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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
September 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:36 PM :: 18009 Views

Will Obamacare kill HHSC?

Gov Lingle appoints Figuera and Kouchi to Senate

Small Modular Reactors: Creating Energy Independence for Hawaii

VIDEO: Rep. Djou hosting job fair with 40 employers Thursday

DoE high schoolers have nation’s highest suicide rate

Mufi promises to “discuss possibility of increasing GE Tax” Star-Advertiser lies about it

Panicked desperate national Democrats, unions pour money into Hanabusa campaign

CB: Aiona did build Hawaii drug Court system

RNC chair Steele hopes to rally Hawaii Republicans with visit

SA Hypocrites: Stop using religion to divide (repeats Abercrombie Episcopal lie)

Abercrombie Slams Hannemann For Using Religion To Divide: In New Ad, Christians Urged to Vote Hannemann, Not Aiona

Shapiro: Hannemann's tactics ungodly

SA Profiles Hannemann, leaves out arrest, MMLG

Abercrombie: Vote early before you find out the truth about me

Complete list of Consolidated polling stations 

Honolulu Magazine: Trains Kill Buses

City: "Idiot" version for rail EIS is award-winning

HHS regional director Schultz visits Hilo Medical Center and talks reform

AP: Hawaii brothers guilty of ill-treating Thai workers

NYT: Forced Labor

The Nation: Federal Indictments in Human Trafficking Scheme

Lingle fills vacant senate seats

 

Education Week provides the arguments HSTA will be using to neuter RTTT even more

Honolulu inflation rises 2.5%: Gas and electricity increases are cited for the jump from the first half of 2009

Hawaiian Airlines' traffic jumps 5.5%

Lehman Estate Files to Foreclose on Ritz Kapalua

Rush Limbaugh, The Haney Project and Hawaii

Old Farmer's Almanac: Global cooling to continue

More Candidate Profiles: Meet your Kauai County Council candidates

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
September 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:17 PM :: 6833 Views

Hilo, Kona, TEA Party events to mark September 11 attacks

Schatz, Hirono, Hanabusa, Hannemann, ineligible for Democratic Party support

VIDEO: Djou releases new commercial

Abercrombie frames himself as an agent for grubbing pocket change from military industrial complex

RTTT to fund teacher bonuses (No accountability here)

Finnegan: “If we were truly supportive of charter schools, we would have equal funding by now”

Borreca: “This year there is a strong and vocal Republican minority”

RAIL: Kobayashi nails Mufi’s EIS “idiot version” costing $33,022/month

Case family Star-Advertiser: Human trafficking must stop (hypocrisy must stop first)

Green Can Have Dear Economic Price 

24 apply to be next schools chief (as BoE prepares to pick Matayoshi)

Panos Prevedouros winning PBN online poll 

Birds of a feather: Lyla “Islam Day” Berg endorses Neil Abercrombie

Atheists, others attack Tulsi Gabbard over non-profit

Shapiro: Where are the leaders in Election 2010?

More candidate profiles:

Indigenous groups gather to heal

ILind prepares gay atheist lobby for Fall Campaign 

 

 

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Monday, September 6, 2010
September 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:23 PM :: 5057 Views

Hawaii media suddenly converts Abercrombie to Episcopalian

$11,480 per family: Prevedouros puts the check in the mail

Mainland rail contractors recognize Hannemann’s “distinguished service”

Abercrombie: Hannemann using religion to divide voters

Ken Wong’s name disappears from Mufi campaign site

GOP Chair Michael Steele headlines Hawaii GOP fundraiser

School valued for inclusive atmosphere

SA: Defend Hawaii campaign law

Hawaii Muslim leader cheers triumphal Ground Zero Mosque, calls conference for September, 2011

Well offers chance to clear most of meter waiting list

Rocky road for Kealanani: With no work started on the subdivision, a bank guarantee is allowed to expire

Garden Isle missile site will expand: Testing for a land-based defense system would bring a new complex to the island

Feds spending $1.4M on Midway lead paint clean up

Candidate Profiles

 

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Sunday, September 5, 2010
September 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:26 PM :: 7786 Views

Star-Advertiser endorses Hannemann, Aiona

Obama’s 9th Circuit nominations rejected by Senate

18,000 new voters as Christians register and felons are knocked off rolls

More Porkulus? Djou and Hanabusa clash on additional federal aid to states

Hawaii Political Dirty Tricks Go High Tech

GOP turncoat Anderson joins Hannemann campaign

Abercrombie open to legalized gambling

Maui mayoral race: Economy in spotlight as old political foes quarrel

Rivals protest endorsement of Tamayo by her nonprofit

State lauded for support of Guard and Reserve

Hawaii human trafficking case covered world-wide

Hawaii electrical grid maxes out on intermittent power supplies

Hawaii 9-11 Truther comes back from Gaza to celebrate as anniversary approaches

Hawaii scammer defrauds deaf

Matson cuts fuel surcharge

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Saturday, September 4, 2010
September 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 12574 Views

Early Voting sites open now across state

Cardines: “Improve the future of Hawaii’s families by voting”

Adrienne King’s pro-life conversion

Aiona: Hawaii’s economic recovery being slowed at federal level

Aiona: Democrats ‘two peas in a pod’

Arakaki: Abercrombie is not for Christians

Hannemann’s Venture Capitalist Splinter cell

Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Caldwell Launches Negative Ad

Quitting erodes public trust (Ko Olina’s Apo management reshuffle)

KITV: Judge Dismisses DUI Charges Amid HPD Investigation

Human trafficking suspect surrenders

Sierra Club forces fish farm to withdraw application

Maui News: Bogus Ocean temperature sensors record sea ice in Hawaii

Kauai night football shutdown by Federal Department of Eco-Religion

Kauai: Nabeshima-Costa pleads guilty to sexual assault of a minor

Council OKs condominium tax rates bill

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Friday, September 3, 2010
September 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 8739 Views

Governor Lingle applauds confirmation of Mark Recktenwald as Chief Justice

Use your Maka’i Card to donate to Hawai’i Right to Life Education Fund

Study: Hawaii roads #1 in potholes, #47 in cost effectiveness

SA endorses Schatz, Finnegan for Lt Governor

Gary Okino endorses Charles Djou for Congress

Star-Advertiser Gaian Religionists demand submission while complaining about Jesus

Indictment: Case, Omidyar’s ML&P used alleged slavery contractor (Eco-slavery)

No fuss, no muss: Senators unanimously approve CJ Recktenwald

Kaua‘i a second stop, today, in Aiona’s ‘Connecting’ campaign

SD25 Faulty ballots raise election concerns

Rod Tam hungry to be Mayor

Kauai Mayor candidate pushes hemp

Hawaii County Council candidates woo ag votes

Leaving Hawaii to go from Homeless to Homeowner

 

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Thursday, September 2, 2010
September 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 PM :: 13137 Views

VIDEO: Arrogant Olbermann calls Hawaii GOP Chair “Ka-u-away” anti-Semite

Hawaii DLNR gives 11 acres to 9-11 truther group

New RGA Ad: Duke Aiona will grow Hawai‘i’s green economy

9/12 Taxpayer March on Washington

Alan Cardines to direct Hawaii Family Forum

Aiona dedicates new Shriners Hospital for Children in Honolulu

UPDATE: Senate’s Key Republican Akaka Bill backer CONCEDES Alaska primary

Congress.org rejects Abercrombie’s “front group” claim

Duke Aiona Launches Connecting Communities Initiative

Darwin Ching for Prosecutor releases new TV Advert

Honolulu’s aging water mains: One break per day

Djou: Heroes in uniform deserve credit for success in Iraq

Ninth Circuit: Nader should have been allowed on Hawaii ballot in ‘04

Disclosures: Aiona only candidate with children and debts to go with them

Seeking the Business Vote: Top candidates for governor explain how they would make it easier for businesses to succeed

