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Saturday, October 17, 2009
October 17, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 9:36 AM :: 9285 Views

Ruling awaited in water dispute

Parents Rally Against Furlough Fridays

Station owner fights opposition to merger

KIUC biomass deal ‘just a concept’

Court to hear opposition to Turtle Bay expansion

Other resorts may be affected by decision on environmental study

Potential land sale helps prompt Saturday Honokaa rally

Security guards fight airline workers at Maui airport

VIDEO: White House Communications director praises Mao Zedong

Obamacare: Lose weight or pay (MSNBC)

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Friday, October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:28 PM :: 7954 Views

Furlough agreement will not avert layoffs, governor warns

SB: HGEA should accept contract

HGEA at UH: no furloughs

Inouye Cronies UH regents petition governor for funding

Will OHA kill sugar plantation on Maui?

Maui simmers over OHA water grab

Hawaii ranks high for meth-related crimes

Not guilty plea entered in Vegas for HPD officer

Prosecutors' flubs end in case dismissals

Big Isle Mayor's Attempts to tighten rules facing opposition 

ADV: Clarity needed in H1N1 flu public outreach

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Thursday, October 15, 2009
October 15, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:04 PM :: 8317 Views

HGEA, state reach furlough agreement: 42 days over 2 years

Hawaii students' math improves but still below U.S. average

Whitewash Panel's report recommends 7 areas for DOE to improve

TV ad explains UH faculty union's rejection of contract

Shapiro: Congressional race intriguing contest

Pro-Abortion EMILY's List Endorses Colleen Hanabusa in Hawaii's First Congressional District

ADV: State elections office resolution is critical

Foreclosures climbing in Hawaii

Dust still settling on go!, Mokulele deal

OHA cronies' Intervention denied again in hotel case

Hawaii Supreme Court To Review Turtle Bay EIS Case

Hawaii Supreme Court hears Arguments In Ala Loop Homeowners Appeal: Are State Zoning Laws "Environmental" Statutes?  (Bigger than Superferry?)

Hawaiian Electric signs with biodiesel supplier

Kauai power deal forged

Global Cooling: National weather outlook sees cool, dry winter in Hawaii

Surge: Hawaii's Sen. Inouye sides with McChrystal on Afghanistan

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
October 14, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:32 PM :: 11435 Views

"Furlough care" stalls due to lack of interest

Democrat Borreca: Furloughs could be key 2010 issue

Community fights Friday furloughs Union patsies demand tax increases

Isles' hospital death rate among worst

ADV: Council must stay the course on rail Mufi election plans

SB: Rail seems to be on track

Kauai agency to review permit process for home on burial grounds (Burials pt 1)

Hawaii court allows lawsuit over Kawaiahao Church graves (Burials pt 2)

State Sen. Bunda to run for lieutenant governor

Isle eighth-graders improve in math, national report card says

4 county clerks blast chief elections officer

Inmate punished for whistle-blowing, supporters say

Hawaii shakeup: Mokulele, go! airlines merge

Dole's Public offering puts worth at $1.2 billion

Fidelity is main Hawaiian shareholder

HRA complains about GOP's New Campaign

Hawaii Co. Audit critical of Public Works

Hawaii Co. Sunshine Law suit settled, county to pay legal fees

Smoke, but no fire over "Cannibis College" in Hilo

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
October 13, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:38 PM :: 9247 Views

Hawaii parents may sue over furloughs (Could destroy HSTA contract)

Religion risky for GOP  (Gay-Democrat Bulletin FEARS defeat)

ADV: Hawaii pilgrims celebrate as Damien finally gets his due

Rail project gets federal OK

Isle workers should be used for public projects (ie Rail)

Panel meets to get a grip on elections

Tax scofflaws face Thursday deadline

Kalapa: Ups and Downs of Those Hawaii State Revenue Collections

New Report Compares State and Local Government Tax Revenue Sources

Panel considers 6-person jury

‘Furlough Friday’ program providers may need child care licenses

Children and Youth Summit Tuesday at State Capitol

Maui County council defers ban on polystyrene plate-lunch containers

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Monday, October 12, 2009
October 12, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:08 AM :: 6441 Views

Hawaii evangelical churches plan election push

Gays march for equality to change marriage into what they want 

Red Cross seeks tsunami aid

Judge to decide on church digging

Hawaii making it hard to dodge your taxes

SB on plastic bags: Let's see how bans fare

Shovel ready?  WHT Polls Road Construction

Relic of Blessed Damien of Molokai to visit Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Battle bots

