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Monday, November 9, 2020 November 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:32 PM :: 2764 Views Pfizer Announces COVID Vaccination 90% Effective COVID Count 128 new cases “Pasefika Su‘i Fefiloi” Virtual Concert for COVID Relief House and Senate Accepting Applications for 2021 Legislative Session Hanabusa’s Chief of Staff to be Blangiardi’s Managing Director Hawaii Republicans ‘See Clear Path Forward’ Ige Plan To Defer $1.85B In Health Fund Payments, Furloughs Still On The Table HSTA Resists Effort -- Some Hawaii public schools shift gears for students foiled by online learning Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi to eliminate ‘compassionate disruption’ homeless approach More affordable-housing games in Kakaako Kahuku’s ‘Red Raider’ mascot soon to be a thing of the past A new disconnect in the Aloha Aina Party Victorino Touts Maui ‘Big Oil’ Suit Read More..

Sunday, November 8, 2020 November 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:07 PM :: 2857 Views COVID Count: 128 new cases out of 6,147 tests How HSTA Won ‘Work’ from Home at Kapolei HS DBEDT: International Students Contribute $381M to Economy in 2019 Sand Island: DLNR Clears out 42 Homeless Camps--Nobody Accepts Housing A Ham-Fisted Way of Getting Folks Back to Work With Biden win, TMT may get Hawaii home This Election Cleared Out Some 'Leaders' Who Needed To Go Nine of 250 precincts statewide voted Trump Blangiardi Will Need More than his Friends to Govern Lots of finger pointing as Honolulu rail runs out of money HMSA faces a lawsuit over its status as a ‘non-profit’ Disclosure of records concerning boat allegedly used in Jonathan Fraser murder moves forward Bar fight: Lawsuit claims bias in regulating Hawaii businesses Column: Help reopen Hawaii’s economy, carefully Read More..

Saturday, November 7, 2020 November 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 3377 Views Dueling Rallies on Oahu as Media Announce Biden Winner Same old, same old won't do Hawaii AP Exams: Elite Students do Better, Others Fail--DoE Calls This 'Progress' COVID Count 122 new cases out of 4,292 tests Hawaii County PD Begins Using Body Cams State Auditor Compliance Review -- 2015 – 2018 Counting ballots not an issue for Hawaii due to election rules Senate president says special session for mask mandate highly unlikely Stay-at-home order may be lifted for Lanai Honolulu On Track To Spend All CARES Act Funds, City Says HPD spent millions in COVID-19 aid on four-wheelers, trucks and trailers Police commission wants HPD to prohibit officers from cases involving friends, family Maui Council committee votes to recommend Guzman’s removal An illegal game room operated next door to police union State PUA system telling some ‘you owe’ it all back—DLIR Blames DoTax Incompetence Glitch in Sec 8 lottery for housing subsidy waiting list gives applicants false hope Raising Oahu transit fares Read More..

Friday, November 6, 2020 November 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:52 PM :: 4574 Views DLNR Steps Up Efforts to Manage Homelessness Across Public Lands House Leadership and Committee Chair Assignments for 2021 Legislature Eight New Democrats Elected to State House COVID Count 100 new cases Guam, CNMI, Am Samoa Election Results  Republican Westside Base Builds for Andria Tupola, Augie Tulba, Donald Trump Hawaii Trump campaign chair says roving caravans ‘worked against’ the president Machado Ousted In OHA Race, Pro-Transparency Candidate Elected Political Insiders Cry a River Because They Couldn’t Stop Keli’i Akina Reelection Maui Island of Retaliation: Workers Afraid of Prosecutor, Prosecutor Afraid of Mayor Distribution of COVID-19 vaccine in Hawaii could include mobile teams, drive-thru centers Statewide mask mandate could mean immediate fines for violators Post-Flight Test: Only 17 of 12,000 Tourists COVID Positive Hawaii Slowest to Bring Students Back To The Classroom Protesters rally at Department of Labor and Industrial Relations over unemployment benefits 12% of Restaurant Cards Have Not Been Activated Back in 2021:  A Storm Water Utility? Read More..

Thursday, November 5, 2020 November 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 3768 Views Keli'i Akina Wins Reelection to OHA Senate Announces Leadership and Committee Roles for 2021 COVID Count: 156 new cases Big Island Courthouse Closed due to 'Lack of Staff' Ige Names New Deputy Director for Law Enforcement After Election, Kahele Finally Admits he will back Federal Recognition for Native Hawaiians  Blangiardi Won Almost Ever precinct – Many by 20% Margin Honolulu Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi’s transition team already underway A day after election, efforts to reorganize City Council are already underway Hawaii Obviously Needs More Voter Service Centers—Ratio Falls Way Behind Other Vote-by-Mail States Hotel workers Bill 80 -- before City Council reduced to resolution Honolulu appears unlikely to advance to Tier 3 Honolulu Police Department to deploy COVID-19 quarantine response teams on Oahu Suicides In Hawaii Appear To Be Decreasing — Despite Pandemic Carbon tax coming back for the 2021 legislature? Read More..

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 November 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:42 PM :: 3287 Views Hawaii Election Results -- 4th Read Bishop Street Lawyer Foolishly Leaves Hawaii, Gets Locked Up Post Arrival Tests Show Less than 1 in 1,000 Tourists Positive COVID Count 89 new cases COVID Test Results from Arizona Prison Election News  -- Honolulu, Hawaii County, Maui County, Kauai County, Statewide Steve Alm Prevails Over Miske Lawyer Megan Kau In Honolulu Prosecutor Race—First Time since 1988 Prosecutor is not associated with Miske OHA Races: Alapa Unseats Longtime Incumbent Machado In Race For Molokai Seat Voters Wait 5 or 6 Hours Because Oahu has only Two Voter Service Centers (Another Office of Elections screw-up) Post-Travel Screening Indicates Pre-Travel Testing Is Working Prosecution of the U.S. Surgeon General is an expensive embarrassment Motive for shot fired at Miske’s brother in 2013 remains unknown Local Telecom Company Emerging As Potential Successor To Sandwich Isles Read More..

