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Thursday, December 25, 2014 December 25, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:26 PM :: 4385 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Duke Aiona: What's Next? Is OHA a Criminal Enterprise? 142 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections Hawaii Supreme Court Confirms Election Contests Are Tough "Peace on Earth and good will toward men" Can Guide Policy Ige Looks at Budget, Contracts and Ends extra Xmas Eve, New Years Eve holiday Trevor Ozawa Questions Rail Cost Overruns New program helps homeless veteran reunite with family on mainland Wearing of body cameras proposed for officers Pothead Cop Breaks Sentencing Agreement, Gets Less Time Anyway Hawaii is one of two states to avoid upcoming Medicare penalties Lower Bills Coming: LNG to be Approved by Dec 31? Kauai Charter school community meeting slated Read More..

Wednesday, December 24, 2014 December 24, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 4144 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Lawsuit: State Gave Foster Boys to Bisexual Child Molester HTA Study: Vacation Rental Units are 25% of Total Lodging New report ranks Hawaii among worst places for business Al Hee Hires Beverly Hills Lawyer, Claims to be Not Guilty, Posts $25K Bond HHSC to get less than half of funding it had sought Court Rejects Tommy Waters Election Challenge for City Council Seat Kapolei: DHHL Gets $200M to Mismanage New Family Court rule guarantees legal aid for kids hurt in the system 23% Increase Licensing fees for nurses, realtors, others will Pay to Replace Decades old Wang Computers North Shore Kauai Nearly 40% of Homes are Illegal TVRs Legal pot Makes Denver a Magnet for Homeless Hawaii Lowest Mortgage Default Risk in USA  DLNR cuts presidential security coverage Read More..

Tuesday, December 23, 2014 December 23, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 4711 Views Single Payer Collapses in Vermont--Is David Ige Listening? Full Text: Ige Sends Budget to Legislature Hope or Despair for Hawaii's 'Ohana? Troubled Obamacare vendor awarded new Hawaii contract Commuter-Adjusted Daytime Population on Oahu Briefing: Doctors Discuss Challenge of Working With Medicaid PMA Requests Federal Mediation in West Coast Longshore Negotiations HART advertises first package of rail station contracts Video: Meet Hawaii's New Republican House Members Ige on Tax Increase: "Sometimes things happen" Ige Proposes Internet Sales Tax: $26B budget boosts Spending 8% Ige Budget leaves HHSC $48M in Red Star-Adv Editors Complain they Have a Hard time Getting Marijuana--Want 26 Pot Shops Opened Reopened Kulani Prison Still 70% Empty Old Boy Continuity: Takai Makes Hanabusa's Chief of Staff His Own Tax Credit Crowd Wants NextEra Deal Sidewalks in Chinatown cleared of homeless Thai workers on Hawaii farms may not get any of $8.7M award Forbes: Bank of Hawaii Second Best in USA Hawaii Dominates List of US Most Expensive Air Routes Read More..

Monday, December 22, 2014 December 22, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 3516 Views Motions Fly in Lawsuit Seeking Removal of Schatz from Office U.S. should respond aggressively to cyber attack, expert says Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted December 22, 2014 Honolulu Police Commission under fire February Showdown for HECO-Nextera Deal DHHL reform good first step Ritte Takes Molokai Down Slippery Slope (Again) Bad Data Tells Us Hawaii Is Very Healthy Espero: Constituents Not Clamoring for Legal Marijuana, Dispensaries more Likely HPD to start enforcing sit-lie law in Chinatown Sovereignty Activists Push to Recruit More Prisoners    Hawaii Atheist Doesn't Fool Michigan Read More..

Sunday, December 21, 2014 December 21, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 3897 Views Task Force: Legislature Must Act This Session to Get Obamacare Waiver for Hawaii ILWU Port Slowdowns Behind Japanese Potato Crisis? 133 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections London Mayor’s Unpaid Tax Bill Scary Sticker Shock: Prospects Slim for Alarming $700M Rail Cost Overrun Shapiro: Rail is $5.26B Lemon Ige's Budget Due Monday: Santa Claus is coming, but he'll probably skip UH Mufi: No HEI sale to NextEra unless it serves Hawaii cronies Homosexual Rape Traumatizes Hawaii 6 Year Old Activists Push for Right to Give Marijuana to 5-year old, 8-year old REITS Targeted for $60M Tax Hike--to be Passed on to Tenants Honolulu Affordable Housing Rules Not Like Maui's? Ethics Commission staff recommend closing lobbyist disclosure loopholes Lava Six to seven days away from Pahoa Plastic Bags OK if they are Thicker and Say 'Reusable'? Obama Hanging our with Hooker-Lovin Buddy (again) Hawaii? Hacker posts more S. Korean reactor info on Internet Read More..

Saturday, December 20, 2014 December 20, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 PM :: 4936 Views Federalist Society: Is Obama Bringing the Akaka Bill Back? Flying to Hawaii: Comparing the Cost and Frequency Across States The Economic Impact of Astronomy in Hawaii Reforming No Child Left Behind Lying About 'Temporary' Tax Hikes is Old Tactic Lawmakers question the rush to extend rail surcharge Attention Honolulu: Maui County Forced to Relax Affordable Housing Requirements Angling for Money, UH Claims to be Unable to Afford Cancer Center Debt Desperate: Hawaii Health Connector enrollment deadline extended Pressler: HHSC, State Hospital top list of DoH Priorities Caldwell Won’t Discuss the Problems of Honolulu’s Police Chief Kauai PD first in state to use body cams on patrol Morita Ordered to Tear Down Vacation Rentals--fine cut in half Financial Disclosure Debate Moving to Hawaii Supreme Court Aloha United Way flexes political muscle to rebuff ethics recommendation Drug Dealer Marries Two-Time Killer in Hawaii's First Prison Gay Marriage Gabbard to Push Hemp Again this Session Maui Council Gives Mayor Authority to Raise Water Rates by Declaring 'Shortage' TAT?  Study Group Says Hire Consultant Walter Ritte, Anti-GMO Activists Hail Thugs Who Attacked Fishermen NextEra to Drill for Natural Gas Russian Nuclear Bombers Again Buzz Guam--Unchallenged Read More..

Friday, December 19, 2014 December 19, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:40 PM :: 4375 Views HART: ‘Begin the discussion now of extending the existing half-percent GET surcharge’ University of Hawaii athletics must tackle fiscal woes Hawaii Supreme Court: Agencies Have No Duty To Keep Their Records Accurately Hawaii's Demise Through the Eyes of The Economist Policy Talk: New Governor and His Agenda An American Hero: Capt. Jerry Coffee Obamas depart D.C. for annual Hawaiian vacation Recktenwald: No Right to Question Gay Marriage  Caldwell: HART GE Tax Revenues Being Manipulated to Fake Crisis Ige: We Will Do Better Job of Counting Honolulu GE Tax Revenue Slater: Convert Rail into Elevated Highway Star-Adv: Police Chief may be Compromised, Commission Must Act Now HECO Spins Revolving Door at PUC While Honolulu pushes to force more development of affordable homes, Maui Discovers Policy is a Failure Definition of Insanity?  Neil Milner Renews Push For Pension Tax Failure Justifies More Spending #1: Should State Hospital get Another $200M? Failure Justifies More Spending #2: UH to Legislature--Give Us Money or We'll Raise Tuition Its Budget Time So State environmental response programs Claim to be running out of money Hu Honua Bio-Mass project moving forward after settlement Hawaii Co Council: E-Cigs Same Regs as Tobacco Kauai Co Auditor's Retaliation Suit Back in State Court Hawaii 4th Longest Work Hours in USA Read More..

