Copies of birth certificates are $10 each. Discuss all things Hawaii. http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 24 May 2013 03:42:21 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:42:21 It's a work trip but I always take a fun day or two for myself.

Basically, I love snorkeling, would try diving, love the waterfalls and nature and Koolau where they exist, and historic stuff.

What to do?

:shrug:... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047766 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:14:15 [div class="excerpt"]Posted: May 15, 2013 9:09 PM PDT Updated: May 15, 2013 10:06 PM PDT
By Keoki Kerr

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -

Two years after the state began charging tourists $3 to park at the Pali Lookout, Hawaii News Now found many visitors aren't paying the fee because they don't know... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047765 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:57:04 [div class="excerpt"]By Mary Vorsino
POSTED: 05:01 p.m. HST, May 06, 2013
LAST UPDATED: 07:43 p.m. HST, May 06, 2013

University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood will retire in September to spend more time with family and address health issues, she told the Star-Advertiser today.

Greenwo... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047764 Tue, 07 May 2013 03:14:31 Washington, DC – Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard announced her decision to return five percent of her Congressional salary to taxpayers and U.S. Treasury while the across-the-board budget cuts required by sequestration remain in place. Five percent of her salary is approximately the amount of pay that m... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047758 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:36:46 HONOLULU (AP) -- Clandestine agents. Foreign spies. Intelligence. Hawaii is better known for sunbathing on the beach or surfing than high-stakes sleuthing.

But the case of a 59-year-old civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to his much younger Chinese girlfriend is a remi... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047756 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:55:35 [div class="excerpt"]By Ian Lind 03/27/2013

Should legislators be barred from holding fundraising events or soliciting money from lobbyists and interest groups while the Legislature is in session?

These mid-session fundraisers rely heavily on lobbyists and other special interests to write chec... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047754 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:40:10 [div class="excerpt"]
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Adopted S.Res.76, Designating room S-126 of the United States Capitol as the “Senator Daniel K. Inouye Room” in recognition of his service to the Senate and the people of the United States.

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http://democrats.senate.gov/2013/03/14/senate-floor-schedule-for... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047749 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 03:49:09 [div class="excerpt"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaEpKfTVGPw

By Alia Wong 03/07/2013

“Dear Teacha,” the letter reads. “Wedda yo one native Pidgin speaka or one curious teacha of Pidgin speakaz, dis teacha’z guide, da website an all da adda stuff dat goes with it was put tugedda fo you.”

... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047739 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:00:08 [div class="excerpt"]By Patricia Tummons 03/07/2013

The Department of Land and Natural Resources has obtained the state procurement officer’s approval to purchase a herbicide that can target remote stands of Australian tree ferns, kahili ginger, and banana poka.

The herbicide, HBT-IMAZ, is reg... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047738 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:57:37 [div class="excerpt"]By Eileen Chao 03/05/2013

Genshiro Kawamoto has been called many things — eccentric, mysterious, a nuisance. You can add one more to the list: suspected criminal.

The Japanese billionaire, who owns at least 30 luxury properties on Oahu, mostly in Kahala, was arrested on Tu... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047737 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:28:18 [div class="excerpt"]NEWS RELEASE
NEIL ABERCROMBIE
GOVERNOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2013

State Sells Holdings in Student Loan Auction Rate Securities

HONOLULU – Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced that the State of Hawaii and Citigroup Global Capital Markets, Inc. ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047735 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:42:31 Part 1 of a 5 part series:

[div class="excerpt"]In the Name of the Law: What the Public Isn’t Being Told About Police Misconduct
By Nick Grube and Patti Epler 02/25/2013

In 1997, Honolulu police officer Russell Won went to federal prison for his involvement in beating an inmate at the Pearl ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047729 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:39:20 [div class="excerpt"]By Eileen Chao 02/22/2013

In his State of the State address last month, Gov. Neil Abercrombie touted the progress his administration had made in pushing state government toward a speedy recovery in the wake of budget cuts.

