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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 News Release
Andrew Walden
  1. Lingle Birthday to be Celebrated Statewide
  2. Enron Figures Buy Up Hawaii Windfarms
  3. Navy Biofuel Purchases Banned by House
  4. ACLU Sues to Force Prison Marriages on DPS
  5. Sen Wadsworth Yee Dies at 90
  6. Grabauskas: 10,000 Rail Jobs include Waitresses, Waiters, Cooks
  7. Rail Plan to ‘Redirect Busses’
  8. Shapiro: Independent Party Unlikely
  9. Two Supreme Court Justices vote for Absolute Right of Law Breaking
  10. Teacher: “Don’t Leave for Recess Until You Find Something to Protest”
  11. Pension Spiking Measures Await Gov's OK
  12. Espero Pushes Bill aimed to protect small businesses may do the opposite
  13. OHA revisits Makaweli Poi Mill Closure
  14. Autopsy Report Released in Death of "Hawaii Five-0" Driver
  15. Hawaii teachers to begin voting on rejected offer
  16. Lingle Has Most Campaign Staff
  17. Leftist Vets Group buys Ads for Tulsi Gabbard
  18. Firefighter retirees endorse Cayetano for mayor
  19. Yee Won Passage of Renters’ Tax Credit, Kept Magic Island as Park
  20. Army opens jobs in combat battalions at Schofield Barracks to women
  21. Justify the Unjustifiable: UH chancellor salary
  22. Law Of The Sea Treaty Is A Bad Deal For U.S.
  23. Ex-LA detective arrested in Hawaii in wife's death
  24. Kaiser profit dips on Influx of HMC Patients
  25. HMSA Profits Soar on Capture of EUTF, squeezing MDs
  26. Strong quarter lifts state pension fund by 8.3%
  27. Fitch raises Central Pacific Corp rating
  28. Creditors Committee wants NMI Pension bankruptcy case dismissed
  29. DOE Looking to Lease School Buses

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
May 15, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Reapportionment Commission: U.S. Military, Military Families and Students Don't Count
  2. Hawaii Health Exchange Will Take Place of Your Insurer
  3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 14
  4. State DoH Loots $2M from Kona Water Bottler
  5. Lingle: Support S2134 for Military Working Dogs
  6. Supreme Court: Rights of Native Hawaiian Practitioners Not Absolute
  7. $12,482 dog run part of thousands of dollars in upgrades to governor’s residence
  8. I Aloha Molokai Candidate Challenges J Kalani ‘Powdernose’ English for Senate
  9. As Hemmings looms over Democratic Field, Abercrombie’s Wife Backs SD 25 Primary Challenger
  10. Hawaii Health Connector: HMSA Spent $27K Lobbying
  11. Hawaii Five-0 Teamsters Official Killed By Police
  12. Hawaii Movie, TV Drivers Have A Long History of Drugs and Violence
  13. Old Boy Crooks, Cronies Join Hirono Campaign Team
  14. FACT CHECK — Djou: I Accepted No PAC Money Last Quarter 100% True
  15. School library being eaten away by termites
  16. OHA Closing Poi Factory, Laying off Workers
  17. Private Hospital in Guam May Reduce Transfer of Patients to Hawaii
  18. Funding for Marines move to Guam on hold
  19. Quick growth of solar industry can lure entrepreneurs astray
  20. Feds Decide Thursday on Solar Tariffs
  21. New design unveiled for Hawaii's law enforcement memorial
  22. HB2681: DNLR Officers to Get Tasers?
  23. Convicted Felon, Thief Seeks $40K in Donations
  24. Cerberus Said to Seek $1.8 Billion Loan for Kyo-Ya Hawaii Resorts
  25. US Fish Stocks Hit Record Levels
  26. Hamakua Resident Roseanne Barr too Crazy for Green Party
  27. UH opponents get more money from taxpayers and students
  28. University of Hawaii Manoa Chancellor Hinshaw to get $287K sabbatical, $292K/year tenured med school professorship

Monday, May 14, 2012
May 14, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Declining Unions, Growing Churches Shape the Future of Hawaii Politics
  2. France, Flights, and Free Cars: A Peek into a $10B Jones Act 'Union'
  3. VIDEO: Molokai Voters' Guide to the Bizarre Rituals and Slippery Corridors of Hawaii Senate
  4. Marx Nails Mufi, Tulsi on Rail
  5. Court could erase map of new state legislative boundaries
  6. Big Cable Approval Sets off State Capitalist Feeding Frenzy
  7. Cayetano: I Cut Income Taxes
  8. PBN: 20.8% of Hawaii Workers Employed by Government – #7 in USA
  9. HB 1875 Will Likely Cause Complete Shutdown of Foreclosures in Hawaii
  10. Principals offered One-Time $10K merit bonus
  11. Makaweli Poi: Three Years of OHA Mismanagement Undo Generations of Cultural Tradition
  12. Kau Coffee: Resolute farmers and investors develop a fresh economy on acreage sugar left fallow
  13. ILind: Fears about bill amending sunshine law and public records law are overblown
  14. Honoring our fallen police officers this week
  15. UH graduates new doctors, hopes many will practice in the islands
  16. Kaiser reaches 3-year deal with 100,000 workers
  17. City’s Failure to Invest in Sewer Lines causes Four-Year Moratorium on new Construction
  18. SA: Give weekend ban at Kailua a chance
  19. Maui Raising Bus Fares?
  20. Time-share owners sue Diamond Resorts over fees
  21. LGBT Story: NovaLei Gonzalez, ‘I’m from Hawaii’
  22. DLNR Hosts Meetings on Kaunakakai Ferry Improvements
  23. Environmental groups collecting millions from federal agencies they sue, studies show
  24. Big Cable: WindFarm Scammers Push for Giant Transmission Project in Maine
  25. Fate of Bahamas OTEC Project Unknown

Sunday, May 13, 2012
May 13, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Republicans Unite for Once-in-a-Generation Campaign
  2. VIDEO: Congressman Charles Djou addresses Hawaii Republicans
  3. A Lull Before the Storm, Taxpayers Should be Wary
  4. Lingle: Save Medicaid, Social Security
  5. Hidden Windfarm Subsidy: Taxpayers Fork Out $18,401 for Each Electric Car
  6. Kauai Smartmeter Contract: Mainland Contractor Beats Out Local Union Workers
  7. Fund to Reelect Incumbents: Profitable Non-Profits Score Megabucks
  8. Rural Hospital Loses Millions Every Year, But Has Waiting List for LTC Beds
  9. Star-Adv Launches Another Attack on Charter Schools
  10. UH Leftist Perfersser: Close Down E-W Center
  11. Kalaeloa suggested to house incoming Marines
  12. Website aimed at Cayetano is not being very nice itself
  13. Pflueger can't block access to water and land, court rules
  14. DHHL Dumps College Scholarship Program
  15. Waimea community helps select new principal of charter school
  16. West Hawaii accounts for two-thirds of property tax burden
  17. Windfarm Scammers Take Aim at Small Pacific Island Nations

