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Entries for March 2019

Sunday, March 31, 2019

March 31, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:19 PM :: 3134 Views

Judgments Aren’t Necessarily the End of Litigation
JSC Seeks Applicants for Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit
Got Milk? DoH Consent Decree Requires Shut Down of Big Island Dairy
Trump Tax Cut Lowers Electric Bills--HECO Gave Back the Least
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
Legislators Raise Taxes to Boost State Workers Minimum to $17—in the middle of contract reopener
Legislative Pay Hike Needed to Attract More Layabouts
Kim talks management during meeting with Ige, other officials about mountain’s future
HART work went off the rails, report says
MECO Another 3.8% Rate Hike—Utility Squeezed by Alt-Energy Schemers
Bureaucratic Infighting, Money and Positions--Turf War over public preschools
HB748: Reform Asset Forfeiture
Police Could Save Millions by Dumping Subsidized Vehicles
Halawa: Prisoner Commits Suicide After Being Raped by Homosexual for 5th Time
Big Island: Where the Anti-Vaxxers Are
Tour Boat operated by Anti-Superferry Activists Runs over (yet another) Baby Whale
Lihue: Mainland Homeless Build Tent City Next to Shopping Center

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Letters to the Editor March, 2019
By Letters to the Editor @ 12:39 AM :: 3314 Views

Ozawa, Waters Lucky They Didn’t Run in Bad Old Days
How to cause a train wreck?
Salvage Contract for Failed Plastic Boom in Hilo Bay?
HART Spends Money to Prove Spending Money is a Good Idea

Saturday, March 30, 2019

March 30, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 5064 Views

Court: OHA LLCs Subject to UIPA
Akina: OHA spending rate unsustainable
Complaint Filed in NRA-supported Challenge to Hawaii Concealed Carry Law
PEW: Hawaii Pension Fund Positioned to Withstand Next Recession
‘Backward budgeting’ wrong way to move forward
Honolulu Rail Cars Fail Fire Test
Contempt of Court: Judge issues stern warning to new City Prosecutor Nadamoto
Kealoha Attorney: Ken Lawson’s OJ Simpson Innocence project Defends other Criminals, What about mine?
SA Editorial: Pay raises Make Legislators Disconnected, Illogical
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director to step down after failing to win Senate support
Proposal to curb Affordable Housing deemed to be ‘monster houses’ ready for final Honolulu City Council vote
Homeless Plans before funding (part 2)
Water Rights Bill Affects Many Small Farmers And Ranchers
Trump Budget Zeroes out OHA Cronies Cash Flow (again)
DOH: 2017 Mumps Epidemic Caused by Anti-Vaxxers
9th Circuit Moves Dopers Closer to Winning Right to Drive Forklift
Incident at Work Results in Lack of Staff, Closures of Transfer Stations

Friday, March 29, 2019

March 29, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 5911 Views

Auditor Rips Rail Oversight: DAGS 'Busy Work Gives False Sense of Assurance'
Environmental Review for Aloha Stadium Tear-Down Begins
Tourist Numbers Up, Spending Down (again)
Busted: Former ILWU Boss to Rat out other Criminals in Union?
Legislators Pass Death Tax, Internet Sales Tax
SB301: REIT Tax Will Cost State a Fortune
Maui: 100% Against Mileage Tax
Faculty union blasts UH president
Kauai Council pretends to be divided on raises
Fraudster Gets 30 days Jail for Ripping off Charter School
Developer Builds Affordable Units Despite City Obstacles
Waikiki Homeless Stab Tourists Again and Again, Defecate on Beach
City Contractor Violates Agreement, Feeds Homeless at Kakaako Makai

