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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 February 11, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 7:26 PM :: 7294 Views Hawaii gambling opponents urge Legislature to reject proposals Advertiser: Honolulu police, city prosecutors and members of the Hawaii Coalition Agai... Read More..

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 February 10, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:10 PM :: 7460 Views Hawaii pension fund lost $2.95B in 2008 The ERS pays out benefits to more than 35,000 retirees, survivors and beneficiaries. In addition there are a... Read More..

Monday, February 9, 2009 February 9, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:15 PM :: 6095 Views Rep Bertram (D-Kihei) backs drug dealer: Police Chief warns Bertram said problems with the law were illustrated in November with the arrests on Maui ... Read More..

Sunday, February 8, 2009 February 8, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:27 PM :: 6285 Views Schools failing under No Child may face staff dismissals, overhauls Superintendent Patricia Hamamoto wants the authority to replace the principals, m... Read More..

Saturday, February 7, 2009 February 7, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:31 PM :: 5511 Views Justice: Three-strikes law nets killer at least 30 years Lee imposed the 30-year minimum because Tunoa agreed to be sentenced as a habitual violent o... Read More..

Friday, February 6, 2009 February 6, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:34 PM :: 5576 Views Gay civil unions pass House Judiciary Ctte The bill won the support of the Hawaii Government Employees Association; UNITE HERE Local 5, the hotel wor... Read More..

Thursday, February 5, 2009 February 5, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:40 PM :: 4291 Views DoE could impose accountability for failure: HSTA fighting to defend incompetence Hawaii's public school teachers union is fighting a proposal to let... Read More..

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 February 4, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:59 PM :: 5004 Views Duke Aiona campaign fund tops Hannemann's pay-to-play rail donors Aiona has more than $760,000, say reports filed yesterday with the state Campaign S... Read More..

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 February 3, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:04 PM :: 4275 Views Kill the trees!  Hawaii considers plastic shopping bag ban Senate Bill 584 will be heard at the state Capitol Thursday afternoon. “Plastic... Read More..

Monday, February 2, 2009 February 2, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:09 PM :: 7418 Views Star-Bulletin to Legislature on Ceded Lands:  Back Down ... some state legislators are proposing to preempt the court ruling by banning such sal... Read More..

Sunday, February 1, 2009 February 1, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:11 PM :: 5264 Views Finally: List revealed of firms benefiting from Hawaii's Act 221 "An air of mystery surrounds several of the 83 companies on the Department of T... Read More..

Saturday, January 31, 2009 January 31, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 10:25 PM :: 6211 Views Iraq PM hails vote as 'victory' Up to 15 million Iraqis are eligible to cast votes.  The elections are being held in 14 of the country's 18 pro... Read More..

Friday, January 30, 2009 January 30, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 10:37 PM :: 5263 Views "D" for DoE (again) The nonpartisan National Council on Teacher Quality is giving Hawaii a letter grade of D in its State Teacher Policy Ye... Read More..

Thursday, January 29, 2009 January 29, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 10:33 PM :: 5083 Views Visitor arrivals Drop 16.5 percent The state projects another double-digit decline in January tourism and a 1.9 percent drop in arrivals to 6.7 milli... Read More..

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 January 28, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 PM :: 7071 Views Bill for condemnation of Molokai Ranch Representative Mele Carroll introduced House Bill 1295 on Jan 26.  The bill authorizing condemnation of ... Read More..

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 January 27, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 10:56 PM :: 6903 Views Stryker brigade is returning from Iraq In a satellite news conference yesterday, brigade leader Col. Todd McCaffrey told Pentagon reporters, "O... Read More..

Monday, January 26, 2009 January 26, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:27 PM :: 7268 Views Plan would buy airfare to send Hawaii homeless to Mainland State Rep. Rida Cabanilla, chairwoman of the Housing Committee, said she plans to ask for ... Read More..

Sunday, January 25, 2009 January 25, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:11 PM :: 7337 Views Felon found guilty in gun-and-drugs case WAILUKU - A felon with 18 prior convictions has been found guilty of gun and drug charges stemming from his ... Read More..

Saturday, January 24, 2009 January 24, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:07 PM :: 6063 Views 32 of 51 House members back gay civil unions Same-sex couples who obtain a license could have their civil union performed by a judge, retired judge o... Read More..

Friday, January 23, 2009 January 23, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:06 PM :: 7232 Views   Lingle may sign 'ceded lands' moratorium These vast areas of ceded lands span the Hawaiian Islands, and they include airport, resort, conserv... Read More..

Thursday, January 22, 2009 January 22, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:36 PM :: 7834 Views SB: No whale strike occurred, Superferry says (Don't worry, this won't keep anti-Superferry activists from lying about it) Kaua`i Garden Isle covera... Read More..

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 January 21, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:01 PM :: 8371 Views 5-yr old ingested methadone Police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old Waianae girl who ingested methadone - a drug commonly used for heroin ... Read More..

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 January 20, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:07 PM :: 6712 Views PolitiFact.com Obameter--Tracking campaign promises "I want you to hold our government accountable.  I want you to hold me accountable.&quo... Read More..

Monday, January 19, 2009 January 19, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:12 PM :: 8272 Views Poll Finds Most Blacks Say Martin Luther King's Vision Fulfilled The poll found 69 percent of blacks said King's vision has been fulfilled in the mor... Read More..

