Miscellaneous

• How do you feel about the Florida Supreme Court Justices' retention elections?

  Wayne Parsons | May 06, 2012 1:35 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The politicians and the special interests and lobbyists that fund them are supposed to keep their hands off the judicial branch of government. That is how the American system works. The Judicial...

• Justice in Hawaii: storm warning from Florida Supreme Court election

  Wayne Parsons | May 04, 2012 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Democracy is often equated with justice and giving power to the people. Popular elections are held up as the hallmark of freedom. In Florida they elect their judges _ something we don't do in...

• Good morning America! Do you want some justice today!

  Wayne Parsons | August 15, 2011 5:26 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  My favorite organizations are often so consumed with making ends meet that they can't do anything except survive. Nothing new. No new ideas. No new initiatives. I wonder if we can organize around...

• Is Election Fraud going on in Wisconsin

  Wayne Parsons | August 02, 2011 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Word out of Wisconsin reports that a corporate group, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is mailing absentee ballots to Democrats instructing them to send in their ballots after the election date. Say...

• Who popularized the term "frivolous lawsuit"? Could it be the insurance industry?

  Wayne Parsons | June 17, 2011 3:36 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  I hear that John Stossel is a Libertarian and to my mind that means he should be in favor of liberty and justice for all. As I often remind myself and my friends, justice is the most...

• Bad Journalism 101 - does the truth matter anymore?

  Wayne Parsons | November 17, 2010 4:08 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  I am an attorney who goes to court against insurance companies, careless doctors who hurt people and big corporations that put profits ahead of people. Need I say more than BP? I deal with...

• Hawaii Hit With Another Ponzi Scheme

  Wayne Parsons | March 26, 2010 2:24 PM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Just recently, a man from Southwest Florida was arrested for running what investigators call a classic Ponzi scheme that targeted investors who were mostly located in Hawaii. According to the...

• House Financial Services panel debates federal preemption in CFPA.

  Wayne Parsons | October 21, 2009 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The Washington Post (10/21, Dennis) reports that the House Financial Services Committee continued to wrangle over a provision that would allow state governments to protect bank customers by imposing...

• Hawaii's William Richardson Law School Garner's National Recognition

  Wayne Parsons | October 19, 2009 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Robert Myers of the Honolulu Star Bulletin reports that the National PreLaw Magazine has named the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson Law School as being in the top 25 Best Value Law...

• I Support Obama In Creating A Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

  Wayne Parsons | October 13, 2009 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The AP (10/9, Kuhnhenn) reports President Obama fought to keep his proposed banking overhaul on track Friday, casting the political struggle ahead as one between big financial interests and citizens...