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Friday, July 26, 2024 |
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HDOT Seeks Bids for Removal of Falls of Clyde (again)
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 125 Views :: Hawaii History
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... Over the past decade, HDOT has focused on the removal of inoperable vessels from its commercial ports ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Hawaii Join NATO? State Department Responds
By Ed Case @ 5:20 PM :: 418 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... State Says Formal Amendment Of The Treaty Is “Unlikely” ....
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Saturday, July 13, 2024 |
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Why Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam aren’t covered in NATO’s defense pact
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 PM :: 610 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... Article Five is only applicable if the attack occurs at a location north of the Tropic of Cancer ....
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Sunday, July 7, 2024 |
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July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 49240 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Labor
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...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time. Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....
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Saturday, July 6, 2024 |
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Tokuda Finds Way to Strip Name of Captain Cook from Post Office
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 1196 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Military
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... the goal is to remove all references to Captain Cook from Hawaii ....
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Thursday, July 4, 2024 |
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The 1840 Hawaiian Constitution and the Fourth of July
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:02 AM :: 20409 Views :: Hawaii History
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In 1840 the Kingdom of Hawaii adopted a constitution with strong parallels to the Constitution of the United States....
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Thursday, July 4, 2024 |
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The Verified Complaint In Equity: The Declaration Of Independence
By Robert Thomas @ 12:01 AM :: 24317 Views :: National News, Hawaii History
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...the structure and style of the Declaration follows a form familiar to most modern lawyers: a complaint initiating a lawsuit....
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Monday, July 1, 2024 |
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Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest in the last 10 years
By Selected News Articles @ 8:28 PM :: 851 Views :: Hawaii History, Office of Elections, Politicians
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... This is the only election cycle in the last 10 years in which a district is not open ....
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Saturday, June 29, 2024 |
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Scheme to Remake Lahaina as Touristy Water Park Advances in Congress
By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 2135 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Hawaii History, Land Use, Tourism
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... The remade Lahaina will be a tourist-oriented animation of the pre-plantation era when the economy was based on slaughtering lots of whales ....
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Saturday, June 22, 2024 |
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Sandwich Isles Communications: Twenty Years of Criminality
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 992 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History
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... Al Hee was convicted was criminal tax fraud in 2016, which resulted in the FCC and HPUC stripping SIC’s ability to receive USF subsidies ....
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Friday, June 14, 2024 |
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June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 60076 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor
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Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024 |
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The Secret History of the Mercado Kim Crime Family
By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 PM :: 9002 Views :: Ethics, Gambling, Hawaii History, Police, Politicians, Drugs
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... Mercado Kim's uncle, John Sayin Kim, became Godfather of Hawaii organized crime after the explosion of his Cadillac Eldorado in Chinatown ....
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:00 PM :: 37220 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor, Religion
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If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 38959 Views :: DHHL, Agriculture, Hawaii History, Land Use
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...the homestead associations he championed in his first decade of service were multi-ethnic groups seeking the fee-simple ownership of land promised in the Hawaii Organic Act....
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
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The last time Congress created a new state
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 15880 Views :: Hawaii History
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...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 |
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Let’s Fulfill MLK’s Dream in Hawai‘i
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:19 PM :: 1421 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA
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... On Sept. 17, 1959, King made a historic visit to Honolulu and addressed the first session of the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives ....
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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It might be called Hawaiian, but it isn’t Hawaii-owned
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 1997 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism
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... Hawaiian Airlines has not been owned by an individual or entity in Hawaii for a long time ....
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Monday, December 25, 2023 |
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Public Corruption In The Land Of Aloha
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 PM :: 3047 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Police
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... Rather than get personally involved and perhaps step on the wrong toes, people deliberately chose to go along to get along ....
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 |
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How Christmas Came to Hawaii
By Hoku Paoa Stevenson @ 7:50 PM :: 41391 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace....
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Thursday, December 7, 2023 |
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Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 36960 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Military, Police
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“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
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Celebrate the Life of Senator Sam Slom
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 1902 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Republican Party
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... Sunday November 5, 2023, at State Capitol ....
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Friday, August 18, 2023 |
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Racists in Congress fought statehood for Hawaii, but lost that battle 64 years ago
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 1862 Views :: Hawaii History
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... the forces of segregation and racism in Congress effectively derailed statehood for more than a decade ....
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Friday, August 18, 2023 |
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Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 58805 Views :: Hawaii History
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... Opponents of Statehood were landed aristocracy fearful of being ruled by their employees....
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Friday, August 18, 2023 |
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Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 7645 Views :: Hawaii History
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...Gallup first polled Americans on their support for Hawaii's statehood in 1940....
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Saturday, August 12, 2023 |
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It was 125 years ago today: Hawaii Becomes US Territory
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 28783 Views :: Hawaii History
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On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines....
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Sunday, August 6, 2023 |
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This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 60594 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism. So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.
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Friday, August 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii Democrats Used ‘Fake Electors’ During The 1960 Election. Nobody Was Charged.
