1. Census Overcount Favored Blue States
2. Auē! All four counties are planning spending sprees
3. Hawaii Democrats Elect New Party Chair
4. HPD Rejects 95% of Applicants
5. Cataluna: Joe Logan should not be Honolulu’s police chief.
6. HPD: No one in custody as investigation into Thomas Square shooting continues  

1. Rolling Blackouts Coming: Failed Solar Farms Leave ‘Planners’ Without a Real Plan to Replace Coal Plant
2. Judge will consider whether to unseal DNA evidence in Dana Ireland murder
3. DHHL Gets 52 Acres in Kapolei, Plans for Shopping Center?

1. Audit: 'No Limits' to HPD Overtime
2. Transit History
3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 28, 2022
4. 83 public schools to offer summer meals
5. Report: Federal funding flaw shortchanges Hawaii's school nutrition programs
6. Oahu’s problematic short-term rental ban
7. What went down at the 2022 Hawaii Legislature
8. How to Make Housing Affordable in Hawaii
9. Pinata: $600M Scramble at DHHL  
10. School Facilities: $200M Uncharted and Untested
11. Indicted Max Sword Still on Water Board
12. Broken Trust Dickie Wong Led Senate Only because of Republicans
13. Property Tax Rates on Hawaii County Council Agenda
14. Charter amendment would free auditor to follow up on tips
15. Don’t Let The Proposed Honolulu Police Ballot Questions Die
16. What Are The Odds Kai Kahele Could Become Governor?
17. DLNR Uncle Billy Lease debacle
18. Drug Dealer fights DLNR over Shoreline Erosion

1. Hawaii High-Tech Schemers Get $94M
2. Tourism Recovery Accelerated in April
3. 417 Candidates Pull Papers -- 196 file
4. VIDEO: Democratic Gubernatorial, Lt Gov Candidates Forum
5. VIDEO: Republican Gubernatorial and Lt Gov Candidates Forum
6. Navy Contractor: Piping Repairs Key to any Red Hill Solution
7. How Did Police Commission Miss Zane Logan Problem?
8. Public housing dispute over $1B redevelopment raises accusations of lavish spending
9. Perpetrators, not Victims: Hardened Criminal Homeless behind crime in Waikiki

1. Fishing Industry Adopts Shark-Protection Strategy Before Enviros Can Impose One
2. Chief Justice Appoints District and District Family Court Judges
3. Former Kauai County Council Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
4. How COVID-19 Models Shaped Hawaii Lockdown Policy
5. DoH Survey: 87% in Red Hill Impact Area Report Symptoms
6. SB2510: How Kouchi, Dela Cruz Blackmailed House to Pass Hu Honua Bill
7. 3 people shot outside Blaisdell Graduation Ceremony--2 of 3 suspects already released
8. School employees threatened with violence say DOE isn’t taking their concerns seriously
9. Lava buyout program seeks to limit payouts: Maximum for undeveloped properties would be set at $22K

1. TRO Against New Police Chief’s son places him in UH Professor's spare bedroom
2. Team Hickam delivers first baby formula flight
3. Hawaii Highest COVID Rate in USA
4. SB2510 -- How Hu Honua Buys the Next Governor
5. Hawaii Legislature Passes Unconstitutional Bill
6. Kauai: Brun sentenced to 20 years for Kaua‘i drug trafficking ring
7. Kauai: Retaliation Accusations Could Sink Kai Kahele’s Pick For US Marshal In Hawaii
8. Hawaii residents deplete monthly budget 21 days after payday, study reveals
9. County pays $135,000 to settle defamation lawsuit

1. Trump Election Conspiracy Theories Front and Center in Hawaii Republican Party
2. 2022 UH Legislative Recap: Key takeaways, budget breakdown
3. UH Board of Regents approves updated Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan
4. FAA Proposes to Revoke Transair's Certificate
5. Lawsuit Seeks Habitat Protection for 49 Endangered Hawaiian Species
6. S&P: Solar, storage delays put Hawaii's energy transition to the test
7. China wants 10 Pacific nations to endorse sweeping agreement
8. Honolulu city council committee approves latest HART rail recovery plan
9. HGEA Stalling Delays Full Opening of State Lunatic Asylum
10. Maui Families Discover that $700K ‘Affordable’ Homes aren’t, really 
11. COVID ‘Emergency’ Still Alive: Ige Extends ‘Emergency’ SNAP Benefits Through July
12. Months after completion, homeless resource center with 27 apartments sits empty
13. BWS Activates other wells, Water ‘Crisis’ Disappears
14. Anti-Mask Candidates Testify Against Hayashi

