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Entries from June 15th, 2012

Should we ask how the governor missed his constitutional deadline?

June 15th, 2012 · 14 Comments · Media, Politics

I feel silly having to ask the obvious questions, and there are two of them. First: How in the world did Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s staff miss the deadline for the judicial nomination for Maui’s Second Circuit Court? And the “miss” was by two days, not two hours! In this case, it was a constitutional deadline, [...]

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The companies behind the city’s sewage sludge budget battle

June 15th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Business, environment, lobbyists, Politics

Yesterday I had a few moments of energy, and caught up with Civil Beat’s June 6 story by Mike Levine on tensions between the City Council and mayor over the direction of sewage processing (“Will Honolulu Council Give Back Mayor’s Sewage Construction Money?“). The mayor is trying to move forward to fund an additional sewage [...]

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Feline Friday: It comes with the territory (photos)

June 15th, 2012 · No Comments · Cats, Photographs

Another week, another Feline Friday, even when I called in sick all week. Today’s lesson: Cats are pretty territorial. Here’s a small example. When I went out on the deck yesterday afternoon to get a few feline fotos, Romeo was down in the yard. He quickly saw me and came running to the stairs. That [...]

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