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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
New Aiona-Finnegan ad: “Real solutions, not rhetoric”
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 6466 Views :: Energy, Environment

“Hawai‘i's working families and small businesses already suffer from one of the highest overall tax rates in the nation,” said Lynn Finnegan. “Duke and I oppose tax increases, and we'll encourage a business-friendly environment.”

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Aiona vs Abercrombie on the Economy: Plan vs platitudes?
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 7125 Views :: Energy, Environment

"We want to focus this campaign on the critical issues facing our working families and small businesses, and nothing is more critical right now than creating job opportunities," said Duke Aiona. "There's nothing in our opponents' plan that will create private sector jobs immediately, which will be a top priority for an Aiona-Finnegan Administration."

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Caldwell Outlaws Fireworks
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 452 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business

... Caldwell today signed into law Bill 34, which amends the City Fire Code to prohibit the possession, sale and use of consumer fireworks ....

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
UPDATE: Hawaii Christian Coalition compares candidates for General Election
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 10974 Views :: Energy, Environment

Hawaii Christian Coalition candidate comparisons for Hawaii Legislative races.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
GOP: Some of the actors in National Dems 'independent' campaign advert are actually union bosses
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 9912 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

"National Democrats have already blown over $530,000 in this race in a desperate attempt to mislead Hawaii voters and distract them from examining Colleen Hanabusa's record. Every dollar spent has been to distort Congressman Djou's record while no dollar was spent promoting anything positive about their "second favorite" candidate."

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Hanabusa's Stimulus Support Could Cost her an Election
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 10372 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Washington- Democrat Congressman Chet Edwards (D-TX) recently admitted that his vote for his party’s failed trillion-dollar stimulus may cost him an election. His startling admission should have Democrat candidates like Colleen Hanabusa – who also supported the legislation – worried that they too will share the same fate.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Duke Gets Flu Shot: “Comments misconstrued by media”
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 2:02 AM :: 7457 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment

"My comments about flu vaccine have been taken out of context and misconstrued by members of the media as well as supporters of my opponent's campaign.

“I've talked with many health care professionals and reviewed the benefits and risks of flu vaccinations. I just got my flu shot."

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Monday, October 4, 2010
In major interview published today, Inouye ignores Abercrombie
By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 PM :: 10053 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

With the Gubernatorial race coming down to the wire, the Washington Post has just published a six page interview with Senator Dan Inouye in which he says absolutely nothing about Neil Abercrombie’s campaign.  Abercrombie beat Inouye’s favored candidate Mufi Hannemann in the September 18th Democratic Primary.  Is Inouye repeating the same strategy which places personal loyalty above party loyalty and was so helpful to the election of Republican Charles Djou in the May Special Election?

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Monday, October 4, 2010
Aiona Finnegan announce affordable housing plan (Full Text)
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 5993 Views :: Republican Party, Cost of Living

He will pursue public-private partnerships to reconstruct, upgrade and manage public housing. An Aiona-Finnegan Administration will also extend to public housing residents the successful Homeownership Assistance Program launched by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, which helps renters become successful homeowners.

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Monday, October 4, 2010
Live in one place, represent another
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 9277 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

As thousands of voters in Hawaii's First Congressional District are readying themselves to cast votes in the General Election, one of the main candidates will be unable to cast a vote for herself. Voters should ask, why is Colleen Hanabusa running for a Congressional seat that represents an area she doesn't live in?

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Monday, October 4, 2010
The Obama Experts vs. the Rule of Law
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:46 AM :: 5461 Views :: National News, Ethics

Last week President Barack Obama's most recently minted czar, Special Advisor to the President for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Elizabeth Warren, spoke to 400 bankers at the swanky Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC. Her message, according to The Washington Post: "Behave, play nice, and we'll get along just fine." Specifically, Warren promised to take a more "principles-based approach" to regulation, rather than clearly articulating "thou shalt not" rules that banks could rely on.

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Monday, October 4, 2010
Today is last day to register to vote
By Selected News Articles @ 12:11 AM :: 6869 Views :: Energy, Environment

The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is Monday, October 4. 

Your voter registration application must be received by the City or County Clerk where you reside no later than 4:30 pm on Monday, Oct. 4.

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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Kauai Mayor Carvalho refuses to endorse Abercrombie
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 PM :: 9756 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment

Asked if he would endorse any gubernatorial candidate now that Hannemann is out of the race, Carvalho said, “As for further endorsements, I’m not prepared to do so at this time but may at a later date.”

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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Photo essay: Aug 28 Glenn Beck Rally vs Oct 2 Democratic Socialist rally
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 PM :: 11539 Views :: National News, Ethics

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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Hanabusa -- "I can tell you right now, in government I don't think there's waste, per se.” (VIDEO)
By Video @ 1:57 PM :: 10499 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

[Colleen Hanabusa]  "I can tell you right now, in government I don't think there's waste, per se.”

[Charles Djou] "You know that's not true. Our government is wasting billions of dollars. We may be the first generation in American history to leave the next worse off.

