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Friday, July 6, 2018 July 6, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 3061 Views After Years of Hype: Hawaii Electricity Still 82.4% Coal and Oil Public lodging and island-wide sidewalk obstruction bills submitted to City Council Only One Jones Act Ship Used in Iraq War The Jones Act: A Burden America Can No Longer Bear Blue Cross: Hawaii Lowest Rate of Diagnosed Major Depression Strictest And Most Lenient States on Speeding and Reckless Driving Honolulu Auditor Announces Next Audit Plans   Lawmakers won’t override Ige vetoes After lawsuit Threat: State Suddenly ‘confident’ it will open Pahoa polling place Kamehameha Schools to pay $5M in case involving former teacher accused of recording students in the shower Will Dead Homosexual Child Molester be Removed from Punchbowl? Eviction case against former employees of Hawaiian heiress dismissed Young Brothers Grabs for $7.8M Rate Increase   Obamacare Grafted into Prepaid Same old Tricks from Maui Liquor Commission Coco Palms Grifters No-Show at Court Hearing Homeless Village May Get A New Neighbor: A 150-Foot Radio Tower Biki Getting 40% More Docking Stations Rent-Free Read More..

Thursday, July 5, 2018 July 5, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 3748 Views Who Wants to Kill OHA's Forensic Audit? Department of Hawaiian Home Lands: Broken Promises SCHHA: Danner Confab Set for July 14-15 Former ILWU Stevedores Division Director slapped with federal indictment after alleged theft To Force Homeless into Shelters--Can ACLU Obstructionism be defeated? People returned to subdivision buried by lava in 1990 — could it happen again? DoE Discourages Teachers Faster than UH Can Graduate New Ones Shopping bag fee reduces spending August 11 -- 30% of Voters Will Decide Everything Campagna keeps pushing for debate 36% of Hawaii Candidates are Female Maui policymakers should consider a spending cap Homeless Drug Addict Attacks Woman at Ala Moana Park Drugs Behind Doubling on Foster Care Children on Kona Side of Big Island Residents in lava-ravaged lower Puna have a new concern: An uptick in crime Read More..

Wednesday, July 4, 2018 July 4, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 2702 Views Akina: Where is the "Forensic" Audit OHA Trustees Promised? Rate Hikes Coming: Matson Christens Big Overpriced Inouye Boat The Verified Complaint In Equity: The Declaration Of Independence The 1840 Hawaiian Constitution and the Fourth of July Who Has Freedom and Who Doesn’t? Don’t forget the sunscreen today HGEA Endorses Mercado Kim for Congress Elle Cochran Bought n Paid for by Maui Developers Cochran seeks to extend Central Maui moratorium on sand mining Maui: Professional managing director proposal deferred As LG Tsutsui Never Showed Up for Cabinet Meetings The U.S. has borne the Jones Act long enough Hawaii Hospitals Short on … Oxycontin? Low Quality Academics Make UH Manoa Students 6th Most Unhappy in USA Calling All Cronies: ‘Solar without a roof’ program set to debut Read More..

Tuesday, July 3, 2018 July 3, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:14 PM :: 4084 Views ACLU Demands Pahoa Voters be Allowed to Register and Vote in Person on Election Day Reorganizing the HTA Ige Appoints Four New Members to HTA Board Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How They Voted July 2, 2018 HART Seeks Applicants to Fill Board Vacancy  To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes? Designed to Fail: Local 5 Pushing Subprime Mortgage Scheme UH Cancer Center Keeps National Cancer Institute designation Hanabusa: Elect Me and I Will Build Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Everywhere Grants in Aid: Kidani, Yamane, Maluafiti Send Themselves $126K Trump Revokes Obama’s Anti-Asian School Admissions Policy Feds: Honolulu Rail Is Still Short By $134 Million Honolulu rail’s price tag now estimated at $8.3 billion, up $100 million Sen. Espero To Gov. Ige: ‘Huge Mistake’ To Veto Police Board Last call today for changes to Maui County Charter Sunscreen Ban Based on Junk Science Gap widens between arrivals and hotel occupancy: is Airbnb the reason? Hawaii officials eye a new approach to tourism Charter School Principal Calls It Quits After A Year Soft on Crime: Police searching for man with 17 prior convictions after parole violation State Religion Celebrates Sinners’ $0.15 Tithe Read More..

Monday, July 2, 2018 July 2, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:18 AM :: 4803 Views Best States to Start a Business? Hawaii 50th Hawaiian Legislative Report Card Released Ray L’Heureux Should Have Been Included in Republican Debate Cocaine Dealer’s Wife Raises $139K in Council Bid Sam King for OHA Trustee Doug Chin was Lobbyist for CCA Private Prisons HEMIC:  We Will Not Buy Weed for Oxy Addicts Don’t Veto The New Police Certification Board Read More..