Rising rent worries Hawaii Kai farmers

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Sunday, October 11, 2009
October 11, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:58 AM :: 6502 Views

ADV: It's official — Damien of Molokai takes his place among the saints  (The News)

ADV: Hawaii's saint fulfilled humanity's ideals  (No, he fulfilled God's ideals)  (Gramscian rollback Part 1)

SB: Damien a hero to all  (arrogant secularists can barely contain themselves)   (Gramscian rollback Part 2)

SB Oi: No religious divisions in call to serve others (arrogant secularist on full display)  (Gramscian rollback Part 3)

SB: Polanski case highlights shift in views on sex with minors  (Who the Gramscians are)

Pohakuloa protesters: Marines are "Dirty Bumbs"

Hawaii rail transit Mufi election campaign faces tight schedule

Alleged mobster in custody in Honolulu after indictment

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Saturday, October 10, 2009
October 10, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:38 PM :: 8563 Views

Mayor Outlines Deal With HGEA

Good News: A Small Elite No Longer Runs Hawaii

Private Medical Foundation Plans New Hospital in Kihei, Maui

Charter school idea advances (after DoE planned to close rural school)

Isle teachers deserve praise for sacrifice

Na Wai Eha: HC&S speaks  (Will OHA destroy ANOTHER agricultural enterprise???)

Rail tax collection down 19%

Accused murderer jailed 7 times after 2006 arrest

Akaka and Inouye Push for Public Option in Healthcare Bill

Abercrombie on C-Span spinning furiously on behalf of surrender to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan 

UH Manoa UHPA "teach-in" against contract proposal

Honolulu: Audit faults upkeep, liabilities of Honolulu's city-owned vehicles

Hawaii County Council sued over reorganization 

Commission recommends 4-year council terms for Hawaii Co Council (four years for these clowns???)

Sound off on Hawaii Co building division (aka Dep't of Retaliation)

Kauai: Yoshioka’s 20.02D opinion released

Molokai to have St. Damien Church

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Friday, October 9, 2009
October 9, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:49 PM :: 7389 Views

Hawaii sees tax revenues fall 9.7% during first 3 months of the fiscal year

As revenue falls by $112M, Lingle tells unions to settle

Maui News Polls Special Session

Parents protest Friday public school furloughs

ADV: Options to ease furloughs' effect are limited (tax hike? raid hurricane fund?)

Toguchi: Education board had to act in face of budget cuts

Contract rejected; UH, union head for mediation

SB interviews Cayetano on budget, book 

Honolulu City Council pushes forward on property tax break

Bill on sleeping is put to rest

Hawaii Co Council ousts four from leadership

State health officials baffled by Hawaii county swine flu legislation

SB: FCC should review TV deal

Superferry Bankruptcy: Anti-Superferry lawyer hasn't been paid

Silva tells pilgrims 'Damien cast out demons of despair'

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Thursday, October 8, 2009
October 8, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 13993 Views

UHPA rejects contract seeking pay cut

Hawaii CC: Pay cuts will not be enough

Hooser says raid of hurricane fund could restore lost teaching days

Hawaii lawmakers look for ways to ease school furlough impact (Tax increase)

From Japan, Mayor says 'hogwash' to governor's criticism

Garcia warns colleagues of tax cut cost  (Mufi campaign scam)

ADV: Core services must survive budget-cutting

HPD test-fixing alleged

New law prohibits employment discrimination (sic) based on credit history

Federal workers in Alaska, Hawaii to lose cost of living pay

Abercrombie's Guam pork deal stricken from bill (still manages to waste lots of money)

Anti-American-war protest vs Stryker and other live-fire training Saturday

Honolulu Council to debate sidewalk sleeping today

Hawaii Co. Council votes against mandatory vaccinations

New water line raising concerns

Kauai joins Maui: Plastic bags to be banned

US Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing Father Damien's Canonization to Statehood

Schofield Stryker brigade will return to Iraq

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
October 7, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:13 PM :: 10968 Views

HGEA talks: Hawaii state employees face 42 furlough days this year, next (Mufi delaying settlement)

State duties may go to counties

Democrat Borreca: Lingle on a good day still the Great Communicator

Kaiser HS considers furloughs on planning days

Cutbacks squeeze schedules of Hawaii special-needs kids

UH faculty voting on 'final offer'

Health costs frozen for state workers

Hawaii Sen. Inouye going to Afghanistan to study war needs

'Person of interest' got out of prison day before visitor's body was found

State film office cuts impact Kaua‘i (More HGEA agit-prop)

