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2009-07-08 02:28:05 - Martin says the Hawai'i courts are obstructing access to historical archives concerning President Barack Obama. In a sharply worded petition to the Hawai'i Supreme Court, to be docketed July 9th, Martin recites a history of abuse, harassment and procrastination by Hawai'i judges, clerks and the state's Attorney General. "There is no explanation for the behavior of Hawai'i officials," Martin says, "Unless someone has something to hide." ANDY MARTIN Post Office Box 1851 New York, NY 10150-1851 Toll-free tel. (866) 70-6-2639 Toll-free fax (866) 707-2639 Petitioner Pro Se IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HAWAI’I SUPREME COURT DOCKET NUMBER:...

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...

Current Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, a moderate who defied the state's Democratic trend by winning her first election in 2002 and re-election in 2006, will be term-limited in 2010. The poll showed Abercrombie's general election race could be more competitive than the state's typically Democratic lean would suggest. Abercrombie, who is serving his 10th full term in office, led Republican Lieutenant Gov. James "Duke" Aiona 45 to 36 percent with 19 percent undecided in a hypothetical general election match-up. Hannemann fared nearly as well as Abercrombie when Hannemann was pitted against Aiona. Results of a general election match-up showed Hanneman...

Despite a veto from Governor Linda Lingle (R) last week, the Hawaii Legislature forced through several tax increases on Monday, including the addition of three income tax brackets on top of the current nine: 9 percent on income over $150,000 ($300,000 for joint filers), 10 percent on income over $175,000 ($350,000 for joint filers), and 11 percent on income over $200,000 ($400,000 for joint filers). By adding the 11% bracket, Hawaii will move from eighth to first in the ranking of top state income tax rates, passing Maine, New Jersey, Iowa, Oregon, Vermont, Rhode Island and California. In Tax Foundation...

Statehood was achieved through the dedication and perseverance of these great leaders, along with the people of Hawai‘i – who in 1959 voted 17 to one in support of statehood. They voted for basic rights and privileges of American citizenship. They voted to have a voice in Washington. And, as Governor Ariyoshi said so well in his 50 Voices of Statehood piece, they voted for “control over our own destiny.”

Compare and contrast our Alaska and Hawaii governors. Go on, Sarah, you can say it - 'That's a man, baby.'

A week after being criticized by Democrats for skipping a meeting with the nation's governors and President-elect Barack Obama, Gov. Linda Lingle said she received a letter from Obama saying he is looking forward to talking with her more about Hawaii's potential economic stimulus projects. "I did get a letter from the president-elect today letting me know that he understood that I wasn't able to attend, but he wanted to reach out to me and he wanted to hear, especially, what our proposed projects are," Lingle said yesterday. In the letter, dated Dec. 3 and opening with "Dear Linda," Obama...

HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle says there's no politics in her decision not to attend a National Governors Associatoin meeting next week with President-elect Barack Obama. The Republican governor says her primary responsiblities are at home. She plans several meetings with department heads on challenges facing the local economy. The conference in Philadelphia would have taken her away Monday through Wednesday. Lingle says, "Politics played absolutely no role" in her decision. Obama invited all 50 governors to discuss the nation's economy. Forty are expected, including Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Obama's Hawaii campaign director, Andy Winer, accused Lingle of...

Lingle responds to crticism for not meeting with ObamaBy KHON News Governor Linda Lingle was a no show today in Philadelphia when President-elect Barack Obama met with more than 40 of the nation's governors. Hawaii Democrats are criticizing Lingle, a Republican, for not attending. This afternoon, Lingle defended her decision. Governor Lingle says her decision was not politically motivated, rather it had to do with timing. SNIP But some island Democrats are upset over Lingle's decision, saying it doesn't make sense. Governors from across the nation convened at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, for a historic face-to-face meeting with President-elect Barack...

<p>Likely Republican nominee for governor is leading in polls. A victory could signal crumbling of a stronghold.</p> <p>The 50th state, where Democratic victories are virtually taken for granted and President Bush managed only 37% of the vote in 2000, may be on the verge of electing a Republican governor for the first time since 1962. If so, shock waves would be felt all the way to the mainland 2,500 miles away.</p>

As I speculated in a recent article, Obama had a dual purpose in leaving his campaign for Hawaii. And whaddaya know? His plane had barely touched down from his trip to Honolulu - ostensibly to visit his ailing granny - when the Republican governor of the Aloha State, Linda Lingle, placed his birth certificate under seal, directed the state's Department of Health to bar access of the document to the press, and declared that the only people eligible to obtain it were the person born or someone acting on his behalf, a relative, or a legal guardian. So did Obama...

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Although the legitimacy of Sen. Barack Obama's birth certificate has become a focus of intense speculation – and even several lawsuits – WND has learned that Hawaii's Gov. Linda Lingle has placed the candidate's birth certificate under seal, and instructed the state's Department of Health to make sure no one in the press obtains access to the original document under any circumstances.