Sunday, July 1, 2018 July 1, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 4151 Views It’s Not Easy Bein’ — an Employer State Payroll Modernization Readies for ‘Group 2’ Rollout 60,000 – 80,000 Lots to be Wiped Out? Ban on new construction in lava zones proposed Hawaii Union Bosses Have No Idea How to Extract Money from Workers Without Compulsion Tulsi Gabbard: Hypocrisy is as Hypocrisy Does Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, once a thorn in scandal-plagued DNC’s side, gets taste of her own medicine Fewer women applying for judge positions in Hawaii Does it matter that Kaniela claims to be progressive? Councilmember Elle Cochran apologizes for FY 2019 rate increases Atay’s Anti-GMO Thug assistant is barred from Maui Council Services floor, ag offices Read More..

Saturday, June 30, 2018 June 30, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:40 PM :: 3256 Views Are Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg For or Against Religious Hostility? Hawaii ranks 24th in national child well-being Judge in Kawananakoa eviction case was on Family Payroll Hawaii County Council Stops Pretending -- passes $40M GE tax increase HELCO Scores $290M Rate Increase $8 an hour: That's how much Hawaii child care workers earn when cost of living is factored in  Margin of Error: Gabbard Maybe Less Popular than Hirono  Challenger criticizes Gabbard for ducking debate Former Unity House Scammers Still Harassing  Waikiki Beachboys Read More..

Friday, June 29, 2018 June 29, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 3868 Views Hawaii Sierra Club Leader Hit With $1000 per day SMA Fines Caldwell: Outlaw Homeless Blocking Public Facilities While Refusing Shelter Space City Vans Shuttle Chinatown Homeless to Waianae May Tourism Spending up 11%--Arrivals up 7% Former HPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Hawaii public unions must adapt to new reality DLNR Public Land Trust Database Now Open to Public DBEDT: "Population and Economic Projections for the State of Hawaii to 2045" Bumpy Kanahele Grifts for $300M—Gets Help from Ige Hounded by Senators, Hawaii Tourism Authority board votes to fire president and CEO George Szigeti Sudden Media Focus on False Missile Alert Designed to Put Hanabusa Over The Top Commission recommends 14% increase in TheBus and TheHandi-Van fare Big Island: Tallying The Growing Cost Of A Multimillion-Dollar Eruption Star-Adv: Pregnancy Centers Should Not Have Free Speech Supreme Court overturns gag order in case of child who died in foster care Civil Beat Wins Right To Intervene In HPD Arbitration Case Maui County Liquor Comm: Testifiers cite fear of retribution, changing rule interpretations; audit is underway Feds sue HMSA for alleged discrimination against disabled workers Sex abuse victims from decades ago will have another chance to file claims Read More..

Thursday, June 28, 2018 June 28, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:04 PM :: 2844 Views Accused OHA Mis-Spenders -- Why You Should Vote for Them Anyway HSTA Endorses Moriwaki for SD12-Kakaako Hawaii 9th-Most Reliant on Sales Taxes Trump OKs federal aid for Oahu and Kauai victims of April floods   Council Chair: Jail Affordable Home Builders Housing for Lava Victims--Hawaii County Proposal Due in Two Weeks Rowena Akana Sues State Ethics Comm Political Intrigue: What This Consultant Is Doing In Hawaii Is A Mystery Puna residents complain of squatters, looters and thieves TSA to Fine Honolulu Airport $25M for Security Violations? State Cyber Security: ‘We Have Been Very Lucky’ Honolulu City Council considers a resolution designating Chinatown as a "slum" 69 public schools offer free summer meals. But most kids don't claim them Read More..

Thursday, June 28, 2018 Letters to the Editor, June, 2018 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:01 AM :: 3390 Views Ray L’Heureux Should Have Been Included in Republican Debate Hawaii Act 200 of 2017 on Shaky Ground Why does the Jones Act continue to be tolerated? Read More..

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 June 27, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 4155 Views Supreme Court Rules Government Unions Cannot Force Workers to Pay Dues False Missile Alert: HGEA Members Sleeping on the Job Misunderstanding Economics: Interview with Paul Brewbaker Maui Planning Department Finalizes Short-Term Occupancy List HUD: $93,000 now considered 'low income' on Oahu No guarantees for renter in property tax proposal New Dialysis Clinic Sits Empty for Three Years Waiting for HGEA Inspection HNN to host Republican debate featuring gubernatorial candidates HART moving toward public-private partnership 10 questions about rail that have had very little discussion Hawaii is #1 state for nurse burnout, according to study Report ranks Hawaii one of the best states for LGBTQ ‘families’ New law requires Computer Science in public school curriculum Act 48: No Auction required for Derelict Vehicles Civil forfeiture law needs reform Snorkel Rentals Kill: Elderly woman dies while snorkeling in waters off Poipu Read More..

