Oiling Their Plans Oahu’s Fort Shafter is home to an experimental Humvee that runs off a 20 percent biodiesel blend, according to a recent Honolulu Star-Advertiser dispatch. The piece is mostly regurgitated military talking points, but there’s a startling statistic near the end: “Every day, the Navy said, it consumes about 80,000 barrels of oil afloat and 20,000 megawatts … [Read more...] about Experimental Humvee at Fort Shaftner on Oahu
Spin Cycle
Hawaii GOP Lands Newt Gingrich
Modern-Day Lincoln? They may not be able to win elections, but they sure can attract party heavyweights: After landing Karl Rove last year, the state GOP announced Newt Gingrich will headline the 2011 Lincoln Day fundraiser at Oahu’s Hilton Hawaiian Village. (Top-tier tickets to the February 18 event cost $15,000 and include “VIP access,” a “photo opportunity” and a signed … [Read more...] about Hawaii GOP Lands Newt Gingrich
Obama Goes Back To Reality
This week, President Obama returned to Washington from his “Hawaii vacation.” (Tangential quibble: why is the national media incapable of uttering the words “Oahu” or “Kailua”? When President Bush pretended to be a cowboy on his ranch, he was going to “Crawford,” not “Texas.”) Fresh off the plane, Obama said he knows Republicans will “play to their base for a certain period of … [Read more...] about Obama Goes Back To Reality
Hawaii Congresspeople Weigh In On Taxes
As President Obama and Congress slogged toward a deal to extend the Bush-era tax cuts, Hawaii’s four federal legislators weighed in... “I want to ensure that working families, the unemployed and the poor have a good Christmas, and if that means I have to vote to give a big gift to the wealthiest Americans then I will hold my nose and vote for it.” - Sen. Dan Inouye “I will … [Read more...] about Hawaii Congresspeople Weigh In On Taxes
Lingle Looks Back
As she packed her pantsuits and exited the Governor’s mansion this week, former Gov. Lingle launched a new Web site (thelingleyears.wordpress.com). Sentimentally titled “Looking Back, And Forward,” the site purports to be a chronicle of Lingle’s eight years in office. Curious, then, that searches for “Hawaii Superferry,” “Furlough Fridays” and “civil unions” yield zero … [Read more...] about Lingle Looks Back