Stalinist Honolulu Media council fights TV merger

Pope Benedict XVI greets Hawaii's 'miracle woman' in Rome

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
October 6, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:38 PM :: 6243 Views

Isles No. 3 in poll's best places to live

Oahu Home sales and prices on the rise

Hawaii not getting its money's worth for education

Pearl City students, 10, report sexual assault at DOE School by "contract worker"

SB: Evidence must be flawless  (Somebody send these editors to Law School)

Kalapa: Understanding What it Will Take to Right Size Hawaii's Government

Glenn Wakai to run for state Senate

S. Kona bypass road still detoured by legal wrangling

State land board reviews timber licenses

THE CANONIZATION OF FATHER DAMIEN: October 11, 2009

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Monday, October 5, 2009
October 5, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:40 AM :: 10540 Views

Hawaii hotels post weakest summer ever

State talks with HGEA continue

ADV: Sniping puts jail in limbo

Kulani prison closed out of fiscal necessity  (HGEA/UPW lies busted)

Reorganization again on Hawaii County council agenda

Parker Ranch lost millions in '08

Kauai: Property values, home sales slipping

Aloha wear retailer emerges from bankruptcy

Obama faces jet engine discord

SB: Military's mission of aid

 

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Sunday, October 4, 2009
October 4, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:36 PM :: 5247 Views

ADV: Furlough challenge to take concerted push

SB Oi: Lingle can be obstinate or show some leadership

University of Hawaii faculty vote on contract offer

Hawaii's Sen. Inouye defends earmarks for his home state

Hawaii Seed Industry flourishing

Council approves ban on GMO taro

In defense of taking land for public use

Maui Catholics traveling to Rome for ‘once-in-a-lifetime moment’

Now a civilian, Watada leaves military, headlines behind

Aloha Medical mission sends supplies

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Saturday, October 3, 2009
October 3, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:26 AM :: 10002 Views

OHA funded groups sue State over Mauna Kea management plan

ADV: State, HGEA close to labor settlement

UHH faculty, union huddle before vote

UH chief: Time to expand

Shapiro: Charter schools in danger

Honolulu Traffic: City's "new" rail plan is same as "irresponsible, obsolete" May 1 plan

Maui News Polls Mayoral race: Arakawa leads

MECO aim for 2010: Hike rates nearly 10%

KIUC board OKs construction plan

Judge delays hearing on Hawaii Telcom bankruptcy reorganization plan

Northern Marianas brace for Typhoon Melor

Tens of thousands in Philippines flee as Typhoon Parma approaches

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Friday, October 2, 2009
October 2, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:03 PM :: 8631 Views

Local charter schools split on teacher furloughs

Charter schools advocate is committed to sustaining educational choice

Anti-Furlough Rally in Makawao

MRC Greenwood: UH ohana doing its best to cope with budget cuts

Speeding case Carlisle slams laser gun ruling

Tracking Your Taxes: Abercrombie's U.S. Worker Provision on Military Project Could Bleed Taxpayers

Busy U.S. troops help with Asian calamities

Filipinos in Hawaii sending money to flood-stricken relatives

Hilo pastor says mother is likely among Samoa Tsunami victims

Damien celebration begins as group heads to Belgium

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Thursday, October 1, 2009
October 1, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 9:44 AM :: 8094 Views

Hanabusa enters race for Congress

Advertiser polls CD 1 Race as if Djou did not exist

Honolulu rail funding shortfall shrinks (and cost grows) in city's latest estimate ("only" $360M short)

Tourism slides again in August

Isle bankruptcies hit 4-year high

SB: Petty politics over prison

Maui: March for return of water to 4 streams

Rubbish fee could generate $10M annually for county

Kauai: 3 charter amendments move forward

Hawaii Supreme Court disputes laser gun test in speeding case

 

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
September 30, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:10 AM :: 9210 Views

Democrat Borreca: Race for Abercrombie's seat should be exciting

Kat Brady: What are the real reasons for closing Kulani?

Ethics issues could block private hiring of furloughed teachers  (DoE excuse #1)

Deals could snarl school staffing (DoE excuse #2)

Hawaii poverty rate rose last year by 15,000 people to 9.1%

Georgi nails Islam Day

Maui County takeover of environmental reviews rejected

UH Manoa’s Gartley Hall Being Closed Due to Major Structural Damage

Florence Nakakuni Confirmed by Full US Senate as US Attorney for the District of Hawaii

 

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
September 29, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:26 PM :: 12876 Views

Charter schools skip furloughs (Convert every DoE School NOW)

Parents consider paying teachers (Who needs the DoE when we can do it ourselves)

