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Tuesday, December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:44 PM :: 5107 Views Hawaii 4th-Highest Champagne Taxes in USA HTA: Tourism at 23% of Last Year's Rate Lori Kahikina, new Rail Boss, Obstructed Dillingham Dig HART Fails To Address Risks Of Fraud, Waste And Abuse Gov. David Ige opposes plan for casino in Kapolei Caldwell’s Legacy As Honolulu Mayor Is Marred By Rail And Homelessness Nursing homes begin vaccinations, but who’s next? Hawaii sees 38% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations—Case Count ‘Artificially Low’ Tourism recovery not seen until summer, hotel execs say Read More..

Monday, December 28, 2020 December 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:48 PM :: 2134 Views Trump signs stimulus bill Homelessness: Hawaii Ranks #2 Per Capita Public support for unions is a hard sell when so many in the private sector are hurting--so here’s how to manipulate a Billion Dollar tax Hike Next shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Hawaii this week Are Open-Book Tests Making It Too Easy To Become A Honolulu Police Officer? Thousands turn out for The Food Basket’s 100th ‘food drop’ since April COVID disinformation is dangerous to society Read More..

Sunday, December 27, 2020 December 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 2929 Views DoJ: Hawaii's Lum Crime Family Trades American Hostages in Trump's White House Ige to Choose from 3 Candidates for Kahele’s Senate District 1 Vacancy Collective Bargaining Agreement:  Supreme Law of the Land? What Emergency? Hawaii Tourism Authority Keeps Funneling Money to WCIT/DTL Scheme Hawaii’s leaders bring profiles in futlessness to dreadful year Potential Kapolei casino raises concerns in Las Vegas Over a hundred car break-ins and thefts reported within a week Sick Leave: Lets Pay People to Stay at Home and Do Nothing Puna Cell Phone Tower Permit Triggers Anti-5G Nuts Read More..

Saturday, December 26, 2020 December 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:43 PM :: 1757 Views The Manchurian Candidate  Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 26, 2020 More Hawaii residents struggle to pay bills, survey indicates Hawaii Begins Public Debate Over Whether To Allow Vaccinated Travelers To Skip Quarantine Kauai COVID Numbers are Low—Why Hasn’t HSTA-DoE Reopened Schools? Navy begins to assess secondary containment for the fuel at Red Hill Read More..

Friday, December 25, 2020 December 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:24 PM :: 4148 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii $1 billion tax hike ahead? ‘We are going through one of the worst financial crises the state has ever faced’ The best Christmas gift? Freedom Rate Hikes Coming: PUC Approves New Battery Incentive Scheme for HECO DHHL Casino: Beneficiary Consultations Scheduled Federal corruption probe targets DPP staffers Renewed push for disclosure of final sealed record in Miske-related case Panel defers 2% pay hike for Maui mayor, council Hawaii DOH gives vaccine distribution update About 20% of Honolulu’s first responders received the Moderna coronavirus vaccination shot Hawaii nursing homes experience falling COVID-19 deaths and cases Read More..

Thursday, December 24, 2020 December 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 3208 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Report: Oahu affordable housing shortage worsened in FY 2019 Hawaii Joins Democrat States Proposing Changes to Obamacare Caldwell signs key climate bills and releases 2020 City Sustainability Report Aloha Stadium Draft EIS Released DHHL Casino Proposal Rushed Reaction to Waitlist Reporting Caldwell, Amemiya Owe Public Answers On Surveillance Scheme Hawaii to delay state furloughs after virus relief bill passes Caldwell, Robbins Next Failure: Keep Building Rail in Phases Forever Hawaii vacation rentals 32% occupancy in November—outpace hotels Mayor Kawakami requests ‘resort bubble’ alternative to Safe Travels Program Kauai Building Homeless Housing Units PUC OKs regulatory changes for Hawaiian Electric Hawaii Joins Legal Battle Over Telework Tax Caldwell announces new H-POWER contract to recycle ash, prevent it from going into Oahu landfills Read More..

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 December 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 2423 Views Hawaii has third-fastest population decline in nation Divided Hawaiian Homes Commission Forwards Gambling Bill To The Governor DHHL Receives Approval for Pilot Down Payment Program Hotel Report: Occupancy 20% Survey says more than half of Hawaii restaurants will shut down for good by April if tourism doesn’t increase OHA Chair Names Colin Kippen Board Chief of Staff Green: Exempt Vaccinated Hawaii Travelers From Quarantine   Do Reformers Change Government Or Vice Versa? Some Honolulu Police Officers Are Doubling Their Salaries With Overtime Tulsi Gabbard refuses vaccine until all front-line health care workers and seniors get inoculated.  Convicted Felon Complains About Getting Free Stuff too Slowly 112 homeless dead because we could not force them to accept shelter Casino Yes – Telescope No??? Banning pedestrians from the road into the Waipio Valley runs contrary to state and county law Read More..

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 December 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 2786 Views Ige Outlines 2021-23 Budget--'Sharp Reductions' Magic Money from the Sky: Hawaii Getting $1.7B from New COVID 'Stimulus' Congress to Restore Medicaid for COFA Citizens after 24 Years Sen Fevella to Lead Protest Rally as DHHL Tries to Justify Casino Proposal US Senate Report: Whistleblower Retaliation Behind Hawaii Helicopter Crashes Did Caldwell Entrap the Police Chief?  Deadline extended for $250M federal grant for Honolulu Rail Federal COVID-19 aid could postpone Hawaii state worker furloughs, Gov. David Ige says 30,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines arrive in Hawaii, many slated for neighbor islands Hawaii hotels continued to see huge declines in November despite pre-travel testing program Inmates who get COVID-19 will no longer be added to Oahu’s daily case count Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to help with down payments outside DHHL Lands Hawaii Reboots Depression-Era Conservation Corps Using Pandemic Assistance Funds Miske’s Lawyers Push for More Rights for Client Read More..

