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Thursday, May 15, 2025 May 15, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 203 Views Missing Meth Money a Conflict of Interest for Bissen Appointee? House Passes South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act 14 Years Later--City Settles Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $2.1M After 100 days, Trump already done with Tulsi? Decrease in visitor tax rate sought as fear of recession looms Bill 43: Honolulu city council looks to use hotel tax to help lower projected sewer fee increase Honolulu Council Approves $41M for HGEA COVID Hazard Pay DOE Plan: More Top-Level Bureaucrats Hawaii to Update Decades-Old Financial MisManagement System Robots to issue 47 Million Speeding tickets per year from 177 Hawaii Speed Cams Read More..

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 May 14, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 PM :: 264 Views UHERO: 75% of Hawaii Households Cannot Afford Mortgage Hawaii 4th Highest State and Local Taxes Per Capita Pacific Partnership Act to Counter China Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready Disgraced Police Chief Louis Kealoha Still Owes Honolulu $250,000 CNHA-Connected Governor calls Hawaii Tourism Authority ‘hot mess,’ promises reform--What Could Go Wrong? Uncertain financial future continues to impact East-West Center operations Honolulu a good place for murder—nearly 50% go unsolved Sabotaged signal: New images reveal homeless camp around severed cables that cut communication for thousands ‘Wasted opportunity?’ Maui Council questions post-wildfire pivot on homeless plan Alm Calls for Veto of HB126: Illegal game room assets in Kalihi turned over to state Read More..

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 May 13, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 321 Views Residential electric bills in Hawaii and Connecticut are twice those in New Mexico, Utah Legislature Delivers Progress for Housing BWS Approves Kalaeloa Desalination Plant 20 Year Sentence? Federal trial begins in Affordable Housing Scam Governor says feds could seize military training grounds in Hawaii Crunch Time: Bills Die as Clock Ticks (again) Miske Family Schemes to Grab Illicit Fortune Will You be Fooled? Fake ‘Water Shortage’ Latest Trick to Keep Lahaina Fire Victims from Rebuilding Honolulu Can Fine Airbnb, Vrbo for Illegal Vacation Rentals. It Never Has ACLU: Keep Mentally Ill Homeless on the Streets Read More..

Monday, May 12, 2025 May 12, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 330 Views 2025 Legislative Wrap-Up Teaching Personal Finance? Hawaii Ranks 42nd Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 9, 2025 Another ‘Friends and Family’ Development Deal with Kali Watson, DHHL Bill 43 would offset Honolulu sewer fee hike with money intended for rail After Hurricane CNHA, HTA Needs an Exorcism Lahaina burn zone slowly transforming from ‘ghost town’ to big construction zone Who Really Owns Hawaii In 2025 Anti-GMO Hysteria Gutted State’s Top Agricultural Commodity State pushing speed cam expansion despite failed bill Read More..

Sunday, May 11, 2025 May 11, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:25 PM :: 3094 Views Trump Admin: Greenland to Become a COFA Country? Another chance to make things right Neighborhood Board Elections--Voting Ends May 16 Judicial Nominees Sought for ICA and First Circuit Peeling away regulations that hinder homebuilding Grassroot: Akina gives Legislature a 'B-' Yamashita Gone: Nakamura Next? Green Preps Future Run for Hirono’s Seat--Creates National PAC To Support 'Pro-Science Candidates' Lahaina Rep Elle Cochran Missed 85% of Session -- and she’s a convicted felon Incumbency machine protects sitting lawmakers from exposure Another Black Eye for Bissen--Druski Debunks Bogus Rape Complaint Land Board rejection of Pohakuloa EIS just another maneuver in lease negotiations Rate Hikes: Saltchuk Milking Young Bros The Miske case is winding down but not yet over Hawai‘i lawmakers approve $6M to support Planned Parenthood Lopez Outlines Strategy to Defeat Trump Climate Change Lawsuit Read More..

Saturday, May 10, 2025 May 10, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 1303 Views Another 8a Disaster: NIH Halts Operations at US Biolab After Sabotage Incident BLNR Rejects Army Pohakuloa EIS State Court Shakedown Extracts $700M over Mis-labeled Blood Thinners--oil companies next CWS Disasters Bring No Reform: How many Dead Babies Before Legislature Acts? HB103: Young Murderers Deserve a Chance to Do it Again Power Play: After Looting HTA, CNHA reaches back in and ousts Choy Former police chief Kealoha released from federal prison Realtors Association of Maui opposes Bill 9, urges a ‘balanced approach’ to housing crisis In effort to force Fire Victims Out, Urban Design Review Board hears opposition to ‘modern’ homes in Lahaina Hawaiian Electric: SB897 key to future financial strength Read More..

