Thursday, March 28, 2024
Hawai'i Daily News Read

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
March 27, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Exodus to Mainland: State Loses $185M Tax Revenue
  2. SB2845: Ammo Purchase Age Restrictions heading to House Vote
  3. Jones Act reform doesn’t divide neatly along political party lines
  4. Green Appoints Dozens to Powerful State Boards
  5. TRO Denied: Author of Child Sex Change Kidnapping Legalization Bill Plays Victim
  6. Honolulu City Council delays gift ban bill for workers
  7. The Senate Just Killed Green’s Plan For A Climate Fee For Visitors
  8. City Council adopts resolution opposing ‘tiny lots’ bill
  9. ‘Fragile’ health care system on Oahu adds staffing in wake of key ER closure
  10. HECO Mililani blackouts almost daily
  11. Hamakua Energy Plant Fails under Hawaiian Electric Ownership
  12. Hawaii Board Of Education To Get New ‘Leader’ For The Third Time In 2 Years
  13. Rules that help set real estate agent commissions could soon change in Hawaii
  14. Will Maui Council Allow Water Well Drilling Upcountry?
  15. Hilo gun rights advocate George Young dies at 74

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii
  2. HELCO Predicts tight supply of electricity on Hawaii Island Thru April
  3. HGEA Plants Convicted Felon on HLRB
  4. Puna Man Charged with Heinous Abuse of a 2-Year-Old Girl
  5. Bill 121: TVRs to be Banned?
  6. Hawaii Democratic-controlled Senate Committee Passes COS Resolution
  7. Lahaina: 3,280 people still living in hotels with two weeks to go
  8. Proposed Council raises draw public concern
  9. Gay Socialist Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation
  10. Hawaii AG's Office Explains How It Drafted Marijuana Legalization Bill
  11. How many Criminals are on Electronic Monitoring In Hawaii?
  12. Jury in Kaneshiro bribery case shown cell phone videos of alleged victim being fired
  13. $12.5M settlement reached for victim in near-fatal Makaha crash involving 4 officers
  14. Two Miske co-defendants sentenced following guilty pleas

Monday, March 25, 2024
March 25, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Leaked WPATH Files Expose Medical Malpractice at Global Transgender Healthcare Authority
  2. Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics about Vacation Rentals
  3. DHHL Broken Promises II Premiere and Panel Discussion
  4. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
  5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 23, 2024
  6. Cost of NIMBYism way too high
  7. Grassroot Institute Bills on the Move
  8. Illegal ‘Straw’ Donations Spotlighted By Mitsunaga Case Are Rarely Prosecuted
  9. Lahaina Fire Subpoenas: Maui County Attorneys Push Back Against AG
  10. Lapsing Date helps Mercado Kim Steer UH Construction Contracts
  11. ‘Social Worker’ Shot in Drug Deal Gone Bad?
  12. Lifelong Criminal Found Dead in Keehi Lagoon--‘accidental’
  13. ‘Safe Space’ draws concerns: Residents, lawmaker worried about impact of homeless camp on Downtown Hilo

Monday, March 25, 2024
Letters to the Editor March, 2024
Letters to the Editor
  • Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics about Vacation Rentals
  • How One East Hawaii TVR Strangled on Regulations and Fees
  • A monstrosity built with tea leaves and pasted together with poi
  • Punaluu: Abandoned buildings, golf course, and aging sewer treatment plant won’t be fixed
  • Tax Hikes Based on Scorn for Taxpayers