“Because we did what needed to be done, we were ab... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047728 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:34:04 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hJZpdN41wo

Senator Akaka speaks at 29:00

aloha pau'ole Senator Akaka!... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047727 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:59:35 [div class="excerpt"]By Sophie Cocke 02/07/2013

The owners of Molokai Ranch have reneged on plans to lease thousands of acres of land to a large-scale wind farm developer.

The decision likely spells the end for the Molokai portion of the Big Wind project, an ambitious plan to build about 70 wi... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047722 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:03:28 [div class="excerpt"]http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k611/ellisonz/18211-6bfafc6c07f063b762f062898c7bd56b44bf4e197dd6fdf94ca2daeb_w-1024_px_zps63f5e2a8.jpg
University of Hawaii executive William Watchter shows a scale model of the proposed East-West Center and Technical Center to Sen. Oren E. L... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047721 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:22:59 [div class="excerpt"]By Sophie Cocke 01/30/2013

The state doesn’t have oil or natural gas reserves, but a Big Island lawmaker is worried that technology similar to that being used to extract oil and gas on the mainland may soon be employed in Hawaii by geothermal developers.

As a pre-emptive m... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047718 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:10:17 [div class="excerpt"]By Chad Blair 01/26/2013

Hawaii advocates of gay marriage applauded the introduction of legislation this week that would give same-sex couples the same status, legal and symbolic, as opposite-sex couples.

Hawaii United for Marriage, a new hui of civil rights organizations,... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047717 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:38:42 (Reuters) - Visits to Hawaii soared to a record high last year, boosted by an increase in flights and a weaker dollar, tourism officials said on Thursday.

Almost 8 million people visited the Aloha State in 2012, more than a third of a million more than the previous record set in 2006 and a rise o... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047714 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:43:13 [div class="excerpt"]By Sara Lin 01/25/2013

UPDATED 1/25/12 12:40 p.m.

A renewed gun-control debate is sweeping the country — and Hawaii is no exception.

Lawmakers here have introduced at least six gun-control bills. The proposals include an assault weapons ban, stricter regulation of ammun... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047699 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:56:03 http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg621/DUpoliticalcartoons12/20130121_obamas_shaka_13763_zps8706cbca.jpg

AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet the Hawaii Home State Float with shaka hand signs during the inaugural parade today in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047697 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:19:33 birth cert. $10, HA!

click on events for the poster, they are giving away non-GMO seeds grown on Kauai- the whole thing is free!

[i]Vandana Shiva Visits Hawaii

Dr. Shiva’s visit is sponsored by Hawaii SEED and Ceres Trust. She will be accompanied by Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of th... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047695 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:24:34 [div class="excerpt"]By Sophie Cocke 01/14/2013

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources is mounting a renewed push for long-term funding for the protection of the state’s critical watershed areas.

At stake is the islands’ fresh water supply. Hawaii's streams and estuaries are being... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047694 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:51:01 [div class="excerpt"]By Nathan Eagle 01/10/2013

Legalize it. Regulate it. And tax the hell out of it.

More than half of Hawaii voters want the state to follow the lead of Colorado and Washington and make recreational marijuana legal for adults, a new poll shows.

But they don’t want the stat... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047687 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:40:22 I'm thinking of going to the Big Island this spring. I've been to Kauai three times, now I really want to try a different island. I've always wanted to go to Volcano Natl. Park. The island looks so huge it is overwhelming! I'm not sure where I should stay. Volcano, which looks really lush and at a h... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047681 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:04:08 http://video.foxnews.com/v/2071415356001/why-is-hawaii-so-liberal/

Apparently it's because our Asians are confused by white liberals, we all smoke too much pakalolo, and we like to have indecent sex all the time. Now you know :rofl:... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047675 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:25:42 [div class="excerpt"]By Sara Lin 01/03/2013

Hawaii may have dodged the fiscal cliff, but there's a bigger looming threat that state budget officials say they don't know how to begin to prepare for: the economic vacuum created by the loss of Sen. Daniel K. Inouye.

