http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hi-news/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 04:19:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286288/posts Several Hawaii churches are uniting to register tens of thousands of new voters in hopes of influencing 2010 elections for the Legislature and governor's office. Hawaii Family Forum is leading the effort, which also includes several Protestant Churches, the Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, and the Mormon Church.... Even in the 2nd most unionized US state (NY is #1), churches are 64% larger than unions. Hawaii Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286288/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 04:19:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286075/posts Photos and video from Hawaii TEA Parties July 4 Next protest July 14: Honolulu & Hilo info>>>www.OvertaxedHawaii.com and July 14 Hilo 5PM Hilo Bayfront signwave Advertiser: 7 Hawaii 'tea parties' take aim at spending, increasing tax burden WHT Kona: Protesters celebrate Fourth with TEA party Hawaii Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286075/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:23:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283746/posts A struggling Hawaii bank received a $135 million federal bailout last fall two weeks after staff from the office of Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, a big investor in the bank, called federal regulators about the aid application, according to a report in ProPublica Tuesday. Bank regulators had designated Central Pacific Financial as a marginal candidate to receive federal assistance, according to documents cited in the report. But soon after the phone call from Inouye's office, the Treasury directed millions of dollars to bolster the bank's capital reserves. Inouye, D-Hawaii, owns shares in the bank that totaled between $350,000 and $700,000... CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283746/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:04:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283355/posts Hawaii senator helps bank he founded get aid Central Pacific Financial did not meet criteria, holds bulk of Inouye's wealth June 30, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sen. Daniel K. Inouye's staff contacted federal regulators last fall to ask about the bailout application of an ailing Hawaii bank that he had helped to establish and where he has invested the bulk of his personal wealth. The bank, Central Pacific Financial, was an unlikely candidate for a program designed by the Treasury Department to bolster healthy banks. The firm's losses were depleting its capital reserves. Its primary regulator, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283355/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:29:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283136/posts Sen. Daniel K. Inouye's staff contacted federal regulators last fall to ask about the bailout application of an ailing Hawaii bank that he had helped to establish and where he has invested the bulk of his personal wealth. The bank, Central Pacific Financial, was an unlikely candidate for a program designed by the Treasury Department to bolster healthy banks. The firm's losses were depleting its capital reserves. Its primary regulator, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., already had decided that it didn't meet the criteria for receiving a favorable recommendation and had forwarded the application to a council that reviewed marginal... msnbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283136/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:22:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283054/posts Sen. Daniel K. Inouye's staff contacted federal regulators last fall to ask about the bailout application of an ailing Hawaii bank that he had helped to establish and where he has invested the bulk of his personal wealth. The bank, Central Pacific Financial, was an unlikely candidate for a program designed by the Treasury Department to bolster healthy banks. The firm's losses were depleting its capital reserves. Its primary regulator, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., already had decided that it didn't meet the criteria for receiving a favorable recommendation and had forwarded the application to a council that reviewed marginal... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283054/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 05:50:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283095/posts Inouye reported ownership of Central Pacific shares worth $350,000 to $700,000, some held by his wife, at the end of 2007 [5]. The shares represented at least two-thirds of Inouye's total reported assets. Inouye has requested a delay in filing his annual financial disclosure for 2008, which was due this spring, and he declined to provide the current value of his investment. Since the end of 2007, the bank's stock has lost 79 percent of its value. Central Pacific was founded in 1954 by a group of World War II veterans including Inouye who were emerging leaders in Hawaii's Japanese... Hawaii Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283095/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:07:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283058/posts HONOLULU -- The Great Hawaii Furlough Battle, which for weeks has been debated only in figurative terms, will start to become more real this week as a judge ponders the legalities and state workers prepare to feel the pinch. Gov. Linda Lingle has identified Wednesday, July 1, as the first day she can unilaterally order state workers to take three unpaid days off each month or lay off thousands of them in an effort to close most of a $729 million state budget hole. But that will not come without a court fight. The first act is set for the... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283058/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:13:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283011/posts Synopsis: Hawaii's 1974 law requiring employers to provide health insurance for employees working at least 20 hours a week is being is cited by researchers as not an effective way to reach universal healthcare. Link in post below source material cannot be posted http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283011/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:47:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282145/posts Bermuda and Palau may not be the only beautiful tropical islands to host illegal Islamist combatants being released from US custody at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. If a Hawaii County Councilman and a Kauai County activist get their way, some would get a new home—and complete freedom--on two of Hawaii’s most beautiful islands. Robert Greenwell represents the North Kona district where activists recently protested against training US military personnel at Pohakuloa Training Area. They may not want US soldiers and marines, but al-Qaeda fighters are welcome. Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282145/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:05:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281827/posts “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population….” –Margaret Sanger, Founder, Planned Parenthood... Speaking in Hilo Friday, Rev Walter Hoye of the Progressive Baptist Church of Berkeley, CA told a gathering of 50 Hawaii religious leaders about forces of “black genocide” which he says now kill as many African-Americans every three days as the KKK killed in 86 years of lynching. Hoye arrived in Hilo after being released from an Alameda County, CA jail, where he was sent after Oakland, CA authorities crafted an ordinance designed specifically to stop him from speaking... Hawaii Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281827/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:05:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281545/posts n the latest effort to obtain information that could settle the controversy over Barack Obama's eligibility for office as a "natural born citizen," WND Editor and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Farah attempted to buy a full-page ad in a Honolulu daily newspaper soliciting assistance in finding documentary evidence of his birth in the city Aug. 4, 1961, as he claims in his autobiography. Despite offering the full rate of $7,168.50 plus taxes for a full-page, color ad on page 2 of the news section of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin next Monday, the copy was rejected – the latest turndown by a... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281545/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:30:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281496/posts The Obama administration seized headlines June 18 when the Defense Department stated that the United States would deploy ground- and sea-based missile-defense assets to protect Hawaii. This was a response to North Korea's threat to launch a long-range missile on July 4 toward the islands. However, new information suggests that the administration is bluffing and our defenses are inadequate to get the job done. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281496/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:01:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281445/posts WASHINGTON – In the latest effort to obtain information that could settled the controversy over Barack Obama's eligibility for office as a "natural born citizen," WND Editor and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Farah attempted to buy a full-page ad in a Honolulu daily newspaper soliciting assistance in finding documentary evidence of his birth in the city Aug. 4, 1961, as he claims in his autobiography. Despite offering the full rate of $7,168.50 plus taxes for a full-page, color ad on page 2 of the news section of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin next Monday, the copy was rejected – the latest turndown... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281445/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:38:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280526/posts I fly a lot. It's gotten to be such a hassle that I'm cutting down on my air travel, and even turning down a number of engagements because I just don't want to go through the ordeal at the airports. What ordeal? If you ask that question, you must not have flown anywhere since 9/11. I'm talking about the security gauntlet every passenger has to go through! If you have flown anywhere, you've had to get in the lines. Take off every bit of metal bigger than a dime, your jacket, hat and shoes, perhaps your belt … and, if... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280526/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:55:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279728/posts Bermuda and Palau may not be the only beautiful tropical islands to host illegal Islamist combatants being released from US custody at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. If a Hawaii County Councilman and a Kauai County activist get their way, some would get a new home—and complete freedom--on two of Hawaii’s most beautiful islands. Hawai`i Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279728/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279557/posts 22 June 2009 Governor Linda Lingle State Capitol Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813 Dear Governor Lingle, I am hereby requesting, in the legal sense, “demanding” to know the factual eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama to serve as President of the United States under the provisions of Article II Section 1 of the Constitution of the United States of America. You have the ability to settle that matter once and for all by directing that the vault copy of Obama’s birth certificate be made available for forensic examination and public viewing. It would seem common courtesy, much less satisfaction of Constitutional requirement for... