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| Monday, March 21, 2011 |
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March, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor @ 10:34 AM :: 11818 Views
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- What Did Rep Brower say about “intolerant” Hawaii?
- Ministry Group Buying out Porn Shops in Wahiawa
- HB548: Trespassing Liability Taskforce to Exclude Publishers
- Tom Berg saves Barbers Point Ewa Stables
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| Sunday, March 20, 2011 |
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March 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 15333 Views
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- SB1282/HB1055: Bills would “repeal norm-referenced testing” in the DoE
- Hawaii’s Bernard von NotHaus Convicted of Minting His Own Currency—could get 15 years
- Borreca: Hirono vs Hanabusa for Senate?
- Schatz in DC to Cash in on Tsunami
- Japanese tourists still coming to isles –strong Yen is factor
- Ratepayers to be stuck with bill for $1B cable project to bring wind electricity to Oahu
- Clayton Hee: Sustainability=State Ownership (PUBLIC)
- Clients burn over kitchen's closing by State (PRIVATE)
- Captain Admits Young Bros causes extensive unreported Coral Reef Damage
- District Cooling in Hawaii—Importing a ready-made Profitable, Politically Connected, Non-Profit
- Enviro scammers: Bag taxes are Fun! (SB1363)
- Union Bosses continue to Loot Unity House Assets
- BOE chief pitches ads on campus--Toguchi proposes selling advertising space at public schools as a way to raise cash
- Kauai Budget climbs as tax assessments fall
- Hawaii Dope Doctors giving Medical Marijuana to Minors
- MELE minds music's business
- Legislature, Landed Aristocracy seek to silence discussion of PASH rights
- Kawaiahao burials dispute a defining moment for Hawaiians
- Protecting the Kona name
- KIUC Voters reelect incumbents
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| Saturday, March 19, 2011 |
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March 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:46 PM :: 9773 Views
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- Case: Inouye not in control, won’t be able to designate next Senator
- Abercrombie picks Wildman for Circuit Court, refuses to name nominees
- HB638--New Voting System for Hawaii: Round up as many candidates as possible, gang up on the front runners
- Enviros win 90% in Hawaii Supreme Court
- Defeating Assisted Suicide: Four Victories - One to go
- Full Text: Pacific Commander Admiral Willard Q&A on Search and Rescue in Japan
- Ghouls: Do Japan's woes make hiking GET more palatable?
- Abercrombie thrilled about new Spending
- Abercrombie has to be living in Cave
- Another Step Taken To State-Owned Slaughterhouse
- Ethics: Is Rail worth $36.75 to Legislators?
- CONFIRMED: DoE Bullying Policy Serves Transsexual Agenda for Hawaii Schools
- Scientists Predict Japan's Tsunami Trash To Hit Hawaii Shores in 18 mos
- Abercrombie to join wind energy scammers at Grand Opening
- VIDEO: Hawaii Council chair “deeply concerned” with Kenoi budget
- More Revisionist History hits bookstores Next Week
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| Friday, March 18, 2011 |
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March 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:30 PM :: 22280 Views
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- UN authorizes Military action against Gaddafi, airstrikes could begin within hours
- Day One of Obama’s War, Airstrikes Don’t Begin: Gaddafi forces shell west Libya's Misrata, 25 dead
- Hillary dumps Obama over refusal to act in Libya: “Not happy with dealing with a president who can’t decide if today is Tuesday or Wednesday”
- The Future of the Grassroot Institute
- HB1300: Legislature takes its time abolishing a law that it says is ‘devastating’ to business
- House Republicans Introduce Welfare Reform Act of 2011
- Hurricane Shelters: Hawaii Still Counting on a Lucky Miss
- Abercrombie’s dismissal of nuclear fears tied to Mainland Tourism
- Japanese Arrivals drop 86%
- Hawaii Council on Revenues Can't Regroup for Another Month
