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Saturday, March 28, 2020 March 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 2794 Views Let the Sun Shine In! COVID Relief Bill Directs Minimum $1.25B to Hawaii Is Seattle a warning against Hawaii raising its minimum wage? COVID Recession: Hawaii, Nevada Likely to be Hit Hardest Attorney General Uses COVID as Excuse to Do What they Have Been Planning all Along -- Let Lots and Lots of Criminals out of Hawaii Jails Epidemic: US Death Toll tops 24K (but its the flu so ignore this and continue panicking) Is the Coronavirus as Deadly as They Say? 228 Candidates File for Election DoE: Modify 12th Grade Graduation Requirements for COVID Hawaii Public Employees May Lose Out On Pay Raises Due To Virus Kauai County Property Values & Property Tax Revenues to Drop 20% 50% of Businesses have Closed or Reduced Hours Councilmember: Crisis is an Opportunity to Make Maui into Socialist Utopia Now is not the time for political opportunity 10-Day delay in coronavirus test results Quarantine Protocols Will Soon Extend To Interisland Travel—Medical Screenings for Arriving Passengers? Waikiki bartender with coronavirus on life support in Kaiser Moanalua hospital Hawaii health director says some physicians ‘closing up their practices’ Decrease in flights is packing a punch for state exporters Homeless COVID Testing Center to Open in Iwilei Virus clouds prospects for Hawaii’s mental health reforms Hawaii issues RFQ for P3 partner to redevelop Aloha Stadium Should Trees Be Planted to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere or be Burned to Produce Renewable Electricity? Interior Official Pushing To Renew COFA Treaties This Year Despite Obstacles Read More..

Friday, March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 2788 Views Micronesia Getting 45-Minute COVID Test Results--When will Hawaii Catch Up? YB Uses COVID as Excuse to Impose Freight Rules it has Wanted for Years First Arrest for COVID Stay-at-Home Violation? HSTA Member from Anti-Vaxxer School Hawaii AG: COVID is a Great Excuse to Help Planned Parenthood Make Money Selling Dead Baby Parts Hawaiian Homes Commission Approves DHHL Loan Deferral Aircraft Carrier Heads for Guam as 25 Sailors Test Positive Trump Signs Guam War Claims Legislation Maui Budget: Property Tax Cut Proposed CoronaVirus: The Lockdown is Worse than the Disease Honolulu, HART Budgets Face Financial Reckoning—Property Tax Hike Coming? Quarantine Loopholes: 14 Days with Elderly and Pregnant People in your Home Instant COVID Tests at S Korea Airport Only 3 Cases—But Police Checkpoints on Kauai We’ve Completely Eliminated Tourism: ‘The Process is Going Very Well’ Green: COVID Hospital Surge Not Here Yet—Maybe Mid April 83K New Unemployment claims, processing for new unemployment checks could take a month Hawaii unemployment fund will burn thru $600M in a few months Hawaii County’s mayor draws heat for seeking ‘exemptions’ to stay-at-home order Hawaii military deployments upended by coronavirus Homeless coronavirus quarantine site in Iwilei expected to open next week 2 arrested, 70 cited for violating stay-at-home orders, Honolulu police say Advocates fear for domestic violence victims who must shelter in place following double homicide in Ewa Beach $2T Stimulus Solves Sunscreen Hysteria Problem Read More..

Thursday, March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 2784 Views Prince Kuhio’s Fight to Americanize Hawaii Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Calls for Suspension or Delay of GE Tax Restaurant Association Petitions Ige for 'Sustainment' Hawaii Worst Taxpayer ROI in USA Telescope: Hawaii State Supreme Court Affirmed Sacred Beliefs Not Applicable The Royal Origins Of "Police Power" Hawaii-Style: The King v. Tong Lee (1880) Straub Employee Snooped Medical Records for Six Years Ethics: HHSC Manager Retires, Goes to Work for Contractor Most of Hawaii’s electric battery systems are paired with wind or solar power plants Kauai Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan -- Public Comments Open  3-26: Corona Count 106 -- 11 New Cases 3-25: COVID Count 95--Only Six New Cases Don’t Use Virus as Excuse -- Government must be open to scrutiny Secret Budget Meetings Legal Under Virus:  Major Cuts Planned as Tax Revenues Plummet Petty Politics is the Priority: Ige, Green Smooth Over Differences On COVID-19 Response Mandatory quarantine for all arrivals start Thursday  4,131 mostly locals Arrive Tuesday –40 Hotels Shut Down More than 60,000 have filed for unemployment in Hawaii so far this month—Unemployment hits 10% What's the coronavirus risk to Hawaii hotel and restaurant workers? Start at $8.7M a day. Honolulu tied for fewest construction cranes on Rider Levett Bucknall Q1 index Hawaii officials announce list of efforts to ease coronavirus-related pains Hawaiian Air confirms a few of their employees have tested positive for COVID-19 Hawaii island police make 1st known arrest in connection with Gov. David Ige’s stay-at-home order Virus Becomes Latest Excuse to Let lots and lots of criminals out onto the streets Virus Becomes Latest Excuse to Keep the Homeless on the streets Moron Attacks Tourists in Waikiki American Samoa's coronavirus conundrum: No way to test after Hawaii Refuses O'ahu mom reaches day nine awaiting daughters COVID-19 results Pocket Change: Hawaii spending $13 million for health care protective equipment Donations down 35%, Blood Bank of Hawaii needs more donors Teachers union files lawsuit against state over work mandate despite school closures Parents And Guardians Look For Education Options For Their Keiki As Schools Switch To Distance Learning Developer Quits Gill Family Windfarm Deal Virus Scares Protesters off Mauna Kea The Thirty Meter Telescope: How a volcano in Hawaii became a battleground for astronomy NOAA tsunami website faltered Tuesday while Hawaii faced a potential threat Read More..

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 March 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 2479 Views Green 'Fired' from State COVID Response in Dispute Over Mass Testing Corona Towers: Council Hides Behind Quarantine, Gives Development Deal to Convicted Felon 90 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Hawai‘i: 14 New Cases Hawaii Doctors Battle State Health Department Over COVID-19 Testing MDs Prescribing Corona Treatments Nearly 20,000 unemployment claims filed in a single day Hawaii Unemployment System Housed on 30-Year Old Computer COVID Solution: Will Supreme Court Order lots and lots of Criminals out onto the Streets? Homeless Suddenly Willing to Accept Shelter After Bathrooms Close in Parks, Restaurants Kim administration studying stay-at-home order for possible exemptions Panic Monger Hooser: Stay Calm over COVID, ‘This too shall pass’ Hawaii health officials retract report of death attributed to coronavirus Emergency Medical Services makes public call: Don’t use 911 if you think you have COVID-19 City Makes Parking Available in front of Take-out Restaurants Kahuku? PUC to Discuss Windfarm Setbacks Today Read More..

