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| Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
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January 26, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:26 PM :: 21971 Views
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- Report: Hawaii Scores D- on Teacher Quality
- HOPE for the Criminal Justice System
- HB2288: State to Track the Websites You Visit?
- HB2288: Cybercrime Bill to be Heard Jan 26
- New Name: Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
- Investigators Claim Leftist UH Professor Runs Volcano Girls Escort Service
- Lingle, Flush With Cash And On Message
- Matayoshi: We feel there is a very small window, and it’s closing…
- Taken For A Ride: Roberts Hawaii's Very Own Race to the Top of School Bus Biz
- Your Magnificent DoE: Another Principal Put on Leave over Financial Impropriety
- HGEA may file complaint against state over contract talks
- Hawaii gaming supporter wants to place slot machines at Honolulu convention center
- Hawaii to Reconsider Internet Poker
- Rep Mele Carroll Pushes Bill would allow gambling on homestead land—DHHL Appreciates Support
- Inouye is Draw at Washington Lobbyist’s Dinner
- Truth in Accounting Explains Hawaii's Nightmarish Finances
- Slater: City is Intentionally Dragging Out Rail Case
- House Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Force HMC to Stay Closed
- Bill before Hawaii Legislature would require drug testing for public housing tenants
- Rep Coffman Proposes Russian-Style privatization of Electric Power Plants
- HECO Still Trying to Soak Ratepayers for Big Wind Studies
- Honolulu Seawater A/C adds high-rise customer
- Hawaii Ranks Low in ID Theft
- New Hawaii homeless count underway
- A Fan Wonders If Hawaii’s Governor Lost Future Pro Bowls?
- Food Trucks Hungry For More Time
- Forbes: Honolulu 3rd Safest City in US
- Foreclosure-related home sales rise 23%
- Property taxes: Who should pay?
- Planeload of Chinese Visitors Arrives on Kauai
- After 18 years, Hawaii County Finally Gets Around to Leasing Ag Lands
- Sen. Baker to Coffee Growers: Focus on Borer Beetle Not Your Brand
- Papua New Guinea Rebels Order PM to Step Aside
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| Wednesday, January 25, 2012 |
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January 25, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:37 PM :: 16460 Views
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- Lingle Raises $1.7M for Senate Run
- Abercrombie to Tesoro: Drop Dead
- DoE: Legislature Could Impose Teacher Evaluation Rejected by HSTA
- Hawaii College Debt Lowest in Nation
- Ted Liu Elected to Republican National Committee
- Sea Level Projections to Determine Oceanfront Setbacks?
- Okabe Apologizes after Teachers Reject Contract by 2-1 Margin
- New Name: Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
- Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
- Hawaii March 13 Republican Presidential Caucus Locations
- Legislature Must Act: Teachers Bad Faith Must Have Consequences
- Carlisle: $740M Tax Hike Needed to Secure Federal Funds for rail
- Carlisle: Even if Rail is not Built, You’re Not Getting that Money Back
- Jobless rate up to highest in 15 months
- Isle bone marrow transplant program also deserves rescue
- ERS: 674 Employees Spike Pensions Costing $39M
- Over Past 10 Years, Hawaii Pension Investments At Bottom of Pack
- Hawaii GOP Still Looking For CD2 Candidate
- Cachola, Mizuno, Manahan Play Musical Chairs
- BoE Rejects HSTA Sabotage, Laupahoehoe Allowed Charter Conversion
- State DOD investigates toxic work environment
- Fontaine Factor Sex Trafficking in Hawaii
- Non-Profits Push Back Against Property Tax Hike
- NFL flags Hawaii governor’s Pro Bowl comments
- Obama, Hanabusa, Inouye: Navy to Shovel Money to Green Energy Scammers
- Spinning Reserve: Big Cable Would Increase Pollution from Oil Burning Plants
- State Pushes Back Against Federal Monk Seal Protections
- Abercrombie Bond Sale Handled by Same Crew Which Stuck Hawaii With Deadbeat Student Loans
- Hawaii Minimum Wage to be Tied to Federal Poverty Level
- Medical Dope Pushers Take Aim at Returning Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans
- Invasive Species: Snowy Owl Exterminated in Hawaii
- FWS Seeks Comments on Petition to List`I`iwi as Threatened or Endangered
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| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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January 24, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:51 PM :: 17113 Views
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- Hirono, Hanabusa Vote for $1.2 Trillion More Federal Debt
- House GOP: Abercrombie Leads us into Deficit Next Year
- Gun Owners: Help Tom Berg Repeal the Koko Shooting Complex Fees
- 60% State of the State Speech ‘Well Below Average’
- Borreca: If you work for state government, yesterday's speech was all about you
- Ego Games: Abercrombie Strokes Say, Tsutsui
- After Letting HMC Die, Legislators Finally Get Around to Backing Organ Transplant Center
- Parroting HECO, Abercrombie Blames Hawaii Electric Rates on Non-Existent Singapore Speculators
- Green Energy Scammers Freak out Over Natural Gas
- HB2400: HECO Should Only Own Transmission Lines
- Hunters protest Abercrombie’s Watershed Management restrictions
- Many Will be Moved to make Way for Malama Solomon’s Senate Seat