- Town hall meeting by Hawaii House Republicans to discuss proposal for state's 1st pension tax
- Oshiro Punts budget: “Now it's up to governor and unions”, hints at lower Pension Tax Threshold
- Senate rushes $18M to pay for Abercrombie’s Government Union Giveaway
- Abercrombie thinks Unions are going to give back $88M/year
- HSTA, UPW Collective Bargaining Bills Hit Glitch
- Green Energy Scammers Claim they can provide 25% of Hawaii Electricity (Ratepayer Beware)
- Richard Lim confirmed as DBEDT Boss
- Honolulu City Council Battles Administration for Control of Rail Agency Budget
- Transparent? Mayor Makes $44M Disappear
- Anderson, Berg Speak Out Against Fuel Tax
- Hanabusa appeals to Congress in Hunt for “Sand Lady”
- SA: Close nepotism bill loophole
- CENSORSHIP: Aila threatens SA, KITV over photos of Pearl City graves
- CENSORSHIP HB548: Civil Beat finally figures out that Hawaii is like Cuba
- CENSORSHIP: Stalinist Media Council continues to harass HNN
- Dissidents’ Bills shut out of Legislative Committees, but not as badly as Republicans’
- Foodstamps: 78% of eligible persons use them in Hawaii
- Kauai Mayor delivers 3rd State of the County address, burns up Reserve Fund
- HHSC has new CEO
- Owners of tsunami-damaged property should call 2-1-1
- Newly released tsunami video shows waves sweeping through Kailua-Kona store
- Hawaii County's 32 hurricane shelters can withstand no more than Category 1 hurricane
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| Thursday, March 17, 2011 |
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March 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:59 PM :: 14616 Views
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SB218: Will Legislature force St Francis Hospitals to close over forced abortion?
Abercrombie to open new State Information Technology Department with donation from dot.com Billionaire (No conflict of interest there, eh?)
Blabercrombie: “The war of each against all, which has an iron grip on our country, is coming to an end in Hawaii”
Mercado Kim says Hannemann is Godfather as ‘divisive’ Democrat Primary goes from crowded to jam-packed
Is Linda Lingle Competitive? Cast your vote as PPP considers poll on Hawaii Senate Race
Hawaii presents the most decisive defeat for assisted suicide and euthanasia to date
Dismissed in Federal Court, Convicted Felon Keanu Sai fails in effort to seize control of Hawaii
House OKs $21 billion draft budget—GE Tax hike on Horizon
Abercrombie Now 'Flexible' On Raising GET
Abercrombie During the campaign vs. post swear-in
Abercrombie launches Office of Information Management and Technology with Donation from dot.com Billionaire (No conflict of interest to see here, just move along.)
Ethics Commission Opposes Bill; More Free Invites for Lawmakers
Kauai Budget hikes spending 12%—property tax hike still on table
No Budget Approval Needed for Rail at this Time, City Council Told
Abercrombie’s Sales Pitch for Hawaii Tourism: “A drug cartel is not going to murder you here."
Tsunami cripples 2 Big Isle hotels, one may never reopen
Tsunami claims 8 homes on East End Molokai
Hawaii Lawmaker: Nuclear Energy Still 'Viable Option'
Slom gives rundown on Morita
Dopers not pleased with Single Dispensary on Maui
Homeless removed from Kakaako lot—25 finally choose to go into shelters
Taxpayers, Ratepayers forced to subsidize Unwanted Solar Water Heaters
Mandatory Spending Now Exceeds all Federal Revenues
Desperate Luddites: GMOs make you fat
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| Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
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March 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:24 PM :: 14000 Views
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Abercrombie: 100 Days, 10 Broken Promises
Ward: Budget does not account for COFA, CoR Revision, Japan tourism dropoff
Ewa Community to discuss Emergency Preparedness after blackout, Tsunami
Abercrombie Administration advises Public to Avoid Ingesting Potassium Iodide
Shapiro: Schatz, Hirono, Hanabusa may push Case, Hannemann out of Senate race
Abercrombie’s Mitsunaga: We occasionally got contracts honestly
Abercrombie’s first 100 days reveal worrisome inconsistencies
SA: Release judicial nominee names
Furlough Fridays Forgotten by Abercrombie?
