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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

September 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 18009 Views

Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted, September 12, 2011
Rail Plaintiffs: Motion to Dismiss is Frivolous
South Korea Free Trade: All Talk, No Action from Obama
CB: After Lingle’s Sunshine, Abercrombie Thrusts Hawaii Into Dark Ages
Fidell: As soon as Lingle Left, Distraction set in
Rail Lobbyist at Center of Effort to Relocate Kamehameha Schools to South Dakota Indian Reservation
Borreca: Inouye Overplays his hand against Ed Case?
Progressive Trashes Hirono for Vote in Favor of Continued Afghan War
Influence Peddling at Risk: Tsutsui, Say ask Louie to save them from The ‘Chilling Effect’ of Ethics
Abercrombie Lawyers Defend Judicial Secrecy
SA: Charter schools bound by state law
State falls behind in fix-up projects for APEC meeting
Bag-screening gear goes kaput, adding to airport kerfuffles
Abercrombie chases Homeless Out Of Waikiki, into Your Neighborhood, for APEC
Abercrombie’s BoE Takes Aim at Military Students, Rural Schools
HSTA, ACLU, Abercrombie all agree to let Teachers Do Drugs more easily
Disability Rights Center Hammers Money-Grubbing DoE over Discrimination
Legislators to Celebrate Victory of Communism In China
Supporters of Mass Murderer to Lead Protests against APEC
State Lawmakers Threaten to Fight Proposed Monk Seal Protections
Hawaii Public Pension System Will burn $2.4M to eliminate Backlog in Benefit Calculations
Political ties a boon for nonprofit
California Republican former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Kalihi school
Patten Energy to Submit New Molokai Wind Farm Proposal
HECO signs deal to buy 10 million gallons of local biofuel
OTEC and geothermal should be considered first
Police Claim Blogger was Drunk, Combative
Honolulu hotel rates second-highest in U.S.
LA Times: Disney's new Aulani hotel dining options are few and pricey
Kaua‘i secures $138M in state CIP budget
Maui Charter panel: District voting worthy of look
Maui: 62% of respondents want to ban Styrofoam
Bureaucratic bungling Leaves Nature Reserve unpatrolled

Monday, September 12, 2011

September 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 21477 Views

Kalapa: Council on Revenues skeptical about Tax Revenue Increases
Hirono Team Rebukes Dangerous non-theist Supporters “Raatz” and “BooMan”
9-11 Tributes in Hawaii
Fontaine: Day an experience that ‘changed my life’
Key Rail Lobbyist at Center of Broken Trustees’ Lobbying to Shield themselves from IRS
Convicted Perfect Title Scammer David “Keanu” Sai responds to Hawai`i Free Press
Sunshine? Abercrombie Administration Ends Lingle-era Requirement to Posting Meeting Agendas and Minutes Online
Progressives: “Suck it, Ed Case”
Gay Civil Unions to Have High Tech Processing System Not Yet Available to Straight Marriages
Tongans: “We like it here in Utah”
Horizon Lines Troubles Show Need for Reform of US Build Requirement
The new 'R' in education—Robotics
Homeowners Insurance Rates coming Down
Honolulu Preparing to Exit Affordable Housing Business
Federal Court says "aloha" to hotel service charge practices in Hawaii
Enviros do two Beach Clean-ups and Sail through Pacific Gyre—AND FIND NO PLASTC BAGS
Ecos becoming Dimly Aware that Fishing Ban harms Monk Seals
$7.2M to Fly Lihue Airport Nene to Big Isle, Maui
The Street: Maui Land and Pineapple Upgraded
China’s Army no longer Accepts Communist Party Control

Sunday, September 11, 2011

September 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 23349 Views

Kaauwai: Unity in Remembrance of 9/11
Bush: One of the lessons of 9-11 is that evil is real, and so is courage
Paul Krugman NYT: Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror.
AFL-CIO: Wealthy CEOs, anti-government extremist front groups and frothing talk show hosts … pushed open the door to hate
Star-Advertiser: Hawaii’s Greatness Showcased by “Islam Day”
Manoa Liberals complain that some people Doubt Islam
Abercrombie: Refocus on Diversity
SA Editors: War Against Terrorists is Murky
Charter school sues to block ethics query
Self-Insuring Shields Companies from Burden of Federal, State Health Insurance Regs
More visitors are vacationing in Hawaii despite higher security and the 9/11 anniversary
Extreme disparities in Maui property tax system

