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Monday, April 14, 2025 April 14, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 229 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025 Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan Federal Judge Won't Make Bribery Investigations Public State Water Commission Announces plan to Block Lahaina rental housing construction ‘for years’   Case Family Conspires with State to Ensure Housing not Built on Kauai Land Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast City fails to collect $100M in TVR fines Cruise Lines Threaten Lawsuit Over Hawaii’s 11% 'Cabin Tax' Proposal Pay Raises: Honolulu Opened Floodgates, More to Follow Neighbor island businesses worry of shipping rate hike, tariffs Sports betting: All or Nothing in Conference Committee? Hawaii Governor calls for increased NZ leadership amid US funding freeze Lahaina Burning to the Ground Fooled 6% More into Believing Global Warming Hype Navy seeks to reactivate wells closed during Red Hill crisis Read More..

Monday, April 14, 2025 April 14, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 70 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025 Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan Federal Judge Won't Make Bribery Investigations Public State Water Commission Announces plan to Block Lahaina rental housing construction ‘for years’   Case Family Conspires with State to Ensure Housing not Built on Kauai Land Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast City fails to collect $100M in TVR fines Cruise Lines Threaten Lawsuit Over Hawaii’s 11% 'Cabin Tax' Proposal Pay Raises: Honolulu Opened Floodgates, More to Follow Neighbor island businesses worry of shipping rate hike, tariffs Sports betting: All or Nothing in Conference Committee? Hawaii Governor calls for increased NZ leadership amid US funding freeze Lahaina Burning to the Ground Fooled 6% More into Believing Global Warming Hype Navy seeks to reactivate wells closed during Red Hill crisis Read More..

Sunday, April 13, 2025 April 13, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 2918 Views Supporting Government’s Central Services—the Grand Skim of Things WSJ: Lahaina's Lessons for Los Angeles Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Grassroot 'legislative wrap-up' tour starts May 13 Pay to Play Keeps your Electricity Expensive and Dirty: DelaCruz Steers Geothermal Money to Convicted Felon Campaign Contributor Buckle Up, The Legislature's Frenzied Final Act Is About To Begin No ‘Moving On’--It’s the unlearned lessons that defeat a better Hawaii Remembering Hawaii's Gene Ward: A Politician of Passion and Prayer Shoplifting: 1,000s of Cases Produce Only One Conviction Anti-Fluoridation Nut News:  RFK is Just Like the Honolulu Council Read More..

Saturday, April 12, 2025 April 12, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 1160 Views Why are "blankety blank" tax-hike bills even allowed? Salary Commission Chokes on Some of its Pay Hikes Counties could lose some oversight over affordable housing developments Hawaiʻi lawmakers plan special sessions to address federal funding cuts Hawaii to reopen hurricane relief fund after two decades of inactivity Historic Hawaii Theatre pounded by insurance crisis Legislative update: Senate budget omits UH priorities State Legislature poised to pass sweeping weapons ban Hawaii Governor Signs Bill To Speed Marijuana Record Expungements Process Will Board of Education require financial literacy for Hawaii students? Another Day in the DoE: McKinley employee banned from school grounds following sex misconduct allegations Waimanalo Gulch Continues—No Surprise: Hawaii lawmakers advance bills banning landfills over aquifers Read More..

Friday, April 11, 2025 April 11, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:52 PM :: 1366 Views Kauai, Maui zoning changes would help farmers, food trucks Pay Hike Mania: How Salary Commission conspired to push ‘market leader’ pay raises Department of Justice May Intervene Against Honolulu ‘Big Oil’ Lawsuit Kauaʻi Businesses Fear 'Breaking Point' With Latest Young Bros Rate Hike Cruise Industry: TAT on Cruise Ships is Unconstitutional Hawaii EV owners to be soaked by new road charges starting July HB371 heads to secretive Conference Committee: Would Ban Campaign Contributions from State Contractors As Always, Film industry wheedles for higher tax incentives Pandering to HSTA, Senators Reject BoE Nominees without DoE Experience Hawaii DoE Anticipates Little Effect from Elimination of US Dept. of Education After Sitting Empty for Three Years, apartments will soon be home to Oahu’s most vulnerable Camp Leaders Move Themselves Into Houseless Village in Wai‘anae In effort to release more meth dealers onto streets, ACLU seeks required recording of police interrogations Case sides with Republicans on bill requiring proof of citizenship Read More..

Thursday, April 10, 2025 April 10, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 1251 Views History Repeated Leads to Suffering AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii Hawaii County Honokohau Sewage 'Sue-n-Settle' Activists Grab for Control of Water in Effort to Make Housing Even More Unaffordable HECO Rescue?  SB897 and HB1001 head for Secretive Conference Committees Hu Honua Financial Backer Increases Ownership Share of HEI Lawmakers Listen to Usual Excuses from Child Welfare Services after recent deaths ACLU Demands Transsexual Access to Maui Prep Students ACLU Hawaiʻi Misinformed On Warrantless Arrests Bill Safety concerns mount at Oahu’s largest jail with fence lines in need of repair State police force plan gains traction, but funding, staffing still concerns RFP Launches State’s latest Attempt at a Tech Overhaul Read More..