1. Ige Signs HB1848: “Hawaii Student Journalism Protection Act”
2. Brig. Gen. Arthur ‘Joe’ Logan chosen as Honolulu’s next police chief
3. Ige Appoints Two to Ethics Commission
4. Policy experts: Hawaii does not need to be in the retirement fund business
5. Hu Honua: Can KSBE and ILWU Make Big Island Ratepayers Cough up $285M?  Appeal to State Supreme Court Next
6. Phony Populism: Special Interest Money Fuels Kai Kahele’s ‘Leadership PAC’
7. Putin Says Mazie Hirono is Welcome to Visit
8. Shipping organization calls for Jones Act overhaul, not just a 1-year exemption
9. Food Processing is Key to Developing Hawaii Agriculture

1. 391 Candidates Pull Papers -- 143 file
2. Hawaiian Electric seeks developers of projects small and large in latest phase of shared solar
3. How Limits on renewable energy could become campaign contribution motherlode
4. PUC rejects Hu Honua bid to saddle users with Overpriced Electricity
5. Hu Honua is Attempting to Steamroll Over Regulators
6. Annual Convention Center ‘Leaky Roof’ Scam Nets $15M
7. Loophole ruins ban on flavored tobacco, Hawaii health advocates say
8. Judge Says Lawsuit Against Department Of Agriculture Can Go Forward
9. State to spend $26M to fix the aging Wahiawa Dam, acquire Lake Wilson  
10. What does it take to get 20 Homeless to Accept Shelter?

1. Civic involvement is key to saving Hawaii
2. New U.S. Census Bureau data erases Hawaii’s 2010-2020 population growth
3. If You Think Gas Prices Are Bad…
4. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 22, 2022
5. Senate: Bills on Ige's Desk 'Support our Priorities'
6. Suddenly Rushing, now that the Process is Public: Honolulu Police Commission Will Appoint New Chief Monday
7. Crime, COVID Create Waves of Anger to Exploit
8. Hawaii 6th Most Democrat State
9. Island of Retaliation: Lawsuit targets Chief (yes, it’s Kauai again)
10. Thousands of Hawaii County building permits set to expire next month
11. State lawsuit claims 2 brothers improperly profiting from public roads in Kakaako and Waikiki
12. Headstones used as flooring in homeless encampment

1. Gov. Ige urged to review new research before deciding on minimum-wage hike
2. Questions persist about viability of Honolulu rail
3. Legislative Session: 50-50 for Small Business
4. Unemployment Bounce Back? Hawaii Ranks 48th
5. Cayetano Donors Unleash first negative ads in race for governor
6. Lawmaker who introduced bail reform bill now asking Ige to veto it
7. SB3289: Advocates will be back for ‘Opt-out’ Again and Again until They Get it
8. After Four Years DoH finally gets around to revoking care home license
9. US class action over alleged ‘greenwashed’ sunscreen

1. VIDEO: 2022 Legislature still addicted to spending
2. Oahu Unsheltered Homeless Count Remains Near Record Level
3. Hawaii Unemployment 4.2%
4. VIDEO: Q&A with Four Finalists for HPD Chief
5. Hawaii BOE selects Keith Hayashi as superintendent
6. Former Prison Chief Nolan Espinda Dies After Being Found Shot At Kailua Beach
7. Schizophrenic Inmate’s Suicide Is Prompting Calls For ‘Meaningful Change’ In Hawaii’s Prison System
8. Rape Victim Gets $4M, Sheriff Deputy Gets Reinstated
9. Hawaii Census Over Count 6.8% -- And Still Losing Population
10. HPD: 92% of Property Crimes Go Unsolved
11. While Feds Investigate Overpayments, HART Pays Nearly $1 Million To Compensate 24 Parties Underpaid for Rail Relocation
12. UH regents OK amendments to Maunakea plan
13. Moving the Smokestack: Hawaii lawmakers pass bill to create fake zero-emission future for transportation
14. Keaau HS Students Walk out to Protest Cover-Up of Rape by HSTA Member
15. Maui Charter Commission sending 11 proposed amendments to the ballot
16. Hawaii Oil Coming from Argentina Now