Tuesday, November 3, 2020 November 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:55 PM :: 3301 Views Still Haven't Voted? Find Your Voter Service Center COVID Count: 78 new cases Hawaii Republican, Democratic Leaders ask for ‘aloha’ as results of the U.S. presidential election come in 513K Hawaii votes cast in one of the most anticipated elections in decades First Printout Due After 7PM—Long Lines for In-Person Voting ‘Afraid to Dismiss Case Against Surgeon General’ The Hawaii Health Department Whistleblower Is Back At Work Musical Chairs in DOE Curriculum Office Fire chief summoned to Council following investigation into overtime, spending Kauai Island of Retaliation: $1.8 million settlement reached in harassment, retaliation suit against KPD After Months of Trying, 378 Hawaii inmates at Arizona prison finally get themselves infected with coronavirus Criminal Leaves Hawaii's Beneficent Jurisdiction—Actually Gets Locked up Soft on Crime: Halloween murder suspect has lengthy criminal history COVID Boosts Matson China Business and Profits Hawaii Restaurant Card – $1.15M per day Hawaii banks gird for prolonged tourism slump Rachel Vorje left Hawaii with $300 dollars before becoming business owner Hotel workers bill before City Council reduced to resolution Civil Beat: Marijuana Should be Used to Alter the Electorate’s Mood Read More..

Monday, November 2, 2020 November 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 PM :: 2162 Views Maui-Based Scam: Hunter Biden Partner Secured Millions from Businessman with Reputed Organized Crime Ties Complaint: Manahan uses Council Email to Campaign for Amemiya and Cordero COVID Count 83 new cases out of 3,408 tests Elections, Anxiety and Non-Essential OHA Races: Trask Endorses Akina, Alapa, Mangauil Ige Seeks More 'Trusted Testing Partners' 89% of Hotels to Reopen this Month Glitches And Problems: My First Adventure With Hawaii’s New COVID-19 Travel Program Failing A Class Could Get Your Student Back To School Sooner U.S. Surgeon General, aide arraigned in Hawaii for alleged emergency order violation Easy Targets? Some Oahu Homeless Have Been Ticketed Dozens Of Times During The Pandemic Dubin request for delay in disbarment denied by Justice Elena Kagan Kauai Bets Big With CARES Money To Boost Local Beef Industry Read More..

Sunday, November 1, 2020 November 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 2698 Views Someone Was Listening to the Howl in the Woods Auditor Slams "Rush to get COVID Money out the door without proper scrutiny" Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 31, 2020 House of Representatives Accepting Applications for 2021 Legislative Session DLIR: Half of New Unemployment Claims Fraudulent 104,000 Arrive Since Reopening Robbins: HART Will Take Rail Plan to Feds for Approval Election Day will deliver Blangiardi or Amemiya as mayor — then real decisions on rail Many reasons to support Pohakuloa Training Area Shapiro: Surgeon General Deserves Thanks, Gets $5,000 Ticket Instead Medical Team Working To Reach Those Most At Risk For COVID-19 “8,000 unemployed individuals that still need their claims looked at” CrimeStoppers Honolulu used to rely heavily on volunteers. The pandemic changed that Bars frustrated at paying liquor license when they've been closed much of the year State retirement fund abandons plan for Maui golf course redevelopment Puna Roundabouts Reduce Traffic Accidents 95% Punatics File Suits to Stop Clean Geothermal Electricity Read More..

Saturday, October 31, 2020 October 31, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:02 PM :: 2214 Views Waihee: Hawaii Secession Possible if Trump Reelected COVID Count 68 new cases out of 4,234 tests Special session of Hawaii Legislature may be needed to pass mask mandate Retail, restaurants see a sales bump with visitors back More Hysteria from Failed ‘Experts’  -- Now Project Hawaii 900 cases a day by February   Increased fares for Oahu public transit introduced in City Council COVID Justice: ‘Released on Recognizance’ after bust allegedly nets $1M coke, cash and jewelry 2013 shooting was apparent attempt on the life of Miske’s brother, John Stancil Guzman details ongoing friction with Victorino Fevella proposes change in steward of Mauna Kea Read More..

Friday, October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:31 PM :: 3301 Views Will Hawaii's emergency lockdowns ever be declared illegal in court? Hawaii Among Only Seven States to Tax Groceries Federal PVSA is pilau COVID Count 94 new cases out of 4,171 tests 457K Votes Received so Far—Breaks Record Privacy?  Vigilantes Gain Access to State Quarantine List  Hawaii Criminal Inmates Can Now File For $1200 Federal Stimulus Checks Supreme Court Rejects Suit Seeking Prompt Payments For Hawaii’s Jobless Hawaii’s Medicaid numbers up 7% year-over-year As economic pain of pandemic widens, need for food stamps soars in Hawaii 3,000,000 lbs of Free Food per Month CARES Act Funding Lifted Hawaii Residents’ Incomes Hawaii Tourist Count Drops in 2nd Week Post-Arrival Tests Find only 6 Positives Chemophobia Front and Center as HTA starts process to create new model for managed tourism A&B Profitable Again: 81% of Tenants Paying Rent COVID-19 taking a toll on island real estate market City cleanup effort removes 52 tons of homeless rubbish from Oahu’s Leeward Coast An 8-year battle with the law Geothermal Power and Big Cable Date Back to Hawaiian Kingdom Read More..

Thursday, October 29, 2020 October 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:03 PM :: 2601 Views Who Needs DoT? Private Management Can Take Over Dillingham Airport 'Connected vehicle sensors' to Watch Big Island Roads Here's Who to Vote for at OHA Obamacare Marketplace Opens Nov 1 September: 18,686 Visitors COVID Count 77 new cases out of 4,854 tests Still Haven't Voted? Find Your Voter Service Center (to access articles below click the news read dateline at top) Oahu vote tally topples record Honolulu Police Department has issued 60,000 coronavirus-related violations How SHOPO Keeps Trying To Hide Police Misconduct Despite New Disclosure Law Hawaii among top 5 states with highest mortgage fraud risk Sec 8: State expects 20,000 applications when rental subsidy wait list is briefly opened Hawaiian Airlines’ Struggles Reflect The Pain Of The Tourism Industry Gun sales surge, creating a backlog to process permits NTSB releases details from skydiving plane crash that killed 11 at Dillingham Airfield Petitions would add 3 excuses to medicated pot list Read More..

