Malia Zimmerman of The Hawaii Reporter reports on 20 October 2009 that a Jones Act Lawsuit Will Test Control of Hawaii’s Shipping Monopoly. Her story is about a bread maker in Hilo who claims that…
The Fort Myers (FL) News-Press (10/20, Wozniak) reports, A summit beginning Wednesday in Beijing between the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and its Chinese counterpart will press for…
In an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle (10/16), N. Alex Winslow, executive director of Texas Watch, wrote, Lately we have heard a lot…about Texas-style, anti-patient laws as a solution to our…
Robert Myers of the Honolulu Star Bulletin reports that the National PreLaw Magazine has named the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson Law School as being in the top 25 Best Value Law…
The Manaloa, a 75-foot fishing vessel had just returned from 30 days at sea with 20,000 pounds of Ahi in the hold. The crew had gone ashore to rest and one crew member was on the Manaloa when a fire…
The car left the road and went airborne and crashed into a tree and the roof of the Oceanic Institute building. The occupants, Benjamin Makekau, 20, and his brother Ikaikakane Makekau (19) were dead…
The most important consumer legislation in the last 50 years is presently moving in Congress with Senator Patrick Leahy, VT. leading the way. Senator Leahy Submits Legislation For Insurance Reform -…
Speed and alcohol may have been involved in the tragic death of Sara Sutton, an 18-year-old Big Island resident. According to KITV News Police found the crashed 2000 Honda two-door sedan…
KITV reports that a fire ant was found on a Maui farm. The fire is small but packs a mean bite. The insect is 1/16th inch long and is light orange in appearance. They aren’t fast moving like some…
In spite of all the hem-hawing and confusion surrounding American health care reform, one senator is taking initiative. Senator Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, has recently introduced the Health…
The story of ruined homes, hopes and dreams in the U.S. Southeast has been raging in the news for almost a year: Drywall From China Causes Concern Over Sulfur Odor In Homes – by Wayne Parsons…
The insurance industry has more money than any other force in American politics and their right wing conservative media forces, led by Limbaugh and O’Reilly are geared up to blitz the public with…