Politics (4056)
Money To Ease Hawaii School Furloughs May Shortchange Needy
Friday, November 20, 2009 Honolulu Advertiser Money To Ease Hawaii School Furloughs May Shortchange Needy Consequence could be less money for the elderly and homeless By Mary Vorsino Advertiser Urban Honolulu Writer Social service providers who hope
Read more…UH wants to Dismiss the Appeal on the Denial of the Contested Case Hearings on Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan
Big Island Report Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 9:53 AM HST UH responds to CMP lawsuit The University of Hawaii wants the Third Circuit Court to dismiss a challenge to a university-drafted Mauna Kea management plan, arguing that the courts hav
Read more…"I Am Barack Obama's Political Prisoner Now" Letter from Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier
From CounterPunch online journal A CounterPunch Exclusive The Denial of My Parole I Am Barack Obama's Political Prisoner Now By LEONARD PELTIER The United States Department of Justice has once again made a mockery of its lofty and pretentious title
Read more…Draft Environmental Impact Statement On Military Buildup for Guam Released
Friday, November 20, 2009 Honolulu Advertiser Draft Environmental Impact Statement On Military Buildup For Guam Released The Navy announced today that the draft environmental impact statement/overseas environmental impact statement (EIS/OEIS) for t
Read more…FRAUD State of Hawaii Took Too Long To Award Leases to Native Hawaiians
Thursday, November 5, 2009 Hawaii took too long to award leases to Native Hawaiians, court rules State found liable for taking too long to award leases PDF: Kalima vs State of Hawaii - DECISION By Gordon Y.K. Pang Advertiser Staff Writer Yesterday
Read more…We're talking about our future, proposed Wailua beach bikepath: in favor or not?
The Wailua-Kapaa Neighborhood Association invited proponents of both sides to present their positions at our July 25 and August 24, 2009 meetings. On September 8th, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) reversed its position and came out against a bi
Read more…Understanding U.S. Belligerent Occupation of the Kingdom of Hawai'i
The U.S. has been in continuous violations of the laws of occupation and disregarding Hawai'i's international status as a neutral nation. Add to this is the crime against humanity and human rights which it has infringed upon while it fosters its doct
Read more…Should Hawaiians pay taxes to the Americans?
In the post by Clarence Ching he argues people should pay less taxes as opposed to more. So it got me thinking. I was asked in a recent meeting in Maui: "We have hui land so should we pay land taxes" My answer was probably less then helpful, but my
Read more…Newly Discovered Stones Enhance Understanding of Stonehenge
Monday, October 5, 2009 Newly discovered stones enhance understanding of Stonehenge By Thomas H. Maugh II Los Angeles Times British archaeologists have found the remains of a massive stone henge, or ceremonial circle, that was part of the ancient
Read more…Judge Rules Against State on Hawaiian Home Lands
www.starbulletin.com > News > Breaking > Judge Rules Against State on Hawaiian Home Lands By Star-Bulletin staff POSTED: 02:59 p.m. HST, Nov 04, 2009 A Judge as ruled that the state is liable for monetary damages for failing to put native Hawaiian
Read more…Sweden Returns Maori Remains To New Zealand
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Honolulu Advertiser Sweden Returns Maori Remains To New Zealand Associated Press STOCKHOLM — Swedish museum officials returned the remains of five indigenous Maori people to New Zealand on Wednesday as part of a broade
Read more…"Princess" Sparks Heated Debate
'Princess' sparks heated debate By Katherine Nichols and Gary Chun POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 16, 2009 The 29th annual Hawaii International Film Festival launched yesterday at the Sheraton Waikiki's RumFire with a spirited news conference that in
Read more…Maui Council OK Ban On GMO Taro
Saturday, October 3, 2009 Maui Council OKs Ban On GMO Taro By MELISSA TANJI The Maui News WAILUKU, Maui - A bill prohibiting genetically modified taro in Maui County received final approval Friday by the Maui County Council. The taro bill prohib
Read more…Consensual Decision Making Process
This was sent to me. Although we already apply many of these things; it's good to glean from this and clearer define how we should conduct how we work among each other and with others. Based on this, we could formalize our own mana'o as a guided stan
Read more…The darker side of Columbus examined in schools.
The darker side of Columbus examined in some schools By Christine Armario Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Jeffrey Kolowith’s kindergarten students read a poem about Christopher Columbus, take a journey to the New World on three paper ships and place
Read more…The Crown Lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom
ALOHA Kakou, e Hawaii, Under the laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom the Crown Lands were not part of the Government Lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom. The Crown Lands were made Inalienable under the laws of the Hawaiian Kingdom. This is why in the Organic Act
Read more…U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REINTERATES OPPOSITION TO AKaKa BILL
Saturday, August 29, 2009 U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REINTERATES OPPOSITION TO AKaKa BILL l Advertiser Staff The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, which three years ago opposed tenets of the so-called Akaka Bill that would create a process for
Read more…SHOULD LANDS BE PART OF THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM.....PER QUEEN LILIU'OKALANI
Excerpts from "Hawaii's Story By Hawaii's Queen" --by: Liliu'okalani, 1898 "Since the bold admissions of members of the missionary party made to Minister Blount of their own guilt, since the confession, by those who had established themselves at the
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