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 March 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 2425 Views Hawaii: First COVID Death was Undiscovered Patient Ige Statewide 'Stay at Home' Order Thru April 30 Shelter-In-Place ordered for Honolulu and Maui through April 30; Curfew for Kaua‘i through May 3 Imua TMT Panel Discussion -- Live and Interactive Map: COVID Spreads Across Pacific Islands UH researcher’s team helps create vaccine for COVID-19 Impeach Harry Kim Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus -- Hawaii Jumps from 46th to 11th Pine: Cut Blaisdell to Fund Medical Care Insider Benefits: Senate President arranges testing for Asymptomatic Senators 3,300 Tested for Corona So Far—77 Positive Guam: 29 Cases, 1 Death 9,000 unemployment claims filed over Weekend Bus Ridership Drops Sharply Good time to build TMT     EMS inundated with non-emergency calls Caldwell Refuses to Spend More to Reduce Homelessness Homeless will be Left to Rot in the Streets Hawaii public school cafeteria workers begin free meal service Time For Neighborhood Boards To Become Community Councils Cruise ship passengers bused to flights out of Honolulu 100 Years Ago Spanish Flu Killed 2,300 in Hawaii Read More..

Monday, March 23, 2020 March 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 2495 Views Hawaii: The Road to Corona Recovery Leads Through Japan Honolulu Sues 'Big Oil' -- Fatal Flaws in Evidence Hawaiian Airlines to Suspend Most Long-Haul Passenger Service Due to New State of Hawai‘i Quarantine Order Legislators: Ige's Tourism Shutdown is not Enough UPDATE--Stay Home Order Imposed: Caldwell Updates COVID Emergency Proclamation UPDATE: Maui County Stay-Home Order: Tourists Blocked from Road to Hana  UPDATE: Kauai Mayor Stay-at-Home Order and Nightly Curfew Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 22, 2020 Why this Nobel laureate predicts a quicker coronavirus recovery: 'We're going to be fine' Hawaii Medicaid Spending High, Quality Low ‘Weak Case’ – but Telescope Opponents Appeal Project Bond Ruling Anyway Actor Daniel Dae Kim says Trump’s malaria drug was ‘secret weapon’ in 4-day coronavirus recovery Kamehameha Schools to start rent-deferral program for retail tenants COVID Solution Release Criminals Back on to Streets Election Office Needs to Verify Your Signature Read More..

Sunday, March 22, 2020 March 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:36 PM :: 2306 Views Ige Imposes 14-Day Quarantine Shutdown? 21% of Hawaii Businesses Would Lose $10,000 per Day 40% of Hawaii Supreme Court up for Grabs Who’s Watching the Store? UPDATE: 56 COVID Cases in Hawaii Ige’s move will shut the flow of visitors to the islands Surprise: Passengers from cruise ship to disembark in Honolulu and go home (sudden mechanical issue) Maui Medical professionals Predict 1,000 to 3,000 Hawaii COVID Cases in Next 10 Days    More than 400 tested in drive-thru coronavirus testing site in Kakaako Key to Recovery: Approve Campaign Contributors’ Development Projects The reality is that we need tourism here for the long-term Covid-19 Layoffs at Midweek N Shore Anti-Tourist Hysteria Anti-Pesticide Hystericals switch -- Protest Tourists Instead MPD preps for COVID-19 impact on staff as one officer quarantined Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant 2 DoD Employees tests positive for COVID-19 COVID-19 and the “right to travel” This has all Happened Before Read More..

Saturday, March 21, 2020 March 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:00 PM :: 2299 Views Thanks to Virus, DoE Finally Achieves Goal of Eliminating All Standardized Testing Crushed by COVID? Small Businesses Aid Application Period Extended 217 Candidates File for Election Hawaii Democratic Primary Cancels In-Person Voting Working to protect our freedoms Hawaii COVID Hits 37: 11 New Cases Honolulu Council Calls for 14-Day Quarantine Kauai Council Bans Public from Meetings--Just in time for Property Tax Hike, Removal of Alleged Meth Dealer Hawaii Courts Open--Most Traffic, Criminal, and Civil Cases Postponed Until After April 30 Reality Check: COVID Imported to Hawaii by 41 locals--Only 7 Tourist Cases Telescope Protesters Now Protest Against Tourists Greenmail Activists Blockade Beach Access Road Thousands laid off as eateries shut off dine-in options or close their doors Feeel Good Politics: Cruise Ship Passengers Refused Entry into Honolulu as 1,000s arrive by Air Daily Free Corona Testing for Tourism Industry Workers Offered Today Gun Sales Soar: “What if someone gets desperate and tries to steal supplies from our home?”  COVID Criminals: 8 Looters Arrested in Hilo Council: Big Island mayor’s lack of action over coronavirus putting lives at risk Kona hospital reports 2 presumptive positive coronavirus patients Kauai: Mayor On Curfew — ‘I’m Willing To Be Criticized For Overreacting’ A case of recovery: An Oahu man, 70, gets CDC clearance after contracting COIVD-19 Read More..

Friday, March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:01 PM :: 2172 Views COVID Committee Meets in Secret: Harbors Div Closes Hawaii to Cruise Ships, Airports Div Next COVID: House Speaker 'Implores' Ige to Impose Travel Ban, Order Military Response Thousands Sign Petition Demanding 14-Day Quarantine for all Visitors Hawaii K-O: Gabbard Exits Primary a Lady Legend After Downing Officer Harris Barking Sands: Pentagon Test Launches Prototype Hypersonic Weapon Caldwell: Homeless enforcement more important than ever Full Text: Caldwell Updates COVID Emergency Proclamation A century of Australia/New Zealand shipping to Hawaii ends The Cruise Industry Assistance Washington Should Give: Repeal the Passenger Vessel Services Act COVID: 26 Cases -- All Travel Related  Corona Virus: Hawaii Ranks 43rd Legislators: After Corona, ‘High Money Bills’ Unlikely to be Approved Sen Lorraine Inouye in Isolation Awaiting COVID Test Results 2,000 People Tested for Corona Virus in Hawaii as Private Labs Step in “We have never, ever experienced this level of unemployment claims coming in” Victorino’s coronavirus act takes effect today, calls for maximum $5,000 fine, jail The need for blood donations remains high during coronavirus pandemic   Soft on Crime: Sex Offender Gets Multiple 2nd Chances—Caught in Sting Read More..

Thursday, March 19, 2020 March 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 2919 Views The last time Congress created a new state State Senator Clarence Nishihara tests positive for COVID-19 Gabbard Quits Presidential Race, Endorses Biden DoE Closes Schools Until April 7 After HSTA Files Grievance over COVID Plan COVID: Activist Groups Demand Ige Clamp Down Harder Kauai Mayor Orders Nightly Curfew Maui County Orders Bars, Restaurants Shut: Tourists Blocked from Road to Hana COVID 16 Cases in Hawaii--all Travel-Related Hawaii County Seeks to Fill Vacancies on Redistricting Commission Hawaii Residents 10th Most Dependent on Federal Government Hawaii GE Tax Takes $2431 per Capita -- 2nd Highest in USA Emergencies, Police Power, Commandeering, And Compensation: Essential Readings Democracy Still Matters in Time of Pandemic Josh Green: The AIRPORTS DIVISION Will Save us from COVID (LOL!) Tourists: “We think Hawaii is the best place to ride out a worldwide scare” Hawaii Corona Count Now 26 as Private Lab Testing Kicks in 4,500 Unemployment Claims Filed in Just Two Days—Then system crashes  Homeless ‘Frequent Flyers’ Clog our Hospitals during Pandemic—But Opportunity to FORCE them into shelter ignored Governors Race 2022: Lt. Gov. Josh Green calls for suspension of non-essential travel to Hawaii and quarantine for arrivals Governors Race 2022: Caldwell Closes More Stuff—Threatens Jail for Violators Hawaii County Government Continues Business as Usual Hanalei: 150 Cram into Shelter During Flood Coronavirus forces Hawaii colleges to (slowly) capitulate on millions in student refunds Passengers of 2 cruise ships expected in Honolulu won’t be allowed to disembark Honolulu rent increases for single-family homes lowest in the nation Read More..

