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Friday, March 11, 2011 |
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March 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 6278 Views
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Kyodo: Honshu Quake ruptures 150 miles of crust, over 1,000 feared dead Photos: Chunks of asphalt litter Alii Drive Tsunami: Kahului 6ft, Hilo 4.3ft at 4AM, minor flooding reported Foreclosures: Rep Fontaine opens up Direct Line to Bank Assistance Hawaii Judiciary seeks non-attorney to oversee Dishonest Lawyers VIDEO: House debates Taxes, Ground Leases, Transmission Cable, DUI Interlock, Boat Tours Hawaii Responds to U.S. Supreme Court in Nader Ballot Access Case Hawaii Robotics Teams Compete across Country Democrats, Union threaten to cut Tsunami Center funding if GOP Budget passes CoR Punches new $266M hole in Budget—Abercrombie plan missing nearly $1B Hawaii government spending jumps in new budget Brewbaker plays political games with Council on Revenues Numbers Tax n Spend: Gov. Neil Abercrombie is looking into establishing a state highway patrol, defends soda tax SA: Base state pensions on base pay Bill Watch: Half Way Point The state says it does not have the facilities to bring prisoners back to the islands Hawaii Public Broadcasters Prepare For Loss Of Federal Money Bill to ban nepotism in hiring for state jobs clears key hurdle OIP Director: "I Was Terminated." Hooser busted taking free meal from Industry Lobbyists Child care provider awaits electric service Soon-to-be-ousted Hawaii BOE Chair on 2010 Metlife Survey Results Well-intended law requiring ethanol for isle cars backfired Panos: Hawaii Clean Energy Goals and Reality Maui WWII internment camps part of research DOH finds high arsenic levels in Kilauea neighborhood, risk “nil” Lawmaker Wants Welfare Benefits Spent in Missouri – Not Hawaii FACE Maui leading the fight on foreclosure reform Hawaii absent from world’s largest travel exhibition Wisconsin Governor Rescinds Layoff Notices as Republicans save jobs from Union Bosses’ Attack
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 |
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March 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:22 PM :: 15469 Views
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Marumoto: Pension Tax threshold could be dropped to $75K at end of session
$550M tax increases among 710 Crossover Bills
Recktenwald seeking comment on Judicial Nominees for First, Fifth Circuit
Hope Probation Launched in Hilo
Obamacare Subsidizes Health Benefits for State and Local Government Retirees
Anti-Superferry Protester to head PUC: Nomination approved 6-1, heads for full Senate
House Budget “only” boosts spending by $740M
Oshiro Echoes Abercrombie’s attack on Council on Revenues
Carlisle guts CIP $300M to pay debt, pension, healthcare
Hawaii Co Council members say plan doesn't save money, just delays costs
DoE Demands $359M gift to contractors
SB 715: Senate votes to repeal Ethanol Requirement
HB546: Men can get hired if they put on dress, threaten to sue
Much of Abercrombie’s non-fiscal Legislative package still on the move
Witchhunt: Sen Kim calls for prosecution of Lingle Admin Officials
Substitute teachers' suit in court to determine back pay
Hawaii Files Brief in Virginia Supporting Obamacare
PUC refuses to stick it to the peasants: Biofuels ruling could hurt Aina Koa Pono (so sad)
Secret Nominees? Recktenwald shows Abercrombie the sunshine
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa tours Guantanamo Bay, seeks “balanced process”
Workers not electrified by tentative deal
Chemophobia Alert: Arsenic found in Kilauea
HOPE probation provides freedom on a short leash
Sovereignty scammers target Grand Wailea, Bloomberg News falls for it
Kamehameha III ordered Iwi be moved to build Church
After groveling before Hu, Honolulu Council insults Sun Yat-sen by “honoring” him
Crews Clean Up Keaau Beach Park: Homeless Forced To Leave During Project
Democrats need their dope: Pass 5 Marijuana Bills
Hawaii to spend $2M upgrading international arrival area at Honolulu's airport
Flush: Hawaii County to fully fund 2% “Open Spaces Fund”
Memminger: States should lure others’ welfare tourists to revive economies
North Korea Nears Completion of Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb
Turkey and the Restoration of the Caliphate
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011 |
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March 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:14 PM :: 10646 Views
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Taxes, Spending, and Bans: Kona Meeting to focus on Legislature
House Raids Highway Fund, Raises Vehicle Taxes
VIDEO: House Republicans defend Prepaid Healthcare Act against Obamacare
Hope Probation Launched in Hilo
Recktenwald seeking comment on Judicial Nominees for First, Fifth Circuit
State Akaka Tribe, Instant Runoff Voting, Elected Attorney General, Healthy Dope all Crossover
Pension Tax Passes: “One day, with inflation, all pensions will be taxed”
Shapiro: Abercrombie can't get away from pledge to not raise GET
Oshiro Looking at up to $300 Million in Budget Cuts as House Passes Tax Hikes
Statewide Plastic bag ban Passes Crossover
Bill allows lawmakers, state employees to be bribed with free tickets to non-profit events
Senator Brickwood “Buzzy G” Galuteria says critics of $200 bribe bill lack knowledge
State-run Bank replaced with a Task Force
Budget for New Transit Authority: $21 Million
CDC Survey: Teens in Hawaii Have Less Sex, More Babies Than Peers
McKenna to participate in Transgender Meeting
Honolulu Ranked Safest Spring Break Destination
Homeless at Keeau Beach Park moving out
Hawai'i Long Term Care Commission invites public testimony at hearing
Senate Approves Marijuana Decriminalization, votes to convert school to prison
Inouye trying to save $22B in loan guarantees for green energy scammers
A Gift to the Peasants: State denies HECO biofuel surcharge
99% Approve new Hotel Workers Contract
UH Manoa: Seven Story Classroom building without elevators, chunks of concrete rain on pedestrians
VIDEO: Abercrombie Visits Mayor Wright Homes
Fire captain's fate to be decided soon
Hawaii County back tracks building code changes: Dramatic revisions being sent to council
Kauai Council questions impact of furloughs on overtime
Hawaii Artist, Historian Herb Kane Dies
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |
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March 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:51 PM :: 9641 Views
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Contract Settlement: HECO and IBEW put the people first
Senate Finance Ctte: Obamacare will cost Hawaii $30M
Yoshioka Confirmation: The Missing $700M, screaming, lying, and slander
Gallup: Hawaii No. 1 in U.S. for Wellbeing
Congress to Investigate Islamic Radicalization in the US
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted March 7
Star-Advertiser: Kym Pine was right
Nine Tax Measures to be voted by House Today
Move Afoot To Raise Taxes
Its Baaack: Legislators amend bill to allow $200 “gifts” from unions, business orgs, HIPA
Clayton Hee stalling as Five Abercrombie Cabinet appointments await hearings
More money for them: Green Energy Scammers fight against counting residential installations toward goal
Nothing escapes the unwavering gaze of our legislators
UH Perfesser complains not enough dopers among student body, Demands Legislative action
Abercrombie looks in Mirror: “We have become all too used to a style of dealing with our problems that does not reflect Hawai‘i”
HECO: Tentative labor deal reached--A vote on the contract could come by week's end
United, Continental scrap expansion plans because of oil
Hilton Worldwide reaches tentative deal with Unite Here locals
Homelessness Industry: Meth Addicts being used to grab land in Kakaako, Cooke Street
Judge: Officer ‘coerced’ accused child predator into statement
Bishop Street Trial lawyer found in Contempt, pays $300K Bail
On Trial: Kona woman accused of theft from Hospital Foundation
Animal Liberation Activist Sued for Fraud
Happiest Man in America: "Religion is very important. It grounds you. It makes you humble."
Tautofi Escapes Hawaii: “If I stay here, I can never get out of this dump”
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Monday, March 7, 2011 |
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March 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:56 AM :: 13617 Views
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Star-Advertiser: Give Sand Island to Homelessness Industry—and lots of money too
Officials balk at renewing 3-strikes law
Honolulu Residents To Pay Hawaii's Highest Gas Tax under Carlisle proposal
Ewa Blackout Causes medical emergencies: One person in Serious condition
Abercrombie “No Comment” On Palafox firing
Shapiro: Don’t cross Abercrombie with independent thought
AtomicMonkey: Transparency in Government means making people Disappear
Admin seeks Eight BoE Nominees
SB1195: LWV Claims blank votes are not really counted as “No” votes
POLITICO: Will Senate ever vote on Liu to Rule over Hawaii from 9th Circuit?
Obama Admin pushes for Human Trafficking law in Hawaii
Socialist Superferry system shelved
Fishing cut off before quota reached: Scientists have no idea about actual fish stocks
Consumers cry foul over overdraft fees
UH Manoa Richardson Law School Dean claims Obamacare is Legal
L.A. community colleges' green energy plan proves wildly impractical. The blunders cost taxpayers $10 million
The £25,000 eco-classroom that can't be used because solar panels don't provide enough heat
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Sunday, March 6, 2011 |
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March 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:35 PM :: 8620 Views
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Gulen Cult: Legislators to welcome “Ugly Unionbusting” to Hawaii schools?
VIDEO: New Volcanic Fissure erupts in Hawaii
Panos on Geothermal: Can Hawaii catch up with Philippines and Iceland?
Report: 92% of Nursing Homes Employ Convicts, Hawaii has not implemented background checks
Pine: HECO replacement workers put in 17-hour days
With Power Restored, Rep Pine drops State of Emergency request
Gay marriage activists plan strategy to put Civil Unions in Court
RETALIATION: Did Gov. Abercrombie exceed his legal authority in making OIP staff appointment, blocking Takase from returning to Civil Service?
Carlisle budget boosts Taxes, Fees
Boylan: "What if the hope and change isn't realized?"
Senate race: Mufi is “Gleefully Opportunistic”, Case “Impudent”
How Akaka built up the Old Boy System
AARP: Retroactive pension tax would be unfair and legally flawed
Hawaii may raid savings for budget
Hawaiian Electric & IBEW Union Leaders Meeting With Federal Mediator
Pot, Kettle, Black: Abercrombie speaks out against Grandstanding
GOP: IBEW WALK OUT ILLUSTRATES NEED FOR POLITICAL REFORM
Hawaii Homeless Caucus Held to push Tent City, develop revenue stream for Homelessness Industry
Earmarks ban won't halt Saddle roadwork
Commentary: Free trade pacts will benefit Hawaii
21 airlines fined for fixing passenger, cargo fees
Feds restrict total Bottomfish take to about 5,000 fish per year statewide
Anti-Plastic Brainwashing film to be shown at UH Manoa
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Saturday, March 5, 2011 |
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March 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:07 PM :: 10955 Views
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Rep Pine calls for State of Emergency after Strike, Storm leave Ewa, Leeward in dark
Republicans field over 60 Neighborhood Board Candidates
RCP: Akaka's Seat a Longshot for GOP
Abercrombie Admin caught in lie as OIP director is fired
Perry & Price: Abercrombie digging a hole, just keeps digging
Highest in Nation: Hawaii Underemployment hovers between 21-25%
SB8: Abercrombie Will Sign Legislation to Appoint Board of Education Members
Human Error? “Somebody threw a wrong switch”
Abercrombie: “My thought….”
