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Tuesday, January 14, 2020 January 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 2968 Views HSTA Pushing ANOTHER Massive Pay Hike with No Accountability Ige Approves Mauna Kea Administrative Rules 9 Years of CWS Failure Ends only with Death: Starved Hilo girl repeatedly returned to abusive family The Usual Election Year Attempt to Shift Protest Movements into Get out the Vote Efforts is Back for 2020 CD2: Kai is not the guy City Officials, Protesters Do Deal on Sherwood Forest Park—Build Same Thing with Different Name Anti-GMO Lobbyist: Legalize Magic Mushrooms and Establish Meth Camp in Waianae Not enough assisted death? HPD 250 Officers Short—Another 268 Could Retire Public Safety Department Wants to Add 15 More Vacant Positions Amemiya Reports Nearly $1M In Mayoral Campaign Contributions Enviros Instructed to Make Hawaiian Hawk A Political Pawn Hold on to your Wallet—The Legislative Session is About to Begin Read More..

Monday, January 13, 2020 January 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:04 PM :: 2973 Views Common Cause Announces Legislative Agenda for 2020 Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 12, 2020 Legislators: We’re Not Corrupt Enough—Need More Unions Insiders Continue to Buy Favor from Kai Kahele Legislature 2020: Making Hawaii Even More un-Livable The legislative session starts this week, hearings underway Global Warmers Claim HART has Waterproofed Rail Against 6’ Sea Level Rise Biofool: Hawaii Legislature’s ‘Big Idea’ Kills Orangutans Mandatory Report On Hawaii Trash Disposal Hasn’t Been Filed In 4 Years Tourism Industry Group Begins Hyping Anti-Aquarium Hysteria (again) Oahu Is Overhauling How It Counts The Homeless to Boost the Numbers Read More..

Sunday, January 12, 2020 January 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 3165 Views What Really Is a Minimum Wage? 27 Vacant Seats on Honolulu Neighborhood Boards Mauna Kea: Removal of Perfectly Good Telescopes is on schedule Next Boondoggle: Burn Taxpayer Money to ‘Boost Construction’ Legislative Agenda: Advocates rally at the Capitol to demand higher minimum wage Lawmakers should advance ethics bills 30 years later, it’s the last session for Rep. Cynthia Thielen Opening Day: Maybe save the party until the work is done New names, familiar faces raise interest in Honolulu’s high-stakes mayoral race Stolen Car and Murder in Homeless Camp Chop Shop Owned by Agribusiness Development Corp Released Inmates Become Homeless Drug Addicts in Hilo Neighborhood Near jail Soft on Crime: Felon with 4 Guns Gets 3 Months 5 Alkies Wearing Ankle Bracelets to Detect Alcohol Read More..

Saturday, January 11, 2020 January 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 3196 Views Pine: High Profile Ousters Cast Shadow on Government Transparency State spending cap is useless Schatz Bill: Funnel Tax Credit Money to Pono Shim's LLC Hawaii Family Advocates 2020 Public Policy Priorities 'Rest Stop' Serves Homeless 68,000 Times--Only 92 Accept Housing Mayor Kim: Exempt Health Care from GE Tax ‘Affordable’ Housing on a Jail with Free Land and Tax Credits – $1,539/mo In trial for 4 arrested at Mauna Kea protest, prosecutors call TMT blockade ‘unjustified’ Kelly King Installed Secret Spy Cameras in Council Chambers Maui Council Chair King’s downfall was putting community over money Dead Duckbill: Abandoned flood project in Hauula cost taxpayers $146K ... and flooding is still a problem Soft on Crime: Gets Away With Murder, Kidnapping Because of ‘Major Depression’ Lawsuit: Police Beat up Legal Gun User Read More..

Friday, January 10, 2020 January 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 4826 Views In Hawaii $100 Buys Only $84 Worth of Goods Governor's budget exceeds spending cap — again Audit: Handi-Van Phone System May be ADA Violation Audit: Property Assessments Inconsistent and Inequitable A Native Hawaiian’s response to SACNAS letter implying Native Hawaiian culture opposes TMT Shakeup at Honolulu Police Commission -- Anti-Kealoha Chair Ousted by Pro-Corruption Forces Meth-Head Convicted, Still Employed as Prison Guard—will be allowed to retire with pension soon Telescope Protesters Leave Mountain of Trash on Mauna Kea   Island ranchers, businesses oppose 34% hike to YB shipping rates Will Feds Save us from Hawaii’s Failed Effort to Solve Homelessness? Money to Burn: Hawaii government might collect an additional $74M in taxes Waimea Middle Will Get Back Withheld Settlement Money 3 years Late Oahu Finally Gets Its Joint Traffic Management Center After months-long delay, EPA to begin removing toxic soil under Kalihi street this month Soft on Crime Policies behind recent violent crime wave in Hawaii Waiwa: Kamehameha Schools project looks to develop 11,000 homes and cost $4B DOBOR vs County – 16 Years Spent Deciding Who Regulates Surf Schools Read More..