Saturday, May 12, 2012
May 12, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Republican Convention This Weekend
  2. Djou Campaign Kickoff Rally May 23
  3. Hirono's Mainland Special Interests: Follow the Money
  4. UHERO: Government Millstone is a Drag on Economy
  5. JSC Names Nominees for Supreme Court, 2nd Circuit
  6. Governor Makes Appointments to Public Safety Department and DHHL
  7. VIDEO: Chamber of Commerce Ad for Lingle
  8. Ceremony marks the return of 4,000 Schofield soldiers from Afghanistan
  9. Abercrombie: “Environmentalists Not Paying Attention, Ought to take a look at Themselves”
  10. Nobody Represents Consumers on Hawaii Health Connector
  11. Queen's may buy and reopen Hawaii Medical Center-West
  12. Smart Meters to Take Billions out of Your Pocket
  13. Maui, Kauai Rebel against Smart Meters
  14. Hawaiian Grabs 82% of Market, Jacks Up Inter-Island Rates
  15. OHA Orders Shutdown of Poi Mill
  16. “Support & Cooperation”: Abercrombie Gives Farmers Market 2 more Weeks to Get Out
  17. Abercrombie, Ouansafi Make Prison out of Public Housing
  18. Council Votes $325K to Settle Retaliation Lawsuit vs Carlisle
  19. New UH Chancellor To Be Paid 95K More Than Predecessor
  20. PBS Hawaii legislative wrap-up gives win to governor
  21. Businesses satisfied with 2012 session
  22. Peeping Police Officer Case Set For Trial Next Month
  23. Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs petitions for Hawaiian green turtle de-listing
  24. Maui Councilmembers Pay Out Thousands in Bonuses to Staffers
  25. Construction of $200M windward sewage tunnel gets the green light
  26. HC&S sours on sugar production, profits up
  27. Student helping hands LDS members serve through statewide clean-up day

Friday, May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Full Text: Final Briefs Filed in Reapportionment Case 
  2. Hawaii Republican Convention This Weekend 
  3. Fading Chances for Rail Funding to Pass Congress
  4. Hirono Attacks Chamber of Commerce
  5. Flags Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray
  6. Hundreds gather as an Army helicopter pilot killed in Afghanistan is laid to rest
  7. Hawaii’s Post-War Social Contract Has Collapsed
  8. PEW: Hawaii Social Mobility Average
  9. Tax Revenues Up 12.9%
  10. Dear Dan: Cayetano's Email to Inouye
  11. Council Votes Another $291M for Rail
  12. Grabauskas: Debt Ate 30% of Boston Transit Budget
  13. Is Peter Carlisle an Absentee Mayor or 'Doing the Business of the City'?
  14. Honolulu Bag Ban Benefits Halawa Manufacturer
  15. Ka Loko Figure Kusaka Co-Chairs Hannemann Campaign
  16. Oceanic Reveals Who’s Buying Political Ads
  17. Star-Adv: State Historic Preservation on Verge of Disaster
  18. Geothermal Pollution Claims Debunked
  19. HELCO gets OK for geothermal RFPs
  20. Omidyar’s Scribblers Launch Plan to Discredit Anti-Wind Activists
  21. Burlingame, Mizutani leave journalism
  22. Commerce, Justice, Science: Hirono, Hanabusa Vote ‘No’!
  23. 60 Minutes Preview: The Gulen Movement
  24. Mayor signs bill banning retail plastic bags
  25. Caldwell: “It is clear to me that the Governor is a Strong Supporter of this Rail Project”
  26. 57% of Governor’s Bills Passed
  27. Kona Volunteers Buy New Beds for Hospitals, Old ones ‘falling apart’
  28. Bio-Fool Plant May Get Started in Keaau
  29. Abercrombie: Secret volleyball idea at Waikiki Natatorium
  30. Battered by Sex Harassment Suits, Kauai County Politicos Launch New Department
  31. Kaiser settles with unions for nurses and other workers
  32. Postal Service plan would cut hours at 12 Hawaii post offices
  33. Sonar, Plastics: Enviros Re-Launch Hype Attacks

 


Thursday, May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. US Chamber of Commerce Endorses Lingle
  2. Bateman Announces Run for State House District Representing Kona, Kau
  3. Hawaii Superferries Renamed Guam, Puerto Rico
  4. 22% Proficient: Hawaii DoE Test Scores Reach Level of Alabama, Mississippi
  5. Hawaii Courts Among the Nation's Worst for Abused and Neglected Children
  6. VIDEO: Short Range Missile Killer Tested off Kauai
  7. Abercrombie questions status of rail
  8. Honolulu City Council Approves $450 Million in Commercial Paper to Strengthen Rail's Financial Plan
  9. Chamber aids Lingle with $275K in TV ads
  10. Oi: Thin-Skinned, Out of Touch Inouye Looses Cool, Feigns Offense
  11. HSTA Cancels Three Negotiating Sessions, Schedules Strike Vote
  12. Even Now HSTA’s Okabe Doesn’t Understand LBFO
  13. Honolulu Council Pushes Funds for Profitable Nonprofits
  14. Hawaii Supreme Court: State Must Fund Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands
  15. Hawaii Insurers Alone in Meeting Requirements of Obamacare
  16. Tourist count to climb to record 7.8M this year, but Economy Grows only 2.2%
  17. Attempted kidnapping suspect released from OCCC 8 days ago
  18. Hawaii's first prosecutor-directed cold case murder unit created on Kauai
  19. 10,000 Big Island Dopers Dumber than One Judge
  20. City Seeks 30 Unit Apartment Building as Homeless Transitional Housing
  21. Cabanilla, DelaCruz, Nishimoto: Deficient financial disclosure forms still on Ethics Commission website after two months
  22. Cashing In: Hawaii Candidates Stockpiling Campaign Cash
  23. Are Hawaii's Rules On How Political Parties Can Be Financed Effective?
  24. Hawaii Geothermal Energy Bills Aim To Reduce Oil Use, Energy Costs
  25. HORIZON LINES REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

