ernie Martin’s Secrets
- City Rents Downtown Office Space for Rail at $1.4 Million a Year
- $2B Honolulu Sludge Resolution
- Federal Highways Rep: City and State Need to Play Nice
- After getting $140M from Abercrombie, Dante Carpenter tries to take over Hawaii County Garbage
- Farms Under EEOC Scrutiny in Hawaii and Washington Receive Federal Aid
- 'First Step' to a Native Hawaiian Governing Entity – or Dan Akaka’s Swan-Song
- UK Guardian: The 'Akaka bill' is a US colonial device to ratify the robbery of the Kanaka Maoli people's rights
- Scholar Criticizes Census Portrait of Native Hawaiians
- Tammy Duckworth Running in Newly Drawn 8th District of Illinois
- Secretive Student Caucus selects UH Regents
- Legislators resist tough on crime measures to help Abercrombie let criminals out of prison
- Getting Hawaii’s Homeless Military Population Off the Street
- Blas denies outside influence as Kona-side media plots revenge
- Expedition To Pacific Garbage Patch Gets Underway—no mention of Plastic Bags
- New geothermal production in Hawaii to be discussed during meeting at Hawaii Capitol
- DLIR Harassing Contractors over minor Electrical, Plumbing Work
- State to expand online filing system for unemployment claims
- Family of gay US soldier Andrew Wilfahrt fight for equality at home
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| Wednesday, July 06, 2011 |
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July 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1194 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted July 5th
- Abercrombie Administration: State homeless plan on track
- Quash Private Agendas For Public Good
- Mufi to Neil: “Too bad”
- Shapiro to HSTA: “Go on strike”
- Martin, Anderson: HART power struggle not about money
- Could Teacher Contract Talks Affect Race to Top?
- Amazing: Stop feeding Homeless in Parks and 125 move to Shelters
- State receiving millions in education money
- Letter from Lanai: The Governor and Big Wind
- Hawaiian group to protest Native Hawaiian bill signing
- Freddie Mac moves its Hawaii foreclosures into courts following state overhaul
- Hawaii School Bus Fares Could Rise Again
- Accused Human Trafficker Goes on the Record
- Seed Growers debunk Critics
- Drop in fire calls but has fun gone out of 4th?
- Honolulu: Mega Rail Project in a Micro City
- Hawaii Includes all in Census Counts: Reapportionment Commission vote affirms U. S. Census Rules
- Mineral-rich ocean mud stirs environmental fears (surprise, surprise)
- Aina Koa Pono signs contract with AECOM for biofuels plant
- EPA has “significant concerns” about Hu Honua Permit
- Boa Constrictor may have given birth while on the loose in Wahiawa
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| Tuesday, July 05, 2011 |
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July 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1189 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- New laws which take effect July 1
- Abercrombie signs six more bills into Law
- Abercrombie creates huge opening: Will GOP step up?
- HART Budget sets up 1 year tap dance with Council
- Spending to promote Hawaii tourism cut
- Will Budget cuts Sink Pearl Harbor Modernization?
- HSTA Rep: Abercrombie Failed to Bargain In 'Good Faith'
- Star-Advertiser cries over defeat of Obama’s Medical Snooping
- SA: Charter school independence must come with accountability
- Rescuing dropouts from the DoE
- Gay-Atheists fail to trick Gabbard into running for US Senate
- No Crime Stats Kept on Honolulu Police Officers
- Andrea’s Law requires Murderers to Register
- Abercrombie to sign State Indian Tribe Bill
- Mainland Luddites thrilled at Abercrombie intent-to-veto of Fish Farming Bill
- Roz Baker to reminisce about her days as Teachers’ Union operative
- Futility Defined: After fencing off forest, pigs reinvade
- Tocqueville on bureaucracy
- Obama’s Economists: ‘Stimulus’ Cost $278,000 per Job, now is causing job loss
- Rare earth metals abundant in deep-sea mud
- Honolulu Weekly: Why we can’t ditch nukes and coal
- Asia pollution is latest excuse for global cooling
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| Monday, July 04, 2011 |
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July 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 786 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Abercrombie’s HSTA contract says nothing about 180-day law, RTTT
- Four of a Kind: UPW, UHPA get big Fat Pay Raise—and HSTA suit could give one to HGEA
- TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
- 4th of July celebration as Schofield turns 40
- Abercrombie signs six more bills into Law
- Union leaders “frustrated” with Abercrombie, HSTA prepares to sue
- More than Half of Lingle Appointees Won't Resign
- AP: Annual 'Hawaii Pork Report' cites wasteful spending in Hawaii governments
- Sexual Abuse goes unpunished at Hawaii's care homes
- Gaia vs America: Eco faddists now claim Fireworks pollute ocean
- Battle Looms Over Huge Rare Minerals Haul off Hawaii
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| Sunday, July 03, 2011 |
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July 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 3702 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
- MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM JULY FOURTH WEEKEND PA`INA
- Calles: Rational Decision for Developers -- to not work in Hawaii
- AFP: Hawaii's Citizens Weigh Cost of Living versus Cost of Leaving
- Say thanks to military, and know that training here is vital to freedom
- Star-Advertiser: July 4th is all about gay marriage, men wearing dresses, legal dope, and abortion
- UPW gets Big Fat Pay Raise July 1
- UHPA Profs getting 6.7% Raise today, 3% more soon
- KS, Stone, DHHL all continue to point fingers over Collapse of Makaha Deal
- Abercrombie signature will allow Gay Activists to team up with School Bullies
- ACLU: Hands off APEC Rioters
- Kauai residents continue to suffer with plastic-bag ban in place
- Hawaii State Inspectors sanction Nursing Homes at lowest rate in Nation
- Chinese tourism cycle where Japanese Tourism cycle was 25 years ago
- SA: More Visa offices needed in China
- Higher Court Fees to Line NHLC Pockets
- New Foreclosure Law means lots of houses sitting empty
- Wind Power forces MECO to snoop on your home electricity usage
- Officials aim to collect DHHL taxes
- CITY OPENS OFFICE OF HOUSING
- Kauai: $28K project costs $338K
- Strengthening Hawaii’s lobbyist registration and disclosure law
- Early signs UH athletics turning financial corner
- Volunteers help church emerge
- Gay Rapist, child molester gets another prison term
- Hawaii sea bottom holds treasure trove of rare-earth elements
- Opihi finding shows Hawaii ‘not an evolutionary dead end for marine life’
- Hawaii among world’s most shark-infested waters
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| Saturday, July 02, 2011 |
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July 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1325 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie: HSTA Negotiators agreed to Contract
- GOP’s Nonaka Launches Political Consulting Firm
- Americans for Prosperity Hawaii Chapter Forms
- Insights: Molokai, Lanai leaders debate Big Wind
- TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
- Kamehameha on Makaha: “Its time for us to move on”
- Furloughs End, But UPW takes a furlough day anyway and gets it as a paid day off
- Teachers union says it will challenge forced contract, then fails to do so
- HART, Carlisle Won’t Sue Over Rail Budget
- State Begins Fixing Building Vacant For 9 Years
- Hawaii Co Budget Problems ‘solved’ by skipping Pension Contribution
- Private operation of Hilo sort station to be aired at council
- Both sides file briefs in TMT case
- Law will streamline Land Court by de-registering time shares
- University of Hawaii Board of Regents names new members
- UH Athletics might turn
profit cash-flow positive this year
- Senate Bill 1520 intended to facilitate Akaka Bill
- Hawaiian Telcom Commences Staged Launch of TV Service on Oahu
- Errors Occur in 12% of Electronic Drug Prescriptions Matching Handwritten
- FOX News Profiles Hawaii Reporter
- Civil Beat Marks July 4th by Re-writing Declaration of Independence
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| Friday, July 01, 2011 |
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July 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1432 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
- Sumitomo: Ready to go all the way with Rail Contract Protest
- Hawaii Meth Survey Shows Significant Shifts in Attitudes
- 4th of July celebration as Schofield turns 40
- Gaza Flotilla Roster Portends Another Violent Clash
- Martin announces new Honolulu Council Committees
- New rail board will not sue City Council over budget
- HSTA Leader has been out of town for Days, strike vote awaits his return
- DoE imposes 9 Furlough Days on Teachers
- Hawaii County wants 13 HGEA Furlough Days
- Frustrated teachers give their union a failing grade
- 2001 Redux: Hirono backs Teachers Strike against Abercrombie
- Hee: Legislature forms Abercrombie Cheerleading Team
- Nurse: Do not Fear State Retaliation
- Arizona, Texas, Hawaii all rejecting Gulen Cult Schools
- The Unbearably Smug Soetoro-Ng pushes Social(ist) Studies
- Hawaii Regulator Orders Homeowners Insurers to File New Rates
- Hawaii is #5 destination for International Visitors to US
- Hawaiian Now Controls 83% of Inter-Island Market
- What are Hawaii's most expensive construction projects?
- Albertini: Abercrombie pimping Hawaii’s economic future to the U.S. military
- Independence Day in Kailua and 4th of July Firework Fundraising in High Gear
- SA: Amend Unconstitutional Big Isle election project
- Herkes: Act 48 - What's it all about?
- Arakawa: SMA Law Needed For Sake of Free Enterprise
- Waiawa corrections officer blames staffing shortage for escape of four inmates
- Church honors Blessed Mother Marianne Cope
- VIDEO: Hawaii County budget veto override fails
- Reapportionment Software to be Demonstrated
- Eco-Cultists starving Turtle-hungry Natives
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| Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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June 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1357 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Big Wind to be debated on PBS Insights Thursday
- Abercrombie imposes new contract terms for HSTA, UPW
- Hawaii Debt, obligations $25K per Taxpayer—4th highest in nation
- Study: Rich or Poor, Hawaii DoE Fails everyone more Equally than Most
- Teachers furious over union busting by Abercrombie
- April, 2001: HSTA rejects 14% Pay hike, goes on strike
- Most Union Paychecks Down Next Week; Some Will Rise
- UH Hilo Chancellor paid $284,000 for absolutely nothing, takes $187K sinecure
- Honolulu Unemployment rate increases
- Resignation Resistance Climbs to 13
- Green Energy: Rep Denny Coffman (D-Kona) fingered for sabotaging HB1520
- Inouye takes hard-line position on cuts, demands we borrow more money from China, Saudi Arabia
- Homeless move back in after Sweeps
- Pono Chong, Blake Oshiro meet with Obama, bullying activists, to discuss next gay move on your kids
- Hawaii Transsexual leader is “Pro-pimp”
- Hawaii Muslim Gay Rapist and Pimp moves to Alaska—Gets Life Sentence on top of 28 years
- Remembrance set for man who helped bring the Missouri and Bowfin here
- State to Blame for Ka Loko Dam Failure, Not Jimmy Pflueger, Advertisement Claims
- Charter school agency taps McKeague as chief
- UH Research a Story of Progress and Potential
- Kauai utility gets hydro support
- Brokerage may buy back Maui’s dormant Student Loan securities
- Supreme Court decision appears to nullify a campaign funding project here
- Broadband: Star-Advertiser gives commentary space for Commercial Advertisement by Former State Employee
- Hawaii Judiciary: We Can't Handle Foreclosure Flood
- Suit: Hawaii PD Officer stood by during attack
- Hawaii has 4th cleanest beach water, 2nd most beach closures
- Hilo is One stop to Europe: New Hilo flights a hit with locals, Europeans
- Firecracker sales for July 4 fizzle with new law
- More Federal Funds? Hawaii 48th in Farm Subsidies
- City approves request to alter 4 Oahu streams for rail project
- Ecos threaten suit over Lahaina Sewage
- Two Percent or not Two Percent?
- WaPo: The missing facts in President Obama’s news conference
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| Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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June 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1472 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Victory for Civil Rights: All Persons shall be counted for Hawaii reapportionment
- Victory: Obama Admin cancels stealth survey of Hawaii MDs
- Molokai Wind Developer: “We will pack up and leave.”
- Abercrombie announces plan to let more criminals out onto the streets
- Rep Michelle Bachmann: “We want to win Hawaii”
- Kos: Will Hanabusa let Case beat Hirono?
- Hawaii 2011 Pork Report points to DoE Embezzlement
- CNBC: Hawaii #1 in cost of living, 48th in Business Climate
- KS claims it is not grabbing for Juicy Affordable Housing Credits
- UPW gets 8% Raise on Friday (and still getting 60-40 on Health Care)
- HSTA Contract: Imposing a pact that a labor union has not agreed to is unusual
- Honolulu Takes Steps to Avoid Paying Back $7.9M
- Mayor should step off the train and let HART do the steering
- Enterprise Zone Tax Benefits end Friday
- Mauians decline Abercrombie’s request to resign
- HGEA Nurses Reach Impasse with Contract Negotiations
- Abercrombie gets lots of window dressing for plan to let criminals out on streets
- Maui Judge: “Prison best place” for racist lunatic with multiple convictions
- Reform victim restitution program
- Info about Wahiawa escapees delayed 12 hours because “problems with our cabling and some of the faxing”
- Hawaii visitor spending increases 15 percent
- WSJ: Mogul Digs Hawaii Hotels Out of Debt, Disaster
- Activists, Legislators upset because Fannie Mae goes to Courts with Foreclosures
- Police Save Women from Forced Prostitution Scam
- Transsexual Leader complains Human Trafficking Law is hard on Pimps
- Bacteria: Hawaii Beaches dirtier than New Jersey
- $1.6M in fines over 2 years for Hawaii drivers violating cellphone ban
- Kauai Luddites panicking, try to cancel election because Hydropower may win
- US Supreme Court Decision kills Big Island’s “Public Owned Elections” giveaway to candidates
- Maui Voters to Consider Council Power over Appointments
- Hawaii GM papaya featured at BIO 2011
- Lennon was a closet Republican: Assistant
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| Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
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June 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1152 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie announces Intent to Veto 23 Bills—including HB1134 which may have endangered Prepaid Health Care Act
- Hawaii 8th Annual International Women’s Leadership Conference Sept 20
- Abercrombie replaces DHHL official ousted in Treadmill Scandal
- Abercrombie appoints former Sandwich Isles Communications Exec to assist Chief Information Officer
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted June 27
- Hawaii Reapportionment Commission expected to decide Today on whether to count military
- DoE’s Last, Best and Final Offer does not provide for 180-day law
- HSTA shut out: DoE will execute its "last, best" offer to teachers without union approval
- On campaign trail, Abercrombie called vetoes “breakdowns in communications”
- Abercrombie still campaigning, lying
- Rail Platform to built on top of Waiawa Spring
- Honolulu City Council overrides vetoes, changes leadership
- NY Gay Marriage will serve as a catalyst for Hawaii
- State-Run Media: Star Advertiser To Collect $1 Million For State Legal Ads
- EMILY's List backs Rep. Hirono for Senate to fight “War on Women”
- Progressives’ American Dream: Business Owners on Foodstamps
- Clean Elections Law is Dirty—Ruled Unconstitutional by Supreme Court
- Lobbyists’ spending escapes disclosure
- As APEC Approaches, Superferry still clouds Hawai‘i’s business image
- Is Abercrombie Anti-sports?
- Inouye moving ahead with appropriations process despite disagreement on spending levels
- Assessing University of Hawaii Faculty Research
- Not guilty by reason of insanity in killing of mom—could be out in 3 mos
- Pastor arrested for punching out alleged drug dealer
- Abercrombie to “get rid of” Texas Company with contract to collect on Hawaii Tickets
- Hawaii TV Examined in New Report on Newsroom Consolidation
- Affordable Homes will “rot on the hill” if LUC decision not reversed
- Hawaii Council special meeting on budget veto (June 30)
- Dark skies likely ahead as Maui fireworks shows fade
- Kaua‘i residents passing up ag opportunities
- Hillary: State Dept. ‘Instrumental in Sealing Deal’ For Lady Gaga’s Gay Pride Gig in Rome
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| Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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June 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1194 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Resignation call after Audit reveals “ward heeler’s slush fund” overseen by Honolulu Councilman
- NYT: Obama Administration Plans Stealth Survey of hundreds of Hawaii MDs
- Iran developing capability to hit US with Nukes
- Abercrombie Admin signs contract to keep prisoners on Mainland for rest of his term
- TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
- Hawaii Teachers talk Strike
- City: Four Streams must be Diverted for Rail
- Abercrombie requires a review of helicopters' environmental impact, forcing an $11 million move to Colorado
- $159M bankruptcy caused by anti-Superferry Protesters, Judiciary, and Legislature
- UH Research spending Doubles in Decade
- Full Text: ID Theft Suit filed against UH
- Hawaii last in Nation: Tax Free Health Savings Accounts reduce cost of Health Insurance
- The Special Case for COFA Migrants
- GAO: Minimum Wage kills Jobs in Am Samoa, NMI
- Officials, Lawyers make excuses for deadbeat criminals
- Do Hawaii's Strict Gun Laws Fuel a Black Market?
- Atomic Monkey: “Hatcheted By Huff”
- Feds, Longliners Get Pass for Giving Dolphin Deaths Low Priority
- Oregon lawmakers to save $100s of Millions by ending Green Energy Tax Credits
- VIDEO: N Korean children begging, army starving
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| Sunday, June 26, 2011 |
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June 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1417 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Ka Pua Makaha: Multi-million dollar giveaway of DHHL assets disguised as “gift”
- Am. Samoa Congressional Delegate bought and paid for by Kazakhstan?
- Abercrombie plans more forums: I’m on a mission to change the direction of Hawaii
- Full Text: City Rejects Rail Bid Protests
- Berg: $1.4B Rail Contract upheld by City
- Hawaii Kai: One Supermarket for 92,000 people
- VIDEO: Fontaine Factor interviews HECO’s Rosegg on Clean Energy
- SA: Abercrombie’s Dysfunctional DHHL to blame for Collapse of Makaha Deal
- HSTA,_Abercrombie “Not Close” Contract expires June 30
- Abercrombie’s New Day: More Tax Increases in the New Year
- Abercrombie’s New Day this year: State taxes and fees that help balance the budget will kick in on Friday
- 40 new laws to take effect July 1
- Hawaii is poised to open its tourism arms to Chinese travelers, but the slow pace for visas could bottleneck efforts
- Low-Hanging Fruit for Developers: Meetings about construction near the rail system are set for Monday and Tuesday
- Atomic Monkey: Civil Beat Down
- MauiTime Subpoena Withdrawn
- Maui Police Identify Online Poster, withdraw subpoena
- Hawaii Legislators’ Advice on how to survive a Weiner Scandal
- Hawaii state bird a hazard to planes
- Restitution? State fails to collect most of the money courts promise the wronged
- How many cons owe how much is unknown
- Soft on Crime: Five priors by age 28 and out on the streets
- Abercrombie endorses Feeding the Homeless at Aloha Stadium
- Save Act would revitalize Philippine Garment Industry
- Hundreds gather to commemorate 'forgotten war'
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| Saturday, June 25, 2011 |
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June 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1317 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- VIDEO: Homeless Tent City at Keaau Beach Park
- State's 'best, final' offer to HSTA includes wage cut, no mention of 180-day law
- Even Abercrombie's Supporters Are Questioning His Progress
- Interview: Richard Borreca weighs in on governor's perceived mishaps
- Appointees respond to governor’s request
- VIDEO: Hawaii Redistricting Commission… Who counts?
- Hawaii law hikes employee contributions, lowers return assumption
- Paltry $55M Kept In Federal Budget For Rail
- Finger Pointing Continues: KS now sez it was trying to salvage deal from DHHL incompetence by grabbing for Jeff Stone’s Affordable Housing Credits
- 17 years of ILWU Retaliation—still no back pay for Whistleblower
- SA: Don’t reduce social studies
- Clinton Crony appeals for tax breaks to create bigger role for state in film industry
- Ryan, Rollman, Douglass, Brackins, Carroll: A Lewd, Offensive and Racist Hawaii Tale
- No Charges Filed in Hawaii Lawmaker 'Hacking' Case
- Hawaii laws target sex and labor trafficking
- Budget: Kona Faction draws a bead on Fred Blas
- Bowing to NIMBYs, Kauai Council orders Boatyard Removed from Hanalei River
- Episcopal, Jewish leaders back Muslim Assn. of Hawaii
- Hawaiian Telcom gets a license for cable TV
- Hawaii Hispanic News drops print edition—goes online only
- Pattern Energy stays committed to wind farm
- AP: Wind Farms could “Mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers”
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| Friday, June 24, 2011 |
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June 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1689 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Progressive Network touts Hawaii tax increases and State-owned Bank proposal
- Pension Reform: Abercrombie raises Retirement Age
- Cash Flow Problem: Honolulu Council to borrow $100M for Rail
- Abercrombie signs budget, asks Departments to identify programs for elimination
- Berg: Hundreds attend town hall meeting on Rail in Ewa
- Study: Hawaii Economic Outlook Ranks 46th
- HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER GENE WARD CHOSEN TO ATTEND STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS
- Romney, Huntsman Campaigns could draw 70,000 Hawaii Mormons to the Polls—40,000 are not registered voters
- Abercrombie: “I am the biggest obstacle”
- Governor dances to tune of “F*** You”, Progressives not impressed
- Aila: BLNR members do not have to resign
- Finger pointing Begins: Developer Jeff Stone, DHHL blame KS for the failed educational project, KS blames DHHL, Stone
- Raw Sewage: Council Creates 3-5 year Moratorium on new Development in Urban Honolulu
- Kapolei Neighborhood Board: One Last Blast from Mufi’s Minions
- Honolulu Managing Director Doug Chin says HART Lawsuit May Be avoided
- Governor Signs Budget; Must Cut $50 Million More
- Privatization proposal “flew under the radar”
- Hawaii PUC faces more uncertainty thanks to Abercrombie
- Kirk Caldwell calls for boycott of Walmart in order to boost Trial Lawyers income
- Free Parking at all lots for Electric cars
- SB 1073: Legal Aid freed from Legislative Fiat
- Effectiveness of DUI courts buoys hopes of success here
- Card Check: Unite Here Local 5 gains control over 800 more workers
- Fannie Mae Hangs Up On Hawaii Press
- Hawaii appeals court upholds James Pflueger indictment in Ka Loko Reservoir case
- Hawaii County worker with revoked license ran over bicyclist
- Whipping Post: Pilot Project Establishes Tours of Honouliuli Confinement Site
- Muslims Arrested as they attempted to pick up Machine Guns to Attack Military Recruiters
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| Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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June 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1576 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Broadband to be Trojan Horse for Big Wind Cable?
- Life Without Subsidies: Vanpool Hawaii Announces New Group Rate
- Stone: Abercrombie’s DHHL blows Makaha Learning Center Deal
- More Appointees Snub Hawaii Governor
- Travis Thompson: “I will not be resigning”
- Stadium authority chief says he, others won't quit
- Aloha Stadium not mentioned in New Day Plan
- Council to Override, Reorganize for control of Rail Pork
- State departments told to select programs for elimination
- State Signs New Three-Year Arizona Prison Deal
- To count or not to count military as Hawaii residents
- Hawaii County Attorney: Count Pot heads, don’t count military, students
- Hirono, Hanabusa back Afghan Withdrawal timed for 2012 Elections
- Impasse: HGEA Unit 9 Nurses Go to Arbitration
- UH coaches not obligated, but will consider pay cuts
- Honolulu Most Expensive Homes in Nation
- Feds fork out $1B to Jobless Homeowners
- Molokai Anti-Wind group launches Website
- HELCO seeks developer, landowner input on geothermal
- Honolulu Weekly backs Luddites vs Kauai Hydro
- Don’t count on feds as fund source — Ariyoshi
- Young Bros. seeks 24% rate increase
- Vanpoolers staying with service after losing federal funds
- Rural MD Residency program at risk
- Governor signs bill making dog fighting a felony
- SCOTUS class action ruling makes Trial Lawyers Sad
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center receives $3.6M donation to study mesothelioma (Trial Lawyers Rejoice!)
- Hilo Dopers make deals with Feds, Christie digs in
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| Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
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June 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1327 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Did HSTA boycott Race To The Top Meetings?
- Governor signs bill to exempt Broadband Cables from Permitting Requirements
- Meet your new Defense Secretary: Leon Panetta's War on Reagan's Defense Policies
- Hirono, Akaka: Pension’s Perks for Members With a Past
- Abercrombie’s Public Land Development Corporation: Land & Power in Hawaii Pt 2
- Abercrombie Agenda: More New Taxes to Cover $14B in EUTF Liabilities
- Our Imperial Governor
- Appointee: “I’m Here for the Long Haul”
- Abercrombie doesn't announce every bill signing
- Progressives: SB1274 Will Gut Hawaii Patients Bill of Rights
- Squeezed by Low Reimbursements and High Regulations, Hawaii Medical Center filing for bankruptcy protection
- Carlisle Vetoes Council's Transit Authority Budget
- Public Gets little from Martin, Harimoto Junket to Copenhagen
- Abercrombie’s New BoE: No More Subsidies For After-School Kids In Hawaii
- Finnegan Appointed To Hawaii Charter School Review Panel
- SA: Supreme Court is right, but we want to control your family anyway
- DHHL Homesteaders Delinquent on Maui, Big Island Property Taxes
- City Asking Firefighters, Police For 5% Pay Cut
- Judge dismisses assault charge against HPD captain
- Police officer pleads no contest to third time of driving without license
- Fitch, Moody’s GO Bond Rating Downgrade to Impact Hawaii Taxpayers
- Foodland Fight
- Turn Lahaina Sewage into Electricity
- Reputable dog breeders support accountability
- US-China Diplomatic Meeting in Honolulu this Weekend
- USS Charleston captures Guam from Spain on June 21, 1898
- Obama Gets only 30% of Americans Certain to Support Re-Election in Economy Poll
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| Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
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June 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1140 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Developer sues LUC for downzoning affordable homes already built
- Abercrombie signs 15 bills into law
- Consumer Advocate: Public Hearings Required on HECO Biofuels Rate Increase
- MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM JULY FOURTH WEEKEND PA`INA
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 20
- Appointees Reject Abercrombie’s Resignation Call
- Abercrombie doesn’t ask his Cronies to Resign
- Aloha Stadium as we know it could soon be saying 'aloha'
- Mayor will sue over the spending plan OK'd by the City Council
- Higher vehicle fees may not help roads
- Media Said to Fuel Micronesian Stereotypes
- Another DoE Thief avoids Jail: “Thefts will Continue”
- BoE: More Math and Science, Less Social Studies
- New Council Chair Ernie Martin gave away $1.2M to Nonprofit at Center of HUD Probe
- Tom Berg proposal to allow Commercial Vendors in parks on Agenda Today
- Unnamed City Official faces charges for “Malicious” and “false” Ethics Complaint
- 'Furlough Fridays' expire
- Hawaii County Budget Fight Continues
- ALEC rates Hawaii worst for Economic Performance
- Former Superferry ships for sale
- Governor Signs Tougher Sex And Labor Trafficking Bills
- 2 congressmen call for Honolulu TSA probe
- Child Abuse: Gay Atheists continue effort to use anti-bullying programs to push Gay Agenda in Schools
- High court "parental discipline" ruling not a license to abuse
- Kalapa: Kids budget better than Legislators
- First Large-Scale Oahu Biofuel Crops Planted
- Something fishy in reporting the fishery management council
- Republicans question Foodland's departure from Koko Marina
- Allegiant acquires first two 757s for Hawaii Routes
- Support Small Business Through Oahu Bill 36
- Date set for school worker's enticement trial
- Hawaii electricians union re-elects HART Member as business manager, financial secretary
- Guam Governor demands US pay reparations for Japanese Atrocities
- AMA finds inaccurate claims payments on the rise
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| Monday, June 20, 2011 |
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June 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1133 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Voice Recorder confiscated during Closed Meeting of Reapportionment Commission
- SA rejects Unprecedented Hubris: Unwise, Overconfident Abercrombie seeks cronies and rubber stampers for boards
- Abercrombie’s F-U Letters a template for Appointees Response?
- Abercrombie’s base slipping away as Activists take aim at Richard Lim
- $50M Telescope Shakedown Litigants cannot Depose Spirit
- No Aloha for Micronesians in Hawaii
- Aloun Farms owners hit with more accusations
- Hawaii Organizations Spent $2.5 million on Lobbying in Four Months—$33,530 per Legislator
- Has The Hawaii Board Of Education Been To School?
- Yukimura backs Hydro on Kauai
- Sci Am: Hawaii is most obvious place to build Geothermal
- Civil Beat to Open Bureau in Washington, D.C.
- Jail time for Parental Discipline? State high court orders a new trial for a man convicted of assault
- Companies Offer Discount Shipping to Hawaii, Guam
- Oahu lunchwagons catch the eye of National TV
- Leaders unveil Jose Rizal square in Chinatown
- Tsunami lit up the heavens
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| Sunday, June 19, 2011 |
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June 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1133 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Big Projects in Hawaii - Why Are They Stuck?
- One-Step-Up Housing: Berg to hold Makaha Town Meeting July 12
- June 23 Washington Middle School: Abercrombie to hear from public on Pro Bowl
- Fathers Matter: Involved Dads Impact Children’s Lives and Civil Society
- Abercrombie's New Day: Activist backers bypassed in favor of Corporate Developers
- Abercrombie’s New Day: Permanent Tax Increases and No Reserve Funds
- Slom: Appointees should reject Abercrombie’s call for resignation
- DLNR could lose $500K/yr if Company run by Abercrombie cronies fails to fix Historic Preservation
- HSTA Sabotage of Race to the Top
- SA: Big Wind must be transparent
- Big Wind Information hidden from Public
- Maui County Targets Low-Income Homeowners for Tax Hike
- KGI Joins Luddites to Kill Hydro Power on Kauai
- Most Fired, Suspended TSA Officers Will Appeal
- Police union contract negotiations underway
- 37 Priors and he’s out on Probation
- 1,525 cited in seat-belt enforcement spree
- Drug Court participants earn money, gain self-esteem working at Mililani farm
- Hope that the UH medical school would spark investment still remains unfulfilled
- Internet tax still on Hawaii legislative agenda for next year
- Military studies Waikane Valley bomb cleanup
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| Saturday, June 18, 2011 |
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June 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1955 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Feds: U.S. travel and tourism industry on pace for record-setting year
- NASA-Funded Group Doctors Sea Level Data
- A Summer of Robots: Fueling innovation for the New Economy
- Hawaii Government Impact: The High Cost of Land Use and Housing
- Greek Crisis: Moody’s warns of possible First Hawaiian Bank downgrade
- Hot Water Restored At Mayor Wright Housing
- Power Grab: Abercrombie now demanding Resignations of PUC, LUC, Housing Authority, BLNR, and Aloha Stadium Authority
- Mazie and Colleen: Million Dollar Babies
- Ernie Martin's Rapid Rise to Council Power
- Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank after $60M Taxpayer giveaway: Strongest financial position since Japanese Bubble
- Privatization of Historic Preservation Division $186,000 Contract Goes to Abercrombie Supporters
- State D.O.T. spending $1 million on aluminum fencing
- Hirono trying to pour more Federal money into Hamakua Ditch
- AP Interview: Army general wants Makua as option
- OHA’s Luddites Attack: KIUC ballot to decide fate of Hydro contract
- Hawaii Attorney: Failure of Foreclosure Law Inevitable
- Elder Abuse: 60 Fraud cases this year
- Matson Documents Subpoenaed in Anti-Trust Probe
- Randy Iwase Tax Commission to propose Tax Hikes in 2013
- Dopers: Univ of Hawaii should allow legal research marijuana
- Residual money from class-action suits will go to legal aid groups
- Global Horizon demanded Thai workers pay fees on top of Illegal recruiting fees
- Hyatt workers to launch boycott of Waikiki hotel
- One in eight Hawaii bridges ‘structurally deficient’
- KSBE Haleiwa redevelopment has businesses fretting over future
- Save Kailua Fireworks
- Deepwater bottomfish catch limits are reduced
- Camping to go Camping: City Camping Permits Create Long Lines – last chance before fee
- Deflecting EPA Lahaina Injection well sanction could cost Maui millions
- Sniping begins over Hawaii county budget
- Convicted Killer/Sovereignty Activist to be evicted from Squat
- Climategate Part 2—“Renewable Energy”
- UCLA Prof: Media Bias adds 10% to Democrat Candidates’ total
- Fast and Furious: ATF funneled illegal guns into Mexico
- NYT: 2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate
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| Friday, June 17, 2011 |
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June 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1120 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Al-Qaeda hit list names US writers, generals
- PUC Approves New Maui Windfarm
- Money released for school construction projects
- RETALIATION: Abercrombie asks for resignation of Aloha Stadium Board for criticizing Pro Bowl Stand
- SHAKEDOWN: After trashing it, Abercrombie urges hotels to "step up" to fund Pro Bowl (or he’ll trash it some more)
- 'Speaking truth to reason' apparently involves tax hikes—Marcus Oshiro Backs Abercrombie’s Pro Bowl Attack
- G.E. Tax suspensions could lead to higher costs for consumers
- Hirono gets early endorsement from Flight Attendants Union
- CPB bailout to cost taxpayers millions (Inouye’s Bank)
- PUC OKs deal guaranteeing higher electric rates for Hawaii consumers
- State to end program that helps pay for Medicare prescriptions
- Hawaii consumer advocate backs Lanai, Molokai wind-scams
- Charter school lessens debt, kin exit board
- Same-sex couples less than 1% of Hawaii households
- Native Hawaiians increase numbers by one-fifth
- Big Isle leads in Foreclosures, 2nd Homes going back to Bank
- Global Horizon CEO Mordechai Orian: I am looking forward to my trial
- VIDEO: Hawaii budget veto! Mayor says Bill 29 is “illegal”
- Drug Court offers offenders chance to avoid prison, succeed in community
- Fed may remove delicious honu from "threatened" list
- Obama administration collecting ocean policy views
- Census finds Shortage of Women in Hawaii
- Hawaii attorney general: Donations to 'Love the Animals' used for personal items
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| Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
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Letters to the Editor June , 2011
By Letters to the Editor :: 604 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics
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- Give Hunters Carbon Credits for Killing Axis Deer
- Rail: Council, not HART, is Nexus between Contracts and Contributors
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| Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
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June 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1091 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Honolulu Alliance forms to block Federal Control of Hawaii Capitol Area
- Are Electric Cars Really Green?
- A Showdown over the War in Libya
- Despite mileage, SUV will be leased for Abercrombie—perfect for tailgate parties at Probowl
- Abercrombie’s GE Tax hike causes first of many price hikes
- EUTF Audit “raises red flags” about “completeness and accuracy”
- Hawaii Public Employee Health Fund Audit M.I.A.?
- Panel recommends including military families when redrawing district lines
- Kids with parents in the military join Operation Purple on Oahu
- More Charges in Hawaii Human Trafficking Case
- Ernie Martin meets with Cronies to get HUD story straight before becoming Council Chair
- Rail Supporters angered by inability to control public meeting
- Kenoi vetoes Hawaii Co budget
- Two measures regarding government housing agencies signed into law
- Enviros: Bag Tax to come back again next year
- NYT: As Number of Medicaid Patients Goes Up, Their Benefits Are About to Drop
- Honolulu program exchanges 563,000 dirty needles in year
- Pointy-headed UN Bureaucrat sez Homelessness is a US Human Rights Abuse
- Kalihi Homosexual sent back to prison on Kiddie Porn Charges again
- Another teen arrested in connection with Highlands Intermediate shooting
- Clashing visions over Turtle Bay’s expansion meet rural resistance
- US imposes catch limits on Pacific waters
- Venture Capitalists splash out for 2 ac garden, call it farm
- Sierra Club to Honolulu Mayor: Don’t Waste Taxpayer Money on Subsidizing Metal Recycler
- SA Oi: Just stop Growing the Economy
- A fifth of Big Island homes are vacant as youth flee Socialist Hawaii
- Waianae homes ‘affordable’ at $319K
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| Wednesday, June 15, 2011 |
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June 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1597 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
- Fitch downgrades Hawaii, Cites Tourism Dependence
- After stock craters 64%, Feds to dump 5.6M shares of Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank
- June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
- Google to fund Kuhio Park Terrace rehab project
- Hawaii Army Reservists building Community Center in Indonesia
- Oahu Redistricting Panel: Military Should Count
- Borreca: Democrats fear Abercrombie’s bizarre behavior will rub off on them
- Shapiro: Abercrombie should follow his own advice about dignity
- Shapiro: Abercrombie has Abbie Hoffman Mentality
- Abercrombie Spokesperson Dela Cruz gets side job with Corporate Insiders
- Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
- Change from Furloughs to paid Comp Time will Cost State of Hawaii More Than $160 Million
- General Fund Receipts up $154M for year
- Crafty, not stupid: Hawaii Legislators Rank High in College Degrees
- Calvin Say: As long as Hawaii has part-time legislature, Conflict of interest unavoidable
- Alleged Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers are now Fugitives, Warrants for arrest issued
- Honolulu Council: Ernie Martin to Oust Nestor Garcia as Chairman?
- Carlisle Administration Forgave $1.2 Million in Loans to Ernie Martin’s Nonprofit -- Accused of Misusing Federal Funds
- Court to consider whether Contractors should be allowed to make Pay-to-Play contributions
- Abercrombie’s DoE: Small schools to get less
- Five BoE Members borrow from Horner’s First Hawaiian Bank
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Hawaii Tax Panel Report 'Impossible' This Year—Abercrombie appoints Five behind back of Legislators
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China Eastern Airlines to commence Hawaii service (Thank you Linda Lingle)
- U.S.-Korea trade pact would provide boost to Hawaii's economy
- Maui Council Committee OKs $3M Tax Increase
- PTA unveils ambitious expansion plans
- Kenoi coy on budget decision
- “Dishonest Statements to the Court”: Stephens Media Copyright Suit vs Democratic Underground thrown out
- Former HPD Major, Deputy Chief Fired by TSA in Baggage Screening Case
- HPD officer is convicted of assaulting prostitute—still on payroll
- What Works in Education: Alternative public high school in Hawaii
- Former Kapolei HS teacher's aide accused of sexually assaulting student
- Former Pearl Ridge Elementary secretary charged with 99 counts of theft, forgery (No need Audit)
- Foreclosures might swamp isle courts
- Want $10,000? Akaka Tribe giving away free taxpayer money to individuals seeking to buy Houses
- New company turns unwanted timeshares into auction items for charity fundraisers
- Fish farms spark green debate in New Zealand
- Beijing battling protest fires on all fronts
- Feds ditch rule that foiled Indian tribes’ plans for off-reservation casino
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| Tuesday, June 14, 2011 |
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June 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1017 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Enough for 35 Pro Bowls: Abercrombie’s $140M gift to Dante Carpenter
- Renewable Energy and Hybrid Cars Still Only at 1%
- Survey: Fewer than 3% of Ewa residents plan to ride Rail
- Obama: My family would be fine with just 1 term
- Utah governor Huntsman getting into GOP race
- 250 Marines, sailors return from Afghanistan
- Reapportionment: Shapiro comes out against Counting Military Personnel
- Abercrombie signs $140M in Bonds for Companies tied to Dem Party Chair Dante Carpenter
- Duke: Abercrombie puts ideology above public interest
- NFL Contributions to Community Unappreciated
- General Fund Deposits Up 3.8%
- Panos goes for threepeat
- County seeks to intervene in Big Wind power project
- Hawaii electric rates top nation, nearly 4x national average
- 9th Circuit dismisses Hawaii's appeal of a law that attempted to limit contributions to PACs
- Officer jailed for hitting pedestrian while driving drunk
- Gay Rape Charged on Kauai
- Third Trafficking Suspect to Plead Guilty in Hawaii
- Honolulu Ranks High For Parents: Top City To Live, Raise Family In
- Hawaii has fewest Health Savings Account Holders
- Fishery regulators to meet on Oahu
- Hawaii Organic Dairies using Borax as Cattle feed
- Tammy Duckworth leaving Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- Union says some TSA workers to fight firing
- Half of Hawaiian Airlines profit comes from Bag Fees
- Vanpool Hawaii customers get a reprieve from rate increase
- Hawaii eyed by Fuel Cell promoters
- Dopers, ACLU to celebrate 40th Anniversary of Nixon one-liner
- Marijuana Minister contemplates Plea Bargain
- An Alternative to Recycling Oahu’s Scrapped Cars
- History of Modern Hawaii as Taught in Hawaii Schools
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| Monday, June 13, 2011 |
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June 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1379 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Pro-Bowl: Collateral damage in Abercrombie’s war on Mufi?
- Voting Rights? Star-Advertiser pushes to disenfranchise Military Personnel
- Video: Sen. Sam Slom Legislative Wrap-up
- Ward: Abercrombie’s Pro Bowl attack continues short-sighted strategy
- Fannie Mae ends use of non-judicial foreclosure in Hawaii
- As Neil rants and raves, Pro Bowl could be heading to Indianapolis
- Hanabusa’s Kakaako Move a dig at Hirono, prelude to Senate Run?
- HUD forces City Administrator to resign as Director of Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corp.
- Planned Parenthood Funding aborted by State
- New BoE Cuts all funding for Adult Education
- Feeding the Corporatist State: Occupancy up 3.2%, revenue up 13.8%
- Organizations Spent More Than $1 Million to Lobby in First Two Months of 2011
- Hawaii Retirement, Health Benefit Costs Down On Paper, Up in Reality
- Kalapa: Private Public Partnership?
- Lim: The Seriousness of Hawaii's Financial Situation
- Renewable Energy and Hybrid Cars – Still Only at 1 Percent
- More Federal Funds? Tsunami net Hawaii a paltry $8M
- $2.4 Trillion Secret: Inouye in Deficit Negotiations
- Hokulia Model being used to seize land on Kauai, Maui
- Luddite spends 1 hour denouncing Fish farms
- Still Hungry? Land crabs rule Palmyra Island
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| Sunday, June 12, 2011 |
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June 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1357 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- A-1 A-Lectrician: Hawaii drops appeal against Corporate Donor Law
- TSA Announces Results of Internal Investigation in Honolulu
- DoTax completes Internal Investigation into its “Unusual Reporting” of Monthly Tax Revenues
- WaPo: Abercrombie’s Medical Home scheme fails to save money in Medicare
- Hawaii Nat’l Guard Youth Challenge Academy to celebrate Graduation at Barber’s Point
- Star-Advertiser trying to disenfranchise military personnel, Steal Senate seat from Oahu, give it to potheads
- Pension Tax Coming Back? Say, Tsutsui, Abercrombie already bickering over which taxes to raise next year
- To save a paltry $32.8M, BoE Kills 30 Magnet School Centers
- Changes to Hawaii Kiddie Porn Laws Proposed
- For gay aspiring politicians, lessons in strategy
- Mayor Arakawa joins Protest against HECO billing ratepayers for Big Wind Study
- West Maui Hospital: Certificate of Need in Hand, developer dumps partners, goes solo
- Hawaiian Kingdom visa scam hits 400 in Tonga
- Enviros: Let Ocean reclaim your House
- Legal fees spike at UH—tied to Mauna Kea Telescope
- KIUC #2 in Solar, HELCO 4th, MECO 5th
- Hawaii Students Defend Against Hackers
- NJ Supreme Court decision interprets “shield law” and nontraditional online journalists
- Insect expert joins the race to beat deadly pests that threaten Hawaii's bee colonies
- Palin emails show engaged leader who sought VP nod
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| Saturday, June 11, 2011 |
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June 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 882 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- 442nd Vet on Redistricting: Military is part of our Community, should be counted
- Prophetic Words: Abercrombie was always a loud-mouthed hippie who had all the answers
- Abercrombie doubles down against Pro-Bowl: "It's Time We Get Our Priorities Straight"
- “Abercrombie is a real nutcase”
- The Selling of The Abercrombie, 2010
- Former Hawaii Gov. Lingle meets wounded US troops and delivers graduation speech in Germany
- Hanabusa pays for Kakaako Apartment to fix residency problem, not really moving in
- Star-Advertiser lies about “continued growth”
- Abercrombie vs Inouye over Guam Marine Base
- Abercrombie, Schatz claiming credit for every penny Hawaii gets from the Feds
- Nonprofits lament HI’s slow-pay status
- Filipinos likely to get bigger say in isle politics
- SA: Ensure that public housing serves its intended purpose
- Controversy Over Oahu’s Rail Project Continues
- CT&T Executive Denies Reports of Company’s Poor Health
- Maui Council considering Property Tax Increase
- VIDEO: KIUC Answers Some Frequently Asked Questions about Hydro Power
- Kauai Mayor signs bill authorizing budget for fiscal year 2011-2012
- 227 Big Island nonprofits lose out
- TSA fired 36 screeners for non-screening of bags
- VIDEO: Kamehameha Day in Hawaii
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| Friday, June 10, 2011 |
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June 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1460 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Reapportionment Commission rejects Multi-Member Districts, hears testimony in favor of counting Military Personnel
- Is More Better? Education Spending Increases in Hawaii
- Terry Lock named Hawaii Early Childhood Coordinator
- Newspaper Guild: Star-Advertiser demands end to seniority system, 50% cut in sick leave
- Cayetano: Abercrombie unaware of Pro-Bowl’s Value
- Fact Check: Weekend of Civil Unions Will Bring in More Cash Than Pro Bowl? FALSE
- Kamehameha educator takes job as state's childhood coordinator
- Clayton Hee Financial Disclosures still false
- State to seek assets of defunct nonprofits
- Hawaii Presents Its Fiscal Case to Fitch
- Supreme Court considers conduct code rule changes
- Campaign Spending Commission Fines Reps Awana, Carroll
- TSA to Fire 36 Honolulu Airport Workers
- Hawaii is one of only six states where home prices increase
- Security guard, school lunch aide indicted on child enticement charge
- HECO is #3 in Solar
- Luddites whine about GMOs in Hawaii
- Men charged with killing pregnant goat plead not guilty
- Contraceptives won't solve deer problem, only throwing money at deer will work
- Court Delays Arraignment In Puppy Mill Case
- How Cola Gave Molokai Clean Water
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| Thursday, June 09, 2011 |
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June 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1066 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Panos announces plans for 2012 Mayoral Race
- 2011 Session Wrap-up: Paychecks Hawaii Rates Legislators
- State Auditor: Public Housing oversight Erratic
- Sen Sam Slom to Address Kona TEA Party
- DLNR outsources Historic Preservation
- Mitsubishi, State sign agreement to Promote New Electric Car
- Judges sharply challenge Obama healthcare law
- Shapiro: Abercrombie all talk and no action on homelessness
- Tax Department Seeks Independent Auditor
- Reapportionment: Maui Advisory Council says Military Personnel Don’t Count
- Multimember districts Legal, redistricting panel told
- Democrat Complaint unanimously dismissed against Aiona, GOP
- Hanabusa: Republicans are Robots, Money will Decide Senate Run
- Hanabusa still working on moving to district she represents
- Activists continue to Block pre-deployment Training for Afghanistan
- Clean Energy? State pledges to block Hydro Projects on Kauai
- HUD: Money Meant for Elderly Activities Used to Pay Salaries
- Banking Lobbyist on Foreclosure Task Force wants to keep lobbying
- Act 221 scammers team up with Hawaii Reporter, Launch New News Partnership
- SA: Stangel story is about Gun Control, not soft-on-crime judges
- Conference delegates to clean up Kakaako homeless shelter
- IRS: 1,500 Hawaii Nonprofits Lose Tax-Exempt Status
- Nurses: HGEA to meet with State Negotiator Again
- Affordable Housing Developer sues LUC for downzoning after Construction
- Millions spent on trash
- Patten forms Shell Company to Push Wind on Molokai
- Hawaii's Open Records Agency Tackles Facebook Posts and Tweets
- FAA studies air 'trikes' to elevate their safety
- How walkable is your neighborhood?
- Iran Military discusses Plan for Nuclear test
- Key Gingrich aides resign
- Owning It: Democrats are in a corner on their ownership of the economy
- Bullying Conference: US Dep’t of Education Procures Gay Teens for Rich Powerful Gays
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| Wednesday, June 08, 2011 |
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June 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 958 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- WSJ: Health Care Initiative Draws Fire, 93% of MD refuse ACO/Medical Home program
- VIDEO: Former Sen. Rick Santorum announces GOP Presidential Bid
- Hawaii DoH Scientist: Shame on the EWG for panic about Hexavalent Chromium in Honolulu Tapwater
- Ed Case: Our Challenges, My Beliefs, Your Support
- Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia named Chief Information Officer of Hawaii
- Historic Kaumakapili Church Celebrates 100th Anniversary
- Emotional reunions for Schofield soldiers returning from Iraq
- Abercrombie: Wizard will save Hawaii from Hurricane, but he is Preparing Disaster Kit Just in Case
- Hawaii's economic growth ranked among lowest in nation
- PBN: Hawaii tax department seeks independent auditor
- Panos Prevedouros Raising Money for 2012 Mayor's Race
- Augean Stables: Bhagowalia to face piles of paper, magnetic tapes, Wang Computers other artifacts of forgotten past
- DoE Cutting $32M without adding a Single Furlough Day
- Horner Chokes on $1000 psf Construction Costs
- Old BoE member complains that New BoE doesn’t allow random ranting and raving at Meetings
- Tsutsui Let Lawmaker Vote To Confirm His Own Son
- Berg 'Concerned' About Aide Tampering with Hawaii Rep's Email
- Eric Ryan, Will Hack For Food
- “Austerity” Maui Council hikes budget 9% -- spares nonprofits
- Rohlfing: Reapportionment should adopt multimember districts
- HUD Threatens to Recoup $7.9M From Honolulu
- SA: Council errs on rail, recycling
- RAIL SUIT: City Lawyers could represent Council against Mayor AND Mayor against Council
- Tesoro reviewing its isle refinery
- Everything you've heard about fossil fuels may be wrong: The future of energy is not what you think it is
- NJ court: No shield law for message boards posters
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| Tuesday, June 07, 2011 |
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June 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 921 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- DBEDT: Census Report looks at Redistricting in Hawaii
- Libertarian Think-tank Ranks Hawaii #47 in Freedom
- New Charges: Rod Tam to be arraigned for Campaign Spending Violations
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 6
- Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Birth Certificate causes Trouble in Taipei
- Lim’s Attack on Tourism: Revenge by Abercrombie?
- State Supreme Court to hear case for Hawaiian Homes funding
- State liabilities must be reduced
- Hawaii graduation rate 65.8%, DoE continues to play numbers games
- Navy Ship That fed Bin Laden’s stinking corpse To Sharks will stop In Hawaii
- Stangel was in custody before (Soft on Crime)
- Kalapa: Put Emphasis On Restructuring Government
- State formalizes pact to assist military kids
- Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force members warned to Stop Lobbying
- Star-Advertiser forecasts continued growth
- Rod Tam Pleads No Contest To New Charges
- Homeless plan or security sweep?
- APEC Host Committee announces new executives
- Hawaii's first full-time chief information officer to be announced by Gov. Abercrombie
- Van pool fees likely to increase
- Atomic Monkey: State Representative Pine Latest Victim of Dirty Cyber Trickster?
- Senate's Indian Affairs to hold hearing on UN statement on indigenous rights
- Green Killer of Eagles, Hawks: Wind Farms Murder 440,000 birds a Year
- AOL INSIDER: Here Are 12 Reasons Why The AOL-Huffington Post Merger Is Going Down In Flames
- WaPo: President Obama’s phony accounting on the auto industry bailout
- Liquid Robotics raises $22 million for autonomous sea drones
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| Monday, June 06, 2011 |
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June 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1005 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- DHS: Thousands of ghost names on Hawaii Medicare, Medicaid Rolls
- Our Cooling Globe: June Snow in Hawaii (video)
- BIVN: VIDEO: Summer snow in Hawaii, high on Mauna Kea
- State Auditor quietly withholds Hawaiian Homelands audit documents from disclosure
- AP: Hawaii tax department to hire independent auditor to review its revenue reporting, accounting
- Shapiro: Djou makes sense on rail
- HART budget different from City Council Budget for HART
- Telescope has spent $100M, raised $375M
- Hawaiian expects Japanese visitors to rebound within months
- Star-Advertiser shortchanges Haleakala Police Complaints
- Reapportionment: Maui Advisory Commission says Military Personnel should not be counted
- Hearings on plastic bag ban start Tuesday
- Luddites complain about Hydro on Kauai
- Tam could face jail time, new charges
- Evidence Ignored in Unsolved Rapes
- Hawaii has Least Competition in Trans-Ocean Shipping
- Horizon Lines, Bondholders strike deal to Save Shipper
- Honolulu: Do You Know Where Your Mayor Is?
- Hands Free Cellphone Law: 16,837 tickets in Two Years
- SA: Deal humanely with axis deer
- Vanpool Hawaii to Close Operations
- Old Earmarks Still Kicking In: Hawaiian islands getting money for job training
- SUPREME COURT REFUSES HAWAII BALLOT ACCESS CASE
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| Sunday, June 05, 2011 |
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June 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1116 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- $134 Million Mystery: DoTax suddenly admits “unusual reporting, systemic problems, inconsistencies”
- Djou: City has squandered any goodwill resulting from 2008 Rail vote
- Big Isle Plastic Bag Ban Hearings to begin June 7
- 307th Signal Battalion returning from Afghanistan
- Raid on Hurricane Fund tied to DoTax Reporting
- Star-Advertiser: City Parking Meters could Point to Solution to all of State’s Economic Problems
- BoE Recognition Diplomas drop 42%, fewer go on to College: SA Trumpets “Improvements”
- Hawaii taxpayers could pay $5 billion more than expected for state retiree health benefits, a study finds
- Hawaii missing its chance to promote long-term care insurance
- Marks: Redistricting Commission still has to decide whether to Count Military Personnel
- Will Luddites Kill Hydro on Kauai? KIUC Members to Vote June 13
- UH Manoa Political Correctness Leaves Police Unarmed at Haleakala
- Public Housing Authority to no longer be Flop House for Homeless?
- Volunteers Clean up Warehouse Ruined by Homeless Camp
- Plans to build electric cars in Hawaii stalls
- Battle of the sex trade: Concerns over prostitution and the welfare of victims are slowly prodding a toughening of Hawaii laws
- The monopoly newspaper ignores yesterday’s North Shore storm, flooding
- Abercrombie signs law protecting military children when they switch schools
- Hilo begins Direct Flights from LA, SF
- Dopers to rally for Legal Dope at Capitol
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| Saturday, June 04, 2011 |
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June 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 937 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Progressives: Hirono will rescue us from Xenophobic Warmonger and Corporate Shill Ed Case
- APEC Preparations: Wealthy liberals pony up for Abercrombie’s Homeless Sweeps
- Hanabusa backs Boehner against Obama, Hirono rejects call for Congressional Approval of Libya War
- Redistricting: Tammy Duckworth gets Gerrymandered into Illinois 8th Congressional District
- Hawaii Tax Director Finds Unusual, Inconsistent Revenue Reports
- $104M in rail bonds, Tax & Fee Increases approved: The City Council headed for courtroom showdown over oversight of the new rail authority's budget
- Council Approves Another Sewer Fee Increase: Typical Bill Will Rise 68% Over Six Years
- When a poll goes off the rail, tax dollars pay for a new one
- Hawaii to challenge FERC’s role in hydro
- AARP wants to Put Pension Tax fight behind them, get back to being liberals
- Auditor: Poor Management of Hawaii Public Housing Puts Federal Funds at Risk
- Kailua Fireworks Update: $48,000 Left to Raise in 30 Days
- 400 expected to march at Honolulu gay pride parade
- Email, Website of Hawaii Lawmaker Hacked
- Few Hawaii Senators File Disclosure Reports During Session
- How Tort Reform helped Hawaii Accident Victims Get Medical Care
- Taxes account for 70 cents a gallon
- State agencies boost energy efficiency
- KGMB’s Kim Gennaula to be next Aloha United Way president
- Honolulu Chinatown Rat-Check: No Rodents, But Plenty Of Rat Bait
- Virginity Inspection in 1960s Hawaii Juvenile Detention
- Scientists to study Japanese Nuclear impact on Ocean
- Herb Kane: The Last Interview
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| Friday, June 03, 2011 |
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June 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 821 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Djou: City should work harder to build consensus on rail
- Abercrombie signs bogus Rail EIS, Enviros Sue, Carlisle Admin blames ... Lingle
- Lim: Handouts to Clinton Movie Mogul Cronies and Windfarm Scammers are key to Hawaii’s Future
- Reapportionment Commission Sets Public Meeting Schedule
- New plan offers coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions
- Hawaii gov: 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Questioning Pride Month'
- Hawaiian Geothermal Energy: A Gift from the Gods?
- Horizon Lines, another Jones Act Failure
- Three steps to sabotage RTTT Teacher Accountability
- Charter school to leave probation
- Inouye Continues push for Guam Base
- Feds Propose Expanding Monk Seal Habitat
- Hawaii's Local Leader in Integrated Care Achieves 5-Star Rating on Medication Safety from Pharmacy Quality Alliance
- Dim Bulbs force Creation of Black market
- Most Hawaii House Reps File Disclosures After Legislative Session
- Stanley Chang Vulnerable over Parking Meter Fee Hike
- “Concrete shortage” delays pad installation at bus stops
- VIDEO: $1 fare for Hele-On bus reconsidered by Hawaii council
- After Developer builds 432 Townhouses, LUC reverts project to Agricultural Zoning
- Hawaii Gas Prices Dip While Other States Rise
- Veteran reporter Huff to say aloha to KITV
- UHERO Brief: The Lag in Employment Recovery
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| Thursday, June 02, 2011 |
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June 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 971 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Abercrombie signs SB1347, gives HECO license to soak Consumers for Green Energy Projects
- Should ratepayers pay for Big Wind Studies? Life of the Land Challenges HECO
- HIPA Hawaii Military Spending Study Tied to Fundraiser with Military Contractor?
- After Rejection by Mayo Clinic, US Senators ask Obama Admin to withdraw Medical Home Regs
- National Right to Life: Medical rationing and $555B Medicare cuts in Obamacare Law
- Lung Association: Honolulu has America’s Cleanest Air
- Abercrombie releases funds for Capital Improvement Projects
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Mufi sits down with Tsutsui to plan 2012 Election Strategy?
- Abercrombie signs bill shutting Consumers out, allowing HECO to Raise Rates at Will
- HB1000 Would Authorize Unelected Board to tax cellphones
- Latest Rail Poll Paid for by Rail Contactor
- Bill ending GE Tax exemptions raises Legal Questions on Construction Contracts
- Hawaii Senate Keeps Public in Dark
- Council, Mayor head for Courtroom Showdown over HART Rail Budget Authority
- VIDEO: Hawaii council passes budget, mayor “outraged” by payment for Retirees health Care
- OHA giving away more money to Buy Support from Hawaiians
- Clayton Hee revises Financial Disclosure Statements AGAIN, may still be in violation
- Heavyweight Lobbyists Line up to Defend Schnitzer Steel
- No Conflict: Lawmaker by Day, Lobbyist by Night
- Rod Tam Sentencing next Tuesday
- Proposed Laie hotel clears another hurdle
- Lawsuit looms as UH, consultant try to stop data breaches
- HPD gains first female deputy chief
- New Hawaii Law Offers Gold Star Family License Plates to Families of Fallen Soldiers
- US House to Celebrate Kamehameha Day June 11
- Investigators Discover Manufacturing Facility in Hawaii
- TV Executives Admit in Taped Interviews That Hollywood Pushes a Liberal Agenda
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| Wednesday, June 01, 2011 |
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June 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1049 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- RAND: Military is 18% of Hawaii’s Economy (Full Text)
- Hirono, Hanabusa vote to increase National Debt: House rejects 97-318
- Horizon Lines may be delisted from NY Stock Exchange
- Hawaii Right to Life PAC Congratulates Neighborhood Board Candidates Who Advocate for Life
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 31
- Abercrombie signs Appropriation for Reapportionment Commission
- Visitor arrivals rose 5.3% and spending jumped 20.2% in April
- MRC Greenwood on Misuse of Protocol Funds: “There are many things I don’t do”
- As Hurricane Season begins, Abercrombie signs law allowing him to spend hurricane relief fund
- No Special Session Means Key Bills In Limbo
- No Competition For Hawaii School Bus Contracts
- Hawaii's Electric Vehicle Rebates Off to Slow Start
- Civil Beat: Facts are not Facts if We Decide They’re Not
- Paying For Honolulu News: Follow the money, the technology and the readers to try to predict the future of the news business
- KHON2, KITV, Hawaii News Now Face Uncertain Future
- Anti-Geothermal Protesters now Love Geothermal Because OHA will Profit
- Toxic Waste in Hawaii
- UH Manoa Ethnic studies to Invade New Zealand
- Rick Hamada Five Questions. 5 Answers.
- $2M bail for man charged in Hawaii resort death
- Nishihara: Agricultural Renaissance? This time we mean it. Really.
- Kuehnle Algae Replaces Oil, but costs more
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| Tuesday, May 31, 2011 |
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May 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1301 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- HB838: Reapportionment Funds Held up by Abercrombie
- Public gathers at Schofield Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony
- Kalapa: State Limits on Tax Deductions will Hurt Non-Profit Sector
- Duckworth not considering run for Hawaii posts
- Hanabusa holds 3rd DC Lobbyist Fundraiser of Year
- Hanabusa still hasn’t Moved into District
- BoE to conduct every kind of Audit—EXCEPT the Financial one
- Filling Up the General Fund: HVCB market blitz targets 3 cities
- Medical home model Improves patient care
- The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: Easier Eligibility Standards for Hawaii Residents
- Senators Question Guam Base Plan
- Hawaii may become only state where injuring or killing someone while driving without License is not a Felony
- Act 221 Scammers still pushing Lanai Windfarm
- What You Won't Learn From Honolulu Council Financial Disclosure Forms
- Council Devises Escape Hatch for Recycling Subsidy
- City might permit fireworks storage
- NOW THE UKULELE OUTSELLS ELECTRIC GUITARS IN UK
- Fake CO2 readings keep going up as atmosphere cools
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| Monday, May 30, 2011 |
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May 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1055 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Ronald Reagan, Memorial Day 1986: “They chose to reject the fashionable skepticism of their time”
- Abercrombie’s Tough Deal: Penny-pinching Governor demands Control over decision to “Extend Life”
- Molokai Anti-Wind Group Forms
- Memorial Day Events:
- Only 12 remaining Hawaii WW2 Vets of 442nd
- Molokai Veterans Group Comes a Long Way
- Hirono finally shows up in Hawaii to do interviews
- DOE to tighten tenure rules: School administrators undergo "employee termination training" (but they aren’t actually going to fire anyone)
- OHA awards $4.3M for education, health and income
- Maui Man escapes, so soft-on-crime Judge Lets him out of Prison
- High cost of Nursing Home Care produces Surplus of LTC Beds
- Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie intends to veto redundant measure extending stimulus oversight
- No Wind on Molokai (Literally)
- HC&S: Sugar ‘at the top,’ can anything knock it off?
- Ex-Maui officer, once called a hero, pleads guilty in theft, sex extortion
- Costs force MEO out of senior chore service
- Kauai Property Tax Appeals up 35%
- Fences protect 8,000 acres of Kaua‘i wilderness
- Enviros Panic as Huge new Oil Field opens up in Texas
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| Sunday, May 29, 2011 |
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May 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 962 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Family Forum: Religious Freedom takes a Beating in Legislature
- Israel Day Hawaii Celebration May 29
- Rep Gene Ward plans for July 4th Maunalua Bay
- OHA behind effort to block Hydro on Kauai
- HPD Chief Replaces APEC Coordinator Months Before Event
- Star-Advertiser calls for Abercrombie to sign Charter School Ethics Bill
- Star-Advertiser: Hawaii well poised to offer an alternative to the Wisconsin model of dealing with public sector unions (Raise taxes $600M and give the unions 9 paid days off)
- Law's delay halts foreclosures until Oct 1
- Hawaii public schools set goal of serving more food cooked from scratch in cafeterias
- BYU officials defend hotel proposal
- Hawaiian stilts make comeback in former Homeless Tent City
- Pair circling isle on foot to help combat meth use
- High-tech meters to drive new system
- Feds slow to fund Alii Drive repairs
- For 55 years, a Hawaii man has fulfilled a promise to tend the grave of his friend's brother
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| Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
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May 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1365 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Complete list of Neighborhood Board Election Results
- Berg: Support needed for Community Benefits Bills on Council Agenda
- Association of Alternative Newsweeklies protests subpoena of Maui Time online Commenters’ IDs
- Hawaii Workers Comp Fails Workers and Doctors—but Lawyers are given a “Raft of Protocols”
- VA, Pentagon to combine Electronic Health Records
- Homeless leave Waianae, move Downtown
- WW2 Memorial Needs Paint, Abercrombie Admin blames Lingle
- Hawaii spends $12,399 per student: DoE blames HECO for poor Student Performance
- New 3 yr Mainland Prison Contract Overdue
- Hunters hit back at DLNR “Propaganda”: No Axis deer on Big Isle
- Interest in electric vehicles high in Hawaii: Honolulu creates an online permitting system for home charging stations
- Dismissal sought in Kaho'ohalahala residency dispute
- Maui: Ex-police officer pleads guilty in theft and sex assault cases
- Hawaii County Cost of Gov’t Commission focuses on How to extract more money from Residents
- County programs serving few a burden to taxpayers
- Bicyclists protest Waialae road plan
- Hawaii Puppy Mill Faces 153 Animal Cruelty Counts
- Lawmakers from Both Sides Rally for Housing Counseling Funding
- Akaka votes to Bankrupt Medicare
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| Friday, May 27, 2011 |
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May 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1089 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Naming names: Who are the alleged Sovereignty-mortgage scammers?
- Maui Victims of Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers may lose home
- Study: Hawaii Drivers rank 50th in Driving Skills
- $600 million in New Taxes
- Hawaii Government agencies are tops in DC lobbying
- Tulsi Gabbard announces Democratic campaign for CD2
- DLNR to step up enforcement against Fishermen
- Abercrombie on CoR: No plans to call for Special Session
- Attorney: Seizure of Molokai Ranch for Windfarm may be illegal
- 189 Properties in Rail’s Path: Myths about Eminent Domain
- Gov. Ariyoshi Schools Abercrombie on how to balance a Budget
- State to sell piles of junk to fill General Fund
- Obamacare: Medicaid cuts will cost Hawaii $150 million over two years
- County Mayors Meet With Governor Over Contract Talks
- Abercrombie: Special Session Unlikely, Revenues Forecast Unchanged
- Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie signs extension of 5 percent pay cut for state leaders
- Did Hawaii Do Enough To Fix Public Pensions?
- Maui land sought for geothermal power plant
- Sovereignty Activists indicted for Stealing from Hawaiians (once again)
- Rep Herkes defends ACT 48 Foreclosure Reform
- For Tulsi Gabbard, Serving Hawaii Means Leaving City Council Early
- HPD Officer's Sentencing Delayed
- UH students tell City Council about bike route disconnections
- Hawaii health department reopens food plant
- Queen Liliuokalani School Closes Its Doors
- WSJ: Hawaii Hotel Sues Marriott
- Lahaina museum to be featured in film on China’s 1911 Revolution
- Akaka reintroduces bill to reunite Filipino World War II veterans and their children
- Honolulu Mayor Advances Plan to Demolish Waikiki Natatorium
- Spike in rat lungworm reported
- HNN: Bu La`ia: The Legend Continues
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| Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
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May 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1195 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Test of Shield Law? Maui PD subpoenas ID of online commenter who threatened Cop
- Brookings: Muslims expel reformer from Manoa mosque, claim Arabs discovered Hawaii
- Gallup: Hawaii residents are Least-Stressed in US
- VIDEO: Fontaine Factor Discusses Domestic Violence in Hawaii
- After raising taxes on poor, Abercrombie announces $13M Crony Capitalist Giveaway
- UH Hilo to be home to NASA International Lunar Research Park
- Akaka, Inouye join in unanimous Senate rejection of Obama Budget
- VIDEO: Ryan: Obama, Dems "Shamelessly Distort And Demagogue Medicare"
- VIDEO: Joe Klein: NY-26 Was A "Victory For Socialism"
- Everyone Holding Breath for State COR Numbers
- Clayton Hee corrects years of lies on Ethics Statements: SA blogs about it
- Abercrombie still trying to balance budget on backs of Seniors
- Abercrombie’s Corporate Welfare goes to OHIO???
- Bill to alter homes tax exemption advances
- Research facility at UH-Hilo would test gear for lunar work
- 10 yr sentence for Filipino who liberated nearly $300K from Democrat Operatives Meheula, Winer
- Clownish Hawaii Democrat Media Begins Running Free Campaign Propaganda for Hirono
- APEC Calls for Seamless Free Trade across Pacific
- Former Big Island Mayor Yamashiro Will Be Remembered as ‘Best Mayor’ and ‘Loyal Friend and Mentor’
- Civil Beat Gets it Wrong on Democrat Money flooding into Hawaii 2010 Campaigns
- Goodwin Liu withdraws appeals court nomination
- After Abercrombie wrecks Budget, Aoki blames Lingle
- State partners with NASA to work on space exploration at UH Hilo
- Obama gives Abercrombie $13M to reward Cronies
- Incentive reduced for solar water heating program
- Kauai Council approves $269M budget—25% increase; Rapozo casts lone ‘nay’ vote
- The Kama’aina Pumping Scandal Remains Scandalous
- CB: For Filipinos, Politics Is More Than Just Numbers
- Anti-Bullying Program introduces “Transgender Clownfish” to Elementary School Students
- Hawaii Doesn't Require Lost Gun Reports
- 'Speedy Trial' Violations Rare in Hawaii
- Alleged Scam Psychiatrist came to Hawaii after losing MD license in Colorado
- Tesoro Buys Libyan Rebel Crude for Hawaii Refinery
- Hawaii heat source debated
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| Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
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May, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 846 Views
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Playing Politics: Kapolei Neighborhood Board Rejects $500K Community Benefit Package
Berg: Allow Mobile Home Parks to provide Affordable Housing?
Judiciary to Host new Divorce Law Seminar
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| Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
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May 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1251 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Abercrombie’s Medical Homes: Global Budget to control your Healthcare
- Only 53% of House Seats change hands in 7 years
- WSJ: An Anti-Israel President: The president's peace proposal is a formula for war
- WT: Obama’s next war -- President’s ill-considered Islamist backing puts Israel in the cross hairs
- 4 Schofield soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attack
- Inouye, Akaka stab Hawaii in back: Call for delay in South Korea Free Trade Pact
- Senator Hee amends latest financial disclosure, questions remain
- DePledge: Nobody cares about Residency
- Rail Math Just Doesn’t Add Up
- Shapiro: Public should win tug of war over control of rail authority
- Will current controversies change public opinion on rail?
- Critics: HPD Chief Isolated, Too Close To Union
- Father says son found gun at Oahu middle school
- Is Restricting Freedom of Movement a Healthcare Solution?
- Filipinos Overtake Japanese As Top Hawaii Group
- Hawaii can play a leading role in America's quest to explore and colonize space
- $2.6M for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Hawaii Co Water rates hiked 18%
- Kauai to Regulate Peddlers in Parks
- Robber Baron will not Represent Molokai
- Hawaii Consumers #3 in Credit Card Debt
- Council pursues Obama's library
- Shakedown Fails for Now: Telescope foes lose bid for legal fees
- OHA To publish How To guide for Shakedown Artists
- Argentina: Hawaii doctor nabbed for Medicare billing fraud
- Hawaii woman accused in $50 million Chinese company fraud
- United States for Travel Freedom Caucus Plans to Stop TSA ‘Abuses’
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| Tuesday, May 24, 2011 |
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May 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1077 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hirono launches Campaign by misleading public on education reform, clean energy
- DoD raises Worldwide Force Protection Condition to Bravo
- Abercrombie first few months: Anger, secrecy, waffling, and the birther distraction
- AARP: Pension Tax flawed, would balance budget on backs of Seniors
- Inouye to Micros: Get Lost
- Progressives Continue to Obsess over Redistricting
- Hawaii Finance Director: Moody’s GO Bond Downgrade Will Cost Hawaii Taxpayers
- Parents Fume over DoE Response to Campus Shooting
- Child Abuser heads Small DoE Charter School
- Legislation seeks to shed light on operations and spending as DoE Starves Charters of Funding
- Rail Supporters spread Conspiracy Theories about Lawsuit
- SA: Kalihi rentals revamp right way to go
- PVT Launches Waste-to-Energy to power 12,000 homes
- KIUC Sets meeting for Luddites to Destroy Hydropower proposal
- Queen’s MD: Stressed Caregivers abandon Elderly at Emergency Room
- Guam Vets: "For major surgery we would much rather go to the Philippines than Hawaii"
- Hawaii Planned Parenthood Celebrates Teen Pregnancy by demanding more taxpayer dollars for Abortion Mill
- 911 tape for Fireworks blast reveals disdain
- Maui Charter panel eyes voting powers of County Council
- Hawaii's Best High School: Mililani High School
- Native Hawaiian educational programs to receive more than $41M in federal funding
- Charges against HPD officers dismissed
- National Veterans Golden Age Games are coming to Hawaii this week for the first time in 25 years
- Noreen Yamane new chancellor of Hawaii Community College
- UH Manoa: Feral Cat Count In Progress (Your tax dollars at work)
- Why is America the 'no-vacation nation'?
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| Monday, May 23, 2011 |
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May 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 961 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Bloody Primary: Hirono vs Case vs Hanabusa for Senate?
- Aiona vs. Hannemann for CD2?
- Federal Law Enforcement Foundation: Hawaii Muslims not sanctioned to use our name
- Gulen Cult strikes out in Hawaii Legislature, School?
- Hawaii PUC Stats show Windfarms cause Blackouts
- DoTax still has no explanation for sudden discovery of $134M
- Gov. Tim Pawlenty announces Presidential Campaign
- Larry Mehau associate John Carroll to run for US Senate as Libertarian
- Study: Humans Wiped Out Land Crabs 1000 yrs ago In Hawaii (they were delicious)
- Abercrombie to Democrats: We’re running out of time to Survive
- Abercrombie signs measure for SHORTER school day (180-day law killed)
- Abercrombie teams up with Karl Rove against AARP
- State Auditor Attacks Successful Charter School
- Small Charter Schools kept on Life Support by KSBE in order to use up all the Charters
- Highlands Intermediate student in police custody following gunshot on campus
- Progressive Democrats begin to panic over Reapportionment
- UH Manoa Ethnic Studies Fraudsters: APEC meeting a chance to promote 'Value of Hawaii'
- SA to Council: Allow rail authority to do its job
- ILind: Foreclosure Law will allow Condo Fee Deadbeats free ride
- Odds Against Entrepreneurship In Hawaii
- Hawaii technology office on course for creation
- Groups call on students to challenge themselves
- Special report: youth gangs in Hawaii
- US Wind Installations Dropping Sharply
- Korean TV show a boon for tourism
- Tonga: Hawaiian Kingdom visa scheme is a scam
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| Sunday, May 22, 2011 |
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May 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1444 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- VOTING EXTENDED: SATURDAY was last day to vote for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
- Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels not running for President
- Candidates sought for Hawaii County seat on UH Board of Regents
- Reapportionment: Democrats don’t want to count Military Personnel, do want to count Felons
- Business owner and Consultant? Clayton Hee’s False Ethics Reports
- Maui News Who do you expect to be the Republican nominee in the 2012 presidential race?
- No Audit of the DoE, but State Auditing Charter Schools
- Failing Molokai School converts to Charter, now succeeds. Teachers work longer day get paid more
- Charter School in Tents Whips DoE
- Growth trends like in Ewa will guide reapportionment changes
- VIDEO: Abercrombie “We don’t deserve to hold office if we can’t deliver as Democrats”
- SA: Charities that feed homeless should stop
- Kat Brady compares compares Halawa to Auschwitz as Fat Criminals lose weight, ACLU says system is cracking
- Developers Pitch Hoopili development for Ewa
- Five years after nearly closing, Kahuku Medical Center holds open house
- Kapaia Bridge: After four years of talk and studies, Kauai County decides to do nothing
- Ulua Hunters Needed: Fishing ban in NW Hawaiian Islands is Killing Monk Seals
- UPI: Ultralights need more regulation?
- Government Steps Up Repayment Of Student Loans
- Rump Presbyterian Church votes to allow oral, anal sex for Clergy
- Handi-Van driver accused of sexually assaulting mentally handicapped woman
- “Pacific Gibraltar: U.S.-Japanese Rivalry over the Annexation of Hawaii, 1885-1898,” by William Michael Morgan
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| Saturday, May 21, 2011 |
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May 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1217 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Maui Armed Forces Day Picnic TODAY
- Israel Day Hawaii Celebration May 29
- VIDEO: Herman Cain announces GOP Presidential Bid
- Abercrombie signs public lands bills into law
- Natural Resource Agencies Collaborate to Help Conserve Forestry Lands in Hawaii
- Hirono vs. Lingle Round 2?
- Rep. Johanson Selected for Prestigious Emerging Leaders Program
- Senator Clayton Hee files false ethics reports for years
- Sen Josh Green Leads Doctors into Medical Jail
- Plata o Plombo? Electronic Medical Records Subsidy Keeps Kona Hospital in Black
- Construction industry worries about fallout from rail lawsuit
- Abercrombie tells Nurses it is their own fault if HGEA doesn’t take care of them
- Honolulu Reapportionment Commission Named
- Hawaii Ranks #3 in Homelessness
- With APEC breathing down their necks, Honolulu Work Crews suddenly become efficient
- State Guests “Disinvited” From Pirates of the Caribbean Screening
- State Supreme Court issues rules to accompany foreclosure proceedings
- Hawaii human trafficking suspect appeals civil case loss
- FBI Adopts Waipahu School
- Hawaii County Illegal Smokers being ticketed
- High hopes for ignition interlock
- Windward bike-sharing program promotes government waste
- E-Waste Recycling program falling apart as trash piles up
- First Wind issues $200M in notes for new wind projects
- Latino Community Grew Almost 40% in Hawaii Over Last Decade
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| Friday, May 20, 2011 |
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May 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1531 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- VIDEO: Abercrombie squares off with Maui Nurses
- Djou responds to Hirono Campaign Announcement
- UHERO County Forecast: Uneven Recovery Continues
- SA: Abercrombie off to rough start
- Police Roust Kenoi, Chang from Drunken Party
- Hawaiian Home Lands Owes $2,500 for Treadmill
- HTA: Tourism set for near-record year
- Dead on Arrival: Obama Admin to ask for $250M for Honolulu Rail
- District Pork Hard to Track at the Ledge
- Legislators raise GE Tax $350M, proud of …uh… not raising GE Tax
- Surprise, surprise: Maui hydro proposal causing controversy
- Long-awaited Kuhio Park Terraces revamp begins
- Castle doubles down on schools (good money after bad)
- DoE employee arrested in first child enticement case involving 'live victim'
- Study: HIV on the rise with Asian and Pacific Islander Women
- Less Federal Funds: Hawaii's anti-terror funding cut despite APEC
- Geothermal: How Much will OHA make after theft of Wao Kele O Puna
- Were Kings and Queens of Hawaii Really Hawaiian?
- Hawaiian Rights vs DLNR at Supreme Court
- US judge fines contractor for human trafficking
- Regents Split on Research Center's Future, Punt Decision to UH President
- Cayetano: 14 years, 10 dogs, and Salmon
- Maui Chamber needs more donations to continue Fourth of July fireworks
- Maui selected for smart-grid demonstration
- Castle Foundation commits $10 million to public education
- Transsexual Farrington HS Student now edits website
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| Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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May 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1119 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Hawaii WW2 vet to Obama: “Shape up and start acting like an American”
- FRIDAY Last Day to Vote for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
- Larry Mehau Associate Mazie Hirono Announces Campaign for US Senate
- Hawaii Judges Cannot Be Impartial About Rail Project
- US Census: Hawaii home ownership only 57.7%
- DBEDT: State Forecasts Remain Optimistic
- RESULTS: Cain tops Hawaii GOP Presidential Straw Poll
- Courthouse News: Watchdogs & Ex-Hawaii Officials Aim to Shelve Mass Transit Project
- Not to Rule over Hawaii: Obama's 9th Circuit nominee Goodwin Liu heading for Defeat Thursday?
- To Rule over Hawaii: Obama nominates former Planned Parenthood Board member for 9th Circuit
- Social Security Admin releases Top 100 baby names for Hawaii
- Your Private Information Public? HHS Audit finds massive Security Gaps in Electronic Medical Records
- Victory: Senate Republicans Save Hawaii from Berkeley Liu
- Cabanilla, Wooley, English among Least Effective Lawmakers
- Neighborhood Board Voting ends Friday
- Homelessness Industry Admits 75% would go to shelters if we stop feeding them on the Streets
- Three Weeks After Rail Fact-Finding Trip, Still No Report
- State forecasts increase in jobs
- AP, ABC Weigh in on Moody’s Hawaii Downgrade
- BOE wants single, more rigorous track to earn high school diploma
- Common Cause Targets Instant Runoff Voting for a Comeback Next Year
- Kauai Resort property tax hike fails
- Kau: Modest version of Hawaiian Riviera Resort envisioned
- Council to chop W. Hawaii golf subsidy
- Oi: Bill to ban texting in crosswalks won't work, but changed attitudes would
- UH Board of Regents To Vote on Major Research Center's Closure
- "Interim" is the Title for 8 of 19 Deans at UH Manoa
- Daily KOS Claims Lingle has no future
- Bank Lobbyist Served on Hawaii Fore closure Task Force
- Big Save stores sold to Times
- Hawaii Libertarian Party Convention to meet Saturday
- Accused Murderer Walks after Two Mistrials
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| Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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May 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 813 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie’s Medical Homes scheme rejected by Mayo Clinic, other top clinics
- HGEA to Nurses: State not Responsive to Negotiations
- APEC Prep: Abercrombie Reveals 90-Day Homeless Plan
- Schatz still trying to find “More Federal Funds”
- Top Abercrombie Fundraiser Endorses Republican Presidential Campaign
- HCDA Hearing on Future Development of Barbers Point/Kalaeloa
- Moody’s Cuts Hawaii’s Bond Rating
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 16
- Analysis: Budgets Swell for All but Two Hawaii Depts.
- Abercrombie copies Waihee: Secrecy led to Broken Trust
- Ward: 18 Bills which were originally Republican Ideas
- Shapiro: Senate race a re-run of 2002?
- Council, Mayor Threaten to Sue Each Other Over New Rail Agency
- What if Honolulu Rail Fails?
- Moody’s Downgrades State of Hawaii’s General Obligation Bond Rating
- Could add 0.2% to interest rate on Bonds
- Hawaii Pacific Health touts Financial Incentives agreement with HMSA: Make OUR patients more healthy—by throwing the sick ones out
- Lawmakers as Bait to Lure Lobbyists
- State aims to clear out homeless for APEC
- Abercrombie: Don’t feed the Homeless
- Hawai‘i federal judges look like poster kids for rail suit
- The EA Rip-Off: Why Hawaii’s Environmental Policy is Failing
- Hippies found Squatting in Back of Washington Place
- Free Ride: Council rejects plan to end Free Bus Fares on Big Island
- APEC Targets Pacific Wide Free Trade Zone in Upcoming US Summit
- DARE Funds Cut
- New Fraud Claim Against Missing Bank of America Employee
- Stalled Once, Developer Returns With New Master Plan For Ewa, Kapolei
- Breaking: Koolauloa politics heat up, physical assault alleged
- Record number earn Native Hawaiian law certificate
- Sun Yat-Sen’s Views About Overthrow?
- BOOK REVIEW: Man who added Hawaii to the map
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| Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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May 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1166 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Moody’s Cuts Hawaii’s Bond Rating
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 16
- Study: Hawaiian Islands Feudal system in 1400 AD
- Lingle Pushes Senate Decision to Summer
- SHOCK POLL: Labor unions ranked high in influence
- VIDEO: Abercrombie Bickers with Maui Nurses
- Nurses group questions MMMC rent payments for empty structure
- HPD's 2 deputy chiefs intend to give up posts
- Honolulu inflation ranked No. 4 in nation in 2010
- SA: OIP has public duty to issue opinion
- Fact Check: Abercrombie wrong about Medicaid Enrollment Growth
- Beacon Communities' birthday emphasizes 'journey' ahead
- HMSA, Kaiser in the black so far this year
- Unity House tries to sell Lotus hotel
- Wind Farms get a pass while Enviros hammer KIUC over dead birds
- Property taxes 180% higher after Supreme Court rejects Kauai Ohana Amendment
- Crisis? Council: $200K trash haul study waste of money
- Kauai Councilman Votes Money for his own Non-profit
- FACE Rallies for illegal migrants
- Star-Advertiser makes room for Democrat Campaign Commercial
- Obama’s sister: Private schools should share resources with Public Schools
- Court rejects appeal of Kamehameha case
- VIDEO: Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial ground breaking
- Dopers fire back at Green, Shapiro
- Akaka introduces foreclosure overhaul in Senate
- Hawaiian Crab Extinction Linked To Ancient Human Presence
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| Monday, May 16, 2011 |
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May 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 741 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii GOP sets March 13 for GOP Presidential Caucuses
- Hawaii Republicans Pass first-ever Resolution Against Akaka Bill
- Abercrombie: Nurses must suffer to pay for Medicaid Expansion
- Abercrombie: I am right and people are ungrateful
- CB: Abercrombie Says He Will 'Roll Over' AARP—Pension Tax coming back
- Democrat Senate Primary: Hanabusa, Hirono, Hannemann duke it out over chance to defeat Case
- If She Runs, Lingle Wants 'Strategy for Victory'
- Poll: Concern grows over rail's cost
- U.S. Supreme Court declines Kamehameha admissions case
- HR: Hawaii GOP Resolutions Oppose Rail Project, Akaka Bill and All Tax/Fee Hikes
- Calvin Say: ERS Reform is most important accomplishment
- Medicaid Cuts to affect 50% of Molokai
- Survey: 93% of Molokai Residents say no to Wind Farm
- The rise in the cost of petroleum will not stop the recovery, Hawaii experts say
- Local Psychiatrist Says Hawaii ready for APEC
- Crisis? State peddles program for renting of bicycles
- Traceability expert leaves Hawaii
- Meda Chesney-Lind chosen as commencement speaker
- Gingrich endorses Obamacare
- ABC: Trump Not Running for President
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| Sunday, May 15, 2011 |
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May 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 923 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- VIDEO: Huckabee announces he is not running for President
- Lingle: “Seriously considering” Senate Run
- Poll Heavy with Democrats but Abercrombie Approval still Drops to 50%
- Bombastic, In your face Abercrombie is Out of Control
- Pension: Reigning in Hawaii's labor costs
- Lawmakers Should Have Taken Own Pension Medicine
- SA: Address costs of elder care before coping turns to crisis
- SA: Placing needy in housing costs millions
- Does OIP have the legal authority to “punt”?
- Who is making these judgment calls in the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office?
- Telescope opponent says Hawaiian goddess will testify
- After decades of paying $1 a year, Bowfin girds for big rent increase
- Maui Lawmakers sorry film tax credit on cutting room floor
- TheBus No. 1 in rides to work
- Officers' memorial to break ground
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| Saturday, May 14, 2011 |
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May 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1391 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii State Republican Convention to Meet this Weekend
- HMSA: Mail-order Pharmaceutical plan losing support of Hawaii Physicians
- Seeking Development Approval, Kyo-ya easy mark for Abercrombie’s Free Sand Shakedown
- Legislative Wrap-up Video: Rep Ward, Sen Slom Town Hall meeting Hawaii Kai
- If CoR cuts forecast, Abercrombie will demand Special Session
- Transit Case Assigned To Mainland Judge
- Hall Stepping Down as Hawaiian Homes Deputy after Treadmill Purchase exposed
- New OIP refuses to challenge governor on judge names list (Quid pro Quo)
- Price of Rail Environmental Study Doubled To $156 Million
- Protesters Hound Alternative Energy Projects Statewide
- HMSA, Straub, Wilcox, Pali Momi sign agreement to ration care
- Hyperbole: Abercrombie promises Gov’t Spending will Cut Kauai Unemployment in Half
- Hawaii Muslims help State Department Brainwash International Students
- Unpaid wages mount for hundreds in job city says wasn't for rail
- Bed bugs and superbug bacteria linked
- $349 Million In Lost Revenue: The Economic Cost Of Violence In Hawaii
- VIDEO: Yagong counters mayor’s budget plan
- HOPE Probation Works: Why Choosing Research and Facts Over Sensationalism and Anecdotes Make for Better Criminal Justice Policy
- First Wind unable to find location (so sad)
- Reporter gets dirt on Elected Official, but does not use it
- Hawaii's sex offenders Part 3: Protecting your children
- Wanted for Rape in Hawaii, Fugitive busted in Oregon 11 years later
- Deputy police chief's son arrested in alleged theft
- 442nd vet changed Hawaii through politics and law
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| Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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May 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 884 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Obamacare: HMSA announces statewide scheme to cut costs
- Honolulu Cellphone Ban: You can Walk the walk, but don’t talk the talk
- Hui files federal lawsuit to stop rail plans
- Council member wants 'Plan B' to raise taxes, raid Bus funds in case rail funding is short
- Rail transit rolls forward with stops for questions
- Abercrombie: Put Multi-Member Districts on ballot for 2012
- Shapiro: Senatorial Pique forces Special Session
- Say, Oshiro Best in Hawaii House at Passing Own Bills
- Impact of New Retirement Rules: Smaller Pensions
- PBN: ‘Frustrated’ Abercrombie is good CEO because he uses Twitter, and gave an excuse for not releasing Judicial nominees
- Civil Beat Shares Hawaii Legislative Agency Salaries
- Efficiency? Cost Cutting? Hawaii's largest health insurer will raise its premiums by 3.7% in July
- Crisis? $4.5M for new Judiciary Building
- Fear of being politically incorrect strangles UH Athletics
- Aulani to hire 800 "cast members" to fill "roles"
- Update: Nordstrom will pursue theft charges against HPD deputy chief's son
- HNN: Sex Predators Among Us
- Why Trial Lawyers Love Enviros, OHA—and fear Mainland
- Psychos, race baiters duke it out on Hawaii County Council
- Luddites, Anti-Superferry protesters prepare to defeat Hydro Power on Kauai
- A Grandmother Speaks Against Wind Farm
- Political Correctness Tours to begin in Honolulu
- Last bale of Hawaiian Waste trash disposed of
- Honolulu Mulls Phone Ban for Pedestrians
- Hawaii's newest public school fills fast
- Regulators lift consent order against Central Pacific
- Omidyar won’t say how long he will pay for Civil Beat
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| Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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May 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 705 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Plaintiffs Seek Injunction to block Honolulu Rail Construction, Contracting
- Brookings: Honolulu The Bus is #1 Transit System in Nation
- Honolulu’s Frieda Takaki to head US Employee Stock Ownership Foundation
- Porn Pastor to appear at former Wahiawa XXX Store
- VIDEO: Newt Gingrich announces Presidential Campaign
- Psychiatrists Boycott Honolulu Meeting Over Desmond Tutu Invitation
- Council puts rein on rail spending
- General Fund Deposits down 2.3% or up 2.9%, depending…
- Hawaii’s agencies outspend private business on Washington lobbying
- Convention Center May Not Host President, Other Leaders During APEC
- Honolulu mayor: possible prostitution spike for APEC
- APEC Practice Run: 10,000 Psychiatrists
- Nanny City: Bill would outlaw holding iPads and cellphones while crossing city streets
- Hawaii foreclosure decline is mainly due to major lenders holding back on new filings, experts say
- Trust in supervisors cited in Police overtime scam
- Council ends discount on tipping fees for recycling
- Money for Candidates: 9-11 trooothers thank Hawaii Co Council
- Lawmaker Carroll fined for late filing of reports
- Pflueger asks appeals court to dismiss manslaughter charges
- Abercrombie demands Turtle Bay owners give ag land to Trust for Public Land
- Kailua Fireworks Group Seeks Support from Businesses, Residents, for 4th of July Show
- Hyphen APA Heritage Month Profiles: Cindy Adams, Executive Director of the Hawaii Meth Project
- Coal, Eucalyptus chip in to generate power
- Oi: No “screaming invective” for traditional marriage
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| Wednesday, May 11, 2011 |
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May 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1135 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Berg: Allow Mobile Home Parks to provide Affordable Housing?
- Hawaii Nursing Home Care costs 58% more than National Average
- VIDEO: Rep Gene Ward’s Sine Die Speech
- SA on Hawaii ERS Debt? Nothing to see here, just move along
- Harimoto on Rail: “There Will be Problems”
- Hawaii to limit Medicaid eligibility, reduce benefits to save $75M
- DoE Loses only $16M in budget
- AG Louie, ACLU team up to allow Delivery of Medicated Marijuana
- Their incompetence could give lawmakers a pay raise
- Abercrombie upset after Star-Advertiser identifies him as failure
- Federal Judge Calls Legislature’s Inaction “A Terrible Thing”
- Legislature Fails to fund settlement for DoE rape Victim
- CB: Hawaii Republicans Strike Out at Legislature
- Not dissuaded by rejection of Pension Tax - Abercrombie
- After dropping Vaccination Funding, Schatz tries to talk insurers into paying for it
- Isles' long-term care costs high, survey shows
- Carlisle Admin repeats Hannemann and Harris Admin calls to divest Affordable Housing
- Berg: Put Zoo in Diamond Head Crater
- Crisis? Counties pour money into Swampland, Open Space, Vacant positions, Reserve Fund, Swinging bridge
- Kauai County auditor hampered by external delays, influences
- Kam Schools is top Spender on Lobbying
- Schatz prepares for APEC: 200,000 Japanese Hula Dancers showcase Hawaii’s legitimacy
- Former Ag Bennett Defends State’s Manslaughter Case Against Jimmy Pflueger
- Honolulu is Only City in America with Increasing Home Prices
- Kakaako: Open Space preferred to Presidential Library
- Cabanilla pushes Democrat Takeover of Public Housing Agency
- Facebook Post blows Liquor Inspectors’ Cover
- Dispute Over Hawaii Kai Marina Association’s Financial Management May Go to Court
- Coming to Hawaii Soon? Fishermen Attempt Suicide after “Catch-Share” Regulations Destroy Industry
- Alarming combo: Bedbugs with 'superbug' germ found
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| Tuesday, May 10, 2011 |
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May 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1182 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Coverup: DoE changes tests, surveys to create illusion of progress
- UPDATE: Hawaii Right to Life PAC endorses more Honolulu Neighborhood Board Candidates
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 9
- Borreca: Abercrombie will face a day of reckoning
- The Table of Shame - can we afford everything we wish for?
- Nails in the Coffin: Legislature approves 252 bills this year
- As Redistricting Looms: Abercrombie touts Return to Multi-Member Districts
- Hawaii Ethics Commission Hasn't Issued Advisory Opinion Since 2006
- ACT 221 Scammers on Big Wind: Governor must Seize Molokai Ranch and Give it to us!
- Higher Electricity Sales mask Effects of Decoupling
- Crisis? Kauai County Begins Hiring
- Recycling subsidy in danger
- Murkowski welcomes U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka back to work after rib injury
- APEC Preparations: Weak start for state’s homeless initiative
- APEC Preparations: Prostitution expected to surge for APEC
- APEC Preparations: Free plane ticket to Texas for homeless woman in Waikiki
- Point Panic Homeless Camp proposed as Site for Obama Library
- Expensive Private School Brainwashes Manoa Children
- Pot-Heads, State of Hawaii team up to soak landowner for $15,000 a day
- Hordes of Wildly Posturing Activists block Appointment of Kauai Archaeologist
- Sellers’ Remorse: Maori get head back
- Hitler Poster Child Changes Life, Finds Hawaii Home
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| Monday, May 09, 2011 |
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May 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 761 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Medical Homes: Will Medicaid patients suffer to save HGEA, UPW?
