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Friday, May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:55 PM :: 2446 Views 'Good Questions' still bedevil Honolulu rail Mental Health Workers to Strike Kaiser Hawaii Facilities Feds no Fools: Force Kealoha Conspirators to Face Jury BWS scrambles to get wells online in hopes of avoiding mandatory restrictions After a lengthy search, police commission names 4 finalists for HPD chief position Judge defers sentence for ‘Bougaloo’ Activist  behind ‘email bomb’ attack on HPD’s network ‘Habitual Criminal’ behind stolen catalytic converter--viciously oppressed by cash bail requirement Molokai Middle School pivots to distance learning Maunakea observatories help astronomers capture image of Milky Way’s black hole--but don’t worry, they will be bulldozed soon Read More..

Thursday, May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 4172 Views Interior Department Lumps Kamehameha and Lahaianaluna in with 'Indian Boarding Schools' Hawaii: Burn Through $1M in 10 Years  UHERO: Real income will decline 5% this year Kahele: ‘I was part of the problem just two years ago but I’m different now so elect me governor’ Alleged Miske Hit Man’s Sovereignty Group Led by Infamous 1990s ‘Bicycle Bandit’ Schatz Harasses Biden Administration in Effort to Reopen Flow of Slave Labor Solar Panels from China $531-million budget proposal for Honolulu light rail project passes third reading BOE Will Choose A New Superintendent Next Week After Finalist Interviews Lies Hu Honua Tells Sewage Treatment: EPA, Eco Lawyers will Target Big Island Next New HPD figures track big spike in homicides, other violent crimes on Oahu Federal firefighters at Hawaii Island training area battle Army over safety, retaliation complaints Navy Inspectors Found Problems With Hawaii Fuel Operations Before Contamination Crisis Read More..

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 May 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:32 PM :: 1484 Views Who has the most Student Debt? -- 16 Hawaii Towns Ranked Patient Safety--How Does Your Hospital Rank? COVID-19 infection rates soaring in Hawaii DPP ‘Audit’ of Third Party Reviewers a Sham Hawaii highest personal debt compared to income Strong 2022 Legislative Session for Judiciary US Rep. Ed Case says White House is open to Jones Act exemption amid fuel import monopoly Get out of Jail Free: ‘open lewdness; possession of a childlike sex doll, possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances in, on, or near schools’ Crime On Oahu Is Bouncing Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels Finalists for Honolulu police chief to emerge this week Hawaii Health Department reports 6 new coronavirus-related deaths, 5,768 new infections Supreme Court explains reapportionment decision Ranked-choice voting set to be used in some special elections Public hearing to be held on Maui County fuel, vehicle, property tax rates Parents, students frustrated over lack of space for SAT testing Bizarre News: People who don’t pay rent getting evicted--in Hawaii! City Spending over $100 per bird on Feral Chicken Control Here’s Which Ethnic Groups Make the Most Money in Hawai‘i Read More..

Tuesday, May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 PM :: 2076 Views Red Hill: Navy waives right to contested case hearing Grassroot Institute: Legislative Session in Review   14 'Good Government' Bills Heading to Governor   COVID rules being lifted, but don’t cheer yet Who needs Collective Bargaining?  $164M Windfall for HSTA on Governors Desk Rail: Star-Adv Editors Even More Delusional than HART Investigations into Red Hill water crisis drag on ‘Affordable Housing’ is whatever we say it is Police Brass Neutered by Politics AlohaSafe Alert app now allows users to self-report, positive home COVID-19 test results Solar Industry ‘Frozen’ as Biden Administration Investigates Slave Labor in China ‘Supply Chain Problems’--Another Big Solar Fail for HECO Read More..

Monday, May 9, 2022 May 9, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:02 PM :: 2609 Views Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Police Officers Kahele Refusing to resign Congress so he can Illegally Use Federal Money for Gubernatorial Campaign? “Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies” Name change resolution shelved: Legislation sought to re-designate Captain Cook as Ka‘awaloa Need to catch up urgent for students ‘Green’ Energy Plan: A new oil-fired power plant for Maui, Just like the new oil-fired plants built on Oahu Honolulu CIP Spending Political, Lacks Transparency Make Believe: Will Former Lawmakers’ Bribery Charges Lead To Broader Government Reform? Charges dropped in Fort Street Mall attack that left man in critical condition Coalition aims to bring crime reduction programs to Waikiki--Calls for Veto of Bail Reform Bill Owner of home that fell onto beach could face big fine Read More..

Sunday, May 8, 2022 May 8, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:06 AM :: 2065 Views Poll: Green Beats Kahele 48% to 17% Mafia News: Kahele Admits he was Picked for State Senate by Malu Motta’s Best Friend Audit: Caldwell Admin Signed off on ‘Deficient’ Building Permits for Three Years Bills in the Home Stretch UIPA and Sunshine Bills Passed in 2022 Legislative Session County of Maui and Ogden Newspapers Agree to End Discussions on Sale of Maui News Building Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review  Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 7, 2022 Will Kahele Resign from Congress? -- He refuses to say Watson: Kahele can Save Democrats from BJ Penn (no joke) Kirk Caldwell is Jeremy Harris Enviros Whine About Firefighting Foam as Ban Heads to Governor Read More..