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 2638 Views Ige Orders Bars, Restaurants to Close--Asks Tourists to Stay Away COVID Circulating at Capitol? DoH Silent Scams Galore: Hi-Tech Tax Credit Crowd Gets in to Digital Currency Katherine Kealoha Surrenders Law License Crushed by COVID? Small Businesses Have Only Hours to Apply for Aid HSTA Files Grievance over COVID Plan Coronavirus: Modern Research & Chinese Medicine Imua TMT Panel Discussion -- Live and Interactive Will Corona Virus Kill Hawaii’s health care system? Surge of patients could cripple isle hospitals Hawaii Co Council Meetings Will Continue, Public Excluded, Press May be Excluded, Written Testimony Will be Posted When we get Around to it Navatek Spoons out $700K in Campaign Contributions—Only Makes News When they Give to a Republican Major Honolulu mayoral campaigns halt or slow down Potentially coronavirus-infected homeless being turned back out onto streets without medical evaluation Soft on Crime: Corona Virus Solution is to Let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out onto Street NC Corona Patient Came Home from Hawaii Sick Tourism shocks could cost tens of thousands of jobs Local construction industry may bear out in COVID-19 fallout Another Side To The HPU Saga Read More..

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 2632 Views Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus -- Hawaii 46th Legislative Session Suspended due to Corona Virus COVID-19: Council, DHHL, Legislators Cut Public Access Judiciary Blocks Out-of-State Lawyers from Courtrooms Best States for Doctors -- Hawaii 42nd The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America - 15 Days to Slow the Spread DHHL Clears Out Another Homeless Camp Insiders Urged to Exploit Legislative Shutdown for Backroom Deals Opportunity Knocks: Ige Suspends Sunshine Law Telescope:  $1B Cost of Refusal to Enforce Law?  Bad time for new stormwater fees Tourism reels as containment prompts 50% declines Unemployment claims double, state says First Case of Local Transmission—Kualoa Ranch Tour Guide Healthcare worker tests positive for COVID-19 after Mainland Trip Maui doctors call for free regional testing center Corona-Free Cruise Ship Stuck In Limbo; Looking For Port in Hawaii Katherine and Louis Kealoha sentencing postponed over coronavirus concerns Wind Farms Will Gobble up More Oahu Land Schatz, Matson Back Kahele For Free Ride to Congress Hawaii Democrats Still Figuring Out What To Do About The Primary Coronavirus Is The New Excuse For Universal Basic Income Condo ‘Disaster’: Waikiki Maintenance Fees Hit $1,800 Read More..

Monday, March 16, 2020 March 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 2672 Views Corona Virus: HIDOE extends spring break thru March 27 Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 14, 2020 SB2038: COVID-19 Becomes Excuse to Abolish Sunshine Law  Hawaii Gun Violence Commission Would Leave The Public In The Dark HB2543: Will KSBE Get the Money? Bill to boost teacher pay moves over to House—BoE Property Tax Bill Dead Sorry Kirk, COVID-19 won’t delay rail’s scheduled opening this year, says the head of HART Heiress said her estate won’t go to Hawaiians FAA Has Long Resisted Safety Board Calls For Tougher Air Tour Oversight COVID-19:  How One Case Got to Maui  Hawaii test drives COVID-19 drive-thru screening program in Kaneohe Read More..

Sunday, March 15, 2020 March 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 1993 Views Legislature: Suicide, Abortion Bills May be Dead for Session Hawaii Property Taxes per Capita--$1,236 Green Fees – But Not the Golfing Kind 201 Candidates File for Election How to navigate ‘coronavirus recession’ in Hawaii Corona Virus becomes Excuse for the Tax n Spend Make-Work Projects Proposed to the Legislature Before Corona Caldwell Pushes his Sue Big Oil Litigation Scam 5th & 6th & 7th COVID-19 cases announced in Hawaii--no local transmission Unsanitary Homeless Shelter-Refusers Spread Disease, 20 Dead (but it's not Corona) Read More..

Saturday, March 14, 2020 March 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:37 PM :: 3305 Views OHA in Court: ‘Mauna Kea Must be a Money-Maker for Us’ Ige Appoints Peter Kubota Judge 3rd Circuit, Hilo Hawaii Senate Committee Passes Two Anti-Gun Bills Feds Want Katherine Kealoha In Prison For 14 Years Tulsi Gabbard Intervenes after ‘Friend’ Threatens Workers at Health Clinic Two Tourists Test Positive –Quarantined on Kauai Pentagon halts domestic travel for military due to coronavirus ACLU Plan: Mass Release of Prisoners When Corona Hits Jails No Longer Distracted by the Internet, Brun Impeachment Petition is now on Paper Smug UH Law Prof Quits Supreme Court Bar Homeless by Choice: Only 2 of 31 Accept Shelter Read More..

Friday, March 13, 2020 March 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:17 PM :: 3160 Views NYT: Telescope Puts $850M on Table Corona Virus: Fortunately Hawaii Lost Case Against Trump Hawaii Cost of Living 92% Above US Average Asian Ocean Carriers Duke it Out for Hawaii Market Minimum Wage Hike will Worsen Corona Virus Recession Hawaii Middle School Robotics--11 Qualify for World Championships Supreme Court Clears Way for Release of Secret Report on Wrongdoing in State Auditor's Office Aloha Aina Party Qualifies for Ballot Status Matson Debunks Rumors: Operations continue uninterrupted $13 Billion Dollars: Proposed Hawaii carbon tax could cost as much as Honolulu's rail project Corona Virus is an Excuse for Tax-n-Spend Make-Work Projects     Criminal Al Hee’s Scam Company Service ‘Spotty’  -- DHHL, Customers Eager for Real Service Provider to Buy out Assets  Hawaii Minimum Wage Bill Clears First Senate Hurdle Judge: Hawaiian Heiress Is Not Capable Of Managing Her Own Affairs Allowing Homeless to Refuse Shelter Risks Spread of Corona Virus Corona Virus vs Transparency: Honolulu City Council budget briefings postponed indefinitely Hawaii Lawmakers Introduce Plan To Study Psychedelic Mushrooms With Goal Of Legalizing Access Maui Hospital could wait weeks for fast-turnaround COVID-19 test Birds of a Feather: Anti-GMO Whack Job Calls Maui Time Corrupt, Dishonest Mail-in voting has gaps to fill Gabbard not done with race, but it’s done with her Read More..