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 October 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 2503 Views Hawaii COVID Travel Testing Expands to Japan Maui Liquor Comm Selects Son to Replace Father as Director OIP Proposes Permanent Virtual Meeting Legislation VIDEO: Akina, Alapa Launch TV Ads in OHA Races COVID Count 62 new cases out of 4,393 tests --- NOTE: To open articles below this line CLICK HERE ---  Hawaii Construction Union Spent Nearly $1 Million On Oahu Races HART board’s 7-2 vote fails to halt P3 process 'Expensive lesson to learn': Hawaiian tourists struggle with negative test, mask mandates Confusion around Safe Travels leads to arrest 60-plus Companies Submit ‘Advance Notice’ of Permanent Layoffs Overdue-rent cases are expected to clog Hawaii’s courts Circus News: Ms Magazine Touts Hawaii ‘feminist recovery plan’ Navy’s plan for Red Hill fuel tanks rejected by EPA, DOH Article highlights DHHL funding needs Hawaii County Water Board approves rate hike Read More..

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 2508 Views COVID Count: 38 new cases COVID Count 66 new cases out of 4,122 tests 1960: Hawaii Sends Two Slates to Electoral College MECO Plan: Replace Kahului Power Plant with Solar and Batteries Pension Debt: Hawaii Among 5 Worst Remember when U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye led the charge for Jones Act reform? Hawaii gets 13 more weeks of unemployment Lawsuit: HPD Officer Arrests Kid After Fight with Son FCC Grants DHHL WiFi Spectrum Licenses 20 Years Prison for Mortgage Fraudster Targeting Hawaii Operation “Shine the Light” Recovers Five at-Risk Teens Telescope Less Impact Than Maunakea Access Road Encampment? Lanai: Entire Island on COVID Lockdown Vote now; Ballot deadlines nearing 381,000 Hawaii ballots already returned in election with ‘tremendous enthusiasm’ Caldwell Presents 8-Point Plan for Rail Lanai 2,800 Surge tests on island of 3,000 Life Care Center reports two more deaths Japanese travel plan nearly set, Canada, S Korea Next Utah family flies to Hawaii, finds out negative COVID-19 results won't be accepted 97-percent of COVID-19 emergency order violation cases that reached outcome were dismissed The state is sitting on $90M for housing aid and time is running out to distribute it—HHFDC Solves Problem by Not Checking Eligibility Hawaii County coffers contain an extra $40M Maui Liquor director to hand position to Son? McKinley Students Still Unable To Play Football On New $5M Field Batteries $947/kwh in Hawaii Closing Dillingham Airport May Slow Tourism Read More..

Monday, October 26, 2020 October 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:30 PM :: 3131 Views Hawaii Tourism Reopening Strategy: Make COVID Positivity Numbers Look Good Witch? Hirono Duck Test Joke Punished by Facebook Another Federal Grand Jury In Hawaii? This Time It’s About United Public Workers Union Judge’s order favors disclosure of documents in Miske-related case Deadline looming for HART’s rail plan DoE Remote Learning Scam Wears Thin: Parents Flee to Private Schools Vigilante group calls for stricter mask enforcement City agrees to a tentative $320,000 settlement over HPD domestic violence case US Says COFA Talks Are On Track To Finish This Year State plans $1.8 billion housing and commercial development for East Kapolei Kalaeloa Vintage aircraft face chopping block Read More..

Sunday, October 25, 2020 October 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:03 PM :: 3733 Views Ige 45th: ALEC Ranks Governors COVID Count: 90 new cases out of 3,873 tests COVID Count: 121 new cases Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 24, 2020 Sexual Preference: Senator Hirono’s Double Standard Ethics: DCCA Audit Examiner likes Nobu, Suntory, Hihimanu HGEA Bumbling Ruins Vacations for Thousands Green worries COVID-19 infections could hit triple digits on Lanai Caldwell: Build Rail Line to Station ‘Near Downtown’ Honolulu rail delays could affect Oahu Community Correctional Center site redevelopment TMT opponents oppose small teaching telescope at Halepohaku Hawaii: Meet Your Electoral College Latest Scheme: Free House in Hawaii in Exchange for your So-Called ‘Tech’ Stock Read More..

Saturday, October 24, 2020 October 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 2407 Views State Business Tax Climate Index--Hawaii Ranks 37th Ige Names Todd Eddins Supreme Court Justice Chief Justice Appoints Stephanie Char Fifth Circuit District Family Court Hawaii Hits 99.9% Complete in 2020 Census Coast Guard to Deploy More Fast Response Cutters to West Pacific Prison for Natural Supplement Makers Behind Wave of Liver Damage, Death in Hawaii Hawaii Energy Consumption During Lockdown Honolulu GOP Chair Violated Federal Hatch Act To Reclaim Ancestral Land, All Native Hawaiians Need Is a $300,000 Mortgage and to Wait in Line for Decades How We Found Low-Income Hawaiians Were Left Behind by the Homesteading Program Hawaii Voter Turnout Already At 41% Tier System from Department of Health guides Hawaii schools 66,644 arrive in Hawaii -- 41,783 with pre-travel testing After 55,000 Tickets and 500 Arrests -- HPD chief says most violators of COVID restrictions are residents, not tourists 14 people arrested on Kaua'i for violating quarantine rules since reopening travel 65 Cases on Lanai Life Care Center reports dramatic decrease in new virus cases Nadamoto Relative in Domestic Violence Case? Maui Mayor seeks Guzman’s removal as prosecutor Read More..

Friday, October 23, 2020 October 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:07 PM :: 2972 Views Ige Announces Vaccine Rationing Plan It’s Time to Review Your Medicare Coverage Aloha and Mahalo from Rep Cynthia Thielen COVID Count 102 new cases out of 4,329 tests COVID Count: 131 new cases out of 4,843 tests Rail and Bill 80 two peas in a pod Not the Kiss of Death? Blangiardi Still Winning Even After Admitting he Voted for Donald Trump Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Can’t — Or Won’t — Say What They’ll Do About Rail Oahu Alcohol-Related Crashes up 33% – Drug Related Crashes up 60% Nursing home deaths--41% of all virus-related deaths in Hawaii 58,611 people have been screened in the first seven days Backlog in the state’s manual COVID-19 test verification process sends thousands of Hawaii travelers to quarantine Quarantine: Police Issue 8,400 warnings and 885 Tickets Since Oct 15 Going after the surgeon general Public Defender Uses COVID as Excuse to keep Fentanyl Dealer on Streets How Distance Education Fails One Family Legislature Must Give The Police Standards Board The Money It Needs To Do Its Job Hawaii CBD Restrictions American Samoa Medical Charter to Bring 100 for Treatment in Hawaii Four Cronies of the Apocalypse: Ex-Governors Back Hu Honua Scheme Read More..