- Opening Pandora's Box Of Hidden Tax Increases
- DHHL outlines plan to reduce number of leases, keep beneficiaries waiting
- Special Session? Rep Belatti outlines Legislative Payraise Scenarios
- SA: Students do better when they spend less time around the DoE
- SA: Authorize and Sell Rail Bonds Now
- JAL: Golden Week visitors to Hawaii down 41.7%
- Aloha Cargo, part of Young Bros Monopoly, reaps benefits of Superferry’s demise
- NYT: Hawaii Captive Insurance Laws help create “Shadow Insurance Industry”
- Hawaii Tax Credits behind Obama Admin scheme to Tax Drivers by Miles Driven
- Hawaii Foreclosure Law could weaken Mortgage Securities Market
- OHA’s Robert Klein helping Gold Coast Residents make State pay for their Seawall
- Session Wrap: Agriculture, Aina Fail to inspire Taxes and Subsidies
- Petition to Require an EA for EA Exemption Lists
- UH Tree Ring Study: Global Warming started in 1700s
- Crazy Scene: 10,000 psychiatrists gathering for annual meeting in Honolulu
- Samoa to jump forward in time by one day
- FP: Inouye threatens Cut-off of Palestinian Aid Money if Hamas Joins Gov’t
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| Sunday, May 08, 2011 |
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May 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1477 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Honolulu GOP Releases List of Republican Neighborhood Board candidates
- UHERO: Hawaii’s Government Pork feeding frenzy coming to an end
- Abercrombie to Democrats: We are to blame for all of Hawaii’s Problems
- Huge Success: Duke Aiona’s Drug Courts 1/3 of National Recidivism Rate
- Nonaka: New Taxes cost $2400 for family of four
- Abercrombie Declares War on AARP, promises to bring back Pension tax
- Abercrombie may call Special Session to balance Budget on Backs of Seniors, Employees
- Pension tax idea galvanized potent voting bloc
- HB865: Abercrombie doubles Freight Tax to hire more HGEA
- Maui Budget: Spending, Taxes Both Hiked
- Oily Characters: Robin Danner studies North Dakota Indian Reservation to learn how to set up government
- New Hawaii law signed last week makes it harder for lenders to confiscate people's homes
- Abercrombie-Schatz Initiative to help homeless fails to get even one person off streets
- Environmentalists rally against proposed beach hotel tower
- Invasive Species Control Threatens Endangered Native Birds
- Kauai County’s energy savings flicker
- Taiwan sponsoring exhibit on Hawaii-educated Sun Yat-sen at Honolulu's city hall
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| Saturday, May 07, 2011 |
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May 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1152 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Feds may prosecute State employees who carry out Medical Marijuana Program
- Abercrombie Imposes Obamacare: Medical Homes are future of Health Care Delivery
- Inouye Introduces Bills to Imprison Fishermen, seize boats
- SB120: Legislators authorize raid of more than $17 million in special funds
- Abercrombie: “Political Status quo strongly in place--We did not get all we wanted”
- Abercrombie signs Foreclosure bill, Vetoes two others
- HGEA Hiring Re-started: Bigger state budget restores some jobs
- Obamacare: Governor announces ‘medical home’ concept
- State to cut funding for Ohana, Evercare
- How Legislators will get their pay raise after voting against it
- Ever optimistic, lawmakers hope for veto of pay-cut bill
- More public schools drop out of summer sessions
- Session Wrap: Hawaii Gets New Appointed Education Board, Not Much Else
- Session Wrap: Energy Bills Pass, But Little Spark
- Undersea cable bill sunk by lawmakers
- Legislature votes to force Ratepayers to bail out biofuel project
- Rolling in Dough: Kauai FY12 supplemental budget $21 million higher
- Yagong displeased with mayor's plan to delay retiree insurance premiums
- Hawaii Legislature passes bills to help Hilo lessees
- Hawaii to receive more than $47 million in Title I education money
- Install Waikiki street cams
- Just in time for APEC, Environmentalists continue to allow Spread of Bedbugs throughout Hawaii
- Four Castle students arrested on suspicion of burglaries
- Clayton Hee kills effort to fix flawed DUI law
- Kakaako homeless man is the King of Clean
- HMA teams up with mainland company
- Among The Truthers
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| Friday, May 06, 2011 |
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May 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1159 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Panos to Council: Floating Rail Bonds before federal funds are secured is dereliction of duty
- Video: Kahuku Wind turbines don’t even turn on windy day
- SA: Dick Rowland: The Grassroot Institute founder promotes the cause of liberty
- High Turnout in Neighborhood Board Elections
- How Abercrombie suckered Senate into Creating GE Tax Bogeyman
- Will Force Special Session to raise taxes more: Abercrombie expected to veto Flawed Legislative Pay Cut Extension
- CoR, Unfinished Business Could Bring legislature Back For More
- Hawaii kills undersea power cable bill (For now)
- Solar power firms fight for subsidies
- Hawaii Lawmakers Agree to Pension Reform for New Hires
- Freight Tax Doubled: Hawaii Consumers forced to pay for HGEA Jobs
- Kenoi's budget cuts 2%
- Geniuses: Kauai Co figures out that it doesn’t make sense to sell bonds and not use the money
- Treadmill Mystery At Hawaiian Home Lands
- Palafox gives up UH medical school post
- Police officer found not guilty in false-overtime case
- Law Stops Non-Judicial Foreclosures For 12 Months
- Sen Akaka recovering after breaking 2 ribs while preparing to denounce Special Forces
- CB Poll: Only Obamabots think Obama gets credit for Killing Bin-Laden
- Is Councilmember a Radio-Controlled Robot?
- Homeless Tent City in Waianae: They don’t do anything, leave loads of trash behind
- Dopers: Obama Reneges On States Rights on Medical Marijuana
- Visitor industry gives back to Maui County troops
- Gambling With Hawaii: The fight over legalizing gambling
- Hawaii hotel occupancy slips; room rates rise
- New Deal for Hong Kong and US trade
- 7-Eleven plans to add 46 stores in Hawaii
- Oahu H-POWER plant expansion reaches halfway point
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| Thursday, May 05, 2011 |
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May 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1263 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Christian Coalition to Pray over Capitol May 5
- Study: Hawaii has most expensive rentals in Nation
- VIDEO: House Republicans speak up on Taxes, Budget
- Marumoto: State becoming addicted to Marijuana Money
- Berg on Transit Authority: Mayor, Council Leadership put Cronyism ahead of qualifications
- Cam Cavasso: Family and the Future
- Hawaii Right to Life PAC endorses Neighborhood Board Candidates
- Slom: Business freeze hiring in response to Legislature, Non-Profits may close doors
- Hawaii citizens missed some lawmakers’ bullets; bit others
- Marumoto: Retirees have won the Day, Pension Tax is Dead
- Political Correctness: SEALS who got Bin Laden also captured Jihadi murderer of Big Isle man—and were prosecuted for it
- Inouye, Akaka votes: A ticket to USA for Guantanamo detainee who attempted attack on Honolulu
- UH Medical School to lose Tobacco Settlement Funding
- Akaka, Inouye to hold hearing to complain about ‘racist’ language used by Special Forces killing Osama
- Hawaii Legislature poised to approve broad changes in public worker retirement benefits
- Slom Questions If State Legislative Budget is Balanced
- Its Party Time! Jobs Available Soon At Some State Agencies
- Abercrombie, BoE, Obama’s Sister put on Education Reform Dog n Pony Show
- Hawaii lawmakers to vote on massive pay hike
- Race Hustlers Recognize State Akaka Tribe is Illegal
- Conklin: Best for Process to fizzle once again
- Bond sales for rail work get preliminary approval
- Honolulu Council Learns Rail Contractor Gave A Gift — Two Months Later
- Abercrombie sends out Lawyer to Argue for Judicial Secrecy
- UH Manoa Perfesser gets no jail time for Rape of Child
- Hawaii Conspirator in Thai Laborer Trafficking Case Admits Guilt
- Hawaii lawmakers kill proposal to end Medicare Part B reimbursement benefit to public retirees
- Hawaii Hotel Room Revenue up 19%
- REAL ID: Hawaii Not In Compliance, Residents may be blocked from flying without Passports in January, 2013
- Schatz: Feds Will Provide APEC Funds
- Legislators seize Tobacco Funds, cut $4 million from medical school fund
- After 30 Years of Failure, Legislature votes to re-fund Aloha Tower Development Corp.
- Proposal would require developers to provide warning sirens
- Kauai Bus Shelters $50K Each
- Hawaii Co Ending Free Bus Fares
- $40 Million Revenue Bond Bill Benefits Energy Venture
- Pork Project: Inouye delivers $5.5M for Green Energy and Pig Slop
- Guam Mayors Concerned About Possibility That Marine Buildup Won't Happen
- Oahu elementary school accredited as International Baccalaureate World School
- Maryland suspends Hawaii autism doctor's license
- HPD Officer Had 2x Legal Alcohol Limit
- Trial opens for HPD officer accused in overtime pay scandal
- Kau: Convicted Killer Occupies Million Dollar Shoreline Parcel
- Michigan Republicans Threaten to cut off Michigan Welfare Card use in Hawaii
- Gambling with Paradise: Illegal activities in Hawaii
- 'Million-dollar sharks' a boon to eco-tourism, says study
- Legislature praised for work on Dogs, Peacocks
- Donald Trump's lawsuits could turn off conservatives who embrace tort reform
- SA: Championship series needs reform
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| Wednesday, May 04, 2011 |
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May 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1214 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Double-Digit Spending Increase and Taxes to Match: Senate Passes Budget 24-1
- STATEMENT FROM ABERCROMBIE ON PASSAGE OF LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
- Sewer Line Back Up Closes Capitol Toilets
- Big Victory for Abercrombie’s HSTA/DoE/BoE: Legislature stalls 180 day law
- First Item on New BoE Agenda: Take Care of Matayoshi
- Online shopping tax bills die in Hawaii
- ILind Looks at 14 Bills Passed by Legislature
- State's Flu-Shot Program Threatened
- Stanley Chang caught lying about Support for Gas Tax Increase
- Debt Service on Rail Bonds $380M/year
- Hawaii House-Senate committee backs health care reform conformity bill
- FACT CHECK — HGEA: Public Nurse Pay 'Woefully' Behind Private Sector?
- Hawaii Loses Substitute Teacher Class Action Suit, Could Owe $70 Million
- Price of Tavares: Battle over permits doubles cost of center for Molokai veterans
- KIUC Pursues Real Renewable Electricity, so Enviros Mount Opposition
- Luddites push Kauai Co to Harass Seed Industry
- Homeless Bills Miss Deadline
- Attorney General Louie confirmed by Hawaii Senate, completing Gov. Abercrombie's Cabinet
- Inmate sues state and prison guards fired for beating him
- Shapiro: Green on right track to make medicinal pot rules more rigid
- Trailer Parks for Homeless on Ag land?
- Kahuku Village managers Ousted
- Developers may be shut out of cash for affordable housing
- Mid Pacific Institute Enviros brainwash Preschoolers
- HPD Releases Cost for President’s Hawaii Security Detail
- Book Reviews of Biography of Obama’s Mother
- CBS chief calls 'Hawaii Five-0' next billion-dollar franchise
- Hawaii attorney general may join BCS lawsuit
- The Oracle Nation Of Islam Answers The Call To Hawaii
- “Khalid Shaikh Mohammed basically gave up nothing until after he had been waterboarded”
- Tight security at Obama granny's Kenya home
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| Tuesday, May 03, 2011 |
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May 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1167 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- SB1274: Obamacare being used to Weaken Right to Appeal Insurance Coverage Denials
- Abercrombie signature gives special rights to Men who wear Dresses
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission looking into Depleted Uranium paperwork violations
- Maritime Industry Leader: Throw out Jones Act requirement for US Built ships
- Poverty Pimps Thrilled about State Akaka Bill
- After they raise our taxes, legislators will be seeking cover
- Pay raises for legislators not dead yet
- Abercrombie, Obama’s Sister and Omidyar cronies to discuss how to protect HSTA/DOE/BoE from angry parents
- Abercrombie Donor Kelly Hu Hosts Poker Tourney
- Pork Project: Hawaii Legislature Finds Money to Help Oahu Slaughterhouse
- Money for Inter-Island Cable, Credits For Clinton Crony Studio Dead?
- Governor Lobbies Lawmakers to pay for dark cable to Lanai, Molokai Big Wind projects
- Wind farm, ACT 221 scammers, push back against Geothermal expansion
- PUC denies First Wind's request for 'Big Wind' extension
- Michigan Welfare Money being Spent in Hawaii
- Do you know how long I’ve been in Government? Honolulu Councilmembers shout at testifiers
- WHT: Kenoi Campaign Manager cancels no-bid Police Services Contract after media Inquiries
- Kyo-ya Hotel: Three of Five Zoning Board Members have Conflicts of Interest
- Hawaii Trial Judges Worst Paid in U.S.
- Crisis? 16.9% More Spending for Kauai Human Resources Dep’t
- Crisis? $30M Projects for Kona
- Hawaii homeowners threatened by foreclosure would have options to stay in homes
- Hawaii Muslims painted as Victims by Islam Day Proponent
- Six decades after death, Maui man receives Medal of Honor
- State Court Employees Contribute $19,489 to Japan Relief Fund
- Hawaii Seeks to Prohibit Sale of Intact Pets
- With Enactment of Hawaii Employment Non-Discrimination Law, One-Quarter of U.S. States Ban Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity
- Program nurses a need
- Work resumes at Oahu's oldest church for construction of a multi-purpose center
- Obama’s friend pleads no contest in prostitution case
- Rasmussen: No Osama Bounce for Obama
- Donald The Mole
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| Monday, May 02, 2011 |
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May 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1491 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Special Forces exterminate Osama Bin-Laden: Hideout was mansion next to Pakistani Military Academy
- Legislature to vote on $350M Increase in GE Tax
- Whirlwind legislative session draws to a close May 5
- Abercrombie signs Eight More Bills into Law
- Local Reaction To Osama’s Death: Relief, Worry
- Threat Level Raised At All Hawaii Army Installations
- How Much Hawaii Legislature’s Tax Hikes Will Cost You ($600M)
- Hawaii Legislature Increases Taxes, Spending, but Some Controversial Tax Measures Die
- Pay Raises for Hawaii Lawmakers Still on Table
- Law Lets Session Draw to a Close With Few Legislators Filing Disclosures
- Legislative Session Schedule for This Week
- Mortgage Foreclosure Bill Makes Cut
- Obama's close friend to appear in Honolulu court on Prostitution Rap
- Bill to protect victims of abuse nears OK
- Hawaii has nation’s Highest Teen Suicide Rate
- BoE Chair Horner continues to abuse Audit word
- APEC conferees will see greener Nimitz Highway
- NYT: Standing Up for Guest Workers
- Project could help Nanakuli
- Honolulu Should Not Give Corporate Welfare Through Favoritism in Recycling Contracts
- Councilmember Tulsi Gabbard to drop use of Tamayo
- Four Seasons Resort reopens, recovered from tsunami damage
- Kauai Co Auditor surprised by county’s skyrocketing electric bill in 2010
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| Sunday, May 01, 2011 |
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May 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 770 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii spending to increase despite down economy
- Contractors Fear GE Tax Hikes Will Hurt Business
- House, Senate Reach Deals on Tax Increases
- County looks ‘OK’ despite cap on TAT: If tourism picks up, any excess will go into state’s general fund
- Bailey: Why are we struggling so hard with the concept of the importance of instructional time in Hawaii?
- DoE: 66% of class of 2014 won’t be taking Algebra II
- UH pays teachers more than nearly 40% of other PH&D universities
- Casino: Midnight at The Sausage Factory
- SA: Panel must assure openness to Democrat groups in redrawing voter districts
- Obama not immune from state's twisted bureaucracy
- Failed Solar Water Heaters to be replaced by On-Demand Hot Water heaters at Mayor Wright…
- …meanwhile Hawaii Energy to hand out more Solar Water Heater rebates with federal funds
- It Begins: Snapshots of 1930s Japan add “context” at new Arizona Memorial Visitor Center
- Parks Statewide Get Sprucing From Thousands Of Volunteers
- Medical? Behind backs of Doctors, Doper slips cannabis oil into feeding tubes of cancer stricken child
- State Health Officials Declare Latest Dengue Outbreak Over
- Land titles expert wrote 'Mahele' book
- Hawaii UPW was trailblazer in Communists’ quest for Government Unions
- Republican Lawmakers push back against Democrats’ Birther scam
- Food shortages and a frigid winter intensify pressures in North Korea
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| Saturday, April 30, 2011 |
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April 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1245 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Friends of Lanai Calls for Big Wind Bidding Process to be Reopened
- 'Birther' Myth First Spread by Hillary Clinton Supporters in 2008
- Capped Out: Conference Committee Seizes Some TAT Revenue from Counties
- GE TAX Raised: Will reverberate throughout the economy as higher prices for consumers
- Bill Would Raise Hawaii's Production Tax Credits by 20%
- Proposal to start a casino in Hawaii dies
- Foreclosure aid bills advances
- Reefer Madness: Medical marijuana bill dies at the Legislature
- Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill Moves Forward in 2011 Legislature
- Homeless Hotline Tally So Far: 100 Calls, Emails
- Supreme Court Picks Reapportionment Chair
- Kailua High teacher charged with throwing hammer at student
- Hauula Charter School plans under way
- Hawaii residents victimized in ponzi scheme
- Horizon Lines reports loss, cites Hawaii slowdown
- Is Obama trying to anoint Trump?
- Golden Week volunteers help earthquake victims in Japan
- Celebration to mark Day of Prayer
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| Friday, April 29, 2011 |
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April 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 906 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Crisis? Arrivals up 9.1% spending up 16.9%
- Conspicuous Gallantry: Medal of Honor for Kaho’ohanohano, Svehla
- British Hawaii: U.K. flavor in the former 'Sandwich Isles'
- Immigration Files: UH Manoa Counseled Obama Sr. “about his Playboy Ways”
- Taxpayer Giveaway to Billionaire Clinton Cronies among Key Measures Being Voted Today
- Legislators cross swords with voting seniors at own peril
- House Wants Pension Tax, Senate Doesn’t
- Arrivals up 11.8% despite calamity
- Hawaii lawmakers reach deal on state budget, Required $500M in New Taxes
- Legalized Gambling Proposal Gains New Life at Hawaii Legislature
- HSTA/DoE Wins Big! Longer school day requirement in Hawaii delayed
- Big Win for Obama, Enviros: Maui town faces $6 gas amid record price surge
- Tax Set at Ten Cents, But Passage Not Yet In The Bag
- Crisis? Kauai County declares fiscal position sound
- City Lawyers Told Council Members What Not To Ask On Rail Fact-Finding Trip
- Redistricting panel's rules inhibit public's participation, groups say
- Legislators extend shield law protecting journalists' sources
- Hope Probation Strains Hawaii Criminal Justice System
- Lawmakers Finally Agree On Anti-Prostitution Bill
- Working together, we can break cycle of meth addiction
- Tsunami all clear put boaters at risk
- Arnold’s contract ordeal points to problems at UH
- Hanabusa Hosts Art Competition from which she is Excluded
- Relic of 'Blessed' nun to return to Hawaii
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| Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
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April 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1022 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Hawaii Rated Worst State to Earn a Living
- Hawaii Anti-Trust Adventures: Investigating Big Five Control of Matson
- VIDEO: House GOP Caucus Hosts Balanced Budget Summit
- Abercrombie signs Six More Bills into law
- House saves the day after Senate votes 24-1 to dishonor Polynesian Discoverers of Hawaiian Isles
- Profitable Rhetoric: Mililani Trask signs Geothermal Deal
- Senate Run? Hanabusa’s got her hand out again
- Start over on Big Wind Bidding, group tells state
- Legislators May Finish Spending this Morning, Taxing Next
- Will Hawaii Legislators Take 5% Pay Hike???
- Bag Tax: Enviros Fight Amongst Themselves over how much to steal from Consumers
- Golden Week Travel Falls 5% to 30% after Quake
- Caldwell/FACE: Mortgage legislation should address only 'bad actor' lenders
- Court dismisses challenge of Hawaiian Homes exemption
- Suspect Killed by Police had long record: Would be alive today if he were in prison where he belonged
- Helping the homeless is byproduct of preparing for APEC
- Insurers, Contractors still arguing over who will pay Trial Lawyers
- Hawaii Kai residents upset over proposed sewer rate hikes
- St Francis Medical center confronts Chapter 11 Again
- Bill would add teeth to domestic violence law
- Peter Boy is still missing, and his case remains inactive
- Dopers in Frenzy over Elimination of “Medical” marijuana for those who just want to feel medicated
- State driver’s licenses, ID cards do not conform to federal rules
- Big Foot: Hawaii County carbon footprint report released
- Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program Recognized For Propagation Achievements
- Kill The Frogs?
- 3 Hawaii employers among semifinalists for award recognizing support for Guard, reserve troops
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| Wednesday, April 27, 2011 |
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April 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 873 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Abercrombie: HGEA Settles “without accusations and confrontation”
- HB1405: Lawmakers attempt an end run around the public in order to pass State Akaka bill
- Birthers vs. Truthers: The Double Standard on Conspiracy Theories
- White House Releases Obama’s Long-Form Birth Certificate
- Ignored Locally: Hawaii Investigative Reporter Gets National Recognition
- BoE says “Audit”, but No FINANCIAL Audits are planned
- Now that a Democrat is Governor, it is Time for Legislature to undo its “mistake” on UH regents
- Conference Committee Still Considering More Spending
- Abercrombie to Legislature; Just Ignore my AG on Medicare Pt B
- $150M Medicaid cuts risk care, opponents say
- Hawaii Legislative Conference Committee Working Hard on Instant Runoff Voting Bill
- HB688: Transsexual Agenda For Hawaii Schools
- Trial Lawyers seek Profit from Mass Release of Criminals
- Hawaii Human Trafficking Bill One Step From Governor's Desk
- Japanese Tourists 'Will Be Back Soon' to Hawaii
- Another Australian Airline to Fly Hawaii Routes
- No Hawaii Lawmakers Disclose Dependents With Stocks, Mutual Funds
- Josh Green finally figures out Medical Marijuana is a Scam, Pushes for Big Island Dope Dispensary
- HGEA vote fell well short of a mandate
- Nurses Head for Arbitration?
- HGEA Nurses underpaid compared to Private Hospitals
- SA: Don’t give more to nurses
- Bag Tax: Legislators plan to screw Retailers after luring them in with Revenue Sharing
- Coffman Screws Residential Solar Installers, Homeowners
- Hawaii to Drain Hurricane Fund to Cover Shortfall
- Obama Friend Titcomb Pleads Guilty In Traffic Court Case
- He’s No ‘Birther’ but Hawaii Senator Tackles Issues Surrounding Obama’s Birth Certificate
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| Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
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April 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1178 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Back to bargaining Table: HGEA Nurses Reject Contract, other 6 Units Ratify
- Djou: Oahu has nation’s Highest Gas Taxes, City may raise higher
- Honolulu Pacific Office Properties could be De-listed by Stock Exchange
- HCR135: Special Interests hijack ALOHA Resolution
- Abercrombie signs Eight More Bills into Law
- Abercrombie announces Homeless Hotlines
- Birthers vs. Truthers: The Double Standard on Conspiracy Theories
- Panos for Mayor Again? Decision waits until after APEC in November
- Shapiro: Sam Slom moves to the fringe
- HSTA/DOE Join to Push Back against 180-day Law: Legislators want to fudge it
- Legislature resists governor's 'transformation of politics'
- Conference Committees To Focus on Tax Hikes Today
- Lawmakers still assuming fantasy returns on Pension Investments
- SA: Don't borrow to build rental-car facility (Capital converted to operating!)
- 7000 Join AARP tele-Town Hall, Protest Pension Tax
- Department of Taxation suddenly decides cutting GE Tax exemptions will produce $41M less
- Amazon will dump Hawaii Affiliates if Legislature imposes GE Tax for online purchases
- The Price Is Wrong: Legislative Disclosures Undervalue Real Estate by $100,000s
- Hawaii County Property Valuations better than anticipated
- Kokobun’s Pork Project: State purchase of slaughterhouse key to food security
- Morita, Coffman team up with HELCO to deny Homeowners Solar Funding
- Slavery: Another supervisor pleads guilty, Cooperating with Feds?
- Kalapa: Nudging Government Toward Reform
- City & County of Honolulu Details Rail Bond Financing
- Schatz: Homeless 90-day Plan all about APEC
- Failed former Senator Ron Menor still out there pushing Gas Cap
- Another Honolulu Police officer to be arraigned on another drunken-driving charge
- Former TSA screener admits to stealing
- Act221 Scammers look to China
- Stockbroker Kimura Pleads Guilty
- Hawaii Government Employees Association Negotiations Not Authentic
- Abercrombie Rejected 2x: Selection Process for University of Hawaii Regents is Suddenly ‘Broken’
- Caesars CEO: Poker indictments present opportunity
- Judge halts foreclosure; others vulnerable?
- Stalinist Media Council still trying to seize HNN Broadcast License
- Plans for wave energy on Oregon Coast progressing
- Carter and other ex-leaders in North Korea on 3-day visit
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| Monday, April 25, 2011 |
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April 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 973 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions
- Will legislators share in the pay sacrifices?
- Taxes On Plastic Bags, Rental Cars, State Pensions, Alcohol Considered
- A User's Guide to Hawaii Conference Committees
- Hawaii Disclosure Law For Government Officials Not Transparent
- Honolulu Department's OT Jumps 49 Percent, Director Won't Talk About It
- Real ID: Unfunded federal mandate to increase county costs
- Will Animal Liberation Nuts Torpedo Hawaii’s Collectivized Pork Slaughterhouse?
- Do Native Hawaiians Have The Right To Break Rules?
- Schools use Financial Aid to replace Family with Government
- Do it for the children: Hawaii's Sex Abuse Treatment Center is truly a lifeline for child victims
- Abercrombie plans new initiative to finance Homelessness Industry
- On-bill Financing Would Make Clean Energy Accessible to Everyone
- Queen Lil Trust pays $100 Tax on $9.9M property
- Indicted Scammer makes one last sales pitch … in Hawaii
- Sun Country Airlines is Making Profit – Looking at Hawaii
- 'Spice' traps troops
- Forty-Four Years Later: Worthless dope smoking Bums not welcome at Haight-Ashbury
- Why The "Birther" Conspiracy Is Great For Obama
- Human Events: Birthers are Best thing Obama Has going for Him
- Hawaii senator questions Obama's true birth father
- Blessed Marianne Cope Returns to Molokai
- Christians save Students from latest DoE Mess, 75% to graduate
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| Sunday, April 24, 2011 |
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April 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1361 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Battery-Back Up system catches Fire at new Kahuku Windfarm—Haz Mat team called in
- First meeting promises new direction for BOE (promises, promises)
- Unlike Dods, Horner gives to Dems and GOP
- Some Worry Dead Excise Tax May Come Back
- Deadline looms for lawmakers struggling to balance budget
- State's spurious financial crisis has prompted legislators to look at funds previously off limits
- Calif-Hilo flights projected to bring in $50M, begin June 9
- New tuition hikes loom: State’s deficit delays decision on a price increase for UH (Tax Hike Propaganda pt1)
- Funding for dams and reservoirs should be restored
- SA: Oahu's rail panel needs technical expert aboard
- Utility lines to be moved for Honolulu rail
- Federal contracts come to women and minorities
- Your Tax Dollars At Work: Groups Sue over use of “Wailuku Main Street” Name
- Big Isle redistricting to begin
- Obamanomics: Teen Unemployment hits 27%
- Fish farms struggle as DC-based Luddites try to stop them
- As Gays lose interest, Oahu Co Democrats demand State promote Gay Sex Tourism
- POLITICO: More than half of Democrats are 9-11 Trooothers
- Reality: Donald Trump Is President Obama’s New Best Friend
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| Sunday, April 24, 2011 |
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April, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 963 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Sentencing reform creates liability issue
- No Development Moratorium in Kau
- Romy Cachola threatens Barbers Point Park Deal
- Habitat for Humanity accepting applications for Homes
- Honolulu Rail isn't that much different than Wisconsin
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| Saturday, April 23, 2011 |
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April 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1120 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- About the Birth Certificate
- Newsflash: DAGS releases comprehensive fiscal report for 2009
- SA: Feds need to ensure integrity of Hawaii's health care law
- HHSC Nurses rejecting HGEA Contract
- Hawaii lawmakers to decide on taxes and spending to balance projected $1.3B deficit
- Maui Chamber of Commerce: We’re TEA (taxed enough already); cut government instead
- High Gas Prices: Just one more excuse to raise taxes
- Measure seeks instant runoffs
- Real Clean Energy: KIUC Pushes Hydro Power
- Nonprofit Directors ask for maintained funding, restoration of grants
- Moana Surfrider: Two Honolulu Zoning Board Members have hidden Conflicts of Interest
- Nanakuli industrial park dead
- Police officer arrested after Kona Street crash
- Herb Kane’s Wisconsin Roots
- Gay-Atheists hijack “Aloha Spirit” Resolution
- Chemophobia: Increasing levels of mercury found in rare Pacific albatross
- Birtherism: Where it all began
- Perfesser: Obama provides glimpse of future U.S. leaders
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| Friday, April 22, 2011 |
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April 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 839 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Killing the 180 Day School Year: HSTA caught in a lie
- GOP: Legislature putting Prepaid Health Care Act at risk
- Berg: Cut the Golf Subsidy, no new taxes
- TEA Party: Support Sen Slom’s No New Taxes Budget
- Applicants Sought for Chair of Hawaii Reapportionment Commission
- Former California Mayor Jumps Into Hawaii Election Legislation Controversy
- Don Horner: “Just like Walter Dods”
- Shapiro: Legislature should democratize itself before meddling in city elections
- Hanabusa Still hasn’t moved into District, wants District to move to Her
- Solomon, Galuteria push State Akaka Bill in Conference Committee
- Borreca: A balanced budget is nice but it's not really required
- Fontaine: Conference Committee could slip 1% GE Tax hike into HB793
- Bill would lets 1000s of Criminals out of Prison Early
- Green Energy Scammers offer UH $6M Bribe
- SA: Lower barriers to solar power
- Land officials vote to revert Aina Lea land
- Crisis? Maui Council gives $243K to Nonprofit that has already banked $300K of taxpayer money
- Lawmakers advance 2-year extension of shield law
- Transit Authority: Council Must pay for What We Spend
- New Tech School Model frees Nanakuli from DoE Failure model
- Student Veterans At UH Snub their Own Forum
- Suits Allege “Deplorable” Conditions at Mayor Wright Homes
- Robert Carson Godbey to be named Corporation Counsel for City & County of Honolulu
- Sierra Club: Bag tax Honors Our Religion on Earth Day
- Sierra Club takes stance against Anaina Hou permits
- VP Dan Quayle in Hawaii
- Civil Beat Endorses Censorship
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| Thursday, April 21, 2011 |
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April 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1012 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Shell Game: Rail Costs down, but Handi-van getting $1.15B?
- Honolulu Council Unanimously Opposes Instant Runoff Voting
- Slavery: Federal Suit targets A&B, ML&P Farms
- Missile Defense: Hawaii Five-O
- Gulen Cult trying to bribe Legislators with Free Trip to Turkey
- Conference Committee Starting with Tax Hikes
- SA: Don’t Count Deployed Military when redistricting
- State tax collections fall short of prediction—or do they? (more tax hike propaganda)
- Golden Week loses some luster in Hawaii (more tax hike propaganda)
- House Clashes Over Saving Hawaii Health-Care Law
- True Colors: HSTA Freaks out over last minute Effort to save 180-day bill
- Hawaii Leads effort to Protect Transsexual Preschool Teachers
- Legislators should cut spending instead of increasing tobacco taxes
- Preserve the tobacco prevention fund for its intended purpose
- Rise in city gas tax makes it through Council hearing
- Council members question direction of rail authority
- Fired Honolulu Employee: Lax Oversight Led to Overtime 'Free-for-All'
- Maui Council Member: High Taxes are used to discourage Business (and this is an argument FOR tax hikes)
- The Right Price: A Few Favors For Neil’s Favorites?
- Mufi Launches Column, Discovers Tourism is Big in Hawaii
- Daily KOS: Hirono, Hanabusa start off slow in Senate race
- US, S. Korea Sign Agreement on Missile Defense System Development: Pentagon
- Mainland Firm Accused of Embezzling City Money
- After Obama’s sister Hired, Administration stops trying to cut E-W Center Funds
- HCC Chancellor Candidates Interviewed
- DOH: Waikiki restaurant one of 55 bed bug complaints in state
- Foie Gras Removed from Glamorous Maui Event After Animal Liberations Nuts outdo themselves in Sanctimony
- Married and in Hawaii, paroled killer complies with parole
- Hawaii Defense Attorney takes advantage of clients, is ordered to stop practicing law
- City considers relaxing fireworks storage law
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| Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
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April 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1021 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Slavery: Federal Suit targets Six Hawaii Farms, labor contractor
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they Voted April 18, 2011
- SB99: Preserve Young Bros Monopoly on Inter-Island Shipping
- Balance Budget Summit April 20 at Capitol
- Shapiro: HSTA drama could win back HGEA Concessions
- SA: Give DoE an extra $16.4M (more tax hike propaganda)
- Honolulu Seeks $2B Bond Issue to fund Rail
- Berg: Hawaii Profiteering Off Honolulu Taxpayers
- Hawaii Transportation Costs to Climb Again
- Arts Support may dull budget blades
- Crisis? Kauai county Agency on Elderly Affairs seeks more spending
- Tax Increases: Payback Time for the Environment
- Arakawa reduces Tax Hike Request
- Matsuoka, Cayetano’s Director of troubled Office of Youth Services, approved to Head Hawaii Paroling Authority
- Inouye: USDA-UH research aims to rein in child obesity
- CB to Carlisle: Make HPD Obey Open Records Law
- Hawaii's first female narcotics undercover officer shares memories, hardships in world of narcotics trafficking
- Hawaii Legislature grants legal protection to any man willing to put on a dress
- Enhanced solar water heater rebate program ends
- Team of UH West Oahu students to compete in national free enterprise competition
- Hawaii Patient Info to go online
- Nation of Islam Visits Hawaii
- Trump, Abercrombie team up to promote Birtherism
- Media doing excellent Job Promoting Birther Candidate
- Should Radiation from Japan Scuttle Spring Break in Hawaii? A Mom Agonizes
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| Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
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April 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 776 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Abercrombie to Conference Committee: We Must Raise Taxes!
- Inouye: Ed Case will not be allowed to Crucify Me
- Inouye claims Lingle supports current version of Akaka Bill
- Carlisle nominates Horner, Okinaga, Hong to Transit Authority
- Redistricting Committee Log jam to be Broken by Recktenwald
- Hawaii, Yes We Can Cut Government and Stop Excessive Spending – Without Increased Taxes
- MMMC nurses protest growing cuts in contract (HGEA Circus to pressure Legislators for Tax Hikes)
- Medicaid cuts of $180M warned (Abercrombie’s DoHS Boss stages Tax Hike Dog n Pony show for Conference Committees)
- State's financial woes could mean fewer options for students in the fall (So we must raise taxes!)
- Businesses suffer from fewer Japanese flights (So we must raise taxes!)
- Another Abercrombie Appointment bites the dust
- 6 transit board nominees named
- Carlisle, Caldwell, Prevedouros: Next year's mayoral race could be re-run of last year's
- Hirono Steps up Fundraising after Akaka Announcement
- Rally today to support HB1520 and “on-bill financing” of clean energy solutions
- Sovereignty activist, convicted killer, faces eviction after decade of squatting
- SA: Slaughterhouse none of state's business (your tax dollars at work)
- State, geologists create plan to prevent climate change-induced erosion at Kailua Beach (Your tax dollars at work)
- Kona Farmers: Coffee Bill On Gov's Desk Creates More Confusion, Not Less
- Hawaii Bio-Gasification Project features in Corporate Buyout (your ratepayer and tax dollars at work)
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| Monday, April 18, 2011 |
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April 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 897 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- How They Voted: House approves Pension Tax and GE Tax Hikes
- After lobbying in Hawaii: Online Poker sites seized by FBI, execs Indicted
- Hawaii Windfarms killing endangered Birds: After five years Mitigation Lags
- Kabuki Over: Legislators to meet for two weeks behind closed door, make real decisions
- Losing bidders might delay rail project
- Hawaii tram plan to learn from Edinburgh fiasco
- City Council Nominates Financial, Union Leaders to Transit Board
- STEM: A Private foundation is doing the job the DoE won’t
- SA: Campbell High is too big, so Conference Committees must Raise Taxes
- Senate Bill 249 gives the government rights to purchase Oahu's only slaughterhouse
- Eco-Religion Begins Warm-Up for Earth Day
- In Nine Months, Police Dept. Arrests Just One Pimp
- Your Tax Dollars at Work: State burns $100K on Bicycle-Sharing program
- Hawaii County Building: Roof repair needed just two years after $27.7M renovation
- Parents: Teacher Hit Kailua Teen With Hammer
- Honolulu gas prices near record; Maui at all-time high
- Tsunami flotsam reaches Kauai?
- HNN: Republicans cause Teen Suicide (no media bias here, eh?)
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| Sunday, April 17, 2011 |
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April 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 942 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Democrat Staffer, Obama voter heads Trump’s Birther Campaign
- GET exemptions in peril: Lawmakers want to reap taxes by spreading GE Tax
- Star-Advertiser: Taxes must be raised to pay for Tattoo Parlor Inspections
- SA: Cutbacks cripple many government functions (Propaganda)
- SA: Unions not resisting Pension restrictions for new hires (Propaganda)
- After six months of Abercrombie, and a lifetime of HGEA: Government Employees’ Morale is low, thousands retiring June 30 (Propaganda backfires)
- HECO, Big Wind, Big Solar continue to obstruct rooftop installations
- Crisis: Maui Nonprofit banks $374K from County Grants
- Hawaii Reapportionment Commission starts work
- Naturopathic “Physician” presides over death at Childbirth
- Animal Liberation Nuts flood Leg with Opposition to State-Owned Slaughterhouse
- Bill mandates 'fixing' of cats, dogs before sale
- SA: Homeowners need shield from lenders' mistreatment
- Scammer Steals from Homeowners facing Foreclosure
- Enviro-Religion sees opportunity in High Oil Prices
- Fireworks storage called wrong place to start disposal
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| Saturday, April 16, 2011 |
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April 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 931 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- HGEA Contract: Government Workers get Paid to Stay Home Three Months
- SB756: Satellite TV Tax in omnibus Tax Bill
- Creative Accounting 101: Special Fund Raids
- Akaka’s Whistleblower Bill cited as example of Over-criminalization
- VIDEO: House GOP speaks up on Pension Tax, GE Tax, Internet Tax, Fees, and Special Funds
- VIDEO: House GOP debates Prepaid Health Care Act, Billion Dollar Cable, Foreclosures, Marijuana and More
- VIDEO: Hawaii Tea Party movement protests slew of tax proposals
- HGEA Contract: State creating new haves, have-nots
- ILind: Hawaii Taxes are about Average
- Hawaii Fires 10 Teachers for Misconduct in 2 Years
- Crisis? Hawaii jobless rate holds at 6.3 percent
- Hawaii’s Instant Runoff Voting Legislation – Veto Needed
- More Federal Funds? Not! Reality begins to settle in for pork-fed Hawaii Politicos
- Big Wind and Big Solar continue to resist residential installations
- Heir to Vanderbilt Fortune to Represent Molokai?
- Cachola: Don’t Piss off the Legislature
- SA: Tighten historic homes rules
- Hawaii Dopers giving up on Fake Urine
- Aina Haina gunman released from Prison in January
- Crisis: Hawaii County Unveils $50M Government Building
- Contractors lobby for Insurers to Cover Shoddy Workmanship
- NYT: Waikiki Hotel using RFID Chips to track Stolen Towels
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| Friday, April 15, 2011 |
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April 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 987 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- HGEA Negotiators: Hide furlough days, recoup losses after Legislature adjourns
- Birthers thank Abercrombie, Obama Thanks Birthers
- Group: Abercrombie using ‘strong arm tactics’ to force Beverage Tax
- Marumoto: Pension Tax is a foot in the door towards taxing moderate, low income Pensioners
- Balance Budget Summit April 20 at Capitol
- How They Voted: SB1329 House passes Motor Vehicle tax Hike
- Honolulu Councilmembers reject Berg resolution, cite fear of retaliation
- Inspecting his cattle: Jeff Stone Polls Democratic Senate Primary
- Hanabusa: Lingering resentment toward Case among “Multi-cultural base”
- Good economic news belies Abercrombie’s Tax Hike Pitch
- Democrat ‘Non-Profits” Demand Tax Hikes
- OHA strengthens grip on Non-Profit sector
- Legislature proposes welfare for losing contractors
- Bombardier: Honolulu Didn't Keep Its Word on Rail Contract
- Breene Harimoto pulls back from Brink in Rail Fight
- NYT: Hawaii Doubles Down on 'Big Wind’
- Online Poker Sites which lobbied Hawaii Legislature Indicted by FBI
- Abercrombie’s Priest rejects Homeless Tent Cities, looks to River Street as model
- Times have changed for the Big Five, big labor
- VIDEO: MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo Assaulted By MPD, “Dog the Bounty Hunter” team
- Maui Bag Ban: 75% Now Use Paper Bags as tree-huggers become tree-choppers
- Auwahi Wind, Sempra proposes Wind Farm on 18,000 acre Maui Cattle Ranch
- Senate's approval of appointed members marks a major change for school governance
- SA: Reconsider diploma decision
- 3 foreclosure reform bills could pass
- King of Pork Inouye appointed to serve on bipartisan federal deficit reduction team
- U.S. stages "most challenging" missile-defense test
- Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions
- Hawaii blast came as workers dismantled fireworks
- Federal Pork: Bill Kills Off Program on Hawaii Whaling Industry
- Forums to be held on 4 candidates for chancellor of Hawaii Community College
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| Thursday, April 14, 2011 |
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April 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 637 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Crisis? GE Tax receipts up 5.9% in February, TAT up 22.4%
- Abercrombie keeps pounding drums for more taxes, spending
- Senate votes to delay 180-day School Year
- Toothless Resolution: Audit the DoE
- Shapiro: Sen Kim really interested in House Race
- Sixteen Abercrombie Nominees Have Withdrawn
- SA: Legislature should not re-write Prison Sentences to release criminals
- Senators moot requiring tax payments for online sales
- Senate passes HB985 giving money to losing bidders
- Engineering Firm that designed defective $1.9 water tank continues to bid
- State Tax Credits On Chopping Block At Legislature (Plenty of money for Corporate Welfare)
- Honolulu County: Higher gas tax advances
- FTA did NOT require Phased-In Approach For Rail
- Councilman loses bid to stop state from "looting" rail funds
- Hawaii Investigates with Matt Levi: A New Television Series Begins This Week
- Unity House files for Bankruptcy
- Foreclosure counts expected to rebound
- Central Pacific stock down more than 20%
- Anti-GMO Luddites cry about their failures in Legislature
- Fireworks blast victims died from carbon monoxide inhalation
- WSJ: The GOP and the Birther Trap
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| Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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April 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 617 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- New Federal Budget kills old Earmarks--Honolulu Rail, Highway, Sewage Treatment Funding in Danger?
- Brookings: Honolulu Rail Cost Overruns inevitable
- Berg: Council could reverse Ansaldo Rail Contract
- POLITICO claims Sen. Daniel Inouye goes silent on Hawaii Senate race
- House votes for Pension Tax, Bag Tax, Liquor Tax, Auto Tax and GE Tax Hikes
- Attorney General says Pension Tax may be challenged in Court, House passes anyway
- Carlisle: HGEA Agreement “an albatross”
- Carlisle: Borrowing Rail Funds could jeopardize rail Project
- Berg: Stop state from using city's rail fund as its own piggy bank
- Shapiro: Schatz is closest thing to a fresh face
- Crisis: City of Honolulu Personal Service Assistants make $65 per hour
- Hawaii Lawmakers Pass Employment Protections For Males who choose to wear dresses
- VIDEO: OHA Cronies now grub for money from Geothermal
- OHA Connection? Fireworks Explosion Contractor tied to Native Hawaiian Affirmative Action Contract
- House Approves Buying Slaughterhouse
- Instant Runoff Voting Heads for Conference Committee
- Honolulu Council Advances Property Tax Bills
- Honolulu Council Special Meeting on State management of Rail Funds
- Want Lingle Back? Holter cites Abercrombie leadership on “Bee Industry”
- APEC Preview: Travelers Review Honolulu Airport
- FACE: Why Hawaii Needs A State Bank
- Symphony accord reached
- A study of single, childless urban workers between the ages of 22 and 30 found that women earned 8% more than men
- Bill O'Reilly Debunks Obama Myths: He 'Does Have A Legitimate Birth Certificate'
- Nearly 300 to depart Marine Corps Base Hawaii for deployment to Afghanistan
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| Tuesday, April 12, 2011 |
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April 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 676 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- Djou: Hawaii needs Civil Service Reform
- April 11, 2011 How Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Voted
- Sumitomo Files Protest: Flawed Rail bid selection may cost taxpayers $900M
- HCR71: HPV Vaccination Mandate Deferred
- Atlas Shrugged to Open In Honolulu April 15
- Abercrombie’s “Open” Administration lined with Campaign Donors
- SA: Abercrombie’s OIP Raid a “preemptive strike motivated by revenge?”
- As vote Approaches, Senators balk at Accepting Abercrombie Budget
- Fidell: No Internet Tax
- SA: Pay gaps that hurt women are costing isles
- All School Construction Wiped from Budget as Negotiating Position for Tax Hikes
- SB249: $1.6M for State-Owned slaughterhouse (pigs subsidized $53.25 each)
- Coalition breaks ground for new senior housing
- Lawmakers fold; poker bill fails to advance
- Sumitomo, Bombardier file rail contract complaints
- Mufi: Polls shows I could be Viable Candidate against Case
- Coffman takes over as state House Energy Committee chairman
- Borreca Touts Doomsday Cult: Believers in 'peak oil' preparing for when a fill-up costs $100 (OHA’s latest money-making scam)
- Kauai Council: They already knew prior to the meeting that Kuali‘i was going to be chosen
- Castle & Cooke strikes deal on proposed Molokai wind project
- Prison activists brief Hawaii lawmakers about how to let even more criminals loose
- Act 221 Scammers: Economic recovery relies on supporting homelessness Industry
- GOVERNOR APPOINTS FIRST DEPUTY HEALTH DIRECTOR
- VIDEO: Debris from Japan tsunami will wash ashore on Hawaii
- Trace Levels of Radiation Detected in Hawaii Milk
- Akaka also fails for 11 years to get Whistleblower Bill Passed
- Akaka Campaign Strategist found dead at 57
- Is Donald’s Trump Birther baloney a vast conspiracy ... to get Obama re-elected?
- And the answer is…YES! -- Trump Will ‘Probably’ Run as Independent If He Doesn’t Win GOP Nomination
- Obama’s sister, Aunt keep talking Birtherism Up
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| Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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April 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 500 Views
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- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- VIDEO: Ed Case Announces US Senate Campaign
- Daily KOS: “I had really hoped we were done with Ed Case”
- VIDEO: Sen. Slom introduces Balanced Budget with no tax hikes
- Romy Cachola threatens Barbers Point Park Deal
- Kalapa: Next Stop, A Tax Increase
- Lawmakers aim to soak consumers for $122M/year by collecting on Hawaii residents' Internet purchases
- Shapiro: Djou Back in the Saddle Again
- ILind: Emperor Abercrombie to seize Molokai, Decapitate Residents
- Hawaii Reapportionment Commission to Meet today
- Council meeting today to pick Kawakami’s successor
- Dinner held for Maui County soldiers who spent a year in Afghanistan
- FTA will help both the U.S. and Hawaii
- HSTA Flack demands less accountability, more money
- UH Wants Money, Threatens Tourism School
- FACT CHECK — Board of Water Supply Says Honolulu Has Fewer Water Main Breaks Than Average?
- After Stalling Repairs, Abercrombie puts on Show and then lets Contractors go to work at Mayor Wright Housing
- SA: No excuse for lack of warning signs
- First Hawaiian Bank Signals Recovery with Business Up First Quarter
- Central Pacific Financial Corp. Announces Commencement of $20 Million Common Stock Rights Offering
- Hawaii Correctional Facilities to Use Electronic Medical Records System
- Concert raises $1.6M for tsunami victims
- Company To Be Questioned Monday Over Hawaii Blast
- Obama Senior Advisor: I hope Birther Trump keeps on rising
- Trump to Obama aide: I’m your ‘worst nightmare’
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| Sunday, April 10, 2011 |
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April 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1023 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- VIDEO: Abercrombie holds fake news Conference to Announce HGEA's fake 'sacrifice'
- Abercrombie: State could seize 1/3 of Molokai for Wind Farm
- AP: HGEA members gain 9 more days off under contract
- Abercrombie’s Backer Reveals himself: Kenoi Claims Hawaii County will save $3M under HGEA contract
- Carvalho: Mayors trying to come together on HGEA agreement
- Sen. Slom Announces balanced budget with no new taxes
- Second Decking Deadline
- Borreca compares Ed Case to Aaron Burr, praises Case for apologizing, dropping out
- Homelessness Industry: State seeks to fill Moiliili Apartments with drug addicts, no treatment required
- Ansaldo Trains to be Driverless, Company tied to Watts Constructors
- Molester’s friend Bertram sues to seize land from Haleakala Ranch
- The new director of the OIP says she was not directed on IDing judicial nominees
- Crisis? Hawaii County wastes millions on Garbage
- Last blast for the rejected elected: BoE imposes two track Diploma system on DoE
- A&B: Ability to navigate Hawai Land Use Process one of our Core Competencies
- Legislators propose law to convert consecutive sentences into concurrent, let thousands of criminals out of prison
- Permitting reason for return to public service
- 4 charged in beating death of gambling house worker
- Death toll hits 5 in Hawaii fireworks bunker blast
- Fukino Debunks Birther BS --- Again
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| Saturday, April 09, 2011 |
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April 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 896 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Abercrombie’s $100M omission: HGEA settlement tied to other secret labor agreements
- Government workers’ agreement to add more than $100 million to state deficit
- House GOP: HGEA Settlement is expensive, unfair
- Unity House HQ up for Sale
- VIDEO: Heritage Foundation Leader interviewed in Hawaii
- Tsunami: Obama signs Disaster Declaration for Hawaii
- Bonham: Peak tax and business revenue returns sometime in 2012
- Maui Chamber of Commerce: 95% oppose either type of GE Tax hike
- Shapiro: Budget is so bad….
- After voting to Shut down Federal Government three times, Hirono, Hanabusa pretend to be against it
- OHA to turn its operatives around on Geothermal in Puna at Meeting today
- Kenoi profits 58% from Subdivision approval
- Crisis? Hawaii County finds $16M for Hilo Bayfront paths
- Crisis? $800,000 in county checks uncashed
- Former KPD officer convicted of driving drunk
- NYT: Explosion Kills Workers at Facility for Fireworks
- Did Trump really send investigators to Hawaii?
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| Friday, April 08, 2011 |
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April 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1179 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- HGEA: Contract Agreement includes Paid Time Off
- VIDEO: Lanai Wind Fall Out
- Abercrombie Announces $300M in new CIP Spending—“This is just the beginning”
- Full Results: Daily Kos Hawaii Poll
- GOP: Abercrombie Approval rating down to 48%
- Hirono, Hanabusa vote for Government Shutdown, stop paying troops
- Akaka Bill Passes Indian Affairs Committee
- How They Voted: Senate Ways and Means votes to hike GE Tax by eliminating exemptions
- SB1363 10-cents-per-bag Tax: Greens, Big Business, Big Government team up to Rip Off Consumers
- Borreca: Abercrombie is Tanking
- Rebellion in the Senate Kills 1%GE Tax Hike Proposal—Exemptions to be hit
- HGEA Agreement amounts to 1.5% Pay Hike—Carlisle
- Star-Advertiser: Abercrombie not upfront with public about HGEA Deal
- Contract: NOT THE “NEW DAY” PEOPLE VOTED FOR
- Federal Shutdown: Inouye uninterested in the kind of cutting that Democrats now see as necessary
- State-run Superferry plan still afloat
- Forum on geothermal energy to include OHA Cronies
- Elected BoE sez Bye-Bye
- Boaters bemoan lack of aid after Schatz comes back from DC Empty handed
- Meetings will gather comments on proposed wind farm
- Wood-Burning Power plant vote delayed
- IRV Produces results like Berg’s Win in Council District 1
- Hawaii journalist shield law extension advances
- Banned Fireworks Storage: Explosion claims Four Lives
- Ways and Means votes against Legislators’ 5% Salary Hike
- Judiciary Committee defers bill to convert Sick Leave into vacation Days
- Inouye, Akaka: Let gay sex tourists give away Green Cards
- Prison Guard gets 18 months for Gay Rape of inmate
- University of Hawaii Wants To Close Major Research Group
- With Tourism squeezed, Rep Roy Takumi pushes against Free Trade with S Korea
- Ex-Reform Party Birther Trump touted Pelosi as “The Best”
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| Thursday, April 07, 2011 |
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April 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1062 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- State Reaches Agreement with HGEA
- Unemployment rate dips to 5.2 percent in Honolulu (oops!)
- GE Tax hearing: Democrats demand choice between two types of GE Tax Hike, nobody fooled
- Democrats to buy Support for GE Tax hike with $100M in tax Credits
- HGEA: Tentative Agreement on Parameters of Contract
- HGEA Comp Time: Governor Just Kicked the can down the road again
- Mayors still in dark about HGEA Contract
- House Finances passes Tax Credits for Billionaire Clinton Cronies, Bag Tax hiked to 10 cents for middle class
- Study: U.S. has 4M gay adults; 1.7 pct. of populace
- Committee Approves Five Hawaii Ed Board Appointees
- Kauai Council Rejects Biodegradable bags
- Rush to Use Crops as Fuel Raises Food Prices and Hunger Fears
- Hawaii County Council to burn through $56M—14 new projects
- Case to announce Senate bid within 10 days, claims to be OK with Inouye
- Loss of Hawaiian album Grammy greeted with dismay and shrugs
- Obama golf pal arrested in Honolulu prostitution sting
- Trump: I Have Investigators in Hawaii...'They Cannot Believe What They're Finding'
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| Wednesday, April 06, 2011 |
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April 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 770 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- HB793: Hikes GE Tax 25%, eliminates exemptions, Hearing Wednesday
- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- GE Tax Showdown in Senate—A vote to remember in November
- Senate Indian Affairs Committee to vote on Akaka Bill Thursday
- Ward: 100s of alternatives to tax hike
- House GOP Calls on Abercrombie to Cut Spending
- SB570: Hawaii Pension Tax Bill Alive and Well
- Recktenwald appoints Acoba Kauai District Court Judge
- Hawaii Guard told to prepare for possible deployment
- Senate Budget demands $650M in new Revenues
- Sen. Sees Unions Behind Tax Increase Proposal
- Airlift capacity nearly unchanged
- McDonald's Hiring 1,000 New Hawaii Employees (no crisis here)
- Shapiro: New developments show rail project way off track
- Civil Beat catches up to Hawai’i Free Press on Todd Apo Ethics Violations
- Martin: No problem with Garcia’s $60K Side Job
- Maui Green Police hunt down Bag Ban Violators –impose $1000/day fines
- Senate Hearing Begins on Board of Education Nominees
- Bills target isle harbors for private development
- Insurer, hospital agree on new compensation system
- UH advised to ‘forgive’ debt
- UH-Hilo seeks $36M to build student housing
- Hawaii County to buy 3000 ac of ‘open space’
- Man Who Conned Hawaii Inmates Pleads Guilty
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| Tuesday, April 05, 2011 |
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April 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1166 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- Todd Apo and KoOlina: Ethics Violation kept secret since 2007
- VIDEO: GOP balances budget without Tax Hikes
- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 4, 2011
- Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders own 11,383 Hawaii businesses
- Abercrombie gets around to announcing appointment of Kawakami to State House
- Abercrombie Appoints Judge Loo to Maui Circuit Court
- Hawaii Gun Permits hit new record in 2010
- Kaauwai: Are you better off now than you were 2 1/2 years ago?
- Senate Dems to Force choice between two types of GE Tax hike
- GE Tax Hike: Tell them what you think
- Now Where Will They Find The Money?
- Unions Rally at Capitol, Demand more Spending
- Ethically Challenged Apo among picks for Transit Authority
- A State Indian Tribe for OHA Cronies
- Loser Van Dyke on New Akaka Bill: Nothing to see here, just move along
- Judiciary to Vote on AG Louie
- Senate Hearings for BoE Nominees to Begin Tomorrow
- Japan Airline Cuts countered by increases elsewhere, Charters planned for Golden Week
- Timeshare in Hawaii: Build it and They Will Come
- Movie stars, billionaires and corporate execs are arriving more often in private jets
- Lawmakers give men wearing dresses a chance to strike it rich
- Shapiro: Where was the vetting on Maui judge appointment?
- Wildman: A DISTURBING PATTERN?
- Kalapa, Milks win majority on Credit Union Board
- Kamehameha headmaster to retire after 23 years
- Clayton Hee about to Kill Shield law
- It's Too Early For Law Regulating Undersea Cable
- Borreca: Global warming should be on governor’s agenda
- Superferry Redux: Pasha Line new vessel to offer roll on-roll off service
- State held responsible for deaths of 2 women
- ABC News: Duckworth for Hawaiian Senator?
- Bill Clinton: 'Birthers' will hurt GOP
- LA Times: Why Hillary Clinton must run in 2012
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| Monday, April 04, 2011 |
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April 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 933 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- HB793: Hikes GE Tax 25%, eliminates exemptions, Hearing Wednesday
- Save Our Jobs—Stop SB741 Alcohol Tax
- Abercrombie’s Board of Education: Accountability begins now, and it’s already ugly
- U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear Nader Hawaii Ballot Access Case
- Abercrombie Administration delays endangering lives of Combat Pilots, soldiers
- Hawaii Hotels posting strong revenue and occupancy rates
- Prudential: Worst may be over for Oahu Real Estate Market
- Senate to Hear Testimony against both kinds of GE Tax hikes Wednesday
- Unions, Non-profits to push for more spending at Rally today
- Governor has no clue on balancing budget
- Tax Hikes Pending in Hawaii Legislature Might Require Cigar Smokers to Take Out a Second Mortgage
- HD 14 Nomination raises ethical questions
- Bill: Instant Runoff Voting
- Rail: Council grills Carlisle Admin on Billion Dollar Deception
- Berg Cheapest On Honolulu City Council
- Former news anchor ready to give her all for schools (Another one who did not apply)
- Council to consider county furloughs, wage cuts
- SA: Turtle Bay reset welcome
- California firm joins Molokai wind project: Pattern Energy Group is expected to “engage all of the community”
- Ocean AC project is safe, firm says
- US Rep. Hirono says she advanced measure granting $6M Hawaii airport improvement pork
- Brockovich still pushing Hexavalent Chromium Scam
- 175 years of boarding at LHS celebrated at David Malo Day
- The quiet Draft of Tammy Duckworth?
- Samantha Power to be the next Secretary of State?
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| Sunday, April 03, 2011 |
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April 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1054 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- City finally 'Sees the Light' on Lunalilo Home Rd
- Waialua Robotics wins big in Vegas
- Abercrombie Secretly Appoints Kawakami to replace Morita in State House
- Hawaii Legislators Dump 180 day school year
- Brian “I am not a clone” DeLima: BoE Policy Audit to “look at what decisions can be handled by the superintendent and her staff, and reduce our footprint”
- Star-Advertiser: Akaka should submit bill that had Lingle’s support
- Hawaii sees travel numbers rise
- The drop in tourists from Japan to Hawaii may not be as severe as originally thought
- HTA: Japan Tourism Drop Less Than Expected
- GOP hits Garcia on conflict of interest
- SA: The HIPA clout
- Respect citizenry via judicial selection transparency
- Volokh Conspiracy: Hawaii Ban on Photographing Human Remains Older Than 50 Years?
- Success: Homeless Sweeps push families into Shelters
- Abercrombie's Priest calls on public to ignore child neglect and abuse by homeless
- Progressives launch attack on MRC Greenwood spending
- Widely implemented ‘food safety’ program hurts local farmers
- DDT being used to wipe out Mosquitoes in Kaiula
- HPD’s pitch for more funds: “Budget cuts slashing DARE program on Oahu”
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| Saturday, April 02, 2011 |
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April 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1196 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- GOP Files Ethics complaint over Nestor Garcia’s $60K side job
- Abercrombie names DBEDT Deputy Director
- HB1049: Raid on Hurricane Fund to Trigger 7.5% Tax on Premiums?
- Panos: Wind Study doesn't answer questions about Cost
- Abercrombie names new UH Regents, E-W Center Board members
- Friday Night Surprise: GET Hike Back on Table
- Maui News: Abercrombie is “pathetic excuse for leadership” we need Linda Lingle
- Legislators prepare to gut 180 day law
- Rail Funds: Oahu Taxpayers $623M, Congress $34M
- Bombardier wants the city to disclose more information about Ansaldo’s Winning Rail proposal
- Molokai expels Wind Farm, Maui could be next Victim
- Carlisle says labor savings may have to go beyond 5 percent
- Secret labor Agreement: Hawaii commerce department to end furlough days
- Tax Sweeps of Vendors Begin Again
- Obamacare Preview: Penalties for those with health risks considered in 2009 by Hawaii’s public employee health plan
- One week after Dengue Fever, Mosquito Control becomes excuse for Tax Hikes
- VIDEO: Prison or Youth ChalleNGe? The future fate of Kulani
- Brewbaker resists jumping to conclusions about Japan Tsunami
- Airport parking rates to increase statewide
- Office of Information Practices Director Selected
- Bankruptcies average 297 per month, down from 330
- Canadian Hawaii Real Estate Fraud to face trial
- US task force arrests 61 fugitives on Maui
- Ariz. law bans abortions based on race or gender
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| Friday, April 01, 2011 |
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April 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1168 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- House GOP releases Balanced State Budget without Tax Hikes
- Wildman’s Firm didn’t pay Payroll Taxes
- Mufi on Senate race: Washington DC has always been an interest of ours
- Hawaii House GOP Proposes Budget Fixes without Tax Hikes
- Abercrombie Head Fake: Senate to decide between Two types of GE Tax Hike
- More Federal Funds? Schatz returns from DC Empty Handed
- Asselbaye: “We cannot continue cutting government”
- Tax on sugary drinks would be discriminatory and seriously harm our economy
- Hawaii Tax Revenues rise with Gas Prices
- Hawaiian Airlines to DOUBLE flights to Japan (Meanwhile Abercrombie prophesizes doom)
- Tsutsui Names Ex-Rep Amaral to judge selection panel (Crony of Danner sisters, tied to new version of Akaka Bill)
- Lambda, ACLU drop suit, plan for next suit: “We’ll be watching closely for any signs of problems” with Civil Unions
- Abercrombie: My relationships with Legislators are excellent, we’re not pals
- New BOE era off to good start
- Senate to vote on Closing School, converting to Prison
- Former Casino Boss; Don’t Do it!
- Legalized Bribery Bill Tabled
- Hawaii State Bank resolution still alive
- The Bus: Doesn’t have the financial mobility to add routes—as Rail expenses mount
- Stock buy foments talk of A&B breakup
- State receives 12 more suspected cases of dengue
- States Propose Measures to Alter, Remove CON Processes
- Program may bring displaced citizens of Japan to stay on Maui
- Turtle Bay project pared down
- $45M fine tilts Horizon to bankruptcy
- Birthers have nothing on rabid anti-Bushers
- Found Photos: The Story of Chicago's "Little Hawaii" Neighborhood
- With mom in hospital, “Psychic” Sylivia Brown’s son struggles to keep up
- Sale of $100M home has Hawaii connections
- Omidyar Accidentally Buys Hawaii
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| Thursday, March 31, 2011 |
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March 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 926 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- 2011 Akaka Bill grants Tribal officials broad immunity from Hawaii Criminal and Civil Laws
- 2011 Akaka Bill: More than 73% of Hawaiians not "Qualified" for membership in Akaka Tribe
- Tax Freedom Day in Hawaii: April 6
- Governor renews push for beverage taxes
- Palafox Redux? Wildman withdraws over “unresolved situation”
- Hawaii Right to Life: Oppose HCR 71 on HPV vaccination
- Supreme Courts seeks Six Volunteers to Discipline Lawyers
- OBAMA POLL HITS NEW LOW...
- ...Hillary Nears All Time High
- One Dead In Marine Helicopter Crash Off Kaneohe
- Abercrombie backs GE Tax hike on Shipping, Airlines, Cellphone bills
- New Akaka Bill Ignores Lingle Concerns
- City's deceptive bidding process for rail contract hid $900M in costs
- Legislators want to accept $200 bribes from unions, business, pension funds
- Abercrombie’s New BoE to do Policy Audit, NOT Financial Audit
- SB1284 Designed to force Disabled children back into DoE Schools
- Shapiro: Dope Bills all about Money, not ‘Compassion’
- Painters’ Union leader arrested at rally
- APEC planners: Hawaii will be ready
- Hawaii could be fallback site for firms in Japan
- Hurricane Fund, Rainy Day Fund wiped out Just to get thru June
- While Abercrombie preaches Doom and Gloom, Stalled condo projects on Oahu move forward
- Effort to Amend Kauai Plastic Bag Ban becomes entangled in procedure
- Study: Big Isle least healthy in State
- FERC approves Wailua hydro
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| Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
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March 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 794 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- Daily KOS Polls Hawaii Senate Race: Mufi 47–Lingle 40
- CoR: Tsunami effect smallish, Weak February tax receipts major factor
- COFA Migrations: Field work complete, GAO Audit report due in September
- VIDEO: House debates Retirement, Gambling, Insurance—and frozen Bread
- HTA addressing “short-term consolidation of flights” by JAL
- State honors sacrifice of 17 with medal
- Hawaii Visitors Up 11.8% in Feb—so how are tax receipts down?
- Pot, Kettle, Black: Abercrombie calls Trump Bankrupt
- Forbes: Honolulu most expensive tourist destination, prices up 20% on strong demand
- Media Portrays Public as supporting Tax Hikes, Lottery
- Cayetano, Slom and Slater plan to sue over rail project
- Akaka Bill Reintroduced to Congress
- Precisely as Predicted: Hawaii's Race To The Top Delayed
- ABERCROMBIE TO ANNOUNCE HIS PICKS FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION
- Kauai Dems Name three to Replace Rep Morita
- AARP Rallies against Pension Tax, for more spending
- Last Appointment: Hee v. Louie
- Two Hawaii Labor Trafficking Bills Still Alive
- Gay Marriage: Invented in Hawaii for first time in history of human race
- Medicaid for non-American non-immigrants?
- Japan's tsunami debris headed for West Coast, then Hawaii
- Abercrombie Fundraiser to be sentenced on Dope Charges
- Punatic Dopers Sue County, demand $5M
- Kakaako homeless: where are they now?
- Hi Co Furloughs: Council Pressures Kenoi on bargaining position
- Zoo accreditation in jeopardy
- Tsutsui on Akaka: New definition of Obsequious
- Pawlenty Calls Out Trump’s Birtherism
- Why Liberals Love the Birthers
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| Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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March 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 839 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Kona, Hilo, Kahului
- Hawaii Legislature to Honor 16 fallen Heroes
- Djou: No plans to seek seat in Senate
- Durbin's Flawed Islamophobia Hearing
- Rep Brower: “Info Brief Your Ego”
- Was Abercrombie Bragging about Secret Labor Settlement?
- Delayed Refunds: Abercrombie could use Budget trick he derided as Phony
- Senate Ways and Means Committee considers 5% GE Tax
- Making The Tax Increase Hidden
- State’s Finances Grim, State Agencies Asked to Cut Spending by 10 Percent, Legislators debate excuses needed for GE Tax hike
- Soda tax getting another look in Hawaii
- Senators seek specifics on Abercrombie's vow to remake government
- But Administration Testifies in favor on more spending
- Kouchi: What state services do you want to keep? (Peddling Tax Hikes)
- DoE Advertiser claims cuts will end Education reform
- JAL drops one Honolulu Flight for three weeks in April
- Gaming advocates are seizing on the Tsunami panic
- Hawaii’s public financing pilot project likely to fall along with Arizona’s campaign law
- Alexander to preach Abercrombie to Catholics
- “More Federal Funds” Ecos now claim “$10s of Millions in Tsunami damage” to NW Hawaiian Isles
- Honolulu City Council Chairman: 'Don't Tell Me I'm a Whore'
- Carlisle’s Roads Nominee is stockholder, employee of Contractor CH2M Hill—But Councilmembers approve anyway
- Berg, Anderson: Counties being ‘robbed’, State ‘skimming’ TAT
- Committee OKs bill to end discount on recycling fees
- Maui residents oppose wind farm access road plans
- Hawaii WWII Vets Mark Anniversary: Group Plans Celebration For Congressional Gold Medal
- Japan nuclear isotope that reached Hawaii identified as iodine-131
- Pearl City river considered a breeding ground for mosquitoes
- SA: Stop shark tour boat violence
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| Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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March 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 859 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- SB605: Legislators to raise Salary Caps for DoE Bureaucrats?
- Redistricting for A Republican Hawaii
- Abercrombie to Petty, Bogged Down Legislature: Stop bickering and pointing fingers
- Hawaii Wind Developer tied to Largest-ever asset seizure by anti-Mafia police
- SB1363 Bag Tax: Greens, Big Business, Big Government team up to Rip Off Consumers
- CB: Raising GE Tax “looks increasingly plausible”
- ACT 221 Scammers Push for Hawaii Stock Exchange Formation
- OHA Homeless Tent City , Akaka Tribe Bills nearing final approval
- SA: Poker Bill violates Federal Law
- Poker Alliance “dubious” about State regulation of Internet Poker
- Alaska looks at Tourism: “Hawaii’s success story”
- Japan Airlines cuts flights to Hawaii and other destinations
- SA: Palolo Elementary a model for improvement
- Isle food stamp use rises As state gives them to families making over $48K/year
- Keeping Hawaii Inmates' IDs Out of The Trash
- Haleiwa businesses rally around shark tour owner
- Senate Judiciary Committee Sitting on Human Trafficking Bill
- 9th Circuit Panel Upholds decision in suit against Hawaii's State Historic Preservation Division
- 2 Big Island resorts still closed because of tsunami damage
- Bill seeks end to city subsidy for recycling
- Revisionist History: Godless Senators now consider abolishing Columbus Day
- Prominent Chinese blogger charged as crackdown deepens
- Birther Trump: I want Hawaii governor 'investigated'
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| Sunday, March 27, 2011 |
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March 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1214 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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- Djou: Presidential Leadership is Missing in Libya
- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Kona, Hilo, Kahului
- Case: Poll shows I whip any Democrat in 2012 Senate Primary
- VIDEO: FBI investigating Gulen Charter Schools, parents pulling kids out
- Hawaii to keep prisoners on Mainland: Lack of space forces state to continue to bid out for incarceration
- Robotics: Six Hawaii Teams headed for St Louis Championships
- Still No response from Obama as Hirono, Abercrombie beg for Disaster Declaration
- $2900/month from Ewa developer: Nestor Garcia has ANOTHER side job
- HECO to select Cable Contractor, Hand Ratepayers the Bill
- Abercrombie uses Kahuku Wind Scam to pressure Lanai, Molokai
- Louie’s Record as Chair of Aloha Tower Development Corp should bar confirmation by Senate
- Chang: Poker Casinos don’t go far enough
- Tsunami justifies push for State Pension Reforms
- Hawaii may drain hurricane funds to pay for Abercrombie give aways
- Cayetano, Dan Case back Abercrombie’s Judicial secrecy
- Ed Case to Decide About Hawaii Senate Bid Soon
- Only Four Legislators think Abercrombie’s pet Think Tank is worth $200
- SA: Tsunami justifies push to diversify Tourism Market
- Democrat Operative pushes to revive Single Casino proposal
- Crime in Waikiki: Tourism Industry pushes back against Homelessness Industry
- Hawaii medical (sic) marijuana dispensary bill amended—could open up in Waikiki
- Alaska Airlines Begins Service to Lihue from Oakland and San Jose 1,000 new visitors every week
- Diabetes Program Begins in Vulnerable Marshall Islands
- Gay opposition rises against Israel Apartheid Week
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| Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
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March 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1102 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Prince Kuhio: The bridge from Kingdom to State
- Hawaii Internet Poker Bill part of nationwide effort by illegal Gambling Sites
- Hotwire: Hawaii hotel rates jump 25%, growth tops nation
- Side Effects: Children Face Reduced Access to Coverage Under Obamacare
- Waialua HS takes lead in Robotics Regionals
- Another Secret Labor Agreement Exposed: Paid Time Off given 4,900 UPW, HGEA members by Abercrombie Admin
- Inouye Backs Obama’s Libya War
- Progressives want to silence debate over Senatorial race
- Japan Tsunami now becomes excuse to drain Hurricane Fund to pay for Abercrombie Giveaways
- Hawaii seeks to protect its unique health law?
- Stanford Carr: “Maui Real Estate is booming”
- Naval shipyard: “We’re Hiring”
- Hawaii House committee chair doesn't want to hear from Ethics Commission
- Inouye pushes Kalaupapa flight subsidy for Contributor
- Cronies squabble over how to profit from School Closures
- OHA’s End-run Bad For All Hawaii
- Tobacco tops list as Ethics Commission Releases Lobbying Expense Disclosures
- Pearl City residents asked to clean up dengue breeding grounds
- Rep Rivere to speak out against North Shore Arsons
- The Best and Brightest: Rep Jerry Chang Trapped in London, needs $2800
- Maui Internment Camp: “He was treated good”
- Plastic ‘disappears’ from garbage patch
- Laysan Island completely covered by Tsunami, Seven workers survive
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| Friday, March 25, 2011 |
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March 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 962 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Conservatives lead Hawaii GOP--but will they pay for it?
- VIDEO: “All Costs for Wind Cable are on the Ratepayer”
- Berg, Tamayo to host Community Meeting on Emergency Preparedness, Waimanalo Gulch
- “More Federal Funds”: Abercrombie pumps Tsunami claims up to $30.6M
- Abercrombie reopens nominations for Commission on Water Resource Management
- Borreca: Democrats wrong if they think U.S. Senate race is a slam dunk
- Council Chair collects $60,000/year “salary” from Pro-Rail Developers’ group
- TRUTH: Hawaii hotels three-fourths full, room rates mostly up
- LIES: Hawaii's New Budget Deficit: $1.3 Billion
- Hawaii Taxation Report outlines plan to pick your pocket
- SB755 Gaming Bill passes Second Read
- Online Gambling: “A Grey, Murky, Quasi-legal Area”
- True catastrophe is failure of state leaders
- Ethics: Legislators Retaliation threats against Kondo alarming
- State Jobs for Life: Hawaii Departments Fired 67 out of 14,000 in 2010
- Myron B Thompson Nepotism: Vice principal's bonus and a $175K gift to a support group
- Hawaii now an option for military dependents evacuating Japan
- St. Francis to resume control of Hawaii Medical
- Pastor of Kawaiahao Church reminds critics that the history of his congregation is that it is native Hawaiian but also Christian
- Man raped in Lahaina Homeless Tent City
- Kahuku Community spilt on Wind Farm as Ribbon Cut
- SA: Sink state-run superferry idea
- Arson suspected as another shark tour boat burns
- Anti-plastic Luddites target food industry
- Shinseki still forced to deny rumors spread by 9-11 trooothers
- Dengue fever hits Pearl City
- Parole Denied in 40-Year-Old Murder Case
- Kalaupapa residents lobby for lower airfares after monopoly hikes price to $500
- Honolulu TV stations claim wins and growth
- Hawaii Parental Rights Amendment to be heard
- Human remains found in Sand Island freezer—no foul play suspected?
- Birthers Hound Kapiolani Hospital
- Hawaii Reporter: World Famous Psychic, Author Sylvia Browne Hospitalized in Hawaii
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| Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
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March 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1109 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- SB218: House Health Committee may save St Francis Hospitals from Closure
- Surprise: Gaming bill passes House Committees
- House GOP: Democrats Support Gambling Instead of School Supplies for Children
- Attorney General demands $170M from Online Travel Companies
- Kapolei Shopping Center lease to generate $140M for DHHL
- Hawaii Rifle Association annual meeting Sunday
- Hilo, Kapaa top list of Drunkest Cities in America
- Hawaii: The Worst State to Shop Online
- Rep Fontaine supports SB 52 Registration of Sex Offenders
- Slom: Gambling & Tax bills bargaining chips for GE Tax hike
- Bad Bills Still Alive as Legislation Cross Houses
- DoE killing 180 day law with help of Senate Education Committee
- Star-Advertiser: Instant Runoff Needed to Prevent Republicans from Winning Elections
- House Republicans score 5x the CIP of Dissident Democrats
- House Committees Approve Poker Proposal --Surprise Amendment Would Allow Poker Tournaments, On-Line Hosting
- Rep Brower gets Schooled on Gambling Law
- Things that make you go hmmmm.....THE GAMBLING BAIT AND SWITCH
- Council on Revenues will meet Tues to give Abercrombie the numbers he needs to justify Tax hikes
- GE Tax Exemption bill Held, more Prep for overall GE Tax Hike
- Prep-Work for GE Tax Hike: “Disaster's tourism impact isn't just Japan”
- Census: Hawaii 1 of top 5 states in tax growth
- HTA to spend $3 million to stampeded Legislature into Hiking GE Tax after Japanese arrivals drop
- Judge rejects suit challenging rail survey (nice show for LaHood)
- New rail lawsuit takes shape
- Feds tout Honolulu rail project
- SB367: HECO wants to socialize cable cost, privatize any profit
- Electricity utility and state officials will dedicate Oahu’s first large-scale wind farm today
- HB680: Bill would abolish Kakaako makai community panel
- Kauai Council to Hike Property Taxes $144/year
- Election 2012: Kenoi buying Kona Votes with CIP
- Cabanilla Resolution: Eliminating NIMBY
- Looser ethics bill for legislators will make influence-peddling easier
- State Senate Honors Ronald Reagan
- Matsumoto in smack down of Berish on ERS
- Online Travel Companies Owe Hawaii $170 Million In Unpaid Taxes
- MORE BAD LEGISLATION PENDING
- Hawaii: 35% of teen Pregnancies end in Abortion
- SA: ‘Obamacare’ not so abominable for Hawaii’s Medicare beneficiaries
- ILWU Pushing Frozen Bread Bill to boost Love’s
- Former GM: Scrap Yard Doesn't Need Subsidy
- Murderer may walk streets thanks to Judge Michael Town
- Ex-officer admits vandalizing SUV
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| Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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March 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1046 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Legislators, DBEDT support two casinos and Internet Gaming—Amendment violates Federal Law
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation AWOL on Libya
- 9-11 truthers claim Shinseki running for Hawaii Senate seat, Inouye’s office forced to deny
- US Approaching Insolvency, Fix To Be 'Painful': Dallas Federal Reserve Chair Fisher
- Only “modest decline” in Japan travel
- Shapiro: Governor needs to deliver on vow to do more with less
- Abercrombie on Rail: “It’s all photos and photo-ops right now. I’ve seen those before.”
- Honolulu Council plays hardball over Transit Authority
- State Still Wants to Cap Counties' Share of TAT
- Public Workers “comfortable with furloughs” -- May Be Offered 'Mini Furlough'
- Legislators, Big Business push Bag Tax on Hawaii shoppers
- First Hawaiian: $1.8M raised for Japan relief
- Bill legalizing $200 bribes still alive
- HCR107 to investigate secession from United States
- SA: DoE Doesn’t need to test students (SB1282)
- Panel tables bill over electing attorney general
- Mysterious Abercrombie OIP pick Rejects Offer, vanishes
- Hawaii Legislature Backs Off Punishing Tourism Publications
- Developer: Maui Windfarm to be dead in 25 years
- Akaka teams up with 47 Senate Dems to protect Green Energy Scammers
- Resurrected: Gambling Inserted into Shell Bill
- County mum on felon fire captain
- Former Maui officer charged with sex assault, kidnapping
- Despite Furloughs, Overtime Down in Most City Departments (Oops!)
- Other Cities Report Problems with Honolulu Rail Contractor
- County hearing officer recommends Hu Honua permit approval
- Hawaiian Elec. in Solar Power Pact
- Developer gets approval for new mall on DHHL land in Kapolei
- Tsunami, Power Outages Still On Minds Of Many Ewa Residents
- Hawaii’s #6 Tax Delinquent ensnared in Calif. building dispute
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| Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |
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March 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1079 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Kucinich, Nader: Obama could be Impeached for Libya War
- Tsunami Roulette: Are Kahului fuel tanks and sewage plant at risk?
- Regime Change is goal of Obama’s Libya War
- Hanabusa still lives at Ko Olina
- Subcontractors, airlines, others would pay the GET
- UHERO: We still think the economy is going to recover
- Borreca Joins Abercrombie’s Doom and Gloom Brigade
- Delta: Japan travel decline a 6 to 9 month one time event
- Hawaii’s February unemployment holds steady at 6.3%
- SA: Reject Abercrombie’s assault on travel media
- Is Wildman a Pay-to-Play Judicial Appointment?
- Hawaii reapportionment commission forms
- SB367: Oahu electric customers would pay for undersea power cable under pending legislation
- Green Energy Scammers Panic over 2016 Sunset (HB1270/HB566)
- Honolulu Contracts for 80 rail cars at $574M
- City Says Rail Contracts Coming in Under Budget; Critics Not Convinced
- House Has Approved Government Purchase Of State-Run Superferry
- Luddites Frantic as First Application For Factory Fish Farm in U.S. Waters Poised for Approval
- BoE Chair Toguchi calls for suspension of 180-day law
- “Worse than Furloughs” DoE, BoE promise chaos if Legislature Cuts Budget $110M
- Legislature pushes plan to close school, convert to prison
- Still Celebrating Islam Day on September 11, Muslims give away shoes in Kalihi, SA helps them raise money
- Hawaii County Cuts Spending, Holds line on taxes
- OHA $329K buys favor from Hawaiian Orgs
- GRASSROOT INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2011 PORK REPORT COVER DESIGN CONTEST
- Hokulia Plaintiff: “My Mom, an Eighty Eight Year Old Bar Fly in Kailua-Kona”
- Officer probed for crash Sunday after license was revoked
- Hawaii Doper Church defeated: Idaho Supreme Court rules against claim that marijuana is a religious sacrament
- HMSA applies to raise plan premiums by 4.2%
- NLRB: OK To Spy on Your Boss
- Threat to internet links? “We need to go out and find out what the hell is happening in Hawaii”
- 125th Anniversary of ILWU
- Mufi: 'CNMI could learn from Hawaii strategy'
- Pacific troops get new leader: The crisis in Japan is a top priority as Francis Wiercinski takes charge
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| Monday, March 21, 2011 |
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March 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 796 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- The plan to Overhaul Straight Hawaii
- Hawaii 2011 Reapportionment Commission includes Jeff Stone's Wife, Hannemann Staffer married to Rail Contractor
- Hanabusa, Hirono vote for Government Shutdown—Oppose Afghan Withdrawal
- HECO: IBEW got raises, we got two-tier Pension Plan
- Rep Fontaine interviews Bishop Silva, Darryl Vincent on Homelessness
- Excuse: Senate Money Chairman: Hawaii House Budget 'No Longer Valid'
- Visitors still arriving from Japan
- Intent: Anything that is rented or shipped will pay GE Tax under House Scheme to extract $729M from Hawaii residents ($521 per person)
- Tax The Peasants: GE Tax to hit Shipping, Phone bill, Airline travel
- SA: Approve city gas tax increase
- SB367: Committees to discuss $1B undersea Cable Scam Today (Give our money to billionaire wind-scammers)
- Number of bills alive in Legislature shrinks
- HPD Officer Salaries: A Tale of Confusion and Contradiction
- Chairman of ERS Board Responds to George Berish Series on Public Pensions
- Businessman offers plastic bag alternative
- Tipping Fees: Should Private Scrap Yard Get $1.9 Million Subsidy from Honolulu?
- Hawaii burns $2.35M on “Open Space”
- AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion
- Four Hawaii Borders bookstores will close
- Hawaii Small Businesses Absorbing Soaring Gas Costs
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| Monday, March 21, 2011 |
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March, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 1030 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- What Did Rep Brower say about “intolerant” Hawaii?
- Ministry Group Buying out Porn Shops in Wahiawa
- HB548: Trespassing Liability Taskforce to Exclude Publishers
- Tom Berg saves Barbers Point Ewa Stables
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| Sunday, March 20, 2011 |
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March 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1081 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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- SB1282/HB1055: Bills would “repeal norm-referenced testing” in the DoE
- Hawaii’s Bernard von NotHaus Convicted of Minting His Own Currency—could get 15 years
- Borreca: Hirono vs Hanabusa for Senate?
- Schatz in DC to Cash in on Tsunami
- Japanese tourists still coming to isles –strong Yen is factor
- Ratepayers to be stuck with bill for $1B cable project to bring wind electricity to Oahu
- Clayton Hee: Sustainability=State Ownership (PUBLIC)
- Clients burn over kitchen's closing by State (PRIVATE)
- Captain Admits Young Bros causes extensive unreported Coral Reef Damage
- District Cooling in Hawaii—Importing a ready-made Profitable, Politically Connected, Non-Profit
- Enviro scammers: Bag taxes are Fun! (SB1363)
- Union Bosses continue to Loot Unity House Assets
- BOE chief pitches ads on campus--Toguchi proposes selling advertising space at public schools as a way to raise cash
- Kauai Budget climbs as tax assessments fall
- Hawaii Dope Doctors giving Medical Marijuana to Minors
- MELE minds music's business
- Legislature, Landed Aristocracy seek to silence discussion of PASH rights
- Kawaiahao burials dispute a defining moment for Hawaiians
- Protecting the Kona name
- KIUC Voters reelect incumbents
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| Saturday, March 19, 2011 |
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March 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 708 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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- Case: Inouye not in control, won’t be able to designate next Senator
- Abercrombie picks Wildman for Circuit Court, refuses to name nominees
- HB638--New Voting System for Hawaii: Round up as many candidates as possible, gang up on the front runners
- Enviros win 90% in Hawaii Supreme Court
- Defeating Assisted Suicide: Four Victories - One to go
- Full Text: Pacific Commander Admiral Willard Q&A on Search and Rescue in Japan
- Ghouls: Do Japan's woes make hiking GET more palatable?
- Abercrombie thrilled about new Spending
- Abercrombie has to be living in Cave
- Another Step Taken To State-Owned Slaughterhouse
- Ethics: Is Rail worth $36.75 to Legislators?
- CONFIRMED: DoE Bullying Policy Serves Transsexual Agenda for Hawaii Schools
- Scientists Predict Japan's Tsunami Trash To Hit Hawaii Shores in 18 mos
- Abercrombie to join wind energy scammers at Grand Opening
- VIDEO: Hawaii Council chair “deeply concerned” with Kenoi budget
- More Revisionist History hits bookstores Next Week
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| Friday, March 18, 2011 |
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March 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1502 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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- UN authorizes Military action against Gaddafi, airstrikes could begin within hours
- Day One of Obama’s War, Airstrikes Don’t Begin: Gaddafi forces shell west Libya's Misrata, 25 dead
- Hillary dumps Obama over refusal to act in Libya: “Not happy with dealing with a president who can’t decide if today is Tuesday or Wednesday”
- The Future of the Grassroot Institute
- HB1300: Legislature takes its time abolishing a law that it says is ‘devastating’ to business
- House Republicans Introduce Welfare Reform Act of 2011
- Hurricane Shelters: Hawaii Still Counting on a Lucky Miss
- Abercrombie’s dismissal of nuclear fears tied to Mainland Tourism
- Japanese Arrivals drop 86%
- Hawaii Council on Revenues Can't Regroup for Another Month
- Town hall meeting by Hawaii House Republicans to discuss proposal for state's 1st pension tax
- Oshiro Punts budget: “Now it's up to governor and unions”, hints at lower Pension Tax Threshold
- Senate rushes $18M to pay for Abercrombie’s Government Union Giveaway
- Abercrombie thinks Unions are going to give back $88M/year
- HSTA, UPW Collective Bargaining Bills Hit Glitch
- Green Energy Scammers Claim they can provide 25% of Hawaii Electricity (Ratepayer Beware)
- Richard Lim confirmed as DBEDT Boss
- Honolulu City Council Battles Administration for Control of Rail Agency Budget
- Transparent? Mayor Makes $44M Disappear
- Anderson, Berg Speak Out Against Fuel Tax
- Hanabusa appeals to Congress in Hunt for “Sand Lady”
- SA: Close nepotism bill loophole
- CENSORSHIP: Aila threatens SA, KITV over photos of Pearl City graves
- CENSORSHIP HB548: Civil Beat finally figures out that Hawaii is like Cuba
- CENSORSHIP: Stalinist Media Council continues to harass HNN
- Dissidents’ Bills shut out of Legislative Committees, but not as badly as Republicans’
- Foodstamps: 78% of eligible persons use them in Hawaii
- Kauai Mayor delivers 3rd State of the County address, burns up Reserve Fund
- HHSC has new CEO
- Owners of tsunami-damaged property should call 2-1-1
- Newly released tsunami video shows waves sweeping through Kailua-Kona store
- Hawaii County's 32 hurricane shelters can withstand no more than Category 1 hurricane
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| Thursday, March 17, 2011 |
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March 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 995 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SB218: Will Legislature force St Francis Hospitals to close over forced abortion?
Abercrombie to open new State Information Technology Department with donation from dot.com Billionaire (No conflict of interest there, eh?)
Blabercrombie: “The war of each against all, which has an iron grip on our country, is coming to an end in Hawaii”
Mercado Kim says Hannemann is Godfather as ‘divisive’ Democrat Primary goes from crowded to jam-packed
Is Linda Lingle Competitive? Cast your vote as PPP considers poll on Hawaii Senate Race
Hawaii presents the most decisive defeat for assisted suicide and euthanasia to date
Dismissed in Federal Court, Convicted Felon Keanu Sai fails in effort to seize control of Hawaii
House OKs $21 billion draft budget—GE Tax hike on Horizon
Abercrombie Now 'Flexible' On Raising GET
Abercrombie During the campaign vs. post swear-in
Abercrombie launches Office of Information Management and Technology with Donation from dot.com Billionaire (No conflict of interest to see here, just move along.)
Ethics Commission Opposes Bill; More Free Invites for Lawmakers
Kauai Budget hikes spending 12%—property tax hike still on table
No Budget Approval Needed for Rail at this Time, City Council Told
Abercrombie’s Sales Pitch for Hawaii Tourism: “A drug cartel is not going to murder you here."
Tsunami cripples 2 Big Isle hotels, one may never reopen
Tsunami claims 8 homes on East End Molokai
Hawaii Lawmaker: Nuclear Energy Still 'Viable Option'
Slom gives rundown on Morita
Dopers not pleased with Single Dispensary on Maui
Homeless removed from Kakaako lot—25 finally choose to go into shelters
Taxpayers, Ratepayers forced to subsidize Unwanted Solar Water Heaters
Mandatory Spending Now Exceeds all Federal Revenues
Desperate Luddites: GMOs make you fat
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| Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
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March 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1000 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie: 100 Days, 10 Broken Promises
Ward: Budget does not account for COFA, CoR Revision, Japan tourism dropoff
Ewa Community to discuss Emergency Preparedness after blackout, Tsunami
Abercrombie Administration advises Public to Avoid Ingesting Potassium Iodide
Shapiro: Schatz, Hirono, Hanabusa may push Case, Hannemann out of Senate race
Abercrombie’s Mitsunaga: We occasionally got contracts honestly
Abercrombie’s first 100 days reveal worrisome inconsistencies
SA: Release judicial nominee names
Furlough Fridays Forgotten by Abercrombie?
Abercrombie finds “More Federal Funds” in Tsunami
Budget Outburst: Calvin Say scared, full of fear, Storms out of hearing
Pension Tax: “A lower threshold is the ultimate goal”
Carlisle proposes 36% Gas Tax Hike
Furfaro not seeking vacant HD 14 Seat
Two-Thirds vote needed for Bond Issue: Turn one vote and Kill Rail
Rail hearing to be continued
Maui: Committee holds off on putting end to furloughs
WSJ looks at Japanese travel after Kobe, SARS outbreak
Obama: Japan Radiation Won't Reach Hawaii (VIDEO)
Fukushima: Mark 1 Nuclear Reactor Design Caused GE Scientist To Quit In Protest
Kauai Dam Breach Killed 7 Five Years Ago, But Criminal Charges Against Dam Owner are Still Pending
UH Richardson School of Law drops 23 spots
House Committee: Potheads to get marijuana ‘dispensary’ on Maui
Hawaii’s Physician Discipline is Poor
Hawaiian Schools Threaten To Boycott State Test
Hawaii Legislature Should Honor Ronald Reagan
After being rousted from Kakaako Park, homeless man threatens to leave Hawaii
HECO sends thousands of outage customers apology, $50
Free Two-Part Program for Non-Lawyers on “Online Legal Resources”
Puppy mill bill advancing
Former SDS Leader Todd Gitlin to speak at UH Manoa
Don Ho's children evicted by Trustees
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| Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
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March 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 911 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Did Sen Mike Gabbard get hoaxed by fake Turkic President?
Supreme Court extends Big Isle Foreclosure Mediation Project
Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie marks 100 days in office Tuesday as state recovers
Hawaii Lawmakers Expected to Raid Special Funds to Close Gap
Seven Tax Hike Bills in Legislature
Stakes going up in legal fight over O’ahu rail
ILind: Abercrombie’s Pay-to-Play Contract Coordinator? So What?
Daniel Akaka Explains Why He Won't Step Down Early--Retiring Mid-Term Would Allow Governor To Appoint Democrat
Hawaii Public Compensation: $40,000 = $64,000
The Paychecks of Hawaii Public Union Leaders
Abercrombie seeks eight more BoE appointees who will not Audit The DoE
NYT: For Honolulu’s Homeless, an Eviction Notice
REALITY: No Elevated Radiation Detected in Islands
Japanese groups cancelling travel plans to Hawaii
Economic damage from isle tsunami spreads, becomes Abercrombie’s latest argument for Tax Hikes
Djou Staying in the Game
Donna Mercado-Kim considers Senate Run
Hawaii becomes first state with $4 gas average
Star-Advertiser: General Public is just as dangerous as Criminal Lunatics
Anti-Superferry Protester Morita confirmed as PUC chief
Hawaii Human Trafficking Bill Revived
Omidyar gives more Megabucks to Kanu, Nature conservancy
Starwood and union agree on new contract
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| Monday, March 14, 2011 |
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March 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1248 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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Will Abercrombie kill Rail to establish Pay-to-Play monopoly?
Cabanilla staffer, on the job at Capitol, “also works for an attorney”
Waialua HS, Sacred Hearts win East Coast Robotics Competitions, head for Championship
The Japanese won’t be back for carefree vacations any time soon
Governor’s Office is in considerable disarray
Star-Advertiser wants blank to count as “no” on Constitutional Amendments
Anti-Superferry Protesters to face Confirmation today
Bill Watch: Hawaii Human Trafficking Bills Appear Dead
Big Wind, Banks again sabotage financing for residential solar installers
44 people killed by Wind Energy projects
Nuclear panic
Nuclear Reality: Hawaii Legislators are already Radioactive
Hawaii, Guam raise profiles in Pacific as China expands Navy
HB1070: Senate to unleash lunatics to balance budget?