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Saturday, October 2, 2010
VIDEO: New Aiona/Finnegan ad features Duke’s VW Bus
By Video @ 5:50 PM :: 5954 Views :: Energy, Environment

HONOLULU - Duke Aiona and Lynn Finnegan today launched the second in a series of videos they are sharing online to discuss real solutions for all of Hawai‘i. The second spot, "Fuel," focuses on small businesses, which fuel Hawai‘i's economy.

The 30-second web video consists of time-lapse driving sequences, seeing the islands through Duke Aiona's perspective as we hear his thoughts.

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Saturday, October 2, 2010
VIDEO: Abercrombie wins Fah-bulous endorsement from Waikiki’s hungry “SistahFace”
By Video @ 5:28 PM :: 7782 Views :: Family, Politicians

 Warning.  This video contains adult material.

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Saturday, October 2, 2010
AFL-CIO’s false attack takes aim at Djou’s ethnicity
By Andrew Walden @ 12:59 PM :: 11484 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

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Saturday, October 2, 2010
OHA driving Hawaiians out of Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 8:02 AM :: 24010 Views :: OHA

OHA’s entire “30 year battle” has been to place the worst elements of a natural-resource dependent economy under the control of a tribal government and mix in the kind of dependency-creating social programs which have done so much damage in America’s inner cities. The common factor: each of these elements of OHA’s scheme have proven to entrench corrupt political officials in power.

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Friday, October 1, 2010
Djou: New Fiscal Year, Same Fiscal Irresponsibility (IBD editorial)
By Rep Charles Djou @ 10:04 PM :: 10187 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

“Today marks the start of a new Federal fiscal year.  Congress just closed one of the most fiscally irresponsible sessions in modern American history, spending an inordinate amount of money, running an unprecedented budget deficit—without turning the economy around."

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Friday, October 1, 2010
Inouye says Abercrombie proposal would "shut local businesses" out of work
By News Release @ 9:49 PM :: 7923 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Abercrombie attempted to drive up the cost of an important work project on Guam that is expected to create 15,000 jobs by forcing them to pay exorbitant wages, making the project unaffordable.  Even Senator Inouye came out against Abercrombie’s proposal saying it would “shut local businesses” out of work.

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Friday, October 1, 2010
Hawaii Taxpayers On the Hook for $9 Billion--and Not for Rail
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 PM :: 9549 Views :: Energy, Environment

Unwise financial planning, flawed incentives, and failed investments have left the pension fund far short of the resources it will need for long term operation. The Hawaii ERS is woefully underfunded by any standard.  The state government is obligated to pay its employees the benefits it has promised. But a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research predicts that Hawaii’s pension system will run out of funds in 2020....

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Friday, October 1, 2010
Midweek: Abercrombie voted alone against anti-terrorism measures, against support for Israel
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 AM :: 11646 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

No surprise that since 1991 Abercrombie has voted with the Democratic Party 92 percent of the time, and in the last Congress 98.5 percent.... But which legislation did he vote “Nay” on when his own Democratic Party (and Republicans) voted “Yea”?

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Friday, October 1, 2010
Is the Obama DOJ Committed to Race Neutral Law Enforcement?
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:38 AM :: 5596 Views :: National News, Ethics

...former American Civil Liberties Union attorney Christopher Coates, testified before the Commission. He not only confirmed that Fernandes ordered DOJ attorneys only to enforce "traditional types of [voter intimidation] cases that would provide political equality for racial and minority language voters" but also informed DOJ attorneys that it was the policy of the Obama administration not to enforce anti-voter fraud laws since Obama "was not interested in that type of issue, but instead interested in issues that pertained to voter access."

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Friday, October 1, 2010
UPDATE: Rep Jessica Wooley tied to lic # NDU-549 sought in Hauula campaign sign thefts
By News Release @ 10:19 AM :: 10565 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

There was one disappointing occurrence last night, however.  One of my supporters, while setting up for the event, saw a white van with the license plate NDU-549 stop across the street from Hau'ula Elementary while a passenger jumped out and stole a few of my signs.  A police report has been filed so any information you may have will be helpful to the HPD.

I have had nearly $1,000 worth of signs stolen so far.

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Friday, October 1, 2010
Aiona: Tourism recovery reflects hard work and cooperative efforts
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 10377 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

“The fact that travelers are choosing Hawai‘i for their vacation is a reflection of the hard work and cooperative efforts between this Administration, private sector businesses and the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.  The tourism outreach that has been undertaken by this Administration includes working with the airlines to increase airlift into our state and continued infrastructure improvements at our airports through the airports modernization plan."

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Friday, October 1, 2010
Haha’ione Forum to discuss move to appointed Board of Education
By News Release @ 2:00 AM :: 7339 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

  • WHAT: Future of the Board of Education Townhall Forum
  • WHERE: Haha‘ione Elementary School Cafeteria
  • WHEN: Tuesday, October 5 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 
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