July 2009

Virgin Paper Chase: Once again, the Department of Accounting and General Services is seeking an exemption from the requirement that it purchase paper with recycled content for printing state checks. According to the exemption request that state Controller Russell Saito … Continued

Act 212 of the 2007 Legislature set up the `aha kiole advisory committee as a first step toward developing a resource management system that would incorporate Native Hawaiian traditions. In the two years since then, the committee has been embroiled … Continued

For two legislators, their proudest moment in the 2009 legislative session came with passage of a bill giving the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism half a million dollars to buy a spaceport license from the Federal Aviation Administration. … Continued

The 2009 Legislature closed up shop in May, but suspense lingers over what it has or will have accomplished. The deadline for the governor’s veto is July 15, although she was to have submitted to the Legislature a list of … Continued

To judge by the testimony submitted, Senate Bill 1345, calling for holders of leases of state lands to be compensated if any acreage is withdrawn, was one of the less controversial measures taken up by the 2009 Legislature. Only the … Continued

“Unless the fence is repaired, the birds don’t have much of a chance, do they? The numbers look pretty terrible.” The comment came from U.S. District Judge Samuel King at a May hearing on a motion filed by Earthjustice to … Continued