Saturday, September 10, 2011

September 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 15196 Views

Medicaid: Abercrombie sides with Big Business
Son-of-a-glitch: Abercrombie defends turning state’s disabled population into second class citizens
Hanabusa Wipes Prince Kuhio --and Robert Wilcox-- out of History Books
HART Director: Feds will not invest in Rail if they have Doubts
Meet Rail’s Million-Dollar Lobbyist
Is Hawaii safe in post 9/11 era?
Reapportionment: Hawaii County Can’t Find So-Called Non-Residents Either
Soft on Crime Activists Demand No New Jail on Maui
State Gives Clayton Hee a Seat at Hoopili’s Table
Pflueger Defaults on Settlement for Victims of His Ka Loko Dam Breach
Hawaii Bottled Water Manufacturer Hit with $5M Fine
Maui County to take Drinking Water from Polluted Well
Bhagowalia: Hawaii IT only 20 years Behind
Carlisle: Rats are like Homeless
9-11 trooother Roseanne Barr on Medical Marijuana: 'It Works for Me'

Friday, September 9, 2011

September 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 20680 Views

Charles Djou leaves for Afghanistan
Hanabusa Wipes Prince Kuhio --and Robert Wilcox-- out of History Books
Hawaii, Maui, Kauai: Stop And Remember 7AM Sunday 9-11-11
Kahului, Kailua-Kona TEA Party to Commemorate 9-11
Pacific Command to Host 9-11 Remembrance at Fort Shafter
Gallup: Hawaii has 4th-lowest rate of Uninsured Persons
Full Text: Obama Speech to Congress
Comprehensive List of Obama Tax Hikes
Hanabusa Wipes Prince Kuhio out of History Books
Abercrombie Appoints Waihee, Danner to Decide which Native Hawaiians are "Qualified"
National Journal: Old-Boy Democrats, Unions Protecting Hirono
Borreca: More tax revenues for state unlikely to grow economy
AP FACT CHECK: Obama's jobs plan paid for? Seems not
Reaction to Obama Speech:
Horner listens to Ansaldo for 2 hours, pretends they are going to be OK
Carlisle in DC: Rail Opposition is Inconsequential, Delays, Snafus Should be Dismissed
Campaign Spending Law keeps Herd of Democrat Also-Rans Prosperous
HSTA Lawyers “demonstrate egregious and reckless disregard for the truth”
After APEC, $6M less federal funding to pay for Homelessness
Randy Iwase “Accidentally” Locks Public out of Tax Review Commission Meeting
Contractors deserve an update on Marines’ buildup in Guam
Housing Agency Confirms "Compliance Audit" Of Maui Project
Hawaii County Council Votes for Hefty Building Tax
First Wind Has no Maintenance plan beyond Eight Years
Huge Solar project is planned for Archaeological Site at Barbers Pt.
Hawaii County Council: Mailing Junk TVs to Honolulu is not Good Waste Disposal Plan
Hawaii widow sues big bank over 'vicious' foreclosure effort
The Port of Seattle is silenced by a longshoremen strike
Marine told fellow Marines to stop alleged hazing

Thursday, September 8, 2011

September 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 22745 Views

Report: 42% of young Adults Obese in Hawaii
Parker Ranch, A&B, Grove Farm, Castle& Cook all Rake In Megabucks from State Tax Credits
Tax Credit lobbying: $10,500 in Bribes to 24 Hawaii Lawmakers Unaccounted For
Thumb on Scale: City adds 30 to 200 pounds in figuring vehicle weights
SA: Keep wary eye on new land-use panel
Sacrificial Lamb: Jamila Resigns From Planning Commission
Disability Mom: Abercrombie Makes Medicaid Population Second Class Citizens
Labor Board asked to void HSTA subpoenas of legislators, governor
Hirono: Stimulus Wasn’t Big Enough
Hirono Team Rebukes Dangerous Atheist Supporter “Raatz”
Progressives still Worming their way towards Disenfranchising Military
Study: HECO can use unlimited Solar—But only from Very large Arrays, Homeowner installations limited
CSC Approves Public-Funded Campaigns without Unconstitutional Equalizing
It Begins: Anti-Globalization Circus to Descend on Hawaii to protest APEC
APEC Warmup: Hyatt Waikiki Hotel Workers Strike, Wake up Neighbors at 3AM
Edition hotel case extended
Fall enrollment for UH system hits record high
Kamehameha Schools' lawsuit delayed
Parties ask for more time in Matee Chowsanitphon conviction review
Civil Beat hires Editor known for Attack on Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Maui County Nonprofits never get Audited
Kauai Nonprofits work to Help Criminals avoid Jail Sentence, Wipe Record
Now Free: Thousands of Historical Hawaii Journals
Pahoa Reuse-Recycling Center Shut Down Because people actually wanted to Reuse Material
ILWU storms port, hold guards hostage in effort to drive out competing Union
FBI Raids Obama’s Bankrupt Solar Company