Friday, May 9, 2025 May 9, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 1281 Views Campaign Contributions: Hawaii Climate Change Lawsuit Skips State's Only Refinery UHERO: Federal policies push Hawaii toward mild recession DLE Upgrades License Plate Readers Soft on Crime: Kidnapping, Rape, Attempted Murder?  Time Served Soft on Crime: Steroid-Induced Tesla driver Nathaniel Radimak arrested again in Hawaii, less than a year after prison release for SoCal charges Behind the scenes of immigration enforcement in Hawaii Housing: Deed-Restriction Bills Fail Read More..

Thursday, May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 1919 Views Reflections of Gene Ward US Navy liable for fuel leak that sickened military families in Hawaii Todd Eddins’ Favorite Murderer – Third Time’s the Charm? Honolulu city inspector with 35 convictions accused in sex-for-freedom plot 37% of businesspeople say Hawai‘i is stagnant, and 33% says we’re in real trouble Military talks options for Pōhakuloa Training Area lease Council Announces Plan to Trick Public into Accepting Sewer Rate Hikes Legislative buzz: Phrases that conceal or obfuscate Will Reforms Stabilize Hawaiʻi Condo Insurance Costs? Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent Seven Lahaina families back home after tragic fires SB104: Prison reform proposal to set limits on solitary confinement What happens to the poop? Booking.com Unable to Revive Suit Challenging Hawaii Use Tax Law Read More..

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 May 7, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:00 PM :: 2351 Views ‘By Request’ Gambling Bill got John Mizuno Ousted as Homeless Czar? Miske News: Union Boss sentenced to 14 years in federal racketeering case Tax Hike Coming? Yamashita Ousted As Chair Of State House Finance Committee Legislators reward selves handsomely Closed House Committee Meetings Violate Constitution? Inside Brian Schatz’s inner circle Big Island journalist on uncovering the housing corruption case set for trial ‘Where’s the money?’ Applicants wait for funds from Maui County program to help build ‘ohana housing Hawaii’s first psychiatric crisis center helps take burden off ERs, police Read More..

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 May 6, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 1292 Views Maui County Responsible for Lahaina Fire SB1396: Parts of Green Fee are Already Doomed in Court Hawaii County Tells Homeowner His 38-Year-Old House Is Actually Illegal Guam: Ex-Cop Gets 5 years for Jury Rigging Mayor establishes new Department of Housing and Land Management with City Council’s blessing Multi-State Coalition Against Hawaii’s ‘Sensitive’ Places Concealed Carry Ban Bissen names Meth Dealer’s Son to Maui County Board of Water Supply New Way to Attack Lahaina Fire Victims:  Moratorium on Rebuilding Swimming Pools The kids need more ... indoctrination? US Supreme Court Ruling On Charter Schools ‘Could’ Impact Hawaiʻi Hawaii DoE Looking Better Only Because Mainland School Districts Are Doing Worse Adults Can Still Marry Teens At 15 After Death Of Proposed Ban In Hawaiʻi Rapist Whines About Long Wait for DHHL Read More..

Monday, May 5, 2025 Letters to the Editor May, 2025 By Letters to the Editor @ 9:09 PM :: 1197 Views Conspiracy Theorists Hijack Hawaii County General Plan Maui County Responsible for Lahaina Fire Read More..

Monday, May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:32 PM :: 1192 Views Legislature on a housing-reform streak Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 2, 2025 Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review How Solid Is Hawaiʻi GOP Support For Trump Policies? Hawaiʻi Residents Could Face Electric Rate Hike In 2026 Hawaii’s LNG redux: State now has opportunity for action 800 Vacancies at HPD Hawaii traffic deaths up 51% from same time last year SB1433: Legislators Promise More Free Needles for Addicts Read More..

Sunday, May 4, 2025 May 4, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:31 PM :: 2293 Views The Major Raid that Wasn’t Tar Pit of corruption shapes Hawaiʻi politics New Data Shows What Bills Were Lobbied The Most SB1202: Legislators turn political campaign accounts into personal slush funds After Looting HTA, CNHA Cries ‘Racism’ ‘Let no Crisis go to Waste’ – Lahaina Fire Became Handy Excuse for Green Fee SB897: Cap Disaster Liability Math error would have hit HART hard Board seeks comment on proposed island name change Read More..

Saturday, May 3, 2025 May 3, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:43 AM :: 1349 Views Defeated SB401 Would Have Been Most Extreme Gun Law in USA HB1422: Nonprofits Exempt from Motor Carrier Law Feds Bust Honolulu Massage School Owner in $9.1M VA Scam Founder of a Kaneohe biker gang and former stagehand union official to be sentenced next week Hawaiʻi Legislature Adjourns - For Now Hawaii Legislature ends with Souza Squabbling With Republicans (again) Ex-UH athletic director Craig Angelos applies for AD again Hawaii legislature passes bill to limit police ability to chase criminals Hawaii Department of Education seeks input on cell phone use in classrooms Read More..