Thursday, March 28, 2019

March 28, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 2741 Views

Ala Wai? Corps of Engineers has Long History of Corruption and Cost Overruns
Auditor: Transportation Division Books a Mess
Federal Investigation Forces Hawaii AG to Back off Mandatory Abortion Stance
Nominations Open for Commission on Water Resource Management
Six Solar Schemes Approved by PUC
First phase of grid modernization plan approved--Ratepayers Soaked to Funnel More Money to Silicon Valley Billionaires
Reforming Rental Car Excise Taxes
Billion Dollar Give-A-Way: Legislators Consider ‘Unlimited’ Tax Credits for Hollywood Movie Moguls
Ballots for the Dead and Mainlanders
Djou: A Vote For Ozawa Is A Check On Caldwell
City council considering raising TheBus and Handi-Van fares for adults, seniors and those with disabilities
Hawaii County GE Tax Hike to Fund 72 new ‘Positions’
SB856: Audit the DoE
Feds Want Testimony From Katherine Kealoha’s Aging Grandmother Before It’s Too Late
Meth Up: Police and courts dealing with more mental health cases
Colonized: Hawaii PUC Submits to California Control—More Hawaii Ratepayer Dollars to be Sent to Silicon Valley Billionaires
SB666: Legislation aims to make management of seven Hawaii airports more efficient

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

March 27, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 3288 Views

Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills to be Heard This Week
Anti-Vaxxer Charter School May Lose Charter over Financial Irregularities
Kouchi, Saiki Behind Massive Pay Hikes for Hawaii Legislators
Public Employee Unions: 1,600 Members Making Less than $15/hour
Residents report more ballot abnormalities in hotly-contested City Council race
Rocky start to Special Election mail-in ballots raises eyebrows with some voters
'Gross incompetence or worse’: Rail purchase of reinforced steel questioned
Hawaii County’s outstanding debt stands at $475M—up 33%
Raises proposed for Kauai county officials
Star-Av: Time to Clamp Down on Anti-Vaxxers
Kaiser Suicide Squad Pushes for Easy Drugs
Bill Could Make It Easier To Pursue Sexual Harassment Claims In Court
HB307: Redefining Renewable Energy
Public Safety admits less-lethal options are on hand — but not for use in the field
Firefighters rescue Drunken Belligerent homeless ‘man’ from Kapalama Canal
The Twisted History Of Honolulu Traffic Engineering
On a day dedicated to the ‘people’s prince,’ GOP pushes a re-branding in his honor

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

March 26, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 3570 Views

Prince Kuhio’s Fight to Americanize Hawaii
Pearl Harbor Profligacy
UH Class Constitutes "material support of a Foreign Terrorist Organization"?
Hilo Has the Highest Food Prices in America
The hypocrisy of minimum-wage laws
Tulsi Gabbard says Mueller clearing Trump is 'a good thing for America'
Hawaii: Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in USA
Maui Mayor Proposes $869.5M Budget
Hawaii More drug deaths than traffic fatalities
Hawaii Democrats Propose Ranked-Choice Voting in Presidential Preference Poll
Lawmakers Move Swiftly On Spending Plan, But That’s Not The End Of The Debate
HB1191: Amended Minimum Wage Bill a Lot Tougher on Small Business
Homeless: Ohana Zones Money Begins to Flow—No Tent Cities Yet
Honolulu councilwoman seeks $21M to Build Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities in Every District
Special East Honolulu election further scrutinized after a voter is mailed 2 ballots
Child Molester Internet sting nets retired police officer looking for 13-year-old Boy
EMS staffing shortage leads to units closing down on Oahu
Hawaii hotels report February as worst monthly performance in about a decade
Volcano Effect on Tourism -- ‘Like 9-11’
Coco Palms Defaults
Blue Planet: We Must Destroy the Environment to Stop Climate Change

Monday, March 25, 2019

March 25, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 2604 Views

Best States for Doctors? Hawaii Ranks 46th
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
Iowa Poll: Gabbard Surges to 1%
How to cause a train wreck?
Lawmakers Must Stop New Tax Increases
Bill to put solar farms on prime ag land elicits stiff opposition
Permits for Thirty Meter Telescope Canary Islands Location proceed amid Mauna Kea obstacles
Hearing Set for possible Final Draft of Hawaii County Vacation rental rules
The Boat People Of The Ala Wai Fear They’re Getting Forced Out