Big Isle library stays open as donations top $100,000 (Who needs the DoE--we can fund it ourself)

Hawaii law to buy cheap prescription drugs fails

Lingle drops plans for Maui prison (Holding Legislator responsible for his chatter)

Kauai: County manager proponent quits

Appeals court judge will be retiring early

Honolulu rail's PR effort costs $5.6M

Hawaii officials to scrutinize cash transactions

Seawater project's price tag increases

SB: Isle Filipinos fear for loved ones in Manila

SB: Watada victory bittersweet

Kenoi vetoes Puna tent bill

County wins financial reporting award

NYT: Socialism takes a hit in Europe

ADV: Hawaii under tsunami watch after 7.9 quake off Samoa

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Monday, September 28, 2009
September 28, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:19 PM :: 6864 Views

Lingle not to blame for teacher furloughs

Teachers' health cost stays same in Hawaii (VEBA Plan nearly insolvent)

ADV: OHA strategy gets needed fine-tuning

Shaping U.S. ocean policy (Fish farming?  Fishing strangled by enviros?)

Lay nets threaten Hawaii sea life

Time to move ahead with next landfill

Environmental Council defers further work

Hawaii beach weddings targeted

Abercrombie: Withdraw from Afghanistan 

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Sunday, September 27, 2009
September 27, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:33 PM :: 8024 Views

HSTA Insisted on Friday Furlough Days, tries to blame Governor

SB: OHA strategy hedges Akaka bet

Isle TV consolidation hurts public interest

Kalapa: State taxpayers are tapped out and bone dry

SB Oi:  State's lack of foresight has us making lemonade

ADV: Let's move off the dime, and on with rail (Mufi's election campaign hangs by thread)

Engineer flies daily to Kauai

Hawaii subsidies cut for livestock feed

Hawaii fishers at odds over what to do about declining catches

Hawaii Agit-Prop: DU killed soldier

Man facing felony charges gets 10 days in prison

Panelists underscore need to preserve land, animals  (Wanna be aristocrats demand land)

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Saturday, September 26, 2009
September 26, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:52 PM :: 9521 Views

Hawaii teacher furloughs leave school trips, activities in limbo  (DoE choice of furlough dates Creating Chaos for 2010)

Economic growth in Honolulu at 1.4%

WHT: Hawaii health care could use major surgery

Couple alleges medical cover-up

SB Priority: Move on medical marijuana

Kamehameha School puts teacher on leave

Isle divorce rate among lowest

Honolulu may appeal 3-year limit on use of Leeward landfill site: 'Game of chicken'

Kauai: Salaries freeze for top county officials

County spends $77K on off-island trips

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Friday, September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:27 PM :: 6923 Views

Hawaii teacher furloughs will cut class time, not preparation days

Labor relations board orders state to provide HGEA with layoff criteria

Life and Death Medical Challenges in Maui

UHERO: Quarterly Hawai‘i Forecast Update: Recovery Still Around the Corner

Adv: Businesses need protection from tax shock

Budget shuffle keeps ag inspectors on the job (End one budget propaganda game)

Unemployed -- and annoyed (Beginning of another Budget propaganda game)

Honolulu gets to use Leeward landfill site for only 3 more years

SB: Board says councilwoman violated ethics code

Part of Sunshine Law suit dismissed

Islam Day honors commonality (one more lie about how this came to be held on Sept 24/Sept 11 Julian)

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Thursday, September 24, 2009
September 24, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:47 AM :: 10677 Views

SB: Apply school days off wisely

Manoa Faculty Grills UH On Budget

Anti-Superferry protester Hooser: Across-the-board layoffs do not create savings (Raise taxes and risk default to save my precious HGEA)

Office of Hawaiian Affairs downsizing, shifting strategy

Gay & Robinson era ends

Kauai: Attorney halts plastic bag ban bill

Bill marks start of solution to B&B dispute

Hoku's Idaho plant gets back on track survives for 2 more months

Guam measure sets up conflict

Court suspends Hilo lawyer Curtis Narimatsu

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
September 23, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:26 PM :: 8015 Views

Teachers ratify new state contract by 81 percent

Democrat Borreca: Someday our legislators must learn to say 'No'

Republican Bean announces campaign for SD 24

'No evidence' to support allegations of corruption against Hawaii judge Michael Town

BJ Reyes: Hawaii ACORN Office Abandoned

Shapiro: With God on our side

Getting unions' vote, via Guam

Hawaii's tax burden ranks 24th in the U.S.