Wednesday, May 09, 2012
May 9, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Pay to Play Bus Dealer Selling Illegally in Hawaii?
  2. Lawsuit: OCCC Guards Slept Thru Ex-Guard's Prison Suicide
  3. HSTA Reelects Okabe President
  4. Abercrombie Releases $37.5M in Transportation CIP
  5. City to Build More Transitional Housing for Homeless
  6. Lanai Could Be Liberated from Windfarm: Hawaii Land Sale Part of Dole Restructuring
  7. US Chamber of Commerce to Run More Campaign Ads in Hawaii
  8. Inouye Exports Hawaii Democrat Money to Mainland
  9. DHS Decides to Continue Coverage for Artificial Limbs
  10. Danger Sign: Act 221 Scammers Enthused About State’s Proposed IT Policy
  11. Cayetano BRT to Feature Designated Bus Lane on King St or Beretania
  12. Leeward Students Not Fooled by Grabuskas
  13. State DOT holds meeting on major freeway work
  14. HART Puts 150,000 pages of Rail Documents online
  15. Maui: Broken-down buses and growing ridership collide
  16. Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Continue to Flee Hawaii
  17. Homeless near Keaau Beach Park pack up again
  18. City Contracting: 6 years, $300K to Build Public Restroom in Park
  19. Kauai Budget: More Spending, Higher Property Taxes
  20. Theft and forgery by ex-police officer fetch fine of $2,500
  21. Greenwood: Socialism is Needed to Win War on Obesity
  22. Marianas Pension Fund Runs Dry June 15
  23. Luddite Harassment Suit vs GMO Farmer Transferred to Federal Court
  24. Solomon Behind OHA Settlement, Geothermal Push
  25. 1 in 20 isle homeowners late in paying mortgage
  26. Lawsuit: State Removed Residents of Board-Care Home After False Allegations

Tuesday, May 08, 2012
May 8, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lingle to Host Luncheon for Native American Congressman Tom Cole
  2. Hawaii: Important NRA Instructor Liability Bill Awaits Governor’s Approval
  3. Marumoto: Mass Release of Prisoners not True Justice Reform
  4. Thielen: Landfill Cannot Legally be Located at Ameron
  5. State Releases Information Technology Proposal
  6. Census Bureau Releases 2010 Data on Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
  7. Survey: Hawaii Failing Small Business Owners
  8. Big Cable ‘Surcharge’ Provides Automatic Rate Hikes to pay for Billion-Dollar Cable
  9. MDs Scramble to Find Cancer Drugs for Patients
  10. AP Article on Hawaii GOP Convention Full of Errors
  11. Maui Mayor: Critics Of Inouye "Completely Out Of Touch"
  12. Troubled Myron B Thompson Charter School Tied to Solar Tax Credit Contractor
  13. Teachers' ballot to cover strike: Re-Vote is ‘Insult to Our Intelligence’
  14. Teachers Hammer Contract Re-Vote: Are You Kidding? It is a Waste of Time
  15. Race for the Bottom: Education Secretary Arne Duncan Backs Gay Marriage
  16. Hawaii #5 in Farmers Markets per Capita
  17. 2012 Senate Race: Where’s the Money Coming From
  18. Haleakala Raises Questions About Inouye’s Behind-the-scenes Wheeling Dealing
  19. SB2858 Administration Headed Away from Open Information
  20. Liberal Women’s Group Gives Hawaii a ‘B’ for Support of Working Families
  21. Bank of America starts offering mortgage principal reductions
  22. HB1755 Voter Registration On Line
  23. Are There Rules Governing How Political Parties in Hawaii Raise Money?
  24. Shooting suspect needs protection, lawyer tells judge
  25. Sewer Line Floats to Surface of Ala Wai Canal: City Says, Don’t Worry, We’re building a Railroad
  26. Tax Increase in Maui County Budget
  27. Maui council members issue bonuses worth $46K to 17 staffers

Monday, May 07, 2012
May 7, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. DoH Explains How Taxpayers Fund Gabbards’ Song and Dance Routine
  2. Federal Suit Threatened: UH-Hilo Violates Rights of Religious Student Groups
  3. VIDEO: Molokai Mocks Senators who vote 'With Reservations'
  4. Hawaii Nurse Elected International VP of Union Nurses Council
  5. Hawaii a 'Harbinger' as Insurers Give up on Long Term Care
  6. Death on the Job -- Hawaii Ranks 20th
  7. Calvin Say Refuses House Override Vote to Block Tricare Tax
  8. HB1967: Conciliation alternative to medical suits
  9. Hirono Apologizes for not Being Gay
  10. Who's Giving Big Bucks to Our Senate Candidates?
  11. ‘Grease Magnate’ Coming to Neil’s Birthday Party?
  12. Inouye Adopts Alaska Sen Begich
  13. ACT 51 Weighted Student Formula Robs Small Rural Schools
  14. DoE, FACE Team up for ‘Community Organizing’
  15. Honolulu 240 Ethics Complaints in Three Years
  16. NYT Praises Hawaii’s Pedophile Law—Doesn’t Mention State Exempted Itself
  17. Feds: Historic Preservation Division Still Falling Short
  18. Breiner Endorses Takata for Prosecutor
  19. VA Investigates Punchbowl Marker Relocations
  20. Hawaii Insurance Company Filings Not Available online
  21. AG Sues Bogus Online College
  22. VIDEO: Drowning off Kalapana, diver had to be taken to Pohoiki first
  23. Castle out of Debt, Beginning Open Heart Surgery
  24. Depakote: Lawyers Split $100M Settlement with 45 States, Hawaii Gets $1.2M

Sunday, May 06, 2012
May 6, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. SEC Report: ML&P on Verge of Bankruptcy
  2. Bankrupt Marianas Islands Pension Fund Advisor Vanishes
  3. Asking for More by Limiting Deductions
  4. SA: List of How major bills fared at the Capitol
  5. VIDEO: Gov. Cayetano: Honolulu mayoral campaign getting nasty
  6. Borreca: Democratic State Convention “Going to be a Hotbed of Insurrection”
  7. Rail Finances Take $244.7M from TheBus
  8. Abercrombie Alienates Labor, Environmentalists, Progressives
  9. Survey: Vast Majority Agree Legislature, Inouye Out of Touch, Failing
  10. Civil Beat Poll: Questionnaire, Toplines and Crosstabs — April 2012
  11. Public benefits offered by developers are often met with doubts
  12. US Trustee wants Marianas Pension Fund bankruptcy case dismissed
  13. Hawaii Case Leads Supreme Court to Review Police Use of Stun Guns
  14. How to Maintain Competitiveness in Tourism
  15. Financial Advisor: Hawaii Working Class Families Having Difficulty with Gas, Food, Insurance, Housing
  16. Hawaii Island Democrats Vote to back Geothermal
  17. AG Targets Property Owner After Third Gambling Bust
  18. Change 1: Yukimura: Koloa Tenants ‘Ready to Change’
  19. Change 2: Journey back to Manzanar
  20. Change 3: Obama’s Gitmo Trial: "They're engaging in jihad in a courtroom"

