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http://whatreallyhappened.com/taxonomy/term/78/0 en http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/hawaii-to-host-2011-apec-summit-obama-20091115-ig6v.html <p>US President Barack Obama announced on Sunday his home state of Hawaii would host an Asia-Pacific summit in 2011, and teased regional leaders they would be obliged to wear loud shirts and grass skirts.</p> <p>Obama told the 20 other leaders at Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) talks in Singapore that he intended to continue the group's quirky custom of creating outfits for leaders that reflect the host venue's culture.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-host-2011-apec-summit-obama" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-host-2011-apec-summit-obama#comments HAWAII Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:33:54 +0000 Mike Rivero 46219 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.thelocal.se/23272/20091115/ <p>The return of 22 skulls taken from the Hawaiian community in the late 19th century was completed at a ceremony on Saturday at the Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm, a museum spokesperson said.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/swedish-museum-hawaiian-skull-handover" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/swedish-museum-hawaiian-skull-handover#comments HAWAII SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:58:47 +0000 Mike Rivero 46212 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8320997.stm <p>All public schools in Hawaii have been told to stay closed on Fridays, in an effort by the state to reduce costs.</p> <p>The state's education department has cut the school week to four days for the remainder of the academic year. </p> <p>Parents are angry at the move, which shortens the school year by 17 days and forces many to find alternative child care arrangements. </p> <p>The school system says it is the only way it can save the $468m (287m) needed to close a state budget deficit.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-cuts-back-school-days" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-cuts-back-school-days#comments HAWAII Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:57:23 +0000 malterwitty 43844 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.smh.com.au/world/hawaii-learns-of-days-off-with-anger-20091022-hbf1.html <p>All 256 of Hawaii's state schools will be closed in the first of 17 ''furlough Fridays'' over the school year, bringing a drastic cut in school time for up to 171,000 children.</p> <p>Hawaii's cuts have been punishing because, unlike in other parts of the US, the entire education budget is paid for by the state, which is labouring under a $US1 billion ($1.1 billion) deficit.</p> <p>The first of the leave days is likely to be greeted by widespread protests from parents, who are angry that a state already near the bottom of US performance tables is further slashing classroom time.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-learns-days-anger" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-learns-days-anger#comments HAWAII Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:22:27 +0000 ladylove 43684 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/tc_graphics/latest_satellite.php?stormid=CP032009 <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/neki-circles-islands" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/neki-circles-islands#comments HAWAII SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:08:03 +0000 Mike Rivero 43581 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/524700.html?nav=5031 <p>Computer technology is making it harder for Hawaii residents and businesses to skip out on their taxes.</p> <p>The state collected more than $50 million in delinquent excise taxes since June 30, 2008, thanks to a computer program that links data from federal tax returns to state tax filings.</p> <p>The state Department of Taxation has been checking federal tax returns of Hawaii residents to see if they claim business income. If they do, the state then looks to see if the same residents filed state excise tax returns. Those who didn't were sent warning letters, and many responded by paying what they owed.</p> <p>The boost in delinquent tax collections comes at an opportune time for the state, which is facing a budget deficit of about $1 billion through June 2011.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/state-turns-technology-tail-delinquent-taxpayers" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/state-turns-technology-tail-delinquent-taxpayers#comments COMPUTERS/INTERNET/SECURITY CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII TAXES Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:35:19 +0000 mauiguy 43101 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/524766.html?nav=10 <p>People fearful of the H1N1 flu vaccine should know the benefit is greater than the risk, said Maui District Health Officer Dr. Lorrin Pang.</p> <p>Health officials have been speaking out in support of the statewide immunization effort since a Hawaii County Council committee voted earlier this month to support a resolution expressing concern about the safety of the vaccine.</p> <p>Pang said he was asked for his opinion by the Hawaii council and another group opposed to the vaccine. Both groups were dissatisfied with health officials who had endorsed the vaccine, and turned to Pang for a different opinion. But he told them: "Go with the vaccine."</p> <p>"Nothing is perfectly safe," he said Wednesday. But he added, "we have studied it, and know it's safe enough to know the benefits outweigh the risks.