Hawaii hospitals suffered operating losses of $150 million last year and expect the situation to worsen in the near future. "This has been sort of a tough year and it looks like we're headed into tougher times," said Richard Meiers, head of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii. "We've got a lot of challenges ahead of us." Hawaii's hospitals have been hurting as the federal government's Medicare program and the state's Quest program haven't been fully reimbursing them for the costs of providing service. Hawaii Medical Center, which operates two former St. Francis hospitals on Oahu, filed for bankruptcy this year...

HONOLULU (KHNL) - Congressman Neil Abercrombie lashed out at Governor Linda Lingle Friday, after statements she made recently on the mainland. While campaigning in Colorado and Nevada for Republican presidential candidate John McCain and running mate Governor Sarah Palin, Abercrombie says Lingle questioned Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's Hawaii ties. Born and raised in Hawaii, and a graduate of Punahou School, Barack Obama has always cherished, and embraced his connection to the islands. But this past week on the mainland, Lingle told reporters Obama has never voted in Hawaii, nor has he owned a business here. "Senator Obama likes to...

Aloha State Bides ‘Aloha’ … and ‘Aloha’ ... to Universal Health Careby Gina L. DiorioIn a January, 2007 speech at the Families USA Conference, Senator Obama heralded, “The time has come for universal health care in America.� Well, it seems that in one state, at least, the time has indeed come – and gone. After just seven months, Hawaii has halted its universal health care system, citing budget shortfalls and the fact that many with private coverage had (shockingly) opted to exchange their own, self-funded care for free, government care. After all, why pay for something Big Brother will...

Sometimes it’s all in the details, or the lack thereof. A news brief on “CNN Newsroom” Oct. 17 said that Hawaii’s universal health care program for children would be hit with the “budget ax.” The screen said “Hawaii’s Budget Ax” and anchor Heidi Collins reported that, “For the past seven months it’s been the only state in the nation to offer universal healthcare for children. Now that program is being dropped.” The state will stop funding the Keiki Care Plan, a basic health insurance program for some 2,000 children, beginning Nov. 1. The program was a public-private partnership with Hawaii...

HONOLULU – Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched. Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding for the program. A state official said families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan. "People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free," said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. "I don't believe that...

HONOLULU – Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched. Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding for the program. A state official said families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan. "People who were already able to afford health care began to stop paying for it so they could get it for free," said Dr. Kenny Fink, the administrator for Med-QUEST at the Department of Human Services. "I don't believe that...

Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched. Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding for the program. A state official said families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan.

Echoing the theme of recent John McCain campaign ads that claim Barack Obama associates with terrorists, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle told a small Henderson audience that in this presidential election “it’s the protection of your families that’s at stake.” If the choice between the Republican and Democratic nominees is “posed in this fashion,” she said, then voters are “going to say McCain.” Lingle’s stump speech for McCain attracted only about 60 people to the Henderson Convention Center on Wednesday afternoon — chairs were taken away shortly before she arrived. By contrast, nearly a thousand came to the same venue to...

PLUS.....catch the line where she says Obama "TOUTS that he is from Hawaii" ( "touts" is a VERY interesting word choice..) and yet he has never called the governor of his "birthplace" to introduce himself. Hmm, he KNOWS this is one lady that could lay her hands on ANY official doc in a minute ( like a Hawaiian birth certificate). Gov Lingle is no doubt particularly radioactive to Obama. Tsk tsk Barry.

I think it was during the Rudi speech, after he said something like, "Obama...Experience...Zero...nada.." that the crowd started chanting Zero, Zero, Zero. That crowd came up with an excellent theme/symbol/slogan/etc. Zero. There should be lots of ideas on the Zero theme.

Mere worlds, no matter how eloquently delivered are no match for results actually acheived.She draws parallels between their experience and says that Alaska and Hawaii (and many other towns of Wasilla's size) resent being diminished.Neither Obama nor Biden have managed a multimillion dollar budget for any city, any state or even any business.

You know it's not politics-as-usual when you're attending a meeting of the nation's governors and one of them goes into labor. When -- just a few months later -- that new mother is preparing to speak to the Republican National Convention as the party's vice-presidential candidate, you know that politics-as-usual is gone for good. We've heard a lot about Sarah Palin, the governor of our 49th state, whose acceptance speech is expected tonight. But we are likely less familiar with the Republican woman governor of our 50th state -- Linda Lingle of Hawaii -- who was with Palin when the...

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today signed two bills into law that will help protect Hawai‘i’s senior citizens from financial abuse and fraud. The two bills, along with one signed earlier this month, are part of the Administration’s continuing effort to protect residents against scam artists, especially those who target kupuna with fraudulent investment schemes. “Defrauding our seniors is particularly deplorable since they are more vulnerable than others, as many are retired and living off their life savings,” said Governor Lingle. “Many seniors may not have a close and active support system to assist and protect them from money scams....