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

September 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:33 PM :: 23219 Views

Abercrombie: More Taxes and Spending Key to Economic Recovery
Public invited to 9/11 memorial commemoration at Honolulu Community College
Honolulu Events to Mark 9-11 Anniversary
Lack of Heavyweight Competition Gives Mufi Free Ride to Congress?
Carlisle compares Anti-Rail Critics to Chinese communist thugs
Council on Revenues: Higher Taxes still come up $120M short
Tax Hike May Delay New Construction Starts for Two Years
Milner: Democratic Primaries will be More Polarizing and Less Civil
Hawaii DoE Students top Nation in Suicidal Thoughts
Carlisle Says ORI Wasn't 'Following Rules'
Medicated marijuana: Doctors Set up in Hawaii Hotel Rooms, Score Big Bucks
Aloun Lawyers call Prosecution ‘Frivolous’ Demand $366K
Civil Unions Licenses To be Available Dec 3
BOE members raise concerns about Likelike Elementary closure
Report highlights 42% Hawaii obesity
Late: BLNR to Vote on Army High Altitude Training Friday
Arson damages Maui Drug Court Office
Kauai Food Bank Selling Donated Food
State DoH receives more Federal Funding, Adds no Staff
VIDEO: Marshallese in Hawaiian Ocean View gathering
NoMoola: Profitable NonProfit Activists Launch Anti-APEC Site
Hawaii’s Largest Market Research Firm Headed by Obama Appointee
Hawaii Business Magazine Looks At Nonprofit Leadership
Blueprint for safer roads under final review
Photon Finance LLC, Island Pacific Energy LLC, Pacific Energy Solutions LLC to Split $500M Solar Job
SA: GMO papaya export welcomed
Hawaii is #6 in Shrimp
Commanders Livid at Obama Iraq Withdrawal Plans

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

September 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:15 PM :: 15771 Views

Big Wind: Does Abercrombie want Giant Boondoggle as his Legacy?
Borreca: Abercrombie like red-neck, knuckle-dragging sheriffs in Arkansas backwoods
Shapiro: Abercrombie All Talk and No Action
Hirono Demands Infrastructure Bank so US Can Run Up More Debt
43% of DoE Secondary Schools not good enough for Six-Year Accreditation
Reapportionment: Big Island Democrats to put on anti-military circus next Week
State Left 10 Concessions in Teachers Contract
Carlisle: Homeless Worse than Rats
Hawaii Ranks 48th in Patents per Capita
UH-Tokai deal will bring 'unique partnership' to West Oahu campus
Isle restaurateurs support efforts to ease visa rules for foreign visitors
SA: Give Seals a chance to Rule over Humans
Feds Demand Maui Animal Shelter Kill Animals
Council to Vote Wednesday on Vacation rentals
Honolulu Office Buildings Worth Sixty-One Cents
Hawaii One of Only Five States to Ban Write-In Voting
Latest Sovereignty Mortgage Scam Debunked

Monday, September 5, 2011

September 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:47 PM :: 12995 Views