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 April 9, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 1319 Views CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii First Measles Cases Arrive on Oahu 10 reasons Lahaina rebuilding has been so depressingly slow Testimony: Grassroot Bills on the Move Hawaii Taxes: $145K salary needed to take home $100K Hawaii Homes More than Double US Average Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike Lahaina Ferry Pier Rebuild Named Best of 2024 Several Tax Hike Bills Head into Secretive Conference Committees Bill formerly known as $1,000,000,000 Ratepayer Financed Wildfire Fund Heads to Conference Committee “Slimy with a capital S” -- Gun owners say they were ambushed by assault weapons bill How Does Hawaii Gov. Josh Green Feel About Gambling? Asset Forfeiture Bill Fails Hawaii Senate Passes Bill To Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana For Any Condition They See Fit ‘Nobody Needs These Activists’: Some oppose Lahaina home rebuild permit request HB431: Robust funding for homeless kauhale Details limited on City and County of Honolulu plans to purchase Shark's Cove property ‘He’s in shock’: Attorney says complaint by former player led to Kahuku coach’s dismissal Data Dive: These Jobs Were Once In High Demand In Hawaiʻi. Not Anymore Read More..

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 April 8, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:11 PM :: 1122 Views SB401: House Approves Gut-n-Replace Gun Ban Bill Deadline for Real ID Hawai‘i driver’s license is coming soon HPD officer accused of leaking information to suspects in deadly fireworks explosion—so he gets reassigned to Records Division Hawaii Tour Chopper Crashes: FAA Coverup? Hawai‘i Tourism Authority chair recommends putting audit probe ‘to bed’ ICE detaining COFA migrants after arrests Real Solutions Needed To Fix Police Recruitment Crisis State and Honolulu County in negotiations over major land deal 2026 Hawaii House Analysis: Democrats Maintain Their Reign Hawai‘i County settles Injection Well Sewage Lawsuit Read More..

Monday, April 7, 2025 April 7, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 1833 Views Hawaii most expensive state to raise a child Young Bros Wants ANOTHER Massive Rate Hike--Hearings Set Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 5, 2025 Unions Angered by Carpenters ‘Blackmail’ Campaign Child abuse cases in the islands rise between 2023, 2024 How will Abolition of US DoE Affect SPED Students? $28,500 to COFA Migrant Denied Gun Permit By HPD Read More..

Sunday, April 6, 2025 April 6, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:21 PM :: 2610 Views Taxing Capital Gains Turns out you can fight city hall — and win! HCR100: Mandatory LGBTQ Training for State Agencies Armed Drug Dealer From Oahu Sentenced to 170 Months in Federal Prison Armed Drug Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Cocaine to U.S. Marine Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison Mexican National Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics, Firearm, and Immigration Charges DHHL: “I know you guys are trying to play around with the money” Pay Hike Mania:  89% for Maui County Officials Hawai‘i Convention Center’s 2-year repair schedule risks millions in lost group trade ‘The Stopper Committees’: Are Bills Sent To Money Committees Just To Die? Legislature Day 46—Bills already on Governor’s Desk Where can I check school’s vaccination rate? Arson at Mayor Wright Apts Read More..

Saturday, April 5, 2025 April 5, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 671 Views Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director HB1001: $4B Maui wildfires settlement bill moves toward secretive Conference Committee Maui County’s proposed short-term rental ban is still awaiting a decision, but already business in the industry is falling Schatz, Hirono Vote for Arms Embargo Against Israel Council questions Honolulu transportation director about rail audit State considers changes to permit process for coastal single-family homes Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Kona; no serious injuries Lawmakers, parents urge change after school ‘death list’ Read More..

Friday, April 4, 2025 April 4, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 1325 Views Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee' Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules Green Appoints Nakasone ICA Chief Judge Gene Ward dies after serving in Hawaii’s Legislature for nearly 30 years Hurricane Fund to Provide Insurance Relief for Condos? SB281: Hawaiʻi Legislature Moves To Define And Criminalize Torture Council committee confirms Emergency Services director after supporters come out in force Maui Council To Take Up Bill Phasing Out Vacation Rentals This Summer 84 Illegal Weed Stores in Hawaii Legislature: No funding for Makakilo emergency route Fence held up by wooden posts at OCCC raises concerns Hawaii County police detective found guilty of perjury Kauaʻi mayor seeks exemption from possible state ban on landfills near aquifers Filmed in Thailand, ‘The White Lotus’ May Cost Hawai‘i Taxpayers $550,000 Read More..

Thursday, April 3, 2025 April 3, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:17 PM :: 1849 Views SB401: Gut-n-Replace Brings Gun Ban Bill Back from Dead Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected HB1308: Sports Betting Bill Passed by Senate Ways & Means Hope Bancorp Completes Merger With Territorial Bancorp Hawaiʻi HS class of ‘24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up Senate advances program to return homeless to mainland How I Became An Unthinking Soldier In The War On COVID HB1231: Registration tax could increase 50% for Hawaiʻi vehicles over 4,000 pounds Big Island Becomes a Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens? Highlands Int. School kept Child Molester Working for a year after he was caught City’s ‘monster homes’ enforcement improves, audit states No Surprise: New bills force Honolulu to keep using Waimanalo Gulch Read More..