Thursday, October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:47 PM :: 3031 Views Here's Who to Vote for at OHA Old federal maritime law holds back Hawaii tourism, new report shows Low COVID: Ige Approves 'Tier 2' for Oahu COVID News: Domestic Violence up 46% Since March Measuring Climate Intentions, Not Results UH Manoa ranked 378th by U.S. News and World Report HART chief says Rail Line May be Cut Short 40% of Hawaii businesses can't pay their rent, survey finds Daily Tourist Count Drops off HD43: Will Downtown Lobbyists Win Race? Bill 73: Don’t Let Bums Flop on Sidewalk Honolulu resolution seeks to help NIMBYs Stop affordable housing Hawaii Labor Department brings on 100 adjudicators to help process huge backlog of unemployment claims 14,494 people in quarantine right now State’s secondary surveillance testing hasn’t yet caught any positives Kauai County has spent 66% of CARES Act funds UC Seeks Updated Status of Na Pua Makani Windfarm Councilman calls for release of fire chief’s performance evaluations Honolulu Gun Permits up 40% Read More..

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 October 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 2163 Views Low COVID: Caldwell Asks Ige to Approve 'Tier 2' Convicted Palestinian Hijacker Set to Speak at UH Manoa--Unless Zoom Blocks her (again) COVID Count: 91 new cases out of 3,681 tests COVID Count: 78 new cases out of 4,329 tests Ige Announces $25M 'Pivot Grants' for Businesses Hawaii 2nd-Highest Young Adult Vaping Rate Poll: Voters Favor Tourism Reopening 55% to 34% Half of public school parents concerned over quality of education amid the pandemic, study shows Just 1 in 10 public school students get daily in-person classes in Hawaii More Hawaii Parents Are Pulling Their Kids From DOE To Home School DOE Officials Have Spent $38M On Devices For Students Unemployment: HGEA Can’t get the Job Done, but Whines About Contractor Welfare Fraud: Officials warn Hawaii Restaurant Card solicitation could lead to revocation Owners file suit over city’s rules that forced long-lasting bar, nightclub closures US surgeon general to be in court on Hawaii virus citation Protection For Renters Can Be A Nightmare for Landlords About 80% of Hawaii County’s virus relief funds spent or encumbered Interisland travelers have options to avoid quarantine when flying into the Big Island State lacks testing options for Canadians Over 221,000 ballots received prior to opening of voter service centers In Hawaii, Switch to Mail-In Voting Not a Cure-All Cloudy Weather: Rolling Blackouts for Solar-Powered Kauai? City welcomes public input for Climate Ready Oahu, the isle’s first adaptation strategy Moving the Smokestack: Blue Planet Phonies Exposed  Soft on Crime: Criminal Averages One Conviction per Year for 31 Years Read More..

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 October 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:01 PM :: 4525 Views Bill 80 Imposes Rehiring Formula on Hotels Rule by Decree: Ige 4th Extension of Kauai Flooding Emergency OHA Races: If you saying NO AUDIT, you are supporting the demise of our future generations Panos: What is the future of Honolulu Rail? DoH Revises COVID Guidance for School Reopening 20 Years Prison for former Auditor of OHA and HART Poll: Biden 58% Trump 29% on Oahu Economy: Honolulu residents more optimistic than ‘Experts’ Big Island Mayoral Race a Test of Telescope Opinion? Former Governors: Democratic Party should not endorse for mayor More than 30,000 trans-Pacific travelers have arrived in the islands since Thursday Ige Withholding TAT Funds from Counties Hawai'i Island voter receives ballots for dead person, former resident DOH reports 39 new COVID-19 cases statewide; fifth death reported at Life Care Center Arcadia confirms resident with coronavirus died Since tourism relaunch, police have issued 4,500 warnings for violating COVID-19 orders Piñata: Honolulu Council Opens Grant-in-Aid Applications Renters In Hawaii Are Struggling. So Are Their Landlords Kaimuki association calls on state to institute moratorium on commercial evictions Katherine Kealoha wants phone hearings during pandemic Scrapping a guilty plea, trial possible for former Maui officer in wire fraud case Aloha Aina Party facing questions as election approaches Read More..

Monday, October 19, 2020 October 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:51 PM :: 2249 Views 2020 Election Dates--Have You Got Your Ballot Yet? OHA COVID Money: Homeless not part of ‘Friends and Family Plan’ COVID Count 39 new cases out of 1,985 tests Poll: Alm 41% – Kau 33% Tulsi Gabbard’s approval rating lowest at 44% in Hawaii Poll Secrecy Shrouds Ige’s New High-Level Coronavirus Panel Survey shows over 80% of Hawaii businesses expect lower revenue this and next year due to COVID-19 Free state’s struggling workers from burdensome regulations 2 Kauai restaurants ban tourists from dining rooms, Usual Suspects Spread Hysteria and Rumors Surveillance testing begins Monday on Oahu, Big Island testing catches few positive cases Hawaii County almost halfway through coronavirus relief money If Hawaii is going to work for all of us, we must ensure that mail-in voting truly works for everyone. Read More..

Sunday, October 18, 2020 October 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:42 PM :: 2098 Views Pulling Teeth at OHA Nobel Prize Winner Talks About TMT Challenges How to diversify Hawaii's economy  JSC Seeks Nominees for First, Third Circuit Ige Announces Testing Partners for Inter-Island Travel Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor’s Emergency Proclamations COVID Count: 83 new cases out of 3,735 tests Poll: Blangiardi 49% – Amemiya 36%  Hawaii Poll: Oahu voters disapprove of Kirk Caldwell’s coronavirus response Tourism Reopening is Josh Green’s Doom? Around 16,000 trans-Pacific travelers arrived in first 48 hours of reopening Kauai: COVID Bringing in More Rich Activist Types Who Immediately Want to Shut the Door Behind Them Caldwell calls for special meeting over future of an already costly rail project Star-Adv: If Dems Win Senate Money from Heaven Will Rain Down on Us Counting Down To One Hundred Days Out Of School Tulsi Gabbard leaves Hawaii Army National Guard after 17 years for California duty Former Hawaii state official clears his name 8 years after allegations forced him from federal post Read More..

