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Entries for January 2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019

January 31, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:16 PM :: 3250 Views

Lyon Bribes: Caldwell Appoints Crook to Zoning Board After Receiving $16.5K
Medicaid Fraud: DHS Still Not Doing the Real Work
Republicans Call for Testimony on Bills
Rep Thielen: Power, Drugs and Imminent Danger Top Concerns
Third Circuit Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel
Applicants Wanted for State Ethics Commission
Board of Agriculture Chair Resigns After Two Weeks on Job
Ige Launches 5-Year Plan for Early Childhood Education
Broken Trust Flashback: Rep Holt Pushes Thru Increased Funding for OHA
Critical reporting needed on self-proclaimed sovereigns
Some Question Calls For Tougher Penalties On OHA Takeover Group
Pre-K: Who Will Control Cash Flow, Positions?
Key Lawmakers Are Trying To Water Down Inspection Rules For Elder Care Homes
Are Illegal Rentals Causing Property Tax Increases in Hawaii?
Communities Challenge Some Hawai`i Renewable Energy Projects
Kauai County audit reveals accounting backlog, purchase card misuse
A rescue boat that cost taxpayers $118K sits mostly idle in a Kewalo Basin yard
Bishop Museum Agrees Not to Sell Waipio Valley Lands
The number of unvaccinated kindergartners grew again in Hawaii last year
Soft on Crime: Tranny has 8 Priors—out on Street Does it Again

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

January 30, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 PM :: 3611 Views

Tulsi Gabbard campaign in disarray
Honolulu Council Dist IV: Ige Signs Proclamation Calling for Special Election
Hawaii receives mixed grades on tobacco prevention and cessation
House Republicans Call on DHS to Reverse Philippine H-2 Visa Ban
Lyon Bribery: $240K to Buy DHHL Contract?
Explain why Hawaii didn’t get DOT funds
Shakedown: Opponents of Thirty Meter Telescope travel to California to appeal to key funder
Dozens Of Proposed Bills Could Change The Way We Vote
Quit Stalling On The New Police Standards Board
DUI Driver: Another Recidivist Criminal on the Streets – 3 Dead, 5 Injured
Soft on Crime: 12 Priors out on the Streets-Now He’s Dead Because he wasn’t in Prison
Still no plan for helping homeless who don’t want help
Blackouts and Rate Hikes Coming: HECO Warns Against Banning Coal Too Quickly
Global Warmer Owns Private Jet, Oceanfront Mansion in Hawaii
In Effort to Shut Down Cattle Ranching, Animal Liberation Nuts Harass Big Island’s Only Slaughterhouse

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

January 29, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 4716 Views

Auditor Slams DoT--$112M Illegally Hidden from Legislature
Who Should Regulate Drones in Hawaii?
Shark Bites: Hawaii Still #2 in USA
Bullying, Safe Places: 2019 Keiki Caucus Package
Economic Impact of Immigration by State
Former Cocaine Dealer: We Forced Judiciary to Reverse Decisions by Threatening Budget
Senate president’s son is new lobbyist for Chamber of Commerce
Pushing $350M Redevelopment Scam: Aloha Stadium Deploys Fake Rust Report
House Adopts New Sex Harassment Rules
HB1529: Reduce Censorship of HS Journalists
SB1421/HB1289: New Plan to Let Lots of Criminals Run Free Again and Again
Legislators: Third Gender Coming to Hawaii Drivers Licenses
UH Tuition Hikes Behind Flagging Enrollment
Honolulu City Council now required to temporarily fill City Council District 4 seat
City clerk has no details yet on special Council election rematch
No Right on Red—Another Piece of Caldwell’s Anti-Car Agenda
Trendy Nonsense: Straw Ban Bill Introduced
Hawaiian Humane Society Director a Trophy Hunter?
For Homeless, Dog are an All-Purpose Excuse
DLNR sued over officer’s aggressive handling of 2017 ‘flotilla’ boat seizure

Monday, January 28, 2019

January 28, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:46 AM :: 3788 Views

