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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Hawaii Republican Presidential Vote Set for March 13
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 10:18 PM :: 7016 Views

March 13 may be your best chance to participate in picking the next President of the United States.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Video: Rick Perry Ad Hits “President Zero”
By Video @ 9:39 PM :: 4229 Views :: National News, Ethics

See it here ....

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo tied to Prostitution Ring
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 13775 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

“If something goes haywire, say so.” – Sen Dan Inouye, August 25, 2011

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Obama Investigations
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:59 AM :: 4617 Views :: National News, Ethics

The Obama Administration is smack in the middle of several growing scandals: the Operation Fast and Furious gun-running debacle and the crony capitalism wrongdoing involving Solyndra and LightSquared.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Abercrombie Admin Pushes back on Unexploded Bombs
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 3791 Views :: Energy, Environment

Public safety and security are paramount. When an explosive is found on public land, we have an emergency situation that needs to be defused as soon as possible.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
UPDATE: Hawaii GOP Leaders Call for Ouster of Party Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 10701 Views :: Republican Party

An email message calling for the removal of Hawaii Republican Party Chair Jonah Kaauwai was sent out to Hawaii Republican Party State Committee members yesterday. It is signed by eight members of the Hawaii GOP State Executive Committee....

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
$1.5 Trillion in New Taxes
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:49 PM :: 4145 Views :: National News, Ethics

Two years ago, as the United States was coming out of the last recession, President Obama was asked how raising taxes on anyone would help with the economy. The President's answer? "Normally you don't raise taxes in a recession, which is why we haven't, and why we've instead cut taxes."

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Ed Case, Brian Schatz, Mazie Hirono back Obama’s Call for Massive Tax Hikes
By Andrew Walden @ 1:42 AM :: 8648 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Ed Case: "You may not like 100 percent of what you get from me….”

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Monday, September 19, 2011
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted September 19, 2011
By Congress.org @ 5:47 PM :: 5843 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
  • Senate: Emergency Supplemental Disaster Relief Appropriations Resolution, 2011
  • Senate: Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011
  • House: Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act
  • House: Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act
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Monday, September 19, 2011
America’s Most Outrageous Teacher Cheating Scandals
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 3067 Views

Scandals involving cheating by teachers and schools to pump up ever-more-important student test scores swept the country this summer....

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Monday, September 19, 2011
Obama Announcing Plan for $1.5T in New Taxes
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:46 PM :: 4675 Views :: National News, Ethics

It's a "glut the beast" strategy the President has employed before--increase spending as much as possible, and then argue that the only answer to the massive deficits is to increase taxes.

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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Appointments: Abercrombie lays three eggs, Wings off to Paris
By Andrew Walden @ 7:05 PM :: 7197 Views :: Energy, Environment

When it comes to avoiding questions, even a Parisian Vacation is part of the strategy for Neil Abercrombie.

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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Peak Oil Debunked
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 PM :: 10506 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

This is actually the fifth time in modern history that we've seen widespread fear that the world was running out of oil.

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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Fifty Climate Experts Catch Washington Post in Global Warming Lies
By Selected News Articles @ 1:32 PM :: 3362 Views

...all 5 official data sets show global cooling since 2002 while a third of all stations sustain a long term cooling trend for their entire history....

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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Kalapa: Tax Review Commission must confront Pension Tax, Income Tax, Act 221
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 12:02 PM :: 5870 Views :: Energy, Environment

...people who would otherwise be considered at poverty level are paying Hawaii state income taxes on what little taxable income they receive. One would think that the Tax Review Commission would be the perfect venue for a discussion of that anomaly....

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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Panos: Is Sopogy Hawaii’s Solyndra?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 11:25 PM :: 11491 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

President Obama has tried to spin yet another one half billion dollar mistake but his own green friends won't let him: Solyndra bankruptcy was a disaster waiting to happen. Neil has been informed multiple times about Sopogy. What’s he going to do about it?

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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Retirees, Tourism make Hawaii 10th Wealthiest in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 7119 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Hawaii has one of the healthiest economies in the country, bolstered by a large number of wealthy retirees and a robust tourism industry....

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Saturday, September 17, 2011
Pearl Harbor Salutes Air Force: Free Admission, Sept. 17-25
By News Release @ 1:08 PM :: 6052 Views :: Maui County

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Solyndra Scandal Ends Green Jobs Myth
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:27 PM :: 5695 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

"[W]e can see the positive impacts [of the stimulus] right here at Solyndra." -- Barack Obama

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Summer Snow Falls on Mauna Kea after Al Gore’s “24-Hours of Reality” broadcasts from Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 AM :: 17389 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Al Gore treated the globe to “24 Hours of Reality” Wednesday and Thursday, but before the finale, Mother Nature stepped in with a show of her own.