Sunday, March 24, 2024
March 24, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Fear of the Unknown
  2. 201 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide
  3. Lawmakers’ rigged game keeps them cozy and paid
  4. HB2184: Public Corruption a Source of Campaign Funds
  5. Scammers Shudder as State senators target Hawaii’s energy policy agency
  6. The Clock Is Ticking For Hawaii To Waste Its Remaining $400M in Federal Coronavirus Funds
  7. The state’s largest largest daily newspaper fails its first test under new ownership
  8. More examples of Miske’s threats disrupting bidding at a Honolulu auto auction
  9. Housing: Its getting Harder and Harder for Governor to Blame TVRs
  10. Allow more ohana housing to ease crisis
  11. Zoning reform can cure isles’ housing struggles
  12. Lawmakers Need A Better Plan For Figuring Out The Cost Of Legislation
  13. Can state stem condo-insurance crisis?
  14. FAFSA Debacle may dent UH Enrollment

Saturday, March 23, 2024
March 23, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Victory! Honolulu Agrees to Suspend Enforcement of Unconstitutional Ordinance, Saving Local Businesses
  2. Fraud: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty
  3. Hawaii has the Most Long-Tenured Homeowners in the US 
  4. Maui, land of infernal regulations 
  5. Criminal Escapes Kauai Jail, Immediately Gets Run Over by Car 
  6. Amid mounting litigation, Hawaii lawmakers doubt Maui County will take the fall for Hawaiian Electric
  7. EPA calls for mediator at Red Hill community meetings
  8. Speed camera measure fast tracks through Legislature

Friday, March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. HECO's Secret Wildfire Plan: Congress Demands Answers
  2. Disgraced Mililani Athletic Director Fined $274,500 by Ethics Commission
  3. Mortgage Delinquencies Spike After Lahaina Fires
  4. States Adding the Most Mortgage Debt -- Hawaii Ranks 3rd
  5. Hawaii -- Most Affordable State For Healthcare
  6. Lawmakers consider taking your tax dollars to shield HECO, KSBE from future fire-related suits
  7. PUC Opens Secret Docket on Maui Wildfires--HECO Rejects Plan to depower Lines
  8. Carpenter Media completes purchase of Star-Advertiser parent
  9. Nago Reappointed, Legislature prepares to replace State Auditor 
  10. NIMBYS Oppose Emergency Housing for Lahaina Survivors
  11. Can Chemophobia Campaign Scare Lahaina Property Owners Away?
  12. Testimony: Five nightclubs attacked with termite fumigation chemical
  13. The Hawaii DOE Has Defaulted On Rent Owed To Another State Agency
  14. Designer is commissioned to convert state Capitol pools to waterless feature
  15. Racetrack for Kalaeloa?
  16. Suspect Released ‘Pending Investigation’, Mocks System on Video

Thursday, March 21, 2024
March 21, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Class of 2024 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled
  2. Allowing smaller lots and homes would benefit families, promote affordability
  3. Kaneshiro Defense: Framing up People at the behest of campaign Contributors is just ‘politics as usual’
  4. SB2768: Carbon Credit Scams Coming to Hawaii
  5. From Hawaii To Texas And Back: How Geanna Bradley Ended Up With The Couple Accused Of Killing Her
  6. Spring break tourists flocking to Hawaii, but hotel occupancy remains below pre-COVID levels
  7. HPD Investigates 2 Officers For Manslaughter In The Death Of A 77-Year-Old Criminal 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
March 20, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Roadblocks to Re-Building on Maui
  2. Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI
  3. Star-Advertiser to be Sold to Carpenter Media Friday -- after paying $150K ransom 
  4. Senator Rhoads shocked, just SHOCKED to be getting death threats after suggesting assassination of Donald Trump
  5. Prepping Tulsi for Trump’s Vice-Presidency: Mike Gabbard Now Supports Gay Marriage
  6. Honolulu Salary Commission Considers Giving Officials Raises ‘multiple times each year’
  7. No Bid $159M Job To Clean Up Lahaina's Commercial District Begins 7 Months After Fires
  8. How Building Codes Act As A Regressive Tax On Affordable Housing
  9. Bills could force short-term vacation rentals into long-term housing for Maui residents
  10. Kawakami has an idea for ‘affordable housing’ --- Yes, its a tax hike
  11. Reform HMSA practices before we run out of Doctors
  12. SB2553: Hawaii Retirement Savings Program Auto-Enroll Scam Getting Closer
  13. SB2443: Speeding Cameras to Make Comeback?
  14. Lingle joins recreational-cannabis debate in rare public stance
  15. Homeless Villages: A Viable Solution To Getting People Off The Street Or Just The Latest Fad?
  16. Amid city juggling act, popular soccer complex emerges as top contender for new landfill