Sunday, March 24, 2019

March 24, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:04 PM :: 2737 Views

Ethics: Board Member May Not Negotiate Spouse's Union Contract
DHHL Releases Draft 2019 Native Hawaiian Housing Plan
Hawaii Ranks 40th for Neighborhood Watch Programs
Post Those Tax Returns, Darn It!
Honolulu Council Kills Homeless on our Freeways
Cost grows for delayed upgrade at Halawa Correctional Facility
Honolulu police chief Susan Ballard's evaluation report released
HB1326: East Maui streams are protected regardless of permit decision
Case allegedly exposes flaws in Hawaii’s child-abuser registry, critics say
Waiahole Valley preservation pact frays as state considers remedies to homestead issues

Saturday, March 23, 2019

March 23, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:06 PM :: 2769 Views

WSJ: How a Train Through Paradise Turned Into a $9 Billion Debacle
High medical costs another threat to Hawaii taxpayers
Hawaii GOP Speaker Cleared of Hatch Act Violation
Lawmakers pass $8 billion budget – Will Focus on Tax Hikes
Kauai Drivers Say ‘No’ to DoT Road Mileage Tax Scheme
Bus ridership slide points to ‘Fraud’ in Rail Ridership Estimates
Lyon Bribery Could be Next Major Corruption Scandal in Hawaii
Anti-Geothermals Go to Enviro Court to Block Re-Start of Plant

Friday, March 22, 2019

March 22, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 4565 Views

How high is too high? What’s known and unknown about minimum wage increases
Hawaii PUC approves special rates for Al Gore's electric buses
Hawaii Sues Trump (again) Over Abortion (again)
HB942: Legislators Approve $60K Settlement After Failing to Force Churches to Promote Abortion
Salvage Contract for Failed Plastic Boom in Hilo Bay?
Micronesian official to plead guilty in bribery scandal
Homeless Activist Has Change of Heart
$2.5M Program Gives Mainland Newcomers $500/mo for Rent
State Sen. Donna Kim drops plan to cut 121 UH-Manoa faculty positions
Ex-chief's request granted for lawyer in mailbox framing
Cue Progressive Freakout: Ige Turns To Private Prison Firm (other than UPW, Inc) For New Oahu Jail
Department of Public Safety and Reentry Commission complete plans for Convict Reentry
More is Less: Privatized Maui Hospital Recruits More Doctors Thereby Reducing Need for State Subsidy
Electric Car Free Parking ‘Not Sustainable’
Snorkel Rentals Kill: Two In Distress, One Rescuer Dead
9th Circuit Hands Tool to anti-GMO Hypesters
DoH: How Many Anti-Vaxxers in Your School?

Thursday, March 21, 2019

March 21, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 PM :: 4524 Views

Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects Rail Surcharge Lawsuit
How to Solve the Hawaiian Homelands Problem
Disabled Inmates: Feds Reach Agreement with Hawaii DPS
Report: Hawaii Congressional Delegation Extremely Partisan, Except Gabbard
Trump Ties Federal Funds for Colleges to Free-Speech Pledge
Angry drivers blast state’s proposal to nix fuel tax for road usage surcharge
Lyon contract scandal leaves Hawaii government officials scrambling
Hawaii Nearly Alone: 2/3 of Legislative Races Uncontested
Hawaii legislative committees reject plastics ban proposals
EVs costing state millions, blamed for airport parking congestion
42 sweeps in 90 days and still volatile encampment plagues neighborhood
16 more MCCC inmates transferred to Halawa Correctional Facility
Councilmembers Call for Patrick Wong’s Resignation
HPD Chief Ballard Says Allegations Of Doctored Test Scores Are Unfounded

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

March 20, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:02 PM :: 3491 Views