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/benefits-trump-immunization%E2%80%99s-risk-%E2%80%94-official" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/benefits-trump-immunization%E2%80%99s-risk-%E2%80%94-official#comments CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:22:03 +0000 mauiguy 43100 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/524765.html?nav=10 <p>WAILUKU - Maui health care providers have begun to receive the first shipments of H1N1 flu vaccine - but it's still too soon for many people to get the shot.</p> <p>Health care workers and emergency services responders are at the top of the priority list. Others in the "tier one" group who are first in line for the vaccine include pregnant women, caregivers for infants under 6 months old, people between ages 19 and 24, and adults up to age 64 with underlying medical conditions that put them at high risk of complications from flu.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/h1n1-vaccine-arrives-maui-wait-continues" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/h1n1-vaccine-arrives-maui-wait-continues#comments CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:18:31 +0000 mauiguy 43098 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2009/10/14/read/news/news04.txt <p>The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Hawai'i has put the Hawaii County Council on notice that police helicopter flyovers for marijuana eradication are believed to be in violation of the Hawaii Constitution, the state's medical marijuana law, and the county's Lowest Law Enforcement Priority of Cannabis Ordinance.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/aclu-defends-medical-marijuana" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/aclu-defends-medical-marijuana#comments HAWAII Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:43:08 +0000 Mike Rivero 42943 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.opednews.com/articles/-They-re-out-to-get-us---by-Don-Smith-091014-560.html <p>People no longer trust Congress, the President, the courts, the media, corporations, political parties, and other institutions of society. People even doubt science and medicine.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/theyre-out-get-us-trust-distrust-and-organizing-change" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/theyre-out-get-us-trust-distrust-and-organizing-change#comments CURRENT EVENTS DICTATORSHIP ECONOMY EDUCATION ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE FRANCE GREAT BRITAIN HAWAII HIDDEN HISTORY HUMOR AND SATIRE IMMIGRATION/NORTH AMERICAN UNION IMPEACHMENT IRAN IRAQ ISRAEL KOREA LEBANON MIDDLE EAST PAKISTAN / INDIA PALESTINE POLITICS/ELECTIONS/CORRUPTION PROTESTS/REVOLUTION RELIGION/ATHEISM RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS RUSSIA SAUDI ARABIA SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE SOUTH AMERICA SUDAN SYRIA TAXES TORTURE/WAR CRIMES TURKEY VIDEO VOTE FRAUD WAR/DRAFT/VETERAN AFFAIRS Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:39:19 +0000 Mike Rivero 42841 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2009/10/05/daily31.html <p>Honolulu is the top city in the U.S. for a romantic escape, but if you want to see good theater, go someplace else.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/survey-honolulu-most-romantic-city-worst-theater" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/survey-honolulu-most-romantic-city-worst-theater#comments ENTERTAINMENT HAWAII Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:31:13 +0000 Mike Rivero 42133 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33129102/ns/us_news-military <p>At the center of the debate is one of the biggest construction projects on the U.S. government’s “to do” list: a roughly $15 billion military base expansion that is expected to require some 20,000 construction workers starting next year.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/jobs-vs-bottom-line-mega-military-project" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/jobs-vs-bottom-line-mega-military-project#comments HAWAII WAR/DRAFT/VETERAN AFFAIRS Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:25:43 +0000 Mike Rivero 41922 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/524323.html?nav=5031 <p>HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii was one of 25 states and metropolitan areas in the country to order the new swine flu vaccine on Thursday, the first day orders could be placed.</p> <p>About 60 states, cities and territories are eligible to place orders with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p> <p>The state Department of Health said that based on Hawaii's population, 14,400 doses of the vaccine were ordered. They are expected to arrive next week, with additional shipments arriving in the coming weeks.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/swine-flu-vaccine-arrive-next-week" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/swine-flu-vaccine-arrive-next-week#comments CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:59:05 +0000 mauiguy 41638 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/524278.html?nav=5031 <p>HONOLULU (AP) - The state is in worse financial shape than previously thought.</p> <p>Gov. Linda Lingle said Wednesday that a recently discovered recording error means the state has an additional budget shortfall on top of a previously identified $884 million shortfall over two years.</p> <p>''With the recent discovery of the recording error, we have an additional $36.8 million shortfall, and the need for immediate solutions to close the budget gap becomes more urgent than ever,'' Lingle said.