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Entries for June 2013
| Sunday, June 30, 2013 |
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Puerto Rico US Rep to Introduce Jones Act Reform Bill
By News Release @ 7:20 PM :: 6361 Views
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"My goals are to expand the universe of vessels that can transport natural gas and other fuel products from the U.S. to Puerto Rico to help reduce the cost of electricity...."
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| Sunday, June 30, 2013 |
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Need to Make Everyone Pay Their Fair Share for Roads
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 5351 Views
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Honolulu’s Mayor was rebuffed by the City Council earlier this year when he submitted a proposal to raise the county gas tax by five cents a gallon....
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| Saturday, June 29, 2013 |
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Premature Action: 9th Circuit Illegally Allows Gay Marriages to Begin
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 7354 Views
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The legal team defending California’s marriage amendment filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court Saturday to vacate a premature order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued Friday....
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| Saturday, June 29, 2013 |
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In Sudden Reversal, HIRA Comes out Against Gay Marriage
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 5811 Views
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Democrats led by Willie Espero are pushing for a special session to legalize same-sex "marriage" in Hawaii....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Obama: Churches Will not be Required to Conduct Gay Marriages
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 6818 Views
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How religious institutions define and consecrate marriage has always been up to those institutions. Nothing about this decision – which applies only to civil marriages – changes that....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Religious Liberty: Federal Court Blocks Abortion Mandate
By News Release @ 11:24 PM :: 6741 Views
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a federal court has ordered the government not to enforce the HHS abortion-drug mandate....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs Four More Bills, Defends Shark Fin Ban
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 7107 Views
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four bills related to land preservation, emergency medical services, small boat harbors and the Kahoolawe Island Reserve....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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State Senate Shakes Up Committee Structure
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 10527 Views
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Two committees have been added, splitting the current Committee on Tourism and Hawaiians Affairs (THA) into two separate subject matter committees....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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EFF Sues FBI For Access to Hawaii Facial-Recognition Records
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 5978 Views
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Lawsuit Seeks Transparency Before Implementation of a 'Bigger, Faster and Better' Biometrics System....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Truth in Accounting: Hawaii worst place in country to do business
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:34 PM :: 9404 Views
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Hawaii has the worst business ranking of all 50 states, according to an analysis by the Chicago-based watchdog group Truth in Accounting....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Foodstamps: The House of Second Chances
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:02 AM :: 5860 Views
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) is reportedly pushing to split up the old farm bill and take food stamps out of it....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Auditor: Continued state regulation of amateur boxing is unnecessary
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 AM :: 7877 Views
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Feasibility Study of Removing Amateur Boxing From the Jurisdiction of the State Boxing Commission....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Can the Median Household afford the Median Home on Oahu?
By UHERO @ 3:47 AM :: 5803 Views
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Do families have enough for the down payment, and will the median household income qualify for a loan? How will a monthly mortgage payment compare to the rent you are currently paying?
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Study: Most of Hawaii's commercial seafood is imported
By UHERO @ 3:29 AM :: 7998 Views
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Hawaii sits in the middle of the largest ocean on earth. So the majority of the seafood consumed on these islands must then come from local waters, right?
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Governor Signs Healthcare Transformation Bill
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 4719 Views
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House Bill 656, establishing the Health Care Transformation Program within the Governor’s office...
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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SB1087: GEMS for Solar Scammers
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 7544 Views
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The Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) program is an innovative financing model....
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| Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs 35 Bills
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 4932 Views
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the Office of the Governor provides the below list of most recently signed bills....
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