1. COVID Cut Hawaii Marriage Rate 48%
2. Honolulu Mayor Says A New Mask Mandate Is A ‘Possibility’
3. As COVID cases climb, HMC sees increase in keiki infections
4. This Honolulu Architect Admitted To Bribery. But He Still Has His License
5. Investigation Shows Hawaii Prison Officials Tried To Cover Up Errors Leading Up To An Inmate’s Death
6. Honolulu police chief finalists to present their cases in TV forum
7. Cost of flood insurance increases
8. $200M to build pre-K facilities--Just the beginning

1. Justice Department: Steve Wynn Chinese Foreign Agent working with Hawaii's Lum Crime Family
2. Honolulu 10th Most Expensive City for Home Improvement
3. Honolulu Parks Promise to Stop Wasting Water
4. Hilo Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Paycheck Protection and Disaster Loan Programs
5. Survey: How Should Honolulu Spend COVID Money?
6. Mental Health Workers Strike Kaiser Hawaii Facilities
7. Child Welfare: Supreme Court Rules Parents have right to Lawyer-100s could be reunited
8. Ige weighs in on BJ Penn Candidacy
9. Law bans side jobs for next Hawaii governor
10. Hayashi will be a Superintendent for People who think things are just fine at DoE
11. Rents are on the rise in Hawaii, report finds
12. More Fake Talk of Tax Cuts
13. Former Kauai Police Clerk Indicted On Theft, Fraud Charges
14. Bail Reform: ”Its going to create more crime”
15. Despite reservations, Hawaii County sunscreen ban advances

1. Auditor: Maui Building Permits Delayed for Months in Spite of 30-Day Mandate
2. Study: 67% of Hawaii 'Work-from-Home' Employees Drinking on the Job
3. Report: Hawaii County tops in nation in construction hurdles
4. Local government complaints office is dealt more work abuse amid pandemic
5. Oahu violent crime at 3-year high, Honolulu Police Department report finds
6. Could a 3-day week help ease HPD’s staffing shortages? It’s working so far
7. Another drug dealer linked to Miske group pleads guilty
8. Three years later, report on Maui jail riot still not released
9. Recipients reaching limits on assistance from Honolulu rent and utility program
10. Supreme Court Orders Judge To Revisit Sealed Case Dispute
11. Hawaii Bureaucracy, Hemp Farmers Bankruptcy

1. UHERO: Effects of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Hawaii Businesses
2. Study: Hawaii has lowest monthly starting salaries
3. Back-Room Deal: Rep Lowen Helps Hu Honua Tree-Burning Scheme -- secretive about-face as the session ended  
4. Honolulu Star Advertiser Endorses Higher Electric Bills for Big Island Residents
5. HB2405: Your Insurance Rate Hike will pay for Sex Change Surgery
6. Chinese Financial Crisis Hits Hawaii -- $92.9M Property Sale Falls Through

1. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 14, 2022
2. Joe Negeuse Appointed to Represent Hawaii Congressional District 2 
3. More Bills in the Home Stretch
4. Fort Street Mall murder suspect was arrested and released the day after the attack
5. Murder: Miske Lawyers Plan to Blame Pregnant Girl
6. Sovereignty Activist: My Criminal Past as an Armed Robber Makes me who I am Now
7. Kahele: I am shaped by Food Stamps
8. Kai Kahele trips over his own hubris in late bid for governor
9. Hawaii tax rebates to be expedited if enacted July 1
10. 46% of Kauai Households own a Vacation Rental
11. The public’s turn: Council seeks input on budget increase, tax rollback