Friday, May 2, 2025 May 2, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 851 Views Complete Debunk: Hawaii AG Files Climate Change Lawsuit in State Court DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Hear Hawaii ‘Gun-Free Zone’ Case ​State Launches Operation Hire Hawai‘i to Fill Vacant Positions Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025 Grassroot hails passage of bills aimed at boosting housing supply, helping Lahaina Hawaiʻi Consumer Advocate: Saltchuk Milks Young Brothers to Justify Fraudulent Rate Hike The End: East-West Center offers buyouts to 80% of employees Lawsuit seeks damages from Miske estate for kidnapping and murder of Jonathan Fraser Maui Council reverses budget course, adds $55.4 million for fiscal year 2026 Nearly 20% of fire survivor families in FEMA rental housing have missed a payment Military couple demands child abuse probe at Navy daycare Hawaiian Electric Fuel Supply Proposal Designed to bypass Pacific Biofuel Motor Carrier Law Exemption for community-based transportation programs passes ICE Takes Aim At Illegals In Big Island's Coffee Belt Read More..

Thursday, May 1, 2025 May 1, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 PM :: 912 Views Trump Admin Sues to Block Hawaii from Taking Fossil Fuel Companies To Court Over Climate Change Trump Admin: Native Hawaiian History NOT Considered 'DEI' Hawaii legislature approves $20 billion state budget Health Measures up for Final Passage Senate Confirms Eight Judges SB401: Hawaii senators kill firearms bill 13-12 City’s planned 115% sewer fee hike under Council scrutiny Bill to quicken rebuilding in Lahaina heads to governor's office PUC to Set HECO Disaster Liability Limits Schatz moves quickly to lock up whip race UH says a majority of its international students are safe amid visa policy changes Hawaiʻi is poised to set a new 2045 energy usage reduction goal Can’t Afford A Lawyer? Good Luck Getting Help On Neighbor Islands Read More..

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 April 30, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:07 PM :: 942 Views SCR198: Screwed out of Subrogation, Insurers Urged to Serve Legislature's Agenda by Suing Big Oil Honolulu loses 2nd-Most 20-somethings of any US City Blangiardi Admin: Vancouver Tax a ‘huge administrative burden’ HB477:  Modernize Hawaii unemployment insurance system SB1296: State Lawmakers Echo Bissen -- Removing A Hurdle To Rebuild Lahaina. Lahaina: Historic design rules may block ‘modern’ buildings from being rebuilt after wildfire devastation Maui Council to consider response to Young Brothers’ proposed shipping rate hike Kamaʻāina housing bill dies in Senate amid statewide affordable housing crisis Pet Projects And Low Budgets: How Lawmakers Undermine School Repairs Westside Faces More Delays As New Law Threatens Landfill Relocation Read More..

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 April 29, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 2757 Views Honolulu 3rd-Worst City to Start a Business Best States for Nurses? Hawaii Ranks 47th Hawaii Child Support Hearings Now Virtual Alaska Air reports softening demand, cuts hundreds of flights from Honolulu’s airport, HNL A quick look at the top lobbyists during Hawaii’s current legislative session June 30 Deadline Looms After Legislature Cuts Aloha Stadium Funding What The State Refuses To Say About Fatal Child Abuse Cases Here's How Many Kids Are Unvaccinated At Your School Honolulu EMS Chief Says Medics Aren't Safe In Oʻahu Prisons Supreme Court Allows Pearl City tenant back in to public housing after son attacks neighbor with baseball bat HB212: Homeless ‘Return-to-Home Program’ dies in conference committee at Legislature Knife-Wielding Homeless Psychos Terrorize Residents Pharma to Slaughter: Federal Judge Sends Hawaii Case Against PBMs Back to State Court Read More..

Monday, April 28, 2025 April 28, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:36 PM :: 1958 Views ‘Empty Homes Tax’ Drives Rent up 37% You Got Tricked into Voting for ANOTHER Pay Raise to Honolulu City Council, Executives New Contracts Give More Than $1 Billion In Union Pay Raises (and that doesn’t include the counties) Stuck on Stupid: Failed Vancouver Tax Back for 7th Year at Honolulu Council State Legislature Advances HECO Securitization and Wildfire Liability Cap Legislation Maui Asks Feds To Flex Rules Governing $1.6 Billion Wildfire Recovery Grant Legislature Guts Kauhales, Homeless Emergency Decree Rules Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Changes in Conference Committee Read More..