Thursday, January 9, 2020 January 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 PM :: 3381 Views Lawsuit: Hawaii AG David Louie Conspired with Money-Grubbing Trial Lawyers to Gin up $8B Case OHA's First Cover-up of 2020 Hawaii Female Salaries 82.6% of Male Auditor Rips DPP--Permits Delayed due to Poor Management HART: Rail May be Ready to Run in October—But City May not Have Money to Run It Hawaiʻi County Mayor Meets With TMT Officials About Mauna Kea's Future There aren’t enough ankle bracelets to monitor all inmates on work furlough Homeless Criminal from Mainland Comes to Waipahu, Slashes Woman at Times Market Eco-Phonies: Hawaii Co Council fails to override mayor’s herbicide veto Legislative Agenda: Suicide Squad Wants to Give out more Death Pills Hawaii Lawmakers Pushing For A Tax On Vaping Investigation reveals violations at Molokai Community Health Center Citing State Supreme Court Ruling on ‘Obstruction’, judge dismisses cases for 28 arrested at Waimanalo park protest Homeless Court Reports Progress in Moving Homeless off Streets Hawaii County Homeless Shelters ‘Always Full’ Hawaii: Nobody Votes Because there is Nobody to Vote For Read More..

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 January 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:26 PM :: 3077 Views Crooks Cry Racism: Debunking OHA’s Audit Excuses Former HUD employee sentenced to 66 months in prison for fraud and identity theft Hawaii Attorney General Approves Asset Forfeiture Rules Insider Helps Astronomers Learn How to make Payoffs to Hawaiian Community Leaders Stand-down counts as a victory for Mauna Kea ‘protectors’ TMT: ‘Wish COUNTY Can Find a Way Through’ Property buyouts mulled: Hawaii County will use HUD funds to purchase land from those wanting to leave areas impacted by eruption Tourism Industry, Billionaire Snowbirds Pushing to halt all aquarium fishing Hawaiʻi’s Future Liabilities are Expected to Cost $88 Billion Get Ready For An Economic Slowdown, State Economist Says If you’re not rich or if your parents aren’t well connected, the Hawaii you live in is different Four Mayoral Candidates Raising Money Another Assistant Superintendent Retires From DOE Will HPD release officer misconduct information to the public? OHA Returned $2M Of Ceded Land Revenue In 2019 Medicare Trims Payments To 8 Hawaii Hospitals due to Excessive readmissions Nearly A Quarter of Hawaii Homes Are Purchased By Out-Of-State Buyers Hawaii Slips to No. 2 For Homelessness. New York Is #1 Punawai Rest Stop: 1 in 200 Bums Accept Drug Treatment, 1 in 57 accept jobs, 1 in 22 accept housing $6M Ohana Zones program Moves 213 Bums into Housing Disgusting ‘Health Food’ Store Sells Sandwich Infested with Rat Lungworm Slug ‘I want her back’: Mother strengthens plea amid custody battle over 11-year-old girl Read More..

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 January 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 3877 Views DHHL Leaseholds--many vacant or abandoned Larry Ellison in Talks to Buy HECO's Lanai Grid Issues for 2020: Out with the Old and In with the New? Two Judicial Vacancies on Oahu At 100, Jones Act Looks Old and Wrinkly  Shakeup afoot at the federal office that exposed the Kealohas’ criminal behavior School Construction Projects ‘Political’—Only in Hawaii Audit: Honolulu DPP Can’t Get the Job Done Permits Languish for Years Money: Telescope Protesters Address Astronomy Conference YB Seeks $27M Rate Hike For first time since 2012, Honolulu saw its annual median home price drop (but not by much) 26% of Kailua TVRs Destroyed With Vote by Mail Coming, Maui has no Chief Election Officer Routes canceled as Hele-On bus shortage intensifies Guam: Identity vs Reality Man fatally shot by police in Kailua was work furlough escapee Homeless have Elitist Attitude Volunteers wanted for annual homeless Point-in-Time count Read More..

Monday, January 6, 2020 January 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 3611 Views OHA Sacrifices $3.2M to Hide Lawyer’s Conflict of Interest? Corruption Charges dropped against Wannabe Big Island Police Chief Alleged Drug Dealer Walks–Evidence Dismissed due to Police Wrongdoing Former SHOPO President Sues Over Police Chief Comments OHA officials should be accountable to state TMT supporters rally at Hawai‘i Convention Center Hearings to be held on Young Brothers rate hikes today and Tuesday Massive DoE Cash Giveaway Begins Tuesday State Refusing to Insure Charter Schools? Hawaii's new Title IX law includes incentives for Students to Turn Gay Marketing Technique: Tourism Industry Continues to Promote Eco-Hysteria Hawaii bankruptcies in 2019 hit highest level in 5 years Read More..

Sunday, January 5, 2020 January 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 2398 Views Cooling the Schools: The Reality Legislative Agenda: HPD Wants 5-Round Magazine Limit Pro-Telescope Rallies Set We’ve had 30 years of “visionary” city leadership, and where has that gotten us? Kim to meet with governor, TMT officials this week Hawaii population decline could have big economic effects New law on reporting inmate deaths exposes alleged prison homicide Hawaii County Herbicide ban not a sure thing yet ‘Solution’ to Affordable Housing?  Spend lots of Property Tax Dollars Answers sought after state authorities allegedly take a child without a court order Read More..

Saturday, January 4, 2020 January 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2873 Views BWS Fined for Runoff from Nuuanu Dam Electric Rates Going Down: HECO, PGV Agree to Dump 'Avoided Cost' Scam Hawaii 2nd-Worst State for Retirement Hawaii Homelessness Summit 2020 set for Capitol Homeless News: Supreme Court Ruling Makes Sentencing Lighter for Rapist – Kidnappers Statewide Homeless Mayhem: Knife threat just latest incident in Kahului Safeway area ANOTHER Homeless Alleged Rapist Arrested -- Attacks in Honolulu Office Building Aloha Stadium: HCDA, Stadium Authority Fight for Control of Next Big Boondoggle State senators grill University of Hawaii on salary funding details Hawaii's New Asset Forfeiture Rules Take Effect Jan. 17 Helicopter tour company pushes back against claims industry is unsafe FEMA Evaluates Hawaii Hurricane Logistics Support Read More..