- SB2210: Clayton Hee Introduces Waikiki Casino Bill
- Doubtful future of game dulls Pro Bowl fervor
- Rail has Already Cost Taxpayers $800M
- Carroll Campaign Manager: Cayetano is the Devil
- Donor Fears Non-Profit CEOs Will Steal Contribution
- Nine Years Later, City Ordered to Pay $2.8M Settlement for Retaliation
- Big Cable Would Bring Five Times More Wind Farm Scams to Hawaii
- Laupahoehoe charter school fight continues after HSTA Contract Defeat
- Abercrombie “Done Waiting for the HSTA”
- Federal Judge Slaps Hawaii with Injunction for Food Stamp Delays
- Hawaii minimum raise could rise $1 over 2 years
- Police Officer's Death Increases Push For "Move Over" Bill
- House Labor committee chips away at the Sunshine law, and adds special headache clause
- Berg Raises Zero for 2011
- Kauai Beach Cleanup Does Not Find Any Plastic Bags
- Fired County Worker Pulls Political Strings, Gets 4 Hours of Kauai Council Time
- Hawaii Co Council Candidates Line Up for Public Funding
- Hawaii Ties Nevada for Least Toxic Waste
- Court approval expected for Waikiki Edition hotel reorganization
- Mokulele One Stop to England Starting May 6
- Finns in Honolulu Given Opportunity to Vote for Finnish President
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| Monday, January 23, 2012 |
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January 23, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 15392 Views
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- HB127: Will Legislature Vote to Keep HMC Hospitals Closed?
- Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
- Lingle: Officer Davis Put his Life in Jeopardy to Save Others
- FULL TEXT: State of the State Speech
- Star-Adv: Second-Time Felony Dope Pushers Should Get Probation, Not Prison
- Was Rejected Contract's Performance Pay Really Performance Pay?
- Victory could derail $5.27 billion project
- Hawaii lawmakers to decide on appropriations for organ transplants
- Ed Case Launches First TV Ad
- Barrel Tax: Billionaire’s Flunkey Complains about Money, Power and Politics Shaping Public Policy
- Green Energy Scammers: Triple Barrel tax to Pay us to Cook Up More Scams
- House Labor Committee Tightens Secrecy on Public Employees
- Lack of financing stalls high school in South Maui
- Human Trafficking Legislation Faces Triple Hearings
- Five Ag Bills Before Legislature
- As Foreclosure Bills Propose Amendment, Lawyers Suddenly Say They’re Ready to Mediate
- U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet changes command
- Monsanto Responds as Maui Occupy Group Launches Demonstration
- Eco Religion Still Claiming Ocean is Becoming Acidic
- Geothermal test will pour water into volcano to make power
- Anahola DHHL Land is Home of Hawaii’s Largest Industrial Solar development
- JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines sign partnership; lets passengers fly on both carriers on 1 ticket
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| Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
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January 22, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 12648 Views
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- Hawaii March for Life TODAY -- Jan 22
- Molokai Video: 160 Officers Outnumber 80 Protesters, Cruise Ship Enters Harbor
- Using the Tax System to Hide Spending and Shift Burden
- Gingrich Sweeps South Carolina
- 21 Gambling Bills Before Legislature
- NRA Targets Pro and Anti Gun Bills before Hawaii Legislature
- Video: Sen Sam Slom First News Conference of Session
- IAM Video: Molokai Proposes Alternatives to Big Wind
- Star-Adv: It is all but impossible to Unify Behind Educational Reform
- Abercrombie Budget: Fake it to Look Good This Year, Then Deficits Loom
- Pro-Gay Unions Divorce Lawyer: Institution of Marriage is Coming to Abrupt End
- EUTF Forks out $10M to Keep State Retirees on More Expensive Pharmacy System, Legislators Consider Raiding EUTF Fund
- Namuo Again Moots Proposal to Have Obama Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval
- Painters Union Pushing to Legalize Gambling
- WaPo: Hawaii teachers reject contract in ‘blow’ to Race to the Top
- Film, TV Production Spending Drops 54% After Election of Abercrombie
- President of Aloha Life Advocates adopted baby to stop an abortion
- How Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement System Retards Improvements in Medical Technology
- Retirees Moving to Hawaii are a Leading Source of Patents
- Understanding legislative process useful for businesses
- Small Kine Bribery: Ethics Commission Demands Further Discussions Be Held in Public
- Tax Cheat Hooser: Red Tape is a Red Herring
- Bill 52 & 53: Undoing 36 years of Waikiki Blight Caused by Urban Planning
- DHHL: New Puunene prison would benefit Native Hawaiians
- Maui County aims to overhaul grant supervision
- Food Innovation Center Will Support Local Farmers and Ranchers
- HPD officer killed in Aiea auto accident
- Military IDs Marines killed in helicopter crash
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| Saturday, January 21, 2012 |
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January 21, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:56 PM :: 12411 Views
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- Abercrombie: State Ready to Negotiate Further with HSTA
- HB127: Legislature to Force Doctors, Hospitals to Provide Abortion Pill?
