I Aloha Molokai has released two new videos … 

For 14 million unemployed Americans and their families, this Labor Day will not be a happy one....

...six DoE schools appealed, and after “putting misplaced students in the correct category” they have suddenly been transformed into DoE success stories....

Those who were not so fortunate to take advantage of many of these tax incentives can tip their hats to those who did take advantage of the tax credits and other tax breaks as they laughed all the way to the bank....

...to be held in Nanakuli at the Nanaikapono Elementary School from 6 pm to 9 pm on September 8, 2011....

... a July 3, 2008 memo from the US Embassy in Mexico—revealed earlier this week with the latest batch of classified Wikileaks documents—shows that the UFW had signed a contract with Global Horizons and was itself looking forwards to becoming a major labor contractor ....

SCPO Vickers, 36, was a 1992 Maui High School graduate. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the Maui Arts and Cultural Theater. SCPO Vickers will be laid to rest at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku.

... "We were the only two people in the room so you have to reach your own conclusions."....

The strongest part of the tourism recovery is now behind us, and further industry gains will be more incremental.

The circuit court dismissed HSTA's appeal from HLRB's Order No. 2573 (Order No. 2573) for lack of appellate jurisdiction, determining that Order No. 2573 was not a final decision and order within the meaning of Hawai`i Rules of Civil Procedure (HRCP) Rule 72....

The Judgment filed on December 16, 2009 in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit is affirmed.

...The study includes its first state-by-state analysis of methamphetamine positives, based on more than 4.5 million urine specimens collected from the general U.S. workforce from January-December 2010....

... for the first time since 1945, no new jobs were created—Zero....

HHB can now move ahead with its engineering design, construction and refurbishing of the former Hilo Coast Power Company power plant at Pepeekeo into a modern biomass facility.

• 16% of Hawaii’s Rural bridges are structurally deficient –10th in nation
• 29% of Hawaii’s rural roads rated poor—5th in nation

When we examined the public file documents shortly after Mayor Carlisle made the award announcement on March 21, 2011, we were shocked to discover that the disqualification of our proposal swept away what would have been the winning bid.

On Aug. 2, 2011, Safeway Director of Public Affairs & Governmental Relations Susan Houghton and other Safeway officials met with KCFA Board member Paul Uster at Safeway headquarters in Pleasanton, California, to review the concerns of Kona coffee growers....

...inaccurate statements by the owner notwithstanding, occupancy rates at the Waikiki EDITION were 67 percent in July and were running in excess of 80 percent in August prior to the illegal raid and seizure of the hotel ....

• REP. CYNTHIA THIELEN AMONGST PRESENTING DIGNITARIES AT INTERNATIONAL WAVE ENERGY CONFERENCE
• Walk Wise Hawaii with Representative Corinne Ching
• Hawaiian Chariots with Gil Riviere and Daniel Ward
• Robotics with 'The Hawaiian Kids' from Waialua High
• Plant Theft Robs Us All by Representative Cynthia Thielen
• Representative Gene Ward Discusses Kamiloiki Elementary
• Would You Have Been Ready? Virginia earthquake a startling reminder for Hawai‘ i
• REP. KYMBERLY PINE LAUNCHES “INBOX”

Eliminating $380 billion in subsidies to industries that damage the environment could go a long way toward resolving U.S. budget challenges, a coalition of groups from across the political spectrum said in a new study, reports the Environment News Service.

Among dozens of “green” schools in Washington state, only two use less energy than traditional schools built in those same districts. In more than one instance, the “green” schools use 30 percent more energy per square foot ....