Entries for January 2014

Approximately 300,000 beneficiaries are currently receiving services through the QUEST Integration program. ‘Ohana is one of five health plans selected to receive an award....

...here is a selection of some of the most interesting ingredients included in "organic" foods and another list of synthetic pesticides and other substances allowed for use in "organic" crop and livestock production....

OTEC is allegedly building a sea-water air conditioning system for downtown Honolulu.

Of Hawaii’s 30,000 small businesses, 296 registered for insurance through the Hawaii Health Connector by the Dec. 25 deadline....

...the earning differential between college and high school graduates fell 11 percent for men and 19.7 percent for women....

...the HIT would increase health insurance premiums by more than $2,800 per person and $6,800 per family over a decade....

... state budget challenges have far outlasted the Great Recession ....

Hawaii's elected officials obviously serve the old boy network at the expense of the rest of us....

We thought the media had turned the corner on the issue of how to handle the disappearance of Faleomavaega....

The Population Institute today released its second annual report card ....

• Senate: Federal Reserve Chair Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: U.S. Court of Appeals Nomination – Cloture
• House: Solid Waste Disposal Regulations – Passage

"...he provided a very valuable voice, especially in this town where you don't have too many people speaking out on anything."

Residents of Alaska ($40,000 per resident) and Hawaii ($33,000) have the highest levels of state debt on a per capita basis, followed by Connecticut ($31,000), Ohio($28,000) and Illinois ($25,000)....

As of January 1, a new tax rule will prevent restaurant workers from collecting automatic tips....

If there's one thing that keeps appellate lawyers up at night, it's jurisdictional questions....

...This explains Billy Kenoi signing the Hawaii County Anti-GMO bill....

...a lawless, violent, drug-addled, and adrenaline-soaked mecca....

On Friday, several seed companies filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Honolulu. Here's the Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief....

January 16 at 6:30PM at Life Church, 355 N Kainalu Dr, Kailua, Oahu....

...the first newsperson in Washington, D.C. to address the question of Eni Faleomavaega’s prolonged absence from the Nation’s Capital....

...come to the capitol between noon and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15 to meet with your representatives and senators....

...UPDATE: Hawaii County Democratic Party January 13, 2014 released the three names sent to Abercrombie by HD5 Democrats....

For more than 10 years, a disagreement, and now a lawsuit, has continued concerning the ownership of, and public access to, an obscure trail crossing privately owned lands of Haleakala Ranch....

The two atheists can amend their complaint within 45 days of the dismissal order....

In addition to repairing the cables, “no copper” and “fiber-optic cable” signs are being put in place to make it as clear as possible to potential thieves that there is nothing of value for them to steal....

Yesterday we called on the media to take seriously the tuna content issue being fought out in the Farm Bill in Congress and Samoa News led with a page one story today....

Kathleen Morita was teaching at Hauula Elementary School in September 2007 when a custodian reported the smell of marijuana coming from her classroom. He also reported what he thought was a bottle of wine in a paper bag....

...GMOs could offer a healthier and more secure future for the poor across the world....

...a family of four could pay a $962 premium under ObamaCare but only a $160 premium under the Walmart plan....

Any day now, Congress is likely to release the trillion-dollar Trojan horse that is the spending bill for 2014....

...Jeff Davis has filled papers with the Campaign Spending Commission to form a campaign committee to run for governor....

Over the last weeks there has been considerable public discourse about the Center.  Rather than looking backwards, we would like to share the specific steps we are now taking....

...the Give the People Hope campaign to engage and activate people across our islands who wanted to stay involved and change the way our government operates....

After weeks of bureaucratic run-around McDermott finally received a copy of the requested materials....

In lieu of paying tuition or fees, students would enter contracts to pay back the university a certain percentage of their income after graduation....

Quality Counts 2014: District Disruption & Revival....

some of the lectures are open to the public....

The 2014 Hawaii Legislature will be requested to consider passage of a resolution on reforming the Jones Act....

Abercrombie today commented on the state Council on Revenues’ revised forecast....

Abercrombie’s Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) today presented a symposium for the Hawaii State Legislature, the state’s multi-level educational systems and the private sector....

Annual Report of the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs....

Here are links to some of the materials mentioned at our session today on the GMO issue....