Thursday, December 18, 2014 December 18, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:00 PM :: 4923 Views OHA Chair Demands Censorship of Kakaako Coverage VIDEO: Oz Stender Said What About OHA? Corruption: Al Hee Indicted on 13 Counts--Could Get 39 Years in Federal Prison Gay Marriage Advocate Starts Pushing Polygamy for Hawaii Hawaii Supreme Court hears gay marriage arguments Part of a Broader Plan: Homosexual Teacher Helps School Kids Come Out as Gay Hawaii churches continue to struggle for their religious freedom Hawaii Reports 1 Child Abuse Death from fiscal year 2008 through 2013 $500M Short? HART Cites Its Own Incompetence as Reason for Massive GE Tax Hike Star-Adv: OHA's challenge to open-meetings ruling lacks merit PRP Gets $3,100 Fine For Campaign Violations P20: Public schools need flexibility, but be clear about what kind 2nd Director Put on Leave at Nepotistic Charter School As NextEra Closes in, Blue Planet Demands 100% 'Clean Energy' Cars Mayor veto of GMO Ag Tax stands GMO appeal squeaks through council (Mainland Anti-GMO Groups Make Same Worthless 'Free Representation' Offer) SHOPO, Former Chief Speak up for Embattled Kealoha as Commission Refuses to Act Judge Hawaii County Aerial Animal Eradication is Illegal UH Management Chaos? All they need is $9.7B and Everything Would be OK No Hawaii Assisted Living Center Meets More Than 75% of Goals Bikers refusing to use new King Street bike lane City crews Pick up 6 Tons of Homeless' Trash: Continue daily enforcement of "stored property ordinance." Hawaii is Home to Last Baby Boomer--He Can't Afford to Leave Read More..

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 December 17, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 3904 Views Only 3,500 Sign Up for Obamacare in Hawaii 114 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections Hawaii Family Forum: "Never, never, never give up." Hawaii is Addressing Liabilities, but There’s a Long Way to Go Feds Pay Hawaii to 'Test health care payment and service delivery models' A&B CEO Elected Chair of Hawaii Nature Conservancy Feds Pay Hawaii to 'Test health care payment and service delivery models' Nanakuli: City to Update Homeless Project Police Commission Chair Already Convinced that Chief is Innocent With NextEra Coming, Media Suddenly Admits That New Solar Projects Increase Oahu Electricity Bills NextEra/HECO transaction application to be filed with Hawaii regulators in six weeks New DHHL permit process approved Mentally Ill Criminal Released, Stabs Kailua Woman The Economist Looks at Hawaii Homelessness, Gets it Wrong Star-Adv on Bike Lane:  Danger of 'Appalling Fatalities' is Greatest Now University of Hawaii athletics must tackle fiscal woes New calls for regulation as vacation rental popularity grows Schatz Booted off Energy Committee Mainland Anti-GMO Activists Admit they are Using Rural Hawaii Residents as pawns Fishermen Get Meddling Outside Enviros Out of their Hair, Solve Fisheries Issues Remark about ethnicity wins convict resentencing hearing Read More..

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 December 16, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 4734 Views OHA Chair: Exposure of My Kakaako-Pelatron Connection is 'less than helpful to elected officials' Health Exchange Signups Less Than 10% of Number Needed OHA Sues OIP Over Decision on Sunshine Law Violation Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted December 15, 2014 Unemployment Insurance Rates Drop 22% Ige’s Interim AG Follows in Predecessor’s Footsteps by Fighting Disclosure Ruling FBI to Investigate HPD after Kealoha's stolen mailbox case dismissed Abercrombie Pardons Dirty Cop, Crooked Professor Lawyers Launch Stockholder Suit against HECO Merger Delacruz Back with Kapolei Land Swap Bill Hawaii Co Council to Decide on GMO Ruling Appeal Maui GMO case Reassigned to Judge Oki Mollway Council eyes Sunshine change Liver Failure: Natural Supplements Maker Faces Federal Mail Fraud Investigation Last lei stand in Waikiki struggling to stay in business Will the Rohrabacher Amendment Actually Block Federal Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Patients and Their Suppliers? Arraignment held for HPD officer accused of sex assault Malama Market Pahoa to close, evacuate as lava advances Mentally Ill Person Lived on Streets 20 Years Kauai Council Votes to Block Photographers Legacy Of A Honolulu Vietnam War Protest Justifies Wetting Down Muslim Terrorists Read More..

Monday, December 15, 2014 December 15, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:26 PM :: 3887 Views Hawaii Teens #1 in E-Cigarette Use OHA Sues Office of Information Practices for Daring to Nail Sunshine Law Violation  Friends of Lanai Takes on NextEra Monday is Deadline for Obamacare Sign Up--And Nobody Wants it More Delays in Police Chief Civil Case Anti-GMO Ag Tax on Kauai Council Agenda Again Sovereignty Activists Complain UH Hilo Not Teaching Sovereignty Hawaii Co Council to Vote on E-Cigarette Law Four Years: Kauai County Fights Release of Toxicology Reports Soft on Islam Policy Leads to Sydney Terror Attack Read More..

Sunday, December 14, 2014 December 14, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 3486 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii NextEra: The Green Corruption Files A Cliff in Hawaii Income Tax, Too Save HECO pt 1: Demand that NextEra Block LNG to keep Rates High Save HECO pt 2: Jobs Lost as NextEra Cuts Electric Bills by Building Natural Gas Plants, Installing Smart Meters Utility merger brings attention to undersea power cable proposal Life of the Land, HECO & the Future Star-Adv Cheers Obama Library 3' Above Allegedly Rising Sea Levels  Star-Adv Continues to Cover up Litigious Atheists' Move to Michigan Suggested Amendments to Sunshine Law Cyclists Will Die, but I've Got Counter Research Read More..

Saturday, December 13, 2014 December 13, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:00 PM :: 3594 Views 90 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections FBI Names Paul D. Delacourt Special Agent in Charge of Honolulu Division UH Hilo Highlighted in New Report: Most U.S. Colleges Violate Students’ Free Speech Rights The Inside Scoop on HECO’s Four Year Death Cycle Hawaii Pacific Health exec Virginia Pressler named state health director State Supreme Court Rules Counties Do Not Have Duty to Maintain Public Records FBI Director Visits Honolulu, Focus on Cybercrime Suspension lifted for HPD officer involved in police brutality case House Bill 83 keeps compact funds intact Energy Security?  Repeal Jones Act WaPo Laughs at Hawaii Obama Library proposal Senate Dems Suffer So Many Losses that they now rely on Hirono for Intelligence, Schatz for Ethics Damage at Kailua Waste Water Treatment Plant Will Cost taxpayers Read More..

