Articles tagged with: President Barack Obama
Maui 2010 Election Reflections
In November 2008, a crowd gathered at Akaku’s Kahului plaza and watched Barack Obama announce the arrival of “a new dawn of American leadership.” Almost exactly two years later, with another election in the books, …
Lingle Points Finger On Stimulus
Last week, Congress passed and President Obama signed a $26 billion stimulus bill aimed at funding state-level Medicaid programs and reducing teacher and other non-federal public employee layoffs.
Here’s what Gov. Lingle had to say about …
Charles Djou and the GOP Invent a Controversy
Jonesing for controversy…
“Hawaii GOP Rep. Charles Djou…says he’s ‘disappointed’ that Mr. Obama has failed to waive the Jones Act, an antiquated 1920 law mandating that goods shipped between U.S. ports be handled by U.S.-built and …
Hawaii Gun Ownership on the Rise: Do You Feel Safer?
Interesting item in the December 4 Honolulu Advertiser about how gun ownership in Hawaii has shot up in the early part of this century. In 2000, there were 13,600 guns registered in the state;last year, …
Obama Administration: Honor state pot laws
Back in the ’70s, Barry Obama was a high schooler on Oahu sporting a rockin’ big collar and giving shouts-out to his choom gang. Flash forward a few decades, and President Obama’s justice department is …