Saturday, May 05, 2012
May 5, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Considering a Run for Office? Free Candidate Training in Hawaii
  2. Hawaii Falls Short, May Still Lose RTTT Money: Hirono, Hanabusa Pleased
  3. Statement from Gov. Linda Lingle on the Legacy of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
  4. Rep. Kymberly Pine Pulls Papers Today to Run for City Council
  5. Full Text: Supreme Court Ruling Allows Waimanalo Gulch to Remain Open
  6. DBEDT: April, 2012 Monthly Energy Report
  7. Senate Democrats: Highlights of 2012 Legislative Session
  8. Rail Contractors Demand Ben Cayetano Stop Telling the Truth about Inouye and his Cronies
  9. Meheula: Archaeological Studies Would Put Federal Rail Funding At Risk
  10. Case: Hirono Hurt Hawaii Farmers With Vote Against Free Trade With S Korea
  11. Hirono’s past actions don’t show support for kupuna
  12. Mitt Romney's run for president brings church into the spotlight
  13. Takata Challenges Kaneshiro for Prosecutor
  14. Hawaii County Police Refused to Arrest Escaped Coke Dealer
  15. Feds Indict HPD Narcotics Officer for Revealing Identity of Undercover Officer
  16. Lawsuit: Fire captain's statements About Woman’s Death led to retaliation
  17. Are Alleged Lottery Operators Eligible For Welfare, Public Housing?
  18. Missouri AG sues files suit over school band trip to Hawaii
  19. This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—May 5
  20. Maui Electric Bills Going Up Another 1.5%
  21. Lack of inspectors delays the approval of PV systems
  22. Construction subcontractors can’t withstand prolonged downturn
  23. Poll: Do Hawaiians Get Enough Benefits?
  24. Gun toting resident fights, captures attempted murder suspect
  25. Abercrombie Appoints Socialist Propagandist as ‘Poet Laureate’
  26. Big Square Building: Legislators Leave, Occupy Arrives

Friday, May 04, 2012
May 4, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Abercrombie: Re-Vote on HSTA Contract Has No Legal Standing
  2. Abercrombie Cheers Big Cable, Release of Criminals
  3. House Republicans reclaim the legacy of "Teddy" Roosevelt
  4. Marcus Oshiro: ‘Top Ten Reasons’ to Pass Supplemental Budget
  5. Mass Release of Hardened Career Criminals Will Begin this Summer
  6. Repeat Contract Rejection by HSTA Members Will Likely Lead to Strike
  7. Teachers Angered by Re-Vote, Prepare to Strike
  8. Vote Count For New HSTA Prez on Saturday
  9. Legislature Votes to Burn $14.4B
  10. Senate passes bill authorizing the state to establish regulations for an undersea power cable
  11. Stabbed in the Back by Sens English and Baker, Molokai and Lanai Wind Opponents Prepare for “Long Road”
  12. Environmental exemptions for geothermal energy near final approval
  13. House Kills Transit-Oriented Development Bill
  14. Tax Tricare? Senate Unanimously Overrides Abercrombie Veto of GET Exemption
  15. Cayetano Doubles Down: Calls Inouye Uninformed, Out of Touch
  16. Cayetano Pummels Caldwell, Carlisle Until They Run Out of Questions
  17. Charter School Accountability, DoE to get a Slice of Pre-K Education
  18. Go Topless Day Leads to New Speech Regulations
  19. CB Poll 66% Want to Die but Won’t do it Themselves
  20. Abercrombie’s OIP Director Insults Open Government Advocates
  21. Speaker: Thielen is ‘Out of Order’
  22. Marumoto Wins Funding for Snake Inspection Program
  23. Nene Transfer Averages $28K per Goose
  24. Public Housing Tenants Score $500K Settlement
  25. Insurance Commissioner's Financial Disclosures are Confidential
  26. First Wind files $15M permit for Hawaii wind farm
  27. Tax Subsidized Solar Buyers Not Interested in Cheaper Product
  28. Band Deposits Gambled Away in Vegas
  29. New graduates face challenging job market
  30. The Top 10 Facts About Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
  31. Drugmakers’ Deal With Obama Said to Be Probed by House
  32. Punatics, SPACE Cadets Fight over land Use Violations by HICCUP Circus

Thursday, May 03, 2012
May 3, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. As Legislative Session Ends, HSTA Suddenly Decides to Re-Vote Rejected Contract
  2. Legislative Wrapup: Victories for Life, Family and Religious Freedom
  3. Hawaii Churches Win Some Protection Against Forced Civil Unions
  4. SB2785: Ratepayers will Foot Bill for Billion Dollar Cable
  5. Ethics, Foreclosures, and Workers Comp: House Republicans Speak Out
  6. 'Dereliction of Duty' -- Hirono Misses Student Loan Vote for Campaign Event
  7. GAO Details Progress in Jones Act Study Requested by Puerto Rico Congressional Delegate
  8. Reject SB2776: Beth and Duane ‘Dog' Chapman Open Letter to Legislators
  9. Cayetano to Inouye Followers: What are you guys? Potted plants?
  10. One Year Later: DoE Moribund, Evaluation Bill failed
  11. CEOs: Hawaii is the 41st Best State for Business 2012
  12. Lawmakers: Send Tourists to the Moon
  13. SB2434: Last Minute Effort to Push Insurers off Healthcare Exchange Board
  14. Development, Big Cable: More Polling Results
  15. AARP Backs Star-Adv Effort to Keep Monopoly on Profitable Legal Notices
  16. Landfill selection process under scrutiny
  17. Having a Baby? Go to Kona -- Kamuela, Hilo Maternity Wards Overflowing
  18. Traffic fines go to myriad special funds held by state
  19. PUC Opens Docket for Big Isle Geothermal Plant
  20. Another Hearing Officer in UH Telescope Case Resigns Amid Conflict Controversy
  21. Luddites Plan Further Litigation against Fish Farm
  22. Guam Base Location not to be Finalized til 2015
  23. Tesoro's profitable quarter gets boost from Hawaii refinery
  24. Teamsters Shake Down Movie Producers Back East, Too