Friday, December 12, 2014 December 12, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 4328 Views Hawaii Republicans Should Follow Lingle's Path to Victory Is the HECO-NextEra Merger a Done Deal? Hawaii 4th-Worst State for Small Business Smart Growth v. Suburbanization Score is 0-1 National Report: Hawaii Ranks 5th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco Hawaii Tech Chief: Bhagowalia's Pie in the Sky Promise Not Likely to Materialize Anytime Soon Thanks to HGEA Cost of HGEA Behind Collapse of HHSC Hospitals Hawaii DoT Claims Administrative Costs 'Only' $16,512 per Mile Hawaii takes small steps on $20B retiree liability PBN: UH Chronically Dysfunctional Kauai Audit report finds 'Discrepancies' in 80% of Vacation, Sick Leave Records Hawaii’s new first lady will focus on education NextEra Personnel Already Placed in HECO Offices Kewalos: OHA Lied About Kakaako Commitments Making it Up as they Go Along: Gay New Figures $19.3 for Hawaii Anti-GMO Activists Sinking in Moral Quicksand One Third of Hawaii Toddlers Not Immunized -- State Ranks 40th Council Gives Drunken Thief $250K Hawaii Loses 6100 Jobs to China Lawsuit Filed Against Pohakuloa Department of Health, U.S. Navy at odds over recommendation for Red Hill tanks Abercrombie's Last Act:  Pardons Man convicted of violent Manoa home invasion US Coast Guard, Police, Prepare for First Family's Holiday Arrival Read More..

Thursday, December 11, 2014 December 11, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:15 PM :: 3344 Views Top Chicago Labor Law Firm Takes Aim at Illegal Appointment of Brian Schatz House Briefing to Look at UH Budget Request Senate Briefing on ERS Financial Status Active Lifestyle? Honolulu Ranks 24th Obamacare Increasing Coverage, but Not Access to Health Care Pension Fund Deficit: Still 26 Years From Solvency Ige to OHA: 'Focus on areas of common goals and common understanding' OHA Trustees: Servant Leaders with High Standards? Strategies for Clean Elections? Not going to Rise? Hawaii Obama Presidential Community Organizing Center Proposed at Sea Level  Aloha United Way fundraising with state described as unfair Hawaii Public Utilities Commission needs to expand Ige One of 10 Governors Elected Without Majority Juror: 'Somebody Hired to Steal Chief's Mailbox' Kauai Council to Vote on Anti-GMO Agriculture Tax Hike Anti-GMO Ex-mayoral candidate who defied laws guilty HPD officer indicted in sexual assault Hotel Sneaks into Mayor Wright Redevelopment Plan Water Commission Balks at Federal Water Grab Read More..

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 December 10, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 5300 Views OHA Trustees Elect Robert Lindsey Chair Video: Do Right-Wingers Support a Free Hawaii? Oahu churches seek dismissal of atheist lawsuit Made in China Solar Panels Costly for Planet Hawaii Supreme Court In Aina Lea: The Rationales Behind The Opinion Hawaii Ranks No. 1 Among All U.S. States in Overall Health Hawaii DoH: Significant Increase in E-Cigarette Use among Public School Teens Is it wasteful or watchful government spending? Os Stender: 'OHA Leadership Not up to the Task' The Greatest Energy Event in Hawaiian History Will Honolulu Police Commission Hold Chief Kealoha Accountable? Hawaii Health Connector Still Paying Controversial Tech Company to Fix its own Mistakes Sit-lie ban expansion on hold for now Several States Could Regulate and Tax Short-Term Rentals in 2015 Jay’s resignation won’t cost UH, questions surround search for replacement Anti-GMO Activists Tee Off on Kauai Charter Commission Ritte Defends Thugs Accused of Attacking Fishermen The Problem With Lobbyists — and Their Regulators Honolulu 7th Least Affordable for Millennials New Plastic Bag Laws Benefit Lahaina Company China's New Submarine Can Nuke Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 3678 Views 73 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections Education Reform: Kelii Akina Interviews Darrel Galera, Roberta May Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 8, 2014 Legislation Lets States Cut Ties Between Common Core and Federal Grants Man gets 33 months in prison after threatening to decapitate congresswoman Big Wind is Back--HECO's Inter-island Transmission Cable re-surfaces NextEra Enticed by Ultra-High Wholesale Electricity Prices Bill 81, Bill 82 Tens of Thousands of Dollars per Lot in New Taxes ERS Funding Creeps Upward Ben Jay to step down as Athletic Director at UH Manoa State Hospital, Public Defender Block Commitment of Mentally Ill Homeless Person Anti-Agriculture Activists Show True Colors Kalapama Canal: Homeless Camp takes over Rail TOD Site Plan to reduce Hawaii's use of oil in transportation to be revealed next summer Airports, Highways Divisions Appointments Announced Hawaii Journalists Do Not Respond to Survey on Political Corruption Hawaii Allows Special Prosecutor to Handle Police Cases Ordinary Criminal Dies Alone in Prison While Pflueger Walks Obama Contributes to Illegal TVR Problem Read More..

Monday, December 8, 2014 December 8, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:21 PM :: 4073 Views Honolulu 31st Lowest Concentration of Disadvantaged Police Commission Must Step in, Discipline Kealoha Is the HECO-NextEra Merger a Done Deal? Thanks to Wind, Solar NextEra Pays the Least in Taxes State, Feds Give Away $21.2M in High Tech Corporate Welfare Homeless Dude Refuses Shelter for 13 Years Britain to Copy Hope Probation Program Mental Illness Costs $7M and Cure Still out of Reach Carlisle Confused About 2002 Read More..

Sunday, December 7, 2014 December 7, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 3928 Views Pearl Harbor, Civil Rights, and Hawaii Statehood Hawai’i State Hospital Employees Game Overtime System HECO Sends Six New Solar Projects for PUC Approval Ethics Commission Fines Non-Profit for Illegal Lobbying End Run Around Nexus Pearl Harbor Day: Ige Not Laying Down Policy Specifics PUC Appointment Puts HECO Merger in Ige's Lap NextEra Energy in Hawai`i: LNG, interisland cables and smart grids Obamacare Rate Hikes?  You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Maui Council Chair: Legislature Needs to Provide 'Legal Flexibility' to Maui Memorial Bungling Hawaii VA Behind Denial of Benefits to Navy Cross Recipient  Goebbels' Mistress Spied for Japan in Honolulu 'Hope nobody gets Hurt': 'Spooky' King St Project, 'Inspired by Portlandia' Review of Hawaii Co tax equity issues needed Agribusiness Development for former Wahiawa Dole Lands Read More..

Saturday, December 6, 2014 December 6, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 4189 Views Pearl Harbor, Civil Rights, and Hawaii Statehood Mitsunaga, Rail Contractors Poured Money into Ige Campaign Ige Spent $11.25 per Vote Thousands join Gov. Ige in inauguration celebration dinner Soft Cop: Insurance Div Approves 8.4% HMSA Rate Hike Kauai Council to Vote on GMO Tax Veto Override Resolve cases of misconduct at DOE faster City Removes 14 Tons of Trash from Homeless Camps Kona residents mull land use process Read More..

Friday, December 5, 2014 December 5, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 4628 Views Hawaiians Lost Land, Homes in Scam: Sovereignty Activist Ordered to Pay Reparations Ige's Commitment: 'No Hidden Agendas, Avoid Raising Taxes' DoE Leaders Embrace Education Reform Proposals 182 Days: BOE Adopts Teacher-Proposed School Calendar for School Year 2015-2016 Report: 63% of Hawaii Charter Schools Fall Below Academic Performance Standards Audit: AG, DBEDT Did Not Report Millions in Funds National Right to Life President to Speak in Hawaii The Jones Act’s Costly Impact The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Opportunities for International Trade and Internal Growth Lawyer: HPD Chief Purposefully Causes Mistrial Leahi Hospital at Risk of Closing, 260 Patients may be Thrown into Street Charter Schools:  "Student Centered School" is an old idea whose time has come Star-Adv: Legalize below-radar housing Tulsi Gabbard Co-Sponsors Bill to Help Casino Magnate Ten Days to Hawaii Health Connector Deadline Will Ige Select AG Who Champions Transparency? Transparency: Will Ige Withdraw State's Appeal of Act 230? Hawaii's state government prioritizes 'cloud first' for new IT projects 45 Year Old Computer Systems Running State Departments Ige Inauguration Sold Out Maui News: Give Abercrombie Credit for Making Hawaii Run Better Honolulu among U.S. counties with least affordable homes, RealtyTrac says Usual Suspects Push State Tax Credit for EV Buyers Hawaii Among Six States Where Politicians are 100% Behind Gay Agenda Three Years Later McKinley Softball Stadium Not Completely Ready Cop Body Cams: A No-Brainer for Hawaii Hawaii FBI Received 3 Mine Resistant Vehicles Worth $1.2M Bike Lane: Rules vs Reality Former Certified Hawaii CEO Charged with 14 Felony Counts of Theft Mismanagement allegations at Pearl Harbor memorial Read More..

