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Monday, November 5, 2012 |
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Djou: We’re on the Verge of Winning, Hanabusa Launches Negative Ads
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 8532 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Over the weekend, our opponent began airing negative radio ads designed to attack Charles' character and divert the voters' attention from the serious issues facing our state and nation....
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Monday, November 5, 2012 |
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HD47: Fale Responds to Save Oahu Coalition
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 6466 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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...residents I spoke with felt isolated and excluded from the “Keep the Country Country” movement because of a perceived unwillingness by the organization to find common ground ....
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Monday, November 5, 2012 |
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Akina: Seven Myths About OHA Voting
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 6195 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Myth: OHA is a Hawaiian organization. Fact: OHA is a state agency created by Hawaii’s voting public to carry out the public’s duty to Hawaiians and society in general....
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Monday, November 5, 2012 |
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Bogus Study Perpetuates Wage Gap Myths
By NCPA @ 3:09 PM :: 4709 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...further examination finds that women make 93 cents -- not 82 cents -- on a man's dollar, after accounting for all college majors and occupation....
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Monday, November 5, 2012 |
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The Next President and the Supreme Court
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:06 PM :: 4399 Views :: National News, Ethics
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One vote could decide both the immediate election and the course of constitutional law for decades to come....
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Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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House Candidate Kaniela Ing: “I don’t Support Osama bin-Laden”
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 17175 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Military, Politicians
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“I don’t support Osama bin-Laden. I didn’t cheat on my LSAT.” That was the message HD11 Democratic House candidate Kaniela Ing blurted out to the astounded members of the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission at a hearing Thursday, November 1.
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Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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Djou: Our Polls Show us Ahead
By Rep Charles Djou @ 5:55 PM :: 9379 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...our internal polls have us with a slight lead....
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Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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Giving Judges a Chance to Double Dip
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:54 AM :: 6779 Views :: Energy, Environment
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No doubt many voters have already cast their votes in this election, but it is never too late to stop a bad idea ....
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Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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Former Pearl Harbor Official Endorses Lingle
By Video @ 12:36 AM :: 6711 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...Lingle worked collaboratively with Senator Inouye and other members of Hawaii’s Congressional delegation to save PHNSY from closure....
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Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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Djou Releases Final TV Ad
By Video @ 12:08 AM :: 6175 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...final 72 hours before the election....
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Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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PRP: Fukunaga Running to Continue Act 221 Tax Credit Scams
By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 9908 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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Fukunaga’s ‘High-Tech’ credentials come from her decade-long advocacy of the Act 215/221 tax credits--one of the biggest taxpayer rip-offs in Hawaii history....
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Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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Islamism’s Unity
By Daniel Pipes @ 8:07 PM :: 7031 Views :: World News, Family
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... fighting violent Islamists while cooperating with non-violent ones ....
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Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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Lingle Camp: Race in Dead Heat, Hirono Panics
By News Release @ 6:52 PM :: 6788 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...we know their polling methods are flawed and this race is up for grabs. Even the Democrat DC-based Super PAC, MajorityPAC, thinks this race is a toss up....
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Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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OHA for Everyone
By David S Chang @ 1:47 PM :: 7337 Views :: Energy, Environment
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OHA and our state legislature have embraced a new law (Act 195) which creates a racial divide by allowing for the enrollment of a separate Hawaiian nation based on blood only, in effect excluding more than 80% of Hawai’i's population....
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Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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Majority PAC Ad Plagiarizes Lingle Ads and Deceives Voters
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 6036 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...the message is filled with lies about Governor Lingle’s positions and direct plagiarism of messaging put forth by Governor Lingle....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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UHERO: Renewable Energy Tax Credit is Significant Weight on State Budget
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 5344 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii’s tourism juggernaut powers onward, but growth elsewhere remains elusive....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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UHERO Deploys Latest Excuses For Big Wind, Big Cable
By News Release @ 10:58 PM :: 9716 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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The proposed wind project largely serves to limit the amount of imported biofuel used to meet the RPS (so we can make the numbers add up)....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Obama Administration Waives Jones Act For Hurricane Sandy
By Michael Hansen @ 10:37 PM :: 6907 Views :: Jones Act
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The Jones Act Waiver was requested by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Case: If PRP Wins, Negative Will be the New Normal
By Ed Case @ 10:26 PM :: 7102 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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... if PRP succeeds in Hawaii's most negative campaign (so far), that campaign will become the new norm for Hawai'i politics ....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Hirono's Only Education Accomplishment, Siding With Union Bosses
By Video @ 10:20 PM :: 5645 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...she's continuing to live in the past at her furlough rally, and she has encouraged teachers to strike again....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Hirono, HSTA Celebrate Three Years of Furloughs
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 5635 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Mazie Hirono is hosting a rally today to slander Governor Linda Lingle in regards to the 2009-2010 teacher furloughs, a tactic that has been a hallmark of Hirono's campaign.