Liu blasted over layoffs

Honolulu council's zoning panel approves bill to lift B&B ban

Kauai: Shoreline, TVR bills deferred

Quintal: Aloha Tower agency made right call rejecting deal

Big Isle economy looks 'pretty bleak'

American Samoa governor says territory should buy tuna cannery

'Barbarian Princess' film title raises some hackles in Hawaii

HOPE offers benefits for justice system

ADV: Net neutrality still essential

Hawaii not seen as target in latest Islamist terror plot

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
September 22, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:30 PM :: 8513 Views

State labor talks could hinge on HSTA vote

Teachers vote on contract  (D-Day for Team Chaos 2010)

SB: Hawaii teachers face painful vote

Furlough dates set for Hawaii public school teachers

Schools need help through budget shortfall

Last inmates leave Big Isle prison

Isle housing costs now highest in U.S

Unity House gets final OK to buy Waikiki hotel

More than 10,000 children in isles remain uninsured (Obamacare agitprop)

Maui developer must pay $232,700 for damages blamed on construction

Waianae teacher and students march on after the high school's band program is shut down

Kauai police chief says he won't seek top job with HPD

Isle nonprofits are struggling

KTA reconsiders Hilo renovation

ADA upgrades over budget, behind schedule

County struggles to sell Hamakua property (Monsanto busts lie)

Economic Strength of Hawaii Seed Crop Industry Confirmed By Recent Reports

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Monday, September 21, 2009
September 21, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:36 AM :: 8983 Views

Damien clan plans to attend ceremony

SB: Single ocean policy a tall order

Opportunities abound for Guard

Shelters see rising demand

Despite obstacles, condo project pushes forward

SB: Don't reward illegal B&B operators

Pot eradication continues

Your trash is going to cost you

SB: We are judged by how we treat our animals

QUACK: Naturopathic doctors get enabling legislation

Arts foundation layoffs imperil federal funding 

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Sunday, September 20, 2009
September 20, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:54 AM :: 11771 Views

Parents and teachers unhappy with proposed furloughs

241 removed from furlough list

SB: Legislature's Jobless fund inaction puzzling

U.S. Senate OKs $30M for Oahu rail

Kauai: OHA blocks bike path along highway

N Kona: New development in the works

Child-molester's friend Joe Bertram an advocate for what makes an individual

Burglary is top crime problem at UH

SB: Rising health costs outpace isle workers' pay, report says

Hawaii convention center falls far short of economic goals

HA: It's time to get Office of Elections in order

 

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Saturday, September 19, 2009
September 19, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:36 PM :: 10518 Views

Schools would likely be closed on the Fridays when teachers take furlough

Meetings by AARP help residents Obamabots pretend that Town-halls have happened in Hawaii understand health care reform

GMO taro ban wins initial approval

Professor accused of sex assaults over 6-year span

Kauai Indictment: ex-cop Bonachita pulled knife on Kagawa ‘South Park’ creator Parker also threatened

Hawaii Co. Councilor: Freeze county hiring

Kauai: Burial council to meet in October

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Friday, September 18, 2009
September 18, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:20 AM :: 7473 Views

Unemployment fund running dry

Council should sleep on it

Wienert in favor of Kahului international airport

Hawaii County Council looks to keep the peace

UH professors to vote on "final" contract offer

UH professor arrested in sexual assault

Board must step up, make tough decisions

Hilo teacher to be sentenced for selling 'ice'

Kauai: Ex-cop Bonachita under arrest for weapons, burglary

Maui: Medical marijuana front for drug dealers

Furloughs begin for public defenders

Ex-Hawaii inmate awarded $932,900 for substandard medical care

AARP to brief public on health care reform pitch Obamacare

Abercrombie: F135 Mishap Shows Second JSF Engine a Must

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Thursday, September 17, 2009
September 17, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:21 PM :: 8673 Views

Hawaii Labor Relations Board asked to halt layoffs

Lingle sued over plan to close prison

Hawaii schools hope to minimize effects of furloughs on classes

SB: Fix elections office (peddles vote-by-mail again)

2 Honolulu police put on leave after drug charges in Las Vegas  (paid or unpaid????)

Hawaii health insurance costs far outpacing wages, group says

Council favors sidewalk sleep ban

Tax exemption for energy projects wins Council OK

Hotels.com survey finds Honolulu is not in the top 20 destinations for American tourists

CQ: Can Ex-Congressman Make Case to Return to Congress? 