Monday, December 21, 2020 December 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 PM :: 3099 Views Democratic Party to Choose from Seven Candidates for Kahele’s Senate District 1 Vacancy PHOTOS: New Kilauea Eruption Caldwell Admin Ordered Covert Honolulu Police Unit to Investigate Former Medical Examiner Congress to Restore Medicaid for COFA Citizens after 24 Years Criminals Trying to Give Each other COVID May Put Oahu Back on Tier One Chinatown conditions worsen in pandemic—Overrun with Drug Addicts and Lunatics Safe Travels Fails To Lure Many Travelers From Japan To Hawaii Residents’ sentiment toward tourism has worsened Hawai'i could receive $1B as Congress agrees on nearly trillion dollar relief package Struggling families still waiting for city grocery cards plagued by delays Property tax assessment appeals on the rise Read More..

Sunday, December 20, 2020 December 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 2670 Views Don’t Give Me Back Rent, I Want to Continue Hiding from Tax Hawaii: Obamacare Funnels Taxpayer Money To Cover Elective Abortions Will Courts Stop Presidents From Calling Oceans ‘National Monuments’? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 19, 2020 Ige: There’s No Money To ‘Sustain Government As It Existed’—”we could raise taxes” How One death on Kauai Was Used to Destroy Tourism Industry Lackluster Hawaii tourism widens losses for hotels Hawaii’s Artificial fiascos, such as rail and stadium Physician Shortage—Hawaii GE Tax -- Only State Taxing Medicaid and Medicare Benefits  More EV Subsidies and Mandates in 2021 Legislative and Council Agenda Always Fake: Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning to stop pretending after 15 years ‘Unlawful Conduct’ Councilmember a board member for company receiving CARES funds Pandemic-related stress fueling domestic violence Sister Isle Counties Agree: COVID is Opportunity to Make You Pay to Create Feminist-Socialist Utopia Read More..

Saturday, December 19, 2020 December 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 2457 Views Tax hikes coming — really? Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit The Government Promised to Return Ancestral Hawaiian Land, Then Never Finished the Job Furloughs?  UPW wants another pay raise and more positions Unions move to take legal action to prevent state worker furloughs HART Board Selects New CEO—Refuses to make name public Surrrprise! Aloha Stadium not quite shut down, will ‘entertain’ new events with added expenses Caldwell: Cut Maintenance at Blaisdell Center to force Renovations—Just like Aloha Stadium Kauai can’t afford a COVID outbreak, but they can’t afford a shutdown for much longer, either Pandemic Hits More Than 1,475 Hawaiʻi Inmates This Year—but doesn’t take a bite out of crime Read More..

Friday, December 18, 2020 December 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:59 PM :: 2203 Views Hawaii Most Obedient State in USA DoJ Busts Landlord for Discriminating Against Families with Children UHERO pushes for rental assistance to continue in 2021 Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees Big Brother Is Watching: Satellites Used to Survey Fishing in High Seas  Corrections Commission Wants To Pause Planning On New Oahu Jail as Part of Plan to Let Lots and Lots of Criminals out onto Streets HART board votes to oust CEO, search for as-of-yet unnamed replacement O-Posers: Hawaii Board of Education members oppose furloughing teachers, school staff “The fiscal impacts will get worse in the next two or three years” Hawaii emerges as leader in distributing CARES Act funding to solve housing issues Unemployed Demand HGEA Members Show up for Work Stripped of TAT, Kauai County Raids Reserve to fund HGEA Salary Increases Oahu to use $7 million towards COVID-related programs after CARES Act money runs out Regulatory Hearing Today -- The End of Coal in Hawai’i    Reckless Endangerment?  Alleged pistol in accidental shooting was police issued gun Read More..

Thursday, December 17, 2020 December 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 PM :: 3198 Views State's $1.4B deficit is equal to its overspending since 2012 City sends 2021 real property notice of assessments COVID Vax Heading to Micronesia, Territories Good News--Where's it coming from? Kouchi: Gambling must wait for the fake Hawaiian Indian Tribe  Recycling Dead Ideas: Similar DHHL Casino Bill 10 Years Ago What Did HPD Do To Prevent Another Kealoha Scandal? ‘Appoint Me’, Chief Says Hawaii Supreme Court Releases Cachola Arbitration Decision State issues new COVID-19 rules, shortening quarantine and extending eviction protections Survey: More than 40% of Hawaii restaurants may not be in business in 6 months Aloha Stadium Plan just like rail—Shut down to Save Money (but first pretend to be unsafe to juice new stadium boondoggle) Insiders Only Plan—Magic Money from the Federal Sky 7.6% of CARES Act funds left on Kaua‘i Maui EMS Pretends to Suffer Budget Cuts Denied: Hawaii bar owners ask court to let them open Teleworking from paradise may sting come tax time Read More..

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:58 PM :: 3650 Views Furloughs? DTS has money for 17 useless electric buses Illegal Dues Seizure: Federal Labor Board Charges Filed Against UNITE HERE Local 5 Democratic Party to Begin Process to Fill Kahele’s Senate District 1 Vacancy Hawaiian Home Lands considers proposal to build casino in Kapolei  DHHL Casino Plan Tied to DeBartolo—Convicted of Casino Bribery in 1990s Furloughs?  HGEA demands more ‘Positions’  -- Threatens to Delay unemployment, Medicaid and SNAP claims even more than they have been Hawaii public schools superintendent reveals furlough dates for teachers, other employees Make-work: Grab n Go Program Keeps DoE Food Service Employed preparing 22 lunches per school   Pandemic causes uptick in child abuse cases and challenges in reporting abuse In-person only: Early-learning dumping virtual classes Rail project in shambles –Robbins Leaving Sixth CEO to Quit in 9 Years Unexpected Delay in Honolulu’s “City Card" Program ‘Not worth the paper its printed on’ Former HPD chief Louis Kealoha ordered to pay back severance Elections Officials Want To Tweak Hawaii’s Mail-Voting Law Next Year Tax department following up on landlords who may be avoiding taxes on rental income Accidental shooting in Waiehu on Maui happened at police officer’s home Escape Plan: Few Remaining COVID-Free Inmates Try to Figure out how to get Disease Read More..