Abercrombie finds “More Federal Funds” in Tsunami
Budget Outburst: Calvin Say scared, full of fear, Storms out of hearing
Pension Tax: “A lower threshold is the ultimate goal”
Carlisle proposes 36% Gas Tax Hike
Furfaro not seeking vacant HD 14 Seat
Two-Thirds vote needed for Bond Issue: Turn one vote and Kill Rail
Rail hearing to be continued
Maui: Committee holds off on putting end to furloughs
WSJ looks at Japanese travel after Kobe, SARS outbreak
Obama: Japan Radiation Won't Reach Hawaii (VIDEO)
Fukushima: Mark 1 Nuclear Reactor Design Caused GE Scientist To Quit In Protest
Kauai Dam Breach Killed 7 Five Years Ago, But Criminal Charges Against Dam Owner are Still Pending
UH Richardson School of Law drops 23 spots
House Committee: Potheads to get marijuana ‘dispensary’ on Maui
Hawaii’s Physician Discipline is Poor
Hawaiian Schools Threaten To Boycott State Test
Hawaii Legislature Should Honor Ronald Reagan
After being rousted from Kakaako Park, homeless man threatens to leave Hawaii
HECO sends thousands of outage customers apology, $50
Free Two-Part Program for Non-Lawyers on “Online Legal Resources”
Puppy mill bill advancing
Former SDS Leader Todd Gitlin to speak at UH Manoa
Don Ho's children evicted by Trustees
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| Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
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March 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 11275 Views
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Did Sen Mike Gabbard get hoaxed by fake Turkic President?
Supreme Court extends Big Isle Foreclosure Mediation Project
Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie marks 100 days in office Tuesday as state recovers
Hawaii Lawmakers Expected to Raid Special Funds to Close Gap
Seven Tax Hike Bills in Legislature
Stakes going up in legal fight over O’ahu rail
ILind: Abercrombie’s Pay-to-Play Contract Coordinator? So What?
Daniel Akaka Explains Why He Won't Step Down Early--Retiring Mid-Term Would Allow Governor To Appoint Democrat
Hawaii Public Compensation: $40,000 = $64,000
The Paychecks of Hawaii Public Union Leaders
Abercrombie seeks eight more BoE appointees who will not Audit The DoE
NYT: For Honolulu’s Homeless, an Eviction Notice
REALITY: No Elevated Radiation Detected in Islands
Japanese groups cancelling travel plans to Hawaii
Economic damage from isle tsunami spreads, becomes Abercrombie’s latest argument for Tax Hikes
Djou Staying in the Game
Donna Mercado-Kim considers Senate Run
Hawaii becomes first state with $4 gas average
Star-Advertiser: General Public is just as dangerous as Criminal Lunatics
Anti-Superferry Protester Morita confirmed as PUC chief
Hawaii Human Trafficking Bill Revived
Omidyar gives more Megabucks to Kanu, Nature conservancy
Starwood and union agree on new contract
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| Monday, March 14, 2011 |
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March 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 PM :: 17397 Views
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Will Abercrombie kill Rail to establish Pay-to-Play monopoly?
Cabanilla staffer, on the job at Capitol, “also works for an attorney”
Waialua HS, Sacred Hearts win East Coast Robotics Competitions, head for Championship
The Japanese won’t be back for carefree vacations any time soon
Governor’s Office is in considerable disarray
Star-Advertiser wants blank to count as “no” on Constitutional Amendments
Anti-Superferry Protesters to face Confirmation today
Bill Watch: Hawaii Human Trafficking Bills Appear Dead
Big Wind, Banks again sabotage financing for residential solar installers
44 people killed by Wind Energy projects
Nuclear panic
Nuclear Reality: Hawaii Legislators are already Radioactive
Hawaii, Guam raise profiles in Pacific as China expands Navy
HB1070: Senate to unleash lunatics to balance budget?