Sunday, April 27, 2025 April 27, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:20 PM :: 1838 Views Resolutions a sign that legislators are listening HB1175: Small Victory Over Procedural Trap Judicial Vacancy Kauai Fifth Circuit--Deadline Extended Pay to Play Bill?  Yamashita and Dela Cruz refused to “release” the measure SB1571 Approved by Conference Committee--changes oversight of Hawai’i Tourism Authority Legislators Refuse to Do Anything About Long Lines at Polling Places ‘Duke’s Law’ one step closer to reality in win against agricultural land crime Just for Show: Hawaii lawmakers to vote on over 200 bills this week Government gridlock on evacuation plan frustrates Leeward residents Read More..

Saturday, April 26, 2025 April 26 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:09 PM :: 779 Views Schatz to Replace Durbin as Whip? Hawaii lawmakers reject bill to legalize sports gambling Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Kill Pay-to-Play Bill — Again Green Fee: Conference Committee Boosts TAT by 0.75%—all receipts to be wasted on ‘climate change’ Bill aimed at inflation could make shoreline development easier with no public say Chamber supports tax relief for Maui homeowners Hawaii lawmakers scurry to advance flurry of bills past key deadline Settlement in $324M Hitachi suit is coming, HART says Lawmakers hammer out changes to Hawaii’s medical marijuana program Bill to give tax credits to film industry for local productions deferred Lawmakers aim to explore nuclear power options in Hawaii Bill to expand speed enforcement program in final stages at Capitol Hawai‘i Lawmakers To Require Audit Of Green's Kauhale Homeless Initiative DHHL on track to award 2,600+ leases in 2025 Read More..

Friday, April 25, 2025 April 25, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:37 PM :: 1216 Views Matson Moves to Intervene in Jones Act Lawsuit Focus should be on job growth and progress, not more and more taxes Lahaina sewer system 100% restored City spending up 83% despite fewer residents SB401: Gut-n-Replace Assault weapon ban in Hawaii heads to senate floor HB1308: Photo Finish for Online sports betting HECO Energy Bills Battle Legislative Deadline Aloha Stadium Spending Bill Dead? Budget Bill Includes $30M for New Jail After Killing Girl, Driver with 164 Violations Finally gets some Jail Time SB1571: HTA to Lose Autonomy after CNHA Cleaned it Out? Bills aimed to help sex trafficking victims Legislature Imposing Higher Electric Bills-Will Trump Executive Order Save Hawaii from Green Energy Initiative? HART eyes Iwilei, Kakaako properties to condemn for rail Read More..

Thursday, April 24, 2025 April 24, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:49 PM :: 677 Views Republicans Give Josh Green Opportunity to Appoint his Former Office Manager as State Rep Hawaii Housing Costs 53.47% of Median Income Former death row inmate convicted of sex trafficking in Hawaii HB371: Kouchi and Nakamura Gut Pay-To-Play Bill HB1001: Bill sets aside $807.5 million for Maui wildfire claims SB1373: Sex Offenders Lose Massage License Immediately – Instead of years later FEMA cracks down on Lahaina residents not paying rent 'I thought she was safe,' Aunt of dead Laie girl speaks out U.S. Army releases final environmental impact statement for Pōhakuloa Training Area City Council Should Reconsider Its Plan To Increase Sewer Fees Read More..

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 April 23, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:18 PM :: 2518 Views SB295: Tougher Penalties for TRO Violations Operator Syndrome: Hidden toll on first responder life SMA Commissioners Exploiting Lahaina Fire to Kick Rich Guy off Island Japan Trade Deal Negotiations Fail 9 projects with over 800 housing units could get funding from Maui County for construction, rising costs Hawaiʻi May Cut Grass On More State Land To Prevent Spread Of Wildfires Hawaii set to pay $750,000 in wrongful death settlement Plaintiff Attempts to Interfere with Police Chase, then Sues Officers Read More..

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 April 22, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 808 Views Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret SB1296: Apply rebuilding waivers to all Lahaina fire victims Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill -- Text Still Not Available Secret Conference Committee: After Budget What’s Next? “When you need a casino to make your stadium pencil out, that’s not planning. That’s panic.” Upcountry residents say vacant, state-owned apartment complex in Kula should be used to help fire victims Maui Activists Openly Campaign Against Fire Victims Rebuilding Homes Federal Cuts at UH now total $36M HB613:  OYS to run shelters for minors without parental consent FBI investigating allegation that HPD officer switched meth pipe from one meth-head to another Read More..

Monday, April 21, 2025 April 21, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 1078 Views Town Hall: What to do about Illegal Fireworks? SB281: Will Conference Committee produce torture bill? HB900 Dead: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids Young Brothers Rates Push up Hawaiʻi grocery bills Maui County labor force shrinks as people leave state HB126: Watered Down Property Seizure Bill Moves Forward Act 17: Police records will answer questions for victims’ families Hawaiʻi County Council hires Mom—Then Moves To Adopt Nepotism Rules For Government Employees Read More..