IBEW Business Manager Accuses HECO Of Stalling
KHON: Big money expected for Akaka’s seat
WaPo: The GOP's tough path in Hawaii
Hawaii ponders moratorium on home foreclosures
Groups' anti-gambling efforts pay off
Hawaii excise tax revenue climbs, but general fund is down compared to last year
Things that make you go hmmmm.....TIMING, REALLY?
House Bill 853: Most Dangerous at the Hawaii Legislature copied from Most Corrupt State in the Union
Public safety, defense and accounting heads unanimously confirmed by Hawaii Senate
Kauai NIMBYS follow in OHA’s Footsteps, block drug treatment
Police, Fire Chief Want Pay Raises; Mayor Opposed
Park Concessions could help offset cost of repairs — Arakawa
Star-Advertiser Sunday circulation off projections by 10%
Fire chiefs want sprinklers in all new single-family homes
Oahu Landfill Set To Reopen
Hawaii state farm fair will not take place this year
Bill to recognize bat stalls
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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March 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:51 PM :: 9515 Views
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Kona TEA Party Rally: No New Taxes, Audit the DoE
Abercrombie, Inouye fought over Akaka Retirement—Palafox connection?
Djou: Lingle would make an outstanding US Senator
Hanabusa, Hirono, Akaka: Make way for Captain Kirk
D.C., Hawaii Top the Rest of the Union in Economic Confidence
Pine: Hawaii hands out the most welfare dollars, food, and benefits in Nation
VIDEO: Reps Fontaine, McKelvey against HB141 weakening Repeat Offender sentencing
HB1529 Government Planning? Leg considers bill asking Governor to convene task force to write report
Oppressed by Taxes, Utility Bills, Land Monopolies, Hawaii works 24/7, never sleeps
Perriera troubled by Abercrombie’s plan to grow Government
Lawmakers Scramble to Meet First Decking
Leg advances $116M Tax hikes, Abercrombie wanted $540M
Measures to start various forms of gambling in Hawaii fail to advance
Race Hustler Clayton Hee calls William Aila Dickless
Dickless men in dresses to become new protected class
Transsexual Prostitutes Prey On Downtown Middle School Students
Abercrombie: New BoE to be seated by April Fools Day
Clayton Hee: Bipolar, egotistical, quick to anger, boorish, dysfunctional, brutal, racist
Sen Brickwood “Buzzy G” Galuteria earns place in hall of shame
Honolulu Budget to be available online
DoE Maintenance Solution? Close schools and sell land
Landed Aristocracy, Labor unions advance bills
Hawaii Legislature Weighs Controversial Adoption Bill
HB638: Instant Runoff Voting
CNN: TSA Polygraph Tests for Honolulu Baggage handlers
Legislature spends all day on Homelessness Industry
Recycling War: PVT, Waimanalo Gulch vs Schitzer Steel
Students in Free Enterprise help Tuvaluans Build Businesses
Attorney general sues animal rights activist
SA: Open-ocean aquaculture needs more scrutiny
GM sells just 281 Chevy Volts in February, Nissan only moves 67 Leafs
American Samoa tells more than 100 businesses to stop distributing plastic bags
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Thursday, March 3, 2011 |
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March 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:37 PM :: 14034 Views
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Akaka not running in 2012, will not let Abercrombie choose successor
NPR: Senate Exit By Hawaii's Akaka May Open Door For Lingle
Akaka never cast one vote in favor of legal protection for unborn children in 22 years
How Inouye sabotaged Akaka Bill
Ed Case: “I remain interested in U. S. Senate”
Mufi: “Plenty of time to discuss my plans”
Lingle, Djou comment on Akaka retirement
Extortion, Criminal Conspiracy: FBI investigating Gulen Religious Cult behind Mokapu STEM School, Pacifica Institute
Hirono, Hanabusa reject Obama, vote for Government Shut Down
Jamie Story leaving Grassroot Institute
Honolulu 40 Days for Life Rally at Capitol
Souki: “They're probably all jumping for joy right now . . . The field's wide open”
Solomon: Clayton Hee for US Senate
First Open Senate Race since 1976
“A moment of silence for Tort Reform” Tommy Waters, Portnoy named to Judicial Selection Commission
No pain for HGEA, No savings for State: Medicare Part B cut only for hires after July 1
Bill takes step toward elected attorney general
No Shortfall, But Carlisle Still Wants Higher Taxes
Honolulu has already “encumbered” $338M on rail Project
Paauilo DoE Principal headed for jail, rehab after DUI conviction
No plea yet from DoE Teacher accused of tying child to toilet
Big Isle Bag ban bogs down -- More public hearings slated
Kauai Residents torn over bag ban
Airline maps out China-Hawaii runs
Eco-Frauds claim Rate Hike Isn’t
Oi: Wind energy shows lack of prudence
Democrats Talk, Give Aila Nomination Green Light
‘Recused’? In Decades no Senator has been found to have a conflict
Keith-Agaran turns away anti human trafficking supporters
Maui Charter Panelists will pretend to be Objective
Kauai Charter amendment sets higher limit on Charter Amendment petitions
VIDEO: Payroll Lag Gimmick to balance Hawaii County budget
Mesa Air emerges from bankruptcy
Waikiki getting pre-APEC facelift
Waikiki hotel workers authorize strike
After Legislators attack, Hawaii Car Audio Dealers Organize
Hawaii's Homeless: Transitioning out
Kaiwahine Village moves forward
Enlightened, Conscious, and Progressive Commune-dweller pleads guilty in killing
Missouri welfare benefits being spent in Hawaii
9-11 trooother Rosanne Barr attacks neighbors in Hamakua
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 |
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March 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:41 PM :: 10178 Views
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Kona TEA Party Rally: No New Taxes, Audit the DoE
HB853: State-Owned Bank to be run by Takamine, Abercrombie
Legislature seeks to tax music, book, movie writers working in Hawaii
Slom on Taxes and Pensions: “I don’t think this Governor is going to wink-flinch”
VIDEO: Abercrombie blames elderly living longer for increasing debt, spending
Local Leaders Donate $732,278 to Stop Meth Use
HB1407: Abolishes Adoption privacy, requires names of birth parents be public record
Shapiro: Abercrombie’s Opponents were right
SA: Approve bill on appointed BOE
Hanabusa, Hirono vote for Government Shutdown in fight for pork
Things that make you go hmmmm.....MAKING A BAD IDEA WORSE
AP: Plan for tax on pensions would affect ‘wealthy’ only
Senate WAM Approves Tax-Raising Bills
Senators pass bill raiding fewer funds, UH Athletics to become Special Fund subject to future raids
Bill to enhance film tax incentives in Hawaii advances
‘Meticulous organizing’ won Gay Civil Unions
Greene Energy Scammers to make Ratepayers foot bill for Undersea Cable?
Enviros force yet another Electric Rate Hike
Clayton Hee continues to wage war on Aila
Senators dismiss idea allowing $200 gifts
Bill Limiting Disclosure of Public Employees Information Dies
SB205 Amends Hawaii Write-In voting laws
At Least 27 Honolulu TSA Officers Under Probe: Some Checked Luggage Went Un-Screened For Months, Sources Say
DoE Estimates 3000 homeless Children
Hawaii Co Fire Department reopens investigation into Fire Captain’s Fatal Hit-Run
UH top three factory: 113 of 114 applicants get Promotion, 114th sues
Groups seek to protect fish from aquarium trade
Housing in Hawaii: What's holding it up?
PPP Considers a Hawaii Poll
1980s Flashback: Judicial Corruption corrupts Sherriff, Legislature
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
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March 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:17 PM :: 12460 Views
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Kona TEA Party Rally: No New Taxes, Audit the DoE
HB1465 to be heard Thursday: Protect Elders against “Power-of-attorney” abuse
SB120—Special Funds Repeal--amended after 800 pages of testimony
Haloanakalaukapalili: The Story of the Kalo Plant at Iolani Palace
Governor Appoints Deputy Directors for Corrections and Behavioral Health
Finalists for new Dean of College of Natural Sciences will visit UH Mānoa
Pension Tax Passes Key Committee Votes, Republicans unanimous in opposition
Democrats wonder who will succeed Akaka, if not Lingle
Lingle advisor Klompus to work in “consulting”, write Lingle book
Don’t be a Dick: Clayton Hee demands look at Aila’s “Pubic Record”
Star-Advertiser: Accepting Abercrombie’s cuts is HGEA’s last best chance to avoid Wisconsin-style measures
Legislature seeks to steal Honolulu City property under closed Schools
After chasing Superferry out, Socialist Legislature considers State-Run Ferry
Kaneko, Tsutsui gut transparency bill and conspire to allow unlimited bribes in increments of $200
New government may be started by state in order to hand out money, land to OHA Trustees
State-Level Akaka Bill Stirs Controversy: Effort To Recognize Native Hawaiian Entity Is Opposed By Some Groups
Recycling War: Registered Lobbyist Says He Isn't A Lobbyist
Lawmakers Told Oil Price Spike Could Cut into Hawaii Tourism
Labyrinthine land-use laws suffocating isle economy
VIDEO: Bioenergy plant opponents block road in Pepeekeo
Kakaako homeless given extension to pack up and leave
Eugene Sanders, Former Cleveland Schools' Head, lecturing on “School reform” in Maui
More than 150 dogs seized from puppy farm
New trial set for HPD officer accused of sex assault
Maui Doper Claims she isn’t getting high, just medicated
Rosanne Barr nailed for Illegal Grading, Grubbing on Hamakua Nut farm
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Monday, February 28, 2011 |
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February 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 PM :: 12135 Views
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Charles Djou, second most moderate Republican in 111th Congress
Fraud, Threats, and bathrooms: Hanabusa’s Jeff Stone dukes it out with KoOlina condo owners
More on Hanabusa’s Chief of Staff: Wu says he was hospitalized in 2008 for reaction to mental-health drug
State skim = rail scam
Kona Residents “up in arms” over governor's budget
National Journal picks up Akaka Story
CB: $510M in New Taxes
APEC Committee vs FT: “APEC Ready”
SA: State needs CIO
More kids eligible for low-cost lunch
9-11 Patriot Flag raised in Honolulu
Panos promotes Geo energy before Conservative Forum
A day of remembrance, preservation at internment camp site
Honolulu Limbaugh Resolution futile, unoriginal
Kawaiahao Pastor defends disturbing burials
Homeless man starts up car wash business to get off the streets
New Designer Drug being sold on Oahu
Two Medical Marijuana Bills Pending Tuesday Hearing
Calif. pot dispensaries run afoul of taxman
Isle workplaces safer, data show
Japan's credit rating sinks under weight of massive national debt
Fuel miscalculations send Russian satellites crashing into Hawaiian waters
Unitarians Dump Pacific Region Director
Small Nuclear War Could Reverse Global Warming
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 |
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February 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:25 PM :: 16189 Views
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KHON: With his term up next year, what do you think Sen. Dan Akaka should do?
