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TUESDAY, JULY 29Naeole’s daughter gets apology click hereMONDAY, JULY 28Bakken ‘hurt’ by hospital turmoil click hereSUNDAY, JULY 27Superferry readies for Big isle debut click hereSATURDAY, JULY 26Pineapple could vanish from Hawaii click here Lava pics click hereEruption update click hereHawaii Volcanoes National Park click here  Navigation —  Journal Archive RSS Feeds Advertise www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing photos in a set called Punapix. Make your own badge here. (Read the full post about ‘Waiawi control and more on rubbish’…)

TUESDAY, JULY 29Naeole’s daughter gets apology click hereMONDAY, JULY 28Bakken ‘hurt’ by hospital turmoil click hereSUNDAY, JULY 27Superferry readies for Big isle debut click hereSATURDAY, JULY 26Pineapple could vanish from Hawaii click here Lava pics click hereEruption update click hereHawaii Volcanoes National Park click here  Navigation —  Journal Archive RSS Feeds Advertise www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing photos in a set called Punapix. Make your own badge here. (Read the full post about ‘One link gone (hooray!), three added’…)

TUESDAY, JULY 29Naeole’s daughter gets apology click hereMONDAY, JULY 28Bakken ‘hurt’ by hospital turmoil click hereSUNDAY, JULY 27Superferry readies for Big isle debut click hereSATURDAY, JULY 26Pineapple could vanish from Hawaii click here Lava pics click hereEruption update click hereHawaii Volcanoes National Park click here  Navigation —  Journal Archive RSS Feeds Advertise www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing photos in a set called Punapix. Make your own badge here. (Read the full post about ‘Why it’s all still called ‘alternative’ energy’…)

TUESDAY, JULY 29Naeole’s daughter gets apology click hereMONDAY, JULY 28Bakken ‘hurt’ by hospital turmoil click hereSUNDAY, JULY 27Superferry readies for Big isle debut click hereSATURDAY, JULY 26Pineapple could vanish from Hawaii click here Lava pics click hereEruption update click hereHawaii Volcanoes National Park click here  Navigation —  Journal Archive RSS Feeds Advertise www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing photos in a set called Punapix. Make your own badge here. (Read the full post about ‘Backyard bromeliad’…)

TUESDAY, JULY 29Naeole’s daughter gets apology click hereMONDAY, JULY 28Bakken ‘hurt’ by hospital turmoil click hereSUNDAY, JULY 27Superferry readies for Big isle debut click hereSATURDAY, JULY 26Pineapple could vanish from Hawaii click here Lava pics click hereEruption update click hereHawaii Volcanoes National Park click here  Navigation —  Journal Archive RSS Feeds Advertise www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing photos in a set called Punapix. Make your own badge here. (Read the full post about ‘Puna has bigger tax base than Hilo’…)

Rep. Marilyn Lee will be honored by the Hawaii Women’s Political Caucus (HWPC) at its annual membership meeting and candidates’ reception, Aug 12. She is being recognized for serving as a role model for other women seeking public office. Lee has been a registered nurse for over 30 years and has been at the Legislature representing the Mililani area since 1996. She is currently the vice chair of the the House Finance Committee. (Read the full post about ‘HWPC honors Rep. Lee as role model for women’…)

In a special ceremony last week at the NCSL conference in New Orleans, Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu was honored by the National Coalition for Capital (NCFC) for his continuous efforts in promoting economic development in Hawaii.According to a press release from the NCFC, Karamatsu “was honored for taking a leadership role in several key legislative efforts to foster capital investment in traditionally underserved regions across the state.”Specifically, Karamatsu was recognized for sponsoring the Hawaii High Tech Investment Tax Credit and playing a significant role in diversifying Hawaii business and economy through promotion and fostering of Hawaii high-tech companies that help create more revenue and jobs.The National Coalition for Capital (NCFC) is a non-profit, nationwide coalition of leaders supporting economic development and job creation through long-term access to capital for entrepreneurs and emerging companies. (Read the full post about ‘Karamatsu honored for economic development efforts’…)

On the closing day of NCSL, two national pollsters sat down with state legislators and laid out the top issues on the minds of American voters, per this story from NCSL NEWS. The two, Kellyanne Conway and Celinda Lake, made the following points:

• The top two concerns are the cost of energy and a troubled economy.
• There is a dramatic rise in people who think the economy is in bad shape.
• 75% think we are in a recession.
• Obama is leading McCain by 2-6 percentage points, but no one has a clear advantage.
• Housing, mortgage foreclosures, have dropped down in the list of priorities.

(Read the full post about ‘National pollsters tell state lawmakers what to expect’…)

You can now download newsletters from Reps. Tommy Waters and Marilyn Lee in the section in the right panel titled “2008 Community Newsletters”. It’s located after “About Us” and before “Archives”.

Mike McConnell, the Director of National Intelligence, is not a big fan of journalist shield laws. As the US Senate prepares to discuss a national shield law, McConnell does his own prepping in a USA Today opinion piece in which he states that he doesn’t see a problem with the free flow of information in the absence of a protected privilege for federal reporters. On the other hand, passage of the bill would be detrimental to the public’s safety, and the ability of our national security team to protect national security information and to bring justice to those who break the law, i.e. terrorists.

(Read the full post about ‘Shield or Sword?’…)