State Senate To Vote On Recktenwald Nomination

GOP’s Ka‘auwai raises national eyebrows

Ka'auwai Says Churches Now Refusing To Let Mufi Campaign (Neil kneels in joyful prayer)

Oi tries to hang scarlet letter around Aiona’ neck

SA Begins endorsements

Voters to decide on housing office

Rep. Oshiro: Carlisle's No Donkey, Either

Ballot error distresses candidates: Three Democrats from District 25 find their names mistakenly left off absentee forms

Waimea-Ni‘ihau state House race: Westside issues at forefront

Civil Beat Shares University of Hawaii Salaries

Telescope plan advances: Mauna Kea board sends application to UH-Hilo chancellor

More Abuse in Long Term Care: Wahiawa man charged with sexually assaulting a Queen's patient

CODA to Launch All-Electric Sedan in Hawaii

Proposed coal ash rule would impact Hawaii

Island birds vulnerable to global warming

Maryland hostage-taker listed Maui as hometown (Here’s what happens to people who believe in the Cult of Gore)

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
September 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 9657 Views

Early voting sites open Friday

Hilo debate: Hannemann applauded for smack down of Abercrombie on Akaka Bill

Hawaii GOP Chairs Tells Christians To Shun Hannemann

Inouye: “Rail is just a promise”

Finnegan: Education a passion

Cutting out the middleman: HSTA boss Takabayashi running for School Board

Campaign law limits rights, suit says

City Councilman Apo resigning to work for new Disney resort

Kauai Senate Candidates address parks, hospitals

WHT: District 7 and 8 candidates take on impact fees and ag issues

Prevedouros' aim is stopping rail

Carlisle draws multiparty support

Kelly “GTMO” Greenwell to face trial Oct. 26

Candidates rate drugs as top issue

Enviros: Our latest scheme will jack up Hawaii electric rates

Absent worker, alleged thief still got paid by the state

Army study: Radioactive residue is not a hazard

Neighbor is charged under hate crime law

Hawaii visitor arrivals jump for eighth straight month

Police investigate two cases of children assaulting teachers (Just another day in the DoE)

Abercrombie says he made a mistake accusing website of being a Republican front

Judge rejects challenge to Kauai Republican's candidacy for a House seat

Candidate questionnaires designed to protect union bosses against complaints about endorsements from union members 

NPR: Trouble In Paradise: Hawaii Waits For Drought Relief

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
August 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:18 PM :: 6438 Views

Sierra Club Vice Chair: “Killing TMT will cause another drop in Sierra Club membership and stature; it is the Superferry all over again”

Rep. Djou to host Honolulu Job Fair Sept. 9

Shapiro: Mufi and Neil debate like Big Time Wrestling

Cachola and Kobayashi helping Abercrombie attack Hannemann?

Recktenwald a solid choice

Settle DOE autism case now

Can Hawaii Student Test Scores Be Trusted?

Aiona responds to email calling him the only 'righteous' candidate

AP: Aiona is lone "righteous" candidate

ILind: Be very afraid: Campaign Spending law faces major legal challenge

Homeless Safe Zones were a disaster in Honolulu 20 years ago

A new national policy promises to untangle the maze of laws and regulations that currently govern our precious marine resources

Students given chance to remove names from schools' list given to military recruiters

Developer feuds with Kauai County over huge Kealia project

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Monday, August 30, 2010
August 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:34 PM :: 8397 Views

Reps. Marumoto and Thielen back Minority Leader Finnegan

Who Is Hawaiian, What Begets Federal Recognition, and How Much Blood Matters?

Lingle: Whole state is proud of Waipio All-Stars

Beck, Palin, and Martin Luther King

Feds deny waiver for Hawaii’s illegal 2010 election schedule

CB: No Public Accountability for Rail PR Contracts (money going to father of Honolulu Weekly publisher)

SA: “Be not deceived”  (Republicans push to keep base out of Democratic primary)

'Yes We Care' fund to help families of Waipio Little League team

(Last Minute) Interest in service defines Caldwell

SA, Dems hope GOP loses Hemmings' seat

The nonpartisan primary election hurdle

Alleged Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer questions Naval Training exercises

Obama benefits from Birtherism, hypes it

State pushes to host future Obama library

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Sunday, August 29, 2010
August 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:47 PM :: 11030 Views

Restoring Honor: Glenn Beck rallies 500,000 on anniversary of “I have a Dream” speech

Waipio All-Stars win US Little League Championship

University of Hawaii Study: Native Hawaiians Fear Violence

Aiona says Dems plan to raise excise taxes

Hawaii doctors, ophthalmologists endorse Aiona

Atheists on warpath over letter by GOP Chair

Same-sex couples in Hawaii look to California

HGEA dragging Kona Hospital down

$75 million blueprint for change: Isles' Race to the Top plan is encouraging, say veteran school watchers (dreams)

SA: Some schools will be cut (reality)

Shakedown artists panic: Overhaul of land-use regulations being rushed

Pearl Harbor lures more Chinese tourists with World War II legacy

Maui’s foreclosure picture ‘not pretty’

For Obama, Steep Learning Curve as Chief in Time of War

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Saturday, August 28, 2010
August 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:10 PM :: 7176 Views

Will wandering Republicans be Mufi’s hope or Hawaii’s salvation?

Secretary Duncan's Race to Waste Your Education Dollars

Progressives Against Progress: The rise of environmentalism poisoned liberals’ historical optimism

Candidates seek last-minute donations

Carlisle: I'm No Elephant—FALSE

Council, Caldwell seek tax changes: Bills would give homeowners a rebate and base rates on property use

Honolulu Mayoral Candidates All Promise Faster Access to Building Permits

SA: Reduce e911 system tax

State building stands vacant

Electrical company sues to overturn a ban on political advertising by state contractors

Candidate running from prison cell: Seeks to fill Rod Tam’s shoes

Haleakala Telescope meeting draws many views

Former Maui officer agrees to pay donors in deal

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Friday, August 27, 2010
August 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:50 AM :: 9256 Views

Rep Pat Saiki challenges Adrienne King’s endorsement claim

Oshiro and Okino vie for chance to face Republican Kong Nov. 2

Lieutenant governor's job has potential -- for irrelevancy 

Candidates for governor criticize forged letter

Shapiro: Carlisle and GOP agree: He’s not a Republican

Birds of a feather: Family of former mayor Frank Fasi endorse Mufi Hannemann

Inouye Says Lingle Wrong To Call Him Overly Dramatic: Senator Says He's Truthful About Rail Transit Jeopardy

Mufi’s going away present: Honolulu to study how to pay for $5 billion sewer upgrades

Star-Advertiser wants Green Police to inspect your trash

Suit against state over autism case is reinstated (What the DoE doesn’t do)

Year could be school's last: A vote in November might decide the fate of Queen Liliuokalani Elementary in Kaimuki (What the DoE does do)

Report: Hawaii's hotel occupancy up 4.4%

In Hawaii, and on the mainland, credit card debt is declining

West Maui council candidates meet voters at community forum

Maui County Council Says No! to the New York Times

Honolulu Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Scott Bell is Named “Prosecutor of the Year”

