Entries for February 2016

...Prohibits therapists from counteracting the effort of a child molester to turn your son gay....

...modern fast starting, quick ramping generators are needed to balance the variability of solar and wind power....

Almost every single candidate in both parties has introduced policies that would alter our tax code. However, the approach that candidates have taken differs tremendously....

The ‘Aha has (suddenly) requested that ‘Olelo cover its convention live, gavel to gavel and livestream ....

"...regarding offshore renewable energy opportunities in Hawai‘i...."

The Hawaii Department of Health’s medical marijuana registry program is now able to issue patient registration cards in a fraction of the time it took to process a year ago....

... Hawaii ranks 48th out of 51 for number of bad bridges ....

Applications due March 18, 2016 ....

...State-based estimates of healthy sleep duration prevalence ranged from 56.1% in Hawaii to 71.6% in South Dakota....

...Pfeffer was not on the job today after sending an email to the VA staff around noon Tuesday....

“Gov. Walker shared with us his experiences in overcoming the 'politics-as-usual' status quo in his state...."

...After years of describing yourself as “pro-choice in every respect”—even supporting partial-birth abortion—you now say that you are pro-life....

... Delegates are 60-40 against the Tribe ....

...tax proposals to watch for – the good, the bad, and the ugly....

...We've asked whether Hawaii also might need a Property Rights Court....

...serving more than 75,000 full- and part-time employees statewide....

...and what are the other 33 states doing?  They are keeping their electricity cheap....

Kahele will take office once the state senate qualifies him and administers the oath of office....

...while GM methods face challenges when applied in a continent as large as Africa, there is no such issue on an island isolated in middle of the Pacific Ocean....

• North Korea Sanctions
  
• Customs and Trade Enforcement 
  
• Limit on National Science Foundation
  
• Debt Reduction Plans 
  
• Menu Nutrition Disclosures 

Resist and oppose Na`i Aupuni’s claims to be the representative voice of our people....

...his committee has the oversight responsibility over DLNR....

Telescope, HC&S, Superferry:  Going, going, gone.  Are protesters to blame?  Think again.

The LCS were originally projected to cost around US $90 million each in 2001, when the program was being conceived. Bloomberg reported in January 2016 the LCS have cost on average about $440 million each....

Exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act is the single most important step Congress can take....

...9 Zingers From the Sharp Mind of Justice Scalia....

2nd Amendment supporters are severely threatened this year....

Every year, lawmakers seeking to fund their favorite programs or services inevitably ask themselves....

Hawaii state and local taxes are the 4th highest in the USA....

The following update was posted on the Hawaii DoH Marijuana Webpage Friday, Feb 12....

Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016....

...the Hawaii Legislature is considering a pair of bills based on California’s affirmative-consent standard that would make it nearly impossible for accused University of Hawaii System students to prove they received consent in a sexual encounter....

... GE Tax Hikes on the move ....

All bills with three or more committee referrals must have passed through their first committee....

...the Washington Post published that North Korea’s missile test was an example of President Barack Obama’s failed policy of strategic patience with North Korea....

...economist Eric Root and Dr. Keli'i Akina discuss free market economics as applied to Hawaii....

The emergency proclamation will give the state access to the Major Disaster Fund, the option of waiving certain laws and regulations to expedite the outbreak response....

Lt Gov Duke Aiona delivers Hawaii Family Advocates legislative update February 12, 2016....

The state's largest government employees union has just announced plans to protest at a Hawaii Republican party event Tuesday, February 16 at the Ko'olau Ballrooms....

...seeks to increase the GET by 1% and increases taxable income....

Esther Kia’aina will host a panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on Self Determination in the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam....

U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor refused to block the privatization after discussion on Feb. 9....

The Oahu Girls Court celebrated the 13th class who successfully completed the Girls Court program at a special ceremony held on Thursday, February 11....

The purpose of the 48-hour notice rule is so that the public may participate meaningfully in the legislative process....

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its first quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report.... 

...three sectors that are key to future sustainability in Hawai‘i - energy, agriculture and natural resource management....