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Entries for June 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 |
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Nanakuli Park: Hannemann pounds Hanabusa in proxy fight between Waimanalo Gulch and PVT landfill
By Andrew Walden @ 11:45 PM :: 18461 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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Waianae Coast residents, upset that all of Oahu is literally "dumping" on them, have been fighting for years to close down Leeward Shore landfills. But, the Honolulu City Council Planning Committee, with the support of many residents on the Waianae Coast, has cast a vote which may very well keep Waimanalo Gulch Landfill open.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010 |
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Gallup: Debt ties terrorism as most worrisome issue
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:51 PM :: 7941 Views :: National News, Obama
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the latest Pew poll shows that for the first time ever, more Americans now believe that the president's economic policies have made economic conditions worse than made them better.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010 |
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Acting Governor Duke Aiona signs Monk Seal Protection bill
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 7312 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HONOLULU — Lt. Governor James R. “Duke” Aiona, Jr., as acting governor, today signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 2441, making it a felony to harm a Hawaiian monk seal, which is on the federal endangered list....
Numerous environmental groups testified in support of this measure, including the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaiian Humane Society, Hawaiian Monk Seal Response Team, Conservation Council of Hawai‘i, Save our Seals, Animal Rights Hawai‘i, Audubon Society, KAHEA-Hawaiian Environmental Alliance, Ocean Law and Policy Institute, Earthjustice, and Maui Tomorrow.
Eighty-five pieces of testimony from individuals were submitted in support of SB 2441, which had no opposition.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010 |
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The Hill: New members Critz, Djou start off in campaign mode
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 10263 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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For Reps. Mark Critz and Charles Djou, the Washington axiom of a “permanent campaign” has never been more apt.
The capital’s newest congressmen have been in office less than a month, but the looming November election has forced them to begin their legislative careers in full campaign mode.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010 |
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Flotilla: Islamist Turkey Overreaches
By Daniel Pipes @ 1:52 PM :: 6169 Views :: World News, Family
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As typical Islamist-leftist theater to delegitimize Israel, late May's Turkish-sponsored "Free Gaza" flotilla was tediously repetitious. As an illustration that Israelis don't understand the kind of war they now must fight, the outcome was drearily predictable. But as a statement of Turkey's policies and an augur of the Islamist movement's future, it bristled with novelty and significance.
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Monday, June 7, 2010 |
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Abercrombie on Marijuana: “Of course it should be utilized”
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 11669 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In a June 3 Maui Time interview, former Rep Neil Abercrombie tells Maui Time readers he wants marijuana to be utilized, he thinks TEA Parties are manipulated “by cynical sociopaths”, and he “helped to keep sugar alive in this state for 20 years.” And Charles Djou’s Congressional victory…well see for yourself.
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Monday, June 7, 2010 |
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Report from Shanghai: Hawaii Day in China
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 10196 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Today (Tuesday in China) is “Hawai‘i Day” at the USA Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. Governor Linda Lingle, legislative leaders, representatives from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the visitor industry and entertainers will officially kick off “Hawai‘i Week” at the Expo. The Expo is expected to attract more than 70 million visitors, 86 percent of whom will come from China.
Yesterday (Monday in China), Governor Lingle spoke to over 300 members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AMCHAM) at its Distinguished Speakers Series. The Governor covered a wide range of topics including Hawai‘i's progress in promoting clean energy, the status of direct flights from China to Honolulu, and the steps her Administration has taken to improve travel visa issuance procedures with the assistance of U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman.
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Monday, June 7, 2010 |
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Why Obama's Stimulus Failed
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:38 PM :: 7034 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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This morning on MSNBC, former Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-FL) pressed prominent Keynesian economist and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University Jeffrey Sachs on whether it was too early to declare President Obama's stimulus a failure. Scarborough had to ask the question twice, but Sachs finally relented: "Obama’s stimulus failed."
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Sunday, June 6, 2010 |
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Advertiser closes out by considering self-censorship
By Andrew Walden @ 2:23 PM :: 6802 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In its final edition, the Advertiser’s editors reprinted the 154 year old first editorial of the first edition of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser. Apparently they thought about censoring it but relented.