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
March 19, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. AG Points Finger at Maui County: 53 Subpoenas Delay Lahaina Fire Report
  2. The last time Congress created a new state
  3. Big Island Press Club celebrates retired judge, dishonors Hawai‘i emergency administrator
  4. 2A News: Miske Flinched when he met One Armed Citizen
  5. Thanks to Biden Administration, Hawaii Corruption Offenders Are Getting Reduced Sentences
  6. AGAIN: Another Pay Hike for Honolulu Council
  7. Convicted Felon Buys 300 ac in Central Maui
  8. Honolulu Police Department plans to buy neighboring property owned by Union-Controlled Royal State Insurance Scheme
  9. 2 Finalists Will Interview For Top Job At Law Enforcement Standards Board
  10. UH Hopes To Retain Authority Over Construction Projects
  11. Second segment of Skyline gets one step closer to test phase as track work gets underway
  12. HB2686: ‘Solution’  for Soaring Insurance Costs?  A Tax Hike
  13. ER rooms expect strain following closure at Wahiawa
  14. Department of Agriculture HQ Surrounded by Homeless Drug Addicts

Monday, March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Republican leaders secretly met with Miske Hitman Lindsey Kinney
  2. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
  3. Public Interest Law Firm Urges Honolulu to Change Sign Regulations to Save Businesses, Protect Free Speech Rights
  4. Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
  5. Let's Face It: There Is No Need To Rebuild Aloha Stadium
  6. More tourist tax bad for Hawaii economy
  7. Bill advances towards Secretive Conference Committee:  Gives counties power to phase out short-term rental units
  8. DoE News: Psycho Parent Racks up 13 years of TROs -- No Prosecution
  9. Maui County Wants To Take Private Land For Fire Debris Dump Site, But Owner Wants To Build The Landfill 

Sunday, March 17, 2024
March 17, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. HB2079 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change
  2. The Hawaii Estate Tax
  3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 16, 2024
  4. 189 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide
  5. Lets Cut Jaywalkers Some Slack
  6. Grassroot Institute Bills on the Move in the Legislature
  7. ‘CPR king’ Abe Lee enables homeownership despite complicated legal framework
  8. Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive
  9. Lahaina not enough of an emergency to tap ‘Rainy Day Fund’?
  10. Just Like Rail: Nobody Wants Stadium Except Developers
  11. Artificial Shortage Jacks up Construction Costs
  12. Estate Tax Destroying Local Family Businesses
  13. HB2364:  Hike Taxes on Rental Properties and Spend the Revenue to block development
  14. FEMA To Reopen Disaster Response Program To Include COFA Citizens
  15. Legal Pot Bill May Be Close To Its Last Gasp
  16. Mafia Testifies Against Cockfighting bill --but it still clears Senate Judiciary Committee
  17. MEMA Set up as an under-staffed Fall Guy for Disaster Failures

Saturday, March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Green Releases 'The Hawai‘i We Deserve' policy report
  2. Hana Joins 'Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area'
  3. HHFDC Selects Insiders to Develop Kapolei Parcel
  4. Hawaii has lowest number of young homeowners, according to study
  5. Still Waiting to Rebuild in Lahaina: 20% of Houselots cleared, 92% of Sewer lines OKd
  6. Residents shocked as rent at Hilo apartment complex soars to $1,800+
  7. In historic milestone, heirs of DHHL waitlist claimants begin receiving $97M in settlements
  8. Wahiawa General Hospital to temporarily close emergency room for ‘several weeks’
  9. 5 more eminent domains needed along Honolulu’s rail line