Friday, January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 3029 Views Akina article in Wall Street Journal strikes a nerve How to Stop the Exodus Legislative Agenda: OHA to Parlay Mauna Kea Protests into Control of BLNR, LUC Hawaii News Now president Rick Blangiardi may run for mayor Astronomers to assemble in Waikiki as telescope discord looms Impeach Kaneshiro: E-Signature Issue Heads to Federal Court Hawaii ‘Amazon Tax’ is a Double Tax? Bus Fare Hike Will Further Reduce Ridership Judge Puts Hawaii Taser Case On Hold Greenhouse Gas Analysis Spreading Across Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission Proceedings Maili group sues city, developer in bid to stop affordable housing project Canadian Police Catch Homeless Dude from Connecticut Allegedly Raping Woman in Kailua-Kona Park  Read More..

Thursday, January 2, 2020 January 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:18 AM :: 2440 Views Hawaii Least Depressed State Star-Adv: Office of Hawaiian Affairs should comply with audit New laws you could see in the 2020 Legislative Session Commission Begins Seeking Ways to Let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out onto Hawaii’s Streets Rents Are Dipping In Hawaii, At Least For Some People $2.5M Hilo facility for homeless gets Three People into Permanent Housing Nicotine user? Hawaii U-Haul won't hire you starting in February Read More..

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 January 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 2720 Views DHHL Defends Mortgage Lending Practices UH report shows more than 150 doctors left Hawaii in 2019 2020 Elections – Which Seats are up for Grabs? The community has been trained to complain Rail to Open before HART Officials get Jail? Fate of TMT uncertain after 2-month stalemate—TMT Pays License Fees in Canary islands New laws going into effect in 2020—Dope and Sex Changes Big Island: Three Rape Cases –one Conflict of Interest --from testing of rape kits DUI crash injuring four children sparks stiffer penalty debate among MADD, Honolulu prosecutor Short-term rental law a red-tape special Big Island Recycling Scheme Collapses in Chaos Read More..

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 4454 Views State Auditor Suspends OHA Audit Over Refusal to Release Records US shipbuilding costs takes toll on national security Exodus from Hawaii continued in fiscal 2019  DLNR, TPL Buy Forest Surrounding OHA's Waimea Valley Legislature Accepting Grant-in-Aid Applications DoTax Changes for 2020 Rebounding Hawaiian Hawk Removed From Endangered List Fistfights Break out Among Hawaii County Officials as AG Investigators work Police Corruption Case 35% Of Hawaii Community Health Clinic Patients Have Used Meth Hawaii joins a growing number of states enacting ‘Red flag’ gun law Enviros Will Push for Even More Plastic Bag Bans Hawaiian Hale destroyed by copper thief Read More..

Monday, December 30, 2019 December 30, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 2741 Views Will Red Flag Laws Stop Gun Owners Seeking Medical Care? DBEDT: Hawaii Losing 13,200 Civilians Per Year TMT: How We Got Here The Brutality of the Museum Market Honolulu:  Nothing more than a collection of scandals waiting to be exposed Barbers Point air museum files suit to stay in business Ed Case Renews His Crusade Against The Jones Act PUC Audit: Why isn’t Green Energy Producing Lower Electric Rates?      Star-Adv:  Review permits for giant turbines Jan 1: Massive Tax Credit Giveaways for Solar Ending   Legislative Agenda: Bail reform (coming soon to Hawaii) is setting suspects free after string of anti-Semitic attacks Legislative Agenda:  Use Vaping as Excuse to Raise Tobacco Taxes Full Plastic Bag Ban Starts in 2020 With More Restrictions On The Way Jan 1: Beverage changes on the way Federal lawsuit challenges city rejection of electronically-signed petitions $30 million in ‘ohana zone’ funding has led to multiple state projects Kaimuki residents: City isn’t doing enough to rein in monster home builder Like College, Tourism Becomes an Exercise in Brainwashing  Read More..

Sunday, December 29, 2019 December 29, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 2446 Views Don't Sweep OHA Audit Under the Rug Red Flags at OHA Caught: OHA Audit Report Secrets Revealed WSJ: Aloha Increasingly Means Goodbye Thanks to High Taxes Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 28, 2019 Rep Case Calls on FAA to Tighten Regulations After Deadly Helicopter Crash Harry Kim Deal Allows Telescope Protesters to Move to the Mainland Ige Supplemental Budget: Jail Plan Designed to Fail Honolulu Dance Craze: The Perp Walk Hawaii County GET increase to take effect Jan. 1—Another $25M taken from taxpayers to feed Government Unions Hawaii Electric Car Registration Fee Jumps by $50 Hawaii Roadsides Too Junk-Filled for Homeless? Government contributes to problem of illegal dumping in Waimanalo Squatters Take Over Wahiawa Homeless Shelter Site While DPP Dithers Read More..

Saturday, December 28, 2019 December 28, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:03 PM :: 2609 Views Will 2020 be the year of an Hawaii Airport Corporation? Let's unite to reform Jones Act Auditor: Insurers Already Cover Rape Victim Support Hawaii 5th Highest Champagne Taxes in USA Mauna Kea Total: 8,324 Tickets, 78 arrests Rep Saiki: Nothing has been Resolved by Kim’s Deal with Protesters The price of protest: one Hawaii Island company's experience Congressman calls for stricter regulations on tour helicopters amid third fatal crash this year Maui County Council overrides Victorino’s property tax veto Maui Council Mishandling of Lahaina Injection Wells Case a Key Issue in 7-2 Ouster of King Cane Smoke Activists Launch Maui’s year of fire Hawaii's first mobile homeless center has helped 40 people find shelter, mostly families Josh Green, ACLU: Stop Forcing the Homeless to Accept Shelter Child Molester Gets Second Chance—Does it Again Read More..