Saturday, October 17, 2020 October 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:54 PM :: 2609 Views COVID Count: 96 new cases out of 3,897 tests COVID Count: 89 new cases out of 3,654 tests UHERO: Pandemic upends economic analysis “A Republic, if you can keep it” Hawaii's Covid policies, as science, wouldn't pass an ethics review 1,100 Arrival tests—Only One Positive Life Care Center’s coronavirus case count rises to 53 Kim: “It was a real mess”  Day Two of trans-Pacific travel at Kona airport Ige: Hawaii Needs 500K Tests/Month Kauai Mayor: We Need More Testing Providers Mayor Victorino announces travel exemption for same day or overnight medical purposes  New plan to allow Hawaii County travelers to skip quarantine won’t require a pre-test Here’s the arrivals breakdown for the launch day of Hawaii’s pre-travel testing program Hawaiian Air Burning $3M/day Hawaii’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Is Ready But The State Is Keeping It Under Wraps Contact tracers encounter wrong, disconnected phone numbers or no numbers at all  Despite huge need, state has only distributed 2% of $100M set aside for housing help Police officer disclosure Bank records of anti-Amemiya Super-PAC subpoenaed in campaign spending probe Hysteria: 30 Feet of Sea level Rise Coming, LOL! Read More..

Friday, October 16, 2020 October 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 2773 Views Auditor Reports on Hawaii COVID Quarantine System UH News: University Enrollment Up--Community College Enrollment Down Regents appoint Maunakea Planning Task Group Hawaii Poll: Biden 61% -- Trump 28% 124,000 Ballots Have Been Cast HART Finance Ctte Votes to Halt P3--Rail project cost estimate now jacked up above $10 billion 10,102 arrive on first day of traveler testing program, 7,200 pre-tested Kauai Protesters “Trying to Instill Violence” against Visitors Rent relief applications overwhelms Catholic Charities, AUW offices Former UPW Officials Sue Union Over Ousters Hawaii Board of Education Votes To End Controversial Distance Learning Program Prosecutors: Investigation of Jonathan Fraser’s murder is still “active” Courts And Prosecutors Are Keeping Jail Populations Lower During Pandemic Police Standards Board Asking For More Time, Money — Again Read More..

Thursday, October 15, 2020 October 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:35 PM :: 2595 Views COVID Count: 101 new cases out of 4,069 tests UH Manoa student loan defaults among lowest in the nation Hawaii To Welcome Back Travelers Starting October 15 Hawaii Least Politically Engaged State COVID Count: 91 new cases out of 3,489 tests Virtual Town hall for small businesses not allowed to reopen Poll: Voters Still Sour On Ige And Caldwell State expects 7,000 incoming passengers on first day of traveler testing program Pre-arrival testing plan will allow visitors from Japan to bypass quarantine Honolulu Rail’s New Budget Hole Estimated At More Than $1 Billion Experts: Pandemic wiped out 8 years of economic growth in Hawaii Serious mortgage delinquencies in Hawaii triple in July Pandemic causes shortage of high-end Oahu rentals COVID Coverup: August Nursing Home deaths on Maui Reported Read More..

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 October 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:50 PM :: 2353 Views Hawaii GOP Ballot Recommendations TMT: A Message from Aloha Aina Party Cofounder Pua Ishibashi COVID Count 62 new cases out of 2,354 tests Does Your State Have a Throwback or Throwout Rule? Debunking Hawaii Pesticide Study PBS: Hawaii Absentee Ballot Data Problems Mazie asks Amy Coney Barrett if she has ever sexually assaulted someone Prosecutor Poll: Alm 43% – Kau 31% Oahu election turnout already at 16% Coverup? 11 new COVID-19 cases are tallied from August at Roselani Place BoE Decision to let Teachers ‘Work’ from Home is Backwards Honolulu consumer prices rise amid coronavirus pandemic State says extra security measures in place when tourism reopens Hawaii using protective equipment for coronavirus at ‘scary’ rate Kauai Residents Flee: Homes Sell Quickly to Mainlanders Hawaii "Has Committed Suicide" --"Hardly Anyone Is Sick, But We're All Broke" Ex-Honolulu police officer gets 14 days in jail for sex assault of minor during traffic stop Will 9th Circuit Shut Dubin Down? Read More..

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 October 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:37 PM :: 2411 Views Lemming News: Maui County Jumps on 'Sue Big Oil' Bandwagon COVID Count: 42 new cases out of 1,405 tests Poll: Blangiardi 48% – Amemiya 28% Akina Raises More Than $150K for Reelection to OHA Seat 11,000 Hawaii tenants delinquent on rent New Hawaii unemployment call center swamped Governor Ige plans to give each county mayor authority to implement a second test upon arrival (sort of) Ige gives verbal approval to allow interisland travelers to Maui with negative COVID-19 test result Second suit filed in connection with vets home outbreak Three more residents test positive for coronavirus at Life Care Center Hawaii superintendent Christina Kishimoto says Acellus online curriculum will be phased out Useless: Kauai Tinkers with So-Called “Affordable’ Housing Policy Some More Another sweep of homeless encampment on Nimitz Highway scheduled for Thursday Read More..

Monday, October 12, 2020 October 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 2920 Views Trans-Generational Corruption: Another Charged in Hawaii Lum Scandal COVID Count: 103 new cases out of 3,819 tests Al Hee’s Scam Company to Hand off DHHL Service Contracts to Spectrum? Objective Achieved: “Confusion and uncertainty will likely prevent an onslaught of visitors” Keeping children out of school causes unnecessary harm Advocates Call for HGEA to Start Showing up at Work Again so Unemployed can get Claims Processed Kailua brewing company ordered to shutdown calls for more transparency from liquor commission Hu Honua Organizational Structure Revealed Maui officer accused of soliciting sex from women he met on the job indicted by Feds after County Prosecutor Declines to act Neglected Varona Village plantation community in Ewa awaits redevelopment plans Hawaii bankruptcy filings continue to tick downward Read More..

Sunday, October 11, 2020 October 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:34 PM :: 4011 Views A Critical Time for OHA OHA Races: Miske’s Lawyer Leads Developers Targeting ‘Watchdog’ in Grab for Kakaako Makai Mililani Trask, Jackie Burke, Pua Ishibashi Endorse Keli’i Akina for OHA Trustee Hawaii Family Forum General Election Voter Guide Academic Leadership Call for nominations for UH Board of Regents QAnon Conspiracies, Proud Boys And The Future of Hawaii’s GOP Andrew Sullivan: Dreaming Of A Landslide Barrett Before Her Again: Can Hirono keep Anti-Catholic Bigotry under wraps (this time)? Plans moving forward on new Oahu jail despite economic woes 3rd Member of Alleged Miske Gang Released State reopening Hawaii tourism on a wish and a prayer Potential data breach exposed in state’s travel exemption request system Enrollment down at UH-Hilo, HCC Hawaii school board chief Catherine Payne urges dropping Acellus online curriculum Read More..