Saturday, May 7, 2022 May 7, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 1960 Views DoH: 100% of Oahu Seniors Vaccinated HECO RFP Seeks 'Renewable' Projects on Maui, Oahu Hawaii GE Tax Bites in to 94% of Personal Income DoH: Navy Must Present Red Hill Shutdown Plan by November 337 Candidates Pull Papers  Caldwell’s ex-chief of staff testifies to grand jury corruption probe--One Day After Caldwell Quits Gubernatorial Race HART approves draft recovery plan for troubled transit project Bill setting rules for electric gun sellers in Maui County passes Lawsuit: DoH ‘Blocking’ Lawyers’ Health Tests One of Oahu’s only homeless shelters for families has closed. The reason? Red tape The ocean’s biggest garbage pile is full of floating life Read More..

Friday, May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 PM :: 1959 Views UH to Pause Work on Mauna Kea Master Lease DLNR: Mauna Kea Bill Dangerous, Unconstitutional Did Hawaii Beat the Virus? Hawaii least social media-obsessed state Hawaii 2nd Lowest Drug Abuse in USA Only 13 Legislators Quitting--63 Will Stay Hawaii Probationers Allowed to Use Methamphetamines HB1567: Criminals won’t even have to show up for bail interviews Mauna Kea Bill: ‘So Much for UH to Appreciate’ Tupola’s City Council Term Limit Proposal Raises Ethics Concerns HB1147: Gut n Replace Bill Funds HTA Property Tax Rate Rollback for Big Island? Marijuana Eradication Continues in Support of Dispensaries Wahiawa hospital didn’t deserve state funding Red Hill Water Contamination Sickened Some 2,000 People, Survey Finds Lawsuit claims Molokai health center administered expired vaccines to children Read More..

Thursday, May 5, 2022 May 5, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 2152 Views Caldwell Quits Gubernatorial Race--Making way for Kahele? Petition: Veto HB1567 Bail Reform Auditor Witch Hunt Over: House Investigators Don't Bother Writing Final Report UH Survey: Gender Based Violence Hysteria Eases Slightly Hawaii: Highest 1-year Business Failure Rate in USA Ige ‘open’ to Maunakea bill SB2510: Did Legislators Just Ban New Solar Systems? Conflict?  What me worry?  Judge to render verdict in bench trial despite previously representing defendant Hawaii public schools criticized for slow spending of COVID-19 aid Kaua‘i students’ college enrollment stayed low in 2021 Retailers: Bail reform bill ‘a win for criminals’   Former Kauai prosecuting attorney joins Hawaii Innocence Project Taxpayers to fund defense for retired detective linked to wrongful conviction case City to enter into agreement to lease Kakaako Makai oceanfront property to 'Hawaii Five-0,' 'Magnum P.I.' producers Hawaii to become center for Abortion Tourism? Read More..

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 May 4, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 1817 Views Top 10 Hawaii Public High Schools Ranked Honolulu's new restrictions on short-term rentals take effect in October Hawaii Residents Are Among the Least Likely to Own Their Homes in the Nation Hawaii Among Worst States for Working Moms Unemployment Bounce Back? Honolulu Ranks 156th Mauna Kea: “The ramifications of this bad bill will resonate” Office of Hawaiian Affairs on cusp of ceded-land revenue boost Hawaii could soon have the highest minimum wage in the country SB2510: Hawaii Legislature Votes to Subvert Hawaii Constitution A Mysterious Lawsuit Is Raising Concerns Over The Public’s Right To See Court Records In Effort to Increase Crime, Lawmakers approve changes to cash bail system Lawmakers appropriate $14M for state Lab plagued by leaky roof, mold problems Superfluous Bill targeting plastic microbeads passes Council considering stricter term limits for city elected officials Bissen Is Top Fundraiser In Race For Maui Mayor After HSTA Member Arrested, Parent claims theft is an 'ongoing issue' at Kohala High School Can We Stop Illegal Fireworks from Entering Hawaii? Read More..

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 May 3, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:13 PM :: 1804 Views OHA Trustees Reject Maunakea Bill--not enough rent money Helping Native Hawaiians Obtain Financial Capital Hawaii Most Expensive, but Ranks 24th in Earnings Hawaii lawmakers could approve $300 tax rebates this week Second Amendment: "Hawaii is only engaged in a kind of malicious compliance” Roe v Wade Repeal Would not Change Law in Hawaii Bill 45: 30 year Tax Giveaway to Film Industry What Will The New Minimum Wage Mean For Hawaii’s Farmers? Tax returns could bring much-needed assistance to HI Fired Inspector Exposes Corruption in Building Division Hawaii Plans To Destroy Expired Covid Tests That Cost $22.5M Hilo surgery center is in jeopardy of closing: Owners allege hospital is discouraging doctors from using the facility Is cryptocurrency dead in Hawaii? Read More..

Monday, May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:18 PM :: 1593 Views Three DoE superintendent finalists revealed Are we on the verge of a historic change in state tourism policy? Legislature Burns $1B on 'Affordable Housing' Money Laundering: Feds Begin Targeting Sister Isle Real Estate Purchases Gut-n-Replace HB1147: Lawmakers keep tourism agency funding alive Miske co-defendant asks for end to home detention Hawaii Changes How to Measure Percent of Renewable Energy HSTA Member arrested for theft, criminal tampering Military tracks Russian vessel near Hawaii Read More..