Friday, December 27, 2019 December 27, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 2081 Views Mayor Kim, Protesters Agree to Remove Last Tent from Mauna Kea Access Road -- Until End of February Worst Drivers: Hawaii #1 State for Drunk Driving 56% of Hawaii Smokers Tried to Quit Last Year HawaiiLifeSmarts: HS Teams to Compete November Tourist Arrivals up 4.2% State DHS Tries Lawyer Trick to Evade Responsibility for Peter Boy’s Death Free Lunch From A Contractor Is Annual Tradition at Honolulu Hale Buy Petroleum to Reduce Climate Change Read More..

Thursday, December 26, 2019 December 26, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:09 PM :: 1992 Views Mauna Kea Protest Shows Need for a Return to Elected County Sheriffs The Decade of Getting Priced Out Deadline arrives for TMT protesters to remove structures at Mauna Kea Ala Wai: Height Restriction Behind P3 Failure You will now become Hysterical About Waste from Nuclear Weapons Testing Read More..

Wednesday, December 25, 2019 December 25, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 2905 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Feds: State Historic Preservation Division now only Medium Risk DLNR: Only 3 Bums Ticketed in Latest Napali Coast Sweep City report claims housing shortage will end in 2028, but experts are skeptical Give everyone a raise by lowering the cost of living Both sides downplay likelihood of confrontation on Maunakea Access Road After Helping Destroy Hawaii, Anti-Telescope Councilmember Moving to Virginia Cost of Not Enforcing Law: Hawaii County PD $3M Over Budget Summit tours to resume? Companies cautiously optimistic; Maunakea VIS to reopen Kahuku Wind farm opponents take fight to zoning board Hawaii Carbon Offset Report is Released More Homeless Mayhem: Suspected arsonist now accused of kidnapping, sexual assault Prosecutors keep up manslaughter quest against U.S. agent Christopher Deedy Read More..

Tuesday, December 24, 2019 December 24, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 2665 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Honolulu 3rd Most Expensive Homes Per Square Foot November 2019 Hawaii Vacation Rental Performance Report Contradiction: While Funding Telescope Protests, OHA Gives UH $1.1M for Science Scholarships Doing the Job the State Won't Do--Feds Lock up Domestic Violence Offenders DPP: Anti-Monster Home Hysteria based on Lies and Ignorance Crime Wave Caused by use of Parole and Probation Because Feds on Job, Suspect is Held Without Bail instead of being ‘Released Pending Investigation’ In Between Grand Jury Appearances, Nadamoto finds time to form campaign committee Hawaii’s Doctor Exodus Grew In 2019 Turning Around An Oahu Rural Hospital Kahele Campaign Co-Chair Neil Abercrombie calls on Tulsi Gabbard to resign from Congress   Read More..

Monday, December 23, 2019 December 23, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 2208 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii 120 Homeless Die on Honolulu Streets This Year Because They Were Not Forced to Accept Shelter Sweep at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor uncovers hundreds of violations Hawaii Island leads state in population growth, despite some towns seeing declines Low Pay, Reputation Of Corruption Hinders Hiring at Honolulu Liquor Commission Big Island Solar Schemer Goes for Giant Feed-in-Tariff Payoff  Case throws liability for Hawaii charter schools in doubt Protesters: Telescope is ‘Colonial Violence’ or Something New pot law goes into effect Jan. 11 Trump Praises Gabbard for Not Voting to Impeach: “I Give Her a Lot of Respect” Read More..

Sunday, December 22, 2019 December 22, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 2380 Views Ed Case Innovative Approach to Jones Act Reform Hawaii 'Ghost Guns' Already Illegal HUD: West Coast is Source of Growth in Homelessness Hawaii: State Tax Changes for 2020 Ninety-One Hours in a Work Week? Mauna Kea Showdown Set for Dec 26 Revolving Door: Brandi Higa leaves KITV to join Caldwell’s office Green New Deal: Trump Mocks Hirono, Airplane Ban More Homeless Mayhem: High court reverses manslaughter conviction Sovereignty Activists Cause Homelessness—Then Pretend to Have Solution How Trump is filling the liberal 9th Circuit with conservatives Group shows interest in opening new Ookala dairy (after tourism industry chased last dairy out) Read More..

Saturday, December 21, 2019 December 21, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 3411 Views UHERO: Hawaii economy enters soft patch Legislative Agenda: CSC Behind Seven Bills for Campaign Finance reform Busted: Josh Green Hiding Out of State Contributions--Out $13K Campaign Spending: John Carroll Declines to Seek Criminal Charges Against Eric Ryan Confused about GMOs and pesticides? Here’s a science-based handbook for combating anti-biotech fallacies Property Tax Onslaught Looms Mauna Kea: “While we were waiting for things to happen, inactivity is putting out the message that the police are weak” Maui Anti-GMO Circus Ends:  Kelly King Ousted —Alice Lee to be new Council Chair  HPD to propose ban on so-called ‘ghost guns’ amid increase in gun violence Homeless Dude from Connecticut Charged in Volcano Golf Club Arson Read More..