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:55 PM :: 3299 Views Honolulu PD ‘Top 10 Earners’ List Revealed–Did Corporal make $341K? After Years in Court, DoE Forced to Release Financial Data First COVID Vaccines Arrive in Hawaii Kealoha Lawyer Disbarred in California, Suspended in Hawaii HART Pours Final Segment of Middle Street Section What is a Furlough? Kouchi: Legislators Discussing Income Tax Hikes Caldwell Brings Back Alleged Child Molester     Future of rail project uncertain with $250M in federal funding still up in the air State to spend nearly entire $1.25B allotment of federal COVID-19 relief fund Surveillance Test Study Shows Few COVID-19 Positives During Safe Travels Three Times as many Pacific Islanders Hospitalized for COVID DoH Plan: Criminals Will Get COVID Vax Before You Do Criminal Releases Produce Spike in auto thefts, burglaries during pandemic Soft on Crime: 17 Convictions Does it Again Read More..

Monday, December 14, 2020 December 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 2175 Views 55.6% of DHHL direct mortgage borrowers fall behind Keeping Traffic Jammed: King Street Bus Lane Opens--One Block South of Hotel Street Busway Furloughs?   HSTA Demands a Pay Hike 5,000 to 12,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arriving in Hawaii today Test at Airport?  Ige Still Pandering to Kauai Anti-Tourism Activists Hawaii County spent 80% of $80 million CARES funds More People Are Going Hungry And It's Only Going To Get Worse Many students choose in-person classes at Hawaii’s Catholic schools Judge Orders Honolulu to pay Louis Kealoha legal fees Legal Battles Loom With Developer Whether Rail Gets Finished Or Not Defense Authorization Act passed by the U.S. Senate on Friday includes more than $300 million in construction projects for military bases in Hawaii. Read More..

Sunday, December 13, 2020 December 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:03 PM :: 4273 Views Hawaii AG Joined States Opposing Trump Election Suit Before Supreme Court Hawaii Joins 46 State Anti-Trust Suit Against FaceBook Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 12, 2020 Business Entity Registration Scam Ige: “I’m Contemplating Tax Increases” “There will need to be much more emphasis on early retirement.” Purposeful HSTA Chaos Blocks Obvious Solution for Education Usual Suspects Claim Government Employees pay is an Economic Stimulus (without laughing) Oahu property values come in flat for 2021 How To Redefine The Housing Crisis In Hawaii so that Nobody Notices KSBE Profit Motive at Work How Lending Practices Restrict Hawaiian Homesteaders’ Borrowing Power Two-day summit covering Native Hawaiian homesteads Miske landed millions in loans after he knew of fed’s criminal investigation “How do you handle mean things people say on social media?” Hanauma Bay Restrictions Jam up Neighborhood Read More..

Saturday, December 12, 2020 December 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 3414 Views A new way to address unemployment Shelter Refusing Drug Addict Camps Like Hazmat Sites: "Needles, human waste, and dead animals" Obamacare Sign up Deadline December 15 Luke: Instead of Furloughs, Reduce Number of Government Employees DOE Reveals Furlough Plan For Teachers, Other Employees Soft on Crime: Repeat Offender Gets 5 Years—will be released soon Hawaii Top Biden and Trump Precincts Read More..

Friday, December 11, 2020 December 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 2305 Views Labor Board: Governor’s Emergency Powers ARE Limited -- Collective Bargaining Agreements Cannot be Touched COVID Vax Approved: Hawaii gets 81,000 doses for December Trustee Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey named new OHA chair HR8932: Gabbard Bill Would Protect Female Athletes from Transsexual Competition UH, HECO Green Tariff Scheme Makes you Pay Spying on You: Cell Phone Tracking COVID Obedience Hawaii Supreme Court And Ineffective Assistance Of Appellate Counsel UHERO: Vaccines promise 2021 growth Kicking the Can: Mayor Caldwell says he won't furlough workers—Blangiardi will have to do it Furlough fight likely to wind up in court unless lawmakers step in December 15th at 11:59 at night, Restaurant Cards will go to zero Make-work: Grab n Go Program Keeps DoE Food Service Employed preparing 22 lunches per school Lift The Suspension Of Hawaii's Public Records Law 2012 Legislative Agenda: Gender Equity Legislation will create Jobs for Lawyers Replacing Kahele: Local Democrats prepare to fill Hilo Senate seat How Hawaii became a playground for Silicon Valley tycoons Despite millions in federal funds, HPD’s tent city at Keehi Lagoon sits mostly underutilized Dubin’s second appeal to U.S. Supreme Court denied Read More..