Naming Names: Hawaii Politicians Profit from Sub-Minimum Wage Sweatshops for the Disabled
Conflict of Interest? Judiciary Debunks Ozawa
Public pension crisis? We're on it!
Judicial Vacancy: Family Judge, First Circuit, Oahu
UH to Cut Tuition Rates
A New Public Corruption Scandal Looms For Hawaii
Ige Opposed School Choice Vouchers for Preschools
WSJ Editorial: Tulsi Gabbard Could Force Democrats to have a Foreign Policy
Atooi Attack: Honolulu Prosecutor Making Way for State AG to File Charges?
Star-Adv: PUC Should Put Palehua Windfarm on Hold
Civil Beat: Real Carbon Tax to Pay for Fake Sea Level Rise
It Begins: $130K Fine for Illegal TVR
Gangrene and Maggots Before one Mentally Ill Homeless Finally Accepts Shelter

Sunday, January 27, 2019

January 27, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 3566 Views

Ask Not for Whom the H-1 Tolls…
FSM Government Responds to Lyon Bribery Charge
HDOT Wants Gas Tax Hike – But Can’t Be Bothered to Spend Money it Already Has
State Pays $585K Settlement After Giving Foster Boys to Mainland Child Molester
After Gabbard Attacks Hirono, Hawaii Media Suddenly Rediscovers Hare Krishna Cult
"Dirty politics": City Council candidate Trevor Ozawa considering legal action after Supreme Court ruling
UH System Grubs for Money (as always)
SB1530/HB1497: Burn $350M for a Smaller Stadium
Lava: More Lawsuits Against Lloyds of London
Hard-Core Homeless Criminals Refuse Shelter, Occupy Tourism Areas

Saturday, January 26, 2019

January 26, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 3969 Views

Full Text: Supreme Court Invalidates Ozawa Win--Orders New Election
Plaintiffs to Appeal 'Gut-n-Replace' Ruling
Hawaii: Five Anti-Gun Bills Introduced
Auction: Omidyar Dairy Liquidating?
Video: Origins of the Opioid Crisis
Who's Running in My District? 2019 Neighborhood Board Elections
Kawananakoa Estate: Lawyers Squabble over Million Dollar fees and Tax Evasion
Will Lyon Bribe Recipients Get Away With It?
Supreme Court Ruling Challenges Vote-by-Mail Procedures
Homeless Drug Addicts Learn New Trick from PIT Questions: Pretend to be Lava refugees
Health care program for veterans to change this year
Volcano? Puna Vacation rentals Wiped out by New Law

Friday, January 25, 2019

January 25, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 3619 Views

OHA: Authorities Should Take Atooi Threats Seriously
Full Text: State of the Judiciary Speech – 2019
Video: Gabbard Officially Launches Presidential Campaign
HDOT: Uber/Lyft Eligible to Begin Sister Isle Airport Pickups
Felony Tax Violations: Honolulu DUI Attorney Pleads Guilty
Shakedown: Wannabe Congressman Kahele Demands Money from TMT Developers
Petition seeks halt to Council decision-making
Honolulu sells bonds to finance rail project
Three Carbon Tax Bills Introduced
Maui Council: New Anti-GMO Majority Tries to Sneak Big Fat Pay Raises for Their Staff
Will Hawaii Co Salary Comm Allow More Public Input?
Workplace Environment: Number of DoE Teachers Returning to Mainland Spikes
Lawmakers: Buy Federal Detention Center to Replace OCCC
Tough reforms needed at DAGS
Bill Would Make it Illegal for Homeless Sex Offenders to Register Park as Address
Hawaii Co Council approves measures adding disaster recovery projects to budget
Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging Gut-And-Replace Legislation
Financial Audit of the Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund
Firearms Open Carry: Consequences for Hawai'i