Abercrombie to sign bill to appoint Board of Education members
Hanabusa named to House panel on fisheries
Tsunami destroyed two or three houses in Milolii
State’s ‘horrendous’ hurdles block retired officers who want to carry firearms
Socialists succeed in blocking land sale, look towards County-owned farm
Symphony group sees 'endless opportunities'
On the trail to Hawaii Islam Day: Libyan assassins
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| Sunday, March 13, 2011 |
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March 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1034 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Death toll likely to top 10,000, as 170,000 flee nuclear crisis
Hawaii Family Forum wins vs Suicide, Gambling—Healthcare Right of Conscience still pending
Hawaii Red Cross Helping Local Victims, Taking Donations For Japan
Pay to Play figure “Will be key in initiating Abercrombie’s Contracts"
Star-Advertiser backs Abercrombie against Inouye
$21M budgeted for rail authority, Council will not Oversee
OHA, Counties, DoE at war over profits from School Closures
Save our Jobs Hawaii: Higher alcohol tax will destroy restaurant and hospitality jobs
Solid Waste overtime raises red flags
Nonprofits squeezed by Spending Cuts, Obama Attack
Meth Project captures attention of Teens
Reimbursements control mental health services
Hawaii Medical Marijuana License Bill Faces Tuesday Hearing
Coast Guard: Kailua Pier condemned
Sopogy thrives by thinking biga (With our ACT 221 Dollars)
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| Saturday, March 12, 2011 |
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March 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1291 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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Japan-Hawaii Relief Fund set up at First Hawaiian Bank
Photos, Video: Explosion at Fukushima Nuclear plant
Japanese officials say the container housing the reactor was not damaged and that radiation levels have now fallen
9,500 unaccounted for in Miyagi's Minamisanriku: local gov't
Tsunami Statements from Governor’s Office
VIDEOS: Hotels, Businesses in Kona, Kohala, Wailuku, Kauai flooded
State Senate cancels committee hearings, House does not
Legislature's backwash flush with antics on ethics and pay
Hawaii House Passes Instant Runoff Voting Bill
Hawaii’s Marijuana Bills May Die in Committees
HECO union workers approve new contract
Maui Land is back in the black after killing off pensions
Lunalilo Freeway is 26th-most congested in nation
It's mediation for Barr, her Honokaa neighbors
Third U.S. Tsunami Center May Be Headed to Puerto Rico
Holes in Hawaii's Tsunami Evacuation Zone
European Union Official blames Quake, Tsunami on Global Warming
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| Friday, March 11, 2011 |
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March 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 612 Views
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Kyodo: Honshu Quake ruptures 150 miles of crust, over 1,000 feared dead Photos: Chunks of asphalt litter Alii Drive Tsunami: Kahului 6ft, Hilo 4.3ft at 4AM, minor flooding reported Foreclosures: Rep Fontaine opens up Direct Line to Bank Assistance Hawaii Judiciary seeks non-attorney to oversee Dishonest Lawyers VIDEO: House debates Taxes, Ground Leases, Transmission Cable, DUI Interlock, Boat Tours Hawaii Responds to U.S. Supreme Court in Nader Ballot Access Case Hawaii Robotics Teams Compete across Country Democrats, Union threaten to cut Tsunami Center funding if GOP Budget passes CoR Punches new $266M hole in Budget—Abercrombie plan missing nearly $1B Hawaii government spending jumps in new budget Brewbaker plays political games with Council on Revenues Numbers Tax n Spend: Gov. Neil Abercrombie is looking into establishing a state highway patrol, defends soda tax SA: Base state pensions on base pay Bill Watch: Half Way Point The state says it does not have the facilities to bring prisoners back to the islands Hawaii Public Broadcasters Prepare For Loss Of Federal Money Bill to ban nepotism in hiring for state jobs clears key hurdle OIP Director: "I Was Terminated." Hooser busted taking free meal from Industry Lobbyists Child care provider awaits electric service Soon-to-be-ousted Hawaii BOE Chair on 2010 Metlife Survey Results Well-intended law requiring ethanol for isle cars backfired Panos: Hawaii Clean Energy Goals and Reality Maui WWII internment camps part of research DOH finds high arsenic levels in Kilauea neighborhood, risk “nil” Lawmaker Wants Welfare Benefits Spent in Missouri – Not Hawaii FACE Maui leading the fight on foreclosure reform Hawaii absent from world’s largest travel exhibition Wisconsin Governor Rescinds Layoff Notices as Republicans save jobs from Union Bosses’ Attack
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| Thursday, March 10, 2011 |
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March 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1203 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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Marumoto: Pension Tax threshold could be dropped to $75K at end of session
$550M tax increases among 710 Crossover Bills
Recktenwald seeking comment on Judicial Nominees for First, Fifth Circuit
Hope Probation Launched in Hilo
Obamacare Subsidizes Health Benefits for State and Local Government Retirees
Anti-Superferry Protester to head PUC: Nomination approved 6-1, heads for full Senate
House Budget “only” boosts spending by $740M
Oshiro Echoes Abercrombie’s attack on Council on Revenues
Carlisle guts CIP $300M to pay debt, pension, healthcare
Hawaii Co Council members say plan doesn't save money, just delays costs
DoE Demands $359M gift to contractors
SB 715: Senate votes to repeal Ethanol Requirement
HB546: Men can get hired if they put on dress, threaten to sue
Much of Abercrombie’s non-fiscal Legislative package still on the move
Witchhunt: Sen Kim calls for prosecution of Lingle Admin Officials
Substitute teachers' suit in court to determine back pay
Hawaii Files Brief in Virginia Supporting Obamacare
PUC refuses to stick it to the peasants: Biofuels ruling could hurt Aina Koa Pono (so sad)
Secret Nominees? Recktenwald shows Abercrombie the sunshine
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa tours Guantanamo Bay, seeks “balanced process”
Workers not electrified by tentative deal
Chemophobia Alert: Arsenic found in Kilauea
HOPE probation provides freedom on a short leash
Sovereignty scammers target Grand Wailea, Bloomberg News falls for it
Kamehameha III ordered Iwi be moved to build Church
After groveling before Hu, Honolulu Council insults Sun Yat-sen by “honoring” him
Crews Clean Up Keaau Beach Park: Homeless Forced To Leave During Project
Democrats need their dope: Pass 5 Marijuana Bills
Hawaii to spend $2M upgrading international arrival area at Honolulu's airport
Flush: Hawaii County to fully fund 2% “Open Spaces Fund”
Memminger: States should lure others’ welfare tourists to revive economies
North Korea Nears Completion of Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb
Turkey and the Restoration of the Caliphate
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| Wednesday, March 09, 2011 |
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March 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 996 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Taxes, Spending, and Bans: Kona Meeting to focus on Legislature
House Raids Highway Fund, Raises Vehicle Taxes
VIDEO: House Republicans defend Prepaid Healthcare Act against Obamacare
Hope Probation Launched in Hilo
Recktenwald seeking comment on Judicial Nominees for First, Fifth Circuit
State Akaka Tribe, Instant Runoff Voting, Elected Attorney General, Healthy Dope all Crossover
Pension Tax Passes: “One day, with inflation, all pensions will be taxed”
Shapiro: Abercrombie can't get away from pledge to not raise GET
Oshiro Looking at up to $300 Million in Budget Cuts as House Passes Tax Hikes
Statewide Plastic bag ban Passes Crossover
Bill allows lawmakers, state employees to be bribed with free tickets to non-profit events
Senator Brickwood “Buzzy G” Galuteria says critics of $200 bribe bill lack knowledge
State-run Bank replaced with a Task Force
Budget for New Transit Authority: $21 Million
CDC Survey: Teens in Hawaii Have Less Sex, More Babies Than Peers
McKenna to participate in Transgender Meeting
Honolulu Ranked Safest Spring Break Destination
Homeless at Keeau Beach Park moving out
Hawai'i Long Term Care Commission invites public testimony at hearing
Senate Approves Marijuana Decriminalization, votes to convert school to prison
Inouye trying to save $22B in loan guarantees for green energy scammers
A Gift to the Peasants: State denies HECO biofuel surcharge
99% Approve new Hotel Workers Contract
UH Manoa: Seven Story Classroom building without elevators, chunks of concrete rain on pedestrians
VIDEO: Abercrombie Visits Mayor Wright Homes
Fire captain's fate to be decided soon
Hawaii County back tracks building code changes: Dramatic revisions being sent to council
Kauai Council questions impact of furloughs on overtime
Hawaii Artist, Historian Herb Kane Dies
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| Tuesday, March 08, 2011 |
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March 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 929 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Contract Settlement: HECO and IBEW put the people first
Senate Finance Ctte: Obamacare will cost Hawaii $30M
Yoshioka Confirmation: The Missing $700M, screaming, lying, and slander
Gallup: Hawaii No. 1 in U.S. for Wellbeing
Congress to Investigate Islamic Radicalization in the US
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted March 7
Star-Advertiser: Kym Pine was right
Nine Tax Measures to be voted by House Today
Move Afoot To Raise Taxes
Its Baaack: Legislators amend bill to allow $200 “gifts” from unions, business orgs, HIPA
Clayton Hee stalling as Five Abercrombie Cabinet appointments await hearings
More money for them: Green Energy Scammers fight against counting residential installations toward goal
Nothing escapes the unwavering gaze of our legislators
UH Perfesser complains not enough dopers among student body, Demands Legislative action
Abercrombie looks in Mirror: “We have become all too used to a style of dealing with our problems that does not reflect Hawai‘i”
HECO: Tentative labor deal reached--A vote on the contract could come by week's end
United, Continental scrap expansion plans because of oil
Hilton Worldwide reaches tentative deal with Unite Here locals
Homelessness Industry: Meth Addicts being used to grab land in Kakaako, Cooke Street
Judge: Officer ‘coerced’ accused child predator into statement
Bishop Street Trial lawyer found in Contempt, pays $300K Bail
On Trial: Kona woman accused of theft from Hospital Foundation
Animal Liberation Activist Sued for Fraud
Happiest Man in America: "Religion is very important. It grounds you. It makes you humble."
Tautofi Escapes Hawaii: “If I stay here, I can never get out of this dump”
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| Monday, March 07, 2011 |
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March 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1218 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Star-Advertiser: Give Sand Island to Homelessness Industry—and lots of money too
Officials balk at renewing 3-strikes law
Honolulu Residents To Pay Hawaii's Highest Gas Tax under Carlisle proposal
Ewa Blackout Causes medical emergencies: One person in Serious condition
Abercrombie “No Comment” On Palafox firing
Shapiro: Don’t cross Abercrombie with independent thought
AtomicMonkey: Transparency in Government means making people Disappear
Admin seeks Eight BoE Nominees
SB1195: LWV Claims blank votes are not really counted as “No” votes
POLITICO: Will Senate ever vote on Liu to Rule over Hawaii from 9th Circuit?
Obama Admin pushes for Human Trafficking law in Hawaii
Socialist Superferry system shelved
Fishing cut off before quota reached: Scientists have no idea about actual fish stocks
Consumers cry foul over overdraft fees
UH Manoa Richardson Law School Dean claims Obamacare is Legal
L.A. community colleges' green energy plan proves wildly impractical. The blunders cost taxpayers $10 million
The £25,000 eco-classroom that can't be used because solar panels don't provide enough heat
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| Sunday, March 06, 2011 |
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March 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 762 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Gulen Cult: Legislators to welcome “Ugly Unionbusting” to Hawaii schools?
VIDEO: New Volcanic Fissure erupts in Hawaii
Panos on Geothermal: Can Hawaii catch up with Philippines and Iceland?
Report: 92% of Nursing Homes Employ Convicts, Hawaii has not implemented background checks
Pine: HECO replacement workers put in 17-hour days
With Power Restored, Rep Pine drops State of Emergency request
Gay marriage activists plan strategy to put Civil Unions in Court
RETALIATION: Did Gov. Abercrombie exceed his legal authority in making OIP staff appointment, blocking Takase from returning to Civil Service?
Carlisle budget boosts Taxes, Fees
Boylan: "What if the hope and change isn't realized?"
Senate race: Mufi is “Gleefully Opportunistic”, Case “Impudent”
How Akaka built up the Old Boy System
AARP: Retroactive pension tax would be unfair and legally flawed
Hawaii may raid savings for budget
Hawaiian Electric & IBEW Union Leaders Meeting With Federal Mediator
Pot, Kettle, Black: Abercrombie speaks out against Grandstanding
GOP: IBEW WALK OUT ILLUSTRATES NEED FOR POLITICAL REFORM
Hawaii Homeless Caucus Held to push Tent City, develop revenue stream for Homelessness Industry
Earmarks ban won't halt Saddle roadwork
Commentary: Free trade pacts will benefit Hawaii
21 airlines fined for fixing passenger, cargo fees
Feds restrict total Bottomfish take to about 5,000 fish per year statewide
Anti-Plastic Brainwashing film to be shown at UH Manoa
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| Saturday, March 05, 2011 |
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March 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 907 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Rep Pine calls for State of Emergency after Strike, Storm leave Ewa, Leeward in dark
Republicans field over 60 Neighborhood Board Candidates
RCP: Akaka's Seat a Longshot for GOP
Abercrombie Admin caught in lie as OIP director is fired
Perry & Price: Abercrombie digging a hole, just keeps digging
Highest in Nation: Hawaii Underemployment hovers between 21-25%
SB8: Abercrombie Will Sign Legislation to Appoint Board of Education Members
Human Error? “Somebody threw a wrong switch”
Abercrombie: “My thought….”
IBEW Business Manager Accuses HECO Of Stalling
KHON: Big money expected for Akaka’s seat
WaPo: The GOP's tough path in Hawaii
Hawaii ponders moratorium on home foreclosures
Groups' anti-gambling efforts pay off
Hawaii excise tax revenue climbs, but general fund is down compared to last year
Things that make you go hmmmm.....TIMING, REALLY?
House Bill 853: Most Dangerous at the Hawaii Legislature copied from Most Corrupt State in the Union
Public safety, defense and accounting heads unanimously confirmed by Hawaii Senate
Kauai NIMBYS follow in OHA’s Footsteps, block drug treatment
Police, Fire Chief Want Pay Raises; Mayor Opposed
Park Concessions could help offset cost of repairs — Arakawa
Star-Advertiser Sunday circulation off projections by 10%
Fire chiefs want sprinklers in all new single-family homes
Oahu Landfill Set To Reopen
Hawaii state farm fair will not take place this year
Bill to recognize bat stalls
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| Friday, March 04, 2011 |
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March 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 756 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Kona TEA Party Rally: No New Taxes, Audit the DoE
Abercrombie, Inouye fought over Akaka Retirement—Palafox connection?
Djou: Lingle would make an outstanding US Senator
Hanabusa, Hirono, Akaka: Make way for Captain Kirk
D.C., Hawaii Top the Rest of the Union in Economic Confidence
Pine: Hawaii hands out the most welfare dollars, food, and benefits in Nation
VIDEO: Reps Fontaine, McKelvey against HB141 weakening Repeat Offender sentencing
HB1529 Government Planning? Leg considers bill asking Governor to convene task force to write report
Oppressed by Taxes, Utility Bills, Land Monopolies, Hawaii works 24/7, never sleeps
Perriera troubled by Abercrombie’s plan to grow Government
Lawmakers Scramble to Meet First Decking
Leg advances $116M Tax hikes, Abercrombie wanted $540M
Measures to start various forms of gambling in Hawaii fail to advance
Race Hustler Clayton Hee calls William Aila Dickless
Dickless men in dresses to become new protected class
Transsexual Prostitutes Prey On Downtown Middle School Students
Abercrombie: New BoE to be seated by April Fools Day
Clayton Hee: Bipolar, egotistical, quick to anger, boorish, dysfunctional, brutal, racist
Sen Brickwood “Buzzy G” Galuteria earns place in hall of shame
Honolulu Budget to be available online
DoE Maintenance Solution? Close schools and sell land
Landed Aristocracy, Labor unions advance bills
Hawaii Legislature Weighs Controversial Adoption Bill
HB638: Instant Runoff Voting
CNN: TSA Polygraph Tests for Honolulu Baggage handlers
Legislature spends all day on Homelessness Industry
Recycling War: PVT, Waimanalo Gulch vs Schitzer Steel
Students in Free Enterprise help Tuvaluans Build Businesses
Attorney general sues animal rights activist
SA: Open-ocean aquaculture needs more scrutiny
GM sells just 281 Chevy Volts in February, Nissan only moves 67 Leafs
American Samoa tells more than 100 businesses to stop distributing plastic bags
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| Thursday, March 03, 2011 |
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March 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1286 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Akaka not running in 2012, will not let Abercrombie choose successor
NPR: Senate Exit By Hawaii's Akaka May Open Door For Lingle
Akaka never cast one vote in favor of legal protection for unborn children in 22 years
How Inouye sabotaged Akaka Bill
Ed Case: “I remain interested in U. S. Senate”
Mufi: “Plenty of time to discuss my plans”
Lingle, Djou comment on Akaka retirement
Extortion, Criminal Conspiracy: FBI investigating Gulen Religious Cult behind Mokapu STEM School, Pacifica Institute
Hirono, Hanabusa reject Obama, vote for Government Shut Down
Jamie Story leaving Grassroot Institute
Honolulu 40 Days for Life Rally at Capitol
Souki: “They're probably all jumping for joy right now . . . The field's wide open”
Solomon: Clayton Hee for US Senate
First Open Senate Race since 1976
“A moment of silence for Tort Reform” Tommy Waters, Portnoy named to Judicial Selection Commission
No pain for HGEA, No savings for State: Medicare Part B cut only for hires after July 1
Bill takes step toward elected attorney general
No Shortfall, But Carlisle Still Wants Higher Taxes
Honolulu has already “encumbered” $338M on rail Project
Paauilo DoE Principal headed for jail, rehab after DUI conviction
No plea yet from DoE Teacher accused of tying child to toilet
Big Isle Bag ban bogs down -- More public hearings slated
Kauai Residents torn over bag ban
Airline maps out China-Hawaii runs
Eco-Frauds claim Rate Hike Isn’t
Oi: Wind energy shows lack of prudence
Democrats Talk, Give Aila Nomination Green Light
‘Recused’? In Decades no Senator has been found to have a conflict
Keith-Agaran turns away anti human trafficking supporters
Maui Charter Panelists will pretend to be Objective
Kauai Charter amendment sets higher limit on Charter Amendment petitions
VIDEO: Payroll Lag Gimmick to balance Hawaii County budget
Mesa Air emerges from bankruptcy
Waikiki getting pre-APEC facelift
Waikiki hotel workers authorize strike
After Legislators attack, Hawaii Car Audio Dealers Organize
Hawaii's Homeless: Transitioning out
Kaiwahine Village moves forward
Enlightened, Conscious, and Progressive Commune-dweller pleads guilty in killing
Missouri welfare benefits being spent in Hawaii
9-11 trooother Rosanne Barr attacks neighbors in Hamakua
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| Wednesday, March 02, 2011 |
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March 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 851 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Kona TEA Party Rally: No New Taxes, Audit the DoE
HB853: State-Owned Bank to be run by Takamine, Abercrombie
Legislature seeks to tax music, book, movie writers working in Hawaii
Slom on Taxes and Pensions: “I don’t think this Governor is going to wink-flinch”
VIDEO: Abercrombie blames elderly living longer for increasing debt, spending
Local Leaders Donate $732,278 to Stop Meth Use
HB1407: Abolishes Adoption privacy, requires names of birth parents be public record
Shapiro: Abercrombie’s Opponents were right
SA: Approve bill on appointed BOE
Hanabusa, Hirono vote for Government Shutdown in fight for pork
Things that make you go hmmmm.....MAKING A BAD IDEA WORSE
AP: Plan for tax on pensions would affect ‘wealthy’ only
Senate WAM Approves Tax-Raising Bills
Senators pass bill raiding fewer funds, UH Athletics to become Special Fund subject to future raids
Bill to enhance film tax incentives in Hawaii advances
‘Meticulous organizing’ won Gay Civil Unions
Greene Energy Scammers to make Ratepayers foot bill for Undersea Cable?
Enviros force yet another Electric Rate Hike
Clayton Hee continues to wage war on Aila
Senators dismiss idea allowing $200 gifts
Bill Limiting Disclosure of Public Employees Information Dies
SB205 Amends Hawaii Write-In voting laws
At Least 27 Honolulu TSA Officers Under Probe: Some Checked Luggage Went Un-Screened For Months, Sources Say
DoE Estimates 3000 homeless Children
Hawaii Co Fire Department reopens investigation into Fire Captain’s Fatal Hit-Run
UH top three factory: 113 of 114 applicants get Promotion, 114th sues
Groups seek to protect fish from aquarium trade
Housing in Hawaii: What's holding it up?
PPP Considers a Hawaii Poll
1980s Flashback: Judicial Corruption corrupts Sherriff, Legislature
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| Tuesday, March 01, 2011 |
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March 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1104 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Kona TEA Party Rally: No New Taxes, Audit the DoE
HB1465 to be heard Thursday: Protect Elders against “Power-of-attorney” abuse
SB120—Special Funds Repeal--amended after 800 pages of testimony
Haloanakalaukapalili: The Story of the Kalo Plant at Iolani Palace
Governor Appoints Deputy Directors for Corrections and Behavioral Health
Finalists for new Dean of College of Natural Sciences will visit UH Mānoa
Pension Tax Passes Key Committee Votes, Republicans unanimous in opposition
Democrats wonder who will succeed Akaka, if not Lingle
Lingle advisor Klompus to work in “consulting”, write Lingle book
Don’t be a Dick: Clayton Hee demands look at Aila’s “Pubic Record”
Star-Advertiser: Accepting Abercrombie’s cuts is HGEA’s last best chance to avoid Wisconsin-style measures
Legislature seeks to steal Honolulu City property under closed Schools
After chasing Superferry out, Socialist Legislature considers State-Run Ferry
Kaneko, Tsutsui gut transparency bill and conspire to allow unlimited bribes in increments of $200
New government may be started by state in order to hand out money, land to OHA Trustees
State-Level Akaka Bill Stirs Controversy: Effort To Recognize Native Hawaiian Entity Is Opposed By Some Groups
Recycling War: Registered Lobbyist Says He Isn't A Lobbyist
Lawmakers Told Oil Price Spike Could Cut into Hawaii Tourism
Labyrinthine land-use laws suffocating isle economy
VIDEO: Bioenergy plant opponents block road in Pepeekeo
Kakaako homeless given extension to pack up and leave
Eugene Sanders, Former Cleveland Schools' Head, lecturing on “School reform” in Maui
More than 150 dogs seized from puppy farm
New trial set for HPD officer accused of sex assault
Maui Doper Claims she isn’t getting high, just medicated
Rosanne Barr nailed for Illegal Grading, Grubbing on Hamakua Nut farm
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| Monday, February 28, 2011 |
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February 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1141 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Charles Djou, second most moderate Republican in 111th Congress
Fraud, Threats, and bathrooms: Hanabusa’s Jeff Stone dukes it out with KoOlina condo owners
More on Hanabusa’s Chief of Staff: Wu says he was hospitalized in 2008 for reaction to mental-health drug
State skim = rail scam
Kona Residents “up in arms” over governor's budget
National Journal picks up Akaka Story
CB: $510M in New Taxes
APEC Committee vs FT: “APEC Ready”
SA: State needs CIO
More kids eligible for low-cost lunch
9-11 Patriot Flag raised in Honolulu
Panos promotes Geo energy before Conservative Forum
A day of remembrance, preservation at internment camp site
Honolulu Limbaugh Resolution futile, unoriginal
Kawaiahao Pastor defends disturbing burials
Homeless man starts up car wash business to get off the streets
New Designer Drug being sold on Oahu
Two Medical Marijuana Bills Pending Tuesday Hearing
Calif. pot dispensaries run afoul of taxman
Isle workplaces safer, data show
Japan's credit rating sinks under weight of massive national debt
Fuel miscalculations send Russian satellites crashing into Hawaiian waters
Unitarians Dump Pacific Region Director
Small Nuclear War Could Reverse Global Warming
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| Sunday, February 27, 2011 |
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February 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1118 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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KHON: With his term up next year, what do you think Sen. Dan Akaka should do?
Star-Advertiser begins to panic as Abercrombie “lecturing, harangues”
HGEA: Abercrombie is like Scott Walker
Dopers, anti-Superferry activists duke it out for control of Maui Democratic Party
Wind power is stirring up the neighbor isles, where the resource would be captured
Contested Case granted in TMT Shakedown—two year countdown to defeating the Telescope
A peek at a few of the legislative “packages”
Usual gaggle of Honolulu progressives rally demanding you pay for Abortion, Gov’t Unions
Kenoi administration ends up recruiting nominees for redistricting board
OHA awards $329K in community grants
Hawaii County to consider requests from nonprofits
Medicated: Hawaii alleged doper allegedly found with 84lbs of marijuana in Arkansas
SB 175 Would Move Medical Marijuana Program from Narcotics Enforcement to the Department of Health
Horizon Lines agrees to $45M fine for Monopolizing US – Puerto Rico Jones Act Trade (hint, hint)
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| Saturday, February 26, 2011 |
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February 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 930 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Inouye dumps Akaka: Says Hanabusa, Hirono, Hannemann worthy contenders for 2012 Senate race
Gallup: Hawaii is tops in moderates, has fewest conservatives in nation
SB218 passes Senate Judiciary: Would force all Hospitals to provide Abortion Pill
$3.48M sat for 9 years after photo enforcement law repealed
Limbaugh: Did Honolulu Council ever pass resolution condemning Mao’s genocide?
Hawaii Legislature honored Mao Zedong collaborator
Full Text: Maui 2011 State of the County Speech
Some Democrats question Akaka’s ‘Viability’
Nonaka: GOP has strong bench for 2012 Senate challenge
Finance Committee considers 3 pension tax plans
HB 1092: Abercrombie administration still pushing for Pension tax at $37,500, Dems likely to boil frog slower
HB799 Imposes GE Tax on non-profits, hospitals, churches
HB 815: Hawaii Could Cut Public Workers' Bargaining Rights
Arakawa: Tough decisions to be made in tough times
Mauna Kea telescope OK'd: Opponents will get one last chance to appeal for the site's cultural significance
Hawaii jobless rate averaged 6.6% in 2010, nation's 7th lowest
MoveOn.org, Hiding behind new name, demands tax increases in Honolulu
Hawaii Activists protest at Kawaiahao Construction site
Gays looking forward to hundreds “getting married” in Hawaii
State has Thousands of Dollars Owed to Itself in Unclaimed Property Program
Day 2: Birthers focus in on Palafox termination
Hot water in works for Mayor Wright
Arun Gandhi: Hawaii Progressives play host to yet another anti-Semite
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| Friday, February 25, 2011 |
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February 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 877 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Full Text: Carlisle’s State of the City Speech
Census Bureau releases Hawaii 2010 Redistricting, Census Data, custom maps
FT: Complacent Honolulu out of its league, not ready for APEC
Hawaii’s future: LA Marijuana dispensaries outnumber Starbucks, McDonalds
Dans cling to power as upheaval convulses Senate
Senate Leaders Support 'Borrowing' From Transit Fund
How Can DoH create grounds for Civil Unions Litigation?
Civil Beat Claims Gov Not Taxing Pensions of Retirees With $37,500 Income
Birthers finally figure out how to fit Palafox dismissal into Conspiracy Theory
State Legislature on five-day recess from floor sessions
WHERE’S THE TRANSPARENCY?
Clayton Hee’s wife given $141K job at UH
BOE Recommends Liliuokalani Elementary Closure to save $575K
Carlisle Uses State of City Address to Outline Financial Woes, Hopes
Lights! Camera! Tax Credits! (Why Hawaii Needs To Give Rich People Money In A Bad Economy)
Is Abercrombie a closet fan of Scott Walker?
Former state building is entryway into black hole
Hawaii island fire official to serve 90-day term in pedestrian's death
Trial underway for HPD officer accused of sexually assaulting prostitute
Galen Fox Part 2
National Park Service to hold Hawaii meetings on preserving internment camps
Marijuana Dispensaries Headed For Senate Approval: Bill Would Tax Marijuana Sales, Stores
HECO Workers Deliver Strike Notice: Employees Could Walk Off Job Saturday
Hawaii gas prices top nation
New Soros investment fund, profiting off Obama's 'green energy' push, hires top Obama energy aide
Abercrombie Pay for Play donor happy: Planned expansion will boost Pacific Biodiesel’s capacity to 5M gallons
Common Cause: Legislature Moving Bill to Hide Consumer Complaints from Public
Monopoly? Bills to allow out-of-state CPAs easier HI access being debated
Honolulu monopolizes State’s Economy
State asked to undo substandard roads in old-boy scam subdivisions
East Hawaii adds 18,258, West Hawaii Today spins
Neighbor Island growth outpaces Oahu
More Hawaii residents identify as mixed race
Designer Drugs Masked as Bath Salts found in Kona
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| Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
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February 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 969 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie signs Civil Unions: Invites Sex tourists, illegal aliens to Hawaii
Pension Tax will soak 43,520 pensioners an average of $2580 each
$37,500? Abercrombie makes fool of himself during Pension Tax debate
Act 100: How Hanabusa and Cayetano launched Hawaii Pension crisis
Released: 2010 Census Data for Hawaii
Neil vs. Dan: Overheard in the Governor’s Office
Both sides see same-sex marriage in future
Slom Slams Abercrombie Budget; Says Lawmakers May Hike General Excise Tax
Oi: Accept Abercrombie’s tax hikes or end up like Wisconsin
Abercrombie ears sick, cancels trip
Visitor arrivals up 12% in January, spending up 20%
Carlisle paints bleak financial picture in State of City speech
Tom Berg casts lone “no” vote as rest of Honolulu Council grovels before murdering Chinese dictator
Wife of detained Chinese Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo says she, family are 'hostages'
Palafox: UH Medical School unaware of any investigation
Turning UH Research Into Local Industries
FALSE: Radcliffe: Most Government Buildings 'Full of Mold and Virus'
Hawaii Co. Fire Captain gets 90 days in fatal hit-and-run: Driver can serve sentence on weekends, conviction will be erased from record
Honolulu report details sex charge against priest
Journalism Shield Law Important for Hawaii, First Amendment
Abercrombie sends 96 prisoners to mainland Prisons
Defendant in Thai forced labor case pleads guilty
After burning Trust Fund, Kahoolawe group seeks permanent fund stream
Stender, Cayetano seek control of Honolulu Symphony
Tweekers worried about SB40
Dopers: Marijuana Decriminalization Bill SB 1460 at the Crossroads
Hawaii attorneys targeted in scam
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| Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
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February 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 812 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle closed $3B budget gap without raising taxes
Djou: Hawaii Politicians Detached From Reality
Gallup: At 65.9%, Hawaii Still Most Approving of Obama; among slowest to decline
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they voted Feb 22
HB1545 to be heard today: Hawaii Legislators’ frozen bread bill
SA: What happened to Austerity?
MISSING THE REALITY?
Abercrombie's new budget and taxes questioned
Bill on civil unions to be signed today, Oshiro too busy to get hitched to boyfriend
Oahu Democrat leader pushing for $840M in sex tourism for Hawaii
Construction months away despite groundbreaking
Hanabusa, Akaka: “There will be overruns”
Clayton Hee playing games with Abercrombie appointees
Gov's refusal to release list risks Judiciary's transparency, revert to Broken Trust days
2012? New Mufi web site looks a lot like a campaign
Telescope coming down to a vote
Final vote pending on appointed school board
HSTA still sabotaging RTTT
44 Sports programs receive support from SOS
HGEA suddenly “finds” coqui as Legislature debates tax hike to fund inspectors
Legislature approves $1M for governor's office
Even with Free Land, 'Affordable Housing' Fails due to lack of creditworthy applicants
Not BioFools: 'Our people don't want to be slapped in the face again and left with the opala'
Duh: Kenoi’s Redistricting picks didn't live in the right districts
ACLU’s Top Doper: It’s Time to Fix Hawaii’s Medical Marijuana Law
Lawmakers take extra time crafting animal cruelty bills
Tops in Torts: New Hawaii Based Online Mesothelioma Knowledge Center Launches
PBS Hawaii Presents ‘A Conversation with America’s Misanthropic Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin’
Sailors slain by Somali pirates had ties to Maui
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| Tuesday, February 22, 2011 |
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February 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1006 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Budget: Facing massive deficit, Abercrombie hikes spending $728.6M
Gallup: Over 10% of Hawaii voters abandon Democratic Party, exodus among greatest in US
Freedom? SB218 would force all Hospitals to provide Abortion Pill
Hawaii Lost Fewer Manufacturing Jobs Over Past Year
Abercrombie Budget rejects UHERO, uses $844M deficit figure, not $700M
Governor's budget proposal calls for increased spending
Pet Projects will soak up $98.3M in new spending
Wasteful Flip-Flop: Abercrombie wants to close newly opened school convert into Prison
Democrat Advertiser fearful of Lingle’s call for inclusiveness
Incompetent Democrat Angus McKelvey losing hose to Foreclosure
North-South traffic lanes closed for rail groundbreaking event
IMG Chairman Cautions Clients on Federal Funding Availability for Rail
State Still Trying to Raid City's Rail Coffers
More Federal Funds? That’s Schatz’ job now, says Abercrombie
Kalapa: Tax credits, stimulus magnify boom-bust cycle
Honolulu Mayor Lacks Key Overtime Info For Budget
Republicans honor former senator, author for service
Student news network debuts this week
SA: Make DoE into giant Fat Farm
NLRB upholds decision against Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Obamacare Preview: HHCP employees’ paychecks bouncing
Expert: $5 gas in Hawaii not unreasonable to expect
Sustainability vs. Environmentalism: Why It’s, Sadly, Not The Same Thing
'Questionable' Maui charity heads for Nashville
Disney Aulani to open August 29
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| Monday, February 21, 2011 |
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February 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 729 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie: GE Tax hike will be People's Will
People’s Pulse: 68% oppose GE Tax hike
Abercrombie doesn’t want to hear from you about Civil Unions—but he will have to anyway
Hanabusa’s new Chief of Staff helped hide “kooky” Congressman’s mental illness
City does not have clearance to build rail line
CB: Road Paved for Raising the GET?
Legislators get mixed messages about spending cuts and raising taxes
Bob Jones: Dan Akaka should resign, let Abercrombie name replacement
Alcohol, Tobacco and now sugar? State becomes business partner to merchants of death
DANGER: Barrel Tax Bills still alive
Surge in elder abuse prompts more investigation, awareness
Louie’s malpractice and personal injury firm salutes appointment at Attorney General
'Trafficking' bill needs clarity
City to close last homeless Tent City on Beach
Green energy scammers, monopolists come together as anti-Superferry Protester takes control of PUC
Enviro $hake down artists laugh at their ability to get away with almost anything in Hawaii courts
Kitchen's closing steams tiny firms (bureaucrats run wild crushing small businesses)
HECO Palm Oil Steam Boiler is first (and prolly last) on Earth
Hawaii County Redistricting: 3 of Kenoi's picks gave to campaign
About Face! program works, so it is being cut
DoE fails again: Only two schools comply with nutritional guidelines
4000 endangered Hawaiian Petrels found on Lanai
Al-Jazeera thrilled by last year’s idea of State-owned Bank for Hawaii
Legislators passion for politics began at young age
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| Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
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February 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 943 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Find it Here: Census Bureau set to Release Local 2010 Census Data for Hawaii
Leading Birther admits conspiracy theory promoted by Obama supporters
Wisconsin Stands With Walker as Democrats flee
SA: Special Session Coming? GE Tax hike on menu?
Rail Fail: Minimal interest in “Transit Oriented Development”
Gambling is not the quick fix Hawaii legislators are looking for
Superferry Redux: Young Brothers Senator Roz Baker takes aim a Pasha
Mauna Kea telescope vote slated for Friday
Good News: Oshiro copies GOP Journalist Shield Bill, reintroduces it as his own
9th Circuit: Obama’s Judicial nominee Ed Chen did not violate Judicial Code of Conduct with anti-American remarks
Union: Without spending $100B of borrowed Chinese money, you will die
China tries to stamp out 'Jasmine Revolution'
Civil Unions projected to produce only 569 couples in 4 years
Same-sex marriage bills have mixed results
Priorities: Hawaii Legislature to define Dancing?
Veteran police officer pleads no contest to DUI charges, still at work on payroll
Lingle and staff owed $345K in unused vacation, Democrats to organize circus
Never-hired employees save isle tax dollars
Union workers reject Hawaiian Electric pact
Canadian smuggles plastic bags into Maui
Sea level rises 6 inches—and Global Warming is not blamed!
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| Saturday, February 19, 2011 |
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February 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 964 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Slom: Feds not investigating Palafox
Hawaii Bond Ratings: Fitch joins Moody’s in threating downgrade
Investor discussing Nonstop Flights From China To Hawaii
DBEDT Forecasts Stronger Economic Growth
Recktenwald names Browning to replace McKenna
Gingrich: If Georgia can do it, so can Hawaii (VIDEO)
Rohlfing: Republicans in Hawaii in better shape than victories of last election suggested
Gays take aim at Children, Demand control of sex education
Gay Leader admits Gay Marriage is a new invention, not a civil right
Tax The Rich! AARP hedges bet on Pension Tax
SA: Benefits reform critical
Bill on Waikiki casino is voted down
HB155: Legislature to exempt Rail, other public works from Burial Laws
Panos: Picket Fake Rail Groundbreaking
House Appropriations Budget Looks to Cut Rail Outlay
Lawmakers eye liquor tax increase
HPD Major Indicted by Federal Grand Jury, still on duty as Legislative Liaison
Censorship: ACLU threats force cancellation of anti-drug rally
Paper Chase: Another Setback For Mayor Wright Repairs
Raped girl for six years, Perfesser gets probation, will keep pension
Galen Fox tries to re-write history
Interim administrator named for Honolulu Liquor Commission
Dopers: Clouds of smoke from California will envelop Hawaii, its inevitable
Revolving Door: 46 priors, now charged with credit card offenses
Prisoner Reentry
KIUC board candidates share views at forum
HECO workers vote against tentative contract
Republicans come out in favor of 'birther' control
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| Friday, February 18, 2011 |
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February 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 976 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Seven House Races decided Civil Unions
UPDATE: Commissioners reject Carlisle's call to cancel Neighborhood Board Elections
Hanabusa, Hirono silent as E-W Center Funding Cut by Congress
YOU WERE WARNED: UH Manoa Anti-Americans place E-W Center funding at risk
Flashback: East-West Center hammered for “sustained, biased and politically-motivated attack on World War II veterans”
Ban-Happy Legislators’ toy bills take aim at novelty lighters, sky lanterns, foie gras, and ‘light pollution’
NRA: Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Await House Committee Action
GE Tax Hike Coming: Kaneko knew that Medicare Pt B was futile
Pay to Play Contractor helped Organize Abercrombie’s Inaugural Ball
Priest Marc Alexander gave $500 to Abercrombie’s Inaugural Ball
Abercrombie: I don’t want to hear from you about Civil Unions
SA: Greenwood’s Backdoor pay raise a mistake
Free Speech? ACLU demands anti-dope rally be shut down by County
Legislators propose DoE levy ‘Impact Fees’ Statewide
Council to mayor: End gas giveaway to police
Hanabusa, Hirono silent as U.S. House OKs $10.7 million cut to East-West Center
Senate changes bill that would make writers, publishers liable for trespassing accidents
Obama Day: Dear Leader to be Honored?
Abercrombie’s BoE appointee salivates over $4B worth of DoE Real Estate
Appointed BOE bill heads to full House vote
Financial Disclosure reports suddenly appear
Honolulu mayor names three more cabinet members
Liquor Commission employee busted in bribery sting
Sex trafficking victims push for law
HI lawmaker: Obama birth certificate bill tabled
Protesters rally to stop Kawaiaha'o Church construction
Pasha could make more waves with new ship
No Money for Censorship: House Passes Amendment to Block Funds for Net Neutrality Order
Milwaukee Teachers Fight for Viagra Coverage
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| Thursday, February 17, 2011 |
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February 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 894 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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How they voted: Civil Unions passes Senate 18-5
Lambda Legal to drop lawsuit filed after defeat of HB444
Pay-for-Play Contractor top donor to Abercrombie Inaugural
VIDEO: Instant Runoff? “I thought every vote counts”
YAF: Ron Paul “Blames America for 9-11”
VIDEO: House GOP Floor speeches Feb 15-16
Abercrombie uses Civil Unions to screen release of Inaugural Donors
Abercrombie Cabinet Members: No Financial Disclosures
Did Abercrombie open the door for a GET increase?
Lawmakers Back Off Abercrombie's Call for Pension Reform
Pension Tax to be slipped into Shell Bill Friday
Instant Runoff Voting in Hawaii Gains Traction
Larcenous Lesbian: UH President’s Package of Perks Includes $150,000 Expense Account
Openly gay judge confirmed to Hawaii Supreme Court
Diversity? Civil Unions discriminate against Incest
Bag Ban Passes first reading -- enforcement, penalties torn out
Native Hawaiians Say Construction at Kawaiaha'o Church Is Disturbing Remains
Direct Shanghai-Honolulu Flights coming?
Bio Fuel jacks up electric bills
Manufactured Crisis: Did permitting delays prevent construction of Waimanalo Gulch Diversion Channel
Rosanne eating plastic, claims Government is poisoning her
E-W Center Perfesser “moved by bounty of North Korean Socialist system”
Dopers very pleased with Hawaii Legislature
Lawyers rejoice as Hawaii Legislature considers amendments to data breach notification law
ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL?
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| Wednesday, February 16, 2011 |
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February 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1022 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Radcliffe: The game is up, I told you and you are not ready
Not Dead Yet: Different version of Soda Tax to be heard Wednesday
Health Dir. Fired 2 Before He Resigned, hints at defamation suit
Final Hawaii vote on civil unions delayed
Lesbian Judge and Civil Unions to be voted in atheist Senate today
Rail Financial Plan: “Very little capacity to absorb cost increases or funding shortfalls”
Carlisle $8000/plate fundraiser, Splits with Cayetano
Businesses leery of alcohol tax hike
ILind: Radcliffe’s UHPA Pitch designed to push Gambling
SA vs ACT 221 Scammers: Movie employment drops after States enact Tax Credits
Act 221 Scammers oppose Gambling
HMSA and state hospitals reach agreement on rates
Bills to Abolish Aloha Tower Development Corp. Advancing in Legislature
ABERCROMBIE’S SINKING SHIP
Lawyer Alston blames Lingle for Abercrombie’s mess
Global Cooling drives spike in Hawaii Tourism
Kalihi kids deserve good public schools, too
SA publishes more nonsense about plastic bags
Kauai to hold anti-doper rally
Hilo: Ten applicants for each job opening at Safeway
Honolulu City Council to Take Up B&B Law Again
Power-purchase contract OK'd for First Wind expansion
Rep Marilyn Lee blocked attempt to include law making Human Trafficking a Crime in Hawaii
Lender Files Foreclosure Suit Against Unity House over Waikiki Hotel
Pasha Hawaii to Build Second Vessel
Senators kill bill banning toy gun sales to kids
DJ Progresso In The House
Chinese strategists think of Hawaii as an appendage of Asia
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| Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
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February, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 1556 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Not ready for plastic bag ban
Prayer: Tsutsui shows lack of respect, humility
Republicans, TEA Party must speak up against Pension Tax
Ewa Neighborhood Board Members upset over Bryan Mick Appointment
Assisted Suicide? “I was afraid to leave my husband alone again with doctors and nurses”
Opponents of training flights are a disgrace
HB331, SB246 extends leases for Kanoelehua Industrial Area
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| Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
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February 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 783 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Assisted suicide: Death as a Salesman
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted Feb 7-14
VIDEO: House GOP Floor Speeches Feb 11-14
Obama’s 2012 Budget: Taxes, taxes, and more taxes—and more spending too
Abercrombie: Raising GE Tax may not be enough – Everybody’s taxes will go sky high
Billionaires seek handout: Studio Construction Pitch Shows Star Power
Labor’s Fears Confirmed: Abercrombie is Cayetano
Washington Examiner: In Hawaii, a dispiriting glimpse of one-party rule
Gov.'s 60-40 Healthcare Split Moves Forward
First Grader outsmarts BoE on School Closures: “What is more important to you -- the children or Hawaii, education, or making an office for the Democrats?"
Closing schools to create office space for DoE bureaucrats
Civil unions on the brink of approval
SA: All couples deserve equality
Hawaii Lesbians demanding children, marriage
Soda Tax Dies; Alcohol Tax Hike Still Alive
Humane? Alexander, Brower push for Tent City as tweekers, crack-heads arrive from Mainland
Clayton Hee’s wife joins Greenwood Mafia at UH
Arizona private prison oversight bills die
Obama’s SBA pushes back against Inouye’s OHA Profiteers
Senator asks for hearings on Hawaii, Alaska Native American Contracting preferences
Inouye proposes more Pork as Obesity solution
Am Samoa Cancer Patients no longer referred off-island
Obama’s D.O.A. Budget includes $250M for Honolulu Rail
Hawaii State ERS Underfunded by $7 Billion
Second Worst of last 7 years: Hawaii hotel room revenue grows 8.7 percent
Religious Leftists organize Foreclosure Agit-Prop show at Bank of America office
Import-Export UHM style
Lifetime goes nuts with Roseanne Barr: Half-hour reality show to follow comedian on her farm
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| Monday, February 14, 2011 |
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February 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1339 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Pensions, Rail, Earmarks: Abercrombie and Obama wage war on Inouye
Gaming Lobbyist describes much deeper involvement in selecting Abercrombie Cabinet
A State-Recognized Indian Tribe for Hawaii?
Wolfson: Push past civil union to gay marriage
Report: Lottery remains a poor bet for education funding
Human Trafficking Bills to be Heard Tuesday
Farmers send two tons of Kona Coffee to troops in Afghanistan, Iraq
Petition drive to stop Mauna Kea Sheep Slaughter
West Maui Taxpayers Association to hold Annual Meeting
Supreme Court to hear Case: Do elected officials with Conflict of Interest have a right to vote?
Radcliffe: Raising GE Tax Will Happen
Kalapa: Leave The Excuses On The Table And Just Call It A Money Grab
Can Hawaii Pensioners help out Bill Clinton’s Billionaire Movie Moguls?
A good deal: A U.S.-Korea free trade pact would promote prosperity and regional stability
SA Raiding Party: Special funds, justify yourselves
Raid on Highway Funds becomes excuse for Weight Tax Hike
Meet the lawyer who will cash in on State-mandated Foreclosure Mediation
Today 3PM: BoE to hold hearing on Lilioukalani, Puuhale and Kalihi closures
Cronies to cash in as DoE becomes Land Developer
Phony Rail Groundbreaking: “All you need are a few politicians and a shovel"
PBN: Lawmakers should keep gaming out of Hawaii
Perry and Price talk Gambling
Hawaii lawmakers consider back-to-school tax holiday
Maui Considers Waste-to-Energy
KIUC Election: KCC to host Candidate Forum
UH Ignores requirement to buy Local Ag Produce
Luddites Crushed as Anti-GMO bills go down in flames
Hawaii ranks #2 in Homelessness
Former Prison Inmate Wins $83,000 Settlement
Isle prisons become key source of labor
Brown U, Kohala Ctr team up to provide Advanced Brainwashing
Why Are Islanders The Fattest People?
Losers: Clinton, Obama point fingers at each other over Failure in Egypt
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| Sunday, February 13, 2011 |
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February 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1031 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections to be Cancelled?
New Study on Bag Taxes: Economically Destructive, Job-killing
Hawaii Renewable Energy Mandates driving Utility Bills sky high?
Fighting Meth With Miles around Oahu
VIDEO: Nerf Gun Means Jail for Seven Year Old
Tricky Aila to Fickle Hawaiians: “I'm not William Aila now, I'm the chair.”
Elementary kids most expelled over fake guns (and this is being used as an argument FOR a toy gun ban)
Raid on Tobacco Settlement Funds: State finalizing partnership with Tobacco Industry?
KGI: Hawai‘i should set shield law in stone
HB385: Card-check legislation back on the agenda
Reapportionment: Democrats talk up shifting House seats to Democrat Areas
DHHL gives lease to man waiting 44 years, Abercrombie fails math test
Fixing the foreclosure 'mess'
Death Lobby Regroups with schemes to impose suicide
More workers freed from domination of Old Boy Companies and their Unions
Bag Tax: Pair of measures would mean fees for disposable bags
Excellent News! NIMBYism obstructs Hawaii’s move to wind power
Kamehameha Schools planning wind farm in Haleiwa
Columnist takes anti-Telescope Shakedown Scammers at their word
Tom Berg: Honolulu Council Members Should Not Demand Apology from Rush Limbaugh
Judd: I pardoned Massie under Democrats' threat of Martial Law
Hawaii war hero remembered
Years of toil led to freedom for innocent man
Alaska and Hawaii subsidized flights 'may' continue after 2013
Saddle Road project receives prestigious award
Protest against Desmond Tutu set for Honolulu Psychiatrists meeting
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| Saturday, February 12, 2011 |
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February 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 956 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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How They Voted: Civil Unions passes House 31-19
Rep Ward, Sen Slom invite public to speak out on pension tax, other issues
Censorship: Courts would strike down unconstitutional Hawaii 3rd Party liability law
Beverage tax vote scheduled Monday in Hawaii Senate Health Committee
SB1449 Hearing Saturday: Hawaii Sunset Advisory Commission to assess Government Agencies
Gov’t Employees mock Abercrombie: “Idiot. What a jerk. You’re full of shit.”
Abercrombie: “I am the governor. I’m not your pal.” (ringtone available)
Hawaii House passes same-sex civil unions bill
City Moves for Dismissal of anti-Rail lawsuit
Big Isle bag ban moves forward even as food service owners protest bag ban on Kauai
PVT Land Co. sues union attorney for defamation
UHERO: Economic growth not enough to pay for Abercrombie decision to end Furloughs
Legislators want to give away $46.3M to Clinton’s billionaire cronies, ACT 221 scammers
Honolulu water rates to go up 25%
State politics potpourri smells like mean spirit
Special Fund Raid would steal UH Student Activity Fees
Sovereignty Activists sue: Being denied chance to brainwash and recruit prisoners
Kauai: Solar gets the hype, Hydro does the work
Borders bankruptcy imminent, report says
Hawaii residents have second-highest credit card debt
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PROMISE OF TRANSPARENCY?
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| Friday, February 11, 2011 |
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February 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 844 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SB 232 Civil Unions to be voted in House Friday
38.9%: Hawaii has most deviant Legislative Districts in Nation
Hawaii 2010 Election: Democrats outraised Republicans $13M to $3M
UPDATE: Freedomnomics Author John Lott to Speak in Honolulu
Transparency: Regents Candidate Advisory Council Names Finalists for UH Board of Regents
ACT 221 Scammers rejoice: Bill Clinton tells Hawaii legislators to fork over your tax dollars to his Movie Studios
City Schedules Feb. 22 Groundbreaking for Rail Transit Project
Rail: Is Mica Really good for $1.85B?
Deferred, but not dead: Illegal, Unconstitutional Bill seeks seizure of special funds
Brewbaker: Hawaii budget problems would be solved if State could just stop growing budget
Hawaii offshore gambling approved by committee
Key Akaka Tribe Opponent will not seek reelection in 2012 (Who will save Hawaii from the Akaka Tribe in 2013?)
Inouye requests Indian Affairs Hearing to attack media coverage of Native Hawaiian federal contracting preferences
Panel grills school's board: Myron B. Thompson Academy officials pledge to fix past errors
Physicians Seek Legislative Rx for Torts, Growing Doctor Shortage
Hawaii House approves moratorium on foreclosures
UH Cancer Center: Stimulus funds help trial lawyers win Mesothelioma Cases
Tweet in Hawaii and Be Sued
Text and Be leaked
Hawaii needs nonpartisan budget office to estimate how much new laws would cost us
Alaska Looks into Hawaii’s Future: “Time to grow up”
Rep. Mazie Hirono Appointed to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Lawyer: Nader v Hawaii Case will rewrite First Amendment Election Law
Puna Geothermal Venture to sell Additional 8MW of Dispatchable Geothermal Power without tying to price of oil
Green Energy Cult keeps poor freezing at Mayor Wright
Henry Curtis: Proposed Big Wind Monopoly in Hawaii Should Be Opposed
US Energy Dep’t Proposes Offshore Wind Farms for Hawaii
Hawaii "Invasive" Species List Could Grow to Include Any Inconvenient Animal
IS TAXING OUR VETERANS THE BEST WAY TO HONOR THEM?
AP Scores: Hawaii DoE keep state way below average
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| Thursday, February 10, 2011 |
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February 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 912 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SB 232 Civil Unions to be voted in House Friday
House GOP Caucus leads successful effort to Keep Prayer in Daily Sessions
HB12: Ag theft bill before Ag Committee Friday
SB1425: Legislative Committee to discuss banning all Oahu Landfills
Abercrombie appoints Don Horner to BoE, plans to appoint Horner to New BoE
Soda-tax proposal fizzes on arrival: Political Theater to push GE Tax hike
Bingo to be legal on DHHL?
Secrecy: Abercrombie Admin plays hide the sausage with list of Inaugural Bll donors
Retaliation: Will Abercrombie Admin reappoint OIP Director?
Retaliation: Progressives claim another pelt
House, Senate agree on appointed school board
4 schools could win exemption from 180-day state minimum
Clayton Hee kills OHA settlement (Again)
Republicans make difference as State House votes to keep Invocations
House Invocation: New Rule vs Old
On fast track, civil unions could go to governor next week
Atheists continue assault on Mormon construction project
Rosanne Barr helps fund gay agenda in Hawaii
The Socialist State: After 9 years, Hot water should be priority
Food safety concerns prompt amendment: Council considers loosening bag ban
Big Island merchants wary of plastic bag ban
Neo-Luddites plan angles of attack against Geothermal
A short commentary on comments to the mariculture article
Council decides not to ban Segways from Tent Cities…err Parks
Revolving Door: Ex-County Clerk gets ethics waver to become lobbyist
ARE DEMOCRATS FOR THE LITTLE GUY?
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| Wednesday, February 09, 2011 |
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February 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1160 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Transcript: Greta Van Susteren, Tucker Carlson on Hawaii Toy Gun Ban
The transsexual agenda for Hawaii schools
Homeless tent cities: Seattle’s decade-long nightmare coming to Honolulu?
First Morita, now Hooser: Abercrombie appoints another anti-Superferry protester
Sen. Gary Hooser campaign website linked to Holocaust deniers
Rep Pine introduces 18 bills
Fifteen Election-related Bills awaiting consideration
Abercrombie Admin. Blacklist: “It’s a SECURITY ISSUE to invite some media like eTN to a media conference”
Both sides Agree: Civil Unions will lead to Gay Marriage
House Labor Ctte begins considering Pension Reform
Governor names AFL-CIO VP as State’s Chief Labor Negotiator
Cayetano: Cost Overruns for Rail Systems Average 40 Percent
Ex-Director: Charter Schools Need Reform
SA debunks doper lie: Legalizing Marijuana will not empty prisons
The Wages of Welfare: $17.50 an hour
Homeless Tent City: Hawaii County grovels before Sovereignty Activist/convicted murderer, could lose $2.5M Federal Grant
Homeless Tent City in Aala Park “intolerable”
Homeless Man Names Every Nation Alphabetically
Global Horizon Founder Disputes Trafficking Charges
Desperate, Deserted and Destitute, Thai Laborers Tell Their Stories About Their Journey to America
Case not made on secrecy of judicial selection process
Public Access at the Legislature: Equal for All?
Surf Nazis: North Shore 'enforcer' found not guilty of assault
Isle leaders don't have even a prayer to calm media riot
Things that make you go hmmmm...WHERE ARE OUR PRIORITIES?
Hawaii May Buy Into the Plastic Bag Ban Trend
Comment period for wind farm reopened
More than 3,000 bills introduced at Legislature
Censorship: Legislation holding publishers liable for trespassing accidents passes committee
Honolulu City Council Establishes Working Committee on Humor Review (satire)
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| Tuesday, February 08, 2011 |
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February 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 764 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Could Djou Challenge Akaka?
SB803 Assisted Suicide Killed in Committee
Feb 7, 2011: How Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Voted
Emergency Landing gives Koko Head Elementary students chance to learn about helicopters
Feb 18 deadline to Neighborhood Board Candidates to file for election
Pensioner: Governor Abercrombie, please don’t throw us out of the canoe
Gambling on table as HGEA Begins to detail Negotiating Position
More Secrecy? Rumors swirl over Morita’s replacement
Tax Department Report Calls Act 221 Job Creation “Disappointing”
Young Claims Hawaii’s Debt high due to DoE
Transsexual DoE Anti-Bullying Bill Gets Overwhelming Support
180 Days? House Ed Cttee approves bill to legalize DoE illegality, incompetence
DOE recommends closing Liliuokalani Elementary
Star-Advertiser columnist endorses Censorship of Limbaugh as Council passes resolution
Tom Berg votes for Censorship resolution after criticizing it
Rep Pine: Legislators should be able to exercise religious freedom, too
Prayer: Politicians, like alcoholics, need humility
Religious Left being squeezed out by Atheist-dominated Hawaii Democrats
Hawaii Legislature scuttles assisted suicide
Dante Carpenter: Death with dignity deemed priority issue for Hawaii Democrats
Star-Advertiser Editors Endorse Tent City Nightmare for Kakaako
'Dead' English man who stole brother's identity found homeless in Hawaii
House Bill would create domestic violence court
HB1178: Legislators seek to Slash and Burn Car Audio
Toy gun sales would be banned under proposed Hawaii legislation
Water rate increase sought
Hawaii Health Department removes more items from First Commercial Kitchen recall list
When Should Names of Police Officers Be Public?
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| Monday, February 07, 2011 |
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February 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 697 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie: Some Retirees do not “make positive contributions in our community”
Don’t Mock Hu Jintao: Honolulu Councilmembers demand Rush Limbaugh be censored
Beware of government leaders who want to punish speech
Abercrombie’s DHHL pick pledges to abandon mission, build rental projects instead
SB232: Clayton Hee pushes bill which will lead to Civil Unions Litigation
Matsumoto ERS pension-benefit short $7B because State, County skimmed, union members abused pension formula
It’s a New Day and it sucks
Hawaii Is the Only State to Assess Hotel-Room Tax on Timeshare Owners
Full Text: Rail Litigation
HB1627: A State-recognized Indian Tribe for Hawaii?
Progressives scrounge for ways to get control of Hawaii Public Housing Authority, oust Lingle appointees
Inside Gaming: Another effort to legalize gambling in Hawaii will most likely fade like a Honolulu sunset
Workers comp medical providers deserve better treatment in Hawaii
Hawaii enrolls more kids for health insurance
Bill Watch: School Bullying
Will Honolulu Ban Plastic Bags?
Aila: “There is no problem with Aquarium fish”
New Bill Aims to Keep Puppy Mills Out of Paradise
Hawaii Banning Toy Guns?
Document Forgery factory helps illegals trick Hawaii Farmer
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| Sunday, February 06, 2011 |
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February 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 840 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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VIDEO: 100th Birthday of Ronald Reagan
Djou: Hawaii bets on Machine Politics for the 21st Century
Harvard Study explains how Inouye’s pork kills business
KTA, Safeway, Walgreens: Excessive Amounts of Lead Found in Reusable Grocery Bags
Sen Schumer Demands Investigation: Reusable Bags Contain Harmful Chemicals and Harbor Bacteria
Hawaii's Governor Manipulates Birthers
Tea Party Revival author Leland Baker to speak at Maui Event
Freedomnomics Author John Lott to Speak in Honolulu
Inouye’s Democrat Borreca: Obama is stupid, opportunistic
Abercrombie: Retirees do not ‘make positive contributions in our community’
Abercrombie pushes for $200M raid on Rail Funds
SA Stepping up in lean times (except for Gov’t unions)
SA Pushes Lottery to feed HGEA
State opens de-facto Homeless Tent City at Kakaako Park
Opposition ‘very troubled’ by ‘big wind’ planned for Lanai (Corporatist ILWU left flapping in the wind)
State must save, not end, open-ocean fish farming
UPW Legislators demand Big Island School, Nature Preserve be converted to State Prison
School to put it all online: Kapolei Middle kids will be able to learn from home next year (DoE embraces Homeschooling?)
Read Aloud Program is a proud product of Hawaii
Space centers need cash to stay aloft
33 cameras sit idle as Hawaii County government tries to figure out how to plug them in
Nonprofits given funds should report to public
Cold water plagues Mayor Wright residents
Maui enviros cheer Obama’s Misanthropic Poet Laureate
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| Saturday, February 05, 2011 |
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February 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 733 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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U.S. Supreme Court Requests a Response from Hawaii in Nader Ballot Access Case
Bachmann visit shows there is hope for the left after all
Inouye introduces Felony Fishing Bill
Hawaii Meth Project Sponsors Student Artwork at the State Capitol
SB 197: Senate Committee to debate Dim Bulbs Feb 8
SB602: Legalized Gambling to be heard Thursday Feb 10
House Hawaiian Affairs Ctte Hearing TODAY On State-Recognized Indian Tribe for Hawaii
Pensioner: Abercrombie makes me vomit
Hawaii unemployment, underemployment averaged 16.9% in 2010
Star-Advertiser co-owner backs Abercrombie's Secrecy
More Lies from Abercrombie Admin: Hawaii Health Department Director Gary Gill must go
The Gay Advantage: McKenna wins Senate Judiciary vote
OIP becomes tool to undo Recreational Renaissance
US Supreme Court asked to consider if Hawaii’s non-judicial foreclosure law is Unconstitutional
Bill would hold publishers liable for accidents while trespassing
Chromium 6 Scam: Expert Witness readies himself to profit from Erin Brockovich Assault on Honolulu
Tree Huggers begin burning trees
Powerful year for solar energy in Hawaii
Senate Committee Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana
Obama's Visit Cost HPD $228,000 In OT
Vehicle registration fees racing upward
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| Friday, February 04, 2011 |
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February 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1278 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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SB803 Assisted Suicide to be heard Monday
Abercrombie names anti-Superferry protester Morita to head PUC
CAGW warns Inouye against “Phonemarking or other underhanded techniques”
HB1058: Buying Office Equipment with Capital Improvement Bonds
VIDEO: Fontaine “HB166 is an anti-business bill”
Borreca: Don't count on riding Honolulu rail any time soon
McKenna Confirmation Hearing At 10 a.m.
OIP: Governor must reveal candidate list
Department of Human Services will end contracts with 41 organizations to relieve a $116 million deficit (While HGEA furloughs set to be eliminated)
Broke Hippie: Abercrombie Running Low on Cash, Seeks Extra $1M
Legislators obsessed with getting more Marijuana into hands of voters
Green Energy Scammers thrilled at Morita PUC appointment
Weight Tax Increase? Souki admits road maintenance funds have been regularly raided
Aloha Stadium honcho says fixing the venue entirely now is the best option while waiting for a new stadium to be built (Undoing Lingle #1)
Kuhio Park Terrace Public Housing Refurbishment Plans Questioned at Legislature (Undoing Lingle #2)
300 paying customers: Gumapac copies Keanu Sai’s Mortgage Scam
UH Manoa Asian Studies Chair backs Burma’s Military Junta
SA: Give superintendent needed tool
Charter Schools Chief Forced To Resign
SB871: Homeschool Extracurricular Activities
Zone adjustment would help small schools stay open
Recyclers' Big Subsidy Could Be Cut
Acupuncturists to fight bill they say would lower standards
Domestic abuse survivors urge lawmakers to close loophole in TRO law
House committee tables Silver Alert bill
Brainwashed Ecomatons harass Kona Fish farm
Clean energy blocked: Sierra Club Vetoes Hydro Plant on Kauai
Land Use Commission Blasts City Landfill Manager
Credit union board reduces its perks after members' criticism
Honolulu FBI targets stimulus fraud with new hotline
Global Warmists tell Samoans to stop eating
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| Thursday, February 03, 2011 |
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February 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1328 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Two Civil Unions Bills to be heard Tuesday
US Senate repeals part of Obamacare: Inouye, Akaka left out in cold among 17 bitter-enders
Roll Call: Akaka offers no indication he will run in 2012
Aquarium Diver: State has found no decline in fish stocks
SB715: Repeal Ethanol Mandate to be heard Thursday
Abercrombie Accepting "Long Term" Applications for BOE Vacancy
Abercrombie’s Kupuna Tax would soak State Retirees $3894/year
Sabotaging RTTT: HSTA, HGEA fight Bill giving superintendent power to revamp failing schools
Judiciary Committee Hearing On Appointment Of Judge Sabrina McKenna FRIDAY
Okomoto Confirmation hearing: Violence, threats, and restraining orders
Young: Budget will only be Two months late—$50M to $250M in new spending
SA to Legislature: Decide on gambling without letting people vote
Judicial Secrecy: Abercrombie, Hifo defend Lawyers’ right to deceive clients
The Weaning: Some Inouye Cronies learned to survive without Earmarks
HB1244: Will Churches Have right to refuse to perform Gay Civil Unions?
Atheists Panic: Hawaii Senate Invocation Ban Goes Too Far
Haters should be removed from MLK Day March
SB651: Homeowners lobby lawmakers for help fighting foreclosure
City personal services contracts return to the public record
Hotel Workers vs Enviros: Green program that made housekeeping people lose benefits and hours of work
Former President of Filipino Chamber of Commerce indicted in ‘Easy Mortgage’ Fraud
A Danger Demanding Sunshine — The Consequences of Hawaii's Public Pension Shortfall
Smug Civil Beat makes fool of itself covering Bachmann speech
WASHINGTON REPORT: Congressional Mood Will Bring Austerity to Territories
Kamehameha Schools’ Endowment rises to $7.82 Billion
Scant Details Available About Hawaiian University
Hawaii Targeting Growing Use of “Bath Salt” Stimulant
NYSE asks Maui Land & Pineapple about 'unusual' trading activity
Atomic Monkey pushes Wind Farm Scam
American Samoa government told to sell cable shares to overcome deficit
Obama the Hobo of Punahou
WikiLeaks: US vs China in battle of the anti-satellite space weapons
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| Wednesday, February 02, 2011 |
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February 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 712 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Inouye will not accept Earmark requests for Next Two Years
HB1464 to be Heard Wednesday -- Ethics rules for Homeowners Associations
UPDATE: HB1468 Flagpole Bill will NOT be heard Wednesday
ProPublica evaluates Honolulu Medical Examiner
No Hawaii Beverage Tax: “Leave our grocery budget alone”
Hawaii: Islam Day is OK but Celebrating Christianity is Verboten
Another Victory on the Road to Repeal
Senate set to vote on Obamacare Repeal
Bachmann giving speech in Hawaii
$321M in pork gone: Isle programs could lose out after U.S. Sen. Inouye bans earmarks following a pledge by Obama
Hawaii GOP lawmakers propose that each bill should state financial impact
FULL TEXT: Anti-Rail lawsuit (RE: Burials)
Lawsuit Seeking Procurement Changes Could Affect Honolulu Rail Contracts
SA: Clarification Needed, Give pension tax a hearing
Hawaii general fund tax collections slip 2.8%
Judge Bambi Weil/Eden Hifo: Keep Juridical Nominees Secret
Talks Start About Proposed Wind Farm: Residents Have Until March 1 To Voice Concerns
Hawaii Co Council forwards plastic bag ban
Kauai starts to choke on Bag Ban: Council to hear amendments
New rules for redistricting Hawaii county advances
SB411: After creating COI to Dump Driskill, HHSC Board to be restructured again
Labor Leaders Support Abercrombie Appointment: Dwight Takamine Seen As Pro-Labor Labor Director
Mass Psychosis hits Legislature: 1000s testify on cat-trapping bill
Civil Beat suddenly interested in lobbying violations by Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association
HB638 “Instant Runoff Voting” deferred until Feb 15
Dope, Collective Bargaining on the Legislative Agenda
KIUC agrees to purchase power for 20 years: State’s largest solar project ready in Kapa‘a
State Surveillance Drones ‘Under Review’
Obama appoints Steve Case to head up Department of Potemkin Jobs
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| Tuesday, February 01, 2011 |
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February 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 642 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii County Plastic Bag Ban? “Stop micro-managing our lives”
Full Text: Obamacare ruled unconstitutional -- Again
Wanna-be Dearborn Mosque bomber was mentally ill Wikileaks supporter
Jan 31, 2011: How Hawaii Congressional Delegation Voted
HB1468 Flagpole Bill will be heard Wednesday
Pension Report puts Hawaii in a Bad Moody
HB48: Mandatory Voter Registration bill deferred
Secrecy, Conflicts of Interest permeate Oregon Assisted Suicide system
Cook Political Report: Lingle vs Akaka is a Toss Up
Akaka is not fundraising
Senate Bill 953: Medicaid Cuts Up For Discussion At State Capitol
Cayetano turns on Carlisle, leads anti-rail Charge
Lawsuit filed against Honolulu Rail Project; Groups Say City Should Reconsider
Hawaii's 'Big Wind' Power Project Stirs Up Fans, Foes
Business, health officials react to proposed soda tax
Civil unions are not good enough
Hawaii: Celebrating Christianity is Verboten
Muslim with guns, taken in for psych evaluation, to get $240K from Honolulu
State Senate Unanimously Approves Appointed BOE
Crooks form new Hui to milk DoE
Gaming Lobbyist Radcliffe describes deep involvement in Abercrombie Cabinet Selection
Gaming Lobbyist: Abercrombie will sign Gambling bill
Gambling bill's delay could signal tough row
Time-Share Developers Oppose New Taxes
Senate Transportation Cttee passes Vehicle Weight Tax Increases
Media ‘Shield Law” up for renewal
Arakawa adds a third ex-Council member to staff
Fading NIMBYs continue to harass Kailua Target
Army says environmental assessment exaggerated flight plans
Northern California Minority Supplier Development Council seeks Hawaii businesses
Lawmakers aim to ban aquarium fish collecting
Hawaii Supreme Court Nominee Target of Facebook Fraud
Hawaii Heats Up Again Over Proposed Foie Gras Ban
After all the hype…a single Leaf falls on Hawaii
Abercrombie’s Incompetent DoH falsely blames EPA for Waimanalo Gulch spill
Abercrombie’s incompetent DoH issues Revised, revised list of recalled foods from health department
Director of 9-11 Conspiracy Movie “Loose Change” Busted Selling Heroin
ABERCROMBIE BIG SPENDING PLANS FOR HIS OFFICE
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| Monday, January 31, 2011 |
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January 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 778 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Four assisted suicide bills introduced to Hawaii Legislature
SB711: Luddites attack Hawaii GE aquaculture
Transparency in judicial selection procedures increasingly common on the mainland
Cayetano group renewing attack on Rail?
Doing the job DoE won’t: Kamehameha now spending $102M on educational outreach programs
SA: DoE Failing? Its Bush’s Fault
Myron B Thompson Nepotism leads to Probation
DoE not seeking ways to cool classrooms
Gay Atheist Victory Lap around Hawaii?—No, just getting warmed up
On cue from Atheists, Osorio revises Hawaii’s Christian History
State seeks input on wind energy plan
Funds elude Kakaako: “Not much revenue generation”
Hawaiian Electric Powers Up First Utility-Scale Biofuel Generator
Laundered money from drugs that go through Hawaii helps keep Burma's junta in power
First chartered flight arrives with high-spending China visitors
Mass Psychosis hits Big Island: 200 call Humane Society to complain about stuffed pig
Obama will go down in history as the president who lost Egypt
Supreme Court reversals deliver a dressing-down to the inferior judges of the liberal 9th Circuit
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| Sunday, January 30, 2011 |
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January 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 872 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Rep Michele Bachmann to speak on Oahu, Maui
Borreca: Abercrombie has gone back to the dark days
Pension-tax plan pilloried: Elders are reportedly "adamant" about opposing the proposal
SA: Cayetano-era legislators cut pension contributions to give State employees a pay hike
Next Stop: Rail transit authority: A powerful new 10-member panel to oversee and operate rail will be determined by July
Self Dealing Board members under fire at financial institution that serves county and state workers
DoE ignores BoE, raises lunch prices
Drawing the line: Ford proposes law to make redistricting more fair opportune
Army responding to public concerns agitators whining about training on Big Island
Goat eradication postponed after Abercrombie’s Out of Control DoFAW becomes argumentative
Kenoi's State of the County address praised, even if light on budget details
New Moody's Rules Make Hawaii The Worst State In The Nation
Timeshare taxes: Hawaii tourism “on the brink of chaos”
New attendance boundaries may keep small schools open
Bills seek to destroy Hawaii aquarium industry
Under new direction: New Honolulu Academy of Arts Director Stephan Jost knows how to guide museums toward success
SB13: Hawaii Bill Would Make Humanely Trapping Cats a Crime
Food Security, Sustainable Energy, Native Hawaiian Culture: top priorities of the 2011 Environmental Legislative Network
Bungled Food Recall Hurting Local Businesses: One Company Losing 'Thousands' Since Being Placed On Recall List by incompetent DoH
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| Saturday, January 29, 2011 |
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January 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 715 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie Administration admits lying about Palafox withdrawal
How They Voted: Civil Unions passes Senate 19-6
GOP: Moody’s puts $7,987 price tag on Hawaii Democrats’ failure
SB 713 & 712: Luddites attack Hawaii agriculture
Bills would spend $4B on roads, bridges
Hawaii Meth Project names Teen Advisory Council
Senate passes civil unions bill
Sen Koichi: Many issues not dealt with in civil unions bill
House Judiciary may hear Civil Unions week of Feb 7th
Hee: McKenna approved using her example as an argument for Civil Unions (Just another unbiased Judge, eh?)
Kokubun hiring more HGEA members
Businesses fear debate will turn to G.E.T. hike
One of top ten Ear-markers, Hirono demands more debt to feed cronies
Neil Abercrombie – God’s Gift to Birthers
“Unseemly Friend” of Abercrombie vets appointments
SA: Tighten murder definition
BILLS TO WATCH
US Senate Ends Practice of Secret Holds to Block Bills
State Plans to Use Surveillance Drones
Marines want to be off grid by 2015
ABERCROMBIE SODA TAX PLAN
Senator Slom and Representative Ward Discuss the Opening of the House Session 2011
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| Friday, January 28, 2011 |
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January 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1172 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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The Real State of the State: An Uncensored Look at the Fiscal Challenges Facing Hawaii
Carnegie Institution Study: Genocide reduces global warming
House GOP Caucus introducing transparency bills
Hawaii Senate takes up civil unions
Hawaii's debt burden highest in the nation
Pro Bowl At Risk: Abercrombie, medical waste, Aloha Stadium work
Pension Tax “could be biggest anti-incumbent bill of the year”
No Pain for HGEA: Hawaii's Kauai mayor ends county worker furloughs
Budget fight will keep lobbyists splashing out mega bucks
The tourism agency's new goals speak to lower expectations and slower recovery
Retirement, Pension key issues as 800 Hawaiian Electric Employees Prepare For Strike
Sen. Baker files bill to remake PUC because it is not supportive enough of Young Bros monopoly
State again considers ban on plastic bags
Feedback sought on Big Wind project
Women’s Caucus Targets Sex Crimes, Healthcare, Domestic Abuse
Akaka gets no respect
Abercrombie is all foot-in-mouth on Obama birth
OIP opinion appears to require disclosure of nominee names after selection is made
Medicare Cuts strangle Local Home Health Provider
It begins: Abercrombie unleashing 82 felons on Hawaii
Our Glorious State prisons: State Pays $149,500 Over Injured Inmate
Mainland dopers thrilled at Hawaii’s possibilities
Hawaii Governor Appoints Out Lesbian To State's Supreme Court
Big Island Lesbian gets 10 years for molesting girls
Whiner whines about being called on it
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| Thursday, January 27, 2011 |
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January 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 787 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Inouye becomes Useless: Democrat leader says “Senate is out of the business of Earmarks”
Moody’s: Hawaii among states with largest debt—bond rating at risk
Palafox subject of Fraud Investigation? Abercrombie’s DoH pick withdraws
Life? Hawaii ranks 48th, lacks basic protection for women, unborn children, and terminally ill
House GOP Caucus: 10 Questions following State of the State
SB819 would study Mileage Fee for Hawaii Motorists
Full Text: Recktenwald’s State of the Judiciary Speech
Congress debates State Bankruptcy plans
Alaska Native Firms Shift Stimulus Work to Outsiders
SA: Open Judicial Selection process to public view
Murray, Dems boot Akaka from Veterans Affairs committee
Money Woes Not a Priority For Health Fund Trustees
Hawaii's Retirement System — A Danger Demanding Sunshine
Governor Wants Overtime Excluded From Pension Base
Abercrombie Proposes Doubling Vehicle Weight Tax
Beverage Daily: Hawaiian governor Abercrombie proposes soda tax
ACT 221 vs Earned Income Tax Credits
Hawaii attracted 7 million visitors, $11.4 billion in spending in 2010
Ige: Hard time justifying Abercrombie’s Aloha Stadium plan
Bishop Silva: “Marc Alexander is still a priest”
Politicos make sure they are photographed sneaking prayer in Godless Senate
Atheists cheer Senators’ prayer huddle
Sen Slom says he voted against Senate Prayer ban
VIDEO: Hawaii Right to Life demonstrates in Hilo
Recall botched by lazy bureaucrats: Small Businesses angry
Cabanilla proposes Birther Tax: Hawaii lawmakers want release of Obama birth information
Bill would disregard intent in second-degree murders
George Perry Jr., Athletic Trainer, Alleged Hawaii Mob Figure, Dead at 77
The Challenge(s) of Geothermal: Does a new report promise too much, too soon?
US judge affirms $353-M fine on Imelda, Bongbong Marcos
U.S. EPA applauds Maui and Kauai for decision to ban plastic shopping bags
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| Wednesday, January 26, 2011 |
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January 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 908 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SB 232: Civil Unions passes Senate Judiciary Committee
Public Safety vs. Saving a Buck: SB47 allows early release of Felons
Epic Fail: After giving away $1.3B in Tax Credits, Hawaii ranks 36th in High Tech
Ceded Lands Decision Author Justice Samuel Alito to speak at Hawaii Supreme Court Wednesday
Governor Abercrombie Names Judge McKenna to State Supreme Court
Financial State of the State: Actual taxpayer burden is $18.2 Billion
BoE Member Lei Ahu Isa suddenly resigns
Full Text and Video: Obama’s State of the Union Speech
Full Text and Video: Rep Paul Ryan (R-WI) response to State of the Union
Shapiro: Abercrombie judicial secrecy disregards lessons of Broken Trust
Abercrombie’s Happy face disappears when asked about secrecy
Army Times: Akaka Staffers “depressed” by loss of VA Chairmanship
Washington Post: Hawaii DoE puts the lie to Obama’s RTTT claims
Science Scores: Failed Hawaii DoE beats only Mississippi
Sierra Club’s David Frankel defends attack on DHHL
WSJ: Hawaii Timeshare Owners- The Governor Doesn't Think You Are Paying Enough in Fees!
SA endorses Abercrombie’s $500M Aloha Stadium pipe dream
Abercrombie wants to pay less without furloughs
Hawaii House Republicans’ top 10 questions
Abercrombie’s Gay Supreme Court Nominee Hopes To Inspire Youth
Gay Sex Tourism seen as boon to Hawaii
Meet your new Rulers: Triumphal Mainland Homosexuals celebrate conquest of Hawaii
An uneasy peace on civil unions?
Hawaii Governor plans to juggle tourism dollars
Perfesser: State can release lots of criminals
Kaneshiro Wants Stiffer Prostitution Penalties
Abercrombie’s DoH wrongly recalls 100 local food products based on website claims
State health department says testing shows water safe
"Gasification" plant eventually could supply electricity to 12,000 homes on Oahu, divert waste from PVT
EPA sets deadlines for landfill upgrades
Treehugger: Hawaii Proposes Legislation to Bring Devastating Fish Farms Under Control
DC enviros sue to demand harsher action against Hawaii fishermen
Panel wants more answers from Thompson
Friend of Abercrombie goes Birther, apologizes
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| Tuesday, January 25, 2011 |
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January 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 924 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Full Text: Abercrombie’s State of the State Speech 2011
National School Choice Week is Underway
Obamacare: How Hawaii’s Congressional delegation voted
Intimidated by ACLU, Hawaii Senate prohibits itself free exercise of Religion
State of the Union? Denial
Abercrombie Lied: "We Will Not Be Raising Any Taxes" VIDEO
State of the State: Democrat Borreca still can’t say “capsize”
Star-Advertiser lines up behind Boss of Corporatist State
Abercrombie: Steal $100M from granny to feed State
Gov: Create Soda Tax, Raise Alcohol Taxes
HGEA, HTA denounce Abercrombie plan
Granny Taxes: Abercrombie steps into radioactive buzzsaw
Civil Unions Hearing: Clayton Hee wants to wear Kevlar Vest
Senators Vote On School Board Appointment Bill
CB: Abercrombie Backs Off Campaign Energy Plan
Alito in Hawaii, Other Supremes skipping “juvenile spectacle” State of the Union
US spy for China Noshir Gowadia jailed for 32 years
SB 624: Bill to Hide public employee Salaries
State greenlights Kawaiaha’o: Christian burials can be unearthed, pre-Christian burials cannot
Interview: William Harrison of the Hawaii Innocence Project
Sunshine Market vendors frustrated with plastic bag ban
Yagong: Time to cut costs
Iran: Abercrombie has been thwarted
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| Monday, January 24, 2011 |
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January 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 844 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Truth in Accounting: Hawaii hiding an additional $11.9B in debt
Transparency? Abercrombie administration brings secrecy back to Capitol
On second try, Abercrombie makes birtherism mainstream
Abercrombie delivering first State of the State
Akaka Bill Fails, Lobbyists Collect $3.2M from OHA
Shapiro finally notices that MRC Greenwood is a money grubber
Hawaii Deserves Better Than Industrial Wind Power from 'Big Wind'
Green Energy: Appearances can be Deceiving, rate hikes become easier
Mikulina unwittingly describes How Hawaiian Electric will go bankrupt
Chamber of Commerce: Hawaii will lose $10B/year if military cannot train
Hawaii governor makes Obama birth controversy worse
Brazil Times: Abercrombie stars in Fractured Fairytales
Maui Man Faces Sentencing in China Military Secrets Case
DNA test frees rape suspect
Audit finds lack of accountability in city grants
Trash accumulates with landfill closed
Green Police State: The Second Foot Falls on the Aquarium Trade in Maui County
Investigators looking into the cause of another shark tour boat fire
AtomicMonkey is back
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| Sunday, January 23, 2011 |
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January 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1052 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SB232: Senate Judiciary Committee to hear Civil Unions Tuesday
SB120 would Repeal Dozens of Special Funds
Lingle recognized with National Boating Access Award
1000 at Capitol: Anti-abortion rally appeals to younger set
SB8 to be heard Monday: Direct appointment of BoE
Borreca: Abercrombie speeches “an exhibition of illusions”
Espero: We need more dope
Maui News: Global Warming Cranks at Science Magazine spread fake Nobel’s starvation story
Malarial Mosquitoes released on Oahu
Hawaii Co Fire Captain not fired after pleading no-contest to felony hit and run killing
Your Act 221 Tax Dollars at work: Hawaii 43rd in patents
SA: Selecting BOE members should be governor's kuleana
HSTA Demands School Librarians where there are no school libraries
Obamacare Bribery: Hawaii Seniors Get 'Donut Hole' Checks
OHA Inventor Frenchy Desoto Dies
Kauai: Confusion persists over new plastic bag ban
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| Saturday, January 22, 2011 |
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January 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 613 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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March for Life planned for Honolulu, Hilo
SB232: Senate Judiciary Committee to hear Civil Unions Tuesday
Speaker Say announces Democrat Leaders, Committee Chairs
Legislative Timetable Published
Lingle receives National Boating Access Award
Secret Court Nominees: Abercrombie refuses to reveal High court hopefuls list
Unions lose 12,000 in isles
Civil Union Bills to be Heard Tuesday
Gay Civil Unions lobbyists outraged by Abercrombie’s Priest Pick
New state homeless coordinator shares his vision
Casino Gambling Web: Casino And Lottery Gambling On The Agenda Of Hawaii Lawmakers
Committee extends deadline for Maui Circuit Court applications
Pohakuloa Upgrade in sight
Abercrombie Admin files brief backing Socialist takeover of health care
Progressives upset that Star-Advertiser opposes their attack on DHHL
State House clerk bars live broadcast of House session in which speaker is to be elected
Maui Mayor in serious talks with Hollywood media company
Winter White House owner warned against criminal Obama vacation rental
Grubbing the “Green” from energy
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| Friday, January 21, 2011 |
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January 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 997 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Analysis: Hanabusa’s glorious DC MetroRail would leave Rida Cabanilla stuck in traffic
DoE now complaining about Lack of Audits—wants more money
Bankruptcy? Path Is Sought for States to Escape Pension Burdens
Rep Mica Commits to Rail Project
Godless Hawaii Senate, bows to ACLU, Mitch Kahle, ends daily chamber prayers
Catholic second in command quits Priesthood to serve Abercrombie administration
Legalized Gambling Under Consideration
SA: Ruling on DHHL misses mark
New OHA chairwoman’s top priority is ceded-lands resolution
Oshiro: We can get anything past Abercrombie--We will defend the whole building
Three more years for UH President Greenwood
Geothermal Renewable Energy Talks on the Big Island
CB/FACE: Heroic Communists maintained a muscular progressive vision, pulling all of Hawaii's body politic in their direction
Developer dumping $47M of Hawaii real estate: “We should have done this a while ago”
Your Tax Dollars at work: Tennessee Banker moving to Hawaii to cash in on Hi Tech
David Henkin: The lawyer for Earthjustice won a long campaign to stop the Army's live-fire training in Makua Valley
Malaria returns to Hawaii?
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| Thursday, January 20, 2011 |
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January 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1037 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Governor Babblecrombie does it again: Open mouth, insert birther
Full Text: House Minority Leader Opening Day Address
No Fiscal Notes: Hawaii Legislators shopping without price tags
Hanabusa admits failure to get Appropriations Committee seat
Governor Seeking Applicants to Board of Education
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools: Hawaii Law still needs Significant Improvement
Abercrombie appoints Georgette Jordan HD 45 Representative
Hawaii Senate delays plan to ban chamber prayer
Our Magnificent DoE: Teacher arrested for “unlawful imprisonment” after allegedly tying child to toilet
Former DOE secretary arrested for forgery, theft
Prisoners jump the line
Redistricting was part of Settlement with Calvin Say
House Dissidents Humbled: Gay atheist Civil Beat mentions assassination, Civil War
Hawaii Health Systems Corp. Says No Emergency Funding Needed
Lingle Workers Fired From Hawaiian Home Lands Department
Telemarketing Fraudster among top Carlisle Donors
Inouye Wants an Office at City Hall to shepherd Rail
Hanabusa appointed to armed services and natural resources committees
Loophole Limits Disclosure of Lawmakers' Income
Hawaii scores #5 in Gay/Atheist tolerance
Big Isle Councilman Recovers From Heart Attack
Residents to Army: NO -- Testifiers oppose Pohakuloa training plans
Breakdown causes propane shortage
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| Wednesday, January 19, 2011 |
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January 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1134 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Full Text: Sen. Sam Slom Opening Day Address
House Republican caucus announces Legislative Package
House Republican Caucus announces Committee Assignments
Fiscal Notes and Economic Impact Statements for Hawaii Legislation?
Prisons May Release Up To 1,000 Offenders
House Leadership Fight Could Spill Into Opening Day
Leadership void persists
Feds Clear Way For Transit Construction
Politico: Hanabusa suddenly doesn’t want to bend rules to dictate policy
Debate might hold up switch to appointed BOE
DANGER: Legislature in Session
Former city supervisor gets jail time for stealing nearly $20K in taxpayer money to inflate pension
Publisher: Nobody wants to share Civil Beat
FCC OKs local airing of satellite radio
MMMC poised to be among state’s largest heart programs
Disney Looking To Hire 1,200 For Aulani Resort In Koolina
Hawaii Democrats say world will end if Obamacare repealed
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| Tuesday, January 18, 2011 |
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January 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 818 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Calif. Mayor’s Open Letter to Honolulu Council: Instant Runoff Voting is undemocratic
Abercrombie: I am Legislature’s messenger boy, boat is about to capsize, I will not write budget
Common Cause backs Instant Runoff Voting scam
ACLU “Civil Rights” agenda: More dope, let criminals out, let criminals vote, and tell the Christians to shut up
One Day to go: Say has No agreement with Dissidents
Tsutsui plans big parties for opening day, Souki predicts extended session
Say and Oshiro aim to cut pension benefits, double tax businesses
Hooser: Legislators will simply ignore the rules in pursuit of passing their particular priority initiative
SA: HSTA must stop sabotaging RTTT
More on Scheme to shut down DHHL
Lanai resists plans for 200 wind turbines, each taller than the First Hawaiian Bank Building
Developers may face 15-year time limit due to Land Use Ordinance amendment
Food Nazis use Foie gras ban to open up attack on cattle ranching
Lobbying Workshops: Find your voice, and use it
Group touts geothermal energy for Hawaii
Free Flow to explore hydroelectric projects in Hawaii
State bar to share evaluations
Ordered by Jeff Stone: Committee will consider alternatives to Waimanalo Gulch Landfill
After 32 years in Hawaii, hippie returns to Flint, MI
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| Monday, January 17, 2011 |
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January 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 711 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Martin Luther King Jr held these truths. Do you?
Djou: House leadership fight a travesty
GOP to push for Fiscal Notes
SA: Model Hawaii anti-nepotism statute on Federal law
Note to Hawaii: Gambling has failed Nevada
William Aila: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Tom Berg hires Eric Ryan
Hirono, Abortion lobby, claim 77% of Hawaii women are pro-abortion
Homosexual guard raped Hawaii inmate in Arizona
Two criminals per month released in retaliation for furloughs
Liberty monopoly offers dialysis clinic space to Kaiser to block competition
Asia Experiences Huge Birth-Rate Decline
Koreans mark more than 100 years of US migration
Cashing in on the “Green” from energy
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| Monday, January 17, 2011 |
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January, 2011 Letters To The Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 1487 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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Warning to Mokapu: Age and Sex discrimination at Gulen Charter School
Sovereignty Activist rejects SPLC claim of tie to Tucson shootings
Teacher: Welfare payments should be tied to children’s school performance
DoE Teacher: Waianae, Hilo, Hana Students are Degenerates
Shindler, Sugihara, Bingham
Sen Malama Solomon: Comment about plastic bag ban
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| Sunday, January 16, 2011 |
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January 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1352 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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March for Life planned for Honolulu, Hilo
Prayer: Will Hawaii Senators surrender to ACLU?
Abercrombie, Legislators scheme to divert capital improvement money to General Fund
Honolulu Grand Jury charges two more in human trafficking case
Tucson Shooting: Progressive activist who blamed Palin flips out, held for psychiatric evaluation
Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Obamacare
Atheist praises Nestor Garcia for replacing pastors and rabbis with secular Demi-Gods
NCTQ: Only the Legislature can stop HSTA from sabotaging RTTT
Civil unions and budget top Hawaii Democrats' list
Vituperative Abercrombie suddenly quiet on state’s budget mess
Borreca: Inouye got three fireplaces, he will get us our pork
Geothermal: Act 221 scammers and Sovereignty Perfessers team up to line OHA’s pockets
Sierra Club, OHA’s NHLC team up to stop DHHL from building houses for Hawaiians
Serving the Corporatist State: “Radical” Aila overules Oahu Burial Council
Video: Canonization for Hawaii’s Mother Marianne Cope
Free VA Workshop for Nonprofits to Benefit from Two Federal Grant Programs Aimed at Ending Veteran Homelessness
Attorney General's office works through budget problems
Mortgage fraud boosts isle foreclosures
Paper bags proliferate as tree huggers become tree choppers
Piles Of Medical Waste Continue To Wash Onshore
Honolulu Pacifists, Maoists team to recruit kids to : “F*** the USA”
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| Saturday, January 15, 2011 |
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January 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 745 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Honolulu Grand Jury charges two more in human trafficking case
Goodwin Liu to rule over Hawaii? Obama’s Most Radical Judicial Nominee re-nominated for 2011
Tax hikes? Gambling? Defeated bills from 2010 session may reappear in 2011
Reince Priebus elected Republican National Committee Chair
State's RNC members sided with new GOP chairman
Hannemann says he won’t challenge Akaka in 2012
Arakawa sticks to open-door office pledge
State labor contracts making it hard for county to balance budget
Gambling Opponents, Supporters Lining Up for Start of Hawaii Legislature
Mercado Kim suggests Abercrombie Administration filled with inexperienced incompetents
Tokuda pushes for direct Gubernatorial appointments to BoE
Say rejects power grab by Dissident HGEA operatives
Legislature: Safer to be feared than Loved
City of Honolulu: Tax Charities to feed HGEA
Atheist County: Councilmembers “Impressed” by Atheists research on taxing charities
Atheist State: Some Senators question Atheist Control over Invocations
Kim still looking for a DoT scandal
Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Anti-First Amendment and Second Amendment Agenda Exposed in Opeds on Arizona Shooting
Hawaii Not Flagging Mentally Ill in Gun Background Check System
Catastrophic decline in carbon dioxide
Hawaii foreclosures hit new high in ’10—2% of all homes
Foreign investors must report ag land holdings
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| Friday, January 14, 2011 |
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January 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1385 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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650% return on Inouye: $1.9M in contributions, $1.25B in earmarks
Instant Runoff? Low-income voters struggle with ranked-choice voting
Flashback: Obama defends Christian Invocation at Inaugural
Michael Steele drops out of race for Republican Party chairman, endorses Cino
$1.7B Short? City and state clam up on rail
Local Reporters “genuflected and basked in the aura” of Dan Inouye
Inouye warns House Democrats to resolve dispute
INOUYE FLASHBACK Dec 2006: Heads on Stakes, Blood on the floor
Republicans give Say leverage against Dissidents
HGEA operatives Claim no more workers can be cut
Mainland Gays excited by Hawaii civil unions
Pray to Prey? Invocation offered for success of Akaka Bill
Cayetano Officials Re-Unite Under Abercrombie
Talent goes where it is appreciated: Koller chosen to head South Carolina Social Services
Incarceration not Education: Abercrombie Admin may close Kulani Challenge Academy and reconvert to prison
School keeps principal's kin as personnel
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: Aila continues Theilen’s DLNR Rules changes
Micro-Minority: Only 3.5% of workers are dopers—1% on meth
Sale of American Savings Bank not a slam dunk
Squabbling Tax Credit Beneficiaries continue war
Some not surprised that shark tour boat burned: Arson aboard a vessel was bound to happen, says a member of a surfing organization
Another Maui Ponzi Scheme? True Wealth Group Mortgage Scammers continue to implode
5,226 Acres of Big Isle Koa Forest May Be Sold in Bankruptcy
Drug Dealers with Gun roam KS Campus
Micronesia could be the 51st state
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| Thursday, January 13, 2011 |
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January 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1187 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Anti-gay religious cult tied to torture seeks Charter conversion of Mokapu Elementary
“More Federal Funds?” S&P, Moody's AGAIN Warn On U.S. Credit Rating
End run around law: Rail to raid $300M from City General Fund
SA: DoE is cutting Excellence to preserve mediocrity
The Chaos Begins: Sierra Club wins right to attack Hawaiian Homelands leasing, finances in Court
Say, Luke: Negotiations about negotiations….
Michael Medved: Hawaii Senate 'Insane' to Ban Invocation
Shapiro: Church-State concerns target Christianity, rather than religion in general
Kamehameha Parents fear retaliation more than lunatic with guns
Prison Probe Of Suicide Finds Guards Falsified Records, Neglected Bed Checks
SA: Big Island prosecutor to retire after 19 years
UH Seeks Extra $170M as Stimulus, furlough end approach
Kokubun puts Barrel Tax back on the Agenda
Kenoi: 'We now have a county government we cannot afford' (So he asks for $35M more)
Judicial Selection Commission meets to consider Supreme Court Nominees
Walter Ritte opposes wind on Molokai
A 25-Year Legal Odyssey for Dictator's Victims
State names interim energy administrator
Oahu loads up with guns: Gun deaths are among the lowest in the U.S., but ownership is growing
Rat Lungworm Disease Anyone? Enviro Cult renews raw foods hype
Army ends live-fire training at Makua
Lack of REAL ID could shut Hawaii residents out of air travel starting May 11
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| Wednesday, January 12, 2011 |
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January 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 818 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Governor Abercrombie Appoints Kahele to Senate Seat
Abercrombie announces four more appointments
Judge: Federal Court ruling “leaves Honolulu police officers no safe course” to detain mentally ill persons with guns
Hawaii Concealed Carry: More Guns, Less Crime
'Great Garbage Patch' Not So Great After All
Spring Cleaning at Hawaii’s oldest Home
Speaker Say, take GOP's offer
Groups fear damage to land by Lanai, Molokai wind farms
Hawaii Renewable Energy goals: Wild, crackpot
Atheist State: Hawaii Senators recommend halt to opening-day invocations, House may follow
Grade Inflation: Hawaii schools given C-plus
Kamehameha Schools explains extra security on campus
Borreca, Shapiro join Chorus of liberals attacking First and Second Amendments
New Law Prohibits Ethnic Studies Courses from Inflaming Racial Hatred and Anti-Americanism
Hope and Redemption
Tree hugger becomes tree chopper: Gabbard may propose plastic bag tax
Kauai County website spreads Pacific Garbage Patch scam
Meet the Hawaii House of Representatives 2011 Republican Caucus
CB: Hawaii's Human Services Department Says It's Nearing 'Stimulus Cliff'
Several dead, but Hawaii Lawsuit For Severely Disabled Rejected
Roberts Hawaii reaches $330K settlement with tour bus drivers
Hawaii Supreme Court denies lawyer's reinstatement bid
Seed capital: a third of Hawaii farm revenue
AINA LEA, LLC Gets Approval to Build One of The Largest Solar Farms in the State of Hawaii
Hilo Target to open July 24
WSJ: North Korea's Imminent Threat
Green energy: Burning dollars to generate electricity
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| Tuesday, January 11, 2011 |
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January 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 940 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Gates: North Korea will soon have missiles capable of hitting Hawaii with A-bomb
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted January 5-10, 2011
SPLC ties Tucson shooter to leader of Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement, 2008 Iolani Palace takeover
Shapiro: Hawaii Democrats Blatantly target Christianity for obliteration
Idiot progressives think Army Nuked Kawaihae Harbor
HGEA, UPW benefit: Airport Officials Race To Hire 200 Workers
Same-Sex Civil Unions Supporters 'Optimistic'
Another day, another Advertiser Puff piece: Finance director nominee Kalbert Young is praised for his brilliance
Anti-Superferry protesters upset over GOP support for Say
Aiona nails Saiki for partisanship
FULL TEXT: Jan 5 DoE Budget Briefing to Ways and Means Committee
Hawaii is top spender on State hospitals
Lopez is not ready to lead DCCA
Kauai canceling furlough Friday this week, perhaps rest of the year
Five Hawaii County prosecutors may quit when Kimura goes
Billion Dollar Default: Grand Wailea investors give up ownership
Buy American rule means military contract windfall for Hawaii Solar contractors
Cashing in on “green” energy
Perry and Price, KSSK keep isle radio leads
Honolulu Officials At Odds With Winter White House Owner's Take on Law
Study boosts defense of aquarium fish industry
Kill the First Amendment: Star-Advertiser: Beware dangerous public rhetoric
Kill the Second Amendment: Democrat Borreca blames Palin, conservatives for shooting
Liberals using Tucson shooting to boost gun control in Hawaii
Chun Oakland: Mental illness is real issue
How America's elite hijacked a massacre to take revenge on Sarah Palin
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| Monday, January 10, 2011 |
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January 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1151 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Tucson Shooting: After blaming Palin, TEA Party, Hawaii media liberals seek to end discussion
But 9th Circuit rules that Honolulu Muslim with guns, detained for 5150 mental health exam, had rights violated because someone mentioned terrorism
SA: Not clear DOE will obey 180-day law
Kalapa: Abercrombie may eliminate all vacant positions
Democrats nominate three to replace Kokubun
Does Abercrombie’s DCCA pick have a conflict of interest?