Sunday, May 1, 2022 May 1, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 2265 Views To GET or Not to GET – SVOG and RRF Are the Questions HB2075: Legislators Ignore Federal Judge to Push Gun Control Agenda Archegos -Theranos - Honolulu Rail: The Price of Lying Red Hill fuel cleanup could require more tax dollars than allocated VIDEO: Can Youth Solve Hawaii Housing Crisis? Short-term rental ban will disrupt Honolulu economy 312 Candidates Pull Papers HPD More Secretive Than Ever Caldwell:  Nobody on Oahu Dumb Enough to Vote for Me Ethics reform pledge was April Fools’ joke in Legislature Minimum wage boost cause child care cost to increase State lawmakers approve bill to improve child welfare system $20M Gas taxes go unspent: Big Island drivers deserve a Tax Cut A new shooting range for Big Island?  Read More..

Saturday, April 30, 2022 April 30, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:38 PM :: 1850 Views HB1823: Suicide Bill is Dead Beginning Sunday real estate transactions must disclose sea level risk 42% of Private Sector Working Remotely as of August, 2021 Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 29, 2022 HART Releases Latest Attempt at ‘Recovery Plan’ -- Nine More Years to Civic Center, Cost $10B UH To Lose Responsibility For Mauna Kea Under Compromise Bill Hawaii Lawmakers Agree On Raising The Minimum Wage Hawaii tax refund bill finalized at $300 per person earning under $100K Hawaii Education Board Narrows Down Finalists For Superintendent Position Despite indictment in Kealoha probe, BWS board member declines to step down Nobody is paying attention to BWS Call for 10% Water Reduction Read More..

Friday, April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 4896 Views HB1434 'Dangerous' -- Eminent Domain Property Seizures Feds move to protect deadliest shark All State Court Public Cases Now Available For E-filing Survey: 62 Percent of Economists Oppose $15 Federal Minimum Wage Mauna Kea: Please Defer HB2024  Ben Cayetano: I never knew any Hawaiians who were ‘Beaten for Speaking Hawaiian’ Criminal Al Hee Welds Locks Shut -- Thousands Of Hawaiians Could Lose Phone And Internet Service Kai Kahele to Retire from Congress, Launch Joke Gubernatorial Candidacy Lawmakers delay Mauna Kea decision Legislative conflicts put Hawaii Tourism Authority funding at risk Maui Council Committee Approves Property Tax Hikes Hawaii County Council members to discuss giving a $250 offset to qualifying homeowners State DHS Illegally taking social security survivor benefits from foster kids Suspect charged for hindering prosecution in 2-year-old Kytana Ancog case asks to be released 100 Homeless Fly Here Each Month Read More..

Thursday, April 28, 2022 April 28, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:55 PM :: 2207 Views Senate and House Money Committees Approve State Budget Bill Visitor Arrivals Reach 85% of March 2019 Level CD2: Retreads and Has-Beens Line Up Inside The ‘Frantic’ Push To Shorten Rail And Keep Its Federal Funding HB1567: Legislators Agree on Plan to let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out on Streets HPD Officers Involved In Makaha Crash Want Public-Paid Attorneys ‘Huge Success’ Maui hospital system reducing reliance on funds from government Read More..

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 April 27, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 2176 Views Laughed out of Hawaii, Kahele Slinks Back to Washington, DC $328M: After 23 years of Judicial Stalling, State Settles DHHL Suit DLNR Launches Environmental Stewardship Dashboard How the Jones Act transfers critical industry and jobs overseas Full Text: Conference Committee Issues Proposed Draft to Create Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority Blangiardi signs Bill 41 outlawing some Short Term Rentals Six Year Coverup to End?  Hawaii Supreme Court: State Must Release ‘Explosive’ 2016 Report On Former State Auditor Jan Yamane Tokuda ducks out of lieutenant governor’s race, announces run for Congress instead Search for Hawaii public schools superintendent is down to 7 candidates Pandemic modeling group: Daily COVID case count in Hawaii likely 7 times official figure   Crime Wave caused by HGEA Probation Officers COVID stand down Water bills to increase 19% Read More..

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 April 26, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:55 PM :: 1796 Views Vacation rental ban won’t solve Hawaii housing crisis Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees Teacher pay bills head to conference committees Secretive Contract Negotiations give most Hawaii public union workers pay raises Proposal for $300 tax rebate languishes in Conference Committee Property Tax Rate Hikes for Maui? Another HPD commander prepares to leave as search for police chief drags on Rare sex trafficking conviction for Oahu--Pimp Probably will be released by Hawaii Paroling Authority next Year More Homeless Mayhem: Feces, Needles and a Corpse at Kapolei Regional Park Sovereignty Scammer Mahealani Ventura sent back to prison for another year Read More..

Monday, April 25, 2022 April 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 1755 Views Honolulu 5th Lowest Small Business Growth Expand NATO to Hawaii Hawaii’s oil-dependent economy is being battered by Russia’s war Some approved Hawaii legislative bills have already become law Resolution: Hawaii DoE banned Hawaiian Language Until 1986 Experts say pandemic had an impact in the increase of child abuse Homelessness up on Hawaii Island; 1 in 3 unsheltered individuals considered ‘chronically homeless’ From Mexico, China: How hard drugs get to Kauaʻi Read More..