</p> <p>True general fund revenues for the fiscal year that ended June 30 were discovered to be $44 million below the amount reported by the state's Financial and Accounting Management Information System, and a similar overstatement of $800,000 also occurred in the previous fiscal year, she said.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/recording-error-adds-state%E2%80%99s-budget-shortfall" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/recording-error-adds-state%E2%80%99s-budget-shortfall#comments CURRENT EVENTS ECONOMY HAWAII Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:22:30 +0000 mauiguy 41570 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.opednews.com/articles/Young-Israeli-Women-Challe-by-CODEPINK-090928-507.html <p>This week, in the unlikely location of Hawaii, two young Israeli women who refused Israeli mandatory military service,Maya Wind and Netta Mishly,provided a dramatic counterpoint to one of Israel's war architects, former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.</p> <p>Livni was invited to Hawaii by Governor Linda Lingle to keynote the International Women's Leadership Forum, an annual one-day conference organized to provide international role models for women of Hawaii. Governor Lingle, one of two Jewish U.S. state governors, made her first trip to Israel in May, 2004 for the 56thanniversary of Israel's independence, when she led a 27-member trade delegation. Travel and accommodation costs for Lingle and two other delegation members were paid by the Israeli government.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/young-israeli-women-challenge-former-israeli-foreign-minister-gaza-and-occupied-territories-" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/young-israeli-women-challenge-former-israeli-foreign-minister-gaza-and-occupied-territories-#comments HAWAII ISRAEL Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:23:07 +0000 Mike Rivero 41372 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090928/BREAKING01/90928062/Hawaii+law+to+buy+cheap+prescription+drugs+fails <p>Hawaii's attempt to save seniors money by shipping cheap prescription drugs from Canada never got off the ground, a casualty of politics and unprofitability.</p> <p>Republican Gov. Linda Lingle's administration refused to implement the law, which was passed last year when the state's majority Democratic Legislature overrode her veto. The Canadian drug supplier later dropped out of the importing program.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-law-buy-cheap-prescription-drugs-fails" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-law-buy-cheap-prescription-drugs-fails#comments HAWAII SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:32:31 +0000 Mike Rivero 41253 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/524103.html?nav=10 <p>WAILUKU - A Vietnam War veteran lost his house and was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine after police found 5 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of his car three years ago.</p> <p>The veteran received an honorable discharge after serving one year in Vietnam, Covich had used alternative medicine to treat a medical condition, said Deputy Public Defender Adriel Menor.</p> <p>"It's clear he's a tireless advocate for veterans," Menor said. "He's also a family man. He's close to not only his family but the families of these veterans he works for."</p> <p>Tate said it might have been appropriate for Covich to experiment with marijuana after suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, but the amount of the drug seized by police exceeded amounts for personal use.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/vietnam-veteran-loses-his-house-car" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/vietnam-veteran-loses-his-house-car#comments CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:45:33 +0000 mauiguy 41001 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/524100.html?nav=10 <p>WAILUKU - A woman who was arrested when authorities seized about 130 pounds of marijuana sent from California to Maui last month is being held in lieu of $1 million bail after being indicted in the case.</p> <p>Cindi Sylva, 37, of Kula, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree commercial promotion of marijuana, first-degree promotion of a detrimental drug and two counts of possessing drug paraphernalia.</p> <p>A Nov. 16 trial is scheduled for her in 2nd Circuit Court.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/1-million-bail-maintained-pot-case" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/1-million-bail-maintained-pot-case#comments CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:40:07 +0000 mauiguy 41000 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/524096.html?nav=10 <p>University of Hawaii economists have titled their latest quarterly economic forecast "Recovery Still Around the Corner."</p> <p>"Things are looking up for the U.S. and global economies," but in Hawaii the prospect is for more tough times, the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization said today.</p> <p>Since the last quarterly estimate, UHERO has brightened a bit on three fronts. The numbers remain negative, but not as negative as a few weeks ago.</p> <p>The visitor industry is forecast to lag the reviving overall economy, and UHERO does not expect arrivals to reach 7 million again until 2012. Hotel-occupancy rates, now around 66 percent, are not expected to reach 70 percent through 2011.