Drug runner gets 15 years

Kenoi pushes for ethics reform (hilarious headline)

Ford's effort to rein in developer delayed

Baucus Bill could gut Hawaii Law: Exemption may be needed to keep employer-provided insurance programs intact

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
September 16, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:59 PM :: 8908 Views

SB: Follow HSTA's lead

Democrat Borreca:  'Third rail' of isle politics (Gay Marriage) looms just over horizon

BOE panel rejects rise in bus fares

Arguments in report from Kamehameha Schools 'rehash' issues, official says

Broadband grants lure $350M in bids: Rural, under-served areas target of national program to improve online access

Adv: Fair Elections Now Act deserves support

Elections chief draws ire of Senate's finance chair

Kauai: Mayor supports plastic bag ban

Maui: Build 'em up and shake 'em down

Big Island Mayor eyes Deep and Painful Cuts

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
September 15, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:59 AM :: 7416 Views

Gov. Lingle reviewing HSTA-DoE settlement

Funding details on rail campaign remain secret

Five steps between Mufi and Rail

DoE/BoE Solution: School bus fare may go up 114% (so we can keep getting our 'top three years' and retire)

Hawaii cited in report for improving children's health care

Report ranks city's economy 19th best

Property crimes in Honolulu dropped as violent crimes rose

Maui judge formalizes ruling that bans electronic voting

Isles' beef, pork, egg production drop

Hon Adv: Supreme Court should clarify worth of years-old Turtle Bay EIS

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Monday, September 14, 2009
September 14, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:06 PM :: 10476 Views

7.8% in Hawaii are uninsured

SB: Tort reform worth trying  (Prep work for next Legislative session)

No pot task force this year (now THIS proves the crisis is SERIOUS)

Increase in food demand overwhelms soup kitchens

Kobayashi spent $88,475 to win seat

Consumption up 15% since conservation goal set 2 years ago

Tower of trouble

Hokulia furloughs most of its staff (destroyed by OHA greenmail--finished off by the Obama economy)

West Hi Today vs Cnty of Hawaii: 9/12 Update

Kauai: Vacation rental owners ‘beg’ county for help

South Point resort development eyed

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Sunday, September 13, 2009
September 13, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:38 AM :: 9285 Views

VIDEO AP Fact Check: Obama's Health Care Claims

Nursing home fined $3,000: Nu'uanu Hale incident focuses attention on patient 'dumping' issue

Kamehameha Schools proposes cheaper Honolulu rail plan

Hawaii Students, Soldiers Unite at Freedom Walk to Honor Those Who Died in 9-11 Terrorist Attack

Honolulu Chief remembers lost loved one in 9/11 attack

Hilo students mark Sept. 11

9/11 + 8

2.1% seat decline expected in Isles

Friends of the Library of Hawaii has received heartfelt letters and $50,000 in donations

School support groups pitch in to find funds

Taking back the streets

Charter proposal could double council terms

No can: Kenoi vows to veto land sale bill

Kauai: More crime, less time

Kauai: Still no consensus on 20.02D

Scrutiny grows over Raycom's Hawaii TV station merger

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Saturday, September 12, 2009
September 12, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:09 PM :: 7732 Views

State, UPW fight over arbitrator

State turning to inmate labor to save in Hawaii's budget crunch

6%

Changes prompt deaf residents to sound off

Kohala school closing considered

DHHL case in judge's hands

State speeds probe of Hawaii County Council's actions

Keaukaha man refuses to pay HECLO monthly charges of up to $1,600

Big Isle ag interests lobby at state Capitol to keep inspectors

Puna teacher is isle's best

Ex-Hawaii resident faces life in prison for distributing meth (Vegas-Honolulu connection)

SB: U.S. tourism bill good for isles

Hawaiian Air pilots vote to allow strike

Unfinished Honolulu condo headed for foreclosure auction

Adv: Time to try more rename Obamacare "Holistic Health Care"

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Friday, September 11, 2009
September 11, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:40 PM :: 6922 Views

Grief for Hawaii victim of 9/11 'closer to surface' on anniversary

Lingle seeks ways to cut expenses after tax revenue collections drop 5%

UHERO: Construction industry has yet to hit bottom

Workers' comp costs cut again: Hawaii employers likely to get 4.1% premium break

Suit filed over 'unilateral' move to fill justice post (Democrat power grab)

Sandwich Isles asks FCC to overturn ruling that rejects aid for new undersea cable

Entertainer Bumatai sentenced in tax case

'Career criminal' indicted on charges of assaulting, murdering Kalihi teen

Kamehameha must renew sense of trust

Atheist Lobby: Exclude religion from discrimination laws

SB: Public option should not kill deal

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Thursday, September 10, 2009
September 10, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:32 AM :: 8618 Views