Saturday, October 10, 2020 October 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 3518 Views 27,000 Hawaii workers exhausted jobless benefits in September How to stop the exodus COVID Rules: Rejected, Kauai Tries Again New Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Expand Voting Rights in U.S. Territories COVID Count 73 new cases out of 3,084 tests Miske’s Lawyer Megan Kau Not Elected Prosecutor Yet—Already Fixing Tickets Gov. Ige approves second COVID-19 test for out-of-state visitors to Hawaii County Report: Hilo veterans home employee stayed on the job for 3 days after COVID-19 exposure Life Care reports third death Hundreds stranded more than 6 months after American Samoa sealed its borders COVID-19 is taking a heavy toll on residents' mental health, experts say Public schools begin second quarter Monday, guidelines still not finalized Hawaii Ed Board Chair Expects Acellus To ‘Drop Dead’ By End Of School Year Sex Harassment: Civil Rights Commission still Allows ‘Confidential Settlements’ Read More..

Friday, October 9, 2020 October 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:00 PM :: 3370 Views Ige Grade 'D' -- Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2020 Child Safety Account to Escape School Bullying? Hawaiʻi 2020 Census achieves 99.9% enumerated Parks Dep't to Install LEDs, Solar Panels Caldwell: Global Warming causing Rain Bombs VIDEO: OHA Trustee Keli'i Akina on 'Hawaiian Kingdom Now' COVID Count 155 new cases out of 3,818 tests FBI Raids Na Leo TV Locations in Hilo, Honolulu Caldwell: HART Board Should Kill P-3 27,000 Hawaii workers exhausted their state jobless benefits in September Hawaii 2020 unemployment claims surpass 380,000 Green: Masks are an Alternative to Shutting Down Businesses & Tourism Caldwell says Oahu could move to the next reopening level in two weeks Lawmaker criticizes contact tracing for COVID-19 on Molokai DOH looking to boost COVID case investigators Hu Honua Documents -- Confidential in Hawai’i, Public in California Hawai‘i Has Authorized 1,527 New Housing Units in 2020 Read More..

Thursday, October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 2582 Views Here's Who to Vote for at OHA -- #1 Keli'i Akina Kondo, Saiki Debate Continuing OHA LLC Audit COVID Tourism: Ige Announces Pre-Travel Testing Partners COVID Tourism: Maui to Attempt 'Voluntary' 2-Test System Stop The Rail at Middle Street Senate Special Session approves judicial appointments Great Lockdown Crash of 2020 is wake-up call for Hawaii lawmakers COVID: Hawaii Most Restrictive State Hilo native wins coveted Nobel Prize for gene editing tool City Council Advances Bill To Withdraw Rail Construction Dollars Hawaii pre-travel testing on track to begin Oct. 15, Gov. Ige says State launches second - test program to sample 10% of travelers Lawmakers to Kim: Don’t opt out of pre-travel testing program Problems loom with out-migration COVID: Another Hilo Nursing Home Fail Honolulu Police Chief: Case Closure Stats Are Not As Bad As They Look Maui planning commissioner at center of debate over alleged shoreline pollution Varona Village sale pact approved by city ‘Software issue’ stops opening of Zipper Lane—Nobody Notices Read More..

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 October 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:52 PM :: 3801 Views Hawaii Incarceration Rate Drops 19% due to Steven Alm probation reform Conservative Rankings of Hawaii State Legislators-2019 Session Auditor: Four Years Later HART Finally Acts on Recommendations Employment Recovery: Nobody Lags Like Hawaii COVID Count 110 new cases COVID: Sister Isles Sense Opportunity to Kill off Tourism Honolulu 'Boogaloo' Activist Charged with Cyber Attack on HPD, Ammo, Drugs Looking at Alaska’s Two-Test Travel Policy Fauci: Hawaii can reopen to tourists To Justify Tax Hike, Honolulu Agencies Asked To Pretend to Identify Potential Budget Cuts Up To 10% COVID outbreak at a Maui care home jumps by 7 cases, bringing total to 67 New DoH Leadership Helps Move COVID Patients out of Nursing Home Hawaii -- Two Nobel Prizes Read More..

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 October 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:20 PM :: 2150 Views The Affordable Housing Scam Ige Rejects Kauai 2-Test COVID Plan COVID Count 83 new cases out of 1,249 tests P3:  HART 'Shipwreck' to Proceed Without Caldwell? Big Island opts out of pre-travel testing program Ige talks end of interisland quarantine How to Spread a Little COVID so HSTA can be Paid to pretend to Work at Home HPD Gave Surgeon General coronavirus citation for being in a park Inmates Attempting to Spread COVID Attack Corrections Officers At Hilo Jail Plenty of planning, not enough housing Read More..

Monday, October 5, 2020 October 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:33 PM :: 2330 Views Activists Endorse Keli’i Akina, Luana Alapa for OHA Trustee UHERO Hawaii renters already leaving for Mainland COVID: Hawaii DoH Gets Funding to Prepare for Mass Vaccination COVID Count 52 new cases out of 916 tests ‘Misdirection and Fearmongering’ -- Hawaii’s arrival testing debate continues, decision expected this week Continuation of flight assistance program for quarantine breakers up in the air 2 deaths, dozens of new cases reported as COVID-19 clusters emerge on Hawaii Island Daughter speaks out about father’s death at Hilo veterans home Hawaii Restaurant Association wants delay on plastics ban Navatek CEO Warned Workers Of ‘Draconian Consequences’ If They Slacked Off During Pandemic Read More..

Sunday, October 4, 2020 October 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:41 PM :: 2327 Views Standardless Spending UHERO: Tourism bounce back will be slow Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 3, 2020 FBI Arrests Honolulu Man Allegedly Planning Chemical Weapon Attack on Apartment Building Republican Candidate Denied Right to Campaign on Kauai COVID Count 70 new cases out of 1,963 tests Just when Oahu rail can’t get any worse, it always does Jobless can add voices to class-action lawsuit Message Fatigue: Is Hawaii Learning To Live With The Coronavirus? Corrections Staff Concerned Over New Cases At State’s Largest Jail Failure to Incarcerate Lunatics in Lunatic Asylums is cause of HPD Low Crime-Solving record Hotels see slight uptick in demand Regime Spies Will Track Tourists Read More..