Thursday, March 12, 2020 March 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 3350 Views Why astronomy on Mauna Kea is not a desecration but a duty 6 Years Later: Navy Brings Red Hill Tank 5 Back into Service COVID-19: Legislators Cut off Public Access State Senate Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Anti-Gun Bills UH Legislative Session Update Finalists for two UH Board of Regents positions announced CoronaVirus: UH Switches to 100% Online Classes Coronavirus Forecast To Take $300 Million Bite Out Of Hawaii Tax Revenues Feds Want Judge To Throw The Book At Kealohas—While City Showers Them in Money Kawananakoa: I’m Not Dead Yet but my Money has Already been Stolen by the Usual Insiders Corona—Just the Excuse Caldwell Needs to Tap Rainy Day Fund for Rail, Blaisdell Projects Coronavirus: Military ‘Buying Time’ Until Countermeasures Ready DOT officials say federal directive would be needed to ban cruise ships Hawaii DOE Cancels All School Travel Outside State Happy News: No More Windfarms on Oahu? How One Homeless Mental Case Cycles Through System Again and Again Hawaii agents arrest alleged cartel member in nationwide drug bust Gabbard Keeps Campaigning to Line Cult Coffers Read More..

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 3273 Views COVID19: Hawaii Tourism Drops 35% Since March 1 Is Hawaii Prepared for a Recession? Protesters Ensure Tourism Dominance,  Drive Exodus Weren’t we going to diversify our economy? Police Chief Susan Ballard supports enhanced sentence for her predecessor Hawaii Environmentalists Slaughter Baby Whales While Chasing Filthy Lucre Programs Give Money to Renters at Risk of Homelessness 17-Year Felony Record Out on the Streets Does it Again (What a surprise!) Liberal Air America Founder Arrested at Guam Airport (again) Foster Children Were Sent Out of State to Mental Health Facilities Where Some Faced Abuse and Neglect Hawaii visitor tests positive for coronavirus after she returns to Canada Read More..

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 3474 Views Money News: OHA files motion for summary judgement in Maunakea lawsuit INRIX Honolulu Traffic Congestion Report Card Speaker Names Corona Virus Economic Working Group EPA requiring closures of 12 Big Isle cesspools After Decade Long Crime Spree State Gives 1 Year in Jail--Then the Feds Step In The Futility of Trying to Reduce Driving Some Waikiki Hotels now 90% Empty--But Legislators want to Raise Taxes Anyway  FEAR: Hawaii Democratic ‘Ranked-choice’ ballot might give Gabbard her only Primary Win Nadamoto Running for Prosecutor: Tough on Crime Except those Committed by Political Insiders   110,000 with outdated voter registration won’t get ballots Showboating: Honolulu Files Climate Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies Kauai Readers Not Fooled by Article Titled: ‘1-person cars create congestion’ HB668 Dead: Would Have Reversed Cancellation of 38,000 Sister Isle Medicaid Policies   Lawmakers Want To Subsidize Young Brothers Big Rate Increases Coronavirus vs Transparency: State Grants Hearing Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns Some Brun charges dismissed by State—but Fortunately the Feds are Here Homeless Meth Dealer Wins 10 Years of Free Housing In trial for control of her fortune, heiress Abigail Kawananakoa takes the stand DPP Harasses Homeowner over Small Driveway Job Fear Of Fluoridation Ignores Science And Common Sense Read More..

Monday, March 9, 2020 March 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 2552 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 8, 2020 Forest Service, DLNR Sign 'Shared Stewardship' Agreement Crossover: Republican Legislative Update Elderly man who recently traveled to Washington state becomes Hawaii’s second coronavirus case Rail a heavy lift designed to force next mayor to raise property taxes Three Legal Snags for Na Pua Makani -- Kahuku Wind Farm Judge clears courtroom on opening day of Abigail Kawananakoa hearing Bill would protect school newspapers’ rights Aviation groups want Dillingham Airfield to keep flying Cult Member Annoys Family Charles Djou: Why I’m Not Running For Honolulu Mayor Read More..

Sunday, March 8, 2020 March 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 4082 Views ICA Vacancy: JSC Extends Deadline for Applicants EB-5 Scandals Finally Reach Hawaii Just a Technical Change Fallen Honolulu police officer Kaulike Kalama remembered during services Hawaii lawmakers consider raising income taxes, GE Tax—Carbon tax to hit Fuel, Electricity and Airline Tickets SB3104: Hawaii Senate’s promise of affordable housing morphs into Luxury Developer Giveaway Zoning committee decision could restrict wind farms on Oahu Hawaii High School Athletic Association policy regarding transgender athletes challenged Hawaii lawmakers show hubris over abortion funding Economy: Corona Recession 1% of GDP? To Survive Recession, Kill Big Tax n Spend Projects Will Diamond Head Attack Produce Change in Mental Health Approach? Caldwell’s Press Conferences catch up with him Audit says water department needs clearer contingency plans Read More..

Saturday, March 7, 2020 March 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:32 PM :: 3649 Views 21 Infected on Corona Virus Cruise Ship Which Made Four Stops in Hawaii Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review UHERO: Making a High-Quality State Revenue/Tax System 186 Candidates File for Election 200-year anniversary of the arrival of the American Protestant Missionaries in Hawaiʻi DNC Changes Debate Rules to Exclude Tulsi Gabbard Criminal Al Hee’s Scam Company Sold at Auction to Stop Insiders from Stealing Assets Hee Family: Garbage and Fraud Timeline Failed Strategy: Telescope Truce Yields only Defeat Senate unanimously votes to approve $37M teacher compensation bill SB2077 Copies 1980s Failure: DLNR to Manage Megabux Giveaway to Profitable Nonprofits—1 M Trees per Year Maui to Ban all Single Family Dwelling Vacation Rentals? Its Lahaina, again: Bum Threatens Officers with Rebar after Robbing other bums Read More..

Friday, March 6, 2020 March 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 2961 Views Protesters Return to Mauna Kea Senate passes bill to establish a carbon tax on fossil fuels Legislature launches YouTube live streams of hearings and floor sessions Senate passes housing and education bills from joint legislative package Obesity: Honolulu 2nd Slimmest City in USA Mag Ban and Ammo Restrictions Pass Senate The green case for Jones Act reform Senate Passes Ban On Side Gigs For Mayors And Governor SB3103: Return of the PLDC Idiot Alert: Senator’s Response to Corona Virus Recession?  Tax Airlines so even fewer will come Coronavirus Is Causing A New Set Of Problems For Honolulu Rail Corona Virus Becomes Excuse to Grab $120M Bag of Money Kauai Still Trying to Decide if Alleged Meth Kingpin Can be Removed from Council Poll: Public Fooled by Global Warming Hysteria, Business Leaders Not so Much Hysteria: Rampaging Horde of Punatics Blocks Cell Phone Tower Judge: Honolulu City Council Violated Open Meetings Law Another One: Tour Helicopter Crashes On Big Island Family says video proves police negligence in 2016 double fatal chase on Maui Security? Homeless Criminals Continue to Steal Cars from Wahiawa Open Air Chop Shop Soft on Crime Policy Kills Killer 5 years after Killing DoH Fail: Mentally Ill 14-year old disappears Homeless woman turned a drive to help others into a job ... and a path off the streets Read More..