Sunday, April 24, 2022 April 24, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 2124 Views OHA LLCs Funnel Dollars to COO, Individuals, Lawfirm Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Swimming in money, legislators could easily add to debt burden Stealth Taxes in 2022 290 Candidates Pull Papers  UHERO: Astronomy impact on Hawaiʻi even greater with ‘spillover’ effects Hubris and self-destruction: Kai Kahele Campaign Dead on Arrival HART Board Illegally Excludes Iwasa from Secretive ‘Executive’ Sessions All Fake: Hawaii lawmakers refuse to pass even a watered down pretend-ban on campaign contributions during legislative sessions Common Cause presses for transparency, accountability by elected and government leaders Corruption prosecutions didn’t start with the Kealoha case Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer could face additional prison time DOBOR Project Accidentally Ends Sea Level Rise--But Eco-Priest Pushes Back Against Unfaithful Read More..

Saturday, April 23, 2022 April 23, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 1595 Views Kaimuki HS Grad Pleads Guilty to Trumpster Fraud ‘Deliberative process’ loophole would encourage secrecy City celebrates Earth Day by releasing 2022 Annual Sustainability Report HART Votes to Stop Rail at ‘Civic Center’ -- still no ‘Recovery Plan’ Feds Agree To Stop Fighting Order To Drain Red Hill UH Budget Violates State Constitution, Federal Law Lawsuit After Maui Council Slow-Walks Bill on licensing requirements for electric gun sellers Read More..

Friday, April 22, 2022 April 22, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 4806 Views Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret Victims' rights events set for Oahu, Maui  Economic report ranks Hawaii in bottom 10 Alleged Sovereignty Hitman Threatened Josh Green, Mayor Blangiardi Drunk With Power: Will Your Representative Vote to Let Sharon Har Off Hook? Ex-Con, Drug Dealer to be Fined for Saving North Shore beachfront Home?  BOE OKs requests to reduce class time: More than 200 noninstructional days authorized statewide Spying on You: State to use facial recognition at Honolulu Airport for international visitors Biden Nominates Kahele Staffer To Lead US Marshals Office In Hawaii--Was Banned from Kauai PD Employment Isabella Kalua’s Death Has Yet To Trigger A Clear Plan To Bolster Child Protection Council Budget Committee advances tax cut for hotel-based short-term rentals Read More..

Thursday, April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 6986 Views Jury Convicts Katherine Kealoha's Drug-Dealing Brother Victims' rights candlelight vigil set for April 27 in Wailuku Video: 175 Junk Cars being Removed from DLNR Land on Maui Water to be Restored to Five Molokai Streams How Much Food Costs in Hawaii, Compared to the Nation Attorney: Kahele threatened to kill ex-wife Commission Recommends Prosecution In Falsified Campaign Donations Case Hawaii state Rep. Sharon Har skirts question about why she went out during COVID-19 Why Give OHA More Money Without Settlement of Ceded Lands Claim? All Fake: Gas tax cut stalls at council $50K State tax bill from federal relief funds shocks some local businesses Two Honolulu Police Officers Arrested On Abuse Allegations In Recent Days SHOPO Blocking Police Reform Ballot Initiatives HECO to Shutter Plant Providing 20% of Oahu Electricity Positive COVID-19 tests on the rise as Hawaii’s free testing program comes to an end City officials raise concerns as individuals travel to Hawaii for homeless shelters Read More..

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 April 20, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 4102 Views Ethics Complaint Nails Kahele Hawaii Banks Charging More Than Payday Lenders for Small Loans 86% Of Renters Can’t Afford to Buy Home in Honolulu Track Your Ballot: Ballottrax Service Launched in Hawaii The cost of “excess inflation” in Hawaii Former Maui Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Enticement Charge FBI Arrests Miske Witness After Waianae Harbor Confrontation with Sovereignty Group 62.3% of  Hawaii Middle school students fall one grade below--40% of High Need Students are Chronic Absentee HART May Not Get Federal Extension Without Another Tax Hike The ‘Lost Tower’: Why Howard Hughes Has A Love-Hate Relationship With Rail For Hawaii Democrats, the Sky’s the Limit HB2399 Massive tax Increase on Product Packaging Materials Senate accused of ‘punitive’ funding plan for University of Hawaii Breakdown on Kauai Council Races Hawaii County Council Rejects Effort to Limit Business Property Tax Assessment Growth Big, Big News: 54 Time Loser May Actually Get 5 Year Sentence! Read More..

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 April 19, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 1748 Views SB2070: $50M for ‘thinly veiled scam’? Maui’s Automated Planning and Permitting System is LIVE Court Order: Masks not Required in Airports or on Bus HGEA Extortion: Salary Commission Hostages Include Council members, mayor and department heads Kahele Fundraising Drops off Sharply City Council Chair Waters Eyes Run For Congress Working class tax credit still alive Hawaii officials pursue stronger deterrents for illegal game rooms Blangiardi Will Sign Short-Term Rental Bill Into Law Closing arguments to begin in trial of prominent doctor accused of drug crimes Read More..

Monday, April 18, 2022 April 18, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:37 PM :: 2115 Views Hawaii's Best & Worst Small Cities to Start a Business High Tax Hawaii 43rd in Economic Growth Joke of the Congress Kai Kahele helps Republicans Abolish Pelosi’s Proxy Voting Rule Referendum needed for Captain Cook name proposal DLNR: If you save your home we will use fines to take it away from you Hawaii County Building Permits Wait for Months NIMBY Vs YIMBY: Should Hawaii Make It Easier To Build Affordable Housing? Corps of Engineers Exploits Public Meetings to Sell Ala Wai Canal Boondoggle SB2021: Legislators to Give OHA $31M? Wholesale Inflation Bites Hawaii Businesses HB2405: Your Insurance will go up to pay for Sex Change Surgery and Hormones Three Years:  HPA Releases Lifelong Criminal who Shot Woman in Face, Ran from Cops More Homeless Mayhem: Probation ordered for man who threw pole at officer during arrest   Read More..

