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The grounds of Iolani Palace are closed to the public this morning behind “No Trespassing” posted under the purported authority of the “Hawaiian Kingdom Government”.
I mistakenly thought this was the Hawaiian Kingdom Government headed by David Keanu Sai, but a check at one of the gates proved this to be wrong.
No, not that Hawaiian Kingdom […]

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It’s the last day of April, and the day before the end of Hawaii’s 2008 legislative session.
While we watched the floor session in the House from the gallery or on television upstairs, the real fireworks were to be found in the running comments on Advertiser political writer Derrick DePledge’s blog entry concerning the dueling end-of-session […]

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Hawaii Superferry, Inc. spent more than 17 times the amount previously disclosed while lobbying for special legislation during 2007, according to amended disclosure forms filed today with the State Ethics Commission.
The company now reports having spent a total of $379,431.52 during calendar year 2007. It had previously filed reports claiming total expenditures of just $21,791.56.
According […]

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The unexpected demise of Aloha’s cargo business is providing a crash course in the dangers of total dependence on imported goods. I’ll be watching the neighbor island papers for a better sense of the impact. Maybe this will kick start those sustainability plans. Is it time for the National Guard to begin an airlift of […]

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Monday Trivia #1:
This is an old Primo bottle opener that Meda found in one of her thrift shop runs. It is marked “Hawaii T.H.”, placing it prior to Hawaii statehood in 1959.
And it shows a long neck beer bottle with a Primo label.
You can click on the photo for a larger version.
So the trivia question […]

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The Advertiser is reporting this morning that Sen. Ron Menor was arrested for DUI shortly after midnight. Menor is chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment.
Many of the last minute conference committee decisions came too late to meet Friday night’s 11:30 p.m. deadline for decking completed committee reports, so House Speaker Calvin […]

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Maui’s Brad Parsons comments on the failure of the mainstream media to provide ongoing coverage of the Superferry story.
Amazing how some aspects of this story can be covered by a small radio station on an island, then the largest state newspaper…in a blog, then the largest west coast newspaper…in a blog, and finally the east […]

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The State Ethics Commission has found no evidence that State Rep. Michael Magaoay violated state ethics laws when he accepted campaign contributions from individuals associated with nonprofit organizations at the same time that he was chair of a committee that wielded control of the legislature’s grants in aid process.
The commission’s Informal Advisory Opinion 2008-1, dated […]

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