- VIDEO: House GOP Caucus Discusses 2012 Legislative Package
- Marumoto Legislation to Include Two Snake Bills
- Farm to School Program Introduced by Rep. Cynthia Thielen
- Feds: HSTA Contract Rejection is a Big Step in the Wrong Direction
- Teachers Feared Undefined Evaluations
- SA: Mayoral Race cannot Be Single-Issue
- Supreme Court Rejects Motion to Reconsider Reapportionment Case
- 68% Say Hold Line on Spending, Taxes
- HB2103: Crony Capitalist State Bank of Hawaii Now Pitched as ‘Solution’ to Foreclosures
- Council Race: Manahan, Mizuno Play Chicken
- Three Republicans, one Democrat to Run for Hawaii Council Dist 9
- Fired Hawaii County Elections Worker Sues for $500K
- Senate approves nomination of Mimi DesJardins as district court judge
- Bingo for Nonprofits?
- Anti-Superferry Protester: “Acts by a legislative body are exempt from HEPA."
- House Labor Wants Salary, Names To Remain Public
- Unwilling to Arrest Ritte, Police, Coast Guard Clear Businesses from Kaunakakai Harbor
- Runway options would halt Mainland flights for weeks
- Dope Grower Gets 10 years for Guns, Explosives
- Officers sentenced in Afghanistan bribery probe
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| Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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January 20, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 14183 Views
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- Full Text: Ben Cayetano Announces Campaign for Mayor
- Panos Endorses Cayetano, Caldwell Says Election is about HandiVan
- Lingle: SOPA, PIPA Would Permit Government Censorship
- Lingle Endorses Obama's Tourism Plan
- Abercrombie Statement on Obama Visa Task Force
- OHA Names New CEO
- Senate Majority to Focus on “People and Children”
- Senate Minority Introduces Legislative Priority Package
- Full Text: Federal Report on Hawaii Wave Energy Potential
- Rep Ward: Legalize Driverless Cars
- Six Kaneohe Marines killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
- DoE Cuts Teachers Pay, Gives Money to Corrupt School Bus Contractors
- Hawaii's Legislative Leaders Debate Tax Hikes, Jobs Plan
- Survey: 54% Believe Legalized Gambling Will Have Overall Negative Impact
- What Does the FTA Want From Honolulu Rail?
- Hawaii Politicians, Business Back Obama Tourism Plan
- Red mass: Religious Freedom is Under Assault in the US
- Arrogant Atheists Attempt to Disrupt Catholic Mass
- Iolani Protesters Convicted Of Criminal Trespassing
- EUTF Before House Finance, Labor Committees
- Office of Aging to Burn $1.4M on New Forms and Creating Positions
- City strips Iwilei sector of drug addicts, bums, Hauls Away 10 truckloads of Filth
- Mortgage Foreclosure Law Revisions Advised
- Star-Adv Refuses to Print Rep Herkes’ Defense of Foreclosure Bill
- First Hawaiian Rakes in $209M
- Hawaii Reapportionment Panel Spent $600,000
- Senate: Testimony Must Now be Submitted 24 Hours Before Hearing
- Sierra Club: Tax and Regulate Business and Give us the Money to Brainwash Your Kids
- Hawaii loses 30% of its construction jobs in four years
- State will issue RFP for Hawaii's tallest building Friday
- More hotels settle with Unite Local 5
- After Organics Endorsed Slavery, Aloun Farms Betrays them, Backs Hoopili
- Another Puna Organic Gets Rat Lungworm Disease
- Air Quality Improve During New Year Celebrations
- Republicans stand together to oppose piracy law
- Gil Gets It Done - Kahuku Medical Center
- Hawaii County to try out electric cars
- Obamacare: Free Birth Control to Match Pain Pills for Grandma
- Hint to Hawaii: SCOTUS Slaps Down Texas Redistricting Plan 9-0
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| Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
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January 19, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:31 PM :: 9199 Views
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- Senator Sam Slom Opening Day Speech
- Senate President Shan Tsutsui: 2012 Opening Day Remarks
- Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract
- Gay Lawsuits Target Bed and Breakfasts, Churches Nationwide
- Prudential Locations Kickbacks: Hawaii Lawsuit Seeks to Expose Whistleblowers
- Governor Seeking Applicants for Boards and Commissions
- Federal Officials Demand Honolulu Rail Tax Hike to Cover Upcoming Cost Overruns
- Voting Today, Teachers Threaten to Reject Contract over Evaluations
- Slom: Citizens Not Told the Truth about Real Cost of Wind, Solar, OTEC
- Gambling at top of opening legislative session issues
- Opening Day Coverage
- Atheists on the Prod Opening Day
- Legislators to Push to Legalize Small Bribes Again?