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 April 2, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 1077 Views Hawaii AG Sues DHHS to Keep the COVID Money Flowing Maui transient vacation rental phaseout means fewer jobs Hensel: How Trump Executive Orders are Affecting UH System Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judges DHHL project is victim of sea rise panic City’s proposed sewer fee increase hits roadblock in council HB371: Government reform bills move ahead at Hawaii Legislature Navy plans treatment plants to put fuel-contaminated Hawaii water back in service More red light cameras could be on the way for Oahu Milolii homeowner wins lawsuit against county Maui County Council Digs Into The Mayor's $1.5 Billion Spending Plan City Plans To Finish Waiʻanae Police Station, But It May Not Mean More Cops Read More..

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 April 1, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 PM :: 861 Views Hawaii: Work 17 days of month to afford mortgage payment ‘Long and tortuous path’ continues in Hawaii bioenergy dispute Barking Sands: Next step in Hypersonic Missile Defense   Goats and Sheep are best Way to Control Wildfire Fuel Load--DLNR Shoots them dead Hawaii Road Taxes Cover 97.2% of Spending 50-State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025 Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland HB300 Highlights: Senate WAM Passes Budget Bill SB1150: Trans Activists Cry over lost opportunity to kidnap children legally Expungements: More Hawaii Criminals Hide their True Nature ‘Progressives’ Whine About Tax Cuts Green pushing gambling at $800M Aloha Stadium Irony Alert: Not enough workers to deal with uptick in Hawaiʻi SNAP benefit applications DHS Having Trouble with $124M plan -- Robots to Cut Welfare Checks for the Humans HB441: 12.5% cigarette tax hike clears key Hawaii Senate committee Governor withdraws two nominees from Molokai Island Burial Council Other claimants enter government’s civil forfeiture case targeting Mike Miske’s assets Read More..

Monday, March 31, 2025 March 31, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 PM :: 781 Views HB900 Dies in Senate: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids VIDEO: Progress in reducing housing regulations Grassroot Institute Testifies on Dozens of Bills Hawaii-Family-Forum-Legislative-Week-in-Review Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 29, 2025 Florida Career Offender arrested as Pro-Trump Counter-Demonstrator at Tesla rally in Waikiki Poof: Maui Won't Be Converting Vacation Rentals To Long-Term Housing Anytime Soon   Firefighters have high levels of PFAS in aftermath of Maui fires Act 86: 1,182 Homeless Meth Addicts Receive Forcible Two-Week Psych Eval Read More..

Sunday, March 30, 2025 March 30, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 1134 Views You Want to Raise the TAT by HOW Much? DHHL Distributes 665 Ewa Beach 'Project Leases' We can do more to help Hawaii businesses rebound New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings Worse Than Rail: $11.1B to Control non-existent Ala Wai floods Council chair presses to keep inflated paychecks coming State Salary Commissioners Explain how Legislators get Big Pay Raises Without Paying a Political Price Hawaii is where state taxes go to live and flourish As property values climb, Maui County eyes lower tax rates for resident homeowners Eternal flame again snuffed out by gas line blockage Read More..

Saturday, March 29, 2025 March 29, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:15 PM :: 720 Views UPW Tracks Statewide Payout of COVID Hazard Pay Hawaii 3rd Most Expensive State to Start a Business  DoE Announces 2025 HS Graduation Schedule Chief Justice Appoints Sonya H. Toma as District Family Court Judge for Maui Kaua‘i Police Commission appoints Elliott Kalani Ke as Interim Chief of Police VIDEO: Green Slams Anti-Vax Celebrutard SB1571: Legislature moves to tighten oversight of Hawai‘i Tourism Authority SB1074: Save Kaanapali Boat Tours But Maintain the Eco-Laws that Killed Them Feds arrest Mexican national in Kailua-Kona ‘Death list’ note at Pearl Ridge Elementary prompts cover-up Read More..

Friday, March 28, 2025 March 28, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:03 PM :: 1800 Views Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judge Jones Act Loophole Allows Puerto Rico to Finally Access American Natural Gas--Hawaii Next? February: Canadian Tourism Down Only 1.4%--Spending up Carpenters Union PLA 'Shakedown' of HECO Exposed Maui County property assessments drive taxes up Hawaii Travel Crisis Grows: Corruption, Resignations, Defunding Risks Ahead Hannemann Resigns As Chair Of Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority Amid Freebie Inquiry HPD confirms command changes after communication breakdown during Waikiki gun fight It Took 8 Pedestrians Struck At This Intersection For The City To Act Hawaii fentanyl deaths quadrupled in 4 years, experts warn of more potent version Read More..

