| Ponzi Scheme: Rep Beth Fukumoto's ex-Husband Under FBI Investigation |
... Multiple federal agencies and state regulators have built cases around investment adviser David Chang. Rep Beth Fukumoto (D-Mililani) was married to Chang during the years 2012-2016 under investigation by FBI....
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| Rail Tax Hike Bill Violates State Constitution |
...The special session rail bill, SB 4, provides that if the Foundation wins and the State is ordered to refund money to the City, then the State will scoop the same amount of money from the City's share of transient accommodations tax....
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| CNHA 'Hoodwinks' Native Hawaiian Charter Schools out of $225K |
...OHA CEO Kamanao Crabbe secretly awarded Robin Danner and Michele Kauhane's Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) a contract to disburse the Charter School funds....
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| Another OHA Trustee Caught Red-Handed |
... How stupid does Peter Apo think we are? ....
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| Supreme Court: Aquarium Fisheries Sacrificed on Altar of Tourism |
...The purpose of the Supreme Court is to give the enviros whatever they ask for. Why? Because the enviros are agents of the State's #1 industry-tourism and land development....
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| Rumors and Rage on Kauai: When Good Conservation Sounds Bad |
...Kauai freaks out AGAIN (rat poison this time) -- a point-by-point dissection of the phenomenon....
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| Ige Signs $2.4B Rail Tax Hike Bill |
... Ige's signing of the rail funding bill also allows the Honolulu City Council to approve Bill 45, which extends O'ahu's half-percent surcharge to the state general excise tax another three years ....
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| Counties Begin Pushing for more Tax Hikes in 2018 Legislative Session |
... Counties to push for a TAT tax hike and for a tax on houses to pay for ... (drumroll please) ... houses ....
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| Rail Operations Timed to Provide Excuse for Next Tax Hike |
... It's expected the bus and rail system will need well over $100 million a year from taxpayers for costs beyond the income from the fare box. The Mayor brought that up last week because pushing for tax hikes is the only thing Caldwell knows how to do ....
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| Names: Five Local Candidates for HPD Chief |
... Which of them can keep the kickbacks flowing? ....
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| Abercrombie: Hanabusa is Toast |
... Cataluna: Ige is the Mafia Candidate, not Hanabusa (LOL!) ....
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| AG Chin to Run for Congress? Wes Machida for LG? |
... AG Chin Refuses to Prosecute: Slap on Wrist for PRP over campaign against Cayetano ....
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| Tupola: Hawaii Needs a Change from Career Politicians |
"...we've seen a lot of tax hikes, a lot of burdens on local families. We definitely need a new direction and I think it's going to come from somebody who hasn't been stuck in the system doing things the same way...."
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| Andria Tupola: Special Session 2017 Wrap-Up |
...Our floor amendment to exclude neighbor islands from the 1% TAT increase received support from four other neighbor island Representatives....
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| Reso 17-199: Will Honolulu Council Back Rail Audit? |
... the most recent version of the proposed resolution requests an "independent forensic audit" of HART operations and contract awards ....
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| HDOT Sitting on $505M of Unspent Federal Funds |
...at this rate the money won't be spent for five years....
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| 93% of Hawaii Dams at 'High Hazard Risk' |
... Hawaii ranked No. 1 for state with worst infrastructure ....
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| Hawaii Braces for High Costs of Renewable Energy Mandates |
...HECO has acknowledged rates could rise by more than 44 percent when PSIP is fully implemented....
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| Hawaii Global Warming Commission Suggests Abandoning Waikiki |
...And yet I have not a single taker for my generous offer to buy out Hawaii oceanfront real estate for 10% of assessed value-cash....
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| How to fix health care in Hawaii |
... foster greater competition among doctors, hospitals, drug companies and insurance companies, by simplifying the regulatory environment ....
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| 2017 Hawaii ACT Scores 4th Worst in USA |
...Hawaii ACT Composite score beats only Nevada, Mississippi, and South Carolina coming in 4th-worst in the USA....
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| Letter to Hawaii DoE: Trump overturns Obama Policy on Trannies in Bathroom |
... "Much of the confusion over privacy facilities was driven by a short-lived effort by federal officials to redefine 'sex' to mean 'gender identity' under Title IX via a 'Dear Colleague Letter' to school officials in 2016" ....
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| Hawaii Schools Anti-bullying campaign marks its 10th year |
...The E Ola Pono campaign encourages youth groups to promote peace, pono and respect at their schools and communities through student-led campaigns....
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| The Power of School Choice |
... This was my first back to school experience at the Kualapu'u Public Conversion Charter School on the island of Moloka'i ....