DoE Boosts AYP Standing by Kicking Students off Testing Roster
Abercrombie Booed at UH Game
Abercrombie’s AG Tries to Block Burns, Case, Moon, and Bennett from holding Private Debate of Judicial Secrecy
SA: HSTA Heading In Exactly the Wrong Direction
Extortion case is the latest incident in a string of suits, violence and fines at The Shack
Waikiki Event aims to show union members they "are not forgotten"
Haleakala Telescope to kick in $20M for Science Education, OHA Cronies demand theirs
Ethics Rules Selectively Enforced against Legislative Republican
Chinatown drenched in Urine by Homeless
After NW Hawaiian Isles Fishing Ban cause Seals to be crowded out, Officials want to bring them here
Hawaiian Monk seals to soon have better Medical Care than Humans
Panos: Ten Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Necessary For Another 50 Years
Hawaii health officials plan events for National Suicide Prevention Week
CB: Local Food

Sunday, September 4, 2011

September 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 PM :: 15731 Views

Classified Documents reveal United Farm Workers made pact with Global Horizons in hope of profiting from Immigration Reform
Kalapa: Taxpayers suffer as ACT 221 Scammers laugh all the way to the bank
1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood
Berg: Council to hear testimony on Waianae Sustainability Communities Plan
VIDEO: Hundreds bid farewell to fallen Navy man from Maui
Cayetano blasts Carlisle: “Another week and you probably would have lost”
SA: Caution Lights Flashing on Rail Project, Bunda is Lousy Pick
Hawaii, Income, Expenses, and Budget “Virtually Unknowable” – Kalbert Young
Husted to Unions: Stop Assuming Every Democrat will Protect You
HSTA Operatives Sow Dissension in effort to reverse Laupahoehoe Charter
With no tax credits to gain via ownership, agencies use solar panels owned by others
Homeless Woman to become DoE Teacher Next Semester
Gambling Advocates Latch on to Military Bingo
Weak Dollar Boosting Hawaii Tourism
Is Oahu Dense Enough for Rail?
Judges need more options for youth offenders
Secrecy of court nominees seems to put Hawaii out of the judicial mainstream
BLNR to intervene on Behalf of Convicted Killer Claiming Ownership of 551 acre Shoreline Parcel
Resort Workers Clean Kauai Beach—No Mention of Any Plastic Bags
Obama’s Mother argued against Modernity
VIDEO: Hilo-based National Guard deploys to Iraq

Saturday, September 3, 2011

September 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:20 PM :: 14485 Views

Murder in Kona: A flurry of phone calls, then Union Leader Walks Free
UHERO: With Hawaii Growth Slow, US Risk Looms Large
Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig M. Vickers
Manoa Liberals to Apologize to Muslims for September 11th
Carlisle, HART officials headed for DC Money Train
Community objects to plan to close Likelike Elementary
Halawa Could Make Millions for Hawaii
Slom: Labor Day Should be for All Workers — and Jobs
Foreign Journalists begin Arriving for APEC
He's Not the 'Shot Caller', But Federal Judge Denies Shack Patron Jesse Yoshino Bail
Probationer with 21 convictions let loose on bail after being arrested again
Subcontractors: Troubled Waikiki Hotel Owes Them Money
The MODERN Honolulu Granted Temporarily Liquor License, But Spa License Still on Hold
Kaneohe sandbar deemed safe after radiological testing
Big Island fish farm says water pen experiment a success so far
Small businesses key to employment
Politics in play over Say’s attack on Fontaine’s meeting