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 June 26, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 4084 Views Travel Ban Upheld 5-4 Supreme Court voids part of crisis pregnancy center law Ige Releases 'Intent to Veto' List Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to Host Open Houses VIDEO: "This Is Not A Drill: 38 Minutes That Changed Lives." Volcano? What Volcano? Hawaii Hotel Occupancy Up 1.5% for May Hawaii Governor intends to veto resort tax bill State releases hundreds of pages of communications related to false missile alert Korematsu Overruled by 5-4 US Supreme Court How Hawaii Governor Candidates Would Handle Burgeoning Pension Debt Ruggles drops out of Puna council race HB2729: Allow vaping for Marijuana—Ban it for Tobacco City services, DMVs back up and running after daylong outage Biofuel Murders Orangutans Haoles are Just Another Ethnic Voting Bloc Read More..

Monday, June 25, 2018 June 25, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 2756 Views Sierra Club Endorses Ige for Reelection Kakaako Senate Race: HSTA, Moriwaki Co-Sponsor Homelessness Forum Election Officials Mail Absentee Ballots to Voters Affected by Lava HPD: We Need Institutionalization to Help Honolulu’s Mentally Ill Puna: Bumbling Scott Nago Gives Hanabusa an Issue to Exploit McDermott: The Problem is Illegal Immigration Developer questioned on number of affordable units in its Ala Moana project NELHA: One Subsidized Failure Morphs into Another Military details $1 billion radar on Oahu to detect possible missiles Read More..

Sunday, June 24, 2018 June 24, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:40 PM :: 2548 Views Akina: Caldwell makes right call on ride-hailing Travel Ban, Forced Union Dues Decisions Coming in Supreme Court's Final Week Pray I Don’t Alter It Any Further Special Session?  Wait Until After August 11 Primary Felix: Forensic audit needed for rail project Designed to Fail: OIP’s current difficulties are self-imposed FEC Will Get Ing Young Brothers seeks 11.05% rate hike Yukimura: How I have kept Affordable Housing to a Minimum on Kauai for Decades More judges can ease caseloads Special court helps direct homeless criminals to services rather than jail or fines Rides to shelters help clear homeless off Honolulu sidewalks Civil War guns spark Hawaii classroom conflict Read More..

Saturday, June 23, 2018 June 23, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:50 PM :: 3110 Views PUC Orders $107M Hawaii Electric Rate CUT--Thanks to President Donald J Trump Supreme Court Legalizes Internet Sales Tax--And Hawaii May Get Nothing Interior Announces Funds to Extend Yap Robotics League Program to Pohnpei, Chuuk Caldwell: Creating HART was a Mistake Caldwell Wants Council to Approve City Bonds for rail—Doesn’t Have Very Convincing Sales Pitch Raid of attorney's home connected to massive public corruption case New UBER bills introduced Cataluna: Voters Need to teach Joker Kaniela Ing a Lesson  Star-Adv: Ing betrays trust of donors Closed voting sites and early absentee ballots raise concerns in Puna Charter school co-founder looks to future after eruption OHA Passes out Cash in Hanalei Elon Musk Abandons 14 Gigantic Solar Farms Read More..

Friday, June 22, 2018 June 22, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:00 PM :: 4709 Views Flashback 2016: Caldwell, Hanabusa Agree to Stop Rail at Middle Street Honolulu Rail -- Most Expensive Per Capita in World History Local 5 Hotel Workers Endorse Ige--Firefighters Endorse Hanabusa Honolulu: Eleven Professions with no Money Left Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Leaves a Dinosaur-Sized Economic Footprint in State of Hawaii State Gives Away $900K to Manufacturers  SNOPES: Did Fracking Cause Volcanic Activity on Hawaii’s Big Island? 84% of teachers choosing to leave Hawaii due to high cost of Housing—State Land Needed to Solve Problem Another CPS Failure: Child sex crimes, prostitution alleged at Nuuanu home for naked parties Thirty Meter Telescope back in hands of Hawaii Supreme Court Back again: Hawaii County GE Tax Hike to be heard June 29 How Low Is Hawaii Voter Turnout? Fake Recycling: 40 Tons of 'Recycled’ Plastic from Kauai Dumped in Indonesia EACH MONTH Honolulu media lapdogs ignore homeless center mystery School Choice? Hawaii Taxes 529 Plans for K-12 'We probably will not ever return.' Park official reflects on Kilauea's past, present, and future Read More..