OHA Kakaako Makai Plans Begin With Sewage Plant
Grant Supports Drive to make UH, Chaminade, Kauai CC 100% Tobacco Free
Buying a House? Need Money? Honolulu can help
House Resolution Seeks Return of Hawaiian Airlines Call Center
Falls of Clyde to be Restored at Closed British Shipyard?
US DoT Inspector General Investigating Honolulu rail concerns raised in (yet another) whistleblower suit
Senate Committees Approve More Money for OHA Insiders to Steal
Mauna Kea a Mountain of Moolah for OHA
Flood control plan for Ala Wai strongly opposed at meeting
More housing would boost Maui tax revenues
Stolen Stuff Hawaii to hold anti-crime rally at the state Capitol
Outdated Wang Technology Hampers Investigations Into Hawaii Professionals
Woman accused of stealing $760,000 from Homeless Shelter to face charges (after all)

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

March 19, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 2638 Views

HART Plan to Control Expenses-Pay Robbins Crony $85K per Month
Senate Committee to Hear Anti-Gun Bills
The last time Congress created a new state
HART Spends Money to Prove Spending Money is a Good Idea
Hawaii State Government -- 2nd-Lowest Federal Dependency Ranking
Liberty and Economics -- Hawaii Together with Keli'i Akina
Pentagon IDs $452M in Hawaii military funding for border wall plan
SB1428: Let Hawaii County Fritter Away GET funds on Anything
Bureaucratic Turf Fight Holds Toddlers Hostage: Ige Backs Team DoE
Inmate: Broken phones a starter for ‘riot’ at jail
Soft on Crime Meets Hot Lead: 51 Convictions Out on streets—gets shot dead
Bill 89: 4,000 TVR Permits
Unused vehicles raise spending concerns at EMS
Settlement reached in lawsuit against the city in firefighter’s death
Hawai`i Can Reach 100% Renewable Energy by Clearcutting Forests
Tourists Required to Convert to Eco-Religion Before Tour
Ocean Plastic Cleanup Boom Still Stranded in Hilo Bay

Monday, March 18, 2019

March 18, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:02 PM :: 2661 Views

The last time Congress created a new state
Honolulu Council Special Election Ballots to be Mailed March 21
GE Tax Hike: How They Voted
Legislative Preview: Week 9
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 17, 2019
Innovation? Hawaii Ranks 45th
Lesbian Home Invasion: Supreme Court Will Not Hear Hawaii Case
Star-Adv Says We Need Tax Hikes … Because Economy is Slowing
DPS Still Can’t Figure out how to Release Prisoners on Time
Kealoha and Puana expected in court for drug related charges
Judge Orders Release Of More Records In Case Of HPD Officer Who Beat Girlfriend
Moldy Honolulu Council: $1.4M Plan to Go Alii with HART
Federal Mandate forcing Hawaii to Overhaul Disabled Programs
Isle taxpayers take loss on failed Kauai dairy plan
Oceanfront Homes Keep Going Up Despite Rising Seas – Because Nobody Believes in Sea Level Rise

Sunday, March 17, 2019

March 17, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 3316 Views

Blank the Amount, Defect the Date
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
Will Federal Investigation Wreck HART’s P3 Plan for Rail Past Middle Street?
Senator Donna Kim pushes to fire 121 Underperforming UH Manoa faculty
Lawmakers Looking Closely At Public Safety Director’s Performance
Police chief owes answers on expensive lawsuit deal
Pension ‘spiking’ costing Kauai county
SB33: Millions More for Hollywood Movie Moguls
Hana: ‘Electric Airplane’ Exposed as a Hybrid
Star-Adv Genius Plan: Let Lots of Criminals out on Streets so they Won’t Riot in our Jails
Hawaii Needs Municipal Governments Below County Level
Politicians See Homeless Issue as Way to Pander to Voters, Nothing More

Saturday, March 16, 2019

March 16, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:22 PM :: 3387 Views

Restore flexibility for delivery of public services
Lava Tube Dishonor goes to Hawaii County Civil Defense
Infested: Honolulu Ranks #2 for Termites
Rep Rida Cabanilla Hires Convicted Child Molester--Then Complains About Catholic Church sexual abuse
Star-Adv: Telescope Protesters Can Cash in on Sustainable Future
SB887: $100 for Carton of Tobacco Cigarettes
Dispatchers say valuable time wasted during 911 calls
Star-Adv: Can Activists Exploit PRP Poll to Keep the Homeless Homeless
State wants to build huge affordable housing projects with units on 99-year leases
Hawaii National Guard soldiers headed soon to Afghanistan

