In the News...

Unions give $370K to fight Hawaii ConCon, Pacific Business News, 10/15/08
Tags: ConCon, Unions, PACs Energy, Solar,

Solar Mandate a Legislative Horror Show, 9/28/08, Honolulu Advertiser
Tags: Energy, Solar, Senator Trimble was one of only 2 votes against this bill.

Some legislators want Johnson fired, 9/19/2008, Honolulu Advertiser
Tags: Ethics, Tourism

 

Interisland airlines could be regulated, 5/6/2008, KHON2.com
Tags: Transportation, Legislature

 

8 Dems take free trips on plane to Philippines, 4/18/2008, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Ethics, Legislature

Political gifts among issues negotiated by lawmakers, 4/9/2008, Star-Bulletin
Tags: the State Budget, Legislature

 

Lawmakers give no gift to Aloha, 4/1/2008, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Transportation, Legislature City presses feds to ease demands on waste plants, 3/13/2008, Honolulu Advertiser
Tags: Environment, Infrastructure, Federal Government, C&C Honolulu Animal instincts fill Senate, 3/5/2008, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Personal Choice, Culture, Animals, Legislature Republican Lawmakers Focus On Reducing Drunk Driving, 1/14/2008, KHNL.com
Tags: Drunk Driving, Pedestrian Safety, Transportation, Legislature Import of avian flu virus approved, 1/24/2007, Honolulu Advertiser
Tags: Agriculture, Avian Flu, Pandemic, Health Pacific Quay takes step forward, 12/28/2006, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Land Use, Harbors, Transportation That sinking feeling, 7/30/2006, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Land Use, Harbors, Infrastructure, the Ala Wai New international trade office has no budget, 7/10/2006, Pacific Business News
Tags: the State Budget, Economy, Legislature Hawaii to Use Gas Caps; Hazards May Loom , 8/28/2005, CBSNews.com
Tags: Energy, Economy, Legislature Pier Pressure, 8/28/2005, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Land Use, Harbors, Infrastructure Legislature OKs hike in taxes for isle transit, 5/4/2005, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Rail Transit, Transportation, Legislature Bill aims to hike welfare checks, 3/21/2005, Star-Bulletin
Tags: the State Budget, Legislature Planning Group Approves Bus Rapid Transit, 6/30/2004, KITV.com
Tags: Transportation, Waikiki, C&C Honolulu Ethics bill stirs partisan debate, 5/4/2004, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Ethics, Legislature Convention Center Secrecy Bill Keeps Public in the Dark About Issues that Affect Their Communities, 4/29/2004, Hawaii Reporter
Tags: Tourism, Waikiki, Transportation, Legislature Proposal seeks the right to death, 3/8/2004, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Personal Choice, Legislature Some legislators turn in their new $1,900 laptops, 4/14/2003, Star-Bulletin
Tags: the State Budget, Legislature Legislators Put Brakes On High-Tech Tax Breaks, 4/8/2003, KITV.com
Tags: Business, High-Tech, Legislature Legislature to laud local business leaders, 3/24/2003, Pacific Business News
Tags: Business, Legislature

In his Opinion...

Superferry fell victim to its own well-oiled hype machine, 11/3/2007, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Superferry, Transportation, Legislature Spend phantom state surplus on government workers, schools, 3/27/2007, Star-Bulletin
Tags: the State Budget, State Employees, Education, Legislature Enrich harbor lifeline with maritime uses, 8/10/2006, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Land Use, Harbor, Transportation, Economics Hawaii needs you, not lawmakers, to become a better place to live, 5/19/2003, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Voter Involvement, Quality of Life Vehicular ferries can grow our economy from the inside out, 10/13/2002, Star-Bulletin
Tags: Transportation, Economics, Legislature