Thursday, January 24, 2019

January 24, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 4654 Views

Finance Committee Passes Base Budget
Who's Getting Really Scared at OHA?
Small Business Poll: 88% Say 'No' to Minimum Wage Hike
Bum Patrol: City Extends Park Security Contract
HB939: State Ag Bill Restricts Hemp Growers More Than Feds Do
Hawaii 6th Highest Tax Collections Per Capita
Ige wants $40M - 33% Hike in gas tax, vehicle fees
Was Leong Sabotaging Police Commission with Purposefully Bad Legal Advice? – Friends of Leong Oust Levinson 4-3
Foster Care: State DHS to Delete Child Abuse Database
Administrative costs of ‘value-based’ health care too high
Proposed wind farm meets with opposition
Why a private-public prison makes sense
Honolulu construction costs 4th highest in the world, RLB report shows
Republicans propose tax exemptions on food, medical services, feminine hygiene products
Women’s Caucus Introduces Legislative Package
Proposal to Tear Down Aloha Stadium to Build a Smaller one and a Museum to Remember the Stadium they tore down
How Plastic Cleanup Threatens the Ocean’s Living Islands
KIUC#1 in Battery Farming: “Don’t expect bills to drop anytime soon”

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

January 23, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 3465 Views

Full Text: Ige's State of the State Address
Bipartisan Women's Legislative Caucus Elects Leadership for 2019
Pre-K: Ige’s HSTA Make Work Program Will Cost Millions
TAT Formula: ‘Opportunity to Levy Taxes’
Hawaii Energy Office May Face The Budget Ax
Local businessman admits he bribed state officials as part of a plea deal
Kealoha Wants Police Commission to Pay Lawyer Sumida
After Buying off all the Activists, Mahi Pono says land ‘partnerships’ on other islands a possibility
County nixes purchase of parcels from former Supreme Court Justice
UH System Benefits from Land Holdings
What is a Living Wage in Hawaii?
Hawaii State Senate: Climate Change Bills to Drive up Cost of Living Even More
PIT Counts Homeless Criminals in Chinatown
Bills Would Let Hundreds of Criminals Roam Streets
HB703: Harsher Penalties for Drunk Drivers
Keep the People Doped up so They Don’t Notice: Numerous bills tackle marijuana-related issues
City Council debates fate of Oahu's short term rentals (again)
Animal Liberation Nuts, Legislators Harass Diver Who Touched Shark
Gen Z: We’re too busy to Register—so do it for us

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

January 22, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:08 PM :: 3468 Views

School Choice Week--Activities in Hawaii
Hawaii Most Unionized State
We The Excluded vs Mazie Hirono
High Costs Make Hawaii Worst State for Drivers
Old Boys, Republicans Rally Behind Kahele for CD2
Community wants stiffer charges thrown at group behind OHA attack
Feds Say Hawaii Is Too Quick To Approve Wind Power Turbines
Hawai`i Community-Based Renewable Energy Projects Delayed
Hanalei Rebuilding: Nobody Believes in Sea-Level Rise
35% of Hawaii ‘Nonprofits’ Depend Entirely on Government Handouts
The same sort of rhetoric appeals to people both on the far left and far right
Confessions Of A Bill Hijacker
Hawaii eyes lottery and gaming revenue with new state lottery bill
Raising senior fare 340% for bus harmful
No turn on red? Honolulu mayor wants to change a traffic law on Oahu
Health risk from Drug Addicted Shelter-Refusers at Diamond Head

Monday, January 21, 2019

Letters to the Editor January, 2019
By Letters to the Editor @ 9:29 PM :: 3842 Views

We The Excluded vs Mazie Hirono
Congress Must Approve Decent Funding for the Wall

Monday, January 21, 2019

January 21, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:06 PM :: 2704 Views

1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood
Lesson for UH and DoE--How P3 Can Eliminate Deferred Maintenance
Gabbard: No regrets about meeting Syria's Assad
Hawaii Statehood Was Part of Civil Rights Movement
Did Kealoha’s CIU Protect Politicians From Being Busted for Corruption?
Halawa prison project delays cost millions
Soft on Crime: 22 Priors out on Streets Does it Again
Gabbard shouldn’t be part-time member

Sunday, January 20, 2019

January 20, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 2830 Views

Hawaii’s Failed Campaign Finance Law: The Case of the Star-Advertiser’s Missing Front Page Ad Disclaimer
HR25: Prohibit Possession of Firearms and Ammunition in Hotel Rooms
Tulsi wants Money to Fight 'BS' Party Insider Howard Dean
DOE’s Repair Backlog Is How Much Again?
Legislature changing state elections to Solidify Democrat Control
Gabbard Implosion a Reminder that Gays Control Democratic Party
State pension fund shortfall climbs to $13.4B
ACLU: Hawaii is a Launching pad for Our Agenda
Opioid prescriptions down in Hawaii
Hawaii County is Ground Zero for Opium
Political Correctness Erasing Kauai’s Russian History
Space Aliens Defending Jones Act