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| Enrollment: DoE Down 1% -- Charter Schools up 5% |
... Department announces 2017-18 enrollment figures for public and charter schools ....
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| DoH Cancels Flu Vaccinations at Dozens of Oahu Schools and All Private Schools |
...the State can pay billions for Rail but it can't pay thousands for vaccinations....
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| Honolulu to hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony |
...The ceremony will be held on Monday, September 11, beginning at 10 a.m. in front of the Eternal Flame Monument on the front lawn of Honolulu Hale featuring Honolulu's first responders and airline representatives....
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| Confucius Says: Hawaii taxes block prosperity |
...Confucius said to the ruler: So long as when you get richer, the poor get richer.....
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| Hawaii Sues Trump over DACA |
... Sen. Dianne Feinstein suggests DACA is on shaky legal ground ....
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| UH: Only 13 DACA Students in UH System |
"...Our undocumented students are an integral part of our community...."
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| Travel Ban: 9th Circuit Court Rules Against Trump (again) |
...The celebration may be short-lived however, as the Supreme Court will take up the legality of the travel ban with oral arguments slated for Oct. 10....
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| BLNR Approves Boating Rule Changes |
...The rule changes cover a spectrum of boating and ocean recreation uses, such as: commercial use and parking permits and fees; commercial marine operations and tours....
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| Hurricane Irma: Hawaii Red Cross Volunteers Heading to Florida |
...as part of the Red Cross Shelter Management Team setting up and managing a shelter for Florida families affected by Hurricane Irma....
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| Will Trump Admin approve Jones Act waivers in wake of Hurricane Harvey? |
...This will be another test of the Trump Administration's willingness to stand-up to the domestic maritime industry....
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| U.S. waives Jones Act before Hurricane Irma hits |
...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii praises waiver to help hurricane victims....
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| Jones Act industry attacks Mercatus paper |
...AMP is the leading domestic maritime industry trade association....
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| Dropping college enrollment shows Americans no longer confident about college |
...University of Hawaii college enrollment has plummeted by 15 percent in just six years, from a high of 60,300 students in 2012 to 51,300 as of 2017....
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| Best Place to Raise a Family? Honolulu Ranks 62nd |
...analysts compared the 150 most populated U.S. cities based on 41 key metrics....
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| Hawaii Small Business in Facts and Figures |
...The state's economic engine starts on Main Street....
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| Honolulu Republicans: On Labor Day Celebrate Entrepreneurship |
...We hope you take a moment and reflect on how much America's entrepreneurial spirit and free market economy have enabled us to prosper and enjoy a standard of living unrivalled in history....
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- Mafia Hanabusa announces 2018 governor run
- Profiting from Telescope Protests and Kakaako Development, OHA Trustee Fined $25K
- Lawyer: OHA Transferred Waimea Valley to Private Company Controlled by CEO Crabbe
- Conflict of Interest: OHA Audit Committee Member Secretly owns OHA's Former Poi Mill
- ILWU, KSBE Behind Biomess Scheme to Gouge Electric Ratepayers
- Criminal Probe of OHA's $435K Beamer Contract
- Waimea Valley: OHA's $20M Secret
- Kawananakoa Estate: Sex, Drugs, and Inequality
- $2.4B Tax Hike: How They Voted
- Ige Appoints Pro-Rail Thug to HCDA
- HART Magically Makes $548M Disappear
- Randy Roth: OHA Copies Bishop Estate--Misusing LLCs to Hide from Law
- Political Connections Pay Off: Former OHA Officer on the Inside Developing Kakaako
- Mauna Kea: UH to Trade 10,000 Acres for Telescope Approval, Lease Extension?
- Progressive Activists are the Main Cause of Inequality
- Obamacare Could Bankrupt ERS
- HART & OHA Auditor Found Guilty of Fraud-Could Get 20 Years
- LOL! "Rising seas will devour Waikiki, wash away billions from Hawaii's economy"
- HEI to Burn $205M Helping Tax Credit Scammers Make More Money on Alt Energy
- Rail Stations Designed to Profit KSBE, HECO, First Hawaiian
- Hawaii is woefully vulnerable to a North Korean nuclear attack
- Grassroot Institute Testifies on Jones Act in Washington, DC
- Conservative Rankings of Hawaii Legislators-2016 Session
- Telescope Protesters Want to Discuss Terms for Cultural Park atop Mauna Kea
- Rep Andria Tupola to Run for Governor?
- King Tide Floods? City Installed Valve Makes Them Worse
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Peter Apo: 'People can just make up stuff, and pronounce cultural claims with little or no validation'
- Turn Your Child into a Tranny--Star-Adv Runs How-to Guide
- Report: Island With Highest Prices Has Smallest Proportion of Mainland Buyers
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