Friday, September 2, 2011

September 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 6107 Views

Bombardier to HART: Our Rail Bid would have won if not Disqualified
Full Text: HSTA Loses Drug Testing Appeal
Hawaii Leads the Nation for Methamphetamine Use in the Workforce
After Boycott Threat, Safeway Agrees to Change Labels on “Kona Blend”
Marriott: M Waikiki Owners Self-Destructive
News and Video from House Minority: Ward, Thielen, Ching, Pine, Rivere
Construction Industry Group says Hawaii’s rural roads, bridges need work
Pepeekeo Biomass Plant Granted Air Pollution Permit
Slideshow: 66th Anniversary End Of WWII On Mighty Mo
Governor Linda Lingle on Reforming Education in Hawaii
Boylan: There is No Canoe
Republican Missing from CD2 race as Hawaii undergoes Tectonic Shift
Star-Advertiser Publishes Serious Misstatement in Pro-Rail Article, Critics Say
Rail Foes Decry 'Hatchet Job' CB Fact Checks
PIG picks Bunda for HART, will not reveal identities of Unborn Piglets
SA: OHA may descend into Hee-esque Chaos Again
Another Honolulu school may close
Carlisle Wants $1B Rainy Day Fund as Legacy
Sept 9 Lahainaluna HS Rally for America
Price: Statehood Something To Celebrate
Hawaii's genetically modified papayas to be exported to Japan after 10-year approval process
PBN: UH must get better at technology transfer
Second Shack Defendant Denied Bail
Nearly Half Of Big Island Babies Subject To Intoxicating Substances In Womb
Jury finds marijuana grower guilty of murdering Jamil Khan
Counterfeit Female pleads not Guilty to Counterfeit Check Charges
Prayer Meeting: NOAA asks for input for monk seal recovery
Forest Stewardship Panel Meeting Violates Sunshine Law
Senate approves Nakasone appointment to Circuit Court
Laupahoehoe faces effort to roll back Charter Approval
Ethics Brushes Back Waialua Girls Softball Fundraising
Maui Wind Farm to Kill Five Nene
Gay & Robinson plans larger Hydro Project, wants to Sell Energy to KIUC
UH Manoa to Burn $35M on Solar Panels
Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning months away from breaking ground
Activist concerned about possible radioactive contamination at Kaneohe Sandbar
Feds Propose New Dog Import Regs for Hawaii

Thursday, September 1, 2011

September 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:12 PM :: 16148 Views

Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Saturday in Honor of Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig M. Vickers
Marriott Managers, Security turned away from Waikiki Edition
Aiming for $1M Dollars, Djou reaches out to Grassroots Donors
Hawaii Right To Life becomes Aloha Life Advocates
Djou heads for Afghanistan: “I am part of that Mission”
Hirono renews attack on 18% of Hawaii’s Economy
41% of DoE Schools suddenly “Meet Standards” after “misplaced students put in correct category”
Abercrombie Creating Positions: State DOT looking to hire 200-300 people
SA Backs latest Proposal to Lets lots of Criminals out of jail
Fiscal Discipline: Kobayashi proposes $75 million to go to artwork at rail stations
Honolulu Spends $77M/year on Road Repairs
Redistricting: Mufi Operatives complain about being cut out of CD2
Del Castillo Running For Congress—CD2
With Ansaldo on Ropes, Bombardier asks to be Re-Qualified
HSTA's rebuff of deal shut down talks, former HSTA President says
Return to Chaos? Namuo to leave OHA
Honolulu Unemployment 15th Lowest in nation
Influence? Thirteen Lobbyists on Commissions
ACLU, School Bullies team up to impose Mandatory Sex Education
A "Culture Of Violence" At Waikiki Nightspot
Honolulu Police resist giving up Names and Salaries of Officers
Manoa Liberals get together to commiserate about 9-11
Berg Plan to Build Waianae Bypass Road Killed
School secretary gets probation, fine in theft case
AKP Biofool Producer allowed curtailed power sales denied to Wind Scammers
States Rights: Fishermen to ask for time to discuss monk seal plan
Senate committee votes 4-0 to endorse Nakasone judicial appointment
Abercrombie appoints deputy finance director
Debunking the Latest Hawaiian Sovereignty Scam
Dopers Complain about High Electric Bills in Hawaii
Honeywell UOP Breaks Ground On Biorefinery Demonstration Facility In Hawaii
Hawaiian raises interisland air luggage fee

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

August 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 5825 Views

HSTA responds to Perreira: We won’t allow others to ignore, take advantage of, or disrespect our Sacrifice
NY Judge orders Waikiki Edition Returned to Marriott by 2:30PM Today
Mufi’s Losing Ways
CB: People call Hannemann a Bully
Mufi: My experience with Rail prepares me to deal with Federal Deficit
SA Touts Cheating as Key to DoE Success
HSTA Lawyer Grills Former HSTA President over his Role in Negotiations
Hawaii Hurricane Fund raided, FEMA funds nearly gone
Poll: Only 39% have Favorable Opinion of The Abercrombie
CD2: Three Democrats, no Republican yet
Gabbard's Six Unions backed Abercrombie Last Time
Suit targets police chief for denying gun permit
Push Back against Laupahoehoe Charter Conversion
Crisis? Abercrombie begins Creating Positions with 50 Hires at DoT
Lack of Computers, Failure to Outsource causes 75% of Elevators to lack inspection
WaPo: Federal lawsuit against American Samoa’s government claims age discrimination of workers
Desperate for Wind Scam, Murdock Threatens to Sell Lanai
AKP Claims Giant Microwave Biofuel processor is not Pie in the Sky
FARCE: Mililani Trask squabbles with 9-11 Trooother over Profits from Geothermal
Big Island Dope Dealer Founded Dope Church in Back of Police Car
Evicted by UH Manoa, PBS Hawaii gets $5m grant, moving to new digs
Hawaii AG Joins Newspaper war against Free Online Classifieds