Thursday, December 4, 2014 December 4, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:51 PM :: 4094 Views Day Before Announcing Sale of Company, HECO Inks Biofuel Deal with Cronies NextEra Buy May be Good for Rates, Bad for Distributed Generation Ige Appoints Six More Cabinet Members Caldwell Creates 'Office of Strategic Development' State, Kauai County Select Mediator to Begin GMO Fact-finding Mission 30 years of Honolulu City Lights Wall Street: Hawaii 12th Best-Run State in USA VIDEO: You'll Never Hear OHA Say This Hawaii-based unit final materiel recovery brigade in Afghanistan Next Era Buys Land for Big Cable Project, Solar Farms Next Era Rakes in $683M from Wind Tax Credits: Still Clings to Big Cable, Big Wind Common Core Oversold UH 15 to Finish Program Copied Nationally Kauai Mayor Vetoes Anti-GMO Tax Hike on Ag Land Kauai Study Group: Facts Aren't a Core Issue for Mainland Anti-GMO Activist Josh Green: Marijuana Dispensaries coming to Hawaii Next Session Hawaii One of Seven Worst States for Gun Owners Car Sharing Could Reduce Number of Cars on Streets  220 square foot micro-units for Hawaii? City panel recommends approval of Hoopili rezoning plan Hawaii Real Estate Higher Than Bubble Years Hawaii Has 4th Largest Foreclosure Inventory in USA No ID disqualifies hundreds of homeless from Housing First Thousands of Military men Raped by Homosexuals this Year Escapee beats Murder Rap Read More..

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 December 3, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:05 PM :: 3789 Views Hawaiian Electric Bought out by 'Nation's Largest Clean Energy Company' for $4.3B 2015 Neighborhood Board Candidate filing period opens HECO Finally Admits GEMS is a Rate Hike UH Hilo Settles Lawsuit Over Handing Out Constitutions Univ. of Hawaii Student Loans Up 100% Hawaii Gun Rights at Stake as California AG Appeals Denial of Standing Rep Ward: Is Governor Ige supporting Republican Issues? Auditor: Proposed Marijuana Dispensary Bill 'Flawed' Hawaiian Electric and Pacific Biodiesel agree on new contract for locally produced biofuel Hawaii 30th Most Charitable State We the Powerful! -- Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process Pearl Harbor Remembrance Star-Adv: OHA Lacks Integrity, Must Put House in Order State Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of Gay Marriage Dec 18 Slow-Moving DoE 'Investigations' Keep Staffers on Paid Leave for Over Year Linda Schatz hired by homebuilder Forest City Bill 62 Will Extend Sit-Lie to Pedestrian Malls Ka Leo: Bring the Superferry back to Hawai‘i How A 96-Year-Old Law Has Jeopardized America's Ports Hawaii One of Only Four States Still Above $3/Gallon 50MW LNG-Biofuel Peaker Plant Awaits PUC Approval Few show up to discuss land use Hawaii Land Use Commission Disputes Developer’s Assurance on Hoopili Haseko Calls Disclosure of PR Plan ‘Embarrassing’ Santa Monica Shows Why Rent Control Doesn't Work Medicated marijuana users urged to renew certification New Kauai Council Last in State to Limit Testimony to 3 Min Each Sidney R. Thomas becomes chief judge of Ninth US Circuit Court Read More..

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 December 2, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 4725 Views Full Text: Ige’s Inaugural Address Ige Releases 11-Point 'Action Agenda' Hawaii ranks 40th in economic freedom Audit: 67% of 'Exempt' State Positions Vacant Honolulu Ethics Commission: City Officer Under Investigation VIDEO: Grassroot Institute Save Our Kakaako Interview Auditor Slams State Foundation on Culture and the Arts The True Cost of Speeding in Hawaii Auditor: Hearing Aid Insurance Mandate Not Needed Averting West Coast Port Shutdowns Rep Gene Ward Interviews Gov Waihee HECO Seeks 'Demand Response' Contractors ‘Green’ lobby pushes to extend lucrative tax breaks Full Text: Lt Gov. Tsutsui Inaugural Speech How Doctors and Lawyers Conspired to Bust Jimmy Pflueger out of Prison Sovereignty Activist Gets 6 1/2 Years, Scammed 200 Native Hawaiians Star-Adv: Hawaii Not at a Turning Point Just Because we have new Governor Ige Described as 'Very Collaborative' by Republican Leader Rachael Wong selected as next DHS director Louie Out, Hawaii To Get New Attorney General Caldwell Signs Sit/Lie Ige Inherits UH Athletic Mess Exacerbated by Abercrombie DoE Budget in Six Buckets Kauai Council Liberated from Anti-GMO Quacks Underhanded Trick at First Sitting of New Hawaii County Council 400 yards per Day: New Lava Flow Heads for Puna Theft of Honolulu police chief's mailbox highlights family financial feud; trial to begin Tracking New Projects in a Fast-Growing Kakaako Housing Advocates Reject Section 8 Mandate Paper Chaos in Auto Licensing UChicago, UHawaii may partner for Obama library Dec 11 Deadline for Obama Library Application Small businesses, 3 colleges to benefit from energy efficiency projects Read More..

Monday, December 1, 2014 December 1, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:14 PM :: 3116 Views CB: 10 Things Hawaii’s Next Governor Has Said He’ll Do Will Ige Engineer Solutions or Just Administer Finances? Green Energy Scammers Panic as Oil Prices Collapse Micro Units Allow Developers to Score Megabucks off Hawaii's Poor Officials Wait to See if They Can Start Restricting Hawaii’s Plentiful Cesspools The Punahou Model Decline in native birds is linked to tiny mejiro Mindless Chatter about Non-Existent Ocean Acidification (clue: the oceans are alkali, not acid) Wave of Propaganda Begins on Approach to 1 Year Commemoration of Gay Marriage Read More..

Sunday, November 30, 2014 November 30, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 7163 Views Nobody Commits to Buy Ansaldo: Deadline Extended Again for Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor The Tax Credit That Should Not Die Neil "F*** You" Abercrombie Berated Everybody In Abercrombie's wake, a legacy of broken promises 7/9ths Fail to Implement: The Sun Sets on a New Day Abercrombie Operative Apologizes  Abercrombie Pleased only by Forcing Himself on Hawaii Ige to Balance Budget With Technology for Tax Collection Kaneshiro in Rumor Mill for AG Abercrombie's budget director to be named CFO of UH Why Did Carbone Quit? People driven by misinformation are endangering local farming Kauai GMO/Pesticide Fact-Finding Group to Convene HCDA Pushes Homeless Micro Apartments for Waikiki Read More..