Sunday, April 17, 2022 April 17, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 2678 Views Will Legislators loan $50M to a drunken rave promoter? UHERO is my new housing policy hero Once Upon a Rebate ‘Perception of Payoff’ How Choy Got Kauai Waste Treatment Contract Ikaika Anderson’s Honolulu City Council resignation raises questions in lieutenant governor race Legislators Set up Two Bills to Test Strength of Gut-And-Replace Ban? A List of Big Ticket Items Before the Legislature COVID cases likely three times more than reported Honolulu Police Commission hits snooze button on picking new chief Extra food stamp benefits extended to end of May Global Warning is a Natural Process Which Increases CO2 in the Atmosphere, not the other way around--Here’s How Read More..

Saturday, April 16, 2022 April 16, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 2154 Views 272 Candidates Pull Papers National Community Survey of Honolulu Residents Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Indicted Caldwell Cronies Don’t Want To Face A Jury Hawaii Sheriffs Trainer Pleads Not Guilty To Criminal Charges Welders Fix Frogs--HART Left with only 90 days to come up with another excuse to avoid launching rail service Hawaii ranks as the bottom state with a change in small business employment from 2020 to 2021 at -13.5% Read More..

Friday, April 15, 2022 April 15, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 2703 Views Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That? Hawaii Unemployment 4.1% for March Unemployment Bounceback? Hawaii Ranks 50th How Much it Costs to House a Family of 4 in Hawaii Documents Show US Rep. Kai Kahele Has A Special Deal With Hawaiian Airlines Billing Dispute: Prosecutor Looks at Kaneshiro-era Sex Abuse Treatment Center Invoices Legislative Workgroup to Plan Steps to Legalize Psychotic Mushrooms Violent crime is underreported on HPD's crime mapping page How A Killer Walks Free: HPA Shows the Way Read More..

Thursday, April 14, 2022 April 14, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 1859 Views VIDEO: Measuring the Burden of Housing Regulation in Hawaii BWS Water Shortage Could Kill Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Will Rep Sharon Har Face Any Discipline After DUI arrest? Lawmakers Blast System That Released Kapolei Homicide Suspect After Multiple Arrests, Homeless Drug Addict Finally Gets Jail After Allegedly Lighting Man’s Shirt on Fire SB 775 is example of bad ‘gut and replace’ move After hours of debate, Council approves ban on short-term vacation rentals outside of resort areas HR104/HCR108: Don’t add burdens to state’s affordable housing tax credits Election Screwups Begin: Kauai Election notification remailing planned Restaurants can’t find good alternate to polystyrene Nonprofit seeks to address shortage of preschool spots with free home-based pilot Read More..

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 April 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 2457 Views State Response to COVID: Hawaii Ranks 39th  Honolulu Population Down 1.2% in Year 'Sustainability' -- HECO Plans to Close Largest and Cheapest Electricity Plant in September Ige Announces $276M CIP People are dying on the neighbor islands at a greater rate than they are on Oahu, "of things that they don't die of on Oahu." Returning Corrupt Donations?  2/3 of Politicians Keeping the Money HB2024 Becomes a ‘Big Win’ for Astronomy 3rd Reading: Senate Sends 120 Bills to Conference Committees Erasing Captain Cook:  Resolution moves to Senate Gerard Puana's terroristic threatening case pushed back to May Katherine Kealoha won’t be taking the witness stand to testify against her brother after all Third Lawsuit Filed Against City Alleging Honolulu Police Caused Crash Police Misconduct Records Lawsuit Costs Honolulu Taxpayers Another $83,000 Is Hawaii seeing a rise in COVID cases? Falls of Clyde Removal Plan Designed to Fail? Read More..

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 April 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:45 PM :: 2607 Views HB1823: Legislators Sneak Same Day Assisted Suicide Audit: DHS Skipping Criminal Background Checks on Foster Parents Reining in the State’s Emergency Powers; Why we Must Restore Checks and Balances Tribal Consultation Bill Hits Alaska-Hawaii Snag  State Judiciary at Work--Gambling, Drugs and Witness Tampering: Now Taxpayers to Pay for Ex-Cop’s Lawyer It’s down to 8 candidates for Honolulu police chief Ige: BWS Could Quickly Eliminate Water Crisis by Repairing Wells SB514: Ige supports $300 taxpayer rebate plan Blangiardi, Kiaaina Illegally spending COVID-19 relief funds without Council Authorization Senate mistakenly proposes $51 billion for community colleges A key tax credit for working class families is about to expire Hawaii Review Board Recommends No Charges Against Police In 4 Deaths Brother of Kathrine Kealoha tied to illegal drug dealing in Day 5 of criminal trial Hawaii reaches pandemic milestone -- no COVID-19 cases in the ICU for the first time Biden Admin Finally Gets Around to Appointing COFA Negotiator Maui Voters Set To Vote On 11 Changes To County Government Bill 38: City Outlaws Senior Class Photos on Beach Crime: Will Military Rule Waikiki ‘Off Limits’? Nobody Wants Haiku Stairs Demolished Read More..