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Sunday, June 6, 2010 |
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CONFIRMED: Star-Advertiser planned over 15 months ago
By Andrew Walden @ 2:21 PM :: 7788 Views :: Energy, Environment
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As the official story goes, David Black, majority owner of the Star-Bulletin initiated negotiations for the purchase of the Advertiser on February 25, 2010.
But a whois search for StarAdvertiser.com shows that Black’s Oahu Publications reserved the domain name www.StarAdvertiser.com over one year earlier--on February 14, 2009.
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Saturday, June 5, 2010 |
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VIDEOS: Flotilla “Peace Activists” chant “Oh Jews, the army of Mohammad will return.”
By Andrew Walden @ 11:39 AM :: 12355 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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VIDEO: On the boat, the “peace activists” chant the popular Islamic battle cry, "khaiber khaiber ya yahood jaish muhammed saya'ud".
Khaibar was the last Jewish village defeated by Muhammad's army in 628. The battle marked the end of Jewish presence in Arabia.
Remember, they’re just piece activists. Some are two-pieces activists, and others are many-tiny-little-pieces activists.
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Saturday, June 5, 2010 |
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Tracy Nakano Bean: “Hawaii Legislature has never met a tax it didn’t like”
By News Release @ 10:31 AM :: 9054 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“Hawaii needs legislators that understand that the States created the Federal Government and that the Tenth Amendment exists to ensure that Hawaii is run by the people of Hawaii and not entrenched politicians half a world away. Hawaii needs leadership to say that we will not give up our state sovereignty and individual liberty for a few dollars more and courage to make hard decisions like cutting taxes and admitting that government shouldn’t be responsible for every aspect of our lives from cradle to grave."
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Saturday, June 5, 2010 |
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Lingle, Ward: Ka Iwi saved from Development
By News Release @ 7:43 AM :: 7475 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“This is a great day for East Honolulu,” said Rep. Ward. “In the beginning, we were told that such a reclassification couldn’t be done due to a lack of resources and time, plus it hadn’t been done anywhere for more than a decade. But we all worked together as a community with the Governor’s office and now the preservation of the Ka Iwi coast has become a reality.”
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Saturday, June 5, 2010 |
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RS: Introducing Cam Cavasso, Candidate for Hawaii’s Senate Seat
By Selected News Articles @ 2:36 AM :: 8156 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Cam Cavasso, a former Hawaii State Representative and small businessman from Oahu, has announced that he will challenge Senator Inouye in this upcoming November election....
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Saturday, June 5, 2010 |
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Aiona: “I am committed to making Hawaii the greenest place on Earth”
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 1:49 AM :: 6390 Views :: Energy, Environment
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I believe that Hawai`i is on the path to a clean energy future, and I am committed to a long-term vision of making Hawai`i the greenest place on Earth - the greenest environment, the greenest energy, and the greenest economy - in a way that keeps down our cost of living, increases our quality of life and, of course, includes all of our citizens.
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Friday, June 4, 2010 |
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Djou: “With Ed gone, we are alone in being voice for mainstream in Hawaii”
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 10600 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This weekend, however, the forces who want Hawaii's government to maintain the failed status quo consolidated their opposition to our campaign at the Democrat Party convention. This is not unexpected. We never thought the establishment would simply give up without a fight - they have too much to lose.
I personally wish Ed Case well. However, with Ed gone from this race, we are alone in being the voice for the mainstream across Hawaii. I look forward to this critical fight for Hawaii's families against entrenched special interests.
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Friday, June 4, 2010 |
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Jobs: Tax-n-spend policies favored by Hanabusa fail to deliver
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 10262 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Washington- A temporary boost in government hiring has padded jobs numbers for the month of May, but the 9.7 percent unemployment rate belies just how badly the runaway spending agenda pushed by Colleen Hanabusa’s Democrat friends has failed Hawaii families. The spike in jobs is simply a reflection of over 410,000 new census workers being added to the government’s payrolls at the taxpayers’ expense.
