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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Tsutsui on Ige's Lack of Interest in Neighbor Islands
By Video @ 8:32 PM :: 5071 Views :: Politicians
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...Ige admitted he rarely visited the neighbor islands before he decided to run for Governor....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Ige on Housing? More of the Same
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 6693 Views :: Politicians, Cost of Living
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David Ige Offers The Same Policies Of The Last Four Years While Housing Costs Soar....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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BoE: Matayoshi No Longer 'Exceptional'
By News Release @ 1:40 PM :: 4431 Views :: Education K-12
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“The overall performance grade is ‘Exceeds Expectations,’ which is one step below the prior year....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Hawaii DoE Presents Next Biennium Budget--Unions Take $231M Bite
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 4629 Views :: Education K-12
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Enrollment dipped somewhat this year due to a change in the cutoff age for students to be eligible for kindergarten....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Matson to pay $1 million for Honolulu molasses spill under plea agreement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:35 PM :: 6458 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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...Matson Terminals Inc has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor violations of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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Business Development Counselors Rank Hawaii Business Environment
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 5646 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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“Winning Strategies provides a glimpse into the minds of corporate executives and site selection consultants and their perceptions of locations across the United States and the world.”
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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S.567: Schatz Proposes Largest Tax Hike in US History
By Selected News Articles @ 8:56 PM :: 6786 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Taxes
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GovTrack predicts S.567 and H.R.3118 has a 0% chance of passing out of committee and a 0% probability of being enacted....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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“Few Major Policy Differences” Between Ige And Abercrombie
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 4837 Views :: Politicians
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Ige Has Failed To Offer A Different Policy Vision While Hawaii Families Demand Change....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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VIDEO: We're Worried About Brian
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 5258 Views :: Politicians
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Where are the debates in the U.S. Senate Race for Hawaii?
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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The Future of Farming and Rise of Biotechnology
By NCPA @ 4:30 PM :: 7673 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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Today, more than 800 million people are malnourished....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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BLNR Considers New Hunting Rules
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 6259 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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BLNR will consider approval of new state hunting rules for game mammals and game birds on Oct. 24....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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NRA Grades Hawaii Candidates on Second Amendment
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 5207 Views :: Second Amendment
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Hawaii Candidates graded by NRA ....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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The Jones Act--Backward Thinking
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 PM :: 5309 Views :: Jones Act
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With the right policies, the U.S. has an opportunity to become the world’s top energy producer and to continue the return of manufacturing jobs....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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Massive Debris Pile Reveals Risk of Huge Tsunamis in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 6546 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History
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The county hopes to have the new tsunami evacuation maps distributed to residents by the end of the year....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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Walk-In Early Voting Begins October 21
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 5232 Views :: Office of Elections
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Early Voting Walk-In Locations ....
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Ige's HHSC Mess Gets Worse
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 5962 Views :: Health Care
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...Star Advertiser Editorial Slams Chairman Ige And His Fellow Legislators For Their Failure....
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Caldwell Town Halls to discuss Islandwide Housing Strategy
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 8011 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Homelessness
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Three meetings to be held to discuss Islandwide Housing Strategy
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Government to Ordained Ministers: Celebrate Same-Sex Wedding or Go to Jail
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:08 PM :: 8837 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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Ministers face a 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding....
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Plastic Bag Ban Increases Litter
By NCPA @ 1:35 PM :: 8260 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Solid Waste
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San Francisco saw an increase in litter after its bag ban was implemented....
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Sunday, October 19, 2014 |
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Former Execs of Honolulu Rail Supplier Parent Company Get Two Year Prison Term
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 5521 Views :: Rail
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...paying tens of millions of euros to Indian officials including a former Air Force head through intermediaries and falsifying invoices to win a high-profile contract....
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Sunday, October 19, 2014 |
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What Will It Take to Grow GDP? (Part 2)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4879 Views :: Economy
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As of June 30, 2013, Hawaii’s 11% top individual rate was second only to California....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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UPDATE: Hurricane Ana Takes Aim at Kauai
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 10822 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
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Tropical Storm Warning in effect as Ana takes aim at South Shores of Kauai and Island of Niihau ....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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Akina For OHA: Stop Nation-Building Effort
By Video @ 6:29 PM :: 6172 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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OHA should stop wasting money on the failed pursuit of race-based nationhood and, instead, use that money to help meet the real needs of Hawaiians for housing, education, jobs, and health care....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii Hurricane History 1949-2014
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 PM :: 10739 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Tracks of all tropical cyclones (tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes) to pass within 100 miles of the Hawaiian Islands, 1949 - 2014....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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Ige Drove Cost of Living Higher
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 3434 Views
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...Meanwhile, Senator Ige Offered New Ideas To Increase The Cost Of Living, Like Making Parking In Downtown Honolulu More Expensive....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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Washington Post Debunks Takai Campaign Commercial
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 5380 Views :: Politicians
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...read an editorial from the liberal-leaning Washington Post to understand how irresponsible Takai's position really is....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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HPD Releases Cachola Videos, 911 Call
By Video @ 1:48 AM :: 5592 Views :: Police
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Previously unreleased videos of Officer Cachola, girlfriend fighting ....