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Best in Nation Hawaii Overpaid “only” $9.5M in Unemployment
By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 AM :: 7618 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Of Hawaii’s $308M in Unemployment Compensation payments, “only” 3.1% were paid wrongly.

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Economist: Hawaii Wilderness Cult pursues Impossible Return to Pre-Human Existence
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 AM :: 10781 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Even theoretically, returning Hawaii to a prehuman existence would be impossible. Ecosystems change over time, with or without the involvement of mankind, so no one can tell what Hawaii “should” look like.

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Panos: Did Mishandling Cause the Death and Injuries of HPD Officers?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:31 AM :: 8264 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Perhaps the very unfortunate and deadly crash on Farrington Highway on the night of Tuesday, September 13, 2011 will serve as a major wake up call for HPD accident scene handling and investigation.

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Abercrombie Cabinet Member Suddenly Resigns, no announcement until Replacement Named
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 6954 Views :: Energy, Environment
  1. When did Sunshine Topping resign?
  2. When does Ms. Topping’s resignation take effect?
  3. Why was there no announcement of her resignation earlier?
  4. What was the reason for Ms. Topping’s resignation?
  5. Are there any controversies regarding her conduct in the position of Human Resources Director or her previous employment?
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Tale of Two Jobs Plans
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:40 PM :: 4244 Views :: National News, Ethics

It's been one week since President Barack Obama announced his latest "stimulus" plan, and despite a cross-country road show aimed at selling his proposals to the American people, the commander in chief is finding that his message of more taxes and spending isn't hitting home.

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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Kaauwai: NY, NV Republican Victories Send Message
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 4:45 AM :: 9991 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Less than a week after the President presented his jobs plan, Americans voted to send two new Republicans to Washington—an overwhelming rebuke of the Obama Administration and its policies!

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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Gun Control: A Relic of Racism
By Selected News Articles @ 3:23 AM :: 10463 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The origin of gun control laws in America had little, if anything, to do with controlling crime; the laws were intended to prevent slaves and freed blacks from defending themselves or rebelling against the state and local governments which persecuted them relentlessly....

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Thursday, September 15, 2011
“Title Insurance Issues” may force FannieMae to release and re-foreclose Hawaii properties
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 9068 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Fannie Mae is amending the foreclosure process and fees in the State of Hawaii ...

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Future of Honolulu Rail? Libyan Rebels forced to Push when Ansaldo Motor Won’t Run
By Andrew Walden @ 6:00 PM :: 15099 Views :: World News, Rail

Gli insorti portano via la 500 speciale del colonnello (Ap)

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
DoE Commits $6M for Pre-School Vouchers for 800 Children
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 7597 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

...about 800 additional Hawai'i children in low-income areas will be subsidized to attend preschool....

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Mānoa campus ranked #164 among U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Colleges'
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 7007 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News

The Mānoa campus of the University of Hawai‘i is again ranked among the “Best National Universities” in the 2012 edition of the “Best Colleges” guidebook published today by U.S. News and World Report.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
John Yoo: Confronting Terror The Best Way We Can
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:28 PM :: 5001 Views :: National News, Ethics

While opinions about America's post–9/11 policies come and go, facts remain: The U.S. has thwarted 40 terrorist plots through an aggressive and prioritized plan of offense to protect America. That is not a plan to abandon now, in an age of increasingly high-tech terrorism.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Despite Sweeping Scandals, Big States Don’t Check for Cheating by Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 10:16 PM :: 2864 Views :: National News

 One teacher told investigators that the district was "run like the mob" and that she was afraid of retaliation if she didn't participate.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Feds give Abercrombie $7M to Boost Green Energy Scammers
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 7339 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The State of Hawai'i was awarded more than $7 million in federal grants for renewable energy projects ....