Wednesday, May 02, 2012
May 2, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Reps Fontiane, Pine Cheer Passage of Cyber-Crime Package
  2. Thielen Makes Final Push for Local Food Production Mandate
  3. As Final Vote Approaches, Molokai Launches Petition to Stop Big Cable
  4. HB280: Strangled by Bureaucracy, Coffee Farmers Call for Repeal of Mandatory Inspections
  5. CB Poll: Non-Voters Oppose Gay Agenda
  6. Senate resurrects undersea cable bill
  7. Transit-Oriented Development to be Voted Thursday
  8. Hawaii Medicaid fee fix up for a final vote
  9. Video: Secret Amendment Creates Public Land Development Corporation
  10. SB2115 Charter School Accountability to Be Voted Thursday
  11. Teacher: Interference, Retaliation by Principals Prevents Improvement in Student Achievement
  12. No Bus Cuts for Elementary Kids?
  13. Job cuts will not affect adult education services, schools superintendent says
  14. DOE tries to crack down on employee theft
  15. HB2175: Restricting OIP Passes House, Heads for Governor’s Desk
  16. Kona airport, Palamanui campus and NELHA get big CIPs Nearly $50.4M for West Hawaii projects from Legislature
  17. Services for soldier killed in Black Hawk crash will be May 10
  18. Cash Call! Fundraisers for Sens. Baker, Ige During Session
  19. Free Speech protocol required by a court order 10 years ago is moving through the Council
  20. Occupy Moron Arrested Disrupting Lei Day Ceremonies at Kapiolani Park Bandstand
  21. State crews clear out homeless camps under Nimitz highway
  22. Federal Raid Targeting 'Queens of Lottery', Chinatown Gambling Ring
  23. Star-Advertiser’s print circulation grows by 6%
  24. Larger newspapers to lose monopoly on publication of foreclosure notices
  25. Newt Gingrich ends his presidential campaign

Tuesday, May 01, 2012
May 1, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Family Forum Wins Right to Intervene in Gay Marriage Case
  2. Hanabusa, Pflueger, Thugs Fail in Effort to Drive Family off Kauai Kuleana Plot, Intimidate Lawyer
  3. Activist, Videographer Assaulted by Hanabusa’s Senate Security
  4. Hirono Misses Vote on Student Loan Reduction Goes to Campaign Fundraiser Instead
  5. Insurers Will Remain on Board of Hawaii Health Connector after Roz Baker Blocks Reform
  6. Democrats ‘Just don’t know who is going to vote’ in Primary
  7. Poll Voting, Cynicism Inversely Proportional
  8. Cost of Borrowing Could Rise: Non-Profits Score $11.6M, HMC Gets $80M in Bonds, Hurricane, Rainy Day Funds Gets Nothing
  9. Act 48: Legislators to vote on HB1875 foreclosure reform bill
  10. Ige Disappointed at Failure to Give Tax Credits to Billionaire Hollywood Movie Moguls
  11. Kobayashi Loses Vote on Restrictions of $450M Rail Line of Credit
  12. Cash Call! Sen. Kim Holds Fundraiser During Session
  13. UHM Ed Perfesser: Give Up or The Keiki Will be ‘hurt’ in “Most Destructive War’ over ‘Inane, Manini’ RTTT Grant
  14. Former school secretary charged with theft
  15. Land Use undermines Swapmeet? First Haleiwa, next Aloha Stadium
  16. Kollar Challenges Kauai Prosecutor over Unsolved Homicides
  17. Head of Honolulu Air Traffic Control Retires After near-miss Hidden from FAA
  18. City Council committee considers bills to strengthen disclosure requirements, training
  19. Bill aims to amend tax incentive for historic homes
  20. Luddites Crushed as Federal Judge Allows Fish Farming in Federal Waters
  21. Labeling law and voluntary certification would help isle coffee growers
  22. Guam: 2000 Marines to be Stationed, 3000 to Rotate
  23. Hawaii Family Rescuing Child Trafficked Victims in Thailand Gives an Update on Their Mission Work
  24. 1838 Hawaiian bible & map highlight antique collection
  25. Occupy Activists Arrested in Plot to Blow Up Bridge

Tuesday, May 01, 2012
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From Mililani: A Better Vision than Rail


Monday, April 30, 2012
April 30, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. As Legislators Consider Mass Release of Hardened Criminals, Lawsuit Challenges Half-Way House Supervision
  2. Last Day for Legislation: Hospitals Medicare Fix, Early Release of Criminals, Gay Unions in Your Church, Tax Credits for Solar Scammers, and More
  3. Honolulu Banquet Salutes Opening of Aloha Pregnancy Center Osaka
  4. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 30, 2012
  5. Hawaii Christian Coalition Annual Prayer at the Capitol May 3
  6. Hanabusa Sued over Beating by Sheriffs at Capitol
  7. Cayetano: Push Polls Backed by Pacific Resources Partnership
  8. Honolulu bus cutbacks will hit the already disadvantaged
  9. State’s Top Paid CEO, Big Landowner Say You Can Afford to build Railroad
  10. As Rail Heads towards Burials Central, State Historic Preservation Division May Lose Federal Certification
  11. Teacher Evaluations Immediately Become HGEA Make-Work Program
  12. Legislature voting on charter school omnibus bill
  13. Off to clumsy start in landfill site pick
  14. Poll: Why do Hawaii Voters Vote—or Not?
  15. Hawaii Banks top Nation Again
  16. Andrew Rosen Named President/CEO of Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
  17. Audit: Aloha Stadium Authority Mismanages Swap Meet
  18. Hawaii's Insurance Commissioner Subject to Political Influence
  19. Arakawa Rejects Proposal to Lift Cap on Maui Hostess Bars
  20. Hydropower developer gets Koke‘e License
  21. Barack Obama's mother 'was secretly in contact with his estranged father during his entire childhood without his knowledge'