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Army Officer Files IG Complaint Against Mark Takai
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 13815 Views :: Ethics, Military, Politicians
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Hawaii resident Ben White flies home from Korea to support Inspector General Complaint against Mark Takai for “violations of privacy” and “abuse of rank”....
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii ranks worst for tax burden, report says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:59 PM :: 6707 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii ranks worst in three major categories in the seventh annual “Rich States, Poor States” report....
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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The Amazing Guesses People Give Jimmy Kimmel Crew when Asked what GMOs are
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:05 PM :: 4470 Views :: GMOs
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Most honest answer: "I'm just going along with it."
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Ige Ignored Efforts For Tax Relief On Groceries
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 5358 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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...earlier this year, when Senator Ige had a bipartisan measure to provide tax relief on groceries (SB2206, 1/16/14) before his committee, he ignored it....
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii Named a ‘Top 10 State for Afterschool’
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 5837 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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New Household Survey Finds that Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs in the State Persists....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Budget: Does Hawaii Have a Boom, or a Bust?
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 5223 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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“...a number of serious hard decisions need to be made financially for our state budget.”
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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ALEC Ranks Hawaii as Worst State in Three Economic Categories
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 9:44 PM :: 5283 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Rich States, Poor States also indicates there is cumulative domestic migration loss of 26,409 people from 2003 to 2012, with a net domestic migration loss of 2.4%....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Cam Cavasso in his own Words
By Video @ 9:25 PM :: 4546 Views :: Politicians
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It's an in-depth and engrossing look at the man behind the candidate....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Hawaii Family Advocates Releases 2014 General Election Endorsements
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 7412 Views :: Family, Politicians
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HFA endorses these candidates for this election only....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Corporations Must Re-Register as Non-Candidate Committees
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 5123 Views :: Ethics
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On November 5, 2014, the day after the general election, the Corporate Reporting System will be repealed....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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No Long-Term Gains from Universal Preschool
By NCPA @ 2:54 PM :: 4399 Views :: Education K-12
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...studies have been done on the value of preschool programs, and the results are not positive for preschool supporters....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Hawaii CON Limits Patients' Access to Life-Saving Exams
By NCPA @ 2:51 PM :: 4615 Views :: Health Care
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Certificate-of-need (CON) laws prohibit health care providers from offering new services or new medical equipment without approval from the state....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Health Care: Ige’s Epic Disaster
By Video @ 2:24 PM :: 5825 Views :: Health Care, Politicians
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Hawaii Health Connector and more ....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Keoki Kerr: "It Clearly Wasn't David Ige's Night"
By Video @ 2:14 PM :: 5821 Views :: Politicians
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...he admitted he never traveled much to the neighbor islands until the last year when he started running for governor....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Ige: "I Did Look at Pension Tax as an Option"
By Video @ 3:06 AM :: 6172 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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...Senator Ige was for these misguided tax hikes before he was against them....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Ana: Big Island Schools Closed Friday, Governor Issues Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 5459 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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Tropical Storm Ana is expected to strengthen over the next 12 hours, forcing the closure of all Hawaii Island public schools on Friday....
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
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Federal Akaka Tribe Decision Revealed
By Video @ 9:08 PM :: 10782 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Sources Say The DOI Has Arrived At Their Decision On Whether To Create A Native Hawaiian US Indian Tribe....
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
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Takai Missed Every Hearing and Every Vote
By News Release @ 7:52 PM :: 4110 Views :: Politicians
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In 2014, Takai failed to attend every hearing and didn’t participate in any votes in three committees that he’s assigned to....
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
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Djou Campaign $626K Cash on Hand
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 4706 Views :: Politicians
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Team Djou holds over $626,000 cash-on-hand as of September 30th....
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
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Ige Wants To Charge $500 For Parking In Downtown Honolulu!?
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 8215 Views :: Politicians, Rail, Cost of Living
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"Senator Ige's latest extreme proposal clearly demonstrates that the cost of living in Hawaii is at the bottom of his list of priorities...."
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
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Affordable Food? Honolulu Scores 135th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 PM :: 4538 Views :: Cost of Living
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The cost of groceries is two times higher in Honolulu than in Houston....
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
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The Bleeding of Aloha: Ugliness of the Anti-GMO Movement in Hawaii
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:30 AM :: 8025 Views :: GMOs
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Here’s a summary of what’s happening now across our state....
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