Friday, December 20, 2019 December 20, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 3864 Views Timeline: Hawaii County Council Abandons TMT--Ige Abandons Mauna Kea—Confusion Reigns VIDEO: Ige pulls state law enforcement from Mauna Kea TMT: State and County have not Demonstrated they are able to Provide Safe Access to Mauna Kea Hawaii Grade F for Business Subsidy Transparency Hawaii Unemployment Insurance System Ranks 28th in USA Kalapama Container Terminal Enters Phase 2 DoH raids Two Unlicensed Care Homes Ed Case Introduces Three Jones Act Reform Bills U.S. Attorney believes group behind violent crimes on Oahu Breiner and Nadamoto summoned again to the federal grand jury in widening public corruption probe Locks and lawsuit: fight continues for Naval Air Museum Barbers Point   Ala Wai: Why Some Are Fighting a Massive Flood-Control Project Opponents of controversial Waimanalo development claim project has been scrapped Citing taxpayer confusion, Maui Mayor vetoes property tax bill Complaint: ‘Enhanced’ Maunakea traffic enforcement is unconstitutional Justice: Anti-Cane Smoke Activists Suffer from Dust Read More..

Thursday, December 19, 2019 December 19, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:42 PM :: 3471 Views Why You Should Mahalo OHA Trustee Keli'i Akina State Supreme Court to Hear Gut n Replace Appeal ​Impeachment: Gabbard Votes 'Present' Grassroot: Ige’s fiscal 2021 budget ‘unsustainable’  Barbers Point Air Museum Sues Airports Division to Block Eviction, Destruction of US Navy-owned Planes Alleged Synagogue Vandal Arrested in Kailua-Kona Ige plans to pull state law enforcement from Mauna Kea Majority of HGEA  Positions Unnecessary—Could be Eliminated Easily Hawaii County Council rejects agreement with state on cost of policing TMT protests State Agribusiness Dev Corp land a haven for criminal activity for years—ADC Spokesman: “We don’t want to do a sweep” 2 suspects fatally shot by police were both on probation—Now Dead Because They Weren’t Jailed 13 Convictions in 7 Years: Out on Street Doing it Again More Homeless Mayhem: Lifelong Criminal Gets 5 Years after Pleading Down Rape, Kidnapping Charge Big Island paramedicine program targets Frequent 911 Callers $350M Stadium Designed to Subsidize Development of ‘Entertainment District’ Read More..

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 December 18, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:37 PM :: 2360 Views Keli'i Akina: The Jones Act and Hawaii Legislative Agenda: UH Budget Request for 2020 Revolving Door: Andrew Pereira leaving City for 'new opportunity in private sector' Gabbard to Introduce Censure Alternative to Impeaching Trump Land Use: Hawaii Supreme Court Creates New Procedural Hoop to Jump Through Unique Accomplishment: Kauai Runs on 100% 'Renewable' for a Few Hours Feds: Since Soft on Crime State Won’t Lock up Criminals, We Will Another Criminal Killed by Soft on Crime Policies—Who will Save Hawaii Criminals from Do-Gooders?   Police Re-arrest 12-time loser after Judiciary Sets Him Free In astounding confession, Hawaii child porn suspect claims 100 victims Maui Council brings back county manager debate Hawaii Co Energy code changes heading to council City officials say homeless ruling won’t derail enforcement in Honolulu Read More..

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 December 17, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 4070 Views Ige Unveils Supplemental Budget--Massive Spending Hike 2020 Federal Spending Plan Includes Lots of Hawaii Pork Projects Hilo Panel Discussion: Culture and Science can Coexist on the Mauna Ed Case Finally Gets Around to Announcing he will Vote for Impeachment Homelessness: Ige Signs Seventh Emergency Proclamation Audio: Trustee Keli’i Akina talks about the Office of Hawaiian Affairs recent audit Why Corrupt Public Employees In Hawaii Keep Their Pensions Rail Launch to be Matched by Gigantic Bus Fare Hikes Technicality means the Kealohas could get less prison time in mailbox case Telescope Protesters to halt sit-in at UH-Manoa campus After Launching Witchhunt Ige: State spends $15 million on Maunakea access Climate-change lawsuits bad for environment, Hawaii residents Caldwell signs bill creating new B&B tax hike class 3 Months After New Law, Oahu Vacation Rental Numbers Drop 5% on Oahu Prosecutors, others (who are responsible for soft-on-crime policies, pretend to) call for tougher consequences as crime wave highlights repeat offenders Hawaii Law Enforcement Standards Board Wants More Money, More Time Soft on Crime: 7 Time loser caught trying for #8—gets released  Honolulu police officer pleads guilty to forcing homeless man to lick urinal Waipahu Flaw: Homeless Being Swept instead of being Arrested Pie in Sky: Ige wants the state to buy federal jail to replace Oahu Community Correctional Center Legislative Agenda: Hawaiian Immersion May Get More State Support After Years of Community Activism Legislative Agenda: Youth Vaping Read More..

Monday, December 16, 2019 December 16, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 PM :: 2345 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 14, 2019 Homelessness: Kauai LEAD Program Launches HART Secretly Fired Spokesman After Union Corruption Conviction  Mayor signs Plastic Ban into law Agenda: Residential Property Tax Hikes to Pay for Rail Fake state or fake history? How Hawaii Tax Dollars Keep Lunatics on the Streets State budgets $2.5M to replace state Capitol’s carpeting Aiea Board Gives Its Blessing To Preliminary Plans For A New Jail Public comment workshop set for new stadium project Georgia Adoption Consultants Helped Honolulu Lawyer Place Marshallese Babies Avoiding Carbon Offset Scams Read More..