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

August 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 8989 Views

Djou Endorses Mitt Romney for President
Mufi Hannemann announces Congressional Campaign
Mufi’s Republican Army: The Bush Family Connection
Lawyer: US Supreme Court needs to Hear Hokulia Bypass Case
Time Has Come for States to Take Strong Action on Iran
Nominees Sought for UH Board of Regents
National Journal: Case against the Base, Hirono against the Voters, Lingle Wins
Hawaii Politicos: Hirono can’t beat Lingle, Campaign will be Expensive and Brutal
Building Trades endorse Gabbard for CD2
HSTA to Supreme Court: Force HLRB to Issue Ruling
Activists: Ethics Rules shouldn’t apply to us
2 a.m. takeover challenged: Marriott says it will fight the "illegal" ousting of the hotel's management team
Aulani Ribbon Cutting
Feds Allege Violence, Extortion At Waikiki Nightspot
50 soldiers in Hilo-based National Guard helicopter unit to deploy to Iraq
Rail Opponents: DLNR Statement on Burials 'Patently False'
Straney: California Justifies UH Tuition Hike
Lanai at risk of losing what makes it special
Lege Asks School Bus Contractors For Answers
Maui Lawmakers Want Answers On Vacant Housing
State Seeks Executive Director to Spearhead Public Land Development
Profitable non-profits hand out $10K Bonuses to top Execs
City to install 34 security cameras for APEC meeting
Former Campbell Estate trustee Fred Trotter dies
Big Island fish farm says experiment going well
Establishing a County-Run Religion: Maui County seeks Department of Sustainability
Federal Agents Raid Maui Animal Sanctuary because it doesn’t Kill Endangered Birds
Mexican Salmonella Sends Papaya King Running to Hawaii for help
Agent Orange Deadline Tomorrow

Monday, August 29, 2011

August 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 15455 Views

2AM Raid: Hotel owners Boot Marriott from Waikiki Edition, strip signs, change locks
TheBus is going to be faster than TheTrain?
Battleship Missouri to Commemorate 66th Anniversary of Japanese Surrender
Inouye: “People may resent” Abercrombie -- Gives Nod to Hirono, Mufi
Many Democrats Doubt Hirono can beat Lingle -- Mufi could enter Senate race
Transparency needed as UH Prof Squabble over Free Trips
Activists and Profitable non-profits panic over Task Force Lobbying Restrictions
Volunteers take over Kauai County Bridge Project, cost suddenly drops from $4M to $25K
Abercrombie says he's ready to negotiate with teachers union
The Negotiators Behind Hawaii Teachers Contract
Inouye: Appropriations, not Super Committee will decide how much will be cut from Defense
OHA Takes Second Shot at Claiming Its Employees Aren't Public
High Overtime at Hawaii's Juvenile Detention Home
Micronesians wonder Where did our Real Friends Go?
Volcanoes park scores poorly in national review
Mega Solar Project Proposed for O`ahu
KPD Blue no more: Ready to start accreditation process
Hawaii No. 1 — in ratio of widows

Monday, August 29, 2011

Letters to the Editor, August, 2011
By Letters to the Editor @ 12:17 AM :: 7656 Views

Hirono Supporter: “9-11 was an inside job”
Horizon Lines Troubles Show Need for Reform of US Build Requirements
Kenoi Should Veto Building Code
Honolulu Hale Should Fix Its Toilet, Before It Buys a New Rail Car
Aina Koa Pono based on Flawed Assumption