Saturday, November 29, 2014 November 29, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 3512 Views Early Release: "Pflueger’s old-boy manipulation of the justice system stinks like corruption and smells like big money.” Caldwell appoints Roy Amemiya to be Managing Director, effective January Inauguration Set for Monday at Capitol Independent organization wants schools to have more power, not the DOE Ige Will Have Power to Reverse Abercrombie Operatives' IT Job Grab Abercrombie Admin Finally Admits Big Wind is Dead AG Louie's Final Act:  Pflueger released from prison months ahead of schedule Maui Anti-GMO Leader: Initiative Would Have No Impact on OUR Community  Anti-Aquarium Obsessives Try Hawaii County Council Barrons: Will Legislators Protect HEI Profits? Honolulu Police Chief Begins Second Term Stipends for UH athletes could cost nearly $1M a year New King Street cycling lane: Pain, Confusion, Danger Read More..

Friday, November 28, 2014 November 28, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:01 PM :: 3360 Views Dawn Ige Addresses Education Conference Hawaii Health Connector Seeks out Immigrants: Need 130,000 Just to Break Even Bad Bureaucracy the Norm?  Convergence of Government Blunders Ige's challenges include uniting feuding Democrats Feds Investigate Fraud at Hawaii Public Housing Ex-OHA Trustee Backs Fake Indian Tribe Price of Schatz' Carbon Tax? $311M per Year for Hawaii Read More..

Thursday, November 27, 2014 November 27, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 4550 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom Judge Kurren Strikes Down Hawaii County Anti-GMO Ordinance Jealousy? Envy? -- Carbone Statement Fact Checked by I Mua Manoa Bridge Aina Lea: Supreme Court Smacks Down LUC October Visitors Up 3%, Expenditures up 3.3% Leahi Hospital to Close? Vendors Threaten Cut-off over Unpaid Bills 11 fired as 4 Abercrombie appointees hired in IT Felony Theft suspect Hired as Office Manager by Rep Ken Ito Thanksgiving: Three More Prisoners Escape, Earlier Escapee Recaptured UH's two manned subs may be left on dry land for lack of funds Anti-GMO Groups 'Just Milking it' Hawaii Council seeks to reform Jones Act Honolulu Planning Commission to Consider Hoopili Development Prescription for Disaster: Painkiller use in Hawaii increases State Park Shutdown Clobbers Non-Profit Judge sides with Hawaii County against former councilman Read More..

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 6110 Views Judge Kurren Strikes Down Hawaii County Anti-GMO Ordinance Pat Saiki: Hawaii Republicans must have dialogue – not debate – with voters Fact: Bartender Wins Most Votes in OHA Election Hawaii Taxes on Poverty-Level Income 2nd Highest in USA Carbone: Opponents Motivated by Jealousy and Envy HCDA Issues RFP for Kakaako Micro Units Kauai Dairy Farm Receives Approval Feds Pay SolarCity to Analyze HECO Distributed Generation Colette Machado Resigns as OHA Chair Another Homosexual Leader Busted for Homosexual Child Molestation Abercrombie Office Employee Allegedly Steals then goes to Work for Ken Ito Hawaii's state hospitals in throes of financial crisis Hawaii Makes List of Top Medical Layoffs -- Twice Good Reasons to Support Sit-Lie Hawaii's Path to Becoming Detroit Will Ige's AG Drop Appeal of Financial Disclosure Order? There’s Big Money in Offering Discounted or Free Cellular Phone Service in Hawaii 3 Lessons Hawaii Learned from Gamifying Government Caldwell Dumps Ember Shinn for Roy Ame­miya Jr Kaneshiro handled domestic abuse case properly HCDA Approves 3 Projects, Gives Director 5% Raise Attorney General Investigators raid Kalihi Charter School--$12,000 in Acupuncture Expenses Charter School Board Members Quit over Lies Students should be UH priority UH biolab accused of lax security Danger in the tunnels? Many freeway tunnel fans not working Builder Loses 86% of Business due to city’s permit application process HECO gaining ground on plan to integrate thousands of rooftop solar systems DoH Modifies Cesspool Conversion Proposal Hawaii Home Prices Rising Faster than 48 States Organic Elite Turkeys Dopers Want Dope for 'Insomnia, Attention Deficit Disorder' Read More..

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 November 25, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 4393 Views University of Hawaii won’t talk about sex education program Tommy Waters Sues for Recount in East Oahu Council Race Tommy Waters' Old Boy Network up to No Good Again Hawaii, Alaska Only States to add No Ultra-Rich for 2013 Matson Hikes Rates 5.4% East Hawaii health services could face ‘catastrophic cuts’ Thanks to Abercrombie's HGEA, UPW Contracts Star-Adv: DLNR Choice to Keep Child Porn Convict "normalizes his illegal behavior" Ige's leadership style about to be tested in new setting Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor Suspended in Negligent Homicide Case Hawaii Needs To Stop ‘Scam Artist’ Prison Guards DoE Spends $1 million on time clocks, Union Doesn't Want Them Living Hawaii: Where the Rent Is Too Damn High Homeless Dude Leaves Shelter, Plants His Family in front of Blaisdell to get Free Housing Reforming the Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission Oahu Solar Permits Down 58% Cancer Center Seeking New Director New Kauai County Attorney Recognized Flaws in Anti-GMO Initiative Read More..

Monday, November 24, 2014 November 24, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 3506 Views Report: Hawaii Scores ‘D’ on Sex Trafficking Laws Hawaii Is the State with the 8th Most Frugal Consumers Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 24, 2014 Ige Wants to Name Cabinet by December 1--One Week from Today Jockeying for 2016 or AG? Kaneshiro Unloads on Carlisle Leadership of PUC in ‘holdover position’ Abercrombie: "Have you talked to the Chinese About Money?" Abercrombie Got Biggest Raise of Any Governor Lame Duck Anti-GMO Kauai Council Gift to Omidyar Development Scheme UH Officials worry serious NCAA violations to come Aloha Stadium design flaw undetected for 35 years City gets 'F' for rail project State to Force Micronesians on to Obamacare Exchange Complaints About Homeless Flood Mayor's Office Suicide Squad is Back, Looking for People to Kill Off Volcano Staunches Flow of Punatics into Hawaii Read More..

Sunday, November 23, 2014 November 23, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 4121 Views Progressivism Becomes Convenient Vehicle for Tycoons Who’s the Boss, Anyway? Alfalfa Farmers Sue to Overturn GMO Ban Could Congress finally end the GMO labeling war? Caldwell Makes the Disabled Pay Starting Jan 1 Hawaii Landmark Land Use Litigation for 2014 Supreme Court Blocks Friends of Makakilo Appeal vs DR Horton Dumbfounded, Shouting Abercrombie--Failure to Lead Abercrombie Rationalizes 'Epic Failure' of his Administration 'Buff and Turf' Flies Mainland Homeless to Hawaii Think tank wants principals and teachers to be in charge Health Connector Boss Apologizes, Urges Consumers to Skip the Website Caldwell: With TOD, we can keep the Peasants from Owning Cars, Homes Star-Adv: State Should Favor Foster Care over Return to Abusive Families Biggest Event in Aloha Stadium History an Ariyoshi Rally Luxury Realtor, Mainland Activists Seek Intervention in Maui Anti-GMO Suit Small Business Defends itself against Anti-Styrofoam hysteria On balance, Army in Hawaii is a positive Read More..