Monday, April 11, 2022 April 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 2521 Views DPP Scandal Spreads to Liquor Commission? Has US Rep. Kai Kahele Given Up On Washington? Political scheming taints tourism bill Meth Dealer snared in Miske-related drug bust to be sentenced HB1644: Idiot Legislators Want to Ban Firefighting Foam A Record Number of Hawai‘i Workers Quit Their Jobs in 2021 Read More..

Sunday, April 10, 2022 April 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 1733 Views Auditor Persecution Continues Army invites public comments on draft EIS for Pōhakuloa Training Area Hawaii taxpayers deserve a rebate — a big one Hawaii lawmakers propose $300 rebate checks UHPA: UH Faculty Approve 14.35% Pay Hike 246 Candidates Pull Papers To Keep Housing Prices High, BWS is Slow Walking New Well and Already Using Fake Crisis to Block New Construction Sylvia Luke Thinks You Will Sell Your Vote for $300 House Corruption Commission has done nothing  Special Purpose Revenue Bonds: Jon Riki Karamatsu pushing Another Garbage Burner for Oahu Commercial Property Tax Bills Jump 40% Read More..

Saturday, April 9, 2022 April 9, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 5985 Views Hawaii Legislative Session: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Hawaii Land Use Policy Designed to Keep Housing Expensive Kahala Beach Stabber is Grandson of former Judicial Selection Chair--Did he get special treatment? Ige to Declare Water Emergency to Hasten Drilling of New Wells? Arrest a ‘Long time Coming’ -- Now Top DPS Trainer Gets Paid Vacation as Reward for Being Arrested More Amendments: Maunakea Management Authority Bill Passes Committee, Heads to Senate Floor for Final Vote Corrupt DPP Delays Cost Homeowners Money Will Hawaiian Airlines Be Acquired Next? Panel awards 5% pay raises to Maui mayor, council Republican State Senate Candidate is Leading Maui Anti-Vaxxer Kauaʻi 2022 election notification in the mail Now that Captain Cook is Gone -- Bill calls for markers at significant sites to honor former President Barack Obama Why Waimanalo Gulch Will Remain Open Read More..

Friday, April 8, 2022 April 8, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 3627 Views PIT Count: Chronic Homeless up 18% in Hawaii New Monitoring Wells to be Installed at Red Hill Top Department of Public Safety Training Officer Attested by Attorney General Embezzlement: Feds Nail Another Top ILWU Longshore Division Official Honolulu Officers Detail Katherine Kealoha’s Role In Probe Of Her Brother Kauai Council Meth Ring: Plead Guilty in Federal Court, Innocent in State Court Thought Control: Legislature Votes to Obliterate All Memory of Captain Cook Developer Giveaway: Hawaii Senate Budget Proposal Waste $350M on Aloha Stadium Project No legislation after months of Auditor Attacks Disguised as Hawaii land management hearings Shakedown: Earthjustice Exploits Seabirds to Shake Down Resorts for Money Read More..

Thursday, April 7, 2022 April 7, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 1727 Views How the Jones Act helps thwart ‘Buy American’ policy SB2695 SD2 HD1 a needless delay tactic for cryptocurrency ‘Empty homes’ tax resolution has good intentions, but that’s all Study: Hawaii most 'inclusive' state Where Hawaii Ranks: American cities with the highest rents KIUC Rate Hikes Far Lower than HECO's       $19.6 Billion cost of Batteries to power Oahu for Three Cloudy Days TAT to become Slush Fund for Eco-Activist groups Taxpayer Rebate is Back -- $300 Fired Navy captain privately raised Red Hill concerns, but had a different story publicly Who Needs Rail?  Kalihi Transformation with or without Line Survey: Big Island doctors face many challenges Firefighters get pay raise, HPD up next Murder suspect, son of Honolulu police officers, did not receive special treatment, Chief Rade Vanic says Commission Says Honolulu Should Fund Defense For Cops In Lindani Myeni Killing Eviction cases on the rise as Hawaii tenants struggle to stay in their homes Read More..

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:37 PM :: 2997 Views The Great Earned Income Tax Credit Hunt Poll: Lt Gov Race Wide Open Class of 2022 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled HPD Sued for Violating Second Amendment Rights (again)  Djou to Run for CD2?  ‘Not as Republican’ Ethics: DPP Director Writes Vacation Rental Rules to Benefit Wife    9 Years of Delay: Ex-cop in missing drug evidence case makes Judge Reschedule Trial (again) Rail May Not Make It To Ala Moana, But Developers Have Already Cashed In Ige: Mauna Kea stewardship bill would ’end astronomy’ on Hawaii Island SB775: Illegal ‘Gut And Replace’ Bill to Fund HTA Key Primary Election Dates Approaching Some patients wait months for care as Hawaii's doctor shortage worsens Doing the Job the State Cannot Do: Federal agents, police target fugitives and sex offenders in joint operation on Kauai--Homeless Population Reduced by Arrests Read More..

