Hawaii Political Blogwire

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• RACIAL SLUR = $$$?Barbarian Princess ...

  —Free Hawai`i

  RACIAL SLUR = $$$?
  
  Barbarian Princess Movie Title Used To Grab Viewers
  
  Marc Forby, the writer and director of the Barbarian Princess movie, claims that he is using the term “barbarian” in the title of the movie only to attract more viewers and that he doesn’t mean [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:03am EST
  by The Koani Foundation

• Health benefit warning: Thousands of public employees may be unable to access health insurance after January 1 due to processing delays

  —i L i n d . n e t

  Number of comments: 2
  

  The administrator of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, or EUTF, has warned legislative leaders and both state and county personnel officers that vacancies, furloughs, and other issues have created a massive backlog that could leave thousands of public employees unable to access the health care they are paying [...]

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:57pm EST
  by Ian Lind

• Hawaiian Telcom’s Post Bankruptcy Business Plan Is Fatally Flawed

  —The Kona Blog

  The Big Island Weekly had a timely article regarding the resurfacing of Saddle Road between m.m 44-48 (and possibly between m.m 48-54-contingent on obtaining federal funding). It appears that some Native Hawaiians are claiming ownership of the Hamakua lands the county wants to sell.This could prove be interesting (and damaging to [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:41pm EST
  by Aaron Stene

• Real Journalism… Before Blogs! Down and Dirty With Ian Lind

  —Damon Tucker's Weblog

  A few days ago Ian Lind ran across some old files that I think are very worthy of attention. The last few days I have been enjoying reading this historical set of papers that was never released or available online until the other day. Before you just download the stuff to read, [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:21pm EST
  by Damon

• UH Hilo Having Auditions for “The Vagina Monologues 2010”

  —Damon Tucker's Weblog

  Media Release: The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Women’s Center invites women to audition for roles in its annual production of “The Vagina Monologues 2010.” Auditions will be held on November 18 and 19 from 6 – 8 p.m. and on November 21 and 22 from 7 – 9 p.m. on [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:52am EST
  by Damon

• Utility Pole Gets Banged… When Will it be Somebody?

  —Damon Tucker's Weblog

  Number of comments: 1
  We have a real problem with our utility poles being so close to the road throughout our little town of Pahoa. It looks like someone had a REAL PROBLEM with a pole recently. As you can see from the pictures, this particular pole is really close to the white line on the [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:51am EST
  by Damon

• Official Unemployment 10.2%, Total Unemployment 17.5% October 2009

  —Aloha Analytics

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:43am EST
  by Brad Parsons

• Sake Tasting in Hilo Next Tuesday

  —Damon Tucker's Weblog

  A Sake Tasting will take place at “Grapes: A Wine Store” in Hilo next Tuesday: Date: November 10, 2009, 5:00p-8:00p. Location: YBA Hall (Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin) 398 Kilauea Ave., Hilo, HI 96720 Parking: Enter via Sangha Hall and park on the Hamakua-side of the parking lot. The YBA Hall is under the Hongwanji temple [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:49am EST
  by Damon

• Special 2-day deal on Soul de Cuba

  —Aloha Update Hawaii News and Travel Guide

  About a month ago I wrote about my first visit to the Soul de Cuba Cafe, the only Cuban restaurant in Honolulu.  The whole experience — from the wait staff to the food and cocktails — not only reminded me of my time in Cuba earlier this year [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:00am EST
  by Brenda