Star-Advertiser begins to panic as Abercrombie “lecturing, harangues”
HGEA: Abercrombie is like Scott Walker
Dopers, anti-Superferry activists duke it out for control of Maui Democratic Party
Wind power is stirring up the neighbor isles, where the resource would be captured
Contested Case granted in TMT Shakedown—two year countdown to defeating the Telescope
A peek at a few of the legislative “packages”
Usual gaggle of Honolulu progressives rally demanding you pay for Abortion, Gov’t Unions
Kenoi administration ends up recruiting nominees for redistricting board
OHA awards $329K in community grants
Hawaii County to consider requests from nonprofits
Medicated: Hawaii alleged doper allegedly found with 84lbs of marijuana in Arkansas
SB 175 Would Move Medical Marijuana Program from Narcotics Enforcement to the Department of Health
Horizon Lines agrees to $45M fine for Monopolizing US – Puerto Rico Jones Act Trade (hint, hint)
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Saturday, February 26, 2011 |
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February 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 AM :: 11772 Views
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Inouye dumps Akaka: Says Hanabusa, Hirono, Hannemann worthy contenders for 2012 Senate race
Gallup: Hawaii is tops in moderates, has fewest conservatives in nation
SB218 passes Senate Judiciary: Would force all Hospitals to provide Abortion Pill
$3.48M sat for 9 years after photo enforcement law repealed
Limbaugh: Did Honolulu Council ever pass resolution condemning Mao’s genocide?
Hawaii Legislature honored Mao Zedong collaborator
Full Text: Maui 2011 State of the County Speech
Some Democrats question Akaka’s ‘Viability’
Nonaka: GOP has strong bench for 2012 Senate challenge
Finance Committee considers 3 pension tax plans
HB 1092: Abercrombie administration still pushing for Pension tax at $37,500, Dems likely to boil frog slower
HB799 Imposes GE Tax on non-profits, hospitals, churches
HB 815: Hawaii Could Cut Public Workers' Bargaining Rights
Arakawa: Tough decisions to be made in tough times
Mauna Kea telescope OK'd: Opponents will get one last chance to appeal for the site's cultural significance
Hawaii jobless rate averaged 6.6% in 2010, nation's 7th lowest
MoveOn.org, Hiding behind new name, demands tax increases in Honolulu
Hawaii Activists protest at Kawaiahao Construction site
Gays looking forward to hundreds “getting married” in Hawaii
State has Thousands of Dollars Owed to Itself in Unclaimed Property Program
Day 2: Birthers focus in on Palafox termination
Hot water in works for Mayor Wright
Arun Gandhi: Hawaii Progressives play host to yet another anti-Semite
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Friday, February 25, 2011 |
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February 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:42 PM :: 11123 Views
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Full Text: Carlisle’s State of the City Speech
Census Bureau releases Hawaii 2010 Redistricting, Census Data, custom maps
FT: Complacent Honolulu out of its league, not ready for APEC
Hawaii’s future: LA Marijuana dispensaries outnumber Starbucks, McDonalds
Dans cling to power as upheaval convulses Senate
Senate Leaders Support 'Borrowing' From Transit Fund
How Can DoH create grounds for Civil Unions Litigation?
Civil Beat Claims Gov Not Taxing Pensions of Retirees With $37,500 Income
Birthers finally figure out how to fit Palafox dismissal into Conspiracy Theory
State Legislature on five-day recess from floor sessions
WHERE’S THE TRANSPARENCY?
Clayton Hee’s wife given $141K job at UH
BOE Recommends Liliuokalani Elementary Closure to save $575K
Carlisle Uses State of City Address to Outline Financial Woes, Hopes
Lights! Camera! Tax Credits! (Why Hawaii Needs To Give Rich People Money In A Bad Economy)
Is Abercrombie a closet fan of Scott Walker?
Former state building is entryway into black hole
Hawaii island fire official to serve 90-day term in pedestrian's death
Trial underway for HPD officer accused of sexually assaulting prostitute
Galen Fox Part 2
National Park Service to hold Hawaii meetings on preserving internment camps
Marijuana Dispensaries Headed For Senate Approval: Bill Would Tax Marijuana Sales, Stores
HECO Workers Deliver Strike Notice: Employees Could Walk Off Job Saturday
Hawaii gas prices top nation
New Soros investment fund, profiting off Obama's 'green energy' push, hires top Obama energy aide
Abercrombie Pay for Play donor happy: Planned expansion will boost Pacific Biodiesel’s capacity to 5M gallons
Common Cause: Legislature Moving Bill to Hide Consumer Complaints from Public
Monopoly? Bills to allow out-of-state CPAs easier HI access being debated
Honolulu monopolizes State’s Economy
State asked to undo substandard roads in old-boy scam subdivisions
East Hawaii adds 18,258, West Hawaii Today spins
Neighbor Island growth outpaces Oahu
More Hawaii residents identify as mixed race
Designer Drugs Masked as Bath Salts found in Kona
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
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February 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 11985 Views
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Abercrombie signs Civil Unions: Invites Sex tourists, illegal aliens to Hawaii
Pension Tax will soak 43,520 pensioners an average of $2580 each
$37,500? Abercrombie makes fool of himself during Pension Tax debate
Act 100: How Hanabusa and Cayetano launched Hawaii Pension crisis
Released: 2010 Census Data for Hawaii
Neil vs. Dan: Overheard in the Governor’s Office
Both sides see same-sex marriage in future
Slom Slams Abercrombie Budget; Says Lawmakers May Hike General Excise Tax
Oi: Accept Abercrombie’s tax hikes or end up like Wisconsin
Abercrombie ears sick, cancels trip
Visitor arrivals up 12% in January, spending up 20%
Carlisle paints bleak financial picture in State of City speech
Tom Berg casts lone “no” vote as rest of Honolulu Council grovels before murdering Chinese dictator
Wife of detained Chinese Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo says she, family are 'hostages'
Palafox: UH Medical School unaware of any investigation
Turning UH Research Into Local Industries
FALSE: Radcliffe: Most Government Buildings 'Full of Mold and Virus'
Hawaii Co. Fire Captain gets 90 days in fatal hit-and-run: Driver can serve sentence on weekends, conviction will be erased from record
Honolulu report details sex charge against priest
Journalism Shield Law Important for Hawaii, First Amendment
Abercrombie sends 96 prisoners to mainland Prisons
Defendant in Thai forced labor case pleads guilty
After burning Trust Fund, Kahoolawe group seeks permanent fund stream
Stender, Cayetano seek control of Honolulu Symphony
Tweekers worried about SB40
Dopers: Marijuana Decriminalization Bill SB 1460 at the Crossroads
Hawaii attorneys targeted in scam
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
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February 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:05 PM :: 11397 Views
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Lingle closed $3B budget gap without raising taxes
Djou: Hawaii Politicians Detached From Reality
Gallup: At 65.9%, Hawaii Still Most Approving of Obama; among slowest to decline
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they voted Feb 22
HB1545 to be heard today: Hawaii Legislators’ frozen bread bill
SA: What happened to Austerity?
MISSING THE REALITY?
Abercrombie's new budget and taxes questioned
Bill on civil unions to be signed today, Oshiro too busy to get hitched to boyfriend
Oahu Democrat leader pushing for $840M in sex tourism for Hawaii
Construction months away despite groundbreaking
Hanabusa, Akaka: “There will be overruns”
Clayton Hee playing games with Abercrombie appointees
Gov's refusal to release list risks Judiciary's transparency, revert to Broken Trust days
2012? New Mufi web site looks a lot like a campaign
Telescope coming down to a vote
Final vote pending on appointed school board
HSTA still sabotaging RTTT
44 Sports programs receive support from SOS
HGEA suddenly “finds” coqui as Legislature debates tax hike to fund inspectors
Legislature approves $1M for governor's office
Even with Free Land, 'Affordable Housing' Fails due to lack of creditworthy applicants
Not BioFools: 'Our people don't want to be slapped in the face again and left with the opala'
Duh: Kenoi’s Redistricting picks didn't live in the right districts
ACLU’s Top Doper: It’s Time to Fix Hawaii’s Medical Marijuana Law
Lawmakers take extra time crafting animal cruelty bills
Tops in Torts: New Hawaii Based Online Mesothelioma Knowledge Center Launches
PBS Hawaii Presents ‘A Conversation with America’s Misanthropic Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin’
Sailors slain by Somali pirates had ties to Maui
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011 |
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February 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:52 PM :: 14305 Views
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Budget: Facing massive deficit, Abercrombie hikes spending $728.6M
Gallup: Over 10% of Hawaii voters abandon Democratic Party, exodus among greatest in US
Freedom? SB218 would force all Hospitals to provide Abortion Pill
Hawaii Lost Fewer Manufacturing Jobs Over Past Year
Abercrombie Budget rejects UHERO, uses $844M deficit figure, not $700M
Governor's budget proposal calls for increased spending
Pet Projects will soak up $98.3M in new spending
Wasteful Flip-Flop: Abercrombie wants to close newly opened school convert into Prison
Democrat Advertiser fearful of Lingle’s call for inclusiveness
Incompetent Democrat Angus McKelvey losing hose to Foreclosure
North-South traffic lanes closed for rail groundbreaking event
IMG Chairman Cautions Clients on Federal Funding Availability for Rail
State Still Trying to Raid City's Rail Coffers
More Federal Funds? That’s Schatz’ job now, says Abercrombie
Kalapa: Tax credits, stimulus magnify boom-bust cycle
Honolulu Mayor Lacks Key Overtime Info For Budget
Republicans honor former senator, author for service
Student news network debuts this week
SA: Make DoE into giant Fat Farm
NLRB upholds decision against Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Obamacare Preview: HHCP employees’ paychecks bouncing
Expert: $5 gas in Hawaii not unreasonable to expect
Sustainability vs. Environmentalism: Why It’s, Sadly, Not The Same Thing
'Questionable' Maui charity heads for Nashville
Disney Aulani to open August 29
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Monday, February 21, 2011 |
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February 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:31 AM :: 10399 Views
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Abercrombie: GE Tax hike will be People's Will
People’s Pulse: 68% oppose GE Tax hike
Abercrombie doesn’t want to hear from you about Civil Unions—but he will have to anyway
Hanabusa’s new Chief of Staff helped hide “kooky” Congressman’s mental illness
City does not have clearance to build rail line
CB: Road Paved for Raising the GET?