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/lousy-economy-lingers" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/lousy-economy-lingers#comments CURRENT EVENTS ECONOMY HAWAII Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:37:15 +0000 mauiguy 40998 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/category.detail/nav/5031/Hawaii-News.html <p>HILO (AP) — The Hawaii County Board of Ethics has found Big Island Councilwoman Emily Naeole violated the county’s ethics code by making thumbs-down gestures to people she disagreed with while they testified about a proposed council reorganization.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/big-island-councilor-violated-ethics-code" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/big-island-councilor-violated-ethics-code#comments CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII POLITICS/ELECTIONS/CORRUPTION Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:32:01 +0000 mauiguy 40996 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/524007.html?nav=5031 <p>HONOLULU (AP) - The waiting lists for homeless shelters throughout Hawaii are growing as the economic downturn continues.</p> <p>The Hawaii Public Housing Authority said there were 472 families on waiting lists for homeless shelters in August, an increase of 65 families from May.</p> <p>At the same time, there were 1,637 single people on waiting lists last month, up from 1,278 singles in May.</p> <p>Utu Langi, who manages the state's Next Step homeless shelter in Honolulu, called the people seeking shelter ''victims of the economy.''</p> <p>Doran Porter of the Affordable Housing and Homeless Alliance said the situation is going to get worse as people's unemployment benefits and other resources run out.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/homeless-shelters%E2%80%99-waiting-lists-grow-amid-economic-downturn" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/homeless-shelters%E2%80%99-waiting-lists-grow-amid-economic-downturn#comments ECONOMY HAWAII Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:33:11 +0000 mauiguy 40832 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/523513.html?nav=5031 <p>HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's state budget deficit grew larger Thursday, and Gov. Linda Lingle emphasized that savings will have to come from government employees.</p> <p>The Department of Taxation reported that tax collections fell 5 percent in July and August, a steeper decline than the 1.5 percent dip forecast by the Council on Revenues for the current fiscal year that began July 1.</p> <p>''We simply cannot continue to spend beyond our means,'' Lingle said in a statement. ''The reality is we can no longer afford to maintain the current level of labor expenses.''</p> <p>The drop represents an additional $36 million loss from the state budget, on top of the existing two-year budget deficit of about $900 million.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-tax-collections-worsen-july-august" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii-tax-collections-worsen-july-august#comments CURRENT EVENTS ECONOMY HAWAII TAXES Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:09:17 +0000 mauiguy 39600 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://whatreallyhappened.com/Hawaii%27s%20major%20roads%20and%20highways%20are%20some%20of%20the%20roughest%20rides%20in%20the%20nation%2C%20according%20to%20a%20new%20report%2C%20which%20estimates%20that%20rutted%20thoroughfares%20cost%20each%20Hawaii%20driver%20about%20%24500%20a%20year%20in%20vehicle%20repairs%2C%20accelerated%20wear%20and%20tear%20and%20increased%20fuel <p>Hawaii's major roads and highways are some of the roughest rides in the nation, according to a new report, which estimates that rutted thoroughfares cost each Hawaii driver about $500 a year in vehicle repairs, accelerated wear and tear and increased fuel consumption.</p> <p>The report highlights how roadway conditions cost drivers, businesses - and lives. The study warns that the situation will only get worse unless the state can secure more funding to address backlogged repairs and an aging roadway system.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/study-hawaii%E2%80%99s-roads-among-worst-nation" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/study-hawaii%E2%80%99s-roads-among-worst-nation#comments CURRENT EVENTS ECONOMY HAWAII TAXES Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:06:26 +0000 mauiguy 39599 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/523604.html?nav=5031 <p>PAHOA, Hawaii - The U.S. Geological Survey's 35-year-old maps of lava danger zones in this southern corner of the Big Island are a tableau of earthy colors and odd shapes originally meant for scientific and planning purposes.</p> <p>The maps have also long been used by the home insurance industry to assess lava hazard risks. But in the last year or two, the maps have become a source of contention as insurers have hiked rates or completely abandoned areas that are deemed to be the most dangerous.</p> <p>Fannie Mae, the huge backer of home mortgages, recently declared it would no longer do so in the two most hazardous zones. That has residents pointing fingers of blame at the charts that even the Geological Survey acknowledges are outdated.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/lava-maps-causing-angst-big-island" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/lava-maps-causing-angst-big-island#comments CONSUMER RIGHTS / PRODUCT REPORTS CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:01:12 +0000 mauiguy 39598 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/523547.html?nav=10 <p>MARK GOLDBERG / MauiGuidebook.com</p> <p>Huelo resident Mark Goldberg photographed law enforcement officers in a helicopter operation Thursday morning near Hoolawa Stream in Huelo in a marijuana-eradication program known as “Green Harvest.” Maui police confirmed there was a Maui operation Thursday, but no information on what was seized was available Friday. Goldberg said crews were in the area for several hours uprooting marijuana.