Local Headlines
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What a surprise. I get nothing from the House stimul...
Jan 28, 2009 | via AMERICAblog
Too "rich" to get a withholding or EITC tax cut. Too "poor" to get a business tax cut. Comment?
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Kauai mulls vacation rentals on agricultural land
Jan 19, 2009 | via KPUA-AM Hilo
A newly proposed bill would amend a law the Kauai County enacted just last March that specifically prohibited vacation rentals on agricultural land. Comment?
Regional Headlines
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Isle developers consider impact of 'Great Recession'
Thursday | via Honolulu Star-Bulletin
There are "green shoots" -- signs of recovery -- in Hawaii's real estate market, but they will need serious fertilizer to take root. Comment?
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Monday Jul 6 | via The Honolulu Advertiser
Ai Wah Ng has been promoted to senior vice president of wholesale credit at Bank of Hawaii. Comment?
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Tuesday Jun 30 | via San Francisco Chronicle
The unprecedented summer sales continue in sunny Hawaii , where it's enticingly cooler than the three-digit temperatures that baked the Bay Area this weekend Here are some highlights: Fans of WaikA kA will appreciate Aqua Aloha Surf & Spa's current special, with rates advertised as starting at $79 or less through Sept. Comment?
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State wants Superferry bankruptcy case moved to Hawaii
Tuesday Jun 23 | via The Honolulu Advertiser
The liquidation of Hawaii Superferry Inc., a former operator of high-speed ferry service between the islands of Oahu and Maui, should be transferred to Hawaii from Delaware, where the company filed under Chapter 11 on May 30, according to a so-called change-of-venue motion filed Saturday by the state of Hawaii. 1 comment
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Friday Jun 19 | via Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Federal prosecutors have charged three more defendants in the mortgage fraud case involving the mortgage brokerage company Accel Mortgage. Comment?
National Headlines
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'Wachovia'-to-'Wells Fargo' name change may take a w...
4 min ago | via PilotOnline.com
Click a thumbnail to view the full-size image. Buy Pilot photos here. Loading... Close Gallery Though Wachovia Securities became part of Wells Fargo Advisors earlier this year, new Well Fargo signage won't appear on Wachovia branches in the mid-Atlantic region until late next year or early 2011. Comment?
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45-64s hardest hit by recession
5 min ago | via Corby Today
People in the run-up to retirement have been hardest hit by the recession due to the double impact of rising unemployment and falling asset values, research shows. Comment?
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Obama proposes investor protections in wake of Madof...
7 min ago | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Fresh on the heels of new proposals to regulate mortgages and other consumer credit products, the Obama administration on Friday sent Congress proposed legislation designed to head off another Bernard Madoff-style fraud. Comment?
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Poor more likely to leave California
20 min ago | via Deseret News
The poor are more likely to leave California than the rich, despite concerns that the state's relatively high income-tax rate is driving away the wealthy, a new study shows. Comment?
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Local news in brief | Work to begin on 291 crossing;...
21 min ago | via KansasCity.com
Work to begin on 291 crossing Engineers hope to open a temporary northbound crossing over the Missouri River on Missouri 291 by the afternoon rush hour Tuesday.On Friday, Missouri awarded a $329,000 contract for building the crossing by shifting northbound traffic into the southbound lanes. Comment?

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