Thursday, March 5, 2020 March 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 3046 Views Cocaine: Another Tsuneyoshi Running for Honolulu Council Japan Reduces TMT Funding How Much Does Your State Collect in Corporate Income Taxes per Capita? Will Non-Jones Act Service to Hawaii Survive? Sudden Reversal: Josh Green Appointed to Head Corona Virus Response Corona Virus Cruise Ship Made Four Stops in Hawaii 32 Counts of Fraud: Mortgage Scammer Convicted Feds Agree to Consider Protections for Hawaii’s Cauliflower Coral DoD: Local Obstructionism Exposes Hawaii to Missile Attack Judge orders Kauai Councilman Arthur Brun to remain in custody—UPW-USO Prison Smuggling an Issue in Case Developer: What does it take to build affordable housing in Hawaii? HPD Reform: 95 New Positions to Swamp Remaining Kealoha Loyalists Penny Stock Tout Exploits Veterans in Money-Making Scheme Homeless Dude from Colorado Moves to Maui—Gets 6 months Free Housing in Jail Hawaii Legislature attempt to tax REITs advances for 7th year in a row SB2539: Insurers Must Provide Free Abortions Lawsuit Claims Surety Kohala has been Cheating on Taxes for 20 Years Read More..

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 March 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:01 PM :: 2712 Views Pine: Risk of Corona Virus Recession Means Hold off 'Nice-to-Have' Projects Like Blaisdell HR 54 Corona Virus: House Select Committee Formed House Passes Economic package, budget, mental health bills Officer Kaulike Kalama Funeral Service Information Youth Vaping 'Epidemic' All Hype Corona Virus Recession Could Kill Preschool Expansion, Tax Credits for Poor State: Hawaii saw a $23M drop in visitor spending last month Add Councilman Arthur Brun to list of public employees getting paid while not working Hawaii’s teacher shortage explained by a teacher who left Hawaii lawmakers propose new state agency for getting around state laws Phoney Baloney #1: Environmentalists Working Hard to Make Affordable Housing Impossible Phoney Baloney #2 SB3110: Hawaii lawmakers take aim at international home buyers as foreign sales drop Phoney Baloney #3:  Hawaii Bills to Ban Coal; Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration Electric scooter company waits to operate until state laws change Endless Cycle of Retaliation: 8 Years Later Scott Nago’s Game Still in Court Maui: Time for people to decide on county manager system HPU Enrollment Drops, Debt Soars Hawaii bankruptcies rose 27% in February Tulsi Gabbard Gets 103 Votes in Am Samoa--her best showing anywhere  Read More..

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 March 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 2401 Views Hawaii is 8th-Richest State--But you'll never see any of it Hawaii Lawmakers Push Severe Ammo Restrictions Mag Ban and Ammo Restrictions Eligible for Vote on Senate Floor Senate: Bills up for third reading in crossover session Rail Blows Hole in Caldwell’s $2.8B budget -- 5.1% spending increase BLNR approves $8.7M parks fee increase proposal Japan Reduces TMT Funding? Maui Bill 22: Bans new TVRs on Molokai SB2636: Tokenism and Overreach Green: Put Corona Virus Quarantine Patients in Leahi Hospital with Nursing Home Patients City’s mobile homeless shelter relocates to Mo'ili'ili—Gets One Criminal Off Street Glider Tours Get Federal Scrutiny After Dillingham Airfield Crash The Political Economy of Hawaii is already based on dreams – So Stop teaching 3 Rs Read More..

Monday, March 2, 2020 March 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 AM :: 3606 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 29, 2020 Hawaii Republican Legislative Update Hawaii Welfare Rolls Decline Sharply Latest PRP Trick--New school facilities agency for Hawaii would dodge legal safeguards UPW Bosses Spent $319K on Meals, Airline Tix—$4.5M on Lawyers Honolulu Ethics Commission Scrubs Financial Disclosures From Website Kauai Can’t Figure out that Selling Meth is Un-Ethical SB42 Dead: Bill would have Blocked AG Investigation of Telescope Protesters Kauai Hollowing Out Population Stop Enabling Homelessness Homeless Return to Their Chop Shop, Torch it New voting changes require Democrats to register with the party to vote Read More..

Sunday, March 1, 2020 March 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 2872 Views HB1990: $1.5B GE Tax Hike CoronaVirus: 7.3% Drop in International Arrivals for February 168 Candidates File for Election Hawaii Five Anti-Gun Bills on the Move House Sends More Than 150 Bills to Senate Hawaii Towns Ranked by Money Management Ability Tourist Count up 5% for January Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge from Kahuku wind farm opponents SB2636: 50% Transsexuals on Hawaii corporate boards High-profile trouble casts Realistic light on Kauai Spirit of pessimism is woven through Hawaii discussion about the future HB2207: HDoT Tries to Parlay Global Warming into $15B Legislators Plan to Outlaw Gasoline, Diesel Vehicles—But First Some More Tax Credits for Elon Musk Budget: GE Tax Hike Completely Consumed by HGEA and UPW Pay Increases Bond Rating: City Rail Finances OK Because of Willingness to Tax You Increasing land taxes force Hawaiians off their ancestral lands Billionaire Cuts of North Shore Kauai Freeloaders Read More..

Saturday, February 29, 2020 February 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 3421 Views Hawaii 5th Lowest Drunk Driving Fatalities Hawaii Wind and Solar -- Dirty Secret Boosts Warming The Perverse Panic over Plastic New Maritime Report Marked by Factual Errors and Dubious Claims Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Kauai Still Trying to Figure out Whether to Remove Alleged Meth Kingpin from County Council, Committee Chairmanship History of Drug Dealers in Hawaii Politics Hawaii County Ethics Board Easily Confused over Maunakea Access Road KAHEA Telescope Protesters Cry ‘Racism’ to Keep Finances Secret Will Maui Charter be Amended to Allow Municipal Governments? SB3038: Tax Free Taro Money Laundering Bill     Funeral services for slain Honolulu police officer Kaulike Kalama to be at Kamehameha Schools campus Honolulu’s homeless tent project dispatches 156 Bums to Shelter –Now moving to Moiliili ‘Green’ Energy Project is the Dirtiest of them all Complaint filed over transgender MIL track athlete Read More..