Sunday, April 29, 2012
April 29, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Zero in on Details to Figure Out True Story Behind Bills
  2. Soldiers, Community restore Kaena Point
  3. The History of Natural Gas in Hawaii
  4. Honolulu Attorney Named to Board of Owners Counsel of America
  5. AUDIO: Rick Hamada interviews Michael Hansen of Hawaii Shippers Council
  6. Borreca: Cayetano Victory Will Signal Serious Loss of Face for Inouye
  7. Over 200 Rail Jobs go to Mainland Workers
  8. Solar Scammers May Yet get Legislative Reprieve
  9. Monday is Deadline for Bill to Release 1,195 Criminals on Streets of Hawaii
  10. Hawaiian Electric CEO ‘Earns’ $5.3M, Top 5 HEI Execs Pull Down $12.65M
  11. Natural gas is cheap, but Jones Act rules it out for Hawaii
  12. SA: Start laying groundwork for Marines
  13. State Senator "Appalled" by Newspaper Lobbying Tactics
  14. Cataluna: New Dump? Lets just Make the Peasants Follow our Garbage Rules
  15. Why Does Abercrombie Have anything to do with Van Jones?
  16. Demise of Pro Bowl Political Karma for Abercrombie
  17. UHH added execs during crunch
  18. Sewer moratorium impacts planned senior facility
  19. AG, Large Landowners Block Oahu Burial Council Function
  20. Hawaii Co Voters Consider Blocking Reapportionment Commission Members from Running
  21. Kenoi Again Refusing to Fund Hawaii County Workers Pension
  22. Bronster Seeks Dismissal of NMI Pension Fund Bankruptcy Petition
  23. Remember PREL? Meet McREL
  24. Officials Request Permission to Shoot Endangered birds to Save Endangered Salmon
  25. Nature Conservancy Scientists Challenges War on Invasive Species
  26. Adopted in 1977 Honolulu, Philadelphia Man Finds Himself on Missing Children Website
  27. Godfather of local surf a legend

Saturday, April 28, 2012
April 28, 2012 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Draws Hundreds
  2. Lingle: Americans Losing Trust in TSA
  3. Hotel Workers Sue Local 5 Over Political Use of Dues Money
  4. Sa-i-gu: Koreans wrestle with aftermath of LA riots
  5. Green Energy? Do The Math
  6. After Soaking Taxpayers for $63M on Bailout, Central Pacific Financial Corp. Reports $13.5 Million Net Income
  7. Audio: Rick Hamada Interviews Congressional Candidate Matt Di Geronimo
  8. DHS Grabs 12% of Nursing Home ‘Provider Fees’, Hospitals Soaked for 7%
  9. Pork: The House wanted $300M, the Senate wanted $500M so they compromised on $825M
  10. Senate Approves Bill Exempting State Projects from Environmental Regs, Approves Amended Hospital Deals
  11. Civil Unions Mandate Passes, Deadline Extended Until Monday
  12. Bill Grandfathers Pension Spiking Rights for All Existing Employees
  13. Last Ditch Effort for Movie Moguls to Score Megabucks from $500M Senate ‘Accelerator’ Plan?
  14. ILind: Rep. Choy credited with blocking expanded film industry tax credits
  15. Hawaii Budget Bills Getting ‘Final Touches’
  16. JRI: 50% Will Offend Again, so We Must Let these Criminals Out Now
  17. Rail Vacuums $8 million more out of Taxpayers’ Pockets
  18. Grabauskas Promises Not to Tear Down One Pillar
  19. Okabe: BoE Gives Too Much Power to Governor
  20. Laura Thielen Quits Carlisle Admin to Run for Senate
  21. Federal Communications Commission votes to make political TV ad spending more transparent
  22. Unions Back Loser: ILWU's endorsement of Caldwell makes him No. 1 in union support
  23. HMSA Pays for nearly 2,000 medical flights from Big Island
  24. Mainland Realtors Score Rail Redevelopment Contract
  25. Star-Adv: Honolulu Bag Ban Gives Us 3 Years to Impose Bag Tax
  26. Rooftop Solar Limited to 15%, But Industrial Wind Project claims 16% of Maui’s total
  27. Maui favored as site for smart-grid testing
  28. Uncovering the Truth About the Undersea Cable
  29. Nearly Bankrupt, Horizon Lines Pledges to go to the Bottom With the Jones Act
  30. Endangered Birds Eat Endangered Taro
  31. U.S. Marshals arrest Maui teacher for multiple counts of sex assault of 8th Grader
  32. ‘Scientists’ Change Counting Technique, Find 90% Fewer Sharks
  33. Rep. Marumoto address SCR 97 - Uninsured Motorists
  34. GOODWILL FOR GOOD JOBS: GOODWILL INDUSTRIES TO HOLD JOB FAIR MONDAY, APRIL 30


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SB2424: Veto the PEO Bill
by Sam Slom Wednesday, May 16, 2012

... the two largest PEO's lobbied successfully for the passage of a PEO bill....


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NOAA Reminds Hawaii -- Delicious Turtles Still Protected
by News Release Wednesday, May 16, 2012

“We want to remind the community that all sea turtles are still protected, and that both State and Federal consequences apply to anyone harming a green sea turtle,” said DLNR Chairperson William J. Aila, Jr....


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President Me
by Heritage Foundation Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Reflecting on his two terms in office, President George W. Bush said in 2010, "You realize you're not it. You're a part of something bigger than yourself."  This is a sentiment President Barack Obama did not inherit from his successor ....


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The Gay Divorcees: There are more than you might think
by News Article Wednesday, May 16, 2012

In Norway, male same-sex marriages are 50 percent more likely to end in divorce than heterosexual marriages, and female same-sex marriages are an astonishing 167 percent more likely to be dissolved....


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Enron Figures Buy Up Hawaii Windfarms
by News Release Wednesday, May 16, 2012

CGEI Wind is jointly owned by Good Energies and Champlin Windpower, LLC and is lead by Mike Cutbirth. Mike was formerly head of Global Finance for Zond Corporation and Enron Wind and served 4 years ....


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Navy Biofuel Purchases Banned by House
by News Article Wednesday, May 16, 2012

In its report on next year’s Pentagon budget, the House Armed Services Committee banned the Defense Department from making or buying an alternative fuel that costs more than a “traditional fossil fuel.” It’s a standard that may be almost impossible to meet ....


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ACLU Sues to Force Prison Marriages on DPS
by News Release Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The ACLU is seeking an immediate court order that will affirm the Plaintiffs’ right to get married....


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Lingle Birthday to be Celebrated Statewide
by News Release Wednesday, May 16, 2012

In celebration of her 59th birthday, Governor Linda Lingle will be honored by supporters at Birthday Bash events on the Big Island, Maui, Kauai and Oahu....


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Sen Wadsworth Yee Dies at 90
by David Chang Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Yesterday the Hawaii Republican Party lost one of their Giants....


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State DoH Loots $2M from Kona Water Bottler
by News Release Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The state originally imposed a fine of more than $5 million … Health officials say the water didn't pose any immediate or significant risks.


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Hawaii Health Exchange Will Take Place of Your Insurer
by News Article Tuesday, May 15, 2012

For a family of four, premiums on even one of the lower priced "silver" options could still cost more than $15,000 annually on the exchanges....