Thursday, March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 4095 Views Jones Act Operator Calls for Shipbuilding Reforms Hawaii Firearm Storage Bill Scheduled for Decision Making Hearing on April 1st Tax hike on tourism would create ‘unintended consequences for all’ ‘Ongoing Operation’ -- FBI Recorded ANOTHER Hawaiʻi Lawmaker Being Given $35,000 HB412: Void State Contracts Won by Illegal Lobbying Tulsi Gabbard Signal Chat Leads to Trove of Personal Data HB127: The Case For Retaining Money Bail In Hawaiʻi HB250: State must rein in health care prior authorization process HB422: State Collects Money From Home Builders For New Schools. It’s Never Spent a Dime Court ruling says state failed to protect iwi kupuna at Maui development site Gender wage gap tied to Motherhood HB277: Tired Of Waiting For Rules On Police Chases, Lawmakers Step In Read More..

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 March 26, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 758 Views Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii Trump Pardons Devon Archer, Hawaii High-Tech Tax Credit Scammer Turned on Bidens A Man Convicted of Trump Media Insider Trading Had Ties to a Firm Holding Hawaii Cannabis Contracts Hawaii 2nd Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment Hawaii 2nd-Highest State Tax Collections Per Capita Feds Release $2.5M to Reimburse Nonprofit for Shuttered Lahaina Jobs Program Hawaii to Charge EVs a Road Usage Tax Starting July 1 DPP Waitlist ‘Solution’ -- Purge of 6,800 permit applications allegedly left idle for more than a year HB371: What about the First Amendment? Digitized agriculture form disrupts tourism data Mufi Hannemann’s Events Spark Inquiry Into Freebies From Tourism Agency Read More..

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 March 25, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:13 PM :: 2674 Views Hawaii State Commission on Fatherhood Announces Awards, Scholarship Opportunities Gabbard Resignation Demanded After Yemen Battle Plans Accidentally Leaked to Reporter Honolulu City Charter Commission 100% Connected Insiders DPP: Six Years to Get a Permit Rail Ridership is about 3% of TheBus It costs more to use an electronic medical device in Hawaiʻi than in any other state Decision from Hawaii Supreme Court Amplifies Reasoning for its Prior Order in Maui Fire Cases Federal actions impact $90M meant for Hawaiʻi and Pacific farmers, food organizations $2.1M of Federal Funds Still Behind useless Hawai‘i County program aimed at collecting, washing, reusing takeout containers DoE Retaliation Games: School Harassment Case Could Cost Hawaiʻi Taxpayers $150K State To Open Prisons And Jails For Inspection Of Mental Health Services Read More..

Monday, March 24, 2025 March 24, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:43 PM :: 929 Views Maui judge rules Haleakala trail must be open to public access The new live action Snow White movie should have been even MORE WOKE Hawaii Post-COVID economic growth 2nd Worst in USA HB1369: Hawaii tax credits scrutinized by state lawmakers Poor timing for a state official raise Hawaiʻi vaccination rates fall short for herd immunity to measles Honolulu Lawyer In Illicit Marshallese Adoptions Barred From Practicing Committee and DOE might loosen student news publication rules Homeless Boss Musical Chairs It’s Your Money: Youth Facility Can Spend Up To $80,000 On Fast Food Read More..

Sunday, March 23, 2025 Letters to the Editor, March, 2025 By Letters to the Editor @ 4:00 PM :: 920 Views The new live action Snow White movie should have been even MORE WOKE The tax holding American shipbuilding back Read More..

Sunday, March 23, 2025 March 23, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:49 PM :: 784 Views SCR179 and SR149: LGBTQ Commission to Rewrite Entire Hawaii Legal Code with "Gender Neutral Language" The New Tax Cuts Website HB371: Covering Up Pay-To-Play Politics 10 Things You Might Not Know About Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Election DSA-Connection? Green Card Holder to be Deported? COVID Vigilante now Promotes ‘Brain Health’ Remedies for ‘Long COVID’ County Council passes pilot program to allow mobile vendors along a stretch of highway in Kona Camera system warning phase for speeders in urban Honolulu starts Monday Read More..

Saturday, March 22, 2025 March 22, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:17 PM :: 1713 Views Proposed U.S. maritime trade sanctions would impact Hawaii JSC Extends Deadline--Seeking Nominees for Chief Justice of State Supreme Court About that Medical Freedom The tax holding American shipbuilding back Child abuse lawsuit filed against state over 10-year-old girl’s death Doctors: HMSA ‘Prior Authorization’ impacts care and leads to burnout How Much? Honolulu Rail Board Approves Settlement In $200M Howard Hughes Land Acquisition Lawsuit  19 Months Later: Maui Council passes bill allowing certain Lahaina structures to be rebuilt as they were Kapolei: 655 ‘Undivided Interest’ DHHL Leases Read More..

