A group of well-placed and well-informed political insiders at the State Capitol have reached a disturbing conclusion about Governor Linda Lingle’s approach to the state’s fiscal problems. “The bottom line is that they’ve created this artificial crisis, there are other ways to manage it, and if the governor would get off her high horse and [...]
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Kaaawa was featured in a KITV weather report yesterday as the remains of the former hurricane, Felicia, slipped past the island. And the Advertiser reports that Kamehameha Highway, our two-lane access to Kaaawa, was closed for five hours overnight when Waikane Stream overflowed. Police reported about 3 feet of water on the highway after heavy [...]
Recommended: Tinfish Editor’s Blog, one of Susan Shultz’s creations. She’s a poet, a UH professor, Tinfish Press editor, and an activist on many levels. Back on the budget. Worth noting–some points made in a Pacific Business News editorial regarding the importance of government to Hawaii’s economy, which drew from an earlier PBN story. Do I [...]
Tags: linda lingle·state budget
Perhaps you’ve seen one of these signs next to a small wire bin. They’re appearing around the island. I saw this one on the lawn in front of the State Library at the corner of King and Punchbowl. We pass one every afternoon at the bus stop across from the Hygienic Store in Kahaluu. They [...]