Sunday, April 20, 2025 April 20, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 1183 Views Will Trump Reform Jones Act Shipbuild Requirement? HB1369: Category Killer Grassroot Wrap-up: How Legislature handled housing, taxes, rebuilding Lahaina and more Progressives Whine Because Ed Case Thinks for Himself Ige, Lingle: Gambling’s costs far outweigh benefits UH Cancer Funding Cut by Dela Cruz and Trump Working in Tandem Look Who's Taking Big City Council Pay Raises After All Final EIS—Will Army Buy Pohakuloa Training Area? Lanai to be first island in state to have Hawaiian Homes waitlist eliminated? Read More..

Saturday, April 19, 2025 April 19, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 PM :: 2160 Views Debating Jones Act defenders is like playing whack-a-mole Hawaii Egg Prices Increase Even More Republican Party announces nominees to fill Gene Ward’s East Oahu House seat Shamed at the Shoreline: When Did Visiting Hawaii Start Feeling Like a Crime? Hawai‘i County Council fills Leeward Planning Commission seat with mother of a council member Maui County water rates to Jump 50%? Hawaiʻi isn't doing well with employment: 3 findings from a new study Could Hawaiʻi go nuclear? Some lawmakers want the option investigated Read More..

Friday, April 18, 2025 April 18, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 2525 Views Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That? Trump Re-Opens Fisheries within Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument Mayor Calls for Lawyers to Step Up--Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless Hawaii Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed Second Measles Case Found on Oahu SB1166: Hawaii Democrats Cooking Up Another Climate Lawfare Scheme SB934: Dela Cruz Pork Gambit Puts Rail Project In Jeopardy ‘Precedent Setting’ -- Activists Get Another Crack at Stopping Lahaina Fire Victims from Rebuilding Homes New University of Hawaii Athletics Director's base salary could top $500,000 UH loses only $30M in federal funds; only 36 research programs to be cut HPD officer arrested again in violation of restraining order Warning extended: Speed cameras catch 30k speeders weekly Radiology workforce shortage hits Hawaii hospitals with thousands of patient scans in the queue Read More..

Thursday, April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 1924 Views Representative Gene Ward's Celebration of Life American Samoa 125th Anniversary Flag Day Daughter-in-law in Hawaii crime syndicate sentenced to 7 years HVCB CEO: 'I am here to end Tourism as we have known it' Pay Hike Mania: Maui mayor’s salary to outpace Hawaiʻi governor’s until mid-2028 Online sports betting’s illusory value not worth human toll UH: Senate Robs Cancer Center to Line Contractors Pockets with Unnecessary CIP City to lose only $11 million in federal funding The State Spent Millions On Housing For The Homeless. Show Us The Receipts Read More..

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 April 16, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 1560 Views 139,000 small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes DLNR Attempts to Clarify Ocean Commercial Use Permitting Status Court backs mosquito suppression plan to save Hawaii’s rare birds How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii? ‘We don’t have a slush fund’ – HTA probed for $11M of purposeful late payments to HVCB Anti-Technology Protesters Cause Hawaii Economic Decline SB1202: Campaign Funds can be used to line pockets of friends and family Rail fiasco is one of the biggest deceptions in Hawaii history After Clearing the Trannies out of Female Sports, Maybe Trump will make Hawaii DoE Build Female Lockerrooms Wisdom: Measles vaccinations increase after Oahu child infected 100s of Volunteer Lawyers Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless Police shut down cockfighting derby in Waianae Hawaiian Ocean View Has Abandoned Cars As Far As The Eye Can See Read More..

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2201 Views Former death row inmate on trial for sex trafficking charges in Hawaii  367 Guns Turned in at 'Buyback' Event Hensel: How Trump is Affecting UH Sister’s testimony offers clues to what happened to Ariel Sellers’ body Hawaii’s ‘Renewable’ Fossil Fuel Get Rich Scheme Commission manipulates aquifer data to jack up cost of housing in West Maui Voting Blind: Why Lawmakers Don't Know The Cost Of Bills Before They Vote More than 400 bills still alive as end of Legislative Session nears Green Signs Two Gun Bills into law—two more pending Keeping Christians Out of Schools Could Cost Hawaiʻi $100k How China's Military is Quietly Gaining Control of the Pacific Honolulu DCS Director Scores Free Trip To Poland ‘to approve colors’ of new licenses Councilwoman denies public safety conflict over relationship with fire battalion chief Several international students at UH have visas revoked Appeals court rules Maui mosquito release can proceed to help control avian malaria Transair to resurrect Hawaii cargo business after defeating FAA shutdown Read More..