Friday, March 15, 2024
March 15, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. State, FEMA Agree on Plan to Push Lahaina Survivors out of Hotels
  2. SB3381 Lahaina Landgrab Bill: AKAKU Hosts Community Forum
  3. “Smaller homes on smaller lots”
  4. Hawaii Homeland Security Announces Plan for 'Targeted Violence Prevention'
  5. Blangiardi Delivers State of the City Address
  6. UPDATED VOTE TOTALS: Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus
  7. SB2922: Electric Bills going up $5B for Maui Wildfire Lawsuits
  8. SB3327: No hearing for water commission bill to give Activists Total Control over water resource management
  9. HB2743: Legislature Finds a Way to Tax Your Feces
  10. Ing is given more time to come up with lame excuses in latest campaign spending case
  11. Mauna Kea to be Exempt from Sunshine Law?
  12. House Panel Spikes Bill To Publicly Fund Hawaii Elections
  13. HB1980: Increase Cockfighting Penalties
  14. Selling Miske’s Illegal Fireworks 
  15. Fire alarm systems out of commission at 15 Hawaii schools

Thursday, March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. House Passes State Budget
  2. Three Gun Bills on the Move
  3. How One East Hawaii TVR Strangled on Regulations and Fees
  4. A monstrosity built with tea leaves and pasted together with poi
  5. Lahaina: 3,558 people still living in Hotels
  6. FEMA Urged to Speed Access for COFA Citizens
  7. Keith Kaneshiro trial is finally underway
  8. Louis Kealoha Denied Sentence Reduction
  9. SB3335: Recreational Marijuana Triple-Referral in House 
  10. DHS Fails to Oversee Foster Kids’ Homeschooling
  11. Another Killing at Home of 2021 Baby Killer
  12. A COVID-era rule helped get homeless minors into housing
  13. DLNR Sneaks Hydrogen Project into SB3195

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Trump Sweeps Hawaii Republican Caucus
  2. Hawaii bill that would increase automobile insurance draws ire
  3. Ala Moana Acid Attack Plotted from within OCCC
  4. More Defendants Could Stay Out Of Prison Through Expanded Electronic Monitoring Program
  5. Attorneys for over 1,000 Maui fire survivors to sue Kamehameha Schools, state, others
  6. Lahaina Wildfire Victims Fund Has 17 Applicants So Far
  7. Tipping Point? Hawaii Ranked Among Destinations Middle-Class Most Struggle to Afford
  8. School Superintendent Pay Hike Bill Advances
  9. Buntenbah to challenge forfeiture of $250,000 mortgage
  10. Hawaii Senate Panel Guts House-Passed Marijuana Expungements Bill, Limiting It To A Single-County Pilot Program
  11. Proposed stevedore bills are unneeded

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island
  2. Breaking Cycles Symposium updates community on plans to let lots and lots of criminals back out onto the streets
  3. DEADLINE EXTENDED: Judicial Vacancy – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
  4. JSC Still Seeking Applicants for Big Island Circuit Judge
  5. Husband in Manoa murder-suicide mired in debt, records show
  6. Hawaii Republicans could lock up Trump’s nomination tonight
  7. Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga Bribery Case Puts 'Pay To Play' On Trial
  8. ‘Vacant positions’ are a Slush Fund for ‘Top Three’ Overtime
  9. Revenue forecast provides no relief for Hawaii lawmakers
  10. Maui Wildfire Cases Will Stay In Maui State Court
  11. New State Law Could Bring Peace To Graveyard Plagued By Homeless Drug Addict Grave Robbers