Lee transfers command of Hawaii National Guard, state Civil Defense
Maui News: Starting Tuesday, customers should bring bags to markets
Census: Idle Youth swarm Maui, Kauai, Kona, Volcano, North Shore
There goes the neighborhood: Rosanne Barr describes her “Nut farm’ on Hamakua Coast
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| Sunday, January 09, 2011 |
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January 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1113 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Djou “Shocked and saddened by shooting of Rep Gifford”
SA Admits: Abercrombie was lying about either transparency, federal funds, furloughs, new departments, no GE Tax hike, or no TAT raid
SA peddles expensive new DoE contractor to Legislature
Hawaii has Union political power, but not workers’ rights
Ethics panel seeks 2 new members
Democrat Borreca, Eric Ryan team up to attack GOP (again)
Priorities: Foie Gras back on Legislative Agenda for 2011
TIMBER! Kauai Businesses gear up for bag ban, switch to paper
Kauai Council forms committee to stop it from breaking its own rules
Another attack on affordable housing: Enviros demand ban on gas water heaters, require $6000 solar water heaters
Maui Anti-Superferry Protesters attack Affordable Housing Development
“Any Interested Person” could make Maui Planning Department revoke permits
People blamed for lack of Hawaii agriculture
Mauna Loa Observatory admits Volcano affects CO2 readings
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| Saturday, January 08, 2011 |
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January 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1206 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Stalemate Broken: House Republican Caucus backs Calvin Say for Speaker
Rep. Marumoto Bill to mandate DNA collection from arrested suspects
After brother pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme, Hawaii County prosecutor announces plans to resign, move to Maui
More Atheist garbage: Activist Questions Church Waivers
UH Profs dropped $100/each to embarrass their profession by electing The Abercrombie
Ed Board Appointees Could Take Seats By Summer
Senator pulls out of DHHL lawsuit
Lanai wind farm term agreement negotiated
Reported bid for Hawaiian Electric raises questions of conflicts, ethics
Hawaiian Electric Takeover Spurs Angry E-mails (Green energy descends into farce)
HNN: Hawaiian Electric “we have nothing to date”
Sabato on 2012: Dan Akaka “Safe for Now”
New Adjutant General Takes Command of Hawaii National Guard
Feds Investigate Alleged $1 Million Embezzlement by a Hawaii Bank of America Employee
Fire Guts Controversial Shark Tour Boat
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| Friday, January 07, 2011 |
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January 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1153 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hiram Bingham IV, the secret rescuer
Criminals in DoE, HSTA continue to openly violate 180 day law
Abercrombie short $529M in 2012, tells legislature to fix it
Democrats secretly vote to end Senate Invocations
Palafox: Doctors, Hospitals not cost effective
Maui, Kauai Counties Expect Budget Surpluses
2012 Warmup: Kenoi strikes back, Contractors buddies denounce Yagong
Hawaii, the Islands of Missed Opportunity
DoE attacks affordable housing: Developers to be assessed impact fees for new schools
School transport contractors collude to jack up prices
New economy: Robin Danner in Guam to score piece of Military Buildup
Old Economy: HBO chief's Big Isle project bankrupt
New Economy: After constructing “Green” energy economy, Hui tries to buy HELCO
New Economy: “Green” energy: Burning money to generate electricity
Republicans not kicked out of Senate Studio
Congresswomen Hirono and Sanchez meet with Hawaii's Hispanic community
Gov. Abercrombie, you’re gonna have your hands full
Public Housing Tenants Vent Frustrations Over Washing Machines
Obama Hawaiian Vacation Tops $120K/Day
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| Thursday, January 06, 2011 |
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January 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1456 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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WaPo: Futile, Discouraging, Depressing -- Hanabusa joins the lowest of the low
Djou: Our hard-fought battle allowed the GOP to gain 3-5 additional seats on the mainland
Hanabusa: One Day on the Job, One Broken Promise
Full Text: Speaker John Boehner takes gavel
Convicted felon, newsrack thief, Larry Mehau associate among eight vying for Senate Appointment
Conspirators meet in secret attempt to divvy up House Committees
Carlisle: “I don’t plan to cooperate with Abercrombie”
Will Obama Silence Blundering Abercrombie?
Hanabusa fails to get Appropriations committee seat
Kimura surrenders after admitting that he bilked up to $20M from various investors
Criminal DoE refuses to obey 180 day law
Price of Failure: Hawaii Public Schools Ask for $1.8 billion, Plus $29 million 'Wish List'
New Mexico judge gets Hawaii post
SA, Landed Aristocracy have High hopes for ag designation
Environmental Group Complains About Rail Transit Hearing
Civil Beat: Are haoles victimized
Obama's Winter White House an Illegal Rental
Reps hold meeting on chemophobia Scam
Atheist to get money from State, end public prayers?
SLARS Investigation by Hawaii Lawmakers a Flop
Yagong 'welcomes' ethics hearing (pushback from Kenoi 2012 campaign)
Transparency comes to change orders: Council to review costly contract additions
Councilman Fred Blas advances funding for Puna park
Family sues over lost safe deposit box
Retracted Autism Study An ‘Elaborate Fraud,’ British Journal Finds
Large fire continues to burn at Hawaiian Waste Systems
“Green” energy scammers continue to salivate over Hawaii
WSJ: Q&A With Steve Case About Ron Klain, LivingSocial & Venture Capital
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| Wednesday, January 05, 2011 |
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January 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 921 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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$126M Giveaway: Abercrombie quietly boosts spending on Public Employees’ Insurance
Birthers “Born Again” thanks to Abercrombie
Instant Runoff Voting debunked
Pinching the Power of Dan's Purse
Rail Money: “There’s just no chance at all”
Shapiro: Djou departs political life, slamming door behind him
Don't raise fees for status quo
Budget Director Doesn't Have All the Answers for Lawmakers
Pension, Health-Care Costs Contribute to State Budget Gap
Hawaii government boosts its share of health costs
Abercrombie demanding emergency funding for Governor, Lt Gov office
Hawaii tax revenue down 5.5 percent in fiscal year
State's Billion-Dollar Investment Still Frozen
Landed Aristocracy cash in on Hawaii Tax credits
Principal's absence disturbs parents
Better Government with Rep Fontaine
Mass Psychosis on Big island after boy touches turtle
Dialysis monopoly accused of Predatory Pricing
Soak the Homeowner to feed contractors? Hawaii County council debates impact fees
“Green” Energy: X-treme power 4th Hawaii Wind project
Hanabusa Prepares To Take Office: Hawaii Democrat Faces GOP Majority
HNN VIDEO: Interview: Mufi Hannemann on media exposure and tourism
American Samoa school official pleads guilty to bribery charges
Birthers: The more Abercrombie talks, the more unbelievable his story gets
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| Tuesday, January 04, 2011 |
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January 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 684 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Robert Iwamoto trust sued over Maui Ponzi scheme
Calif. EIS shows plastic bag ban harms environment
VIDEO: Steele Faces Rivals in RNC Chair Debate
Abercrombie gift to Unions: State to pay 60% of Medical Insurance costs
Grabbing for $100M, Lawmakers target Building contractors for double taxation
Tsutsui, Abercrombie: No TAT Raid
Honolulu Mayor Pushes More User Fees To Balance Budget
Case family operative called back from gig as VP Biden’s Chief of Staff
After Republican elected to Council, Democrats conspire “to prevent such an election in the future”
Maui Council organizes Committees
Maui Dialysis Monopoly challenged
Hawaii Tops Nation In Bankruptcy Increase: Bankruptcy filings hit 5-year high
Lenny Klompus goes to work for House Minority Caucus
Calvin Say faction negotiates for one last vote
Hawaii Budget Hearings: Council on Revenues
CB: What Brain Drain?
Former bank supervisor sentenced to four months in $183,000 embezzlement
Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz names senior adviser, director of Fair Share Initiative
Molokai Ranch owners seek ruling on land use
“Green” Energy hustlers rake in bucks
Alaska Dispatch: The rise of Native Hawaiian companies
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| Monday, January 03, 2011 |
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January 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 930 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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WaPo: Abercrombie “taking the pole position of political surrealism”
December 7 battlefield to become Regional Park
Birther War Year Two: Hey Neil, Don't feed the trolls
Faking it again: Change in law blocks Abercrombie from delaying tax refunds
Mayor Arakawa Take 2
New Oahu Council Members Take Office
Michael Steele counting on Hawaii
Hawaii GOP sets special state committee meeting
DBEDT: Cashing in on ‘Green’ energy
Kalapa: Act 221 advocates to blame for your tax increases
Horrible tragedy: Sierra Club hacked, year-end donations blocked
SA: Audit sows seeds for change
Progressives demand “consequences”: Department of Taxation took “unprecedented” action to hinder critical audit
No ‘consequences’ here: Repeat burglar released from jail into drug rehab
Tam's spending unverified
Mizuno’s Playoff push Panders
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| Sunday, January 02, 2011 |
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January 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 628 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Former attorney general faults Akaka for failure of namesake bill
SA: Hawaii to lose $800M in 2012, Time to Buckle Down
Rail, schools and APEC challenge isles
Garden Isle still giving Abercrombie credit for Lingle’s decision ending instructional day furloughs
37 HPD officers disciplined in 2010
Hawaii prison system attempts to block auditor’s access to information
Weak economy has led to fewer people willing to take in children
Tough Pet Care Law Taking Effect: Neglectful Owners Face Criminal Penalties
Maui's plastic bag ban to go into effect January 11
Across Hawaii, Romney is also thinking of 2012
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| Saturday, January 01, 2011 |
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January 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 827 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie’s Birther War named in top ten Flubs of the Year
AFP: 2011 brings tougher challenge, greater rewards
Hawaii Land trusts merge to finance grab for thousands more acres
Djou leaves Congress with House Republicans lined up for Akaka Bill, Rail funding
Condo owners target as Calvin Say proposes $100M in new Taxes
Guard to welcome soldiers home from Afghanistan
HECO chastised for mismanaging its energy program's move to a private firm
Final day of fireworks sale as snobs’ law brings darkness to Oahu
Maui Tax Group has new Chair
2010 Year in Review
A raft of apt quotations offered to isle politicians
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| Friday, December 31, 2010 |
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December 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 702 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hartford Courant: Who’s Abercrombie kidding?
HuffPo: Abercrombie on a fool’s errand
Rep Djou announces US Service Academy Nominations
FreedomWorks: 2010 Year in Review
Newest KSBE Trustee: Lawyer for Al Hee’s Sandwich Isles scam
Star-Advertiser’s #1 Man for 2010: Blake Oshiro, of course
9-11 Trooother TV Crew Covering President Claims Mistreatment
KITV: Under-Funded State Pension Issue Looming
Carlisle: City in Better Financial Shape Than Expected
Neglect leads to junky parks, state reports says
Marketing Hawaii tourism done in secret executive sessions
Child molesters thrilled as Hawaii Legislature begins hiring
PBN Looks forward to 2011
Housing authority shuts down Waimanalo residents’ greywater system, calls it “pollution”
Some low-income families living with no electricity, HECO proposes assistance
Lawsuit: Hawaii’s Wonderful In-State Prison System holding prisoners beyond their sentences
New Yorker Brady thinks Buffalonian Abercrombie brings new day to Hawaii
Hawaii Homeless man arrested, extradited to Arizona
New Contractor takes over BI Head Start
Yamada & Sons has lease on land key to Hilo garbage plan
UK Daily Mail: Obama given a 20-MAN motorcade to visit childhood friend in Hawaii (no wonder his Christmas holiday is costing the country $1.5m)
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| Thursday, December 30, 2010 |
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December 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 555 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Republican Tom Berg wins Council Special Election
GOP: Berg's years of service to community recognized
2011 Legislative Agenda: ERS benefits to be slashed, “all eligible members to retire”
Theme of Prison Audit lifted from Kat Brady commentary
Audit fuels “clinically psychotic” HGEA effort to strangle tax collection
Hawaii’s Leftist Governor Seeks Birther Revival
Abercrombie’s Birther Crusade: Day Five
HuffPo: Abercrombie on a fool’s errand
Hawaii Legislature doesn’t know difference between entrepreneurs and Crony Moguls
Council on Revenues forecasts $44M more revenue
Reaction to Tom Berg Victory
The Micromanagement begins: Takamine asked to intervene in bakery dispute
‘Green” Energy: Residential electric bills going up next month
State auditor: "Quick and dirty" management of inmates on the mainland
Panel advocates foreclosure protections
State tax forecast up: The Council on Revenues predicts 3 percent growth this fiscal year
Council on Revenues to Change Reports Because of 'Media Confusion'
State Sen. Kokubun resigns for administration post
Solomon Withdrawing From Lawsuit
No action by Kenoi on 'greatest environmental risk'
Hoffmann takes on affordable housing
SA editors back Young Bros monopoly, demand “clarity”
Roth: A strong sense of justice, and his good humor, made Judge King special
1971 House Leadership fight decided by Republicans
3 medicated marijuana patients caught with 643 plants, 7 lbs
Woman who stole $13K in schools funds avoids jail time
Chromium: Where’s The Balanced Reporting?
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| Thursday, December 30, 2010 |
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December, 2010 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 757 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lucky to have Tom Berg as Councilman
Waianae Teacher: “Many teachers are fed up with the HSTA and DOE”
Hundreds sign up to Save Ewa Field
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| Wednesday, December 29, 2010 |
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December 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 816 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Judge Samuel King funeral Today
Abercrombie’s Birther Crusade: Day Five
TEA Party favorite Sheriff Richard Mack to speak in Honolulu, Maui
Hawaii Legislature doesn’t know difference between entrepreneurs and Crony Moguls
Today deadline for City Council special election mail-in ballots
Stalling, secret talks doomed prime moment for Akaka Bill
$200M up for grabs: Will Hawaii budget be balanced on HTA’s back?
Council on Revenues to release new forecast
Desperate, Star-Advertiser editors suggest ways around earmark ban
Rick Hamada: gay marriage not an important issue
Deal means 20 years in Kimura Ponzi scheme: Separate plea still to come in federal court
CNN: The Honolulu Star-Advertiser is Dead to Me
Who didn’t make Abercrombie’s senatorial cut?
Herkes: Procurement rules used to steer Ocean View Water tank contract
Luddite Alert: Target store protest greets president this morning
Mating White Elephants: Questionable economic decisions set up a classic NIMBY conflict at Pepe'ekeo
Tourist spending skyrockets by almost a third
Hawaiian, other airlines raising rates
Housing Project Upset Over Laundry Violations
Helicopter Tours Adjust To Secret Service Restrictions
State flag to fly at half-staff in honor of Judge Samuel King
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| Tuesday, December 28, 2010 |
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December 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1012 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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USA Today: Neil Abercrombie, the friend you don’t need
Enviros demand Hawaii Food Tax
22% of Ballots in for Special Election
Hawaii teachers brace for major health fund change
GOP legislators knocked off the air?
DoE Substitutes still want their $20M
Honolulu Prosecutor promises to investigate City Overtime
No competitive bidding: Castle & Cooke gets waiver for solar farm
Rail project’s ridership projection is highly improbable
South Kona bypass bond: County seeks expedited trial, Yagong wants new bond to start construction
Woman advocates officers' memorial
Free floating Anxiety: Star-Advertiser continues to push chromium 6 chemophobia scam
Free Floating Anxiety: Herbicide spraying concerns residents
Politically incorrect Hawaii news publication launched
China deploying carrier-sinking missile
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| Monday, December 27, 2010 |
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December 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 806 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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NYT: Inouye pushes Exemption from Terror Embargo after $2000 contribution
Abercrombie: Hawaii business leaders are ideologically rigid and cliche-ridden
Abercrombie’s Weird Priority: Raising profile of birtherism
Last day to vote for City Council special election at Honolulu Hale
CB: Hawaii Outpaced U.S. In Income Growth, Poverty Decline Since 2000
Major dislocation in Hawaii economy if Muni bond market collapses
CB: Something We Didn't Hear During Campaign: Birthers a Priority For Abercrombie
CNN: Abercrombie dripping with disgust for the birthers
SA: Dignity key for Kobayashi--The state's newest U.S. district judge is known for her fairness
Shapiro: Big island prosecutors complicit in burying Peter Boy
Obama party stays in home taxed at $300
Affordable-rental community in Ewa was delayed by financing and land acquisition
Freitas greased skids for UH sports to switch conferences
Star-Advertiser solicits donations to Anti-Superferry protesters, chemophobia scammers
Enviros prepare arguments against undersea power cables
SA: Sign federal shark finning ban
West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery recognized
Big Island blogger faces legal pressure to withdraw reporting on zipline safety concerns
A&B stock at 52-week high
Global Cooling: Summer Snow in Tasmaina
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| Sunday, December 26, 2010 |
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December 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 674 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Precisely as Predicted: Birthers see conspiracy enhanced by Abercrombie
Maui News on Birther Battle: Don't do it, Neil
Isles facing drought in earmark funds
Gov calls for shared sacrifice on 4-part economic plan
Hawaii County Officials racked up $222K on county credit cards in past 2 years
Paying for power jolts some military families
SA: Power outage at Ala Moana looks like 3rd World Country
Costs add up for shippers
The jobless stigma: Being out of work for a long time complicates the search
Family sues city, Police Department over fatal shooting
No legal aid for officer accused in HPD scandal
Obama meets Marine families at Kaneohe: One kid punches him, another sticks tongue out
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| Saturday, December 25, 2010 |
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December 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 908 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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In Hoc Anno Domini: So the light came into the world
How Christmas Came to Hawaii
VIDEO: Rep George Fontaine plays Santa at Kihei Youth Center
NYT: Abercrombie doubles down on Birther battle
Federal Cash Giveaway: Wind Energy Developers get one-year extension
Akaka Bill backers vow to plod on as foes cheer
Priorities: Abercrombie steps up Birther war (This is what he got elected to do, right?)
Maui businessman and Hawaii Democrat Donor accused of Ponzi scheme charged
Presidential Gate-Crasher arrested at Sovereignty Activists’ camp
Abercrombie: Obama seeks embrace of thought control
Obama arrives in Kailua, Abercrombie flees to Hana
Abercrombie promises not to raid TAT
Hawaii County spends $4.89M on Councilwoman’s former employer
Voluntary effort reduces plastic bag use by 700K in six weeks
More sewage in water near Obama vacation home
Waimanalo Gulch Landfill runoff reaches sea, spurring probe but no alerts
Vanuatu Quake could cause sea level changes in Hawaii
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| Friday, December 24, 2010 |
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December 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 786 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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How Christmas Came to Hawaii
Hawaii Congressional delegation: How they voted December 20-22
Miles of cash: DoE burns $2.2M for “car mileage”
The Dangers of Mail-In Ballots
A New Day In Hawaii: For Abercrombie, discrediting 'birthers' is a top priority
Abercrombie names Legislative policy team
Federal Contract Preferences – A Boon For Native Hawaiian-Owned Companies
Malama Solomon suing State over water to her ranch
State Water Official: Chromium Six Test "Irresponsible"
Christmas gift to UPW: 10 inmates injured in riot at Arizona prison
Hawaii’s initial unemployment claims fall 25.2%
Benefits extension to help thousands in Hawaii
Hawaii's War: National Guard, Reservists Face Hardships at Home
Army looks to improve PTA training facilities
“Envision Laie” commentary misses the bigger picture
Central Pacific Financial Corp.'s Private Placement is Fully Subscribed
Waters off Obama’s vacation home full of sewage
PHOTOS: Kailua police chase suspect thru checkpoint at Obama vacation home
Arrested in Honolulu, Abdel Hameed Shehadeh indicted on terror charges
Biden says gay marriage 'inevitable'
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| Thursday, December 23, 2010 |
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December 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 673 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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DoE #1 in failure: 38% of Hawaii students flunk Military Aptitude tests
Census reapportionment data to be released in February
Unbiased Media: Abercrombie aides “walk on water”
Aides nervous when Abercrombie goes off script
Ed Case campaign website gets extreme makeover
Hawaii taxes could rise but not on GET
Toguchi blames private schools for Hawaii’s 38% ASVAP failure
DoE brainwashes second graders against Christmas
Cited 53 times, City does not fine Genesiro Kawamoto
Furloughs stir 2 moms' push for minimum of school days
Maui News: Gov. Abercrombie says one of his priorities is to return all Hawaii prisoners from the Mainland. Do you agree?
Censorship: Progressives look for ways to silence Mufi supporters
Gaza victimized by Ann Wright, Honolulu Advertiser
Temporary spending bill ends Hawaii earmarks: Inouye cronies cut off until March 4 at earliest
Akaka complains about failure of Akaka Bill
Army vet discharged under DADT "shocked" by repeal
Development ideas contradict General Plan
Crackdown on fireworks leads to 3 arrests in 2 days
Young Bros. Monopoly loses business, hikes rates 24%
A 2011 Rebirth of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion?
Mitt Romney Also in Hawaii, Expected to Talk 2012 Plans with Family
Dante Carpenter: Obama up to his eyeballs in horse manure
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| Wednesday, December 22, 2010 |
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December 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 786 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Malama Solomon’s meth connection
In the rubble of 2010, Hawaii GOP finds “foundation for future success”
VIDEO: Djou farewell speech before US House
Special Election: Only 17% turnout so far
Rep. Djou Gives Farewell Speech
OHA Cronies gather at St Andrews to prey
Abercrombie appoints Malama Solomon, Maile Shimabukuro
Gay atheist Democrats look for three of their own to be appointed to the Senate
Census: Hawaii's Population Increases 12%: State Now Home To Nearly 1.4 Million Residents
Hawaii falls $900M further behind in pension funding
Justice in Jeopardy: Judiciary continues campaign for more money
SHOPO: More Police needed in Hawaii County
Kauai Open governance resolution passes
Big Fleets Resist Greens’ Plan to kill fishing industry
Takamine’s DLIR: Growth anticipated in green jobs
CB: IMG's Rail Operating Cost Off By Miles
NYT profiles Mauna Loa CO2 scam observatory
SA reposts Eric Ryan drivel
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| Tuesday, December 21, 2010 |
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December 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1011 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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$772M short: Abercrombie submits two-year budget, blames Lingle, tells Legislature to fix it
Lame Duck Won’t Create Race-Based Government After All
Hawaii Congressional delegation: How they voted December 12-19
Michael Medved to speak at SBH Conference
TEA Party favorite Sheriff Richard Mack to speak in Honolulu
New Hawaii State laws effective January 1, 2011
After giving away millions, Abercrombie plans to ask for emergency funds to cover $71.6 million shortfall
Angry Abercrombie: “Crisis is an opportunity”
Say “its his responsibility to come up with balanced budget”, Abercrombie exasperated
Expert testimony: Abercrombie complains about phoniness
State Faces $844 Million Shortfall: New Gov. Offers No Specific Plan To Solve Deficit
Abercrombie promises no GE Tax increase
Akaka Bill fallout? Machado takes over from Apoliona at OHA
Inouye retaliates against Filipino veterans
Slom: Close Hawaii’s Public Schools? Better to Close the Department of Education
Kalapa: Jigsaw Puzzle Fix Needed To Repair Hawaii's Economic Future
Molina, Parsons to join Arakawa Admin
EIS notice issued for proposed Kona waste-to-energy plant
Obamas go shopping, lights blown out, kids start crying
Mistakenly Believing Immunity Applied, Ex-Diplomat’s Son Stole $300K From Law Firm
After failed IPO, Hawaii Windfarm developer hopes for “some kind of private financing”
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| Monday, December 20, 2010 |
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December 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 931 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Honolulu is #2 on Erin Brockovich hexavalent chromium hit list
Nanakuli Special Election Candidates’ forum Tuesday
Abercrombie nominates Louie Attorney General
New Hawaii State laws effective January 1, 2011
Governor picks attorney general
6 Democrats vying for Takamine's Senate seat
SA: Plan for isle inmates awaited
ILind suddenly discovers there might be a revolving door between politics and journalism
Band or Football for Homeschoolers? Not in Hawaii
Obama HHS officials laud Obamacare law’s effect on Hawaii
Tesoro forced to sell fuel at a loss to HECO
Maui Taser case ruling could have nationwide implications
FORBES: Bank of Hawaii named “America’s Healthiest Bank”
DLIR Report: 'Green' jobs in Hawaii to rise 26 percent
Sopogy to partner with Chinese company on power plant
Hawaii bicycling activist returns to Connecticut
Clayton Hee pushes for Marianas Islands shark-finning ban
Gabbard wants a law addressing data leaks
Father slams 'veiled' Wanat report
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| Sunday, December 19, 2010 |
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December 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 688 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Abercrombie announces DOH team, DOT deputy
KITV: Former Soldier Hails Final Senate Vote: Hawaii Man Was Discharged Over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Toguchi: Give us more money or we will close your schools
Med school's Palafox is named state health director
Kobayashi confirmed as Hawaii U.S. district judge
Inouye retaliates against Philippine Veterans
SA: Start now on setting up authority for rail transit
American Community Survey captures current state of economy
Lawyer Modafferi rebounds from dreadful 'ice' addiction
Blind man, woman file a countersuit, saying predatory practices hurt them
Show biz delivers $407 million to Hawaii's economy
Party Unity: Progressives seek felony prosecution for Mufi’s fake Venture Capitalists
Snobs want $250,000 per sq mile to find fireworks
Peter Boy's siblings hope truth comes out
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| Saturday, December 18, 2010 |
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December 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 816 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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VIDEO: Slom, Marumoto host community meeting on Kawamoto’s latest scheme
Rail Decision Called 'Hasty': Some Environmentalists Say EIS Is Still Incomplete
Honolulu Council Committee Assignments announced
SA: Congress should help pay for migrants' health care
Tax Compromise rejected by Hirono will put $1000 in your pocket
Desperate Inouye speaks up for Earmarks
Welfare boosts Hawaii personal income
SA: 'Felix' reforms slow to pay off
Review panel extends the probation period for Waters of Life as it struggles to right itself
Arakawa names county housing department chief
Does founder of Hannemann Front Group Exist?
Hannemann named president of Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association
UniDev housing dispute ordered into mediation
City reviews deal with towing firm
Kauai Council New Year’s resolution: End county furloughs
Maui Council ends term with Attack on Aquarium Fish collectors
Man Proposes For-Profit Honolulu Orchestra
False Front: Washington Place Falls Into Disrepair
Have jacket, will party: Bakken is back
LA Times: Samuel P. King dies at 94; longtime federal judge in Hawaii
Isle brigade to go to Afghanistan
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| Friday, December 17, 2010 |
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December 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1189 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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UPDATE: Inouye earmark sets goal of developing a mechanism for Hawaii “Indian Tribe”
March for Life Rally to mark 40 years of legal abortion in Hawaii
VIDEO: Liliuokalani School could become Charter School
Djou, Akaka, Inouye back tax compromise, Hirono rejects Obama
LoPresti: Espero saw Dudley vandalize signs
Abercrombie snubs Josh Green, will nominate Palafox to DoH
Abercrombie, without an Attorney General, blindly signs Rail EIS: lawsuits will now commence to kill project
City Staff “open hostility” to rail financial review
Inouye crony calls Djou racist for opposing pork bill
Lynn Finnegan: The former House minority leader now is the face and voice of the charter schools movement in Hawaii
Aiona named vice president at Saint Louis School
Hirono: Obama bill unfair
Hawaii Farmers attacked by Tax Collectors, FDA
Abercrombie Prison Plan runs into Concerns raised about training for corrections officers
Sheriffs Earning More Than Hawaii's Chief Justice?
$3M Ponzi Scheme targeted Hawaii inmates, families
Large crowd forces meeting on Mortgage Store outside
Anti-Development lawyer shuts down volunteer beach park improvement effort
Obama’s boss, kids coming to Hawaii without Him
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| Thursday, December 16, 2010 |
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December 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 845 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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EPA: Sharp decrease in Hawaii air, water pollution
Punished for success? BoE to consider closing two of State’s most successful schools
Feds to loan $25M/month as Hawaii Unemployment Compensation fund runs dry
Star-Advertiser endorses McDermott in Special Election
Aiona appointed Exec VP of St Louis School
Eric Ryan’s annual anti-GOP scam makes Star-Advertiser, Kauai Garden Isle and Maui News
Hundreds Oppose Consolidation of Hawaii Kai Schools
Kia’aina Abercrombie?
Abercrombie already using Saguro lawsuit as excuse to bulk up UPW positions with new prison
DUI overtime fraud: 7 Officers charged want city to pay their legal bills
Honolulu one of the most secure places to live
Inouye: Polynesians guided by Earmarks, Pork
OHA officials conspire with US Education Secretary Duncan
Djou, Hirono vote to repeal 'don't ask' law
Change order disclosure: Council advances transparency, notification bill
Clerk’s salary still stirring controversy
UH-Hilo drops lecturer known for his colorful language
9oz of dope OK on flight, charges dropped
Larger planes could mean Southwest flights to Hawaii
Hawaii snags $425K from Dannon yogurt settlement
Flight rules to be less strict during Obama visit
How Christmas developed in Hawaii
Shapiro: The night before the holiday we don’t mention
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| Wednesday, December 15, 2010 |
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December 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1200 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hawaii Right to Life endorses Dudley, McDermott in Honolulu Council Special Election
Inouye earmark sets goal of developing a mechanism for Hawaii “Indian Tribe”
Djou welcomes GAO audit of Compact of Free Association funds
Abercrombie names Okimoto, Wong, Ono, Ito, Kaahanui to Cabinet
Most effective way to move forward should Akaka Bill be enacted?
Akaka Bill: Dead Horse in a Dead Duck Session
SA Continues look at Hawaii DoE Special Ed Disaster
Shapiro: Less rant, more rationale needed on cost of rail transit
Hawaii ranks low in emergency preparedness
Arakawa names Johnson to serve on mayoral team
Shapiro: Dirty districting
Kondo selected to head state Ethics Commission
UPW Thrill ride: Lawyers find 18 Mainland Hawaii prisoners willing to sue
Haleiwa Flood Blamed On Dam Failure: Lawsuit Says Uninspected Reservoir Released Torrent
Tax cheat, anti-Superferry protester Gary Hooser on Say speakership: It’s all quid pro quo
Honolulu Anti-Semite pleads insanity
AP and Eric Ryan team up in desperate effort to convince suckers that state GOP in turmoil over finances
California’s 1st female LG has Kaua‘i roots
Star-Advertiser trims rate increase for state’s legal ads
KITV may be knocked off DirecTV Satellite
Grace Pacific, Mid Pac Petroleum Merge
Hawaii still may hear symphonic music
Big Island tops in poverty
Aching for Development, Laie Has Hawaii's Highest Household Size
Abercrombie: Hawaii Needs Federal Help After Micronesian Ruling
Triathlete raising money for COFA migrants on Big Isle
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| Tuesday, December 14, 2010 |
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December 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 797 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Report: Hawaii scores 7 out of 10 on Health Emergency Preparedness
How Hawaii’s Congressional delegation voted December 8–13
Hirono panics: After rejecting Obama, she now tries to straddle Tax Bill
Full Text: Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional
Josh Green still in running for Cabinet post, Malama Solomon seeks Senate appointment
Special-education costs rise and so do questions
Number of students in special education in decline after DoE mis-identified thousands
$250K Settlement with family of girl victimized by DoE Child Molester
Liliuokalani backers appeal for its survival
UHH Prof fired for cursing al-Qaeda
Lack of funds cuts Judiciary
Federal Judge Orders State Health Coverage For Micronesians
Dueling Over Dialysis: Hearing to address Kaiser proposal to be second provider
Tripler employees claim racial discrimination
City Council Candidates Respond to Civil Beat Questionnaire
Aquarium Fish Bill Draws Public Testimony
Bio-tech firms here will change the face of our local economy
Hanabusa: Does Clayton Hee suffer from chemical imbalance?
Hawaii senators visiting Taiwan
Hannemann to lead Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association
Ousted Hawaii County Councilmembers seeking Unemployment Payments
ILind: Documents trace controversial towing contract
Hawaii's Magma Chamber May Be World's Shallowest
Soldier from Ewa Beach among six killed in attack on NATO base in Afghanistan
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| Monday, December 13, 2010 |
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December 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 940 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Cleaning up Abercrombie’s Mess: GAO to investigate lack of funding for Compact of Free Association Migrants
Hawaii Legislators’ favorite child molester claims he is the victim
Small Business Survivability: Hawaii ranks 44th
Special election will fill Apo's City Council seat
Your DoE at work: Hawaii tops nation is Special Education due-process claims
Abercrombie’s $67M giveaway endangers plan for Department of Early Childhood Education
A Surcharge on Safety: Union Contract and Turnover Blamed for Outsized Overtime
Halawa guards are fired over inmate abuse
Arrogant Abercrombie: At 72 he says he finally figured out humility
Shapiro: Will legislators follow Abercrombie’s lead?
Rep. Ward: Hawaii Kai Public Schools Under Serious Threat of Closure
Current rail plans rife with problems
FACE Hawaii wants to see mediation and other changes to help buyers keep homes
Bankruptcy court hears Symphony case today
Obama's Hawaii trip on hold until Congress finishes its work
Appeals court denies bail for pot guru
Some Laysan albatross pairs prove to be same-sex couples
Valiant bird needs our help, not our hate
Full Lunar eclipse will be visible from Hawaii
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| Sunday, December 12, 2010 |
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December 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1067 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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BoE School Shutdown Hearings start Monday
Turnout disappointing for Abercrombie coronation party at Lahainaluna
After causing Compact of Free Association problem, Abercrombie appoints immigrant rights activist to head Human Services
Democrat Borreca: Abercrombie wants to be your Facebook friend
AP: Democrats take control of Hawaii behind new leader
Tops in nation, Hawaii gets $318 per capita in earmarks
SA: Strip $70M funds from HTA to fix parks
Fundraiser to memorialize Hawaii's fallen police heroes
FBI lauds Hawaii Youth Challenge Academy
Inmates visit family via ministry
Enviros launch effort to ban opihi picking
Enviros seek 2000’ buffer zone along 175 miles of Big Island coast
Kauai Judge: Hapa Trail belongs to state
Charges trail city towing contractor: An investigation and complaints fail to prevent contract renewals
Documentary on Alaska statehood to premiere Sunday
NYT: Samuel P. King, Judge and Critic of Hawaiian Charity, Dies at 94
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| Saturday, December 11, 2010 |
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December 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 754 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Reward for backing Tax Compromise? Obama Cabinet officials call for passage of Akaka Bill
Rep. Marumoro: $372K is not enough savings to justify closing Liliuokalani School
BoE Approves Committee Leadership Assignments
GOP responds to “bizarre, comical” emails from Eric Ryan
Akaka Bill headed nowhere
SA: Pact to boost business ties with Korea would help Hawaii
Akaka joins Hirono in attack on “deeply misguided” Obama plan
Akaka and allies take new tack on 'don't ask'
A new era in government arrives with unspoken costs
City responds to Criticism of Rail Finance
The Case for Building New Homes
Kauai Mayor pushes end to county furloughs
Hawaii County Council Bill would require prompt reporting of change orders, transparency
UH Economists See Oahu-Centric Recovery In 2011
It's official: University of Hawaii leaving the Western Athletic Conference
More Homeless Seek Shelter During Rains
Nearly All Foreclosures Driven By Out-Of-State Lenders
Panel: Ahi catch cuts not working Still, time hasn’t run out on saving fishery by destroying fishermen
Destroyed by union, Symphony calls it quits after 110 years
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| Friday, December 10, 2010 |
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December 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 910 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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NCSL: Hawaii budget short $200M for 2012, $145M for 2013
Child porn survivor denounces UH Prof’s call for legalization
County to bulldoze December 7 Battlefield?
Rail Financial Report co-authored by former Controller of So Cal Rapid Transit
Turnabout: Hawaii GOP calls on Hirono, Hanabusa to support Obama Tax Bill
US House Democratic Caucus: “F*** the President …. We can’t trust him…. Just say no!”
Olbermann Video: “President may not be re-nominated. Get a new man. Or woman.”
Study: Hawaii ranks 5th in overall health
24% of Hawaii residents spend more than they earn
Hawaii: 147K on Food Stamps, up 15.7%
EIS Begins for Undersea Power Cable Project
Rally for Imprisoned Noble Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo
Budget: DLNR demands $50M/year
Slavery: Global Horizon Trafficking Defendants Likely Face Additional Charges
Rail Critics Say State Report Will Go To Congress, Feds
SA: Tax-cut deal is best for now
HPD officer charged in theft: Honolulu's police chief offers no explanation for the five recent arrests of policemen
Judge King describes Democrat Borreca
Denby Fawcett quits KITV after helping Abercrombie pretend to be Episcopalian
Speaker Say: Will Abercrombie appointments manipulate balance of power in House?
Takamine, Kokubun domino effect
Faye “Islam Day’ Hanohano ready to quit House for Senate
Rep Morikawa breaks ranks with dissidents, sort of
Ethics Commission Gives Senators OK for Taiwan Trip
Gov. Abercrombie Agrees To Disclose List Of Gala Donors
Dopers to protest arrest of Abercrombie fundraiser on dope charges
Weekly jobless claims top 17,000
Nobody comes: Hotel Occupancy drops to 38%
Hawaiian again tops on-time arrivals
Must A Property Owner Seek To Change The Law To Ripen A Federal Regulatory Takings Claim?
Book Review – Island Son: The Life and Times of Hawaii’s Republican Reformer (coming to Hilo)
Molesters’ buddies continue attack on Fontaine
Lahaina News: Jo Anne Johnson represented us well
Waikiki vigil honors Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
WH: Obama won't leave DC until nuke deal is done
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| Thursday, December 09, 2010 |
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December 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1071 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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North Korean threat to Hawaii mentioned in Wikileaks cables
Progressives denounce Obama: “What happened to the man?”
Abercrombie nominates Tam DLNR Deputy Director
King did all this within the law
House Dissidents blame factionalism for lack of majority package
Pay-to-Play deposits being accepted tonight at Hilton Hawaiian Village
Abercrombie Inherits $200M Pile of Lawsuits
State EIS process begins for undersea cables, wind farms
Hirono rejects Obama: Sens. Inouye, Akaka, Rep Djou To Vote For Tax Deal
Star-Advertiser continues process of trying to make First Lady acceptable
Carlisle appointees win initial approval
HPD officer arrested following Mililani store theft
Gun control propaganda installed at KCC
Visa Rules hold back US Tourism industry
Hawaii: A Gay Travel Oasis
Artificial woman wins reassignment to real women's prison
Dopers in frenzy as FLIR increases busts 575%
County settles suit for $55K
Kauai Enviros launch attack against Fish Aggregating Devices
Kona Coffee producers confused in wake of quarantine
Nest of endangered albatross found in Hawaii
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| Wednesday, December 08, 2010 |
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December 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 921 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie’s first-day furlough fakery
Abercrombie: Release fulfills agreement, does not end teacher furloughs
Judge Samuel P King remembered
US Civil Rights Commission warns against Akaka Bill Sneak Attack
Djou applauds tax compromise
Complete factional breakdown in State House
Abercrombie’s Democrat youth movement
SA begins process of making Hawaii’s nutty First Lady acceptable
Lingle: Welfare Rolls Decreased 40 Percent Under My Watch
Shapiro complains that Lingle backed Republicans for president
AP Finds Republicans quoteworthy When they are supporting a Democrat
SA: Tighten schools' nepotism rules
OHA’s Stender: Captain Cook to blame for DoE’s failures
Qwest, Verizon, ATT challenge taxpayer giveaway to Al Hee’s Sandwich Isles Scam Company
Discounts lure more to hotels
Religious war: Mormons vs Enviros duke it out over Laie
Isle initiative fuels hydrogen cars
Two Council Candidates Face Residency Challenges
Kauai County Worker allegedly threatens supervisor, then gets promoted
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| Tuesday, December 07, 2010 |
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December 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 778 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Pearl Harbor, Civil Rights, and Hawaii Statehood
Rep. Ward: If DoE won’t ban nepotism, insist on WASC Accreditation
GOP: “Hawaii can count on us to keep a watchful eye”
Abercrombie’s first act: Raid $90M to feed HSTA, HGEA
Hawaii arrest shows Revolution Muslim Shifting from Ideological to Operational
Meth Project Named Third Most Effective Philanthropy In the World
Website GovernorLindaLingle.com Launched
Pearl Harbor survivors gather 69 years later
Extra! Extra! How Did Journalists Cover Pearl Harbor The Day After?
Pearl Harbor is State’s Number One Tourist Draw
Abercrombie celebrates One-Party State, demands Republican shut up, yuks it up with fawning media
American flag, National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance return to Iolani
Cabinet: No Tourism Liaison for Abercrombie?
Slavery lawyer turns down Abercrombie’s Attorney General offer
Don't say 'retirement' to Linda Lingle
Residents Rally Around East Oahu Schools as BoE threatens closure
Eco frauds cheer: Aquaculture on the Ropes in Hawaii
Hawaii suspends court search fee
Hawaii County Council inaugurated: Yagong calls for 'accountability, transparency' in tough times
LUC upholds Ooma denial
NPR: Destructive Bug Infests Hawaii's Kona Coffee Fields
Enviros, Island nations seek money using non-existent sea level rise as excuse
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| Monday, December 06, 2010 |
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December 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 756 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SA suggests Abercrombie might kill STEM Education
Protestors wear black for Abercrombie inauguration
ILind: Abercrombie insiders need to be warned against stealin’
Abercrombie awaits his economic hand
Union contracts coming up in June
Dear Gov. Abercrombie ...
CB: Dissecting Abercrombie's 'New Day'
Inauguration rite will precede luau
Convicted felon Gary Safarik makes bid for Kokubun's state Senate seat
Rail Consultant Defends Report
Council Candidate McDermott Blast’s State’s Rail Analysis
Latest DoE report blames kindergarteners for schools’ failure
Enviros continue assault on fishing industry
Water storage benefits everyone, so all should pay
Ariyoshi appeals lawsuit dismissal: The former governor and others also fight to avoid attorney fees
Kaiser raising co-payments New Year's Day
Small businesses to suffer as Obama comes to Hawaii again
Atheists attack Hawaii Senate
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| Sunday, December 05, 2010 |
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December 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 892 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle: “I look forward to staying Involved”
Abercrombie appoints five more directors
Six Hawaii Robotics teams advance to World Championship
Kaauwai On Lingle's Legacy
SA: The Lingle Years
Efforts have failed to outlaw employing close relatives
After 40 years of trying, Progressives take the helm of Hawaii's ship
Coronation of King Abercrombie
Asselbaye moved to Hawaii in 2003 and immediately began working for Akaka Tribe
Inouye, Nakashima want Takamine's Senate seat
Farmers Beware: Kokubun nominated to lead ag 'renaissance'
After being cancelled and then rescheduled, the Mayor's Craft Fair is held
Hawaii's nursing shortage turns to surplus - but not for long
Hilo hospital rated poorly by patients
Kauai Co Clerk pay may be illegal
Prefect Title scammer in court again
Cancun Climate Change: Turn out the lights, the party's over
Reports: Russian satellites fall into Pacific
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| Saturday, December 04, 2010 |
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December 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1082 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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How Inouye sabotaged Akaka Bill
Another Akaka Bill sneak attack? GOP Senators tell Inouye to back off
Full Text: Rail Financial Plan Assessment Report
Panos on Rail Analysis Report: Carlisle doesn’t know what he is talking about
Governor Lingle announces direct China-Hawaii fights for Chinese New Year
Governor Lingle announces 44 pardons
Home of Hawaiian language books to go digital
Djou welcomes US-South Korea Free Trade deal
Koller announces online processing for Medicaid applications
“Computer study of computer studies” -- UH Manoa Climate research questioned
UHERO assesses first year of Obama Economy
NRO: Lame Duck the Akaka Bill?
NRO: The Discriminatory Akaka Bill: ‘Infamous’ Indeed
Predictable news: Mayor claims state's rail review is flawed
Party Unity? Mufi still Lost in Space
Gay molester stalks UH Manoa
Gay-Atheist Civil Beat continues to obsess about Duke Aiona’s religion
Akaka, Inouye support ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
Lingle's Administration Moving Out
Lingle will advise bipartisan think tank
Ramsay Wharton returns to Sunrise!
Abercrombie campaign raised $4.5M to defeat Aiona
Warning: Abercrombie coming to Sister islands
VIEWPOINT: Fontaine: It’s time to look ahead, not back
Haleakala: Attorneys for shake-down activists could still sink or delay project
Arakawa names four to serve in county planning, parks positions
Community College Job-skills program let go
Decreasing Fights Leads to One School's Success
Electronic cigarettes: Are they safe?
New Age Scam #1: Herbalife Millionaire Claims Marriage Con--State Supreme Court Considers Voiding Her Divorce
New Age Scam #2: Implicated in death of child, Hawaii’s Oklevucha Native American Church Appeals to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for Ceremonial use of Cannabis
WHT publisher Asbach to retire
WikiLeaks cables reveal how US manipulated climate accord
Hawaii Marine Dies In Afghanistan
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| Friday, December 03, 2010 |
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December 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 603 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Rail plan is $1.7B short, EIS still incomplete
BoE sneaks off to Lanai, reelects Toguchi Chair, Yee Vice Chair
Djou censures Rangel, Hirono demurs
Djou, Hirono back Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
House Democrats, Ron Paul, Vote To Saddle Small Businesses With A Job-Killing Tax Hike
1,000 Solar Panels to be Installed at Kalanimoku State Building
A new spotlight on rail funding
SA: Failure to extend middle class tax cut will be “dire”
Rep. Calvin Say is one vote shy of returning as House speaker
Unions to demand more secrecy
Senators grovel before Young Bros monopoly, will sabotage Pasha in 2 yrs
Honolulu Police Introduce Online Crime Map
New Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Opening
State OKs Maui Solar Telescope, Hawaiian Opponents claim to Feel Burned in preparation for lawsuit
EPA honors Hawaii geology professor Fletcher
Without tax credits, Condominiums slow to join Hawaii’s move to solar
Abercrombie’s visit to Obama in DC dominated by discussion of Obamacare repeal
Visa rules hold back US tourism: Hawaiian Airlines
KITV: Abercrombie said it was a "very happy meeting."
Illegal alien activist meets with illegals in Kona, Honolulu
Shake-down artists meet on ahi aquaculture farm Kapa’au
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| Thursday, December 02, 2010 |
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December 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1129 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Cayetano on DBEDT Pick: “Dobelle thought Richard Lim was trying to intimidate him”
S510: TEA Party fights against FDA control over small farmers and farmers markets
Democrats point fingers: Heen blames DHHL, OHA, CNHA for death of Akaka Bill
Lynn Finnegan named executive director of Hawaii Charter School Network
More federal Funds? Abercrombie’s meeting with Obama produces no announcement
Abercrombie: Bring your own cup to the swearing in
Hawaii Mayors Want To End Furloughs
Carlisle eyes Lingle appointee for Budge Director?
Retirement System to propose benefit cuts
Monopoly Denied: PUC denies Young Bros.' request to reconsider Pasha decision
Thielen: Hawaii Parks in 'Deplorable' Condition
Abercrombie press secretary is Senator’s sister
Dudley Circus erupts at neighborhood board meeting
State Holding Hearings On Giant Telescope Project
With Tuition increases pending, UHH defends swank rental
Djou, Hirono vote for $4.5B child nutrition bill
Hawaii Organizing Committee a No Show at Miss 2010 South Pacific Pageant
Cleanup underway after Homeless tent city dispersed in Waipahu
Bus Company's Safety Record Is Questioned
Charity's anger at proposal to make child porn legal 'to protect children from abusers'
Legalize Child Pornography? Researchers Say It Deserves Consideration
BIW: New bill could regulate food safety, but crush local food producers
Courses on genetics are not propagandized
Hawaii death penalty case moving forward
Yagong targets cost overruns
KGI: Mayor’s inaugural speech unveils visionary plans
Maui: Affordable housing plan nixed over timing
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| Wednesday, December 01, 2010 |
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December 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1324 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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New Hawaii website targets “waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars”
Earmarks: Desperate Inouye lashes out at Obama
UH Manoa Researcher pushes to legalize kiddie porn
Nader Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear His Hawaii Ballot Access Case
Abercrombie Selects Budget Director, Labor Team
Abercrombie names five Cabinet appointees
Abercrombie names communications staff
VIDEO: Newly elected GOP Reps plan for upcoming Legislative session
Quid pro Quo with Mehau? Takamine, Cayetano retread, to head DLIR
Kalapa: "This is the worst time. There is no money.”
Shapiro: Legislature not place I’d go for talent
Shapiro: Abercrombie transplants campaign to Administration
Slom: Say down to one vote, Democrat factionalism will disrupt agenda
Carlisle: “I believe furloughs were invented by the devil and should go back to purgatory”
Decimated Democrats forced to pick Hirono for Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
4,100 in Hawaii to lose jobless benefits as Democrat lame duck supermajority fails to renew
Isles' visitor count, spending see double-digit gains in October
Kauai County clerk job up in air
Arakawa names two top people at Public Works
Maui Water Sabotaged again: Piiholo South well deal dead for now
Public Protest blocks County borrowing: $56M bond approval put on hold
S. Kona bypass road bond under advisement
Hawaii Ranks Among The Nation's Worst For Meth Abuse
Planned Parenthood senses opportunity as Hawaii AIDS cases spike
SA: Repeal DADT
KITV helps researcher promote kiddie porn
Sex Offender Openly Promoted Child Sex
Obama might postpone isle visit
Honolulu Startup Weekend Planned
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| Tuesday, November 30, 2010 |
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November 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1343 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Wikileaks cables reveal China 'ready to abandon North Korea'
Anti-Military DLNR Pick demands Prayer as part of Public Hearings
Abercrombie DBEDT Pick financed biofuel, solar projects
Abercrombie: Clayton Hee has destroyed his chances of ever getting anywhere
Inouye offers defense of congressional earmarks
COFA medical care: Abercrombie will have to clean up his own $8M mess
Hawaii's initial unemployment claims fall 25.8%
Special Election: LoPresti claims trucker tried to run car off road
HPR Candidate Forum for Honolulu Council Special Election
A.G. Mark Bennett joining Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher
Shapiro: A Target on my back
US Supreme Court to rule on “equalizing” funds to publicly-financed candidates
SA: Set priorities for dam repairs
Public hearings set for Na Wai Eha water withdrawal applications
Arakawa names key water, finance directors
Kaua‘i’s government hospital
Hawaii’s QUEST Expanded Access Long Term Care Recognized Nationally
Human Rights Day Candlelight Vigil in Solidarity with Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo
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| Monday, November 29, 2010 |
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November 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 668 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hawaii Concealed Carry launches Firearm Permit Initiative
Deadline Today to register to vote in special council race
Shapiro: Abercrombie serves up waffles on BOE
Cachola: Counties’ Legislative Package hinges on aquarium fish
Civil Beat Publishes salaries of Honolulu County Employees
Lawmakers return to US Capitol to clean up leftovers
Obamanomics keeps construction prices, activity depressed
43% of DoE teacher hires not licensed
SA: Patients before policymakers
Nuclear option advances energy independence
Hawaii Senate panel holding hearing on PUC decision to allow Pasha inter-island cargo business
Democrat WHT targets Univ of the Nations
Residents protest rate-of-growth bill
Video captures lava igniting home in Kalapana subdivision
Tax Hike shuts Fiji’s namesake Bottled water firm
Location of firing range challenged on Guam
Gay Atheist behind leaks of 250,000 State department cables, military files
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| Monday, November 29, 2010 |
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November, 2010 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 700 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Kue! Sovereignty Activists to protest Abercrombie Inauguration
Slavery: Defender calls Federal Prosecutor “corrupt”
Honolulu Mayor Expects $100M Budget Shortfall, but Rail is Still On
Hawaii Sunshine better than TV
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| Sunday, November 28, 2010 |
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November 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1137 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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As debate looms, Honolulu Council Special Election residency challenges multiply
UPDATE: Residency Challenge filed against Kioni Dudley Council Candidacy
Hawaii Anti-Trust Adventures: Rubber hose enforcement
Fragile Urban Families: New findings show just how bad things are for the kids
Who will pick the BOE?
Star-Advertiser, Toguchi agree: Colleges to blame for failure of DoE
Private School Enrollment slide continues
AP Interview: Gov. Lingle defined by struggle
Abercrombie thesis applies Marcuse, Gramsci
Legislators’ Favorite Convicted Child Molester attacks Rep-elect Fontaine
Back to the bad old days: Takamine to head Labor Dept?
Abercrombie fundraiser busted with 6oz Marijuana
New details on two men arrested near military housing
Suspicious vehicle searched for possible explosives; Two men arrested
Hawaii Vendors Prepare For Tax Crackdown
War on Agriculture: Proposed hike in Dam and reservoir compliance fees
War on Aquaculture #1: Fish to be covered by Maui animal cruelty laws? (But who will protect fishermen from eco-cruelty?)
War on Aquaculture #2: UH Manoa Prof joins war against local food production, attacks fish farms (He’s a seismologist!)
Fast-tracking eases permitting, approvals for affordable housing in Kihei
Lava Destroys House at Kalapana Gardens
Am Samoa: Togiola Upstages Faleomavaega with Hillary Clinton
Tuvalu: Christians too intelligent to fall for Gaian Cult of Warming
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| Saturday, November 27, 2010 |
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November 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1234 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Register by Monday to vote in District 1 election
Auditor finds minor problems with 121 state funds
Lingle reflects on her governorship, eyes future political endeavors
SA: Tam should serve jail time
Atheist Capitol protestor found not guilty by Democrat judge, lawyer hopes case will bring an end to public prayer
Acquitted of lesbian murder attempt in Hawaii, woman goes on to rob banks in KY
Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho announces incoming cabinet
Nissan's silence on Leaf shipment frustrates isle residents
Harnessing the elements: Water Department turns to air for power
Greenpeace demands West & Central Pacific Fisheries commission ban fish aggregators
Flashback: Honolulu Record backed North Korea
Documentary will feature never before seen photos of Atomic tests
1860 Portland Oregonian publisher became emissary to Sandwich Isles
1931 Kamehameha School for Girls–”Everything Hawaiian was suppressed”
Pro-democracy movement wins Tongan election
FDIC Chair: Will the next fiscal crisis start in Washington?
Not so akbar: Muslim terrorist wanna-be fails to blow up crowd at Portland Christmas tree lighting
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| Friday, November 26, 2010 |
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November 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 561 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Residency Challenge filed against Kioni Dudley Council Candidacy
Three Republicans seek Ewa-Leeward Council Seat
FULL TEXT: Hawaii $1.1B settlement agreement with Citigroup
Party Unity? Caldwell ignored by “Abercrombie people”
Borreca paints picture of “distant, ambivalent” Aiona
Volunteers to help Sen. Slom track Senate committees
SA: Improve access to Legislature
Coming to Kauai: Taxation Department cracking down on cash transactions
HSTA members upset by health insurance transfer back to the EUTF
Computer software shows teachers whether students understand lessons
After proposing massive tuition hike, UH requests $100 million in construction bonds from the Legislature
Deferred acceptance allows many to keep their criminal records clean
Ex-shelter director sent to jail
Kekaha farm owner has plans for much more than shrimp
Gas Co. will turn waste to fuel
Chevy Volt 93 mpg
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| Thursday, November 25, 2010 |
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November 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1373 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom
Gaming Industry Lobbyist, Progressive activist screen Abercrombie cabinet picks
Thanksgiving message from Lingle and Aiona
Mother of Lt Gov. Aiona dies at 93
UH considers raising tuition 185%
KITV VIDEO: Lingle says Hamamoto promised to keep furloughs on non-instructional days
AFL-CIO officer, HGEA operative fight Say over Speakership
Abercrombie caught lying about federal funds
Progressives name three possible Hanabusa replacements
Councilman Rod Tam, still in office for five more weeks, Pleads Guilty To Theft Charges
Federal employee sentenced to a month in jail for steering a contract
Con man Rewald directs a Los Angeles talent agency
Star-Advertiser & Honolulu Unitarian Church claim all human progress created by liberals
Kamehameha proposes to buy Haleiwa site eyed for hotel
Failed Delivery of overseas absentee ballots explained
Arakawa names flower farmer as economic official
A peek into the profitability of Star-Advertiser owner Black Press
POYNTER: 6 Months In, Honolulu Civil Beat Still Testing the Market For Paid Conversation
Your Tax Dollars at work: Hoku Corp. amends polysilicon supply agreement
Perfect Title scammer sues Obama
Kauai Bureaucrats play musical chairs
PUC does not answer call for Pasha hearings
Special session to consider $56M bond
Price doubles, hope fades for S. Kona police station
Ag board OKs coffee bean quarantine
Punatics protest TSA rules
Drug Enforcement Administration to Put Temporary Ban on Synthetic Marijuana
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| Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
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November 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1133 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Aiona: “Maybe run again for Governor in 2014”
Hawaii High Schools ranked by college performance of graduates
The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom
Stop Treating Everyone As An Equal Threat
Carrier Group heads for Korea
Hawaii gets $1.1B settlement from Citi
Clayton Hee, Gary Hooser still in running for DLNR
HB444 Proponent Blake Oshiro mentioned as possible House Speaker
City Parks Director Quits over bungled Craft Fair closure
Council members pick committee posts
Hawaii DoE flew 652 Employees to Disney World “conference”
Shapiro: 1 giant store is to replace another in Kailua, ho-hum
Privately owned Big Isle Hospital beats HHSC Hospitals in survey
Selling Sex in Honolulu: Unlicensed Massage Parlors Lack Enforcement Scrutiny
Still not offered a job in Legislature, Maui man held on $1M bail on sex assault charges
2011 Nissan LEAF gets best-in-class 99 mpg EPA rating
HECO continues to push palm oil importation issue
Survey: Honolulu one of country's safest cities
Kauai Council backs Furfaro for chair, organizes committees
Contrails or chemtrails? Free floating Anxiety strikes Kauai dopers, trust fund babies
Memminger: Seven Simple Ways to Reduce the National Debt (Without Convening A Government Commission)
Nature Conservancy gives “scientists” junket to Palmyra in exchange for agit-prop on global warming, plastic
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| Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
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November 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1554 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Heritage: Don’t Give In To North Korea Demands
The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom
New Biography: The Spirit of Father Damien The Leper Priest-A Saint for Our Times
'You did what?' How anti-trust lawyer broke up Big 5
Full Text: 18 Hawaii Groups call for greater openness at Legislature
Obama’s New START limits anti-missile defense
Last elected BoE to be sworn in Nov 29
Governor Lingle’s official portrait unveiled
Congress: How Hawaii delegation voted Nov 22
Federal Judge Agrees: CAIR Tied to Hamas
Concerned not enough dope is reaching cities, Hawaii Legislators call for expanded marijuana distribution
Registration deadline approaches for Special Election
Dissident group lining up to tackle House Speaker Say
Hawaii joblessness steady - but your island may vary
Responses refute existence of any recent 'Kill Haole Day'
Hawaii Welfare Recipients Spend Thousands In Tennessee
Advocates say halting mental-illness treatment leads to more problems
Lingle: “Don’t fire the Cabinet”
Isle artist Christy Fujii paints the state's first female governor
Hawaii Stands Alone on Charging For Review of Court Records
DoE News: Kahuku Football player commits suicide
DoE News: 2 boys arrested after explosion at school
Native Hawaiian Can't Live in State Park
Murkowski's opponent contests vote count in Alaskan Senate election
UH Manoa Study acknowledges that global climate models are “seriously deficient”
Insurgent attack kills fifth Schofield soldier
Muslim terrorist wanna-be arrested in Honolulu in plea deal talks
Hawaii ACLU looks for plaintiffs to file TSA Search lawsuit
One servicemember’s struggle with PTSD but he's not alone
Obama condemns N. Korea's 'outrageous act'
Star-Advertiser won’t participate in SPJ’s annual “excellence in journalism” competition
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| Monday, November 22, 2010 |
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November 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1056 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Hawaii GOP State Senate results underline importance of community commitment
First-hand report: North Korea has 2000 modern centrifuges
Slater: Honolulu rail project could hit state finances hard
Kalapa: Imbalance in next governor's agenda
Shapiro: City turns around PR disaster on senior fair
Half of Hawaii DoE class of '09 enrolled in college, but math and English pose a challenge for many
BoE Lunch Wagon: Did Hawaii become part of Cuba?
CB: Will Green Light for Tanoue Be Green Light for Developers?
CB: Prostitution Busts for Men Turn Up Mostly Locals, Few Tourists
Dissension in Doperville: NORML attacks THC Ministry, Roger Christie
Big Isle farm promises rich biofuel source
LA Times: Tidal power: Could waves provide 10% of America's electricity?
Mormon temple in Laie is still place of 'refuge'
U.S. official calls North Korea's nuke claim disappointing and provocative
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| Sunday, November 21, 2010 |
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November 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1137 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Aloha Family Alliance: Our advice is do not give up
Democrat-Advertiser still crying about loss of Inouye Earmarks
Delusions and Panic: Abercrombie can go back to Congress and save the S1011 version of Akaka Bill
Maui MD: Medicare cuts a concern to Hawaii doctors
Isle fish farming good for environment and economy
Protesters aim to deflate Lanai wind project
State lays groundwork for more clean energy
Mateo set to remain chairman of council amid reorganization
Kailuans take on Target
Kona: Pine Trees development plan blocked
Amendment to law allows state officers to have Tasers
Scientist: North Korea has 'stunning' new nuke facility
800 isle soldiers deploying to Iraq
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| Saturday, November 20, 2010 |
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November 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1057 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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In face of opposition, lame duck Maui Council punts on property tax hike
BoE refuses to follow law: Rejects meal price increases
14 candidates seek District 1 Council seat vacated by Apo
TAT, Water top Arakawa Agenda
Carlisle hit over illegal seizure from pawn shop/fence
Speaker: Say still 2 votes short, Rep Roy Takumi mentioned as possible compromise candidate
Okino compared to neutered donkey
Advertiser, Eric Ryan team up to cheer attack on GOP Chair Michael Steele
“Progressive” Ian Lind defends earmarks: Hamakua ditch spending at top of list
Unity? Kona faction Council chair appoints Kenoi loyalist Co clerk
Kauai utility receives $110M loan guarantee
University of Hawaii's Final Report from secret negotiations on HRS 343
Abercrombie no response on Civil Commitment for pedophiles
Honolulu Reporter searching for Court files on prostitution cases finds himself surrounded by Deputy Sherriffs
East-West Center Responds to Criticism
Big Isle UH campus announced
Micronesians sue to block cuts in Hawaii’s Taxpayer-Sponsored Healthcare Benefits
No cash No PASH: Feeeel-good liberals renew assault on pig hunting
No cash, no PASH: Fighting over the meaning of the native Hawaiian rights defense in the Kalalau Valley
Kauai TVR fight: Director Ian Costa resigning from Planning
Feds Won’t Block Aloha Petroleum’s Purchase of Shell Oil Hawaii Operations
A place to pay tribute to Hawaii's Fallen Law Enforcement
Lame Duck: Web Censorship Bill Sails Through US Senate Committee
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| Friday, November 19, 2010 |
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November 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 867 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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FULL TEXT: State Senate Committee Assignments Finalized
FULL TEXT: New version of Akaka Bill introduced in US Senate
Honolulu Shipper Maersk fined for doing business in Iran
Hawaii DoT sells $201M in bonds
Democrat Borreca: We need Inouye’s earmarks because they are …uh…just symbolism
SA: Raise Retirement age for Gov’t employees and cut pension benefits
Fate of Civil Unions tied to leadership struggle in House
Tokuda pledges to slow walk appointed BoE
CB Publishes list of OHA cronies and their salaries
It begins: Texas firm with Abercrombie ties to take over Big Island development
Abercrombie won't attend seminar for new governors
Crony Watch: Governor-elect offers glimpse of hope, change, employment
Bureaucrats gone Wild: Mayor's craft fair rescheduled just days after its cancellation
Moiliili: Homeless Tent City vanishes after police arrest 15 for meth
How Edison turned DoE’s big failure into a huge success
Federal Suit Says U.H. Security Breaches Harmed 100,000
Hawaii's economic forecast for 2011: Growth in Tourism, Government
Weak economy inhibits charitable giving
Foreclosure Alternative: Hand over deed, walk away, and get $3000
Kukui phases in rent rises
Kaua‘i homeless rate drops, state figure rises
Kauai: Asing’s lengthy council career ready to sunset
Time Magazine/PEW: Marriage: What's It Good For? (yes, this is a warm-up for civil unions)
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| Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
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November 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 902 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Honolulu Council Special Election: Mel Kahele, Waimanalo Gulch, and other baggage
FULL TEXT: Report on Hawaii Personal Information Breaches -- 479,000 victims in state
Four Loko: Does The FDA Really Need More Power?
Hawaii County seeks nominees for Reapportionment Commission
Excellent news: GOP push to end earmarks could hurt funding for Inouye cronies
State owes $10.8B for workers' retirement, has nothing
Hawaii physician shortage to grow to 2,000
Akaka submits new version of Hawaiian recognition act
Former Advertiser Editor: Average Americans are more of a threat than al-Qaeda
Hawaii Election Commission releases updated results
Abercrombie insists on having BoE Albatross hung around his neck
McCully Homeless Tent City: 15 arrested on drug charges
Wisconsin Gov aims to cancel rail “boondoggle”
After 8 years in public eye, Lingle deserves time to herself
Kalihi, Puuhale Elementary Facing Possible Consolidation
State Tax Crackdown Has Market Vendors On Edge: Vendors Say State 'Picking On The Little Guy'
Allegiant puts off Hawaii to 2012
State sued for food stamp delays
Some in isles could run out of federal jobless benefits
Mentor brings meaning to Koloa Technos
Isle seed crop value jumps 26 percent
Colorado dope dealers come to Hawaii Capitol
Akaka Bill supporter Murkowski wins reelection
Recession reduces rents, homelessness
Attention Rida Cabanilla & Roz Baker, another potential staffer:
NYT: Stepfamilies are rethinking post-divorce living arrangements
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| Wednesday, November 17, 2010 |
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November 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 738 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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New version of Akaka Bill introduced in US Senate
Panos: Carlisle’s start disappointing
S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Brink of Junk, Conservation, Regulatory Lag Blamed
Christmas cancelled: Hawaii Tax collectors force shutdown of craft shows
Shapiro: Abercrombie needs to evaluate rail funding
Hawaii ERS has only 65% of what it needs to meet pension obligations
Abercrombie teams up with Homeless Tent City Supporters
Gay-Atheist Oahu Democrats trying to cut off Lingle’s funding for 2012
Panos Prevedouros plans run for Mayor 2012
Inouye says he knows more than Obama
CB: Will Big Island Gain a House District?
Murderer eighth to move here
West Oahu Parents Protest School Firings
Large union rally invades Hilton property
SA: Anonymity, not 'haole,' is issue
Feds: Put rare Hawaii dolphin on endangered list
Illicit fireworks will draw more state scrutiny
Maker of Four Loko drink to remove product from stores
Website will accept applications to supply renewable energy to HECO
Kona Residents gaining water option through improvement district
Drug treatment facility gaining support on Kaua‘i
Attention Hawaii Democrats: Potential Legislative Office managers available
The Hawaii Environmental Movement: A Brief History by Henry Curtis
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| Tuesday, November 16, 2010 |
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November 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1131 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Inouye becomes useless? House, Senate Republicans place moratorium on Earmarks
NYT: Obama’s economic view rejected on world stage
Aloha to Current Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions?
Maui Council to consider property tax hike on residential homeowners
Special Election: McDermott, three others see Apo’s Council seat
New lines will be drawn, but likely no additional House seats for Big Isle
Gay-Atheist SA Editors: Tax Churches, Hospitals, Schools, non-profits to feed the machine
Neil Abercrombie’s ‘New Day’ Comes With A Price
Abercrombie, Legislators form conspiracy
2,400+ Apply For Jobs With Abercrombie
Borreca: Will Say hold on to Speakership?
Hawaii public school fees on the rise
Futility: Daniel Inouye defends earmarks
Hawaii's General Fund Down 6% So Far This Fiscal Year
EW Center defends WW2 Program
Washington: Hanabusa participates in new member orientation
S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Brink of Junk, Conservation, Regulatory Lag Blamed
US Treasury Grants for Solar, Wind to Expire
Secrecy surrounds Parker Ranch's sale of 3,509 acres to biofuel pioneer
Star-Advertiser gives DC-based Luddites space to bash Fish farming
Farm lease dispute goes to arbitration
Cataluna: 'Kill Haole Day' myth diverts attention from real problems
Road to Riches: Overtime at City Road Division
Maui County unpaid for roadwork for decades: Developers could owe millions for deferred infrastructure fees
Who would marry a killer?
Hawaii prisons have lowest ratio of guards to prisoners
Maui News: Corals love sewage
Reuters: Obama’s Asian failure to be matched by European failure
CB: State Allows Developers to Flout Solar Mandate
Alcoholic beverage Four Loko under fire
ACLU looks at justice in Indian country (Akaka Bill preview)
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| Monday, November 15, 2010 |
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November 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 748 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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VIDEO: Bishop Estate refuses to negotiate lease with Kamilonui Valley farmers
Marumoto challenges latest Gensiro Kawamoto scheme
Redrawing District Boundaries One Consequence of Election
National Journal: 2012 Hawaii Senate race to be top GOP priority
Hawaii Legislative Agenda for elderly: Legal dope and assisted suicide
Elderly Fraud Cases In Hawaii Exploding: Cases Increase 110% Within Last 2 Years
Job applications for Abercrombie administration due Monday
Shapiro turns Kamilonui Valley into argument for tax hike
Vote to hike Hawaii County debt set Wednesday
Young Bros mobilizes flunkeys to protect monopoly
Ethics Complaints Up at Honolulu Hale
Number of North Korean defectors to South Korea tops 20,000
Judges cite 'Kill Haole Day': After a court rejects anonymity for plaintiffs suing Kamehameha Schools, the dissents note racism
SA: Ailing Akaka Bill inexcusable
Hobbled Dems, eager GOP back for lame-duck session
Brainwashing: UH Hilo Diversity Committee sponsors a Diversity Symposium
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| Sunday, November 14, 2010 |
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November 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1138 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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AP Exit Poll: Hawaii is only state where independent voters don't think government is doing too much
Even After Resignation, gay-dominated Oahu Democrats vote to oust Okino over Gay Civil Unions
Slom outlines strategy to take on Legislative Democrats
Abercrombie’s new Chief of Staff implicated in Akaka Bill debacle, has only been in Hawaii since ‘03
Fidell urges Act 215/221 scammers to pack Abercrombie cabinet
Honolulu council considers massive property tax hike for churches, non-profits
SA: Charter School shows superiority of independent boards
HTH: Appointed school board a long way off
70% of DoE Teachers are in first five years of employment
Quiet Controversy in Schools: Noncertified Teachers
Losing with grace can lead to winning opportunities
Delusional SA Editors: Obama’s G-20 Failure sets stage for Hawaii to become “Geneva of the Pacific?”
Ahi farm's ocean lease OK'd
Kenoi tries to fast-track park deal before Lingle term ends
Kauai Council: Furfaro for transparency?
Will Republicans cut out Inouye’s Earmarks?
Sorority stands up for fallen sister
Universities in Hawaii, Chicago in early stages of eyeing proposals for an Obama library
Maryland Con-Con vote similar to Hawaii
Hamas Terror Group rated “A-“ by Better Business Bureau
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| Saturday, November 13, 2010 |
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November 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1096 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hanabusa pledges to raise taxes on small businesses
Maui Council considers $6M property tax hike
Hawaii Senate committee lines up for civil unions
Schatz announces appointments to staff posts
BLNR grants wind farm lease to company facing bankruptcy, licensed to kill Nene, Shearwater, Pueo
Achievement: Black students leave Hawaii DoE in the dust
Hawaii robotics teams win Tokyo tournament
Technology spreads bullying in Hawaii schools
The secret life of a tracker: How one man made himself the public shadow of Charles Djou for three months during his special election campaign
Mom of slain Eastern Illinois coed is 'outraged' that killer will be in 'paradise' in Hawaii
Drink linked to UH attacks
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Receives National Recognition for Integrated Care Model
State Must Pay For Reef Restoration: Construction Causes Damage To Live Coral Reef
Kauai Auditor to probe enforcement of county permits
Marsland family trust gives $1M to Shriners
First democratic elections risk unsettling balance in Tonga
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| Friday, November 12, 2010 |
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November 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 867 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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CBS News: Hawaii AG Bennett’s suit could be deathknell to drug price manipulation
The Obamacare Burden To Your State Budget
Lingle and Lee honor state's U.S. veterans
McDermott vs Kahele for Leeward-Ewa Council Seat
Budget: Abercrombie discovers there is no tooth fairy
Point man for federal stimulus spending in Hawaii sees the benefits -- and limitations
DoE/BoE wants to close 5 schools-but opposes Audit
Hawaii-based Marines leave for 7-month deployment
Hope for Hawaii's homeless veterans
Star-Advertiser pushes for Homeless tent cities
WaPo looks at Lingle’s 2012 plans
Overseas ballots arrived too late to vote
State refuses to hide suicide's case records
Under Wraps: $2M in Contracts to Lychee Production headed by Mufi campaign aide
A Council measure is drafted to address lax oversight of breaks for historic properties
Vote to reclassify Koa Ridge is not valid, the Sierra Club says
Affordable-housing plan needs county's OK
1,271 Hawaii Foreclosures in October
Hawaii remains tops in millionaires
Dope smoking progressives at Maui Time love Eric Ryan
Murderer’s wife identified as UH Prof Rachael Rivers Boulay
Abercrombie Announces Leader to Plan Inaugural Events
Ellsberg in Hawaii: Obama more secretive than Bush
Bad Joke: Democrat media finds Hanabusa “crushworthy”
Gay Lobby continues to use school bullying to impose agenda
$824,373 fine sought for damage to coral
Republican leader Dick Tuell dies at 75
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| Thursday, November 11, 2010 |
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November 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 859 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii Veterans Day Events
Gary Okino forced to resign from Democratic Party
Tourism Marketing: In London and ashamed to be from Hawaii
Hokulia Bypass: Hawaii Supreme Court upholds land acquisition for road
US Supreme Court refuses to hear Hawaii beach accretion case
Speaker? Calvin Say two votes shy
Governor Lingle says she will consider running against U.S. Sen. Dan Akaka
Failure of Akaka Bill dims Akaka’s 2012 chances
Shapiro backs DoE school closures
Josh Green: I’m keeping my seat
DCCA: Easing regulations and expanding online services helped Hawaii businesses
Green groups oppose MECO plan to bring in palm oil
Stalinists, Soros team up in attack on HawaiiNewsNow
Carlisle nominee Chin: “not intent of admin to grow number of City employees”
Maui: Council members discuss leadership posts
Decision pending on Alii Health
State sues 2 firms over alleged prescription drug price gouging
Bank lawsuit seeks to overturn nonjudicial foreclosure by condo association
Controversy persists over possible road sale
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| Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
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November 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 534 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Maui Victims of Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers may lose home
Special Election: Former Rep. Bob McDermott to seek Todd Apo’s Honolulu Council seat
Maui TEA Party to gather Veterans Day
AP: Akaka Bill “as good as dead”
Gay-Atheist lobby will control selection of Hanabusa’s replacement
Moves afoot to appoint Mr Kim Coco Iwamoto to new BoE
Legislative Democrats maneuver in secret to shape new BoE: How will they keep it under HST/HGEA control?
Abercrombie has work cut out for him stamping out economy’s bright spots
Hawaii RNC members continue to back Steele
Colliers: Honolulu has highest industrial rents in North America
Honolulu Mayor Expects $100M Budget Shortfall: Carlisle Plans To Drastically Reduce Construction Budget
After losing election, Tavares’ minions decide to lessen their oppression of small business signage
OHA stalling request to cough up employee salary list, claims not to be public agency
Kauai Community calls for drug treatment center
Prosecutor Tries To Block Killer's Hawaii Move: Kaneshiro Says State Missed Required Steps
International Transformation meeting in Honolulu
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| Tuesday, November 09, 2010 |
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November 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 897 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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East-West Center hammered for “sustained, biased and politically-motivated attack on World War II veterans”
Democrat Borreca, Willes Lee team up in effort to split faith-based voters off of GOP
Shapiro: The road doesn’t get easier for the Hawai‘i GOP
Special election set to fill Apo's city council seat
Honolulu Muslim Terror suspect was 'polite, friendly'
DOE wants to close two schools in Kalihi
Charter school heads fired: Kamaile Academy's board says the move was needed to qualify for federal funding
Carlisle Supports Tanoue As Head Of DPP
Tax Hike Pending in Honolulu City Council for Hawaii Historic Properties
Maile named administrative director of the courts
Local 5 and Kaiser Permanente reach contract agreement
Convicted Illinois Killer Coming To Hawaii to live with UH Perfesser
In Korea, Inouye, Illinois Republican thinking about Free Trade
EW Center Ripping the USA: Revising History Dismally
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| Monday, November 08, 2010 |
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November 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 829 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Church-based voter drive brings 15,000 to polls, powers GOP House gains
Stacey Djou: On the bright side
Shapiro: Sen Donna Mercado Kim to terrorize tourism, witch-hunt Lingle appointees
Civil Union Supporters Hopeful After General Election
Abercrombie's 17-point victory startles some, despite his union help
Hawaii Progressives thrilled by GOP gadfly Eric Ryan
NYT: In Waikiki, Fears That Construction Will Spoil Beach
WSJ: Hawaii Local's Inside Play
Kobayashi to back Garcia for council chair
Kona faction retakes Hawaii Co Council: Yagong Chair, Hoffman V Chair
Hawaii's economy is improving, but the degree of the rebound is uneven (job growth is flat)
Kalapa: Just say no to more tax subsidies for business
BOE meeting to discuss closing Farrington complex schools
Hawaii Mafia enforcer back in court again
Kauai County plans meetings on drug treatment programs
Procedure change at Hawaii Community Correctional
Efforts to curb use of injection wells continue: Maui Wastewater Working Group doesn’t want work tossed aside
Akaka Bill backer Murkowski appears on target to win Alaskan Senate seat
Clinton visits American Samoa after two-week trip to Asia
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| Sunday, November 07, 2010 |
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November 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 638 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Gay Civil Unions has four vote margin in Hawaii House
Business leaders will keep watch on Abercrombie’s pledge to hold down taxes: "If one public-sector job may be lost, we won't do it."
SA Editors back Kaauwai, Nonaka GOP candidate recruitment efforts
Sole GOP senator, Slom plans program to keep public informed about bills in Legislature
Borreca: Slom communications onslaught can start GOP rebuilding
Guard salutes Lingle, Lee: “Two of Hawaii’s most deserving figures”
Manga Tropica takes look into Hawaii’s future under Abercrombie, Dems
Maui: Molester’s underling and failed Dem HD11 candidate keeps agitating against new jail
SA: More HGEA hires can protect Hawaii from rampaging lunatic murderers
Tesoro profit up; Hawaii production down
Hawaii Governor Commends Pearl Harbor Shipyard for Support of Innovation Initiative, STEM
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| Saturday, November 06, 2010 |
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November 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 913 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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House Republicans elect Rep Gene Ward Minority Leader
Senate Democrats announce Committee Chairs
Election Results: Dems hold Samoa, GOP holds Guam
Reward for organizing Furlough Agit-Prop: Omidyar operative named Abercrombie’s deputy chief
Maui's Shan Tsutsui will become the first non-Oahu president in more than 30 years
Maui Chamber of Commerce “disappointed” by Tsutsui
Kokubun shut out of Senate presidency
Guard to honor Lee and Lingle in ceremony
SA: After this time, Hold line on A+ fee hikes
Kaua‘i gets night game, hosts Kalaheo Saturday
Economist looks to 2011 for sustained recovery in Hawaii
LUC denies Ooma development, saves developer from wasting millions on lawyers
Human Trafficking Charges Against Aloun Farms Owners Multiply
Star Advertiser rate hikes may drive Leg to move legal notices online
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| Friday, November 05, 2010 |
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November 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1350 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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NRO: Finally, They Tossed Out That Classy, Polite, Dignified Incumbent!
Rail funding in jeopardy as key House sponsor ousted by Americans
Abercrombie lied: Clayton Hee to head DHHL?
Peter Principle: Transsexual, other elected BoE members expect Abercrombie to appoint them to BoE
Inouye: Akaka Bill “not a priority”
Djou: Won’t rule out future run
Lingle: “Wait and see”
Too fast for Democrats to kill project, Lingle, Brass re-dedicate Kulani Prison as School
Election-day Registration: Progressives new scheme to maximize Democrat voting & Fraud
State Senate Democrats select Maui's Tsutsui to replace Hanabusa as president
Kremlinology Hawaii Style: Democrats comment on new Senate Leadership
Abercrombie to flood Democratic Party with Obamabots, wipe out old boy factions
Oshiro to introduce Civil Unions bill again
Oahu’s rash of incumbents
House GOP caucus to elect new Chair
Abercrombie: Finances not important to Rail EIS decision
Abercrombie Announces Transition Plan
Sen. Josh Green applies for DoH Director
Abercrombie reaches out to education leaders in first act as Governor-Elect
Sam Slom: Grand Old Party of one
Cataluna: Pull up stakes, Colleen, and move to your district
SA to Carlisle: Emulate Tavares on vacation rentals
Enviros team up with future jailbird GTMO Greenwell to stick it to aquarium business
Surfrider Foundation Strongly Opposes Reclassification of ‘O’Oma Land
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| Thursday, November 04, 2010 |
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November 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 853 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Full District by District Gubernatorial Results: Aiona wins HD40, near tie in two other districts
Inouye: “Odds of passing the Akaka Bill are bad”
Hawaii Right to Life PAC: “All pro-life candidates are winners”
Democrats: Hawaii is different, suckers
Slom: Election shows Democrat/union machine is alive and well
Aiona, Djou thank their supporters
Nominations sought for State Water Commission
Hawaii now has most one-sided state legislature in the country
Nonaka: GOP already regrouping
Exit Poll: Drawdown of Lingle popularity by HSTA/DoE/BoE/SOS furlough scam was key to Abercrombie victory
New School Board Could Be Appointed By March
September visitor arrivals climb 8.9%
Transition Hawaii
Recount Requests Possible in Two Races
Djou wins in East Oahu, Ewa, Mililani
Precinct numbers show candidates' strong area
Many incumbents lose in neighbor isle races
Turnout figures show Democrats elected by swarms of wealthy, connected insiders
The Future: Kids Vote favors Aiona, Djou
Hawaii Co: Yagong could be in line to chair council
Slew of changes ahead for Honolulu City Council
Maui: Arakawa begins forming cabinet
Christmas in Hawaii: Obama invites the Americans he impoverished to live vicariously through him
Lawmakers pretend to address foster care issues
DoE can’t educate children, but they can ban peanut butter
A+ poised to increase its monthly fee by $25
County closes most sex discrimination cases: Some settled, some dismissed
Judge torn on fate of nuke victims' care (Thanks, Neil)
HW: A new look at “haole” covers familiar ground
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| Wednesday, November 03, 2010 |
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November 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 839 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Democrats: Hawaii is different, suckers
Everything you need to know about Abercrombie and Hanabusa
Full State by State results: Republicans win control of House
Final Read: Hawaii General Election Results -- Abercrombie, Hanabusa win
UH Manoa Anti-Americans place E-W Center funding at risk
Voters want, and due, action (What they want)
A clear path on gay unions (What they get)
Voters favor appointed BOE
Voter turnout remains low
Big election, big puzzle: What’s wrong with the polls?
Second guessing the Republican campaign
Hanabusa: Negative campaigning worked
Hon Council 4 Races Decided In Election; Apo's Resignation Coming
Killed by Steve Case? Hukilau Foods files for bankruptcy
Lawyers for officers claim charges overblown
UH Security Breach of Personal Information Could Have Been Prevented, Expert Say
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| Tuesday, November 02, 2010 |
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November 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1216 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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VOTE TODAY til 6PM Find your polling place
Photos: Aiona, Finnegan tour Roberts Hawaii, other businesses
The Morning after the Election
Hawaii Family Forum makes final push to Get Out the Vote
Hawaii Right to Life PAC Urges Vote for Aiona
New Aiona-Finnegan radio ad trumpets Hilo, Maui endorsements
Gallup predicts Largest Republican margin in Several Generations
VIDEO: Aiona on HNN Sunrise
Abercrombie admits responsibility for costing Hawaii millions under Compact of Free Association
Former AG Lilly: Hanabusa Responsible for Superferry Demise--Not Aiona
SA: Aiona, Djou victories would mark “historic shift”
Republicans excited about Election Day
145,000 Votes Already Cast
Boylan points to possible GOP Legislative gains
Obama jumps into Hawaii race
GOP, Dems make final push in Hilo Monday
Justice: GTMO Greenwell goes from Council to jail
Abercrombie campaigners complain about sit-in arrest
Justice Dept. Deploying Hundreds to Monitor Polls
Gubernatorial candidates address stadium concerns
After election, talking stink goes from roars to whispers
City housing office would lack expertise to fulfill goal
Streamlining permits gets mayor’s boost
S.I. Man Charged in Terror Investigation Due in Court (Hawaii terror arrest)
Hillary Clinton speaks out on Hawaii Slavery case
Geothermal's Second Chance: Lessons from a turbulent past could help expand this renewable energy’s future
Ranking Hawaii’s Big Charities
Common sense trumps bag bans
Hawaii bankruptcy filings go below 300
Survey measures gay marriage in US
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| Monday, November 01, 2010 |
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November 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1173 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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VOTE Tuesday Nov 2 Find your polling place
Aiona-Finnegan Closing TV Ad: Jobs, Education, Economy
Hawaii Tribune-Herald Endorses Duke Aiona and Lynn Finnegan
Gallup predicts Largest Republican margin in Several Generations
Aiona campaign rally at Kuhio Terrace
'Vote for righteousness,' flock told: Candidates compete on a chart in church
Carlisle Looking To Fill Key Administration Posts
GOP looks to Hawaii to make waves
Another progressive says Hawaii vote is referendum on Obama
Kalapa: Holding Your Breath Won't Help, Get Out And Vote
Volcanic Ash wins hypocrisy contest
The Hypocrisy of Putting Down ‘Mainland Money’ Flowing into Hawaii
Maui County's strict rules keep rentals in check
HECO, IBEW talk past deadline
Foreclosure crisis mounts in Kona
Group to buy cultural site from builder
Former NRA President to speak in Kaneohe
Big Isle mayor takes heat for TV program expenses
Seed industry answers latest Sierra Club lies
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| Sunday, October 31, 2010 |
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October 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 903 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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VOTE Tuesday Nov 2 Find your polling place
This Democrat didn’t forget who the real Neil Abercrombie is
Abercrombie: Little to point to in the way of achievement
Hanabusa Insurance: Medicare cuts, higher prices, and denial of care
Photos: Duke and Lynn express comes to Big Island
Lingle saves Hawaii refineries from EPA
Progressives becoming “exhausted” as they are exposed by campaign ads
West Hawaii Today calls for One Party System
Aiona rejects call for One Party System
Abercrombie accused of resorting to dirty tricks
SA: Hawaii vote is referendum on Obama
Democrat Boylan: Hawaii vote is referendum on Obama
Last Minute GOP spending
Accused murderer is Homelessness Industry activist
Terror threat: Hawaii Jewish leaders inspecting incoming mail carefully
Plunking promoted
Ballot Counting System Checked ahead of Tuesday's Election
Obama care starts with free birth control
Dopers shocked, just shocked to discover themselves arrested after trying to take dope thru airport security
Man held on $1 million bail for multiple drug and fraud charges - 34 priors
Hawaii's Most Wanted: Richard Miyasato – 16 priors
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| Saturday, October 30, 2010 |
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October 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1031 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Early Voting open Oct 19-30: Find your polling place
New Poll: GOP leads generic ballot in Hawaii, Djou up by 6%
Fact check: Superferry, Aloha, Rail, Furloughs
Attack ads "coordinated' with alleged Pay-to-Play engineering firm
Barking Sands: Japanese Missile Intercept Sends Message to North Korea
$23M Emergency funds giveaway called “blind promise”
Abercrombie’s 100% anti-life voting record
VIDEO: Aiona focuses on drug prevention for a healthier Hawaii
Humpbacks recover, but Hawaii still losing sovereignty over State waters
Hawaii HEART: Moving 4,000 people from homelessness to permanent housing
Hawaii windfarm developer “could go under”
Terror Suspect Lived In Upper Manoa: Neighbors Were Suspicious Of Young Man In Million-Dollar Home
Aiona, Finnegan make final pitch to E. Hawaii
Political radar: Rundown on competitive Senate and House races
The Election Is a Third Over
“Progressive” Ian Lind votes against Appointed BoE
Former School Administrative Services Assistant Charged with Felony Theft and Forgery
Evans, Henderson vie for District 7 seat
City Council Candidate Rich Turbin Receives Djou, Hirono Endorsements
Proposed expansion of whale sanctuary draws controversy
Judge upholds part of laws on political action committees and ads
Karr re-elected as UH Board of Regents chairman
Obama returning to Honolulu for third straight Christmas
Southwest Airlines CEO mentions possible Hawaii route
New feed-in tariff has critics even before it begins
Hawaiian Electric Co. will begin high-tech grid upgrades with higher rates
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| Friday, October 29, 2010 |
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October 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1393 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Early Voting open Oct 19-30: Find your polling place
Hawaii GOP: Election shaping up “just like 2002”
KoOlina and Hanabusa: Another land deal, another ex-cop, steroids, broken teeth, and Saigon Passion
Facing default, Hawaii windfarm operator cancels IPO
Barking Sands: Japanese Missile Intercept Sends Message to North Korea
Aiona: Abercrombie inconsistent, dishonest, and unwilling to make the tough decisions on Education Reform
Rep. Djou pleased by Clinton support for free trade with South Korea
Lingle authorizes another $5.2M to make up for DoE failure
Djou leads fund race
Can’t say no: Hanabusa’s Tax-raising record
Hawaiian Telcom Emerges from Chapter 11 Reorganization
Photos: Aiona-Finnegan bus tour hits Maui, Kauai
Abercrombie Will Harm Hawaii’s Relationship with Foreign Countries
Hawaii election a dead heat
Democrats divided on Civil Unions
Significant voter movement as independents decide to vote for Republicans
Pay to Play Mitsuniga funding Democrat attack ads
Dems spend big to win Hawaii seat
Lingle: Anti-Aiona ad is a smear
Schatz promises to protect DoE corruption from Audit
Cavasso undeterred by odds in campaign against Inouye
If Neil Abercrombie is Hawaii’s Next Governor …
Learning Coalition founder bankrolls appointed BoE ads
Djou says he backs advisory vote on Akaka bill
WaPo: New slavery charges levied against Hawaii farm owners
Honolulu Weekly to get new editor
HECO and users await PUC ruling on higher rate
State is fined $100,000 for Big Isle cesspools
Judge orders release of defendant charged with killing and dismembering a Mililani man
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| Thursday, October 28, 2010 |
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October 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 871 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Aiona-Finnegan launch Statewide bus tour
Early Voting open Oct 19-30: Find your polling place
RCP: Hawaii Governor’s race a “toss up”
Rep Roland Sagum (D-Kauai) endorses Duke Aiona for Governor
Hawaii, DC Terror Arrests Seen as Part of a Wider Plot
Lingle: $35M spent on Robotics helped win $75M Race to the Top
Hanabusa could have saved Superferry, did nothing
Filipino community leaders join Lynn Finnegan to cast early ballots
Abercrombie voted against tougher penalties for criminals who kill unborn baby
Aiona announces Hot Water, Cool Rates solar power incentives
KHON: Hawaii Man Facing Terror Charges Worshipped in Manoa
Rep Ron Sagum endorses Aiona-Finnegan, media demands expulsion from Party
Inouye again hints he may be seeking final term
Osborne named to oversee election complaints
Justice Dept. pushes states on new law to protect military voters
Poll shows voters favor appointed school board
HSTA outspent 6-1 on Appointed BoE
HSTA, HGEA still sabotaging Race to the Top, may yet destroy it
Aiona, Abercrombie much closer in cash on hand
Hawaii Unions Donate Just $275K to Campaigns
Republicans look to Hawaii to make waves in House
Maui News ENDORSEMENT: Fontaine for state House
Maui News ENDORSEMENT: Aiona for governor
Maui News ENDORSEMENT: Arakawa for mayor
Roads, rail top Council candidate issues
Transsexual Agenda: Hawaii leaders work on ways to curb bullying
Progressive Democrat column about losing Primary
Kauai County mum on former worker accused of harassment
Army violated Makua agreement, judge says
Hillary Clinton arrives in Hawaii Wednesday afternoon, plans to ignore Abercrombie, Hirono
Hawaii to get 7 percent more air capacity
Bed bugs a challenge for paramedics
Honolulu makes the top 100 for third-quarter foreclosures
Gov. Lingle unveils new affordable housing for the elderly on Maui
Hawaii Pacific Health, HMSA announce agreement on new contract
Public Campaign Funding Pledge Fizzle
After Kaloko: DLNR proposes its rule changes for dams
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| Wednesday, October 27, 2010 |
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October 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1162 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Aiona-Finnegan launch Statewide bus tour
Early Voting open Oct 19-30: Find your polling place
FULL TEXT FBI Warrant: Honolulu Muslim busted allegedly trying to join Taliban
Aiona campaign calls on supporters to vote “yes” for appointed BoE
Christian leaders push back against smears from Abercrombie campaign
VIDEO: Cam Cavasso advert “Mountains of Debt”
Hawaii Right to Life releases candidate endorsements
Harris Poll: Obama approval rating drops to 37%
Smart Business Hawaii “Yes on appointed BoE”– plus positions on City Charter Amendments
ABC News: For Dems, 50th State Becomes Hawaii Uh-Oh
SA: Terror suspect prayed at Honolulu Mosque
Democrats complain that Lingle supported Charter Schools instead of feeding HSTA
AP: Republican grassroots vs “two white men”
Teachers Union Gears Up Opposition To Amendment
Abercrombie, Schatz busted on missing federal Funds
Gay marriage activists: Strategy tied to Abercrombie
Aiona has endorsement of Hawaii Island Contractors’ Association
Saved by Lingle-Aiona administration, Kukui Gardens celebrates 40 years
Mayor Carlisle to sign homeless sidewalk ban
Condominium foreclosures could face increased scrutiny
Unions burn $200,000 of your dues money on Abercrombie
UH Manoa fails to turn out brainwashed drones
Star-Advertiser pushes publicly funded elections
Star-Advertiser endorses Seven More Democrats
District 13 candidates’ appeals are personal
Government needs to pay up to fix hot-water system now
New deal between the insurer and hospital system takes quality of care into consideration
Flash: Gov’t construction project on time, under budget
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| Tuesday, October 26, 2010 |
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October 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1027 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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FULL TEXT FBI Warrant: Honolulu Muslim busted allegedly trying to join Taliban
Early Voting open Oct 19-30: Find your polling place
Closing Argument: Djou vs Hanabusa (video)
Fund Race: Aiona-Finnegan pull in $484,158 in 30 days
Aiona unveils College Tuition Assurance Program
Future of Hawaii: Djou winning 2/3 of independents, young voters
Hawaii Family Forum: iVote to improve the future of Hawaii
Gov. Lingle releases $140M to build UH Cancer Center
Japanese Chamber of Commerce endorses Aiona-Finnegan
The Segregated Sisterhood of Neil Abercrombie and Nancie Caraway
Progressives busted on lies about Aiona’s Religion
Rep Coffman and Democrat Buckstead could face prosecution
Voters favor an appointed school board: The proposal has broad support, but undecided residents' blank votes could prevent its passage
GOP ad attacks Hanabusa's corruption
Abercrombie Raises Twice As Much As Aiona
SA: Candidates to keep us moving
2012: Lingle vs Case or Hannemann
HD11: Molester’s ally Bertram whines about “old news”
HD 12: Exposed by Rinaldi, Yamashita denies he’s party ‘puppet’
SD2: Incumbent Kokubun faces Hale for state Senate seat
Maui: Looser home business law sought
Kauai: County still eyeing 2% fuel tax to expand bus service
Honolulu Police Officers Charged In Overtime Abuse Case
Hawaii Medical Board Takes Action Against Three Doctors
Opportunity lost: HPR survives NPR fallout
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| Monday, October 25, 2010 |
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October, 2010 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 958 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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DemsForDuke to rally in Kona Friday
Let Honolulu Petition
Kona Democrats Rally for Aiona-Finnegan
Corruption in American Samoa: A Thank You from Pago Pago
Slavery defender says Hawai`i Free Press lacks “integrity”
Scoutmaster doesn't qualify as "active civic leader"
Former Planning Commission member questions Laie development plans
Maui, 32 years later
Are YOU exporting jobs?
