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| Saturday, October 5, 2013 |
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Secret Chart Reveals HMSA Individual, Family Rates-- $873 Per Person for Non-Smokers
By Andrew Walden @ 10:48 PM :: 13279 Views
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HMSA, Kaiser, and the Hawaii Health Connector continue to refuse to make these rates public, but we've got them here....
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| Saturday, October 5, 2013 |
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US Commission on Civil Rights Seeks Nominees for Hawaii Advisory Committee
By News Release @ 9:30 PM :: 8487 Views
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The Commission is an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress....
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| Saturday, October 5, 2013 |
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Grassroot: Poll Favors Limited, Accountable Government
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:08 PM :: 5744 Views
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Grassroot Institute has been spreading the word about the results of the Reason Foundation’s poll....
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| Saturday, October 5, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Aegis Ballistic Missile Intercept off Kauai
By Video @ 6:05 PM :: 5930 Views
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A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B guided missile is launched from the USS Lake Erie, and successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target off the coast of Kauai....
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| Saturday, October 5, 2013 |
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Rail Burns Thru $256M in 12 months with no Construction
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:39 AM :: 5564 Views
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Of that amount $166 million was for professional services and that was likely all for Parsons Brinckerhoff....
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| Friday, October 4, 2013 |
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"Rich States" Also Have Debts -- Hawaii Ranks #5
By Selected News Articles @ 5:19 PM :: 6492 Views
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The Taxpayer Burden for Hawaii, the 5th “richest state,” is $ 39,900 compared to its median household income of $66,259.
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| Friday, October 4, 2013 |
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Feel rich? Average Hawaii Resident needs to pony up $40K to pay off state debt
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:10 PM :: 7305 Views
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Do you feel rich? The Wall Street Journal claims you are, as a fiscal watchdog group says the opposite, citing crushing amounts of government debt....
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| Friday, October 4, 2013 |
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UHERO: Furlough Fridays = Less Juvenile Crime
By UHERO @ 3:12 PM :: 7535 Views
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The authors attribute the reduction in crime to two factors. The first is a lack of "concentration" allowing for less opportunity to engage in criminal activity, and the second is possibly increased monitoring by parents....
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| Friday, October 4, 2013 |
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E-RAT-icate: Cost-effectiveness of Eradication vs. Control
By UHERO @ 3:02 PM :: 5823 Views
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Ecological non-use benefits and the costs of eradication and control programs are often difficult to quantify....
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| Friday, October 4, 2013 |
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Mr. President, You Can End the Government Shutdown
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:21 PM :: 4663 Views
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Obama is so intent on protecting his unpopular, unworkable, and unfair health care law that he’d prefer to keep the government closed....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector Secret Rates Revealed? HMSA Premium Jumps 44%
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 7809 Views
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Under their current small-business group coverage they are paying $810.56 per month. Their new price effective July 1, 2014 will be $1,166.24 per month....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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ULI Fellowship: Caldwell to Select Land Use Challenge
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 9181 Views
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Past classes of Rose Fellows have tackled challenges including revitalization of Detroit’s Livernois Avenue....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector: Six Legislative Committees to Discuss ‘Concerns’
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 6425 Views
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The Insurance Commissioner will discuss concerns regarding new insurance requirements of the ACA and its impact on rates and populations groups ....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Sequestration Report: Reduced Funding is Just the Beginning of a New Reality for Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:07 PM :: 3889 Views
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...reduced funding is likely just the beginning of a new reality of diminishing federal support for states and municipalities....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Honolulu Roads 13th Worst in Nation, Cost Drivers $598 per year
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 7570 Views
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Forty-three percent of major roads in the Honolulu urban area are in poor condition, costing area drivers $598 each year....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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KIUC Seeks PUC Approval for Monthly Meter Charges
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 6058 Views
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About 10 percent of the utility's 30,000 customers have opted not to use the smart meters. KIUC estimates the cost of reading and servicing those 3,000 meters to be about $340,000 a year....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Hawaii residents, lawmakers frustrated with health connector glitches
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:25 PM :: 5151 Views
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Hawaii lawmakers plan a briefing Wednesday to look into problems related to the Hawaii Health Connector services....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Panos: Ten Plus One Reasons Why I Do Not Support The Honolulu Rail Project
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:20 PM :: 8316 Views
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Among all travel options on Oahu, mass transit serves 6% of the travelers, just slightly above the U.S average of 5%....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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What Asia Pivot? Defense Budget Cuts Undermine U.S. Interests in the Pacific
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:29 PM :: 4150 Views
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...the U.S. military lacks the resources necessary to implement such strategies....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Storming the Barricades in Washington
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:58 PM :: 4928 Views
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On Tuesday, the National Park Service put up barricades around the open-air memorial that is normally accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, even when Park Service personnel are not there....
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