Legislators get mixed messages about spending cuts and raising taxes
Bob Jones: Dan Akaka should resign, let Abercrombie name replacement
Alcohol, Tobacco and now sugar? State becomes business partner to merchants of death
DANGER: Barrel Tax Bills still alive
Surge in elder abuse prompts more investigation, awareness
Louie’s malpractice and personal injury firm salutes appointment at Attorney General
'Trafficking' bill needs clarity
City to close last homeless Tent City on Beach
Green energy scammers, monopolists come together as anti-Superferry Protester takes control of PUC
Enviro $hake down artists laugh at their ability to get away with almost anything in Hawaii courts
Kitchen's closing steams tiny firms (bureaucrats run wild crushing small businesses)
HECO Palm Oil Steam Boiler is first (and prolly last) on Earth
Hawaii County Redistricting: 3 of Kenoi's picks gave to campaign
About Face! program works, so it is being cut
DoE fails again: Only two schools comply with nutritional guidelines
4000 endangered Hawaiian Petrels found on Lanai
Al-Jazeera thrilled by last year’s idea of State-owned Bank for Hawaii
Legislators passion for politics began at young age
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Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
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February 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 PM :: 15205 Views
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Find it Here: Census Bureau set to Release Local 2010 Census Data for Hawaii
Leading Birther admits conspiracy theory promoted by Obama supporters
Wisconsin Stands With Walker as Democrats flee
SA: Special Session Coming? GE Tax hike on menu?
Rail Fail: Minimal interest in “Transit Oriented Development”
Gambling is not the quick fix Hawaii legislators are looking for
Superferry Redux: Young Brothers Senator Roz Baker takes aim a Pasha
Mauna Kea telescope vote slated for Friday
Good News: Oshiro copies GOP Journalist Shield Bill, reintroduces it as his own
9th Circuit: Obama’s Judicial nominee Ed Chen did not violate Judicial Code of Conduct with anti-American remarks
Union: Without spending $100B of borrowed Chinese money, you will die
China tries to stamp out 'Jasmine Revolution'
Civil Unions projected to produce only 569 couples in 4 years
Same-sex marriage bills have mixed results
Priorities: Hawaii Legislature to define Dancing?
Veteran police officer pleads no contest to DUI charges, still at work on payroll
Lingle and staff owed $345K in unused vacation, Democrats to organize circus
Never-hired employees save isle tax dollars
Union workers reject Hawaiian Electric pact
Canadian smuggles plastic bags into Maui
Sea level rises 6 inches—and Global Warming is not blamed!
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Saturday, February 19, 2011 |
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February 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:45 PM :: 11336 Views
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Slom: Feds not investigating Palafox
Hawaii Bond Ratings: Fitch joins Moody’s in threating downgrade
Investor discussing Nonstop Flights From China To Hawaii
DBEDT Forecasts Stronger Economic Growth
Recktenwald names Browning to replace McKenna
Gingrich: If Georgia can do it, so can Hawaii (VIDEO)
Rohlfing: Republicans in Hawaii in better shape than victories of last election suggested
Gays take aim at Children, Demand control of sex education
Gay Leader admits Gay Marriage is a new invention, not a civil right
Tax The Rich! AARP hedges bet on Pension Tax
SA: Benefits reform critical
Bill on Waikiki casino is voted down
HB155: Legislature to exempt Rail, other public works from Burial Laws
Panos: Picket Fake Rail Groundbreaking
House Appropriations Budget Looks to Cut Rail Outlay
Lawmakers eye liquor tax increase
HPD Major Indicted by Federal Grand Jury, still on duty as Legislative Liaison
Censorship: ACLU threats force cancellation of anti-drug rally
Paper Chase: Another Setback For Mayor Wright Repairs
Raped girl for six years, Perfesser gets probation, will keep pension
Galen Fox tries to re-write history
Interim administrator named for Honolulu Liquor Commission
Dopers: Clouds of smoke from California will envelop Hawaii, its inevitable
Revolving Door: 46 priors, now charged with credit card offenses
Prisoner Reentry
KIUC board candidates share views at forum
HECO workers vote against tentative contract
Republicans come out in favor of 'birther' control
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Friday, February 18, 2011 |
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February 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 13801 Views
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Seven House Races decided Civil Unions
UPDATE: Commissioners reject Carlisle's call to cancel Neighborhood Board Elections
Hanabusa, Hirono silent as E-W Center Funding Cut by Congress
YOU WERE WARNED: UH Manoa Anti-Americans place E-W Center funding at risk
Flashback: East-West Center hammered for “sustained, biased and politically-motivated attack on World War II veterans”
Ban-Happy Legislators’ toy bills take aim at novelty lighters, sky lanterns, foie gras, and ‘light pollution’
NRA: Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Await House Committee Action
GE Tax Hike Coming: Kaneko knew that Medicare Pt B was futile
Pay to Play Contractor helped Organize Abercrombie’s Inaugural Ball
Priest Marc Alexander gave $500 to Abercrombie’s Inaugural Ball
Abercrombie: I don’t want to hear from you about Civil Unions
SA: Greenwood’s Backdoor pay raise a mistake
Free Speech? ACLU demands anti-dope rally be shut down by County
Legislators propose DoE levy ‘Impact Fees’ Statewide
Council to mayor: End gas giveaway to police
Hanabusa, Hirono silent as U.S. House OKs $10.7 million cut to East-West Center
Senate changes bill that would make writers, publishers liable for trespassing accidents
Obama Day: Dear Leader to be Honored?
Abercrombie’s BoE appointee salivates over $4B worth of DoE Real Estate
Appointed BOE bill heads to full House vote
Financial Disclosure reports suddenly appear
Honolulu mayor names three more cabinet members
Liquor Commission employee busted in bribery sting
Sex trafficking victims push for law
HI lawmaker: Obama birth certificate bill tabled
Protesters rally to stop Kawaiaha'o Church construction
Pasha could make more waves with new ship
No Money for Censorship: House Passes Amendment to Block Funds for Net Neutrality Order
Milwaukee Teachers Fight for Viagra Coverage
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 |
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February 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:17 PM :: 10973 Views
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How they voted: Civil Unions passes Senate 18-5
Lambda Legal to drop lawsuit filed after defeat of HB444
Pay-for-Play Contractor top donor to Abercrombie Inaugural
VIDEO: Instant Runoff? “I thought every vote counts”
YAF: Ron Paul “Blames America for 9-11”
VIDEO: House GOP Floor speeches Feb 15-16
Abercrombie uses Civil Unions to screen release of Inaugural Donors
Abercrombie Cabinet Members: No Financial Disclosures
Did Abercrombie open the door for a GET increase?
Lawmakers Back Off Abercrombie's Call for Pension Reform
Pension Tax to be slipped into Shell Bill Friday
Instant Runoff Voting in Hawaii Gains Traction
Larcenous Lesbian: UH President’s Package of Perks Includes $150,000 Expense Account
Openly gay judge confirmed to Hawaii Supreme Court
Diversity? Civil Unions discriminate against Incest
Bag Ban Passes first reading -- enforcement, penalties torn out
Native Hawaiians Say Construction at Kawaiaha'o Church Is Disturbing Remains
Direct Shanghai-Honolulu Flights coming?
Bio Fuel jacks up electric bills
Manufactured Crisis: Did permitting delays prevent construction of Waimanalo Gulch Diversion Channel
Rosanne eating plastic, claims Government is poisoning her
E-W Center Perfesser “moved by bounty of North Korean Socialist system”
Dopers very pleased with Hawaii Legislature
Lawyers rejoice as Hawaii Legislature considers amendments to data breach notification law
ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL?
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011 |
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February 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 12644 Views
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Radcliffe: The game is up, I told you and you are not ready
Not Dead Yet: Different version of Soda Tax to be heard Wednesday
Health Dir. Fired 2 Before He Resigned, hints at defamation suit
Final Hawaii vote on civil unions delayed
Lesbian Judge and Civil Unions to be voted in atheist Senate today
Rail Financial Plan: “Very little capacity to absorb cost increases or funding shortfalls”
Carlisle $8000/plate fundraiser, Splits with Cayetano
Businesses leery of alcohol tax hike
ILind: Radcliffe’s UHPA Pitch designed to push Gambling
SA vs ACT 221 Scammers: Movie employment drops after States enact Tax Credits
Act 221 Scammers oppose Gambling
HMSA and state hospitals reach agreement on rates
Bills to Abolish Aloha Tower Development Corp. Advancing in Legislature
ABERCROMBIE’S SINKING SHIP
Lawyer Alston blames Lingle for Abercrombie’s mess
Global Cooling drives spike in Hawaii Tourism
Kalihi kids deserve good public schools, too
SA publishes more nonsense about plastic bags
Kauai to hold anti-doper rally
Hilo: Ten applicants for each job opening at Safeway
Honolulu City Council to Take Up B&B Law Again
Power-purchase contract OK'd for First Wind expansion
Rep Marilyn Lee blocked attempt to include law making Human Trafficking a Crime in Hawaii
Lender Files Foreclosure Suit Against Unity House over Waikiki Hotel
Pasha Hawaii to Build Second Vessel
Senators kill bill banning toy gun sales to kids
DJ Progresso In The House
Chinese strategists think of Hawaii as an appendage of Asia
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
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February, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor @ 2:18 PM :: 27341 Views
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Not ready for plastic bag ban
Prayer: Tsutsui shows lack of respect, humility
Republicans, TEA Party must speak up against Pension Tax
Ewa Neighborhood Board Members upset over Bryan Mick Appointment
Assisted Suicide? “I was afraid to leave my husband alone again with doctors and nurses”
Opponents of training flights are a disgrace
HB331, SB246 extends leases for Kanoelehua Industrial Area
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
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February 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:09 PM :: 10565 Views
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Assisted suicide: Death as a Salesman
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted Feb 7-14
VIDEO: House GOP Floor Speeches Feb 11-14
Obama’s 2012 Budget: Taxes, taxes, and more taxes—and more spending too
Abercrombie: Raising GE Tax may not be enough – Everybody’s taxes will go sky high
Billionaires seek handout: Studio Construction Pitch Shows Star Power
Labor’s Fears Confirmed: Abercrombie is Cayetano
Washington Examiner: In Hawaii, a dispiriting glimpse of one-party rule
Gov.'s 60-40 Healthcare Split Moves Forward
First Grader outsmarts BoE on School Closures: “What is more important to you -- the children or Hawaii, education, or making an office for the Democrats?"