Thursday, December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 2403 Views Ige: State Employee Furloughs Begin January 1 Unions: Furloughs will hurt Case Bill: Shift State COFA Costs to Federal Government Ethics Board: Harry Kim Violated 'Fair Treatment' Rules by Letting Telescope Protesters Violate Laws TO: All OHA Trustees--"it is about power" Maui County seeks bar closures COVID: Honolulu biggest increase in preference for short-term leases Next Boondoggle: 3 Finalists Named for Aloha Stadium Project Hawaii Government News: Logistics of storing coronavirus vaccine safely in Hawaii and distributing it still being worked out (with 5 days to go)   Oahu overwhelmed with 20,000 in quarantine because Ige is pandering to Anti-Tourism Activists on Kauai Kealoha Mailbox Lies Designed to Keep Case in State Court—It Didn’t Work HPD Corruption: It takes a village to do denial this deeply. Feds Need to Indict Rail Officials Tommy Waters beats Tsuneyoshi -- expected to become chairman of Honolulu City Council Facing economic hardship, restaurants urge city to ease plastic utensils ban--get 90 days Defense Bill Calls For Red Hill Safety Reviews Every Five Years DLNR Has Transferred More Than 19,000 Acres To Use For Agriculture Bill2: Environmentalists Complain Bill Does not do enough to Force Little People to give up cars The Democrats' Elitism Is Getting Them In Trouble Read More..

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 December 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:48 PM :: 2593 Views VIDEO: Chief Ballard Responds to Anonymous Letter FBI: Suspected Chinese spy targeted Tulsi Gabbard DoE Distance Learning -- 35% of HS Students Fail or Get no Grades Only 44% of Hawai‘i residents plan to get COVID-19 vaccine Med-Quest RFP for Medicaid Plans CLIMB-HI: DoE Partners with Career Portal Hawaii COVID-19 Vaccine—Line up for Shots Starting Tuesday 4 Honolulu officers face criminal probe linked to COVID-19 enforcement overtime State officials confirm Governor Ige preparing to reduce quarantine restrictions for travelers Hawaii certifies Biden’s win of state’s presidential vote—Electors to Meet at Legislature Monday   Guilty plea ties Miske to Fraser murder plot Real estate donors injected last-minute cash into Blangiardi's final push for Honolulu mayor Changes To Hawaii’s Sunshine Law Could Improve Access To Public Meetings Homeless dude flies in from San Francisco, immediately arrested for emergency rule violation Soft on Crime: Thugs Get Away with it Again and Again Court to decide how injection wells decision impacts county As climate change threatens Pacific Islands, some atolls have been growing Read More..

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 2209 Views A Better Way to Help Hawaii's Unemployed Ethics Comm: 58 Pages of New Rules UH law dean joins panel discussing civil liberties during COVID-19 HART: P3 Bidders for Honolulu Rail include usual Rail Insiders—Prices Still Secret Incoming mayors want looser Safe Travels restrictions Mayor Roth says the state’s Safe Travels program is working City Council asks Mayor to revise tier system to help small businesses Hawai'i headed for a 'tough winter,' economists say 90% of Waiawa’s inmate population has tested positive for COVID in recent months GE Tax on Rent Becomes Obstacle to COVID Relief Ranked-Choice Voting is a System to Prevent Republicans from Winning Elections in Hawaii Read More..

Monday, December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:03 PM :: 2529 Views Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy ​U.S. Territories, Not States, Bear The Scars Of World War II HR7045: US House Passes Bill Creating Hawaii's First National Forest Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 5, 2020 Maui County Has The Highest Jobless Rate In America Prosecutor-elect Alm looks to rebuild office as it continues to take heat Anti-Tourism Activists rely on debunked claims as COVID Number Drop Two hours too late to avoid quarantine Hawaii Criminals Approaching Herd Immunity Blangiardi open to idea of using federal aid to help commercial landlords How Famous Eco-Activist Surfers and other Wealthy Homeowners Are Endangering Hawaii’s Beaches Read More..

Sunday, December 6, 2020 December 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:59 PM :: 1976 Views Auditor: Prosecutor's Office Did Nothing to Learn from Kealoha Scandal Hawaii court considering whether baseless lawsuit against Oahu churches will continue Take the Honolulu PD Community Survey Remembering Dick Rowland   Tale of the Tape 443,000 Came to Hawaii COVID: Hawaii political leaders always posture but never learn Huge state budget hole sucks up rainy-day funds, payment deferrals, bonds — and soon, jobs Time is running out for the state to spend more than $1 billion in federal CARES Act money before end of 2020 Criminals Spread COVID Rumors in Effort to Block Arizona Transfer Read More..

Saturday, December 5, 2020 December 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 5461 Views Spying on You: Victorino announces AlohaSafe Alert app rollout for Maui County TMT Ethics: Taxpayer Funds for Benefit of Protesters DBEDT: Federal Handouts, Tourism Reopening Improve Economy OHA's Vision for Post-COVID Economy Maui County to accept applications for Prosecuting Attorney Audit: City Loses $450K per Year Subsidizing Bikeshare Authorities who investigated Kealoha corruption scandal now turn their attention to city HSTA-DoE Budget Plan: Hold SPED Kids Hostage to get More Money Hawaii makes test order of 4,875 Pfizer vaccines All Four Mayors want pre and post-travel tests Senate COVID Ctte: Reinstate Quarantine -- Shut Down Tourism Again New proposal seeks to change penalties for those who break emergency orders Read More..

Friday, December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2182 Views Auditor: HPD Does not Learn from Misconduct Trump Approves Funding for Hawaii National Guard COVID Relief UPW on the Job: Hilo Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty for Assaulting an Inmate and Conspiring with Other Officers to Cover it Up State Borrows $750M to Make Payroll BOE approves $528M budget cut How HSTA Blocks In-Person Learning Suit: School officials did nothing to prevent sex abuse of special education student by HSTA Member Some businesses on rail line suspect passing trains linked to recent power outages Honolulu plans to keep 130 COVID-19 contact tracers through June Workers rally for in-person unemployment assistance Honolulu Taxpayers Will Foot The Bill For HPD Overtime Abuse COVID spike in Oahu prison Soft on Crime: Free on Recognizance after busted with nearly $1M in coke, cash and jewelry 10 Years and Counting: Subdivision Blocked Again Read More..