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Don't Fear the Free Market
by Heritage Foundation Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The lingering headline on the front pages this week is that JP Morgan Chase suffered a massive loss on a hedging strategy, costing them $2 billion....


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Hawaii Reapportionment Commission: U.S. Military, Military Families and Students Don't Count
by News Release Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The State of Hawaii has a long history of refusing to count military personnel and their families when reapportioning the Hawaii State Legislature....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 14
by Congress .org Monday, May 14, 2012

Upcoming Congressional Bills

  • Senate: Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
  • Senate: Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012
  • House: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
  • House: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

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Lingle: Support S2134 for Military Working Dogs
by News Release Monday, May 14, 2012

They sniff out bombs, patrol dangerous explosive zones, and put themselves in harm's way to protect our soldiers. Yet military working dogs are currently classified as "equipment" by the Pentagon and are sometimes left behind ....


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Ron Paul Partially Suspends Campaign
by News Release Monday, May 14, 2012

"...we will no longer spend resources campaigning in primaries in states that have not yet voted...."


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Marx Nails Mufi, Tulsi on Rail
by News Release Monday, May 14, 2012

“This is Mufi Hannemann’s pet project that he abandoned to run for governor, quite unsuccessfully I might add,” Marx began. “Now it appears another Honolulu politician, Tulsi Gabbard, has decided to take Mufi’s reigns and put the state deeper into financial crisis by supporting a $450,000,000 ‘paper’ loan,” Marx stated....


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VIDEO: Molokai Voters' Guide to the Bizarre Rituals and Slippery Corridors of Hawaii Senate
by Video Video Monday, May 14, 2012

Kanohowailuku Helm reports about IAM's visit to the slippery corridors of the state Capitol, where four IAM delegates survived initiation into the bizarre rituals of Hawaii lawmaking....


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1,111 Days Without a Federal Budget
by Heritage Foundation Monday, May 14, 2012

The last time Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) fulfilled his legal responsibility, Conan was still on NBC, Tea Parties hadn't come together and the iPad hadn't yet been introduced....


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Declining Unions, Growing Churches Shape the Future of Hawaii Politics
by Andrew Walden Sunday, May 13, 2012

... there is a huge reservoir of pro-life, pro-family registered non-voters and non-registered voters who can be reached ....


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France, Flights, and Free Cars: A Peek into a $10B Jones Act 'Union'
by News Article Sunday, May 13, 2012

First-class travel. Six-figure salaries for half the 132 officers and staffers. Plenty of plum jobs for family members. Life is good at the top of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers.


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A Lull Before the Storm, Taxpayers Should be Wary
by Lowell Kalapa Sunday, May 13, 2012

 ...the electorate is growing more and more sensitive to the rising burden of taxes and fees of the past few years as lawmakers attempted to balance the state’s budget on the back of taxpayers....


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Hawaii Republicans Unite for Once-in-a-Generation Campaign
by Andrew Walden Saturday, May 12, 2012

... three hundred delegates gathered at the Hilton Hawaiian Village today for the 2012 Hawaii Republican Party Convention.... 


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VIDEO: Chamber of Commerce Ad for Lingle
by Video Video Saturday, May 12, 2012

Working together to create jobs will bring Hawaii’s economy back. That’s the independent record that Linda Lingle has built....


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Hirono's Mainland Special Interests: Follow the Money
by Ed Case Friday, May 11, 2012

DC status quo defenders have contributed about $700,000 to Mazie....


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JSC Names Nominees for Supreme Court, 2nd Circuit
by News Release Friday, May 11, 2012
  • Derrick H.M. Chan
  • Daniel R. Foley
  • David M. Forman
  • Craig H. Nakamura
  • Richard W. Pollack

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Governor Makes Appointments to Public Safety Department and DHHL
by News Release Friday, May 11, 2012

Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of a new Director of the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) and a change at the Public Safety Department (PSD).


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UHERO: Government Millstone is a Drag on Economy
by News Release Friday, May 11, 2012

The drag from construction and government will end this year, setting the stage for broader growth....


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Djou Campaign Kickoff Rally May 23
by News Release Friday, May 11, 2012

Almost two years ago today, we made history by winning a historic special election....


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Full Text: Final Briefs Filed in Reapportionment Case
by Robert Thomas Friday, May 11, 2012

The lawsuit argues that the Equal Protection Clause guarantees representational equality as well as voting equality....


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Stopping the Largest Tax Hike in History
by Heritage Foundation Friday, May 11, 2012

The largest tax hike in history is due to strike the United States on January 1, 2013. Known as "Taxmageddon," it would impose $494 billion in higher taxes on the American people in the first year....


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Hawaii Republican Convention This Weekend
by Nacia Blom Friday, May 11, 2012

Starting May 9th, the Leadership Institute will be returning to Hawaii with world-class campaign training for conservative candidates....


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Fading Chances for Rail Funding to Pass Congress
by News Article Friday, May 11, 2012

For Honolulu, this means that the $250 million that the Obama Administration had set aside for our rail project will just disappear. It also means that New Starts Funding as a national program may also disappear....


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Flags Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray
by News Release Thursday, May 10, 2012

Governor Neil Abercrombie today ordered that all national and Hawai'i flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawai'i National Guard are to be flown at half-staff ....


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Hirono Attacks Chamber of Commerce
by News Release Thursday, May 10, 2012

Her latest missive is not surprising to the people of Hawaii, as it is simply the latest example of what the public knows already: Mazie puts partisan politics before people....


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22% Proficient: Hawaii DoE Test Scores Reach Level of Alabama, Mississippi
by News Release Thursday, May 10, 2012

Hawaii's achievement level is at or above 22 percent Proficient, up from 17 percent in 2009...equivalent to Alabama, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, and West Virginia....


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Hawaii Courts Among the Nation's Worst for Abused and Neglected Children
by News Release Thursday, May 10, 2012

State grades were based on a rigorous examination of state law for adherence to guiding principles developed by national child welfare experts using a 100-point grading system....


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VIDEO: Short Range Missile Killer Tested off Kauai
by Video Video Thursday, May 10, 2012

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70) successfully conducted a flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in the first intercept of a short-range ballistic missile target ....


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Bateman Announces Run for State House District Representing Kona, Kau
by News Release Thursday, May 10, 2012

Bateman, a retired US Air Force Colonel (JAG), former Assistant Attorney General for Washington state and attorney in private practice for 30 years, now owns the Heavenly Hawaiian Coffee farm, which he has operated for the last seven years....


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Norovirus Outbreak Tied to Re-Usable Grocery Bag
by News Article Thursday, May 10, 2012

Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls' soccer team passed around when they shared cookies....


