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Saturday, November 5, 2016 |
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Djou: I will Build 10,000 Affordable Units on Oahu
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:01 AM :: 7961 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... 10,000 ‘rent-to-equity,’ truly affordable homes ....
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 |
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Hawaiians Need everyone to vote to clean up the problems at OHA
By Video @ 3:00 AM :: 4009 Views :: OHA
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... Kelii Akina and Mililani Trask ....
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 |
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Walk-In Early Voting Ends Saturday Nov 5
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 14164 Views :: Office of Elections
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Visit any Early Walk-In Location within your county from Tuesday, October 25 – Saturday, November 5....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii Hospitals Top New Safety Rankings -- 12 Grade ‘A’
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 4921 Views :: Health Care
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...the Fall 2016 release of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a program which assigns A, B, C, D and F letter grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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UH Seeks Believers to Photograph King Tides for Sea Level Rise Propaganda
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 6436 Views :: Environment, Higher Education
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...Community members will be trained to act as citizen scientists to 'Snap the Shore, See the Future'....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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Are You An Artiste? Need $10K?
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 4215 Views :: Honolulu County
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...MOCA is requesting proposals....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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HART receives $55.1 million in GET revenue—Claims it is Not Enough
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 5335 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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HART has now received a total of $1.8 billion in surcharge revenue for the rail project ... roughly $48.4 million less than projected....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii Pensions 70.8% Unfunded
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:32 PM :: 5269 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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One of the interesting things about elections is that so little attention is paid to issues that have major, long-term consequences....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii has the longest permit approval process in the country
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:03 AM :: 8305 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...a study done by Dr. Ralph McLaughlin, an economist at Trulia, concluded that delays in the permitting process are the greatest factor for lack of affordable housing....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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Federal Grants for Container on Barge Services—But not for Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 5:23 AM :: 4545 Views :: Jones Act
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...container-on-barge shuttle service between the State’s Honolulu Harbor and Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor (KBPH) could eliminate much of the truck traffic on the H-1....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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OHA Incumbents Run Away from Their Records—And Every Community Forum
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:37 AM :: 4299 Views :: OHA
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Lindsey and Apoliona, both up for re-election, have failed to participate in any publicly hosted forums or television programs in which they would have faced their respective challengers Mililani Trask and Keli'i Akina....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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Political Engagement -- Hawaii Ranks 47th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 AM :: 6782 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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Civic participation is a key ingredient of a well-functioning democracy....
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Thursday, November 3, 2016 |
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Jaci Agustin Recognized Again Nationally
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 4705 Views :: Politicians
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...1 of 35 female politicians to watch across America....
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Thursday, November 3, 2016 |
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Hawaii First State to File ‘Complete’ Obamacare Waiver
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 PM :: 6800 Views :: Health Care
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January 1, 2017 is the first day that these waiver programs could take effect....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 |
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 |
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Akina and Trask: Why Non-Hawaiians Should Vote for OHA Trustees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:56 PM :: 4509 Views :: Ethics
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...Hawaiians NEED everyone to vote to clean up the problems at OHA....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 |
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Djou Unveils Plan for First 100 Days as Mayor
By Rep Charles Djou @ 6:01 AM :: 7904 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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In my first 100 days in office, I will....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 |
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Island Energy Completes Acquisition Of Chevron's Hawaii Assets
By News Release @ 5:59 AM :: 5025 Views :: Energy
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Island Energy Services, LLC ("Island Energy"), an entity controlled by One Rock Capital Partners, LP, yesterday completed its acquisition of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.'s refining, distribution and retail assets located in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 |
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Winston Hale: City-Owned Building Sat Vacant for Decade
By News Release @ 5:28 AM :: 6385 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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Caldwell contemplates the City’s use of his $100 yearly property tax payment on his $4M Manoa mansion....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 |
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Mitsunaga Point by Point Expose of Pro-Caldwell Media Bias
By News Release @ 4:37 AM :: 9266 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians, Rail
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"...Caldwell may have evaded State and Federal taxes on all the stock options he has received to date...."
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016 |
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Caldwell Commits Then Fails to Show for Filipino Press Debate
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 4983 Views :: Politicians
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The Filipino Press Club of Hawaii hosted a mayoral debate this morning....
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Monday, October 31, 2016 |
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HPD Shares Payoff from $670M Gambling Bust
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 8236 Views :: Gambling, Police
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...between 2005 and 2012, the illegal operation, established by Allen Yamada and led by Felix Tom, placed gross wagers totaling over approximately $670 million through internet websites....
