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Newspapers Fight Electronic Legal Ads

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BY JIM DOOLEY - The state spends nearly $1 million annually to publish legal notices in Honolulu’s only newspaper and lawmakers are looking for ways to trim that bill. Two measures that would allow electronic publication of some or all legal  notices on internet websites were discussed in a joint meting of three Senate committees [...]

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February 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »

Governor Abercrombie Wants Ethics Code Changes

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BY JIM DOOLEY - The Abercrombie administration is proposing changes to the state ethics code that would allow state officials, including legislators, to accept unlimited numbers of invitations to charitable fundraising events, even if the purpose of the gifts is to influence  votes or other official actions. The state Ethics Commission is opposed to the bill, HB2457, [...]

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February 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »

Honolulu Prosecutor Still Has Problems With Prisoner Plan

Keith Kaneshiro

BY JIM DOOLEY -Honolulu Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro today continued his lonely objections to aspects of Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s plan to amend Hawaii’s criminal justice in ways that would release more convicted felons from prisons and jails. Kaneshiro told legislators he’s afraid the proposed legislation could endanger public safety and deny parole and probation officials necessary [...]

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February 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »

Rail Radio Blitz Costs Oahu Taxpayers $145,000

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The Honolulu Area Rapid Transit Authority, the entity that oversees the construction and management of the city's proposed $5.3 billion elevated steel on steel rail system, has launched a series of radio advertisements promoting the project and directing the public to check out the HART web site for traffic updates. Scott Ishikawa, spokesperson for the [...]

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February 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »

Only One Bidder For New $33.4 Million Honolulu Rail Contract

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BY JIM DOOLEY - The city has awarded a new, $33.4 million contract to Infraconsult LLC, the company that has already received nearly $50 million in contracts to oversee the $5.2 billion Honolulu rapid transit project. Award of the new job to Infraconsult was posted yesterday on the city’s procurement website. Although the city sought competitive [...]

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January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »

Crackdown or coordination? New Hands On Bill Tracking System Has Some State Employees Upset, But the Governor's Office Maintains the Change is Positive

Gov. Neil Abercrombie with State Budget & Finance Director Kalbert Young (photo by Mel Ah Ching Productions)

Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s policy team has implemented a new "Testimony Tracking System" to "find potential conflicts between different agencies sooner rather than later" when it comes to submitting testimony to lawmakers. Agency directors and staff are given their own log in into the system, which is officially called the “Office of the Governor Legislative Bill [...]

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January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »

Police Release Details of 2007 Prostitution Arrest in Professor's Apartment

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BY JIM DOOLEY AND MALIA ZIMMERMAN - A 38-year-old Asian female was arrested for prostitution inside University of Hawaii Professor Lawrence W. Boyd Jr.’s residence in 2007 after she agreed to have sex with an undercover police officer for $325, according to a police report released today. The officer was investigating an X-rated website called “Volcano [...]

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January 30th, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »

Exclusive Interview: Christian Mininster Joel Osteen in Hawaii on Feb. 3

Joel and Victoria Osteen

Joel Osteen, one of the most famous Christian ministers in the country, shared details about his upcoming trip to Hawaii with Hawaii Reporter in a recent exclusive interview. Joel Osteen and his wife Victoria, who have many friends in Hawaii but who have never held an event here, will hold a “A Night of Hope” [...]

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January 30th, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »

Prostitution Bust At University of Hawaii Professor's Apartment

University of Hawaii ProfessorLawrence Boyd

BY JIM DOOLEY AND MALIA ZIMMERMAN - Police made a prostitution arrest in May 2007 inside the Waikiki apartment of University of Hawaii Professor Lawrence W. Boyd Jr., where an X-rated escort service called The Volcano Girls was in operation as recently as last week. The arrest was made after an undercover police officer booked an [...]

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January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »

Biggest Spenders in Washington: Office Of Hawaiian Affairs, Honolulu Rapid Transit

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BY JIM DOOLEY – Once again, Hawaii state and county government agencies spent far more money lobbying in Washington D.C. than private companies did, according to 2011 U.S. Senate lobbyist disclosure reports. As has been the case in recent years, Honolulu’s rapid transit agency, HART, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs laid out the biggest [...]

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January 26th, 2012 | Posted in Today in Hawaii | Read More »


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