1. Honolulu Rail: $9.9 Billion to Go Nowhere
2. After Bribery Convictions, Legislators Tout Ethics Reforms 
3. Auditor: City Still Locked in to Expensive Recycling Contracts
4. 371 Candidates Pull Papers
5. Kaneshiro Indictment Coming Soon? -- Former city prosecutor’s top assistants return to testify
6. Hawaii Republicans plummet in House but appear steady on City Council
7. Ranked-Choice Voting Designed to Ensure that Republicans Don’t Get Elected
8. Coming up short on ethics
9. State shows ‘disturbing’ fuel contamination plume maps from Red Hill spills
10. Court ruling over 2nd amendment rights in California could impact Hawaii gun laws
11. How does a Criminal end up out on the street 2 years into a so-called 20 year sentence?
12. More delays to move patients into new State Hospital facility
13. DOE: Hawaii teacher accused of ‘serious misconduct’ is cleared to return to work
14. Maui Council Tinkers with Property Tax Rates
15. 50 homeless camps cleaned up, removed from Diamond Head area

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

1. Interior Department Lumps Kamehameha and Lahaianaluna in with 'Indian Boarding Schools'
2. Hawaii: Burn Through $1M in 10 Years 
3. UHERO: Real income will decline 5% this year
4. Kahele: ‘I was part of the problem just two years ago but I’m different now so elect me governor’
5. Alleged Miske Hit Man’s Sovereignty Group Led by Infamous 1990s ‘Bicycle Bandit’
6. Schatz Harasses Biden Administration in Effort to Reopen Flow of Slave Labor Solar Panels from China
7. $531-million budget proposal for Honolulu light rail project passes third reading
8. BOE Will Choose A New Superintendent Next Week After Finalist Interviews
9. Lies Hu Honua Tells
10. Sewage Treatment: EPA, Eco Lawyers will Target Big Island Next
11. New HPD figures track big spike in homicides, other violent crimes on Oahu
12. Federal firefighters at Hawaii Island training area battle Army over safety, retaliation complaints
13. Navy Inspectors Found Problems With Hawaii Fuel Operations Before Contamination Crisis

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

DPP ‘Audit’ of Third Party Reviewers a Sham

1. Red Hill: Navy waives right to contested case hearing
2. Grassroot Institute: Legislative Session in Review  
3. 14 'Good Government' Bills Heading to Governor  
4. COVID rules being lifted, but don’t cheer yet
5. Who needs Collective Bargaining?  $164M Windfall for HSTA on Governors Desk
6. Rail: Star-Adv Editors Even More Delusional than HART
7. Investigations into Red Hill water crisis drag on
8. ‘Affordable Housing’ is whatever we say it is
9. Police Brass Neutered by Politics
10. AlohaSafe Alert app now allows users to self-report, positive home COVID-19 test results
11. Solar Industry ‘Frozen’ as Biden Administration Investigates Slave Labor in China
12. ‘Supply Chain Problems’--Another Big Solar Fail for HECO

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

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

1. DoH: 100% of Oahu Seniors Vaccinated
2. HECO RFP Seeks 'Renewable' Projects on Maui, Oahu
3. Hawaii GE Tax Bites in to 94% of Personal Income
4. DoH: Navy Must Present Red Hill Shutdown Plan by November
5. 337 Candidates Pull Papers 
6. Caldwell’s ex-chief of staff testifies to grand jury corruption probe--One Day After Caldwell Quits Gubernatorial Race
7. HART approves draft recovery plan for troubled transit project
8. Bill setting rules for electric gun sellers in Maui County passes
9. Lawsuit: DoH ‘Blocking’ Lawyers’ Health Tests
10. One of Oahu’s only homeless shelters for families has closed. The reason? Red tape
11. The ocean’s biggest garbage pile is full of floating life

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

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

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

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

1. Three DoE superintendent finalists revealed
2. Are we on the verge of a historic change in state tourism policy?
3. Legislature Burns $1B on 'Affordable Housing'
4. Money Laundering: Feds Begin Targeting Sister Isle Real Estate Purchases
5. Gut-n-Replace HB1147: Lawmakers keep tourism agency funding alive
6. Miske co-defendant asks for end to home detention
7. Hawaii Changes How to Measure Percent of Renewable Energy
8. HSTA Member arrested for theft, criminal tampering
9. Military tracks Russian vessel near Hawaii