Sunday, December 15, 2019 December 15, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:25 PM :: 2338 Views OIP Strips Back OHA Censorship Ranking Property Taxes on the 2020 State Business Tax Climate Index “Piling On” to Transient Vacation Rentals Election Year Makes Telescope Action Unlikely Effort to improve policy on sexual harassment in limbo in the Senate Massive Property Tax Hike Planned for Kauai Hawaii County Building Code: How to Drive Construction Costs Higher Creagan: The Legislature Didn’t ban Herbicide but The County Council Should Lanes on Nimitz are getting smaller as rail moves closer to town Read More..

Saturday, December 14, 2019 December 14, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 2375 Views Samoa Rep Aumua Amata: Disappointed in Citizenship Ruling HPD Settles Employment Discrimination Suit Maui on $10K per day: New Vacation Rental Fines 'Gut and replace' has got to go Senators Think UH Regents Are ‘Too Cozy’ With Officials 5-year window for state to reimburse Hawaii county for Mauna Kea law enforcement Waipahu temporary homeless structure gets an early occupant Hawaii Obamacare Signup Deadline 10PM Sunday Was landmark EV growth a milestone or Fake News? Honolulu businesses have until the end of the month to switch from using plastic bags Legislative Agenda: After Wasting Millions on Failed ‘Green’ Air-conditioning Units, DoE wants Legislature to Pony up for Real ACs  Suspects arrested in Waipahu manhunt are no strangers to run-ins with the law Soft on Crime: ‘Time Served’ for Killer—Out After 14 Mos Meanwhile at the Parole Office … State employees say supervisors are spying on them with taxpayer-funded cameras Read More..

Friday, December 13, 2019 December 13, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 2640 Views Legislature's "Gut-And-Replace" Procedure Violates Hawaii Constitution Three Readings Requirement 17 Weeks on Mauna Kea: 8,031 Tickets, 74 Arrests Vote by Mail Plan ‘A Recipe for Disaster’ Kaneshiro impeachment effort suffers setback Prosecutor Candidate Steven Alm Backs Parole of Wanna-be Cop Killer Soft on Crime: Killer Gets Third Trial What a Surprise! Three Arrested in Police Shooting Case were Already Wanted AG Investigating Embezzlement at Kauai PD Hawai`i Confusion -- Renewable Energy Definitions Homeless seniors check out city-backed apartments  Tweeker Camp needs $4.5M to Move into Waianae Neighborhood Legislative Agenda: Outlaw Rental Security Deposits What To Know About Oahu Real Property Assessments Coming To Mailboxes Soon Kim vetoes herbicide bill—Rules are for Farmers, not Government Anti-Vaxxer Hype Costs Lives in Samoa, Philippines Insiders: Gill Family Still Pushing Waianae Wind Scheme U.S. should recognize American Samoans as citizens, judge says Read More..

Thursday, December 12, 2019 December 12, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 4222 Views VIDEO: Mauna Kea Defining Sacred Hawaii Credit Rating Upgraded to Highest Level Ever Hawaii GOP First in Nation to Bind Delegates to Trump Anti-Vaxxers Target Samoa with Disinformation Campaign Ethics Board asks if ongoing blockade of Maunakea Access Road is allowed under county ethics code After Decades of Allowing Homeless Drug Addicts and Lunatics to Overrun Cities--Has Honolulu Found Way to Enforce Vagrancy Laws? Robberies up 50%--Because State Judiciary is Soft on Crime, HPD will Seek Federal Charges on Purse Snatchers Soft on Crime Crowd: Criminals Should Oversee Hawaii Prisons  AG Opens Criminal Investigation into Top DPS Training Officer Following The Money At The Hawaii Legislature Tear Down Hawaii’s Contractor Licensing Walls Ritte: Automatic Voter Registration will Make Sovereignty Activists Vote Another HSTA Member Arrested for Child Molestation Samoa measles outbreak triggers concerns over anti-Vaxxer idiocy at Hawaii schools Homeless Lunatic from Connecticut Wanted in Volcano Country Club Arson Homeless Sweep: 3 arrested at Salt Pond Read More..

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:40 PM :: 2182 Views TMT: Time to Reassess Viability of Hawaii Telescope Project Auditor: Zoo Loses Track of $658K Impeachment? Ed Case 'Not There Yet' Audit should set off alarms at OHA—But Trustees don’t seem to care In going green, the devil is in the details Eco-Religion Jousts with the ‘Wicked’ Mitch Roth running for Big Island Mayor Oahu property tax assessments up 1.7% City to introduce roving tents to force homeless into shelter Soft on Crime: Homeless Tweeker Gets 1 Year for Child Molestation, Burglary Homeless Drug Addicts and Lunatics Squat in Empty KSBE Buildings—Burglarize Neighbors Suit: Kauai police failed to monitor woman who took an hour to kill herself with blanket Regulations coming soon for bikeshare companies --  but not Biki, they have insiders on payroll US Ramps Up Attention On Micronesia To Curb China’s Expanding Influence Paid Family Leave Likely For Nearly 20,000 Federal Workers In Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 December 10, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 2837 Views TMT - Hawaii Owes You an Apology Surfing the Nations - Transforming Wahiawa and the World A Day in the Life of a Napali Coast Ranger Witch Hunt: UH Manoa seeking nominations for commission to address racism and bias on campus Office of Elections Retaliation Games: Seven Years Later Scott Nago Victims Still in Court Ooops! So-Called Biodegradable Plastic Substitutes Can’t be Composted 3 New Bills to Drive up Construction Costs: City Continues War Against Affordable Housing ‘Monster’ Honolulu City Council Voted On Company’s Project Then Let It Buy Lunch Next Boondoggle:  HCDA set to take over Aloha Stadium redevelopment Legislative Agenda: 0.05% Blood Alcohol? Handi Van: Auditor’s Report Due Soon GAO: Fixing Shoddy Military Housing In Hawaii And Elsewhere Won’t Be Easy As Predicted: Ivory Ban Leads to Petty Harassment of Market Vendor How Many Bird Species will go Extinct Because of Anti-GMO Activists? Homeless Dude Poses for Insanity Plea After Murder of Acclaimed Artist Read More..