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| Monday, October 25, 2010 |
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October 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 700 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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The Segregated Sisterhood of Neil Abercrombie and Nancie Caraway
Hanabusa & Jeff Stone: Coincidence or Corruption? You decide.
Aiona: Campaigns are won by those who work hardest over the last seven days
Hawaii Island Contractors' Association Endorses Aiona-Finnegan
Democrat Media Poll shows Abercrombie, Aiona approval at 61% to 60%
Aiona to hold campaign event at Radford HS tonight
Democrat Media Poll: Djou ahead 48% –45%, Hirono 77% to 16% Willoughby
Most surveyed voters dislike Lingle's performance
Hanabusa tries to convince voters she is not a pit bull
Hanabusa criticizes GOP ad suggesting corruption
Online ballots available to Hawaii overseas voters
CB: Ed Silvoso Responds to 'Aiona, God and State' Article
As bedbugs creep out NYC, tourists crawl away (Waikiki next)
SA: Re-elect legislators in city core
The lost generation in Hawai‘i politics
Maui mayoral race tight
Fontaine endorsed over incumbent Bertram
Kalapa: Hypocritical fight of 'special interest' groups
Campaign Profiles:
Lawyer works to strike down limits on independent election spending
Obama's isle judicial pick stalled
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| Sunday, October 24, 2010 |
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October 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1202 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Early Voting open Oct 19-30: Find your polling place
Aiona: "My opponent will cut programs or raise taxes”
Democrat media poll shows Aiona pulling 63% of Mufi Voters and 15% of Abercrombie voters
Hannemann: I’m on the taxi squad
Borreca: Leading Democrats here would be ideal job for Hannemann--except for the gays and the greens
Abercrombie on DoE finances: Don’t ask, don’t tell
Next governor will carry background into office
Willoughby vs Hirono: Can’t think of anything they agree on
NYT celebrates victory of eco-religion over football
NYT celebrates as Iwamoto and other surgically altered men run for offices nationwide
Vote for me, Schmucker says, I’m not a Democrat
Council candidates agree on fixing infrastructure
HMSA wants 14.8% boost in large employer group rates
Son's altercation leads state to evict disabled parents
'Hawaii is the guinea pig' (suckers)
Ag officials: Kona coffee facing quarantine
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| Saturday, October 23, 2010 |
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October 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1181 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Early Voting open TODAY: Find your polling place
KITV Debate: Abercrombie can't name a single issue on which he differs with HSTA
New Poll: Djou winning 44%-35%
Aiona encouraged by 1,400 new construction jobs, will expedite projects worth $946M
REUTERS: Hawaii wind farm operator faces default risk
Coordinated campaign: Aiona campaign calls Democrats on “distraction”
Abercrombie, Hirono tried to impose gay marriage nationwide
Momentum: Djou outraises Hanabusa by $167,000 in six weeks
Aiona continues to hammer Abercrombie over DoE Audit
Case: Only 1/3 of my voters will back Hanabusa, will not direct his supporters to vote for her
Hanabusa, Djou spar over spending, senior programs
Cataluna afraid of who Abercrombie would appoint to BoE
Djou wants to hold the line on federal taxes and regulations
Former Prosecutor Carlisle Underscores Transparent, Corruption-Free Administration
Hawaii Dems file complaint against Aiona, GOP group
W. Maui candidates showcased at forum
Kauai Candidates ‘walk the walk,’ narrowing carbon footprints to honor goddess Gaia
Trojan Horse for gay agenda? State Rep. Mizuno introducing anti-bullying bill
BOE votes to proceed with Kihei high school
County racks up $2M in OT: Despite furloughs, employees still getting time and a half
Quarter of state's food stamp recipients live on Big Island
Improvement in the job market drops the September rate to 6.3 percent
Kauai Plastic-bag-ban bill has some ‘murky’ provisions
Solar Failure: Mayor Wright housing residents want to be in hot water
Teams Work For Kahoolawe's Rebirth
Maehara, Clinton to reaffirm importance of alliance at Hawaii talks
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| Friday, October 22, 2010 |
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October 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1035 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Early Voting open TODAY: Find your polling place
Ethics Violation? UH Manoa helps Democrats build get out the vote rally
Obama’s first take pulled because Obama mispronounced Hanabusa’s name
CNN: Djou is well-positioned to keep his seat
Momentum: Djou outraises Hanabusa by $167,000 in six weeks
Abercrombie, Hirono tried to impose gay marriage nationwide
Video: Aiona highlights Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
Cost of Hanabusa’s tax hike: $1,784 per family per year
Dan on the Record
James ‘Duke’ Aiona: ‘Fiscal discipline is with me’
KITV: Hawaii Unions Use Mainland Money to smear Djou
Case family Advertiser backs Hanabusa, touts willingness to raise taxes
Lingle: Abercrombie spreading falsehoods in whisper campaign
Hillary Clinton coming to Hawaii, plans to Ignore Hanabusa, Abercrombie
Bill Clinton endorses Hanabusa, cites “Coast of student loans”
Obama Albatross tapes commercial for Abercrombie, Hanabusa
We likely haven't seen the last of Linda Lingle
Democrats have lock on local ad agencies
Democrat media figures try to knock another GOP ad off the air
Chief’s wife, Drunk Driver headline new additions to Honolulu Prosecutor’s office
Attorney, aide seek seat on Council
Gay GOPers make Hawaii media buy
(Obama losing it in Chicago) Political Heavyweights, teachers union May Be Forming Anti-Rahm Alliance
Look out HSTA, Obama’s sister endorses “Waiting for Superman”
Freeman Guards files bankruptcy, 200 laid off
More working families getting government food aid at $59K a year
“Suitcases of cash from Honolulu” Hawaii meth supplier on trial in Sacramento
Refi mania as Hawaii mortgage rates lowest in six decades
Bubble about to burst, so First Wind announces IPO just in time
Enviros threaten lives of Kauai children to save birds
Hawaii Rejects Proposed Ban on Solar Energy
Council candidates weigh in on Apollo Kaua‘i island energy issues
Hawaii County settles Higa harassment claim
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| Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
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October 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1117 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Early Voting open TODAY: Find your polling place
Aiona: “My opponent has not said whether he will cut programs, raise taxes, or fail to deliver”
Ed Case: Appointed BoE “our most important vote”
FreedomWorks endorses Cam Cavasso for Senate
Hawaii Family Forum compares candidates for General Election
Hawaii Republican endorsements for County races, initiatives
NRO: GOP congressman Charles Djou hangs on in Hawaii
CD2 candidate Willoughby signs Death Tax repeal pledge
Debate: Hanabusa promises massive tax increase
Kauai Debate: Cut programs, raise taxes, or fail?
Memo to Obama: Calling voters stupid is not a winning strategy
Inflammatory religious video is disseminated by the Abercrombie camp
WHT retracts lie about HD6 GOP Candidate Becky Leau
While most Democrats duck and cover, Abercrombie, Hanabusa embrace the Obama disaster
Is Obama taking control of Hawaii Democratic machine from Inouye?
Schatz may make a run for governor in 2018
Gov., lt. gov. candidates debate on Kaua‘i
Puna race is like no other
Calvin Say’s CRG group sending out mailers in legislative races
Only charters gain students
Unions: Education's Kryptonite?
Drunk Driver Rep Riki Karimatsu hired by new Honolulu Prosecutor
Fired Deputy City Prosecutor hired by State Attorney general
Teens pressure candidates for No. 2
Web of Lies in Neighborhood Dispute
College Hill has a vacancy: UH president Greenwood won't live in the home
Mixed grade given for Hawaii's treatment of women in prison
Kahoolawe two decades after the last bombs
55% off Groupon floods Honolulu restaurant with 800 new customers
State's retail vacancy rate rose to 5.2% in third quarter
Hawaii's auto industry is facing an uphill battle
HELLCO hikes rates on Maui, Hawaii
Feds seek input on burial plan process
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| Wednesday, October 20, 2010 |
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October 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 942 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Early Voting open TODAY: Find your polling place
Shapiro looks at Dan Inouye’s losing streak
Djou catches Hanabusa flatfooted on bipartisanship
Star Advertiser finally acknowledges that Abercrombie’s position on Appointed BoE was “inconsistent”
Star-Advertiser endorses transsexual BoE member for reelection
VIDEO: Hawaii governing philosophies clash at Kona forum
DANGER: Hooser looking for ‘opportunities to serve’ (Abercrombie’s DLNR) Chair)
Bob McDermott Declares for City Council
Conference will go on despite Abercrombie’s Hilton labor dispute
Mayor's inauguration set for Friday
Inouye: Hanabusa would win appropriations spot (no he didn’t, but the headline writer put the lie front and center anyway)
“We've had this same super majority in office for over 40 years. It's brought us the highest tax burden in the United States”
Kauai: $1 fine for attempted theft of single family home
Dole Middle School first in state to earn school distinction award
'Hawaii Five-0' traffic jam fobbed off on permit typo
$56M bond bill advances: More than half of money slated to go to West Hawaii
Vog gets thick, people get sick
ProPublica report lists Hawaii doctors getting drug company fees, resisting foreclosures, etc.
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| Tuesday, October 19, 2010 |
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October 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1283 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Early Voting open TODAY: Find your polling place
Abercrombie becoming desperate, agitated
Kona Debate: Abercrombie flip-flops again on appointed school board
Obama has difficulty citing any Abercrombie accomplishments
Losing streak: Mufi, Kirk, Colleen, Dan?
Aiona, Abercrombie square off at Kealakehe High School
Alleged $40M Graverobber Waihee—exotic lifestyles, luxury automobiles and more
Hanabusa took pay raise while cutting DoE positions
Hawaii Democrats hope this isn't the year of 'change'
Cavasso says support is growing quickly
Illegal? BoE using DoE resources to campaign against its abolition
Djou out raises Hanabusa in September
Star-Advertiser joins Hanabusa’s whining about accurate photo
Abercrombie, Aiona to debate on Kauai TONIGHT
Hirono $368K, Willoughby $1,900
Political newcomers seek East Oahu HD 18 seat
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle returns from D.C. after lobbying for rail funding
Maui News: Couch the pick for South Maui
Kauai Candidates debate ‘green’ priorities
Man's legal battle forces DHHL to lease ag lots
High On The Agenda: Amend Spending Limit
Hawaii #1 “wanna move to” state for baby boomers
Democrats make pre-election pitch to bribe seniors
Abercrombie’s gay Local 5 threatens giant $40M Waikiki Convention
Bank of America to restart foreclosures in Hawaii
Teen gets life with parole for killing woman
Teacher raped, robbed at Wahiawa Elementary School
Teenager arrested for alleged assault of teacher
Movie: Gay lobby seeks to make school bullying a gay issue
Police net another ‘large-scale’ drug haul
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| Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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October 18, 2010 News read
By Andrew Walden :: 722 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Early Voting open Oct 19-30: Find your polling place
Shock Poll: Inouye 53%, Cavasso 40%--Cavasso leads among Independents
VIDEO: Aiona pushes education reform after Abercrombie admits to opposing Audit, Appointed BoE
49 Hawaii Candidates Sign Taxpayer Protection Pledge
Hawaii Christian Coalition questions Abercrombie’s beliefs...on education and taxes
Abercrombie voted to reject 9-11 Commission Report
Roadmap to victory? Cavasso Surges, Inouye Lead shrinks by 23% in two weeks
VIDEO: Cam Cavasso’s Plan for Jobs and a 21st Century Economy
VIDEO: Hanabusa’s Spending Tsunami
DLNR seeks nominees for State Water Commission
Meet the Mad Hatter behind bogus Hawaii polls
Close Hawaii Governor’s Race biggest surprise of week
Hawaii candidates for governor meet on Big Island
Abercrombie supporters won’t even let Mufi have a Council seat
Clean energy major issue in Hawaii gubernatorial race
Democrat candidate was part of Magaoay’s Pay for Play office
Journalists debunk National Democrats attack ads
Akaka “Optimistic” on Akaka Bill vote before Republican Wave saves Hawaii from Akaka Tribe
DoE Schools looking for kitty litter, buckets as toilet alternative
Council Candidate Turbin hit over Vacation Rentals
Endangered native crow's population grows by 11
Utility airs plan to protect birds
Hawaii drivers will have several options when the new environmentally friendly cars arrive
Dump the Incumbent, Mr Kim Coco Iwamoto
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| Sunday, October 17, 2010 |
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October 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 776 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Slumping in the polls, Abercrombie now says Nazis are after him
Aiona hammers Abercrombie’s opposition to appointed BoE, Star-Advertiser lies about it
VIDEO: Djou-Hanabusa debate
VIDEO: Hanabusa’s Spending Tsunami
Your DoE at work: Federal investigators stepped in after the repeated taunting of DISABLED Waianae High student
AP: Abercrombie opposes constitutional amendment to appoint BoE
Election to decide whether Hawaii will have two-party system
Star-Advertiser posts election guide
Vili Endorses Duke Aiona, Lynn Finnegan
Djou vs. Hanabusa – Round 2
Inouye endorses Monty Richards as Honokaa mafia comes together for Abercrombie
Democrat Borreca wonders why Abercrombie isn’t attacking Lingle more
KITV: Carlisle Says Rail Construction Could Start In March
School repair list totaled up for 2010
Hawaii County Charter Amendments
Kauai Chamber of Commerce hosts council candidate forum
Enviros become “alarmed” as fishermen participate in Whale sanctuary meetings
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| Saturday, October 16, 2010 |
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October 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1062 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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National, International media: All eyes on Hawaii as voting begins
Democrat Pat Caddell hammers “hypocrisy” of Obama’s “naive idiots” for focus on campaign spending
A Legal Victory on the Road to Repeal
AUDIO: CD2 candidate Willoughby on Dennis Prager show
Hanabusa: “No way we’re going to be able to convince Case voters”
Hanabusa-connected dirt track receives eviction notice
Heroic teacher faces down HSTA criminals over secret ballot, appointed BoE
Abercrombie’s Gay Local 5 puts convention at risk
Debate: Djou 10 – Hanabusa 0
Djou vs Hanabusa Debate video
Aiona says focus is on small business
Abercrombie flips out, says Nazis are after him
Abercrombie to party with mafia in Honokaa
Gov. candidates joust over furloughs, school board (Unlike Advertiser, AP gets it right)
Fair Share? Only for the connected: Schatz promises to block some grant applications
Governor candidates to debate in Kona (Oct. 18)
PBN Interviews Djou
KITV: Karl Rove's Group's New Ad Slams Hanabusa
Willoughby shows no lack of confidence
Aloun Farms Human Trafficking Case: Judge Rules That Money Set Aside for Victims’ Restitution Goes Back to Defendants
Farmer still feeling impact of vandalism
State Tax Credits Expected to Boost State Coffers
SA: Fees burden UH-Manoa students
Hawaii Co Councilman GTMO Greenwell trial rescheduled: Attorney may request change of venue
Kawahara: Kauai County harassment includes council
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| Friday, October 15, 2010 |
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October 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1261 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Poll: Majority of Voters Back Appointed Board of Education
Abercrombie comes out against appointed BoE
Abercrombie’s missing $190 million
Rasmussen: Aiona, Abercrombie statistically tied
Abercrombie Pays Off Campaign Supporters with Taxpayers Dollars
WSJ: Aloha Republicans?
Hawaii slipping from machine’s grasp? National media highlights Djou, Aiona
Djou: The future is not going to come from a bureaucrat
KITV interviews Djou: “I am the most bipartisan and independent member of Hawaii’s Congressional delegation”
Kauai’s Baptiste family endorses Aiona-Finnegan
NTU: Two measures on Hawaii ballot will increase tax burden
Smart Business Hawaii PAC releases endorsement list
Honolulu ranks 30th of top 200 US cities in job growth
Star-Advertiser lies about Abercrombie’s opposition to appointed BoE
Aiona rips Abercrombie on need for DoE Audit
Djou, Hanabusa to Hold Third Debate
Djou: Hanabusa’s supporters have nothing good to say about her
Aiona Camp Calls The Mainland Govs Ad 'Desperate'
HGEA money pours in to aid Hanabusa
West Hawaii’s Democrat rag attacks GOP candidate over funeral expenses
Abortionists campaign against Maul Senate candidate
Maui mayoral debate: Frustration with economy in the spotlight
School board candidates vie to block state's reforms
Absentee ballot trend complicates campaigning
Foreclosure rate 'unreal' in Hawaii
Distressed properties account for 24% of all Kaua‘i RE sales
Aloun Farms owners get $192,000 returned
$1.7M penalty placed on the city for putting concrete in a waterway is "appropriate," the Department of Health says
“Calleen Hanabusa” Obama mispronounces
Waikiki Democrat Rep Brower keeps pushing for tent city disaster
Soon to be unemployed: BoE Chair Toguchi whines about “handful of critics”
Electrical Workers Taking Strike Vote: Both HECO, Union Say Strike Is Unlikely
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| Thursday, October 14, 2010 |
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October 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 779 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Roll Call: With Djou on Appropriations, Hawaii could have outsized influence
New RGA Advert: Neil Abercrombie says that people in Hawaii “are not interested in how politicians will balance the budget"
Punchy National Democrats: Aiona doesn't love Obama enough
Blowback: Obama attacks boost funds for pro-Djou commercials
Chamber of Commerce rebuts Obama deceit on Foreign Money and Political Spending
Accretions: Cato Institute jumps into Hawaii beach ‘takings’ case
Court declines to expand meaning of "preserve in place" in Naue burial case final disposition
Obama robo calls annoy Honolulu voters at dinner time
Hawaii congressional debate focuses on federal spending and waste
Djou being sought for a money panel
GOP: Dems' ads take quotes out of context
Hawaii Gov., US House Candidates to Debate Live
PBN: What do you want to ask Hirono, Djou?
Gary Hooser flips out, babbles about ‘revolution’, bucks for top DLNR post
Carlisle's early agenda getting all wet
New outreach center will help Army families cope with their soldiers' deaths
Sidewalk tent ban approved
Maui 'Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance' to take effect January
Rate of empty warehouse space in state hits 4.7%
UH Manoa perfessers use your tax dollars to party with Maoists
Hawaii earns an education ‘World’s First’
Hilton Hawaiian Village Workers Strike: 1,500 Workers Plan To Picket Until Monday Morning
Hawaii ninth worst in U.S. foreclosures
Hawaii sets precedent as state regulators permit selling excess solar power
Kauai Councilwoman files harassment report
Maui Mayor issues guides for ban on bags
Story to address cutting pork from sacred cows
Campaign Spending Commission Chooses New Director
Naeole-Beason to face ethics investigation: Campaign work with county staff, office alleged
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| Wednesday, October 13, 2010 |
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October 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 695 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Merriman Robo Poll: Abercrombie, Aiona statistically tied
Hill Poll: Djou ahead 45-41
OHA debate Fact Check: Truth vs Abercrombie
Maui Hotel & Lodging Association Endorses Duke Aiona and Lynn Finnegan
Navy, Hunt Corp break promises to Save Ewa Dec 7 battlefield
Aiona Finnegan campaign unveils Policy Agenda for Native Hawaiian Issues
“Gall, spin, and breathtakingly misleading information”: Hanabusa on GM bailout debts
Leader Boehner Pledges Support to Secure Appropriations Seat for Charles Djou
Marc Hodges Endorses Alan Arakawa for Maui Mayor
How the Obama Tax Hikes Affect You
After 20 years in Congress, Abercrombie suddenly claims Hawaii not getting all the federal pork
Hanabusa has no response to facts presented in latest Djou ad
Candidates Reinforce Campaign Themes Face-To-Face
Shapiro: Few votes in primary show appointed BOE is necessary
GOP leader promises Djou key money post
WaPo: Hawaii 1st District Election 2010: Rep. Charles Djou takes on Colleen Hanabusa for reelection
POLITICO: Could Djou defy odds?
CB busts Hanabusa: GM Has Paid Off Its Bailout Debt FALSE
Abercrombie, Schatz, Hanabusa Agree on socialist health ‘care’
Dooley: UH Agrees to Settle Lawsuit Involving Cancer Research Center Contract
Jacking up your electric rates critical to cutting oil dependence
SA: Don't skip Laie planning steps
Hawaii joins nationwide effort to address practices by mortgage loan servicers
IRS: 1,700 Hawaii nonprofits yet to file 990 forms
NHLC and Hokulia attackers lead charge against Hawaiian Homelands
Public funding labeled a 'success' by candidates
Viewpoint: Maui Council Nishiki’s personal loan from Dowling is a current issue; questions about it remain
Kauai Airport Embezzlement Case Widens
Young Brothers squeeze consumers to defend monopoly: PUC ruling could hike rates, force service reductions
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| Tuesday, October 12, 2010 |
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October 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 879 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Abercrombie campaigns to shield DoE from Audit
Hawaii Chamber of Commerce backs Appointed BoE
Democrat Poll: Silent on Gubernatorial race, claims Djou slipping
Post primary “flood of support” for Aiona-Finnegan
Video: New Aiona-Finnegan TV commercial “Real solutions for all of Hawaii”
GLBT Democrats: “Abercrombie only candidate who will dismantle laws outlawing slavery”
Shock: former DoE Sup’t Hamamoto backs Appointed BoE
POLL: Hanabusa has slight lead over Djou
AFL-CIO targets Hawaii’s Djou
Fund Race: Aiona ahead of Abercrombie $402K to $237K
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Sponsors Live Gubernatorial Debate tonight
New Honolulu Mayor Carlisle Faces Looming Fiscal Storm
SA: Reclaim sidewalks for public
7 former inmates find hope in new program
“Secret” gambling report is no secret at all
3 months into fiscal year, Hawaii's general fund deposits down 13.9% or up 4% depending on how you look at it
Survey: Hawaii tourism continues to recover
Legislative panel begins inquiry into securities (just in time for elections)
Hawaii Airport Fire Chief is Short-Staffed
UH Students Celebrate Gay, Lesbian Coming Out Day
Last "English standard" class in Hawaii celebrates 50th high school class reunion
Geothermal holds vast potential for Hawaii
Kauai: Council to re-consider plastic bag ban
Hawaii launches RFID cold chain monitoring project
$5.67 million awarded in Maui McDonald's lawsuit
Kenoi bill headed back to ethics board
Apology to the Citizens of Manoa for Partisan Politics at Neighborhood Board
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| Monday, October 11, 2010 |
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October 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 951 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Neil Abercrombie's slavery problem
Aiona Video: Hawaii economy doesn't need more rhetoric
Kalihi: 2000 rally for Aiona Finnegan
Djou, volunteers adopt Mililani Waena School
Transformative Change Is Needed in Board of Education
Legislators: Abercrombie’s new energy authority “unwise”
Maui News: Abercrombie’s rejection of DoE Audit “startling”
Carlisle, Kaneshiro to be sworn into office Monday
Maui Council: Couch hammers developer owned Nishiki
Enriques' claims on website called into question
Carvalho finally gets around to endorsing Abercrombie
Isle GOP hopes voters will restore balance
KITV: Human trafficking Victims blackballed, Seitz grabs for their restitution money
State tests raise bar for students to augment failure rates, rake in bucks
Local Fishermen Fear Ahi Cap Will Jeopardize Businesses
Hawaii Media council still ‘concerned’ about HNN merger
SA: Help Hawaii teens stay healthy
Democrat poll details how to manipulate abortion, apathy
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| Sunday, October 10, 2010 |
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October 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 921 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Full Text: Aiona campaign releases Agenda for Justice
WaPo: Spineless Congress’ school funding boondoggle looted food stamps to boost teachers’ union
Djou running better than 1/3 of Congressional Dems
Wooley supporter Ian Lind attacks Fale over deployment
Aiona in better position than Hirono in ‘02
As LG, Finnegan would advocate for Charter Schools
AP claims continuation of tax cuts will increase debt
Carlisle will hit the ground running
SA: Keep corporate contributors at bay in Hawaii elections (but not unions and eco-lawyers)
Rigid Rules, Weak Commitment Hurt Local Farming
Fishermen concerned about ocean access
Hawaii County blows through $9M on still-unopened recycling center
Hawaiian Superferries sell for $25 million each
HMSA Cracks Down On Colonoscopy Anesthesia
SA: City weak on Waikiki planning
Kalapa: Helping the poor help themselves
Man Accused Of Human Trafficking Allowed Bail: Israeli Citizen Must Remain In Honolulu Halfway House
Advocates for sex trafficking victims call for safe house in Hawaii
Sentencing delayed in child porn case
Maui Council: Hopefuls spar on familiar themes, generate sparks
Kauai Charter amendments: Questionable
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| Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
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October 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1023 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Aiona: US unemployment numbers undermine availability of federal dollars
VIDEO: Gov Palin jumps into Hawaii races, endorses Henderson, Willoughby
VIDEO: Djou releases new advert, hits Hanabusa over residency
Djou: Adopt a School Mililani Waena Oct 10th
Manoa Liberals block Eagle Scout from Neighborhood Board
GOP movers insulted: Hanabusa rejects “gesture of goodwill”
Maui Chamber of Commerce Endorses Alan Arakawa for Mayor
Lingle honors top State employees
WaPo: Djou moves up 15 places
Desperate Abercrombie to HGEA: “You don’t have to like me” primary campaign "wasn't some sort of triumph over you.”
Absentee ballots mailed out
Aiona: Gov. Lingle and her committee gave too much
Oops! Willoughby forgets meeting with PBN
Judge allows contribution to issue-based campaign
Liberal hypocrites angered by prison being converted to school
Rape Victim Plans To Sue State Hospital: Suspect Was Discharged Despite Psychotic Symptoms
Naeole-Beason faces ethics charges: Puna councilwoman accused of using county staff to work on campaign
Acting mayor Caldwell leaves city hall
Bill to get homeless off sidewalks looms
KITV: Two More HPD Officers Arrested For Domestic Abuse
Alan Pflueger pleads not guilty to tax fraud Friday
US nuclear weapons have kept S Korea free for 60 years
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| Thursday, October 07, 2010 |
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October 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1511 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Rep Jessica Wooley admits her van involved in thefts of campaign signs, blames volunteers
Abercrombie: Brian Schatz would control which nonprofits get federal funds
WaTimes: GOP lawmaker may hold onto Hawaii seat
Nat’l Federation of Independent Business endorses Djou
Djou wins endorsement of Trust in Small Business PAC
Maui Chamber of Commerce backs Aiona-Finnegan
Mike Molina Endorses Alan Arakawa for Maui Mayor
2010 Nobel Peace Prize recipient argued with UH Manoa perfessers
Abercrombie plans to ‘add positions’, make government more powerful, says DoE isn’t broken
Abercrombie wants No. 2 job to have more heft, in spite of being stuck with Schatz
GOP's Charles Djou Fending Off Democrat Colleen Hanabusa
Republicans Offer To Help Hanabusa Move
Two constitutional amendments on ballot
Negative political ads a risky tactic
8,000 pot heads in Hawaii, 4,665 on Big island
Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union gave Million dollar bonuses to execs
Public disclosure of rail contract poses early test for incoming Mayor Carlisle’s administration as Hokulia crowd turns to attack
Bedbugs in Hawaii (thank an environmentalist)
Waianae School Bullying Complaint Filed With Feds
Shapiro: Vagrant rights trump safe sidewalk passage
Office of Hawaiian Affairs: Writ or Wrong
HMSA plays hardball in hospital negotiations
Attempt to reject Kula Ridge affordable housing development fails
The rezoning of Laie land pits a desire for jobs against infrastructure worries
Some Chinese Leaders Say They'll Continue Fireworks Tradition Despite Ban
Locally Caught Ahi Limit Nears (thank an environmentalist)
Where's pharma settlement money going?
How Many Print Reporters are Left in Honolulu?
Kauai Council candidates weigh in on economy, safety, transparency
Teachers create a new generation of voters
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| Thursday, October 07, 2010 |
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October 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 739 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Maui Gubernatorial Debate: Myth vs Fact
Djou: “Our internal polls show us with a narrow lead”
KOS Poll UPDATE: Aiona, Abercrombie statistically tied
Sol Kaho'ohalahala Endorses Alan Arakawa for Maui Mayor
Rep. Djou to name Irene Anzai as “angel in adoption”
VIDEO: Hanabusa claims she plans to leave Ko Olina for First CD
Abercrombie pledges to protect criminals at DoE from Audit
Abercrombie pledges to create ANOTHER State department, let drug criminals off easy
Restaurant Association Backs Aiona: Group Makes Its First Political Endorsement
CB: Duke Compares Plans, Neil Plans For Plan
KITV’s Denby Fawcett spins it for Hanabusa, fails
School board debate draws small crowd
Only 53% approve of Obamunism in Hawaii
Prosecutors withdraw extended sentencing request for teen who murdered neighbor
Feds Threaten To Take Over Workplace Safety
Culture clash as Honolulu's partial fireworks ban passes
BIW profiles Fred Blas Hawaii Council - Puna
Kau Councilman Guy Enriques is courting the media
State ID cards valid for flying but not after May, 2011
Sandwich Isles wins partial victory from FCC in cable dispute
Drug companies to pay $82M to settle Hawaii suits
HUD to help more struggling homeowners in Hawaii
Hawaiian Electric Co. to offer lower rates for recharging electric cars
Hero pilot of United Flight 811 dies at age 81
American Samoa signs new deal with major tuna supplier
Down to Earth promotes Non-GMO food labels
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| Wednesday, October 06, 2010 |
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October 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1052 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Abercrombie: “No new audits--people not interested in how to balance the budget”
Hanabusa's Stimulus Support Could Cost her an Election
UPDATE: Hawaii Christian Coalition compares candidates for General Election
Aiona vs Abercrombie on the Economy: Plan vs platitudes?
New Aiona-Finnegan ad: “Real solutions, not rhetoric”
Aiona Finnegan announce Coalition Team
Abercrombie supported Wall Street Bailouts with Main Street Money
Influencing our culture for life: Vatican leader to speak on Oahu, Maui
Smart Business Hawaii PAC endorses Djou
Djou: Adopt a School Oct 10th
DoE fails to comply with 180 day law -- regular schools have only 178 days
“Vindictive” Incoming Prosecutor Kaneshiro Firing 11 Veteran Lawyers in middle of trials (1988 redux)
Rep Karl Rhoads, wife tied to Andy Mirkitani kickback scheme
Abercrombie claims he can create two new State departments without raising taxes
Dems “Hatchet Job” calls tax hike, food stamp cut “aid to schools”
Republican Party Calls Critical Ad False
Hanabusa (D-KoOlina) residency conflicts with district, history
Cashing in on health care reform: Prepaid Health Care Act in danger
Kaho‘ohalahala endorses Arakawa
Police Question Enforceability of Sidewalk Plan
Tom Gill’s brother founded Sierra Club in Hawaii
Education Poll Ranks UH 115th In Global Survey
Anti-Israel Walk Saturday at Hilo’s Kalakaua Park
Home sweet home for Hawaii's soldiers returning from Iraq
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| Tuesday, October 05, 2010 |
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October 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1102 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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KOS Poll: Aiona, Abercrombie tied with 48% of the vote
In major interview published today, Inouye ignores Abercrombie
Aiona Finnegan announce affordable housing plan (Full Text)
Aiona hits “arrogant” Abercrombie as polls tighten
Hanabusa meant only that there is no waste in STATE government
Star-Advertiser panics as Christians prepare to vote
Akaka Bill Still Alive?
Risks shroud births in isles
Roth: Appointed school board would help accountability
Retired car dealer James Pflueger pleads not guilty to tax fraud
Isles see California welfare spending
Feds: 2 Hawaii groups join reinsurance program
SA: Protect safety net from abuse
KPD: No connection between Jackson, Westside murders
Ooma hearing carries on
Samoa: Wage Delay Law Shows Faleomavaega Weakness
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| Monday, October 04, 2010 |
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October 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 914 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie pledges to add another State department to oversee your children
Djou opposes income all tax hikes, Hanabusa doesn’t
Leau campaigns on DOE audit promise (HD6 Kona)
Abercrombie’s tech industry boss still whining because Lingle vetoed fuel tax hike
Rich politically connected Manoa liberals avoiding property taxes
Urban Zones Proposed to Keep Sidewalks Clear of Homeless
Kauai Planning Department seeks ability to fine
Progressives obsess over flu shot
Behind lucrative deals, a disconnect
19 Charter Amendments on this year’s Hawaii County ballot
American Samoa governor off to Hawaii in bid to seal cannery deal
HELCO seeks developers for Kahe Valley “clean” energy projects
Family fights disabled son's deportation
State proposes land purchase for Kalaeloa Harbor expansion
Captive audience: A look at Hawaii’s Con Air
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| Sunday, October 03, 2010 |
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October 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 933 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Kauai Mayor Carvalho refuses to endorse Abercrombie
Monday is last day to register to vote
VIDEO: New Aiona/Finnegan ad features Duke’s VW Bus
Hanabusa -- "I can tell you right now, in government I don't think there's waste, per se.” (VIDEO)
Photo essay: Aug 28 Glenn Beck Rally vs Oct 2 Democratic Socialist rally
VIDEO: Abercrombie wins Fah-bulous endorsement from Waikiki’s hungry “SistahFace”
Abercrombie seems slow to get off the mark
Candidates for governor in conflict on civil unions, other social issues
AP: Willoughby calls Hirono a 'rubber stamp' for the Democrats
Hawaii Meth Project is helping cut methamphetamine use
Judge Seabright will issue partial injunction Thursday removing local firm’s campaign contribution limit
Suit: County not pursuing violations in development
Nurses in ample supply: The poor economy has turned a once-critical shortage into a surplus
Hirakawa’s second sex harassment settlement from Kauai county worth $450,000
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| Saturday, October 02, 2010 |
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October 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 720 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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AFL-CIO’s false attack takes aim at Djou’s ethnicity
Djou: New Fiscal Year, Same Fiscal Irresponsibility (IBD editorial)
Health Insurance? No need: Abercrombie promises to dump Prepaid Health Care Act
Inouye says Abercrombie proposal would "shut local businesses" out of work
Hawaii Taxpayers On the Hook for $9 Billion--and Not for Rail
OHA driving Hawaiians out of Hawaii
AP: Aiona commercial played backwards says “I am the walrus.”
GOP Govs Run Negative TV Ad Against Abercrombie: Analysts Call Ad Subtle, Soft, Cute
Gov. candidates to discuss children's issues
2012: Lingle Eyes U.S. Sen. Akaka's Seat
Moon’s furlough ruling delays Carlisle's swearing in
SA vs OHA: Economics at root of 'bias'
CB: Akaka Bill Pau Already?
Appointed Board of Ed? HSTA to Teachers: "NO"
Lingle credits private sector for isles' economic rebound: The governor also cites her administration's success in keeping spending under budget
Maui: Arakawa, Tavares spar over sour economy
Kauai: Public invited to forum for County Council candidates
Health workers suing the state
HR: Business and Health Insurance Costs to Remain High Under Hawaii’s Exemption to National Healthcare Law
SA: Local-hire law needs clarification
ANOTHER American Samoa lawmaker charged with embezzlement, corruption
Pearl Harbor and Hickam merge
Call for nominations put out for University of Hawaii Board of Regents
Judge to allow disclosure of pharmaceutical settlement amounts
Veteran politico and developer sets his sights on historic Haleiwa
Obama's new chief gathers isle kudos
WaTimes: Holder is AWOL on military voting
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| Friday, October 01, 2010 |
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October 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 550 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Midweek: Abercrombie voted alone against anti-terrorism measures, against support for Israel
Neil Abercrombie, D-Hezbollah
Aiona: Tourism recovery reflects hard work and cooperative efforts
Djou talks to 3000 constituents in telephone talk story
Haha’ione Forum to discuss move to appointed Board of Education
HGEA endorsements: Our way or the highway on GE Tax
White van lic # NDU-549 sought in Hauula campaign sign thefts
Abercrombie plans to dump Prepaid Health care act in favor of state-run medical insurance
Shapiro: Abercrombie off target on blame for schools
Republican Governors back Aiona with ad dollars
Rep Pine pledges not to run for City Council
Visitor Industry Continues To Rebound: Total Visitor Arrivals Up 11%, Visitor Spending Up 30%
2 Sentenced In Sex Trafficking Case: Defendant Given 25 Years In Federal Prison
DoE still can’t get Mililani middle School up to 180 days, plans to seek exemptions for multi-track schools
A part of a plan to keep Kukui Gardens affordable stalls over financing trouble
Feds check state's gas pipes: The Public Utilities Commission lobbied to end its oversight of fuel conduit safety
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| Thursday, September 30, 2010 |
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September 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 730 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Flashback: Neil Abercrombie rejects Investigation of Pay-to-Play Earmark Schemes
HCF: Blank votes beat all BoE Candidates
Djou: HR2378 will hurt Chinese tourism in Hawaii
Source: Kiewit set to sock City with major change order on rail project
43% of school board votes left blank on Oahu
KITV’s Denby Fawcett launches attack on Aiona
Democrat Shapiro calls latest RGA Aiona ad “a test fart”
Piltz says views in line with Arakawa, supports candidate
HGEA to demand legislature make salaries secret
CB Opinion: Honolulu Should Not Start Rail Construction Until Engineering is Complete and Final Cost is Known
Hirono, Djou split votes on spending measure
Democrat Borreca uses Rolfing book to bash Christians
Rep. Gene Ward Sponsors Debate on Constitutional Amendment: Elected vs. Appointed Board of Education?
Kamehameha Schools is considering buying the city land currently sought for a hotel
Star-Advertiser still pushing global warming scam
Hawaii tops nation in millionaires per capita
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| Wednesday, September 29, 2010 |
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September 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 955 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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VIDEO: Abercrombie voted for bonuses for Wall Street Execs
Duke and Lynn Team Up Online
Djou introduces legislation requiring community hearings on neighborhood half-way houses
Randy Piltz Endorses Alan Arakawa for Mayor
Willoughby vs Hirono: “A choice between higher taxes and lower taxes”
CB: Aiona Shines at Energy Expo
Hawaii GOP Targets 15 key Districts After Primary
GOP ad campaign backs Aiona
SA: Elections office breathes easier
Justice eludes Hawaiians, OHA study says
Officer's arrest third for HPD this month
As predictable as sunrise, anti-developments activist disrupt Haleiwa hotel meeting
Young Brothers will appeal PUC's interim approval for Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines
Maui Council Candidate Ellie Cochran ‘not proud’ of her criminal past
CEO resigns Kona Hospital
Laupahoehoe charter school enters final stretch
ONE YEAR LATER: American Samoa works to improve tsunami warning system
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| Tuesday, September 28, 2010 |
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September 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1116 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Rothenberg: Democratic poll shows Djou ahead by double digits
CB: Duke 'n Lynn Firing on All Pistons
SA: Aiona’s proposed four-day workweek worth exploring
SA: Democratic-backed anti-Djou commercial's claim does not add up on closer examination
CB: Obama Backs Hanabusa, but GOP Not Scared
The Rundown (post-primary)
Pamela Young: Top BoE vote-getter
Visitor spending up 18%: Hotel occupancy rose by more than 10 percentage points in July
U.S. officials threaten to temporarily take over the state's enforcement of workplace safety
City Council to Homeless: Get Off Our Sidewalks!
Kaua‘i firemen caught fishing off Ni‘ihau in fireboat
Abandoned for 13 years, Hilo housing project stumbles again
Commemorations will mark the anniversary of a tsunami that raked the Pacific islands
Shapiro: The feds have a place in our schools
Jeremy Harris is long gone but his unsold books live on
Obama tells questioner he's 'Christian by choice'
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| Monday, September 27, 2010 |
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September 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1008 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Aiona accepts eight debate invitations, Abercrombie declines two
Aiona Video: How can Hawaii rediscover the path toward good-paying jobs?
HCF: Clear lack of vision at the Board of Education
Hanabusa voted to make Hawaii #1 in high taxes
Abercrombie finally cornered into debating, Shapiro spins furiously
HGEA Refuses to endorse molester’s employer Rep Rida Cabanilla for HD 42
Civil unions may be unspoken issue in governor’s race
Kalapa: Greatest issues are economy, business climate
More RTTT money being spent on teachers’ salaries
City's $30M overrun a warning about sloppy management
Utah and Four-Day Workweeks
Caldwell to sign off on fireworks limits
Fair Elections Now Act could help make Congress accountable to us, the conscious, enlightened, and progressive
Hawaii Supreme Court reinstates convicted drug dealer’s law license
Roberts buses involved in 5 deaths
ONE YEAR LATER: Rebuilding continues on ruined homes in Samoa
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| Sunday, September 26, 2010 |
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September 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 809 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Aiona accepts eight debate invitations, Abercrombie REJECTS two
Abercrombie and Aiona agree to 2 TV debates, Abercrombie rejects two
Aiona, Finnegan to hold voter meeting in Mililani
Abercrombie admits his education reform proposals based on failed Act 51 disaster
Omidyar’s Kanu Hawaii claims not to be an Abercrombie group
More Omidyar propaganda: Slavery or fertile fields?
Obama e-mail urges support for Hanabusa for Congress
Democrat Borreca still bitter because Manoa liberal Caldwell is unemployed
John Willoughby Answers 10 Questions From Civil Beat
Hannemann’s Landslide Loss Calls For Re-evaluation of Honolulu’s $5.5 Billion Fixed-Rail Project and Openness
Another Energy Audit Criticizes 'Lethargic' Stimulus Spending
Drug suit could net millions for state: State lawyers want the settlements revealed after reaching a deal with the last defendant
Protesters rally against planned hotel in Haleiwa
County Council again delays ethics reform
Risky fish?
State removing people, ungulates, dangerous rocks from Kalalau
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| Saturday, September 25, 2010 |
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September 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1226 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hawaii Family Forum: Did we miss an opportunity?
Rep Karl Rhoads, Oahu Co Democrats try to knock Iraq War Vet off HD 28 ballot
HUD: All Hawaii Federally funded construction projects jeopardized by override of Lingle’s veto
Best for Guard, Reserve: State of Hawaii receives DoD Freedom Award
Hawaii Muslims cancel big September 11 feast, move it to September 11 Julian instead
Aiona has gubernatorial race to himself as foe vanishes
Abercrombie leaves isles for five days and counting
Duke Aiona accepts two debate invitations, says Abercrombie is stonewalling
Democrat Party officials dispute Iraq War Veteran's candidate eligibility
HUD flags local-hire laws: Housing officials back Lingle's position, but one measure already excludes federal work
Oahu's Muslim Community puts shoes to infidel children
Public financing of Big Island campaigns helps incumbents
Rep. Herkes requests Attorney General review of Hawaii Health System Corporation Loan to Alii Health Center
A Decade of Dispute: Molokai Veterans Go to Federal Court, sue Tavares
Homeless murder self-defense ruling baffles victim's sister
Major pot grower gets 2 months: 80 plants, 6.9 pounds of marijuana found at home
Nakamura surprises self with council showing
Catholophobes block construction of monastery
Third isle wind farm proposed: The newly formed Kawailoa LLC plans to build up to 43 turbines on the North Shore
Utah egg farm sued slavery contractor on behalf of workers, meanwhile Hawaii eco-farms say ‘not our problem’
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| Friday, September 24, 2010 |
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September 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1030 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Forum: Elected or Appointed Board of Education - What is the Best Choice?
Full Text: Aiona, Finnegan unveil energy, environment, agriculture plans
Panos: Kiewit rail construction is unpermitted
VIDEO: New Djou ad rebuts “rattled” National Democrats
Djou makes “Pledge to America”
Djou votes against $14,457,000,000 in new taxes
Hawaii Christian Coalition compares candidates for General Election
New York, Hawaii Top Earners Face Highest Tax Under Obama Plan, Study Says
Aiona sees jobs in energy
Inouye demands $4 TRILLION in new taxes
GOP 'Pledge' makes closing argument to voters
Civil Beat’s Omidyar gives $750,000 to Abercrombie group
KHON2 camera covered with Abercrombie sticker
Hirono votes $14.5 Billion in new taxes, Djou rejects
Ewa Beach website exposes Cabanilla, Espero, Bradshaw
Cabanilla’s ad may have violated military law
Rape, stabbings, attempted murder as Homelessness Industry keeps homeless on streets out of shelter
SA: Give fireworks ban a chance to make you forget Independence Day just a little
Invasive, hoofed animals fall into policy gap
UH System enrollment tops 60,000
Kyoya Tower Opposed By Environmentalists
KITV: Developer Eyes City Park Land For Haleiwa Hotel
Hawaii County, firm in mediation over asphalt deal
Taxpayers fund eco-scammers retaking Kau council seat
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| Thursday, September 23, 2010 |
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September 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1044 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Gubernatorial Debates? Abercrombie says “It’s not my job”
Shapiro tells Hawaii media how to spin debate story
Nov 2: Focus on kids--abolish the current BoE
Aiona/Finnegan campaign releases transportation and health plans
VIDEO: New RGA ad highlights Aiona’s education plan
CNBC VIDEO: Djou on Summers’ resignation, House GOP policy agenda
Full Text: House Republican Caucus "Pledge to America"
Fred Rohlfing’s Island Son Presents an Alternative View of Hawaii Politics
Woodward: Obama at odds with military commanders
Aiona: No new taxes
Aiona pushes 4-day week for the state
KHON: Aiona: Abercrombie ducking debate challenge
Media begins negotiating debate format
Ian Lind echoes Shapiro on how to spin Aiona’s Debate challenge
Boylan: “It’s the most chaotic election we’ve ever had.”
Case: Don’t underestimate Aiona, Abercrombie got 15% GOP crossovers
Adrienne King endorses Aiona/Finnegan ticket
Carlisle to bring ex-aide to City Hall: The mayor-elect says he will nominate his prosecutor's office deputy as managing director
CB: Mazie Hirono Against John Who? In 2nd Congressional District
SA: Protect Hawaii health care law from Obamacare
Hawaii collects more than $100M in back taxes
TIME: Paradise Paradox: Why Life in Hawaii Leads to Early Death
Hawaii Gains Maximum Welfare Funding
CBS News plugs Hawaii 5-0 coast to coast
NLRB rejects complaints against Times
NCQA: Kaiser Permanente is Hawaii's highest-rated health plan
Hawaiian Telcom passes last regulatory hurdle to exit bankruptcy
Tech-firm CEO charged with girl's sexual assault
Lanai Solar Farm Says Mahalo For Upgrade
Council passes fireworks limits
Council Passes Relief In Property Tax Mix-Up
Kauai: Green vigilantes scour island
Enriques breaks silence to media
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| Wednesday, September 22, 2010 |
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September 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 742 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Gubernatorial Debates? Abercrombie says “It’s not my job”
Hanohano: Abercrombie is ducking debate challenge
CNBC VIDEO: Djou on Summers’ resignation, House GOP policy agenda
Aiona presses Abercrombie: Dem accused of ducking debates
Volcanic Ash: Abercrombie's passion, energy and focus aid in election victory
Hawaii gov. candidates begin fall campaign short on funding
True Djou: "I Have Never Voted For a Tax Increase"
Hawaii-based eBay founder won't endorse Whitman for governor
Obama's policies drag down Democratic governors
Honolulu mayoral transition off to a bumpy start
Molokai veterans sue Tavares over ‘threats’
Former state labor inspector indicted on identity theft charges
Fireworks bill: Council set to vote Wednesday
Council delays action on ethics reform: Mayor Kenoi's proposal seen as too stringent
Construction project aims to revitalize Big Island
Non-profits could lose tax exempt status (Thanks, Obama)
Shapiro: Has the train to nowhere reached its destination?
Construction jobs resurgent at Honolulu job fair
Rep. Mark Takai hosts rare D.C. fundraiser
Navy opposes changes to 90-year-old shipping law
Pacifists defeat ultra pacifists -- knotted gun to be displayed
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| Tuesday, September 21, 2010 |
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September 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1499 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Debates: Aiona’s Open letter to Abercrombie “All you have to do is say ‘yes’.”
Djou to hold telephone talk-story with constituents
Senate’s only Republican Akaka Bill backer to be stripped of seniority, positions
NYT: In an Ugly Human-Trafficking Case, Hawaii Forgets Itself
Aiona prods Abercrombie to accept his debate plan
Republicans woo Hannemann voters
Duke vs. Neil: Compare and Decide
Republican crossovers picked weaker Democrat Abercrombie?
Mix of stalwarts and young guns brought Abercrombie success
Carlisle Prepares For Mayoral Transition
Hawaii's next governor won't have much money to play with
Carlisle vs Oshiro over TAT?
Ambition Narcissism Leads to Hawaii Political Turnover
Keeping Up With the Congressionals
Howie Dean’s Democracy For America Backs Hanabusa
Wharton Wishes Willoughby Success in 2010 General Election
Pasha gets PUC approval for interisland shipping
Hawaii's personal income up 0.8% in 2Q
Kaneshiro to reshape crime office
Researcher: Meth decline not linked to campaign
Kaneohe Murder-Suicide Suspect Had 18 prior convictions
Queerty: IRS: Hawaii Family Forum Must Pay Tax Penalties For Being a Lobbying Group In Disguise
Incest: Bringing Out The Conservative In Everybody
Bedbugs are back in Hawaii (Thank an environmentalist)
Genetically modified coffee company in Hawaii sold
North Korea To Name New Leadership
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| Monday, September 20, 2010 |
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September 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 970 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Duke Aiona challenges Abercrombie to six debates
Republican legislative candidates unite behind action plan
“Voters have spoken: The status quo in Hawaii and in Congress is unacceptable and they want change” – Djou
VIDEO: Djou releases new ad “Making a difference”
Star Advertiser endorses Aiona’s Debate challenge
Duke Aiona: "The issues ... are too important to have them discussed in the manner I have seen done in the primary."
Hawaii Republicans Unveil 2011 Action Plan
Mufi + Neil = Love?
Abercrombie lovin’ Shapiro suggests (hopes?) GOP should continue where Hannemann left off
Democrat Borreca: Abercrombie easily slips into bombast
Carlisle cites city finances as top priority
Tavares threatens veterans with retaliation: Molokai vets file suit over planned center
HELL-CO to grab for your “Green”-- electric rate hikes coming thanks to the environmentalists
Concerned citizens Professional activists tour shrimp farm
Senate Panel Approves $218 Million for Defense Projects in Hawaii
UH ties funding request to goals
Apathy In Board Of Ed Elections
Pilago wins North Kona council seat outright
Naeole-Beason Denies Ethics Charges by dope lobby activist
Third Party and Non-Partisan results
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| Monday, September 20, 2010 |
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Letters to the Editor September, 2010
By Letters to the Editor :: 819 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Respect and noted excellence
Abercrombie’s capitalist: Printing Mufi’s capitalists’ letter is a “dis-service” to the community
"Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives."
19 Presidents and no church in sight?
Hawaii newspapers favor Democrats over 20-9
Primaries disenfranchise General?
Vet Center of Hawaii Outreach
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| Sunday, September 19, 2010 |
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September 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1335 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Primary Election Results—THIRD READ
Kaauwai congratulates Aiona-Finnegan
Democrat team: Abercrombie, Schatz, and Larry Mehau
Neil Abercrombie 2009: A year of corruption
"We don't want Abercrombie"
Voters voted against Hannemann, not in favor of Abercrombie
Aiona plans to concentrate on economic recovery and job creation
Omidyar’s Kanu Hawaii scammers key to Abercrombie victory ($100/barrel oil anybody?)
ILind: Mufi got smoked
Oshiro beats Okino in closely watched Hawaii House race
Turnout Drops to 40.9% vs 42.35% in the 2006 Gubernatorial primary
Carlisle Wins Honolulu Mayor's Race
Wrap-up articles on individual races
Voting machines malfunction as confused voters cast spoiled ballots on election day
SA: Politicians must stem isles' rising poverty rate
With China's largest carrier, Hainan Airlines, yet to take to island skies, the state is looking for other carriers to begin service to Hawaii
Chinatown raids: HPD's gambling sweeps yielded cash, surveillance equipment and gaming machines, but no arrests
Kona Hospital Foundation leader indicted for forgery
Academy plans cut military activity
Sending a meth message, does it work?
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| Saturday, September 18, 2010 |
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September 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1119 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Find Your Polling Place -- Polls open 7AM to 6PM TODAY
Washington Times: Sandwich Isles Communications poised to go into bankruptcy
The Tsunami and Mufi’s Samoan Connection
American Samoa Dept. of Education Exec Arrested for Witness Tampering, Obstruction
New Gaza aid convoy to undermine peace talks
On eve of vote, Abercrombie, Hannemann acrimony visible in Hilo
Hannemann says he takes fruit that comes out of nowhere, bops on head
SA: Rundown of competitive legislative Races
Absentee Voting Sets Record
CNN: Hawaiians head to the polls for bitter primary battle
Hawaii Family Forum to refocus on charity work, ease lobbying
House candidates clash over civil unions
Gay Union Local 5 buys anti-Hannemann ads
Hawaii reaches agreement with feds on overseas ballots for Nov. 2 election
Recktenwald talks about efficiencies during his first remarks as chief justice
Obamanomics: Hawaii median income drops by $8500
Global Horizons: Kauai Coffee slaves want to get rich off us
State of the City 2010: Oahu Infrastructure is Failing
Rob Tam’s HQ vandalized
HPD lieutenant charged with abuse by his Sergeant wife
'Cluster' home project causes stir
WSJ: Man From Minnesota Teaches Hawaiians a Thing or Two About Their Own Language
Hundreds Of Maui Voters Placed In Wrong District
Voter registration numbers questionable
Lingle's senior policy adviser to speak in Hilo
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| Friday, September 17, 2010 |
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September 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1318 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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Abercrombie predicts Duke Aiona will be next governor
Lingle to host 7th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference
DoT Director Brennon Morioka resigns
Will Hanabusa Support Stopping Tax Hikes on Small Businesses Before Congress Skips Town?
AP: 1986 all over again
Gay-Atheist lobby fails to have Calvin Say disqualified
Oshiro calls photo of men kissing “negative imagery’
Gay-Atheist lobby extracts $20K from Hawaii Family Forum for opposing gay civil unions
Negative advertising works in Hawaii
Patronage: New Honolulu mayor to decide 137 city jobs
Native Hawaiians: Vulnerability To Early Death At All Ages
Hawaii's first-time unemployment claims drop by 20%
Poverty in Hawaii continues to grow
SA: Complexities of the sun yield clues for forecasts
Senator Hemmings says wife is innocent of theft charges
Republican activists urge crossover vote…for Abercrombie
SA Owner David Black hosts BC Liberal Party leadership meeting at mansion
Last Minute Fundraising reports:
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| Thursday, September 16, 2010 |
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September 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1078 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Pay to Play: Hawaii faces constitutional challenge
Djou: Most independent, bipartisan member of Hawaii delegation
Aiona: My Appointed BoE would make Audit a top priority
Prevedouros: Case, Carlisle panic
GOP: Ed Case repeats losing three-way Special Election strategy
Mayoral race: Ed Case appeals for crossover votes
Carpenter: “I don’t think it ever gets healed over” between Hannemann, Abercrombie
Inouye: Abercrombie is a stranger -- Abercrombie: “same kind of result as 1986”
Pfluegers, Others Indicted In Tax Fraud Case (hid assets during Kaloko case)
Hawaii students improve SAT scores as fewer DoE students participate
BOE to vote on Molokai school consolidation
UHPA burns $305K mostly to back Abercrombie, HSTA ‘s PAC broke
Sen. Slom: Vote for Panos the Engineer
Hannemann rolls the dice on GOP appeal
City Council will vote on a measure to restore residential rates for 247 homeowners
Some Hawaii Kai voters still lacking corrected mail-in ballots
Money flows to House, Senate incumbents
Foreclosures hit all-time high—Hawaii 10th in nation
Reports of gunfire in Chinatown uncover (well-known) suspected illegal gaming operation
Honolulu police officer arrested on suspicion of shoplifting
Hilton Hawaiian Village's 1,400 workers vote 'yes' to strike
Hawaiian Telcom plan gets FCC approval
Hawaii Beach Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
UH aims to raise cap on nonresidents
Hokulia bypass bond in hands of shuttered insurer
Hawaii State Department Recognized for Being Energy-Efficient
Hemmings' wife gets probation
HCC plan to erect a 'knotted gun' statue questioned
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| Wednesday, September 15, 2010 |
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September 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 932 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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VIDEO: National Democrats criticize Djou for voting against $40B tax hike
Hannemann’s property tax hike forces eviction of Kalihi non-profits
VIDEO: Hanabusa “can’t say no”
New Study Finds Positive Return on Investment for States that Invest in Quit Smoking Treatments
Waikoloa Workforce Housing CEO: How Hawaii County officials sabotaged affordable housing project
Lingle nominates Scheuer to head DLNR water resources
Lingle calls on Republicans to cast GOP ballots
Abercrombie pushes for gambling, gay marriage
UPW Members protest their leadership again
Cayetano, Roth Support Appointed School Board: Say It Would Make School Leaders More Accountable
HSTA, HGEA squabble over which insolvent health plan to save
Mark Recktenwald sworn in as Hawaii chief justice
Alexander & Baldwin seeks approval on a 2,500-home project outside Kahului
Gay-Atheist Democrats demand Okino Expulsion
Mufi Group says Lingle is stalling rail
Caldwell tries to pretend he is not Hannemann
Theft, rape cases jump in isles
Shapiro: Neil Abercrombie = Jack Burns
Democrats 90% solution
Cayetano to Lingle: Check Rail EIS carefully before signing
Number of absentee voters increasing
Civil Beat Shares Hawaii Legislature Salaries
FAA to cover cost of Lihue Airport expansion
What "The 25 Most Expensive Homes" Reveal About the U.S. Economy
Company offers plan to install free solar panels in isle homes
Interest Groups squabble over endorsements:
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| Tuesday, September 14, 2010 |
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September 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1149 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Video: Duke Aiona launches first TV ad
Lingle: “Rail EIS is not on my desk as some have incorrectly stated”
Jerry Burris: “Abercrombie is one of just a handful of members of Congress who do not declare a religious affiliation”
Confirmed: Neil Abercrombie does not claim to be Episcopalian
Which kills more: ideology or religion?
Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion
VIDEO: Ground Zero Mosque leader “9-11 truthers are conducting the most exalted jihad."
Hawaii Democratic Convention renews call for closed primary
Hawaii AARP releases Voter guide
Hannemann to Abercrombie: I admit I will raise the GE Tax, when will you admit it?
Hannemann Seeks Non-Democrat Voters
Inouye's coyness promoting confusion
Takamines, longtime legislators, differ with the ILWU over Dem Nomination
ACT 221 Scammers target Rep. Issac Choy
City prosecutor hopefuls lay out visions 1 last time
Shapiro: A taxing connection for Caldwell
Economy is top issue in packed Maui mayoral race
State Auditor doing her part for the DoE/BoE/HSTA: DOE Management Audit Would Overwhelm Her Staff
VEBA: HSTA files lawsuit against Lingle
BOE names Kathryn Matayoshi as superintendent
CB: Island Values flyer is inflammatory but accurate
SA: None of the 14 Hawaii farms (such as my son’s ML&P) are accused of doing anything wrong
Trapped With a Dying Dog: Understanding Human Trafficking, on a Smaller Scale
Review discovers campaign violations by Hawaii County Council members
Kauai Shrimp farm meeting spurs public interest
Kauai electric utility wins approval for rate hike
Quarantine possible to contain coffee berry borer pest
Suspect in 1996 Waikiki Gay Sex Tourism murder provides writing samples
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| Monday, September 13, 2010 |
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September 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1264 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Star-Advertiser & Abercrombie sing duet on Religion: Only we the elite may draw lines between right and wrong
Inouye part of triumvirate responsible for 15.7% of US transportation pork
“Islam Day”, HB444 promoters fund lying “Abercrombie is an Episcopalian” radio ad
Civil Beat Poll: Voters Don't Want Lawmakers to Bring Back Civil Unions Bill
ILind: Kirk Caldwell’s “hidden home” gets huge tax break
Hannemann advertisement implies key endorsements
SA: Don't lose your right to vote
Democrats: Rules made for ignoring II
Pay-to-Play: Hawaii faces constitutional challenge
Duke Aiona Hosts ‘Ohana Event and 9/11 Remembrance
Honolulu Prosecutor candidate appeals to fight fans
VIDEO: Tea Party remembers 9/11 in Hilo
Rod Tam Responds To Criminal Investigations
Stephens Media is Suing Bloggers
Hannemann: Honolulu Civil Beat Poll Showing Him Behind in Gubernatorial Race is Faulty
Partisans fight over “Progressive Democrats” label
Akaka Bill — Series of 3 Lectures Cover 3 Points of View
American Samoa voters may amend constitution
Local farms in labor bind: Agriculture relies on foreign workers, but the firms that supply them face scrutiny
War on coffee pest begins this week
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| Sunday, September 12, 2010 |
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September 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 553 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Mufi’s venture capitalist to Neil’s: “F*** you”
Aiona: “Loyalty, duty and self-sacrifice prevailed over fear, uncertainty and sadness.”
Governor’s Ball draws 400
Prevedouros sees hope as poll numbers tighten
Democrats choose between “Bully” and “Cog”
UPI: No love lost between two Dem gubernatorial candidates
Passion for public service paved chief justice's path
September 11 in Hawaii
Hanabusa forms committee to consider ACLU’s lawsuit threat over Senate prayer
KITV: Election Machines Working Fine For Saturday's Primary
Mufi gets $250K from rail contractors
Charter School's plan aims high
The city is lax with public-view rules for 250 historic homes getting property tax exemptions
SA: Keep cameras rolling for Hawaii film industry
Study: Hawaii timeshare occupancy hits 90 percent
Developer’s Poll: The Big Island of Hawaii Community Supports the $1 Billion Development at ‘Aina Le’a
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| Saturday, September 11, 2010 |
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September 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 823 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii Muslims cancel big September 11 feast, move it to September 11 Julian instead
Lingle: September 11, 2010 is Patriot Day and Day of Service and Remembrance in Hawaii
Djou: “Out of the ashes, American courage and charity emerged”
Hawaii GOP: Let Democrats sort out their own races
Hawai`i Free Press readership grows 74%
500 soldiers gather at Fort Shafter to observe the attacks' ninth anniversary
Hanabusa Commercial “may not be the best”, Democratic leadership “wasn’t satisfied”
Abercrombie campaigners sentences for Governor’s office sit-in
Civil Beat Robo-Poll says 30% of conservatives support hippie from Buffalo
Hannemann camp questions validity of poll
Abercrombie: “I’m not pandering”
Unions having hard time speaking with single voice
Hawaii Holds First Higher Education Summit
Gay-Atheist Democrats threaten Okino with expulsion
Slaves worked at A&B too: Kaua‘i Coffee linked to human-trafficking lawsuit
Kulani: State panel approves Youth Challenge Academy but not National Guard training
North Hawaii hospital CEO White quits; second to step down in 2 years
Coffee berry borer: How did it get here? What are its potential impacts?
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| Friday, September 10, 2010 |
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September 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 2091 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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LA Times: Djou, youthful leaders reshaping Hawaii GOP
Hanabusa: What we see...
Rep Djou job fair draws 600 job seekers
NRCC moves to preempt National Democrats’ false ad
GOP: Hanabusa videotaped campaigning inside polling place limits
Highest suicide rate in US: Hawaii DoE highschoolers
Lingle on Furloughs: “Circuit Court should never have issued the injunction”
Aiona: Lower revenue projection requires “state to spend within its means”
Cam Cavasso Senate campaign wins Okino endorsement, national attention
Djou: Relieved over release of South Korean fishermen
Honolulu Retreat: Healing the pain of abortion
CB/Merriman Poll: Abercrombie 48% to Hannemann 31%
Transsexual BoE member gives $6000 to Abercrombie
ML&P, ILWU make excuses about the slavery in their midst
Discovery of invasive beetle threatens Kona coffee embargo
Sierra Club launches www.MufisMess.com
Judge: Military's Ban On Gays Is Unconstitutional
CB’s Chad Blair complains that Hawaii politics is not Godless
School Furlough Protesters To Be Sentenced Friday
Djou Hosts Job Fair, Says He's Seeking Work Too
State GOP files complaint against Hanabusa
HGEA Letter Addresses Hannemann Endorsement: Union Leader Says Dissension Is Media Creation
Shapiro: HVCA, HCVA, VCAH: Where’s my Excedrin?
Ad slamming Abercrombie funded by five Hawaii residents
A-1 A-lectrician tied to Island Values commercial
Outdoor Circle calls Republican signs “hideous”
Infrastructure Management Group wins rail contract
City scoops land for Honouliuli sewage treatment plant expansion
Survey: Hawaii has 4,881 time-share units in the works
Hawaii human trafficking guilty plea rejected
Military engineers to upgrade Micronesian Health Facilities
Kauai County admits to violating federal law by killing birds due to lighting at facilities
Maui County’s high suicide rate draws action
Federal dollars sought for isle
School photographer found not guilty in sex assault case
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| Thursday, September 09, 2010 |
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September 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 732 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Smart Business Hawaii PAC endorses Carroll for Governor, King for LG
Ka’auwai: “If Hanabusa won’t be voting for herself, why should anyone else?”
Haha’ione Elementary site of Townhall meeting on proposed appointed School Board
Need a job? 50 employers to attend Rep Djou’s job fair
Maui TEA Party releases list of approved candidates
UPDATE: Schatz, Hirono, Hannemann, others ineligible for Democratic Party support
UPDATE: Hilo, Kona, Maui events to mark September 11 attacks
SA: Aiona sees danger if Hawaii returns to one-party rule
Moneyed Hippie stays broke: Abercrombie raises most money, burns it
Candidates submit final money tally before primary
State supreme court: blocking furloughs was premature
Shapiro: Democrats: Rules made for ignoring?
Thai workers describe being lured into slavery in U.S.
'Transparency' applies to rail
Alternet: Mufi IS less moral
Hawaii Islam Day leader speaks out against Koran burning
Missile programme raises concern in Hawaii (Anti-Americans begin campaign)
Release of refunds leads to 22% drop in Hawaii's August tax collections
Hawaii hotel tax revenue jumps 25%
Bored of ed?
Regulators guarantee Hawaiian utility’s ‘green’ profit
Coffee parasite discovered in Kona
University of Hawaii presents state's first-ever higher education summit
Cert Petition In Hawaii Beach Takings Case: Is The Right To Accretion A "Property" Interest?
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| Wednesday, September 08, 2010 |
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September 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1422 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Will Obamacare kill HHSC?
Gov Lingle appoints Figuera and Kouchi to Senate
Small Modular Reactors: Creating Energy Independence for Hawaii
VIDEO: Rep. Djou hosting job fair with 40 employers Thursday
DoE high schoolers have nation’s highest suicide rate
Mufi promises to “discuss possibility of increasing GE Tax” Star-Advertiser lies about it
Panicked desperate national Democrats, unions pour money into Hanabusa campaign
CB: Aiona did build Hawaii drug Court system
RNC chair Steele hopes to rally Hawaii Republicans with visit
SA Hypocrites: Stop using religion to divide (repeats Abercrombie Episcopal lie)
Abercrombie Slams Hannemann For Using Religion To Divide: In New Ad, Christians Urged to Vote Hannemann, Not Aiona
Shapiro: Hannemann's tactics ungodly
SA Profiles Hannemann, leaves out arrest, MMLG
Abercrombie: Vote early before you find out the truth about me
Complete list of Consolidated polling stations
Honolulu Magazine: Trains Kill Buses
City: "Idiot" version for rail EIS is award-winning
HHS regional director Schultz visits Hilo Medical Center and talks reform
AP: Hawaii brothers guilty of ill-treating Thai workers
NYT: Forced Labor
The Nation: Federal Indictments in Human Trafficking Scheme
Lingle fills vacant senate seats
Education Week provides the arguments HSTA will be using to neuter RTTT even more
Honolulu inflation rises 2.5%: Gas and electricity increases are cited for the jump from the first half of 2009
Hawaiian Airlines' traffic jumps 5.5%
Lehman Estate Files to Foreclose on Ritz Kapalua
Rush Limbaugh, The Haney Project and Hawaii
Old Farmer's Almanac: Global cooling to continue
More Candidate Profiles: Meet your Kauai County Council candidates
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| Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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September 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 753 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hilo, Kona, TEA Party events to mark September 11 attacks
Schatz, Hirono, Hanabusa, Hannemann, ineligible for Democratic Party support
VIDEO: Djou releases new commercial
Abercrombie frames himself as an agent for grubbing pocket change from military industrial complex
RTTT to fund teacher bonuses (No accountability here)
Finnegan: “If we were truly supportive of charter schools, we would have equal funding by now”
Borreca: “This year there is a strong and vocal Republican minority”
RAIL: Kobayashi nails Mufi’s EIS “idiot version” costing $33,022/month
Case family Star-Advertiser: Human trafficking must stop (hypocrisy must stop first)
Green Can Have Dear Economic Price
24 apply to be next schools chief (as BoE prepares to pick Matayoshi)
Panos Prevedouros winning PBN online poll
Birds of a feather: Lyla “Islam Day” Berg endorses Neil Abercrombie
Atheists, others attack Tulsi Gabbard over non-profit
Shapiro: Where are the leaders in Election 2010?
More candidate profiles:
Indigenous groups gather to heal
ILind prepares gay atheist lobby for Fall Campaign
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| Monday, September 06, 2010 |
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September 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 495 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii media suddenly converts Abercrombie to Episcopalian
$11,480 per family: Prevedouros puts the check in the mail
Mainland rail contractors recognize Hannemann’s “distinguished service”
Abercrombie: Hannemann using religion to divide voters
Ken Wong’s name disappears from Mufi campaign site
GOP Chair Michael Steele headlines Hawaii GOP fundraiser
School valued for inclusive atmosphere
SA: Defend Hawaii campaign law
Hawaii Muslim leader cheers triumphal Ground Zero Mosque, calls conference for September, 2011
Well offers chance to clear most of meter waiting list
Rocky road for Kealanani: With no work started on the subdivision, a bank guarantee is allowed to expire
Garden Isle missile site will expand: Testing for a land-based defense system would bring a new complex to the island
Feds spending $1.4M on Midway lead paint clean up
Candidate Profiles
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| Sunday, September 05, 2010 |
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September 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1010 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Star-Advertiser endorses Hannemann, Aiona
Obama’s 9th Circuit nominations rejected by Senate
18,000 new voters as Christians register and felons are knocked off rolls
More Porkulus? Djou and Hanabusa clash on additional federal aid to states
Hawaii Political Dirty Tricks Go High Tech
GOP turncoat Anderson joins Hannemann campaign
Abercrombie open to legalized gambling
Maui mayoral race: Economy in spotlight as old political foes quarrel
Rivals protest endorsement of Tamayo by her nonprofit
State lauded for support of Guard and Reserve
Hawaii human trafficking case covered world-wide
Hawaii electrical grid maxes out on intermittent power supplies
Hawaii 9-11 Truther comes back from Gaza to celebrate as anniversary approaches
Hawaii scammer defrauds deaf
Matson cuts fuel surcharge
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| Saturday, September 04, 2010 |
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September 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1272 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Early Voting sites open now across state
Cardines: “Improve the future of Hawaii’s families by voting”
Adrienne King’s pro-life conversion
Aiona: Hawaii’s economic recovery being slowed at federal level
Aiona: Democrats ‘two peas in a pod’
Arakaki: Abercrombie is not for Christians
Hannemann’s Venture Capitalist Splinter cell
Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Caldwell Launches Negative Ad
Quitting erodes public trust (Ko Olina’s Apo management reshuffle)
KITV: Judge Dismisses DUI Charges Amid HPD Investigation
Human trafficking suspect surrenders
Sierra Club forces fish farm to withdraw application
Maui News: Bogus Ocean temperature sensors record sea ice in Hawaii
Kauai night football shutdown by Federal Department of Eco-Religion
Kauai: Nabeshima-Costa pleads guilty to sexual assault of a minor
Council OKs condominium tax rates bill
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| Friday, September 03, 2010 |
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September 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 790 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Governor Lingle applauds confirmation of Mark Recktenwald as Chief Justice
Use your Maka’i Card to donate to Hawai’i Right to Life Education Fund
Study: Hawaii roads #1 in potholes, #47 in cost effectiveness
SA endorses Schatz, Finnegan for Lt Governor
Gary Okino endorses Charles Djou for Congress
Star-Advertiser Gaian Religionists demand submission while complaining about Jesus
Indictment: Case, Omidyar’s ML&P used alleged slavery contractor (Eco-slavery)
No fuss, no muss: Senators unanimously approve CJ Recktenwald
Kaua‘i a second stop, today, in Aiona’s ‘Connecting’ campaign
SD25 Faulty ballots raise election concerns
Rod Tam hungry to be Mayor
Kauai Mayor candidate pushes hemp
Hawaii County Council candidates woo ag votes
Leaving Hawaii to go from Homeless to Homeowner
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| Thursday, September 02, 2010 |
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September 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1110 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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VIDEO: Arrogant Olbermann calls Hawaii GOP Chair “Ka-u-away” anti-Semite
Hawaii DLNR gives 11 acres to 9-11 truther group
New RGA Ad: Duke Aiona will grow Hawai‘i’s green economy
9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington
Alan Cardines to direct Hawaii Family Forum
Aiona dedicates new Shriners Hospital for Children in Honolulu
UPDATE: Senate’s Key Republican Akaka Bill backer CONCEDES Alaska primary
Congress.org rejects Abercrombie’s “front group” claim
Duke Aiona Launches Connecting Communities Initiative
Darwin Ching for Prosecutor releases new TV Advert
Honolulu’s aging water mains: One break per day
Djou: Heroes in uniform deserve credit for success in Iraq
Ninth Circuit: Nader should have been allowed on Hawaii ballot in ‘04
Disclosures: Aiona only candidate with children and debts to go with them
Seeking the Business Vote: Top candidates for governor explain how they would make it easier for businesses to succeed
State Senate To Vote On Recktenwald Nomination
GOP’s Ka‘auwai raises national eyebrows
Ka'auwai Says Churches Now Refusing To Let Mufi Campaign (Neil kneels in joyful prayer)
Oi tries to hang scarlet letter around Aiona’ neck
SA Begins endorsements
Voters to decide on housing office
Rep. Oshiro: Carlisle's No Donkey, Either
Ballot error distresses candidates: Three Democrats from District 25 find their names mistakenly left off absentee forms
Waimea-Ni‘ihau state House race: Westside issues at forefront
Civil Beat Shares University of Hawaii Salaries
Telescope plan advances: Mauna Kea board sends application to UH-Hilo chancellor
More Abuse in Long Term Care: Wahiawa man charged with sexually assaulting a Queen's patient
CODA to Launch All-Electric Sedan in Hawaii
Proposed coal ash rule would impact Hawaii
Island birds vulnerable to global warming
Maryland hostage-taker listed Maui as hometown (Here’s what happens to people who believe in the Cult of Gore)
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| Wednesday, September 01, 2010 |
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September 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 967 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Early voting sites open Friday
Hilo debate: Hannemann applauded for smack down of Abercrombie on Akaka Bill
Hawaii GOP Chairs Tells Christians To Shun Hannemann
Inouye: “Rail is just a promise”
Finnegan: Education a passion
Cutting out the middleman: HSTA boss Takabayashi running for School Board
Campaign law limits rights, suit says
City Councilman Apo resigning to work for new Disney resort
Kauai Senate Candidates address parks, hospitals
WHT: District 7 and 8 candidates take on impact fees and ag issues
Prevedouros' aim is stopping rail
Carlisle draws multiparty support
Kelly “GTMO” Greenwell to face trial Oct. 26
Candidates rate drugs as top issue
Enviros: Our latest scheme will jack up Hawaii electric rates
Absent worker, alleged thief still got paid by the state
Army study: Radioactive residue is not a hazard
Neighbor is charged under hate crime law
Hawaii visitor arrivals jump for eighth straight month
Police investigate two cases of children assaulting teachers (Just another day in the DoE)
Abercrombie says he made a mistake accusing website of being a Republican front
Judge rejects challenge to Kauai Republican's candidacy for a House seat
Candidate questionnaires designed to protect union bosses against complaints about endorsements from union members
NPR: Trouble In Paradise: Hawaii Waits For Drought Relief
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| Tuesday, August 31, 2010 |
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August 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 613 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Sierra Club Vice Chair: “Killing TMT will cause another drop in Sierra Club membership and stature; it is the Superferry all over again”
Rep. Djou to host Honolulu Job Fair Sept. 9
Shapiro: Mufi and Neil debate like Big Time Wrestling
Cachola and Kobayashi helping Abercrombie attack Hannemann?
Recktenwald a solid choice
Settle DOE autism case now
Can Hawaii Student Test Scores Be Trusted?
Aiona responds to email calling him the only 'righteous' candidate
AP: Aiona is lone "righteous" candidate
ILind: Be very afraid: Campaign Spending law faces major legal challenge
Homeless Safe Zones were a disaster in Honolulu 20 years ago
A new national policy promises to untangle the maze of laws and regulations that currently govern our precious marine resources
Students given chance to remove names from schools' list given to military recruiters
Developer feuds with Kauai County over huge Kealia project
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| Monday, August 30, 2010 |
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August 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 738 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Reps. Marumoto and Thielen back Minority Leader Finnegan
Who Is Hawaiian, What Begets Federal Recognition, and How Much Blood Matters?
Lingle: Whole state is proud of Waipio All-Stars
Beck, Palin, and Martin Luther King
Feds deny waiver for Hawaii’s illegal 2010 election schedule
CB: No Public Accountability for Rail PR Contracts (money going to father of Honolulu Weekly publisher)
SA: “Be not deceived” (Republicans push to keep base out of Democratic primary)
'Yes We Care' fund to help families of Waipio Little League team
(Last Minute) Interest in service defines Caldwell
SA, Dems hope GOP loses Hemmings' seat
The nonpartisan primary election hurdle
Alleged Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer questions Naval Training exercises
Obama benefits from Birtherism, hypes it
State pushes to host future Obama library
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| Sunday, August 29, 2010 |
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August 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1076 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Restoring Honor: Glenn Beck rallies 500,000 on anniversary of “I have a Dream” speech
Waipio All-Stars win US Little League Championship
University of Hawaii Study: Native Hawaiians Fear Violence
Aiona says Dems plan to raise excise taxes
Hawaii doctors, ophthalmologists endorse Aiona
Atheists on warpath over letter by GOP Chair
Same-sex couples in Hawaii look to California
HGEA dragging Kona Hospital down
$75 million blueprint for change: Isles' Race to the Top plan is encouraging, say veteran school watchers (dreams)
SA: Some schools will be cut (reality)
Shakedown artists panic: Overhaul of land-use regulations being rushed
Pearl Harbor lures more Chinese tourists with World War II legacy
Maui’s foreclosure picture ‘not pretty’
For Obama, Steep Learning Curve as Chief in Time of War
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| Saturday, August 28, 2010 |
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August 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 740 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Will wandering Republicans be Mufi’s hope or Hawaii’s salvation?
Secretary Duncan's Race to Waste Your Education Dollars
Progressives Against Progress: The rise of environmentalism poisoned liberals’ historical optimism
Candidates seek last-minute donations
Carlisle: I'm No Elephant—FALSE
Council, Caldwell seek tax changes: Bills would give homeowners a rebate and base rates on property use
Honolulu Mayoral Candidates All Promise Faster Access to Building Permits
SA: Reduce e911 system tax
State building stands vacant
Electrical company sues to overturn a ban on political advertising by state contractors
Candidate running from prison cell: Seeks to fill Rod Tam’s shoes
Haleakala Telescope meeting draws many views
Former Maui officer agrees to pay donors in deal
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| Friday, August 27, 2010 |
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August 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1039 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Rep Pat Saiki challenges Adrienne King’s endorsement claim
Oshiro and Okino vie for chance to face Republican Kong Nov. 2
Lieutenant governor's job has potential -- for irrelevancy
Candidates for governor criticize forged letter
Shapiro: Carlisle and GOP agree: He’s not a Republican
Birds of a feather: Family of former mayor Frank Fasi endorse Mufi Hannemann
Inouye Says Lingle Wrong To Call Him Overly Dramatic: Senator Says He's Truthful About Rail Transit Jeopardy
Mufi’s going away present: Honolulu to study how to pay for $5 billion sewer upgrades
Star-Advertiser wants Green Police to inspect your trash
Suit against state over autism case is reinstated (What the DoE doesn’t do)
Year could be school's last: A vote in November might decide the fate of Queen Liliuokalani Elementary in Kaimuki (What the DoE does do)
Report: Hawaii's hotel occupancy up 4.4%
In Hawaii, and on the mainland, credit card debt is declining
West Maui council candidates meet voters at community forum
Maui County Council Says No! to the New York Times
Honolulu Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Scott Bell is Named “Prosecutor of the Year”
Caught on tape: Fire tornado on Hawaii's Big Island
NJ schools chief fired after Race to the Top gaffe
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| Thursday, August 26, 2010 |
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August 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1477 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Prevedouros: Fiscal irresponsibility, not the Governor, is blocking Rail
Senate’s Key Republican Akaka Bill backer failing in Alaska primary
Full Text: Hawaii DoE submitted error in first round of Race to The Top application
RTTT “farce”? HSTA, progressives already scheming to fudge accountability requirements
CJ-Appointee Recktenwald's ICA Opinions
ILind Flashback: Hannemann arrested for assaulting police officer
ILind: Neil Abercrombie’s 1977 “F*** You” letter
RTTT: Consequences for failure unclear
Recktenwald tells judiciary committee he 'embraces' strength of Hawaii constitution
Lingle says rail approval may have to wait for next governor
“Don’t look at me” Inouye set to deflect blame for Rail failure
U.S. visa process gets easier
Poll shows many interested in interisland ferry
Hannemann's Honolulu Hale Examined
Ill-timed negative ad a step backward for Hannemann
Business Exec Disavows Anti-Mufi “Smear” Letter As Forgery
Abercrombie wants Feds to pick up tab for Malpractice Insurance
Waikiki man charged with forcing a girl into prostitution
About-FACE: After Hannemann’s departure, Honolulu is doing a 180 on housing issues
Kauai Democrats sue to oust GOP candidate
Hawaii Ethics Commission seeks new director
Chief Perry wants to keep leading KPD
Kahana Valley families living in limbo
Boat owners on Hawaii's Big Island protesting new fees
Community college enrollment rises 7 percent
Wherever it lands, UH must pony up travel subsidies
Two recent escapes from state hospital draw concern
Honolulu agrees to accept tons of trash
Rush Limbaugh Touts Benefits of Hawaii made E-Cigarettes, Slams FDA
Judicial Committee Unanimously Confirms California's First Filipina-American Chief Justice
Gaza Flotilla participant brings terrorist agit-prop show to Hilo
Liberal activist allegedly flips out, stabs Muslim Cabbie
Ground Zero Mosque Developer: Mosque Could Accommodate 1,000 Worshippers
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| Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
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August 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 860 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Democrats make up 70% of poll respondents—But Aiona #1 in favorability
Hannemann Campaign: Abercrombie is 2 points ahead
Djou: RTTT “is just the beginning”
Lingle: RTTT “would not have been possible without Matayoshi”
Aiona: RTTT selection result of shared commitment to education reform
Meet the “moderate” Muslim behind the Ground Zero Mosque
Inouye goes negative on Ed Case for going negative on Hannemann
Abercrombie fundraiser: “I would come see the devil for Willie Nelson” says attendee
Police: Naeole-Beason complaint filed (The magnificent and glorious Hawaii County Council)
Former Student Member of Education Board 'Can't Sugarcoat Toguchi's Horrible Leadership'
Caldwell, Hannemann smarting from Kalihi tax flap
New flood maps may force Hawaii residents to purchase insurance
Public input sought on Senate vacancy
Leader of Calif-Hawaii drug ring gets 27 years
Hawaii man sues: claims video game is too addicting
Hawaii receives grant to control health insurance premiums
Dem Moneyman buys Winter White House: Obama planning to retire to Kailua?
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| Tuesday, August 24, 2010 |
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August 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 766 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Ed Case: “Prevedouros and Carlisle are the change candidates against status quo Caldwell”
Terrorism? Sovereignty activists prove UHH Professor’s unspoken point
Democrats Want to Slam Small Businesses with Massive Tax Hike: Where’s Hanabusa?
Polling: Aiona’s favorability equal to Democrats’
RTTT: Hawaii gets $75 million
Board designates judge qualified
Hannemann defends against attacks from Case
Ed Case’s Hate machine?
Unity: Dan Inouye forces Democrat candidates to join saimin eating contest
Carlisle holds strong lead
Pacific Islanders suing state over health plan
State Report: Abolish Hawaii Teacher Standards Board
Hawaii State Financial Report 14 Months Late
Honolulu agrees to accept tons of trash
Omidyar’s Civil Beat joins anti-Depleted Uranium scam
Maui Could Be First County To Protect Aquarium Fish
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| Monday, August 23, 2010 |
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August 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 777 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Voters react to Abercrombie, Hannemann personas: "I'm just really tired of all of this BS"
SA: Abercrombie gets backing from Case
HNN/SA Poll reports Lt Gov numbers (It’s Schatz vs Sakamoto)
SA: Ruling on burials highlights need for careful planning (could kill rail)
State cuts 97 polling places: Some worry that fewer sites will sink voter turnout even lower
Hawaii Has 6th Lowest Unemployment Rate: Hawaii Labor Force Fell By 1,700 In July
Hotel revenue up for first half of 2010
Panos Prevedouros: ‘A civil engineer is the perfect professional for the job’
7 vie for Djou's old Council seat
Republican Beth Fukumoto tries to find a middle ground with Hawaii voters
OHA considers legal action to protect cultural sites against Army Stryker vehicles?
Kauai Utility offers millions to protect seabirds
Hawaii Passes on Chance of Female Chief Justice
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| Sunday, August 22, 2010 |
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August 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 863 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Ed Case: Abercrombie, Aiona “both honest, independent, experienced candidates”
Abercrombie has edge (49-44 over Hannemann)
Holding course: Recktenwald likely will not alter the high court's direction (Nomination approved by SA)
Obama, Djou deliver dueling addresses
Poll about the Poll says: More residents leaning toward absentee voting
Emily Naeole’s husband flees state, alleges domestic violence, threats
State attorney general accepts Rego case
Secret meeting yields ad hoc committee: Board creates group to determine clinic's future
Hannemann Plan To Revive Superferry Sinking Fast: Federal Government Expects To Outbid All At Ferry Auction
Forced farming in DHHL’s new “Green” project
Are you paying your neighbor to cut his electric bill?
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| Sunday, August 22, 2010 |
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August, 2010 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 647 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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No reason to pull a Democrat ballot Sept 18
A threat from the Carroll Campaign
Unrecorded Honolulu Council meetings
Same Sex Automatons
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| Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
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August 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 991 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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Rep. Djou Statehood Day address carried nationwide: “We can cut $1.3 trillion right now”
Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American
Prince Kuhio: The bridge from Kingdom to State
Our American Triumph: Civil Rights and Hawaii Statehood
After 6 years: Newspaper Guild signs contract with Tribune-Herald
Nonaka: Republican Poll for Carlisle Doesn't Exist
Djou meets with small businesses
Maui, Kona TEA Party groups back King for Lt Governor
Debate: Hannemann hammered over negative mailer
Debate: Hannemann blames others for Kalihi tax hikes
Hannemann still waffles on Civil Unions
HNN profiles Duke Aiona
CB: Hannemann = Aiona in Hawaii Family Forum Survey
Gay Palimony Suit Filed In Hawaii: Lesbian Couple Fights Over Assets
HGEA Neutral on Say, AFL-CIO backs Synan as labor, gays team up for revenge
Hospital governors meet in secret to discuss taxpayer loans to Alii Health Center
$11,000 in tax credits: Are you buying your neighbor’s electric smugmobile?
Honolulu Harbor gets federal stimulus money
Civil Beat Shares Hawaii State Employee Salaries
Bedbugs Challenge Homeless Shelters
Kauai County plans to refile 32 counts of incest
Overseas Filipino Workers in Islam Nations to Suffer Anew in Month of Ramadan
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| Friday, August 20, 2010 |
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August 20 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 778 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Senate sets day to consider Recktenwald appointment
Property tax quadruples for needy families in Kalihi (Thanks for the $13,000 tax bill, Mufi)
Mufi’s Friday the 13th Attack
Hannemann’s Claims Don’t Match His Record
Mufi’s fake “Brown Guy”?
SA on HD32 Race: 4 making initial run at elective office
Caldwell get it wrong on Hawaii Constitution, Nuclear Power
Council sets fine for haste with big trash
Lights Out: Birds Trump Friday Night Football
Political underdog John Carroll complains he is being ignored
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| Thursday, August 19, 2010 |
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August 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1066 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Djou working to resolve issues caused by Micronesia Compact
Full Text: Hawaii Family Forum/Hawaii Catholic Conference 2010 Voter Guide
Duke Aiona unveils jobs plan
Governor seeks public input on candidates to fill two Senate vacancies
Hawaii State Assessment: Complete school-by-school results
Human Trafficking: Hawaii a standout on “Dirty Dozen” list
Voter Registration Forms Due Today for Sept 18 Primaries
High court upholds burial site challenges: Burial council will not have last word (Big victory for shakedown artists)
Aiona Challenges Rail Project Job Claims
Aiona calls for more business tax credits
Another Hannemann Lie busted: “City Council Never Overrode a Veto” --FALSE
Abercrombie lifts weights to force gay marriage on Hawaii
God In Government? Mayoral Candidates Respond
CD1 Race: National Republicans to stay off airwaves again
5 vying for open seat see jobs, crime as top issues
Sheriff vs Judiciary over bailiffs, staffing?
Star-Advertiser vs Free Speech
Gay atheist lobby: Hawaii anti-gay marriage campaign used as model for California Prop 8?
Shapiro: Muzzle Republicans, Build Mosque
City considers Kailua-Kaneohe sewage tunnel
Council Postpones Vote On Fireworks Ban
Big Island Dopers March Held For Jailed Marijuana Activist
911 transcripts: GTMO Greenwell arrest
911 Taxes Don’t Fund 911 Service
Satellite Firms Get Broadband Stimulus Funds to serve Hawaii
Hawaii TEA Party joins Arpaio, others at border rally
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| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 |
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August 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 981 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Shapiro: Politicians (Hannemann, Caldwell) need to get over the plantation-era bigotry
Embattled State Sheriffs Grilled By Lawmakers (Department lacks sufficient handcuffs)
Teachers prevail in back-pay case (25,000 teachers ripped off by DoE since 1996 and HSTA did nothing)
State Loses $240 Million on Controversial Securities
Testifiers seek hold on bag ban ordinance: Say clearer rules, information on enforcement, more time needed
3500 rally for Abercrombie in Hilo
Hawaii Sierra Club endorsing Hanabusa, Hirono and Hooser (triple albatross)
SA: 3 Democratic candidates differ on taxes and gambling
UH ranks as 159th best in annual U.S. News list
Hawaii's state budget deficit violates constitution (not exactly…)
Hawaii judges’ financial disclosures now available online
Indians Make U.S. Take Out the Trash
Residents to protest land sold to 'Iolani
GOP reveals midterm blueprint
Big Island voters won't decide on referendums
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| Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
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August 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 758 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Prop. 8 ruling ignores precedent, evidence and common sense
Heritage: Solutions for America
Mismanagement Zoo: Honolulu burns $3M to demolish kiosk and put up sign
SA: Hannemann spins facts to run down Abercrombie
Statewide Voter registration hits new record (26,000 new voters)
SA spreads confusion to save BoE from well-deserved oblivion
SA: Land rules changes overdue (OHA to gain monopoly on shakedown operations)
HTF: Figuring Who To Vote For In Upcoming Elections
Hawaii Abortion Critics Opt Not to Endorse Djou
Hawaiian Electric Industries: Don't Count on Its Dividend
Waipahu Food Assistance Office Is Empty — and It's Not for Lack of Need, Nor Is It A Bad Thing
Hawaii lawmakers hold several off-session hearings
Hawaii Democrats will keep candidates on ballot
State ERS fund posts 3-month loss of $761M
Kaiser losses up to $5.1M—will seek rate hike
BOE expected to formally delay planned Kohala consolidation
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| Monday, August 16, 2010 |
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August 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 852 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Djou in WSJ--“Birthright Citizenship: A GOP Achievement”
Hawaii Progressives target Gabbard, express “enthusiasm” for molester’s buddy Rep. Joe Bertram
Great news: Rep. Lyla Berg still taking grief for “Islam Day”
Mufi: “Candidate of corporate and political elite”
Legislators and their greasy palms
Campaign 2010: top mayoral candidates face off
City Council member will ask the Outdoor Circle to support a ban on campaign placards larger than 8 square feet
Dog bite victim not pleased with police response
Lawmakers to question Sheriff Division
Three Hawaii Pacific Health hospitals earn AHA recognition
Persistent drought draining Big Island residents' wallets
Anti-GMO fraudsters gather on Kauai
Flotilla Survivor Criticizes Israelis: Hawaii Woman Claims Attack Was Act Of Piracy
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| Sunday, August 15, 2010 |
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August 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 874 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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CJ-Appointee Recktenwald: Eleven Supreme Court Opinions
State Zoning Statutes As "Environmental" Laws - More On HAWSCT's Ala Loop Decision
Hannemann stabs Caldwell in back: Caldwell retaliates “I own homelessness”
New pick, same judicial evaluation process
HCF: Let the governor appoint the Board of Education and be held accountable
Investigation would help clarify activities at airport
Was Bunda resigned before running for LG? Ask the Senate President.
