Entries for September 2013

...the Administration keeps trying to “fix” it—to no avail. It has delayed parts of the law, ignored others, and carved out exemptions for its political allies....

How to Divide Hawaiians from their Money?  Put the charges on their electric bill....

For more than 35 years the state has adhered to a policy of conforming with the federal income tax code....

It’s President Obama’s home state. Democrats have a super-majority in both houses of the legislature....

"...we rode a considerable distance over ground so thickly strewn with human bones that the horses' feet crushed them, not occasionally, but at every step...."

...a more radical form of liberalism emerged in the academy that sowed the seeds for the sexual revolution and multiculturalism....

... Tito Montes discussing the desperate need for welfare reform in Hawaii ....

...allegedly directing a teacher to file a per diem reimbursement claim for training that did not occur....

The new threshold for a possible interconnection study is 100% of the daytime minimum circuit load, increased from 75% ....

Abercrombie assumes he can once again force his agenda through the legislature by bullying the representatives in his own party....

Congress gets back to its regularly scheduled work on Monday....

...they face both dwindling reimbursements and payments increasingly tied to outcomes....

The challenge facing Hawaii can be visualized through two charts which focus on renewable generation in 2012....

NFIB/Hawaii State Director Melissa Pavlicek invites members to send her their thoughts on some of the most pressing small-business issues facing Hawaii for possible inclusion in the 2014 Hawaii Member State Ballot....

Members praised the DOE's progress on a host of initiatives to improve student outcomes....

...students promise to attend their classes, get good grades, check their UH email at least once a day, talk to instructors when having difficulty, meet with counselors when having academic or personal issues, and commit to making education a priority....

The California Republican Party’s willingness to embrace unconventional leadership may provide insights into what the GOP will need to do to win elections....

It’s been one month since my son started second grade at a public school....

“inadequate, unable to support the office’s growing portfolio nor any future land involvements”....

Makana breached contract by refusing to work "when planet Mercury is in retrograde ... approximately six months per year," his former manager claims in court....

... I'd like to hail my fellow law bloggers who, like me, make the time to share thoughts about the legal issues of the day ....

The Golden State is at the top of the list; fellow oceanfront states Hawaii (2) and Florida (3) round out the top three, followed by Texas (4) and Colorado (5)....

...the Obama Administration has rolled out new policies that disregard states’ authority over marriage....

Yesterday, President Obama made headlines by saying that the red line wasn’t really his, but the whole world’s, and that “Congress’s credibility is on the line” now that he has punted....

As of February 2013, OHA owned or leased 28,206 acres, making it Hawai‘i’s 13th largest landowner....

The regulation from the IRS formally codifies the fine charged to people without insurance....

The Obama Administration’s Syria policy has been disturbingly ad hoc and reactive....

Lambda Legal began preparing the ground for Abercrombie’s proposed gay marriage  “religious exemption” as far back as 2007....

Nine Women Remaking the Right....

Abercrombie will be using the state's top law enforcement officer, Attorney General David Louie, to turn up the heat on their fellow liberal Democrats by holding a "private caucus"....

The TPP has been behind closed doors for a long time. The wait will be more than worth it if a sound agreement is struck....

On paper it may appear Hawaii has a "low sales tax," but that is not the case....

Hawaiian Electric Company will deactivate its Honolulu Power Plant on Jan. 31, 2014....

Brenda Ford’s bill, which would destroy Hawaii’s papaya crop and blow a huge hole in the county and state’s economy....

Ceres founders and other mainlanders also funneled campaign contributions directly to Walter Ritte in 2012 for his race for a vacant seat on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

Providers apply for the incentives using a secure, web-based tool from Xerox to show that they have implemented and used EHRs under federal guidelines....

The city’s Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will resume construction this month....

... Hawaii is present in the top ten of both lists, showing large unfunded liabilities compared to their populations and economic output ....

Applications are due Sept. 30....

In just 27 days, the Obamacare exchanges are scheduled to open....

"I'm going to f*** with the environmentalists even if I don't have a dog in the fight"

$178,250 in matching funds for a scholarship which would provide full tuition for a deserving student from Hawaii....

For all the talk these days of how to revive our supposedly moribund American Dream, it took a college dropout-turned-actor to state the obvious....

A story invoking Governor Abercrombie’s war-protester past, has surfaced on Breitbart.com....