Thursday, December 3, 2020 December 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 1892 Views In “Staggering” Conspiracy, Former Police Chief, Prosecutor, and Police Officers Sentenced for Framing an Innocent Man with a Crime HSTA Solution for Budget Cuts: 'Eliminate Standardized Testing' Meet OHA’s new Molokai Trustee Visitor numbers Down 40% since stricter pre-flight testing requirement Budget crisis won’t spare schools -- $264M Cuts Coming Distance learning not looking good Hawaii plans to shrink contact-tracing team next year Police Commissioner: People Want Answers On HPD’s Low Crime-Solving Rate Honolulu Police Department switching to new data-reporting system Louis Kealoha owes city taxpayers $250,000, but they’re unlikely to ever see it Kauai Couple Allegedly Exposed Airplane Full of Travelers to COVID Roundup did not cause cancer in Big Island men Read More..

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 December 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 4655 Views Meet OHA's New Board of Trustees States With the Highest Vehicle Theft Rates Hawaii #6 Long Term Care: Hawaii Costs Soaring Faster 2021 Neighborhood Board Elections--Candidate Registration Begins Trump's Leaving But Can We Keep His Hawaii US Attorney? The Sorry State Of Public Information In Hawaii First 37,000 COVID Shots Coming to Hawaii Schatz vs Ige: ‘You find the money’ ‘No, YOU find the money’ Has The Hawaii Tourism Industry Lost Its Clout? Kauai travel rules bring job, revenue losses Surgeon general, aide shouldn’t be prosecuted, tour guide says Hawaii Public Schools Keep Losing Students Amid Coronavirus Concerns First affordable housing walk-up under ‘Bill 7′ now in the works in Liliha DoE Exec: “Audit was best thing that happened in my career” Read More..

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 December 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:26 PM :: 2261 Views Ballard: 'Multiple Investigations' into HPD COVID OT Abuse House Leaders: Safe Travels Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It Hawaiian Tel Buys Al Hee's Cable Network Court Clamps Down Even Harder on Aquarium Fishing Activities Near Billionaire Vacation Homes Hawaii Commercial Rent Survey Goes National Ige Appoints Max Otani Director of Department of Public Safety ”No one in the Honolulu Police Department questioned the illegal orders to frame Puana” “We’re seeing a lower positivity rate right now than we did before travel started” Ige says nearly 300 people have entered the state and later been informed of a positive COVID-19 test More than Half of Restaurant Card Funds Spent by Recipients This Hawaii School Is Bringing Kids Back To Classroom Don’t let privileged minority stop rental housing and jobs Read More..

Monday, November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 2360 Views Bridge Aina Lea: US Supreme Court Demands Response from State State to Pay 50 'Remote Workers' to Move to Hawaii Katherine Kea­loha sentenced to 13 years in prison Hawaii elections not yet certified Furloughs And Layoffs Are Looking More Likely Billions in private construction projects stall during pandemic Exposed: Kauai Quarantine a money-spinner designed to Trap Tourists in ‘Resort Bubble’ Prosecutors flip two more who now agree to testify against Miske Unfunded Commission Wants to Make Prisons less Punitive for Criminals Read More..

Sunday, November 29, 2020 November 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 4145 Views Dick Rowland, founder and chairman emeritus of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, dies at age 90 OHA Check Register: First Year After Crabbe--Insiders Still Rake in Millions Eighth Amendment Protects Us from Massive Tax Penalties Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 27, 2020 JSC: Two Judicial Openings on First Circuit, One Retention Petition Kealoha sentencing Monday: Feds Will be Leaving Soon--Crooks, Cronies can Get Back to Business After Wasting Billions to Build Rail, is it worth $160 million a year to operate? Kirk Caldwell’s career, it’s hard to avoid misses and near-misses Spinning the Numbers: Kauai’s Last best chance to Kill Off Tourism Big Island transpacific travelers must provide negative COVID test upon arrival through 2020 CoC: To save Hawaii’s economy, beat COVID KFD Pension Spiking—Sparky Trailer, Rank to Rank, and Training How Many Crimes Does a Clerical Error Outweigh? Doo-Gooders bail Suspects out to they can get back to being homeless Read More..

Saturday, November 28, 2020 November 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:18 PM :: 1795 Views Ige Approves -- Kauai to Opt-out of Tourism Reopening Drive-Thru City Lights -- Opens December 9 DoH Refuses to Disclose COVID Nursing Home Inspection Reports  Mandatory Test on Arrival for Tourists? Key document missing from records unsealed in “Painkiller” lawsuit Soft on Crime: Assault Police Get out, do it Again Hawaii Judge Blocks Police Union Attempt To Keep Cop Misconduct Secret Read More..

Friday, November 27, 2020 November 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:03 PM :: 2032 Views After 40 Years, RFP for State Financial Software Overhaul Libertarians woo Tulsi Gabbard for 2024 Run As Mayors Clamor for More Restrictions -- Lt. Gov. Recommends Follow Second Test Lead of Big Island Prison Outbreak Boosts Oahu COVID Numbers Hana and Lanai are part of smartphone app pilot project City council to consider allowing farming village communities on ag land Read More..