Monday, March 11, 2024
March 11, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lahaina: Purposefully Making Rebuilding Slow, Expensive, and Frustrating
  2. Bill 21: Reform emergency permitting to quicken Lahaina recovery
  3. Water agency ID’d as major Lahaina recovery roadblock
  4. Where to Vote: Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus Tuesday March 12
  5. SB3381: McKelvey’s Bill to Block Lahaina Homeowners from Rebuilding Dead on Arrival in House?
  6. ANOTHER salary hike for councilmembers
  7. New Bill Seeks To Remove Power To Suspend Electronic Media During Emergency
  8. SB2768: Carbon Trading Scam Increase Your Fuel Prices and Utility Bills
  9. Push To Increase Auto Insurance Coverage Could Raise Costs 70% For Hawaii Consumers
  10. Maui Councilmembers Squabble over which Affordable Housing Scheme gets the Grift
  11. Builder out $1.5M after DPP Revokes permit

Sunday, March 10, 2024
March 10, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. The Worst State to be Rich, Poor, or In Between
  2. Listening to naysayers in the housing debate
  3. Punaluu: Abandoned buildings, golf course, and aging sewer treatment plant won’t be fixed
  4. 167 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide
  5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 9, 2024
  6. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
  7. Senate: Time to Overthrow Kouchi
  8. Dumping ‘Diversity’ Schemes Could Improve UH, Eliminate 100s of Make-Work Positions, and Reduce Political Polarization
  9. Congress Gives Welfare to COFA Migrants as Part of Aid Deal
  10. Corruption News: Mitsunaga-Kaneshiro Case Begins Monday
  11. Aloha Stadium to Become Natatorium II
  12. Maui Loses Last Private Practice OB/GYN
  13. HEI, HECO & ASB Executives Have Golden Parachutes
  14. Maui releases trove of emails offering new insight into wildfire response
  15. Be Afraid.  Be Very Afraid: 800 bills still alive at state Legislature’s halfway point
  16. Visitors may need pre-paid reservations for state parks
  17. Hawaii ranked #2 for most dangerous state for pedestrians
  18. State Shortchanges The Campaign Spending Commission

Saturday, March 9, 2024
March 9, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. DHS: Green Appoints Political Hack to Oversee Department Overflowing with Dead Babies
  2. Marijuana Legalization “relies on a huge criminal crackdown on the black market”
  3. $250K -- Another grift for Waianae Meth Camp
  4. Potential jurors in bribery trial to undergo more screening following hitman revelation
  5. Another Miske Crew Beating
  6. KFD douses large fire at Biomass Power Plant just outside Lihue


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A hard look at the root causes of the exodus
by Kelii Akina Thursday, March 28, 2024

...When government is finally saying it is the problem, it’s on the right track to finding a solution....


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Hawaii #1 for Jaywalking Tickets
by Grassroot Institute Thursday, March 28, 2024

... Hawaii hands out an average of 5,000 jaywalking tickets per year, the highest per capita in the nation, but that has done virtually nothing to promote pedestrian safety ....


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Green Maui Update: Will not seize TVRs
by Video Video Thursday, March 28, 2024

... Green also announced that he would not pursue a moratorium on short-term rentals on Maui ....


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‘I hope you die a slow and painful death’--Student 'triggered' by Israeli flags at UH Manoa
by News Article Wednesday, March 27, 2024

"... Pro-Israel supporters at UHM planted Israeli flags in a common space to express their support for Israeli Jews following the Oct. 7 massacre ...."


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Green Appoints Dozens to Powerful State Boards
by News Release Wednesday, March 27, 2024

... BLNR, BoE, UH Regents and more ...


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Jones Act reform doesn’t divide neatly along political party lines
by Grassroot Institute Tuesday, March 26, 2024

... Many political disagreements divide neatly along party lines, but the protectionist Jones Act isn’t one of them ....


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Exodus to Mainland: State Loses $185M Tax Revenue
by News Release Tuesday, March 26, 2024

... outmigration since 2020 has resulted in the loss of $185 million in general excise taxes and state income taxes, or approximately $61.8 million per year ....


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SB2845: Ammo Purchase Age Restrictions heading to House Vote
by NRA ILA Tuesday, March 26, 2024

... prohibiting persons under the age of 21 from purchasing or possessing ammunition ....