Monday, December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 PM :: 2455 Views How OHA Lawyers Hid $200K Procurement Violation Secretary Bernhardt Announces Hawaii’s state Bird is on the Road to Recovery Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 8, 2019 $100K Retirement Fund? In Hawaii it will be gone in 14 months OHA investigation identifies $7.8M of possible fraud Look beyond pay to help teachers Lawsuit: DOE Retaliated When Staffer Reported Misuse Of Federal Funds Save The Barbers Point Naval Air Museum Honolulu Council approves B&B property tax increase Phase Two: Maui Council Preparations for Property tax Hike Nonplastic foodware might cause problems Will The Gas Company Plans To Fight A Bill Banning Gas Water Heaters? Hawaii Lt Gov Says Samoa Medical Mission Won’t Be The Last American Samoa declares measles outbreak, closes schools After Decades of Rhetoric, ANOTHER Enviro Study FAILS to Connect Whale Beaching to Navy Sonar How to Save a Dying Language Read More..

Sunday, December 8, 2019 December 8, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:55 PM :: 2503 Views Naming Names: Meet the Political Insiders Behind Eviction of Barbers Point Air Museum Let’s Not Tax Transportation Legislators are Above the Law Because the Judiciary is So Politicized  More ways to support teachers besides just increasing salaries Hawaii ice cream maker fears meltdown in wake of Meadow Gold restructuring Enough lollygagging on upgrading old Red Hill fuel tanks Recycling is a Pipe Dream: Big Island Recycling Drops 17% in Decade Attorney indicted for alleged forged deed, real estate theft Five Welfare Fraud Cases in Kailua-Kona Read More..

Saturday, December 7, 2019 December 7, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 1977 Views Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy Liberate Hawaii Homebuilding Two Judicial Vacancies on Maui OHA offering $250,000 in grants to nonprofits OIP: OHA’s PIG is a Dead Duck (UPDATED) Gut-and-replace in court (again) Hawaii medical team returns after 48-hour Samoa trip Streak of Oahu record home sale prices may be coming to an end, report indicates  Lanai: Overpriced Solar Farm to be Terminated? Pearl Harbor Day Read More..

Friday, December 6, 2019 December 6, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 2893 Views Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy Hawaii: 91 Hour Work Week to Live Comfortably America's Health Rankings: Hawaii 3rd-Healthiest State Hawaii Ranks Among Least Protection Against Elder Abuse Honolulu Ethics Commission Presents Strategic Plan Auditor--14 Years Later: Liquor Comm Still Working on 2005 Recommendations Finalists for William S. Richardson School of Law dean announced This Week on Mauna Kea: 436 Tickets, 2 Arrests BoE Skeptical About Latest HSTA Pay Hike Scam Hawaii County Council Chair: Sweep Mauna Kea or Withdraw Police Blocked by OHA, Kauai Finally Gets Juvenile Drug Treatment Center Built New HART Analyses Show Millions Of Dollars In Added Rail Costs Paeahu Solar contested case wraps up before PUC Real estate couple sentenced for Welfare Fraud Involuntary Mental Hospitalization Task Force Report Due Next Week Hawaii one of worst states in distracted driving deaths Gas prices 4 cents higher than this time last year Big Island: Council OKs Ban On Roundup And Other Herbicides On County Land Census error in Hawaii to result in $12M compact funding loss for Guam? Read More..

Thursday, December 5, 2019 December 5, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 2012 Views Red Flags: An Analysis of the Independent Audit of OHA and its LLCs OHA Admits LLC Audit "observed indicators of potential fraud" OIP: OHA’s PIG is a Dead Duck Hawaii Owed $17M due to COFA Undercount? Ige Appoints Craig Hirai Director of Budget and Finance Star-Adv: Mail-In Election Plans ‘May Suppress Vote’ Council Passes Bill Restricting Single-Use Plastics On Oahu Consumer advocate: PV power price too high Why You Should Care About Wind Turbines In Kahuku Medicare’s fee schedule inadequate for doctors in Hawaii 14% of Molokai Population need to Get A Job to Keep Welfare Checks Coming In Opponents become backers of West Maui development Eruption did nearly $800M in damage Feds: Chinese Industrial Spies Have Great Interest In Hawaii Read More..

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 December 4, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:18 PM :: 2133 Views Yet Another Campaign for HSTA Pay Hikes It’s Way Past Time For Independent Analysis Of The Cost Of Legislation Living with decision made 5 decades earlier   Hawaii County Council Members Pretend to Question $10M State Reimbursement of Mauna Kea Costs State AG to prosecute Meth-Head Kauai Councilman Environmentalist Alchemy: Turn Broken Concrete into Jet Fuel Lawmaker Wants Hawaii To Cap Prescription Drug Prices New Hawaii County permit system delayed until March Read More..