Thursday, November 26, 2020 November 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:17 PM :: 4707 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom UH Discovers Hawaii has Twice as Much Fresh Water as Believed 27 fewer deaths on Hawaii roads compared to 2019 Unemployment Tax Blues Ethics: HDoT Employee hard at Work--on his own yard Hawai'i Sea Wall Regulations Unconstitutional Billy Oku Appointed New Hawaii State Sheriff How Blangiardi will deal with Federal Investigations What Megan Kau was doing for Michael Miske Hawaii Releases More Details On COVID-19 Vaccine Plan Statistics suggest returning residents, not visitors, more likely to bring COVID-19 into Hawaii 100,000 Arrivals This Week Kim urges evaluation of testing programs, fewer exemptions for travelers Maui: Six million pounds of food given in pandemic We need more farming, not fields covered with solar panels 36 Tiny Homes Being Built in Kalaeloa Read More..

Wednesday, November 25, 2020 November 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 2591 Views Expedia, Airbnb, Caldwell Announce Short-term Rental Agreement Ige issues 16th COVID-19 emergency proclamation DHHL Breaks Ground on Rent-to-Own Project UH, FEMA Study Public Attitudes Towards COVID Emergency Measures Kai Kahele vows to oppose BDS, fight anti-Semitism Rail’s Interim Service Could Be Pushed Back A Year Amid COVID, Testing Woes Businesses will have to pay three times more in unemployment tax in 2021 Some travelers frustrated with having to show negative COVID-19 test prior to departure Caldwell proposes additional testing changes for trans-Pacific travelers 13% of travelers to Hawaii tested positive for COVID-19 in November Hawaii business owners advocate for less restrictive Covid-19 guidelines Officer who cited US surgeon general under investigation for overtime abuse Two potential solutions to address Hawaii’s physician workforce shortage Honolulu Needs to deal with “service-resistant” homeless Mass testing reveals 46 new COVID cases among Waiawa prison inmates Read Katherine Kealoha’s handwritten letter to a judge ahead of her sentencing $400M Shortfall?  Make Seniors and Disabled Pay! Kahuku Community Association files appeal over Na Pua Makani wind turbines Complaints delay Hawaii’s vote certification Proud Boys Voter Intimidation in Hawaii? Read More..

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 November 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 3419 Views VIDEO: DOCARE Raids Nude Beach looking for mask violators Hawaii Not Very Inventive: 68% of all Patents Filed by one person October: Tourism Down 90.4% Hirono Demands More YouTube Censorship Tracked Down by FBI, Homeless Alaska Drug Addict Decides to Stay on Streets of Honolulu "This kind of reversal just feeds into the anti traveler sentiment in this state” Rep Case: Unspent CARES funds won’t need to be returned Hawaii’s hotel industry is still struggling despite tourism reopening, and isn’t expected to break even in 2021 Ten thousand passengers flying to Hawai'i daily More than 58,000 citations issued for violating emergency orders have been thrown out Blangiardi: Austerity Coming Copy Trump Playbook: Keoni Souza Asks Hawaii Supreme Court For Recount In OHA Race Twisting yourselves into legal pretzels to keep Trump in office "We were having a Gavin Newsom party." Bot Sites Push Acellus Story Inspection data sought on state nursing homes Hawaii Co Water power cost charge decrease proposed Read More..

Monday, November 23, 2020 November 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 2178 Views OHA: A Tale of Two Audits VIDEO: COVID patient left to sleep on bench after quarantine mix up Mayor-elect Blangiardi favors more aggressive reopening of Oahu Blood Bank of Hawaii hoping more convalescent plasma donors step up ahead of the holidays Star-Adv: Safe Travels gets more burdensome Hawaii vacation turns south Pacific Islanders hardest-hit—OHA Piggybacks Expedia: Kauai’s example for monitoring illegal vacation rentals could be useful Man’s Death In Honolulu Police Custody Caused By Drugs, Shackles And A Struggle Mobile Medical Unit to Sew Stitches After Homeless Bumfights Read More..

Sunday, November 22, 2020 November 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 3569 Views UHERO: Ratepayers Pay $1.15 for Every $1.00 Saved by Solar Users ​Standardless Spending, Part 2? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 21, 2020 Time for the GOP to accept that Trump lost and move on Budget woes will trim government Hawaii Governor makes case for using CARES Act money to pay back unemployment insurance loan Big Island Food Basket Serves 85,000 People Kauai Foodbank Distributes 107,000 lbs Since September What’s that smell wafting over from Maui’s south shore? Here’s Why Hawaiian Homesteaders May Never Fully Profit From Their Own Land Roth announces more cabinet appointees SHOPO Sues All Four Counties over disclosure law Miske Case: An Insider Pleads Guilty And Is Cooperating With The Feds Read More..

Saturday, November 21, 2020 November 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 5217 Views City Claims CARES Act Spending on Track COVID: UH, OHA head different NHPI projects Hawaii Could Get COVID-19 Vaccine As Early As December HPD suspends COVID-19 enforcement patrols after audit finds major overtime violations Robbins capitulates, public-private partnership for rail’s final leg is canceled Josh Green: “I’m not going to get in the mud with Mr. Caldwell” Honolulu mayor-elect Blangiardi seeks applicants for city's top positions Distance Learning: “We noticed a huge increase in failing grades” After 20 Years of Sierra Club Resistance, First Family Moves into Koa Ridge Subdivision Bad timing on plastics ban? Tweeker gets Probation for Two Felonies, Guess what happens next… Read More..