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 2330 Views Red Hill Captain Relieved--Rear Admiral Takes Over State Let Double Rapist out of Prison--Then the Feds Got Involved One-time teacher pay increase could cost Hawaii millions 9th Circuit Allows Class Action Suit over Lack of Female Locker Rooms in Hawaii DoE Schools  Hawaii Safe Travels to become ‘Regenerative Tourism’ Spy Program? Corporate Interests, NIMBYs and Political Ambition: How Middle Ground Solutions are Removed from Consideration DoE Superintendent: Only Two Applicants from Hawaii--BoE Extends Deadline to Make Inevitable Result Look Good After Year of HGEA Being Paid to do ‘Training’, State Lunatic Hospital will Finally Open Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Raising OHA’s Share Of Ceded Land Revenue Landfill Advisory Committee rejects proposed sites for new Oahu landfill News from Maui: Duck Still Quacking No-bail detainee awaiting murder trial gets unguarded release for funeral Gambling raid at building owned by monster home developer Three Honolulu Homeless Shelters Are Closing, Leaving Clients With Uncertainty Hawaii’s Wildlife is Dying of Thirst, On Purpose Read More..

Monday, April 4, 2022 April 4, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 2878 Views Sylvia Luke Buys Lt Governorship by Giving Lots of Money to HSTA Immigration Fraud Plea Bargain in Philippine Church Case Justice Department Alleges Disability Discrimination in Hawaii Condos BWS: 5-7 Years of ‘No Development’ While New Well Comes Online ‘Affordable Housing’--Palolo Homes Center of $80M Extortion Scheme? HTA ‘Regenerative Tourism’ Slush Fund --$250K Golf Tourney Hawaii legislators consider allowing corrupt DPP to seize properties without court proceedings Hu Honua price increases to consumers would be locked in for 30 years Anti-GMO Activists Fail in attempt to Exploit Audit of ADC $47M a Year for ‘Free’ Dental Care  New jail should be part of reform California Criminal Comes to Maui, Stabs Neighbor, Gets Probation Again Read More..

Sunday, April 3, 2022 April 3, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 3155 Views Maui Council unanimously approves resolution seeking Jones Act waiver -- Hawaii County Next? SB514: $100 Taxpayer Refund is Still Possible Honolulu job growth outpacing new housing supply 32-1 A Tax Game-Changer for Nonprofits The Fix is In: Unions Select Green-Luke as Your Next Governor, LG Hawaii County Council to consider 10 cent gas tax reduction SB3334: Still Time to Kill Stadium Boondoggle Maunakea bill scheduled for final committee I stopped accepting invitations to lecture college classes after it became trendy to boycott, picket and demand apologies from speakers Read More..

Saturday, April 2, 2022 April 2, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 2592 Views Is Council District 2 Reserved for Crime Families? Akina: Success of OHA’s Grants Program is a Strong Reason to Increase OHA’s PLT Share Red Hill Closure Fake? Maui Taser Lawsuit Filed Annual Report: UIPA Requests for FY2021 204 Candidates Pull Papers Security Guards Checking ID of Capitol Visitors Election Fraud in Hawaii: This Year, it is Trumpster Conspiracy Theories that help Nago Get Over The ‘Miske Enterprise’: Trial For The Accused Crime Boss Is Being Postponed Again Puana friend testifies about drug binges and drug deals Pentagon review highlights abusive behavior reports at Kaneohe base Chinatown: 800 Bums Leaving Read More..

Friday, April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 3821 Views Corruption Reforms: What They Left Out PEW: Hawaii Still Not Meeting Pension Funding Obligations Overtime Games: HGEA grab for 4-day week for state employees is actually a 3-day week State reapportionment pits two sitting Hawaii senators against each other Prosecutor describes doctor at center of Kealoha scandal as leader of drug ring Senate Set To Vote On Making State Police Shooting Board Permanent Oahu Crime Wave after COVID Mass releases of Criminals Read More..

Thursday, March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 1776 Views Bill would add much-needed oversight of state’s emergency powers UH Faculty Senate Denounces Sen Donna Mercado Kim More than 30 Hawaii VEX Robotics teams qualify for World event Hawaiian Electric upgrades Battery Bonus program with new perks for customers who add storage to PV systems Ige Appoints Five to BoE and Two to BoR  February Tourist Count Down 23.5% from Pre-COVID Peak  'Our Girlfriend Tulsi' -- Is she some sort of Russian Agent? Oahu water mandate could bring 20-fold rate hike Molina urges federal government to temporarily waive Jones Act Omicron Subvariant Now Responsible For 40% Of New Hawaii Infections Duck Walk not Perp Walk: State dismisses complaints against DoH Maui Health Officer over controversial COVID-19 treatments ‘Give us access’: Hunters want to help with Maui County deer overpopulation Legislators Solution to High Gas Prices?  Give More Free Money to Tesla Drivers Just Another Tax: HB2399 “Producer responsibility bill’ Rolling Blackouts Coming; Another Solar Project Fails ‘Atlantis Resort’ developer exiting Hawaii Waianae High School teacher arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor Deputy Sheriffs still years away from using bodycams Judge Awards $1.375 million In An Inmate Suicide At Halawa Correctional Facility Two More People Move to Hawaii, Immediately Become Homeless Read More..