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Monday, October 31, 2016 |
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Announcement: When Thirty Meter Telescope Gives up on Hawaii, it will go to Canary Islands
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 8875 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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The TMT International Observatory Board of Governors met last week to discuss the progress of TMT in Hawaii and to consider potential alternate sites....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii Family Forum General Election Voter Guide
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 9936 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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Candidate Answers to the HFF Questionnaire ....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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55% Hike in Harbor Fees: Transportation Department Grabs for More of Your Money
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 7534 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...The first public hearing on the proposal will be Nov. 7 at noon at the Pier 11 terminal at Honolulu Harbor....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Do Some Benefits For State Retirees Still Make Sense?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:14 AM :: 6092 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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In 2016, Hawaii ranked 40th among the states with an OPEB funding ratio of 29.2 percent....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Judge Posner: Cab Companies Were Chumps To Rely On Govt Monopoly to Protect Them From Competition
By Robert Thomas @ 3:37 AM :: 5489 Views :: Small Business
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...holdovers from the legacy economy -- the owners of city-issued taxi medallions and permits -- did not have their property taken when the city allowed ridesharing services to operate....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Obamacare 2017 Premium Hikes 25 Percent. What's Next?
By NCPA @ 3:16 AM :: 5949 Views :: Health Care
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Back in June, it looked like the hike would be 16 percent....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Does Hawaii Need a "Property Ownership Fairness Act"
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:41 AM :: 6504 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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In Hawaii, this can be seen most starkly with the advent of the "shared" economy....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Lower Oil Prices Benefit Hawaii Most of All
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 6929 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Expenditures on gasoline and other energy goods declined 27.4 percent in Hawaii....
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Saturday, October 29, 2016 |
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Clean Energy Fraud: Puna Geothermal Operator Settles with Feds
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 6130 Views :: Energy
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...submitting false applications for federal clean energy grants to which they were not entitled....
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Saturday, October 29, 2016 |
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Visitor Spending Increased 10.4% to Record $1.2 Billion for September
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 5551 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...IUCN, Other Conventions Contributed to Strong Showing in September....
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Saturday, October 29, 2016 |
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 4734 Views :: Health Care
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...job search, job referrals, vocational training, and work-based learning opportunities to individuals with disabilities....
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Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Caldwell Duped?
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 8547 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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Mr. Francis states he never consented to appear in any paid Caldwell political ad - an action that would be a clear breach of basic journalistic ethics....
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Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Countering Chinese Inroads into Micronesia
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:45 PM :: 8910 Views :: National News, Homelessness, Military
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...Washington could find itself strategically outflanked....
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Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Hanabusa Flees HART, is Replaced by Caldwell Campaign Contributor
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 7606 Views :: Rail
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Glen Nohara gave $12K to Caldwell and a total of $102K mostly to the usual list of Democrat incumbent candidates...
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Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Two Finalists named for UH Manoa chancellor
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 5304 Views :: Higher Education
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The finalists will be participating in a final round of interviews on the Mānoa campus, November 14 and 15 and November 21 and 22, respectively....
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Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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OHA is State’s 170th-Largest ‘Business’
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 4807 Views :: OHA
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OHA is losing $20M a year on revenue of $31.4M... How much longer will they stay in 'business'? ....
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Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Hawaii Health Insurance Premiums Growing Faster than Most States
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 5502 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...premiums have continued to grow by 5 percent per year or more in Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, and Utah....
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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Kelii Akina for OHA Launches new Radio Ad
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:29 PM :: 4619 Views :: OHA
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It's time for a watchdog to stop OHA from wasting your money on a race-based nation the majority of Hawaiians just don't want!
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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Grassroot Backs Suit Against 10% Rail Skim
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:39 PM :: 5976 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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The Grassroot Institute argues that this is not about the right to collect taxes, but rather a matter of mis-allocation of the funds....
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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The People v. The Powerful - Summarized in a Caldwell Ad
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 6648 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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Caldwell actually paid for an ad that highlighted how he is owned by the establishment and totally controlled the old-boy network....
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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Ewa Homeless up 98% since 2015
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 4966 Views :: Homelessness
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...propose installing a city-wide surveillance system....
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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Homeless migrating to East Oahu
By Rep Gene Ward @ 3:05 PM :: 5697 Views :: Homelessness
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...so E Oahu residents are against sweeps....
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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BoE Moves to Dump Matayoshi
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 8120 Views :: Education K-12
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...The HSTA put Ige in office. In return he is going to get rid of Matayoshi and the tests....
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii fourth and eighth graders show improvement in science
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 4491 Views :: Education K-12
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...2015 Science assessment by the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics....
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016 |
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How Much Does OHA Spend on Chair’s Friends?
By Video @ 7:00 PM :: 5888 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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Robert Lindsey’s Been Keeping A Secret From You For Years....
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016 |
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U.S. Attorney Appoints Election Officer for Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 6522 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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Federal law protects against such crimes as intimidating or bribing voters, buying and selling votes, impersonating voters, altering vote tallies, stuffing ballot boxes, and marking ballots for voters against their wishes or without their input....
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