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Honolulu Rail: Set Phasers On Stun
By Robert Thomas @ 5:49 PM :: 7519 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Today's Order gave some clues about whether the court would conclusively halt the project, but deferred a ruling until December....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Decades of Employment Growth in America's Public Schools
By NCPA @ 12:49 PM :: 5064 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...teachers' numbers increased 252 percent while staffing and administration experienced a growth of 702 percent....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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WSJ: Biofuels Kill 192,000 Persons Every Year
By NCPA @ 12:43 PM :: 2349 Views
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...biofuel mandates are responsible for at least 192,000 premature deaths every year because of hunger....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Governor Selects Louise Kim McCoy as Communications Director
By News Release @ 12:38 PM :: 5571 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today announced that Louise Kim McCoy is joining his administration effective today....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Unemployment Rate Inches Back Up
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 PM :: 2319 Views
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...the unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent in October and the economy created about 171,000 jobs, roughly equal to the usual number of new workers in the labor force....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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DLNR Announces Arbor Day Events
By News Release @ 1:36 AM :: 4666 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today said, “I want everyone to remember that trees and forests are what make life possible...."
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Hyper-Partisan PAC Comes into Hawaii Backing Hirono
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 4022 Views :: Energy, Environment
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It's very obvious that Hirono's campaign and her mainland operatives see the same polling numbers we do: that the U.S. Senate race is a statistical dead heat....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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General Contractors Association of Hawaii Endorses Lingle
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 5938 Views :: Energy, Environment
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GCA joins a growing coalition of business leaders supporting Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate, including the Associated Builders and Contractors, Maui Chamber of Commerce, and the Hawaii Restaurant Association, as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Caldwell Caught with His Hand in “Pay to Play” Cash Register
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 7360 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Yesterday’s report on campaign donations reveals that he continues to accept great numbers of monetary contributions from government contractors, including Honolulu rail contractors....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Ohana Health receives contract to provide behavioral health services in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 5681 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...behavioral health services to Medicaid-eligible adults who have serious mental illnesses, and who are participants in the state's QUEST Expanded Access, or QExA, health program....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Crony Capitalism: By-Product of Big Government
By NCPA @ 5:20 PM :: 4810 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Crony capitalism describes an economic system in which the profitability of firms in a market economy is dependent on political connections....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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HD5 Bateman Releases Final Radio Commercial
By Audio @ 10:56 AM :: 9518 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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It is clear that our state government has not been working for the people and I am running to change that.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Administration Ignores Law, Delays Exposing New Regulations
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:47 AM :: 4511 Views :: National News, Ethics
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After three years of hyper-regulation, the Obama Administration has noticeably slowed its rulemaking in recent months....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Hawaii County Releases Absentee Voting Totals
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 7252 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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104,323 Hawaii County residents are registered to vote in the 2012 General Election....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Grand Theft Aina: Sierra Club Launches PLDC Repeal Drive
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 6807 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"With the PLDC's recent efforts to exclude the public from commenting and the adoption of a toothless strategic plan, it appears our only alternative is to push for a repeal of the PLDC."
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Hawaii Adjusted Income Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 AM :: 9323 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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At $22,394, Hawaii's adjusted average income figure is more than $7,000 below that of the next lowest state....(we're 39% lower than Mississippi and 56% lower than Alaska)
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Hawaii Accounts for Nearly 3% of US Electric Car Sales
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 PM :: 6233 Views :: Energy, Environment
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2.9 percent of all new electric vehicles sold so far in the U.S. this year were registered in Hawaii, ranking the state 10th in the country. This rate is almost eight times the state’s share of all new car registrations in the U.S., where Hawaii ranks 41st overall at 0.4 percent.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Civil Beat Poll -- 56% Democrats
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 10:20 PM :: 6621 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Civil Beat's pollster over samples Democrats, using 56% self-identified Democrats. Our nationally-recognized pollster believes this figure should be 42%....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Hurricane Sandy, Tsunami Scare Expose State Catastrophe Debts
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 8960 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii looted its catastrophe fund to "balance" the budget and doubled down by taking borrowed money to replenish it....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Those Not-So-Blue Blue States
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 PM :: 5514 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"It's happening. Romney winning independents, safe Obama states no longer safe, female gap closing. Obama is in trouble."
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Five Ways the Student Loan Bubble Mirrors the Housing Crisis
By NCPA @ 2:45 PM :: 5217 Views :: National News, Ethics
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There are some striking similarities between the private student loan market and subprime mortgage industry....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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The Specter of Taxmageddon Rises
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:21 PM :: 5294 Views :: National News, Ethics
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On this Halloween, a truly frightening specter is looming....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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3rd in Nation: Hawaii Pays $1436 per Household for Gov't Pensions
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM :: 9220 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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$1436.40 per household per year is currently being paid into Hawaii government employees pensions—third highest in the nation. Table 4 (pg. 48) shows that an additional $1288 per household is needed ....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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The Real Stimulus: Low-Cost Natural Gas
By NCPA @ 3:01 AM :: 5909 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The United States is experiencing a revolution in oil and gas....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Audio: Djou Launches New Radio Commercial
By Audio @ 1:32 AM :: 9379 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Our campaign is surging in the closing days! As we approach Election Day, you can feel the momentum building....
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