Hot Topics 07/02/2009

Hunter Bishop announced that Mayor Kenoi has signed the hands-free cell phone bill – it is posted at http://www.hawconews.com/. Bill 66 will go into effect on January 1, 2010.

I am the first person to support legislation that makes our community a safer place to be. It will be pretty tough for people to adapt their behavior to this bill, but we are a fairly resilient bunch, I am sure we will learn to do without.

I was driving in California recently and didn’t know how to get back to my hotel

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Politics are certainly different on the Neighbor Islands, Richard Borreca writes in Sunday’s (6/14) Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

He gives a heads-up note to Oahu-based candidates looking to run statewide for Governor. Borreca has been watching Hawaii politics for more than 30 years for the Star-Bull, so his observations carry weight in my mind.

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Click to visit the TMT Draft Environmental Impact Statement online. You may submit comments through links on this page. Here is the Public Meeting Schedule for the TMT Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS):

June 18 (Thur) – Pahoa High/Int School Cafe (5-8 PM)
June 22 (Mon) – Kau High/Pahala Elem School Cafe (5-8 PM)
June 23 (Tues) – Kohala High School Cafe (5-8 PM)
June 24 (Wed) – Kealakehe Elem School Cafe (5-8 PM)
June 25 (Thur) – Farrington High School Cafe (5-8 PM)

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