There’s an interesting item by architect Bob Crone written for the League of Women Voters in which Crone examines whether Honolulu’s population base is large enough to support the mayor’s chosen rail system. First, Crone challenges the often-heard claim that Honolulu is the country’s 12th largest city, pointing out that this is the case only [...]
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Common Cause Hawaii is urging supporters to contact the Senate Judiciary chair and ask for him to schedule public hearings on several bills, including SB 653. This bill would change the due date for annual personal disclosure statements for the prior year filed by legislators. It seems like a simple thing. Require financial disclosures to [...]
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Getting back from Maui yesterday on Hawaiian Airlines was a colossal pain. The good news, I suppose, is that the Hawaiian area was crowded with visitors. The bad news is that it had the feel of a crowd of desperate refugees, a likely deterrent to return visits. I know it will be for us. It [...]
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We’re just getting back from a quick couple of days on Maui. It wasn’t our usual Maui trip, where we check into the Maui Seaside on the shores of beautiful Kahului Harbor. This time, through a series of events, we stayed in the luxury Westin Kaaanapali Ocean Resort Villas courtesy of old friends from Vancouver [...]
There were questions being asked at a recent UH Manoa Faculty Senate meeting about HB2670, which would authorize a 66% increase in the amount that can be used from the UH Tuition and Fees Special Fund to pay expenses of the UH Foundation. The bill, introduced by Rep. Mark Takai and Jerry Chang, originally removed [...]
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Harry Eagar’s story in the Maui News about the county’s lawsuit against Merrill Lynch suggests a less rosy interpretation than that presented by state officials of the transactions that left the state stuck with over $1 billion locked up in Student Loan Auction Rate Securities (SLARS). Remember back in December when the state’s budget director [...]
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Feline Friday arrives like clockwork. This week, Mr. Romeo and Mr. Toby seem to be the stars. Romeo is a tough case. He’s the self-appointed kitty sheriff intent on keeping trespassers at bay. He’s the same cat that used to cower and cringe when Leo, half his size, would assert his Top Cat status. Now, [...]
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