1. To GET or Not to GET – SVOG and RRF Are the Questions
2. HB2075: Legislators Ignore Federal Judge to Push Gun Control Agenda
3. Archegos -Theranos - Honolulu Rail: The Price of Lying
4. Red Hill fuel cleanup could require more tax dollars than allocated
5. VIDEO: Can Youth Solve Hawaii Housing Crisis?
6. Short-term rental ban will disrupt Honolulu economy
7. 312 Candidates Pull Papers
8. HPD More Secretive Than Ever
9. Caldwell:  Nobody on Oahu Dumb Enough to Vote for Me
10. Ethics reform pledge was April Fools’ joke in Legislature
11. Minimum wage boost cause child care cost to increase
12. State lawmakers approve bill to improve child welfare system
13. $20M Gas taxes go unspent: Big Island drivers deserve a Tax Cut
14. A new shooting range for Big Island? 

1. HB1823: Suicide Bill is Dead
2. Beginning Sunday real estate transactions must disclose sea level risk
3. 42% of Private Sector Working Remotely as of August, 2021
4. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 29, 2022
5. HART Releases Latest Attempt at ‘Recovery Plan’ -- Nine More Years to Civic Center, Cost $10B
6. UH To Lose Responsibility For Mauna Kea Under Compromise Bill
7. Hawaii Lawmakers Agree On Raising The Minimum Wage
8. Hawaii tax refund bill finalized at $300 per person earning under $100K
9. Hawaii Education Board Narrows Down Finalists For Superintendent Position
10. Despite indictment in Kealoha probe, BWS board member declines to step down
11. Nobody is paying attention to BWS Call for 10% Water Reduction

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

​Mauna Kea: Please Defer HB2024

1. Senate and House Money Committees Approve State Budget Bill
2. Visitor Arrivals Reach 85% of March 2019 Level
3. CD2: Retreads and Has-Beens Line Up
4. Inside The ‘Frantic’ Push To Shorten Rail And Keep Its Federal Funding
5. HB1567: Legislators Agree on Plan to let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out on Streets
6. HPD Officers Involved In Makaha Crash Want Public-Paid Attorneys
7. ‘Huge Success’ Maui hospital system reducing reliance on funds from government

1. Laughed out of Hawaii, Kahele Slinks Back to Washington, DC
2. $328M: After 23 years of Judicial Stalling, State Settles DHHL Suit
3. DLNR Launches Environmental Stewardship Dashboard
4. How the Jones Act transfers critical industry and jobs overseas
5. Full Text: Conference Committee Issues Proposed Draft to Create Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority
6. Blangiardi signs Bill 41 outlawing some Short Term Rentals
7. Six Year Coverup to End?  Hawaii Supreme Court: State Must Release ‘Explosive’ 2016 Report On Former State Auditor Jan Yamane
8. Tokuda ducks out of lieutenant governor’s race, announces run for Congress instead
9. Search for Hawaii public schools superintendent is down to 7 candidates
10. Pandemic modeling group: Daily COVID case count in Hawaii likely 7 times official figure  
11. Crime Wave caused by HGEA Probation Officers COVID stand down
12. Water bills to increase 19%

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

1. Honolulu 5th Lowest Small Business Growth
2. Expand NATO to Hawaii
3. Hawaii’s oil-dependent economy is being battered by Russia’s war
4. Some approved Hawaii legislative bills have already become law
5. Resolution: Hawaii DoE banned Hawaiian Language Until 1986
6. Experts say pandemic had an impact in the increase of child abuse
7. Homelessness up on Hawaii Island; 1 in 3 unsheltered individuals considered ‘chronically homeless’
8. From Mexico, China: How hard drugs get to Kauaʻi

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

1. Kaimuki HS Grad Pleads Guilty to Trumpster Fraud
2. ‘Deliberative process’ loophole would encourage secrecy
3. City celebrates Earth Day by releasing 2022 Annual Sustainability Report
4. HART Votes to Stop Rail at ‘Civic Center’ -- still no ‘Recovery Plan’
5. Feds Agree To Stop Fighting Order To Drain Red Hill
6. UH Budget Violates State Constitution, Federal Law
7. Lawsuit After Maui Council Slow-Walks Bill on licensing requirements for electric gun sellers

