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by Larry Geller Hawaii’s government has done little to nothing to reverse the cuts that placed us last among all states with only 163 instructional days in the year. The state legislature has declined to meet in a special session to work on the issue. Despite a popular parody song, national and even international focus on the state (our “no school Fridays” were even the subject of an English

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by Larry Geller Of course, the tragedy at Ft. Hood last week dominated not only the mainstream news but also echoed and re-echoed in the twittersphere and elsewhere in online media. The problem with following tweets wherever they may go is that while many stops along the way are useless (“OMG I can’t believe it!”) some lead to new insights. Not all of these are any more encouraging that the Ft.

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by Larry Geller (click for directions) If you can, why not be where the action is and also show your support for the attorneys fighting Hawaii’s toxic Furlough Friday school closures. No one is working harder for parents concerned about their children’s education than these attorneys. The hearing is set for 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 8, 2009 at the Federal Courthouse at 300 Ala Moana Blvd.

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by Larry Geller Hawaii’s trashing of its children’s education is still achieving national publicity. Two letters to the editor kept the discussion going in the New York Times today. The latest word on Furlough Fridays is that Judge David Ezra, acting as Special Master to mediate between the parties in the various lawsuits, has failed to come up with a solution. Why am I not surprised—he only had

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by Larry Geller As a country, we are very respectful of our dead. We and the world were shocked by the tragic losses of 9/11, and we grieve those who sacrifice their lives to defend our country in wartime. Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida is honoring those we prefer to forget: the 44,000 or so Americans who die each year simply because they have no health insurance and our country won’t provide them

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by Larry Geller The Star-Bulletin reported today: Third furlough lawsuit claims rights violation (11/5/2009). Tune in to tonight’s Town Square, Hawaii Public Radio 89.3 FM or streaming from hawaiipublicradio.org, 5-6 p.m. Host Beth-Ann Kozlovich takes phone calls, so listen for the number and call with your question or comment. Technorati Tags: Hawaii, Furlough Fridays, furloughs del.icio.us Tags

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by Larry Geller (Click for larger) Carl Varady (center, right) answers press questions (center left is Tom Grande) (see previous article for judge’s ruling) The Hawaiian Homelands Trust is an obligation that Hawaii assumed as a condition of statehood. This trial covered a limited time period of 1959 (statehood) to 1988 and asked for compensation for losses resulting in delays in awarding

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by Larry Geller What can be more clear than this: The court, having concluded this five-week trial from 8/4/09 through 9/11/09 and having considered the trial evidence and arguments of counsel, determines that Plaintiffs proved by clear and convincing evidence breaches of trust by the Defendant State of Hawai'i ("State") and Defendant Department of Hawaiian Home Lands ("DHHL") during the claims

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by Larry Geller After ten years… the telephone tree says that Judge Eden Hifo of the First Circuit Court in Honolulu has delivered a written ruling in favor of the plaintiffs. This is very good news at a time when most news has been bad.  In many ways this has been the "trial of the century" for Hawaii. Since 1921 there has been an obligation to put Hawaiians on their land that has been shirked.

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by Larry Geller The associations of the Ko`olani and 1133 Waimanu condos in Kakaako have sent a letter dated October 29, 2009 to the US Department of Transportation expressing their concerns about the elevated rail transit system Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The first concern is that the DEIS does not conform to the Notice of Intent published in the Federal Register that states:

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“The problem is not Goldman Sachs bonuses --that is even some kind of socialism-- but that they have that much to share.  A local level connect is needed, with cooperatives, decent savings banks sprouting, and labor and people, not only capital in command.” Disconnected Giant on Clay Feet By Johan Galtung - 2 Nov 2009 Greensboro-NC, USA:  What is the mood of the giant these days?    One

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by Larry Geller We (taxpayers), lead by ex-Goldman Sachs executives now working for Obama, may have put the company back in business to do again what brought disaster to the country. A McClatchy Newspaper investigation posted yesterday suggests that Goldman Sachs may have violated securities laws. Snippet: In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed

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by Larry Geller Check this out (Honolulu Advertiser Breaking News, 10/30/2009). At the top is an mp3 file you can save to your computer. Your own copy of "Friday come and we gotta stay home". If the article link breaks, the mp3, on the Advertiser website, is here. On most computers you can just click and play. I agree with author Wayne Harada: "Furlough Day," with the repetitive "Friday come and