Friday, March 21, 2025 March 21, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 2603 Views Lahaina: "Feelings of conspiracy and mistrust" Rep Gene Ward Retires from House--Republicans Must Nominate Successor Hawaii LNG Proposal Could Save Hawaiian Electric fom Bankruptcy Hawaii Parents Begin Freeing their Kids from Transsexual Agenda SB1043: Bill to Eliminate GE Tax on Food and Medicine Gutted Visitor ‘green fees’ bill passes Hawaii House committees Campaign Reform Measures Are Dropping Like Flies More Musical Chairs at HTA Michaels Org Quits as Contractor for KPT Public Housing Overhaul Maui Council Budget Committee questions unspent $12M from Affordable Housing Fund 80% of Homeless Refusing Help Read More..

Thursday, March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:05 PM :: 1810 Views Open Letter to Governor Green: Construction failures at multiple state-funded facilities FULL TEXT: State of the City Address 2025 Salem Media Sells Remaining Honolulu Radio Stations Hawaii Worst State for Doctors UH announces search committee for next athletics director Hawaii legislative committee advances gun control measures Doubling Down on Jones Act: Maritime trade sanctions apt to torpedo Hawaii’s economy Not Fooled: Unanimous Maui Police Commission Declines To Put Police Chief On Leave Over Bogus Diddy Lawsuit Hawaiian Electric Execs Pocketed Huge Raises Despite $1.4B In Losses Hawaii Senate Panels OK $20/night Tax On Reward Points Bookings HB302: Hawaii Lawmakers Vote To Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana For Any Condition They Deem 'Appropriate' Read More..

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 March 19, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:22 PM :: 1652 Views The last time Congress created a new state Hawaii climate change bill shelved amid federal cutting spree State Public Charter School Commission Votes to Not Renew Kamalani Academy Charter Contract 43% of HECO Customers now have solar--but Hawaii Energy Remains 90.8% Fossil Fuel Surfing the environmental permitting bureaucracy in Hawaii Former Maui police chief defends Pelletier amid 'Diddy' lawsuit allegations—Mayor Flees State Maui Prep Academy dumps transsexual agenda Council Vote: Big Island to Become Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens? ‘Affordable’ Housing is Fake: Units Sell for $685K High Court Releases Formal Ruling Against Insurers Hawaii Senate committees slashes DHHL’s $600M request to $50M State considers bio-control to fight coconut rhinoceros beetles—Ag Dept wants to make it into a Capital Improvement Project Read More..

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 March 18, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 869 Views Hawaii 204 Condo Projects Blacklisted by Fannie Mae Caldwell's Duckbill Helps Global Warmers Exploit Mapunapuna Flooding Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted March 15, 2025 Hawaii Highest Union Membership in USA Governor vs Feds: UH Manoa not Protecting Jewish Students from Anti-Semites? JSC Announces Five Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals Comments Open: Nominees for Oahu District Judge Nominees for Two Oahu First Circuit Court Judgeships HB 412: Void state contracts if there are violations of state lobbying laws SB1396: Hawaii Lodging Taxes Could Hit 20% As New Fees Loom SB15 would redefine what’s a ‘historic’ building in Hawaii Maui police chief fires back against ‘false and baseless’ allegations in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lawsuit Hawaii County reaches agreement with UPW over COVID hazard pay UH Hilo enrollment falls another 4% SB1042: Study how to legalize Shrooms Read More..

Monday, March 17, 2025 March 17, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:11 PM :: 741 Views Persistent income, employment, housing challenges for Maui’s fire-impacted households Lahaina Housing: ‘Yes in God’s Backyard’ Grassroot Bills Alive After Crossover Senators Pour Another $50M into Aloha Stadium Boondoggle, Defer Bill That Would Have Killed Project Canadian Tourism Drops by Half State House lawmakers defer hate crime bill ‘Climate Change’ Emergency Declaration to be Expanded? Amid Concerns About Campus Violence, Police To Come To Oʻahu Schools Teachers want DOE’s new immigration enforcement policy to include more than just administrators Senate Bill 106 presents an opportunity to modernize our pedestrian laws. Aloun Farms Revitalization plan in works for milk production on Kauai Read More..

Sunday, March 16, 2025 March 16, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:27 PM :: 617 Views SB1434: Universal Vax for Hawaii SB1278: Legislature poised to fix a state wrong? Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review “It’ll be the same old suspects — just in better suits.” Lawmakers Likely To Let Big Pay Raises Take Effect Without Public Hearings As Usual, Ethics Reform Bills Die in Committee Lava buyouts program is winding down Read More..

Saturday, March 15, 2025 March 15, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 1266 Views We Were Scammed:  NZ Lawsuits Expose Fraudulent Hawaii Geothermal Developer “After a decade-long battle against public corruption in Hawaii, we have successfully brought numerous cases to a close." UH Manoa Next? Columbia Expels Anti-Semites After Trump Cuts Funding 9th Circuit Rules Hawaii Gun Registration Unconstitutional State Let Felon Back out on Streets--but now the Feds Have Got Him Mexican Illegal Deported Six Times--Comes Back to Kauai for #7 Illegal Caught with 5lbs of Methamphetamines Army Deletes Web Page Devoted to 442nd Regiment HART Insiders believe Trump Administration Hasn’t Noticed Them—expect to waste $968M this year Maui Police Commission to meet March 19 to discuss whether to put Chief Pelletier on leave due to ridiculous Diddy lawsuit allegations Costs of running interisland ferry service for Maui County clearer as study completed, could come up in budget talks Donald Trump coming to Hilo to End Global Warming? Read More..