Lingle, HGEA said to be near deal

Caldwell entering mayoral race

Okino to run against state Rep. Oshiro (Gay marriage Democrat Showdown)

DePledge: Hawaii Ron Paul Supporters Implode

DePledge: Ron Paul Supporter Eric Ryan dumps Carroll, sets up anti-Lingle site

A gift from Obama: Andy Winer leaves Hawaii

Kauai: Plastic Bag Ban Deferred

Hawaii County Council Power Play: Public can have its say -- again

FAKE? -- Big plan for Ka'u unveiled

Hawaii County: Proposed amendment could make recalls easier

Hawaii hotels have 'worst summer' with July occupancy 70.3%

Hawaii foreclosures filings in August 2nd-highest on record

Delinquencies soar in Hawaii car loans

Alleged sex-assault victim has grown reclusive

SB: Report sex assaults

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
September 9, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 PM :: 10081 Views

Honolulu Meth-Dealer Protection Racketeer tied to Mehau, politicians

Hilo man held in child porn (on probation)

Hawaii murder suspect already on probation in domestic violence

SB: HOPE deserves support

Big Isle man charged in 5-year-old's death

KSBE: Next time a girl is raped and kidnapped, police will be notified (this is progress?)

Senators offer option to air layoff concerns  (no solutions, just another HGEA campaign 2010 rally)

More Honolulu employers plan to trim jobs

Kauai: Commission defers action on 30 vacation-rental requests (Stimulating the economy, eh?)

State of Hawaii Heats Up the Fight Against Bed Bugs (another problem for tourism caused by environmentalists)

Democrat Borreca: Polls in governor's race too sketchy to count on

160 soldiers back home 

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
September 8, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:54 AM :: 6822 Views

Economy dims unions' festivities

State disputes dropout count (The figures don't lie but the DoE sure can figure)

Hawaii's private schools boost aid

The Akaka Bill Dilemma

SB gives space to "Truther": Local TV-film industry is precious investment

Shield law protects isle filmmaker's sources

Fishing village at Honolulu's Pier 38 may soon be fully leased

HMSA hired lobbyist to seek stimulus cash

Kauai Ethics Board’s opinion may set precedent

Adv: New 'circuit breaker' can ease tax burden

Renewable energy surging

Animal Liberation group harasses UH scientists

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Monday, September 7, 2009
September 7, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:42 PM :: 7367 Views

Adv: "Much smaller government now seems inevitable"

DoE Failure: Tough times for Hawaii dropouts

Advertiser decries open, competitive bidding on State contracts: "Hawaii law may hurt farmers"

Hundreds gather to honor a queen

Gas consumption in Islands declines -- Obamanomics

Whole Foods Market/will delay opening -- Obamanomics

SB: A lawmaker's long reach (Abercrombie campaign commercial)

Land Use Commission takes on city plan to extend life of Waimanalo Gulch landfill

Health care reform vital to practically everyone

DNA leads police to suspect in teen's strangling death

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Sunday, September 6, 2009
September 6, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:02 PM :: 10182 Views

Controversy over fiery remarks fells Abercrombie's 9-11 truther point man for "green jobs" (one down, many to go)

Oi: Community activists are also everyday folks

Adv: Obama must point way to affordable care (Obamabot media ready to throw in the towel?)

Hawaii tax credit program cost state $1.29 billion through 2008

Suspect arrested in strangling death (taxpayer subsidized?) 

Where hope thrives (Probation reform)

$B: Akaka Bill $upporter ignore$ inherent Kanaka Maoli right$  $$$$$

Downturn offers opportunity, Lingle says

SB: Funding to fix rough roads must wait

Project aims to have all state 3rd-graders reading by 2015

$14.6 million Hilo fire department complex OK'd over fears about radio tower

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Saturday, September 5, 2009
September 5, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:09 AM :: 7342 Views

Arbitrator, HGEA vote to closes state hearings

BJ Penn and Hawaii tech firms got $140M in tax breaks

SB: Finally deals with US Civil Rights commission on Akaka Bill

SB: School did not report alleged sex assault of 12-year-old girl

Public will pay $100K for secret Harry Kim accident

Builder bound by red tape

Maui: Agricultural inspector layoffs slammed

Media Council to Challenge Raycom Honolulu TV Deal

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Friday, September 4, 2009
September 4, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:12 AM :: 6973 Views

FULL TEXT: Governor Lingle's Internet Address on Budget, Negotiations  -- And Responses

Furloughs vs Layoffs: The union no-solution strategy

SB: Feds owe more to migrants (Please bail the HGEA out!)