Saturday, January 19, 2019

January 19, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:26 PM :: 4182 Views

Unanimous: US Senate Rebukes Anti-Catholic Bigot Mazie Hirono
City Auditor: HART Cost Overruns Will Continue
Hawaii Construction Employment Down 4.8% for 2018
How we can keep our children in Hawaii?
Video: Gabbard's First Week Ends With Apology to Gays
Ige Announces More Second Tier Appointments
Video: Marshall Resigns After Fake Atooi King Teams up With Developer to Chase Protesters Off Land
It Begins: Sen. Kai Kahele challenges Tulsi Gabbard for her seat
Property tax bill could help some Oahu homeowners
Corrupt Lyon Contract with DHHL at Anahola?
Bribery: Will Caldwell Remove Federal Felon from Zoning Board?
Labor Board: Police Chief Did Nothing Wrong When She Transferred SHOPO President
Judge rejects Katherine Kealoha’s request to postpone trial
Hawaii Police Department releases discipline report
New proposal would ban hotel guests in Hawaii to bring firearms or ammunition into rooms
West Maui hospital ‘on hold’
Hawaii DOE to explore redevelopment sites
Only 50 Years behind the Times--DMV Adopts Take-a-Number System
Shook Up: Women’s March Splits over Muslim Anti-Semitism, Misogyny

Friday, January 18, 2019

January 18, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:05 PM :: 2936 Views

Hawaii Tax Structure Uniquely Anti-Manufacturing
Police Impersonators Attack OHA Offices, Most Escape Scot-free
$10 Maui Oceanfront Parcel? Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case
OHA’s Own Audit Is Being Blocked — By People At OHA
State Unemployment Rate Increasing
Old general excise tax hike resurfaces on Hawaii County council agenda
Climate Change DLNR’s Latest Excuse for More Money—Going for Millions
Rail Project Director Doesn’t Fully Meet Expectations — But Still Gets A Bonus
City, Kealohas battle over secrecy of ethics investigation evidence
Businessman charged with bribing state workers to land $2.5M contract
School Board votes to extend Superintendent's contract
Not too late for Big Isle to lead way on vacation rentals
Maui Taxis Picket Airport Against Uber/Lyft

Thursday, January 17, 2019

January 17, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 3384 Views

Ige Sends McCartney to DBEDT, Fuchigami now Chief of Staff
Math Goes PC: First-in-the-world UH ethnomathematics program approved by Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board
Honolulu, Maui Among Least Affordable Rental Markets
'The untouchables: Out-of-control prosecutors and the system that protects them'
Will Feds Target Caldwell Next?
State Senate president: The time is now to prepare for a recession in 2020
Ige Lame Excuse: Claims Old Tech an Obstacle to Zero Based Budgeting
Kealoha Lawyer Attempts to Exploit Government Shutdown to Delay Case
Recount? City Lawyer Challenged on Conflict of Interest
Councilmember Kobayashi continues to question Hawaii Supreme Court recount case
Charles Djou’s Self-Serving Electoral Reform Idea
Government shutdown holding up recovery funds for lava-ravaged Big Island communities
Activist Gets Himself Arrested to Push for Hawaiian language policing
578 Homeless Visit ‘Rest Stop’ in First Week
Failed Ocean cleanup device heading to Hilo