Abercrombie to sign bill to appoint Board of Education members
Hanabusa named to House panel on fisheries
Tsunami destroyed two or three houses in Milolii
State’s ‘horrendous’ hurdles block retired officers who want to carry firearms
Socialists succeed in blocking land sale, look towards County-owned farm
Symphony group sees 'endless opportunities'
On the trail to Hawaii Islam Day: Libyan assassins
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| Sunday, March 13, 2011 |
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March 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 AM :: 13479 Views
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Death toll likely to top 10,000, as 170,000 flee nuclear crisis
Hawaii Family Forum wins vs Suicide, Gambling—Healthcare Right of Conscience still pending
Hawaii Red Cross Helping Local Victims, Taking Donations For Japan
Pay to Play figure “Will be key in initiating Abercrombie’s Contracts"
Star-Advertiser backs Abercrombie against Inouye
$21M budgeted for rail authority, Council will not Oversee
OHA, Counties, DoE at war over profits from School Closures
Save our Jobs Hawaii: Higher alcohol tax will destroy restaurant and hospitality jobs
Solid Waste overtime raises red flags
Nonprofits squeezed by Spending Cuts, Obama Attack
Meth Project captures attention of Teens
Reimbursements control mental health services
Hawaii Medical Marijuana License Bill Faces Tuesday Hearing
Coast Guard: Kailua Pier condemned
Sopogy thrives by thinking biga (With our ACT 221 Dollars)
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| Saturday, March 12, 2011 |
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March 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:37 AM :: 17348 Views
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Japan-Hawaii Relief Fund set up at First Hawaiian Bank
Photos, Video: Explosion at Fukushima Nuclear plant
Japanese officials say the container housing the reactor was not damaged and that radiation levels have now fallen
9,500 unaccounted for in Miyagi's Minamisanriku: local gov't
Tsunami Statements from Governor’s Office
VIDEOS: Hotels, Businesses in Kona, Kohala, Wailuku, Kauai flooded
State Senate cancels committee hearings, House does not
Legislature's backwash flush with antics on ethics and pay
Hawaii House Passes Instant Runoff Voting Bill
Hawaii’s Marijuana Bills May Die in Committees
HECO union workers approve new contract
Maui Land is back in the black after killing off pensions
Lunalilo Freeway is 26th-most congested in nation
It's mediation for Barr, her Honokaa neighbors
Third U.S. Tsunami Center May Be Headed to Puerto Rico
Holes in Hawaii's Tsunami Evacuation Zone
European Union Official blames Quake, Tsunami on Global Warming
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| Friday, March 11, 2011 |
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March 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 7149 Views
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Kyodo: Honshu Quake ruptures 150 miles of crust, over 1,000 feared dead Photos: Chunks of asphalt litter Alii Drive Tsunami: Kahului 6ft, Hilo 4.3ft at 4AM, minor flooding reported Foreclosures: Rep Fontaine opens up Direct Line to Bank Assistance Hawaii Judiciary seeks non-attorney to oversee Dishonest Lawyers VIDEO: House debates Taxes, Ground Leases, Transmission Cable, DUI Interlock, Boat Tours Hawaii Responds to U.S. Supreme Court in Nader Ballot Access Case Hawaii Robotics Teams Compete across Country Democrats, Union threaten to cut Tsunami Center funding if GOP Budget passes CoR Punches new $266M hole in Budget—Abercrombie plan missing nearly $1B Hawaii government spending jumps in new budget Brewbaker plays political games with Council on Revenues Numbers Tax n Spend: Gov. Neil Abercrombie is looking into establishing a state highway patrol, defends soda tax SA: Base state pensions on base pay Bill Watch: Half Way Point The state says it does not have the facilities to bring prisoners back to the islands Hawaii Public Broadcasters Prepare For Loss Of Federal Money Bill to ban nepotism in hiring for state jobs clears key hurdle OIP Director: "I Was Terminated." Hooser busted taking free meal from Industry Lobbyists Child care provider awaits electric service Soon-to-be-ousted Hawaii BOE Chair on 2010 Metlife Survey Results Well-intended law requiring ethanol for isle cars backfired Panos: Hawaii Clean Energy Goals and Reality Maui WWII internment camps part of research DOH finds high arsenic levels in Kilauea neighborhood, risk “nil” Lawmaker Wants Welfare Benefits Spent in Missouri – Not Hawaii FACE Maui leading the fight on foreclosure reform Hawaii absent from world’s largest travel exhibition Wisconsin Governor Rescinds Layoff Notices as Republicans save jobs from Union Bosses’ Attack
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| Thursday, March 10, 2011 |
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March 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:22 PM :: 16806 Views