- The Money Grab Begins: Children Will Die if our Budget is Cut
- Hawaii teacher union to vote on proposed contract
- Progressives Challenge Reapportionment Commission Lawsuit Over Sunshine Law
- Guard Your Wallet: Enviros Push for State Wide Plastic Bag Tax
- Hexavalent Chromium Chemophobia Scam: Josh Green pushes to Create Cause for Action by Trial Lawyers
- Public Land Development Corp Rules Open for Discussion
- Mufi Hannemann/Ernie Martin Operative Stays on Nanakuli NB after 2600 Ethics Violations
- Farm Land Flip Flop? Hawaii Ag Officials Change Position on Hoopili
- Glut of photovoltaic panels helps shave 20 percent off cost of installing system
- Sex offender will serve 10 years for child molestation
- Dopers Panic as Legislature threatens to Cut off Welfare Bennies
- 3,500 turn out for Hire Our Heroes job fair
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| Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
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January 18, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 15479 Views
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- Hawaii March for Life Jan 22
- Do-Over Sought In Hawaii Reapportionment Case
- Rep Gene Ward: We Need to Brag About Hawaii
- HSTA Contract: Little Room for Error, Lots of Missing Details
- FULL TEXT: Justice Reinvestment Working Group Policy Recommendations
- Governor Appoints Carmen ‘Hulu’ Lindsey to OHA Board of Trustees
- Senate Democrats Set Priorities for the 2012 Legislative Session
- HSTA Outlines Plans to Control Teacher Accountability
- Cayetano confirms he is running for Honolulu mayor
- Construction Alliance endorses Hannemann
- Kaneshiro: "These guys don't want supervision. They are dangerous. You've got to keep them incarcerated"
- Justice Reinvestment Could Cut Number of Mainland Prisoners
- Hawaii Pension System Proposes New OT Rules
- Chamber: Avoid Tax Increases During Fragile Economic Times
- Legislators Plan Raid on Charter School Funds
- Laupahoehoe Charter Conversion ruling delayed
- OHA Salaries Posted Online
- Rep. Fontaine Briefs Rotary on Maui Issues
- Time with Kymberly Pine - features the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and NFIB
- Kenoi OKs bag ban
- UH Seeks Another $15 Million From Legislature
- Army to maintain force level in Asia and Pacific, chief of staff says
- Hawaiian Sees Demand Rise in First Year of Seoul-Honolulu Service
- Hawaii’s average credit card debt down 11%
- Daily Beast: Honolulu Second Most ‘Tolerant’ City in USA
- Honolulu Zoo's elephant exhibit ranked one of ten worst
- Ron Paul to Focus TV Ad Buys on Caucus States
- Danny DeGracia on Obama and Rejection
- Kaneohe Marines Train Afghan Police
- 1893: How NYT Covered Overthrow of Monarchy
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| Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
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January 17, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:28 PM :: 19182 Views
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- Billion Dollar Cost Overrun Shows US Shipyards Failing Navy and Commerce
- HSTA Contract Does not Comply With 180 Day Law
- Assisted suicide not lawful, state says
- Reapportionment Commission Hires Real Lawyers Moves for Reconsideration
- After HMC Closes, Legislators Prepare to Move Quickly on Organ Transplant Support left unfinished last session
- Donated organs sent to mainland instead of staying in Hawaii
- ACT221 Scammers: Amending Solar Credits Just Like Ending ACT221
- SA: Get rid of ‘spiking’ to boost pensions
- Abercrombie Makes Himself Issue in Senate Race
- Abercrombie’s Jan 23 State of the State Could be Gift to Republicans
- Abercrombie Flip-Flops on Hoopili
- Danger: OIP Shell Bill Introduced
- Cayetano to announce mayoral bid Thursday
- The tide may be rising on rail
- Tulsi Gabbard Says Christians are Just Like Islamists, but the Progressives Aren’t Buying it
- Bullying Laws Now to Apply to Adults?