Sunday, January 18, 2009 January 18, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:17 PM :: 6039 Views Akaka Tribe mobilizes 5,000 to oppress Hawaiians Earlier this week, Lingle said her administration will not drop the U.S. Supreme Court appeal. "... Read More..

Saturday, January 17, 2009 January 17, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:28 PM :: 4796 Views PBN: Hawaii jobless surge may end payroll tax break The state expects it will use up half of the money in the unemployment insurance fund this year, ... Read More..

Friday, January 16, 2009 January 16, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:24 PM :: 6424 Views OHA demands $200M from State--but settles no future claims The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will try to push through the Legislature a bill to resolve ... Read More..

Thursday, January 15, 2009 January 15, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:32 PM :: 8432 Views OHA portfolio's value down 24% At its peak last year, the fund was worth $444 million. A total of $22 million was withdrawn for OHA operations, and t... Read More..

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 January 14, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 6928 Views D.C., New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Anaheim, Houston:  Pro-Hamas Hate Rallies Fistfights and chants calling for the murder of Jews and invoking... Read More..

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 January 13, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:44 PM :: 6091 Views Plan B: OHA to seek legislative moratorium ending 161-year-old policy of selling and transferring government (aka ceded) lands RELATED: OHA statement... Read More..

Monday, January 12, 2009 January 12, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:48 PM :: 6028 Views Akaka Bill?  Lawmakers focus on other pork first Advertiser: As the new Congress gets under way, Hawai'i lawmakers are focusing on an economic s... Read More..

Sunday, January 11, 2009 January 11, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:56 PM :: 8666 Views Chinese Communists and their Hawaii comrades hail defeat of Tibet uprising (Check out the language in this AP article running in the Advertiser....)... Read More..

Saturday, January 10, 2009 January 10, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:03 PM :: 12708 Views OHA thugs pressure State to abandon appeal--Waihe'e weasel words on ceded lands--Hee “We should be prepared for a loss at the Supreme Court.R... Read More..

Friday, January 9, 2009 January 9, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:12 PM :: 7945 Views Advertiser: Hula Bowl vanishes What had been Hawai'i's longest-running major sporting event is the apparent victim of a lack of interest after 62 yea... Read More..

Thursday, January 8, 2009 January 8, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:20 PM :: 9925 Views Akaka Bill pricetag: $689.7 million annually Passage of the Akaka Bill could cost the state of Hawaii as much as $689.7 million annually in lost rev... Read More..

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 January 7, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 10194 Views Florida Muslim Protester: Jews to 'Go Back to the Oven' VIDEO: Muslims swarm Ft Lauderdale RELATED: UK Telegraph "Attacks on Jews across Europe... Read More..

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 January 6, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:31 PM :: 7425 Views SB: Isle church honored by Obama's visit From the Star Bulletin-- Young said he was not overly surprised or nervous, "just excited," when h... Read More..

Monday, January 5, 2009 January 5, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:34 PM :: 6465 Views 9,000 acres to protect fly species Pig eradication to come?  "In some areas, invasive feral pigs dig up soil and eat the native plants the ... Read More..

Sunday, January 4, 2009 January 4, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:39 PM :: 8593 Views Rich claim 95% of tax credits for investing in Hawaii tech industry (Closer, but still no names of the politicians and their donors who benefit from ... Read More..

Saturday, January 3, 2009 January 3, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:43 PM :: 8185 Views Hokulia Bypass: A week late and Star-Bulletin STILL gets it wrong SB:  Suit to block Hwy dismissed www.InverseCondemnation.com  ...after r... Read More..

Friday, January 2, 2009 January 2, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:46 PM :: 4759 Views Hawaii judges insist on 10% raise, reject call for salary freeze The state Judiciary will not support Gov. Linda Lingle's proposed pay freeze for jud... Read More..

Thursday, January 1, 2009 January 1, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 PM :: 8245 Views Hawaii County: Government by retaliation--Procurement issue appears headed to court According to a contract between the county and HMP, the county is... Read More..

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 December 31, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:55 PM :: 11943 Views Worst climate predictions of 2008 We’re now well into the earth’s third straight harsher winter—but in late 2007 it was still hard ... Read More..

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 December 30, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:58 PM :: 8956 Views Legislative Agenda 2009: Privatize Maui Memorial? (Now that MMMC has driven away private competitors, they seek to become private themselves.) Maui... Read More..

Monday, December 29, 2008 December 29, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:36 AM :: 8174 Views Replacing Levinson: State high court could be shorthanded till February A replacement for Associate Justice Steven Levinson, who retires this week, l... Read More..

Sunday, December 28, 2008 December 28, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:42 PM :: 10438 Views Deepak Chopra blames America for Mumbai attack--so now he's coming to Kaua`i WSJ: Deepak blames America Interviews with Deepak Chopra: Larry King Li... Read More..

Saturday, December 27, 2008 December 27, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:44 PM :: 6369 Views The Unitarian Church and Obama's Religious Upbringing With the media carefully pretending not to notice, Barack Obama's choice to hold a memorial ser... Read More..

Friday, December 26, 2008 December 26, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 3632 Views Obama: Two hours with four investigators Every president for more than three decades has had to talk with federal prosecutors at one time or another.... Read More..

Thursday, December 25, 2008 December 25, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 8614 Views Supreme Court sends Hokulia case back to Ibarra Update: Advertiser article Jan 3, 2009 A state Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for progress... Read More..

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 December 24, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 6:17 PM :: 10780 Views Obama questioned by Federal prosecutors Federal prosecutors investigating alleged corruption by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich interviewed President-... Read More..

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