Entries for 'Andrew Walden'

...plaintiffs sued alleging First Amendment violations after the HPD allegedly removed Second Amendment activists' Facebook comments from an HPD Facebook page....

One could tell this morning's hearings weren't going to go well for the Akaka Tribe when the first question from the audience was, "Under what authority do you have jurisdiction here?"....

In December, 2009, then-Representative Neil Abercrombie introduced an amendment to the Akaka Bill HR2314 which marked a sharp departure from previous versions....

...even a failed grab for federal money has apparently been enough for CNHA to turn DHHL and OHA inside out....

...twelve candidates have no challenger....

Today the Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled on Hanabusa v Honolulu, Colleen Hanabusa's fake effort to fight to close Waimanalo Gulch Landfill....

With the June 3 deadline to file quickly approaching, the Office of Elections is updating filing information daily....

With the June 3 deadline to file quickly approaching, the Office of Elections is updating filing information daily....

NOTE: Flags to fly at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day....

...the Interior Department has quietly launched “Procedures for Reorganizing the Native Hawaiian Community as an Indian Tribe” three times since 2012....

The Hawaii Office of Elections has released its candidate report for the week ending May 23, 2014....

"...we wrote to our congressional delegation and were told, in no uncertain terms, that we would not be able to secure it...."

GOP Candidates were center stage at the Hawaii Republican Party State Convention at Kaneohe's Koolau Ballroom Saturday....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending May 16, 2014....

"The stakes are far too high for OHA to proceed...." -- Crabbe

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending May 9, 2014....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending May 2, 2014....

Hawaii spent $920 per enrollment, and $87 per uninsured person and enrolled the fewest people in the USA.  Nobody spent more and nobody achieved less.... 

• Kihei Maui May 6
• Kona & Hilo May 7
• Honolulu May 8

...bills up for final reading in the Senate and House on Tuesday, April 29....

Last November, this writer filled out an incomplete application for an individual marketplace plan on the Health Connector....

To see what coverage of the delegation looks like in a newspaper which does not worship at the shrine of home-state congressional seniority, readers must turn to the Wall Street Journal....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 17, 2014....

"So if you hear of ‘secret’ trips or backroom dealing, rest assured that we aren’t straying from the process.  We’re doing our job to keep diplomacy alive and keeping all options open...."

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 11, 2014....

Here is a complete list of the bills under consideration for Third Reading before Crossover....

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....

...If you are not politicized, you are not Hawaiian....

The life of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole tells the story of how Hawaiians came to be Hawaiian-Americans.

Like price fixing, 'thought leadership' is a pretty good gig...until you get caught....

the Hawaii Republican State Committee voted 37-8 with one abstention to elect former US Rep Pat Saiki Party Chair....

The hearing—with decision making to follow--is set for March 20, 2014 at 9:35am in the State Capitol Auditorium....

...IDG officers and associates gave over $10,000 to Malama Solomon for her tightly contested 2012 primary race against Lorraine Inouye....

Topping off the irony, Rep Rhoads also introduced HB2577  which would ban indoor tobacco smoking in public housing....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending March 7, 2014....

The post-Obamacare increase averages out to an additional 1,174 persons applying for Medicaid each month since October 1.... 

Cults are known for their ability to draw in devotees and make them worship the leader.  In a recent poll, Tulsi Gabbard’s popularity was tops among Hawaii politicians at 76%....

Brower mentions “carts” ten times, and suggests his attacks were part of an effort to "create a better society."

Click on the bill number for Text and Status....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending February 28, 2014....

Even more interesting, the breakdown on Djou’s support is completely inverted from the traditional Republican pattern....

The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending February 21, 2014.....