Caught on tape: Fire tornado on Hawaii's Big Island

NJ schools chief fired after Race to the Top gaffe

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Thursday, August 26, 2010
August 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:45 PM :: 15732 Views

Prevedouros: Fiscal irresponsibility, not the Governor, is blocking Rail

Senate’s Key Republican Akaka Bill backer failing in Alaska primary

Full Text: Hawaii DoE submitted error in first round of Race to The Top application

RTTT “farce”? HSTA, progressives already scheming to fudge accountability requirements

CJ-Appointee Recktenwald's ICA Opinions

ILind Flashback: Hannemann arrested for assaulting police officer

ILind: Neil Abercrombie’s 1977 “F*** You” letter

RTTT: Consequences for failure unclear

Recktenwald tells judiciary committee he 'embraces' strength of Hawaii constitution

Lingle says rail approval may have to wait for next governor

“Don’t look at me” Inouye set to deflect blame for Rail failure

U.S. visa process gets easier

Poll shows many interested in interisland ferry

Hannemann's Honolulu Hale Examined

Ill-timed negative ad a step backward for Hannemann

Business Exec Disavows Anti-Mufi “Smear” Letter As Forgery

Abercrombie wants Feds to pick up tab for Malpractice Insurance

Waikiki man charged with forcing a girl into prostitution

About-FACE: After Hannemann’s departure, Honolulu is doing a 180 on housing issues

Kauai Democrats sue to oust GOP candidate

Hawaii Ethics Commission seeks new director

Chief Perry wants to keep leading KPD

Kahana Valley families living in limbo

Boat owners on Hawaii's Big Island protesting new fees

Community college enrollment rises 7 percent

Wherever it lands, UH must pony up travel subsidies

Two recent escapes from state hospital draw concern

Honolulu agrees to accept tons of trash

Rush Limbaugh Touts Benefits of Hawaii made E-Cigarettes, Slams FDA

Judicial Committee Unanimously Confirms California's First Filipina-American Chief Justice

Gaza Flotilla participant brings terrorist agit-prop show to Hilo

Liberal activist allegedly flips out, stabs Muslim Cabbie 

Ground Zero Mosque Developer: Mosque Could Accommodate 1,000 Worshippers

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
August 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:53 AM :: 10021 Views

Democrats make up 70% of poll respondents—But Aiona #1 in favorability

Hannemann Campaign: Abercrombie is 2 points ahead

Djou: RTTT “is just the beginning”

Lingle: RTTT “would not have been possible without Matayoshi”

Aiona: RTTT selection result of shared commitment to education reform

Meet the “moderate” Muslim behind the Ground Zero Mosque

Inouye goes negative on Ed Case for going negative on Hannemann 

Abercrombie fundraiser: “I would come see the devil for Willie Nelson” says attendee

Police: Naeole-Beason complaint filed (The magnificent and glorious Hawaii County Council)

Former Student Member of Education Board 'Can't Sugarcoat Toguchi's Horrible Leadership'

Caldwell, Hannemann smarting from Kalihi tax flap

New flood maps may force Hawaii residents to purchase insurance

Public input sought on Senate vacancy

Leader of Calif-Hawaii drug ring gets 27 years

Hawaii man sues: claims video game is too addicting

Hawaii receives grant to control health insurance premiums

Dem Moneyman buys Winter White House: Obama planning to retire to Kailua?

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
August 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:52 AM :: 8880 Views

Ed Case: “Prevedouros and Carlisle are the change candidates against status quo Caldwell”

Terrorism? Sovereignty activists prove UHH Professor’s unspoken point

Democrats Want to Slam Small Businesses with Massive Tax Hike: Where’s Hanabusa? 

Polling: Aiona’s favorability equal to Democrats’

RTTT: Hawaii gets $75 million

Board designates judge qualified

Hannemann defends against attacks from Case

Ed Case’s Hate machine?

Unity: Dan Inouye forces Democrat candidates to join saimin eating contest

Carlisle holds strong lead

Pacific Islanders suing state over health plan

State Report: Abolish Hawaii Teacher Standards Board

Hawaii State Financial Report 14 Months Late

Honolulu agrees to accept tons of trash

Omidyar’s Civil Beat joins anti-Depleted Uranium scam

Maui Could Be First County To Protect Aquarium Fish 

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Monday, August 23, 2010
August 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:44 PM :: 8301 Views

Voters react to Abercrombie, Hannemann personas: "I'm just really tired of all of this BS"

SA: Abercrombie gets backing from Case

HNN/SA Poll reports Lt Gov numbers (It’s Schatz vs Sakamoto)

SA: Ruling on burials highlights need for careful planning (could kill rail)

State cuts 97 polling places: Some worry that fewer sites will sink voter turnout even lower

Hawaii Has 6th Lowest Unemployment Rate: Hawaii Labor Force Fell By 1,700 In July

Hotel revenue up for first half of 2010

Panos Prevedouros: ‘A civil engineer is the perfect professional for the job’

7 vie for Djou's old Council seat

Republican Beth Fukumoto tries to find a middle ground with Hawaii voters

OHA considers legal action to protect cultural sites against Army Stryker vehicles?

Kauai Utility offers millions to protect seabirds

Hawaii Passes on Chance of Female Chief Justice

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Sunday, August 22, 2010
August 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 AM :: 9205 Views

Ed Case: Abercrombie, Aiona “both honest, independent, experienced candidates”

Abercrombie has edge (49-44 over Hannemann)

Holding course: Recktenwald likely will not alter the high court's direction (Nomination approved by SA)

Obama, Djou deliver dueling addresses

Poll about the Poll says: More residents leaning toward absentee voting

Emily Naeole’s husband flees state, alleges domestic violence, threats

State attorney general accepts Rego case

Secret meeting yields ad hoc committee: Board creates group to determine clinic's future

Hannemann Plan To Revive Superferry Sinking Fast: Federal Government Expects To Outbid All At Ferry Auction

Forced farming in DHHL’s new “Green” project

Are you paying your neighbor to cut his electric bill?

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Saturday, August 21, 2010
August 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 AM :: 11563 Views

Rep. Djou Statehood Day address carried nationwide: “We can cut $1.3 trillion right now”

Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American

Prince Kuhio: The bridge from Kingdom to State

Our American Triumph: Civil Rights and Hawaii Statehood

After 6 years: Newspaper Guild signs contract with Tribune-Herald

Nonaka: Republican Poll for Carlisle Doesn't Exist

Djou meets with small businesses

Maui, Kona TEA Party groups back King for Lt Governor

Debate: Hannemann hammered over negative mailer 

Debate: Hannemann blames others for Kalihi tax hikes

Hannemann still waffles on Civil Unions

HNN profiles Duke Aiona

CB: Hannemann = Aiona in Hawaii Family Forum Survey

Gay Palimony Suit Filed In Hawaii: Lesbian Couple Fights Over Assets

HGEA Neutral on Say, AFL-CIO backs Synan as labor, gays team up for revenge

Hospital governors meet in secret to discuss taxpayer loans to Alii Health Center

$11,000 in tax credits: Are you buying your neighbor’s electric smugmobile?

Honolulu Harbor gets federal stimulus money

Civil Beat Shares Hawaii State Employee Salaries

Bedbugs Challenge Homeless Shelters

Kauai County plans to refile 32 counts of incest

Overseas Filipino Workers in Islam Nations to Suffer Anew in Month of Ramadan

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Friday, August 20, 2010
August 20 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:45 AM :: 8288 Views

Senate sets day to consider Recktenwald appointment

Property tax quadruples for needy families in Kalihi (Thanks for the $13,000 tax bill, Mufi)

Mufi’s Friday the 13th Attack

Hannemann’s Claims Don’t Match His Record

Mufi’s fake “Brown Guy”?