City Workers To Be Directly Observed At Drug Testing

Litany of cutback articles

Invasive species funds could be rerouted

Dashefsky and Ako among TV layoffs

Lockheed locked in on clean energy

No quick fixes for Valley Isle

Adv: Kaka'ako moves toward a vibrant future

Coffee production up, but value drops

Hokulia road funding on track

Council OKs tent bill (affordable housing solution?)

Council Kills Bus BO Bill (Still legal to urinate on bus)

Mufi sings on hold at Honolulu Hale

Democrat Burris:  No sign of dynastic politics here

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Thursday, September 3, 2009
September 3, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:23 PM :: 12933 Views

Hirono Townhall on Kauai: Health care myths busted (our objective media)

Hawaii County: Move to fund County Auditor's department without oversight on hold

WHT suit alleges multiple council violations

Hamakua land sale panned again

Honolulu vote on banning smelly people on public transit delayed

Ho`opili: Legislators mouth off

Kakaako high-rise development plan approved by state

No Child Left Behind testing going online in Hawaii in 2011

2 boys held in alleged sex assault on girl, 12, at Kamehameha campus

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
September 2, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:09 AM :: 8619 Views

Rep. Abercrombie & Rep. Hirono Hold Meeting on Health Care Reform (by conference call)

Court blocks Hawaii from cutting health benefits for Micronesians (Obamacare Preview)

"Karen's Law" Case: Suspect seeks to nullify confession, murder count

Perry: Misconduct ‘a failure of leadership’

Lender keeps Makena open

Opposition grows in Ewa

Hawaii libraries to seek donations to keep branches open

Bag ban bill moves forward

Trials With the Hawaii Department of Education Include Putting Our Son in a Dirty Isolation Room

Molokai: Firefighters battle blaze on difficult forest terrain

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
September 1, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:45 PM :: 8257 Views

Maui News Polls labor negotiations

Makena foreclosure could also shutter Maui Prince

Bankruptcy filings trail in August  (BKs soared 35.3% and this is the headline?)

State finds $1.5M for dialysis

HA: State should allow school reconstitution

SB: Isle schools right to limit recruiting

Hawaii wildfire growing, puts native Molokai forests in danger

Kilauea River Clean Up Project Funding in Jeopardy

Public housing getting facelift

Bankers' group foreclosure survey ranks Hawaii as 9th-worst state

Foster kids sue Hawaii, abusers

Meth investigation leads to regional award for KPD

Heavy hitters bat for multiple offender

No life sentence for paroled murderer

Pacifist admits to shooting son to death

Punaluu man honored for Vietnam service

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Monday, August 31, 2009
August 31, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:08 AM :: 10207 Views

Rail transit could cost less than projected

DOE again seeks OK for school shake-ups

Micronesia: Hawaii paying for federal promises (Obamacare preview Pt 1)

Public worker drug plan change put off (Obamacare preview Pt 2)

Prisons policy puts community at risk

Moloka'i wildfire chars 6,000 acres

Akaka Bill a zero-sum game, not 'win-win'

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Sunday, August 30, 2009
August 30, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:09 PM :: 9616 Views

Lingle meeting with Cabinet, directors over budget spending cuts

HA: Don't panic: Stimulus still can work here

$1B in Hawaii state investments tied up

Lapses noted in fiscal reporting

Inspector layoffs may mean near ‘shutdown’ of imports

HGEA: Lingle to ban Christmas

Academic initiative needs funding

Hamakua land sale decision predestined by county officials

Molokai tensions grow over huge water rate hike pending approval

Hawaii Democrats reprimand senator over civil-union e-mail

Akaka bill opposed by civil rights panel

Undersea power cable tests moxie

Candidate touts ‘Abercrombie advantage’

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Saturday, August 29, 2009
August 29, 2009 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:41 AM :: 12625 Views

Why Hawaii Offers Free Health Care for Compacts of Free Association Migrants

Lingle, HGEA Spar Over Negotiations

Furloughs delayed 2 weeks after contract talks stall

Hawaii Courts Cut Drug Treatment Funding

US Commission on Civil Rights to Congress: We Still Oppose the Akaka Bill

Actor-turned-aide reaffirms Obama's support of Akaka Bill

Land Use Commission rejects 12,000-home project in Ewa

Aloun Farms Owners, Thai Recruiter, Indicted on 'Engaging in a conspiracy to commit forced labor and visa fraud'

Where's the Cash for Clunkers?

National group advises stabilizing Waikiki natatorium

 

Mokulele denies analyst report that it may close

Sierra Club might appeal Land Board's denial of hearing on Mauna Kea management plan

 

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