Friday, March 15, 2019

March 15, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 18412 Views

Lesbian Home Invasion: Supreme Court Considering Whether to hear Hawaii Case
House Committee to Hear Anti-Gun Bills
Judge Allows OHA, UH to Scrap for Mauna Kea Money
Seeking Applications for Independent Grand Jury Counsel – Second Circuit
State won’t pay rail invoices subject to subpoena by feds
Pacific Club Shindig: More Political Insiders Get Behind Kahele for Congress
Spending soars in special election race for City Council seat
Nadamoto claims Kaneshiro not in Charge
SA Editorial: HPD settlement needs explanation
$500 Red Light Camera Tickets
Hawai‘i Businesses Speak Out Against Proposed Minimum Wage Increase
Bottles, utensils and bags: Lawmakers are coming for your single-use plastics
State proposes permanent villages of tiny homes for the hardest to house
Ballard Pushing Homeless Tent Cities Modeled on Chinatown ‘Success’
Ala Wai project will affect 37 private properties
Bill To Create An Airport Corporation Advances — With A Very Big Catch
Times of the signs: Holiday Inn still waiting, 5 years later, for sign approval
GIA: Legislators Feel Their Power Over Nonprofits

Thursday, March 14, 2019

March 14, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 3128 Views

Massive Pay Hike for Hawaii Legislators?
HB118: Republicans Explain Vote to Kill Rail Audit
After Konno: How Hawaii Can revive contracting as policy option
State’s use of contractors just a hint of what could be
UH Legislative Update
Forgotten Voices: The Inadequate Review and Improper Alteration of Our National Monuments
Poll: 45% Thinking of Leaving State or Know Someone who is
Hawaii County Council passes $50M/year general excise tax hike
Keith Kaneshiro put himself on paid leave. So why is he showing up at the office?
State Deputy Sheriffs Still Aren’t Accredited — 8 Years After the Law Required It
Names, Ranks And Salaries Of Honolulu Cops Are Still Secret
HB593: The Era of Hawaii Agriculture is Over
City has collected more than 4.6 million pounds of homeless garbage from city streets and parks—14,276 Shopping Carts
21 inmates identified in MCCC riot; transferred to Halawa Correctional Facility
Roads: Kauai Council Actually Considering Preventative Maintenance!
Lifeguards work in deteriorating towers as brand new ones sit unused
American Samoa Governor in Coma After Surgery

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

March 13, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 2684 Views

Road Usage Charge: HDoT Community Meetings on Latest Tax Hike Scheme
Auditor: Every Special Fund Proposed by Legislators Fails to Meet Criteria
The Difference Between Real and Fake Energy Policy
HART to Defy Federal Subpoena?
Hawaii's predicted to bring in about $80 mil fewer dollars in tax revenue this fiscal year
Nearly all state jails operating over capacity
Take longer view on Hawaii infrastructure
Official charged with enforcing building codes didn’t get permits for residence
School Chief Chooses Some Of The People Helping To Evaluate Her
One judge approves sale of Kealohas’ home; another reschedules their fraud trial
Judge rules bank fraud evidence can't be used in Kealoha corruption trial
Legislator: Calls Run 30-0 Against Sanctuary State
Investigation: No laws were broken when athletes skied down a snow-less Mauna Kea
Biomass is not Carbon Neutral
Gabbard Among ‘Those Going Nowhere’
Did Hawaii Company Funnel Malaysian Money to Trump Campaign?
Arrested in Waikiki: Coach Helped Rich Liberals get their Idiot Children into the Colleges They won’t let you attend

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

March 12, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:09 PM :: 3617 Views