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Marumoto: Pension Tax threshold could be dropped to $75K at end of session
$550M tax increases among 710 Crossover Bills
Recktenwald seeking comment on Judicial Nominees for First, Fifth Circuit
Hope Probation Launched in Hilo
Obamacare Subsidizes Health Benefits for State and Local Government Retirees
Anti-Superferry Protester to head PUC: Nomination approved 6-1, heads for full Senate
House Budget “only” boosts spending by $740M
Oshiro Echoes Abercrombie’s attack on Council on Revenues
Carlisle guts CIP $300M to pay debt, pension, healthcare
Hawaii Co Council members say plan doesn't save money, just delays costs
DoE Demands $359M gift to contractors
SB 715: Senate votes to repeal Ethanol Requirement
HB546: Men can get hired if they put on dress, threaten to sue
Much of Abercrombie’s non-fiscal Legislative package still on the move
Witchhunt: Sen Kim calls for prosecution of Lingle Admin Officials
Substitute teachers' suit in court to determine back pay
Hawaii Files Brief in Virginia Supporting Obamacare
PUC refuses to stick it to the peasants: Biofuels ruling could hurt Aina Koa Pono (so sad)
Secret Nominees? Recktenwald shows Abercrombie the sunshine
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa tours Guantanamo Bay, seeks “balanced process”
Workers not electrified by tentative deal
Chemophobia Alert: Arsenic found in Kilauea
HOPE probation provides freedom on a short leash
Sovereignty scammers target Grand Wailea, Bloomberg News falls for it
Kamehameha III ordered Iwi be moved to build Church
After groveling before Hu, Honolulu Council insults Sun Yat-sen by “honoring” him
Crews Clean Up Keaau Beach Park: Homeless Forced To Leave During Project
Democrats need their dope: Pass 5 Marijuana Bills
Hawaii to spend $2M upgrading international arrival area at Honolulu's airport
Flush: Hawaii County to fully fund 2% “Open Spaces Fund”
Memminger: States should lure others’ welfare tourists to revive economies
North Korea Nears Completion of Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb
Turkey and the Restoration of the Caliphate
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| Wednesday, March 9, 2011 |
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March 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:14 PM :: 11712 Views
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Taxes, Spending, and Bans: Kona Meeting to focus on Legislature
House Raids Highway Fund, Raises Vehicle Taxes
VIDEO: House Republicans defend Prepaid Healthcare Act against Obamacare
Hope Probation Launched in Hilo
Recktenwald seeking comment on Judicial Nominees for First, Fifth Circuit
State Akaka Tribe, Instant Runoff Voting, Elected Attorney General, Healthy Dope all Crossover
Pension Tax Passes: “One day, with inflation, all pensions will be taxed”
Shapiro: Abercrombie can't get away from pledge to not raise GET
Oshiro Looking at up to $300 Million in Budget Cuts as House Passes Tax Hikes
Statewide Plastic bag ban Passes Crossover
Bill allows lawmakers, state employees to be bribed with free tickets to non-profit events
Senator Brickwood “Buzzy G” Galuteria says critics of $200 bribe bill lack knowledge
State-run Bank replaced with a Task Force
Budget for New Transit Authority: $21 Million
CDC Survey: Teens in Hawaii Have Less Sex, More Babies Than Peers
McKenna to participate in Transgender Meeting
Honolulu Ranked Safest Spring Break Destination
Homeless at Keeau Beach Park moving out
Hawai'i Long Term Care Commission invites public testimony at hearing
Senate Approves Marijuana Decriminalization, votes to convert school to prison
Inouye trying to save $22B in loan guarantees for green energy scammers
A Gift to the Peasants: State denies HECO biofuel surcharge
99% Approve new Hotel Workers Contract
UH Manoa: Seven Story Classroom building without elevators, chunks of concrete rain on pedestrians
VIDEO: Abercrombie Visits Mayor Wright Homes
Fire captain's fate to be decided soon
Hawaii County back tracks building code changes: Dramatic revisions being sent to council
Kauai Council questions impact of furloughs on overtime
Hawaii Artist, Historian Herb Kane Dies
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| Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |
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March 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:51 PM :: 10670 Views
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Contract Settlement: HECO and IBEW put the people first
Senate Finance Ctte: Obamacare will cost Hawaii $30M
Yoshioka Confirmation: The Missing $700M, screaming, lying, and slander
Gallup: Hawaii No. 1 in U.S. for Wellbeing
Congress to Investigate Islamic Radicalization in the US
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted March 7
Star-Advertiser: Kym Pine was right
Nine Tax Measures to be voted by House Today
Move Afoot To Raise Taxes
Its Baaack: Legislators amend bill to allow $200 “gifts” from unions, business orgs, HIPA