Primary Registration ends Thursday: Voter Registration up by 1.8% all time high
Marijuana Minister Christie has $34K in cash seized by feds, trial delayed 71/2 months
Maui County Democrats to host Gaza Terrorist Aid Flotilla
Hawaii hotel occupancy tops 80 percent
Hawaiian Bicentennial: Celebrating two centuries of island unification
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| Saturday, August 14, 2010 |
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August 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 946 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Djou on KITV: "Voters voted against the establishment...I look forward to November"
Rasmussen: Only 26% of Americans strongly approve of Obama
The Federal Policy Landscape Is Now More Favorable to Wind Energy than at Any Other Time in the Past Decade
Lingle chooses Recktenwald as chief justice
Hanabusa backs Recktenwald: Rejection of Leonard part of scheme to deprive Lingle of third nomination
Abercrombie hits Hannemann on “bullying and mismanagement”
Hannemann: Chinatown residents are “NIMBYS”, Abercrombie is “absurd and false”
Carlisle Chooses Concert Over Community Forum
Mayoral Candidates Exchange Barbs
Progressives fear Prevedouros victory
Abercrombie refunds donations, gets them back
Abercrombie’s Half-Truth: My Offshore Drilling Bill Would Have Helped With BP Oil Spill
Kauai: Democrats-only LG Debate
Maui: Four candidates eligibility challenged
SA: Candidate criticizes own (sic) party for disqualification move
Case Family Democrat Advertiser: 'Bridge' funding welcomed
SA: No bad guys in farmers' plight (so sayeth the voice of landed aristocracy)
Oahu electricity prices reach 2-year high
Cultural practitioner or squatter? State ejects canoe builder from park
Hawaii lawmaker plans resolution to ban N-word
GTMO Greenwell demands jury trial for resisting arrest
Obama hammered for support of triumphal Mosque at Ground Zero
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| Friday, August 13, 2010 |
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August 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 841 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Carlisle Skips Salt Lake Forum: “Something about demographics”
Democratic gov candidates off to an uninspiring start
Massive failure hidden in DoE’s recent test score improvements
Hannemann still dogged by Pittsburgh fundraiser
Another Hannemann Lie: “I Alone Went to Public Schools”
Floating nuclear plant stirs interest and apprehension
State bar's evaluation process for judges is inherently unfair
Officials To Move Kakaako Homeless: Illegal Campers On The Move Again
Enviros try to force Bunda off the Ballot
Election Season on Kauai: Bynum and Asing trade barbs over unfairness and half-truths
VIDEO: Kohala Middle School rallies against consolidation
Hawaii video game industry added $23M to economy
FBI agents bust 14 in mortgage fraud
Foreclosures finally drop in Hawaii
Justice delayed for military voters: Department ignores states' likely refusal to comply with ballot rules
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| Thursday, August 12, 2010 |
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August 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1116 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Flip-Flop-Flip: Hannemann again refuses to take position on Gay Civil Unions
Time tight for Akaka Bill-but Akaka claims to have the votes
Changes proposed to state land rules: The first revisions in 16 years involve shoreline boundaries and permits
Debate: Hannemann, Abercrombie bicker over “agenda”
Abercrombie unable to think of any achievements other than winning elections and showing up
Democrat Candidates skirt chances to provide specific plans
Caldwell: 'The Number One Job of the City is To Create Jobs for All of Us.'
Pittsburgh Fundraiser: Hannemann campaign, aide agree to pay small fine
The Hill: Vulnerable Dems support state aid bill
US Congressman Djou Condemns N. Korea for Detainment of South Korean Boat
ILind: Brian Schatz is not raking in the bucks from a non-profit sinecure at a Democrat slush-fund, really
Maui HD 11: Molester associates Bertram and Halperin demand criminals be let out of jail: Bertram also demands more marijuana
Republican Dudek stays on ballot: Judge blocks Election Commission from giving Donna Mercado Kim a free ride
Nishiki is target of rivals at Kula candidates forum
Kenoi: No $100 Aina Lea dinner
3 Big Island courthouses to close
Report: Area unsafe: PTA visitors Professional protesters speak up about having to sign a safety waiver
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| Wednesday, August 11, 2010 |
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August 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 984 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Abercrombie part of Democratic Socialists of America Caucus at Democratic National Convention
City, State, EPA agree to Federal consent decree for Honolulu sewage treatment
Inouye, minions challenge Governor over $26B pork package
Mufi donors: Pay-to-Play SSFM leads pack
Mayoral campaign: Prevedouros calls for nuclear power
HGEA rejects molester’s employer Cabanilla (And still deciding on Say)
HGEA announces endorsements
Sierra Club endorsement: Another albatross around Abercrombie's neck
Brian Schatz: “Hemp as a crop, is an idea that should be explored….”
Anonymous Army rehab program gains support
Hawaii bases could escape DoD budget cuts
Lingle Eyes China For More Tourism Help
Hawaii Kai farmers face 25-fold rent hike
Na Wai Eha: Streams flow again — along with controversy and conflict
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| Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
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August 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1140 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Same-Sex Marriage Judge Finds That a Child Has Neither a Need Nor a Right to a Mother
Excess of $1.4B found in 186 Hawaii Special Funds
BoE Chair Toguchi speaks out against appointed BoE
Djou attends Iraq mobilization ceremony of former unit
Individual right to sue for “clean and healthful environment”? State moves for reconsideration
Hirono, Djou Split On Funding Bill
Gay activists continue to hound Calvin Say
Cayetano: Mufi is King of Smears
Rail drives Hannemann contributions, Abercrombie gets D.C. support
HGEA Backs Hannemann; HSTA Abercrombie
Endorsement: HSTA albatross hung around Abercrombie's neck
DePledge: HD 43, HD 31 races competitive
Hawaii Bar Association reconsiders rating rule
Parents working 16 hour days to save children from DoE
KITV Exclusive: Embattled DOT Deputy Quits
Collaborate on APEC security
Hawaii legislators seek feedback from the homeless (Still pushing for Honolulu’s own tent city hell.)
Big Island marijuana advocate to remain behind bars
Kauai judge dismisses 2 criminal cases calls prosecutor’s conduct “egregious”
Hawaiian Electric Industries posts higher profit
American Engineer Convicted of Selling Military Secrets to China
Peak Oil cult leader dies in hot tub: Profited from wild claims of doom?
LA Times Obituary: Robert Aitken dies at 93; American Zen master
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| Monday, August 09, 2010 |
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August 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1250 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Akaka, Inouye meet with Reid over Akaka Bill
Ed Case: Racism and localism in Hawaii politics has dark side
Shapiro: Djou a true test for GOP
Abercrombie Donors: Not Pay-for-Play Mitsunaga leads pack
Group urges people to vote for appointed education board (two BoE members call for appointed Board)
Terror grips Maui, Molokai, Big Isle as fate of several Hawaii schools in hands of BOE members
DoE Team prepares to bid for $75M RTTT grant
Koller: DOE's bungling of lunch program shows need for comprehensive audit
Abercrombie: Hannemann Left Honolulu in 'Worst Financial Position of Any City I Can Imagine'
Hanabusa’s Half-Truth: I Cut Waste and "Saved Us Millions"
Honolulu mayoral hopefuls to debate
DOJ to meet Sen. Cornyn after stalling on MOVE (Hawaii’s illegally late Primary date)
Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers Mobilize For Afghanistan
Hawaii sugar grower working to power Navy (Next Big Thing #1)
A project in Waikiki hopes to harness deep-sea water to power air conditioning (Next Big Thing #2)
Some Kalama Valley residents express concern over proposed residential development
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| Sunday, August 08, 2010 |
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August 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1499 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Mufi’s Republican Army: The Bush Family Connection
Leonard Appointment: How they voted
The 'Birthers' Began on the Left
Djou on MSNBC: “We’ve lost 2.5 million jobs since the stimulus package was created. That’s not progress.”
Borreca: “Lingle stumbles in effort to remake state Judiciary” (How Recktenwald lost favor)
Kauai prosecutor prosecutes former boyfriend for crime she is implicated in
Looking at the Bar Association Board
Hanabusa promises to raise your taxes
Democrats scrap over ads; Aiona stays upbeat
Abercrombie: “Confrontation, finger-pointing and name-calling”
State agency clears Honolulu rail contracts (decision backs Hannemann over Abercrombie)
Anti-Superferry protesters target Navy sonar (again)
Costs piling up two years into Molokai water lawsuit
Juror: Without DNA evidence, Makanani walks on sex assault
Seed money: A koa plantation on the Big Island courts investors to buy tiny trees and then reap rewards over 25 years
UH professor helps boost Vietnam's clinics
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| Saturday, August 07, 2010 |
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August 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 583 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle: “Senators revealed their true colors”
Aiona challenges Hannemann and Abercrombie to speak up on Leonard confirmation
Rejected 14-8 by Senate Democrats: Judge Leonard had more judicial experience than Elena Kagan
April 7, 2010: Hawaii Senate “Urging Governor to use and consider gender equity when appointing judges”
This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
Abercrombie: “The only thing Hawai‘i exports right now is garbage”
ILind: Kyo-ya execs campaigned for Hannemann while seeking city variances for new Waikiki hotel
Hanabusa’s Senate rejects high court pick
Woman with Hawaii roots likely to lead California courts
Shapiro: Senate, Bar Association “drive-by shooting” of Leonard
Gay Advertiser still trying to use Walker’s decision to create gay marriage in Hawaii
Blow to anti-Superferry activists: Maui Council puts brakes on district voting
KITV Exclusive: Kauai Airport Supervisor Admits To Theft
Cronies cheer as Hamakua farm project takes shape
'Birthers' fade after passage of law against them
Israeli diplomat arrives to help state with water and geothermal projects
Hawaii National Guard helicopter unit to deploy
Still time to Register to vote in next month's primary election
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| Friday, August 06, 2010 |
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August 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1159 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Mufi does it again in Debate: “Screaming, yelling, ranting, raving, finger pointing, name-calling” Abercrombie: I am Dan Inouye
Politico: Abercrombie leans on Pelosi for help
WaPo: As Hawaii Democrats battle, RGA goes up with ads
RGA ad for Duke Aiona: “People want their leaders to be positive, not divisive and negative”
Djou, Micronesian Ambassador: “Status quo is not working”
CB “Mostly True”: Neil's Congressional Performance "Dead Last"
Katherine Leonard fails to get support of Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations
Borreca: Moon was right about bar's role in picking judges
Case Family Star Advertiser: Legislature should be undeterred in recognizing same-sex civil unions
Hawaii's unemployment claims down 7.7%
Scared straight: The Hawaii Meth Project educates isle students about the horrors of using "ice" through real-life anecdotes
Council panel bows to snobs OKs proposal to ban fireworks
County Drops Trespassing Charge Against Census Worker
Molokai vets group might take dispute to courtroom
Leprosy Patient Admits Smuggling Drugs: Drugs Would Have Been Distributed At Kalaupapa
Hawaii DHS rated high in helping disabled get high-paying jobs
Hawaii senators say state would get $39 million from federal aid legislation
UH-Manoa completes work on pair of residential towers
Hoku Corp.'s losses tied to spending on Idaho polysilicon plant
NYT: Governments Go to Extremes as the Downturn Wears On
DMZ Hawaii teams up with North Korean front groups in DC
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| Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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August 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1187 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Congress.org: "Abercrombie is a follower"
FULL TEXT: Federal Judge rules Calif. gay marriage ban unconstitutional
Lingle pushes for Leonard
SA EDITORIAL: Confirm Leonard nomination
Leonard appointment: Lingle prepared to bust Democrats stalling tactics
Pelosi endorses Abercrombie, Responds to Mufi commercial
Labor King: Another Mufi Lie busted by Omidyar’s Abercrombie lovin’ CB
Taking over: Steve Case’s ownership in ML&P now at 62.8 percent
California's Proposition 8 ruling to affect Hawaii's fight over civil unions
Shapiro: No marriage right spelled out in Constitution
Ruling energizes civil-union advocates: Both supporters and opponents look to a possible Supreme Court decision in the case
Homosexual assault on Calvin Say to be tried August 9
SHOPO endorses Pacarro for prosecutor
WaPo: FedEx, Northrop Grumman give to Inouye’s pet projects
DoE Targets Molokai school for closure -- 16 miles to next school
Hawaii census worker due back in federal court today
National Review plugs Hawai`i Free Press
Omidyars join others in donation pledge
"JOBENOMICS" Author in Hawaii to pitch Paakea Quarry expansion(???), foreign investor tax credits
A tropical fish collecting ban?
State Rep. Denny Coffman named Legislator-in-Residence at UH-Manoa
County challenging candidate's residency claims
Runway Under Water? Honolulu Planners Seek Study of Climate Change Impacts on Transportation
NYC: Abandoned elevated rail system transformed into magnificent park
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| Wednesday, August 04, 2010 |
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August 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 904 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hawaii 3rd most indebted state
Even with furloughs, Edison curriculum turns around 14 failing Hawaii DoE schools
Hawaii Right-to-Life announces 2010 Political Endorsements
Bank bailouts: Maxine Waters faces ethics charges—Inouye next?
Caught on VIDEO: Thief steals Arakawa for Mayor signs in Wailuku
Leonard's ability to lead is doubted by Taniguchi (Dems continue to prepare the “We don’t like you” excuse)
Shapiro: Katherine Leonard: Judgment by character assassination
Hawaii Progressives attack Leonard
Hannemann busted on another lie: Endorsements by Business Groups
Shapiro: Mufi=Kim jong Il?
Big isle Incumbents Fuel Campaigns With Off-Isle Money
Kauai County manager proposal killed
Rod Tam's Meal Expenses Drop 60% Amid Probes
City ending trash contract
Small isle charities risk losing IRS status
Anti-Superferry commission unable to waive EIS for enviro projects, SA complains bitterly
PUC nears decision on Pasha request for interisland service
Parking fee thief sentenced to probation
Smart Grids Stumble in Hawaii, Baltimore
Hawaii to help Alaska with foster care
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| Tuesday, August 03, 2010 |
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August 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 957 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle: Bar Association refuses to state its reasons for ‘unqualified’ ratings
Poll: Djou leads by 8% margin
Gallup: Hawaii conservatives outnumber liberals, state tops in moderates
Caught on VIDEO: Thief steals Arakawa for Mayor signs in Wailuku
Young leaders of GOP want value-added campaigns
Gay Activists accuse Calvin Say of abandoning wife and kids, investigate Speaker’s water bill
Billy Kenoi’s Proposed tax hike on disabled veterans withdrawn
Fund Race: Hannemann $3.1M, Aiona, $2.6M Abercrombie $2.0M
Caldwell Leads Mayoral Candidates In Fundraising: Carlisle May Win With Less Money
Bar association calls Leonard 'unqualified'
Hawaii State Bar: Leonard, Tootoo unqualified
Judges' 'unqualified' rating is slammed
Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office – 2010 and Beyond
Hawaii bankruptcy filings up 28 percent in July
Are Hawaii exports being counted properly?
Hawaii State Representatives Say and Tsuji Honored as BIO Legislators of the Year
Two companies to release Maui stream water as ordered by the state
KITV VIDEO: Jeremy Harris unsold coffee table books pile up at city hall
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| Monday, August 02, 2010 |
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August 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 668 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Legislative races: Mainland “Gay Victory” money flowing to molester’s buddy Joe Bertram and HB444 sponsor Blake Oshiro
Duke Aiona: “Creating jobs now”
Anger over civil unions: Hawaii Dems predict loss of 3-6 seats in legislature
KHON profiles TEA Party candidate for State Senate
SA endorses lawsuit to enact HB444
Students, Fridays return to schools: As educators begin the new year, they face curriculum shifts and higher standards
Foreclosures hurt condos: Many face higher fees as some owners fail to pay
Fishpond protected by law may yet be sold: The DOT might use an older law to help in auctioning the land
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| Sunday, August 01, 2010 |
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August 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 781 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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“Birthers” smell profit in an Abercrombie governorship?
PAPAHĀNAUMOKUĀKEA Designated a World Heritage Site
Lambda: Hawaii Civil Unions suit demands recognition of new family structures, not “equality”
'Culture war' engulfs Hawaii Democrats
Mufi: “Neil has never spent a day in a serious private sector job”
Leonard: Antidote to the activist Supreme court which invented gay marriage, killed Superferry?
Think Tech: “Some people would like to keep the seat empty until Linda Lingle is gone”
Sweet Justice: Superferry protesters projects stymied by lack of EIS
AP: Hawaii: Haven for the homeless? (Honolulu tent City being promoted all over mainland)
FACE: A city housing office could help … homelessness industry
SA: Sewer pact negotiations need more transparency
Kaneohe charter school evicted to make way for long-term care facility
Hawaii Progressives continue to pump their “Values” book
American Samoa tuna cannery may reopen
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| Saturday, July 31, 2010 |
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July 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1018 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie, if defeated in primary, refuses to endorse Hannemann
ILWU supports Kirk Caldwell in his campaign for mayor
CB busts another Mufi lie: “Only Candidate Who's Lived and Worked on Neighbor Islands” -- FALSE
Political Radar Puna HD 4: “Hapai could be competitive”
Dems running for Lt. Governor rev up campaigns (Sakamoto vs Hooser?)
BoE: Furlough moms campaign, face off with union boss and transsexual foster parent seeking reelection
$18K in Unreported Gifts: Lobbyists feeding legislators, staff throughout session
HECO’s Green Energy scam to take 2.3% more ‘green’ out of your pocket
Steve Case boosts investment in ML&P: AOL founder could have majority stake after stock sale done
Most of state's alleged stimulus jobs fall outside the private sector
Estimate of daily rail riders rises 21,300
Curfew time's up at public housing
SA takes another swipe at Hawaii Meth Project
School's eviction stands
Three Hawaii Diploma mills target of expose
Hawaii 90-year old robbed by ‘power of attorney’ scammers
Marine monument named World Heritage site
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| Friday, July 30, 2010 |
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July 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 780 Views :: Maui News, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Nat’l Dems on Hanabusa: "We now have sweetness and light in Hawaii — or at least we don't have a lot of darkness."
Hannemann vs Abercrombie at Neighborhood Board meeting: “yelling, screaming, ranting, raving, finger-pointing and name-calling”
Hannemann continues to push tent cities, Abercrombie channels Pol Pot
Djou: Raising $3.8 Trillion In New Taxes a Bad Idea, progressives attack
Federal Project Will Bring Hundreds Of Jobs, Eventually, Sort-of
Civil union opponents regroup after suit filed
Akaka Bill compared to Monty Python's dead parrot
ACT 221 Scammers endorse Abercrombie, Carpenters back Hannemann
Caldwell, Prevedouros File For Mayor, DelaCruz drops out of race
Enemy Propaganda from CB: Legislative Turnover? Not Going to Happen
Hawaii's Jews assess Abercrombie, Hannemann and more at Temple Emanu-El
Djou to speak at gay Republican event
Aloha Update: Hawaii In the Final Running For Educational Funds
Teachers still have their furlough days
SA: Fix immersion school testing
Visitors to Hawaii up for seventh straight month
Judge delays Hawaii garbage shipments to Washington
Koko Head Shooting teaches discipline, focus
Mililani Residents Vigorously Oppose Affordable Housing Complex: Hundreds Attend Neighborhood Board Meeting To Protest
Kalihi Valley Homes Emergency Curfew Lifted
Jury to deliberate fate of accused spy
Hawaii one of “least lazy” states
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| Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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July 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 810 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Governor Lingle’s Legacy Anything but Narrow
Military Voter Act: US DoJ criticized for waiving Hawaii's illegally late Primary date
Djou renews call for Free Trade with South Korea
Djou: “Truth in Spending Act would force Congress to live by financial forecasts”
Hawaii gays, atheists grab for children as part of new legal strategy: Place issue in hands of Hawaii's judiciary (again)
SA to HSTA: DOE, unions must unite to win (Unions still sabotage RTTT)
National Report: Only 3% of DoE Students graduate college in four years
CB busts Mufi, Neil in lies
Carlsmith Ball Chairman: Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court Nominee Katherine G. Leonard is Gifted, Highly Skilled, Well Balanced
Oregon Live: Lawsuit seeks to stop Hawaii trash headed to the Northwest
Hawaii's 2 former Superferrys await sale in Virginia shipyard
Hawaii Congressman Djou Calls for More Guam Funding
Embattled Councilman Tam Files For Mayor's Race, then goes to lunch
Hawaiian Electric to offer lower/higher electric vehicle charging rates
Hawaii sending last of tax refunds
HDR/Hawaii Pacific Engineers wins rail transit design contract
Big Island courthouses may close due to security shortage
Robbery suspect who was shot by father is ex Honolulu police officer
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| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |
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July 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 869 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SA: A step forward for all Hawaiians (Eliminates one of the excuses for the Akaka Bill)
The Rundown: 17 competitive Legislative Races
Shapiro: CJ nominee Katherine Leonard faces the first blades
Judicial appointments will define Lingle's legacy
National Democrats reserve TV time in Hawaii to attack Djou
Firefighters back Caldwell for mayor
BOE Explores Bullying Solutions
DOE Lays Off 40 Workers: Education Officials Look To Cut $142 Million
Lawsuit seeks to raise age for public special education
Hawaii DoE “surprise pick” for RTTT
Diagnostic Laboratory Services: Amphetamine use up 70%
Grove Farm operates quarry at heiau site, “few rocks remain”
Smart grid rollout stalls in Hawaii
Public asked to comment on proposed lawsuit settlement without seeing it
Kauai: Planning Department employees hold second jobs
VIDEO: Police, Greenwell discuss Kona councilman’s arrest
GTMO Greenwell hopes to overturn 'Sunshine Law'
Big Island police seek witnesses to assault in a Hilo bar
Ex-officer gets 30 months in gun case: A history of violence has led to a federal term for Rik Orton
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| Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
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July 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 990 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Maui, Oahu, Hilo, Kona events
Full Text: Day v Apoliona Decision
Campaign contributions: Inouye pushing for more Sandwich Isles Communications funding?
VIDEO: Djou on Fox Business News
Adrienne King on DoE: “The system is broken”
Hawaii named as one of 19 Race To The Top Finalists
From civil unions to taxes, Calvin Say keeps his cool (Case family Advertiser launches war on Calvin Say)
Chief justice appointee 'unqualified,' defense lawyer says
OHA hopes Akaka Tribe can be taken up as “filler” by busy Senate
VIDEO: Duke Aiona 30 minute interview with Sherry Bracken
Hannemann Wants To Revive Hawaii Superferry: Abercrombie tags plan as “fantasy”
CB to BoE: Show us the data
NRO: Latest from the Frontlines
Hawaii child welfare rankings drop
Post office naming Makes trouble in paradise
Honolulu exports worth more than $2 billion annually
Admitted Human Traffickers Got Federal Aid
Thai Workers Forced into Labor at Oahu Farm Wait for Justice
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| Monday, July 26, 2010 |
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July 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1649 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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DoE spends $50M for free software
Eleven Opinions: Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee Katherine Leonard
Aiona sees objectivity as key to election win
Abercrombie stresses support for civil unions measure (Single issue candidate?)
Mufi’s wreckage: Repairs tab may top $32B
Shapiro: Do or Die for Hawaii GOP
Teachers head back to ‘full’ school year
Hawaii illegal alien worker law could be affected by Supreme Court case
AP: Life's a beach for some homeless in Hawaii (Seattle Homelessness Industry demands Tent City in Hawaii)
NYC flies homeless to Hawaii
Dry conditions leave isle farms parched
Project to convert carbon dioxide emissions into fuel slated for Hawaii
Lingle Appoints Ito As Insurance Commissioner
Gallup: More States "Competitive" in Terms of Party Identification
Hawaii GOP Senate candidate calls self 'crazy'
Heftel's widow stops post office renaming
Trial of Census Worker Arrested pushed back to Aug 5, moved to Honolulu federal Court
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| Sunday, July 25, 2010 |
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July 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 647 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Shapiro: Aiona is “the one who isn’t covered in mud yet”
Borreca: Abercrombie in audience throwing tomatoes
Surprise Lingle appointee Leonard will be looked at closely by the state Senate
City Lawyers Reluctant On Whether Mayor Violated Ordinance
DoE Immersion schools want to abandon English-language standardized tests
Kamehameha Litigants anonymity claim may get “en banc” hearing
SA: Tent cities for homeless could be stopgap solution (for a decade or so)
Man Accused of Deadly Shooting in American Samoa has Hawaii Connection
State's biggest public housing complex tries to close the door on bad perceptions
Foreclosures: Hawaii 1874 law seen as helping lenders, hurting consumers
$32 Million Earmarked For Green Energy Work
KGI: First ‘foul’ called in 2010 elections
Few UH officials disclose protocol spending
The public option
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| Saturday, July 24, 2010 |
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July 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 670 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Legislative Scorecard released by Grassroot Institute
Big win for free speech: Senate Passes Anti-Libel-Tourism Law
Wind farm is Maui’s biggest tax deadbeat
If Dems win, LG could be Governor in four years
Hanabusa tries to undo damage from “Bum Information” comments
Hanabusa complains that Djou has gone to Washington
Hawaii unemployment 15.8% when discouraged workers are counted
Deadline for comments on Honolulu rail EIS extended to Aug. 16
HPD “screened”, ran “background checks” on list of union protesters prior to arrests
Poinography: Democrat legislative Staffer wins release of 2000 pages of Lingle administration documents
Arakawa hammers Tavares for buying “expensive koa table” with Homeland Security funds
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| Friday, July 23, 2010 |
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July 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 886 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Will rail plan collapse before November?
Supreme Court: Zoning Statutes Are "Environmental" Laws – individuals can now sue to enforce
Hawaii Leads in Wellbeing; West Virginia Ranks Last
Katherine Leonard picked as next Hawaii chief justice
Honolulu Special Elections To Be Held With Primary Sept. 18
Council chair: criminal probe into Tam's spending "unfortunate"
GOP fields candidate for Kauai seat: A law invoked that allowed for extra filing time did not apply, Democrats complain
Democrat Borreca: In Hawaii, ethnicity plays unspoken (sic) role in politics (Aims at Mufi, nails sovereignty movement)
Healthcare Bill Will Cost Hawaii Taxpayers $204 Million
CB: Big Wind Fuels a Torrent of Big Questions
Unemployment Extension Benefits 10,000 In Hawaii
Union workers arrested during Hyatt protest
Michael Savage Cannibal Comments Criticized (he’s too skinny)
Pentagon Faces Intensifying Pressures to Trim Budget
Retaliation: Kapa‘a man ‘traumatized’ after 3 KPD officers deliver warning for trespassing
Hawaii Co Council seeks Kohala consolidation reconsideration
Sovereignty Activists visit Grover Cleveland birthplace
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| Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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July 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 870 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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AtomicMonkey Reincarnated, picks up Abercrombie DSA story: Abercrombie supporters--“Its just going to get nastier”
Secret "DSAer"? Abercrombie’s Denial Raises More Questions
States That Pay The Most Taxes: Hawaii is #1
Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Maui, Oahu events
In DC: Hanabusa not invited to White House, lectures National Democrats on “Bum Information”
Djou on Fox News: “Every single dollar the government spends comes from a family”
GOP Senate candidate Cam Cavasso launches “Crazy” TV ad
Ka’auwai: Democrats shocked to face “Republican candidate in 95% of the legislative races”
Prevedouros: Mayoral election “a referendum on way City has been run”
Abercrombie accepts 4 debate invitations
Council to set date of mayoral election
Hawaii's major gubernatorial candidates address high tech at venture capital forum
GOP still has chance to field candidate against anti-Superferry protester Rep Herminia Morita
Politico: National Republicans plan boost for Djou, 8 others
Schools to move to online testing: Students can take an exam three times with best results counted to meet federal standards
Former HSTA Director: Furloughs Should Have Been on Paid Holidays Rather Than Fridays
May congressional special election cost $670K
Higa Ordered To Spend 200 Years In Prison
Senate Special Session to consider Lingle’s judicial appointments
Councilman Rod Tam Center Of Criminal Investigation
Carlisle resigns post to join mayor's race
Carlisle reflects on career as City Prosecutor
Hawaii Democrats squabble over naming post office after Cec Heftel
Report: Hawaii new-car sales basically flat for first six months
Lack of hot water persists for years at public housing
New City Bus Route To Serve Homeless at Barber's Point/Kalaeloa
Ballot Access News: Hawaii Candidate Filing Closes; Five Parties Will Have Nominees
BIW: HB444 -- needed to pass
Hawaii #2 in percentage of foreign-owned farmland
A bizarre extortion tale of the South Pacific
AL GORE SEX SCANDAL SHOCKER POLICE INVESTIGATE TWO MORE!
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| Wednesday, July 21, 2010 |
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July 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 828 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Djou: “We need more private sector jobs, not more public sector programs”
How Charles Djou can do it
Hannemann resigns, Hawaii governor's race officially starts
Off and Running: Hawaii GOP candidates running in nearly every race
Caldwell Becomes Acting Honolulu Mayor: He's The Incumbent, But Do Voters Know Who He Is?
Shapiro: Dumping trash on Apo is mayor's parting act
Waihee: Passage of Akaka Bill will benefit all Hawaii my cronies
A national report calls the state's reading and math standards "mediocre"
SA: Clear up doubts about Act 221
Life Site News: Hawaii Democratic Primary for Governor Splits Over Same-sex 'Marriage'
Abercrombie supporters tag Hannemann for use of race card
Drug-trafficking boss sentenced to 20 years
Hawaii Superferry fell short on paying required fees long before adverse court decision (Historical Revisionism)
Hawaii's oil addiction threatens our island way of life
Honolulu irradiation facility still on drawing board
Maui groups, county end water plant study dispute
Plan to truck Hilo waste to Kona stalled
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| Tuesday, July 20, 2010 |
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July 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1102 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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“National Ocean Council” to impose “zoning”, sparks fears of recreational fishing ban
America's Ruling Class -- And the Perils of Revolution
Great news! Mufi Hannemann to resign as Honolulu Mayor today
OHA Claims 59 votes for Akaka Bill: 60 needed
Democrat Borreca: Keep raising taxes and don’t check on how the money is spent
Democrat Shapiro: Djou “low on food chain”
Aloun Farm owners deny threats
Abercrombie gave $33,000 to state Democratic Party
Hannemann announces new city mapping software
Thousands in Hawaii lose unemployment benefits
State delays making cuts to program for at-risk children
City clears Maili Point of homeless campers after officials say residents complained: Homeless man torches tent
72 dogs rescued during Leeward coast homeless sweep
GTMO Greenwell arrested after scuffle with police
Kaho‘ohalahala residency hearing comes to a close
UPDATE: Dela Cruz: Farm House Size Limit "Dead"
Hawaii Superferry shorted state
Grid Battery Maker Xtreme Power To Unfurl More Funding
Story of Kamehameha student might be filmed
Hawaii to Receive $740M for Military Construction Projects
The Future of Government?
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| Monday, July 19, 2010 |
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Letters to the Editor July, 2010
By Letters to the Editor :: 858 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hannemann’s Administration sued over Hauula Eminent case
Walden nails “another energy bunco scheme”
HB444: Gay lobby demonizes and criminalizes opposition
Lunalilo Home Road: Funding for street lights lapsed July 1
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| Monday, July 19, 2010 |
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July 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1074 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Abercrombie denies membership in Democratic Socialists of America, blames ‘birthers’
Djou “Rapidly becoming one of most active and outspoken US Reps”
Cayetano, Waihee, Progressives speak up for slavery: Call for lenient sentencing
Boylan: “I think the Republicans have a shot at Governor”
CB: No, Mufi, That Wasn't "A Right Thing To Say" (Mufi plays several race cards)
Honolulu Mayor: Carlisle tops poll, Panos second--Captain Kirk tries to stall Mayoral election ‘til November
Elected BoE member supports Appointed Board
Gallup: Obama 68% approval in Hawaii
Inouye hinting at new round of funding for Sandwich Isles Communications?
Attacked by OHA, Kauai County: Kaua‘i Springs struggling
Nanakuli parcel needed for a construction landfill, not a park
With curfew rule expiring, officials will meet residents
Private tuition rises 'the bare minimum'
Seed Corn, Not Food or Fuel, Is Hawaii's Biggest Crop
Shapiro: UH sports fee wakes up students
U Hawaii Data Breach Echoes 2009 Incident
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| Sunday, July 18, 2010 |
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July 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1153 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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$400M Medicare/Medicaid scam run by parent of Ohana Health Plan
KHON: Vote on Native Hawaiian government may come soon
Star-Advertiser plugs Mufi’s “Tent city for homeless?” (Seattle's disaster pitched as model!)
Gubernatorial rivals court carpenters union
Carlisle Wins Carpenters’ Endorsement
Data cast some doubt on Act 221's benefits
Hawaii Cannabis Ministry founder ordered held without bail
Big Island Mayor's claim of frugality falls flat
Kauai Council refuses to post agendas, minutes, testimony online
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| Saturday, July 17, 2010 |
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July 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 867 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Prevedouros: Ten Billion Dollars and Counting Spells MISMANAGEMENT
Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak in Kahului
VIDEO: Djou calls for peace in Thailand
Gov. Lingle appoints Charlie Jencks to LUC
VIDEO: Djou on CNBC Worldwide Exchange
Djou co-sponsors “Hawaiian Home Ownership Opportunity Act”
Hannemann would veto civil unions (finally takes a position)
Abercrombie accuses Hannemann of holding "an orgy of self-promotion."
Lingle to appoint replacements as Bunda, Hooser resign
Hawaii Politburo Political Report to make big Media Splash (What progressives expect Abercrombie to do?)
Rail tax collections reach record high
Trash might sail in 2 weeks — cross your fingers
UH Computer Hack Likely Affected 53,000 Members
Big Isle farmer now tallies papaya loss at 13,000 trees
Maui Chamber endorses anti-Superferry Protesters’ Single-member districts Scam
Anti-Superferry protesters complain about Jencks appointment
Brewbaker: Real estate at low; hard times gone
GTMO Greenwell pushes to halt export of aquarium fish
Meth Dealer arrested by Feds after hunting accident in Hilo
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| Friday, July 16, 2010 |
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July 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 961 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Furloughs cause dramatic improvement in test scores
Djou ahead of the pack in campaign fundraising (Old boys running out of cash)
Fulfilling sewer pact to cost city $4.7 billion (Almost as much as another Rail System)
SA: Stay on track on rail funding
City Council To Set Special Mayoral Election
Shapiro: Carlisle gets SHOPO’ed
How Green is Abercrombie? He Won't Show (But he drives a ‘93 Tercel)
Ward heeler Geo Yokoyama Lionized by Star-Advertiser (he backs Abercrombie)
Power Struggle in Judiciary? Moon rescinds all administrative orders
OHA supports changes to Hawaiian recognition bill
A few words from Djou and trash export is approved by Feds
Mayor imposes trash shipping deadline
Hawaii's first-time unemployment claims down by 6.3%
CB: Is the Bluest of States Bleeding Red?
Questions asked of Gov Lingle by media after HB444 Veto
Civil unions supporters launch 'buycott' campaign
New Report Shows 81.3 Percent Of Hawaii Small Businesses Eligible For Health Care Tax Credits
UH Board of Regents approve student athletic fee
'Resignation' bogus, musicians contend
Climate theory holds up despite some bad data (Hilarious)
Founder of ‘THC Ministry' seeking bail on marijuana charges
Hawaii County Ethics Commission declines to block Hamakua land sales
Midweek takes a swipe at pedophiles, ignores their friends in Legislature
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| Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
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July 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1112 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Aiona files for Governor: Talks jobs, education, clean energy
Djou campaign raises $935K in 2nd Quarter
Djou: “If our nation continues down this fiscally reckless path, what is happening in Hawaii will be writ large”
Djou backs line item veto to cut waste
Mauna Kea Recreational Users Group says “Whoa” to Kulani Prison land deal
Ugly insults? Or a plot to embarrass a state lawmaker?
CB: Are Student Test Scores Overrated?
Mufi Hannemann endorses homeless camps
Decades of sewer fee hikes: Mufi’s going-away present
Oi: This island's trash snafu is no political treasure for mayor
Veto of HB444 continues to reverberate
Honolulu Weekly Editor threatens to close paper
UH Manoa Teach in which launched Save our Schools immortalized in book
Hawaii leads nation: #1 in Credit Card debt, #2 in Mortgage debt
Police DUI program cut almost in half by internal probe
Lingle nominates three to Circuit Court judgeships
Moon appoints 4 lawyers to district bench
Marijuana minister compared to Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Jones
Honolulu Residents Don't Want National Recognition
City Council Moves Forward With Fireworks Ban (Snobs)
Where did $115 million go?
Hawaii County sells $60M worth of 20-year bonds
Maui Aquarium fish bill advances in council
Anti-Superferry Protester LaBedz pulls papers to run for Kauai mayor
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| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 |
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July 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 662 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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VIDEO: Hawaii GOP works to challenge every race
CNBC: Hawaii ranks 48th for business climate
July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii (75-year anniversary)
Full Text: Lingle sends letter to Senators urging support for amended Akaka Bill
CB: UPDATE- Lingle Asks U.S. Senators to Pass Akaka Bill
Kahuku Wind Farm Officially Breaks Ground
Gov. Lingle on veto of civil unions bill: "I was very comfortable with my decision"
SA: Overhaul troubled Sheriff Division
HNN: Exclusive: Police sergeants under investigation for alleged overtime scam stripped of badges, guns
Maui Prosecutor’s office hit with lawsuit
Hawaii's tax revenue slips in recent fiscal year
Census: Hawaii leads nation in ‘minority’-owned businesses
Charter School Faces Eviction
Rep Brower Proposes Homeless 'Safe Zone' at Kakaako
Gift disclosures document unreported lobbyist expenditures
Shapiro: Politics by cheap attack
Hemmings' wife gets probation after guilty plea on theft charge
Planned Parenthood will host open house
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| Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
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July 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1182 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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HSTA demands candidates oppose funds for disabled students
Sen Fred Hemmings endorses Lynn Finnegan for Lt Governor
Kam Schools non-Hawaiian student Kalani Rosell to be subject of book, movie
Hanalani School Team wins robotics World Championship
Star-Advertiser continues Gay Atheist war on Hawaii Family Forum finances
CB: GOP Aims To Field Candidates in Most Local Races
Waihee speaks up for appointed BoE
Candidate says campaign signs stolen
Shapiro: Some candidates for governor we can like
No more excuses, Hawaii: Just do it via absentee voting
Maui groups challenging water commission in court
CB: State Has Huge Bill Coming Due for Retiree Health Care
$100 million traffic center gets moving
Mathew Higa Speaks About Death Of Cyrus Belt
ILWU reiterates its support for Hamas headchoppers, refuses to hear Israeli Consul
SA: Isle fireworks ban is overdue (snobs)
Top UH administrators, Elected Officials report receipt of gifts
Stalled River Street Housing Project May Be Dead
Ulupono Initiative Participates in ClearFuels' Bridge Financing to Accelerate Hawaii Biofuel Market
Master Navigator Mau Piailug Dies
Census looks at Micronesians in Hawaii, Mainland
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| Monday, July 12, 2010 |
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July 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 957 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Neil Abercrombie: Secret member of Democratic Socialists of America?
HuffingtonPost: Duke Aiona “Incredibly smart, focused on key issues”
Former Rep. Cam Cavasso unveils campaign platform in challenge to Inouye
Honolulu Council to hear testimony on Rail EIS Wednesday
No sea level rise: Pacific islands growing not shrinking, says study
Shapiro: Mufi’s Rock ‘n Rollman
DoE prepares to use furloughs as latest excuse for poor test scores
CB: On The Hook - Part 1 (Hawaii’s $16B pension liability)
Audit thrashes Sheriff Division
Opposition hits plan for Maui jail/prison
East Hawaii Ward Heeler George Yokoyama retires after running influential Hawaii County nonprofit
SA: Give alternative balloting a chance
Honolulu mayor bases leadership on Mormon principles (That’s a terrible thing to say about Mormons)
"Rail Is So Ridiculous"
ILind: Richardson-era court authorized improper lobbying and campaign activities, rejected complaints about Bishop Estate appointments
Child killer goes before parole board
ILind: Hawaii Department of Defense admits to “exorbitant” payments for laundry services
Hawaii stops drug discount card program
Maui News Polls Civil Unions
Equality Hawaii: The governor who vetoed equality
Minority rights never advanced by popular vote
Did Pioneering Pro-Homosexual Judge Have a Conflict of Interest?
12 linked to medical marijuana arrested
Lifelong driver finds his destiny at dump
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| Sunday, July 11, 2010 |
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July 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 829 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Gays respond to veto of HB444: “Lets put Jews up to a vote”
Top-heavy DOE called 'urban myth' (SA again makes fool of itself attacking Aiona)
For voters, not candidates, it's calm before the storm
Permanent absentee vote offered
Hawaii is already seeing effects of global warming, con artists say
Mysterious pufferfish deaths
A ‘Replicable’ Energy Model In Hawaii?
Loan program fails island homeowners
Kenoi 'priority' roads go nowhere
Certification may be required for Hawaii dams
Wis. man: Hawaii gallery sold me Lennon forgeries
The UH Board of Regents will decide Thursday on a proposal, opposed by student leaders, to charge students $50 per semester for athletics
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| Saturday, July 10, 2010 |
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July 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 860 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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“Why I left Jihad” Ex-terrorist to speak at Calvary Chapel of Honolulu
Abercrombie Campaign ties six Hannemann operatives to AtomicMonkey site
Thieves Celebrate Independence Day by stealing Aiona, Finnegan campaign signs
Seeking 10 more candidates, Hawaii GOP highlights record of unchallenged Legislators
Rep Jessica Wooley: Disrespectful for Republican to operate video camera
On civil unions, Neil's a yes, Duke's a no, Mufi's a show
U.S. Rep. Charles Djou files for re-election
5 candidates dip their toes in mayoral waters
It's go, no go, again for trash shipments
PBN: BP disaster draws attention to Jones Act
State To Borrow To Pay Unemployment
Hui puts farmers on ag land
BoE pretends to seek new DoE superintendent
Hawai‘i Welcomes F-22 Raptors
Medical Religious Marijuana Dope dealers peddle 1/2 pound per day in Hilo: Roger Christie's THC Ministry was raided, and federal authorities took hundreds of plants ,13 arrested
Honolulu mayoral candidates weigh in on fireworks ban debate
Young Solomon Islander to represent State of Hawai’i
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| Friday, July 09, 2010 |
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July 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 915 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Inouye: Senate Dems may not have time for Akaka Bill
Ilind: Mufi cronies control Honolulu Ethics commission
Civil Union Support Could Affect Elections
Mufi quicker to comment on LeBron James than HB444
Borreca: Majority rule is not always best for society
Federal Judge rules DOMA Unconstitutional (Gay Marriage to be exported across state lines)
Gay-Atheist Lobby: Trouble In Paradise?: Religious Right Organizes In An Unlikely Place – Hawaii
McCully, Moiliili residents speak out about homeless problem
Toughen safety penalties (Case family’s SA launches another attack on Darwin Ching)
Kamehameha admits another non-native Hawaiian student
Ban on shark-finning brings Hawaii international notice
Federal agency sides with environmentalists opposed to nuclear irradiator at airport
Lingle vetoes Democrat Boss’ biofuel financing plan: Calvin Say refuses to rescue Dante Carpenter’s $40M bond
Central Pacific Financial Signs Written Agreement With Regulators
VIDEO REPORT: Aina Lea development in trouble?
Trial for Suspected Pimp Continues Without Him
Corporation Faces Sex Discrimination Suit in Hawaii
‘Exceptional’ Drought Worsens
House Finance Chair Weighs In On Frozen Funds
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| Thursday, July 08, 2010 |
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July 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 852 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Amended Akaka Bill still excludes 73% of Native Hawaiians from Tribe
Aiona on Akaka Bill: "These changes will help to achieve the broad-based support that this landmark legislation deserves.”
Shapiro: Can the Akaka bill survive legislative ineptitude?
Author claims AtomicMonkey blog “Not a Mufi campaign strategy”
Gay/Atheist lobby attacks Vili the Warrior
How Panos Prevedouros could become mayor
Hannemann still hasn’t come out on civil union decision
UPW endorses Hannemann/GLBT Endorses Abercrombie
Gay sex tourists threaten boycott
Inouye Endorses Civil Unions
BOE reform low on candidates' list
Hawaii Island Parent to DOE Superintendent: Don’t Close Our Kohala School
Ways and Means Committee Launches Investigation Into Alleged Airport Mismanagement, Contracting Practices, Wasteful Spending and Favoritism
$394 Million in General Funds Frozen
New Hawaii law aims to put homeless in apartments
Shapiro: Short of banning fireworks, at least pass a decent law
Study: Hawaii second happiest state in the US
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010 |
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July 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 476 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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WaPo: Charles Djou: Incumbent, underdog
Borreca: Consequences of HB 444 will be felt at the ballot box
Legislators show up in case of Special Session
KITV: Pro-Civil Union Groups Plan Lawsuit
Gay groups react to veto of HB444
Lingle vetoes civil-unions bill
CB: Lingle Dodges Civil Unions Issue
Shapiro: What happens next on Civil Unions depends on November Election
HB444: Maui Time prepares two cover images
Salary cap bill among 29 rejected by Lingle
Group petitions against fare hikes: Yoshioka calls bus fare ‘a bargain’
Ilind speaks up on behalf of Mollway
Abercrombie Special Election cost 'only' $670,000
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| Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
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July 6, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 754 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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HB444 opponents to gather at Noon
Progressive Panic on Decision Day
Ilind: Could Abercrombie-Hannemann primary turn off Democratic voters?
Former Board of Education member calls the board dysfunctional
Cataluna: Aiona's fiscal accountability is not the answer (Must NOT audit DoE)
Lingle fails to give credit where tax-hike credit is due
CB: Furlough Fridays in the Rearview
State Weighing Rule Changes for 2 Million Acres
City fined $1.7 million for dumping into Oahu stream
SA: Airfare for homeless has merit
State Dems gather in Kona
Kailua parade filled with political hype
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| Monday, July 05, 2010 |
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July 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 642 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Djou to hold Four Talk Story Meetings Monday July 5
Most isle lawmakers back civil unions: Some still struggle with issue as they await governor's decision
Impostors, once unusual, are emerging in ID thefts
WHT: Candidates eye Big Isle: Neighbor Islands' political clout growing
SA: Sewers settlement needs affordable payment schedule
Census worker taken to court for trespassing
In defense of the Jones Act
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| Sunday, July 04, 2010 |
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July 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 863 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Civil Unions could boost gay sex tourism in Hawaii
Democrat Borreca: Lingle's future rides on decision over civil unions
Kirk Caldwell plumps for Homelessness industry: “We can’t allow irresponsible and antisocial people to take over our public spaces”
Abercrombie celebrates July 4 by announcing: “We are buried in words”
JACL: Remain vigilant, speak up for justice
Recent changes to an affordable-housing project shortchange early buyers, as politically connected developers rewrite rules to suit themselves
Council panel OKs (STILL SECRET) agreement to upgrade city sewage facilities
Hawaii hotel occupancy continues to climb
Daughter of Senator Mike Gabbard runs for Honolulu City Council
Proposed charter changes affect housing and transit
Native American lawmakers' group picks Hawaii state senator as treasurer
442nd survivors tally dwindling numbers
Hawaii's Landmark Shark Fin Ban Takes Effect
State considers limits on coastal fishing
Hawaii Governor Pardons 11
Contractors in isle bribery case will first face charges in Chicago
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| Saturday, July 03, 2010 |
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July 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1118 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Veto override session dead (gay lobby smacked down)
Civil Beat Climb down: Pretends to apologize, then calls Business Roundtable liars
Gay Lobby releases stacked poll
Lingle receives 34,000 comments on civil unions (Gay document dump)
Legislators’ Incompetence costs Hawaii $50M in UCOMP benefits—they blame DLIR
Borreca suggests Mufi has fixed Sewers
Group pushes petition against city bus fare increase
Farmer targeted by vandals gets help
SA: Ethanol not only alternative
Let's promote a government independent of special interests
Civil Beat Editor: Star-Advertiser print edition to be gone in 3-5 years
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| Friday, July 02, 2010 |
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July 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1245 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Could force Hannemann out of race: Admits AtomicMonkey site produced by Mufi campaign worker
Rep Pat Saiki endorses Ramsay Wharton for Congress--District 2
Maui, Big Island TEA Party rallies July 3, 4 and 7
Shapiro: Abercrombie, Hannemann grapple over AtomicMonkey
Civil Beat launches attack on America for July 4
Hannemann acknowledges poll showing Aiona in lead—but Star-Advertiser continues censorship
Late donations save Kailua fireworks for July 4th
Aiona calls for Education Department audit
Molokai Ranch Attempts to Legalize Water System after being robbed by Hawaii Supreme Court
Kauai Mayor: Drug-treatment facility to be sited in 2010 (after being blocked by OHA)
House Democrats use war funding bill to gut RTTT education reform
Former Hawaii PTSA president sentenced for $34,000 theft
Cataluna: Hannemann copies Jeremy Harris’ Sewer policy
Waimanalo homeless await rumored sweep
HGEA job trust continues assault on tax collection contractor
Inouye to hold Hawaii hearing on stimulus spending
CB: Djou Explains 'No' Vote On Campaign Finance Bill
Moon's involvement in Broken Trust cited in naming of new court
Anti-GMO activists attacking Hawaii Papaya farmers?
Pacific Garbage Patch: There's a what?
School impact fees postponed: Hawaii County won't cooperate
County deal revives stalled Molokai veterans center
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| Thursday, July 01, 2010 |
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July 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1211 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Poll Panic: Star-Advertiser censors poll showing Aiona in lead, rushes out phone survey on wrong Senate candidate
Stacked Star-Advertiser poll claims Aiona does only 3% better than John Carroll
Team Aiona responds to results of Advertiser’s robo-call polling
Djou: New Wall Street Bailout Bill will hurt Hawaii
50 Reps, Djou co-sign bipartisan letter for free trade with S. Korea
Charity shake-down artist Mike “pay-for-play” Magaoay will run for Wahiawa-North Shore state Senate seat
Civil Beat continues gay hunt of Business Roundtable members
Alleged gay rape: Prosecutors will challenge appellate court reversal of murder verdict
SA: Stop bickering over homeless (doing its part for Neil Abercrombie)
Hawaii, Honolulu jobless rates fall in May
Tax on Cigarettes to Increase July 1
Criticisms of telescopes atop Mauna Kea are 10 years out of date (appeals for Sierra Club members to stop attack on telescope)
Big Isle police probe destruction of 8,500 papaya trees
Hawaiians Activists want bridge work stopped, claim ‘obfuscation”
New Law To Reign In Hiring Of Illegal Workers (Half of the Arizona law, with union support)
City Council committee recommends approval of proposed sewage settlement
Maui resident W. S. Merwin to Be Named Poet Laureate of the US
Lanai residency suit will go to trial
Army official: We never meant to clean up DU (why would they, it is not a serious hazard)
THAAD: In Space no one can hear you surrender
'Little Obama': Indonesia Premieres Movie Despite Obama's Absence
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| Wednesday, June 30, 2010 |
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June 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 610 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Voters hate legislators: Few step up to run against them
Hannemann Proposal criticized as a 'power grab'
Ilind: Timing is everything in the sewer settlement
Mayor blasted over homeless
Mizuno and Cabanilla's "family reunification" plan draws the ire of Seattle officials
Djou: Congress being derelict in not enacting a budget
Rep. Djou praises Obama on trade
Abercrombie’s Gay Union: Battle Brewing Over Hotel Worker Contracts
Alleged Gay Rape victim gets new trial
New Ransom Demands: BOE members warn a furlough-free year will probably mean cuts in other areas
Isles' Asian students lag in proficiency, national study finds
Union Apologist denounces RTTT, Bill Gates on Education
Hawaii's physician shortage to be in critical condition in 10 years (as compared to what?)
Isle gun laws seen as solid despite ruling
Big Isle test election at risk
Private prison firm provides quality care at an affordable price
Hale Kipa talks fail to ease neighborhood's safety fears
Akaka, Inouye flip-flop on Gen Petraeus
Busy recruiters suggest that hiring is on the rise in Hawaii
Grand Vision, Big Questions for Oahu Electric Car Plant
CNN Opinion: Islands are 'natural nets' for plastic-choked seas
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| Tuesday, June 29, 2010 |
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June 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 720 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Jones Act: McCain proposes abolishing U.S. shipping restriction
Gay Union: Local 5 endorses Abercrombie for governor
Honolulu sewage treatment Deal agreed with EPA
UH Regents Approve World's Largest Telescope
Hawaii per-pupil spending above average
DoE Rejects Information Request, Won't Say How Many Teachers Fired
US and Chinese schools talk ties
Hawaii House Members to Look Into Investments
Health care leaders meet to discuss doctor shortage in Hawaii
Ilind: Move to dismantle the Clean Water and Natural Lands Commission on City Council committee agenda
Snobs snubbed: New poll shows majority of Hawaii residents against fireworks ban
Lawmakers Want State Money To Ship Out Homeless (Democrat campaign commercial)
Hawaii agency to make disclosure reports available
Water agency might leak cash
Fishpond Bill in Jeopardy (OHA fishpond grab)
DOE Sees Long Road Ahead for Algae Fuels
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| Monday, June 28, 2010 |
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June 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1239 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Democrat Borreca: Oshiro's future linked to HB 444 (Pressuring House to vote on override)
Criminal defense lawyers accuses Lingle of “Stacking the Court’ if she nominates Nakamura Chief Justice
SA: Legislature should override veto of DoE Sup’t salary hike
Thanks to anti-Superferry protesters, Harbor users will pay tab for Superferry work
CB: Numbers Don't Add Up at New Star-Advertiser
Look who’s “Facilitating Justice for All”
Former Sierra Club Leader supports Telescope
Overcoming meth addiction
Public Meeting Set To Discuss State-Funded Youth Homes
Kauai Residents discuss meaning of ‘ha`ole’—and get it wrong
Sierra Club/Rep Chris Lee: Gulf disaster is the clearest sign yet we must move beyond our crippling dependence on oil (Democrat campaign ads #1 & 2)
State not enforcing night noise-limit law (Democrat campaign ad #3)
Fireworks to light up hearing
To some, complaint blackout bill unfair; to others it's anti-consumer
Building Permit tracking system delayed
North Korea squanders 60 years on belligerence, bravado
SA Oi: 'Cost' of war includes priceless American lives
Byrd Dead: Inouye now President Pro-Tempore of Senate
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| Sunday, June 27, 2010 |
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June 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 864 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Aiona: Funds released for Rural Residency program
Time to Ship out? Congressman Djou revs up the debate on a Jones Act waiver for Hawaii (More back-handed support from the Case family paper)
Hawaii Congressman Backs McCain Bill on Jones Act
Diploma distress
Isle ethanol efforts stall: The two surviving ventures face high hurdles
‘Modest job growth’ predicted
‘CJ’ brought Hawaii the ‘Golden Age of Law’
Homeless camps cover 50 acres, from Waipio Point, around Middle Loch to Pearl City
"Taylor Camp" tells the story of idyllic youth of the '60s who found brief respite on Kauai (Formative experience of progressives)
Church of marijuana: Religious use of pot seen as legal refuge
KGI: Attitudes on meth changing, survey shows
NYT: Hawaii to Test Public Money for an Election
SA: Refine fireworks bill before next election
Next president elected by just 15% of voters? Rapidly advancing movement to eliminate Electoral College shifts control to coasts
Small businesses set up shop in storage lockers
HNA is Chartered by OPEIU, AFL-CIO
Hawaii joins hands to protest off-shore oil drilling
No birth certificate needed to verify Obama's old Arcadia job
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| Saturday, June 26, 2010 |
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June 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 980 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Biting the bullet: DoE cuts 400 vacant positions, save $15M
Hanabusa: Senate ready to override any vetoes by governor -- House unsure
Aiona opens Kona HQ -- dozens attend
Maui Chamber helping candidates create business-friendly agenda
2 large firms oppose duck responsibility for request to veto civil unions
McCain introduces bill to repeal the Jones Act
Tourism upswing brings in an extra $127 million
Effect of lost funding on Quest unknown: A rejected federal bill would have given $86 million to the state
Fired, Mollway speaks out on Ethics
Lingle vetoes bill calling for audit of prison contract
New Law Beefs Up Health Inspections
Hawai'i Physician Workforce Summit to address doctor shortage
Hawaii Fisheries OK'd For Humpback Harm
Big Island launching publicly funding elections
Report: Mystery vagrant in Hawaii is high-ranking Maori
Vets, dignitaries recall Korean War
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| Friday, June 25, 2010 |
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June 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1214 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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State Capitol: July 6 rally against HB444 during Override Session
As Legislature considers override of HB444: Republicans push candidate recruitment
Beyond Marriage The Confession: Hawaii Gay marriage advocates let the polyamorous cat out of the bag
Boylan: How Panos Prevedouros can win
City makes $195M deal for train depot
Case family’s Star-Advertiser: Let HB 444 become state law
NYT Obituary underscores Richardson’s Activist Judicial Career
Hawaii Pension Fund Loses Millions With BP Stock (thanks, Obama)
Failure of jobless bill seen costing Hawaii $86 million (…unless we pay taxes here)
Isle census offices finish job
HNN: City park cleanup is shifting homeless problem, not fixing it (Opinion masquerading as news)
Aspen Colorado authorities ship homeless to Hawaii
State sued over adult mental health services cuts
KITV: Hawaii Hopes For New Schools Superintendent: But Governor Might Veto Bill To Offer Best Salary To Candidate
Mortgage fraud? Hawaii #1 in same-day flips
Maui Electric Company Restricts Renewable Energy for Molokai Residents as the State of Hawaii Considers Building Wind Farms There
Hawaii residents cash in on refrigerator rebates
Class Action Suit Claims Hawaii Privatized State Park
Different mission awaits Iraq-bound isle soldiers
NZ Family recognises 'Josie May'
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| Thursday, June 24, 2010 |
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June 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 675 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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VIDEO: Charles Djou on “Fox and Friends”
Djou: “We must all re-commit ourselves to turning back al-Qaeda and the Taliban”
Hanabusa campaign worries about Donor Fatigue
State commission is asked to review mayor's fundraiser
Gay lobby dispatched two operatives from mainland to coordinate campaign against Business Roundtable
Hawaii Atheists demand Catholics endorse criminal prosecution of Pope
Lingle receives list of nominees for state Supreme Court chief justice
Rod Tam returned to Planning Committee Chairmanship
Rod Tam Allowed To Pay Ethics Fines Without Interest
Retaliation campaign continues against State tax collection contractor
School board hires consultant in fake search for superintendent
Hawaii Gov. Lingle signs law exempting some cargo fees and directing money to ag inspections
DelaCruz details plan to keep rail on track
Honolulu spending stimulus money on art
UH Board of Regents to debate Thirty Meter Telescope project
Council action means choices limited in land fund charter vote
Council, staff taking pay cuts, furloughs
Furloughs to slow some police functions
Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Skips Bail
RIMPAC 2010 War Games Launch in Hawaii
USDA reveals $168 billion cost of 2022 biofuels target ($8/gallon fuel)
A palace for the potash king
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010 |
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June 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1163 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Mufi Campaign leader: Hawaii Democratic Party taken over by “Abercrombie zealots”, an “ingrown clique with some very radical views”
Civil union supporters rally draws only 30 people
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission fines Abercrombie's campaign
Capitol no pathway to the statehouse
850 sign up for Hawaii’s boating TEA party
49 may file for races in Big Isle
CB: Honolulu Rail Heading Right at Them
Shapiro: Principals’ accountability call should extend to them, too
Earthjustice challenging Alexander & Baldwin's proposed Maui water treatment plant
Native Hawaiian grants total $1,026 per Hawaiian—did you get yours?
Personal income on rise
Lingle negotiating flights from China
CB requests one year’s worth of prostitution arrest reports
Hawaii County employee with suspended license hits Kona cyclist
Thousands Of Taxpayers Affected By Crackdown
Census: Hawaii grew 6.9% in past decade
Lawmakers Want Governor To Sign Prisons Audit Bill
Gov. signs bill allowing counties to ban fireworks
Tree plan introduces bugs
Heeia lawsuit taken to federal level
Hawaii Writers Conference shuts down after 17 years
New Hurricane Insurer Enters Hawaii Market
American Samoa wants to loosen U.S. controls
Smithsonian hires Konrad Ng, President Obama's brother-in-law, as director
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| Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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June 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 961 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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20,000 write governor, 85% ask for veto of HB444
Full Text: Governor Lingle’s Veto List
Poll: Aiona beats Hannemann in one-on-one matchup
Djou opens Honolulu office, visits families in Ewa, Hawaii Kai
Kirk Caldwell: “We’re a city not afraid to raise fees and taxes”
A Honolulu Government That Keeps On Growing
Hawaii gov. buys more time on civil unions bill (Hanabusa pledges override)
Gay Lobby reacts
Gay Lobby continues to hunt down Business Roundtable members (SA & CB keep count)
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle submits list of bills she may veto
LA Times: A strike against sex trafficking (Calls on Lingle to sign)
Lingle says Asia trip a success
Breene Harimoto resigns from Board of Education
UH Manoa Custodian Gets Jail For Campus Sex Assault
The Nation: 'I Was Scared to Sleep': LGBT Youth Face Violence Behind Bars (Hawaii Youth facility)
Honolulu city clerk debunks new 'birther' theory
Former Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice Richardson dies
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| Monday, June 21, 2010 |
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June 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 941 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Democratic chief takes Mufi to the woodshed
SA: Djou defends call for Jones Act waiver
Rep. Djou opens Honolulu office
Gov. Lingle to consider veto of civil unions bill Monday
QWERTY: Linda Lingle Has Seen Through You Hawaii Gays Ditching the Word 'Marriage'
SA: Don't waste stream water (OHA must grab more water)
CB: Time Running Out for Akaka Bill
SA: Perk of incumbency: Unequal time
ilind: State Ethics Commission deserves more credit for dealing with administrative problems
Army seeks better ties with Native Hawaiians
Hawaii Home Price Index Up 13.4% in April—tops nation
Report: Hawaii personal income increasing
California fraud case allegedly cost First Hawaiian Bank over $2.5 million
Big Island progressive musician guilty in kiddie porn case
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| Sunday, June 20, 2010 |
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June 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 604 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii spending per Medicare enrollee 32% lower than national avg (Why Hawaii Doctors are leaving)
Candidates mining campaign 'gold' on the mainland
UHERO: ‘Construction downswing near its trough’
Lingle returns, still facing civil unions bill
Second Gay Pride Parade Held In Waikiki
ACLU: Let's find out true cost of privatized incarceration
More Hawaii residents packing heat
Ships, planes and people from 14 nations will be participating in the biennial RIMPAC
Show revs up public effort for raceway
Maui County furloughs to save $3.5 million
Local support at heart of Hali‘imaile’s success
Lead-acid battery has competition (Windmills to pump water for hydro?)
Brainwashing children on behalf of The Maui Coastal Land Trust
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| Sunday, June 20, 2010 |
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By Letters to the Editor :: 885 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Inouye backs UHH's Straney
Blind Teacher fired by HPU
Panos Prevedouros = Johnny Wilson
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| Saturday, June 19, 2010 |
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June 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1368 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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CNBC: Jones Act may be hindering Gulf Oil Response, Dutch ships blocked
Tokyo: Lingle meets with Japanese travel writers, Tourism Minister
Hawaii-Okinawa Clean Energy Partnership Agreement Signed
Djou joins in call to allow global aid for oil cleanup (Inouye, Akaka, Hirono demand the oil be left alone to pollute Gulf)
Civil Unions To Go On Potential Veto List
Hawaii Business Roundtable stands by call for a veto of the civil unions bill
HNN: Djou using taxpayer funds to make 'robocalls'
SA: Ethics agency harmed by Mollway dismissal (Democrats afraid a real investigator will be appointed)
Hawaii Ethics Commission will discuss recruiting executive director
Energy partnership features Hawaii and Okinawa
Hawaii gets new tool to target foreign investment
Lingle urged to veto tax credit bill
Hawaii’s jobless rate drops to 6.6% in May
4,171 on Oahu have no homes
How Hawaii Lawmakers Balanced the State Budget
CB: New York Human Trafficking Law Points To Holes In Hawaii Proposal
Storied stone taken away
Hawaii Schools’ Best Friend
Preserving Hawaii’s resources: More than a career
Medical heavyweights team up for new approach to quality health care
Lawyers praise beach land ruling
VA official gets big pay, little work: A retired Navy captain who has filed several discrimination suits sits in limbo
Firefighter gets duty change after accusation of beating
Hawaii Family Seeking Answers About Inmate's Death
Kauai County employees face furloughs next month
Lihue Airport First In State To Use Body Scanner
The man who’s tutoring Bill Gates … actually has a brain…
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| Friday, June 18, 2010 |
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June 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1383 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Tax revenue for rail tumbles to $8.3M
Cataluna: Djou survey is “another smart move from a politician who hasn't made a false step yet.”
Case family’s Star-Advertiser gives backhanded support to Djou on Jones Act
Inouye, Hirono demand foreign ships be kept out of oil cleanup
DOE Posts School Calendar With No Furloughs, All Employees
Hawaii Adopts Common Core State Standards in Education
Mayor Hannemann Wrong to Ignore Governor Cayetano
Rep. Charles Djou Says Broke U.S. House Rules
Michelle Kidani Claims There's No Conflict Of Interest
Wind Energy Developer Negotiating with Molokai Ranch
Residents may decide future curfews
Using private prisons costs more than it seems (UPW talking points again)
State expects to reap dividends from China expo
Hawaiian Waste Systems signs agreement to ship trash
Hawaii's unemployment claims up 2.8%
If placed on ballot, decision could bring big changes: County manager vs. strong mayor
Hawaii 7th lowest in car insurance costs
Safeway, Walgreens bulk up in islands
Map: Where Americans Are Moving
Maui Council bills target aquarium fish industry
SA: Civil-union letter splits firms (SA continues to ferret out any detail that will help gay lobby)
5 major Hawaii businesses support civil unions
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| Thursday, June 17, 2010 |
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June 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1321 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Gulf & Hawaii: Djou call for relief from Jones Act explodes across national media
VIDEO: Djou pushes solutions to oil spill on CNBC Worldwide Exchange
Honolulu Gaza flotilla protester shows up at BP hearings – with rubber ducky
Hannemann’s Pittsburgh fundraiser: Misdemeanor? Class C Felony?
Mufi Site: Abercrombie’s brain in a glass jar controlled by Cayetano
Lingle-Aiona Admin: “4,043 moved into permanent housing thru State homeless programs”
Beijing: Governor Lingle discusses TMT at Great Hall of the People
New ransom demands: BoE Chair threatens layoffs in response to 180 day law
Abercrombie, Hannemann trade charges over whose fundraising is more corrupt
Hannemann wins support from Hawaii hotel group
Inouye: Jones Act Should Not Be Suspended for Foreign Aid in BP Oil Spill
Broke in 10 years, ERS “is not front burner”—Rep Rhoads
FrumForum: Mr. Djou Goes to Washington (Don’t Ask—Don’t tell)
Equality (sic) Hawaii claims HB444 is not gay marriage
Pay declines imminent for most city employees (Thanks, Mufi)
$65M to shift rail route: Other options to avoid air traffic cost up to $300 million
Rail: The federal funding has a long way to go before approval
SA: CGI contract looks dubious (flacking for HGEA)
SA Oi: Whines Abercrombie asks for fair game rules
Tax Dollars Paid For Djou's (constituent survey) Robo-Calls (typical Democrat media hit piece)
Despite New Law, Hawaii’s Public Schools Aren’t Up to National Standards
Maui News Polls mayoral race
Hawaii Ethics Commission Fires Director
Ilind: List of Star-Advertiser local directors dropped from “Views & Voices”
Star-Advertiser forces Honolulu Weeklies to use Maui News printing press
Statewide Bike Plan Shows Progress
Kenoi predicts another tough budget year
Hawaii Co Water rates rising 8 percent
Espionage trial continues for Maui man
RP govt asks Fil-Ams to support SAVE Act
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| Wednesday, June 16, 2010 |
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June 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1278 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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RCCC to focus on reelecting Djou, Liberal website calls Hanabusa “untainted”
HNN: More speed bumps for Honolulu rail project (Its not just the Governor)
Shapiro: Mayor uses rail failings as boost to governor bid
Mayor Mufi Hannemann announces 24 furlough days for 2010-11 fiscal year
Hawaii passes law mandating 180-day school year
Democrat Borreca: Isle GOP banking on 'down-ticket' contests
SA: Not protecting civil unions hurts Hawaii's competitiveness
As HSTA Negotiations open, Civil Beat begins flacking mercilessly (no surprise here)
Big Kauai project going forward despite slowdown
Rep. Djou calls for free trade with Philippines
Acting Gov. Concerned Over Inmate Deaths
Sen. Inouye marks a milestone
Meth ads may be changing attitudes
Kaneohe car dealer is charged over laundering pimps' money
Hawaii Hates Science, Tells Thirty Meter Telescope to Go to Chile
ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. Signs MOU With McCandless Ranch to Develop Hawaiian Carbon Offset Projects
PUC OKs Hawaiian Electric's test of biofuel blends
Molokai Dispatch: Undersea Cable Moving Forward
Windmill sought for Waikoloa area
County again considers hauling trash to Kona
Kauai Volunteers help finish new dock
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| Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
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June 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1024 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hannemann Pittsburgh fundraiser: Campaign Spending Commission not notified until after event
Aiona rejects call to act on HB444 while Lingle is out of state
Lingle talks visas and biofuels in Beijing
Djou’s first Legislation: Resolution calls for Free Trade Agreement with Philippines
Hanabusa to get same kind of National Democrat help Ed Case got
NRCC: “Colleen Hanabusa and her Washington friends have pushed the economy into a jobless recovery”
TEA Party leader launches campaign for Maui Mayor
House votes to annex Hawaii, June 15, 1898
HB444: Gay Lobby and Hawaii Media seek revenge against Business Roundtable
Federal Transit Administration approves EIS for Oahu's $5B rail project
IT company's relationship with the state Tax Department is being questioned (by HGEA-owned legislators seeking to reverse privatization)
UPW salivates as State to investigate killing of island inmate in Arizona
Bloomberg: Hawaii gov discusses tourism, energy in China (APEC-Green Energy connection?)
Hawaii ignition interlock bill signed into law
Don't combine schools in Waialua and Haleiwa
Dozens of Vietnamese immigrants might have to leave the country over falsified documents
Obamacare: Those laid off when the recession started will soon lose subsidized health insurance benefits
Plenty of beachside in Ooma plan (30 years work is now juicy new shakedown target)
Construction Workers Abandon Big Island
EPA issues penalties against County of Hawaii, Johnson Resort Properties
Ormat share rises as Hawaii geothermal plant reaches full production
Hawaii Biotech to be sold at auction
Lahaina News: Voters support change in council election system
U.S. commander blasts Chinese navy's behavior
Offshore oil rigs are out of U.S. government's reach (Marshall Islands safety inspectors?)
Scientists (sic) study shifting attitude to climate change
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| Monday, June 14, 2010 |
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June 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1337 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hanabusa to get same kind of National Democrat help Ed Case got
NRCC: “Colleen Hanabusa and her Washington friends have pushed the economy into a jobless recovery”
TEA Party leader launches campaign for Maui Mayor
Sunday, July 4: Citizenship Sunday Church-based Voter Registration Drive
Hawaii could lose tobacco funds in $1.1B arbitration
CB: Star-Advertiser let Mufi off easy on civil unions, didn’t even ask about Pittsburgh fundraiser
Maui Mayor’s office caught stealing newspapers
Sierra Club demands $50/M year payoff from Telescope
New York Human Trafficking Law Points To Holes In Hawaii Proposal
City Council Proposes Bus Stop Smoking Ban (nanny state)
SA: Control costs of Medicaid
Work here in isles, new doctors told
The number of people seeking help for crystal meth addiction is rising
Mental health centers take on wider mission (4 jobs consolidated)
Hawaii consumers are paying more for fresh produce because of state cutbacks
Lack of military ID costs baggers their jobs at an off-base commissary
Navy family has had to deal with health issues they blame on their moldy housing
Leaders Say Abandoned Property May Be Attracting Crime
CTJ: Hawaii Legislature tax bills mirror Obama agenda
DOMA’s Deserted Isle (Gay marriage on Johnston Atoll)
Cagle: My Crazy Newspaper War Days in Hawaii
Can y’all say “1986”? (Midweek)
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| Sunday, June 13, 2010 |
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June 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 887 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Jaws drop as Maui TEA Party walks into Abercrombie HQ opening
Hawaii could lose tobacco funds in $1.1B arbitration
Honolulu “peace activist” caught lying about Gaza Flotilla
SA Interview: Hannemann plans to “walk lock-step” with DoE Bureaucracy, again refuses to answer on HB444
(Pretending to) Take on Tenure
AP: Hawaii gov consults with rabbis on civil unions
Thielen: Need to be efficient in finding new water sources
Na Wai Eha: Decision in but dispute lingers (1 of 2)
Linked: Felix-Hannemann-Donohue
Veterans Today: Sen. Akaka trying to screw vets on Agent Orange
Medicare pay cuts worry isle officials
Queen's and HMSA working to improve quality, lower costs
Korean Visitors to Hawaii Up 91% in 1st Quarter
Kalapa: Economic future depends on improved business climate
Anti-Superferry protester Joan “Cow Pies” Conrow fired by MidWeek
U.S. under pressure in Asia-Pacific trade talks
Free Speech: Smart Business Hawaii joins protest against HR5175 “Disclose Act”
Hawaii Ballot access lawsuit to be heard June 17
Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites
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| Saturday, June 12, 2010 |
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June 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1115 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hannemann’s Pittsburgh Fundraiser planned since April 29
Hannemann in Pittsburgh "Whacking the rail transit piñata"
Philippine Independence Day: Rep. Djou calls for more visas for family reunification
VIDEO: Rep. Djou on Fox Business News
Clean Energy for Hawaii: Djou co-sponsors American Energy Act
RTTT: Prolonging Education's Race to the Bottom
Photos: Kamehameha Day Lei draping ceremony, Washington DC
Shapiro: Will Aiona veto HB 444 (II)?
Maui News: Hawaii’s recovery begun, but slow
Democrat Borreca: Abercrombie proffers idea of single-payer health care
DCCC still peddling Obamacare: Charles Djou’s Plan to Re-Open the Medicare Donut Hole
HR: In Hawaii, Education Reform or Education Conform?
SA: State must speed up food stamp processing
US Supreme Court decision places cloud on publicly funded campaigns
New law guards gun rights
Robbery Suspect Was On Special Probation Program
Car Thieves Steal Soldier Fundraiser Proceeds
Hawaii Meth Project: Year one
Maui water ruling affects HC&S
Verbatim: King Kamehameha Day Presidential Proclamation (Obama denounces America again)
Ka Iwi reclassified as conservation zone, but the community’s battle to protect it continues on
Councilman wants complete fireworks ban (snob alert)
Billionaire proposes massive home on grass farm in Kilauea
Kauai Council considers sex harassment suits
The GOP's new hue
Birther crackpot hired by Honolulu Election Commission (Thanks, Mufi)
An Energy Strategy for Grown-Ups: Wind power is not a realistic substitute for oil
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| Friday, June 11, 2010 |
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June 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1391 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Full Text: Hawaii Business Roundtable calls for veto of HB444 Gay Civil Unions
Bloomberg: Hawaii will run out of pension funds in 2020
Study: Hawaii ERS to go broke in 2020
Hawaii Democratic Convention renews call for closed primary
Aiona: AECOM selected to conduct EIS for undersea cables
VIDEO: Djou floor speech “We need to put our fiscal house in order”
Lingle: Strengthening Partnerships in Guangdong Province
Gov. Lingle to host 7th Annual International Women’s Conference
Fed Chair Calls Dems’ Spending ‘Unsustainable’ As Hanabusa's Party Refuses to Budget
Abercrombie surrogates question Hanneman's Pittsburgh fundraiser
Lee Donohue: Mufi’s Pick
Shapiro: Principals are going to have to put their money where their mouths are on accountability
Boylan: Dem Convention “like college faculty meeting run amok”
Hero's welcome: 150 Kaneohe Marines return after seven months spent in Afghanistan
Hawaii's state tax collections up 1.8% year to date
CB: Controversial Landfill Expansion To Receive Trash Soon
HNN: State moves ahead with undersea interisland cable for energy
Panel: Restore some water to Central Maui streams
Kalapa: Hawaii Voters Need to Encourage Change for a Better Government
High court lets stand shoreline land ruling (Could cost State millions)
Census: Hawaii population changing
Hawaii makes change to appeals process permanent
Kamehameha Day: OHA continues delusions about Akaka Bill
Letter to Senate: Usual gaggle of Hawaii activists demand carbon tax, claim to represent 100,000
Fake Farmers Markets: “No local produce at all”
Brush Fire Destroys Big Island Homes
Man asks to build barn instead of mansion in Kilauea
Isle inmate's death sparks investigation
SA: Meth project hits hard, true
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| Thursday, June 10, 2010 |
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June 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1487 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Hawaii Meth Project Launches New Statewide Campaign
WSJ: Djou questions Bernanke on stimulus--Dow rises 115 points
Video: Djou questions Bernanke on Deficit
Deficit Reaches New Heights: Hanabusa’s Democrats Refuse to Stop
Hawaii TEA Party proposes “Contract From America” for 2010 Elections
Gallup: Debt ties terrorism as most worrisome issue
Shapiro: Will Aiona veto HB 444?
Hawaii technology tax credit suspension vetoed
Rove to raise money for Lt. Gov. Aiona
Hannemann HQ a former Pflueger location
Man sought treatment before fatal shooting – 90 illegal half-way houses in Waianae?
Principals panic after pay cut proposed—begin conspiring amongst themselves
Food stamp help slow in coming (Thanks HGEA)
SA: Thumbs up to park fees
Ethics panel delays decision on Mollway
When The Honolulu Weekly Moved To Maui
Hawaii could get direct flight to China
Honolulu City Council OKs $1.8 billion budget
HI: City Council selects former police chief Lee Donohue for Djou’s vacated seat
Gordon Pang on Lee Donohue
Hawaii County property taxes on the rise
Shapiro: Ceded lands and judicial politics
Shapiro: Candidates need to focus on regaining conscience
Union Leaders Claim Hawaii Hotels Tied To Wall Street Bankers
UH Athletics Outpaces WAC, But Still Finds Itself In $10 Million Hole
Hawaiian Electric cleared to use biodiesel in generating plants
KHON: Checks Are On Their Way to Thousands of Hawaii Seniors
Investigators Look Into Inmate Death
Hawaii Co. Police officer investigated in sex assault case
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010 |
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June 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 955 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Nanakuli Park: Hannemann pounds Hanabusa in proxy fight between Waimanalo Gulch and PVT landfill
Shanghai: Governor Lingle opens “Hawaii Week” at 2010 World Expo
Acting Governor Duke Aiona signs Monk Seal Protection bill
The Hill: New members Critz, Djou start off in campaign mode
It's lobbying, not charity: (Star-Advertiser joins gay-atheist lobby in attack on Hawaii Family Forum)
Civil union pairs might face taxes (HB444 creates new basis for litigation to re-invent Gay marriage)
Star-Advertiser: Making sense of island politics (look good) is still our goal
Council ready to fill empty slot and send budget to the mayor
Not enough tax hikes: Maui Budget will take effect without mayor's signature
DoE admits it has no curriculum (Civil Beat misses story)
CB: Department of Education Says It Doesn't Have Contract With Teachers
State prisons warn of possible unrest due to food shortage
UPW tops list of high-spending lobbyists during second half of the legislative session
Ethics Director could face termination at Wednesday morning meeting
CB: Day 1 Of The New Star-Advertiser
Contracts for 6,000 statewide hotel workers expire June 30
Hawaii census effort totaling big numbers
UPDATE: New Auditor's Report Finds Inefficiencies (but no fraud) in State's pCard Program
Survey finds graphic ads reducing first-time meth use among young people
Ka Iwi: You Take It, You Bought It
Kauai: Judge: Highway widening project may proceed
Even For Deaths Of Rare Birds, Criminal Charges Extraordinary
Hawaii Kai’s Controversial Lighting Project Detailed
Investigation of Big Island Department of Water Supply to Begin
Venue Shopping: Lawyers come to Hawaii, claim pesticide injury
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| Tuesday, June 08, 2010 |
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June 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1036 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Aiona visits 100 small businesses in 100 days
Abercrombie on Marijuana: “Of course it should be utilized”
Board of Education weighing fate of four rural schools targeted for closure on three islands
Honolulu Council to decide on city's $1.82B budget (tax hike)
Hawaii Co. Council backs down from budget cuts (Kenoi wins tax increases)
Hawaii Business: Education is Everybody’s Problem
Lingle addresses Chamber in Shanghai
Andy Winer: Responsible for Obama’s Gulf Oil Well disaster!
Schmidt resigning as insurance chief
Ilind: Cam Cavasso apparently making another run against Dan Inouye
Hawaii's weather, high gasoline costs lure electric vehicles (Detroit Free Press)
Several big properties are suffering from loan defaults that amount to more than $2 billion
Ilind: Former newspaper employees in 60-day limbo
Curfew curbs violence--so it is cancelled
Island teens increasingly aware of risks of methamphetamine use
Hawaii Business: Illegal Sex, Drugs and Gambling (and tourism in Hawaii)
Honolulu man indicted for sex trafficking teenage girl
Workers Speak Out In Human Trafficking Case
Compeltely Typical and Average Hawaii Progressive speaks up for Hawaii slavers
Contractor in tower collapse did not have required license
Hawaii 5-0 Filming begins mid-July, LOST to be followed by “Off the Map?”
Negotiations Under Way To Move Stranded Trash
Hawaii Co. Geothermal working group organized
Mamalahoa Bypass extends hours, opens two-way route
Hawaii Part Of Honey Bee Decline Investigation
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| Monday, June 07, 2010 |
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June 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1370 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Advertiser closes out by considering self-censorship
Star-Advertiser planned over 15 months ago
Neil Abercrombies struts his Gay Pride in Waikiki Parade (complete list of politicians in attendance)
SA: Gays, Atheists in court attacking Hawaii Family Forum finances
Mark Recktenwald appears to be the leading choice for chief justice
Star-Advertiser editors launch new paper by begging government to buy them out
SA confirms: Purchase of Advertiser over one year in the making
CB: ADV died because of WW2 “Japs”
HC&S Manager: No Plans To Develop Sugar Lands
Military families are asset to isle schools
KGI: ‘What does it mean to be haole in Hawai‘i?’
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| Sunday, June 06, 2010 |
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June 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 517 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle soul-searching over civil unions (ADV closes out with one more try at gay marriage)
Advertiser writes final chapter in 154-year story
Black paying $125M for Advertiser (Clippers buy Lakers, fire Lakers players)
Star-Advertiser lifts off tomorrow
Aloha, Star-Bulletin
Omidyar’s Civil Beat attacks human trafficking—but not at ML&P
EPA: Studies show effluent seeping off Kaanapali’s coast
Time's running out on popular refrigerator rebates
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| Saturday, June 05, 2010 |
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June 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1085 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Aiona: “I am committed to making Hawaii the greenest place on Earth”
Djou: “With Ed gone, we are alone in being voice for mainstream in Hawaii”
Jobs: Tax-n-spend policies favored by Hanabusa fail to deliver
No sea level rise: Pacific islands growing not shrinking, says study
VIDEOS: Flotilla “Peace Activists” chant “Oh Jews, the army of Mohammad will return”
Tracy Nakano Bean: “Hawaii Legislature has never met a tax it didn’t like”
Earmarks set aside for campaign donors, report finds (Inouye #1)
Airlift executive files ethics complaint against Sen. Inouye (#2)
WSJ: A Case of Hanabusa
Abercrombie accuses Hannemann violating “spirit of the Constitution for his own personal advantage”
HNN: Layoffs continuing at Star-Bulletin and Midweek
Slom: Hawaii Lost the Honolulu Star-Bulletin; Now What? (Hawaii Reporter print edition?)
Developer 'out of cash,' forced to sell 1,923 acres on Oahu and Big Island
Cost of summer school rising
Gay Pride Parade Marches Into City
KITV: Expert Says 30 Percent Of Hawaii Homeless From Out Of State
Former islander in Turkey after flotilla experience
'Princess Kaiulani' actress arrested at White House (a treehugging actress, how original)
Ka Iwi shoreline reclassified to conservation by Hawaii Land Use Commission
Metal piling up on Moloka'i
Taxes: Hawaii Council to tackle budget, amendments
Hawaii officer had census worker arrested for trespassing
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| Friday, June 04, 2010 |
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June 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 594 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Sen. Dan Inouye Helps open Hannemann HQ
ADV admits motive: OHA sabotaging settlement offers to push Akaka Bill (oops!)
Hawaii DoE dreams improvements at schools will lure $75M in grants
Board of Education agenda: less school, more cost
Honolulu Council Members Pave Way For Nanakuli Park (Hannemann VS Hanabusa)
Council Narrows List To 6 For Djou's Successor: Djou's Favorite Given First Consideration
Honolulu's unemployment rate drops to 5.2%
Upcountry Maui residents urged to conserve water (just wait ‘til OHA gets its hands on your water)
Kenoi decries council budget amendments (defends $23M tax hike)
Law Enforcement Lines Up Against Human Trafficking Bill
Isle gun death rate lowest in U.S.
Morioka: Hawaii Legislature Didn’t Pass Important Bills to Alleviate Traffic
Obama sets dates for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
Private roads subject to laws
Another Hawaii activist tied to anti-Israel scam (Invented Human Shields movement for Saddam Hussein)
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| Thursday, June 03, 2010 |
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June 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 791 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Congress.org figures show: Abercrombie nine times less effective than Mazie Hirono
Hawaii Republican Assembly: Home to Hawaii’s moderate Republicans
Lingle establishes Hawaii Surfing Reserves
Abercrombie finally endorses Hanabusa
SB editors join Honolulu’s Maoist circus against Israel
Veteran Reporters Left Off Star-Advertiser Staff
Lawmakers seek solutions to homeless arrival surge
Task force opposed to closure of Kaaawa Elementary
Lingle saves surf bill that lawmakers killed
PUC eases rule limiting solar panels
Satellites Offer Timing Relief To Bus Riders
Maui Bill would alter (raise) condo property taxes by $2500/year
Hawaii Co. Councilmembers unveil cost-trimming proposals
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| Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
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June 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 661 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Honolulu Maoists & Holocaust Deniers protest against Israel: Star-Bulletin calls them ‘peace activists’
Case 'showed he was a Democrat.' So what's Inouye? (Is Dan Inouye a Democrat?)
Borreca: Face of isle Democrats older (and whiter) but issues thrive
Lingle to reveal final decision on civil unions after Asia trip
Shapiro: Carlisle invisible on campaign trail
Musubigate: Federal judge rules law targeting HRPT's Hawaii leases is unconstitutional (Calvin Say not mentioned in article)
SB: Trash deal is valuable lesson
Honolulu City Council has 27 contenders for Djou's empty seat
ADV: Vote-by-mail offers a better way to ballot
Hotel workers protest Kyo-ya Co. Ltd.'s plans for Moana Surfrider
Hawaii bankruptcy filings up 34.4%
Hawaii cuts result in 10% fewer families taking preschool aid
Group works to set up a charter school in Keanae
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| Tuesday, June 01, 2010 |
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June 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 746 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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ADV: Mufi and Neil might “persuade the voters to hate both of them”
Aiona promoting summer job program for teens
5 political veterans vying for Honolulu mayoral seat
Candidates Scramble For Ed Case's Voters
SB: Case leaves race with sound advice
Hawaii health plans back 'game-changing' reform
Deadline nears for city council applicants
Slom: Hawaii Council of Revenues Economic “Turn Around” Prediction May Be Premature
Opposition speaks out on TVR bill
WHT: Feds intervene after Hawaii Co.Police arrest Census taker (DRUDGE now linking to this story)
Israeli forces capture Hawaii activist attempting to smuggle supplies to Hamas head choppers
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| Monday, May 31, 2010 |
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May 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 804 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Memorial Day Commemorations: Punchbowl, Magic Island
Ed Case quits race: “Dream of a better way forward” crushed by Hawaii Democrat old boys (again)
Case “unity” statement: “Colleen, I don’t hate you…”
Case stuns with withdrawal from Hawaii congressional primary
Local community helps with lei shortage at Punchbowl
Shapiro: Furloughs over, but our black eye lives on
Donovan Dela Cruz opens campaign headquarters
Ranking of top cities calls Honolulu best in the U.S.
Thielen: Water decision meets most demands
Kalapa: Don't overlook obvious approach to reduce government spending
Baldwin principal says letter to parents is reason for probe
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| Sunday, May 30, 2010 |
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May 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 657 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Lingle: Hawaii economy recovering thanks to collaboration and sacrifice
Hawaii Democrats focus on suicide, taxes, and gay marriage
Memorial Day: Residents respond to request for lei donation
ADV: Charles Djou Our man in Washington
Hawaii Democrats facing contentious primary fights
Hawaii Democrat Chair: “We were counting our chickens before they hatched”
Ed Case: No booth at Dem Convention
SB: Hawaii needs bold leadership (Begging Democrats not to self-destruct)
Time to ease up on UH tuition increases
Hawaii eases limit on number of new charter schools
Hawaii's interisland airfares settling down: Hawaiian wielding control of cost after 5 years of volatility
Honolulu furloughs may hit Hanauma Bay, park programs
Courts Move To Collect Unpaid Bail
State seeks stimulus fund accounting from County
Pahoa: Chalk graffiti spurs suspensions
Civil Beat is too civil
Sarcasm leads Djou to claim political attack (SB covers for Barney Frank)
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| Saturday, May 29, 2010 |
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May 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 932 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Kaauwai: Hannemann supports HB444 gay civil unions
Lingle: Hannemann was AWOL on Superferry
Rep. Djou joins House Budget, Armed Services Committees
SB: How far can Hawaii Democrat Convention go without blowing up? Dem Chair worries party is about to shoot self in head
CB: Mufi v. Neil in 1986: The Bloody First Round
Mayoral Election Sept 18, Prosecutor Nov 2
Councilman Rod Tam Under Campaign Probe
Council to fill seat Thursday
Dems seek to change election law after Djou wins
Hawaii Dems 2008 Resolution: US Reps should live in their own district
Senate confirms Miyamoto as U.S. Marshal for Hawaii
Prosecutors say new Hawaii sex trafficking law unnecessary
SB: U.S. must help improve Pacific islanders' health
Hawaii ranks 44th in driver knowledge
Snobs: Honolulu Council To Consider Total Fireworks Ban
Last day for St. Joseph School
Kauai Farm-worker housing abuse discussed
WHT: Feds intervene after Hawaii Co. Police arrest Census taker
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| Friday, May 28, 2010 |
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May 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 885 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Greenwood Mafia grabs two power positions in UH system
Good News: A small elite no longer runs Hawaii -- Bad News: Mufi thinks he can change that
Lingle: Council on Revenues forecasting improved revenue collections
Finnegan: ACT 144 Lifts Charter Cap but reduces Charter funding
Aiona: “Hawaii can’t afford Hannemann”
Kaauwai: Hannemann is train wreck for Hawaii
CB: Can Hawaii Democrats Unite At Weekend Convention?
Hannemann already hinting at run for Senate promises “a full four year term”, criticizes Abercrombie for quitting House
HNN: War of words underway in Hawaii gubernatorial race
HNN: Abercrombie vs. Hannemann: a rematch 24 years in the making
Hannemann "willing to be persecuted”
Mayor Hannemann's Bid For Governor Creates Domino Effect
Kenoi rejects lt. gov. rumors
Isle taxes highest in state -- and going higher
Budget Veto? Maui Mayor warns of cuts to public services
What Rules Maui Water, Law or Sugar?
Gay Murder at Ilikai Hotel
Hawaii Civil Union Law May Lead to Tax Increase
House votes to repeal 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy on gay service members (Djou, Hirono vote with majority)
National Coverage on Djou Election
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| Friday, May 28, 2010 |
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Letters to the Editor May, 2010
By Letters to the Editor :: 1444 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Bullying up and down the DoE Chain of Command
Chase Dem Politicians
Sex Trafficking Legislation May Be Vetoed by Governor! Your support is needed!
Hawaii County: “This is not the time to raise taxes”
Democrat Candidate: DJOU VICTORY SHOWS THAT A MAJORITY OF HAWAII VOTERS ARE STILL SEEKING CHANGE
Sign stealing, thugs ruin integrity of elections and campaigns
Gay Marriage: Levinson’s Reducto ad Absurdum
Anti-Superferry Lawyer defends Maui ‘Single Member District’ scheme
Victory over protectionism: Hawaii GMO Papaya could soon be sold in Japan
SB2646 Surfing Reserves
220 say no to Koa Ridge development
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| Thursday, May 27, 2010 |
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May 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 927 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Rep. Djou co-sponsors Balanced Budget Amendment
Lingle cites recovery as State Tax refunds pump $64M into economy
Cook Political Report: "Hawaii Democrats are a mess"
Hannemann announces run for governor's seat
LINGLE vs ADV: Duke Aiona a wise, trusted partner
Shapiro: Democrats may find it tough to oust Djou
School Furloughs Not Over Yet
Hawaii schools adopting national curriculum standards
Say should be lauded for tenant support (Musubigate)
Ethics panel report faults chief Mollway's work habits
Hawaii transsexuals, Libertarians speak up in defense of human trafficking
Hawaii's biggest solar farm proposed for Mililani fields
Hoku near polysilicon output
UH-Hilo plans on 7,000 enrollment by 2020
Civic movement: W. Hawaii center progressing
Hawaii labor director quits to run for prosecutor
Deputy sheriff pleads guilty to sexually assaulting child
OHA takes another bite out of Hawaii’s last sugar plantation, 10,000 upcountry water users
Hawaii still leads U.S. with highest rate of mixed marriages
Joe Sestak's lying--or he's protecting a felon in Barack Obama's White House
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| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
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May 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 874 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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VIDEO: Djou introduced to Congress by Rep. Hirono, sworn in
Ed Case: “Colleen’s goal was not to beat Charles….We can expect far more of the same”
National Democrats portray Dan Inouye as Republican plaything
Campaign message strategy: How the Case was closed
Unique deal brings an end to Hawaii's school furlough crisis
DoE at work: School may close despite academic turnaround
Principal hailed for turnaround at Maui Waena
At least 5 seek to succeed Djou (includes gay marriage activist)
Rego: Civil Unions= Gay Marriage
Governor hears from supporters of civil unions bill
Sexy dance after $40 drinks was not prostitution, high court rules
4,000 fridges sell on first day of $250 stimulus rebate program
SB: Investigate Hale Kipa
Vandals Cut Down 400 Papaya Trees
Yagong: Revoke authority to sell Hamakua land
Kauai CRC weighs questions for 2010 election (term limits for Council?)
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| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 |
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May 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 967 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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National Dems: Dump Hanabusa AND Case
1986: A good omen for Charles Djou
Campaign message strategy: How the Case was closed
Cataluna: Would both of them rather see Djou keep the job????
Democrat ADV: Some familiar messages in special election
Djou DC bound, council seeks replacement
HNN online survey: Do you think Charles Djou will be able to win in November?
Abercrombie begins TV ads in governor's race
$1.82B city operating budget for Honolulu advances
Governor Lingle holds roundtables on civil unions bill
Civil unions would have little economic impact, study finds
Deal will allow Chinese bank-card users to access funds via Bankoh's network
Stream study pushes for more water restoration
Hawaii home-care horror tales underscore risk to elderly
ADV: Premium Plus plan nudges employers
Honolulu Police officer waives first court appearance
Crime on Oahu rises 4.5 percent
Close one school and open a door
Kamehameha Schools plans $118M redevelopment of Kapalama campus
State Clears Up Solar Credit Confusion
Lawmakers have cut all funding to troubled Aloha Tower Development Corp.
SB: Molokai veterans awaiting center deserve better
200 Wahiawa Soldiers To Join Afghanistan Surge
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| Monday, May 24, 2010 |
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May 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 995 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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American Thinker: Hawaii Republican Djou Heads for Congress: 67% Reject Inouye Machine
HFP: Special Election Polls vs Reality: Measuring culture of retaliation?