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Friday, June 4, 2010 |
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The Jobless Obama Recovery
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:03 AM :: 4232 Views :: National News, Ethics
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This Wednesday in Pittsburgh, President Barack Obama defended his administration's economic policies telling the audience at Carnegie Mellon University: "Now, I've never believed that government has all the answers. Government cannot and should not replace businesses as the true engine of growth and job creation." But that is exactly what the President's big government policies are doing.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010 |
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Djou: “Jonathan Lai is an excellent choice” for Council
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 9916 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Congressman Charles K. Djou (R-HI) reacted to the Honolulu City Council Executive Matters and Legal Affairs ("EMLA") Committee's recommendation of attorney and former HCDA Chair, Jonathan Lai, to succeed him on the City Council.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010 |
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Ed Case to supporters: “Stay involved with some other candidacy”
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 11369 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Case: "Hanabusa has to understand the deep disillusionment and frustration that many of us of any political party or no political party feel in the system of politics in Hawaii today and in our country. We don't want power to be trumping principle and people. We don't want division, we want unity. We don't want extremism, we want consensus. We don't want exclusion, we want inclusion. And those are the things that we all want desperately."
(In other words, she has to stop being Colleen Hanabusa.)
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Thursday, June 3, 2010 |
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Hawaii Republican Assembly: Home to Hawaii’s moderate Republicans?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:48 AM :: 13285 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Meeting in convention at the Hilton Hawaiian Village May 15, Hawaii Republicans voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution expressing opposition to House Bill 444—gay civil unions. The smattering of opposition came from a surprising quarter: Paul Smith and his Hawaii Republican Assembly (HiRA).
HiRA, founded in 2009, bills itself as “The Republican wing of the Republican Party” and the casual observer may view HiRA as a conservative group. But HiRA’s website refers to the group specifically as “A home for Hawaii fiscal conservatives.” (emphasis added)
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 |
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Double Standards on Hamas Action Against Palestinians
By IPT News @ 8:23 PM :: 8136 Views :: World News
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Any doubt that this week's "Freedom Flotilla" to Gaza was about politics – and not about providing aid to needy Palestinians in Gaza – was erased Wednesday when Hamas leaders refused to let the flotilla's cargo in.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 |
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Lingle establishes Hawaii Surfing Reserves
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 8091 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The Governor’s order establishes the Duke Kahanamoku Surfing Reserve, which includes surf breaks bounded by the Ala Wai and the Waikīkī War Memorial Natatorium, as well as the North Shore Surfing Reserve, which includes surf breaks from Ali‘i Beach in Hale‘iwa to Sunset Beach. Both surf reserves are located off the waters of O‘ahu.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 |
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Honolulu Maoists & Holocaust Deniers protest against Israel: Star-Bulletin calls them ‘peace activists’
By Andrew Walden @ 12:56 PM :: 19393 Views :: Military
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"Ann is so inspirational," said Carolyn Hadfield (Leader of Maoist Revolutionary Communist Party and “Not In Our Name” NION). "She has that military background, so she must have soberly assessed the risks and decided it was worth it."
Michael Rivero, webmaster of the activist (Holocaust denier and 9-11 trooother) website whatreallyhappened.com, said Wright is "a very well-liked, very well-respected peace activist." He likened the Israeli raid to piracy and called it "an act of war."
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010 |
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Time to Change Course in the Middle East
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:30 PM :: 8401 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Early Monday morning in the international waters of the Mediterranean Sea, helicopters lowered Israeli Commandos onto a Turkish-flagged ferry carrying 600 passengers determined to break Israel's blockade of Gaza. Beset by activists armed with poles, knives and guns, the Israelis defended themselves, and the resulting violence left at least nine dead. Hours later, the International Atomic Energy Agency released a report claiming that Iran now has enough nuclear fuel, with further enrichment, to make two nuclear weapons. These two stories are not unrelated. And they ought to serve as a signal to the Obama administration that it is time to change its approach to the region.
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010 |
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Gaza: Violence and Humanitarian Aid
By IPT News @ 2:18 PM :: 13818 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Was it, as some suggest, the plan of flotilla organizers all along?
It's worth remembering why the aid was being transported by sea in the first place. A convoy led by then-British MP George Galloway (Bought and paid for by Saddam Hussein via oil for food scam--AW) ended in violence at the Egyptian-Gaza border in early January after authorities delayed their entry into Gaza.
An Egyptian police officer was shot and killed by Hamas gunmen. Egypt deported Galloway, made it clear he was unwelcome there again, and told the convoy it could no longer enter through its crossing. Galloway's partner in that convoy was the Turkish-based International Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), which helped lead the flotilla.
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