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

January 16, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 5675 Views

Ed Case: "I'm an Asian Trapped in a White Body"
UPDATE: Ige Sends McCartney to DBEDT, Fuchigami Chief of Staff
Opening Day Speech: What is a Loyal Opposition?
Opening Day: Be an Effective Citizen-Activist
Harassed by Drugged-out Shelter–Refusers, Iolani Palace to close earlier—Children’s Center may Shut Down
DoH Reports 23,479 Medicated Dopers Statewide
Racial Progress? Hawaii 2nd-Worst Health Disparities
Ige Announces More Second Tier Appointments
DoE Keeping Child-Molester Teacher Records Secret
Contract Reopeners: More Raises on Tap for Public Employee Unions
Bad News: The Hawaii State Legislature to open Today
Hawaii Carbon Tax --- Coal, Oil, Plastic, and Greenhouse Gases
Lawmaker wants to replace Presidents Day with Hawaiian Independence Day
Revote possible in contested Honolulu City Council race
Supreme Court questions process of mail-in ballot collection
Election Recounts, Vote by Mail Back on Legislative Agenda
Campbell High gets funds to begin planning a much needed athletic facility
Overrun by Homeless Shelter-Refusers, Children’s Discovery Center to be Closed
How EPA Forced Hawaii to Stop Covering up Dirty Water
Microsoft Censors News at Hawaii Public Libraries
Democrats Plant all their Problem Children on House Financial Services Committee
Tulsi Gabbard’s presidential fantasy: “A remarkably bad launch”

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

January 15, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 3248 Views

Caldwell Coverup: Mayor Hid Target Letter from Public--Feds Raid Fasi Building
Audit: HART Board Hands Control to Contractor with Little Oversight
FCC Slaps Down Sandwich Isles Again--Orders Company to Continue Serving Customers
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 14, 2019
DCCA: Shop and Compare Insurance Options
Ige Announces More HDoT Appointments
Ige Appoints Three to Board of Regents
Irwin to be UH Hilo Chancellor?
Hawaii Student Loan Debt Doubles in Decade
Senators: Some Cabinet Nominees Won’t Make It
Honolulu Will Pay Train Maker $160 Million To Cover Rail Delays
Carbon Tax Hustle: Rail Promoter Keynotes State Climate Change Confab
Hawaii Climate Conference: To Carbon Tax or Not to Carbon Tax
AG Opinion Will Lead to More County GE Tax Hikes
Honolulu City Council chooses interim chairwoman
Can Pre-K Help DoE Evade Responsibility for Poor Test Scores?
Son sentenced for killing and dismembering mom in Waikiki –Plans Already Afoot to Let Him Out
Arrogant Tweekers Refuse and Resist Shelter in Kailua-Kona
Gabbard Receives Lesson About Switching Sides on Gay Marriage

Monday, January 14, 2019

January 14, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 PM :: 2577 Views

Birth Control: Judge Blocks Religious Freedom in Hawaii
Carbon Tax on Legislative Agenda
They Never Learn: Replicating Abject Failure, Hawaii County to Open New Homeless Tent City
Man with ax should not have been freed
Raising Hawaii’s Minimum Wage Is No Quick Fix
Bill to Propose Automatic Recount for close elections
DoE Hindered by Decades-old Tech
Here’s Another Busy Highway Where The Crosswalks Have Been Removed
Puna Claims: Lloyds of London insists "Only a small number have been declined"
Big Island: First Marijuana Store slated to open
Dimwits from Kauai, Gabbard, Begin Protesting Against Nonexistent Oil Drilling Off Hawaii

Sunday, January 13, 2019

January 13, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:45 PM :: 3154 Views

Zero-Based Budgeting
Local Media Makes Issue of Gabbard’s White Supremacist Support (two years late)
Democrats Trust Hirono Because She Apologized for not Being Gay
Budget: HDoT Chickens Out on $15B Climate Change Scam
Recreational Marijuana to top of Senate President’s List of Ideas
Recreational Marijuana to top of Progressives’ List of Ideas
Hawaii County Council: Longer Terms on Ballot?
Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in Hawaii
Progressive: Storing your cars a waste of my urban space
Lawsuit filed over Schatz-Connected Development of Oahu’s Shark’s Cove
HCDA to fine owner of Kakaako streets for Insufficient potholes
Malfunctioning ocean cleanup boom to arrive in Hilo today

Saturday, January 12, 2019

January 12, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 3995 Views

Candidates Already Lining up to Run for Gabbard's Congressional Seat
Who's Running in My District? 2019 Neighborhood Board Elections
‘Singapore model’ doesn’t sing for Hawaii housing
Hawaii Ranks 49th for Federal Aid
Budget: Hawaii Scores 'D-' for Legacy Costs
40-70 planned suicides in 2019?
HPD Officer has info on Fenatyl Bust Allegedly Covered up by Kealoha
Abercrombie Defends Gabbard on Religious Bigotry
Ozawa-Waters Case Could Affect Vote by Mail Statewide
Sex Harassment: Confidentiality Lessens Effectiveness of Proposed House Policy
Lawsuit Filed Against Honolulu Police Over Beach Park Shooting
This is not a drill: Lessons from the false Hawaiian missile alert
Schatz, Gabbard Take Kauai Anti-Agriculture Hysteria National