Legislative Preview: Week 8
Another Poll Puts Gabbard at 0% in Iowa
Honolulu Council Special Election: Thursday Deadline to Register to Vote
557 Candidates Register for Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections
I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person. It Was All a Sham.
Nishihara: Senate Will Vote on Espinda When I Have 13 Votes Against Him
Criminals Light Fire in Maui Jail because TV Broken
Cost to transport, house Hawaii inmates on the mainland is skyrocketing—But its Still Cheaper than UPW-Controlled Halawa Prison
Shining Sunlight On The Honolulu Police Chief’s Performance
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro’s paid leave approved by his appointee
City attorney to help hammer out how process for impeachment petition works
Maui Councilmember Calls for Top Lawyer’s Resignation
HPD Lieutenant who investigated financial crimes pleads guilty to tax charges
Illegal immigrant sanctuary bill dies in state legislature
SB663: Robot Cops to Give Tickets at Red Lights
HB593: Replacing Prime Agricultural Land With Solar Panels
Homebuyers should not be forced to choose solar over gas
Honolulu Diocese Should Identify All Credibly Accused Priests
Soft on Crime: Incompetent Prosecutors Let Homeless Lunatic Get Away With Murder—Literally
Downtown Bumfights Leave two Stabbed
Rich Tweeker Has 25-year Criminal Record—Keeps Getting Bail

Monday, March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 PM :: 7811 Views

Rep Quinlan to Constituent: "Get the F*** Out!"
Defense Attorneys Part of Kealoha Conspiracy, Coverup
Maui Corp Counsel Girlfriend ‘Transferred out to Avoid Appearance of Nepotism’
Lawsuit Claims HPD Officer Sexually Assaulted Woman
HB210: Lower Voter Participation by Making Hawaii Elections More Complicated and Annoying
SB557: Hawaii to not likely become Second ‘Sanctuary State’ for Illegals
HB1464: HMSA Underpays Doctors
Manipulating Renewable Energy Definitions to Achieve Goals
Gabbard declines to call Syria's Assad a war criminal

Sunday, March 10, 2019

March 10, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 3313 Views

TelAbortion: Hawaii Doctors, Lawyers Plan the Abortion Future
The Jones Act: High Steaks
Can’t You Spare Half a Penny for Education?
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 9, 2019
Rent Control: How Not to Create Affordable Housing
GET increase will add to Hawaii’s high cost of living
Ninth Circuit Wants To Know The Statute Of Limitations For Takings Claims In Hawaii
Hirono: Gabbard Tied to David Duke, Steve Bannon, Russia
Maui County’s top lawyer arrested for physical abuse
Marijuana: Shiny Object Confused with Priority
Product Bans are for the Silver Spoon People
HB1326: Failure to Pass would Harm Electric Coop, Small Farmers
A grand bargain on vacation rentals?

Saturday, March 9, 2019

March 9, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 2650 Views

GE Tax Hike a Lose-Lose Proposition
SB931: Tourism Industry Aims to Shut Down Aquarium Fishery
FSM Election 2019 Certified Results
Legislation Introduced to Repeal Jones Act
DPP: Shortage of New Affordable Housing Triples
Legislation Introduced to Repeal Jones Act
While Collecting Honorifics from Chinese Communists, UH Manoa Also Gets Spyware
HART’s disarray shows need for more oversight, not less
Mauna Kea: OHA Still Grifting for Money
Honolulu residents one step closer to paying for trash pickup
Small Boat Harbors Need New Management: DLNR Wants More Money But Hasn’t Earned It
For city officials on paid leave, taxpayers pay now or pay a lot more later
The Kealohas Could Lose Their Taxpayer-Funded Lawyers
Public Safety chief appears headed for a fight at Legislature to keep his job
Former HPD officer accused of sexually assaulting a military wife
Soft on Crime: Shoot a Weed Dealer Get 5 Years
Maui Organic Food Activist is a Child Molester