Saturday, November 22, 2014 November 22, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 3662 Views UH: Pono Choices Secretly Part of "Human Subject Research" Leaving Trail of Destruction, Carbone Suddenly Quits UH Cancer Center Hawaii political action committee under fire for non-disclosure UH Report: 14,282 Homeless in Hawaii Omidyar 'Assumes Ownership' of Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning Aiona: Campaign Was a Victory for Religious Freedom LNG Simplest Solution to Hawaii's CO2 Emissions So Few Customers that Hawaii Health Connector CEO Can Call Them Personally Thanksgiving? Honolulu, Hilo Groceries 160% of Average Price--Highest in USA Judge Throws Police Chief’s Wife off Gambling Case Michigan Lesbian Sues For Gay Marriage, Moves to Hawaii, Hired as Teacher Hired Days Ago, SPED Teacher Will be paid for Months While on Trial for Child Molestation Public workers convicted of felonies still receive pension 148 Graduates from Kauai Drug Court Transit Oriented Development Designed to Force Families to Dump Cars so Developers Can Profit Defense Cuts: Will Republicans Do the Work that Hawaii's Useless Congressional Delegation Cannot? Lava Flow Costs County $14.5M Read More..

Friday, November 21, 2014 November 21, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 4334 Views Feds Cut Maui Co Hospital Funding, Reclassify Kula, Lanai and Molokai as 'Urban' CATO: Abercrombie Boosted Spending $900M Should Hawaii Create Statewide police training and standards board? Unexpected Common Ground: Grassroot Institute and the Sovereignty Movement $1 Billion Deferred Maintenance on HHSC Hospitals How you can get involved in helping to improve public school system Kaneshiro Can't Escape Blame for Lost Felony Cases Here’s why Hawaii’s anti-GMO laws matter Even from Grave, Inouye Fingers in Many Pies Duckworth-Pelosi Fight Mirrored in Takai vs Gabbard Sierra Club violated Hawaii campaign spending law supporting LoPresti With Atheists Gone, Honolulu Begins to Celebrate Christmas Open Records?  $47,000 to get HPD Files on Cachola Desperate to Keep Homeless People Homeless, Usual Suspects Rally Against Sit-Lie Bill UH Launches Latest Tech Accelerator Lame Duck Kauai Council Votes to Impose GMO Tax on Ag Lands Navy: Anti-Sonar Hype has no Scientific basis Eco-Lawyers Sue to Gut Samoa, Guam, NMI Tuna Quota Honolulu Council Bill 65 Sets Parking Fees for Car Sharing Providers Hawaii Skinniest State Hawaii DLNR Employee Heading Back to Work as "Education Coordinator" after Serving Time for Gay Kiddie Porn Hawaii Tranny Arrested for Stalking Read More..

Thursday, November 20, 2014 November 20, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 5428 Views Report: Hawaii’s $30B unfunded retirement liabilities part of national trend Inequality: Hawaii the only Blue State Among America's Most Equal HONOLULU Ranks 12th for Successful Aging Report: Hawaii DoE 'Ahead of the Curve' on Data Governance Lack of Vegans Makes Hawaii Best State for Thanksgiving Hawaii: Buy Obamacare, Pay for Abortion Under secretary of the Army visits Hawaii U.S. not prepared for a major volcanic eruption, panel says UH Protest: Grad Students Win Jobs Back, Push for Budget Transparency HART: Rail Contractor Buys Company Which Oversees it--Grabauskas OK With That Wife of Police Chief Refuses to Show in Court--Was Lead prosecutor in Gambling Case Schatz Pushes $2 Trillion Carbon Tax to Fund Corporate Welfare Legacy? Abercrombie Gave Hawaii a Gay Marriage 2,200 Homeless Move to Hawaii from Mainland Obama to Legalize 35,000 Illegals in Hawaii OHA Trustee: Aha Will Create Indian Tribe Hawaii Attorney General to Appeal Financial Disclosure Ruling Criminal? Commission to send PRP complaints to prosecutor Lame Duck Anti-GMO Kauai Council Boosts Developers, Taxes Farmers Oregon alfalfa farmers Sue to Overturn county GMO ban State Amends Cesspool Rules Will Estate Taxes Chase Retirees out of Hawaii? HECO Socks Low Income Customers With Giant Deposits DoH Leaves Kaiser out of Medicaid Options China Developing New Ways to Nuke Hawaii DoH Shrink Vacations While Prisoner Languishes Soft on Crime: 30 Convictions 20 Years Gets 5 year sentence Federal Water Grab Could Affect Kona Judiciary Complex Read More..

Wednesday, November 19, 2014 November 19, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:44 PM :: 5420 Views Institute for Astronomy Discovers Black Money Hole in Kakaako It's Official: OHA Trustees are Lawbreakers Hawaii Unfunded Liabilities Could Become a "Broken Promise" Laborers Union: Schatz, Hirono, Hanabusa, Gabbard are Cowards Pandering to Eco Nut Billionaires Judicial Selection: Constitutional Amendment Icing on the Transparency Cake Video: Kelii Akina Interviews Senator Sam Slom U.S. Air Force Colonel joins DOE leadership team Victory: All Hawaii Veterans Can Now Use VA Benefits at Non-VA Facilities Jockeying for Attorney General?   Kaneshiro Blames Carlisle for losing track of at least 15 sex assault cases Attorneys: Kaneshiro Organized Gambling Raids in Retaliation for Lawsuit  Abercrombie Urges Ige to Keep William Aila at DLNR Inouye, Matsunaga, Hee: Ex-Politician Minions Find Cush Jobs at UH Brickwood Galuteria is Odd Man Out Commissioners take up Cayetano's Campaign Spending Complaint DoE Claims Background check wasn't completed for Hawaii teacher accused of sex crimes Foster Parents Biggest Failure of CPS Even San Francisco Rejects Abercrombie's Soda Tax Hawaii's Largest Wind Developer--Take The Money and Run Gays Desperate to Cover Up Lack of Hawaii Gay Marriage Business How to Grow Sweet Corn on Maui and End Up in Jail Kauai Council Loans for Anti-GMO Activists to Convert Cesspools? Hawaii Co Council Postpones Effort to Override State Law on Aquarium Collectors Punatic Returns from Native Texas to Help Convicted Felon Pretend to be King of Hawaii Traffic: Is Rail the Best we can do? Riders vent frustrations over Handi-Van delays Read More..

Tuesday, November 18, 2014 November 18, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 4566 Views UH Manoa Budget Protest Continues Overnight Ige Names Fuchigami to Head DoT, Extends Application Deadline State Retirement Funds Play Tricks on Retirees, Taxpayers Lawyers Investigate Sale of Horizon Lines, Class Action Suit Possible Hawaii's Largest Wind Farm Developer Sold for $2.4B Conference: Change DoE into School-Centered System A Year Later, Hawaii Health Connector Website Still Doesn't Work Abercrombie leaves Ige with union contracts to pay $200M Loss--State pension fund declines 1.1 percent Japan’s recession signals contraction of Hawaii tourism--Down 4.5% This Month Military Cuts Could Remove 5% of Oahu Population Maui News: Obama Should Stop Apologizing to Muslims Up 22 Points, Hawaii a Top State for Hispanic Students Electricity cheaper thanks to lower fuel costs Health department director appointed CEO of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Partnership Works for Queen's West Oahu Medical Will Caldwell's Affordable Housing Mandate Work? Antitrust fine and Jones Act help spell the end for debt-ridden Horizon UH grad students protest ‘poor oversight’ amid budget issues, TA cuts Council Calls Prosecutor on Carpet After Investigation is Forgotten State's CPS efforts yield 'miracles,' judge asserts Judiciary to Profit From Demolishing Juvenile Detention Facility, Building Condos Another Alleged Homosexual Child Molester Busted in Honolulu Alleged Arizona Molester-Teacher Gets Job in Hawaii, Then Gets Arrested Falsified timecard scheme busted at TheBus Reports reveal broader ticket problems at Arizona Memorial CGL Natural gas technology could save Hawaii billions over LNG Maui: Tourism Industry Behind Anti-GMO Movement 75% of Pesticide Licenses are Non-Agricultural Anti-GMO Councilmember Attacks Aquarium Collectors Animal Welfare Calls Not Handled After Humane Society Contract Cut Read More..

