Entries for April 2014

Today is “Equal Pay Day” for those who believe that The Man is keeping women down....

...Grassroot President Keli’i Akina and Policy Director Malia Hill consider the relationship between think tanks and the development of free market solutions....

The Atlantic Cities magazine published a condensed analysis of seven main reasons that explain why U.S infrastructure project cost more than elsewhere....

Providers across the country were surveyed to determine the average costs....

"...the EES is a work in progress, and teachers feel that more needs to be done so that the EES can help improve the practice of teaching...." -- Wil Okabe, HSTA

...featured speakers this evening will be George Powell, M.D., Neurologist, Maui Medical Group and Stanley Tillinghast, M.D., Cardiologist, Kaiser Permanente, Wailuku....

"...A few days ago, I announced that I would run for the open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.  The response has been nothing short of amazing and truly humbling...."

...atheists are once again falsely accusing the two churches, One Love Ministries and Calvary Chapel Central Oahu, of defrauding the government even though the court dismissed their claims earlier this year....

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Unemployment Benefits – Cloture
• House: Ukraine Aid – Passage
• House: Employee Hours Rules – Passage

...Coburn voiced concern—from experience—about the lack of cancer treatment centers covered under Obamacare....

The governor plans to push for a waiver....

"Let's hope the legislative carping isn't a sign that teachers are trying to worm out of evaluations they agreed to in order to get pay raises, just as they once before reneged on drug tests...."

In Honolulu, unofficial tent cities are now set up in strategic locations designed to pressure the tourism industry, the Chinatown community, the Korean community, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the Honolulu Council debate over Housing First....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 4, 2014....

Since the decision a lot of people have been asking what is going on. Well, let’s try and break this down a little bit....

April 5-30: Attend a town hall meeting and learn more about nation building.

Matsuda said Hawaii’s diverse population and geography are impacting enrollment due to language barriers and cultural outreach issues....

The chief executive of Mozilla resigned yesterday amid protests over his $1,000 donation in support of California’s Proposition 8, which defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman....

You deserve to have someone in Washington, DC, who will fight for our country, our children and our future – to create jobs, and make sure people can afford to live in our beautiful state....

Hawaii moved from 14th to 20th....

...working together to patch and repair uneven sidewalks near the State Capitol on Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 8 to 11 a.m....

...well over two thirds of the state’s generated electricity is used by commercial businesses and industry, which factor into the prices we pay for everything else....

Capitol Rally on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 @ 11:00 am to 2:00pm....

...as specified in its Memorandum of Understanding, Monsanto Hawaii and its Maui employees will deliver copies of several hundred studies and safety reviews on genetically engineered crops to Mayor Alan Arakawa today....

A record total of 22,765 personal/private firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2013....

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that it is unconstitutional to limit the total amount of money someone can give to political candidates....

The 536th SMC conducted a number of unique missions during their deployment, to include partnering with multinational forces in Regional-Command East...

The Connector's customer support center staff is making more than 1,000 calls per day to reach out to consumers who have started, but have not completed, the enrollment process....

...Obama has inserted himself into local politics a number of times, most recently in December by endorsing Abercrombie in his race for a second gubernatorial term....

Top officials from six state health insurance exchanges will testify Thursday, April 3rd in a House Oversight and Government Reform joint subcommittee hearing....

HELCO rates are consistently more than 37 cents a kilowatt-hour, and often well over 40 cents, despite nearly half of the island’s electricity being generated from renewable sources....

These types of offenses include truancy, running away from home, incorrigibility, curfew violations, and alcohol and tobacco consumption....

That might explain why they’re grasping for new members in stunts like unionizing college athletes....

THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE INITIAL WAVE IS 0324 AM HST WED 02 APR 2014....

...its net positive macroeconomic impacts are small....

...the Pentagon is eliminating the Hawaii-based Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command and the Washington-based Defense Prisoner of War Missing Personnel Office — and creating a new single agency....

In this policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity....

Hawaii Health Connector sign ups still come in at less than 1 percent of the state’s population....

...the Kobayashi Group is an investor in a hui that plans to build one or more luxury developments in Kaka’ako....

...sometimes the Legislature feels like a Whack-a-Mole game, where you knock down a bad bill, only to find the contents pop up again in another bill....

Residents identified homeless and/or homelessness as a priority for the City to address....

The Office of the City Auditor is pleased to present its fourth annual Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report for the City and County of Honolulu....

...The new (to the State) application is expected to save money, improve security, and enhance sustainability (everybody else has been doing this for years, but hey) ....

Hawaii’s public schools can be a model for the nation, according to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan...

...Obamacare as the ultimate April Fools’ Day punchline....