Friday, January 11, 2019

January 11, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 3298 Views

CNN: Tulsi Gabbard says she will run for president in 2020
Gabbard Standing up Against Anti-Catholic Bigotry Within Democratic Party
BoE Will Re-Do Sup’t Vote—May Have Acted Illegally on Other Executive Hires
Caldwell, Green Bless Iwilei Homeless Magnet
New Hi-Tech Payroll System Reveals 4,589 State Employees Paid for 'Multiple Positions'
Hawaii's coming recession--Are legislators Listening?
Ed Case Appointed to Appropriations Committee
Third Chief in Three Years for DOCARE
Hirono: Gabbard Getting Support from ‘Alt-Right’
City stands by election process in Trevor Ozawa-Tommy Waters vote
Democrats Only: Luke Plan Would Knock Republicans, Greens, Libertarians off the November Ballot
Details released in latest plea deal in public corruption case against Kealohas
State lawmaker to reintroduce bill to ban plastic straws, Styrofoam containers
Trump’s Border Wall Could Save Hawaii from Unnecessary, Expensive $345M Ala Wai Canal Flood Control Project
Homelessness Coordinator Touts Progress As Lawmakers Criticize
Homeless Camp to Move to 1100-ac Waianae Valley Ranch?
Star-Adv: Lets Put 1000s of Criminals Back onto the Streets
'Unbelievable.' Outrage after HPD releases man accused of striking bus rider in head with hatchet
Jail blunders in shooting case again: HCCC warden back in court
Worst-Ever Cases of Super Gonorrhea Are Here
There Will be no Warning: HI-EMA says 'ballistic missile alarms have been shelved’

Thursday, January 10, 2019

January 10, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 3564 Views

State Supreme Court Declares Fevella the Winner
Auditor: Internal Docs Show HART Lied to Public About Rail Costs
'The untouchables: Out-of-control prosecutors and the system that protects them'
Disabled: Hawaii Ranks 6th for Service, 49th for Opportunity
What Should OHA Really be Doing?
The Misinformed, Ineffective War on Styrofoam
DoH cites Maui Land & Pineapple for wastewater violations
Viral 2019: Ten Second Fireworks Video
RIMPAC: Navy Quietly Fires 20 Hyper Velocity Projectiles Through Destroyer’s Deckgun
Hawaii Smokers Lose $48K Per Year
Maui: Key Activists Bought n Paid for By Strategies 360 Farm
BoE Will Re-Do Sup’t Vote—may Have Acted Illegally on Other Executive Hires
Telescope Already Improving Science Education Statewide
CoR Knocks $55M out of Projected Revenue Base
Global Warmer: Hawaii Will Raise Taxes and Utility Rates to Oppose Trump
Marijuana-Infused Legislators Complain Governor is Bifurcated
Council Approves 92.5% Sewer Rate Hike—$17M to ‘Create Positions’
New Public Works Director: “Lack of innovative thinking, lack of vision, lack of communication and lack of rapport” (but creating 22 new ‘positions’)
On Kauai, walk-in voting will (mostly) be a thing of the past in the 2020 election
Revolving Door: Two Reporters Join Victorino Administration
Activists May Loses Ability to Organize Circuses at Maui Council Meetings
Soft on Crime: Murderer Accused of Attempted Rape, Kidnapping

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

January 9, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:23 PM :: 3061 Views