Monday, April 14, 2025 April 14, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 1559 Views Waianae Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution and Operating Illegal Chicken Fights Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025 Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan Federal Judge Won't Make Bribery Investigations Public State Water Commission Announces plan to Block Lahaina rental housing construction ‘for years’   Case Family Conspires with State to Ensure Housing not Built on Kauai Land Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast City fails to collect $100M in TVR fines Cruise Lines Threaten Lawsuit Over Hawaii’s 11% 'Cabin Tax' Proposal Pay Raises: Honolulu Opened Floodgates, More to Follow Neighbor island businesses worry of shipping rate hike, tariffs Sports betting: All or Nothing in Conference Committee? Hawaii Governor calls for increased NZ leadership amid US funding freeze Lahaina Burning to the Ground Fooled 6% More into Believing Global Warming Hype Navy seeks to reactivate wells closed during Red Hill crisis Read More..

Monday, April 14, 2025 April 14, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 384 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025 Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan Federal Judge Won't Make Bribery Investigations Public State Water Commission Announces plan to Block Lahaina rental housing construction ‘for years’   Case Family Conspires with State to Ensure Housing not Built on Kauai Land Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast City fails to collect $100M in TVR fines Cruise Lines Threaten Lawsuit Over Hawaii’s 11% 'Cabin Tax' Proposal Pay Raises: Honolulu Opened Floodgates, More to Follow Neighbor island businesses worry of shipping rate hike, tariffs Sports betting: All or Nothing in Conference Committee? Hawaii Governor calls for increased NZ leadership amid US funding freeze Lahaina Burning to the Ground Fooled 6% More into Believing Global Warming Hype Navy seeks to reactivate wells closed during Red Hill crisis Read More..

Sunday, April 13, 2025 April 13, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 4163 Views Supporting Government’s Central Services—the Grand Skim of Things WSJ: Lahaina's Lessons for Los Angeles Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Grassroot 'legislative wrap-up' tour starts May 13 Pay to Play Keeps your Electricity Expensive and Dirty: DelaCruz Steers Geothermal Money to Convicted Felon Campaign Contributor Buckle Up, The Legislature's Frenzied Final Act Is About To Begin No ‘Moving On’--It’s the unlearned lessons that defeat a better Hawaii Remembering Hawaii's Gene Ward: A Politician of Passion and Prayer Shoplifting: 1,000s of Cases Produce Only One Conviction Anti-Fluoridation Nut News:  RFK is Just Like the Honolulu Council Read More..

Saturday, April 12, 2025 April 12, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 1651 Views Why are "blankety blank" tax-hike bills even allowed? Salary Commission Chokes on Some of its Pay Hikes Counties could lose some oversight over affordable housing developments Hawaiʻi lawmakers plan special sessions to address federal funding cuts Hawaii to reopen hurricane relief fund after two decades of inactivity Historic Hawaii Theatre pounded by insurance crisis Legislative update: Senate budget omits UH priorities State Legislature poised to pass sweeping weapons ban Hawaii Governor Signs Bill To Speed Marijuana Record Expungements Process Will Board of Education require financial literacy for Hawaii students? Another Day in the DoE: McKinley employee banned from school grounds following sex misconduct allegations Waimanalo Gulch Continues—No Surprise: Hawaii lawmakers advance bills banning landfills over aquifers Read More..

Friday, April 11, 2025 April 11, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:52 PM :: 2136 Views Kauai, Maui zoning changes would help farmers, food trucks Pay Hike Mania: How Salary Commission conspired to push ‘market leader’ pay raises Department of Justice May Intervene Against Honolulu ‘Big Oil’ Lawsuit Kauaʻi Businesses Fear 'Breaking Point' With Latest Young Bros Rate Hike Cruise Industry: TAT on Cruise Ships is Unconstitutional Hawaii EV owners to be soaked by new road charges starting July HB371 heads to secretive Conference Committee: Would Ban Campaign Contributions from State Contractors As Always, Film industry wheedles for higher tax incentives Pandering to HSTA, Senators Reject BoE Nominees without DoE Experience Hawaii DoE Anticipates Little Effect from Elimination of US Dept. of Education After Sitting Empty for Three Years, apartments will soon be home to Oahu’s most vulnerable Camp Leaders Move Themselves Into Houseless Village in Wai‘anae In effort to release more meth dealers onto streets, ACLU seeks required recording of police interrogations Case sides with Republicans on bill requiring proof of citizenship Read More..

Thursday, April 10, 2025 April 10, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 2078 Views History Repeated Leads to Suffering AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii Hawaii County Honokohau Sewage 'Sue-n-Settle' Activists Grab for Control of Water in Effort to Make Housing Even More Unaffordable HECO Rescue?  SB897 and HB1001 head for Secretive Conference Committees Hu Honua Financial Backer Increases Ownership Share of HEI Lawmakers Listen to Usual Excuses from Child Welfare Services after recent deaths ACLU Demands Transsexual Access to Maui Prep Students ACLU Hawaiʻi Misinformed On Warrantless Arrests Bill Safety concerns mount at Oahu’s largest jail with fence lines in need of repair State police force plan gains traction, but funding, staffing still concerns RFP Launches State’s latest Attempt at a Tech Overhaul Read More..