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 December 3, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 2942 Views Common Cause: Vote by Mail 'Will be a Disaster' How to Defraud the DoD--GAO Publishes Handy Guide Plastics ban proposals a disaster for Oahu food companies Former UH regent sues state over ‘gut and replace’ maneuver to push him off board Tax Hike Two-Step: B&B tax bill up for final vote Hawaii County ready to prosecute old rape cases Soft on Crazy: Suspect with checkered legal past assaults woman in own home because he was out on release Time running out for those hoping to oust city prosecutor with special election How to Use ‘Infrastructure Needs’ as Excuse for Lack of Affordable Housing Hawaii lawmaker says letting lots and lots of criminals back out on street is key to easing overcrowding in Hawaii jails What Will Happen If the Minimum Wage Goes Up? Enviros Begin Looking for Ways to make Air Travel More Expensive Maui: ‘Community Facilities District’ Allows Residents to Take Control of  Erosion Projects Rehabilitation Hospital of Pacific Struggles In The Wake Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Massachusetts EBT cards used at posh hotels in Hawaii Analysis: The average rent for a one-bedroom in Honolulu is down 10% Read More..

Monday, December 2, 2019 December 2, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 2474 Views GAO: Ala Wai Flood Risk Estimates--More Transparency Required GAO Report: Navy Plan to Upgrade Pearl Harbor Shipyard Falls Short UH Manoa 4-Year Graduation Rate Hits 36% Rail: 100 Days to Destiny HGEA, HSTA Fighting over new DoE SPED Plan Child abuse registry case to go before high court Controversial Bill 40, banning single-use plastics, up for final vote Wednesday More Mindless Anti-Plastic Hysteria City Climate Change Commission Mulls Changes to Shoreline Setback Ordinance Caldwell’s astrological sign is “For Sale.” ‘Please Hold’: Disabled Handi-Van Users Face Long Waits To Book Rides Seeking answers about abrupt lease cancellation of Barbers Point aviation museum Read More..

Sunday, December 1, 2019 December 1, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 4237 Views OHA Policy Should Not Discourage Trustees from Speaking Out OHA Seeks Volunteer Board Manager to Oversee LLC Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 30, 2019 TANF: $281M Federal Money We Haven’t Spent Kaiser at risk of Bankruptcy? Future Windfarm Proposals Doomed by Community Opposition? Ige: Lets Give More Pay Hikes to HSTA Counties Adopting 2020 Legislative Wish-List Off-the-grid Maui DHHL homestead marred by conflict Read More..

Saturday, November 30, 2019 November 30, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:24 PM :: 3005 Views City Conducting 2019 Online National Community Survey for Oahu Residents Auditor: City Still not Collecting Property Taxes from Commercial Lessees of Government Land Another Week on Mauna Kea: 329 Tickets, 3 Arrests Whistleblower lawsuit alleges chronic understaffing, rampant workplace abuses at sheriff’s state Capitol office Council Proposes Overhaul of Planning and Permitting Department At Kulani Correctional Facility, a third of the inmates are enrolled in college courses PUC to hear contested case on Overpriced Maui solar –battery farm project Health officials cracking down on unlicensed senior care homes Natural disasters brought huge loss for Hawaii farms My parents bought their property in Kahala for $5,900 Read More..

Friday, November 29, 2019 November 29, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:00 PM :: 2838 Views Barbers Point Air Museum: A Tale of an Eviction Public Hearing: Unlimited Right for DoH to Stall Permits Crime Wave Shows Need for More Prison Space New Hilo Jail Designed to Make Stay More Pleasant for Child Molesters, Pimps, Rapists and Drug Dealers New tiny home community for the homeless now under construction in Kalaeloa Assault at UH game alleged by Star-Advertiser photographer Protesters Next Target Missile Defense System? Read More..

Thursday, November 28, 2019 November 28, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 3692 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom Hawaii, Guam, NMI Reps: COFA Costs Should be Part of Renegotiation OHA: Who Pulled a Fast One While No One's Looking? Thankful for you Hawaii’s Strict Gun Control Laws Do Nothing to Deter Crime Wave Protesters Open ‘Hawaiian Kingdom Post Office’ on Mauna Kea In a first, Hawaii tourism on track to surpass 10 million visitor arrivals this year—but they’re spending less Proof of Global Cooling: Hurricane season tamer than expected Read More..

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 November 27, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 2596 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom Former police officer pleads guilty to attempted unlawful sexual enticement of a 13-year-old boy OIP: OHA PIG Opinion ‘Does not Exist’ Hawaii’s Status Quo Government Isn’t Cutting It The price of paradise: Why many Hawaii residents are forced to leave home Judge: State Can’t Keep Data Behind Its Budget Estimates Secret As protest dwindles, Hawaii County pulls highway crossing guards from TMT protest site Navy land swap for electrical upgrades adds to renewable portfolio Hawaii’s Adult Care Home Bait-And-Switch Scheme Waikiki Robberies Double The City wants to hear your opinion on how it's doing in online survey State Supreme Court agrees to hear East Maui water case Shut Down by Tourism Industry Activists, Input sought on proposal to resume commercial aquarium fishing off West Hawaii Samoa Measles Outbreak Highlights Dangers Of Anti-Vax Movement Read More..

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 November 26, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 2555 Views Barbers Point Air Museum: State Seeks Contractor to Destroy Historic Airplanes Public Invited to a Washington Place Christmas VIDEO: Keli'i Akina and Augie Tulba Talk Story How State Reform Efforts Are Transforming Juvenile Justice Green Junk:  ‘Cool Schools’ ACs Already Broken Down Court Orders Release of Teacher Discipline Records Telescope Protesters Brainwash Kamehameha Students Daily  Vacation rentals: Oahu supply dropping amid city crackdown Legislative Agenda: Quickly Raise Minimum Wage Next Year Legislative Agenda: Oahu Gun Crimes Double—will be exploited for gun control Marijuana Dispensaries Panic over Decline in Vape Sales Grievance filed over the safety risk outdated radios pose to Kauai sheriffs Read More..

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