Closing schools to create office space for DoE bureaucrats
Civil unions on the brink of approval
SA: All couples deserve equality
Hawaii Lesbians demanding children, marriage
Soda Tax Dies; Alcohol Tax Hike Still Alive
Humane? Alexander, Brower push for Tent City as tweekers, crack-heads arrive from Mainland
Clayton Hee’s wife joins Greenwood Mafia at UH
Arizona private prison oversight bills die
Obama’s SBA pushes back against Inouye’s OHA Profiteers
Senator asks for hearings on Hawaii, Alaska Native American Contracting preferences
Inouye proposes more Pork as Obesity solution
Am Samoa Cancer Patients no longer referred off-island
Obama’s D.O.A. Budget includes $250M for Honolulu Rail
Hawaii State ERS Underfunded by $7 Billion
Second Worst of last 7 years: Hawaii hotel room revenue grows 8.7 percent
Religious Leftists organize Foreclosure Agit-Prop show at Bank of America office
Import-Export UHM style
Lifetime goes nuts with Roseanne Barr: Half-hour reality show to follow comedian on her farm
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Monday, February 14, 2011 |
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February 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:36 PM :: 20887 Views
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Pensions, Rail, Earmarks: Abercrombie and Obama wage war on Inouye
Gaming Lobbyist describes much deeper involvement in selecting Abercrombie Cabinet
A State-Recognized Indian Tribe for Hawaii?
Wolfson: Push past civil union to gay marriage
Report: Lottery remains a poor bet for education funding
Human Trafficking Bills to be Heard Tuesday
Farmers send two tons of Kona Coffee to troops in Afghanistan, Iraq
Petition drive to stop Mauna Kea Sheep Slaughter
West Maui Taxpayers Association to hold Annual Meeting
Supreme Court to hear Case: Do elected officials with Conflict of Interest have a right to vote?
Radcliffe: Raising GE Tax Will Happen
Kalapa: Leave The Excuses On The Table And Just Call It A Money Grab
Can Hawaii Pensioners help out Bill Clinton’s Billionaire Movie Moguls?
A good deal: A U.S.-Korea free trade pact would promote prosperity and regional stability
SA Raiding Party: Special funds, justify yourselves
Raid on Highway Funds becomes excuse for Weight Tax Hike
Meet the lawyer who will cash in on State-mandated Foreclosure Mediation
Today 3PM: BoE to hold hearing on Lilioukalani, Puuhale and Kalihi closures
Cronies to cash in as DoE becomes Land Developer
Phony Rail Groundbreaking: “All you need are a few politicians and a shovel"
PBN: Lawmakers should keep gaming out of Hawaii
Perry and Price talk Gambling
Hawaii lawmakers consider back-to-school tax holiday
Maui Considers Waste-to-Energy
KIUC Election: KCC to host Candidate Forum
UH Ignores requirement to buy Local Ag Produce
Luddites Crushed as Anti-GMO bills go down in flames
Hawaii ranks #2 in Homelessness
Former Prison Inmate Wins $83,000 Settlement
Isle prisons become key source of labor
Brown U, Kohala Ctr team up to provide Advanced Brainwashing
Why Are Islanders The Fattest People?
Losers: Clinton, Obama point fingers at each other over Failure in Egypt
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Sunday, February 13, 2011 |
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February 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 12860 Views
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Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections to be Cancelled?
New Study on Bag Taxes: Economically Destructive, Job-killing
Hawaii Renewable Energy Mandates driving Utility Bills sky high?
Fighting Meth With Miles around Oahu
VIDEO: Nerf Gun Means Jail for Seven Year Old
Tricky Aila to Fickle Hawaiians: “I'm not William Aila now, I'm the chair.”
Elementary kids most expelled over fake guns (and this is being used as an argument FOR a toy gun ban)
Raid on Tobacco Settlement Funds: State finalizing partnership with Tobacco Industry?
KGI: Hawai‘i should set shield law in stone
HB385: Card-check legislation back on the agenda
Reapportionment: Democrats talk up shifting House seats to Democrat Areas
DHHL gives lease to man waiting 44 years, Abercrombie fails math test
Fixing the foreclosure 'mess'
Death Lobby Regroups with schemes to impose suicide
More workers freed from domination of Old Boy Companies and their Unions
Bag Tax: Pair of measures would mean fees for disposable bags
Excellent News! NIMBYism obstructs Hawaii’s move to wind power
Kamehameha Schools planning wind farm in Haleiwa
Columnist takes anti-Telescope Shakedown Scammers at their word
Tom Berg: Honolulu Council Members Should Not Demand Apology from Rush Limbaugh
Judd: I pardoned Massie under Democrats' threat of Martial Law
Hawaii war hero remembered
Years of toil led to freedom for innocent man
Alaska and Hawaii subsidized flights 'may' continue after 2013
Saddle Road project receives prestigious award
Protest against Desmond Tutu set for Honolulu Psychiatrists meeting
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Saturday, February 12, 2011 |
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February 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:48 PM :: 13756 Views
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How They Voted: Civil Unions passes House 31-19
Rep Ward, Sen Slom invite public to speak out on pension tax, other issues
Censorship: Courts would strike down unconstitutional Hawaii 3rd Party liability law
Beverage tax vote scheduled Monday in Hawaii Senate Health Committee
SB1449 Hearing Saturday: Hawaii Sunset Advisory Commission to assess Government Agencies
Gov’t Employees mock Abercrombie: “Idiot. What a jerk. You’re full of shit.”
Abercrombie: “I am the governor. I’m not your pal.” (ringtone available)
Hawaii House passes same-sex civil unions bill
City Moves for Dismissal of anti-Rail lawsuit
Big Isle bag ban moves forward even as food service owners protest bag ban on Kauai
PVT Land Co. sues union attorney for defamation
UHERO: Economic growth not enough to pay for Abercrombie decision to end Furloughs
Legislators want to give away $46.3M to Clinton’s billionaire cronies, ACT 221 scammers
Honolulu water rates to go up 25%
State politics potpourri smells like mean spirit
Special Fund Raid would steal UH Student Activity Fees
Sovereignty Activists sue: Being denied chance to brainwash and recruit prisoners
Kauai: Solar gets the hype, Hydro does the work
Borders bankruptcy imminent, report says
Hawaii residents have second-highest credit card debt
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PROMISE OF TRANSPARENCY?
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Friday, February 11, 2011 |
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February 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:32 PM :: 11468 Views
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SB 232 Civil Unions to be voted in House Friday
38.9%: Hawaii has most deviant Legislative Districts in Nation
Hawaii 2010 Election: Democrats outraised Republicans $13M to $3M
UPDATE: Freedomnomics Author John Lott to Speak in Honolulu
Transparency: Regents Candidate Advisory Council Names Finalists for UH Board of Regents
ACT 221 Scammers rejoice: Bill Clinton tells Hawaii legislators to fork over your tax dollars to his Movie Studios
City Schedules Feb. 22 Groundbreaking for Rail Transit Project
Rail: Is Mica Really good for $1.85B?
Deferred, but not dead: Illegal, Unconstitutional Bill seeks seizure of special funds
Brewbaker: Hawaii budget problems would be solved if State could just stop growing budget
Hawaii offshore gambling approved by committee
Key Akaka Tribe Opponent will not seek reelection in 2012 (Who will save Hawaii from the Akaka Tribe in 2013?)
Inouye requests Indian Affairs Hearing to attack media coverage of Native Hawaiian federal contracting preferences
Panel grills school's board: Myron B. Thompson Academy officials pledge to fix past errors
Physicians Seek Legislative Rx for Torts, Growing Doctor Shortage
Hawaii House approves moratorium on foreclosures
UH Cancer Center: Stimulus funds help trial lawyers win Mesothelioma Cases
Tweet in Hawaii and Be Sued
Text and Be leaked
Hawaii needs nonpartisan budget office to estimate how much new laws would cost us
Alaska Looks into Hawaii’s Future: “Time to grow up”
Rep. Mazie Hirono Appointed to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Lawyer: Nader v Hawaii Case will rewrite First Amendment Election Law
Puna Geothermal Venture to sell Additional 8MW of Dispatchable Geothermal Power without tying to price of oil
Green Energy Cult keeps poor freezing at Mayor Wright
Henry Curtis: Proposed Big Wind Monopoly in Hawaii Should Be Opposed
US Energy Dep’t Proposes Offshore Wind Farms for Hawaii
Hawaii "Invasive" Species List Could Grow to Include Any Inconvenient Animal
IS TAXING OUR VETERANS THE BEST WAY TO HONOR THEM?
AP Scores: Hawaii DoE keep state way below average
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Thursday, February 10, 2011 |
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February 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:04 PM :: 10711 Views
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SB 232 Civil Unions to be voted in House Friday
House GOP Caucus leads successful effort to Keep Prayer in Daily Sessions
HB12: Ag theft bill before Ag Committee Friday
SB1425: Legislative Committee to discuss banning all Oahu Landfills
Abercrombie appoints Don Horner to BoE, plans to appoint Horner to New BoE
Soda-tax proposal fizzes on arrival: Political Theater to push GE Tax hike
Bingo to be legal on DHHL?
Secrecy: Abercrombie Admin plays hide the sausage with list of Inaugural Bll donors
Retaliation: Will Abercrombie Admin reappoint OIP Director?
Retaliation: Progressives claim another pelt
House, Senate agree on appointed school board
4 schools could win exemption from 180-day state minimum
Clayton Hee kills OHA settlement (Again)
Republicans make difference as State House votes to keep Invocations
House Invocation: New Rule vs Old
On fast track, civil unions could go to governor next week
Atheists continue assault on Mormon construction project
Rosanne Barr helps fund gay agenda in Hawaii
The Socialist State: After 9 years, Hot water should be priority
Food safety concerns prompt amendment: Council considers loosening bag ban
Big Island merchants wary of plastic bag ban
Neo-Luddites plan angles of attack against Geothermal
A short commentary on comments to the mariculture article
Council decides not to ban Segways from Tent Cities…err Parks
Revolving Door: Ex-County Clerk gets ethics waver to become lobbyist
ARE DEMOCRATS FOR THE LITTLE GUY?