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Hawaii Democratic-controlled Senate Committee Passes COS Resolution
by News Article Tuesday, March 26, 2024

... The Hawaii Senate committee’s approval of S.R. 168 and S.C.R. 196 is another example of how the Left supports an Article V convention and would use one to push radical, anti-American revisions to the U.S. Constitution ....


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Bill 121: TVRs to be Banned?
by Video Video Tuesday, March 26, 2024

... Once Hawaii County forces families to apply for permits, the next step will be an effort to ban our industry entirely ....


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Puna Man Charged with Heinous Abuse of a 2-Year-Old Girl
by News Release Tuesday, March 26, 2024

... admitted to the emergency room with various burn marks, physical signs of dehydration and malnutrition, bruising at various stages of healing, and a fractured rib and femur bone ....


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HGEA Plants Convicted Felon on HLRB
by News Article Tuesday, March 26, 2024

... it "harms the legal system, the profession, and the public" while fostering "a perception of privilege and arrogance" ....


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Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii
by Andrew Walden Tuesday, March 26, 2024

...the homestead associations he championed in his first decade of service were multi-ethnic groups seeking the fee-simple ownership of land promised in the Hawaii Organic Act....


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HELCO Predicts tight supply of electricity on Hawaii Island Thru April
by News Release Monday, March 25, 2024

... especially when wind, solar and hydroelectric output is lower than forecast ....


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Leaked WPATH Files Expose Medical Malpractice at Global Transgender Healthcare Authority
by News Release Monday, March 25, 2024

... The files, which were leaked from within the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), were published by the US-based think tank Environmental Progress ....


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Grassroot Institute Bills on the Move
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, March 24, 2024

... bills that could significantly ease Hawaii's emergency-status housing crisis ....


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Cost of NIMBYism way too high
by Kelii Akina Sunday, March 24, 2024

... Resolution 24-65 contains most of the usual anti-housing rhetoric, and even claims that making it easier to create smaller, more affordable homes would somehow result in more so-called monster homes ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 23, 2024
by GovTrack .us Sunday, March 24, 2024

... votes cast and bills introduced ....


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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
by Hawaii Family Forum Sunday, March 24, 2024

... marijuana, abortion, parental rights ....


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DHHL Broken Promises II Premiere and Panel Discussion
by Gene Ward Sunday, March 24, 2024

... 100 years later, only 9,800 homesteads have been opened and 28,000 Native Hawaiians remain on a waitlist ....


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201 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide
by News Release Sunday, March 24, 2024

... Candidate filing begins on February 1, 2024, and goes through June 4, 2024 ....


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Fear of the Unknown
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, March 24, 2024

... some bills replace a current tax rate with a blank.  Or several blanks.  Those are scary because you don’t know what our lawmakers are thinking of putting in there ....


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Criminal Escapes Kauai Jail, Immediately Gets Run Over by Car 
by News Release Saturday, March 23, 2024

... The driver of the vehicle failed to stop to render aid and was last seen making a U-turn toward Kapa‘a ....


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Maui, land of infernal regulations
by Grassroot Institute Saturday, March 23, 2024

... the harsh limits on the allowable number of water fixtures per property could render density-increasing measures essentially meaningless ....


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Hawaii has the Most Long-Tenured Homeowners in the US
by News Release Saturday, March 23, 2024

... 36% of Hawaii’s homeowner population has lived in its current residence for at least 24 years ....


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Fraud: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty
by News Release Saturday, March 23, 2024

... the sixth person charged in connection with the investigation into a group tied to Dexter Kiama and David Keanu Sai ....


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Victory! Honolulu Agrees to Suspend Enforcement of Unconstitutional Ordinance, Saving Local Businesses
by News Article Friday, March 22, 2024

... City suspends enforcement of a city ordinance that’s driving several restaurants in Waikiki out of business ....