Friday, February 28, 2020 February 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:24 PM :: 3114 Views Feds: Kauai Councilman Had ‘Gunman’, was Meth Kingpin Keli‘i Akina Announces Re-Election Campaign for Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA to Take Over Honolulu Council? Maui County Council Vote For Climate Litigation Is Misguided 11 Hawaii Elementary School Robotics Teams Qualify for Championships Where's the cushion? Corona Virus: Dr Josh Green Nowhere in Sight Homeless Camp Raid After Murder: Police arrest three and uncover hundreds of dumped vehicles in sweep of ‘chop shop’ near Whitmore Village Homeless Probationer Indicted for Murder of other Homeless Dude Hawaii lawmakers pass ban on large-capacity rifle magazines GIA Cesspool: Legislator Seeks Moolah for Illegal Resort in Puna HB1529:  Freedom for Student Journalists? ‘Clean’ Energy – Making it up as they Go Along Maui County TVR Count Soars: $50K Fines Collected $8.7M Parks fees increases proposed Report finds failures in county’s lava response Hawaii in line to get ICBM interceptors Read More..

Thursday, February 27, 2020 February 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 2742 Views HB2543: Pre-K Bill Set for House Vote Hawaii: Senate Judiciary Committee to Vote on Anti-Gun Bills Supplements to $4.9B CIP Budget Pass House Finance Rail Operating Costs $918M—and That’s only Half the story for Half the Line Kauai Councilman, 11 others Arrested as Part of ‘Major Drug Trafficking Organization’ OHA Takes Aim at Council--Esther Kiaaina Eyes Windward City Council Seat Will Farmers Unite to Drive Anti-GMO Whack Job from legislature? Despite warning signs, state failed to prevent abuse of 7-day-old girl, guardian says DUI: New legislation does not address traffic safety in Hawaii ‘Lucrative’ Enviros Still Seeking Control of Pacific Fishing Industry UPW, Enviros Fight over Unused Plastic Recycling Money It Begins: Hawaiian Airlines suspending service to South Korea due to spike in coronavirus cases Read More..

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 February 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:50 PM :: 2799 Views OHA Suing the State - Enough is Enough! Hawaii Grabs $1,471 Income Tax Per Capita Hawaii Median Homeowner Pays $1,607 Property Tax Coast Guard Interdicts Foreign Fishing Boats off Hawaii, Guam Hawaii House to Vote on Anti-Gun Bills Ninth Circuit Court Rules Trump Admin Stripping Funding From Abortion Clinics Is Constitutional What’s Really Driving the Homelessness Crisis? Quality of Life? Residents Say Honolulu Ranks 391st Exposed: ‘Stormwater Utility’ Does Not Exist—Just a Disguise for Property tax Hike New election means being vigilant for old tricks Bill to exempt primary care providers from general excise tax moves forward Honolulu, Maui drop sharply in ranking of hottest US job markets ‘Inadvertent Mistake’ Deletes Online Evaluations Of Hawaii’s Top Judges City Answer to Corona Virus?  A Capital Improvement Project City Homeless Solution—A Tax Hike! Fluoride: Hawaii Teeth Rot Because of Sen Mike Gabbard Cult Hawaii County Water Rates to Jump 6% Court: Maui County streetlight project violated state environmental law Snorkel Rentals Kill—Hawaii Ground Zero for Snorkel Deaths Ahead of the Majority?  48 Years Later Aiea HS May Get Female Locker-room Read More..

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 February 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 3534 Views Is Allowing the Anti-Telescope Blockade Ethical? 'Coronavirus recession' could put Hawaii in $3.8 billion hole by 2025 Hawaii Budget 'A' Rated--Except for Pension Debt UHERO: Corona Virus May Damage State Economy Hawaii ILWU Official Sentenced for Tax Evasion, Identity Theft Honolulu 18th -- Hardest Working Cities in USA Hawaii 8th-Safest Workplaces Ethics: DOCARE Officer Paid to Work Both Sides of Table Ethics: Professional Association Tries to Take Over State Board ​Thousands of O‘ahu drivers qualify to get duplicate license online Hawai‘i Vacation Rental Performance Report--Oahu Down, Sister Isles Up Audit: UPW Bosses Dip Beaks into Union Funds -- AFSCME “Greatly Concerned” Still unclear whether Maunakea ‘truce’ will be extended after Saturday TMT protesters don’t speak for all Hawaiians Caldwell Took In $155,000+ From Territorial Bank in 2019 $4.8B GE Tax Hike Not Enough to Fund Rail Project Caldwell Wants to Burn $45M More on ‘Cancelled’ Blaisdell redevelopment Unfunded Liabilities Tamp Down Honolulu Credit rating 500,000 Trees – HLH Insiders Silent on Investment Scheme   Honolulu named 3rd most expensive U.S. city For Mayor of Hawaii County: Mitch Roth and 9 Others Maui Council:  More repeat races in county on deck Calvin Say to Leave House—Run for Council? Internet Advertisers Blast Privacy Proposal In Hawaii Mililani Stabbings are 5th Assault this School Year Clearing The Homeless Out Of Kuhio Beach Pavilions Read More..

Monday, February 24, 2020 February 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 3394 Views Before the Crash: Dillingham Aviator's Last Letter to Airports Division Raise Minimum Wage? What Hawaii Can Learn from Seattle UH seeks to train more doctors, expand medical school to Maui HANABUSA COVERUP: HART Employee Reported Improper Use Of Federal Funds In 2015—Was Asked to Resign Louis Kealoha allegedly assaulted by half brother, an HPD lieutenant Telescope Protest Leader vs Robert Lindsey for Big Island OHA Seat Airport Authority bill in limbo due to procurement code worries Streamlining sign variances: Hawaii County 5 Year Wait Enviros Using Sea Level Hype to Steal Your Oceanfront Land Only One Psychiatrist Sees Homeless Shelter-Refusers Read More..

Sunday, February 23, 2020 February 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:40 PM :: 2964 Views Katherine Kealoha’s Boyfriend’s Attorney’s Cell Phone found at Massage Parlor? Dillingham Crash is Fourth Fatal Incident in Less Than a Year Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Do You Buy Fuel? Then Be Very Afraid! Trump has flipped the 9th Circuit — and some new judges are causing a ‘shock wave’ SB2488 Surprise: HSTA Cash Grab is $34M, not $25M  Kamehameha Schools vs HSTA: “We can make early learning accessible” Telescope Protests: Stop mollycoddling this minority of malcontents and lawbreakers Already dubious if proposed reconciliation commission will resolve anything, let alone TMT No need coronavirus tests when Hawaii leaders are psychic Hawaii doctors, patients need break from GET REIT Tax is Back Homeless Drug Addicts Use School Bus Shelter as Toilet Read More..

Saturday, February 22, 2020 February 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2500 Views Poor economy is medical threat, too Applicants Wanted for State Ethics Commission $13 Minimum Wage Passes Another Committee 100% Fail: Legislators Propose 63 Special Funds, None Meet Criteria 149 Candidates File for Election Illegal Aquarium Fishers Busted Near Billionaires Row Next Boondoggle: Luxury Boxes top UH Aloha Stadium Wish List SB2543: Senators Want Medicated Potheads as Lawyers, Accountants West Oahu flight museum heads to court to fight eviction Sunetric Bankrupt, Shuts Down Study: Monument Expansion Cut Into Profits For Some Fishermen   REIT Contributions Fund Land Buy for Waianae Tweeker Camp Hawaii Democrats can vote by mail for presidential nominee Read More..