- Abercrombie to appoint "Hulu" Lindsey to OHA seat
- Democrat Presidential Caucuses March 7
- Today is Last Day for Kenoi to Veto Bag Ban
- Hoku Has Until Thursday to Pay Electric Bill, January 26 is Cut Off
- Housing Agency Seeks Volunteers
- Isle couple sue lender, cite unfair, deceptive practices
- MLK Parade Bursting With Civil Unity Messages
- Oahu Residents Hold Roadside Rally Against Puppy Mills
- Tenants of a former Kauai sugar camp face eviction for a new development
- Navy Hiring 60 civilian security guards
- ‘The Descendants’ Globes win expected to boost tourism
- Woman Says Author Swiped Work on Obama
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| Monday, January 16, 2012 |
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January 16, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 PM :: 17728 Views
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- Huntsman Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race, Endorses Romney
- Life-Changing Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Netra Halperin: Molester’s Former Underling Running for House, Demands Censorship
- The Atheist Declaration of War on Hawaii Churches
- Lingle looking for balance in Congressional delegation
- Abercrombie’s $334M Power Grab
- Calvin Say: “No New Taxes”
- Jobs, Economy at Top of Fontaine’s Agenda
- Boylan: Ethnicity Would Finally Work to Cayetano’s Advantage
- Star-Adv Suggests Way to Attack Sidewalk Storage Law
- Coffee: Decentralize DoE
- Maui News: Who to Blame for RTTT Failure DoE/BoE/HSTA?
- Hawaii Island Regional Science Olympiad
- Police: Hawaii is Magnet for Sex Offenders
- Instead of Waiting for Government, Volunteers Clear Kailua Canal
- Star-Adv Uses Waianae Church Volunteers to Boost Abercrombie’s Appointed State Rep
- ILind Highlights Margaret Willie Campaign for Hawaii Co Council
- Thieving Doper Ordered to Pay Restitution to Medical Dope Dealer
- American Samoa governor on Hawaii visit
- Can We Bring Back 'Hog Cheese'?
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| Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
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January 15, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 23446 Views
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- Gingrich Registers for March 13 Hawaii GOP Caucuses
- Colette Machado: Assisted Suicide Activists ‘Hoodwinking Our Culture’
- Full Text AG Louie: Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Hawaii
- Honolulu March for Life Jan 22
- Hilo March for Life January 23
- Supreme Court Finds Excuse to Keep East Maui Water Case Alive
- Using Exemptions to Shift the Burden of Taxes
- Killing Rail may be Solution for HGEA, UPW Budget Woes
- After Failing to Save HMC, Legislature Finally Getting Around to Tapping Federal Funds to Raise Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement
- ERS seeks to stem pension spiking by public workers
- Legislators Plan to Raid Rental Car Fund, Block Refill of Hurricane Fund, Rainy Day Fund
- Tsutsui, Say: Gambling Not Likely to Pass Senate, House
- Tsutsui: $500M in CIP and $200M OHA Settlement are Top Priorities
- Kakaako Rail Line Burials: 300 Cultural Descendants and Counting
- HART: 50% of Rail Contracts Signed, Construction is Well Under Way
- Star-Adv: Sell Tesoro Refinery to BioFool Scammers
- Lingle: If you want to be a good tourist destination, take care of your residents
- Feds Say Senior Center Still Violating Grant Rules, Deadline in June
- Hawaii Dead Last in School Maintenance Spending
- Jonestown Followers ‘human beings with dreams’
- Hearing set on lawsuit challenging corporate campaign disclosure requirements
- Reapportionment: Discrimination against Military is Tough Task
- Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair Jan 18
- VIDEO: Dominic Yagong enters Hawaii County mayoral race
- Hawaii County: Millions spent on garbage
- At least 9 to run for KIUC board
- Suit alleging MPD executed search warrant at wrong home
- Monk Seal Remains from 1400s –1700s found on Maui
- Residents Give Officials An Earful Over Conditions At Oneula Beach Park
- Obama’s New Defense Plan: Is it right for a war weary America?