Ill-Fated Ocean Cleanup Boom Collected only 2000kg Plastic
Ige Appoints New PUC Chair
SPED Parents Asked to Sign up for Medicaid
Ige Reappoints Directors at Eleven Departments
Ige Appoints New Directors at Three Departments
Christian Brothers Oust Damien School President--Dispute Over Child Molestation Settlements
Tech Modernization Plans in the 2019-21 Budget
Fact-Checking 5 of Trump’s Claims in Border Speech
After 23 Mistaken Prisoner Releases, DPS Experiments with Something Called ‘Email’
Caldwell’s Climate Change Commission Pushes ‘Congestion Pricing’ Tax
Hawaii County: More Tax Hikes Coming?
Solar Fail: HECO bills spike over unusually humid months
Hawaii County Lava Relief Package $155M
Suit against Big Island Dairy settled
Hawaii Supreme Court has more questions for election officials in challenge to Honolulu City Council race
City opens Iwilei homeless magnet—designed to keep ‘em comfy on the street

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

January 8, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 PM :: 3733 Views

Remembering Senator Fred Rohlfing, Republican Reformer
Sex Harassment: New House Rules "add another layer of silence"
Feds to PUC: Stop Approving Bat-Killing Windfarms without Endangered Species Permits
HECO Pushing Seven Giant Battery Farms
Hawaii 4th-Fewest Families with Young Children
Keli'i Akina Interviews Environmental Watchdog Caroll Cox
Rep Ward Calls for Second Trump-Kim Summit to be held at Waikiki
Auditor Follows up on Foundation for Culture and Arts
Hawaii Still Paying Out Millions for Act 215/221 Hi Tech Tax Credit Scams
BoE Secretly Votes to Extend Kishimoto Contract
Teacher turnover at highest rate
DLNR funds mishandled, audit finds
MADD’s New Target Is Drugged Driving
Teen dies while scuba diving, company linked to a previous incident
Nearly 2,000 businesses affected by Maui's new foam container ban
Filmmaker Settles Lawsuit After Hawaii Grants Him Tax Credits
Trip to Hawaii reveals rusting wind turbines
Hundreds of volunteers still needed for homeless count
Got $1.3M? – Buy Kealoha Home (mailbox not included)
Obama, Pelosi Hype Birtherism Again
Un, Trump Coming to Hawaii Next?

Monday, January 7, 2019

January 7, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:08 PM :: 2942 Views

Surprised by Wind and Waves in Pacific: Giant Plastic Eco-Boom Breaks up, Will soon wash up on Hawaii Beaches
VIDEO: Economic Cost of Jones Act to Koloa Rum Co
Stop legislative gut-and-replace
Rail Gets Another $7.5M More Expensive
Gov. Ige’s New Cabinet Is Still Almost Half Empty
Alaska Aerospace Proposed Kona Airport Spaceport Goes Nowhere in Four Years
Criminals Score Thousands on Claims paid out by state
City and state to suspend homeless sweeps during annual census
Obama Library Consolation Prize

Sunday, January 6, 2019

January 6, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 4813 Views

Auditor: Conveyance Tax Money Misspent by DLNR
Anti-GMO? Regressive Left Just as Russian as Trump
Tulsi Gabbard is a Rising Progressive Star, Despite Her Support for Hindu Nationalists
So Did You Meet Your Goals This Year? -- Um, We Dunno
Agriculture is all Politics: Central Maui Farm Project to be Controlled by Strategies 360, Tsutsui
Secret Group Pushes to Make KSBE Trustees More Corrupt
Kauai: $25M Tax Hike
$6.8M Gas tax hike Survives with ‘Timely’ List
Senators ask why Hawaii passed on opioid suit while Suing Trump Again and Again
Soft on Crime: Alleged Domestic Violence Stranglers walk out of Jail After Posting Mini-Bonds
Residents and police pair up to crack down on squatters
Wholesale Electric Rates about the Same as Mainland Retail Electric Rates
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: Words to the Unwise
Surprised by Wind and Waves in Pacific: Giant Plastic Eco-Boom Breaks up, Will soon wash up on Hawaii Beaches

Saturday, January 5, 2019

January 5, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:24 PM :: 3166 Views