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HECO's Secret Wildfire Plan: Congress Demands Answers
by News Release Friday, March 22, 2024

... the Hawaii Public Utility Commission revealed it had not seen the document prior to the fires and only learned of its existence when HECO referenced it in HECO’s September 19, 2023, response ....


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States Adding the Most Mortgage Debt -- Hawaii Ranks 3rd
by News Release Friday, March 22, 2024

... The average mortgage balance in Hawaii was $366,362 in Q4 2023 ....


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Hawaii -- Most Affordable State For Healthcare
by News Article Friday, March 22, 2024

... Hawaii boasts the lowest percentages and costs in several key metrics ....


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Disgraced Mililani Athletic Director Fined $274,500 by Ethics Commission
by News Release Thursday, March 21, 2024

... This is the highest administrative fee ever issued by the Commission ....


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Mortgage Delinquencies Spike After Lahaina Fires
by UH ERO Thursday, March 21, 2024

... In total, 296 mortgages have been delinquent sometime in the period between August and November 2023; only 17 of which had already been delinquent in July 2023 prior to the fires .....


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Allowing smaller lots and homes would benefit families, promote affordability
by Grassroot Institute Thursday, March 21, 2024

... These two measures would increase our housing supply not only on Oahu but throughout all of Hawaii by allowing smaller homes on smaller lots....


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Class of 2024 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled
by News Release Thursday, March 21, 2024

... High school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of 2024 with date, time and location information listed below ....


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Star-Advertiser Sold to Carpenter Media -- after paying $150K ransom
by News Article Wednesday, March 20, 2024

... The Hawaii properties of Black Press were hit by a January ransomware attack that froze crucial computer systems ....


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Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI
by News Article Tuesday, March 19, 2024

... states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2024 ....


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Roadblocks to Re-Building on Maui
by Grassroot Institute Tuesday, March 19, 2024

... Zoning Code, Permitting and Water Rules ....


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Big Island Press Club celebrates retired judge, dishonors Hawai‘i emergency administrator
by News Release Tuesday, March 19, 2024

... law allowing the governor and county mayors to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency ....


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The last time Congress created a new state
by News Article Tuesday, March 19, 2024

...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....


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AG Points Finger at Maui County: 53 Subpoenas Delay Lahaina Fire Report
by News Release Monday, March 18, 2024

... The more Maui County is responsible, the less Hawaiian Electric owes.  And Maui County has sovereign immunity against lawsuits ....


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Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
by News Article Monday, March 18, 2024

... from the average annual wage of physicians to the number of hospitals per capita to the quality of the public hospital system ....


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Hawaii Republican leaders secretly met with Miske Hitman Lindsey Kinney
by Andrew Walden Sunday, March 17, 2024

... How Miske Hitman ‘Kleaned House’ in Three Political Parties ....


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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
by Hawaii Family Forum Sunday, March 17, 2024

... Recreational Marijuana Passes 'Joint' Hearing in House ....


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Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, March 17, 2024

... Hawaii taxpayers are going to be paying more for state government projects under a directive issued in February by Gov. Josh Green ....


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‘CPR king’ Abe Lee enables homeownership despite complicated legal framework
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, March 17, 2024

... state law allows homeowners to divide their ownership rights into separate “lots of record” for ownership purposes, but the County Department of Planning and Permitting will still only recognize the property as one lot ....


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The Hawaii Estate Tax
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, March 17, 2024

... there are bills advancing that would, if enacted, fundamentally change how Hawaii’s estate tax works ....


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Grassroot Institute Bills on the Move in the Legislature
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, March 17, 2024

... 2024 Legislature resumes session and Grassroot Institute is on the case ....


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Lets Cut Jaywalkers Some Slack
by Kelii Akina Sunday, March 17, 2024

... a bill moving through the Legislature that would let pedestrians cross the street carefully and responsibly, regardless of whether they are in a crosswalk ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 16, 2024
by GovTrack .us Saturday, March 16, 2024

... votes cast and bills introduced ....


