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olos73 - 7:29 PM
@ypupule, we only need 1 casino here. Just SOMETHING to bring in revenue that's being taken out of Hawaii. Majority of Vegas travelers go via Vacations Hawaii, with 5 flights a week. Over a thousand a week on their packages. Other travelers go on their own or other travel agencies. The VH travelers stay at downtown Vegas hotel/casinos. They're there for the gambling. Some go on their own to shop, shows, etc., then get back to gambling. The VH groups are majority senior citizens, so they don't do the Vegas experience. Over 52,000 VH gamblers a year takes a lot of money out of Hawaii. And this doesn't count the thousands that go on their own. A lot of VH gamblers return 3,4,5 times a year. They are forced to go there because there's nothing here. People that go for the Vegas experience, usually only once. Everytime the subject of building a casino here, talk is 1. Not 2,3,4. I'm a frequent VH customer and I'm happy if there is only 1 hotel/casino here. And I'm sure a lot of them are also. I'd rather stay home and put money into our economy instead of spending roundtrip airfare, hotel, etc. And the hassles of a 6 hour flight. We can walk, drive or even catch the bus. As far as the cheap meals/drinks, etc., I'll pay the regular price because I'm saving that money just staying here. I'm sure if there was one casino here, gamblers wouldn't be concerned about the atmosphere, because the casino would most likely be built in Waikiki. If the Vegas thing gets shot down, we should at least have a lottery. I'll still go to Vegas to gamble, taking my money out of Hawaii.

quarkcsj - 6:10 PM
There are a lot of others that need to be cleared off. Occupy Honolulu is obviously being targeted. Meanwhile there are people sleeping day and night in the heart of Waikiki right on the sidewalk on Kalakaua. Two guys in front of Foster Towers literally have blankets and pillows laid out all day.

FlyingBubo - 4:29 PM
Twenty years from now,,,,most of these jokers like Inouye would be gone and buried and we will still be paying for this train system that probably stop running long before because no one will ride after the hoopla is over. You know, if you look at other cities and their rail systems, you know that Honolulu's system is bound for utter failure. But people of Hawaii voted in the jokers so people of Hawaii just have ante up.

FlyingBubo - 4:24 PM
He should have start molesting children or just kill some one instead so he can still be a scumbag criminal but get a far lighter sentece. 17 years is a very long time for Hawaii criminal justice system.

RobertWilliams - 4:15 PM
SMART METER INFORMATION IS WORTHLESS FOR CUSTOMERS A professor gave a lecture in California and he explained how the concept of smart meter information, saving energy and reducing utility bills, is FALSE in practice. The information from a smart meter is NOT real time and it is NOT formatted (organized) for a customer to improve current or future energy usage. The utility companies through false advertising make people ASSUME that when they get the Smart Meter information it automatically assists them, but it does NOT. The professor equated smart meter information to a gas gauge and a speedometer that tell you how much gas you had YESTERDAY and how fast you were going YESTERDAY, worthless information for today or planning for tomorrow. The smart meter does NOT isolate the individual usage amount of electrical devices for the customer and it takes time to sign up on their utility site and sign in to see information that doesn’t assist you. Anything that brings attention to energy usage can remind the customer to reduce their energy usage, but the smart meter, itself, is useless. And smart meters at Millions and Billions of dollars are a financial disaster for the people, a windfall for the utility companies. Skyrocketing Utility Bills after installation in California TV News Video (3 minutes) http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/63581287.html?tab=video

jusme101 - 2:38 PM
This womans an ID_IOT... Argentine got their tails spanked the last time they tangled with Great Britian. Now that GB is retiring an older ship, of course they're going to bring in something newer... What is wrong with this woman ???? Beyond that, it was Argentine that invaded the Faulklands back in 1982.... As to what happened in 1833, are you kidding me ???? Lady can snivel all she wants to the UN... Then she can pound sand... She wants the Faulklands ??? Try repeating 1982 again... She can lead from the front... Du_mb Bi_t_ch.

jusme101 - 2:33 PM
Title of article is misleading.... not 17 years for selling meth near a shopping center... he got 17 hears for being habitual with prior felonies.... who writes these articles ????

jusme101 - 2:32 PM
so, if your of retirement age and are collecting your social security pension... that's supposed to be a bad thing ??? this artle is misleading.

easylivin - 2:14 PM
Since this rail project does not interest the private sector in running it, the gov't is doing it for us. What a joke. This project will start in the red and continuously operate in the red for years the eyes can see. They will bleed taxpayers of this generation and next. Sen. Inouye needs to retire and be replaced by a constitutionally conservative American.

easylivin - 2:09 PM
Stop the rail project. There will never be enough casinos in Honolulu to pay for its construction and maintenance.

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