Saturday, October 3, 2020 October 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 3810 Views 2nd Amendment, 9th Circuit: Oral Arguments in Young v. Hawaii Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies on Oahu and Big Island COVID Count 87 new cases out of 1,746 tests COVID Count 133 new cases out of 1,936 tests It Begins: With no job prospects, some moving to mainland Obama Says ‘Build a Wall’ but Seawall expansion runs into Greenmail Demands from Surfrider    Only the Lies will Set You Free: Navatek CEO Still Gets Bail Kealoha’s Malicious Prosecution Will Cost Taxpayers $1.4 Million In Settlement Hawaii PACs Pump Another $500k Into Local Campaigns Okutsu Veterans home has no COVID-positive residents COVID relief to go to Hawaii’s artists and cultural practitioners Legal Aid Society of Hawaii sees uptick in questions from renters and landlords Read More..

Friday, October 2, 2020 October 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:39 PM :: 3907 Views Trump Tests Positive for COVID Bipartisanship? Ige Scores Zero, Hawaii Congressional Delegation not Much Better PBS Insights OHA Candidates Forum Distance Learning: What is your School's Plan? Ige Appoints Parole Authority Chair Director of Public Safety Department Hawaiian Homelands Should Be Opened To Other Voice/Data Providers Held Hostage? Rein in this red-tape rascal Alleged Navatek Fraudster Message “Could be a Reference to Sen Brian Schatz” Another Lost School Year: BoE Votes to Allow HSTA Members to Pretend to ‘Work’ from Home Covid to push Hawaii home prices down, UHERO says Another long-term care facility in Hilo dealing with COVID-19 outbreak University of Hawaii to slash salaries of 216 executive, managerial employees due to budget shortfall Hawaii: Security Cameras Everywhere—Except in Jail Homeless Meth Lab Cleared out of Kalalau Valley Maui Liquor Comm Refuses to Release Info on Liquor Director candidates, Hand off to Ex-Director’s Son Coming Court Orders Big Island Planning Comm to Stop Pandering to anti-5G Morons Read More..

Thursday, October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:28 PM :: 2177 Views Navatek CEO Arrested for CARES Act Fraud--Got Help from 'Senator' OHA Elections: 'Watch out for This' OHA Board hosts neighbor island community meetings virtually Ige Answers Hirono on COVID Spending Transparency Doing the Job HGEA Cannot--DLIR Contractor Launches Unemployment Call Center COVID Count 108 new cases out of 1,817 tests Hawaii Welfare Rolls Jump 14.5% Big Island Food Basket is serving 80,000 people a month—Up from 14,000 Ige: Shortage of tests means testing program for inter-island travel a ‘challenge’ Wrongful death suit filed in veterans home COVID-19 death Additional COVID-19 fatality at Hilo veterans home brings death toll at facility to 27 Unemployed workers in Hawaii to get $500 to spend at local eateries Bill 2:  So Tourists won’t be stuck in Traffic, Don’t Give the Little People Anywhere to park Their Cars Read More..

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020 News Release By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 2183 Views ‘Ragged clothing and a staged homeless look’–Foreclosure for Fun and Profit with Gary V Dubin FCC Fines Al Hee $49M for Fraud Ige Has 30 Days to Name Next Supreme Court Justice Kauai OHA Candidate Kamealoha Smith Endorses Keli’i Akina for OHA Trustee at-Large Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees Rep. Tulsi Gabbard irks left after citing Project Veritas in call to ban ballot harvesting Pearl City Lowest Percentage of Disabled Living in Poverty Navy Issues Red Hill Remediation Contracts COVID Count 121 new cases out of 2,049 tests Navatek CEO Arrested for CARES Act Fraud Another One: Liliha nursing home scrambles to contain COVID-19 outbreak State: More than 40,000 Hawaii residents have lost health insurance amid pandemic TheHandi-Van users want 12.5% fare increase delayed HPD Crime-Solving Record Is The Worst Its Been In At Least 40 Years Miske companies included a motor vehicle dealer Army: State Needs To Renew Lease For Big Island Training Area Trans-Pacific travel: Ready for prime time? Kim says no Mayor: Kaua’i aims upscale tourist Read More..

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 September 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 2761 Views Hawaii visitor arrivals down nearly 98% in August More Housing Hawaii Residents Can Afford COVID Count 87 new cases out of 1,550 tests Caldwell Admin Obstructs Rail Work Along Dillingham—Why? Rail Mongers: Ask FTA to Stretch Dec 31 Deadline So Next Mayor Can Approve P3 Mayoral Debate October 14 “The people who can’t find work will be leaving” Our big recovery idea is to let our prison inmates go free and put our tourists under house arrest As tourism’s relaunch nears, Ige criticized over lack of clarity on inter-island travel Majority of people reached by contact tracers do not cooperate HSTA Still Pushing to Let Teachers Pretend to Work from Home Hawaii family shares struggle dealing with Hilo veterans home Hospital worker who was critical of facility’s administration fired Class-Action Suit Seeks Prompt Payments For Hawaii’s Jobless New Program: Hawaii’s Unemployed Could Eat For Free At Local Restaurants Canadian astronomers contend with issue of Indigenous consent over Hawaiian telescope project The Smoking Gun re Hu Honua Waiver from Competitive Bidding Minority Leader Wants Transparency On Military’s West Loch Plans Pearl Harbor Shooting Investigation Finds Deeper Mental Health Concerns Among Submarine Crew Read More..

Monday, September 28, 2020 September 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 2823 Views Kai Kahele holds online forum backing Jones Act COVID Count 90 new cases out of 1,302 tests Here’s Why Rapid Testing For Hawaii Flights Might Just Save Travel How Honolulu’s Mayoral Candidates Would Tackle The Pandemic Pandemic Exacerbating Hawaii’s Housing Affordability Problem Column: An arcane federal law puts Young Brothers on the ropes Plans to close Dillingham Airfield back on track, worrying struggling businesses Maui community to rally around Haiku teacher put on leave HB2997: Ige Legalizes Edibles Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal Read More..

Sunday, September 27, 2020 September 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:53 PM :: 2614 Views Djou: Why I'm Voting for Biden Honolulu Ethics: Parks Supervisor Watches Football on the Clock Veto of the “Revolving Door” Bill Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted September 26, 2020 COVID Count 98 new cases out of 1,905 tests Blangiardi, Amemiya struck mute when the question is, “What will you do about rail?” Furloughs?  State’s Only Plan is to get another Federal Bailout Councilmember Caught Trying to Use CARES Money to Campaign 20,000 Join Hawaii Facebook support group--unable to claim unemployment benefits WARN notices paint grim picture: Larger BI employers furloughed or laid off nearly 6,000 workers  Spying on You: Officials scramble to fix bugs in Safe Travels before visitors return to Hawaii Hilo Medical Center puts COVID Patients in Same Room with Non-COVID Patients Pondering Hu Honua vs Honua Ola Read More..