Friday, February 21, 2020 February 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 2941 Views HB1676: Red Light Scameras on 3rd Reading Felony Pension Forfeiture Moves to 3rd Reading in House (again) Decommissioning of 2 Maunakea Telescopes Pushed Back to 2023 Gap Between Buying & Renting Narrows on Big Island Political Engagement Among African Americans? -- Hawaii Ranks 42nd Public Invited to Testify on 233% Bus Fare Hike Corona Virus Tourism Impact Could be “Like 9-11” Weight: Road Tax Could Hit Trucks 5,000 Times Harder Hawaii lawmakers again propose raising car rental tax to $8 per day OHA Working to Transform Telescope Protests into Voting Bloc Star-Adv: Legislators Should Demand Real Law Enforcement on Mauna Kea Hawaii Among States Picking Up Funding For Planned Parenthood Clinics Hawaii DOE’s Next 10-Year Vision Will Have To Wait Will DoT Regulate Uber/Lyft? Waianae man receives one of the strongest sentences in Hawaii state history Read More..

Thursday, February 20, 2020 February 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 2490 Views Hawaii 5th Highest Per Capita Tax Collections House Approves Budget--Without $65M for Mauna Kea Protests Animal Activists Pressure Young Brothers to Strangle Cattle Industry Third Circuit (Hawaii island) Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel Bridge Aina Lea: 9th Circuit Takes Developer's Last Dollar VIDEO: Thirty Meter Telescope Supporters Hold Panel Discussion Honolulu Makes Long-Term Bet on Commuter Rail VIDEO: Governor Ige Talks TMT After Japan Visit New legislation pushes back against reduced Medicaid plan options on neighbor islands Honolulu City Council OKs moving jail to Halawa Stormwater Tax: More Public Meetings Set Don’t ease up on dangerous drugs   Ahead of sentencing, ex-Police Chief Louis Kealoha pleads for leniency Judge rejects Hawaii's opioid lawsuit; State plans to try again SB2788: Junk Science Sunscreen Ban Rejected Latest Round of Mindless Anti-Pesticide Hysteria Debunked by Activists own Lab Tests Kauai Council considers polystyrene ban Bill Would Make Sexual Assault Of Animals A Crime Homeless Mayhem Highlight of Waikiki Visitor's Experience Squatters Torch Yet Another House Governor open to ‘best way’ for Dillingham Air Field operations This Helicopter Safety Bill Is Unenforceable. Why Do So Many Lawmakers Support It? Island of Retaliation: Council declines to indemnify fire chief in employment lawsuit Read More..

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 February 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 5598 Views Prosecutor Candidates Forum Set for Leeward Comm College Tailspin! How to defuse Hawaii's $88 billion debt bomb Nanakuli: From Hardship to Hope 5 Ways to Fix Hawaii Gun Laws HB1902: Gun Magazine Ban Heads to Floor Vote Who’s to blame for high housing costs? It’s more complicated than you think. Hawaii one of the top 10 population losers Vehicle Mileage Taxes are not Ready for Primetime Vaping and Tobacco Harm Reduction in Hawaii Hawaii County Council Love Triangle? Husband of councilwoman arrested for allegedly assaulting county official House cuts funding for TMT enforcement from state budget—Ige Wanted $65M to Not Enforce Law on Mauna Kea Protesters: We Will Be back Without Extension of Moratorium—Will TMT Decide to Relocate? Enviros Panic Over Bill Stifling their Efforts to Block Affordable Housing Affordable? Lawmakers considering imposing tax on housing built along Honolulu rail line Worries of misdirected funds swirl as trial over Princess Kawananakoa’s fortune set to begin OHA Operatives Harass Wailuku Water Co in Effort to Seize Control of its Land Young Brothers’ livestock shipping changes raise concerns Chemophobia Attack Targets Beef -- Hawaii's cattlemen take issue with marketing behind plant-based, meat-less products Kauai Mayor moves to prohibit disposable plastics Lawmakers Want More Transparency About Prosecutors’ Charging Decisions Giving up on Homelessness by Decriminalizing Meth Homeless Drug Addicts Torch House Three Times – it finally burns down Gabbard Campaign Funnels Money to Cult Members Selection Unopposed: State’s largest public worker union endorses Kai Kahele for U.S. House Read More..

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 February 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:36 PM :: 3079 Views Emergency Preparedness? Hawaii Drops to Lowest Tier New Legislation Highlights Lack of Jones Act Competition Hawaii Billionaire Organizes Anti-Trump Network HB2069: Hawaii Asset Forfeiture Abuse School Choice Could be an Anti-Bullying Program P3 Finger-Pointing: Rail authority hasn’t applied for Dillingham Boulevard closure permits, city says Thanks to Sea Level Rise Hysteria, Carbon Tax to become $15B Slush Fund for Developers Protesters: Extending Mauna Kea ‘Truce’ Would be Beneficial to us Green Energy Scammers Terrified of More Kahuku-Style Protests Four Ex-Hawaii Governors Say They Fear For Our Future HB285: Name Bad Cops? Kealoha case fuels push to change pension laws for disgraced government employees Hawaii’s destructive aviation policies affect jobs, safety Voter: I Will Quit Voting Because of 100% Mail-In DES: Caldwell Personally Decides Whether to Pick up Garbage in Chinatown Read More..

Monday, February 17, 2020 February 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 1884 Views JSC to Nominate State Supreme Court Justice No Future: Tourism Revenue Steadily Dropping Since 1989—Even as Tourist Numbers Soar Star-Adv: Legislators Should not Knuckle under to HSTA-DoE Coercion Honolulu Bill 25 – Enviros Stage Yet Another Attack on Affordable Housing Electric Car Chargers would unnecessarily raise the cost of Oahu homes Permitting: Insights from across the island chain Kauai Bill 2775 Ban Styrofoam Hawaii high court considers rule to narrow confidentiality of judicial discipline proceedings Read More..

Sunday, February 16, 2020 February 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 2949 Views Stormwater: $100M Tax Hike After 36 Years of Lawyering and Foot-dragging Ethics-Related Bills on the Move Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 15, 2020 The Flippin’ Surcharge and Other Housing Solutions Legislators Games: $868K ‘Affordable’ Houses How To Make Government Efficient?  Cut off their money Railroaded: City proposes Mind-Blowing 233% increase in bus fares The stink of rail will follow Kirk Caldwell wherever he goes Messaging on rail project changing Blangiardi Campaign Unites Lingle, Cayetano Implementation of Maunakea rules could take 6-12 months Hawaii to continue paying half of air fare to help homeless return to families More Homeless Mayhem: Dead Body found in Hilo Homeless Camp Read More..

Saturday, February 15, 2020 February 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 2864 Views After Refusing to Supply Records, OHA Sues State Auditor More 'Sacred' Trash at Mauna Campsite Office of Mauna Kea Management Cleans Mountain (again) Hawaii Carbon Tax Would Be a Big Burden for Families and Businesses Meatless Mondays in Hawaii Schools? -- Politicized Veganism Threatens Human Health 127 Candidates File for Election Ige to Select Nominee for 3rd Circuit Court Hilo HSTA Big Idea:  Tax Housing to … uh … Make Housing Affordable SB2793: Decriminalize Methamphetamines, Heroin, Cocaine Police Confiscate Gun Stash from Halfway House for Ex-Cons SB2697: REIT Tax is Back AG Debunks Protesters’ Latest Lawsuit Hawaii Police Shootings Review Board Finally Releases Its First Decision More Homeless Mayhem: Paia Murder, Kidnapping, Arson Big Fat Raises for Maui County Execs Read More..

