So Governor Neil Abercrombie has decided to replace outgoing Board of Education member Wesley Lo with Grant Chun. In October, Maui Memorial Medical Center CEO Lo resigned from the board eight months before his term ended, citing work constraints. In choosing Chun, vice president of the Alexander & Baldwin, as Lo’s replacement, Abercrombie has gone with one of Maui’s most … [Read more...] about Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie Appoints Grant Chun To State Board Of Education
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County of Maui Prohibits Sign Carrying During Martin Luther King Jr March While It Helps Create Police Tasering Excessive Force Case Law And Governor Neil Abercrombie Appoints Justin Woodson To Kahului Seat in State House
YOU CAN MARCH, BUT NOT CARRY SIGNS Look carefully at the photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. Taken in 1963, it shows King’s march on Washington. He and his supporters were calling for an end to segregated schools, buses and hiring; an end to poll taxes and voting suppression. They wanted an end to all the civil rights abuses that, to some extent, still plague this country. … [Read more...] about County of Maui Prohibits Sign Carrying During Martin Luther King Jr March While It Helps Create Police Tasering Excessive Force Case Law And Governor Neil Abercrombie Appoints Justin Woodson To Kahului Seat in State House
Senate Shenanigans and War Memorial Gym Floods and Kamehameha Day Trips Up Governor Neil Abercrombie
SENATE SHENANIGANS There are 11 people running active campaigns to succeed US Senator Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, but the biggest three names in the race seem to be rolling over everyone else. The juiciest news so far is that former Republican Governor Linda Lingle is paying $5,000 a week to Oceanic Time Warner Cable so she can have her own 24/7 cable channel that shows nothing … [Read more...] about Senate Shenanigans and War Memorial Gym Floods and Kamehameha Day Trips Up Governor Neil Abercrombie
Kula, Maui’s (Now!) Solar-Powered Surfing Goat Dairy
Governor Abercrombie: "All I said was, 'Maui wants goat cheese.'" by Anna Such *** Surfing Goat Dairy Farm celebrated the completion of their new 50- kilowatt solar power system last Friday (July 29) afternoon. Governor Neil Abercrombie and Mayor Alan Arakawa visited the dairy farm for a champagne toast to commemorate this small step towards energy independence for our … [Read more...] about Kula, Maui’s (Now!) Solar-Powered Surfing Goat Dairy
Lingle Budgets and Tiger Escapes
Leftover Budget, Anyone? With all the enthusiasm of a cat eyeing a pile of wilted arugula, Gov. Abercrombie submitted an initial budget—drafted by the Lingle Administration—to the state legislature this week. “The budget I am submitting today is not an indication of agreement with the policies of the previous administration,” Abercrombie said in a prepared statement. “To the … [Read more...] about Lingle Budgets and Tiger Escapes