Friday, March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 3212 Views

SCR42: After Partying with Mafia Hitman, Sen Stanley Chang Proposes Repeal of 2nd Amendment
Hawaii Infrastructure Receives D+ Grade from Civil Engineers
HB893 Guts DHHL Funding
Earth Just-us: Eco-Lawyer Drives Up Your Cost of Living
Hawaii lawmakers move to decriminalize pot possession
Rape, Kidnapping Plea Bargain: Gets 5 Years After Marijuana Growers Threaten Rape Victim
City Poised To Pay $550,000 To Cop Who Claimed Ballard Doctored Female Recruits’ Test Scores
UH should be wary of Confucius Institute
Consumer Advocate Urges Rejection of Solar Project on Kunia Ag Land
Identity politics does not fit well in Hawaii
WaPo: Deathwatch for Tulsi Gabbard Campaign

Thursday, March 7, 2019

March 7, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:22 PM :: 7207 Views

Lyon Bribery: Preliminary Election Results Show FSM President May Lose Seat
Prosecutor Kaneshiro Take Leave of Absence on Deadline to Respond to Supreme Court
Kanuikapono School: Will Teachers be Fired to Cover Up FBI Investigation?
Hawaii Sues Trump Over Abortion Sales Pitch
DBEDT Projects Slower Economy, Rising Unemployment
Crossover: Anti-Gun Bills Make it to the Other Side
House Passes Election Changes, Ethics, Campaign Spending Reforms
DoH Launches Marijuana Sales to Tourists
How Much Does Your State Collect in Corporate Income Taxes Per Capita?
Carbon Tax Crosses over to House
Ozawa Helped Kealoha Pal Miske
Kealoha lawyer seeks city funding for fees
Solar Bid Rigging: Yamamoto Caliboso Secretly Represented All 7 Winning Bids
State fires firm auditing rail change orders
Rail officials want a multi-million dollar do-over for a station entrance they once decided to scrap
Secret Plan to Convert Waianae Shelter into Massive Festering Homeless Tent City Behind Oahu’s 20% drop in sheltered homeless
Queens Overrun by 1,700 Lunatics: Legislators Consider Doing a Study
Rare Polynesian artifacts stolen from OHA CEO's home
Soft on Crime: 31-Time Loser Gets 10 Years—Could be out in 1 Year
HB287 / HB1557: Clear Squatters out of Foreclosed Homes
Advocates Want to Legalize Child Prostitution
DLNR Takes over Surf School Permits, Gives only one out
Building More Suburbs Could Help Millennials Stay In Hawaii

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

March 6, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:12 PM :: 4138 Views

Hawaii GE Tax Hits Poor 255% Harder than Rich
It's legislative season again, so taxpayers beware!
Tokuda-Connected Recycler Busted for Fraud
Technology Transformation: Priority Bills on the Move
New Reports Detail the Jones Act’s Cost to Puerto Rico
South Dakota law school: Hawaiian Day is offensive. Hawaii state rep: No it's not.
Hirono Suggests She Was Joking When She Criticized the Green New Deal
Crossover: House Sends 497 Bills to Senate
Legislators Response to Federal Rail Probe: Cancel State Audits
DAGS Rejects 11% of HART Invoices—HDoT Scheme to Milk Rail Budget May be Jeopardy
Senate Approves 11% GE Tax Increase
Pre-K: DoE Bureaucrats Squabble over Lucrative New Fiefdom
Caldwell’s Latest Tax Hikes to create 110 new positions
Mystery: BioFuel Scammers Behind HB307
Dairy Shelves Empty in Hawaii Thanks to Anti-Dairy Activists, Jones Act and Hemi-Global Cooling
Will Dead Criminal Finally Do Something for Family?
Hawaii Claims Lowest Average Personal Loan Balance Among States
7th Annual Vietnam Era Patriot Recognition
Hawaii Tests Abortion by Telephone

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

March 5, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:34 PM :: 7446 Views