SB: Djou win reflects unrest of voters
Djou wins 17 out of 24 Districts, many outside traditional GOP areas
ADV: Election results show Djou's appeal outside East Honolulu
Analysis: Civil Beat Poll Points To Dems' November Dilemma
Hours Until Hawaii Congressman-Elect Djou Sworn In
The Price Tag Of A Seat In Congress: $12.31 Per Vote
Shapiro: Economic turnaround feels close
Hawaii economic agency slow to spend stimulus: Sluggish procurement processes, complexity of energy reform blamed
Hawaii's Medicaid switch produces mixed results
Honolulu ranked near bottom in housing affordability
Honolulu Police officer to make initial court appearance
Co-op provides update on seabirds, legal costs: KIUC rates to go up next month
Molokai vets rankled by county's delay of center (4 years to get permit)
It's a no-brainer to preserve surfing
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| Sunday, May 23, 2010 |
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May 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 503 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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67% of voters reject machine candidate Hanabusa: Djou heads for Congress with bright prospects for November reelection
Honolulu: Chris Wong announces bid to take Rod Tam’s Council seat
State Water Commission to decide if OHA destroys State’s last sugar cane plantation
Charles Djou elected to Congress: Hawaii’s first Republican in 20 years
Republican candidate Duke Aiona opens Oahu headquarters
ADV: Looking for some more heft from Aiona (Democrat Advertiser prepares new anti-Aiona riff for use by Abercrombie, Hannemann)
Council to pick Djou's successor
Kauai: Mayor signs open density bill
Isle condo boards get creative to obtain fees
Honolulu airport's old commuter terminal will be replaced in modernization plan
City delays cleanup of its debris in stream
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| Saturday, May 22, 2010 |
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May 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 664 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Special race draws 50% of voters
New Congressional Hawaii Poll Shows Djou Slightly Ahead of Democratic Rivals
Rivals in special election find that traditional rules of campaigning don't apply (Hanabusa blames media for publishing polls)
Civil-unions factions weigh in: Governor to meet with advocates, opponents of bill awaiting signature
Regents OK new hires at Hilo, Manoa (Gay mafia picks a Don, Broken Trust figure to lobby Leg)
Isle Democrats can no longer rely on party loyalty (Gay Marriage?)
Aiona: Hawaii's future lies in space exploration
SB: CEO of Planned Parenthood Hawaii believes comprehensive sex-ed is vital to students' health
Human Trafficking Bill Threatens Strip Club Industry, says transsexual
Shakedown: Labor Union Sues Over Hotel Redevelopment Project
Hawaii state tax director Kurt Kawafuchi leaving his post
VOUCHERS: OHA education grants could yield useful data
Students arrested in bomb blast at Lanai High School
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| Friday, May 21, 2010 |
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May 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 827 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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WSJ: Paradise Lost? A Project in Hawaii Stumbles (Hokulia to be auctioned)
Hawaii Week in Shanghai: Governor to lead delegation to China, Japan
Special Election Polls close Saturday: Djou pushes voter turnout
AtomicMonkey responds: “Some of us work for the City…we proudly stand by description of Abercrombie as ‘flailing gasbag’”
Hawaii's state tax refunds will start going out today
Factcheck.org hits Djou ad
UH Professors Guaranteed Raises Despite Economy / UH considers tuition hike
Half Of Lawmakers' Children Attend Private Schools
Hawaii could get $91M for school jobs under bill now in Congress
CB: 2 million acres of windmills for Hawaii?
Special-election turnout at 48% as deadline looms
It's punishment that doesn't fit the crime
Secrecy: State won’t release name of isle school in H1N1 outbreak
Aina Lea wants 2,722 units, lodge and commercial OK
Kauai: New increased fees take toll
Hawaii surf reserves proposal may be revived by governor
Tea Party stir over remarks on civil rights by Rand Paul
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| Thursday, May 20, 2010 |
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May 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 767 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lt Gov Aiona announces 1,000 summer jobs for youth
Vote counting begins as candidates make final pleas
ADV: Reviewing rail, jamming up the mayor (Abercrombie rag tries to pit Mufi vs Lingle after Cayetano attacks)
City Re-evaluating Parking Practices
Hawaii Charter School Review Panel Lifts Moratorium on New Charter School Applications
DOE officials say public schools safe despite Kalani High stabbing
The state of meth: Hawaii's ice epidemic has been driven down
SB: Health-subsidy jobs initiative full of positives
OHA’s Water shakedown: USGS releases report on Na Wai Eha
Astronomic cash cow? OHA’s $50M shake-down continues
CB: Clean Energy Splits Environmentalists
KIUC indicted for endangered species law violations
CB: Civil Unions will make us rich, rich, rich!!! (well not quite)
Legal threat delays ethics vote
Pickup truck resolution rejected
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| Wednesday, May 19, 2010 |
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May 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 988 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Abercrombie team: Hannemann admin “intentionally violating Public Procurement Code”
Mufi site alleges Abercrombie’s chief fundraiser at center of Harris’ “pay-for-play” scandals
VIDEO: Aiona, Finnegan team up on electric vehicles, refrigerator rebates
Lingle: Revenues up, State to issue tax refunds early
Full Text: Hawaii GOP resolution calls for veto of HB444
EIS, cost concerns could derail construction plans
Honolulu rail tax revenue falling short of predicted growth
It ain't over until it's over — twice
SB Hypocrisy: Voter turnout must rise
Shapiro: Lingle shows a card on civil unions
Parents' triple tragedy informs plea for civil unions law
DePledge: Reserved
HMSA lands back in black for 1st quarter
Gov. Lingle's New Plan Expected To Provide Jobs Help Unemployed
Student's poster draws Tea Party's ire
Hawaii school board considers closing Haleiwa Elementary
Is the Hawaii Government Really Helping Hawaiians?
Lingle signs bill to draft Waianae disaster plan
Allegiant buys six 757 jets, announces plans to enter Hawaii market
'Give us a break': Council urged to freeze tax rates, find another way to balance budget
Maui Council votes on tax hikes
Wailua path project delayed amid Hawaiian protest
Registered Guns In Hawaii At All Time High
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| Tuesday, May 18, 2010 |
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May 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 789 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Full Text: Hawaii GOP resolution calls for veto of HB444
Whistleblower In $250,000 City Theft Case Speaks: City Blamed For Not Catching Parking Lot Scheme Earlier
Lingle Amused by arrogance of Dem Governor’s attack on Djou
Hawaii moves up dates for some tax refunds
Oshiro: The GE Tax is a “privilege of doing business in Hawaii”
130,000 Ballots Returned In Special Election
Group Home Agency Faces More Scrutiny: Hale Kipa Closes One Home, Faces Questions About Another
Shapiro: Lawmakers interfering in private business (Musubigate)
Abercrombie opens W. Hawaii campaign office
Big Island project to add 2,330 homes
VOUCHERS: OHA offers money for Native Hawaiian kids to attend private schools if they join tribe
New schools in Kihei, Wailuku, cafeterias in the works for county
Honolulu City Council may cut funds for televising its meetings
Journalist says she confessed in North Korean captivity
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| Monday, May 17, 2010 |
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May 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 890 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Duke Aiona challenges “old guard” -- convention speech a huge media hit
GOP Convention: Djou’s leadership builds enthusiasm for fall campaign
State running out of money? Kawamura: “I cannot tell you what happens July 1”
Burris: Three former governors like Democrats. OK, and then....?
Broken Trust Levinson: State Constitution denies same-sex couples right to marry
SB: Crime should not pay
Transit Plan Out of City Hands
Six Years Later, Principals Still Don't Have Performance Contracts (Civil Beat becomes more creative in flacking for HSTA)
Hawaii to start seeing effects of health act
Seed industry growing strong
Hawaii jobless claims drop sharply
Court: Sexually Dangerous Can Be Kept In Prison
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| Sunday, May 16, 2010 |
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May 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1033 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Kalani HS: Poster trashes TEA Party as “evil”
Hawaii governor says bill's civil unions may be same-sex marriage
GOP conventioneers urged to counterbalance Dems' 'rubber stamp'
The state Republican Party Convention touts Djou's lead in election
Hawaii congressional win for GOP would be political hay
SB Oi: In Novemebr Dems will get same result vs Djou
SB: President's sis stays mum on congressional seat pick
Appointed Ed Board Proposal Will Complicate Elections (Civil Beat still flacking for HSTA)
SB: Even with fee increase, A+ program still great deal
ADV: Our homeless, and now their homeless, too
Hawaii preparations for fall elections behind schedule
On windward side, higher taxes proposed -- public hearings, not so much
Straney selected as new UH-Hilo chancellor
Another suit challenges Hokulia Bypass bonds are invalid
Convert County Band to nonprofit: Band director unhappy with mayor's latest proposal
Has Kaua‘i seen the recession’s end?
Police raid Nanakuli cockfighting ring
Communist Frida Kahlo retrospective a self-portrait in (self-imposed) suffering of a ‘progressive’ activist
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| Saturday, May 15, 2010 |
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May 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 988 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii Republican Convention meets today
Democrats denounce Djou
Djou or Hanabusa victory would initiate search for replacement
Charges to stand against Hemmings (enforcers of the one-party state)
1,842 Nonprofits in Hawaii Must Take Action today to Preserve Tax-Exempt Status
OHA Upset about uncounted criminals: Hawaii prisoners held on Mainland skew census results
Many isle youth will miss time off school despite negative effects
HSTA shills outline plans to continue using furloughs to help Abercrombie
UH Manoa Professor who admits arson reveals mental illness battles
Local Jobs bill to face court challenge
Studies of sun linked to understanding weather (or … ahem … climate)
October opening set for W. Hawaii's first adult shelter
Harbor fee collection called 'illegal'
Waianae Landfill operator 'shocked' by fine
Scavengers raiding Honolulu curbside recycling bins
GTMO Greenwell: End war on drugs
“Malicious Prosecution” Kauai County continues war on Lady Ann
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| Friday, May 14, 2010 |
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May 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1031 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Gay Civil Unions: Mufi still refuses to oppose HB444
CQ: Democrats May Get the Blues in Hawaii
Republican Charles Djou Holds Cash Advantage Ahead of Special Election in Heavily Democratic Hawaii District
Name in the News: State GOP Chair Jonah-Kuhio Ka'auwai (must read)
Djou clarifies that race not over
Hidden Tax Hike Likely to Dent Hawaii Non-Profit Fundraising Efforts
Hawaii school board may cancel next year's furlough days
POLITICO: Inouye's sway may cost Dems a seat
Adrienne King: My Quest to Become Hawaii's Next Lieutenant Governor
WSJ: Congressional Special Elections: Show of Horrors
WHT Polls Abercrombie’s fake DoE reform proposal
Hawaii County told to make more cuts
How Kaua‘i got to keep hotel-room tax
Arson is suspected in Hilo Church blaze
Warehouse fire consumes Kauai paper's newsprint
ML&P’s ‘survive to thrive’ plan passes
Hawaiian Electric seals 20-year deal with Kahuku Wind Power
Marines show how to be 'lean, green'
Hawaii Tourism Authority gets expanded authority to meet behind closed doors
Law firm will advocate for Hawaii children
Hawaii recycling plan offers $250 in cash for clunker refrigerators
Kawamoto selling Kahala houses
Honolulu landfill operator, city fined $424,000 for berm violation
Degrees of difficulty: World War II internees finally will get diplomas
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| Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
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May 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1039 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Poll: Djou ahead by 14 points as voters cast ballots
Honolulu 5th most indebted US city
Duke Aiona announces campaign leadership team
Rothenberg Political Report: Hawaii 1 moved to Lean Republican
Former TV anchor files papers for US House seat
Shapiro: Don't be surprised if Lingle vetoes HB 444
Employer guilty of sexually assaulting boy worker
Combined newspaper to employ up to 500 workers
Honolulu City Council moves ahead on property tax hike
City Council seeks rail project financial details
Lobbyist for lawyers opposes immunity for property owners
Shapiro: HSTA wanted to cause a crisis
Shapiro: Signs of life in the local Republican primary
Djou outlines priorities in Congress
Rate of ballot return indicates isle voters favor mail-in system
Civil Beat now peddling irresponsible voting: Majority of 1st District Voters Likely To Be Unrepresented
Carroll fined $100 for campaign law violations
Candidate wants fakes plan to to decentralize state school system
Isle schools smart to surge forward with solar power
2010 SB: Abstinence leads to Planned Parenthood
2008 Flashback SB: Abstinence causes pregnancy, give us your daughters
Controversial Vexatious Requestor Bill Signed into Law
Hawaii foreclosures rise in April even as recession eases
Survey: Hawaii credit card debt averages $9,105 per person
Honolulu cop guilty of marijuana, driving charges
Marcos family wins three victories in Philippine elections
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| Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
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May 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1110 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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SB: Djou, Hanabusa lead money race with backing from big party donors
Wharton to file for congressional race vs Hirono Wednesday
Hawaii’s $1.3B annual Pension Bomb (State running out of time to fix budget)
“Civil Beat” now flacking for HSTA (No surprise here)
County fuel tax hike would hit rural Oahu hardest
Sit-In Protesters Fight Ban From Gov. Office
BOE just one vote away from increasing after-school program fees
SB: $4B Guam deal benefits Hawaii
Land in failed koa logging venture heads for auction
MCCC probing prisoner escape (43 priors)
Oahu cracking down on counterfeit bus passes
Police: Fetus In Kapolei Restroom An 'Unattended Death'
Homeless migration to Hawaii straining social services
Kauai Mayor’s budget proposal tweaked
Supreme Court Nominee Kagan Backs Limits on Speech That Can ‘Harm’
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| Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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May 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 902 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Democrats on the Run in Hawaii
Finnegan hits Abercrombie’s “empty campaign promises” on education
Djou surges in fundraising
28 percent of ballots in Hawaii special election returned so far
Hawaii Democratic leader happy with DCCC's leaving
Ed Case's (lying) Ad Implies President Obama's Endorsement (HI 1 Special Election now a referendum on Obama?)
ADV: Furloughs buy time, but they're not cheap
Judge likely to strike down Hawaii law on lease properties
Furlough Friday protesters plead not guilty to trespassing
PBN Polls HB 444: Should Lingle sign or veto?
Celebrating first feast day for Father Damien
Mother of man shot by FBI agent says her son was off his meds
Hawaii man who served as pimp for minor online sentenced to 5 years
Hawaiian Electric profits up 33% in first quarter
Gas Company, GM to test hydrogen fuel-cell technology on Oahu
Hawaii public schools to get solar power
Kauai Hydro plant a step toward sustainability
Hokulia Bypass Bond called, but money being withheld
Council members react to Kenoi's property tax proposal
Kenoi gets $54K tinted windows, Hawaii County building costs
Foreclosure snag for housing project
Maui Homeless shelter could use a hand
Maui Land & Pineapple loses $2.7 million in quarter
Aquino backed by some local Filipino leaders
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| Monday, May 10, 2010 |
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May 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1048 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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National Dems give up on Obama’s home district
Finnegan announces candidacy for Lt Governor
Finnegan: Legislative progress stifled by the real ‘Party of No’
Full Text: Hawaii GOP Platform proposed in two parts
Primary, General Election: Hawaii to allow overseas, deployed military voters to fax-in ballots
UPDATE--Jihadi murderer of Big Island man captured in Iraq: Navy Seals acquitted after facing prosecution
Race for Congress has some real chops
In-person voting begins today for Congressional race
1000s of Oahu homes on ag land could be declared “nonconforming’ -- “Biggest government land grab”
Homelessness Industry: Placing a Legislative expiration date on common sense
Hawaii public schools' repair backlog chopped 50 percent
3 claim furloughs caused harm: Autism students file court records on negative effects
Honolulu public workers agree to two furlough Fridays each month
Socialized Hawaii Medicine: Short 500 doctors
Soft on crime claims a victim: Shot by FBI agt, Man allegedly brandishing gun was out on $100 bail
Hawaii's jobless seniors forced to tap Social Security early
Hawaii Department of Health Cites Hawaiian Waste Systems for Solid Waste Storage Violations
All-electric cars driving Hawaii into the future
Hawaii County plans May 20 meeting to discuss Hamakua lands
Kauai: Waimea residents fight development
Mass Neurosis: Path debate a sign of growing pains
Aquino leads in Philippines presidential race
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| Sunday, May 09, 2010 |
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May 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 726 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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House GOP leader Finnegan set to run for lieutenant governor
ADV: Hawaii governor may shape legacy with civil union decision
SB: Lingle's move still a mystery despite '02 campaign promise
SB Oi: Judge candidates by more than 1 issue (just ignore their position on Gay marriage)
Kalapa: Dunning all taxpayers product of 2010 session
Makua Valley: Anti-American war activists keeping combat soldiers away from their families between deployments
Maui Proposal aims to implement district voting
Power plant fans, foes to square off: Contested case hearing slated for Pepeekeo proposal
Anti-meth project reaches thousands of teenagers
Test Run For Special Election: Sample Votes Counted To Check Machines
SB: Waste contract has turned out to be a waste
Abercrombie honored for his support of U.S. troops
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| Saturday, May 08, 2010 |
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May 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1149 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News
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Green hypocrites: Case & Omidyar’s Maui Land & Pine tied to human trafficking case
Case “voted for the Bush tax cuts before he voted against them”
Congressional candidates tone it down in latest debate
Elections Officials To Test Ballot Counters
$425,000 gift saves state science fair
Hawaii 'surf reserves' bill hits sudden wipeout in Legislature
Meheula, Winer lawfirm scammed out of $300K
Mililani Restaurant Owner Attacked: Suspect Accused Of Rape, Robbery, Assault (38 priors)
Maui officer surrenders on drug charges
CT&T's Hawaii manufacturing plant could generate 400 jobs
Is Alii Parkway project dead? No funds, more burial sites and little initiative point to yes
30-meter telescope inching closer to reality
Residential tax rates rising: West Hawaii districts to be hit hardest
Kauai: Furloughs still on table
SB: Welfare services reform should still be pursued
About $10M in food stamp money goes unclaimed by needy
800 more soldiers will serve in Iraq
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| Friday, May 07, 2010 |
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May 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1039 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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National Democrats to 're-evaluate' participation in Hawaii Congressional race—Advertiser: “So what?”
WaPo still desperately trying to come up with excuses for Djou victory
Taxes and Insurance make Hawaii most expensive State to own a car
Hawaii-based 307th Signal Battalion deploying to Afghanistan
Abercrombie in “Danger Zone” due to atheist attack on Aiona
Feds: Union Wrong, Teachers Can Work Legally For Free
Hawaii Democrats' Power Focus
News Flash: Rep. Hirono Elected to Third Term
CT&T, an electric vehicle manufacturer, hopes to build a plant, theme park and resort on Oahu
Lawsuit contends hotel's lights put rare Hawaiian birds at risk
Waste mismanagement
Maui: $19.4M bottled up in tax appeals
State plans to auction ancient fishponds
Kaua‘i hosts National Day of Prayer
Kenoi's proposal cuts $11M from budget, boosts property tax rates 31.5%
Brenda Ford: “Somebody's going to make a lot of money off the fund. The people said 2 percent to buy land."
Ooma hearing draws strong opposition
Water rate increases for ag users fiercely opposed
Hawaiian Air gets tentative OK for Honolulu-to-Haneda route
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| Thursday, May 06, 2010 |
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May 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 750 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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UH Manoa activist sold Hawaii controversial Student Loan Bonds
State Elections Officials 'Unable' To Release Voter Names
Lingle says she will confer with both sides on civil unions
Hanabusa to Obama: I won’t quit
SB: “My nephew Ed Case is the best choice”
Case closed
Honolulu may have violated law in awarding of Rail design contracts (Neil vs Mufi in court)
Union Shills Appear in Court
Override vote ends plan to close welfare offices
Careful about who 'vexatious' requesters are
Kokubun could be in line for Senate presidency
Hawaii County: Kenoi proposes tax hikes to feed HGEA, UPW
Ethics bill moves forward
L.A. orders 439 medical marijuana dispensaries to close
Black Hopefuls Pick This Year in G.O.P. Races
Hawaii tot's killer gets life term for throwing child off overpass
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| Wednesday, May 05, 2010 |
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May 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1138 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Aiona: “We have the resources to end furloughs”
Aiona campaign debunks Advertiser poll
Djou “Tele talk story” reaches thousands
Abercrombie missed 136 votes: Congress’ 18th-worst attendance record
State Budget: Time running short for Medicaid help
GM papaya wins approval in Japan
Hawaii Republicans are pinning big hopes on a Djou victory
Democrat Borreca: 2 candidates' split vote puts Democrats in a bind (Mufi for Congress???)
Aiona calls on gov to halt furloughs
Atheists, Democrats coordinate media attack on Aiona
SB: Lt Governor denies desire for State faith (Atheists, Democrats, hand in hand)
SB: Let's end bias over same-sex unions
President Obama sends phone greeting to thousands of voters
Dilemma: hating oil but fearing the wind
State GOP platform controversial
Minority Report: GOP and the 2010 Hawaii Legislature
Hawaii homelessness still rising in wake of recession's job cuts
Nonprofits Can't Escape GET, Despite "Tax-Exempt" Status
Honolulu Advertiser employees receive notice
Hawaii bankruptcies soar 56 percent
Hawaii wise to tap China
Maui Budget with job cuts, furloughs OK’d
‘Why do we need a furlough?’ Kauai Councilman asks
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| Tuesday, May 04, 2010 |
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May 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 926 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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New National Democrat Poll Confirms 8-Point Lead For Djou
Obama to Inouye: Dump Hanabusa
Governor Lingle invites public comments on veto decisions
VIDEO SB2646: Hawaii surfing reserves killed by House Democrats
Debate Fact Check: Ed Case vs. Reality
Aiona calls on panel to approve Laupahoehoe Charter
Maui News polls gay civil unions >>> link
Star-Bulletin polls gay civil unions >>> link
Advertiser polls whether Case or Hanabusa should drop out of race >>> link
Lingle's job approval hits lowest level so far
Lingle's cuts kept in budget
Akaka Bill splits candidates
Strangelove Advertiser: Stop worrying and learn to love stimulus
Advertiser to Big Island: Drop Dead
Sierra Club Hawaii Issues Dual Hawaii Special Election Endorsement
Kenoi says he has no interest in running for Lt. Gov: Has raised over $47K
Hawaii Ranked 12th Worst In State Preschools
Honolulu daily papers now have one owner
Kona police captain says charges unlikely: Fellow officer files complaint following DUI stop
Man claims police illegally confiscated his pakalolo
Maui Council defers plan to reduce tax exemption
Council to consider land fund, redistricting
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| Monday, May 03, 2010 |
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May 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1118 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Pollster claims 66% of Hawaii residents favor recognition for Native Hawaiians (even though 73% of Native Hawaiians are excluded from Tribe)
After civil unions: Gay divorce
Governor Lingle reacts to end of legislative session
Kalapa: Don't think the fiscal crisis is over just yet
Shapiro: It's BOE, HSTA's move on furloughs
Families Threaten Lawsuit Over Care For Autistic Children
Obamamedia claims Stimulus brings 2,566 more jobs to Hawaii (Can you find them?)
1-stop center for abuse victims a 'done deal'
Economy slowing residency program
Kauai Electric bills to increase
United, Continental boards OK merger: sources
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| Sunday, May 02, 2010 |
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May 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 997 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Djou momentum continues to build: New poll shows Djou with significant lead as voting begins
Abercrombie: Gay Rights Trump Will of the People
Hawaii Poll: Djou now leads Democratic rivals in congressional race by 8 points
SB: Lingle should allow civil unions to save Democrats’ election chances this fall
Djou casts ballot, holds rally
By mail election forces new strategies
Hawaii's system for conducting state elections remains in place
Cayetano's memoir earns top book award
Gingrich to Maui GOP — Take advantage of ‘failures of the dominant party’
5 unions oppose state bid by mayor, endorse Abercrombie
Democrats meet on Maui, Big Isle
Hawaii preparing to turn mental health services over to insurers
Parents Request Documents On School Furloughs
UH-West Oahu campus awaits green light from governor
County suing Hokulia: Breach of contract suit latest in string of litigation over development
Honokohau Harbor parking: Businesses claim violation on fee plan (Recreational Renaissance)
Fidell: FWW rakes in $7M / year
Newspaper giant leaves the islands
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| Saturday, May 01, 2010 |
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May 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1011 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Akaka Bill: Aiona still concerned about Abercrombie’s new version
Hannemann Won't Take Position On Civil Unions Bill, Abercrombie calls him wimp (Aiona is only anti-444 candidate)
Hanabusa challenges Case's voting record while Dems target Djou (Djou is only anti-444 candidate)
SB: Gov holds civil unions' fate
Businesspeople speak up on potential impact of civil unions in Hawaii
SB: Hold line on tax hikes, even past election year
Oahu rail project back on track after airport plan approval
Advertiser Editor Mark Platte moves to TV, ADV terminations begin Monday
Psycho Obama Birth Certificate Critic Visits Hawaii
State stepping in to help Naalehu school (Failure rewarded with $11M)
Mayor ‘upset’ with handling of ’11 budget, termination of vacant positions
Union asks Legislature to probe worker's death
Oahu moves into final phase of curbside recycling expansion
Housing discrimination exists on Kaua‘i
Union to hold rallies in Hana next week
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| Friday, April 30, 2010 |
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April 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 740 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Naming Names: Legislators override Lingle's veto of 2000% oil tax increase
Veto Overrides “increase tax burden, discourage job creation, impede recovery”
Gay Marriage foes caught off guard, outline plan to retaliate
Burris: Lawmakers test voters' sentiment
SB: Restore days, reform schools
Atheists disrupt Senate: 1 arrested, 1 hospitalized
ADV: A good idea hampered by terrible timing
8 Hawaii legislators prepare to leave Capitol
Maui Testifiers: Keep property taxes low
HMSA rates rise 7.8% on average: Hike affects nearly 120,000 employees in small businesses
States Face Their First ObamaCare Test today—sign up for bankrupt, high-risk pool?
Waters of Life plans on hold “Beating a dead horse”
Hawaii Charter Schools are ‘Canaries in a Coalmine’ Due to Toxic Funding Levels, Supporters Say
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Silence From Djou on Wall Street Reform is Deafening
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| Thursday, April 29, 2010 |
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April 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 895 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii Legislature: Sgt at Arms called to protect visitor from Rep. Cabanilla’s child molester
Sources: Legislature to vote on Gay civil unions
John Carroll: I believe Larry Mehau supports me for Governor
Taxed Enough Already? Maui protest vs. property tax hikes April 29
Congressional debate May 3rd on Hawaii News Now
“Liberty first” (This is the only coverage on the Special Election in any print publication today)
Furlough solution gains passage
PBN: Hawaii lawmakers kill tech tax credits
Doctor shortage keeps Shapiro out of Hilo
ADV: Hawaii passes bill to curb clamor for Obama birth certificate
Have unions outlived their original purpose?
Consolidation of 2 newspapers scheduled to begin next week
Gaps found in fire inspection records
Pit used to burn prison records
Kaua‘i developer gives county 138 acres of oceanfront property
Councilor eyes ban on riding in truck beds
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| Wednesday, April 28, 2010 |
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April 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 586 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Escalate II (Still nearly zero Special Election coverage)
SB: Lingle vetoes tax hikes, but overrides expected
Voters to decide on appointed school board
Shapiro: Time to cut a deal on school furloughs
Ruling paves way for consolidation of Honolulu's 2 daily newspapers
It Works! More seek shelter following tent ban
AP: HI lawmakers vote to limit Obama document requests
ADV: Your dentist loves HB 1212 but here's why you shouldn't
Buying Our Way Out of Problems Rather Than Setting Priorities
Health fund trustees delay decision: EUTF board wants more information before raising rates
Council passes resolution backing Hawaiian recognition
Jobs bill an anti-business mess that should stay vetoed
Hawaii Senate votes to cut off Act 221 high-tech tax credits
Hawaii filming of 'Lost' spent $228M locally over 4 years (ACT 221 propaganda)
Ballots with only English challenged
Lingle hedges airline support
Charter school must move, set up new site
Bill to dissolve Aloha Tower agency dies in Legislature
Visitor arrivals jump 9.3 percent
Lawmakers pass bill to protect public access to beaches
Tort Reform in the States: Protecting Consumers and Enhancing Economic Growth
In-car smoking ban raises legal questions
Lingle vetoes DHS-reorganization bill, saying it is discriminatory
Maui County directors say plan to cut (vacant) jobs devastating
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| Tuesday, April 27, 2010 |
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April 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 850 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Special Election: Dozens of articles in national media -- nearly none in Advertiser, Star-Bulletin
Shapiro: "Machine" Dems go for all the marbles in 2010
Sen. Akaka: "God willing, I Plan to Run Again in 2012" (Inouye: Take me out when I’m crazy.)
HSTA: Hawaii teachers can't legally work the 3 furlough days for free
Civil-unions bill gets last-minute lobbying
Fidell: Aquaculture's the new target of Isle activists
DePledge: Urgent action
Lingle vetoes 'local workers' bill but legislative override is expected
Mayors credited for saving TAT – property tax hike coming anyway
Hawaii's Census return rate of 65% one of the lowest in the nation
Rapozo: Turning off stadium lights for native birds is for the birds
Implications of Turtle Bay ruling are both narrow and wide
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| Monday, April 26, 2010 |
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April 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1128 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Lingle calls on teachers, principals to reopen schools over HSTA/BoE objections
Honolulu Special Election: "Democrats petrified, going nuts"
Akaka may quit in 2012: Ed Case talks about Senate “opportunity”
With federal law at stake, Paid activists attack Hawaii fish farmers
Bill requiring number of public school days heads for final votes
Civil unions bill must be voted on (Another religious leftist)
Democrat Advertiser: The high cost of economic optimism
Obama's sister glad to be back in Hawaii after long visit to D.C.
Voter numbers up 9,000 in advance of special election
A timid rewrite of campaign spending law
SB: Tobacco fund needs to be kept healthy
Capitol Round Up - April 26, 2010
Soft-on Crime Appeals court rules out evidence in murder of pregnant woman
Kawaiahao Church: Leader accused of theft resigns
Developed in Hawaii: Corn that can resist drought a 'blockbuster'
Maui Land & Pineapple names new CFO
Farm-worker housing bill hits home stretch
In Hawaii, the Most Powerful Waves Can Be Found at the Side of the Road
ACORN brought poor pimps into domestic politics (by Piven of Cloward-Piven fame)
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| Sunday, April 25, 2010 |
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April 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 745 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii stakes high in all-mail House vote
Stretched schedule: DoE to be forced to provide 180 days (HSTA’s game busted)
Hawaii counties won't lose hotel-room tax share to state
Counties keep hotel room tax but the revenue chase goes on (TAX INCREASE)
Retaliation: Senate Democrats, Democrat media reject truth-teller as UH Regent
The Democratic dilemma on gay unions
Hanabusa picks up Local 5 endorsement
Police officer is arrested for drunken driving
Anti-'birther' exemption would imperil public access
Atheist files Complaint filed over prayers at Honolulu City Council sessions: similar action planned against Senate
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| Saturday, April 24, 2010 |
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April 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1102 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie: My “emanations” will make DoE serve students first
Legislature shoots down Aerospace Office after Hawaii signs agreement with NASA
House Republican Budget funds clean energy without tax hike
Akaka votes for Federal Value Added Tax-modeled on Hawaii GE Tax (Inouye opposes)
Bill to move up Hawaii’s illegal 2012 primary date
Lawmakers raid the Hurricane Relief Fund to end Furlough Fridays in a frenzy of actions to offset a $1.7 billion shortfall
Lawmakers Approve $67 Million To End Furloughs
Group of union shills urges gov to fund education (debunked)
Legislature advances constitutional amendment for appointed BoE
Once Hawaii Was The Educational Leader
Advertiser tells Honolulu homeless to move tents onto sidewalks in legal loophole created by ACLU
Maui judge tosses charges tied to alleged pot trafficking under cover of medical marijuana
Health officials urge lawmakers to spare anti-smoking programs
Isles hailed for shielding patients from bad doctors
Hawaii had 7 ‘mass layoffs’ in March
Embattled Liquor Commission Admin. Resigns
Inefficiencies found in Maui County’s fleet--$24.3m in waste
Herkes: Why no water for Ocean View?
Islands push for Obama library
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| Saturday, April 24, 2010 |
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April, 2010 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 1424 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Union man: Family values yes, Hanabusa no
HB2290: We can’t eat houses
Erudite Letter from a liberal Fort Street lawyer
Campaign Spending Commission nails prostitute, lets ‘johns’ walk
SCR 91 goes to House Committees: Protects Domestic Abuse victims
HSTA member: “Trust me” -- keep BoE
HB2290: Save our farmlands
Hannemann cancelled speed bumps for Kailua’s fatal Wanaao Road
Robotics: Despite Remote Geography, Priceless Opportunities in Ka’u
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| Friday, April 23, 2010 |
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April 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 647 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Djou raises $116,000 in one day
SB: A look at some of the upcoming forums featuring the three major contenders in the special election for Congress
Scrutiny of Advertiser sale urged: Inouye asks DOJ for review due to deal's potential fallout
Hawaii lawmakers agree on $10.2 billion spending budget, revenues next
Governor: Revenues will not come back until 2013
SB: Budget surplus rebates should not be optional
State lawmakers working to complete budget (ACT 221 tax credits could be chopped)
Shell Game: Hawaii Legislature Moves to Balance the Budget Using Special Funds
ADV: Stop the city parks scare tactics
Dispute over vacant jobs delays progress on city budget measure
ADV: Stadium must make money (what a concept)
Former Hawaii bank supervisor pleads guilty to theft charges
DoE Teacher and Principal plead no contest in prostitution case
Religious Leftist: Pass civil unions bill to assure rights, not religion
ADV: That bill on fireworks? What a dud!
Honolulu income disparity with Neighbor Islands widens
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| Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
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April 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 943 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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VIDEO: Charles Djou on Sean Hannity show
Gay Civil Unions: No rest until April 29
Hooser, Hanabusa predict HB444 will bring gay marriage back before Courts
Child molester back at work at Hawaii Legislature
The Hill: Top of the ballot: The TV ad edition
Obama nominates Leslie Kobayashi to fill U.S. District Judge position
Hawaii lawmakers may use hurricane money to end furloughs DoE spared deeper cuts
Honolulu Budget includes tax increases
Honolulu Recreation cuts part of political game with State
Hawaii rents, already least affordable in nation, get worse
Maui prison plans revived
ADV: Don't give up fight for clean energy loans
Hawaii fireworks bill left sputtering in political maneuver
Maui: Decision to run brings mixed views
Dopers grill police on pot
Baby on board? No smoking allowed
Bill Allowing POW-MIA Flag to be Flown with U.S. and Hawaii State Flags Becomes Law
Sex offender faces a $2.5M civil judgment
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| Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
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April 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 975 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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TOMORROW April 22 is voter registration deadline for Special Election -- register >>> here
Civil-union backers seek to resurrect bill
Obama stomps Inouye in Dueling fundraisers: Abercrombie beats Hanabusa 6-1 as Dem donors are “sucked dry”
SB echoes DCCC: Charges accumulate in Djou ads
TEA Party activist is first GOP candidate for Hawaii lieutenant governor
Your tax increases at work
ADV: Loan could make UH-West Oahu a reality
Kawaihae Harbor expansion stymied by coral: What once was destroyed must be preserved
Accord reached on ban of shark fins
Honolulu's park recreation programs may get slashed: Recreational activity funds may be eliminated to help balance budget, Garcia says
Hawaii Co Council defers measure to fund repairs of private subdivision roads
Complete furlough plan unavailable: Frustration wraps up Kauai budget review
Hawaii teen whiz creates new math formulas
London TIMES: NATO investigates defence threat from wind farms
Hawaii unlikely to pass bond plan for clean-energy home loans
Anti-'birther' bill moves forward
'Local jobs' bill might backfire
Honolulu Civil Beat makes online debut
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| Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
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April 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 883 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Inouye urges review of newspaper sale to company partly owned by Ed Case’s family
SB: Hawaii stifling charter schools
Waters of Life looks to future
Union Shills’ plan to launder HSTA demands into Gubernatorial campaign
CQ: New Filings Give Glimpse of Candidates’ Special Election Funding
PA-12: Burns/Critz 44/41 (PPP)
More Obama Admin lies: Stimulus bill adds destroys 11,000 Hawaii jobs
Latest data suggest auto sales decrease 1% in 1st quarter—lowest in over 20 years
Bank of Hawaii CEO to retire: Peter Ho will replace Allan Landon
Canceled contract cost keeps rising
Aid cut proposed for aged, disabled
Hawaii's A+ cost will probably hit $80: Parents expected to have to make up for $2.1M cut in funding
2 charged in murder over pakalolo
City ban on tents goes into effect
Controversial “Lanai” Council member eyes top Maui job
Council again grapples with concurrency
Kauai Administration trying to improve project accountability
Jack in the Box begins selling BLENDED Kona coffee
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| Monday, April 19, 2010 |
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April 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 712 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Advertiser Endorsement: More Case family media manipulation?
POLITICO: Kos poll: Djou leads by three
Case, Hanabusa live outside the 1st District
Hawaii's Neighbor Islands could play big role in race for governor
SB: Efficient services is goal
To rule over Hawaii? Kyl: Liu's writings 'vicious'
Permanent curfew considered for Hawaii public housing project
Two bills to ban shark finning fishing must be merged into a final version
Killing is tied to pot farm
City to Enforce Removal of Homeless Tents, Carts from Parks
Hawaii curbside recycling falls 15% as print newspapers decline
Aloha Tower Development agency poised for success
Failed former Kauai Mayor & anti-Superferry snob, Joann Yukimura draws papers to run for Council
Socialist Hawaii forced to import lava rock
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| Sunday, April 18, 2010 |
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April 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 684 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Loyal Democrat? Hanabusa helped GOP against Hirono in ‘06
Advertiser Endorses Case—says he’s a Democrat and he showed up for votes
TAX HIKES: Hawaii's green efforts not cheap, but will pay off, hucksters say
Barrel Tax: Democrat Burris demands State tax gas solely to raise price
SB: Taxpayers can't bail out health fund
CHARTER SCHOOLS: Furlough free (Amazing what can be done by escaping the system)
SB: Union Shills defend motives
Kalapa: Bluff needs to be called in teachers contract
WHT Polls Union Shills’ Furlough Circus
UH Regents: Female leaders laud Gov. Lingle's record
UHM vs UHWO over bonds
After years, plans for old Navy station on Oahu taking shape
Senators’ Proposed DLNR cuts would run deep
Kauai: Don’t furlough county public safety officers
Kauai: Trash collection fee on the horizon ($144/year or more fee increase)
Food Fight: Hawaii Food Bank muscles its way onto Kauai Food Bank’s territory
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| Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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April 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 708 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SB: Djou closes gap on rivals
ADV: Tight race for seat in Congress
Hawaii gas prices about to get pushed up by added taxes
HSTA shills’ plan now called “people’s plan” or “parents’ plan” by media
Hawaii gains jobs again in March, unemployment steady
DoE to begin extorting money from Developers
Gambling loss tax deduction reinstated in Hawaii
Proposed Hawaii law would prevent gun seizures during emergencies (passes Senate 21-0)
Homeless prepare for tent and shopping cart bans
Repairs on College Hill keep Greenwood in rental
UHH chancellor hopefuls named
UHWO nears deadline on campus project: West Oahu plans could hinge on bond financing
Charter Commission's proposed changes are headed for council review
Big Island hotel workers vote to strike
High cost of travel may be keeping visitors away
'Green' building code raising concerns ahead of vote to delay implementation
Scam Expands--A 2nd garbage patch: Plastic soup seen in Atlantic
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| Friday, April 16, 2010 |
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April 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 882 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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ADV: Djou is “most credible GOP candidate in years”
Hanabusa, Djou Raise Twice As Much As Case
Union shills insert themselves in Gubernatorial campaign
Furlough Protesters admit to collaborating with HSTA
$46M for child welfare in dispute
Don't let funding flame out for anti-smoking programs
Hawaii businesses must pay taxes earlier
Earmarks received by Senators Cochran & Inouye (combined): $890,000,000
Criminals May Have Harder Time Hiding New Arrests from probation Officers
Hawaii’s Health and Pension Funds Are Bleeding Red Ink
Study: Teacher Pension Plans on Shaky Ground
ADV: The man with 2 faces
Isles' new frontier? Space
Aiea firm gets grant to build biorefinery
Yagong: Why did county cancel land auction?
Wrong-way crowd: President mistimed sale of Bankoh stock
Antarctic mission: UH researchers return from an expedition with warnings about climate warming
US Senate climate bill to be unveiled April 26
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| Thursday, April 15, 2010 |
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April 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 582 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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April 15 No New Taxes Five Rallies on Four Islands: Honolulu, Hilo, Kona, Maui, Kauai
SB: Inouye's gift seen as more 'revenge'--The $100,000 donation to a national group could undercut Case
Pay at the pump to feed HGEA make-work jobs: Hawaii lawmakers pass barrel tax, bar aid office closings
BOE bill gives voters say: Hawaii voters may decide if governor should appoint Board of Education
Union Shills end Capitol sit-in
Hawaii Business: Fixing Schools is a Broken Process
Hawaii private schools feeling economic pressures: Holy Trinity, Word of Life Academy will close in June (But DoE gets $2B)
Royal Hawaiian Band musicians and backers hope for a reprieve from budget cuts
Environmental reviews get stale quickly (Supreme Court’s Turtle Bay Agenda exposed)
Roadblocks on the Path to Hawaii’s Energy Future
Job offers made to 600 Advertiser employees
Thousands Of Business Complaints Could Be Kept Secret
Does Hawaii need more fishing regulations?
Former Honolulu councilman Felix to pay $50,000 fine
Race for Lanai seat heating up
TV's Tea Party Travesty
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| Wednesday, April 14, 2010 |
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April 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 830 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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National Democrats: Hanabusa “unelectable”
Inouye buys off DCCC with $100,000
Debate: Djou stands for tax cut--Case, Hanabusa call for higher taxes and Advertiser spins
TPM: AFL-CIO Mailers Back Hanabusa, Slam Ed Case In HI-01 Special Election
How Many DOE Employees Does it Take to Mow the School Yard? (DoE employs 13 plumbers per school)
SB: Lingle meets with protesters
SB to HSTA: Get back to the table and settle this thing
Union Shills: Sit-in Protests Over School Furlough Days Only 'The First Step'
ADV: Mākaha plan a winner
ADV: EUTF Trust-fund remedy left to lawmakers
TAXES: The Cost of Living in Paradise Slated for Sharp Increases
Keep Kauai Jammed: Obstructionist fires lawyers Murakami, Frankel
Hawaii Co Property values fall by $3 billion
ADV: An orchestra set to scale is reasonable
Study finds benefits in modified crops, warns of overuse
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| Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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April 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 603 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Larry Mehau supporting Neil Abercrombie
VIDEO: Tied for lead, Djou launches new campaign commercial
Lingle to SoS Protesters: DoE selected furlough schedule to “maximize disruption to the school calendar”
SB2434: Furloughs? Legislature finds funds to raise Matayoshi's salary
KITV: New Poll: Case, Djou Tied In Special Election
Hawaii oil tax hike nears final vote: Bill that blocks DHS cuts also expedited to force Lingle to take quick action
9 protesters cited for trespassing: Gov. Lingle says Save Our Schools has falsely characterized her effort to get kids back in class
Prison Guard’s Alleged threat against senator probed: Statement tied to proposed cuts at Hālawa facility
Tax collections down 1.6 percent
Council seeks 'careful' cuts property tax hikes, gas tax hike to feed HGEA, UPW
Panos: Rail is a gravy train only for its promoters
SB: Cooperate on Turtle Bay
The Plight of Aloha Airlines is Emblematic of What Ails Hawaii
Two Hawaii hospitals win national awards (a first)
Hawaii House Race: Turf Fight in Paradise
DCCC attacks Hawaii Republican for signing no tax increase pledge
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| Monday, April 12, 2010 |
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April 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 991 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Poll: Djou tied for lead in Congressional race
Is your church ready to vote May 1-22?
HB444: Civil Unions supporters continue push for gay marriage
Hawaii tax plan raises $75M less than hoped (Homeowners Association tax dropped from plan)
Revised Akaka bill unsettles Isle GOP
Focus on HSTA, Lingle tells rally
Atheists, Gays push City, State to Tax the Church? (No separation of atheism and state?)
Nominees for regent face confirmation hearings tomorrow
SB: Settlement rightly favors Maui players
ADV: Trash pact with HWS reeks
Changing mindsets key to reducing plastic bottles, residents say
With biofuels, burning of cane may go up in smoke
Council confronts nonprofit cuts
Big Island hospital to cut 13 workers
Hawaii losing some enchantment as wedding site for nonresidents
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| Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
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April 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1076 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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ADV: Is Hanabusa a lackey?
Tax hikes mean Hawaii state job cuts drop to only 689, 1% of total
Empire Builders at DoE--Staff change alarms parents (Hundreds of new Gov’t employees)
High-tech tax credits under fire: Budget plan defers Act 221 for 3 years, raises tobacco levy (Dems can’t afford welfare for rich)
Room 309 (The Legislature now moves to get its real business done, in secret with only lobbyists and activists watching)
Abercrombie and Hannemann vie for attention at convention (Study the meal plans for clues)
Residents voice concerns over aquaculture project
Furloughs sit-in moves to Washington Place, protestors vow to stick around
Waters of Life School faces closure (HTH, ADV play catch-up to Hawai’i Free Press)
State investment practices to be curbed: Law getting rewrite because $1.1B got tied up in market
Burris: Shifting prisoners to Mainland at best a short-term solution
Former Kauai courts manager denies allegations: Barreira accused of sexual harassment
Chair also questions legality: Asing: Furloughs equal savings?
Gendercide: China's shameful massacre of unborn girls means there will soon be 30m more men than women
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| Saturday, April 10, 2010 |
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April 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1605 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Out of money, Puna DoE school shutting down next week
Ed Case votes against tax cut for military personnel, supports death tax
SB: Democrats' ad on Djou deemed false
Kaulana Park confirmed as DHHL chairman (After Hanabusa gets her deal)
Prison guards allegedly threaten to shoot Hawaii Senator
Kulani Prison Guards allegedly burn documents in 20’ ditch, steal equipment
Prison guards lobby lawmakers over proposed cuts
War on food production continues: Group urges fish-farming safeguards—“Environmentalists” call for moratorium on expansion
Honolulu rail route change may oust some Ualena Street shops
Allow me to refresh mayor's memory
Slom-Zimmerman team, Texas investor qualified to pursue Star-Bulletin
Grown-ups at sit-in ticketed
Hawaii public school candy ban fails
Kam School blames lawyer in Hawaiians-first dispute
Hawaii Pork Report Exposes Piggie Pies in the City
Maui judge disregards plea deal, sentences man who beat wife to five years
Flags stolen from veterans center
Higa sex harassment case settled, lawyer says
Fight sparks Keaau High lockdown
Maui Residents appeal to preserve funding
Residents see some progress, poll shows
NKorea vows to keep building nuclear bombs
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| Friday, April 09, 2010 |
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April 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 758 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Case, Djou oppose Akaka bill changes, Djou alone speaks out against gay marriage
Ethnic issue, outside groups enter congressional race
Legislators keep general excise tax increase in play
What just happened? (State Supreme Ct writes EUTF decision nobody understands)
Who is 'Essential' to Ending Hawaii's School Furloughs
Airport fix could add $100M to cost of Rail
Akaka Bill passage questioned as opposition mounts
SB: Makaha project is big step forward
Supreme Court lowers value of Turtle Bay shoreline property
ADV: Curfew can break cycle of violence, should be extended to Kuhio Park Terrace
More Than 100 Prison Guards Could Lose Jobs
Hawaii auditor: Abolish Aloha Tower agency
Harbor users strongly oppose parking fees (Coffman, Evans, no-show)
Disaster planning diversion doesn’t get state support (Where’s Mufi?)
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| Thursday, April 08, 2010 |
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April 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1335 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Missile Defense: Obama's False START could leave Hawaii unprotected
Inouye to beg Pelosi not to support Case
The squeeze is on: Taxing bills gain momentum
Hawaii Legislature Tackles Controversial Public Education Issues
School fixes engage gov candidates
25 Parents, kids stage Lingle office sit-in
Land gift initiates aid to leeward education (Hanabusa gets plug from Jeff Stone)
Federal APEC funds could be 'tens of millions' Ca-Ching!
Log Cabin Republicans Endorses Charles Djou for Congress
Hawaiian Telcom seeks initial public offering
Council kills Tam's proposal to end fund that he misused
More info on possible Star-Bulletin Buyers
ADV: Maui water ruling should favor HC&S
Biofuel scam: After century of private sugar operation, HC&S to become ward of State (“Funding could determine future”)
Baldwin girls’ softball will get new field: Under settlement, state releases $1M to build stadium
GTMO Greenwell opposes Kenoi's stringent restrictions
Enviros to use Garbage Guilt to squeeze millions from Hawaii Co Taxpayers
Enviros continue to harass Kona fish farm operators
EPA fines Gay and Robinson, Kula Lodge for cesspool violations
Kauai solar project 'pretty well stalled': Renewable power firm, utility break off talks over disagreement on costs
Fire Commission against allowing Kauai mayor to pick chief
Another Government–controlled market
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| Wednesday, April 07, 2010 |
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April 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 796 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie Promised He Would Not Reward Failed Banks with Massive Bailout – Then Did
Fact Checking: Anti-Djou attack ad “Simply false”
VIDEO: National Democrats' anti-Djou commercials starting tonight
Dan? Who’s Dan? National Dems sabotage Hanabusa to help Case
POLITICO: National Dems still refuse to rule out Case endorsement
SB: Taxing bills gain momentum—Charities, gasoline, internet sales, to be taxed, HGEA kills school reform, HGEA to be fed from special funds
ADV: Hawaii Legislature focusing on targeted tax hikes, special funds (use of ACT 221 tax credits to be suspended?)
Hawaiian homes, Kam School campus will be built in Makaha Valley
Rail propaganda fills papers, airwaves
Speaking of propaganda: “Modesty among keys to Inouye's success”
Common Cause Urges Hawaii Senators to Adopt Floor Amendments to Shed Light on Corporate Political Expenditures
SB: Find alternative to curfew at public housing
Stagnant trash riles officials: At least 2 on council believe waste company 'intentionally misled'
UPW follows ILWU in backing Tavares re-election bid
Hanapepe ‘Dial-a-doc’ faces 5 years in prison
Hawaii biofuels, solar power being boosted for military use
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| Tuesday, April 06, 2010 |
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April 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 952 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Win or lose, Inouye to back Hanabusa in September Primary
Proposed Hawaii Barrel Tax Hike Just Another Money Grab
Isle GOP's platform drops some language on Hawaiians
Advertiser peddles Latest DoE scam: “Hawaii wants struggling schools to innovate”
ADV: Time for big concessions to end furlough stalemate (More commentary on RTTT)
New computing could save Hawaii DoE millions
Many of Hawaii housing project's residents back mandatory curfew
Tobacco fund grab to feed HGEA: Hawaii abuse prevention program in peril
Honolulu's tab for hosting APEC at least $28M and rising
SB: Marshallese due nuke-test damages despite legal ruling
Many Hawaii care homes lack liability insurance
Hawaii Business Climate, Legislature, Worsening State's Doctor Shortage
Hawaii Teachers’ Union Incites Teachers to Blame Governor for Furloughs
Appeals court affirms ruling denying furlough Friday injunction
Economists Issue Letter Opposing Proposed 25 Percent General Excise Tax Hike
Police say HPP man wanted on multiple meth charges
Maui: Trial of accused spy set to begin
Treatment for atrial fibrillation done on Maui and only a few other places in U.S.
Housing market picks up
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| Monday, April 05, 2010 |
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April 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1261 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hannemann cancelled speed bumps for Kailua’s fatal Wanaao Road
National Democrats want DC to select Hawaii’s next member of Congress
As “momentum shifts to Djou”, Hanabusa’s “boldly deceptive” campaign implodes: Ads, mailers pulled
National Dems Consider Backing Case
Djou, Case, Hanabusa to debate April 13 Moiliili
OHA Trustee: Rice decision “really not all that bad”
SB: Act quickly to protect state health care law
SB on Probation HOPE: Budget cuts imperil justice in Hawaii
Same-sex union backers picket for vote on measure
Puna’s Fred Blas honored with Ola Pono Award
Generations rally to back LHS ‘history’
HCC to wrap rail station into campus plans
'Shared sacrifice' applied unevenly: Mayor wants to raise taxes, spend more on travel, lobbying
Shrimp farm committed to sustainability, official says
What does economic recovery mean for Kaua‘i?
Bill might bite shark tours
Sign-waving tradition returns for House race
Maui News nails climate fraudsters
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| Sunday, April 04, 2010 |
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April 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 911 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai Politics, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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As “momentum shifts to Djou”, Hanabusa’s “boldly deceptive” campaign implodes: Ads, mailers pulled
Dems Wary Of Hawaii Special Election
April 15 No New Taxes Five Rallies on Four Islands: Honolulu, Hilo, Kona, Maui, Kauai
National Democrats to dump Hanabusa? (Obama to retaliate against Inouye?)
ADV on RTTT--Lesson learned: We can still win this thing (No we can’t, and here’s why….)
OHA trustees may face tougher path to election
Police chiefs pressured legislators on pot bill
State Historic Preservation agency urged to shape up
Support dwindles for “Birther” bill limiting access to records
Spike in Hawaii home prices on the horizon: Also, drop in building permits hints at Oahu housing shortage
Student housing gets face lift
E-W Center: Political Attitudes under Repression
Kenoi pushes ethics changes again
Pierces’ mercy mission didn’t end when they got on Mainland plane
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| Saturday, April 03, 2010 |
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April 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 854 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hanabusa pulls “deceptive” ads, mailers
Full Text: Governor Lingle on ‘Island Insights’
Ed Case: “A reliable vote for imposing higher taxes on middle-class families and small businesses”
Case highlights time in Washington, forgets to mention ineffectiveness
Lingle estimate on health bill criticized as incomplete
EUTF's $1M/month losses could result in reduced benefits, higher premiums
Maui News polls School Reform
Terms sway furlough debate
Lingle’s aide criticizes union for plan that ‘will not be implemented’; Maui teachers give their takes on vote
All Kaua‘i SNAP offices to close
Maui News: ‘One-on-one’ cut out of DHS
House panel chairman resurrects shark fin bill
Councilman suggests Big Isle police officers, firefighters forego raises
Hawaii crops, algae may get funded for military biofuel
Powerful question: Would Big Isle ocean thermal electrical plant make economic sense?
A time for timeshares
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| Friday, April 02, 2010 |
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April 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 892 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, World News
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VIDEO: Hanabusa campaign ad nailed for Legislative pay raise “deception”
Inouye: Rail is “project that goes on forever”
ADV: Barrel Tax is a “fraud” and a “scam”
Public Union Leaders Angered Senator Kim refused GET Increase to feed HGEA
Dem Legislators’ Reports blast gov's strategy
Linda Smith: Union Put Hawaii Teachers in Bad Position
Latest DoE gambit: Cut funding for Lahainaluna Boarding School
SB: Camping ban holds promise of success (ACLU already has strategy to defeat)
Bottle Tax could rise if Redemption Fund Raided
Tax Hikes on the table: Council plans to discuss solid waste plan Tuesday
Hospital plots recovery: Hawaii Medical Center would like to convert its two facilities into nonprofit companies
House panel kills medical marijuana dispensaries bill
Alleged pot farmers await trial
No bidders on Hamakua land (harassed by shake down artists, nobody bids)
'Affirmative government' could foster public civility
Show me some political porn for Democrats
Census returns sixth lowest in U.S.
Guard soldier 'wanted to serve'
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| Thursday, April 01, 2010 |
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April 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 989 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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FULL TEXT: Hawaii Pork Report finds $300M in waste, abuse, and mismanagement
VIDEO: Hawaii Meth Project welcomed at Legislature
Neil Abercrombie Blasts Condi Rice. Blames Affirmative Action?
Shapiro: Hanabusa ad boldly deceptive
Hawaii environmental law being reshaped in private talks
Fake Plan put to vote: Teachers endorse union plan to end furloughs
ADV: Flawed? Sure, but DHS plan is worth trying
Ban on tents, shopping carts in parks across Oahu signed into law
Honolulu Council Member Romy Cachola’s Scoops on the Rail
Hilton plans major renovations in Waikiki
Station owners must reveal merger details
Aloha Bowl among record Bankruptcies
Sorry: Mizuno apologizes to Governor
Marijuana charge dropped against Honolulu police officer
Ex-MPD officer enters not guilty plea to 25 charges
Shapiro: Charter school kids get something to chew on (candy ban)
SB: Clamp down on cockfights
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| Wednesday, March 31, 2010 |
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March 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 607 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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April 15 No New Taxes Five Rallies on Four Islands: Honolulu, Hilo, Kona, Maui, Kauai
Victims of DoE “embezzlement”: Substitute Teachers want their back pay
Election of BOE may go on Hawaii ballot
Private Sector Feels the Pinch as the Hawaii Legislature Moves $10 Billion State Budget Forward
Isles 22nd in Race to the Top (DoE plays with numbers to make it look like they’re #22 instead of dead last)
Democrat Borreca: Latest poll offers little to reassure isle GOP
Democrat Burris: Layoffs can cost us more, long term
SB: New health law a boon to Hawaii small businesses
Honolulu still tops list of costliest U.S. cities
Kenoi proposes property tax increase to offset declining property values
Six month spent trying to get action--ongoing sex abuse of minor (Your government at work)
Increased Travel From Canada and Asia Cities Boosts Hawaii's Visitors Arrivals
Capitol Round Up: Bad Bills Still Alive as Hawaii Legislature Heads for 2nd Crossover
Hemmings: Undersea Cable a Multibillion Boondoggle
ADV: A creative way to pay for that solar heater
Mixon won't be reprimanded (or fired)
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| Wednesday, March 31, 2010 |
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March, 2010 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 624 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Victims of DoE “embezzlement”: Substitute Teachers want their back pay
Is this our America?
Another week, another ban
Take the Money from the Rail Fund, Enough Already, People are Suffering
QUICK! QUICK! QUICK! CONDEMN! CONDEMN! CONDEMN!
Election 2010: Time for an overhaul
Furlough Fridays save children from killer dogs
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| Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
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March 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 490 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Fireworks, dirt, and stolen trucks: Colleen Hanabusa and the Honolulu Raceway Deal
House committee considers bills that allow governor to appoint BOE
Slom and Zimmerman may bid for the Bulletin
Socialism: 50% of Big Isle kids had prenatal substance exposure
Hawaii Senate panel's draft budget taps various funds
No TAT? City may eliminate cultural programs (Washington Monument gambit)
228 to lose jobs, 31 offices will be shut as Hawaii DHS modernizes system
Funding HOPE makes sense for budget, crime
Few nursing homes fined for infractions
Got Sweet Tooth? There’s a Tax for That
Kalapa: Alternatives to Proposed Hawaii Tax Increase Need Serious Consideration at the Legislature
HTH: County, state tax hikes a terrible idea in hard times
Bill recognizes cultural value of cockfighting
Delaware, Tennessee to get $600 million in 'Race to the Top' grants—Hawaii gets zero
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| Monday, March 29, 2010 |
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March 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 777 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii barrel tax may rise nearly 3,000%
Socialist Hawaii 49th in charitable giving
SB: Car-seizure bill an empty gesture
Affordable housing project in revival: State assembles EIS notice in attempt to develop Leiali‘i (After 16-year war with OHA)
200 rally against proposed homeless lunatic project
Maui mayor proposes cutting helicopter air ambulance service (Washington Monument Gambit to make case for tax increase)
Naeole-Beason calls to delay new energy standards: Postponement could cost county federal 'green' money
Bird Kill hypocrisy: Environmental groups sue KIUC
Eco-scammers blame fake coral extinction on fake global warming
Legislature hones in on the big issues: State resolution touts cockfighting as cultural activity
Kauai County manager proposal dormant, but not dead
Shipment of Honolulu's trash delayed until end of April
Catholic policy toward gays misguided
SB: Hawaii a natural place for Obama library site
Shapiro: Local TV news lacks serious reporting
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| Sunday, March 28, 2010 |
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March 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 576 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Full Text: Rasmussen polls Hawaii Governor’s race
Drunks, tax cheats, and other wannabees: Scary Democrat Lieutenant governor candidates air ideas
SB: Restore Akaka Bill's original language
Hawaii's shortage of doctors may double or triple over next decade (Obamacare preview)
Stakes high as testing begins
ADV: Audit raises legitimate management issues
The state's probation program cuts new crime and drug use by offenders, a study finds
Reform groups want changes in campaign spending laws
6,000 compete for 175 jobs
State 5 cent plastic bag fee advances in Senate
SPJ: Vexatious Requestor Legislation Does Not Facilitate a Transparent Government and Sets a Bad Precedent in Hawaii
Property taxes to increase: Finance committee to mull over Kenoi's budget proposal
Ca-Ching! Big Isle turbines to tower 156 feet
Big Island, small population growth
N. Korea faces likelihood of widespread upheaval
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| Saturday, March 27, 2010 |
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March 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 666 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Aiona’s Akaka Bill statement spins out of control
Rasmussen survey shows Aiona losing to Democrats
Health care hovers over race: Three U.S. House candidates debate reforms at a forum
Lingle Calls HSTA Vote ‘An Insult’ (HSTA to vote on fake deal Wednesday—even Leg has not signed off)
Lingle demands apology of Mizuno
Governor lashes out at lawmakers: claims they 'lost focus'
One frog in Manoa and Hawaii lawmakers vote to support eradication
House, Senate Committees Propose $1 to $5 Barrel Tax Hike on Petroleum
Hawaii close to raising car rental fees
Hawaii legislators considering 'safe zones' for homeless
Mauna Kea plan wins approval: Astronomy backers turn out in force
Grove Farm prepares to launch Wailani subdivision as 'green' neighborhood
Amid budget crunch, Hawaii County spends $400K for new furniture
Central Pacific CFO Hirata resigns (5 days ‘til possible FDIC takeover)
Medical marijuana in Kau: Pot guardian gets 20 years for slaying
Proposal for special cemetery section draws opposition
SB demands censorship: Hawaii-based general out of line on gay issue
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| Friday, March 26, 2010 |
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March 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 687 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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To prevent vote on DoE reform, Legislature refuses to fund furlough settlement
Political rivals split on rail: Djou says he wouldn't ask for federal funding; Case, Hanabusa would
NRO: Hanabusa Claims She Can Create Jobs? Alo-Ha-Ha-Ha!
Honolulu rail planners knew of airport issues in 2006, state says (Mufi’s crew caught lying)
State retirees' health benefits can be different, high court rules
UHERO sees progress in some areas, but little help for high unemployment
Sale of revenue bonds to improve Hawaii airports
Keep teens from drugs (22% are smoking dope)
Welfare fraud busts persist despite cutbacks
ADV: An agency failure of historic proportions
Army commander in Hawaii rebuked by Pentagon, Gates: Commander of U.S. Army Pacific called repeal 'ill-advised'
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| Thursday, March 25, 2010 |
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March 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 618 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle to Senators: “Please reject current version of Akaka Bill” (Full Text)
Hawaii gets momentary reprieve as Obama’s ultra-leftist judicial nominee is stalled
Aiona: State needs to boost efficiency, encourage business
Hanabusa Ad Misleadingly Claims She “Cut Legislative Salaries”
Educators (sic) knew plan had no chance of OK, Lingle says
Furloughs: SB tries to re-negotiate HSTA/BoE hostage demands
Led by Roz Baker, molester’s former employer, Senators kill measure on free flying of flag
Gov wants emergency $40M to pay for Medicare, Say demands GE Tax hike
Honolulu rail project will have to pick up tab for airport route fix
Mayor says he'd review state finances (to create excuse for) tax hike (while giving himself campaign deniability)
Hoping for Matson Monopoly backing, Abercrombie starts defending Jones Act
The state agency that preserves cultural and historic sites gets U.S. orders to improve — or lose half its budget
Star-Bulletin staff may be cut by 150: Advertiser likely to lose even more
Pay-to-Play legalized in Campaign finance bill
Children of Hawaii are not 'pork' (Inouye and for profit earmarks)
Court will name new Kamehameha trustee
DoE still failing: Reading scores improve for Hawaii 8th graders, slip for 4th graders
Honolulu ponders fly-over ramp, other fixes for H1's Lunalilo jam
State's population growth has slowed (9 people leave for mainland every day)
Last pieces of Maui Pine sold at auction
Hilo Vets home nearly full after shaky start
Hawaii-based general admonished for advocating gay ban
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| Wednesday, March 24, 2010 |
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March 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 987 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Molester’s former employer Sen. Roz Baker Blocking Flag Pole Bill: Veterans to return medals
Goodwin Liu: Obama’s Most Radical Judicial Nominee
Lingle considers joining lawsuits against federal health care law
Special election offers 3 distinct candidates
Aiona: State needs to boost efficiency, encourage business (Efficient Government candidate #1)
Finnegan: Republicans offering common-sense ideas (Efficient Government candidate #2)
Central Pacific Bank shares continue to fall: FDIC could seize bank March 31
Survey: Hawaii ‘09 tax collections fell 8.4%
HGEA, poverty industry urge tax increase
Plan to end Hawaii teacher furlough days tied to constitutional amendment
State audit to delay rail project by 3 months
Hawaii Senate Considering Conveyance Tax Hike to Fund Homeless Housing
Fallen Heroes Honored At State Capitol: 28 Families Receive Medal Of Honor
Army, Native Hawaiian community to sign symbolic accord
Hawaii pitching Google for super-fast internet
Cigarette? Not in front of the kids
31% of Honolulu residents embroiled in “organic” cult
Baby boom drives population as exodus continues
County, UPW reach automated-trash deal (union jobs now depend on recycling)
Nurses union endorses Hooser
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| Tuesday, March 23, 2010 |
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March 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 722 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Will Hanabusa allow DHHL to revert back to the bad old days?
States vs Obamacare: Florida, Washington, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and others to file suit
Buy insurance or lose 2.5% of income: “Wheelchair Tax”, Union “Cadillac Plans”, 44% rental tax, part of $409.2B in new taxes
To rule over Hawaii: Obama nominates Gay Marriage activist to 9th Circuit Court
Kim’s budget shell game proposes no GET hike, pay at pump with oil tax instead
The Tax Man: Attacking problem with tax increase reflects arrogance
GET hike would hurt the poor, stall recovery
SB: Hawaii health law must be secured (Hirono caught in a lie)
ADV: City-FAA beef not reassuring
Hawaii lawmakers urge consolidating furlough days
Hawaii Health Department: 'Vexatious Requesters' Should Be Banned from Asking for Obama Birth Certificate
Survey finds 75 Visitors, some of whom are asking: 'Why no gambling?'
Welfare Cheats: Four sentenced in Hilo after years of freeloading
HGEA, UPW operatives now blaming cutbacks for deaths, dope, koa poaching
31 Pacific Century Fellows inducted into old boy system
HMC amps up cardiac care
Honolulu bill would seize cars to curb prostitution
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| Monday, March 22, 2010 |
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March 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 426 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Socialist health care passes 219-212: Honolulu voters will be first to pass judgment
Lingle: Obamacare passage will cost State $300M, endanger QUEST
Djou: “Trillion dollar bill will do little to improve health care”
ATOMIC MONKEY: Abercrombie MIA on Obama’s Health Care Showdown , Abercrombie seeks unlikely redemption from Christian Right
State reviving plan for Lahaina homes: (War with OHA over affordable housing)
Health care reform: Hirono, lying through her teeth, sees immediate benefits for seniors
Midweek’s Bob Jones appoints himself arbiter of truth
Reforms Could Mean Fewer Earmarks For Hawaii
Obama’s Double-whammy for homeowners: Borrowers who ask for help see their credit scores dive
SB: Rules needed for passengers in truck beds
More mayoral power not in the public’s interest
Stripping anonymity from the 'Net
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| Sunday, March 21, 2010 |
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March 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 905 Views :: Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Bought and paid for, will Hirono cast the deciding vote for Obamacare?
GOP’s Ramsay Wharton to challenge Hirono for Outer Islands Congressional Seat
As Congress votes, Honolulu Advertiser floods zone with Obamacare propaganda
Obamacare payoff to Hirono: Health offices to receive $3.4M grant
Tax revenue for rail falling short this year: Financing not meeting even lowered forecast
SB: Gubernatorial candidates must speak up on budget cuts
Broadcaster Robertson speaks highly of Aiona on '700 Club'
Video: Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona talks about bid for governor
Abercrombie pretends fixing schools would be priority as governor
Developer Grove Farm cashes in on family connections: ‘Smart growth community’ to offer sustainable living
Home fix-ups may earn tax credit: Legislators consider lame 4% incentive while ignoring Hotel tax credit
HPD disciplined 26 officers in '09: 'Malicious' force, falsifying of records among violations
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| Saturday, March 20, 2010 |
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March 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 870 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Honolulu officials knew year ago that rail route too close to airport
Tavares positions political allies for election race (Sovereignty thug, sex harassment, eco-scammers)
Hawaii Gov. Lingle says 'it's possible' she will run for elected office in future
Lingle slams bill restricting governor's powers
Medicaid benefits are unsustainable and could “explode” under national health care plan
Governor, top budget aide defend Hawaii investments following audit
Fitch downgrades CPB rating: FDIC could seize bank March 31
Honolulu real estate market 14% overvalued, study says
Big Isle may set school fees: Creating 'impact district' would formalize builders' funding of new facilities
Next Year’s DoE Calendar continues Furlough Fridays
Star-Bulletin staff gets layoff notices: Sale of paper or merger with The Advertiser set for May 19, letter says
Honolulu loses 7,900 private-sector jobs
Proposal promotes safe areas in state parks for the homeless
Engineers: Shoddy Construction at UH Manoa began 89 years ago
Hawaii Residents: Taxed to Death and After
Proposed $5/barrel 'Oil Tax' Hike Bill
General Excise Tax Increase Will Stall Any Hope of Economic Recovery
Council hearing may be packed: Deep cuts likely to draw angry crowd
Ohana will get us through the coming 'year of sacrifice,' mayor tells Kauai
Enviros attack Kauai Shrimp Farm
Instant Results: Judge Ezra rules 'disparity' in Baldwin school's athletic fields violates law
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| Friday, March 19, 2010 |
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March 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 661 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Cook Political Report: Hawaii Congressional Race changed from “lean Dem” to “toss up”
Cadillac Tax is back: Obamacare to tax union workers’ health plans, gut $350M from Hawaii State budget
Overtaxed Hawaii: Protest against GE Tax hike March 23
ADV: Governor's proposal for 5.5% pay cuts draws fire from senator and union
Hawaii auditor says budget aides may have violated law with investment
Laupahoehoe Charter school block could trip Race to the Top
Louisiana Medicaid fix may also help Hawaii (not quite…)
ADV: Homeless: New laws fine but more pressure needed
3 show interest in Star-Bulletin, so far: Publisher surprised by response, says he doesn't know investors' identities
Gene Ward: Massachusetts was a straw in the wind (Hawaii tax hikes could produce Djou victory)
Earthjustice: Solar Energy Foes Try to 'Block' Sun
Crash sparks calls to ban truck-bed riders
Businesses Hit Hard by Costly Jones Act Regulations
The Senate's proud porkers
New details emerge in firing of former commander of Pearl Harbor-based sub
St. Damien Film to Screen at Honolulu Film Festival in April
Hawaii wants Obama presidential library
Budgetary impasse: Hawaii Co. Council committee finds no way to slice budget
Maui County and DOE sued over ballfields
Former MPD officer arrested on theft and drug charges
Prospective buyers tour county's Hamakua land
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| Thursday, March 18, 2010 |
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March 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 754 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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CBN News: Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona's Bold Faith for Hawaii (Video)
Maui TEA Party protest against Obamacare Thursday
VIDEO: Obama says “Louisiana Purchase” will help with “Earthquake in Hawaii”
Hawaii DoE: Cost of waste, fraud, and corruption between $191M and $431M per year
Birtherism: Hawaii Legislature set to "fuel the fire"
SB: Don't raise the GET
Proposed Barrel Tax Increase Will Hike Hawaii Gas Prices and Electricity Rates
Call to serve the public (HGEA cuts blamed for plague of frogs)
DHS chief blasts legislative budget cuts: Director says state could lose federal money if services are reduced ($73M wasted to save a few HGEA jobs)
Obamacare: Hawaii Tribune-Herald scammed by “Cancer-stricken” Obamabot
Isles warned over medical marijuana (former cocaine dealer calls warning “repugnant”)
Honolulu councilman Rod Tam votes to censure himself
Honolulu will ban tents, carts in parks
ADV: A leaner bank is better than no bank
Sen. Inouye's earmarks have helped Hawaii
Hawaii revving up to era of electric cars: But hurdles remain in goal to put thousands of plug-ins on Isle roads
DNCC: Despite His Claims in TV Ad, Charles Djou’s Been Serving Corporate Special Interests – Not Honolulu Families
Smoking bill moves ahead (Another day, another ban)
State House moves bill to analyze light rail for Maui
The Biggest Dump in the World: Enviros launching their latest scam—war on plastic
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| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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March 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 778 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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VIDEO: Djou files for election, releases first commercial
Senate Committees vote to hike GE Tax 22% to 25%
Military voting law could affect Hawaii primary date
Taxed Enough Already: No new taxes rally in Kona April 15
VIDEO: Hawaii Senate Committee considering retroactive 55% Death Tax
WSJ: Tide Turns for GOP Candidate in Hawaii--Bickering Between Democrats in a Special Congressional Race Might Give First Republican in Decades a Chance at Victory
ADV Polls GE Tax Hike
The So-called "Oil Tax" Bill is up for a Vote in Hawaii Legislature
ADV: Saving jobs but not making them
Matson Campaigns for Hanabusa
Neil’s First TV Ad is an Ode to the “Old Boy Network””
Albatross: Hanabusa wins HSTA endorsement
Democrat Borreca pretends to argue State school system ripe for major change
Honolulu rail route too close to runways, may have to shift: City, state, federal officials will discuss options today
SB: Ban tobacco from the mail (But but but the Akaka Tribe might want to sell it)
Sac Bee: Hawaiians, mountain in 'Avatar'-like struggle (Na’vi are now scamming $50M/year for OHA?)
State hearing to consider Maui wind power plant
Will legislature allow “Brewpubs” more than 10,000 Barrels of Production a Year?
Musicians union slams the symphony's 'brass'
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| Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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March 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 734 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Thielen: Reelection campaign to focus on clean energy, education, and taxes
Taxed Enough Already: No new taxes rally in Kona April 15
VIDEO: Hawaii Senate Committee considering retroactive 55% Death Tax
Congress candidates spar over economic stimulus: Case, Djou, Hanabusa offer differing opinions on stimulus, health care
Democrats assign attack dog to tail Djou
95.5 The Fish - The Fishing Poll: If You Had To Pick Now, Who Would You Pick For Governor
Honolulu councilman Tam kept spending amid probe: Councilman faces censure vote at meeting tomorrow
Only one company bid to manage Hawaii rail project
State pursues taxes on Net tobacco sales (While marijuana is being legalized, tobacco can now be a felony)
Rainy Day Fund should be used for its original purposes (non-profits push back against HSTA)
For Sale: One slightly used newspaper, location Honolulu
Maui Mayor proposes fee increases
Honolulu third on ‘green city’ index
Hawaii moves to beef up restaurant inspections: 82% of Isle eateries inspected last year had major violations (latest excuse for tax increases)
Proposed bottom fish rules released: Fisherman says effort will hurt him, pose issues with enforcement
Kauai: Unemployment numbers rising
Quality Journalism Demands Tough Questions - Even at Our Local University
What's in a name? Guam considers a return to its indigenous identity
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| Monday, March 15, 2010 |
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March 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 808 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Vermont Schools to Celebrate Islamic Feast Sept 10
Debate on tap for Congress hopefuls (Tonight—tickets available)
Djou hits Tam plan to cancel allowance: The City Council will hear a resolution this week to censure Tam
Mufi inflates rail employment numbers—project will peak at 2,000 temporary jobs
Hawaii to help fund new workers' health care: State will cover half of new employees' medical premiums
At UH, the message may not be sinking in
Plan advocating sterilization continues to spark criticism, debate, support
Children born of addiction: A program for addicted women could soon lose funding to feed the HGEA
SB: Inouye should heed wind shift on earmarks
Union retirees support raising excise tax
ADV: HPD made right decision on DUI site
Woman alleges sexual extortion, theft in suit against Maui PD, 2 ex-officers
New climate report details extreme risk to Isle birds (yep, some people still believe in global warming)
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| Sunday, March 14, 2010 |
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March 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 780 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle: Legislature has done “marijuana stores, gambling, and foie gras” -- needs to focus on jobs
SB: Housing project on River Street worth pursuing (Homelessness Industry again takes aim at Chinatown)
Aiona sees ‘need’ to run for governor
ADV: What if all of those visitors don't show? (Hawaii’s future= Detroit)
Despite progress on repairs, DoE projects still await funding
Bulletin puts itself up for sale: Ads will begin running tomorrow and potential buyers will be notified
Challenges for venture capital: Isle summit focuses on attracting investors (for first time ever)
Asking investors to leave, please
Fighting Hawaii condo boards is costly, risky: Harassment of Lanikai resident got nasty and very expensive
Land fund moves closer to ballot: At least 1% of real property taxes would buy land for access and preservation
Dazzling display of deferral: State House OKs local control of fireworks
Get to know KIUC board candidates
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| Saturday, March 13, 2010 |
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March 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1001 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Am Spectator: Djou Hopes for Hawaiian Surprise
Obamacare vote count: 189 of 216 needed for House passage
Ed Case in Congress: Influence less than zero
Native Hawaiian government Akaka Tribe may become reality by August
Furlough Deal tied to abolition of BoE?
Lingle blasts Legislature for 'shibai' budget tactics
UPW membership OKs new contract
Hawaii tax revenues fall 3.5%
Obama chooses 1st young Gramscian appeals court nominee
Honolulu City Council may balk at mayor's property tax plan (You may THINK you are an owner-occupant, but . . . .)
Council considers censure for Tam
Kaua‘i school funds to be used for O‘ahu special election (thanks, Neil)
Audit: HSTA Member benefits Corp “grossly mismanaged”
Hannemann support upsets Yoshito Takamine, ex-ILWU chief (elder Takamine goes against Inouye, backs Abercrombie)
Maui Pine inventory auction March 23 (thanks, OHA)
Home plan finally OK'd on 16th try
Public campaign financing has few takers
BusinessWeek Ranks UH Manoa Shidler College of Business Among the Nation’s Top Undergraduate Business Programs
LG candidate touts plans for state
Feds raided homes as well as THC Ministry
Judge rules no probable cause in drug arrest, case to be dismissed
Oahu electric bills go up about $8.34
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| Friday, March 12, 2010 |
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March 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 732 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hawaii congressional candidate Djou warns against ‘the nutcase in Pyongyang’
Council on Revenues’ projection: Legislature needs to come up with another $50M
Hawaii car dealer McKenna interested in buying Star-Bulletin
ADV: School budget gap forces a reality check
DoE: “Who’s in charge here?”
Senate: Inouye fights for the for-profit Earmark
UH no longer at risk of losing accreditation
Tesoro may halt refining in Isles
Pot advocate's home, ministry office raided
First phase of affordable rental project dedicated: Wai'anae building cited as model of how to solve state's homeless crisis
Churches urge Hannemann to revive homeless project (Tam bust gives 2nd chance to project)
Tam to repay $13,700 in meal expenses at just $380 per month and without any interest
SB: Police should explain why 'drunk drivers' site removed
Former American Samoa group official pleads guilty to theft of grant funds
Feds cite Guam company over working conditions
Hawaiian Utility Fights Solar Industry Over Private Installations
Honolulu Advertiser employees get formal notice of upcoming termination and rehiring
Sunshine law: Progressives call for all Legislative votes to be recorded (still pushing for HB444)
Majority of State Senators Send Pro-Rail Letter to Gov. Lingle
Uncertainty at Kuilima Over Turtle Bay's Future
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| Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
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March 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 547 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle: Rail survey by vested interests “misleading”
Lingle seeks jobless relief: The governor calls for legislative action after the unemployment rate increases to 6.9 percent
Attention Legislature: Feds raid Hilo cannabis ministry
Obamacare preview: Low reimbursements force Alii Health Center cuts
Shapiro: Attacking unions a risky play for GOP
ADV: Council censure needed in Tam theft case
Hawaii Resident Makes Forbes Richest List
Saving a child via drug court is worth the cost
More Hawaii speeding cases likely to be thrown out on appeal: State Supreme Court's ruling likely to reverse as many as 15 cases
Big Isle adult video store to remain open until trial
Blenders refute coffee study: Opponents say changing labeling rules would harm business
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| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 |
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March 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 719 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Overtaxed Hawaii? Rally at Capitol April 15
"We don't allow dogs to breed" Eugenics Sterilization Squad arrives in Hawaii: Star-Bulletin says “not racist”
ADV: Marijuana shops? Wowie, what a bad idea
$70M budget cuts: Class size may go up while bus service may be reduced
Bad economy reduces isle union membership
How to slant poll results: 67% back results of Isle rail study
Borreca: Mayor's 'I demur' dance holds options
Burris: Campaigns will always rely on big spenders
Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Banning Everything from Leafblowers, Car Alarms, Loud Motorcycles, Pocket Knives and Plastic Bags to Eating, Drinking and Listening to Music in the Car While Driving
Web page of DUI suspects halted: HPD cuts short a six-month pilot, saying it must be reviewed
Lingle picks acting director of DCCA
Allegiant buys six 757 jets, announces plans to enter Hawaii market
Council member corrects property tax record: Baisa won't owe taxes on Makawao property -- finance officials
Maui Land & Pineapple reports $123.3 million loss
Life and times of Hilo's landfill
SNEAKY SNOBS: Hawaii fireworks bill would give counties option to impose ban--Home-rule option inserted in bill creating task force
Hawaii County: Another tobacco ban
Actress Jean Smart To Play Hawaii Governor in Hawaii 5-0 revival
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| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 |
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March 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 614 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Sessions: Obama 9th Circuit Nominee “believes the Constitution is something judges can manipulate”
House OKs $10 billion budget: Plan makes cuts to public education, despite $50M for teacher furloughs (Tax hikes Feed HGEA, UPW, HSTA)
SB: Bills would cut $112M in tax breaks (tax your health insurance to feed the HGEA)
ADV prints HGEA Propaganda: Save money by spending more on us
SB: Tam's behavior merits a look (AG should investigate)
Shapiro: Our elections need a makeover
Abercrombie wins endorsement of Hawaii electrical workers
SB: Bag the idea of a ban or nickel fee
Shapiro: UH takes budget hit
Kuhio Park Terrace: A slum whose better days may lie ahead
A parent's worst nightmare: Big Island teen runaway falls into drug scene, becomes victim of alleged violence
Anti-American-War Protesters denied access to meeting protest outside PTA
Mufi’s mysterious Manoa sign vanishes (City funded campaigning)
Hate crime possible in $8.5M house fire
Fish Mysteriously Appear In Capitol Ponds
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| Monday, March 08, 2010 |
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March 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 882 Views :: Big Island News, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Answer to bag bans, tax hikes: Big Island group launches Charter amendment petition
“Poi Pounder” smashes competition: Waialua HS wins big in San Diego Robotics meet
House hopefuls to debate issues
SB: Hawaii's failure in 'Race to Top' self-inflicted
DoE Propaganda--Hawaii officials tout online school testing: Quicker feedback allows teachers to adjust lessons; new version also cheaper
Unions rally employees: Six labor groups want deal in place before sale of Advertiser happens
Take back Honolulu: City must reclaim its parks, public spaces from the homeless
Hawaii Unemployment Insurance Tax Relief Bill Proposed by Legislature Falls Short of What Businesses Need
$16.2M in Hawaii film, TV tax credits created 4,000-plus jobs (we only know because of FOIA)
Ribbons outline ahupua'a boundaries
Amount of Pacific debris understated, study finds
Environmental groups threaten legal action against St. Regis
Small biofuel farm bears fruit
Supreme Court will hear case about vaccine side effects
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| Sunday, March 07, 2010 |
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March 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 978 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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In Congress, Hawaii now represented by Lorraine C. Miller
Contractor-linked donations soar in Hawaii gubernatorial campaign: Watchdog groups say loopholes in pay-to-play law exploited
Past violators of Isle campaign spending laws continue giving
Kalapa: Again, let's repeat it, there is no money
ADV: Rod Tam should be prosecuted for theft
Hawaii may depend on bonds to help finance home solar systems
Old OR&L route defended for rail transit
Kula Hospital beds will free MMMC space (until it fills up again)
Maui Co: After 9 years, only two Molokai TVRs are legal
Bill to ease access to marijuana for registered “patients” advances
SB: Focus on state budget—but first legalize our dope
Kauai: Prescription drug use an ‘epidemic’, ice in ecstasy pills, legal K2 ‘fake weed’ arrives via organic, holistic, new age vendors
Kauai CRC examines contracts: Amendment would loosen ethics code
On-demand cars a ‘green alternative’ for visitors
Kona anti-development attitudes shift
Fluoride sensitivity is prevalent in several plant species
Coquis mutate: Size of tennis balls? Volkswagens?
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| Saturday, March 06, 2010 |
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March 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 662 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Ousted Zoning Chair Rod Tam is secret partner in $1 Billion North Shore development hui
Lawmakers want to delay vote to replace Abercrombie (Fund unions before democracy)
GOP Chairman Ka'auwai Responds to Legislative Hearing on Special Election for CD-1
New newspaper to be called Honolulu Star-Advertiser
ADV Excuses: Honolulu councilman Tam denies faking meal expense claims
SB with More Excuses: Tam denies misuse of city funds
PBN: Make Hawai`i government efficient, don't raise taxes
SB: City budget is frugal, but tax hike may hit renters
Convicted: Karen Ertell's Murderer Faces Life In Prison Without Parole
ADV: A new form of reefer madness?
2 State Procurement Web sites hacked
Carlsmith Ball sued $25M for conflict of interest
Maui County to enter settlement talks with Molokai Ranch
Maui Lani developer wins costs tied to trial
Officials discuss bag ban slated in January: Maui County businesses remain wary of costs
Wind farm developer gets loan guarantee
Rep. Massa's Early Exit From House May Ease Passage of Health Care Bill (NY Democrat Rep. sacrificed because of Abercrombie?)
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| Friday, March 05, 2010 |
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March 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 789 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Djou: Tam should resign and be prosecuted
Mess Cleaned Up: After 10 years Hawaii public housing passes HUD inspection
HSTA WINS ROUND ONE! Hawaii denied “Race to the Top” funds, reform, accountability blocked
Will Hawaii take TWO House votes away from Senate Obamacare?
Rep Gene Ward: 15 job killers advancing in House
Panel cuts gov's budget by $41M: “We’re half a billion short”
ADV: The cure may be worse than disease (Hawaii Environmental law revisions)
Residents appeal Lepeuli fence approval
SB: HMSA, Kaiser woes reinforce case for PAWLENTY’S health care reform (Not Obama’s)
Lingle aide, BOE chair meet, share data
Ending education furloughs prioritized
Joan Husted: Former HSTA boss backs Charter schools, calls for education czar
UH works to assure more students graduate
Global Cooling: Parts Of State Drop To Worst Drought Classification
Snobs on Hawaii County Council seeking fireworks veto
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| Thursday, March 04, 2010 |
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March 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1255 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Obama voters a no-show at Hawaii Democratic caucuses
Candidates weigh in on health care plan (Djou against Obamacare, others favor ramming it thru Senate)
Shapiro: Auditor Higa “knows where her bread is buttered”
Shapiro: The plain truth on the schools
Impact of hurricane relief fund raid questioned
Internet sales tax pushed for Hawaii
16 Tax Hikes and Special Fund Raids on the Move at the Hawaii State Capitol
Hawaii lawmakers OK jobless tax break
SB: Core issue remains in complaints against Kamehameha Schools
UH-Manoa scores low in survey of students
Broadband 100X faster: HAWAII NEEDS TO MEET THE GOOGLE CHALLENGE
Green pushing tougher drunken driving laws: Senator calls for forfeiture of cars used in DUIs
Kalaupapa resident facing meth charges: Patient allegedly shipped drug using state vehicles, workers
Financial adviser to pay $780K to SEC: Teruya, Senior Resources accused of defrauding Hawaii senior citizens
Jet tax fails to take flight
Pearl Harbor Shipyard Hiring 175: Shipyard To Hold Apprentice Job Fair
Senate passes bill to protect endangered species: Killing seals could become felony
NYT Desperation: Global warming cultists now claim opponents are Creationists
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| Wednesday, March 03, 2010 |
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March 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1191 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Hawaii's all-mail congressional election set for May 22
Honolulu Hale: The only industry that keeps on growing (36% since 2005)
SB: Tax breaks review could be revealing (tax charities to feed HGEA)
Pot tax and furlough ax survive, cross over from Senate to House: More than a dozen fee hikes pass, but bills to raise the general excise tax fail to advance
School Furlough bills move forward
Gov blasts audit as 'defamatory'
On May 22 Charles Djou Could Take Hawaii For Republicans!
Kalaupapa's no refuge from scourge of meth, police say: Hansen's disease patient's arrest 'really not shocking' (State Health Dept employees deal meth to topside Molokai)
MSNBC: Former Big Island Teacher In Prison For Meth Distribution
Privacy in Kamehameha suit denied
Students rebel over uniform proposal
Global warming fraudsters’ goal: $7/gallon gasoline
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| Tuesday, March 02, 2010 |
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March 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1128 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Ed Case in Congress voted 72 times for higher taxes, fees
Abercrombie farewell gift: “redistribute an entire state's wealth” --WSJ
Court Upholds Ruling In Lawsuit Challenging Kamehameha Admission Policy -- Ruling Means The Students Cannot Remain Anonymous
Abercrombie files papers, pretends to call for furlough action
ADV: Should quitting be an issue? (Abercrombie is arrogant, but you shouldn’t talk abut it)
SB: Mail-in vote could boost turnout
ADV: Crucial fix is only days away
HMSA seeks 7.8% hike in small-business rate
Isle bankruptcies surged 29% in Feb: More filers are homeowners whose equity has plunged
Labor Department says 1,600 in Hawaii in danger of losing jobless benefits
State gets $125.7M of $26.6B allotted for roads
Congress Tries to Break Hawaii in Two
Kapiolani Park closure hours extended
Zoo Atmosphere Pervades Legislature
Snobs keep six fireworks ban bills alive in legislature
Open Carry Legislation gets no hearing in Leg
UH Federalist Society: National Security under the Obama Administration
Hawaii air tour companies estimate losses at $200,000 from Obama visit
Framing up, one month remains for Developer to finish affordable units
Cliftos Ooma land use case to be heard Wednesday
Shiira gets probation for crime that may soon become felony
Legislature passes first bill—to cover its own expenses, natch!
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| Monday, March 01, 2010 |
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March 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 772 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, World News
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Pohakuloa: Double defeat for anti-DU scammers
Long nightmare ends as Abercrombie resigns post: Tsunami wipes out grand opening of campaign HQ
Maui News Polls Akaka Bill
Hemmings: Undersea cable a multibillion boondoggle
Wind turbine at Punchbowl: Checking Hawaii's stimulus deals
Plan to move up kindergarten eligibility date would leave many kids waiting a year to start school
AMA study of 42 states, D.C., finds HMSA, Kaiser handle 98% of Isle coverage
Inmate, parolee tracker useful to victims
Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up
VIDEO: Tsunami beaches boats in Calif.
Coming next: Hawaii tsunami tourism (HuffPo snob takes swipe at emergency preparedness)
Kapolei: City to swap land and money for power
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| Sunday, February 28, 2010 |
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February 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1033 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Photos: Tsunami surge in Hilo, Kahului
Koller: State’s “horse-and-buggy” system is labor-intensive, costly and slow
Star-Bulletin to close if no buyer found
Former cocaine dealer J Kalani English: Bought and paid for by Hawaii Air Ambulance
2 bills on school time still alive
Hawaii agency agrees to $316M deal to renovate public housing
Oahu's 'wild west' garbage piles gone
Hawaii's rural development fight rekindled in valley on Oahu
ADV: Hopeful but elusive signs of recovery
Tsunami Warning center learns from miscalculation
Waves couldn't catch rhythm of the Slinky
UH regent hopefuls named
Aiea firm to build $200M biorefinery
Timeshares Imploding
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| Saturday, February 27, 2010 |
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February 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 760 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Chile Earthquake: Tsunami estimated arrival in Hawaii 11AM NOAA warning “High Severity”
Djou, Aiona, Lingle joined by Karl Rove to rally 1000 at Hawaii Lincoln Day dinner
Printing plant key to Advertiser purchase
Senate Cttes agree to cuts in business tax increase
SB: Don't divert tobacco fund
UPW, Isles close to terms
Aid to Hawaii high-risk children faces cuts
State projects give contractors hope
Choke: HECO vows to address ‘green’ energy issues
Snobs demand property forfeiture for illegal fireworks: House Judiciary Passes Out Illegal Fireworks Bill
Activists denied role in Army process: Depleted uranium handling license sought
RCP: The Return of ObamaCare--The Political Context (Abercrombie)
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| Friday, February 26, 2010 |
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February 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 694 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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ADV: Star- Bulletin owner to buy Honolulu Advertiser
Peer News: Omidyar launches propaganda organ
Legislature considering storefront marijuana dispensaries
Anne Keala Kelly:The Hawaiian nationalist and filmmaker says the Akaka Bill should be rejected
ETHICS: The bills your legislator probably hates
Hawaii flights (projected) to grow by 6% more seats
Oahu home prices may be stabilizing, with decline slowing as a State, Hawaii #2 in home price declines
Judge to decide remedy for HMC's unauthorized use of St. Francis funds
Cling: Depledge continues trying to figure out how to get Gay marriage enacted
More propaganda: Civil unions support has basis in Gospels
Burris: Lessons in how to lead a community
More biofuels could get tax breaks
State to close 31 welfare-assistance offices
GTMO Greenwell wants private jet owners to pay $2,500 a day to park at airport
KIUC hopefuls focus on rates, renewables
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| Friday, February 26, 2010 |
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February, 2010 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 1101 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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One Penny: Medicaid payout to Hilo Doctor
Support Akaka bill because of "long racial history in the South"?
The Perfect and Deadly Progressive Storm
DoE students placed in wrong grade level for their age
Mauna Kea Moon Rover test: A Mahalo from Outer Space Team
Obama’s medical corpse
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| Thursday, February 25, 2010 |
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February 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 555 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hawaii Congressional special election “expected” for Saturday, May 22
Abercrombie: Mufi personally threatening my donors (VIDEO)
ADV: Put Akaka bill back on track, or it will die
SB: “Current bill dies in Senate”
Lingle, Bennett objections stand: Exemption from state police-power regulation is unacceptable, they say
TAX HIKES: Prescription drugs, airline & ship maintenance, affordable housing -- to feed HGEA
Mayors praise decision on hotel tax
Hawaii committee votes down legal gambling, likely killing it for this session
House revives flag-flying bill
ADV: Let's get real about saving next year
BoE walks into “trap” identifies $37.7M in new cuts
Council approves $8,000 for Washington rail trip
Yoshioka: Using old OR&L path for rail not practical
Obama nominates Gramscian law professor for Ninth Circuit
New Turtle Bay hui pledges park, housing
State's child dental care faulted
Frum Forum: Hawaii’s GOP Resurgence
Frum Forum: Is Hawaii Home to the Next Scott Brown?
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| Wednesday, February 24, 2010 |
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February 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1029 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Akaka Bill passes House 245-164
Finance committee tries to find alternatives (GET hike deferred …for now)
2010 election shaping up to be bad for incumbents
SB: Hannemann's glass half full (setup for a fall)
UPW Unit 1 to get furloughs: No other wage reduction expected; governor has indicated she will sign
Jeremy Harris’ 'Mystery Woman' Acquitted In Criminal Case
Report Ranks Honolulu No. 2 In Traffic Congestion (2 weeks of work every year)
PROTESTERS: TAT TAKEOVER TABOO
Koke‘e lovers want park revenue to stay on Kaua‘i
Groups holding Haiti relief fundraiser Saturday in Mililani
Group of lenders take ownership of Turtle Bay Resort from Oaktree Capital
Hamamoto welcomed to Saint Louis
Sabeel: obviously preparing to launch Israel Boycott in Hawaii
Casket of Ewa Beach soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives in U.S.