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

1. Jury Convicts Katherine Kealoha's Drug-Dealing Brother
2. Victims' rights candlelight vigil set for April 27 in Wailuku
3. Video: 175 Junk Cars being Removed from DLNR Land on Maui
4. Water to be Restored to Five Molokai Streams
5. How Much Food Costs in Hawaii, Compared to the Nation
6. Attorney: Kahele threatened to kill ex-wife
7. Commission Recommends Prosecution In Falsified Campaign Donations Case
8. Hawaii state Rep. Sharon Har skirts question about why she went out during COVID-19
9. Why Give OHA More Money Without Settlement of Ceded Lands Claim?
10. All Fake: Gas tax cut stalls at council
11. $50K State tax bill from federal relief funds shocks some local businesses
12. Two Honolulu Police Officers Arrested On Abuse Allegations In Recent Days
13. SHOPO Blocking Police Reform Ballot Initiatives
14. HECO to Shutter Plant Providing 20% of Oahu Electricity
15. Positive COVID-19 tests on the rise as Hawaii’s free testing program comes to an end
16. City officials raise concerns as individuals travel to Hawaii for homeless shelters

1. Ethics Complaint Nails Kahele
2. Hawaii Banks Charging More Than Payday Lenders for Small Loans
3. 86% Of Renters Can’t Afford to Buy Home in Honolulu
4. Track Your Ballot: Ballottrax Service Launched in Hawaii
5. The cost of “excess inflation” in Hawaii
6. Former Maui Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Enticement Charge
7. FBI Arrests Miske Witness After Waianae Harbor Confrontation with Sovereignty Group
8. 62.3% of  Hawaii Middle school students fall one grade below--40% of High Need Students are Chronic Absentee
9. HART May Not Get Federal Extension Without Another Tax Hike
10. The ‘Lost Tower’: Why Howard Hughes Has A Love-Hate Relationship With Rail
11. For Hawaii Democrats, the Sky’s the Limit
12. HB2399 Massive tax Increase on Product Packaging Materials
13. Senate accused of ‘punitive’ funding plan for University of Hawaii
14. Breakdown on Kauai Council Races
15. Hawaii County Council Rejects Effort to Limit Business Property Tax Assessment Growth
16. Big, Big News: 54 Time Loser May Actually Get 5 Year Sentence!

1. SB2070: $50M for ‘thinly veiled scam’?
2. Maui’s Automated Planning and Permitting System is LIVE
3. Court Order: Masks not Required in Airports or on Bus
4. HGEA Extortion: Salary Commission Hostages Include Council members, mayor and department heads
5. Kahele Fundraising Drops off Sharply
6. City Council Chair Waters Eyes Run For Congress
7. Working class tax credit still alive
8. Hawaii officials pursue stronger deterrents for illegal game rooms
9. Blangiardi Will Sign Short-Term Rental Bill Into Law
10. Closing arguments to begin in trial of prominent doctor accused of drug crimes

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

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

1. 272 Candidates Pull Papers
2. National Community Survey of Honolulu Residents
3. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
4. Indicted Caldwell Cronies Don’t Want To Face A Jury
5. Hawaii Sheriffs Trainer Pleads Not Guilty To Criminal Charges
6. Welders Fix Frogs--HART Left with only 90 days to come up with another excuse to avoid launching rail service
7. Hawaii ranks as the bottom state with a change in small business employment from 2020 to 2021 at -13.5%

1. Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
2. Hawaii Unemployment 4.1% for March
3. Unemployment Bounceback? Hawaii Ranks 50th
4. How Much it Costs to House a Family of 4 in Hawaii
5. Documents Show US Rep. Kai Kahele Has A Special Deal With Hawaiian Airlines
6. Billing Dispute: Prosecutor Looks at Kaneshiro-era Sex Abuse Treatment Center Invoices
7. Legislative Workgroup to Plan Steps to Legalize Psychotic Mushrooms
8. Violent crime is underreported on HPD's crime mapping page
9. How A Killer Walks Free: HPA Shows the Way

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