Friday, February 14, 2020 February 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 4420 Views SB3104: OHA to be Given Free 'Affordable' Housing Units? Video: Why we need an airport corporation, in 61 Seconds Five little words could solve Hawaii's housing crisis HB1676: Red Light Scameras Pass Another Committee Coronavirus Patient Visited Maui, Oahu  Mauna Kea: What do they want, Money? Feds: Rail P3 Delays Caused by Caldwell Incompetence--work delayed by wait for city road closure permits SB2074: Hike Property Taxes on TOD Condos so they won’t be too affordable Municipal governing lack thwarts true democracy Restaurants are Profitable for Landlords Mainland Homeless Jailed after Lahaina Knife Fight over Stolen Sleeping Bag Read More..

Thursday, February 13, 2020 February 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 2892 Views Senators Vote to Give Maui County One More Chance to Raise GE Tax No State Gets Less Federal Aid Than Hawaii Which Hawaiʻi neighborhoods have the highest well-being? Hawaii Towns Ranked by Ethnic Diversity HECO Reaches 28.4% Nameplate Capacity of Green Energy Schemes Gun Control Activists Rate Hawaii Laws 5th-Toughest No GE Tax on Medical Bills -- help lift MD shortage Kauai councilman, out on bail, involved in car crash that injured 6-year-old boy Florence Puana, key figure in case against Kealohas, dies at 100 SB2076: Counties to Handle Historic Preservation? Telescope Protesters Sue State (again)  AG Debunks Protesters’ Latest Lawsuit Will There Be A New Oahu Jail? The Legislature Has Varying Answers Missile defense budget leaves out funding for $1.9B Hawaii-based radar Feb 18 Registration Deadline for Hawaii Democrat Primary Conspiracy Nuts Win Again: Proposal to put fluoride in Hawaii water systems quickly dies Straub only Hawaii Hospital Among America’s Best Hawaiian Electric Puts Activist Fund Manager On Board Read More..

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:03 PM :: 3018 Views Ranked Choice Voting: Who Gets Disenfranchised? HDoT Sends Eviction Notices to Dillingham Airfield Tenants HB1153: Remote Testimony for Legislature? Ethics Comm Hearing on New Administrative Rules Hawaii Income Tax 2nd Highest in USA $100M Tax Hike: New Storm Water Utility on Oahu Affordable Housing?  OHA, Enviros Get a Cut of the Action SB42: Telescope Protesters Above the Law Make $48K?  Here’s Your affordable home in Honolulu Mental facility for Kona -- “If it’s voluntary, it’s not going to work.” Open Hawaii Co prosecutor’s office draws candidate interest Hirono Bill Would Pretend to Zero Out GHG by 2050 Chinatown merchants blame fears over coronavirus for drastic decline in business Bill to permit edible cannabis products advances over Objections from Police, HDoT, DoH EPA: Hawaii Toxic Releases Dropped In 2018 EB5 Fraud -- Investors sue developer of 2 planned Honolulu condo towers Read More..

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 February 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 3057 Views UPDATE: Hawaii Legislature Considers 18 Gun Bills Senate Confirms DHHL Nominees, Sends 9 Bills to House Trump Resister to Oversee Fraud Investigations in Hawaii HIOSH Supervisor Trades Sex for Fines? Caldwell: 'No Explanation' For Rail Delays On Dillingham Boulevard Hawaii panel backs Native Hawaiian reconciliation commission SB2774 would prohibit Red Hill fuel tanks in 2028 The Case For Dissolving HART State Doesn’t Spend Junk Car Tax—but Senator wants to Raise it Anyway Dillingham Airfield Can be Better off Without Airports Division  Airport authority could make Kahului Airport ‘no ka ‘oi’ Maui: Usual Fruits and Nuts Pull Papers Homeless Dude Killed by Other Homeless in Fight over Vodka Bottle Read More..

Monday, February 10, 2020 February 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 2478 Views Legislative Session Week Three in Review DoE's 30-Year Old Computers Crash--Finally Decides to Upgrade Libertarian Gary Johnson offers ‘whatever I can do’ to help Tulsi Gabbard in New Hampshire amid third party talk around the candidate Uber and Lyft drivers say business has slowed at HNL, believe it's linked to Coronavirus. Bureaucratic Turf Battle Rages over Pre-K All prosecutor candidates but 1 agree with 2-term limit Rapist will Get ‘Time Served’ Not All Born in American Samoa Want US Citizenship Hawaii lawmakers explore controversial ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws Getting Rid of Old Wind Turbine Blades Lawmakers consider expanding Hawaii Promise scholarship to 4 year colleges Read More..

Sunday, February 9, 2020 February 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 PM :: 2409 Views 92 Candidates File for Election  The ConAm Returns Wacky Season at Legislature Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 8, 2020 Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review DoE Pay Hikes: Million Here Million There no Accountability Anywhere Felix resigns from rail board—Calls for Audit City’s big idea of rail transit creates big money pit that next mayor will need to fill Controversial Kahuku wind farm is built, what's next? House Turns Homeless Housing Bill into another Study Heiress Abigail Kawananakoa may testify in fight over $215M estate Hilo: Political Insiders try to Block Charter School from Their Neighborhood Airbnb, Timeshare Industry fatten council campaign war chests Court orders banning firearms possession are hard to enforce Read More..

Saturday, February 8, 2020 February 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 2611 Views Hawaii: Few Disabled Working, Federal Benefits Unused NELHA: Feds Bust Money Laundering Scheme at Heart of De-Sal Water Bottler Road Usage Charge: DoT Wants to Know How Much Spying Motorists Accept Makuu: Homeless Move onto Abandoned DHHL Leaseholds, Set up Auto Junkyard SB42: Protesters trying to legalize anarchy HCR37: Will Pro-Telescope Hawaiians be Included on 'Blue Ribbon' Panel? UH Releases Sex Harassment Survey Results Fund Race: Carpenters Have $4M to Buy Election Attorney General gets go-ahead to subpoena anti-TMT nonprofit Kahea Hawaii Legislators Advance HB2037 to Create LGBTQ Commission Will Legislators Strip Safeguards from Assisted Suicide? With Six Months to Primary, Maui County Appoints New Election Officials Dueling Labtests as Food Snobs Freak out over Mahi Pono Potatoes—Some Nuts Coopted New HPD recruiting strategies boost number of graduates in 2019 Accused Wahiawa killer left girlfriend behind in fatal 2007 street racing crash—Released from Prison, 2019 Police nab accused purse snatcher in Homeless Camp Owners at affordable condo to appeal after seeing their property taxes skyrocket 7 quarantined in Hawaii homes following return from China Read More..

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