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|  News BriefsAugust 25, 2010Jacob Shafer Hawaii Schools Get Race to the Top Money, Hawaii Politicians Race to Take Credit
Local schools got a rare bit of good news this week, in the form of a $75 million federal grant. Hawaii was one of nine states—along with Washington D.C.—selected in the second round of the Race to the Top program, part of President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The winning states were chosen by the U.S. Department of Education, whose secretary, Arne Duncan, was a harsh critic of the furloughs that made our 2009-’10 school year one of the shortest in the nation. Hawaii Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi ...MoreCoconut Wireless
 Adjudication Board Gets a New Member But Hears No New CasesJune 23, 2010Jacob ShaferBig welcome to Linda Fernandez, the newest member of the LC Adjudication Board. Fernandez, you’ll recall, was nominated in the wake of the Ron McOmber flap, which saw McOmber, an LC vereran who served stints on both the Adjudication Board and the Liquor Commission, disapproved by the County Council amid allegations of sexual harassment and other issues. Fernandez—who like McOmber hails from Lanai—slid through with no such fireworks.
So what’s Fernandez’s style? Is she a soft-spoken peacemaker like Adjudiction Chair Donald Fujii? A cantankerous hardass like Boardmember Glenn Kunitake? Perpetually ...MoreLC WATCH
 Maui County Council Candidate ProfilesAugust 25, 2010This is the second-to-last installment in our series of candidate profiles, which will culminate in endorsements before the September 18 primary. This week, we look at the three County Council contests that feature more than two candidates.
South Maui
Name: Don Couch
Profile: In 2008, Couch lost a tight, contentious race against Nishiki by less than 4 percent. Couch served in the Arakawa Administration as an Executive Assistant to the Mayor and as Deputy Planning Director, and currently works as an IT manager. He promises to “bring more openness, more honesty and more common sense to the South ...MoreUpfront News |
|  Poll Finds One Fifth of Americans Think Obama is a MuslimAugust 25, 2010Jacob ShaferWagging the Dog...
Last week, the Pew Research Center released the results of a poll titled “Religion, Politics and the President.” One of the findings: 18 percent of Americans think President Obama is a Muslim. (43 percent said they don’t know what his religious beliefs are, while only 34 percent correctly identified him as a Christian.) This, naturally, set off a minor media frenzy.
The poll also asked respondents how they reached their conclusions. According to Pew, “60 [percent] of those who say Obama is a Muslim cite the media.”
Strangely, that got less media attention....MoreSpin Cycle | |
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Upfront News Candidate Profiles State House RacesAugust 18, 2010Over the next month we’ll examine the various state and county races, culminating in endorsements before the September 18 primary. This week, we look More...Coconut Wireless News BriefsAugust 18, 2010Dirty campaign tactics aren’t unique to Hawaii. Neither are racial tension and provincialism. What is unique is the sometimes charming, sometimes divisive, More... 1Spin Cycle Lingle Scoffs At a Stimulus BillAugust 18, 2010Last week, Congress passed and President Obama signed a $26 billion stimulus package to fund state-level Medicaid programs and reduce teacher and other More...Coconut Wireless News BriefsAugust 11, 2010After climbing steadily since 2006, Hawaii’s recycling rate fell slightly last fiscal year according to figures released by the Department of Health (DOH). More... 2Upfront News Election 2010 Candidate ProfilesAugust 04, 2010Over the next month we’ll examine the various state and county races, culminating in endorsements before the September 18 primary election. This week, More... 1 |
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