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279557/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:26:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278539/posts Save those Chicago-style hot dogs for the next South Lawn picnic. The leader of the free world wants his Hawaii grinds. In a nod to his first home state, President Barack Obama will host the first-ever Hawaii-style luau on the White House lawn, complete with real Island cuisine, hula and music. The Thursday luau is pretty much all the Hawaii-born-and-raised president's idea—his revamping, of sorts, of the annual White House Congressional picnic for members of Congress and their families. Award-winning Hawaii-based chef Alan Wong is crafting the luau’s menu of contemporary Hawaiian cuisine, making use of as much Island-grown produce... Hawaii Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278539/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:24:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279351/posts WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is bringing some island flavor to the White House. The White House is turning the annual picnic for members of Congress and their families into a Hawaiian luau, in celebration of the president's home state. Tents have been set up on the South Lawn, tiki torches line the perimeter, and potted palm trees have been brought in. "It's almost like the 'Aloha' spirit lives at the White House," said Alan Wong, a famed Hawaiian chef who is preparing Thursday night's meal. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279351/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:18:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278659/posts The Pentagon shrugged off a threat from North Korea Wednesday to wipe the United States off the map. "I don't even know how to respond to that. It's silliness," said Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell."For what and with what?" But even as the spokesman discounted the threat from the communist nation, which reportedly may fire a Taepodong-2 toward Hawaii in early July, he defended Defense Secretary Robert Gate's decision to move the THAAD system to Hawaii along with the massive SBX radar system. "I don't think he would have deployed that THAAD if he didn't think there was a reason to... Fox News and AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278659/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:17:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277734/posts WASHINGTON – WND Editor and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Farah is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who can prove he or she was present at the birth of Barack Obama – and he's asking Americans to donate to the cause in hopes of raising the bounty to an irresistible amount. "Barack Obama claims to have been born in Honolulu Aug. 4, 1961," explains Farah. "His entire constitutional claim to the presidency rests on this premise. Yet, he refuses to release a copy of his long-form birth certificate – the only document that could possibly corroborate his claim. Therefore, in... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277734/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:10:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277265/posts WASHINGTON – WND Editor and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Farah is offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who can prove he or she was present at the birth of Barack Obama – and he's asking Americans to donate to the cause in hopes of raising the bounty to an irresistible amount. "Barack Obama claims to have been born in Honolulu April 4, 1961," explains Farah. "His entire constitutional claim to the presidency rests on this premise. Yet, he refuses to release a copy of his long-form birth certificate – the only document that could possibly corroborate his claim. Therefore, in... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277265/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:21:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276849/posts President Barack Obama said the United States is “prepared for any contingencies” involving North Korea — including the regime's reported threat to launch a long-range missile toward Hawaii. Japanese media have reported the North Koreans appear to be preparing for a long-range test near July 4. Defence Secretary Robert Gates has ordered additional protections for Hawaii in case a missile is launched over the Pacific Ocean. “This administration — and our military is fully prepared for any contingencies”.... TimeOnLine (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276849/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:39:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276782/posts Comforted by the U.S. military's missile defense systems, Hawaii residents doubt a North Korean missile would light up the clear island sky like fireworks on the Fourth of July. But that doesn't mean the islands' laid-back beach-goers aren't worried that a long-range missile could be launched in the direction of Hawaii's emerald mountains and white sand beaches around Independence Day. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276782/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:08:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276293/posts Anyone who plays golf has stood on a tee box and waited for the group out in the fairway to move on ahead. "If I get hold of it, I can hit them from here," is the standard comment. Whether the golfer's prowess would allow him or her to actually land a ball near the others is unclear, but etiquette demands patience and a bit of reason. We thought about that mild circumstance when we learned that North Korea is threatening to launch one of its long-range missiles toward Hawaii on or around July 4. The missile has a range... TheCabin.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276293/posts#comment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:53:51 GMT