Entries for November 2013

Southland Contracting, Inc. and Mole Construction, Inc. (Southland Mole JV) and local construction management firm Bowers + Kubota....

...over the past three fiscal years, the program has paid out $28 million more in handling fees than it has collected in container fees....

The full House will vote on Second Reading Wednesday November 6, 2013 at 10AM.  Third reading is expected on Friday November 8, 2013....

Tonight at 6:00 p.m. the full House has scheduled a 2nd reading on the bill....

The last update given to reporters was October 18 when the Hawaii Health Connector reported only 440 applications had been completed online....

Molokai Ranch, CEO, Clay Rumboa accompanied by Ranch Staff and the Ranch’s new developer, Princeton Energy Group based in San Francisco, California,  presented ....

In response to the wave of insurance cancellations hitting millions of Americans, and the admission by some on the left that President Obama’s “if you like your plan” promise was false, Obamacare’s defenders are now taking a different tack....

...after the Council adopts a resolution to take property, the city administration must within 90 days start the condemnation action....

Meet the activists of Kauai and see how they treat their leaders....

• DATE: Tuesday, November 05, 2013
• TIME: 10:30 a.m.
• PLACE: Auditorium State Capitol

Department of Agriculture reaffirmed the Mayor’s assessment that complicated legal issues and practical enforcement and implementation details must be taken into consideration to effectively address community’s concerns....

1,032 oral testifiers found 895 in opposition and 137 in support ....

Downer served 27 years as director of the Navajo Nations Historic Preservation Department (NNHPD) in Window Rock, Ariz....

I say never give up the fight as there are always other options we can take in order to uphold values that we so cherish....

... presented at the 2013 American Dream conference in Washington, D.C. in mid-October ....

...a European homosexual publication, Pink News UK, is reporting on changes in procedure designed to shut down the thousands of Hawaii citizens seeking to testify....

• Senate: Nomination of Patricia Ann Millett to US Court of Appeals – Cloture
• House: Veterans Disability Claims Backlog – Passage
• House: Swaps Regulations – Passage

Justin Hadley logged on to HealthCare.gov and found a big surprise—the eligibility information of another family in a different state....

"Apparently I qualify for Medicaid, even though I have quite a bit of assets---way more than most people have when they retire."

...legislative leaders have been taking a dog and pony show on the road to try and convince county officials to give up their revenue sharing of the transient accommodations tax....

The hearing will resume on Monday, November 4, at 11:00 a.m. in the Capitol Auditorium....

Machado has been admitted to The Queen’s Medical Center and is undergoing medical care....

They keep our shipping rates the highest in the world, far exceeding the cost of the extra miles and fuel...

Must watch video ....

"...the glitch-ridden launch of the online exchanges, and other coverage-related problems, have raised serious concerns....”

At 9AM the committee will resume hearing testimony in numerical order through the end of the list (number 5,181). After that, testifiers who missed their first chance to testify will have another opportunity to do so....

“We are currently investigating personal threats against Mayor Carvalho that have been made via phone, email, and social media since the Mayor’s announcement to veto Bill 2491,” stated Police Chief Darryl Perry....

Monday, November 04, 2013 Hearing Cancelled

...every registered testifier will have an opportunity to speak by the hearing's end, even if they were not present at the time their number was initially called....

"Hawaii is unquestionably vulnerable to changes in climate such as rising temperatures, droughts, flooding, sea level rise, coastal erosion and ocean acidification.” -- Abercrombie

...our picks for the 10 most tax-friendly and the 10 least tax-friendly states in the U.S....

Total arrivals, which have shown growth since September 2011, lowered by 1 percent to 594,181 visitors....

Hawaii’s preterm birth rate fell to 12.2 percent but the change was not enough to change its grade on the 2013 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card....

Thank goodness for the cogent and thoughtful questions being asked, both pro and con, by members of the House Judiciary and Finance Committees....

...between 4.9 million and 6.1 million pounds of radioactive waste were created to make these wind turbines....

Fifty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation creating a federally funded Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) program....

There must always be people present to continue the "People's Filibuster", otherwise they will close the hearing.... 

And the money didn't go to Sandwich Isles Communications!

Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Neal Blaisdell Center....