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Berg Fighting to Terminate Ansaldo
By Tom Berg @ 9:26 PM :: 7400 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Ansaldo, was awarded $1.4 billion to build the rail cars in California. A losing bidder, Bombardier, can build the rail cars here creating JOBS on Oahu and do it for $250 million less than Ansaldo.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Surprising Facts about America's Poor
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:33 PM :: 4797 Views :: National News, Ethics

What President Obama didn't tell America as he was pleading for more spending--and what the Census Bureau didn't report--is what it really means to be poor in America.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
South Korea Free Trade: All Talk, No Action from Obama
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:05 AM :: 10698 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Obama has refused to submit the agreements until the House goes further and re-authorizes Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) at the 2009 stimulus spending levels. Pre-2009 TAA is still in place to assist workers who lose their job as a result of foreign competition.

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Monday, September 12, 2011
Rail Plaintiffs: Motion to Dismiss is Frivolous
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 4107 Views

...the Motion will not prevent our lawsuit from going forward and, in any event, is devoid of substantive merit. We consider it frivolous … a waste of the court's time and the taxpayers' money....

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Monday, September 12, 2011
VIDEO: Complete GOP Presidential Debate at Reagan Library
By Video @ 10:24 PM :: 4139 Views :: National News, Ethics

Full 99 minutes of GOP Presidential Debate held at Reagan Library September 7, 2011.

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Monday, September 12, 2011
Gov Jindal endorses Rick Perry for President
By News Release @ 10:21 PM :: 4246 Views :: National News, Ethics

President Obama can not get another four years to continue skyrocketing the debt, downgrading our national credit rating, and killing jobs.

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Monday, September 12, 2011
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted, September 12, 2011
By Congress.org @ 7:51 PM :: 6566 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
  • Senate: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
  • Senate: Motion to Proceed; Debt limit disapproval
  • House: Intelligence Authorization Act, FY 2012
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Heritage: Preserve the Constitution, Now More Than Ever
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:51 PM :: 4194 Views :: National News, Ethics

Heritage’s Preserve the Constitution Series will feature the nation’s most respected judges, legal scholars, and policy analysts as they discuss how to combat these attacks on the rule of law and the Constitution.

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Monday, September 12, 2011
Tim Pawlenty endorses Romney for President
By News Release @ 1:41 PM :: 4721 Views :: National News, Ethics

Alone among the contenders, he possesses the unique qualifications to confront and master our severe economic predicament. His abiding faith in our country's exceptional historical position as a beacon of freedom will make him the most important leader in a world that depends upon a strong America to stay at peace.

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Monday, September 12, 2011
Kalapa: Council on Revenues skeptical about Tax Revenue Increases
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 1:19 AM :: 5978 Views :: Energy, Environment

Should the additional revenues expected from the tax law changes adopted this past legislative session not materialize, will elected officials once more resort to tax increases to balance the budget or will they find ways to reduce government expenditures to match what the economy is able to produce?

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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Hirono Team Rebukes Dangerous non-theist Supporters “Raatz” and “BooMan”
By Andrew Walden @ 11:36 PM :: 8206 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The one unchanging article of faith in the progressive religion is that you, dear reader, are a bigot. Beginning with that article of faith, their delusional world suddenly becomes logical--but not reasonable.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Remembering 9/11 - Never Quit
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:38 PM :: 4164 Views :: National News, Ethics

Thanks to important policies put into place after 9/11, America has been able to thwart at least 41 publicly known terrorist attacks....

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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Terror's Evolving Threat: The Al-Qaida Network in 2011
By IPT News @ 12:24 PM :: 8159 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Weakened militarily and ignored in the mostly peaceful Arab Spring revolutions, the organization, they say, is becoming irrelevant....

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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Bush: One of the lessons of 9-11 is that evil is real, and so is courage
By Video @ 11:49 AM :: 6419 Views :: National News, Ethics

Former President George W. Bush gave a wonderful speech today in Shanksville, Pennsylvania for the 10 year anniversary of 9-11. It was one of his best. The audience including Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton gave him a standing ovation.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Hawaii, Maui, Kauai: Stop And Remember 7AM Sunday 9-11-11
By @ 12:01 AM :: 13172 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, DHHL, Maui County, Energy, National News, Family

The remembrance calls for governments and businesses, houses of worship, railways, fire and police departments, and others to ring bells and sound sirens for one minute on Sunday, Sept. 11, starting at 7:00 am Hawai'i Standard Time (1:00 pm EDT). Members of the public are asked to cease activity during that minute and reflect upon the events of 10 years ago.

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Saturday, September 10, 2011
Kaauwai: Unity in Remembrance of 9/11
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 10:55 PM :: 7287 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

For all of us across the nation, our thoughts are turned to the lives that were lost due to the tragic events that took place on September 11, 2001.

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