LOYALTY GONE MAD AT HAWAII STATE HOUSE? Loyalty, especially in local politics, is a strange thing. At first glance, it seems to be among the most important qualities for those seeking to climb the ladder in a political arena like a state Legislature. And yet journalist Jacob Weisberg has called loyalty “the most overrated virtue in politics” in a Nov. 29, 2008 Slate.com … [Read more...] about Speaker Joe Souki Shows His Loyalty While The County Of Maui Does Government At Its Best And Hawaii Health Connector Sort Of Goes Online
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Alan Arakawa Scores Another Labor Endorsement While Joe Blackburn Decides to Run For County Council Again and Maui Tomorrow Launches Cane Smoke Reporting App
ARAKAWA WINS ANOTHER LABOR ENDORSEMENT Looks like Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa, who I guess is technically still a Republican even though the local elections are nonpartisan–has racked up another labor endorsement. Last year, it was Willie Kennison of ILWU Local 142 who posed for a grip-n-grin shot with Arakawa. This year, it’s William “Willy” Greig of Operating Engineers Local 3’s … [Read more...] about Alan Arakawa Scores Another Labor Endorsement While Joe Blackburn Decides to Run For County Council Again and Maui Tomorrow Launches Cane Smoke Reporting App
Maui Molasses Makes Mess Of Matson While FBI Files On Daniel Inouye Exemplify J Edgar Hoover Era Paranoia
YOU CAN’T SPELL ‘MOLASSES’ WITHOUT ‘ASSES’ The Associated Press reported on Saturday, Sept. 21 that 233,000 gallons of molasses–“equivalent to what would fill about seven rail cars”–spilled into Honolulu Harbor from a Matson Navigation Co. pipe earlier this month. So far, 26,000 fish have died as a result of that molasses, which, of course, came from Maui. By itself, the … [Read more...] about Maui Molasses Makes Mess Of Matson While FBI Files On Daniel Inouye Exemplify J Edgar Hoover Era Paranoia
Newly Released FBI Files On Late Senator Daniel Inouye Detail 1989 Investigation Into Unsubstantiated Payoff Charge Involving Matson Navigation Company
The late Democratic U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye had a long and fascinating career in national public service, spanning the birth of Hawaii’s statehood in 1959 to his death, at age 88, in late 2012. Given that, it’s only natural that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would also have long and fascinating files on him. On Sept. 16, in response to Freedom of Information … [Read more...] about Newly Released FBI Files On Late Senator Daniel Inouye Detail 1989 Investigation Into Unsubstantiated Payoff Charge Involving Matson Navigation Company
Hawaii Congressional Representatives Weigh In On Possible Military Attack On Syria While Female Tiger Sharks Enjoy Rearing Pups In Hawaiian Waters
WHEN WILL MAZIE HIRONO SPEAK OUT ON SYRIA? Wow, I seriously cannot believe we’re not already lobbing bombs and cruise missiles at Syria. I mean, that’s how the U.S. solves humanitarian disasters like chemical attacks in vicious civil wars, right? Our invasion and occupation Iraq was a decade ago–more than enough time for everyone to forget what a complete disaster it was. … [Read more...] about Hawaii Congressional Representatives Weigh In On Possible Military Attack On Syria While Female Tiger Sharks Enjoy Rearing Pups In Hawaiian Waters