Tag archive for Hawaii Superferry
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Newest U.S. Energy Security Council Appointee Linda Lingle Really Knows Gas
For all of you out there wondering whatever became of former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle (you know who you are), I have some important new information for you. Turns out she’s gone and joined
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Former Republican Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle Strikes Back In Bid For U.S. Senate Seat
By Jacob Shafer The moment was so perfect it was almost surreal. St. Paul, Minnesota, September 2008. The Republican National Convention. A giant American flag projected on the wall dissolves into a sea of red.
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Will Maui’s Speaker Emeritus Joseph Souki Drop ‘Emeritus’ From Title?
Seems there’s a chance that a group of “dissidents” in the state House of Representatives are attempting to replace Speaker Calvin Say with Maui’s own beloved Speaker Emeritus Joe Souki, says today’s Maui News.
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST POLITICAL ACTIVIST: Irene Bowie #BOM2012
It’s always nice to see our readers acknowledge the hard work and dedication of an activist not often seen in the spotlight. Irene Bowie is definitely that person. Since 2007, Bowie has been the
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Candidate Linda Lingle!
LINDA LINGLE U.S. Senate • Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri • Pre-politics profession: Newspaper Publisher • Electoral Win/Loss Record: 9/1 • First electoral victory: Maui County Council, 1980 • Supports: Furloughing teachers, Kahului Airport expansion, more tourism, Honolulu rail • Opposes: Hawaii
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U.S. Navy Gives Lame Names To Old Hawaii Superferries
That’s right, folks: Your United States Navy–which finally took possession of the old Hawaii Superferry vessels Alakai and Huakai a few months ago after the company (which operated for just a couple years under
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Honolulu Civil Beat Checks Linda Lingle – Hard!
By Anthony Pignataro In October 2007, then-Governor Linda Lingle testified before a state House committee on legislation she was pushing that would grant a special, unprecedented exemption to Hawaii’s environmental laws for a single corporation:
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Hawaii Superferries For Sale!
At long last, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced today that it’s auctioning of the old Hawaii Superferries, named Alakai and Huakai. Considering that the vessels haven’t really been used since
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Reviving The Superferry…On Your Dime?
To say the Hawaii Superferry was flawed is like saying the Titanic had minor iceberg issues. The litany of problems—legal, environmental, cultural—that made the boat a colossal boondoggle and ultimately led the state Supreme Court
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Hawaii Lawmakers Are Considering Some Familiar Legislation. Will Any Of It Pass?
Every legislative session is defined more by failure than triumph. Hundreds of bills are introduced each year, and most are snuffed out quietly in committee, killed once they reach the floor or impaled by
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