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• Senators Question FAA Administrator on regional carrier safety.

  Wayne Parsons | June 11, 2009 5:00 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  NBC Nightly News (6/10, story 2, 3:05, Williams) reported, A lot of people, many of them veteran flyers, have suspected there are two sets of safety and training standards, one for the big...

• Natural Product From The Hydrangea Plant Offers Hope to People With Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis,and Other Autoimmune Diseases

  Wayne Parsons | June 11, 2009 4:23 AM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  New Lead for Autoimmune Disease Posted by SR in News, tags: auto-immune, lead identification, natural product Do you like Hydrangeas? They are beautiful flowering plants and now medical...

• CONSUMER ALERT: Public Justice and Consumer Watchdog Force Cingular/AT&T to Face Consumer Claims for Overcharges and Bad Cell Phone Service in Federal Court

  Wayne Parsons | June 02, 2009 11:04 AM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  In an important decision for consumers a federal court rejects AT&T’s efforts to bar its customers from joining together to hold the company accountable in court. Credit Public...

• Its Friday! What Can I Say? Sound, Music, The Violin and Life's Lessons. I Reflect.

  Wayne Parsons | May 22, 2009 4:20 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The idea that music and dance and art take us up into the better parts of ourselves and our lives has been often expressed. My humble effort this Friday is more for me than for anyone else. I need...

• Tort Reform For Victims of Unsafe Medical Devices: Pass The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009

  Wayne Parsons | May 13, 2009 6:23 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Hearings began on Tuesday, May 12th before the Subcommittee on Health on H.R. 1346, The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. I explain it below but before you go any further make sure to read the...

• Aviation attorney discusses hearings over Flight 3407.

  Wayne Parsons | May 13, 2009 5:26 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  On The Early Show on CBS News (5/12), Julie Chen spoke with attorney Mary Schiavo and the sister of one of the crash victims of Flight 3407. Schiavo said the fault lies with the airline because the...

• AIG In Another Scandal Over Denying Health Care Claims For American Workers Injured In Afghanistan and Iraq

  Wayne Parsons | April 25, 2009 3:09 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) has recently said there were “serious deficiencies in the health coverage of civilian employees who have been injured while working overseas.” His outrage...

• Clean Up The FDA

  Wayne Parsons | April 21, 2009 5:50 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  In an Editorial in the Providence (RI) Journal (4/20) they support the Obama administration goal of cleaning up the FDA: One important task before President Obama is shoring up the Food and...

• Kapolei Man Dead In Yet Another Oahu Motorcycle Crash At Intersection - What is Going On With Motorcycles in Hawaii?

  Wayne Parsons | April 17, 2009 2:14 AM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  According to the Honolulu Star Bulletin the city medical examiner has identified Roy Bengochea, 32, of Kapolei as the man whose motorcycle crashed into an SUV in Campbell Industrial Park. Mr....

• Hawaii Financial Misconduct Alert #1: Tips To Avoid Loan Refinance Scams

  Wayne Parsons | April 14, 2009 3:10 AM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  As Foreclosures rise desperate homeowners are being victimized by illegal or misleading offers of help from a myriad of companies. The companies often charge up front fees and lull frightened...