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/police-pull-weed-huelo" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/police-pull-weed-huelo#comments CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:56:40 +0000 mauiguy 39596 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/523595.html?nav=10 <p>More than 100 protesters gathered outside the Queen Ka'ahumanu Center on Saturday afternoon to speak out against what they see as over taxation and a government that has exceeded what was envisioned by the Founding Fathers.</p> <p>The event was held by the Maui Taxed Enough Already Party, with another sign-waving on Maui earlier in the day in Lahaina.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/party-serves-some-tea" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/party-serves-some-tea#comments CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII PROTESTS/REVOLUTION Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:38:26 +0000 mauiguy 39592 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/523454.html?nav=10 <p>As the leader of a religious organization, Ohtani does not believe in declaring "good wars" and bad ones and takes no specific position on the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The monshu does observe, though, that following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that Americans "were not able to logically reason what happened and jumped into war."</p> <p>He noted that the U.S. was attacked by individuals and not by a nation, yet it went to war against the countries of Afghanistan and then Iraq "without cool-headedly reasoning what had happened. That is regrettable."</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/buddhist%E2%80%99s-perspective-discussion-america%E2%80%99s-battles-raises-question-%E2%80%98-there-good-war-or-bad-" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/buddhist%E2%80%99s-perspective-discussion-america%E2%80%99s-battles-raises-question-%E2%80%98-there-good-war-or-bad-#comments AFGHANISTAN HAWAII IRAQ RELIGION/ATHEISM Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:17:25 +0000 mauiguy 39268 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/09/06/us/AP-US-Health-Bomb.html <p>HONOLULU (AP) -- Pius Henry fears his adopted government will kill him, that the United States won't live up to a health care obligation to people from Pacific islands where it tested nuclear bombs.</p> <p>Henry, a diabetic from the Marshall Islands, has received free dialysis treatments three times a week for years, but the cash-strapped state of Hawaii has threatened to cut off him and others to save money.</p> <p>Like thousands of legal migrants to Hawaii from independent Pacific nations, Henry believes the United States has a responsibility to provide health care to compensate for the radioactive fallout of 67 nuclear weapons tests from 1946 to 1958.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/fallout-nuclear-tests-leads-health-crisis" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/fallout-nuclear-tests-leads-health-crisis#comments HAWAII Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:06:24 +0000 goodnightmoon 38945 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/523337.html?nav=5031 <p>HONOLULU - All of the Hawaii inmates who were housed at a Kentucky prison where authorities say women were sexually assaulted by staff have been relocated.</p> <p>Officials say 128 inmates returned to Oahu on Tuesday night. One inmate was transferred directly to another out-of-state prison, and 40 previously made the trip back to Hawaii.</p> <p>The transfer happened after 23 female inmates, including seven from Hawaii, alleged they were sexually assaulted at the Otter Creek Correctional Center, a private prison operated by Corrections Corporation of America.</p> <p>Six prison workers have been indicted in the case.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/inmates-relocated-after-sex-assaults" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/inmates-relocated-after-sex-assaults#comments CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:36:53 +0000 mauiguy 38853 at http://whatreallyhappened.com http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/523335.html?nav=5031 <p>HONOLULU (AP) - The state Department of Health says Hawaii's swine flu death count rose by four between June and August to 10.</p> <p>Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo said Friday that one of the four was a 5-year-old. She says the case marks Hawaii's first swine flu death involving a child.</p> <p>Okubo says the other new cases included two adults with underlying health issues. She says the child and another adult who died had no underlying medical conditions.</p> <p>The deaths from swine flu were confirmed by state epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park.</p> <p>Officials aren't releasing additional details because of patient privacy.</p> <p>The novel H1N1 Influenza A, or swine flu, is a new virus that was first reported in the United States in April.</p> <p><a href="http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii%E2%80%99s-swine-flu-death-count-reaches-10" target="_blank" title="with WRH comments">WRH permalink</a></p><hr><br> http://whatreallyhappened.com/content/hawaii%E2%80%99s-swine-flu-death-count-reaches-10#comments COVER-UP/DECEPTIONS/PROPAGANDA CURRENT EVENTS HAWAII SCIENCE/HEALTH/CLIMATE/NATURE Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:31:25 +0000 mauiguy 38852 at http://whatreallyhappened.com