"The Inouye Cliff is actually ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047674 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:33:09 [div class="excerpt"]David Jackson, USA TODAY
9:46a.m. EST December 26, 2012

The battle is on for part of President Obama's legacy: The presidential library.

The University of Chicago and the University of Hawaii -- schools from Obama's home city and his birth state -- have expressed interest... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047665 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:57:44 www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/184808421.html?id=184808421

The governor's choice is a rejection of the senator's 'last wish' to have Hanabusa replace him

Derrick DePledge
Gov. Neil Abercrombie today selected Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to replace the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye in the Senate... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047660 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:35:05 [div class="excerpt"]By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 06:55 a.m. HST, Dec 23, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 02:50 p.m. HST, Dec 23, 2012

Four days of public memorials and mourning in Washington D.C. and Hawaii came to a close today as family, friends, colleagues and admirers remembered Daniel K. Inouye —... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047655 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:22:14 After three-plus years. So far my package tour itinerary has included: a holiday party with the developmental disabilities self-advocates' group I helped found years ago, a visit to a writing academy run by a renowned local novelist and poet (and friend!), and tomorrow, a trip to North Shore. Any ot... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047649 Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:38:00 [div class="excerpt"]http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg621/DUpoliticalcartoons12/hi_1963_inouye_younger_zps67bae94b.jpg
Daniel Inouye in 1963, Courtesy of the US Senate

Statement announcing Sen. Inouye's death
By Office of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye
POSTED: 12:46 p.m. HST, Dec 17, 2012
LAST ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047636 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:00:30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=F-neKNz1aAE

http://www.kanuhawaii.org/index.tpl?


Change starts with us.

A connection to the aina*. A culture of aloha. A spirit of kuleana*. These are island values that Kanu Hawaii works to protect. Will you join us?

Join a commun... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047635 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:20:58 "Mr. President, before I begin, I would like to take a moment to wish my good friend, my colleague of 36 years, my brother, Dan Inouye, Hawaii's senior Senator, a speedy recovery and return to the Senate.

Mr. President, I rise today to say aloha to this institution. I have been honored to be a me... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047634 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:47:47 http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2012/12/03/17705-akaka-retiring-plenty-aloha-but-what-about-accomplishments/

What say you: was Akaka effective or ineffective? Showhorse or workhorse?

:shrug:... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047633 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:55:29 Two of our greatest share their mana'o. Worth watching, folks. If you're too pressed for time for the intro, start at part 2, Nainoa telling about his collaboration with our astronaut Lacy Veach. But the intro is pretty great too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq3HdYzetMI pt 1

http://www.y... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047632 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:26:33
http://dc808.blogs.civilbeat.com/post/36823456035/akaka-hosting-likely-last-committee-hearing

Civil Beat:
Sen. Dan Akaka has just opened what will likely be his final Indian Affairs Committee hearing before his retirement at the end of the year.

The subject today is “Reclaiming Our Image an... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047631 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:12:27 [div class="excerpt"]By Chad Blair 11/26/2012

Frustrated over election day foul-ups, Gov. Neil Abercrombie is putting his administration's support behind converting the state's voting system to an all-mail-in and electronic voting system by 2014.

The governor disclosed his plans to Civil Beat ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047626 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:24:04 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oeQMrKrgq8

He'e = octopus.

More to come

Monsanto poisons Molokai'i and they lied to get in there. People are sick of them!

... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047623 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:51:03 http://www.staradvertiser.com/s?action=login&f=y&id=177814121


By Derrick DePledge



FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARADVERTISER.COM
Mazie Hirono gives her victory speech at the democratic headquarters in the JCCH Ballroom.

U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono's landslide victory over former Gov. Linda Lingle... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1047620 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:11:33