Hawaii's Lingle sailing to re-election in an extremely blue state - When Linda Lingle, the Republican governor of Hawaii, addressed the leaders of the state's top 250 corporations during a banquet earlier this month, she might have been expected to brag about the state's booming economy or promise to cut corporate taxes. She is, after all, running for re-election next month, and her audience included many potential and actual contributors. Instead, wearing a lei necklace of flowers over a dark suit, she spoke articulately about her efforts to alleviate homelessness, get welfare recipients back to work and reform the state's...

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HONOLULU (May 6) - Gas prices keep going up everywhere, and Hawaii's unique attempt to control them is running on fumes. The isolated island state whose drivers consistently pay the highest pump prices in the nation has given up on its government-regulated price controls after an eight-month experiment. With the average price for regular in Hawaii rising above $3.38 per gallon Friday, Gov. Linda Lingle signed into law a suspension of the cap that sought to keep the oil companies in check and give a fair price to customers. Bad timing with rising oil prices, outrage among island motorists, industry...

HONOLULU -- Gov. Linda Lingle signed into law a bill to suspend Hawaii's controversial gas cap on Friday afternoon. That means Hawaii's wholesale cap, the only one of its kind in the nation, has been suspended immediately and indefinitely. Under the new law, the governor can reinstate the gas cap -- now modified with a new formula -- whenever she wants. "I can't see any conditions that I would reinstate the gas cap. It is a bad idea, and it is not going to keep gas prices down for Hawaii," Lingle said. Many Hawaii residents lost faith in the gas...

Katrina has ushered in a flood of Dunce commentary on economics. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell has called for price controls on gas. I guess she prefers unavailable gas at $2.50 to available gas at $3.25. I'm waiting for her to quote Ralph Nader on the soulful virtues of waiting in lines. Byron Dorgan, a Democrat from North Dakota, demands a super tax on oil-company profits. That's a fine way to stop the search for new wells. Sen. Dorgan...dumb as a brick on economics. But we're going to leave Katrina behind and look to the future. In early October, the U.S....

HONOLULU - A delay in a U.S. Senate vote on a bill that would grant federal recognition to Native Hawaiians is giving Hawaii's governor a chance to lobby senators who fear it could lead to Hawaii's secession from the union. "That's a ridiculous claim and a ridiculous argument," Gov. Linda Lingle said. "We have over 500 recognized Indian tribes in America. They don't secede. They simply get a federal recognition that allows them to avoid these kinds of lawsuits that Hawaiians have faced." On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist canceled a planned Tuesday vote on ending a filibuster against...

...Charged with the unenviable job of implementing the gas-cap program, Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission says local industry expects the caps to increase prices by an estimated 30 cents a gallon, with costs on Oahu rising from the current price of $2.68 a gallon to more than $3.... So why bring back price controls more than 30 years after Nixon tried them and failed miserably, causing shortages, rationing, inflation and an economic crisis? It's hard to find a reason, other than to retaliate against the big oil companies, namely Chevron, which many Democrats tried to punish unsuccessfully in court. Made up...

(snip) Here we have a Republican governor [Linda Lingle of Hawaii] who is a prime champion of something that flies in the face of everything a principled conservative or libertarian would stand for. I would say "I told you so," but I can't. During my speech in Hawaii, I championed the recall against our awful former governor, Gray Davis. But I voted for Schwarzenegger, who is becoming to California what Lingle is to Hawaii. I still like Schwarzenegger, but he is tacking left, hoping to defuse the union attacks against him. His reform agenda is in tatters, partly because of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christine Iverson(202) 863-8614 LAS VEGAS – Victory 2004 announced today the schedule for the “Leadership Matters” tour in which 20 Republican Governors will crisscross the country touting President Bush’s strong and steady leadership. The Governors will meet President Bush in Las Vegas, NV, this Thursday, October 14th to launch the two-day tour. The Governors, traveling in 7 teams, will rally support for the President by highlighting that leadership matters when choosing a President. The tour will stress the President’s steady resolve and clear, consistent vision on today’s critical issues. The Governors’ schedule is as follows. Cities...

Headline says it all. GOP breaks 40-year stranglehold in Hawaii for Governor.