SA on HD32 Race: 4 making initial run at elective office

Caldwell get it wrong on Hawaii Constitution, Nuclear Power

Council sets fine for haste with big trash

Lights Out: Birds Trump Friday Night Football

Political underdog John Carroll complains he is being ignored

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Thursday, August 19, 2010
August 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:28 PM :: 10855 Views

Djou working to resolve issues caused by Micronesia Compact

Full Text: Hawaii Family Forum/Hawaii Catholic Conference 2010 Voter Guide

Duke Aiona unveils jobs plan

Governor seeks public input on candidates to fill two Senate vacancies

Hawaii State Assessment: Complete school-by-school results

Human Trafficking: Hawaii a standout on “Dirty Dozen” list

Voter Registration Forms Due Today for Sept 18 Primaries

High court upholds burial site challenges: Burial council will not have last word (Big victory for shakedown artists)

Aiona Challenges Rail Project Job Claims

Aiona calls for more business tax credits

Another Hannemann Lie busted: “City Council Never Overrode a Veto” --FALSE

Abercrombie lifts weights to force gay marriage on Hawaii

God In Government? Mayoral Candidates Respond

CD1 Race: National Republicans to stay off airwaves again

5 vying for open seat see jobs, crime as top issues

Sheriff vs Judiciary over bailiffs, staffing?

Star-Advertiser vs Free Speech

Gay atheist lobby: Hawaii anti-gay marriage campaign used as model for California Prop 8?

Shapiro: Muzzle Republicans, Build Mosque

City considers Kailua-Kaneohe sewage tunnel

Council Postpones Vote On Fireworks Ban

Big Island Dopers March Held For Jailed Marijuana Activist

911 transcripts: GTMO Greenwell arrest

911 Taxes Don’t Fund 911 Service

Satellite Firms Get Broadband Stimulus Funds to serve Hawaii

Hawaii TEA Party joins Arpaio, others at border rally

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
August 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 10352 Views

Shapiro: Politicians (Hannemann, Caldwell) need to get over the plantation-era bigotry

Embattled State Sheriffs Grilled By Lawmakers (Department lacks sufficient handcuffs)

Teachers prevail in back-pay case  (25,000 teachers ripped off by DoE since 1996 and HSTA did nothing)

State Loses $240 Million on Controversial Securities

Testifiers seek hold on bag ban ordinance: Say clearer rules, information on enforcement, more time needed

3500 rally for Abercrombie in Hilo

Hawaii Sierra Club endorsing Hanabusa, Hirono and Hooser (triple albatross)

SA: 3 Democratic candidates differ on taxes and gambling

UH ranks as 159th best in annual U.S. News list

Hawaii's state budget deficit violates constitution (not exactly…)

Hawaii judges’ financial disclosures now available online

Indians Make U.S. Take Out the Trash

Residents to protest land sold to 'Iolani

GOP reveals midterm blueprint

Big Island voters won't decide on referendums

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
August 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 7482 Views

Prop. 8 ruling ignores precedent, evidence and common sense

Heritage: Solutions for America

Mismanagement Zoo: Honolulu burns $3M to demolish kiosk and put up sign

SA: Hannemann spins facts to run down Abercrombie

Statewide Voter registration hits new record (26,000 new voters)

SA spreads confusion to save BoE from well-deserved oblivion

SA: Land rules changes overdue  (OHA to gain monopoly on shakedown operations)

HTF: Figuring Who To Vote For In Upcoming Elections

Hawaii Abortion Critics Opt Not to Endorse Djou

Hawaiian Electric Industries: Don't Count on Its Dividend

Waipahu Food Assistance Office Is Empty — and It's Not for Lack of Need, Nor Is It A Bad Thing

Hawaii lawmakers hold several off-session hearings

Hawaii Democrats will keep candidates on ballot

State ERS fund posts 3-month loss of $761M

Kaiser losses up to $5.1M—will seek rate hike

BOE expected to formally delay planned Kohala consolidation

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Monday, August 16, 2010
August 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 PM :: 9836 Views

Djou in WSJ--“Birthright Citizenship: A GOP Achievement”

Hawaii Progressives target Gabbard, express “enthusiasm” for molester’s buddy Rep. Joe Bertram

Great news: Rep. Lyla Berg still taking grief for “Islam Day”

Mufi: “Candidate of corporate and political elite”

Legislators and their greasy palms

Campaign 2010: top mayoral candidates face off

City Council member will ask the Outdoor Circle to support a ban on campaign placards larger than 8 square feet

Dog bite victim not pleased with police response

Lawmakers to question Sheriff Division

Three Hawaii Pacific Health hospitals earn AHA recognition

Persistent drought draining Big Island residents' wallets

Anti-GMO fraudsters gather on Kauai

Flotilla Survivor Criticizes Israelis: Hawaii Woman Claims Attack Was Act Of Piracy

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Sunday, August 15, 2010
August 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:01 PM :: 9085 Views

CJ-Appointee Recktenwald: Eleven Supreme Court Opinions

State Zoning Statutes As "Environmental" Laws - More On HAWSCT's Ala Loop Decision 

Hannemann stabs Caldwell in back: Caldwell retaliates “I own homelessness”

New pick, same judicial evaluation process

HCF:  Let the governor appoint the Board of Education and be held accountable

Investigation would help clarify activities at airport

Was Bunda resigned before running for LG? Ask the Senate President.

Primary Registration ends Thursday: Voter Registration up by 1.8% all time high 

Marijuana Minister Christie has $34K in cash seized by feds, trial delayed 71/2 months

Maui County Democrats to host Gaza Terrorist Aid Flotilla

Hawaii hotel occupancy tops 80 percent

Hawaiian Bicentennial: Celebrating two centuries of island unification

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Saturday, August 14, 2010
August 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 8901 Views

Djou on KITV: "Voters voted against the establishment...I look forward to November"

Rasmussen: Only 26% of Americans strongly approve of Obama

The Federal Policy Landscape Is Now More Favorable to Wind Energy than at Any Other Time in the Past Decade

Lingle chooses Recktenwald as chief justice

Hanabusa backs Recktenwald: Rejection of Leonard part of scheme to deprive Lingle of third nomination

Abercrombie hits Hannemann on “bullying and mismanagement”

Hannemann: Chinatown residents are “NIMBYS”, Abercrombie  is “absurd and false”

Carlisle Chooses Concert Over Community Forum

Mayoral Candidates Exchange Barbs

Progressives fear Prevedouros victory

Abercrombie refunds donations, gets them back

Abercrombie’s Half-Truth: My Offshore Drilling Bill Would Have Helped With BP Oil Spill

Kauai: Democrats-only LG Debate

Maui: Four candidates eligibility challenged

SA: Candidate criticizes own (sic) party for disqualification move

Case Family Democrat Advertiser: 'Bridge' funding welcomed

SA: No bad guys in farmers' plight (so sayeth the voice of landed aristocracy)

Oahu electricity prices reach 2-year high

Cultural practitioner or squatter?  State ejects canoe builder from park

Hawaii lawmaker plans resolution to ban N-word

GTMO Greenwell demands jury trial for resisting arrest

Obama hammered for support of triumphal Mosque at Ground Zero

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Friday, August 13, 2010
August 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:41 PM :: 9654 Views