- Luncheon to Raise Funds for Pregnancy Problem Center in Aiea
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| Saturday, January 14, 2012 |
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January 14, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 14188 Views
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- Coast Guard, Maui PD to Protect Molokai Cruise Ship
- Hoku Still Battling over Unpaid Electric Bills as NASDAQ Prepares to Delist
- Design and Management: $2.45M in CIP at Honolulu Airport
- Governor Releases $14.2M in CIP Funds
- Robbie Alm Decoupled: “Hawaii should convert to renewables no matter what” (price ratepayers must pay)
- Star-Adv: Fake Test Scores Plus Fake Teacher Observations will Produce Real Pay Raises for HSTA
- A few words from the wise offered to isle politicians
- $140M in Loan Guarantees, and all Dante Carpenter can come up with is “Lingle equals Palin”
- Counties Legislative Agenda: More Taxes, More Fees, Less Sunshine
- Maui Chamber of Commerce: Calling for an environment where businesses can grow
- Distraction Technique: Lawmakers propose delay to Unemployment Fund increase
- Rail costs low-balled, consultant says
- Mizuno Introduces Two Bills Requiring Drug Tests for Welfare – ACLU fights to keep Poor Doped Up
- WSJ: More States Decide to ‘Buy Veteran’
- NY Court Decision to become Tool for Hawaii Atheist
- Prison Alternatives Team Up: Drug Court & HOPE
- After Officers Killed in Farrington Hwy Accident, Push for Law Requiring Drivers to Give more Space
- After Ousting Progressives, Charter School makes “Miraculous” Recovery
- Viewpoint: Plastic bag ban should be revisited
- Judge Rejects Complaint Against Kawaiahao Church
- Usual Suspects Hijack ML King Day to Promote Socialism, Occupy
- Under Pressure from Fanatics: Proposal Advances To Limit Fish Taken For Aquariums
- Panetta's announcement renews military optimism in Hawaii
- Fracking Offers New Geothermal Technology backed by Google
- The Rise of the Charitable For-Profit Entity
- Schofield Army troops head to Afghanistan
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| Friday, January 13, 2012 |
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January 13, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 16256 Views
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- From Business Suits to Combat Boots
- Caldwell: Rail is about "redesigning city around transit stations"
- Political activities: What every Marine and DOD civilian should know
- Rainbow papaya approved for Japan export
- US Drops to 10th on Index of Economic Freedom
- Teachers: Agreement is a Bum Deal, Lets Strike
- Borreca: Tax Hikes Again at top of Legislative Agenda
- Top Priority: Businesses faced with Another Massive Unemployment Tax Hike
- Reapportionment Commission to Consider How Much to Discriminate Against Military Personnel, African-Americans
- Hirono Rejects Hawaii Agriculture—Backs Luddites’ Call for GMO Labeling
- Mandatory Coverage, Limited Benefits: Legislature May Consider Commanding All Workers to Buy Long Term Care Insurance
- ACLU files amicus brief on right of Atheists to videotape police
- Invasive Species: Plastic Bag Tax to Create DLNR Make-Work Jobs
- Always Eager to Raise Electricity Prices, Omidyar’s Civil Beat Endorses HECO Propaganda Campaign
- Stand all the Way Downtown: Rail Jacks Up Capacity by Cutting Out Seats
- Caldwell Looks for Same Supporters he Received in 2010
- Iolani Palace Protesters Get Their Day In Court
- 'Wildlife overload' on Midway shows the results of restoration
- Legislation to fight ID theft could cost businesses millions
- Journalists group seeks applicants for internships
- LPGA scouts Oahu for second tour stop
- State Has $1 Million Plan For Overdue Elevator Safety Inspections
- Debris piles up in Hawaii Kai
- Water Board appoints new manager
- Ed Case Unveils Economic Program
- Hawaii conference will focus on impact investing
- Obama Whines About Shaking Hands with Troops in Iraq
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| Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
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January 12, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:01 PM :: 17736 Views
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- Hawaii County SHOPO Endorses Lingle
- Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract
- $30,000 Reward in Monk Seal Killings
- TPM: Hawaii Kai Lesbian B&B Suit Part of Larger Effort to Quash Religious Freedom
- U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit UH Richardson Law School
- California company lobbies lawmakers for online gambling
- Hawaii taxes have yet to meet projected revenue forecasts
- Star-Adv: Senate Should Focus on Raising Taxes
- Not Worth It: Hirono's Senate campaign raises piddling $624,000 in three months
- Reapportionment Puts Candidate Filings On Hold
- Senators Angered by Difficulty in Receiving Bribes from Lobbyists
- Experts Give Kudos To Proposed Charter School System Overhaul
- DoE Officials Head for DC to Beg for RTTT Money
- Vilsack: Military Budget Can be Substitute for Biofool Tax Credits
- Local Oil Expert Questions Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Market
- HECO Concerned that Slight Drop in Utility Bills Will Affect Ability to Stampede Legislature