Friday, November 20, 2020 November 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 2127 Views Ige: "All persons in the State shall wear a face covering over their nose and mouth when in public."  Ige "COVID-19 testing results must be in hand prior to departure" Hawaii's Fake Green Energy Initiative: After 15 years, Petroleum Dependence Drops only 6% And the hits just keep on coming! Resources: Unemployment Running Out? Acellus: Opposition Movement Could Cost Hawaii Schools $272 Million COVID News: DoE Finally Achieves Goal of Eliminating All Standardized Testing UH to Continue Online for Spring Semester Hawaii Ranks 42nd in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws VIDEO: USS John Finn Takes Out ICBM in Test off Hawaii DBEDT Releases Hawai‘i Broadband Strategic Plan October: Hawaii highest unemployment in USA, 14.3% The Forever Rail Budget Battle 2021: DOE Chief Outlines Plan to Make $100M Cut look as Bad as Possible Budget Battle 2021: Honolulu City Departments Plan to Make their part of $400M in Cuts look as Bad as Possible Nearly 187K visitors have arrived in Hawai'i since launch of Safe Travels program COVID-positive pre-arrival results are a blind spot for Hawaii travel program Vast Majority of COVID Surveillance tests on Big Island Here’s Why The Health Department Says It Takes 36 Hours To Post COVID-19 Case Numbers 11 Honolulu police officers tested positive for COVID-19 after station outbreak Analysis: Asians in Hawaii more likely to die of COVID-19 than other ethnic groups Vigilantes block visitors from Big Island’s Waipio Valley Report: Many Homeless are Drug Addicts—50% Refuse Shelter Read More..

Thursday, November 19, 2020 November 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 2133 Views Ransomware Attack Temporarily Redirected HawaiiFreePress to Facebook—Back up Now   ‘A massive tidal wave is going to hit Hawaii businesses next year’ City projecting a $400 million operating budget shortfall as Honolulu officials wrestle with funding rail project Enlist private sector to help trim state, county budgets Panos: Caldwell Still Underestimating Rail Costs Todd Eddins unanimously confirmed to Hawaii Supreme Court Pearl Harbor: 25% of Crew on Navy destroyer USS Michael Murphy test positive for Covid Hawaii visitors with pending coronavirus test results will no longer have chance to bypass quarantine New Honolulu Police Commissioner Pushes For More Info On Use Of Force Honolulu Police Commission Seat To Be Filled By New Mayor Roth names Cabinet members Chemophobia Caucus Comes up Short in Kauai Council Chair Contest Already struggling amid pandemic, Oahu eateries prepare for new plastics rules COVID Becomes Excuse to Deny Defendant Right to be Present in Court 1st Hawaii inmate at Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona dies of COVID-19 Homeless Spread COVID by Sharing Meth Pipes Kauai Homeless Project Moves Forward Without OHA Money Read More..

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 AM :: 2810 Views Mauna Kea: Is it an ethics violation if Mayor Harry Kim’s politically favored ‘protesters’ are allowed to break the law with impunity? Blackmail and Doctored Video Targets Maui Police Chief 47% of Hawaii adults live with roommates COVID Vax Could be Distributed This Year under Emergency Authorization Oceanfront property tied to Obama granted exemption from Hawaii’s environmental laws Thrilled by 6-Day Sentence for Molester, Senators Advance Eddins Supreme Court Nomination Caldwell: Rail cost now $11B, won’t be completed until 2033 DoE: 90% Online Education DOH: Reporting of new COVID-19 cases will remain two days behind, with lack of resources to blame Mainland COVID-19 surge leaves would-be Hawaii travelers scrambling to find available tests Maui Co: We Won’t be Looking too closely at COVID-Infested Scrum of Visiting Mainland Lobbyists and Politicians New Department of Health contact tracing team hopes to help protect Pacific Islanders from COVID-19 ‘Remote Learning’ – Suddenly A Lot more HSTA members are Grabbing that 10K Bonus for SPED Said With Straight Face: “Survey: County employees efficient” Here’s How One Honolulu Cop Got His Job Back After He Was Fired For Misconduct Maui: Prosecutor Termination Vote Set for Dec 4 Swing Vote to decide Kauai County Council Chair? Read More..

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 November 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:45 AM :: 2189 Views March of Dimes: Hawaii D+ for Premature Births Mayor Caldwell meets with Mayor Elect Blangiardi to discuss transition plans Ige Names Tommy Johnson DPS Deputy Director for Corrections Hawaii Supreme Court Nominee Let Alleged Child Molester off with 6-day Sentence   Why Are Prosecutors Still Pursuing Criminal Charges Against The US Surgeon General? Factional Honolulu Councilmembers Fighting to Grab Top Job Businesses want Oahu’s plastic utensils ban delayed Kawakami proposes two new rules to shutdown tourism It's A Bad Idea For Honolulu's Next Mayor To End Homeless Sweeps Copper Thieves Strip mobile hygiene unit for homeless – How a $34,000 trailer becomes trade for two meth rocks By refusing to Feed Homeless, One Group Gets 28 Into Housing Read More..

Monday, November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:05 PM :: 2916 Views Hawaii Hi-Tech Scamster Bribed to Rat out Hunter Biden? State unemployment tax slated to automatically triple in 2021 Hawai‘i Department of Health a founding member of the Cannabis Regulators Association COVID Aviation: Long Flight Back to DC for American Samoa Rep Aumua Amata 32,000 New Restaurant Cards go to PUA COVID Count 95 new cases out of 4,879 tests Duke Kahanamoku’s nephew among 8 more suing Kamehameha over alleged sex abuse Kauai Officials Expose System Rigged to make COVID Numbers Look Good Report: HFD System Designed to Hide Overtime Fraud Raiding EUTF is deja vu all over again Only about 30% of Hawaii’s $1.2B in coronavirus relief aid has been spent so far Hawaii’s COVID numbers are climbing more slowly than the rest of the U.S. Contact tracing robust says DoH COVID-19 Data: Dashboards Galore, But Key Data Still Sparse More than 500 Hawai'i inmates test positive for COVID-19 in Arizona prison Because You Closed the Insane Asylums, a Mentally Ill Woman Lives Decades on Streets before Dying Endless Subscribers: Pro Surfers Follow a New Path to Stardom Read More..