Friday, March 14, 2025 March 14, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:25 PM :: 1418 Views Grassroot: Highs and Lows of 2025 legislative session at halfway point HB300: House Passes Budget Bill HB422: Let’s close the book on school impact fees Tax bills suggest obliviousness to our daily struggles STR advocates assess landscape in wake of law unleashing counties Study: Hawaii's roads and bridges rank 48th for condition and cost-effectiveness Hawaii One Step Closer to Legalizing Sports-Betting and Expanding Gambling Addiction AG Launches New Child Support Payment App Hawaii AG Urges Supreme Court to Keep Medicaid Dollars Flowing to Planned Parenthood Waianae Business Owner Charged in Fireworks Case Hanabusa to meet Legislators Privately to ‘Discuss’ how to fake outrage over their 48% Raise Oʻahu Social Worker Accused In Daughter's Death Continued To Work at Kahuku HS until Day she was Arrested Schoolmate arrested in Hawaii girl's 1977 murder released from Utah jail as prosecution stalls DoE Wants to Keep Taxing Housing Two New Ways to Make Affordable Housing Harder to Build and Operate Hawaii Legislature Debating HECO Merger Conditions Oahu cameras capture 80,000 speeders per month New process for truckers could bring traffic relief to drivers on Nimitz Read More..

Thursday, March 13, 2025 March 13, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:26 PM :: 610 Views Crackpot Lawsuit is all it takes--Maui Mayor and SHOPO make Complete Fools of Themselves Trying to get rid of Chief Pelletier Hawaii Gun Ban Bills Scheduled for Hearing in House Judiciary Committee Gov. Josh Green on Trump wanting states to run education: “I’ll take it” Man arrested in Utah nursing home may not be extradited for 1977 McKinley HS murder SB1043: Eliminate GE Tax on Groceries, Medicine HB740: Bill to construct more ohana units passes Senate committee  Just in time for Budget Bill--COR Shrinks Growth to a measly 5% $76M COVID-19 hazard pay settlement finalized with 2 city unions Tax Hikes on Honolulu Council Agenda Again City considers selling rail station naming rights to offset costs DoE Eliminating School Libraries—only one left on Big Island Read More..

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 March 12, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:56 PM :: 679 Views Calculate your Savings from Hawaii's Historic Income Tax Cut Silicon Valley Billionaires Order Hawaii Legislators, AG to Target Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Six Years Later: Hilo's Singing Bridge Still Needs Emergency Repairs Construction Defect Litigation, Housing Affordability, and Homeownership in Hawai‘i Hounded by Enviros, Rodrigues Withdraws as Water Nominee Hawaiian Electric Sells off Another Asset--Hamakua Power Appeal period set to begin for updated FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps Hawaii among 10 least desirable states DHHL leaders face tough questions as they request additional $600 million Hawaii governor says President Trump told him of criticism: ‘Have at it as long as you’re leaving me out of it’ Two Republican Senators Vote ‘No’ Read More..

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 March 11, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:39 PM :: 1986 Views Feds: UH Manoa not Protecting Jewish Students from Anti-Semites Pacific Biodiesel Occupies ADC Land In Keaʻau; No Lease, No Rent Crackpot Lawsuit is all it takes--Maui Mayor Calls for Chief to be Suspended HB476: Hawaiʻi could raise its capital gains tax to 9% HB1494: There is Still Time to Save Hawaii from Aloha Stadium Boondoggle 'You mean to tell me they beat her to death and now we're standing here with them and her dead body?' SB281: ‘We want to have every tool available to prosecute them’: Lawmakers to hear bill that would make torture a felony After the Foster Care Disaster: Mental Patient Ends up Being Shot by Police Why Does UH’s New President Need A $250,000 Adviser?  HB818: Community Development District to Save Banyan Drive from DLNR Mismanagement? HB1260: Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Are Pushing For Car-Free Roads Lahaina fire survivors await electrical infrastructure as HECO hits delays Trump cuts target an office in Hilo vaguely connected to greenhouse gas observatory Read More..

Monday, March 10, 2025 March 10, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 1643 Views How Much House Does $300K, $400K and $500K Buy You in Every State? In Hawaii it's about the size of a shipping container Lawsuit Exposes Details of 2017 Kewalo Basin Kidnapping by Miske associates Study: 47% of State Prison Inmates were Under-Sentenced by Soft-on-Crime Judges School Enrollment Down 13% as Families Flee Hawaii Pacific Biodiesel Occupies State Land In Keaʻau; No Lease, No Rent SB1396: Another Massive TAT Hike to Create Green Make-Work Jobs HB286: Tax-free Individual Housing Accounts City ‘Climate Resiliency Fund’ Raided for Cesspools, Sewers Activists Want to Turn Hawaii County into Sanctuary for Illegals SB614: Sovereignty Activist Holiday for State Employees Read More..