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| Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
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February 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 745 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Lingle: “Current draft of Akaka Bill is not one I can support”
Rules Committee: Abercrombie’s latest version of Akaka Bill to face full House vote
Finance Committee to hear Gambling Bill Wednesday
Flag Pole bill hearing Wednesday 9:10AM
Lingle balks at rewrite of Akaka Bill (Dems set to blame Lingle for Bill’s failure in Senate)
Hannemann talks up rail and jobs but says city workers face furloughs
UPW reaches pact with county mayors
ADV: HSTA lodges complaint against Lingle
Hawaiian Electric gets OK to boost rates (to pay for biodiesel scam)
Three Honolulu police officers sue, alleging racial bias
Sports commission sacked despite big support
ADV: HTA moves for more secrecy (Shhh Don’t tell the Mexicans)
LA Times/AP: Hawaii may place bet on gambling to save its troubled tourist-driven economy
SB Commentary: Choose democracy over dollars
New Climate Agency Head Tried to Suppress Data, Critics Charge
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| Monday, February 22, 2010 |
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February 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 883 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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Akaka Bill: More than 73% of Hawaiians not "Qualified" for membership in Akaka Tribe
Akaka Preparing New Senate Bill: House Rules Committee to consider Akaka Bill Monday
Lingle tells feds her administration will do separate rail analysis
Retaliation: Anti-Rail Neighborhood board member may face expulsion
Expect upbeat speech by mayor (Campaign speech)
Lawmakers split on GET Hike
Moratorium sought on solar installation
Hawaii In the Money—but Alaska shows the future
Joining Pac-10 an ambitious, costly goal
Bill would create surfing reserves
Fridge rebate deal worth $250
Funds for welfare jobs mostly untapped
Gifts of Aloha: Packages to Middle East seek to lift troops' spirits
Ooops: Climate scientists withdraw journal claims of rising sea levels
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| Sunday, February 21, 2010 |
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February 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 779 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Akaka Preparing New Senate Bill: House Rules Committee to consider Akaka Bill Monday
ADV: Too soon to give up on cutting costs
Honolulu rail-transit schedule slips again: City doesn't expect groundbreaking until late this year
Vote miscount keeps flags flying (Hearing 9AM Wednesday)
Kalapa: Zenith of ignorance reached in state's legislative arena (Finally!)
Shapiro: A taxing dilemma
Hawaii's special treatment courts threatened by fiscal crisis
Hawaii Bill Would Limit Business Campaign Money
Occupancy slide drives hotels to foreclosure
University center faces little opposition
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| Saturday, February 20, 2010 |
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February 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 969 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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GOP Objects To Pushing Native Hawaii Bill (House Rules Ctte will meet on Akaka Bill Monday)
Akaka Bill Transforms Native Hawaiians Into Indian Tribe Without Their Input
Lingle to discuss rail with Obama's transportation secretary
SB on Dope: Proven medical remedy must be more accessible
Cabanilla, Oshiro Choke: Flagpole bill will likely be heard after supporters show in force (Oshiro faked the vote count?)
Isles lag in loan crisis: A declining trend in mainland foreclosures is not expected to extend locally
Homelessness: Wall of trash pulled from Kea'au bushes
Hawaii County bag ban discarded
Kenoi expenses: Mayor spends more than one quarter of first year off-island
Saddle Road's last leg to cost $75 million
Hauula Community Deserves a Public Hearing Before Any Government Property Condemnations in the Area
Tajiri quits post as regent for UH
Law lets loaded guns into parks
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| Friday, February 19, 2010 |
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February 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1209 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Native Hawaiian self-government bill could go to vote next week
Abercrombie on Rail: “We may have to come up with alternative”
HB2450: Conservation land to be bulldozed by “renewable” energy scammers
Bill to set buffer around wind turbines advances
Jeremy Harris Flashback: Bev Harbin Says Lisa-Katharine Otsuka Stole From Her Auto Shop
ADV: After 17 years, $100 fee could use a nudge
Bill eases rate jump for jobless insurance
SB: State pension needs fix
Delusional Abercrombie still sure Obamacare is going to pass
Big Isle charter school not done deal
Hawaii to change 4,000 with mental illnesses to services from insurers
Kauai County credit rating gets bump: $120M bond float gains approval
Maui Co budget shortfall boosted from $4M to $72M
Pay raises frozen for Big Isle council
Hawaii gets persistent requests for Obama birth certificate:State DOH still gets up to 50 requests a month for certificate
4 men, woman charged in online sex trafficking of minor
Soft on Crime: Man gets 30 days in marijuana case (7.6 lbs)
After voting for Stimulus, Abercrombie admits false claims “make people sick of politicians”
Unemployment tax relief passes House
Flag-flying bill fails to gain support for revival: Democrats promise to consider task force on residential rules
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| Thursday, February 18, 2010 |
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February 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 603 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Tax Increase #1: Hawaii legislators consider hike in income tax, cut in tax breaks
Tax Increase #2: Hawaii excise tax would go up under bill advancing in House
Tax Increase #3: Real property taxes may rise--Counties say House bill suspending TAT funds would lead to increase
Alternative to tax increases: Selling state land a sensible idea to raise cash (Calvin Say vs OHA)
PEW: Hawaii “has failed to sock away any assets” to cover pension liabilities
House Expected to Vote Next Week on ANOTHER secret version of Akaka Bill
House Democrats Plan to Push Akaka Bill to vote Before Feb 28 – Bill’s Final Draft Secret
Special election may be delayed; commission chooses Nago
SB: Helping homeless needs coordination
Mental health services reined in
University of Hawaii athletics deficit may hit $10.1 million
ADV: Civil service gets in way of liquor panel
ADV joins ‘peak oil’ cult: Future shock: Oil won't stay this cheap
Maui County suing Merrill Lynch: Lawsuit says firm knew of security market collapse, didn’t disclose it
Maui: OHA, anti-Superferry protesters continue assault on agriculture
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| Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
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February 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1298 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Blocked by Cabanilla: Flagpole Bill to be Called to House Floor Thursday
ADV: Selling state land a sensible idea to raise cash (Calvin Say vs OHA)
State to delay paying for health coverage (Socialist health care imploding)
Oahu the healthiest island, study says
Hawaii teacher furloughs remain as school year starts running out
Inouye compared to King, God
POLITICO: Inouye rakes in $10,000s from Lockheed Martin
Honolulu council may tax nonprofits to feed HGEA
Nago chosen as permanent state elections chief
Dysfunctional Government Is Self-Perpetuating
Maui races for council seats are heating up early
Council members to mull Higa lawsuit
100% frustration: Study says current labeling laws cost Kona coffee farmers $14.4M a year
Hawaii troops risk lives as U.S. makes progress (SB blames Bush)
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| Tuesday, February 16, 2010 |
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February 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 905 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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HB2241/SB2303: Bills would seize Ceded Lands from Hawaiians
Kalapa: Lawmakers on a zigzag course for tax legislation
Audit: Waihee’s RightStar short $22.6M (Graverobbers now targeted for collection)
New campus needed (OHA blocks UHWO)
Hit on Gov hurts rail, Abercrombie says (Abercrombie preparing to blame Mufi for failure of rail)
Contractors’ Assn: Jobs created by rail project would help whole state
Hotel revenues fell a lot in 2009 - but not at year's end
SB: Hawaii's Homeless: Visitors' growing unease has industry leaders worried
ADV: Dancing around the H-word
Hoku Scientific CEO to step down: Shindo will remain with struggling Isle high-tech company as senior adviser
Flag Waving Restrictions Outrage Ewa Residents
State launching site for camping reservations, park lodging
Tongans in Hawaii planning relief efforts in wake of tropical cyclone
Pirate who boarded Japanese ship, demanded ransom, to face trial in Japan
Marines say Taliban resistance more disorganized
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| Monday, February 15, 2010 |
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February 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 834 Views :: Kauai News, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Wind Energy's Ghosts
Global Cooling drives homeless to Hawaii
Shapiro: Gambling on suspicion (The fix is in?)
Rail route, agenda scrutinized (Use OR&L route)
Union seeks details of DHS overhaul: HGEA officials say plans could result in hundreds of layoffs
Homicide sentencing delayed 1 week due to furloughs, staff shortages (budget cuts blamed for murderers on loose)
Safety issue raised at Hawaii State Hospital (budget cuts blamed for lunatics on rampage)
Burris: Political signage will likely trump aesthetics
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| Sunday, February 14, 2010 |
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February 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 644 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SB: Mandate school days
Hawaii lawmakers again debating legal gambling
ADV: A desperate, losing wager for Hawaii
Musibigate: HRPT rent law may be extended
Isles on way to becoming model for green energy: Isolation, lack of crude production combination of high taxes and tax credits force state to embrace ambitious goals
Target Lanai: OHA prepares to shakedown wind farm
Gabbard gains 3-year TRO against gay activist after assault
Parents push for rural Maui charter school
Funding snags risk UH-West Oahu: Construction must start next year or ownership of the land will revert
More Hawaii seniors financially exploited: Lawmakers considering ways to guard against exploitation
Coqui: 'Second invasion' threatens nurseries (latest scam to restore ag inspectors)
Kenoi's proposals panned by Ethics Board: Administration to pursue tougher rules before council
Commission calls for 1% land fund: Compromise could become part of county charter
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| Saturday, February 13, 2010 |
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February 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1065 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Sakamoto: Tax soldiers to feed HSTA, HGEA, UPW
3 measures would return workers' health costs to state: $26M/year for unions
Survey: Native Hawaiians Discontented With Tourism
Poll finds Hawaii no longer happiest
State's bonds sale exceeds expectations by $188 million
SB: Pressure on Gov. Lingle to OK rail is premature
Lingle: Focus on the quality of education
HECO commits to buying clean energy
Hawaii State Auditor: Director of the Department of Business and Economic Development Director Should Be Fired
Dead Ducks: Animal-protection bills draw support
Protesters rally for ‘strongest prosecutor’: Reason for termination hasn’t been provided
Kauai: Burial plan No. 16 rejected
Global Cooling: There's snow in every state except Hawaii
Slain baby's mom pleads not guilty in robbery
1MW Ray gun blows missile out of sky
Cyclone slams American Samoa with 100 mph winds
Malulani Hospital offers Maui an alternative to MMMC’s “downward trajectory”
Laupahoehoe Liberation: Rural school targeted for closure votes for charter conversion
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| Friday, February 12, 2010 |
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February 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1200 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Laupahoehoe Liberation: Rural school targeted for closure votes for charter conversion
Hawaii man found guilty of killing toddler
Kalapa: Barrel tax means $4/gallon gas
State tax collections down 5.4%
ADV: Forget this school year, start fixing the next
Councilman seeks limits on campaign yard signs
SB: Minus Abercrombie, health reform needs true bipartisanship
Council Looks At Banning Tents, Carts In Parks: Some Homeless Say They Will Get Around Proposed Bill
Hamamoto named principal at Saint Louis School
HMAA to acquire health insurer Summerlin's Hawaii business
ACLU says DLNR biased against unmarried couples
Mollway to remain as Ethics Director (Mystery story)
Hilo hospital: No furlough plans
“Sovereignty” squatter blocks ranch access to water
DLNR chief defends fishery management
Tavares plans to balance budget on taxpayers’ backs
Group seeks judgment to force Sol Kaho‘ohalahala out of office
Obama's Missing Year (HawaiiReporter goes “Birther”)
More: Tropical Cyclone Rene bearing down on Samoa
Hawaii-based Marines gearing up for major assault in Afghanistan
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| Thursday, February 11, 2010 |
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February 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1003 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie’s departure kills House Obamacare majority, leaves Akaka Bill hanging
Hannemann, Inouye set up to blame Lingle for Rail failure
Republicans kill Democrat move to bring back pay to play
2 gaming bills move forward in House
Shapiro: Superferry bachi
Appeals court hears plea of furloughed students
TIM School-Shidler merger makes sense
Hawaii's January Forclosure numbers increase 286.4 percent from the year-ago period
Hawaii tackles unpaid rents: Public housing proposals also include credit checks and speeding up evictions
Pimps safe for now: Senate Judiciary defers bill to make human trafficking a felony
Kona trial: Doper kills man over “medical” marijuana
Sports Commission proposal deferred
Plastic Bag Ban Debated at Hawaii Capitol
State high court rules judge could force Lanai council member to vacate office
Group: DIRE need for injection wells action -- Says Tavares not doing enough soon enough to achieve results
First county land sale March 31: 16 Paauilo mauka parcels to be offered via sealed bid
Greening buildings requires more lettuce: New code could add $2,000 to cost of new home
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| Wednesday, February 10, 2010 |
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February 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 781 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Bill Would Hike Oil Tax 2100%: Measure Aims To Create slush fund to subsidize enviro pipe dreams
Hawaii gambling bills advance in House
School-days bill may hit snag: State's Constitution gives unions rights that may trump legislation
Shapiro: Toguchi “out of his league"
ADV: Leave governor's budgetary powers alone (saving the corporatist state from its Legislature)
$50M clean energy bond program touted
TAX POLICY CONTRADICTS STATE ENERGY INITIATIVE (subsidy pig squeals -- “Don’t tax me bro!”)
DBEDT director disputes state auditor's findings
A&B affiliate only bidder for raceway: Upcoming hearing a chance to outbid group's $11M offer
(Another) Sexual Video Sparks (another) Criminal Investigation at Kamehameha Schools
Medical Cannabis User Discusses Benefits: Opponents Say Bill To Legalize Premature
Maui “medical”marijuana dispensary was front for drug dealers (duh!)
Police chief against relaxing marijuana laws
Brothers who beat officer take plea deal
Snobs: Hawaii bill to ban fireworks amended to let counties opt out
Green Police: State To Enforce Kayak Limits At Kealakekua Bay
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| Tuesday, February 09, 2010 |
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February 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 736 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Child Molester’s friend, Rep. Cabanilla blocks flagpole bill
Senate bill would force Governor to spend money State does not have
Dems’ Exec Director Hartmann: HB444 will be back (confirms gay ‘marriage’ is all about taking children)
Superferry may come back to Hawaii—AS STATE-RUN SYSTEM
Senate ED Ctte. to consider GET 25% increase: Concerns over feeding HSTA while not helping HGEA
HB2486 mandates minimum instruction hours passes House Ctte
Zealous lawmakers just may raise your taxes, expand government in recession
Hawaii DHS restructuring may cut 200 jobs, close 50 offices
Hawaii will delay sending out tax refunds to balance budget
State pension fund at $10B
KHON plays catch up with Hawai`i Free Press-claims to have broken Special Ed story
Akaka bill to be debated Wednesday at UH law school
Democrats respond to Djou campaign
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| Monday, February 08, 2010 |
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February 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 834 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Case, Abercrombie support 'Beyond Gay'
Bill seeks to privatize hospitals
Honolulu District Special Ed Teachers Get Paid to Make Up Lost Furlough Time
Progress: Anti-charter school HSTA teachers abandon Waianae school
DOE Proposes to Increase Hawaii's Classroom Sizes
Bills aim to restore jobs in Film Office: Lingle administration says the cuts have not resulted in any losses for the state
State bills could impact police chief, liquor director
Census seeks full count of Hawaii
Rally aims at cutting plastic pollution raising taxes
Hawaii charges ahead with electric vehicles
Solar facility could power Westside in emergency (Wrong. It would be a field of shattered glass.)
Oil demand has peaked in developed world: IEA (new mantra for eco-faddists)
KIUC moves to increase its debt limit (money is being wasted on eco-nonsense)
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| Sunday, February 07, 2010 |
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February 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1052 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Running out of money, bully boy Ed Case now snivels because others “tear you down”
Anti-Lingle furlough propaganda ads source identified
Bad economy Rich lobbyist’s campaign contributions boosts interest in gambling
Hawaii may delay payments to Quest health plan
ADV: State needs push to get jobs on fast track
Environmental review: HRS 343 remains a legal quagmire
Charter Conversion: Laupahoehoe school's fate mulled by parents, employees
Hawaii Senate cuts costs by reducing paper usage
Hilo sort station: Late but not over budget (now all they need is a purpose for the $9.3M building)
Six Hawaii Co. Councilmembers pull re-election papers in first week
Wait list for Maui water meter is challenged
Council OKs countywide plan, housing bills
Families say they'll sue Kauai County over demolition
Church leader may be deported
American Samoa, after the tsunami
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| Saturday, February 06, 2010 |
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February 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 828 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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DoE firing hundreds of Special Education skills trainers
Gambling bills to be heard by House Committee Tuesday
Iraq War veteran launches HD 28 campaign in Chinatown
Full Text: Moody’s outlook for Hawaii shifts to “negative”
Cec Heftel, former KGMB owner and congressman from Hawaii, dies at 85
Lingle, BOE spar over stalled furlough plan (BoE stalls, lies about letter to Governor)
Still No Selection Of Voting Machines
Rewarding failure: Lawmakers Consider Raising Salaries Of Ed. Officials
‘Unholy (Education) Trinity’ May Benefit from Hurricane Relief Special Fund Monies, but Raid May Jeopardize Hawaii’s Bond Ratings
Kihei Furlough Fun Day parents oppose tax increase for DoE
Kona hospital centering on trauma
Espero says he will not run in Hawaii special election for Abercrombie's seat
State Senate confirms Lingle nominee for Appeals Court
(Destroyed by welfare) Last member of 65,000-year-old tribe dies, taking one of world's earliest languages to the grave
Hawaii engineer helps with efforts in Haiti
(New enviro scam) Hawaii-ecosystem researcher Peter Vitousek wins Japan Prize (for building foundations for propaganda war against nitrogen fertilizer)
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| Friday, February 05, 2010 |
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February 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 748 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Raiding of Hawaii's funds could cost state in bond interest rates
SB Commentary: Leftist “Episcopal” rector equates opponents of gay marriage to al-Qaida head-choppers (Then why aren’t they appeasing us?)
Eminent Domain Honolulu Style: You Could Lose Your House in a Month
Leon Siu: SHIFTS IN SENATE KILLS AKAKA BILL
County bulldozes Hawaiian dwellings on Wainiha Bay
Hawaiian Air reports 'remarkable' year of soaring income in 2009
Snobs in Hawaii Legislature considering new restrictions on fireworks
Prosecutor calls defense 'an imaginary scenario'
Hilo man pleads guilty to manufacturing child pornography
$700K Mobile Command Sits For Years
Hawaii couple attend national TEA Party convention
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| Thursday, February 04, 2010 |
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February 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 930 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Taxed Enough Already? TEA Party rallies February 27
Former Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi dies
3 Stooges’ fake DoE “accountability” bill passed out of House committee—Gov’s bill will not be heard
State is #3 in Debt: Hawaii's bond rating falls to 'negative' as budget crisis takes its toll
Bertram declares bankruptcy
Bill to Legalize Gambling on Hawaiian Homelands Advances over DHHL objection
ADV: Legislation would allow casino operations on Hawaiian Home Lands
Model for Obamacare, “advanced” Hawaii tries to get trauma centers on sister islands (6 1/2 hours to treatment for major trauma)
Greenwood Urges Lawmakers To Invest In UH (she’s out of synch again)
Honolulu Rail 4th Most Expensive in the Nation
Islands No. 2 in union membership
Utilities commission ruling deemed valid (OK to exclude a member!)
WHT falls for Obama’s SOTU lie: Louder, richer and often foreign voices enter the election process
County has failed to collect $100M in fees: Impact fees could replace current 'fair Share' system
Kaloko homeless shelter project lurching forward
Bill 1965 will make it costly to sell your undeveloped land
Big Isle bag ban is voted down
Arrogant Obama attacks tourism AGAIN
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| Wednesday, February 03, 2010 |
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February 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1021 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Wailuku DoE teacher arrested for meth in home: HSTA/DoE/BoE/ACLU still block drug testing
PHOTOS: Kubo for Judge Rally -- Decision by Senate due today
Kubo nomination: Hanabusa, Souza tied to Pali Golf course shooters’ mob
Hawaii Scores “D” on Citizen Initiative rights
Dutch Hanohano: Aiona team introduces campaign manager
Abercrombie, Hirono sign new letter backing socialist single-payer health system
Pendulum now appears to swing in Kubo's favor
Senate Leaders Meet in Secret as Ed Kubo's Supporters Rally for His Judicial Confirmation
Hold Placed on Akaka Bill in U.S. Senate
Lawmakers Move For More School Days
Legislators’ Plastic Bags Law Could Cost Customers 20 Cents (WITHOUT EIS!!!)
Highest paid in nation: Lawmakers Propose Taking manini 3% Pay Cuts: Salary Reductions Would Last 1 Year Starting July 1
Maui News: Election season officially under way
ML&P to cease retirees’ medical (thanks, OHA)
Cash sales crackdown (solving the budget problem one farmer at a time)
New geothermal well hoped to meet contract demands
Neil Abercrombie (D-Hezbollah) gives love to Ron Paul (R-Hamas)
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| Tuesday, February 02, 2010 |
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February 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 737 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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PRECISELY AS PREDICTED: Civil union backers plan suit for gay marriage in Hawaii
FTA commits $1.55 billion to pay for Honolulu rail system (Inouye comes thru for his pet Mufi)
Senate Committee considers 25% tax hike to feed HSTA, HGEA, UPW
Ten Ways to Cut Hawaii Department of Education Costs While Improving Outcomes
Furloughs further dim military's view of schools
Infusion of federal money has saved or created thousands of jobs (or is it 54 jobs? hilarious)
ADV: Streamlining construction can speed jobs
Shapiro: Leg opens door to more contributions from State Contractors
Money Woes Could Threaten High-Speed Rail: Stimulus Awards Not Enough To Finish Major Rail Projects
Record military budget proposed by Obama important for Hawaii
Regents seek rise in revenue: Propose lift the limit on nonresident students who pay higher tuition
Hawaii Feels Loss Of Pro Bowl: Losing 'Lost' Also Hurts State's Economy
City mishandling effort to take Hau'ula land from owner, critics say (Lawsuit is Rail Preview?)
Mayor in financial lead in race for gov (Aiona 2nd , followed by some hippie)
It begins: 35 take papers to run in coming elections
Kalapa: Yet another lesson we should learn from California
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| Monday, February 01, 2010 |
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February 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 922 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Opponents of Kubo nomination tied to Pali Golf course shooters’ mob
Djou tops in cash on hand after Hanabusa gets old boy boost
Hannemann leads Abercrombie in campaign funds (and Duke??? Advertiser no say, but Hawai`i Free Press does)
Hawaii public utility commissioners clash
ADV: Pointless rail spat wastes public resources (flacking for Mufi, again)
SB: Court budget cuts cost the taxpayers
Civil unions: A political boon, or boondoggle?
UH system enrollment hits record 55,761 for spring semester
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| Sunday, January 31, 2010 |
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January 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1101 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii's school board needs to be fixed, say three ex-governors and Hamamoto (FAKE REFORMS--HOPING TO TRICK THE ELECTORATE INTO DOING NOTHING)
Democrat Advertiser: (Not) Time for better way to pick school board (Don’t put it on the November ballot)
'Clock is ticking' on furloughs: BOE disputes claim it's stonewalling on Lingle's proposal
SB vs HSTA: Tax hike not the solution
Say what! To close a widening budget gap, the House leader asks for an array of tax hikes, benefit cuts and even a casino (and a health insurance tax)
Lingle: Lawmakers Hid Votes On Civil Unions
Herkes comes out against HHSC privitization
Rep. Morita reaches out online to tax your breath (Shows what is at stake in Gubernatorial election)
Honolulu rail would be safer at ground level, AIA contends
Big isle Car, truck sales on fumes in '09
Lanaians looking for a means of survival: Economy on edge with employment limited and construction stopped
FEEL-GOOD: Hawaii County to consider new bid to ban plastic shopping bags
Oahu crime up 6%; increase mostly in property crime
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| Saturday, January 30, 2010 |
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January 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 644 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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“Hold” placed on Akaka Bill in Senate could effectively prevent passage
House Tables Civil Union Bill Indefinitely
Couple helped ignite debate: They sparked struggle for civil rights (sic) in Isles, but never saw it happen
Re-inventing Government: Five key reforms to save money (Commission backs constitutional amendment to dump BoE)
Lawmakers Consider Casino Gaming in Waikiki (to feed the corporatist State)
Most crime in Hawaii linked to drugs, says law agency official
State audit of DBEDT critcizes use of private funds for overseas trade missions
ADV: City must pass bills on tents, carts in parks
SB: L.A.'s medical marijuana troubles hold lessons
Committee Kills Bill To Hike Soda Tax (didn’t tax enough drinks)
School board's Cochran (HSTA flunkey) to run for Maui County Council (rat jumps sinking ship)
MCC to become 4-year Maui College
State Boots Student Display From Capitol (gay ‘families’ remain)
Senators To Vote On Kubo Nomination Next Week
Omidyar-backed sustainable-ag group takes over Maui's Kapalua Farms
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| Saturday, January 30, 2010 |
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January, 2010 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 701 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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“Dear DIIOTS” -- from a Democrat wanna-be Legislator
Dumb and Dangerous Legislation
Take the $ out of politic$
Pro-railers claim naysayers are small minority
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| Friday, January 29, 2010 |
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January 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 850 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Gay Civil Unions to face “indefinite postponement”?
Hanauma Dec 29: Did Mufi threaten retaliation against Obama?
Lawmakers are gambling that isle residents going to Vegas will be willing to pay a $10 fee to avoid state taxes if they win big later
Hawaii Department of Education Whistleblowers- 'Bell System Contracts' Waste School Repair Money
Governor, mayor at odds over financing for rail
Kauai County to pay $7.5M in Ka Loko settlement
Vote on Kubo deadlocked
A&B to continue Maui sugar at least through 2010
Kenoi fights back against TAT attack
Plans call for higher commercial fees, additional restrictions next year
County Buys 151 Acres of North Kohala Coastline Property (Open Space)
Hilo club owner vs. county is on again (Dep’t of Retaliation)
Officials mull management of Kalaupapa – to DHHL?
Kaiser union workers rally over job security
Officials shut 18 voting sites on island
RNC Meeting: Steele Comes to Honolulu with Proof of Principle
Senate Committee Hearing: OHA to be audited?
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| Thursday, January 28, 2010 |
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January 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 951 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Abercrombie backs renewed Obamacare push
Obama's answer for America: more of me
Republicans Hope To Claim Seats In Islands
SB: Republicans envision coup with Djou
Governor Lingle Fires Back at “bully” Mayor Hannemann
HSTA proposes increase in taxes to fund schools
Guards from Hilo jail picket UPW office
Under OHA attack: A&B board expected to make a decision on whether to keep growing sugar on Maui
Justice and safety at risk, Moon warns
Council bills are aimed at homeless in parks
Foreclosures running high
SB: Civil unions bill deserves decision now
Hawaii needs commission to attract sports events, Aiona says
Aiona defends likely County TAT cut -- Legislature backing away from more tax increases
Maui News polls Tax Increases
EBay Founder Talks To UH
County eyeing water rate increases
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| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
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January 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 761 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Mufi: “I have no thoughts of resigning soon”
SB: Don't further centralize Hawaii schools
Tourism Recovery will be slow, despite an expected uptick in arrivals and spending
GOP kicking off national strategy session in Isles
Boylan: Hawaii Republican leaders “Closer to the truth than some of the Democrats like to admit"
Democrat Borreca: Lingle's political math mostly about subtraction
Democrat Borreca: National GOP aids island hopefuls
Lingle plan halves employers' tax hike
Hawaii gas prices above 'cap' level of suspended law
ADV: Clear disclosure vital in political spending
Maui Business leaders like Lingle proposals
University of Hawaii faculty approve “cost-cutting” contract with two pay increases
UPW to picket UPW in Hilo
PHOCUSED rally
Fewer registered vehicles on Big Isle
Strategies shared at zero waste forum
4 men accused of phone plot had conservative ties
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| Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
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January 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 788 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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House may not have votes for civil unions
State of the State Address: Full Text
ADV: Lingle proposes business stimulation incentives
An amended shell bill (SB404) could speed up movement of rainy day funds, says state Rep. K. Mark Takai
Rail opponent Panos Prevedouros to run for mayor
Big Island lawmakers mull fall elections
Abercrombie pretends to blast furloughs
POLITICO: Hawaii (is the only place on earth) still crazy about Obama
Jim Kelly named to Advertiser editorial post
Island landlords lowering prices, offering incentives for the first time in years
Better Place raises $350 million in financing for electric car plans
Illegal concrete fill helped rare stilts
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| Monday, January 25, 2010 |
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January 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 691 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hooser, Hanabusa predict HB444 will bring gay marriage back before Courts
State of State: Lingle to focus on Hawaii's recovery
With win behind them, Brown strategists are in demand (in Hawaii)
Democrat Bulletin: Republican gathering in Waikiki comes at a time of internal strife
Law that sank Superferry could also halt rail transit (Blame game begins!)
2 former staffers oppose Kubo (typical Dem bs--Kubo will not be judge)
ADV instructs Mazie Hirono to stop being such a bone-headed socialist
Former OHA trustee to head Hawaii Democrats
Hawaii needs to reform its health care system, too (by Hospital Assn Head)
CRCH Faculty: Greenwood conducted fake search for Cancer Center head
SB: Flawed ruling intensifies push for clean (socialized) elections
Abercrombie (D-Hezbollah) out as chair of Terrorism Subcommittee
International Study nails Honolulu as least affordable US housing market (8.2 times median income)
Kalapa: Yes, even a white lie can come back to haunt
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| Sunday, January 24, 2010 |
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January 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 848 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Same-sex marriage issue has endured a long fight in Hawaii
ADV: Teachers union asking lawmakers to set aside funds to end furloughs
SB: HSTA, heed idea to improve teacher quality
Windmills a source of green power, conflict
Hirono: ‘I would vote against’ Senate health care bill
County looks to preserve its TAT share
ADV: Elevated system best deal for taxpayers
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| Saturday, January 23, 2010 |
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January 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 750 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SB: State Senate passes civil unions bill
Maui News: Lawmakers say stage set for passage
Gabbard gets court order against activist
Chief reassures public, says Waialae-Kahala beatings 'not a random act' (no, it is a predictable consequence of soft-on-crime policies)
Tough year tests resolve to hit priorities
Political winds bode ill for future of Akaka Bill (1820, 2010 Massachusetts saves Hawaii again)
Blocked on $250M money grab, OHA goes for $200M
GOP seeks to mandate 180 school days a year
Local Bloggers perk up on Djou campaign
Panel's ruling on Lāna'i water issue questioned
Central Oahu subdivision would create 5,000 homes
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| Friday, January 22, 2010 |
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January 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 882 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii Family Forum calls for action: Senate to hear HB444 Gay Civil Unions Friday
Hooser ‘cautiously optimistic’ Senate has the votes to pass HB444
Campaign law change could color race for Congress
State Sen. Espero considering run for Abercrombie's Congressional seat
SB: Independents gaining clout
Hold that Train (tax raid vs Mufi)
Law enforcement backs stiffer penalties for violence
Honolulu home to nation’s second-worst traffic jam
Health care is threatened by Arbitrator’s ruling on UPW furloughs
UH System asks Lawmakers for Help
UHPA members begin contract ratification vote
Total Ka Loko civil settlement amount is set at $25.4 million
Couch fined for exceeding out of state donation limits
New-car sales plunge in Hawaii
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| Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
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January 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 804 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Boylan: Patient Aiona Ready To Lead
Djou Hopeful In Wake Of GOP Win In Mass.
GOP Senate victory boosts hope for Djou's campaign
`This is my truck'
Isles' senators stay committed to Akaka Bill
Much work ahead, Isle lawmakers say (Guard your wallet!)
Shirokiya to lay off 50 due to threat of Unemp Comp Tax hike
SB: DOE stays in the race
ADV: Schools chief should have some autonomy (against Constitutional Amendment, no surprise here)
HSTA names interim executive director
Tax dollars could help patch up private roads
Marijuana bills to be introduced
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| Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
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January 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 814 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Senate will deal with civil union bill immediately; a vote is likely Friday
Clock's ticking on Akaka bill in overloaded Congress
Independent voters are election wild card
Poll shows Carlisle with 67% to 18% lead in so-far fictional mayoral race
Money's the matter as Isle lawmakers begin 60-day session (Danger! Legislature in Session)
TAT status up for council discussion (Kokubun: “Raise Taxes”)
Bottle fee could cut furloughs (Danger! Legislature in Session)
Hawai‘i Chamber pushing for unemployment tax break
6th district lawmakers face tough ’10 session (J Kalani “Powdernose” English has a plan to ‘blow” your money)
Let governor appoint Hawaii schools superintendent, Lingle proposes
ADV: Race to the Top needs all hands on deck
Companies oppose school bus cuts
Crime bill would put 'halo' around schools
The Healthcare Association is asking again for the state money
Kaiser employees picket over loss of pharmacy work
Chevron to shrink refining business
2% Land fund may return to ballot
Kauai County share of Pflueger settlement to be released
Hawaii Air National Guard, Air Force crews part of Haiti relief
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| Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
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January 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 993 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Rally at Capitol: 15,000 against Gay Civil Unions
Feds: "City will need a stronger financial plan" before moving forward with Rail Transit
Case holds lead over Hanabusa and Djou (Case 52%-Djou 21%), (Hanabusa 43%-Djou 36%)
State's labor, fiscal woes cut Lingle's popularity
Honolulu rail forum draws opponents, supporters of planned commuter line
ADV: City rail committee didn't keep minutes: But state office says it was exempt from law requiring them
Hawaii governor says state won't fund pay raises for UH faculty
City-state effort can ease school-bus woes
Governor Linda Lingle Speaks to Improving Hawaii's Business Climate
SB: Legislators must show courage, leadership (by passing Gay Civil Unions)
Shapiro: Maui tripping (J Kalani "powdernose" English)
S., W. Maui legislators: Protect what’s already there (by raising taxes)
WHT: Legislature faces bleak budget (TAXES, TAXES, AND MORE TAXES)
Hawaiians mark key event in Hawaii history and reject Akaka Bill
Rents for office space down 3.5%
JAL to cut jobs, pensions, routes
Hawaiian Telcom vs. Oceanic Time Warner (fiber optic competition to cable tv)
Homelessness Issue hits home in Chinatown
Hawaii Coast Guard crews fly quake relief missions in Haiti (Superferry going to Haiti)
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| Monday, January 18, 2010 |
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January 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 744 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Abercrombie 9% ahead of Aiona, Hannemann 6% ahead of Aiona
Only two Options considered for balancing state budget (you guessed it, tax increase, and raid on special funds)
Tax Increase tops Greenies' wish list for 2010 ($100/barrel tax on oil)
UH aims for sustainable education (More brainwashing)
Ocean cleanup a critical task
Transit ex-directors support elevated rail (Mufi tries to salvage candidacy)
MLK Day observed in Hawaii
Hilo roots help drive state's interim DOE superintendent
Kalapa: Yardstick provided by Council on Revenues
SB: A blow against slavery
For Time Warner, Isles are a gold mine
Sen J Kalani "Powdernose" English will take aim at reforming laws for cannabis
ADV: Cooperation could yield trash solution
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| Sunday, January 17, 2010 |
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January 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 799 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Civil union debate could spur political action from all sides
Case takes early lead
'No simple answers' as lawmakers consider tapping funds, raising taxes (they're 'simply' going to raise the GET)
Search for revenue (TAX INCREASE) looms as top mission (ADV editors explain how to pitch a GET hike)
UHPA, UH administration reach tentative labor agreement
Activities honor King's memory
Young Bros. and Pasha Hawaii await a decision on whether the shipping services can compete
Timeshares weather storm: During the prolonged downturn, their occupancy levels have outpaced hotels
Kenoi wants to raise money for land purchases by selling property
Rotarians pull together to help Haiti
A new breed of paparazzi descends on placid Maui
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| Saturday, January 16, 2010 |
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January 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 814 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Cox: BOE rift may be irreparable
Hawaii will cut pay or furlough hospital, EMS, prison staffers
University of Hawaii faculty paychecks cut 6.7%; TRO hearing date still not set
Hawaii: Leaving Home is an Economic Indicator
Members criticize ‘ridiculous’ 50-cent fuel tax proposal
SB: State should kick its habit of raiding tobacco fund
Honolulu rail project piles up legal fees — $635,000 so far (already preparing for enviro lawsuit)
Council kills windmill bill
Obama Security Costs HPD $250K In OT
Maui Pine may lose its listing on NYSE
Lawmakers want faster tax breaks for Haiti donations
Kauai path will be shifted from "sacred" sand
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| Friday, January 15, 2010 |
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January 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 811 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hanabusa suggests Case is sexist
$1.3M sought for special election
Just another union flunkey: Matayoshi claims HSTA, HGEA support RTTT and DoE had no choice on furloughs
Hawaii schools close again with no deal on furloughs
Will school reform talk bring action?
Hawaii Laborers' Union election under scrutiny (again)
Honolulu council shelves plan to rename park for Obama
Pflueger trial to remain on Kaua‘i
In tough times, Maui council aims for more affordable housing
Ka'u could get emergency evacuation shelter
Top 10 Outrageous Facts About the Hawaii State Teachers’ Association
Hawaii medical care system: Hilo Doctor Autopsies Still Living, Bleeding To Death, Patient
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| Thursday, January 14, 2010 |
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January 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 838 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Djou gets most applause at small business meet
Case: Hanabusa cannot lead the Senate while running for Congress
Case called disrespectful over use of Mink's photo: "Stop using his picture to salve your conscience"
Soetoro-Ng endorses Mehau associate Schatz
Furloughs a wild card
Lawmakers discuss priorities at town meeting
Tax increase eyed to fund homelessness industry
State Foreclosures Surge: Jump in December pushes monthly and year-end totals to their highest since 2005
Pflueger continues to face 7 manslaughter counts
Slain Hawaii toddler's drug-dealing father sues mother, accused killer, State
Actress, other women allege abuses by Hawaii's Family Court
City settles with state for $300,000 over sewage
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| Wednesday, January 13, 2010 |
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January 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1662 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Democrat Borreca: Hanabusa-Case fight could be gift for GOP (Case "untrustworthy and disloyal")
SB: Don't let cost deter special House race
State tax revenues drop 8.3% since July
SB: Bishop's call to block civil unions offends bill advocates (Rally January 17)
Still No Agreement On School Furloughs
Army needs to make case for Makua plan
Honolulu rail project architects defend plan for elevated route
Kauai: OHA Again fails to steal single family home from owner
Politics of the River Street Project
Final Co-Conspirator in Las Vegas Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Life in Prison by Hawaii Federal Judge
$7.4M windfall can't offset shortfall; land sale, tax hike still on the table
Little paid, benefits questioned
Getting tough on illegal use of fireworks comes at price
No penalty for trash backlog
Clinton says U.S. is 'back in Asia,' hails diversity of Isles
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| Tuesday, January 12, 2010 |
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January 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 813 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Cast Your ballot: Abercrombie nominated "2009 Porker of the Year"
Case calls Inouye's remarks incorrect
SB: Put same-sex civil unions on the table
Matayoshi Confirmed as Hawaii Department of Education Interim Superintendent
Abercrombie on Furloughs: "Minimize the bureaucratic levels" in DoE "without cutting back bureaucracy"
ADV: Time for silent majority to step up on rail (and save Mufi's candidacy)
FOIA Release Shows Mufi fears Leg raid on Rail Fund
Kokubun: No changes seen for Senate leadership
9-11 Trooothers challenge Army's DU request
Aloun Farms owners to admit to illegally importing farm laborers
Kahala Panty Burglar gets five years
Council committee to consider bulky trash fine
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| Monday, January 11, 2010 |
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January 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 892 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Aiona's gubernatorial campaign stresses 'balance'
Senators expect movement on Akaka Bill
Brian Schatz joins motley crew running for lieutenant governor
Students React to UH Budget Shortfall
Clinton's Pacific itinerary criticized
Cancer center deal benefits all stakeholders
Local 5 Kaiser workers plan for a strike
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| Sunday, January 10, 2010 |
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January 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1005 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News
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DANGER: Hawaii acting schools chief Matayoshi praised widely as good choice for permanent job
Senators boost Hanabusa: Inouye, Akaka hope to take revenge on Ed Case (the increasingly hollow old boys' last hurrah?)
State needs $1M to hold May special election (Mercado Kim still trying to delay election shows Hanabusa weakness)
Public worker retirement soars
SB: Don't raid hotel tax funds -- raise taxes instead
Honolulu airport car-rental hub envisioned to help visitors
Prof: UH can balance budget without gutting faculty
Wind, waste-to-energy not among plan’s $1.5B renewables -- but a 50 cent a gallon gas tax is
Castle & Cooke may use Lanai aquifer; environmentalists decry decision
Furlough Fridays raise residents' hackles
Kakaako homeless cleanup
Hawaii County joblessness down to "only" 10%
Kauai mom with 3 kids, 66 arrests gets decade in prison
Snobs snubbed: Hawaii fireworks ban not a Capitol priority
Fidell: Let's start doing more to develop local agriculture
Anti-Superferry protester: Obama as Bush
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| Saturday, January 09, 2010 |
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January 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 898 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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GTMO Greenwell accuses Hawaii police of "eating children"
Lingle proposes new plan to eliminate Furlough Fridays
Hawaii governor says she doesn't want Legislature to take up bill on civil unions
Poll finds Mississippi folk most faith-centered; Hawaii below average
Lingle says Honolulu rail project needs 'adjustment' due to recession
Hotel occupancy falls in Hawaii in November
Hawaii Department of Education gets new chief information officer
Women ordered out of prison where Isle inmates complained of abuse
Hawaiian Airlines Flight Passenger Facing Federal Charges
University of Hawaii cancer center, hospitals team up (unless Leg raids Cigarette Tax Fund for feed HGEA)
Shipping our 'opala an imperfect solution
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| Friday, January 08, 2010 |
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January 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1332 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Senate Expect To Pass Civil Unions Bill: Opponents, Supporters Prepare To Rally On Issue
BOE chair Toguchi rejects calls for his resignation (another unaccountable board at work)
Rail may outpace funding by $322M
UH faculty union seeks injunction to halt pay cuts
Resist the urge to dismantle elections panel (another unaccountable board at work)
Housing authority chooses new leader (another unaccountable board at work)
Top Ten Most Outrageous Findings from the 2009 DOE Procurement Audit
Hawaii House Leader Criticizing Governor on Budget Plans, But Doesn't Offer His Own Solutions
Telescope EIS faces delays
County portion of Ka Loko settlement coming?
DOH cuts Kaua‘i positions
Smuggled-in fireworks expose security flaw
Democrat Lawyer announces candidacy for Djou's City Council seat
Clinton to meet with Japanese foreign minister while in Hawaii
Governor nominates DCCA Dir Reifurth to Intermediate Court of Appeals
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| Thursday, January 07, 2010 |
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January 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1044 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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TAX INCREASE # 1--Lawmakers Kokubun, Mercado urge Hawaii counties to impose new 5% sales tax (how to finish off the economy)
TAX INCREASE # 2--ADV: Tax diversion won't erase revenue woes (Adv to LEG -- raise taxes!)
TAX INCREASE # 3--Don’t take TAT – Maui mayor (1/2% GET Increase on agenda )
TAX INCREASE # 4--Energy plan calls for 50¢ gas tax
Lingle rejects union-BOE proposal
UH, faculty to resume talks
Legislature cuts 5 recess days in 2010
Hawaii Department of Education Procurement Audit, Part II, Details Insider Dealing, Waste and Alleged Corruption
Hawaii's Compulsory Health-Care System Is No Model
Hawaii Co. Council rejects resolution to decriminalize pakalolo
Isle recovery is pondered
Kenoi presents budgetary wish list to state lawmakers
Local Police Escorts for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Cost Hawaii County More Than $21,000
Honolulu City Council Member Dela Cruz Introduces Legislation to Audit the Delay in the Shipping of Solid Waste
Snob Bulletin: Fireworks Ban Long Overdue
Hume's comments on Buddhism, Tiger Woods upset faithful
An Upheaval to Remember: 2010 is shaping up to be a rare year in American politics
Obamacare, COFA, and the upcoming $350M State budget gap: Lingle vs Congressional Delegation
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| Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
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January 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1131 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Constitutional Amendment: Aiona Proposes Hawaii Elect Secretary of State
OHA to make case for (NEW) Akaka bill during live television broadcasts
Cayetano puts trust in Matayoshi: Others question whether the acting schools chief can indeed make hard decisions
SB: Welcome Hamamoto to labor talks
Kauai: Arakaki open to being state DoE superintendent
UH won't rescind faculty pay cuts
Across-the-board cuts in Hawaii budget criticized at hearing
Tax delinquencies prompt relief consideration
Fed judges: Wash. felony inmates should get vote (could set precedent for Hawaii)
Deputy sheriff arrested in child rape
Forbes ranks Bankoh as top performer of nation's largest 100 banks
Waihee's Ex-cemetery chief will get out of jail
Trash may finally be shipped to Washington next month
Court bolsters public access to beaches
Quakes, tsunami strike Solomon Islands
American pirates' Anti-whaling vessel damaged in clash with Japanese ship that it was attacking
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| Tuesday, January 05, 2010 |
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January 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1522 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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The Teamsters Production Unit: Jim Dooley connects dots thru Honolulu underworld to Obama (Must read)
LINK>>>Kubo: Governor nominates former Federal prosecutor to First Circuit Bench
LINK>>>Abercrombie resignation effective Feb 28
Official wants special election ASAP
New Elections Chief grilled about special election
Hawaii may hold a special congressional election in May
Matayoshi being pitched as outsider to keep the DoE out of the next Governor's control
SB: Interim schools chief to enter fray
ADV: Hearings need strict environmental focus
Median sale price of Honolulu homes fell by 7.9 percent in 2009
UH faculty's union files class grievance against Greenwood
Schools open new year with fee increases
Mesa Air Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Kalapa on Special Funds: Yes, the state has money to pay its bills
Big Isle bovines getting waterbeds
Hawaii County Plastic bag ban
Iran, Cuba buying influence in Solomon Islands
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| Monday, January 04, 2010 |
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January 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 539 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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A bureaucrat, not a leader: Hamamoto just gave up and walked away (with 4 days notice)
Acting schools superintendent, BOE chair to speak on vacancy at 3PM
Makua Valley eyed for counterinsurgency, road bomb training
Hawaii will probably hold public hearings on Honolulu rail transit (Mufi's candidacy twists in wind)
SB: Failed anti-rail effort reveals Charter flaw
Budget cuts eliminate post moves job of HIV advocate to different department
Project HOPE boosts success of probation
Water problems keep Gartley Hall unusable
Watson: Dear Mr. President... 10 for 2010
OK, but ...
Maui News: 2000 to 2010 decade in review: Fear at center of Y2K set tone for the next 10 years
Test papayas for genetic modification
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| Sunday, January 03, 2010 |
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January 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 581 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Honolulu rail behind schedule, with construction start unclear
ADV: UH stalemate can't be left for courts to fix
Land sale may fund campus
Maui Political shakeup in makeup for ’10
Britain might withdraw 1 Mauna Kea telescope
The demand is there for locally grown food
ADV: Americans anticipating better times
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| Saturday, January 02, 2010 |
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January 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 954 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Legislators to Honor The One: Celebrate Obama Day at Obama Park, or cheer for Obama High
Cayetano's DCCA boss Kathryn Matayoshi to take up reins of DoE (left behind the mess that Mark Recktenwald cleaned up)
Hamamoto still in furlough talks
Hamamoto decision 'personal'
SB: Settle UH labor dispute out of court, reasonably
Hawaii's unemployment fund forecast a bit less gloomy
Judge Hara grants UH Motion To Dismiss KAHEA’s Mauna Kea CMP Lawsuit
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| Friday, January 01, 2010 |
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January 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1400 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hamamoto resigned DoE -- FIVE DAYS AGO! (Resigned same day latest HSTA/DoE furlough offer was rejected)
Inouye confident Akaka Bill issues will be resolved
ADV: Inouye implies Abercrombie backers lying (more on Akaka bill)
Economic troubles shroud political races
TSA lapse helps gain not guilty verdicts
No rail work 'til May--then lawsuit
ADV: Reshaping government a key goal for 2010
Hawaii taxpayers on hook for $1.5M in Kaloko Dam settlement
Crime on Oahu surges 6 percent
Hawaii first in nation to require home solar water heaters (tax credit gone, replaced by mandate)
New company to take over Maui pineapple operations
Rejected amendment has no impact on Kauai County Charter, legal opinion says
Big Isle's pot pulse is sought
Hearing set for proposed Kona project
New beach land is public, court says
Snob Advertiser: Public must rally against illegal fireworks (another excuse to raise taxes)
Enviro Activist: Close UH for whole year to gauge its usefulness
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| Thursday, December 31, 2009 |
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December 31, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 880 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Chest Pains: Limbaugh Hospitalized in Serious Condition at Queen's
Karl Rove to appear at Hawaii GOP event
Lingle aide, BOE, DOE meet on furloughs, no decision made
Hawaii elections office staffer Scott Nago selected as interim chief
ML&P viability in doubt
Kaiser rates to go up 10.7 percent for groups
Arbitrator's decision may affect UH pay cut
Salary cuts anger UHH faculty
Report: Ag tax exemptions abused
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| Wednesday, December 30, 2009 |
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December 30, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1199 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Hanabusa: "Ed Case not forgiven, should bow out"
ADV: Lingle should break be blamed for impasse in union talks
SB: Furlough plan achievable
Furlough talks to resume, but no special session planned
SLOM: No More Hawaii Islam Days
SB gives free ad space to Mufi: We all need to do our part to solve the (homelessness) problem
Mayor Hannemann's Achilles Heel
Tactics weighed for rat fight
Emergency funds needed for preschool (by childhood policy 'consultant')
OLD NEWS: Nearly $1B in state funds tied up in illiquid investment
Kaloko payouts to be revealed
Roadblock continues despite 7 arrests in Laie land dispute
Future uncertain for two Mauna Kea telescopes
The realities of recession are relative on the Kona Coast
Heightened Security Detail Costs for Speaker Pelosi and President Obama Will Fall on Local Taxpayers
Maui: Ahi supply should be enough to satisfy sashimi lovers’ appetite
Ocean View well may take longer
Gas pains: Does Big Island have a Propane shortage?
ADV: Hawaii fireworks sales still hot in recession
Health care bill denies freedom of choice
Saluting American Valor: Wounded soldier provides cover fire for pinned-down troops
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| Tuesday, December 29, 2009 |
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December 29, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1012 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle: HSTA/DoE furlough plan "not credible"
Pelosi enjoys privacy at Hualalai after Palin is hounded off Maui
Visitor arrivals drop 1.4%, spending down 2.2%
University of Hawaii will reduce faculty pay by 6.7 percent
County officials who rely on TAT funds likely to fight to keep share
Time to Contact Gov. Linda Lingle with Your Thoughts About Oahu's Multi-Billion Dollar Rail Project
Maui News Polls Obamacare
HTH: "Good riddance to 2009, a lost year." (Obamanomics: Year One)
Proposed changes to state fishing rules spur protests (no PASH rights here, eh?)
Continuing the quest for affordable, sustainable housing
Business leader has green on his mind (after child is brainwashed, he becomes trash picker, police spy for the regime)
Maui Land counting on its shareholders
Kauai: Council committee to vet solid waste management plan
ADV: Tighter controls needed for travel safety
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| Monday, December 28, 2009 |
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December 28, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 441 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Legislative Report: Convert HHSC to non-profit, dump civil service (full text)
Kalapa: Waiting for taxpayers to take the hit
Census shows Island exodus (over 100/week)
ADV: Partnerships can power survival strategy (huh?)
Hawaii smokers cutting back in response to higher tobacco taxes
SB: Chinatown rats lead state to hold classes
Kauai: New breed of homeless might need help getting some help
Kauai: Slom to speak at GOP Women’s Club event
SB: Seal the health care deal
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| Sunday, December 27, 2009 |
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December 27, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1055 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SB: UH faculty doesn't grasp reality (just noticing this?)
Commission to pick interim election chief
Grooming a new guard at New Hope
2 Groups Protest At Obama Compound
Courting China
ADV: Ocean cable key to attaining energy goals (how to save wind energy from environmentalist assault)
Hawaii's welfare numbers rising for first time in decade
Hawaii's counties rattled by plan to cut them out of hotel room tax
Budget Cuts still being blamed for rats in Chinatown
Maui Jail: Lingle forces Tsutsui to back down
Growing foreclosure rate a drag on Maui neighborhoods
Maui B&B system is taking off; 33 permits gain backing
Ocean noise pollution turns up with greenhouse gas emissions
HTH urges Christmas donations to the Gramscian Entity
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| Saturday, December 26, 2009 |
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December 26, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1202 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Jumped by passengers while lighting fuse: Islamist fails to blow up Detroit-bound flight Christmas Day
Rep. Mazie Hirono on Obamacare: ‘We’re not there yet’
Chief of Hawaii Health Systems retiring (Inspiration for Obamacare)
SB: Compromise critical in Maui water dispute (OHA Water grab)
Isle bankruptcies highest in 4 years
Access to computers gives homeless hope to stay on street (The Homelessness Industry at work)
$500,000 warrant issued in drunken-driving case (extradited from NV, then allowed to fly back?)
Lanakila senior center in Kalihi needs donations to stay open
Obamas visit troops at Hawaii base's Christmas chow-down
Sermon at Ancient Christian Site Highlights Christmas for the 130th Engineer Brigade
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| Friday, December 25, 2009 |
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December 25, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1204 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Not Fooled: Hawaii parents waiting on details of plan to reduce furlough days
Hawaii's growth rate has stayed low because 10 people leave Hawaii every day
"Hope" for future is best gift of all (Obama mentioned only as a tourist attraction)
Kulani plan is outlined
Nonprofit status seen as cure for ailing state hospital system (Driskill retiring?)
SB: Seniors and hospitals win big in reform bill (yes this is a "news" story)
FINAL HARVEST: Sun sets on ML&P cultivation of pineapple
Drug trial of HPD officer postponed ("negotiations")
Djou elected to chair search panel for new city auditor
Salary rules limit potential new prosecutor, deputies
KHON not fazed by cable-Fox flap
After a year of destruction, Obama and family return to Hawaii
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| Thursday, December 24, 2009 |
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December 24, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 825 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lawmakers, Governor await details on tentative agreement to reduce furlough days
ADV: Hawaiian rights in bill must be negotiated (rejects new version Akaka Bill)
Musubigate: HRPT rent dispute fight will continue
Hoku completes stock sale to Chinese investor (Your ACT 215/221 tax dollars at work)
Maui News Polls State TAT grab (blames Calvin Say's Legislative proposal on Lingle)
Isle lawmakers mull TAT plan
Kenoi defends hiring; claims 77 positions removed (and wants to keep TAT so he can hire more)
Hawaii County tries third approach to provide homes for low-income residents (after losing $40M on failed project)
Extend council terms? Voters will decide, again
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| Wednesday, December 23, 2009 |
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December 23, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 879 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Defense bill benefits Inouye, Akaka, Abercrombie contributors
Hawaii teachers' furlough deal unlikely by Lingle deadline
(Yawn) Democrat Lawmakers blast DBEDT, director on behalf of HGEA (Wash, rinse, repeat)
Honolulu councilman's memo proposes (to fight TAT takeaway by highlighting) cuts to city services
Loss would be tremendous blow, says Maui Co. budget director
(HTH) Lingle: Use hotel tax for budget
Costly Micronesian benefits may be covered
Professors union says ready to fight UH on contract
More Than a Decade After Condemnation, Hawaii Department of Transportation Still Owns Homes on Ancient Hawaiian Fish Pond
Bob Jones: No Special Election Need to Replace Abercrombie in Hawaii's First Congressional District
Hawaii County Housing Agency: We're not trying to hide anything
Obama says Hawaiian vacation will wait until after Senate passes health care bill
Brace yourself, America, this is going to sting a bit (Advertiser finally explains details of Obamacare)
Obama keeps bond with Hawaii strong
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| Tuesday, December 22, 2009 |
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December 22, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 736 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Lingle submits plan to close $1.23B Budget shortfall
'Last, best' union offer at UH calls for 6.7% cut
Arakaki: Emotion not good basis to support assisted suicide
Hifo, Hirai to step down
Count us in for census power and money
Planning begins for Hawaii undersea cable system
Official says ban won't hurt 'ahi stock
CoFA Medical Care: Public's view sought
Oahu Mayor Breaks Ground on H-Power Expansion Project
Oahu's 'opala piling up on dock
HTA approves strategic plan 'to put more heads on beds'
Plan calls for zero growth at Turtle Bay resort
Former Del Monte Hawaii workers begin buying Poamoho Camp homes
City must refocus on enforcing rental law
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| Monday, December 21, 2009 |
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December 21, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1078 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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One down, two to go: Obamacare passes first cloture vote 60-40
Akaka Bill: More than 73% of Hawaiians not "Qualified" for membership in Akaka Tribe
No special election? Disgrace, hypocrisy in local politics (and journalism)
Democrat Advertiser: 'Rift' between Hawaii lawmakers is politically based, not personal (Article dictated by John Buckstead)
Budget cuts blamed for rats in Chinatown: State operating in 'crisis management' mode, official says
Omidyar giving can help with recovery continuing Abercrombie takeover of Inouye's Democratic Party
University of Hawaii stimulus grants' benefits questioned
Kalapa: Wake-Up Call Needed
Kauai Residents grapple with affordable housing ‘realities’
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| Sunday, December 20, 2009 |
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December 20, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1109 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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DoE/HSTA hacks threaten to lay off 2,500 and chop after-school programs if furloughs are eliminated
SB: Akaka Bill needs airing (demands public hearings)
Thousands of island residents will collect important census info
Interisland shipping monopoly
Hawaii County Council violated Sunshine statute (consequences zero)
Book by Obama's late mom released
5-girl robotics team shines
KGI: Coco Palms a monstrosity
Police promotion rigging Lawsuit was the costliest in Hawaii County history
Maui News poll 51% reject Tavares reelection
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| Saturday, December 19, 2009 |
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December 19, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 848 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Governor reaffirms opposition to new version Akaka Bill
Burris: Akaka Bill mystery
ADV Watson decides to become OHA flack for Akaka Bill
Hawaii Public Student Enrollment Projected to Plummet
Case again considers run for Senate--claims Dems forgive him calling Akaka a feeble-minded fringe leftist
Shapiro: Inouye's a lock, but his coattails are not (Must Read)
Fear of failure: Hanabusa to block funding for Special Election?
Hawaii jobless dips to 7%, but real growth not likely till '11
Hawaiian Air, pilots agree to 5-year deal
Maui: Petition circulating to save Hawaii’s school bus system
Honolulu Symphony files for bankruptcy, plans to downsize
Unescorted travel request denied for murderous lunatic
Presidential visit disrupting tour chopper service
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| Friday, December 18, 2009 |
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December 18, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1154 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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SB: Leftist Neal Milner lays down the Template for ignoring Republican candidates
KITV VIDEO: Akaka Bill not moving as smoothly as planned
ADV: Congress, state need unity on Akaka bill
ADV: Trish Kehaulani Watson--The Akaka Bill
Hawaii revenue drop expected to add another $40M to deficit
Companies want school buses to run
Commission defers decision on East Maui streams
Contractor Profit Grows under Hawaii’s 'Green' Initiative While Energy Costs to Consumers Rise
Hawaii -- 46th most efficient state-owned highway system
Proposed Kalaheo landfill site questioned
Koke‘e admission charge plan might be short-lived
No surge in cruise ships
Some neighbors irked by Hilo developments
SB: Killing bill doesn't resolve B&B issue
Construction starts on housing project for Waianae homeless
Harassment: Pine agrees to pay fine over campaign sign photos
Harassment: Palin shortens Maui vacation after fuss over 'McCain' visor
Ahmed Ahmed battles bias with humor
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| Thursday, December 17, 2009 |
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December 17, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 927 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Federal money may fund election
Papers decide to start covering Akaka Bill Hearings:
HSTA continues to sabotage talks Negotiations break down between state and Hawaii teachers union
LHS boarding program on list of potential budget cuts
SB: Reminder for union leaders (we can take you down anytime we decide to investigate)
Paniolo Cable, Sandwich Isle Communications seen as bankruptcy possibilities
Pasha interisle shipping bid dealt blow on behalf of Young Bros continued monopoly
ADV: Caregiving network under critical strain
Hawaii bed-and-breakfast bill rejected
Water needs split community (OHA Water grab)
Hawaiians Sovereignty Activists are told telescope moving ahead--time to cash in is NOW
Maui's Mayor Tavares seeks second term
Yagong wants off ad hoc finance committee
Hawaii County affordable housing rules may get radical makeover
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| Wednesday, December 16, 2009 |
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December 16, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1053 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Akaka Bill Hearings under way: Proposed changes came from Akaka's office, CNHA
ADV: Hawaii governor opposes Akaka bill revisions (Abercrombie: Bennett's "concerns are real")
SB: Lingle fights Akaka Bill changes
Live Webcast: House Natural Resources Committee hearings on the Akaka Bill
Zogby: Majority of Hawaii voters against Akaka Bill
SHOCK: Lingle, Bennett denounce new version Akaka Bill (full text)
Did Inouye Lie? National Review confirms "Akaka Bill Sneak Attack" claim
House Republicans call for Akaka Bill to be removed from Markup
Inouye denies planning "Akaka Bill Sneak Attack"
Djou's chances improve: GOP Says Aloha to Hawaii Special Election
SB: Salvage the special election
Lingle to work with teachers to keep planning days
Hawaii lawmakers want education money released
Downturn hit Kamehameha Schools with $2.2 billion loss
Petition to save Hawaii school bus service from ending
Oahu tax assessments fall 6.7 percent
Hawaii B&B bill appears doomed
Mail-order prescriptions hard on local businesses
US to drill Iranian attack scenario in Pacific
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| Tuesday, December 15, 2009 |
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December 15, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 737 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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HSTA negotiations resume: Number of school planning days varies on Mainland and in Hawaii
LINK>>>Inouye denies planning "Akaka Bill Sneak Attack"
LINK>>>Judicial Nominee lists released: Lingle seeks public input
ADV: Election panel must act swiftly, decisively (Abercrombie resignation used to peddle vote by mail)
Kalapa: Lawmakers should not wait for the other shoe to drop
SB: Legalize aided suicide (remember -- there are no death panels in Obamacare)
SB: Housing First (says it) gets chronic homeless off the streets
Honolulu drops in economy rankings
United Public Workers union gets $378,000 in restitution
GTMO Greenwell rides again: Big Island councilman wants marijuana legalized
LG candidate (Islam Day co-sponsor) Lyla Berg reaches out
Hawaii Tribune-Herald Cancels Contract with Hawaii Newspaper Guild
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| Monday, December 14, 2009 |
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December 14, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1311 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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LINK>>>Sovereignty activists protest Akaka Bill "Sneak Attack" -- Bill could be inserted into "must pass" legislation
10 Most Shocking Revelations About Hawaii's Public Education System
ADV: If the election to replace Neil Abercrombie's congressional seat were held tomorrow, who would get your vote?
Musubigate Scandal ensnares Calvin Say
Great News! Abercrombie resignation to occur within weeks (But won't set date for withdrawal)
Isles to gain $387M in funding
Rod Tam announces candidacy for mayor
Council must clear way for transit agency so Mufi can run for Governor
Attacking Hawaii's second Saint: Secular humanists exploit Yagi case to put issue of doctor "assisted" "suicide" back in spotlight
Water commission calls for sugar firm to restore one stream
KGI: Time to move on (OHA vs Kauai over beach bike path)
Run-down Coco Palms resort in wait-and-see mode
Hawaii starts e-waste recycling on Jan. 1
AP: Climate crisis is for real, says top scientist (Liberal arrogance on display as Climategate scam implodes)
Blagojevich's lawyers seek transcript of FBI interview with Obama
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| Sunday, December 13, 2009 |
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December 13, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 819 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Donations flow in from beneficiaries of earmark funds (Borreca targets Abercrombie on behalf of Mufi, Inouye)
Kiewit offered city 'best value'
Obama Stimulus small-business focus means opportunity for politicians to create new cronies
Hawaii's parks agency to lease out land to raise funds
Water staff: Restore one of 19 streams
Teachers at Hana school work more, get paid less (HSTA propaganda)
Maui County plans hundreds of homes on Lanai
Kenoi asks for 20% budget cut
WHT: Kenoi one year on: Accomplishment and contradiction
Shootings by Honolulu police spike to 7 so far this year
Questioning the future may enhance Isles' prospects
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| Saturday, December 12, 2009 |
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December 12, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1172 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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LINK: Mufi chases Neil Abercrombie out of Congress
LINK: Akaka Bill to be voted by House and Senate Committees
All Mail-in special election mooted
School board keeps 2010 meetings in Honolulu to cut costs
Panel votes to block dialysis from Maui (Malulani redux)
SB: It is possible to scale back in tight times
Police work to clear homeless from park
Many receive shots despite council's anti-vaccine stance
No pay increases for crackpot Hawaii Co. Council, top employees next year
G&R to lease assets for sugar-to-energy
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| Friday, December 11, 2009 |
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December 11, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 863 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Say proposes up to $1B Hawaii tax increases aimed at tourism, technology
Hawaii gains 1,412 jobs from stimulus mostly in government (and loses how many from Obamanomics?)
Liquor board chief put on leave
Hawaii Legislature cancels its traditional opening-day partying (its tough everywhere)
The Land Board will vote today on charging nonresidents at Ka Iwi and at the Pali Lookout
Kaiser’s dialysis proposal faces opposition FROM COMPETITOR
Mauna Kea fight in court (OHA's $50M shakedown)
Jones Act lawsuit tossed out of court
Hawaii Co. Ethics board backs off strong reform
Ewa Field Marines among first to battle Japanese
Britain, Long a Libel Mecca, Reviews Laws
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| Thursday, December 10, 2009 |
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December 10, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 608 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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State of OHA: Money, power top agenda
SB: Hawaii leaders must lead: End Furlough Fridays now
Shapiro: HSTA can't expect to sacrifice nothing
Honolulu prepares to slash funds for programs
State proposes major revision of election rules (anti-Superferry protesters in driver's seat)
Chinatown rats: Manufactured chaos (Homelessness Industry at work)
Foreclosures on neighbor isles continue to fuel statewide rate
Kenoi looking to freeze county execs' pay (no cuts here)
Hawaii Co. Property taxes could be on the rise
Saddle Road western route up for public review (DU again not found in soil samples)
Power plants make top 10 polluters list
Sashimi Christmas canceled? International quota could halt U.S. bigeye catch this month
Mayor Defends Magic Island Name Change (public rejects cult of personality 92%-8% in online poll)
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| Wednesday, December 09, 2009 |
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December 9, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 797 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Legislative leaders want teachers to back the governor's proposal before lawmakers return
ADV: Government must improve fiscal efficiency
Ariyoshi: "We can no longer rely upon the growth of tourism"
First Wind offers plan for second Maui site
Manpower: Only 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in Q1 (and this is the good news)
Study says rail will increase pollution
New chief says officers might have to fill in for furloughed employees
Hawaii nonprofits reeling from cuts as they slash staff, services
UH Students protest budget cuts
Draft report for water strategies in Central Maui to be discussed (OHA water grab)
Renaming Hawaii beach park for Obama not a slam dunk idea (Cult of personality rejected by public)
4 routes identified for undersea cable
Affordable-rental $2886/mo project gets a lift
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| Tuesday, December 08, 2009 |
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December 8, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 892 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Lingle renews push to revamp schools
Hawaii's teacher furlough crisis can be (political) opportunity, federal official says (Still campaigning with the hippie from Buffalo)
ADV: Dysfunctional labor talks will harm public
Lingle: Charting our course in the final stretch
Shapiro: Let the competence Lingle-bashing begin
Koller: Changes would keep child care subsidies
SB: Don't blame escape on budget
Kalapa: Still Waiting for a Better Response to Hawaii's State Worker Furlough Fridays
Plan for Mauna Kea summit draws little interest (forget the details, just send us the $50M)
Kauai County Ethics Board searching for clarity
Burris: New B&B law rewards the unlicensed
Birth information request clarified (wanted to leave race blank)
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| Monday, December 07, 2009 |
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December 7, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 901 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Captured Fallujah Terror leader: Accused SEALs arraigned, vow to defend charges
SB's choice for Pearl Harbor Day: Exhibit shows the harsh life of Honouliuli internment camp
Hotel take down more than falling occupancy
SB: Enforcement key to B&B bill
Hawaii County eyes worker furloughs
But...Now hiring - Kenoi admin keeps on keepin' on
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| Monday, December 07, 2009 |
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December, 2009 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor :: 681 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics
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Climategate not in media
Nonprofit Director: "I am part of the 'Homeless Industry'"
Read the Fine Print
Anderson’s Bill Aimed to Reward Illegal Operators
Honolulu B&B Hotel Bill 7 is Shady Legislation!
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| Sunday, December 06, 2009 |
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December 6, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 848 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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John Waihee's looted graveyards to be auctioned
Old Hawaii airport contracts tie up more than $6 million in funds (funds the Leg wishes it could raid, part 1)
Budget Cuts blamed for ... (insert here)
HSTA president counters Lingle
ADV: Lingle must keep rail review well focused
Maui Planning process hits the . . . home stretch
Hawaii Co. Drywell contract will cost less thanks to removal of crony-protecting bid specs
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| Saturday, December 05, 2009 |
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December 5, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 865 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News
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SB: HSTA is accused of blocking deal by Seitz
ADV: Teachers' Union staking out hard-line position over planning days
Hawaii hosts VEX Robotics Pan-Pacific Championship
Memminger: Did scientists trade science for faith when global warming became a religion?
Shapiro: Abercrombie called on pork spending
Mehau associate Brian Schatz stepping down as Democratic Party chief to run for LG
Tam to run in mayoral race
Oceanic vs. Raycom?
Democrat Burris: Elections system in turmoil so put it back in control of next LG
SB flacks for Homelessness industry: "Better 'homeless' policy needed"
Maui Council will weigh in on streams case (OHA vs A&B)
Ocean activity businesses seek right to sell permits
Hamakua plan seems to be stuck in mud
Sergeant saves lives of four soldiers by stopping suicide bomber
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| Friday, December 04, 2009 |
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December 4, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1602 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Abercrombie defends $3.5M earmark after being nailed by CBS
ADV: State must balance needs of business, jobless
Rewarding Failure: BOE chairman re-elected by board to top post
Succeeding in spite of BoE/DoE/HSTA: More Schools Modify Schedules to Increase Class Time
BOE gives up on bus request
Hawaii high school football title games will be available on pay TV
Families could pay more for child care
Gun registrations in Hawaii on record pace
Accused child molester on the loose from State Hospital
Bad weather reduces taro production
Kauai Court rules in favor of Lady Ann Cruises
Maui Work force housing policy to change
Hawaii Co. Trash fee is on junk heap, for now
Hawaii Co Councilwoman Ford drops suit against councilors
Public outcry leads to about-face on land commission
Isle beach law must prevail
Obama expected to vacation in Islands Dec. 23-Jan. 2
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| Thursday, December 03, 2009 |
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December 3, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 928 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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'Gap' in HSTA talks remains
SB: Afghan troop surge is security necessity
National GOP to meet in isles
Delay urged in child care cuts
More home-tax relief stalls
Honolulu Transit authority on track
Waikiki curbside campers must go
Vandals strike at shuttered school in Wailupe Valley
Oahu single-family home, condo sales skyrocket
ADV: Panel, leaders must avert elections crisis
Hawaii parents still can spank
Lingle frees $36.9M for major Inter-Island terminal expansion
Hawaii Co. Council looks to tackle budget deficits
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| Wednesday, December 02, 2009 |
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December 2, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1104 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Hirono, Abercrombie oppose Afghan troops
Hawaii troops accomplished 'great things' in Afghanistan
180 in isle Army Guard to go to Afghanistan
Kauai: OHA Lawsuit seeks environmental review before highway widening (test run for rail suit?)
Obamacare: Overall health care bill trumps anti-abortion amendment, Hirono says
State's election chief to resign
Honolulu homeless moved for cleaning of Kapiolani Park
Moanalua parents say sixth-graders exposed to a talk on rape, abortion, Obama
Unsafe practices prompt FDIC alert to isle bank
Bill could allow 1,275 new B&B homes
Isles' late auto payments soar (Hawaii 5th in US)
Library staffs furloughed, too
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| Tuesday, December 01, 2009 |
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December 1, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1156 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Billy Kenoi's friend Malu Motta sentenced to life without parole for Pali Golf Course killings
Education official: Hawaii should not balance budget on 'backs of children' (Obama flunkey's flunkey campaigns for Abercrombie)
CBS News Nails Abercrombie for giving multi-million dollar earmarks to campaign donors
SB: Don't raise jobless fund tax too fast
Waikiki: First half of 2010 lacks big events; corporations may be shying away from Isles (thanks, Obama/Biden)
Media Council is claiming small victory over Raycom
State bankruptcies decelerate
Honolulu's city auditor to retire
KPD works to recruit officers, bust drug dealers
Kauai: 2 commissioners resign over ethics opinion
Vog triggers ag loans; Second disaster declaration made
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| Monday, November 30, 2009 |
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November 30, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 854 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Catholic and evangelical Protestant leaders hope to use the civil unions issue for political gains
Cayetano: Rail system still faces many hurdles
SB: Global warming treaty would be major success bad joke (Lord Gore threatens us with 'hurricane-force winds")
ADV: Hawaii State budget to suffer major hit from Obamacare
Car thief suspect was guilty in the past
Beach ownership is still in question
Education must be in battle plan
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| Sunday, November 29, 2009 |
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November 29, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 656 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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ADV: State must not let furlough talks flounder (We need to shift blame back to the Governor)
SB: Jobless insurance deficit to spark tenfold tax hike
Reviews by state may delay Honolulu's rail transit plans
A Ponzi scheme for Hawaii: How the public can invest in our future
Kalapa: Vanquish the special fund
Homeless family finds language, new culture additional barricade
Kauai County Manager: Let the people decide
Kauai Police chief welcomes ‘constructive criticism’
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| Saturday, November 28, 2009 |
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November 28, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 971 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii furlough deal still on table, governor's adviser says
KGI: Unemployment tax hike undesirable but inevitable (Government stifling business)
Permit issues delay long-awaited dredging project at Kauai harbor (Government stifling business)
Housing worker suspended
Shapiro: Sorry, wisdom's gone on furlough
ADV: Visitor data signals value of promoting Isles (Government stifling business)
Kamehameha increases grants: Public charter schools received $7.2 million to help Hawaiian students
Fewer kids found with guns in school (actually only 2)
Your rubbish will cost cash (Government stifling business)
Mauna Kea CMP subplans released
Bill would regulate aquarium fish harvest (Government stifling business)
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| Friday, November 27, 2009 |
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November 27, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 723 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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UHERO analysis calls Act 221 a 'mistake'
Honolulu appeals state decision to close city landfill in 3 years
Honolulu official accused of faking low-rent eligibility
Teachers without time to plan would be baby sitters
Exhibit to focus on portraits of gay families
Christian church, Native Americans reconcile begin reparations process in NY
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| Thursday, November 26, 2009 |
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November 26, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 766 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii teachers' union details concerns about furlough plan (suddenly unions don't want to change furloughs)
Jobless rate tops 9% on Neighbor Islands
Life of the Land: Proposed oil tax a barrel of trouble for Hawaii
Lawsuit Tackles Tax Break For Hawaiian Homelands (OHA thrilled)
Ranch donates 12,000 acres for easement to Maui land trust
New Honolulu police chief popular with rank and file
Pictures of alleged drunken drivers posted on Web site
Rail: Harbor plan would expand waterfront
Settlement reached in Sunetric case
Hawaii County renews "Golden Bulldozer" contract
LINK>>>Jihadi murderer of Big Island man captured in Iraq: Navy Seals face prosecution
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| Wednesday, November 25, 2009 |
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November 25, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 873 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Hawaii teachers union hesitant on plan to reduce furlough days (exactly as predicted)
Legislators cancel party plans (its tough everywhere)
Shakeys' Stimulus: $675,000 for a non-existent Honolulu pizza parlor?
State on track to have 6.5 million tourists this year
Matson to hike shipping rates 3.8%
Mayor weighed SHPD letter in path decision (OHA: Evolving Sacredness)
LINK: Saddam Hussein's 1982 Honolulu Attacker flushed from Iraq: FBI announces $5M reward
LINK: Gay Civil Unions coming back in 2010 session, protest planned
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| Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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November 24, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1081 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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LINK>>>Lingle defends Chinese trade initiatives against criticism
Mufi demands rail go the way of the Superferry
Hawaii Corrections Officers File Complaint Against United Public Workers Union
Keep lid on crime, fears
Parents against cut in child-care funds
Public workers now have until Dec. 7 to select medical insurance plan
Mayor seeks fine for bulky trash left out early
Mayor bucks OHA recommendation
Obamacare Advertiser: Doctors still hold reins in women's health
Alleged scientist spy fit to stand trial
The worst-case curve (CO2 increases while Earth cools!)
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| Monday, November 23, 2009 |
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November 23, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1288 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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Day TWO of ZERO coverage on Furlough negotiations: $50M ransom offered, but unions balk at releasing hostages
Hawaii counties see budget crunch ahead (adventures of the three mini-Mufis)
UCOMP: Hawaii May Back Off Big Business Tax Hike
Honolulu officials faulted for rejecting ground-level trains (KS wants train out of Kakaako KS re-development area)
Publicly Financed Elections Bolster Big Government
Lawmakers to examine use of federal stimulus money
Troubled bridges over island waters
Swine flu vaccine gets hogged
Hawaii Department of Education - Cutting Necessary Services Before Cutting the Fat
Lawyers' magazine rates UH law school 166th of 180
Tread carefully with Web site of DUI shame
Environmental Council needs better support
OHA appoints 4 new directors
Hawaii man sought for two killings in Philippines (victims both tied to Arroyo)
Kekaha’s Aipoalani says now is time to restore (Kauaian) kingdom
Kauai: Expert panel downplays need for county manager
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| Sunday, November 22, 2009 |
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November 22, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1287 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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KGI: Unions Back to the table
Hawaii lands coveted APEC meeting with concerted effort
Shapiro: Par for the Course
75% of city workers on flu shot list
Isles, nation demand focus on joblessness
Even though the state's crime rate is at a record low, the public has the perception that it's worse than usual
All's very well with Hawaii's healthy rank
SB Oi: DUI 'shame' Web site probably won't work
Maui County moves to settle on landfills
Maui News: Out of touch with reality
Hawaii platoon leader died for his comrades at the battle of Wanat
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| Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
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November 21, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1391 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hostage Drama Continues: Hawaii Legislature accepts $50M ransom offer, HSTA, HGEA, UPW balk
Increase in public school bus fares OK'd
Akaka Bill: Hawaiian Homelands to become federal property?
Officer faces felony drug charge in Vegas
Hawaii may cut back preschool tuition subsidies to families
Mauna Kea CMP takes step ahead
Kauai residents rip county plan for new landfill in Kalaheo
Special Session: Nacino elevated to Circuit Court judge
Hawaii jobless rate stays at 7.2 percent
Hawaii House cutting staff salaries by piddling 5%, Senate refuses to make cuts
Maui: Small store creates big controversy
LINK: Mufi's secret rail push-poll released
LINK: Obamacare: A Senate Bill nobody believes goes to vote Saturday
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| Friday, November 20, 2009 |
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November 20, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1031 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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ADV: Lingle's rainy day plan earns Senate Democrats' support
SB: Senate ready for special session
SB: Inouye urges competition in campaign for governor (backs Mufi)
ADV: Inouye says he's staying neutral (backs Mufi)
Plan calls for nonprofit HMC
ADV: Police chief to tackle tough job list at HPD
Money to ease Hawaii school furloughs may shortchange needy HGEA
Attorneys trying to hurry furlough case for disabled
Kona campus project moves forward
Abercrombie's ILLEGAL questions in TV merger rejected
Burgess Petitions Ninth Circuit for Panel or En Banc Review
Hawaii County Planning director: Say no to concurrency (rezoning moratorium)
Maui: Work force housing bill compromise considered (development moratorium)
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| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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November 19, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1191 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Sen Roz Baker vs TEA Party
EBay founder plans Island news propaganda service
SEC says Mantria ran massive fraud (ACT 215/221)
Pasha bid comes under fire (Superferry Redux?)
Louis Kealoha named HPD chief (Fix NOT in???)
Mentally ill losing key service (HGEA -- "what about us???")
Honolulu police plan to post photos of those charged with DUI
Vote postponed on cutting Kona meetings
Hawaii County moves forward on land sale
County still roadblocked in progress on Hokulia bypass
Kaua‘i Coffee objects to landfill site
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| Wednesday, November 18, 2009 |
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November 18, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1087 Views :: Kauai News, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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LINK: Inouye, Akaka votes: A ticket to USA for Guantanamo detainee who attempted attack on Honolulu
Isles predicted to lose more jobs next year
Four Hawaii Phantom Districts Receive $45,639,408 in Stimulus Funds for 3.4 Jobs
BoE to again consider hiking School bus fares
Now state's HGEA's real survival planning for tax increase begins
Democrat Borreca: Lingle shows leadership by reversing direction
Democrat Borreca: Senator guided furlough accord
"The Fix is In": New Honolulu police chief expected to be chosen today
City signs $483M rail contract (Locks up GET funds? before coming EIS train wreck)
Mayor signs pact with 12 unions on rail project
EUTF to discuss health plan delay
State earns a D grade with rise in pre-term births
Chinese join Mauna Kea telescope project
Hilo Teacher to serve prison term
Hawaii County would like to get rid of state land use board
Kenoi wants state parks for county, cites tourism's role
Maui County officials: Where’s the stimulus?
Murder victim linked to Mafia
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
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Letters to the Editor November, 2009
By Letters to the Editor :: 1343 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Bureaucrats' Strategy: Furloughs and the "Washington Monument Principle"
Trying to Sell a Concrete Paradise
Honolulu Police Commission’s Process Severely Flawed
Obama has proven he knows how to spend our tax money
Stop the Madness
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
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November 17, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 826 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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(Pushback against furlough settlement) Hamamoto: Plan May Not Restore All Furlough Days
Teacher furlough fix may require change in law
SB: 'Rain' fund raid right choice (but more pushback)
"Blatantly political" Abercrombie campaign admits lobbying Ed Sec'y Duncan
Hawaii's tourism slump has industry looking to China
Rail tax revenue down 30%
Police Commission Chair a no-show at City Council meeting
Final Brief In Maui Councilmember Residency Appeal: What Is "Immediate Forfeiture And Vacancy?"
U.S. senators question TV mergers here, nationwide
Clock is ticking on Hawaiian pilot deal
HMSA reports $23M loss thanks to swine flu hype
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| Monday, November 16, 2009 |
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November 16, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 776 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News, World Politics
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Shapiro: Lingle offers new hope for schools
Lingle: Hawaii-China business can "bring back a lot of jobs"
ADV: New homeless numbers a reminder of growing need
Lawyer is only one so far seeking GOP nod for lieutenant governor
Kealakekua: Drawing up a master plan (after 12 years)
Councilor says Kona meetings too costly
Harbor plan would hurt boaters
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| Sunday, November 15, 2009 |
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November 15, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 445 Views :: Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Public housing still needs a state advocate
Health care reform won't have much effect on Hawaii coverage (well...except for part-timers, and small business)
SB sees a threat: Protect Hawaii health care (Hirono vs Inouye)
‘Conformance’ impossible for some under current law
ADV: 92% in Hawaii give to charity even in toughest of times
Obama boosts dashes hopes for free trade
$100M budget shortfall: Hawaii County departments asked to see which positions can be cut
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| Saturday, November 14, 2009 |
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November 14, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 940 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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SSgt Patrick Zeigler, Radford HS Grad shot at Ft Hood, needs your support
Court rejects UPW suit to stop state layoffs
Manufactured Chaos: Union bosses, Advertiser, Legislators step up to help HMSA fleece members
Kamehameha teacher, accused of sexual misconduct in 1992, resigns because of allegation 'distractions'
Lingle won't use $35M stimulus to ease Hawaii school furloughs
University of Hawaii coach's $1.1M salary raising grumbles
"The fix is in": Who's the top cop?
Hawaiian Telcom's $460M reorganization gets OK (Al Hee won't be listening in on the party line)
Hawaii County sues over water tank
LINK: Hawaii's 2010 election schedule violates new federal law
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| Friday, November 13, 2009 |
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November 13, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 765 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, World News
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U.S. Education Secretary says Hawaii hurt chances for fed money with 'mind-boggling' furloughs
Furloughs: No alternatives? Really now (3 simple changes to close DoE budget gap)
650 state workers to lose jobs to help Hawaii close budget deficit
Isles' homeless numbers rise
SB: Don't rush change in medical coverage
Supporting Agriculture? Mufi helps foreign competitors to Hawaii Mac Nuts
Public hearing today on "fixed" selection of new Honolulu police chief
HD 46, North Shore Oahu: Gil Riviere Will Run for Hawaii State House of Representatives in 2010
Man shot by police has history of getting off easy after attempting to escape arrest
Hawi's iconoclast Channon inspiration for 'Men who stare at Goats' character
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| Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
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November 12, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 712 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Hawaii state layoffs begin tomorrow but details still unclear
Democrat Borreca: Silence greets Aiona's call for meeting on furloughs
Study: Hawaii in worse fiscal shape than many states
Foreclosure filings top 900 once again
Rate of Islanders seeking job opportunities surges
ADV: City must approach tax relief with caution (must not shield too many homeowners)
DOE 'making progress' on proposed Kíhei high school
Hawaii senator's new benefits for veterans blocked by Republican
9th Circuit Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit, sanction against lawyer
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| Wednesday, November 11, 2009 |
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November 11, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 886 Views :: Kauai News, Maui News, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News
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Ft Hood Jihadi shot Hawaii soldier 4 times: Radford grad survives Texas tragedy
DoE, legislators', Abercrombie's $35M raid -- Charter school funds
SB: School closures capture attention from across globe (tax increase strategy explained)
SB: Schools must work to tap federal funds (backs raid on charter schools?)
Aiona calls for meeting on Furlough Fridays
District Court Rules Against Hawaii Public School Parents Challenging Teacher Furloughs
Search for Honolulu PD chief draws scrutiny "The Fix is in"
State pension fund grows $945M
Creditors oppose HawTel confirmation as hearing begins
Final sugar ship sails into sunset
Maui: Occupancy rate low, even for slow month
NRA endorses Kealoha for Honolulu Chief
GENIUS AT WORK: State considers getting out of handling Hawaii public housing
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| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
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November 10, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1023 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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State tax revenue declines by 10.9%
SB: Leave Tax Policy Alone (This is an argument for a tax increase)
Not Felix Redux: Judge denies injunctions seeking halt to 'furlough Fridays' in schools
University of Hawaii in crisis over deficit (Kill "American Studies"--PLEASE)
Landlord retaliating, say elderly tenants
Gentry loses rights to Hawaii home project (no protests here)
Latest blast of HSTA/DoE propaganda: Senators urging governor to use $35M in stimulus money to cover furloughs
Backlog at state agency could disrupt health coverage for public workers (HMSA in panic mode)
$68.5M test site sought for Kauai
2012 Doomsday denied
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| Monday, November 09, 2009 |
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November 9, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 982 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Obamacare will cost Hawaii part-timers their jobs
Hawaii furlough lawsuits could spur sweeping change
Furlough Conflict?
Education controversy and the race for governor
"If these furlough days work we should make them permanent"
SB: As pine goes under, prep fields well on new crops (ANTI-GMO Shakedown, being Prepped)
Global warmers not convened
Isle hotels see more rooms filled
Advertiser vs Star-Bulletin: How to build Hawaii's homelessness industry?
SB Catches up with Inouye Earmark Scandal (One MONTH after Hawai`i Free Press ran story)
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| Sunday, November 08, 2009 |
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November 8, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1329 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Obamacare passes House 220-215 after abortion funding removed
Hilo: Protesters rejected as thousands turn out to support troops at Veterans Day Parade
Heroes of Ft Hood -- and Obama's frightening insensitivity following shooting
Earlier primary voting considered
HGEA Calls for tax hike piling on reluctant lawmakers
Hawaii state tax squad zeroes in on cash-only businesses
State welfare payouts drop as numbers of needy grow
Failures tarnish Hawaii program to rehabilitate offenders
$25M agreement settles lawsuits over Kauai dam tragedy
Reduced land fund could be part of Hawaii County charter
WHT: Saluting American Valor--Honolulu's Amerine led highly decorated unit in Afghanistan
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| Saturday, November 07, 2009 |
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November 7, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 944 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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"The fix is in" for Honolulu Police Chief
2 quit Honolulu police chief selection panel when commission expands list of finalists to 6
Negotiations over teacher furloughs prove pointless
Senate to grill DOE on stimulus
Maui Legislators: Need plan to end crisis, furloughs
ADV wins prize for funniest Obama propaganda: "10.2% jobless rate signals slow rally"
Program for 'clean campaign' confuses
Shakedown: Hawaiians aim to halt land sale
9-11 Trooothers in Hilo: Controversy erupts as veterans parade nears
Honolulu Symphony broke, ends season
Obama holiday visit still a rumor
SB: Danger signs emerged before Army rampage (no Jihadi to see here, just move along)
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| Friday, November 06, 2009 |
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November 6, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 542 Views :: Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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LINK: Alleged Ft Hood shooter allegedly praised suicide bombers, other Muslim shooters
100 schools get OK to boost class time
Lawmakers still cool to session on schools
Public grills lawmakers
SB: Diverse finalists vie to be top cop (political correctness gone mad)
Economists see 2011 recovery
Health insurance companies signal rate hikes in January
Home sales on Big Island and Kauai rose in October
Restore housing office, group urges
DLNR explains fee hikes; proposed payers upset
Hawaii Co. Council delays action on contested bills
White powder delays UH Warriors football practice, investigated by FBI
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| Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
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November 5, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1156 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Judge finds state breached home lands obligations to Hawaiians (30 years of Democrat mismanagement)
HGEA vs HSTA: Hospitals hurting
No New Ideas from Senate Democrats: Proposals raid funds for more school
Kanu Hawaii rallies to demand tax increase
SB: Tackle schools' unique hurdles
Third furlough lawsuit claims rights violation
More suspensions, arrests expected in Keaau High campus fights (just another day in the DoE)
Schools' shortcomings extend far beyond budget
Hearing to be held in American Samoa on pre-tsunami preparedness
Hawaii GOP calls East Coast elections a harbinger
State Land Department's Proposal for Hawaii's Small Boat Harbors Would Send Anchoring Fees Skyrocketing
Hawaii Supreme Court to hear Turtle Bay EIS case
Former Hawaii Air Ambulance nurse alleges harassment
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| Wednesday, November 04, 2009 |
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November 4, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1021 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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5 city workers indicted on bribery, theft
Hawaii's poor, disabled facing 33% cut in benefit
UH planning to rent office space in town
Groups want special session to cancel Furlough Fridays
Chased out of Hawaii by Eco-Shakedown: Kona-based company to raise kampachi off Mexico
Oahu home sales reach 19-month high in October
Waikiki hotel could face closure
Pineapple all pau on Valley isle
Parker Ranch sells real estate business
'The silent majority' voices concern: Public hearing draws opposition to land transparency bill
Land is worth less than thought: Proposed Hamakua sale could still leave $1.9 million deficit for county
Kauai: County Charter amendments move forward
Oil uncertainty pushes KIUC to find alternatives
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 |
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November 3, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1015 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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ADV: Leaders must set priorities in budget plan (HGEA vs HSTA)
95 Hawaii schools ask for more class days: Board expected to OK requests for more instruction time
HR: Hawaii Public High School Experience - An Inside Look from a Hawaii Teen
17 students arrested after series of fights at Keaau High
Hawaii Senate Committee Hearing: Teachers' Union Agreement on Furloughs Questioned
Lawmakers advocate renegotiating teacher contract to restore cut days
More Fantasy Money: Federal funds considered to help fill in furlough gaps
SB's Obamacare FEAR: Isle residents need more details about health reform
Honolulu rail project raises company's profile
Kalapa: Vital for Hawaii Taxpayers to Support Spending Reductions
Maui Land & Pine to quit pineapple operations, lay off 285
Honolulu Symphony could file for Chapter 11 this week
Rate of BK filings slowed in October (up 39% from last October)
Inouye's bank: Central Pacific continues spiral down down down
NYT: Al Gore rakes in millions from global warming scam
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| Monday, November 02, 2009 |
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November 2, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1164 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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ADV: Hawaii stimulus funds use draws fire (Abercrombie for Gov campaign commercial)
AP: Earmarks by and campaign contributions to Inouye
Jones Act unfairly hurts Isle business, suit alleges
Two companies hope to set up wind farms that could generate 55 megawatts of power
Attorney: County not liable for windmill bird strikes
'Huge cuts' for police in next year's budget
Hilo man with 35-year DUI record faces sentencing
Survey: Maui farming in favor
SB: Encouraging tourism from China well-timed
(OHA) Group pushing Hawaiians for census
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| Sunday, November 01, 2009 |
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November 1, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1293 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics, World News, World Politics
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Abercrombie vs Reality: Possible candidates put forth furlough options
Hawaii's class time thin even before cuts
Overtime expenses at 24-hour facilities one facility could exceed savings, critics say
More Chaos: UPW members' suit claims layoffs violate rights
SB: Make Kaloko dam settlement public
Court upholds decision on substitute teachers' pay--DoE owes subs $40M
SB Oi: Isle task force unlikely to 'reinvent government'
State wants tourists to pay fees at 8 parks
$36M in federal money means little more than two dozen Big isle jobs so far
Maui streets paved in gold: $10M for an intersection
Lanai council member’s registration to vote OK’d
A one-man protest
Samoa Democrats' Disaster warning funds 'spent on TVs'
Where Do State and Local Governments Concentrate Their Spending?
Poll: US belief in global warming is cooling
6 Guantanamo detainees resettle in Palau
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| Saturday, October 31, 2009 |
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October 31, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 720 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Judge Ezra to handle settlement talks on furloughs, removes self from cases
BOE chair addressing legislators' concerns on Hawaii furloughs, budget
NYT: Hawaii’s Children, Left Behind
Check out Frank DeLima's parody 'Furlough Friday' tune
Parents, keiki protest on second 'Furlough Friday'
High court affirms Bennett for dam trial
ADV: Council's revised B&B bill shows promise
Maui County faces $45M budget deficit
Mayors seeking restoration of state’s agricultural inspectors
National health reform bills would exempt Hawaii
SB Headline: "1,545 jobs made or saved under stimulus"
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| Friday, October 30, 2009 |
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October 30, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 868 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Inouye's Bank: Central Pacific woes mount, missed TARP loan payment
Lingle says teachers could take pay cuts instead of furloughs
Furlough case to be heard sooner
States set testing bar too low, U.S. official says
Train wreck ahead: Mayor willing to delay groundbreaking of Honolulu rail-transit project
Delusion: Hawaii creates nearly 1,200 jobs with federal stimulus funds
SB: City should avoid radical tax breaks
Bias on display: Good news for Djou sends columnists into apoplectic fits
Honolulu police chief list down to 13
Pflueger Ka Loko $ettles out of court, terms sealed
Hawaii County workers agree to furloughs
"Strategy" session: Kaua‘i hosts state’s mayors
ADV: Hawaii must unite in pandemic flu efforts
HUD takes action against Honolulu reverse mortgage lender
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| Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
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October 29, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 848 Views :: Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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Lingle will promote state on tour in China
DOE foresees 'thousands' of layoffs if furloughs are blocked; lawyer dismisses claim as 'hysteria'
Hanabusa panel on using teacher furloughs to increase taxes will meet Friday
Governor to wait before raiding hurricane fund
Sakamoto: Furlough opponents must consider all tax increases budget options
Suspected child predator taught computer classes at schools
Schools seek $32 million for transportation costs
Osorio dismissed: Hawaii Supreme Court Rules in State's Favor in Ceded Lands Case (OHA, Osorio could still act to block State from building affordable housing)
Critics say new Hawaii property tax category will be costly for all
SB: Keep light shining on rail
Mayor plans 'State of the Rail' speech; city paying $10,000 to broadcast on TV
Honolulu foreclosures rising
City bill would limit new B & B's
Dreaming: Car sales in isles forecast to rise 13% (well sort of)
Maui: Panel grants permit for hotel expansion
"Pedophile rights" Obama signs defense bill; Hawaii projects to benefit
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| Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
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October 28, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 1103 Views :: Big Island News, Big Island Politics, Maui News, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics, National News, National Politics
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ADV: Schools chief should sit at governor's table (Advertiser joins Sakamoto to torpedo constitutional amendment)
Hawaii Senate (Hanabusa) forms committee to look into raising taxes restoring lost classroom time
eBay founder, wife pledge $50 million to Hawaii charities over six years
Hawaii visitor arrivals up 7.2 percent for September, but spending down 3%
Honolulu homeowner tax break approved
Anthony Kahoohanohano, killed in the Korean War, will be awarded the Medal of Honor
Big Island "pacifist" sentenced for murder -- 2 years
Hawaii Republicans jump into NY-23 Congressional race
Pitching in, cleaning up
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| Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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October 27, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden :: 903 Views :: Kauai News, Kauai Politics, Maui News, Maui Politics, Oahu News, Oahu Politics, Hawaii State News, Hawaii State Politics
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Honolulu rail faces key vote (countdown to lawsuit)
Furlough decree skipped process of public hearings, lawyer argues
Hawaii's short school year is within rules
ADV: Homeowner tax class provides a vital tool
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