Sunday, November 15, 2020 November 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 2131 Views Hawaii 2020 vs 2016: Largest Shift Towards Trump of Any State Today is your lucky day! Hawaii is the Most Expensive State in America Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 13, 2020 COVID Count 108 new cases out of 5,318 tests Where’s All the Money? Hawaii’s half-billion healthcare hole Hawaii GOP needs to figure out how to parlay its increased voters into political power Candidates with compelling messages can beat Democratic Party might Column: Hawaii’s vote-by-mail works, but improvements are necessary Ahead of the holidays, lawmakers explore strengthening Hawaii’s mask mandates Some think schools should revert back to full distance learning ahead of predicted surge 24% of Kaua‘i CARES funds left Special Hawaii court for homeless violations slowly resumes, providing fresh starts (but not forcing them into housing) Read More..

Saturday, November 14, 2020 November 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2262 Views OIP: Under Emergency Order, UIPA Still has Some Teeth Makuu: DHHL Removes 382 Junk Cars -- Retakes Abandoned Leaseholds COVID Count 110 New Cases out of 4,860 tests You won’t be riding the rail line to Aloha Stadium anytime soon State slowly makes progress on jobless claims, but many still not getting answers Hawaii Having Hard Time Finding Ways to spend CARES Act money—But Local Politicos Want More Travel advisories in West Coast states could hit Hawaii hard Kawakami asks state to change Safe Travels Maui Police Issue 264 Citations for Mask Violations Over Two Weeks Businesses look for leeway in city’s tiered reopening system Pre-K School Choice: Federal Reserve Bank Highlights Hawaii Child Care Bill Maui: 1,599 Homeless Get Permanent Housing Since Feb—Others Refuse help, Must be Forced Farmers Get Water, Enviros Outraged Manual audit of Hawai'i elections underway statewide 16 years ago Caldwell Posed as an Advocate of Campaign Finance Reform, LOL! 1874: Kalakaua Installed by Foreign Troops Money thrown at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor project ‘going nowhere,’ critics say Read More..

Friday, November 13, 2020 November 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 PM :: 3080 Views MBloom: Hawaii Hi Tech Scam Snares Another Biden Insider DoTax: Collections Down, Down, Down Federal aid is not the cure Puna Geothermal Venture back online after 2½ years COVID Count: 97 new cases out of 4,862 tests DoH Changes the way it reports COVID Numbers Rep Ed Case Blames Socialists as Republicans Gain Even More Seats in US House HART Board: Insubordinate Robbins Lowballing P3 Numbers DoE Hiding Failure Rate under HSTA’s Fake Remote Learning Millions in housing aid promised to Hawaii families either diverted or expected to go unspent No Hawaii hospitals have what’s needed to properly store the leading COVID-19 vaccine Obama memoir confronts role his presidency played in Republican obstructionism and Trump's rise Read More..

Thursday, November 12, 2020 November 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 1952 Views Individual Income Taxes -- Hawaii Ranks 47th COVID Count: 118 new cases out of 5,223 tests Ala Wai flood control project Gets Even More Expensive with Addition of Four Story Ala Wai Pump Station Charter school commission criticized for ‘erroneous’ rejections of new applicants SHOPO suing to stop release of names of disciplined officers Hawaii Deputy Sheriffs Finally On Track For National Accreditation Vet learns the hard way that the VA isn’t a 'trusted partner’ in pre-travel testing program Dozens rally outside Honolulu Hale, call to resume outdoor teams sports on Oahu Over Half Of Hawaii’s Workers’ Comp COVID-19 Claims Are Initially Denied DOH releases new data showing current capacity at intensive care units 340 high rise buildings have to be inspected by May 2021, HFD reports the process hasn't started in nearly half of them Read More..

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 November 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 2283 Views Veterans Day: Remember All Who Served Blaisdell Audit: Only 7% of Ticket Sales Open to General Public Feds Lock up Hawaii Domestic Violence Repeat offender Corporate Income Taxes: Hawaii Ranks 18th COVID Count: 78 new cases out of 4,844 tests Traditional Veterans Day events canceled, but some virtual stand-ins planned Spying on You: Will A New Phone App Help Hawaii Track COVID-19? State found just 18 COVID-19 positives so far out of more than 15,000 tests of travelers Does Mask Mandate Mean More Vigilantes? Maui County bill would ban Homeless Feeding Operations in County Parks—Enablers Seethe with Self-Righteousness Report: Honolulu Police Use Of Force Increased Last Year Legislative Agenda: Legalize Recreational Marijuana Hooser: 'Liars and Wimps’ Choose Kouchi, Saiki Supreme Court: “…Dubin is now disbarred from the practice of law.” Katherine Kealoha refuses to see her attorney as sentencing date nears Compromised COVID test ruins woman’s Hawaiian vacation 19 Years’ Battle Finally Gets One TVR Legalized Read More..

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 November 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 2386 Views Hawaii's economy after the lockdowns COVID Count 64 new cases Politically Incorrect: DoE Dumps Acellus ‘No Brainers’ -- Hawaii Politicians Can’t Figure out if we Have a Mask Mandate or Not As Usual, Hawaii Elections Produce Fake ‘Firsts’ for National Media  Kahele to Push Federal ‘Reparations’ for Hawaiians Indian Affairs Again: Hawaii’s Senators See New Hope For Hawaiian Issues In Washington Traditional Veterans Day events canceled, but some virtual stand-ins planned Tourism Grows to 20% of Last Year Feds pick up the tab for county workers Sierra Club, Rich Enviro Snobs Pushing to Reduce Parking Spaces for Condos used by the Little People Response to Gary Hooser Honolulu Police Arrest Miske Witness On Gun And Drug Charges Read More..

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