Sunday, March 9, 2025 March 9, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 1073 Views The Unity House Scandal Never Really Ended — decades later, it might bankrupt Hawaiian Electric Spreading Aloha Through Saying Goodbye Lien on Me Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Planned Parenthood Hawaii Begins Promoting Sex-Change Telehealth Hawaii Needs Constitutional Convention to Smash Administrative State Child Care Cost Pushes Parents out of Hawaii HB1494: There’s Still Time to Kill Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Bills To Loosen The Grip Of Special Interests Are Still Alive — So Far Make Spot The Robot Dog Earn Its Keep OHA home ownership program attracts interest Read More..

Saturday, March 8, 2025 March 8, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 1006 Views Social Worker Arrested in Torture Death of Foster Girl 19 months later: Maui Council gives initial approval to bill to rebuild Lahaina disaster-impacted properties as they were   State Had Earlier Reports Of Abuse In Kapolei Household Where Girl Starved Law change behind challenge to criminal case against police officers in near-fatal crash Read More..

Friday, March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:23 PM :: 1027 Views “It’s becoming harder and harder for the working person who doesn’t own a home yet just to rent a place to live” Seven Gun Bills Moving Fast at Half-Way Point in Legislative Session Hawaii AG Celebrates Injunction Against Trump Funding Cuts Maui County Spools up $7.7B Ask for ‘Wildfire Recovery Plan’ Crossover: 765 Bills on the Move Still no clear answer for combating Hawaiʻi physician shortage Ed Case among 10 Democrats joining with Republicans to censure Rep. Al Green for Trump speech protest Will Maui County Expedite Lahaina Historic District Rebuild Permits? State Department of Education receives nearly 11% of its annual funding from the federal government An Oahu inmate was murdered in his cell. Was a housing error to blame? Read More..

Thursday, March 6, 2025 March 6, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 2804 Views DBEDT Reduces Hawaii Economic Growth Rate to 1.7% Kewalo: Gather to celebrate the death of bill SB 534 $21.19B: House Finance Committee Approves State Budget SB350 Fakes Contraceptive Protection in State Constitution Kaluas Allegedly Spent Month Dissolving Ariel Sellers’ body in Acid Hidden Links Exposed: Hawaiʻi Fireworks Bust Tied To Mainland Suppliers Carr: New Aloha Stadium Just a Black Hole Hawaiʻi pays 64% above national average for electricity Mountain View man was free on bail when he allegedly slayed ex-girlfriend’s sister Armed security coming soon to select Hawaii schools Honolulu Will Allow Some Architects and Engineers To OK Their Own Projects ‘Calculation error’ discovered in Skyline audit – Rail Ridership Down ‘only’ 44% Hawaii County, HGEA reach 15% Bonus COVID compensation agreement – Honolulu Next Read More..

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 March 5, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:23 PM :: 1150 Views LIVE: Trump Address to Congress Lawsuit Filed Against State After Latest CWS Child-Torture Death Applicants Wanted for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions Will Kōloa Rum Co. lawsuit be the nail in Jones Act coffin? How the century-old Jones Act is hurting Hawaii’s economy Senate Fireworks Bills on the Move Despite apology, Hawaii mobster gets 9 years for role in crime syndicate HB1118 Vaccination Bill Dead Salary Commission Approves 48% Raises For Legislators, State Officials Hawaiʻi House Advances Sports Betting Bill Mafia Thugs Suffer as Hawaii film industry down nearly 50% Honolulu Hasn't Prosecuted A Single Ghost Gun Case Since 2020 Ban Read More..

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 March 4, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 1130 Views Blangiardi Fiscal Year 2026 budget--Spending up 8.4%, CIP up 15.8% Hawaii defense contractor exec must face some campaign finance conspiracy claims Hawai‘i students turn local ingredients into unique products through entrepreneurial program City adds three more town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases Hawaii Assisted Living Costs Highest in USA OHA Scam Fails Again: Senators kill bill lifting residential ban on Kakaʻako Makai Misdemeanor Plea Deal: Honolulu officials charged in Kealoha retirement payout case Teachers union preps Hawaii college officials to respond to ICE inquiries CNHA: Native Hawaiian Convention Coming to Tulalip Indian Casino Hawaii vacation rental occupancy drops nearly 20 percentage points compared to 2019 Protectionist Jones Act Actually Encourages Hawaiʻi Reliance On Foreign Energy Pricey Honolulu Police Robot Dog Is Out Of Service Read More..