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Why We Need to Terminate Big Wind Subsidies
by NCPA NCPA Thursday, May 10, 2012

...turbines frequently draw electricity from the grid to keep blades turning when the wind is not blowing....


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Would You Take an SUV into Combat?
by Heritage Foundation Thursday, May 10, 2012

Kachejian's story, which is continued in new book, "SUVs Suck In Combat," illustrates the human impact of an ill-equipped military....


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US Chamber of Commerce Endorses Lingle
by News Release Wednesday, May 09, 2012

"Like me, the U.S. Chamber recognizes that the time for partisan bickering is over. We must work together to establish bipartisan solutions that will help boost our economy" -- Linda Lingle


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Hawaii Superferries Renamed Guam, Puerto Rico
by News Release Wednesday, May 09, 2012

The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the names of the Navy’s recently acquired high speed ferries (HSFs); the USNS Guam and the USNS Puerto Rico....


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City to Build More Transitional Housing for Homeless
by News Release Wednesday, May 09, 2012

...$3.5 million from the City’s Affordable Housing Fund to acquire and/or renovate an existing structure to provide transitional housing....


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Lawsuit: OCCC Guards Slept Thru Ex-Guard's Prison Suicide
by News Article Wednesday, May 09, 2012

One of the guards slept through the ordeal, and another sat in a chair with a towel draped over his head, Cocklin says. 


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Pay to Play Bus Dealer Selling Illegally in Hawaii?
by News Article Wednesday, May 09, 2012

05.02.12_COVER...


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HSTA Reelects Okabe President
by News Release Wednesday, May 09, 2012

"...we cannot have high-quality schools without adequate funding...." -- Wil Okabe


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Abercrombie Releases $37.5M in Transportation CIP
by News Release Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) that address recent March 2012 storm damage to highways and roadways as well as implement safety improvements throughout the state’s transportation system....


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Will Congress Defend Our Military?
by Heritage Foundation Wednesday, May 09, 2012

This week, the House of Representatives has an opportunity to finally set some limits on Washington's spending spree while also ensuring that the U.S. military has the resources it needs....


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State Releases Information Technology Proposal
by News Release Tuesday, May 08, 2012

On May 8, 2012, the state released the first draft of its strategy to transform its information technology and business processes....


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Census Bureau Releases 2010 Data on Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
by News Release Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Overall, 1.2 million people, or 0.4 percent of all people in the United States, identified as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI), either alone or in combination with one or more races. This population grew by 40 percent from 2000 to 2010.


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Survey: Hawaii Failing Small Business Owners
by News Release Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah all earned A+'s for their friendliness towards small businesses. In contrast, small business owners gave California, Hawaii, Vermont, and Rhode Island an F....


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Pensions: More than Good Enough for Government Work
by NCPA NCPA Tuesday, May 08, 2012

...public pensions nationwide are underfunded by a total of $4.4 trillion, despite efforts by many state governments to reform pension programs....


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France: Socialism Rises Again
by Heritage Foundation Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Last weekend, the people of France took a sharp turn to the left, and the rest of Europe may be on the brink of rebuking its recent tack toward fiscal responsibility....


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Santorum Endorses Romney
by News Release Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Above all else, we both agree that President Obama must be defeated. The task will not be easy. It will require all hands on deck if our nominee is to be victorious....


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Lingle to Host Luncheon for Native American Congressman Tom Cole
by News Release Tuesday, May 08, 2012

"As a Congressman and member of the Chickasaw Nation, Congressman Cole has made providing indigenous people, including native Hawaiians, the means for self-determination, self-governance and self-reliance a legislative priority," said Gov. Linda Lingle.


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Hawaii: Important NRA Instructor Liability Bill Awaits Governor’s Approval
by News Release Monday, May 07, 2012

We are also pleased to report that the most onerous measures of 2011 and 2012 – House Bill 441, House Bill 834, House Bill 2028 and Senate Bill 2975 – all died upon adjournment of this legislative session....


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Marumoto: Mass Release of Prisoners not True Justice Reform
by Barbara Marumoto Monday, May 07, 2012

Why start the first year with 500 releases? I also question whether we will have the necessary programs and personnel in place for Year 1. Will drug and alcohol treatment, counseling, vocational training, or halfway houses be ready?


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Thielen: Landfill Cannot Legally be Located at Ameron
by News Release Monday, May 07, 2012

Rep Thielen notes the proximity of five schools, a hospital, and numerous residences, all within one mile of the proposed landfill site....


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Hawaii a 'Harbinger' as Insurers Give up on Long Term Care
by News Article Monday, May 07, 2012

Hawaii is a harbinger for what's to come in both caregiving and LTC ....


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Death on the Job -- Hawaii Ranks 20th
by News Release Monday, May 07, 2012

This 2012 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 21st year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers....


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VIDEO: Molokai Mocks Senators who vote 'With Reservations'
by Video Video Monday, May 07, 2012

The Bill passed 22-3. Out of 25 Senators, there were 10 who voted "yes, with reservations." Honorable Senators, what does that even mean?


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Hawaii Nurse Elected International VP of Union Nurses Council
by News Release Monday, May 07, 2012

OPEIU represents nurses throughout the United States under the umbrella of the OPEIU Nurses Council and recently affiliated the 4,000-member Hawai'i Nurses Association (HNA)....


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Movie Production Incentives in the Last Frontier
by NCPA NCPA Monday, May 07, 2012

...production companies only remain in-state until tax conditions are made more favorable elsewhere....


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A Better Life for Julia
by Heritage Foundation Monday, May 07, 2012

...a faceless young American woman grows from birth to old age with the government at her side every step of the way....


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Federal Suit Threatened: UH-Hilo Violates Rights of Religious Student Groups
by News Release Sunday, May 06, 2012

Among the problematic policies are ... policies that force student clubs to accept voting members and officers that don’t agree with the clubs’ beliefs....


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DoH Explains How Taxpayers Fund Gabbards’ Song and Dance Routine
by Andrew Walden Sunday, May 06, 2012

A political watershed is formed when the benefits of incumbency flow down hill to a new generation....


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Asking for More by Limiting Deductions
by Lowell Kalapa Sunday, May 06, 2012

A highly compensated Bishop Street executive recently complained that his effective state tax rate was something on the order of 16% even though the nominal maximum state income tax rate is 11% for those folks making big incomes....


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Bankrupt Marianas Islands Pension Fund Advisor Vanishes
by News Article Saturday, May 05, 2012

Complicating matters, the Merrill executive who most-closely dealt with the fund reportedly fell overboard while fishing in waters off Hawaii last September, and has yet to be found.…


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