Monday, November 17, 2014 November 17, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 3903 Views Abercrombie's HCDA to Vote on Last Minute Development Deals Punahou Thanks David Ige for His Financial Contributions HHSC Not Alone: US Rural Hospitals in Critical Condition Hospital Crisis: How to Use Union Work Rules for Fun and Profit DLNR vs Hawaii County: In Whose Interest? National Report Shows Hawaii 6th Lowest Child Homelessness Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 17, 2014 Lingle-Era Reform Leads to 50% Fewer Child Abuse Cases After Putting Ige in Office, HSTA Demands End to Evaluations Uselessness of Hawaii's All-Democrat Congressional Delegation Rail Taxes are a Gift from Generations Five Issues to Track in State Government Kauai Anti-GMO Activists Block Affordable Housing Project DoAg Pesticide Inspectors Still Backlogged Horizon Lines sale speaks of increased shipping competition, but impact on local businesses still foggy EV Drivers Like Free Electricity, Want Somebody to Buy Them More Charging Stations Huff Po: Tranny Annoyed with Petulant 'Husband' High Cost of Living? Duke Aiona Speaks from Experience Read More..

Sunday, November 16, 2014 November 16, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 3812 Views The 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index Hawaii Obamacare Exchange Enrolls Only 40 on First Day Gay Marriage: Har Wins, Abercrombie, Hee Lose  Why Republicans Lose Even When Democrats are Losers High Cost of Living Pushes Military out of Hawaii In Harm's Way: Hawaii's Abused Children at Risk FACE, PRP, Developers See Taxpayer Money in Low-Income Rentals Free Arizona Memorial Tickets Sold by Managers Big Island Veterans Court Launches Hawaii County Water Board Unanimous in Opposition to Federal Water Grab Read More..

Saturday, November 15, 2014 November 15, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 3966 Views Temporary Injunction: Judge Blocks Enforcement of Maui Anti-GMO Law Army completes EIS for possible Hawaii force reductions Manoa Graduate Students Spur Campus-Wide Protest City to host free TOD symposium Saturday, November 22 As the Nation Turns, Hawaii is Still Driven Wahiawa celebrates veterans during 68th annual parade Obama Administration, Kiribati Cut off More Ocean Fisheries Meetings to Discuss Changes to the State’s Land Use System Hawaii Obamacare Exchange Projects $20M Deficit Is Anti-GMO, Anti-Superferry Fanaticism Hawaii's Future? Mayor wants to sign expansion of sit-lie law Why did it take 17 years for the Peter Boy Kema case to move forward? UH teaching assistant positions may be cut Hawaii 2nd Most expensive housing market, but only Because Most Expensive Areas lack Listings Election chief absolved in Puna primary Morita Under Attack for Rejecting $250M AKP Biofuel Ripoff? KIUC to Spend $1000/head to Store Erratic Solar Energy Restructuring Nepotistic charter school offers lesson Hawaii VA Misplaces Veterans Personal Information Black Sand and Navy Blue Jones: All GOP needs to do is Celebrate Gay Marriage and they will suddenly be winners Read More..

Friday, November 14, 2014 November 14, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 4566 Views Maui Farm Bureau, Seed Growers File Suit to Overturn Maui GMO Ban Federal Recognition for Hawaiians? A Peek at BIA’s Suffocating Bureaucracy Courageous Hawaii Won Local Control of Public Lands With Statehood Hawaii Ranks Third in Nationwide Access to Justice Study China-U.S. “Climate” Accord State: OHA Broke Sunshine Law to Rescind Kerry Letter Council OKs expanding sit-lie ban outside of Waikiki Homeless Dude Rotates between LA, SF and Hawaii Brother of Peter Boy Kema reacts to new leads in the murder case Upheaval at Hawaii drug-busting agency could prove costly B&Bs could be paying more in property taxes GMOs: Face of a Demagogue Farmers Will Seek Dismissal of Suit by GMO Activists HCDA Tries to Slip New Wedding Complex in to Kakaako New Legislature Brings Hope for Police Reform Lawsuit alleges overly aggressive security officers at airport Electrical failure at Hawaii prison still not fixed after a month Read More..

Thursday, November 13, 2014 November 13, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 4706 Views House Announces Committee Chairs, Leadership 9th Circuit Rejects Gun Control Group Intervention in Hawaii Concealed Carry Case Sen Sam Slom to Retire as President of Smart Business Hawaii Hawaii a Low-Debt State for Students HHSC Hospitals: Marry Us or Divorce Us Will Supreme Court Mandate $25M /year for DHHL? Court: State Must Release Financial Disclosures for Boards GMOs: The Debate Moves to Court Where ‘Facts Cannot Be Faked’ Seeking local ruling, Maui anti-GMO group files suit Will Rep Clift Tsuji Save Agriculture from Anti-GMO Punatic Sen Ruderman? Gary Hooser forced to Quit Abercrombie Admin After being Caught Attending Law School on State Time House Republicans Divided 4-4? Governor's Salary to Hit $158K Aiona campaign wraps up its business early Gay Wedding Impact for Hawaii? $26.6M not $217M Sit Lie ban expansion vote delayed until Friday More Details on How Refusal to Force Homeless to Accept Shelter Kills City Gives $16,400 to Occupy to Make them Go Away HSTA Nagasako Ousted over Bungled PAC Spending? New Hawaii Co Prosecutor Mitch Roth Re-opens Peter Boy Investigation Abercrombie pardons fewer criminals than predecessors MCCC ex-guard indicted for sexual assault on the run? Water Commission: Meetings not subject to Sunshine law Pasha Will Refurbish Horizon's Ships Chevron Hawaii to receive bids from prospective buyers this month Read More..

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 November 12, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:32 PM :: 4826 Views Will Ige Give Robin Danner Control of Hawaiian Homelands? Teachers Unions Oppose Teacher Accountability Standards in Common Core 331 Hawaii Medal of Honor Recipients Remembered from Deck of Battleship Missouri Veterans to Receive In-State Tuition at UH Forbes: Hawaii Ranks 45th for Business, Careers What does Horizon Line’s demise mean? Horizon Sells Hawaii Operations to Pasha Lines, Alaska to Matson Election Results: NFIB expects increased focus on small-business issues Study: Hawaii Best at Combating Lung Cancer Army realignment would have staggering economic impact on Hawaii 400 Homeless Dead Because they were not forced into Shelter Soft on Homelessness Policy Allows Woman to Drink Herself to Death on Streets of Waikiki Honolulu could expand sit-lie ban beyond Waikiki Federal probe of Hawaii public housing tenants targets fraud Report: Half of poor keiki under 8 in Hawaii lack a mom or dad with a full-time job Voters Didn’t Show Up Because the Election Was Boring Aiona-Ahu Worship Service Nov 20 Carlisle: Start thinking about challenging Keith Kaneshiro for the Prosecuting Attorney Health Connector Still Expects Exchange to Fail, Hires Humans Instead Ige: Hope for HSTA Control of DoE Finmeccanica until Nov 17 offers Ansaldo for Sale Matson:  Horizon Lines' Alaska operations will add $330M annual revenue Maui Council 'Coup' Sets Stage for Rancorous Years MCCC female inmate alleges sex assault by facility guard Open Secret: Hollywood Homosexual Child Molesters GMO Vote Paves Way for Utopia Read More..