Monday, March 3, 2025 March 3, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 PM :: 860 Views Grassroot Institute Legislative Week in Review Is ACLU Worth $1B? Report Shows how ACLU Artificially Inflates Hawaii Jail Construction Costs Hoteliers push back on proposed tax hikes Trump Effect on Legislature: “I don’t think you’ll see any gigantic programs spooling up this year” Military Lease Renewals: OHA, CNHA in DC to Lobby the Pentagon for Money Hawai‘i education then and now: A 50-year view on soaring costs and declining enrollment In Shipbuilding, the U.S. Is Tiny and Rusty Larry Ellison’s Half-Billion-Dollar Quest to Change Farming Has Been a Bust Honolulu’s Airport Flawed Layout Nearly Caused Airline Disaster Decades-old city-state spat afflicts community in Oahu’s ‘Second City’ Read More..

Sunday, March 2, 2025 March 2, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:24 PM :: 2275 Views Gabbard Lahaina Charity Spends only 34% on Fire Victims HB202: A Stealthy Unemployment Insurance Tax Hike Hawaii End Meth Summit Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review SB1269: Mililani Trask’s Geothermal Scam Comes Back for More Millions HB141: Stop Republicans from Appointing Sovereignty Activists to Election Commission SB1618: Repent, journalists, repent or face senatorial payback Billionaires Behind Hawaii News Sites SB1553: Hawaiian Home Lands looks to factory-built housing for projects Young Bros Rate Hikes Kill off County Fairs Read More..

Saturday, March 1, 2025 March 1, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:12 PM :: 1107 Views Audit: Poor Design of Honolulu Rail System Contributes to Low Ridership UHERO: Federal job cuts raise risk of Hawaii downturn Hawaiʻi Cost Of Living Is Creating A Mental Health Crisis For Workers Hawaii AG wants pharmacy benefit manager lawsuit in state courts Safety cameras to begin sending warnings for speed March 1 Shelter for Mentally Ill Homeless at Center of Iwilei TOD Plan State housing program expanded to support more City Employees Hawaii Gun Ban Bills Advance Out of Senate Committee Trump Cuts Stop US-Funded Transsexual Activism in Pacific, Asia Rate Hike Coming: PUC Will Open a Consolidated HECO-MECO-HELCO Rate Case Bill 63 Approved by City Council -- ADUs to bolster housing supply State claims it will quickly rebuild affordable housing projects in Lahaina Read More..

Friday, February 28, 2025 February 28, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 2107 Views Debt: Honolulu 4th Worst 'Sinkhole City' Another CWS Hell House: Four Children Tortured, One Girl Starved to Death SB281: Outlaw Child Torture The Cost Of A New Aloha Stadium Is Now Up To $650 Million Survey: Crime and safety, affordable housing, cost of living among top concerns for Hawaii residents 1981-82: Hawaii No. 1 home-price yo-yo HEI is selling Hamakua Energy Hawaii May Get Four New Waste-to-Energy Facilities Read More..

Thursday, February 27, 2025 February 27, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 PM :: 1002 Views VICTORY! SB1150 Child Sex-Change Kidnap Bill Deferred Grassroot: State's school impact fees earn 'F' SB933: Shell Bill with Blank Dollars to Make up for Federal Funding Freeze Jury in ‘Moana’ copyright trial gets primer on Polynesian, Hawaiian culture on day 1 Comments Sought on Judicial Nominees for Maui County, Hawaii County Affordable Home subsidy purchase program gives $10M to lawyers, activists Critic of High Costs of Tiny House Villages Quits Top Homelessness Post Trial set in affordable housing credits scam Government workers who don't do much—is it worth the cost to fire them? Oʻahu Public Housing Tenants Promised Relocation Help Hit Dead-Ends Hawaii 20% SNAP Food Program Overpayment Rate HECO Electricity not 60 cycles per second--Making Clocks Run Fast Hawaiian Homes Commission Greenlights New Hilo Diesel Power Plant to charge Batteries—calls it ‘bio’ Homeowners in Aliamanu fireworks explosion case released pending investigation Group of jewelry scammers being kicked out of the country Movie to feature the war for control of Hawaii organized crime in the ’60s and ’70s Read More..

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 February 26, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 1529 Views Leaving Hawaii: Over Half Immediately Able to buy Home on Mainland Hawaii Gun Bills: Decision Making Hearings Scheduled Defamation: UH Law School Dean Sues Ken Lawson 2025 Wildfire Summit: 'Exploring our Wildfire Future' Extradition to Hawaii ordered in 1977 murder case Instant Results: Gabbard fires over 100 perverts from Intelligence Agencies The NSA’s Secret Sex Chats Smaller providers stepping in to ease Hawaii insurance crisis? HNN Investigates uncovers apparent geographic oversight in national kidney allocation policy California ‘body brokers’ offer to fly homeless zombies out of Hawaii Defend Hawaii: Mainland Drug Dealer Comes to Hawaii—busted in only FIVE DAYS Hawaiʻi Cost Of Living Is Creating A Mental Health Crisis For Workers 150 laid off as DLIR Cuts off MEO, CNHA--Blames ‘Federal funding Issues’ Legislators Reject $20M ‘Green’ Subsidy for Oil Refiner Rail Construction Damaged Honolulu Freshwater Springs $275,000 For Heart Attack Caused By False Missile Alert  Major Fireworks Seizure At Honolulu Port Points To Federal Failure Read More..

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