Crossover: House Sends 197 Bills to Senate
City-Funded Survey Tries Out Excuses for Tax Hikes
Suddenly Transsexual at 50--Former Dude Scores $95K from New Age Guru
Kealoha Tied to former M Nightclub Owner
HART board and City Council Reject forensic rail audit (again)
Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Coming Thanks to Josh Green: HPD chief says yes to ‘temporary refuge areas’
HB1552: Independent Commission of Soft-on-Crime Activists to Oversee Prisons?
Administrator who oversaw Hawaii State Hospital during high-profile escape to leave post
Annual homeless census’ leader resigns
A controversial ban on single-use plastics is up for a vote at the state capitol
Oligopoly Drug Dealers Move 1,569 lbs of Weed, Score $12.9M in Revenue—Expect More when Tourists Can Score
85% of Medicated Dopers Have …uh… ‘Severe Pain’
Legislature Considers Sex Abuse Investigation Of Catholic Church
Kauai Emergency Proclamation Saves TVRs from Losing Legal Status

Monday, March 4, 2019

March 4, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 2896 Views

HB664 / SB674: Legislators Push Sex Change for Autistic Children
Legislative Preview: This Week's Bills on the Move
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 3, 2019
Cancer Gambit Pays Off--Kealoha Trial Delayed Until May
The Drug-Addicted Lawyer
Lawmaker wants answers on Public Safety Dept.'s polices, procedures
State trying to raise boat harbor fees excessively
Expedia: SB1292 Illegal Spying on Vacation Rentals
Challenge to City Council race about seeking a fair election

Sunday, March 3, 2019

March 3, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 3843 Views

Trump knocks 'crazy female senator' Mazie Hirono for comments on men
Beware of Tax Software?
Grassroot Institute Plans Events on Oahu, Maui
Leaving Hawaii: Biggest Outflow in Last Year
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
Rail: Is FTA a Target of Grand Jury—Will Feds Freeze Funds as a Result?
Rail scrutiny goes from questions of urban planning to criminal culpability
Plotting GE Tax Hike Behind closed doors: Council holds secret budget meeting, discussions off agenda
Cut Cost of Living Instead of Hiking Minimum Wage
Green Energy Scammers Driving up Taxes and Cost of Housing
Lying: MECO Claims customers will not pay for unused power from solar farms
Enviros Still Trying to Keep Paper and Plastic out of H-Power
SB522 Styrofoam Ban Statewide
Tourism Industry Tries to Shut Down Aquarium Fishers (again)
How Maurice Arrisgado Jr. escaped OCCC before he was shot

Saturday, March 2, 2019

March 2, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 2944 Views

HB210: House Republicans Unanimously Oppose Ranked-Choice Voting
Leis Banned in South Dakota
WAM BAM $250M GE Tax Hike Passes Senate Committee
Kim proposes budget hike, 35 new police positions
Special interests driving up housing costs
Dairy: Food Sustainability takes a Hit
Six Steps to Universal Heath Care in Hawaii
OCCC inmate attempting to escape is fatally shot
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Friday, March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:25 PM :: 3975 Views

Hawaii tops nation for rise in pedestrian fatalities
Honolulu Rents 12th Highest in USA
Help People Save by Cutting Their Taxes
HCR31: Remove Oxy Dealer's Name from Smithsonian
UHERO: Hawaii Economy slows markedly. Is more in store?
New report urges 'building out' to ease housing crisis
Gut And Replace Bills Repeal Rail Audit Requirements
Whistleblower Lawsuit: HART Purposefully Mishandled More Than 100 Change Orders, Threatened Claims Managers
HART Board says no to request for an independent audit of rail
Feds Will Pry Open HART’s Secrets
Caldwell Proposes Massive Tax Hikes to Pay for Rail and ‘New Positions’
Federal authorities: Katherine Kealoha used cocaine while she was deputy city prosecutor
Sex workers and the Honolulu Police: FBI reacts to more allegations about HPD officers
Gabbard Caught Filing False Financial Disclosure Reports (again)
LG Green’s Program—Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Everywhere
Kauai Floods Exploited to Limit Tourist Numbers
A Real Company is Building a New Terminal at Keahole—Why is the Legislature Funding a Fake Competitor Led by Drunk Rave Promoter Jon Riki Karamatsu?
HB307: State House Sneaks in Revived Use of Undefined Definitions
Pension Reform for Kauai