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by Larry Geller When we traveled in Japan during the school excursion season, it wasn’t unusual to be stopped on the street several times a day by a gaggle of giggling school children eager to try out their English on a real, live foreigner. I wonder if the same is happening to Governor Lingle during her Chinese junket? At least some students have been studying this page on Way2English.com: You

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by Larry Geller From the Governor’s Quotes and Thoughts page: "We are being watched by the entire nation and by people beyond the shores of America because we are moving so rapidly and so confidently into the future." Hahahahahahahaha…. sorry… Yes, we’re being watched, but not for our questionable leadership on energy, gov. We’re being watched for our willingness to sacrifice our children’s

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by Larry Geller Gads, I spend a few hours at the Senate hearing on the DOE furloughs and all kinds of crazy things break loose at the court while I’m not looking. Before getting into the court stuff, a little about the hearings. There will be plenty in the papers, though the TV cameras disappeared before it was over. Actually… I plead not much time tonight. I’ll post links below. First, I was

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by Larry Geller Update: the date has changed again, this time to Monday, Nov. 9 (as of 10/30/2009). I don’t know the time yet. The date has been changed for the two motions for preliminary injunctions against the DOE’s Furlough Fridays. The new date is Tuesday 11/3/2009 08:30 a.m. in Judge Ezra’s courtroom on the fourth floor of the federal courthouse. Should the judge grant a preliminary

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by Larry Geller Who will you vote for in 2010? If you live in Hawaii, the better question right now is “how” will you vote in 2010. If a crisis can be an opportunity, we’ve got the makings of a grand opportunity as our Office of Elections continues to melt down. Senate Ways and Means and Election Commission hearings that put Chief Elections Officer Kevin Cronin on the hot seat have not yet

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by Larry Geller Below is the Office of Elections Waiver of Cost or Price Analysis once again for your reading pleasure. If it doesn’t display properly below, please use the link to read it. I haven’t received any reaction to this from those I’ve asked, so heck, I’ll just offer my own reaction. The key is here, a statement elaborated further in the document: I believe the RFP will generate

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by Larry Geller Two senators have formed a committee and will be holding hearings on approaches to teacher furloughs. Senator Brian Taniguchi (Chair) and Senator Will Espero (Vice Chair) will convene the hearing on Friday, October 30 at 12:30 p.m. in the State Capitol Auditorium, “to receive public input regarding the options available to address the issue of teacher furloughs and the loss of

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by Larry Geller I have to tell you about a couple of surprises related, maybe, to Swine Flu. Or any other flu, actually, but these days it’s that particular one the media are reminding us of. First, on Monday I was walking down the hallway in a medical building which shall remain nameless. A tall guy (really tall) was coming the other way, He turned to go into an office. He put his hand flat

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by Larry Geller The setup appears to be transparent. The City and County of Honolulu is pushing its rail plan forward as fast as it can, without dealing with several aspects of community opposition. One of the clearest calls for caution has come from the Oahu Island Burial Council, because the City’s chosen route is certain to encounter burials of significant cultural significance. The City has

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by Larry Geller The Hawaii Office of Elections has posted on its website a Waiver of Cost or Price Analysis related to its August 26, 2009, RFP for voting equipment. The document is dated August 10, 2009 and addressed only to “Contract File” with no other distribution indicated. If I understand it correctly, the Chief Elections Officer asserts that he can waive the COPA because there is adequate

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by Larry Geller It’s seldom that Hawaii breaks so completely into world news. The sad news is that the furlough story is everywhere. Hawaii’s Furlough Fridays and its achievement of the fewest school days in a country which already has fewer school days and poorer academic achievement than other advanced nations is making news. Everywhere. Some of the articles point the finger at Governor Linda

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by Larry Geller Attorney Eric Seitz raised the problem of loss of WASC accreditation due to insufficient school days in the year in his complaint to the federal court (see: Hawaii’s Furlough Fridays may deny its graduates college admission), but it appears that the WASC may not require a minimum number of days. Forbes reported the same thing and was chastised on their website by a commenter.

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