Carlisle Skips Salt Lake Forum: “Something about demographics”

Democratic gov candidates off to an uninspiring start

Massive failure hidden in DoE’s recent test score improvements

Hannemann still dogged by Pittsburgh fundraiser

Another Hannemann Lie: “I Alone Went to Public Schools”

Floating nuclear plant stirs interest and apprehension

State bar's evaluation process for judges is inherently unfair

Officials To Move Kakaako Homeless: Illegal Campers On The Move Again

Enviros try to force Bunda off the Ballot

Election Season on Kauai: Bynum and Asing trade barbs over unfairness and half-truths

VIDEO: Kohala Middle School rallies against consolidation

Hawaii video game industry added $23M to economy

FBI agents bust 14 in mortgage fraud

Foreclosures finally drop in Hawaii

Justice delayed for military voters: Department ignores states' likely refusal to comply with ballot rules

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Thursday, August 12, 2010
August 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:35 PM :: 13193 Views

Flip-Flop-Flip: Hannemann again refuses to take position on Gay Civil Unions

Time tight for Akaka Bill-but Akaka claims to have the votes

Changes proposed to state land rules: The first revisions in 16 years involve shoreline boundaries and permits

Debate: Hannemann, Abercrombie bicker over “agenda”

Abercrombie unable to think of any achievements other than winning elections and showing up

Democrat Candidates skirt chances to provide specific plans

Caldwell: 'The Number One Job of the City is To Create Jobs for All of Us.'

Pittsburgh Fundraiser:  Hannemann campaign, aide agree to pay small fine

The Hill: Vulnerable Dems support state aid bill

US Congressman Djou Condemns N. Korea for Detainment of South Korean Boat

ILind: Brian Schatz is not raking in the bucks from a non-profit sinecure at a Democrat slush-fund, really

Maui HD 11: Molester associates Bertram and Halperin demand criminals be let out of jail: Bertram also demands more marijuana

Republican Dudek stays on ballot: Judge blocks Election Commission from giving Donna Mercado Kim a free ride

Nishiki is target of rivals at Kula candidates forum

Kenoi: No $100 Aina Lea dinner

3 Big Island courthouses to close

Report: Area unsafe:  PTA visitors Professional protesters speak up about having to sign a safety waiver

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
August 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:04 PM :: 9832 Views

Abercrombie part of Democratic Socialists of America Caucus at Democratic National Convention

City, State, EPA agree to Federal consent decree for Honolulu sewage treatment

Inouye, minions challenge Governor over $26B pork package 

Mufi donors: Pay-to-Play SSFM leads pack

Mayoral campaign: Prevedouros calls for nuclear power

HGEA rejects molester’s employer Cabanilla (And still deciding on Say)

HGEA announces endorsements

Sierra Club endorsement: Another albatross around Abercrombie's neck

Brian Schatz: “Hemp as a crop, is an idea that should be explored….”

Anonymous Army rehab program gains support

Hawaii bases could escape DoD budget cuts

Lingle Eyes China For More Tourism Help

Hawaii Kai farmers face 25-fold rent hike

Na Wai Eha: Streams flow again — along with controversy and conflict 

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
August 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:09 AM :: 11949 Views

Same-Sex Marriage Judge Finds That a Child Has Neither a Need Nor a Right to a Mother

Excess of $1.4B found in 186 Hawaii Special Funds

BoE Chair Toguchi speaks out against appointed BoE

Djou attends Iraq mobilization ceremony of former unit

Individual right to sue for “clean and healthful environment”? State moves for reconsideration

Hirono, Djou Split On Funding Bill

Gay activists continue to hound Calvin Say

Cayetano: Mufi is King of Smears

Rail drives Hannemann contributions, Abercrombie gets D.C. support

HGEA Backs Hannemann; HSTA Abercrombie

Endorsement: HSTA albatross hung around Abercrombie's neck

DePledge: HD 43, HD 31 races competitive

Hawaii Bar Association reconsiders rating rule

Parents working 16 hour days to save children from DoE

KITV Exclusive: Embattled DOT Deputy Quits

Collaborate on APEC security

Hawaii legislators seek feedback from the homeless (Still pushing for Honolulu’s own tent city hell.)

Big Island marijuana advocate to remain behind bars

Kauai judge dismisses 2 criminal cases calls prosecutor’s conduct “egregious”

Hawaiian Electric Industries posts higher profit

American Engineer Convicted of Selling Military Secrets to China

Peak Oil cult leader dies in hot tub: Profited from wild claims of doom?

LA Times Obituary: Robert Aitken dies at 93; American Zen master

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Monday, August 9, 2010
August 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:15 PM :: 11543 Views

Akaka, Inouye meet with Reid over Akaka Bill

Ed Case: Racism and localism in Hawaii politics has dark side

Shapiro: Djou a true test for GOP

Abercrombie Donors: Not Pay-for-Play Mitsunaga leads pack

Group urges people to vote for appointed education board (two BoE members call for appointed Board)

Terror grips Maui, Molokai, Big Isle as fate of several Hawaii schools in hands of BOE members

DoE Team prepares to bid for $75M RTTT grant

Koller: DOE's bungling of lunch program shows need for comprehensive audit

Abercrombie: Hannemann Left Honolulu in 'Worst Financial Position of Any City I Can Imagine'

Hanabusa’s Half-Truth: I Cut Waste and "Saved Us Millions"

Honolulu mayoral hopefuls to debate

DOJ to meet Sen. Cornyn after stalling on MOVE (Hawaii’s illegally late Primary date)

Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers Mobilize For Afghanistan

Hawaii sugar grower working to power Navy (Next Big Thing #1)

A project in Waikiki hopes to harness deep-sea water to power air conditioning (Next Big Thing #2)

Some Kalama Valley residents express concern over proposed residential development

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Sunday, August 8, 2010
August 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:21 AM :: 15970 Views

Mufi’s Republican Army: The Bush Family Connection

Leonard Appointment: How they voted

The 'Birthers' Began on the Left

Djou on MSNBC: “We’ve lost 2.5 million jobs since the stimulus package was created. That’s not progress.”

Borreca: “Lingle stumbles in effort to remake state Judiciary” (How Recktenwald lost favor)

Kauai prosecutor prosecutes former boyfriend for crime she is implicated in

Looking at the Bar Association Board

Hanabusa promises to raise your taxes

Democrats scrap over ads; Aiona stays upbeat

Abercrombie: “Confrontation, finger-pointing and name-calling”

State agency clears Honolulu rail contracts (decision backs Hannemann over Abercrombie)

Anti-Superferry protesters target Navy sonar (again)

Costs piling up two years into Molokai water lawsuit

Juror: Without DNA evidence, Makanani walks on sex assault

Seed money: A koa plantation on the Big Island courts investors to buy tiny trees and then reap rewards over 25 years

UH professor helps boost Vietnam's clinics

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Saturday, August 7, 2010
August 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 5249 Views

Lingle: “Senators revealed their true colors”

Aiona challenges Hannemann and Abercrombie to speak up on Leonard confirmation

Rejected 14-8 by Senate Democrats: Judge Leonard had more judicial experience than Elena Kagan

April 7, 2010: Hawaii Senate “Urging Governor to use and consider gender equity when appointing judges”

This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing

Abercrombie: “The only thing Hawai‘i exports right now is garbage”

ILind: Kyo-ya execs campaigned for Hannemann while seeking city variances for new Waikiki hotel