Saturday, September 26, 2020 September 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:33 PM :: 2778 Views Ige Approves Honolulu COVID-19 Recovery Framework UH: Corporate Lives Matter Vote by Mail: Ballot Drop Dates by County Honolulu Ethics Commission Ballot Questions 3 and 4 Hawaii Right to Carry Gun in Public Debated at Ninth Circuit Atrazine to Be Banned in Hawaii, Territories    Hawaii Medicare Advantage Premium Drops 10.3% for 2021 Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan -- Community Meetings Set Rep Tulsi Gabbard: Ban Vote Harvesting Gabbard Lawyer now working for Kenosha Defendant Kyle Rittenhouse UHERO: Failed Response to COVID Resurgence Stopped Economic Recovery DHHL Legislative Proposals for Next Session Upgrade your job skills: State Offers Free Online Courses COVID Count 127 new cases out of 1,960 tests Honolulu Council Long History of Conflict of Interest HHSC to take over management of vets home Kauai Council Candidates: ‘Climate Change’ to be Excuse for Higher Housing Costs  Hawaii prisoner release program hopes to find additional funding to stay afloat Hawaii 'coal ban bill' becomes law Read More..

Friday, September 25, 2020 September 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 2178 Views Pollyana approach not working Reform state LUC to encourage more housing, new report says Cocaine News: Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi Files for Divorce -- Tries to Keep Case Records Secret COVID Spending: Hirono questions Ige's ‘lack of transparency’ Rep Gabbard backs H.R.6866, the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act After Secret Meeting, BoE Agrees to Re-Hear Kahuku Windfarm Petition Pensacola to be Even More Jammed with Bike Lane "It’s about getting people out of their cars” COVID Count 112 new cases out of 1,445 tests  City is withdrawing from P3 Honolulu rail procurement process, Mayor Kirk Caldwell tells feds More obstacles threaten to delay completion of rail project by up to 4 years—City and HART Point Fingers at Each other HART board won’t fire CEO Robbins before contract expires COVID Excuse: Third Miske defendant gets bail Food Giveaways Feed More than 100,000 people — Just on Big Island Significant 2021 Hawaii economy rebound not in the forecast Long-term care facilities report additional COVID-19 cases Homeless rights and rights of the public are at odds HPD Runs 500 Homeless Thru POST Program  Hawaii County hasn’t issued a carry permit in 20 years Read More..

Thursday, September 24, 2020 September 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 4068 Views Ige Proclamation Allows Oct 15 Tourism Reopening Federal Appeals Court hears American Samoa Citizenship Case  COVID Count 90 new cases out of 1,737 tests 26 dead at Hilo Veterans Home: “At least 20 deaths are still pending verification and classification” As death toll at Hilo veteran’s home mounts, family calls for criminal investigation Flying to Hawaii? United Now Has a $250 Coronavirus Test for You Miske Unions in Charge of Temptation Island Quarantine Enforcement New restaurant rules raise privacy concerns Ige’s proposal for furloughs would not impact county workers Ige’s Eviction Moratorium Doesn’t Do What He Says It Does Hawaii Has A New COVID-19 Response Team. Will It Make A Difference? Honolulu City Council Chair Ikaika Anderson has officially resigned to Work as Union Lobbyist Caldwell to discuss status of program to stem spread of COVID-19 among homeless population Read More..

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 September 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 2360 Views My OHA Recommendations Chief Justice Recktenwald Retained for Another 10 Years City Drops $10.5M for 29 Units that were already affordable Corona Count: 63 new cases out of 1,489 tests COVID Count 168 new cases out of 2,716 tests Caldwell COVID Logic: Stores Closed Worlds’ Busiest Costco Open Sen Dela Cruz Says Furloughs Inevitable HART: Canceling public-private partnership could cause 18 months of rail delays Oahu retailers, eateries and salons allowed to reopen with restrictions under new order Businesses call on leaders to form clearer plans to revitalize local economy Honolulu County Setting up its own Contact-Tracing Phone Rooms While DoH Dawdles, Community groups drive down COVID-19 cases among Pacific Islanders Antibody testing gives insight to COVID-19 among Hawaii Pacific Health workers COVID Fears Cut Hospital Admissions Sharply Column: Action needed on education emergency Hawaii County Water Board proposes 13% rate hike; Public hearing set for Oct. 21 Hu Honua Treasure Trove -- Follow the Money Miske sought cocaine supply deal with Mexican source, prosecutors say Read More..

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 September 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:09 PM :: 3087 Views Feds Bust DoH Lab Tech--Allegedly Making LSD During COVID outbreak VA and HIEMA Report on Hilo Veterans Home COVID Deaths Kauai on a Slippery Slope with New COVID Bracelets Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted Sept 20, 2020 Common Cause 2020 Legislative Wrap Up    List of Honolulu Charter Amendments on General Election Ballot Governor proposes public worker unions furloughs that would amount to 10% pay cut Robbins Ouster Timed to Match P3 Deadline: Caldwell: ‘I know nothing’ DoH Incompetent Tracing is Excuse to Impose Spy-Tracking on Public Internal emails suggest officers are being pressured to write more emergency order citations Civil Beat: Defund the Police Survey: Hawaii Residents Give State Low Marks For COVID Response Yet Another Oceanit Sales Pitch: Gimme $10M for a Saliva Test that is Just a Copy of tests Already Available Elsewhere Hawaii has among nation’s highest rates of businesses closed for now or for good   Ige: Airlines Will not Block Untested Passengers Class-action suit filed over COVID-19 outbreak at OCCC We’re learning lots of new details about the Hu Honua proposal Read More..

Monday, September 21, 2020 September 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:28 PM :: 3159 Views Council Candidate Greg Thielen Cautions Against Awarding P3 Contract Under Robbins' Tenure COVID Count 56 new cases out of 1,162 tests Cocaine News: Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi Files for Divorce After 3 years at the helm, HART CEO likely to be voted out VA’s assessment of Hilo veterans home says there was little evidence of proactive COVID planning Details remain vague on Hawaii’s October pre-arrival testing program Ige’s EUTF Funding Dodge Will Come Back To Haunt Us Homeless Drug Addicts Desecrate Another Cemetery Read More..

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