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HB2079 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change
by News Article Saturday, March 16, 2024

... to allow legal protections for any non-parent with sufficient access and means to remove a child of any age from their home state, and to bring them to Hawaii in the name of receiving “Gender Affirming Care” ....


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HHFDC Selects Insiders to Develop Kapolei Parcel
by News Release Saturday, March 16, 2024

... to award developers Ikenakea Development LLC and The Michaels Organization a long-term lease for the 19.4-acre property at Farrington Highway and Fort Barrette Road ....


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Green Releases 'The Hawai‘i We Deserve' policy report
by News Release Saturday, March 16, 2024

... a comprehensive outline of the Green Administration’s plans to confront key issues facing the state of Hawai‘i ....


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Hana Joins 'Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area'
by News Release Saturday, March 16, 2024

... Kīpahulu joins Hā‘ena on Kaua‘i and Miloli‘i on Hawai‘i Island, as the third designated CBSFA in the state ....


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Blangiardi Delivers State of the City Address
by Video Video Friday, March 15, 2024

 VIDEO: State of the City Address 


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SB3381 Lahaina Landgrab Bill: Akaku Hosts Community Forum
by News Release Friday, March 15, 2024

... at Akakū Maui Community Media on Saturday, March 16th from 9:30am - 1pm ....


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State, FEMA Agree on Plan to Push Lahaina Survivors out of Hotels
by News Release Friday, March 15, 2024

... survivors in NCS seeking support through the state of Hawaiʻi’s Housing solution will be given two opportunities to accept an housing option ....


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Hawaii Homeland Security Announces Plan for 'Targeted Violence Prevention'
by News Release Friday, March 15, 2024

"...a realistic and achievable path to reducing targeted violence in our schools and throughout our community....”


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“Smaller homes on smaller lots”
by Grassroot Institute Thursday, March 14, 2024

... HB1630 and SB3202 would allow homeowners to subdivide their lots and build additional homes ....


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House Passes State Budget
by News Release Thursday, March 14, 2024

"... will come at an extraordinary cost ...."


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Three Gun Bills on the Move
by News Release Wednesday, March 13, 2024

... two hearings for three bills coming up on Friday that will accept testimony ....


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Trump Sweeps Hawaii Republican Caucus
by Andrew Walden Wednesday, March 13, 2024

... Proportionally, Kauai County has the highest turnout ....


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Hawaii bill that would increase automobile insurance draws ire
by News Release Wednesday, March 13, 2024

... The Senate passed the bill 23-2, with Republican Sens. Brenton Awa and Kurt Fevella casting the lone "no" votes ....


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FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island
by News Release Tuesday, March 12, 2024

... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species ....


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Breaking Cycles Symposium updates community on plans to let lots and lots of criminals back out onto the streets
by News Release Tuesday, March 12, 2024

... Approximately 70 people attended the “Breaking Cycles Symposium Update: Re-envisioning a Health, Housing, and Corrections Continuum” at the state Capitol auditorium ....


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JSC Still Seeking Applicants for Big Island Circuit Judge
by Andrew Walden Tuesday, March 12, 2024

... Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawai’i) ....


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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Judicial Vacancy – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
by News Release Tuesday, March 12, 2024

... Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaiʻi ....


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Lahaina: Purposefully Making Rebuilding Slow, Expensive, and Frustrating
by Grassroot Institute Monday, March 11, 2024

... Federal aid money is pouring in, but “no one seems to know where it’s going” ....


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Where to Vote: Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus Tuesday March 12
by Andrew Walden Monday, March 11, 2024

... find your caucus location here ....


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Water agency ID’d as major Lahaina recovery roadblock
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, March 10, 2024

... “We’ve got this long line of developers who have been trying for decades to get a permit at the Water Commission” ....


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Bill 21: Reform emergency permitting to quicken Lahaina recovery
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, March 10, 2024

“...amend the County’s emergency permitting statute to speed up approval times, waive building permit fees and expand the types of structures to which the statute applies....”


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