Hanabusa’s Senate rejects high court pick

Woman with Hawaii roots likely to lead California courts

Shapiro: Senate, Bar Association “drive-by shooting” of Leonard

Gay Advertiser still trying to use Walker’s decision to create gay marriage in Hawaii

Blow to anti-Superferry activists: Maui Council puts brakes on district voting

KITV Exclusive: Kauai Airport Supervisor Admits To Theft

Cronies cheer as Hamakua farm project takes shape

'Birthers' fade after passage of law against them

Israeli diplomat arrives to help state with water and geothermal projects

Hawaii National Guard helicopter unit to deploy

Still time to Register to vote in next month's primary election

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Friday, August 6, 2010
August 6, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:58 PM :: 13114 Views

Mufi does it again in Debate: “Screaming, yelling, ranting, raving, finger pointing, name-calling” Abercrombie: I am Dan Inouye

Politico: Abercrombie leans on Pelosi for help

WaPo: As Hawaii Democrats battle, RGA goes up with ads

RGA ad for Duke Aiona: “People want their leaders to be positive, not divisive and negative”

Djou, Micronesian Ambassador: “Status quo is not working”  

CB “Mostly True”: Neil's Congressional Performance "Dead Last"

Katherine Leonard fails to get support of Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations

Borreca: Moon was right about bar's role in picking judges

Case Family Star Advertiser: Legislature should be undeterred in recognizing same-sex civil unions 

Hawaii's unemployment claims down 7.7%

Scared straight: The Hawaii Meth Project educates isle students about the horrors of using "ice" through real-life anecdotes

Council panel bows to snobs OKs proposal to ban fireworks

County Drops Trespassing Charge Against Census Worker

Molokai vets group might take dispute to courtroom

Leprosy Patient Admits Smuggling Drugs: Drugs Would Have Been Distributed At Kalaupapa

Hawaii DHS rated high in helping disabled get high-paying jobs

Hawaii senators say state would get $39 million from federal aid legislation

UH-Manoa completes work on pair of residential towers

Hoku Corp.'s losses tied to spending on Idaho polysilicon plant

NYT: Governments Go to Extremes as the Downturn Wears On

DMZ Hawaii teams up with North Korean front groups in DC

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Thursday, August 5, 2010
August 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:59 PM :: 11427 Views

Congress.org: "Abercrombie is a follower"

FULL TEXT: Federal Judge rules Calif. gay marriage ban unconstitutional

Lingle pushes for Leonard

SA EDITORIAL: Confirm Leonard nomination

Leonard appointment: Lingle prepared to bust Democrats stalling tactics

Pelosi endorses Abercrombie, Responds to Mufi commercial

Labor King: Another Mufi Lie busted by Omidyar’s Abercrombie lovin’ CB

Taking over: Steve Case’s ownership in ML&P now at 62.8 percent

California's Proposition 8 ruling to affect Hawaii's fight over civil unions

Shapiro: No marriage right spelled out in Constitution 

Ruling energizes civil-union advocates: Both supporters and opponents look to a possible Supreme Court decision in the case

Homosexual assault on Calvin Say to be tried August 9

SHOPO endorses Pacarro for prosecutor

WaPo: FedEx, Northrop Grumman give to Inouye’s pet projects

DoE Targets Molokai school for closure -- 16 miles to next school

Hawaii census worker due back in federal court today

National Review plugs Hawai`i Free Press

Omidyars join others in donation pledge

"JOBENOMICS" Author in Hawaii to pitch Paakea Quarry expansion(???), foreign investor tax credits

A tropical fish collecting ban?

State Rep. Denny Coffman named Legislator-in-Residence at UH-Manoa

County challenging candidate's residency claims

Runway Under Water? Honolulu Planners Seek Study of Climate Change Impacts on Transportation

NYC: Abandoned elevated rail system transformed into magnificent park

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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
August 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:07 PM :: 9207 Views

Hawaii 3rd most indebted state

Even with furloughs, Edison curriculum turns around 14 failing Hawaii DoE schools

Hawaii Right-to-Life announces 2010 Political Endorsements

Bank bailouts: Maxine Waters faces ethics charges—Inouye next?

Caught on VIDEO: Thief steals Arakawa for Mayor signs in Wailuku

Leonard's ability to lead is doubted by Taniguchi (Dems continue to prepare the “We don’t like you” excuse)

Shapiro: Katherine Leonard: Judgment by character assassination

Hawaii Progressives attack Leonard

Hannemann busted on another lie:  Endorsements by Business Groups

Shapiro: Mufi=Kim jong Il?

Big isle Incumbents Fuel Campaigns With Off-Isle Money

Kauai County manager proposal killed

Rod Tam's Meal Expenses Drop 60% Amid Probes

City ending trash contract

Small isle charities risk losing IRS status

Anti-Superferry commission unable to waive EIS for enviro projects, SA complains bitterly

PUC nears decision on Pasha request for interisland service

Parking fee thief sentenced to probation

Smart Grids Stumble in Hawaii, Baltimore

Hawaii to help Alaska with foster care

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
August 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:31 PM :: 9033 Views

Lingle: Bar Association refuses to state its reasons for ‘unqualified’ ratings

Poll: Djou leads by 8% margin

Gallup: Hawaii conservatives outnumber liberals, state tops in moderates

Caught on VIDEO: Thief steals Arakawa for Mayor signs in Wailuku

Young leaders of GOP want value-added campaigns

Gay Activists accuse Calvin Say of abandoning wife and kids, investigate Speaker’s water bill

Billy Kenoi’s Proposed tax hike on disabled veterans withdrawn

Fund Race: Hannemann $3.1M, Aiona, $2.6M Abercrombie $2.0M

Caldwell Leads Mayoral Candidates In Fundraising: Carlisle May Win With Less Money

Bar association calls Leonard 'unqualified'

Hawaii State Bar: Leonard, Tootoo unqualified

Judges' 'unqualified' rating is slammed

Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office – 2010 and Beyond

Hawaii bankruptcy filings up 28 percent in July

Are Hawaii exports being counted properly?

Hawaii State Representatives Say and Tsuji Honored as BIO Legislators of the Year

Two companies to release Maui stream water as ordered by the state

KITV VIDEO: Jeremy Harris unsold coffee table books pile up at city hall

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Monday, August 2, 2010
August 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:59 PM :: 7455 Views

Legislative races: Mainland “Gay Victory” money flowing to molester’s buddy Joe Bertram and HB444 sponsor Blake Oshiro

Duke Aiona: “Creating jobs now”

Anger over civil unions: Hawaii Dems predict loss of 3-6 seats in legislature

KHON profiles TEA Party candidate for State Senate

SA endorses lawsuit to enact HB444

Students, Fridays return to schools: As educators begin the new year, they face curriculum shifts and higher standards

Foreclosures hurt condos: Many face higher fees as some owners fail to pay

Fishpond protected by law may yet be sold: The DOT might use an older law to help in auctioning the land

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Sunday, August 1, 2010
August 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:12 PM :: 8001 Views

“Birthers” smell profit in an Abercrombie governorship?

PAPAHĀNAUMOKUĀKEA Designated a World Heritage Site

Lambda: Hawaii Civil Unions suit demands recognition of new family structures, not “equality”

'Culture war' engulfs Hawaii Democrats

Mufi: “Neil has never spent a day in a serious private sector job”

Leonard: Antidote to the activist Supreme court which invented gay marriage, killed Superferry?