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 |
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February 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 13159 Views
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Transcript: Greta Van Susteren, Tucker Carlson on Hawaii Toy Gun Ban
The transsexual agenda for Hawaii schools
Homeless tent cities: Seattle’s decade-long nightmare coming to Honolulu?
First Morita, now Hooser: Abercrombie appoints another anti-Superferry protester
Sen. Gary Hooser campaign website linked to Holocaust deniers
Rep Pine introduces 18 bills
Fifteen Election-related Bills awaiting consideration
Abercrombie Admin. Blacklist: “It’s a SECURITY ISSUE to invite some media like eTN to a media conference”
Both sides Agree: Civil Unions will lead to Gay Marriage
House Labor Ctte begins considering Pension Reform
Governor names AFL-CIO VP as State’s Chief Labor Negotiator
Cayetano: Cost Overruns for Rail Systems Average 40 Percent
Ex-Director: Charter Schools Need Reform
SA debunks doper lie: Legalizing Marijuana will not empty prisons
The Wages of Welfare: $17.50 an hour
Homeless Tent City: Hawaii County grovels before Sovereignty Activist/convicted murderer, could lose $2.5M Federal Grant
Homeless Tent City in Aala Park “intolerable”
Homeless Man Names Every Nation Alphabetically
Global Horizon Founder Disputes Trafficking Charges
Desperate, Deserted and Destitute, Thai Laborers Tell Their Stories About Their Journey to America
Case not made on secrecy of judicial selection process
Public Access at the Legislature: Equal for All?
Surf Nazis: North Shore 'enforcer' found not guilty of assault
Isle leaders don't have even a prayer to calm media riot
Things that make you go hmmmm...WHERE ARE OUR PRIORITIES?
Hawaii May Buy Into the Plastic Bag Ban Trend
Comment period for wind farm reopened
More than 3,000 bills introduced at Legislature
Censorship: Legislation holding publishers liable for trespassing accidents passes committee
Honolulu City Council Establishes Working Committee on Humor Review (satire)
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011 |
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February 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:36 PM :: 7718 Views
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Could Djou Challenge Akaka?
SB803 Assisted Suicide Killed in Committee
Feb 7, 2011: How Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Voted
Emergency Landing gives Koko Head Elementary students chance to learn about helicopters
Feb 18 deadline to Neighborhood Board Candidates to file for election
Pensioner: Governor Abercrombie, please don’t throw us out of the canoe
Gambling on table as HGEA Begins to detail Negotiating Position
More Secrecy? Rumors swirl over Morita’s replacement
Tax Department Report Calls Act 221 Job Creation “Disappointing”
Young Claims Hawaii’s Debt high due to DoE
Transsexual DoE Anti-Bullying Bill Gets Overwhelming Support
180 Days? House Ed Cttee approves bill to legalize DoE illegality, incompetence
DOE recommends closing Liliuokalani Elementary
Star-Advertiser columnist endorses Censorship of Limbaugh as Council passes resolution
Tom Berg votes for Censorship resolution after criticizing it
Rep Pine: Legislators should be able to exercise religious freedom, too
Prayer: Politicians, like alcoholics, need humility
Religious Left being squeezed out by Atheist-dominated Hawaii Democrats
Hawaii Legislature scuttles assisted suicide
Dante Carpenter: Death with dignity deemed priority issue for Hawaii Democrats
Star-Advertiser Editors Endorse Tent City Nightmare for Kakaako
'Dead' English man who stole brother's identity found homeless in Hawaii
House Bill would create domestic violence court
HB1178: Legislators seek to Slash and Burn Car Audio
Toy gun sales would be banned under proposed Hawaii legislation
Water rate increase sought
Hawaii Health Department removes more items from First Commercial Kitchen recall list
When Should Names of Police Officers Be Public?
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Monday, February 7, 2011 |
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February 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:34 PM :: 8467 Views
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Abercrombie: Some Retirees do not “make positive contributions in our community”
Don’t Mock Hu Jintao: Honolulu Councilmembers demand Rush Limbaugh be censored
Beware of government leaders who want to punish speech
Abercrombie’s DHHL pick pledges to abandon mission, build rental projects instead
SB232: Clayton Hee pushes bill which will lead to Civil Unions Litigation
Matsumoto ERS pension-benefit short $7B because State, County skimmed, union members abused pension formula
It’s a New Day and it sucks
Hawaii Is the Only State to Assess Hotel-Room Tax on Timeshare Owners
Full Text: Rail Litigation
HB1627: A State-recognized Indian Tribe for Hawaii?
Progressives scrounge for ways to get control of Hawaii Public Housing Authority, oust Lingle appointees
Inside Gaming: Another effort to legalize gambling in Hawaii will most likely fade like a Honolulu sunset
Workers comp medical providers deserve better treatment in Hawaii
Hawaii enrolls more kids for health insurance
Bill Watch: School Bullying
Will Honolulu Ban Plastic Bags?
Aila: “There is no problem with Aquarium fish”
New Bill Aims to Keep Puppy Mills Out of Paradise
Hawaii Banning Toy Guns?
Document Forgery factory helps illegals trick Hawaii Farmer
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Sunday, February 6, 2011 |
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February 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 9815 Views
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VIDEO: 100th Birthday of Ronald Reagan
Djou: Hawaii bets on Machine Politics for the 21st Century
Harvard Study explains how Inouye’s pork kills business
KTA, Safeway, Walgreens: Excessive Amounts of Lead Found in Reusable Grocery Bags
Sen Schumer Demands Investigation: Reusable Bags Contain Harmful Chemicals and Harbor Bacteria
Hawaii's Governor Manipulates Birthers
Tea Party Revival author Leland Baker to speak at Maui Event
Freedomnomics Author John Lott to Speak in Honolulu
Inouye’s Democrat Borreca: Obama is stupid, opportunistic
Abercrombie: Retirees do not ‘make positive contributions in our community’
Abercrombie pushes for $200M raid on Rail Funds
SA Stepping up in lean times (except for Gov’t unions)
SA Pushes Lottery to feed HGEA
State opens de-facto Homeless Tent City at Kakaako Park
Opposition ‘very troubled’ by ‘big wind’ planned for Lanai (Corporatist ILWU left flapping in the wind)
State must save, not end, open-ocean fish farming
UPW Legislators demand Big Island School, Nature Preserve be converted to State Prison
School to put it all online: Kapolei Middle kids will be able to learn from home next year (DoE embraces Homeschooling?)
Read Aloud Program is a proud product of Hawaii
Space centers need cash to stay aloft
33 cameras sit idle as Hawaii County government tries to figure out how to plug them in
Nonprofits given funds should report to public
Cold water plagues Mayor Wright residents
Maui enviros cheer Obama’s Misanthropic Poet Laureate
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Saturday, February 5, 2011 |
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February 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:58 AM :: 7218 Views
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U.S. Supreme Court Requests a Response from Hawaii in Nader Ballot Access Case
Bachmann visit shows there is hope for the left after all
Inouye introduces Felony Fishing Bill
Hawaii Meth Project Sponsors Student Artwork at the State Capitol
SB 197: Senate Committee to debate Dim Bulbs Feb 8
SB602: Legalized Gambling to be heard Thursday Feb 10
House Hawaiian Affairs Ctte Hearing TODAY On State-Recognized Indian Tribe for Hawaii
Pensioner: Abercrombie makes me vomit
Hawaii unemployment, underemployment averaged 16.9% in 2010
Star-Advertiser co-owner backs Abercrombie's Secrecy
More Lies from Abercrombie Admin: Hawaii Health Department Director Gary Gill must go
The Gay Advantage: McKenna wins Senate Judiciary vote
OIP becomes tool to undo Recreational Renaissance
US Supreme Court asked to consider if Hawaii’s non-judicial foreclosure law is Unconstitutional
Bill would hold publishers liable for accidents while trespassing
Chromium 6 Scam: Expert Witness readies himself to profit from Erin Brockovich Assault on Honolulu
Tree Huggers begin burning trees
Powerful year for solar energy in Hawaii
Senate Committee Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana
Obama's Visit Cost HPD $228,000 In OT
Vehicle registration fees racing upward
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Friday, February 4, 2011 |
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February 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:29 AM :: 16058 Views
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SB803 Assisted Suicide to be heard Monday
Abercrombie names anti-Superferry protester Morita to head PUC
CAGW warns Inouye against “Phonemarking or other underhanded techniques”
HB1058: Buying Office Equipment with Capital Improvement Bonds
VIDEO: Fontaine “HB166 is an anti-business bill”
Borreca: Don't count on riding Honolulu rail any time soon
McKenna Confirmation Hearing At 10 a.m.
OIP: Governor must reveal candidate list
Department of Human Services will end contracts with 41 organizations to relieve a $116 million deficit (While HGEA furloughs set to be eliminated)
Broke Hippie: Abercrombie Running Low on Cash, Seeks Extra $1M
Legislators obsessed with getting more Marijuana into hands of voters
Green Energy Scammers thrilled at Morita PUC appointment
Weight Tax Increase? Souki admits road maintenance funds have been regularly raided
Aloha Stadium honcho says fixing the venue entirely now is the best option while waiting for a new stadium to be built (Undoing Lingle #1)
Kuhio Park Terrace Public Housing Refurbishment Plans Questioned at Legislature (Undoing Lingle #2)
300 paying customers: Gumapac copies Keanu Sai’s Mortgage Scam
UH Manoa Asian Studies Chair backs Burma’s Military Junta
SA: Give superintendent needed tool
Charter Schools Chief Forced To Resign
SB871: Homeschool Extracurricular Activities
Zone adjustment would help small schools stay open
Recyclers' Big Subsidy Could Be Cut
Acupuncturists to fight bill they say would lower standards
Domestic abuse survivors urge lawmakers to close loophole in TRO law
House committee tables Silver Alert bill
Brainwashed Ecomatons harass Kona Fish farm
Clean energy blocked: Sierra Club Vetoes Hydro Plant on Kauai
Land Use Commission Blasts City Landfill Manager
Credit union board reduces its perks after members' criticism
Honolulu FBI targets stimulus fraud with new hotline
Global Warmists tell Samoans to stop eating
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Thursday, February 3, 2011 |
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February 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:44 PM :: 18201 Views
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Two Civil Unions Bills to be heard Tuesday
US Senate repeals part of Obamacare: Inouye, Akaka left out in cold among 17 bitter-enders
Roll Call: Akaka offers no indication he will run in 2012
Aquarium Diver: State has found no decline in fish stocks
SB715: Repeal Ethanol Mandate to be heard Thursday
Abercrombie Accepting "Long Term" Applications for BOE Vacancy
Abercrombie’s Kupuna Tax would soak State Retirees $3894/year
Sabotaging RTTT: HSTA, HGEA fight Bill giving superintendent power to revamp failing schools
Judiciary Committee Hearing On Appointment Of Judge Sabrina McKenna FRIDAY
Okomoto Confirmation hearing: Violence, threats, and restraining orders
Young: Budget will only be Two months late—$50M to $250M in new spending
SA to Legislature: Decide on gambling without letting people vote
Judicial Secrecy: Abercrombie, Hifo defend Lawyers’ right to deceive clients
The Weaning: Some Inouye Cronies learned to survive without Earmarks
HB1244: Will Churches Have right to refuse to perform Gay Civil Unions?
