Entries for September 2013

... rather than risk Warren Buffett’s taxpayer-funded benefits decreasing, politicians pretend America’s national budget can handle all the extensive promises they’ve made ....

...unlike other states that have a retail sales tax structure, Hawaii’s general excise tax focuses on the gross income received by a business....

patients will be asked to disclose more personal information to their doctors — including how often they have sex and how with how many sexual partners....

RFP submission deadline 2pm, Dec 3, 2013....

Attorney Robert Thomas of Pacific Legal Foundation and Grassroot President Dr. Keli’i Akina discuss the nature of individual rights and the role of property....

UHERO's ongoing research is looking at ways to cost-effectively achieve GHG reduction and meet the state's clean energy goals....

After months of criticism of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs purchase of the Gentry Pacific Design Center, Trustee Rowena Akana has filed suit....

1. Deductibles
   
2. Family rates
   
3. Smokers' rates
   
4. What's not covered

Fewer than half the U.S. population lives in communities where the most basic methods of diverting people with severe mental illness from the criminal justice system are being used....

there are already numerous reports of scam artists posing as Navigators and Assisters to take advantage of people’s confusion about ObamaCare....

Approximately half of mass shootings are caused by individuals with untreated severe mental illness....

The cost of owned housing rose 75 percent more in areas of higher poverty....

...the number one health plan in the state and among the top 25 health plans in the nation, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance....

For Jan. to May 2013 — 8,790 marriages; 186 civil unions....

...the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act would prohibit discrimination through the federal tax code against individuals or institutions that exercise religious conscience regarding marriage as the union of one man and one woman....

“As now confirmed by proponents, the ultimate goal is government, single payer health coverage...."

This week, yet another district court halted the Obama Administration from forcing its anti-conscience mandate to provide coverage for abortifacients....

Protect religious organizations and officials from being required to support or perform same-sex marriages or from having to host same-sex marriages or celebrations in their facilities and protect individuals and small businesses from being required to assist in promoting or celebrating same-sex marriages ....

The Congressional Budget Office just dropped a budget update on Washington, and it’s not good. The U.S. government is spending recklessly—and Obamacare is adding fuel to the fire....

Honolulu City Council member Ron Menor has introduced a resolution to amend city policy on household income thresholds for affordable for-sale and/or rental housing....

Business leaders will be invited to join the council, which will consist of 15 volunteers representing industries such as travel and tourism, recreation, fishing, transportation, energy, and marketing. Members will be appointed by the national marine sanctuaries director and serve two- to three-year terms....

Friday, September 20, SBH Business All Stars Awards Banquet at the Waialae Country Club from 5:00 to 8 p.m....

The Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association, the permittee of a dredging project, may face questions from the Army and Department of Land and Natural Resources....

REFF-West is the largest renewable energy finance conference focused on West Coast energy issues. It is hosted by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Euromoney Energy Events....

Let’s face it: Obamacare was a mistake. It’s time for Washington to acknowledge the problem and defund Obamacare....

The last few months have seen 10-20 percent declines in the exchange rates of many Pacific countries against the US Dollar….

The ultimate goal is identifying Hawaiʻi’s language needs and creating a robust, multilingual workforce to handle those needs....

Silver Excellence Award in the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) category for H-POWER by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)....

Hawaii's attorney general wants to enjoin four people he says are practicing law illegally and operating a fraudulent mortgage-relief scheme in the state....

In the letter, the four Commissioners stand specifically against the use of Presidential executive action as a means to enact the provisions of the Akaka Bill....

$100 million to acquire a portfolio of land leases and lease royalties from solar projects from Hawaii to New York....

Hawai‘i Pacific University is once again the state’s only university to appear on the Military Friendly Schools list...

The Hawaii Health Connector Customer Support Center is now open....

Hawaii's newly redesigned web portal and department websites recognized in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web awards....

This debate should be in public and suggestions and changes to the legislation should be transparent....

Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Monday, September 30, 2013....

He also stated that customer rates would not be affected by the incident....

Today, the Constitution turns 226 years old. Let’s not forget it states that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”....

...if Obama's 2nd home state of Illinois just stopped homosexual 'marriage', then so can the people who live in Obama's 1st home state of Hawaii....

Adopted by the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board #34 at its August 28, 2013, meeting by a vote of 6 to 3....

Health Care Subsidy

In a typical Friday afternoon “news dump,” the Treasury Department announced it could not grant unions’ request for another special Obamacare break....

Friday October 4, 6:00pm, at the Naniloa Hotel Crown Room in Hilo....