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:18 PM :: 1800 Views We can breathe freely again; what have we learned? ‘Shipping security’ more Jones Act shibai Vacant Homes? Hawaii Ranks 18th Hawaii 2nd Highest Tax Burden in USA Minimum wage mostly hurts the people it is intended to help Federal Investigators on Oahu --  Will FTA Cut off Honolulu Rail? Is It Time To Cut Hawaii’s Gas Taxes? BWS chief engineer worries Red Hill fuel contamination could be spreading Bill To Limit Public Access To Government Records Is Dying In The Senate Ige’s New Attorney General Faces Senate Questions Over Employee Complaints Dozens protest bill proposing ban on commercial activity at some Oahu beaches Smith & Wesson Sues Hawaii Over The High Cost Of Public Records Trumpster Election Fraud Show Comes to Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 March 29, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:29 PM :: 1688 Views Former OHA Aide Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million Fraud and Money Laundering UH Prof Named KSBE Trustee DoD to Spend $1B on Red Hill College enrollment down sharply Detainee Pleads Guilty to Injuring Officers in Assault at Detention Center Erasing history to Install Identity Politics: Lawmakers want Kauai’s Russian Fort Elizabeth to have a new name Katherine Kealoha’s brother pleads guilty to gun crime ahead of drug trial Why the public is paying the legal bills of convicted former police chief Louis Kealoha Miske co-defendant, already free on bond, seeks release from GPS monitoring Deputy sheriff charged with assault on another deputy Former Maui DWS employee says he was fired for pointing out contamination concerns Law Changed After 1,000 Criminals Walk Free $600 million DHHL bill advances Mina Morita Pushing Hu Honua Scheme Honolulu’s Ban On Plastic And Polystyrene Containers Is On Hold For 6 Months Locals Are Hawai‘i’s No. 1 Homebuyers, But … Homeless keiki on the rise at Oahu's largest shelter Apartments for Hard-Core Homeless Still Sit Empty Read More..

Monday, March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 2068 Views 33,234 in Hawaii Behind on Mortgage Hawaii 4th Highest Gas Tax in USA ‘Empty homes’ tax will not achieve goal Discouraging short-term rentals won’t ease housing shortage Senate Judiciary Hearing Pistol Permitting & Registration Bill Don’t Use Red Hill as Excuse to Shut Down Affordable Housing Construction College enrollment down sharply HGEA, HSTA Endorse Green, Luke Erasing History to Install Lies: Resolution urges name change for Captain Cook Next Up: Katherine Kealoha’s Brother on Trial Rep Branco Grabs for UH Health School Site to Build View Homes for Hawaiian Political Insiders Val Okimoto vs Ron Menor for CD8 Coming to Hawaii: Guests and crew members test positive for COVID-19 aboard Princess Cruise ship City plans to increase ‘positions’ with short-term vacation rentals as the excuse du jour Read More..

Sunday, March 27, 2022 March 27, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 2897 Views A Bold Step Forward from Diapers Hawaii Inflation Will be the Highest in Decades, and Everything Will be Affected When lawmakers confuse campaign funds with slush funds Without Reform, CWS Doesn’t Deserve More ‘Positions’ Trial delayed again: Ex-cop in missing drug case fires attorney as jury selection got underway Don’t undermine University of Hawaii, astronomy Senate Panel recommends 5 nominees to Hawaii Land Board Hawaiian Home Lands financial-assistance proposal stirs debate Bill 41 would impact Oahu’s economy Big Island Politico Admits Spreading Lies About Apportionment for 20 Years Read More..

Saturday, March 26, 2022 March 26, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 4244 Views Russians Kidnap Pastor with Hawaii Ties 150 Candidates Pull Papers Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Mauna should not be clouded by so-called Activist groups Do it for Hawaii: Waive the Jones Act Study: Hawaii sells the most expensive Starbucks in America Two Amemiyas Under Investigation? Now its falsified campaign donations COVID Plan: Test Sewage, not Tourists Lawmakers look to exert more control over Hawaii Tourism Authority In wake of 6-year-old’s horrific death, lawmakers seek to dramatically expand CWS Brother of woman murdered outside Kapolei police station hopes her death sparks change More than 1,000 theft reports on Oahu this month Read More..

Friday, March 25, 2022 March 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:22 PM :: 2539 Views Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii 538: What If Hawaii Voted First In The Democratic Presidential Primaries? Hawaii: 13,400 Renters May Soon Face Eviction Jobs Recovery: Hawaii Among Three Worst States Open-records exemption would open Pandora’s box  Lawsuit challenges rule banning swimming with spinner dolphins in Hawaii Oahu Loses 12,337 Residents in One Year Judge Rejects Amemiya Effort To Dismiss Conspiracy Charge Judge Rejects Plea Deal For Former Kauai Councilman Who Led Meth Ring As Covid-19 Emergency Ends, Hawaii Lawmakers Consider Limits On Executive Power Sue Big Oil?  Consumers will pay Hawaii County Mayor Urges Fast Tracking PGV While Delaying the Process Hawaii Schools Waste Massive Amounts of Electricity Because Electric Bill is not in their Budget Rep Sylvia Luke Blocking Prison Construction in Effort to Ensure Quick Release for Criminals New ACLU Scam to Keep the Homeless Homeless--Mandatory Contested Case Hearing for Sweeps, Bums Awarded Ownership of Stolen Vehicles Transsexual Meth Convict Plays Victim 15 Years After Arrest Hawaii Could Lose Hundreds of Healthcare Workers because of State Failure to Request Licensing Waiver Effort To Transfer State Agricultural Land Survives Latest Hurdle Repairs to start on leaky State Capitol reflecting pools (again) Hawaii parking app Parklinq offers new three-tiered parking rate system depending on level of political correctness Read More..

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