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 April 9, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 1758 Views CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii First Measles Cases Arrive on Oahu 10 reasons Lahaina rebuilding has been so depressingly slow Testimony: Grassroot Bills on the Move Hawaii Taxes: $145K salary needed to take home $100K Hawaii Homes More than Double US Average Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike Lahaina Ferry Pier Rebuild Named Best of 2024 Several Tax Hike Bills Head into Secretive Conference Committees Bill formerly known as $1,000,000,000 Ratepayer Financed Wildfire Fund Heads to Conference Committee “Slimy with a capital S” -- Gun owners say they were ambushed by assault weapons bill How Does Hawaii Gov. Josh Green Feel About Gambling? Asset Forfeiture Bill Fails Hawaii Senate Passes Bill To Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana For Any Condition They See Fit ‘Nobody Needs These Activists’: Some oppose Lahaina home rebuild permit request HB431: Robust funding for homeless kauhale Details limited on City and County of Honolulu plans to purchase Shark's Cove property ‘He’s in shock’: Attorney says complaint by former player led to Kahuku coach’s dismissal Data Dive: These Jobs Were Once In High Demand In Hawaiʻi. Not Anymore Read More..

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 April 8, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:11 PM :: 1897 Views SB401: House Approves Gut-n-Replace Gun Ban Bill Deadline for Real ID Hawai‘i driver’s license is coming soon HPD officer accused of leaking information to suspects in deadly fireworks explosion—so he gets reassigned to Records Division Hawaii Tour Chopper Crashes: FAA Coverup? Hawai‘i Tourism Authority chair recommends putting audit probe ‘to bed’ ICE detaining COFA migrants after arrests Real Solutions Needed To Fix Police Recruitment Crisis State and Honolulu County in negotiations over major land deal 2026 Hawaii House Analysis: Democrats Maintain Their Reign Hawai‘i County settles Injection Well Sewage Lawsuit Read More..

Monday, April 7, 2025 April 7, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 2339 Views Hawaii most expensive state to raise a child Young Bros Wants ANOTHER Massive Rate Hike--Hearings Set Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 5, 2025 Unions Angered by Carpenters ‘Blackmail’ Campaign Child abuse cases in the islands rise between 2023, 2024 How will Abolition of US DoE Affect SPED Students? $28,500 to COFA Migrant Denied Gun Permit By HPD Read More..

Sunday, April 6, 2025 April 6, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:21 PM :: 3020 Views Taxing Capital Gains Turns out you can fight city hall — and win! HCR100: Mandatory LGBTQ Training for State Agencies Armed Drug Dealer From Oahu Sentenced to 170 Months in Federal Prison Armed Drug Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Cocaine to U.S. Marine Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison Mexican National Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics, Firearm, and Immigration Charges DHHL: “I know you guys are trying to play around with the money” Pay Hike Mania:  89% for Maui County Officials Hawai‘i Convention Center’s 2-year repair schedule risks millions in lost group trade ‘The Stopper Committees’: Are Bills Sent To Money Committees Just To Die? Legislature Day 46—Bills already on Governor’s Desk Where can I check school’s vaccination rate? Arson at Mayor Wright Apts Read More..

Saturday, April 5, 2025 April 5, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 956 Views Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director HB1001: $4B Maui wildfires settlement bill moves toward secretive Conference Committee Maui County’s proposed short-term rental ban is still awaiting a decision, but already business in the industry is falling Schatz, Hirono Vote for Arms Embargo Against Israel Council questions Honolulu transportation director about rail audit State considers changes to permit process for coastal single-family homes Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Kona; no serious injuries Lawmakers, parents urge change after school ‘death list’ Read More..

Friday, April 4, 2025 April 4, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 1593 Views Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee' Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules Green Appoints Nakasone ICA Chief Judge Gene Ward dies after serving in Hawaii’s Legislature for nearly 30 years Hurricane Fund to Provide Insurance Relief for Condos? SB281: Hawaiʻi Legislature Moves To Define And Criminalize Torture Council committee confirms Emergency Services director after supporters come out in force Maui Council To Take Up Bill Phasing Out Vacation Rentals This Summer 84 Illegal Weed Stores in Hawaii Legislature: No funding for Makakilo emergency route Fence held up by wooden posts at OCCC raises concerns Hawaii County police detective found guilty of perjury Kauaʻi mayor seeks exemption from possible state ban on landfills near aquifers Filmed in Thailand, ‘The White Lotus’ May Cost Hawai‘i Taxpayers $550,000 Read More..

