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| Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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HUD Counts 6,335 Homeless in Hawaii--1,180 Chronic
By News Release @ 2:28 AM :: 6679 Views
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... 1,465 homeless unwilling to accept shelter in Honolulu ....
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| Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Criminal charge for hangar golf cart? DoT Aviation Div. Harasses Pilots
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 6540 Views
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“Good people are now in jeopardy of losing their security clearances and careers if a criminal conviction appears in their file … This unreasonable approach by (Aviation Division) management is unacceptable and the ramifications are catastrophic for GA in Hawaii.”
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| Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Student Rally to Protest UH Funding Cuts, Tuition Hikes
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 5646 Views
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...rally in protest of the $250 million loss of state funds in 5 years which has resulted in tuition increases....
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| Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Fort Shafter Project Labor Agreement Survey Due Dec. 2
By News Release @ 12:49 AM :: 9671 Views
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...a federal construction contract to build Phase 2 of the USARPAC Command and Control Facility at Fort Shafter....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Honolulu Councilman Stanley Chang Introduces Anti-Gun Resolution
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 5445 Views
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Resolution 13-280 calling on Congress to enact federal legislation to implement President Obama’s “Now is the Time” plan....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Mitsunaga's Abercrombie Releases $83.9M for UH Maintenance Projects
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 5088 Views
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Abercrombie today announced the release of $83.9 million for capital improvement projects at University of Hawaii campuses....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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A Decade of Harassment: Bottled Water Battle Goes to Hawaii Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 9:35 PM :: 7955 Views
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...arguing a case in the Hawaii Supreme Court about automatic approval statutes and zoning law....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Assaults at Hawaii hospital for criminally insane prompts Senate investigation
By Malia Zimmerman @ 9:17 PM :: 9473 Views
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Assaults on workers at the Hawaii State Hospital are all too common, and taxpayers are picking up the tab for the cost of treatment and workers compensation....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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UHERO: Solar Tax Credits Boost Profitability of Investment for Rich
By UHERO @ 1:44 PM :: 6977 Views
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...the vast majority of installations are demanded by households with the median income and higher....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Sarah Allen to Head State Procurement Office
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 5316 Views
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From 2007 to 2013, Allen was a senior manager for ASI Government, Inc. in Arlington, Va.....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Transit Spending Slows Urban Growth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:58 PM :: 6546 Views
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...regions that spend more money on transit seem to grow slower than regions that spend less....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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While Obama Remakes the Courts, Harry Reid Wants to Remake the Senate
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:14 PM :: 4560 Views
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"Everyone in this chamber knows that if the majority chooses to end the filibuster—if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate—then the fighting and the bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse." -- Sen Barack Obama, 2005
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Grassroot Institute Goes to China
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:16 AM :: 6829 Views
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In a live conversation from Hong Kong, Washington D.C. and Honolulu, Grassroot Institute president Keli’i Akina kicks off his China-speaking tour....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Lloyds of London Lawsuit Reveals Story Behind Kahuku Windfarm Fires
By Andrew Walden @ 1:38 AM :: 14289 Views
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The lawsuit states that a second fire—also previously described by First Wind management as ‘small’--resulted in $2,000,000 in damages....
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| Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Locked Up and Shipped Away: Interstate Prisoner Transfer and the Private Prison Industry
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 9207 Views
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...four states - California, Idaho, Vermont, and Hawai'i - collectively ship 10,500 prisoners to for-profit prisons outside their home states. West Virginia is developing a plan to do the same....
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| Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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New Survey Shows 96% Support for Solar Energy in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 4715 Views
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85 percent believe efforts should be made to make renewable energy such as solar power more affordable for consumers....
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| Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Maui Mayor Signs MOU with Monsanto Requiring Disclosure of Pesticide Use
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 8530 Views
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While watching what was happening in other counties, Maui County decided to approach Monsanto - which has farms on both Maui and Molokai - to require disclosure of the company’s restricted-use pesticides and all information about related practices....
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| Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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After Years of Talk, Temporary Barriers to be Tested at Laniakea Beach
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 7112 Views
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North Shore residents and transportation officials have been discussing proposals to improve Laniakea traffic for years....
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| Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Did Matson and Horizon Lines defraud the United States?
By Michael Hansen @ 8:52 PM :: 11961 Views
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A federal district court jury is scheduled to decide late next year whether or not the ocean carriers Matson Inc. (MATX) and Horizon Lines Inc. (HRZL) defrauded the United States of America in connection with military cargo shipments they carried in the Hawaii and Guam trades....
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| Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Judge Sam King: A Memoir
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 10465 Views
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In his half-century on the bench, he presided over some of the most sensational of Hawai‘i’s organized crime trials, and he upheld the 1967 Hawai‘i Land Reform Act that shifted property ownership in Hawai‘i from large trusts to ordinary citizens....
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