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 5562 Views :: National News, Hawaii History, Office of Elections
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... A recount of Hawaii’s votes ultimately reversed the outcome of the state election ....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023 |
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1853 Hawaiian Mission to Marquesan Cannibals
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 19181 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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At the Marquesas Islands, Herman Melville and his friend jumped ship....
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Tuesday, July 4, 2023 |
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Happy Fourth of July!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 AM :: 1757 Views :: Hawaii History
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... the Declaration of Independence set our nation on its course to become the leading light for freedom throughout the world ....
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Sunday, July 2, 2023 |
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Regulations make housing prices unsustainable
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:09 PM :: 2112 Views :: Development, Hawaii History, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... why have prices spiked over the past half-century? ....
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Friday, June 30, 2023 |
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Sister Park Arrangement Signed for Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Hiroshima Peace Memorial
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 1875 Views :: Hawaii History, Military, Tourism, Obama
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... Former President Barack Obama, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, Governor of Hawaii Josh Green, and Senator Hirono Promote Peace through Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Sister Park Arrangement ....
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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The politician and the Skyline buzzsaw
By Selected News Articles @ 4:25 AM :: 3228 Views :: Hawaii History, Rail
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... a list of political careers derailed by rail ....
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Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Kamehameha: The Founding of the Hawaiian Kingdom
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 PM :: 28472 Views :: Hawaii History
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Today is Kamehameha Day in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023 |
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Aloha, Sam Slom, Hawaii will miss you
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:20 PM :: 2191 Views :: Hawaii History, Republican Party
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... It’s a rare man who enters politics and leaves this world mourned as much by his political adversaries as his friends and allies ....
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Saturday, May 27, 2023 |
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The Lone Ranger
By Selected News Articles @ 11:41 PM :: 2265 Views :: Hawaii History, Republican Party
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... the personal, face-to-face level, Sam was really hard to beat ....
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Friday, May 26, 2023 |
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The Number of Troops Hawaii Sent to Fight in WWII
By Selected News Articles @ 9:18 PM :: 2018 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... About 15,965 Americans residing in Hawaii enlisted to fight in World War II ....
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
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Flags Lowered for Late Senator Sam Slom
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 2348 Views :: Hawaii History, Republican Party, Small Business
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“Sam dedicated some 20 years to representing East Honolulu and was a vocal member of the Republican Party and a longtime strong voice for small business.”
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Friday, April 7, 2023 |
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30 Years later First members Appointed to Oahu Historic Preservation Commission
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 2063 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii History
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... Administratively, the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission will be managed by the City’s Department of Planning and Permitting ....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023 |
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After Indictments, Al Hee Took $9M More
By Andrew Walden @ 9:59 PM :: 4233 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History
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... remember Al Hee? The first in the current wave of Hawaii corruption cases, Hee's indictment was handed down on the exact second anniversary of Dan Inouye's death ....
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Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
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Abraham Lincoln Abolished Slavery in Hawaii too
By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 AM :: 3556 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History
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... Abraham Lincoln freed Hawaii plantation laborers from indentured servitude--in 1900--35 years after he was assassinated. How? Keep reading ....
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Friday, February 17, 2023 |
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Judge denies Native Hawaiian group’s bid for promised home loans
By Court House News @ 10:50 PM :: 2458 Views :: DHHL, Hawaii History
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... Na Po’e Kokua failed to show it represents individuals seeking to recover loan funding meant for Native Hawaiian homelands ....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 |
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30 Years Later: Will Court Toss Out $150M Grift Against Bank of America?
By Court House News @ 10:35 PM :: 1969 Views :: DHHL, Hawaii History
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... a Maui-based 'nonprofit' filed a complaint seeking the funds ....
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Friday, January 20, 2023 |
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John Waihee’s Favorite Trump-era influence peddler sentenced to prison
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 3716 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Hawaii History, Republican Party
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... Nickie Lum of the Infamous Lum Crime Family Sentenced for Facilitating Unregistered Lobbying Campaign in Exchange for Approximately $3 Million ....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022 |
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Drugs, Fish, and Termites: Miske FBI Backgrounder Unsealed by Federal Judge
By Andrew Walden @ 8:35 PM :: 5041 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... 40 miles off the coast of Hawaii, FV Rachel attached a large amount of Methamphetamine to a Radio Frequency (RF) buoy and dropped the drugs into the ocean ....
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 |
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The ‘mailbox conspiracy’ and what it says about corruption in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:31 PM :: 3866 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Hawaii History, Police
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... Hawaii doesn’t have any more or less corruption than any other part of the country, but it does lack whistleblowers and introspection, which makes combating corruption so difficult ....
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Sunday, August 14, 2022 |
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Plague, Frogs, Fire and Cracks: Eleven Years of HART Excuses
By Andrew Walden @ 12:02 AM :: 3329 Views :: Hawaii History, Rail
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... HART excuses are nearly Biblical: Plague, Frogs, Fires, and Cracks -- but the real reason slipped out as COVID shut down Hawaii's tourism industry: “After Wasting Billions to Build Rail, is it worth $160 million a year to operate?” ....
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Friday, August 12, 2022 |
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Two from Hawaii Appointed to Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 1873 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii History
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... to identify geographic names and federal land unit names that are considered derogatory and solicit proposals on replacement names ....
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