Atheists Panic: Hawaii Senate Invocation Ban Goes Too Far
Haters should be removed from MLK Day March
SB651: Homeowners lobby lawmakers for help fighting foreclosure
City personal services contracts return to the public record
Hotel Workers vs Enviros: Green program that made housekeeping people lose benefits and hours of work
Former President of Filipino Chamber of Commerce indicted in ‘Easy Mortgage’ Fraud
A Danger Demanding Sunshine — The Consequences of Hawaii's Public Pension Shortfall
Smug Civil Beat makes fool of itself covering Bachmann speech
WASHINGTON REPORT: Congressional Mood Will Bring Austerity to Territories
Kamehameha Schools’ Endowment rises to $7.82 Billion
Scant Details Available About Hawaiian University
Hawaii Targeting Growing Use of “Bath Salt” Stimulant
NYSE asks Maui Land & Pineapple about 'unusual' trading activity
Atomic Monkey pushes Wind Farm Scam
American Samoa government told to sell cable shares to overcome deficit
Obama the Hobo of Punahou
WikiLeaks: US vs China in battle of the anti-satellite space weapons
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 |
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February 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 7029 Views
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Inouye will not accept Earmark requests for Next Two Years
HB1464 to be Heard Wednesday -- Ethics rules for Homeowners Associations
UPDATE: HB1468 Flagpole Bill will NOT be heard Wednesday
ProPublica evaluates Honolulu Medical Examiner
No Hawaii Beverage Tax: “Leave our grocery budget alone”
Hawaii: Islam Day is OK but Celebrating Christianity is Verboten
Another Victory on the Road to Repeal
Senate set to vote on Obamacare Repeal
Bachmann giving speech in Hawaii
$321M in pork gone: Isle programs could lose out after U.S. Sen. Inouye bans earmarks following a pledge by Obama
Hawaii GOP lawmakers propose that each bill should state financial impact
FULL TEXT: Anti-Rail lawsuit (RE: Burials)
Lawsuit Seeking Procurement Changes Could Affect Honolulu Rail Contracts
SA: Clarification Needed, Give pension tax a hearing
Hawaii general fund tax collections slip 2.8%
Judge Bambi Weil/Eden Hifo: Keep Juridical Nominees Secret
Talks Start About Proposed Wind Farm: Residents Have Until March 1 To Voice Concerns
Hawaii Co Council forwards plastic bag ban
Kauai starts to choke on Bag Ban: Council to hear amendments
New rules for redistricting Hawaii county advances
SB411: After creating COI to Dump Driskill, HHSC Board to be restructured again
Labor Leaders Support Abercrombie Appointment: Dwight Takamine Seen As Pro-Labor Labor Director
Mass Psychosis hits Legislature: 1000s testify on cat-trapping bill
Civil Beat suddenly interested in lobbying violations by Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Association
HB638 “Instant Runoff Voting” deferred until Feb 15
Dope, Collective Bargaining on the Legislative Agenda
KIUC agrees to purchase power for 20 years: State’s largest solar project ready in Kapa‘a
State Surveillance Drones ‘Under Review’
Obama appoints Steve Case to head up Department of Potemkin Jobs
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011 |
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February 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:34 PM :: 7075 Views
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Hawaii County Plastic Bag Ban? “Stop micro-managing our lives”
Full Text: Obamacare ruled unconstitutional -- Again
Wanna-be Dearborn Mosque bomber was mentally ill Wikileaks supporter
Jan 31, 2011: How Hawaii Congressional Delegation Voted
HB1468 Flagpole Bill will be heard Wednesday
Pension Report puts Hawaii in a Bad Moody
HB48: Mandatory Voter Registration bill deferred
Secrecy, Conflicts of Interest permeate Oregon Assisted Suicide system
Cook Political Report: Lingle vs Akaka is a Toss Up
Akaka is not fundraising
Senate Bill 953: Medicaid Cuts Up For Discussion At State Capitol
Cayetano turns on Carlisle, leads anti-rail Charge
Lawsuit filed against Honolulu Rail Project; Groups Say City Should Reconsider
Hawaii's 'Big Wind' Power Project Stirs Up Fans, Foes
Business, health officials react to proposed soda tax
Civil unions are not good enough
Hawaii: Celebrating Christianity is Verboten
Muslim with guns, taken in for psych evaluation, to get $240K from Honolulu
State Senate Unanimously Approves Appointed BOE
Crooks form new Hui to milk DoE
Gaming Lobbyist Radcliffe describes deep involvement in Abercrombie Cabinet Selection
Gaming Lobbyist: Abercrombie will sign Gambling bill
Gambling bill's delay could signal tough row
Time-Share Developers Oppose New Taxes
Senate Transportation Cttee passes Vehicle Weight Tax Increases
Media ‘Shield Law” up for renewal
Arakawa adds a third ex-Council member to staff
Fading NIMBYs continue to harass Kailua Target
Army says environmental assessment exaggerated flight plans
Northern California Minority Supplier Development Council seeks Hawaii businesses
Lawmakers aim to ban aquarium fish collecting
Hawaii Supreme Court Nominee Target of Facebook Fraud
Hawaii Heats Up Again Over Proposed Foie Gras Ban
After all the hype…a single Leaf falls on Hawaii
Abercrombie’s Incompetent DoH falsely blames EPA for Waimanalo Gulch spill
Abercrombie’s incompetent DoH issues Revised, revised list of recalled foods from health department
Director of 9-11 Conspiracy Movie “Loose Change” Busted Selling Heroin
ABERCROMBIE BIG SPENDING PLANS FOR HIS OFFICE
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Monday, January 31, 2011 |
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January 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:46 AM :: 10305 Views
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Four assisted suicide bills introduced to Hawaii Legislature
SB711: Luddites attack Hawaii GE aquaculture
Transparency in judicial selection procedures increasingly common on the mainland
Cayetano group renewing attack on Rail?
Doing the job DoE won’t: Kamehameha now spending $102M on educational outreach programs
SA: DoE Failing? Its Bush’s Fault
Myron B Thompson Nepotism leads to Probation
DoE not seeking ways to cool classrooms
Gay Atheist Victory Lap around Hawaii?—No, just getting warmed up
On cue from Atheists, Osorio revises Hawaii’s Christian History
State seeks input on wind energy plan
Funds elude Kakaako: “Not much revenue generation”
Hawaiian Electric Powers Up First Utility-Scale Biofuel Generator
Laundered money from drugs that go through Hawaii helps keep Burma's junta in power
First chartered flight arrives with high-spending China visitors
Mass Psychosis hits Big Island: 200 call Humane Society to complain about stuffed pig
Obama will go down in history as the president who lost Egypt
Supreme Court reversals deliver a dressing-down to the inferior judges of the liberal 9th Circuit
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Sunday, January 30, 2011 |
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January 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:15 PM :: 9742 Views
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Rep Michele Bachmann to speak on Oahu, Maui
Borreca: Abercrombie has gone back to the dark days
Pension-tax plan pilloried: Elders are reportedly "adamant" about opposing the proposal
SA: Cayetano-era legislators cut pension contributions to give State employees a pay hike
Next Stop: Rail transit authority: A powerful new 10-member panel to oversee and operate rail will be determined by July
Self Dealing Board members under fire at financial institution that serves county and state workers
DoE ignores BoE, raises lunch prices
Drawing the line: Ford proposes law to make redistricting more fair opportune
Army responding to public concerns agitators whining about training on Big Island
Goat eradication postponed after Abercrombie’s Out of Control DoFAW becomes argumentative
Kenoi's State of the County address praised, even if light on budget details
New Moody's Rules Make Hawaii The Worst State In The Nation
Timeshare taxes: Hawaii tourism “on the brink of chaos”
New attendance boundaries may keep small schools open
Bills seek to destroy Hawaii aquarium industry
Under new direction: New Honolulu Academy of Arts Director Stephan Jost knows how to guide museums toward success
SB13: Hawaii Bill Would Make Humanely Trapping Cats a Crime
Food Security, Sustainable Energy, Native Hawaiian Culture: top priorities of the 2011 Environmental Legislative Network
Bungled Food Recall Hurting Local Businesses: One Company Losing 'Thousands' Since Being Placed On Recall List by incompetent DoH
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Saturday, January 29, 2011 |
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January 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:22 PM :: 10735 Views
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Abercrombie Administration admits lying about Palafox withdrawal
How They Voted: Civil Unions passes Senate 19-6
GOP: Moody’s puts $7,987 price tag on Hawaii Democrats’ failure
SB 713 & 712: Luddites attack Hawaii agriculture
Bills would spend $4B on roads, bridges
Hawaii Meth Project names Teen Advisory Council
Senate passes civil unions bill
Sen Koichi: Many issues not dealt with in civil unions bill
House Judiciary may hear Civil Unions week of Feb 7th
Hee: McKenna approved using her example as an argument for Civil Unions (Just another unbiased Judge, eh?)