Clayton Hee stalling as Five Abercrombie Cabinet appointments await hearings
More money for them: Green Energy Scammers fight against counting residential installations toward goal
Nothing escapes the unwavering gaze of our legislators
UH Perfesser complains not enough dopers among student body, Demands Legislative action
Abercrombie looks in Mirror: “We have become all too used to a style of dealing with our problems that does not reflect Hawai‘i”
HECO: Tentative labor deal reached--A vote on the contract could come by week's end
United, Continental scrap expansion plans because of oil
Hilton Worldwide reaches tentative deal with Unite Here locals
Homelessness Industry: Meth Addicts being used to grab land in Kakaako, Cooke Street
Judge: Officer ‘coerced’ accused child predator into statement
Bishop Street Trial lawyer found in Contempt, pays $300K Bail
On Trial: Kona woman accused of theft from Hospital Foundation
Animal Liberation Activist Sued for Fraud
Happiest Man in America: "Religion is very important. It grounds you. It makes you humble."
Tautofi Escapes Hawaii: “If I stay here, I can never get out of this dump”
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| Monday, March 7, 2011 |
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March 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:56 AM :: 14776 Views
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Star-Advertiser: Give Sand Island to Homelessness Industry—and lots of money too
Officials balk at renewing 3-strikes law
Honolulu Residents To Pay Hawaii's Highest Gas Tax under Carlisle proposal
Ewa Blackout Causes medical emergencies: One person in Serious condition
Abercrombie “No Comment” On Palafox firing
Shapiro: Don’t cross Abercrombie with independent thought
AtomicMonkey: Transparency in Government means making people Disappear
Admin seeks Eight BoE Nominees
SB1195: LWV Claims blank votes are not really counted as “No” votes
POLITICO: Will Senate ever vote on Liu to Rule over Hawaii from 9th Circuit?
Obama Admin pushes for Human Trafficking law in Hawaii
Socialist Superferry system shelved
Fishing cut off before quota reached: Scientists have no idea about actual fish stocks
Consumers cry foul over overdraft fees
UH Manoa Richardson Law School Dean claims Obamacare is Legal
L.A. community colleges' green energy plan proves wildly impractical. The blunders cost taxpayers $10 million
The £25,000 eco-classroom that can't be used because solar panels don't provide enough heat
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| Sunday, March 6, 2011 |
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March 6, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:35 PM :: 9651 Views
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Gulen Cult: Legislators to welcome “Ugly Unionbusting” to Hawaii schools?
VIDEO: New Volcanic Fissure erupts in Hawaii
Panos on Geothermal: Can Hawaii catch up with Philippines and Iceland?
Report: 92% of Nursing Homes Employ Convicts, Hawaii has not implemented background checks
Pine: HECO replacement workers put in 17-hour days
With Power Restored, Rep Pine drops State of Emergency request
Gay marriage activists plan strategy to put Civil Unions in Court
RETALIATION: Did Gov. Abercrombie exceed his legal authority in making OIP staff appointment, blocking Takase from returning to Civil Service?
Carlisle budget boosts Taxes, Fees
Boylan: "What if the hope and change isn't realized?"
Senate race: Mufi is “Gleefully Opportunistic”, Case “Impudent”
How Akaka built up the Old Boy System
AARP: Retroactive pension tax would be unfair and legally flawed
Hawaii may raid savings for budget
Hawaiian Electric & IBEW Union Leaders Meeting With Federal Mediator
Pot, Kettle, Black: Abercrombie speaks out against Grandstanding
GOP: IBEW WALK OUT ILLUSTRATES NEED FOR POLITICAL REFORM
Hawaii Homeless Caucus Held to push Tent City, develop revenue stream for Homelessness Industry
Earmarks ban won't halt Saddle roadwork
Commentary: Free trade pacts will benefit Hawaii
21 airlines fined for fixing passenger, cargo fees
Feds restrict total Bottomfish take to about 5,000 fish per year statewide
Anti-Plastic Brainwashing film to be shown at UH Manoa
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| Saturday, March 5, 2011 |
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March 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:07 PM :: 12086 Views
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Rep Pine calls for State of Emergency after Strike, Storm leave Ewa, Leeward in dark
Republicans field over 60 Neighborhood Board Candidates
RCP: Akaka's Seat a Longshot for GOP
Abercrombie Admin caught in lie as OIP director is fired
Perry & Price: Abercrombie digging a hole, just keeps digging
Highest in Nation: Hawaii Underemployment hovers between 21-25%
SB8: Abercrombie Will Sign Legislation to Appoint Board of Education Members
Human Error? “Somebody threw a wrong switch”
Abercrombie: “My thought….”