Think Tech: “Some people would like to keep the seat empty until Linda Lingle is gone”

Sweet Justice: Superferry protesters projects stymied by lack of EIS

AP: Hawaii: Haven for the homeless?  (Honolulu tent City being promoted all over mainland)

FACE: A city housing office could help … homelessness industry

SA: Sewer pact negotiations need more transparency

Kaneohe charter school evicted to make way for long-term care facility

Hawaii Progressives continue to pump their “Values” book

American Samoa tuna cannery may reopen

 

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Saturday, July 31, 2010
July 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:44 PM :: 9241 Views

Abercrombie, if defeated in primary, refuses to endorse Hannemann

ILWU supports Kirk Caldwell in his campaign for mayor

CB busts another Mufi lie: “Only Candidate Who's Lived and Worked on Neighbor Islands” -- FALSE

Political Radar Puna HD 4: “Hapai could be competitive”

Dems running for Lt. Governor rev up campaigns (Sakamoto vs Hooser?)

BoE: Furlough moms campaign, face off with union boss and transsexual foster parent seeking reelection

$18K in Unreported Gifts: Lobbyists feeding legislators, staff throughout session

HECO’s Green Energy scam to take 2.3% more ‘green’ out of your pocket

Steve Case boosts investment in ML&P: AOL founder could have majority stake after stock sale done

Most of state's alleged stimulus jobs fall outside the private sector

Estimate of daily rail riders rises 21,300

Curfew time's up at public housing

SA takes another swipe at Hawaii Meth Project

School's eviction stands

Three Hawaii Diploma mills target of expose

Hawaii 90-year old robbed by ‘power of attorney’ scammers

Marine monument named World Heritage site

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Friday, July 30, 2010
July 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:49 AM :: 7810 Views

Nat’l Dems on Hanabusa: "We now have sweetness and light in Hawaii — or at least we don't have a lot of darkness."

Hannemann vs Abercrombie at Neighborhood Board meeting: “yelling, screaming, ranting, raving, finger-pointing and name-calling”

Hannemann continues to push tent cities, Abercrombie channels Pol Pot

Djou: Raising $3.8 Trillion In New Taxes a Bad Idea, progressives attack

Federal Project Will Bring Hundreds Of Jobs, Eventually, Sort-of

Civil union opponents regroup after suit filed

Akaka Bill compared to Monty Python's dead parrot

ACT 221 Scammers endorse Abercrombie, Carpenters back Hannemann

Caldwell, Prevedouros File For Mayor, DelaCruz drops out of race

Enemy Propaganda from CB: Legislative Turnover? Not Going to Happen

Hawaii's Jews assess Abercrombie, Hannemann and more at Temple Emanu-El

Djou to speak at gay Republican event

Aloha Update: Hawaii In the Final Running For Educational Funds

Teachers still have their furlough days

SA: Fix immersion school testing

Visitors to Hawaii up for seventh straight month

Judge delays Hawaii garbage shipments to Washington

Koko Head Shooting teaches discipline, focus

Mililani Residents Vigorously Oppose Affordable Housing Complex: Hundreds Attend Neighborhood Board Meeting To Protest

Kalihi Valley Homes Emergency Curfew Lifted

Jury to deliberate fate of accused spy

Hawaii one of “least lazy” states

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Thursday, July 29, 2010
July 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:04 PM :: 8991 Views

Governor Lingle’s Legacy Anything but Narrow

Military Voter Act: US DoJ criticized for waiving Hawaii's illegally late Primary date

Djou renews call for Free Trade with South Korea

Djou: “Truth in Spending Act would force Congress to live by financial forecasts”

Hawaii gays, atheists grab for children as part of new legal strategy: Place issue in hands of Hawaii's judiciary (again)

SA to HSTA: DOE, unions must unite to win  (Unions still sabotage RTTT)

National Report: Only 3% of DoE Students graduate college in four years

CB busts Mufi, Neil in lies

Carlsmith Ball Chairman: Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court Nominee Katherine G. Leonard is Gifted, Highly Skilled, Well Balanced

Oregon Live: Lawsuit seeks to stop Hawaii trash headed to the Northwest

Hawaii's 2 former Superferrys await sale in Virginia shipyard

Hawaii Congressman Djou Calls for More Guam Funding

Embattled Councilman Tam Files For Mayor's Race, then goes to lunch

Hawaiian Electric to offer lower/higher electric vehicle charging rates

Hawaii sending last of tax refunds

HDR/Hawaii Pacific Engineers wins rail transit design contract

Big Island courthouses may close due to security shortage

Robbery suspect who was shot by father is ex Honolulu police officer 

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
July 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 11193 Views

SA: A step forward for all Hawaiians (Eliminates one of the excuses for the Akaka Bill)

The Rundown: 17 competitive Legislative Races

Shapiro: CJ nominee Katherine Leonard faces the first blades

Judicial appointments will define Lingle's legacy

National Democrats reserve TV time in Hawaii to attack Djou

Firefighters back Caldwell for mayor

BOE Explores Bullying Solutions

DOE Lays Off 40 Workers: Education Officials Look To Cut $142 Million

Lawsuit seeks to raise age for public special education

Hawaii DoE “surprise pick” for RTTT

Diagnostic Laboratory Services: Amphetamine use up 70%

Grove Farm operates quarry at heiau site, “few rocks remain”

Smart grid rollout stalls in Hawaii

Public asked to comment on proposed lawsuit settlement without seeing it

Kauai: Planning Department employees hold second jobs

VIDEO: Police, Greenwell discuss Kona councilman’s arrest

GTMO Greenwell hopes to overturn 'Sunshine Law'

Big Island police seek witnesses to assault in a Hilo bar

Ex-officer gets 30 months in gun case: A history of violence has led to a federal term for Rik Orton

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
July 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:53 PM :: 10711 Views

Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Maui, Oahu, Hilo, Kona events

Full Text: Day v Apoliona Decision

Campaign contributions: Inouye pushing for more Sandwich Isles Communications funding?

VIDEO: Djou on Fox Business News

Adrienne King on DoE: “The system is broken”

Hawaii named as one of 19 Race To The Top Finalists

From civil unions to taxes, Calvin Say keeps his cool (Case family Advertiser launches war on Calvin Say)

Chief justice appointee 'unqualified,' defense lawyer says

OHA hopes Akaka Tribe can be taken up as “filler” by busy Senate

VIDEO: Duke Aiona 30 minute interview with Sherry Bracken

Hannemann Wants To Revive Hawaii Superferry: Abercrombie tags plan as “fantasy”

CB to BoE: Show us the data

NRO: Latest from the Frontlines

Hawaii child welfare rankings drop

Post office naming Makes trouble in paradise

Honolulu exports worth more than $2 billion annually

Admitted Human Traffickers Got Federal Aid

Thai Workers Forced into Labor at Oahu Farm Wait for Justice

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Monday, July 26, 2010
July 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:11 PM :: 14419 Views

DoE spends $50M for free software

Eleven Opinions: Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee Katherine Leonard

Aiona sees objectivity as key to election win

Abercrombie stresses support for civil unions measure (Single issue candidate?)