<p>With just five days left in the campaign, Democrat Mazie Hirono and Republican Linda Lingle are virtually tied, with little movement shown by either candidate in the past two weeks, according to The Honolulu Advertiser/News 8 Hawai'i Poll.</p> <p>The poll shows Lingle with 44 percent of the vote, Hirono with 43 percent and 12 percent saying they don't know. The margin of error is 3.6 percentage points, meaning support for either candidate could be 3.6 points higher or lower.</p>

KITV4 News/Star-Bulletin Poll Shows Lingle, Hirono In Dead Heat The "Undecided" Vote Could Sway Election POSTED: 7:43 p.m. HST October 27, 2002 HONOLULU -- The latest KITV4 News/Star-Bulletin Poll shows Mazie Hirono and Linda Lingle in a dead heat in the governor's race. The Governor's Race (as of October 23) Lingle - 40% Hirono - 40% Other - 3% Undecided/Refused - 18% An ethnic breakdown shows Lingle strongest among Caucasian voters while Hirono is strong among Japanese and Filipino voters. Hawaiian are split between the two candidates. Ethnic Support Caucasian: Hirono - 26%; Lingle - 61% Japanese: Hirono - 50%;...

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<p>On the day of the only televised gubernatorial debate, and only 11 days before the election, Democratic candidate Mazie Hirono and Republican Linda Lingle are virtually tied, according to the latest Honolulu Advertiser Hawai'i Poll.</p> <p>The poll shows Lingle slightly ahead, with support from 44 percent of likely voters, versus Hirono's 40 percent.</p>

These are three of the 10 anonymous newsletters that Linda Lingle displayed yesterday. They feature fabricated quotes. --------------------- GOP candidate for governor Linda Lingle said she is the victim of a wide-ranging smear campaign and called for her Democratic opponents to disavow the attack. In response, Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono said her campaign has "zero tolerance" for racism or hate-mongering. » ELECTION RESULTS « Primary Election Guide State Office of Elections Lingle and James Aiona, the GOP lieutenant governor candidate, stopped short of saying the Democrats were responsible, but their news release accused Democrats of being behind...

<p>Republican gubernatorial candidate Linda Lingle and her running mate James "Duke" Aiona yesterday accused the Democratic Party of Hawai'i and its lieutenant governor candidate, Matt Matsunaga, of an "underground smear campaign" by using Lingle's name on a Web site in violation of the state cybersquatting statute.</p>

<p>Five weeks before the election, Republican Linda Lingle has a slight lead over Democrat Mazie Hirono, but Hirono is gaining ground, according to The Honolulu Advertiser/News 8 Hawai'i Poll.</p> <p>The Hawai'i Poll found Lingle's support has been flat for almost four months, while Hirono has nearly halved the 15-point lead that Lingle held in early June.</p>

Republican gubernatorial front-runner Linda Lingle is maintaining her lead in fund raising, according to figures released yesterday by the Campaign Spending Commission. She has pulled in $3.1 million for the race for governor. Candidates were required to file spending reports for the money collected and spent for the period between July 1 and Sept. 6. Here are the campaign finances of candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. Information was provided by the Campaign Spending Commission and is available on the Internet at www.state.hi.us/campaign/Contributions/contributions.htm. The totals for surplus/deficit and amount spent do not always add up to the amount raised because...

Lingle leading in poll over rival Democrats Hirono and Case are doing better than Lingle on the Big Isle By Richard Borreca Linda Lingle remains 12 percentage points ahead of her closest rival, Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono, according to a new public opinion poll taken for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and KITV 4 News. The poll asks voters whom they would vote for if the election for governor were held now and the candidates were Republican Lingle against Democrats Hirono, Rep. Ed Case or businessman and former legislator D.G. "Andy" Anderson. The poll shows that Lingle would get 43 percent of...

<p>KONA, Hawaii -- In 1959 the Dow reached 679, Fidel Castro captured Havana, Marshall Matt Dillon was in Dodge City, on television's "Gunsmoke," and Hawaii, then in just its first year of statehood, did something it has not done since: it elected a Republican governor. If Linda Lingle holds her double-digit lead, the Republicans' years in the wilderness will end this year.</p>

Cayetano Criticized Over Analysis Of Lingle Plan Analysis Sent To All Legislators Posted: 4:09 p.m. HST July 29, 2002 Updated: 5:03 p.m. HST July 29, 2002 HONOLULU -- A watchdog group and Republicans blasted Gov. Ben Cayetano Monday for using state employees to analyze the financial effects of campaign proposals by GOP candidate for governor Linda Lingle. The governor said he's providing a "public service" and that the programs of all candidates will be scrutinized. Lingle came within 5,000 votes of beating Cayetano in 1998. This year, Cayetano's lieutenant goveronor, Mazie Hirono, is running against Lingle. The governor issued a...

Mayor Harris will not run for governor Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono says she will set her sights on governor's race -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Staff and wire reports Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris announced today he will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor, a political bombshell that will shake up this year’s gubernatorial and mayoral races. “I don’t believe I can win so I am stepping aside,” Harris said in a 4:10 p.m. news conference on the steps of Honolulu Hale. He cited the “bumps” that his campaign has encountered over the past months, including a legal challenge that led him to suspend...