IBEW Business Manager Accuses HECO Of Stalling
KHON: Big money expected for Akaka’s seat
WaPo: The GOP's tough path in Hawaii
Hawaii ponders moratorium on home foreclosures
Groups' anti-gambling efforts pay off
Hawaii excise tax revenue climbs, but general fund is down compared to last year
Things that make you go hmmmm.....TIMING, REALLY?
House Bill 853: Most Dangerous at the Hawaii Legislature copied from Most Corrupt State in the Union
Public safety, defense and accounting heads unanimously confirmed by Hawaii Senate
Kauai NIMBYS follow in OHA’s Footsteps, block drug treatment
Police, Fire Chief Want Pay Raises; Mayor Opposed
Park Concessions could help offset cost of repairs — Arakawa
Star-Advertiser Sunday circulation off projections by 10%
Fire chiefs want sprinklers in all new single-family homes
Oahu Landfill Set To Reopen
Hawaii state farm fair will not take place this year
Bill to recognize bat stalls
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| Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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March 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:51 PM :: 10553 Views
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Kona TEA Party Rally: No New Taxes, Audit the DoE
Abercrombie, Inouye fought over Akaka Retirement—Palafox connection?
Djou: Lingle would make an outstanding US Senator
Hanabusa, Hirono, Akaka: Make way for Captain Kirk
D.C., Hawaii Top the Rest of the Union in Economic Confidence
Pine: Hawaii hands out the most welfare dollars, food, and benefits in Nation
VIDEO: Reps Fontaine, McKelvey against HB141 weakening Repeat Offender sentencing
HB1529 Government Planning? Leg considers bill asking Governor to convene task force to write report
Oppressed by Taxes, Utility Bills, Land Monopolies, Hawaii works 24/7, never sleeps
Perriera troubled by Abercrombie’s plan to grow Government
Lawmakers Scramble to Meet First Decking
Leg advances $116M Tax hikes, Abercrombie wanted $540M
Measures to start various forms of gambling in Hawaii fail to advance
Race Hustler Clayton Hee calls William Aila Dickless
Dickless men in dresses to become new protected class
Transsexual Prostitutes Prey On Downtown Middle School Students
Abercrombie: New BoE to be seated by April Fools Day
Clayton Hee: Bipolar, egotistical, quick to anger, boorish, dysfunctional, brutal, racist
Sen Brickwood “Buzzy G” Galuteria earns place in hall of shame
Honolulu Budget to be available online
DoE Maintenance Solution? Close schools and sell land
Landed Aristocracy, Labor unions advance bills
Hawaii Legislature Weighs Controversial Adoption Bill
HB638: Instant Runoff Voting
CNN: TSA Polygraph Tests for Honolulu Baggage handlers
Legislature spends all day on Homelessness Industry
Recycling War: PVT, Waimanalo Gulch vs Schitzer Steel
Students in Free Enterprise help Tuvaluans Build Businesses
Attorney general sues animal rights activist
SA: Open-ocean aquaculture needs more scrutiny
GM sells just 281 Chevy Volts in February, Nissan only moves 67 Leafs
American Samoa tells more than 100 businesses to stop distributing plastic bags
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| Thursday, March 3, 2011 |
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March 3, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:37 PM :: 15121 Views
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Akaka not running in 2012, will not let Abercrombie choose successor
NPR: Senate Exit By Hawaii's Akaka May Open Door For Lingle
Akaka never cast one vote in favor of legal protection for unborn children in 22 years
How Inouye sabotaged Akaka Bill
Ed Case: “I remain interested in U. S. Senate”
Mufi: “Plenty of time to discuss my plans”
Lingle, Djou comment on Akaka retirement