- 2011 law has lenders opting to foreclose in court
- Open Records Agency Proposes Changes To Hawaii Sunshine Law
- Fight Over Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Brewing
- Hee, Prevedouros Step Aside to make Way for Cayetano Mayoral Run
- Caldwell to formally announce candidacy for Honolulu mayor
- Democrat Margaret Wille to run for District 9 County Council seat
- County fires four workers over election scandal
- CARLISLE TO ATTEND U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
- Abercrombie Crony pushes NAACP to pull King dinner from boycotted Hyatt
- Stolen Motorcycles: Twins Ran Chop-Shop for 3 years, Get Probation
- DBEDT, Budget and Finance to be Kicked out of No. 1 Capitol District Building
- Improve society to help beat cancer, experts say
- Recktenwald, Foley Kick Off Justice Briefings
- Adm. Patrick Walsh to retire as U.S. Pacific Fleet head
- Young Brothers selling two barges to Canadian firm
- China, India to jump forward with Hawaii telescope
- Growers to send "Rainbow" papayas to Japan
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| Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
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January 11, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 16815 Views
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- Romney, Paul, Huntsman: Complete New Hampshire Primary Results
- Tesoro to Sell Hawaii Refinery, Gas Stations
- House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contracting

- City Brings Backhoe, Removes Homeless’ Trash, Sex Toys, Drug Paraphernalia from Sidewalks
- Lingle says, if elected, state will be heard in Washington
- Adopt Census’ ‘permanent resident’ term for districting
- Deputy Superintendent: Large District Slows Race to the Top Progress
- Slom: Republicans Excited about Cayetano Run
- School Impact Fees Could Hurt Rail Project
- Renewable Energy Push Could Hurt Refineries
- Hawaii Lawmakers To Introduce Seven New Human Trafficking Bills
- Steve Forbes to Headline Lingle Fundraiser
- Ethics Boss Nixes Lobbyist Invites to Lawmakers
- Shapiro: Chow Salary Secrecy Part of Larger Scheme to Boost Greenwood’s Pay
- Stung by a critical review, Charter School education innovators hear a message of hope during their annual conference
- Judiciary: Make Reporters' Shield Law Permanent
- Inouye: An attack on Israel is an attack on US
- Navy readies for Chinese power grab on shipping: U.S. boosts forces in Western Pacific
- Arms Disposal Cos. End Secrets Row Over Hawaii Army Contract
- Marines on Hawaii looking to turn mountains of trash into handful of ash
- SA: Fireworks ban did bang-up job
- Divorce Law in Hawaii
- Safe Routes To School — Alternatives to School Busing?
- Meth Pipe possession ‘cost’ officer his career — lawyer
- Big Island puppy farm owners connected to Waimanalo animal cruelty case
- Democrat Housel announces possible run for State House Dist 6 seat
- Average Weekly Wage in Honolulu: $830
- British Citizen Admits Making Child Pornography Videos
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| Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
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January 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:04 PM :: 23439 Views
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- Abercrombie: HSTA Contract will help Save Race to The Top Grant
- House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contracting
- Tax hikes remain on table to offset the budget shortfalls invented by Abercrombie, CoR Tag Team
- Abercrombie’s Budget Runs $927M Deficit over 6 years
- $312M Shortfall in 2017--Abercrombie’s Bloated Budget
- Tripler Trauma Center to Transfer Uninsured Trauma patients
- $38.8M Rail Design Contract Goes to AECOM
- Lingle: With Social Media, I can Bypass People Like Richard Borreca
- Honolulu Begins Enforcing New Sidewalk Ban Against Homeless
- Progressive Democrat Bart Dame Publishes Long-Winded Excuse for Disenfranchising Blacks, Military personnel
- 10 Big Island couples apply for civil unions
- Hanabusa to Hold Secret meeting With Military-Industrial Complex
- Waihee Crony Heads Hawaii Democrat Communications
- Mufi: I Identify with UPW, Look forward to taking their Desires to Washington
- LWV Seeking Anti-Rail Candidates
- Pilago Crony: I shake Down Developers too, so Vote for Me
- SA: Re-pin Hawaii on golf world's map
- Hoku Stalls Idaho Electric Shutoff Proceedings
- Kauai Co Has 75 Unfilled Positions
- Honolulu Airport Shuttle Prices Rile State Senator
- Hilo, Micronesia USDA offices will be closed as part of an effort to cut costs
- More Than $40,000 in Mo. Food Stamps Spent in Hawaii, Data Show
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| Monday, January 9, 2012 |
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January 9, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:07 PM :: 9528 Views
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- SHOPO Endorses Linda Lingle for Senate
- Chicago Tribune: Yank Hawaii's Race To The Top Grant
- Dr Alveda King, Duke Aiona, Colette Machado to Speak up for Religious Freedom
- Heritage Foundation Youth Leader to Address Maui TEA Party January 12
- DoH: Dramatic Reduction in Fireworks-Related Injuries
- Wailuku Homeschool Leader: Does Rick Santorum have Right Idea?