Kokubun hiring more HGEA members
Businesses fear debate will turn to G.E.T. hike
One of top ten Ear-markers, Hirono demands more debt to feed cronies
Neil Abercrombie – God’s Gift to Birthers
“Unseemly Friend” of Abercrombie vets appointments
SA: Tighten murder definition
BILLS TO WATCH
US Senate Ends Practice of Secret Holds to Block Bills
State Plans to Use Surveillance Drones
Marines want to be off grid by 2015
ABERCROMBIE SODA TAX PLAN
Senator Slom and Representative Ward Discuss the Opening of the House Session 2011
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Friday, January 28, 2011 |
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January 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:40 PM :: 14001 Views
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The Real State of the State: An Uncensored Look at the Fiscal Challenges Facing Hawaii
Carnegie Institution Study: Genocide reduces global warming
House GOP Caucus introducing transparency bills
Hawaii Senate takes up civil unions
Hawaii's debt burden highest in the nation
Pro Bowl At Risk: Abercrombie, medical waste, Aloha Stadium work
Pension Tax “could be biggest anti-incumbent bill of the year”
No Pain for HGEA: Hawaii's Kauai mayor ends county worker furloughs
Budget fight will keep lobbyists splashing out mega bucks
The tourism agency's new goals speak to lower expectations and slower recovery
Retirement, Pension key issues as 800 Hawaiian Electric Employees Prepare For Strike
Sen. Baker files bill to remake PUC because it is not supportive enough of Young Bros monopoly
State again considers ban on plastic bags
Feedback sought on Big Wind project
Women’s Caucus Targets Sex Crimes, Healthcare, Domestic Abuse
Akaka gets no respect
Abercrombie is all foot-in-mouth on Obama birth
OIP opinion appears to require disclosure of nominee names after selection is made
Medicare Cuts strangle Local Home Health Provider
It begins: Abercrombie unleashing 82 felons on Hawaii
Our Glorious State prisons: State Pays $149,500 Over Injured Inmate
Mainland dopers thrilled at Hawaii’s possibilities
Hawaii Governor Appoints Out Lesbian To State's Supreme Court
Big Island Lesbian gets 10 years for molesting girls
Whiner whines about being called on it
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 |
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January 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 8438 Views
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Inouye becomes Useless: Democrat leader says “Senate is out of the business of Earmarks”
Moody’s: Hawaii among states with largest debt—bond rating at risk
Palafox subject of Fraud Investigation? Abercrombie’s DoH pick withdraws
Life? Hawaii ranks 48th, lacks basic protection for women, unborn children, and terminally ill
House GOP Caucus: 10 Questions following State of the State
SB819 would study Mileage Fee for Hawaii Motorists
Full Text: Recktenwald’s State of the Judiciary Speech
Congress debates State Bankruptcy plans
Alaska Native Firms Shift Stimulus Work to Outsiders
SA: Open Judicial Selection process to public view
Murray, Dems boot Akaka from Veterans Affairs committee
Money Woes Not a Priority For Health Fund Trustees
Hawaii's Retirement System — A Danger Demanding Sunshine
Governor Wants Overtime Excluded From Pension Base
Abercrombie Proposes Doubling Vehicle Weight Tax
Beverage Daily: Hawaiian governor Abercrombie proposes soda tax
ACT 221 vs Earned Income Tax Credits
Hawaii attracted 7 million visitors, $11.4 billion in spending in 2010
Ige: Hard time justifying Abercrombie’s Aloha Stadium plan
Bishop Silva: “Marc Alexander is still a priest”
Politicos make sure they are photographed sneaking prayer in Godless Senate
Atheists cheer Senators’ prayer huddle
Sen Slom says he voted against Senate Prayer ban
VIDEO: Hawaii Right to Life demonstrates in Hilo
Recall botched by lazy bureaucrats: Small Businesses angry
Cabanilla proposes Birther Tax: Hawaii lawmakers want release of Obama birth information
Bill would disregard intent in second-degree murders
George Perry Jr., Athletic Trainer, Alleged Hawaii Mob Figure, Dead at 77
The Challenge(s) of Geothermal: Does a new report promise too much, too soon?
US judge affirms $353-M fine on Imelda, Bongbong Marcos
U.S. EPA applauds Maui and Kauai for decision to ban plastic shopping bags
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 |
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January 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 11387 Views
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SB 232: Civil Unions passes Senate Judiciary Committee
Public Safety vs. Saving a Buck: SB47 allows early release of Felons
Epic Fail: After giving away $1.3B in Tax Credits, Hawaii ranks 36th in High Tech
Ceded Lands Decision Author Justice Samuel Alito to speak at Hawaii Supreme Court Wednesday
Governor Abercrombie Names Judge McKenna to State Supreme Court
Financial State of the State: Actual taxpayer burden is $18.2 Billion
BoE Member Lei Ahu Isa suddenly resigns
Full Text and Video: Obama’s State of the Union Speech
Full Text and Video: Rep Paul Ryan (R-WI) response to State of the Union
Shapiro: Abercrombie judicial secrecy disregards lessons of Broken Trust
Abercrombie’s Happy face disappears when asked about secrecy
Army Times: Akaka Staffers “depressed” by loss of VA Chairmanship
Washington Post: Hawaii DoE puts the lie to Obama’s RTTT claims
Science Scores: Failed Hawaii DoE beats only Mississippi
Sierra Club’s David Frankel defends attack on DHHL
WSJ: Hawaii Timeshare Owners- The Governor Doesn't Think You Are Paying Enough in Fees!
SA endorses Abercrombie’s $500M Aloha Stadium pipe dream
Abercrombie wants to pay less without furloughs
Hawaii House Republicans’ top 10 questions
Abercrombie’s Gay Supreme Court Nominee Hopes To Inspire Youth
Gay Sex Tourism seen as boon to Hawaii
Meet your new Rulers: Triumphal Mainland Homosexuals celebrate conquest of Hawaii
An uneasy peace on civil unions?
Hawaii Governor plans to juggle tourism dollars
Perfesser: State can release lots of criminals
Kaneshiro Wants Stiffer Prostitution Penalties
Abercrombie’s DoH wrongly recalls 100 local food products based on website claims
State health department says testing shows water safe
"Gasification" plant eventually could supply electricity to 12,000 homes on Oahu, divert waste from PVT
EPA sets deadlines for landfill upgrades
Treehugger: Hawaii Proposes Legislation to Bring Devastating Fish Farms Under Control
DC enviros sue to demand harsher action against Hawaii fishermen
Panel wants more answers from Thompson
Friend of Abercrombie goes Birther, apologizes
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011 |
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January 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:09 PM :: 13390 Views
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Full Text: Abercrombie’s State of the State Speech 2011
National School Choice Week is Underway
Obamacare: How Hawaii’s Congressional delegation voted
Intimidated by ACLU, Hawaii Senate prohibits itself free exercise of Religion
State of the Union? Denial
Abercrombie Lied: "We Will Not Be Raising Any Taxes" VIDEO
State of the State: Democrat Borreca still can’t say “capsize”
Star-Advertiser lines up behind Boss of Corporatist State
Abercrombie: Steal $100M from granny to feed State
Gov: Create Soda Tax, Raise Alcohol Taxes
HGEA, HTA denounce Abercrombie plan
Granny Taxes: Abercrombie steps into radioactive buzzsaw
Civil Unions Hearing: Clayton Hee wants to wear Kevlar Vest
Senators Vote On School Board Appointment Bill
CB: Abercrombie Backs Off Campaign Energy Plan
Alito in Hawaii, Other Supremes skipping “juvenile spectacle” State of the Union
US spy for China Noshir Gowadia jailed for 32 years
SB 624: Bill to Hide public employee Salaries
State greenlights Kawaiaha’o: Christian burials can be unearthed, pre-Christian burials cannot
Interview: William Harrison of the Hawaii Innocence Project
Sunshine Market vendors frustrated with plastic bag ban
Yagong: Time to cut costs
Iran: Abercrombie has been thwarted
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Monday, January 24, 2011 |
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January 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:25 PM :: 7939 Views
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Truth in Accounting: Hawaii hiding an additional $11.9B in debt
Transparency? Abercrombie administration brings secrecy back to Capitol
On second try, Abercrombie makes birtherism mainstream
Abercrombie delivering first State of the State
Akaka Bill Fails, Lobbyists Collect $3.2M from OHA
Shapiro finally notices that MRC Greenwood is a money grubber
Hawaii Deserves Better Than Industrial Wind Power from 'Big Wind'
Green Energy: Appearances can be Deceiving, rate hikes become easier
Mikulina unwittingly describes How Hawaiian Electric will go bankrupt
Chamber of Commerce: Hawaii will lose $10B/year if military cannot train
Hawaii governor makes Obama birth controversy worse
Brazil Times: Abercrombie stars in Fractured Fairytales
Maui Man Faces Sentencing in China Military Secrets Case
DNA test frees rape suspect
Audit finds lack of accountability in city grants
Trash accumulates with landfill closed
Green Police State: The Second Foot Falls on the Aquarium Trade in Maui County
Investigators looking into the cause of another shark tour boat fire
AtomicMonkey is back
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Sunday, January 23, 2011 |
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January 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:22 PM :: 12047 Views
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SB232: Senate Judiciary Committee to hear Civil Unions Tuesday
SB120 would Repeal Dozens of Special Funds
Lingle recognized with National Boating Access Award
1000 at Capitol: Anti-abortion rally appeals to younger set
SB8 to be heard Monday: Direct appointment of BoE
Borreca: Abercrombie speeches “an exhibition of illusions”
Espero: We need more dope
Maui News: Global Warming Cranks at Science Magazine spread fake Nobel’s starvation story
Malarial Mosquitoes released on Oahu
Hawaii Co Fire Captain not fired after pleading no-contest to felony hit and run killing
Your Act 221 Tax Dollars at work: Hawaii 43rd in patents
SA: Selecting BOE members should be governor's kuleana
HSTA Demands School Librarians where there are no school libraries
Obamacare Bribery: Hawaii Seniors Get 'Donut Hole' Checks
OHA Inventor Frenchy Desoto Dies
Kauai: Confusion persists over new plastic bag ban
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Saturday, January 22, 2011 |
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January 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:38 PM :: 4725 Views
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March for Life planned for Honolulu, Hilo
SB232: Senate Judiciary Committee to hear Civil Unions Tuesday
Speaker Say announces Democrat Leaders, Committee Chairs
Legislative Timetable Published
Lingle receives National Boating Access Award
Secret Court Nominees: Abercrombie refuses to reveal High court hopefuls list
Unions lose 12,000 in isles
Civil Union Bills to be Heard Tuesday
Gay Civil Unions lobbyists outraged by Abercrombie’s Priest Pick
New state homeless coordinator shares his vision
Casino Gambling Web: Casino And Lottery Gambling On The Agenda Of Hawaii Lawmakers
Committee extends deadline for Maui Circuit Court applications
Pohakuloa Upgrade in sight
Abercrombie Admin files brief backing Socialist takeover of health care
Progressives upset that Star-Advertiser opposes their attack on DHHL
State House clerk bars live broadcast of House session in which speaker is to be elected
Maui Mayor in serious talks with Hollywood media company
Winter White House owner warned against criminal Obama vacation rental
Grubbing the “Green” from energy
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