Thursday, April 3, 2025 April 3, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:17 PM :: 2142 Views SB401: Gut-n-Replace Brings Gun Ban Bill Back from Dead Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected HB1308: Sports Betting Bill Passed by Senate Ways & Means Hope Bancorp Completes Merger With Territorial Bancorp Hawaiʻi HS class of ‘24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up Senate advances program to return homeless to mainland How I Became An Unthinking Soldier In The War On COVID HB1231: Registration tax could increase 50% for Hawaiʻi vehicles over 4,000 pounds Big Island Becomes a Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens? Highlands Int. School kept Child Molester Working for a year after he was caught City’s ‘monster homes’ enforcement improves, audit states No Surprise: New bills force Honolulu to keep using Waimanalo Gulch Read More..

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 April 2, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 1357 Views Hawaii AG Sues DHHS to Keep the COVID Money Flowing Maui transient vacation rental phaseout means fewer jobs Hensel: How Trump Executive Orders are Affecting UH System Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judges DHHL project is victim of sea rise panic City’s proposed sewer fee increase hits roadblock in council HB371: Government reform bills move ahead at Hawaii Legislature Navy plans treatment plants to put fuel-contaminated Hawaii water back in service More red light cameras could be on the way for Oahu Milolii homeowner wins lawsuit against county Maui County Council Digs Into The Mayor's $1.5 Billion Spending Plan City Plans To Finish Waiʻanae Police Station, But It May Not Mean More Cops Read More..

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 April 1, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 PM :: 1066 Views Hawaii: Work 17 days of month to afford mortgage payment ‘Long and tortuous path’ continues in Hawaii bioenergy dispute Barking Sands: Next step in Hypersonic Missile Defense   Goats and Sheep are best Way to Control Wildfire Fuel Load--DLNR Shoots them dead Hawaii Road Taxes Cover 97.2% of Spending 50-State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025 Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland HB300 Highlights: Senate WAM Passes Budget Bill SB1150: Trans Activists Cry over lost opportunity to kidnap children legally Expungements: More Hawaii Criminals Hide their True Nature ‘Progressives’ Whine About Tax Cuts Green pushing gambling at $800M Aloha Stadium Irony Alert: Not enough workers to deal with uptick in Hawaiʻi SNAP benefit applications DHS Having Trouble with $124M plan -- Robots to Cut Welfare Checks for the Humans HB441: 12.5% cigarette tax hike clears key Hawaii Senate committee Governor withdraws two nominees from Molokai Island Burial Council Other claimants enter government’s civil forfeiture case targeting Mike Miske’s assets Read More..

Monday, March 31, 2025 March 31, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 PM :: 938 Views HB900 Dies in Senate: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids VIDEO: Progress in reducing housing regulations Grassroot Institute Testifies on Dozens of Bills Hawaii-Family-Forum-Legislative-Week-in-Review Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 29, 2025 Florida Career Offender arrested as Pro-Trump Counter-Demonstrator at Tesla rally in Waikiki Poof: Maui Won't Be Converting Vacation Rentals To Long-Term Housing Anytime Soon   Firefighters have high levels of PFAS in aftermath of Maui fires Act 86: 1,182 Homeless Meth Addicts Receive Forcible Two-Week Psych Eval Read More..

Sunday, March 30, 2025 March 30, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 1324 Views You Want to Raise the TAT by HOW Much? DHHL Distributes 665 Ewa Beach 'Project Leases' We can do more to help Hawaii businesses rebound New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings Worse Than Rail: $11.1B to Control non-existent Ala Wai floods Council chair presses to keep inflated paychecks coming State Salary Commissioners Explain how Legislators get Big Pay Raises Without Paying a Political Price Hawaii is where state taxes go to live and flourish As property values climb, Maui County eyes lower tax rates for resident homeowners Eternal flame again snuffed out by gas line blockage Read More..

Saturday, March 29, 2025 March 29, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:15 PM :: 931 Views UPW Tracks Statewide Payout of COVID Hazard Pay Hawaii 3rd Most Expensive State to Start a Business  DoE Announces 2025 HS Graduation Schedule Chief Justice Appoints Sonya H. Toma as District Family Court Judge for Maui Kaua‘i Police Commission appoints Elliott Kalani Ke as Interim Chief of Police VIDEO: Green Slams Anti-Vax Celebrutard SB1571: Legislature moves to tighten oversight of Hawai‘i Tourism Authority SB1074: Save Kaanapali Boat Tours But Maintain the Eco-Laws that Killed Them Feds arrest Mexican national in Kailua-Kona ‘Death list’ note at Pearl Ridge Elementary prompts cover-up Read More..

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