- Hawaiian Airlines Sets Record for Systemwide Traffic
- OHA: If Obama is Reelected He Will Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval
- Police union endorses Lingle; UPW endorses Hannemann
- Lawmakers want to spend $500M on Whatever
- 2 of 3 rail bidders lacked state license
- HUD: Still no Answer on ORI
- Just in Time for the Legislature, Media is Suddenly Full of Online Gambling Legalization News
- Media Filled with Articles about Hirono’s DOA China Visa Bill
- SA: Reform law to let lenders, borrowers settle homes fairly
- City serves notice to homeless to remove items or lose them
- Rep Chris Lee Renews Push for Plastic Bag Tax
- Hawaii Credit Card Spending up 8.69% in 2011
- Israel’s Peres meets with Inouye, US Senate delegation
- Real ID Finally Comes to Hawaii
- Report: Before HMC Debacle, Hawaii Had Shortage of Medical Personnel
- Traffic deaths down last year versus 2010
- Vilsack to Hype BioDiesel at Pearl Harbor This Week
- Bette Midler: Honolulu Rail a Bad Idea
- Shakedown: UH Professors to Host Panel on Monsanto
- Addition to Makawao veterans cemetery in works
- Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor to hold symposium on Tuskegee Airmen
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| Sunday, January 8, 2012 |
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January 8, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:17 PM :: 17191 Views
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- Monk Seals Dying in NW Hawaiian Isles Because of Fishing Ban
- Unintended Consequences of Tapping the “Rich”
- Lingle Campaign Launches Mobile App
- FTA letter shows Rail financial plan remains Unacceptable to Feds
- After Casting Sole Hawaii Vote Against South Korea Free Trade, Hirono Now pretends to Champion Tourism
- State Needs Teacher Evaluations to Keep RTTT Funds
- Military Families Demand DoD Set Up Schools in Hawaii
- Study: Teacher Observations Most Effective Way To Evaluate
- Emergency backup: The closing of 2 hospitals has Oahu ERs accepting more ambulances and urgent cases
- SA: Homeless need a czar, not just a committee
- SA Prints more Anti-Plastic Propaganda
- Hawaiian Monk Seals Bludgeoned To Death
- Solar Contractors Again Look to On Bill Financing
- Luddites Gather at Legislature, scheme to Dispossess the People
- OIP report Targets Kauai County information practices
- Church of Crossroads Gives Award to Funder of Anti-Semites, 9-11 Conspiracy Movement
- Hawaii Robotics teams kick off the 2012 season
- Hawaiian Airlines inks deal with Orbitz
- Isles rank No. 5 on list of top cruise destinations
- Seminary grads led Hawaiian missions
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| Saturday, January 7, 2012 |
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January 7, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 21758 Views
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- HSTA Contract Too Little Too Late to Save RTTT?
- Hawaii Supreme Court: Disenfranchise 121,494 Military, Dependents, Students
- HELCO announces plans to expand geothermal energy on Hawaii Island
- AFSCME Comes Out Against Pension Spiking
- Hawaii Caucus Power: Gasoline from Pineapples?
- Hawaii Legislative Races Cost Less than 1990s
- HNN: Emergency rooms bursting at seams
- Hawaii Ranks Last in Long Term Care Beds
- Outdoor Circle makes bid to join lawsuit against rail
- Council On Revenues Revises Hawaii's Economic Outlook Downward; New Forecast Will Impact State Budget
- Strategy: City Begins Enforcement Of New Sidewalk Law
- Heirakuji: Transition will not slow work on homelessness
- SA: Keep close eye on geothermal funds
- Hawaii Top Ten Polluters
- Hawaii hotels 86% full; rates average $309 per room
- Hawaii Wind-farms: Banks Laugh All the way to the Bank
- Blackwater Fallujah lawsuit settled
- Trial Date Set for Pflueger Kaloko Manslaughter Case
- KEO provides 44 with permanent housing during 90-Day Plan
- GGP Seeks to Refinance $1.3 Billion Loan on Ala Moana Mall
- Land and Power: Case Family’s Nature Conservancy Grabs for Wet Forests, Reefs
- Price of Pelosi: $61K
- $34M for Kapolei National Guard Maintenance Shop
- Strange Doings in East Oahu Cemetery
- University of Hawaii Head Football Coach's Contract Secrecy Called "Orwellian"
- Hawaii saw record-high gasoline prices in 2011
- Kihei Woman selected for IRS Taxpayer Advisory Council
- Police cameras going up on Big isle
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