Government-Funded Sweatshops: No Minimum Wage for Hawaii Disabled Workers
Congress Must Approve Decent Funding for the Wall
Video: Ship Burns 1,800 miles off Oahu
Team Hanabusa Grills Fuchigami
LoPresti: Election Recount Law Unconstitutional
Lawmaker: Judges made the ‘wrong call’ in letting suspect in assault case out again and again
Police standards board requesting more time, money
Softer on Crime: Task Force Wants to Let Even More Criminals out on Streets
City appeals fatal excessive force suit to Supreme Court
Inmates forced to stay in prison past their release date cost taxpayers
‘Service Resistant’ Meth Addicts Camping out in Kakaako Again
High Cost of Shelter-Refusers Tearing up Parks
Hawaii Tourism Paradise has a Dark Side: 117 People Dead in 2018
Mission Accomplished: Ulupono Destroys Dairy Industry, Prepares to Quit Kauai Dairy Plan
Judge denies dismissal of Leilani homeowner’s lawsuit

Friday, January 4, 2019

January 4, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:27 PM :: 5561 Views

Happy New Year, Hawaii, now pay up!
Christian Brothers Oust Damien School President
US Solicitor General Urges Supreme Court to Hear Maui Injection Wells Case
Bum Patrol: Security Contract Expands to Windward, North Shore Parks
Luke: DoE Lied to Legislature About Maintenance Backlog
Attorney on Nude Pics: “Katherine Kealoha's apparent need to express herself in unusual ways’
Deputy AGs Urged Ige to Reappoint Suzuki
Star-Adv: Legislature Should Pass Automatic Recount Law
Police officer indicted in Kealoha corruption case to change plea
Judge rules prison must accommodate Sovereignty Movement Recruitment
Ballard Considers Allowing Lateral Transfers from Other departments
Windfarm Approvals: Nonsense in a Rush for Expiring Subsidies
43 pedestrians died on Hawaii roadways in 2018. That’s more than the number killed in vehicles
Elder Abuse Cases up 300%
Soft on Crime: After 10 year Spree, Criminal Finally Gets Hard Time
Tulsi Gabbard one of only Three to Vote Against PAYGO

Thursday, January 3, 2019

January 3, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:44 PM :: 3068 Views

OHA Audit in Jeopardy
A Stunning Revelation at OHA
Ige Appoints Clare Connors Attorney General
New Insurance Commissioner Appointed
Ige Reappoints Directors at Ten Departments
House Republican Package 'A Better Tomorrow'
Hawaii Republican Chair Sums up 2018
Government Shutdown: Hawaii 4th-most Affected
Insiders Try to Talk Down Zero-Based Budgeting
Lobbyist Tries Legal Suicide by Text Message
8 Honolulu City Council members take seats without choosing a leader
More interesting legal cases re government secrecy
Waikoloa Highlands Kim Admin Cancels Kenoi Development Deal
Development Takes 20 Years--May Take Another 20 Thanks to SHPD
Soft on Crime: Feds Step in Because State Just Can’t Get the Job Done
Bum Patrol: After 600 Acts of Vandalism City to lock up 18 more Oahu parks at night starting Friday
Price of Solar Energy in Hawaii Hard to calculate Thanks to ‘Lump Sum’ payment
Newsflash: Marijuana Causes Global Warming

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

January 2, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 3724 Views

Hawaii Rankings: Either the Best or the Worst
Feds say explicit photos led to Big Island firefighter in Kealoha case
Wind farm impacts worry Leeward Oahu residents
Lawmakers Must Resist Any Effort To Undercut Hawaii’s Public Records Law
Hospitals to Become More Like Used Car Dealerships
Not Many Doctors Want to Prescribe Death
Hooser Having Difficulty Rounding up Support for Minimum Wage Hike
State attorney general opposes Abigail Kawananakoa trust changes
Water bill spikes prompt warning from Pearl City residents
Junk Cars: Can Technophiles Control the Little People?
Addicted To Airbnb: Hawaii’s Tourism Economy Depends On Illegal Vacation Rentals
Fireworks ban as ineffective as temperance

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

January 1, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 2930 Views

Photo: Ship Burns 1800 miles off Oahu
Ige Reappoints Directors at Eight Departments
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 30, 2018
Will Supreme Court Act Before Council Sworn In?
Doctors, Pharmacists to be Targeted: Eight Line up for Death in 2019
Maui Strategies 360: New Farm Operator Hires Activists (so nobody is protesting)
Maui Anti-GMO King: We are Just Like Old Boys—but more Secretive
Star-Adv: Marijuana Not a Cash Cow
New Laws for 2019