Sunday, August 28, 2011

August 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 13343 Views

DoE Boosts Test Scores by Giving Answers to Students
Video: Abercrombie Faces off with Teachers on Kauai
Kalapa: Reason Seems Absent in Call for Continued Employment Tax Holiday
Star Advertiser, Newspaper Guild Reach Tentative Agreement
Waihee Elem Passes by kicking students off Testing Roster
‘High stakes’: Failing to meet federal benchmarks could result in sanctions or outside intervention
Giving tests over and over again until Students Test Right
Hawaii GE Tax take up 17%, TAT jumps 79%
Drama Queen Clayton Hee may run as Anti-Rail Candidate for Mayor
Carlisle, Dods, etc: Rail Opponents Spin Conspiracy Theories
Profitable Non-Profit Clinics may see Cash Flowing from Abercrombie’s Medical Homes
Timeshare Lockoff: Turtle Bay, Aulani, KoOlina Falsified EIS unit counts
Broadband Task Force Chair contradicts Abercrombie
ACLU Pushes to Release Hawaii Illegal Aliens
SA: Tuition hike at UH risks deterring enrollment
Kawaihae: 200 sq ft of Coral holds up $4.7M project for three years
UH Maui offers Degree in Environmental Priest-craft
Alleged Criminal Politician from Buffalo arrested in Hawaii, Extradition Hearing Set

Saturday, August 27, 2011

August 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 17427 Views

Report: Abercrombie’s effort to dump Prepaid Health Care Act will drive Debts to 90% of GDP
Conservative? Inouye, Akaka are Zeroes, but Hirono, Hanabusa score 10%
Conservation Plan: Mafia connected Oahu Windfarm to kill Cats and Endangered Birds
Case: Hirono “Blames the Republicans for Everything”
PBN Switches Sides: Rail to Nowhere Cannot be Fixed
Rail Project Takes Some Hits
Error in UH News Release exposes Entire State of Stenography Journalism
CD2 Candidate Kia’aina Upset because she didn’t get Bush Administration Job
SA: Officials right to put heat on the homeless
New Catholic leadership to build up schools
Gary Rodrigues to serve one more year
Calvin Say’s Musubi-Gate Coconspirators Hit with Ethics Fine
Inquiry targets women's prison warden
Video details Dopers’ dismemberment of victim
APEC Plans Call For Added Surveillance Cameras
Obama’s Code for America to upgrade 311 system for Honolulu
Delays in military buildup on Guam cost contractors
Disney Aulani expected to generate $300 million in revenue
Charter School sues Kondo, CSRP
Maui Charter Amendments: 4-year council terms, 2-year budgets urged by Arakawa
Another round of new Building Code workshops scheduled

Friday, August 26, 2011

August 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 20455 Views

New Day: UH Regents Propose Tuition Hikes
Abercrombie to make You Proud of Your Home
Gallup: 60% say Hawaii Economy Getting Worse
Expensive, Unnecessary Hawaii County Building Code Changes to be Debated
Video Shows Hypersonic Plane Which Crashed Half-Way to Hawaii
Biden 9-11 Generation, “Greatest Generation”
Inouye Cannot Guarantee Rail Funding, Lectures HART on Transparency
Ansaldo Honolulu's "ability to complete the project" is suddenly called "an area of concern" by HART
Rail Opponents Ask For Investigation
Cronies Seeking Contracts give Abercrombie $850,000 for 2014
DoE Asks Feds for More Time to Fail
HSTA blunders endanger Organized Labor Rights
New Day: UHPA Contract forces UH Manoa tuition to increase 32 percent under five year plan
Stimulus Creates Jobs in Hawaii at cost of $650K Each
Hawaii Labor makes Top and Bottom Wages
Chinese Visitors Alarmed by Homeless in Chinatown
Homeless Drug Dealers accused of deliberately setting fires in protest of airport viaduct sweep
Lingle’s Public-Private Palolo housing Partnership hailed as model for the nation
Kauai to let more Criminals Avoid Jail
Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Gun Laws
Hawaii Regulators Shoot Down HECO Request to Reconsider ‘Big Wind’
Hawaii Biofuels Plant Passes Hurdle
Just in Time for Winter, Michigan Accountant gets idea to build ethanol plant on Big Island, NELHA Humors him
Ron Paul Appoints Senior Advisor with Hawaii Expertise
Spot the $50M Fib: Lesbian “recently married in Hawaii” sues after Indiana Stage Collapse
Rosanne Gets medicated Marijuana License in Hawaii, Complains State is too slow in Mailing Forms
3 Hawaii Marines accused of hazing Marine

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