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 November 11, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:12 PM :: 4509 Views Big Island Launches Veterans Treatment Court Honolulu Grants in Aid Deadline December 12 Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Senate The Eminent Domain Angle In "Net Neutrality" Abercrombie to Peddle Influence from Omidyar Operative's Condo Hawaii GOP might want to reread Lingle's playbook Maui Hospital Execs Call for Support of Public Private Partnership Veterans Day Brings Reform to VA State OKs Health Insurance Premium Hikes for Old People Housing First Delayed by Red Tape $3.5 million deficit projected for UH Athletics Department State sues Hawaii County over aerial hunting Dope Pusher Cries after Feds take Drug Money 4 years for ex-Halawa guard for meth smuggling Officers Pretend to Take Bribes, Bust Gambling Ring Rats, Roaches are Grade A Read More..

Monday, November 10, 2014 November 10, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:22 PM :: 3613 Views “If you’re answering to Omidyar you’re really not independent.” Hawaii Supreme Court to hear same sex marriage case A Completely Typical and Average Anti-GMO Activist Explains Why They Won on Maui NRA President Speaks in Hawaii Un-Taxis? Saddled With Useless Congressional Delegation, Petition Campaign only hope to Save Oahu Troops  Maui News: Hard to See Where Republicans Go From Here NRA president pledges return of values at event HCDA Votes Nov 25 on New Kakaako Affordability Rules Hawaii Needs to Elect Judges 93% of Money Given to Homeless goes for Drugs, Alcohol Abercrombie & Levinson Gay Marriage Hawaii to Auction $1B of Bonds this Week Failed Rep Kaniela Ing Delivers No Funding for Kihei HS but Fakes it Until After Election Read More..

Sunday, November 9, 2014 November 9, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:46 PM :: 4013 Views UHERO: LNG Could Save Hawaii Ratepayers $800M/Year Legacy Land Commission Seeks New Members Ige Special Interest Roadmap Ige on BoE, Kauai Dairy, GMOs, Kakaako Affable Ige must now show he can firmly take the lead Star-Adv: Don't abandon linking tests to teacher pay HHSC: Private Partnerships key to Erasing Budget Deficit Nurses Flee Hawaii A Newly Arrived Republican Voter Reacts to Hawaii Election Results Veterans Day Hawaii VA Director Celebrates Veterans Day by Lying Again Apo: I am an American — I am a Hawaiian  Cost of Living Drives Poverty in Hawaii Military Budget Siphoned off by Green Energy Scammers in Hawaii FOIA reveals Hawaii is the only state not receiving military gear from the feds Read More..

Saturday, November 8, 2014 November 8, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:51 PM :: 3587 Views Ige Administration Accepting Job Applications Hawaii Clinton Operative Tied to $500M Emerald Fraud Veterans Day Parade Hilo, Sat. Nov 8 Kona Planned Parenthood Abortion Facility Loses Lease, Must Close Waipahu Rail Development -- Zoning Meeting Aegis Combat System Goes Two For Two In Latest Flight Tests off Kauai Operating Loss? How Hawaii Corporate Income Taxes Compare After Defeating Preschool Amendment, HSTA Wants Public Preschools 50MW Power source and cost for rail transit still unresolved COFA Deal Forces Micronesians onto Obamacare Exchange City May Scrap Plan for Sand Island Homeless Camp ORI off HUD's Hook, Caldwell Ordered to Spend $2.9M on Stuff the City Was Paying for Anyway Mufi to Take Over HTA? Honolulu VA Pretends to Cut Wait Times Nepotistic Charter School has More Money Trouble Honolulu police officer indicted for third-degree sex assault Measuring Voter Turnout in Hawaii Read More..

Friday, November 7, 2014 November 7, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:49 PM :: 4954 Views Transition: Ige Chooses McCartney, Hiraoka David Ige’s Action Plan: “Engineering Hawaii’s Future” Decreases in Federal Funding Require New Path for Hawaii's Policy Makers DHS Temporary Rules Maintain COFA Benefits Moody's: Warnings of a utility "death spiral" premature Curing Medicare in the new Congress  Group: University of Hawaii fiscal woes hurting students, faculty Governor-elect pledges not to raise taxes (again) Raise Barrel Tax? Red Hill Leaks are Latest Excuse Overtime abuse allows some public employees to double, triple their salaries Hawaii Payroll on 40-Year Old Computer 4 Horsemen: Ige Conspires With Abercrombie, Cayetano, Waihee, Ariyoshi Ige Elected by 13% of Hawaii Residents Attacks on Aiona Funded by K-Street Lobbyists Souki Reelected House Speaker 82% Vote Against Abercrombie's Judicial Secrecy UH Bars Newly Elected Lawmaker from Teaching Music UH Hires Deadbeat Dad to Coach Men's Basketball Team GMOs: Precinct by Precinct Breakdown Maps Eco-Religion Maui: Anti-GMO Idiots Assign Enforcement to Sanitation Department Kenoi Claims He Won't Run for Higher Office as Inouye Gang Beefs Up Staff New York Magazine digs into Hawaii media owner Pierre Omidyar, Civil Beat digs on buying nice things Mounting legal trouble for Hu Honua bioenergy facility Lawyers Find Loophole in city laws concerning One Waikiki bench UH Perfesser, PBS Aroused by Waianae Teenage Tranny Another Escape Sanctions Possible for Loss of Hawaii prison gang binder Water Commission accused of violating Sunshine Law Read More..

Thursday, November 6, 2014 November 6, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 5596 Views Kim Announces Senate Leadership Team and Committee Chairs Hell Bent--One Man's Crusade to Crush the Hawaiian Mob Farmers Heading to Court to Overturn 'Flawed' Maui Anti-GMO Ordinance Keli'i Akina: Anatomy of an OHA Campaign Hawaii Premature Birth Report Card -- 'C' Abortion Ads Unanswered: "Error of Major Proportions" by Aiona Observers point to the state's one-party politics as a cause for record low turnout Milner: Conservative groups are today’s most successful populist organizers Ige Has No Plan--26 Days to Appoint New Administration Usual Crooks, Cronies Donate to Ige Where does Ige stand on Hawaii's energy issues? Hawaii One of Only Three States With Dem Governor and Delegation Hawaii Loses $12.3B in Federal Funding, More Losses to Come Star-Adv: Maui GMO vote Should Not Stampede Elected Officials into Labeling GMOs Molokai, Lanai Voters Reject GMO Ban nearly 2-1 Kauai: Anti-GMO Holdovers Block Repeal of 960 Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor is Co-Producer of Giant Drug Induced Rave Party Support reforms to cut administrative burdens on doctors Teacher: Ige Should Appoint Teachers to BoE Report: Provide Cheaper Housing, More Rental Units in Kakaako HCDA Considers Changes to Affordable Housing Rules After Ige Wins, UH Decides to Burn $5.2M on Inouye Center Read More..

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