Extortion, Criminal Conspiracy: FBI investigating Gulen Religious Cult behind Mokapu STEM School, Pacifica Institute
Hirono, Hanabusa reject Obama, vote for Government Shut Down
Jamie Story leaving Grassroot Institute
Honolulu 40 Days for Life Rally at Capitol
Souki: “They're probably all jumping for joy right now . . . The field's wide open”
Solomon: Clayton Hee for US Senate
First Open Senate Race since 1976
“A moment of silence for Tort Reform” Tommy Waters, Portnoy named to Judicial Selection Commission
No pain for HGEA, No savings for State: Medicare Part B cut only for hires after July 1
Bill takes step toward elected attorney general
No Shortfall, But Carlisle Still Wants Higher Taxes
Honolulu has already “encumbered” $338M on rail Project
Paauilo DoE Principal headed for jail, rehab after DUI conviction
No plea yet from DoE Teacher accused of tying child to toilet
Big Isle Bag ban bogs down -- More public hearings slated
Kauai Residents torn over bag ban
Airline maps out China-Hawaii runs
Eco-Frauds claim Rate Hike Isn’t
Oi: Wind energy shows lack of prudence
Democrats Talk, Give Aila Nomination Green Light
‘Recused’? In Decades no Senator has been found to have a conflict
Keith-Agaran turns away anti human trafficking supporters
Maui Charter Panelists will pretend to be Objective
Kauai Charter amendment sets higher limit on Charter Amendment petitions
VIDEO: Payroll Lag Gimmick to balance Hawaii County budget
Mesa Air emerges from bankruptcy
Waikiki getting pre-APEC facelift
Waikiki hotel workers authorize strike
After Legislators attack, Hawaii Car Audio Dealers Organize
Hawaii's Homeless: Transitioning out
Kaiwahine Village moves forward
Enlightened, Conscious, and Progressive Commune-dweller pleads guilty in killing
Missouri welfare benefits being spent in Hawaii
9-11 trooother Rosanne Barr attacks neighbors in Hamakua
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March 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:41 PM :: 11630 Views
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Kona TEA Party Rally: No New Taxes, Audit the DoE
HB853: State-Owned Bank to be run by Takamine, Abercrombie
Legislature seeks to tax music, book, movie writers working in Hawaii
Slom on Taxes and Pensions: “I don’t think this Governor is going to wink-flinch”
VIDEO: Abercrombie blames elderly living longer for increasing debt, spending
Local Leaders Donate $732,278 to Stop Meth Use
HB1407: Abolishes Adoption privacy, requires names of birth parents be public record
Shapiro: Abercrombie’s Opponents were right
SA: Approve bill on appointed BOE
Hanabusa, Hirono vote for Government Shutdown in fight for pork
Things that make you go hmmmm.....MAKING A BAD IDEA WORSE
AP: Plan for tax on pensions would affect ‘wealthy’ only
Senate WAM Approves Tax-Raising Bills
Senators pass bill raiding fewer funds, UH Athletics to become Special Fund subject to future raids
Bill to enhance film tax incentives in Hawaii advances
‘Meticulous organizing’ won Gay Civil Unions
Greene Energy Scammers to make Ratepayers foot bill for Undersea Cable?
Enviros force yet another Electric Rate Hike
Clayton Hee continues to wage war on Aila
Senators dismiss idea allowing $200 gifts
Bill Limiting Disclosure of Public Employees Information Dies
SB205 Amends Hawaii Write-In voting laws
At Least 27 Honolulu TSA Officers Under Probe: Some Checked Luggage Went Un-Screened For Months, Sources Say
DoE Estimates 3000 homeless Children
Hawaii Co Fire Department reopens investigation into Fire Captain’s Fatal Hit-Run
UH top three factory: 113 of 114 applicants get Promotion, 114th sues
Groups seek to protect fish from aquarium trade
Housing in Hawaii: What's holding it up?
PPP Considers a Hawaii Poll
1980s Flashback: Judicial Corruption corrupts Sherriff, Legislature
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