Mufi’s wreckage: Repairs tab may top $32B

Shapiro: Do or Die for Hawaii GOP

Teachers head back to ‘full’ school year

Hawaii illegal alien worker law could be affected by Supreme Court case

AP: Life's a beach for some homeless in Hawaii  (Seattle Homelessness Industry demands Tent City in Hawaii)

NYC flies homeless to Hawaii

Dry conditions leave isle farms parched

Project to convert carbon dioxide emissions into fuel slated for Hawaii

Lingle Appoints Ito As Insurance Commissioner

Gallup: More States "Competitive" in Terms of Party Identification

Hawaii GOP Senate candidate calls self 'crazy'

Heftel's widow stops post office renaming

Trial of Census Worker Arrested pushed back to Aug 5, moved to Honolulu federal Court

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Sunday, July 25, 2010
July 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:48 PM :: 7827 Views

Shapiro: Aiona is “the one who isn’t covered in mud yet”

Borreca: Abercrombie in audience throwing tomatoes

Surprise Lingle appointee Leonard will be looked at closely by the state Senate

City Lawyers Reluctant On Whether Mayor Violated Ordinance

DoE Immersion schools want to abandon English-language standardized tests

Kamehameha Litigants anonymity claim may get “en banc” hearing

SA: Tent cities for homeless could be stopgap solution (for a decade or so)

Man Accused of Deadly Shooting in American Samoa has Hawaii Connection

State's biggest public housing complex tries to close the door on bad perceptions

Foreclosures: Hawaii 1874 law seen as helping lenders, hurting consumers

$32 Million Earmarked For Green Energy Work

KGI: First ‘foul’ called in 2010 elections

Few UH officials disclose protocol spending

The public option

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Saturday, July 24, 2010
July 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:16 AM :: 7112 Views

Legislative Scorecard released by Grassroot Institute

Big win for free speech: Senate Passes Anti-Libel-Tourism Law

Wind farm is Maui’s biggest tax deadbeat

If Dems win, LG could be Governor in four years

Hanabusa tries to undo damage from “Bum Information” comments

Hanabusa complains that Djou has gone to Washington

Hawaii unemployment 15.8% when discouraged workers are counted

Deadline for comments on Honolulu rail EIS extended to Aug. 16

HPD “screened”, ran “background checks” on list of union protesters prior to arrests

Poinography: Democrat legislative Staffer wins release of 2000 pages of Lingle administration documents

Arakawa hammers Tavares for buying “expensive koa table” with Homeland Security funds

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Friday, July 23, 2010
July 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:08 AM :: 11459 Views

Will rail plan collapse before November?

Supreme Court: Zoning Statutes Are "Environmental" Laws – individuals can now sue to enforce

Hawaii Leads in Wellbeing; West Virginia Ranks Last

Katherine Leonard picked as next Hawaii chief justice

Honolulu Special Elections To Be Held With Primary Sept. 18

Council chair: criminal probe into Tam's spending "unfortunate"

GOP fields candidate for Kauai seat: A law invoked that allowed for extra filing time did not apply, Democrats complain

Democrat Borreca: In Hawaii, ethnicity plays unspoken (sic) role in politics (Aims at Mufi, nails sovereignty movement)

Healthcare Bill Will Cost Hawaii Taxpayers $204 Million

CB: Big Wind Fuels a Torrent of Big Questions

Unemployment Extension Benefits 10,000 In Hawaii

Union workers arrested during Hyatt protest

Michael Savage Cannibal Comments Criticized (he’s too skinny)

Pentagon Faces Intensifying Pressures to Trim Budget

Retaliation: Kapa‘a man ‘traumatized’ after 3 KPD officers deliver warning for trespassing

Hawaii Co Council seeks Kohala consolidation reconsideration

Sovereignty Activists visit Grover Cleveland birthplace

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Thursday, July 22, 2010
July 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:23 PM :: 10625 Views

AtomicMonkey Reincarnated, picks up Abercrombie DSA story: Abercrombie supporters--“Its just going to get nastier”

Secret "DSAer"? Abercrombie’s Denial Raises More Questions

States That Pay The Most Taxes: Hawaii is #1

Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Maui, Oahu events

In DC: Hanabusa not invited to White House, lectures National Democrats on “Bum Information”

Djou on Fox News: “Every single dollar the government spends comes from a family”

GOP Senate candidate Cam Cavasso launches “Crazy” TV ad

Ka’auwai: Democrats shocked to face “Republican candidate in 95% of the legislative races”

Prevedouros: Mayoral election “a referendum on way City has been run”

Abercrombie accepts 4 debate invitations

Council to set date of mayoral election

Hawaii's major gubernatorial candidates address high tech at venture capital forum

GOP still has chance to field candidate against anti-Superferry protester Rep Herminia Morita

Politico: National Republicans plan boost for Djou, 8 others

Schools to move to online testing: Students can take an exam three times with best results counted to meet federal standards

Former HSTA Director: Furloughs Should Have Been on Paid Holidays Rather Than Fridays

May congressional special election cost $670K

Higa Ordered To Spend 200 Years In Prison

Senate Special Session to consider Lingle’s judicial appointments

Councilman Rod Tam Center Of Criminal Investigation

Carlisle resigns post to join mayor's race

Carlisle reflects on career as City Prosecutor

Hawaii Democrats squabble over naming post office after Cec Heftel

Report: Hawaii new-car sales basically flat for first six months

Lack of hot water persists for years at public housing

New City Bus Route To Serve Homeless at Barber's Point/Kalaeloa

Ballot Access News: Hawaii Candidate Filing Closes; Five Parties Will Have Nominees

BIW: HB444 -- needed to pass

Hawaii #2 in percentage of foreign-owned farmland

A bizarre extortion tale of the South Pacific

AL GORE SEX SCANDAL SHOCKER POLICE INVESTIGATE TWO MORE!

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
July 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:58 PM :: 9599 Views

Djou: “We need more private sector jobs, not more public sector programs”

How Charles Djou can do it

Hannemann resigns, Hawaii governor's race officially starts

Off and Running: Hawaii GOP candidates running in nearly every race

Caldwell Becomes Acting Honolulu Mayor: He's The Incumbent, But Do Voters Know Who He Is?

Shapiro: Dumping trash on Apo is mayor's parting act

Waihee: Passage of Akaka Bill will benefit all Hawaii my cronies

A national report calls the state's reading and math standards "mediocre"

SA: Clear up doubts about Act 221

Life Site News: Hawaii Democratic Primary for Governor Splits Over Same-sex 'Marriage'

Abercrombie supporters tag Hannemann for use of race card

Drug-trafficking boss sentenced to 20 years

Hawaii Superferry fell short on paying required fees long before adverse court decision (Historical Revisionism)

Hawaii's oil addiction threatens our island way of life

Honolulu irradiation facility still on drawing board

Maui groups, county end water plant study dispute

Plan to truck Hilo waste to Kona stalled

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Build More Hawaiian Homes Working Group

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Frontline: The Fixers

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Hiram Fong Papers

Homeschool Legal Defense Hawaii

Honolulu Navy League

Honolulu Traffic

House Minority Blog

Imua TMT

Inouye-Kwock, NYT 1992

Inside the Nature Conservancy

Inverse Condemnation

July 4 in Hawaii

Land and Power in Hawaii

Lessons in Firearm Education

Lingle Years

Managed Care Matters -- Hawaii

MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Missile Defense Advocacy

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Natatorium.org

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Obookiah

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Opt Out Today

Patients Rights Council Hawaii

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

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RailRipoff.com

Rental by Owner Awareness Assn

Research Institute for Hawaii USA

Rick Hamada Show

RJ Rummel

School Choice in Hawaii

SenatorFong.com

Talking Tax

Tax Foundation of Hawaii

The Real Hanabusa

Time Out Honolulu

Trustee Akina KWO Columns

Waagey.org

West Maui Taxpayers Association

What Natalie Thinks

Whole Life Hawaii