Thursday, June 21, 2018 June 21, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 3857 Views Caldwell: Loosen Taxi Regs for Everybody Would Pele Play Favorites? More Than 8 Cents of Each State Revenue Dollar Goes to Medicaid UHERO: Wind and Solar will Drive up Electric Rates a Lot More Supreme Court Legalizes Internet Sales Tax Rep. Kaniela Ing fined more than $15K for campaign spending violations Lava from Kilauea volcano wipes out nearly $375M in Hawaii real estate market value Treat Hawaii’s Housing Shortage Like The Disaster It Is Here’s The Spending That Got OHA Incumbents In Trouble A fight over royal property: who owns the heiress' home, the family or her previous employees? Church breaks ground on village of micro-homes for lava evacuees OIP hits back at Civil Beat, again. Hawaii Recycling is a Feel Good Exercise Which Wastes massive Amounts of Energy and Money Emergency permitting for Hanalei Flood Victims Water Diversions from Ag Land Will Lead to Massive Condo Developments in Central Maui Kauai: Activists, Tourism Industry Expect to Use Instream Flow Assessment to Block Dairy Farm Homosexual Molester was UH Athletic Dep’t Doctor Read More..

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 June 20, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 3283 Views FCC Approves Cincinnati Bell Takeover of Hawaiian Tel To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Property Taxes? Why does the Jones Act continue to be tolerated? Hawaii 6th Most Independent State? County, state legislators working on plan for special session to help Puna Hawaii County Council rejects proposal to raise general excise tax Caldwell veto of bill to cap surge pricing reframes issue Honolulu only metro to see single-family home rents decline New Kakaako Rules Restrict Resale for 10 Years Frustrated child welfare workers appeal to state lawmakers for help Officials estimate Kuhio Hwy repairs to cost $80M after historic floods Added stress: Lava evacuees struggle with thieves, trespassers Dispensary Law is Latest Justification to Bust Puna Doper Parallel road proposed for Waianae Coast Snorkel Rentals Kill: Another Near-Death Experience Saving Hawaii’s GOP: A Tough Job For 3 Candidates For Governor Read More..

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 June 19, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 4725 Views Hawaii Hotel Workers Win Right to Refuse to Pay Union Dues New Campaign Highlights 680 Beer Distribution Jobs in Hawaii Cat-Obsessed Animal Liberation Nuts Blamed for Monk Seal Deaths UH Updates BoR on Maunakea Stewardship Before Supreme Court Hearing Hawaii County Council Urges special session over State Land for Lava Victims Unsealed documents show Katherine Kealoha’s secret deal with HPD-Connected drug defendant SB2343: Lawyer-Laden Legislature Keeps Courts Jammed Ethics: Council Not Sure it Wants Officials to be Truthful  Final vote on proposed Hawaii County GET increase set today Volcano Destroys 400 TVRs -- Hawaii County Council Waits Til July 10 to Finish Them Off 817 people register for FEMA assistance after Kilauea eruption on Hawaii's Big Island Did the floods and the lava affect unemployment? State kicks off pilot aimed at filling high-need jobs more quickly Poll: Tax Reform: Good or Bad for Hawaii? Will Al Gore’s Electric Bus Scam Trick Kauai? City extends homeless center on Sand Island Is Honolulu Hale Making City Staffers Sick? Read More..

Monday, June 18, 2018 June 18, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:04 PM :: 3425 Views Maui BnB Bill Beyond Draconian Rule 48: Lawyers Play Delaying Game with Deadly Effect Many Open Seats on Kauai Every moment a wind turbine Stops spinning, Hawaii’s people and wildlife benefit PUC: Big Island to get More Expensive Windfarms and Solar Farms New tax credit to health professionals who train Read More..

Sunday, June 17, 2018 June 17, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 3167 Views Can’t You Just Change the Agenda? HART Board to Discuss Public-Private Partnerships  Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card -- Hawaii Stuck on 'F' Education for Politicians: HGEA Fickle, Untrustworthy  Star-Adv: Ige Should Veto TAT Hike Public hearing Monday on Hawaii County general excise tax increase TMT back in court Supply key to housing crisis Accident survivor relies on rideshare Repeated delays in case shows inherent frustrations ‘Personality Traits’—Liberals latest Excuse for Keeping Asian Americans out of good Colleges $60K Nuisance Money for Fired Maui Film Commissioner UH Athletics Still Losing Money Read More..

Saturday, June 16, 2018 June 16, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 2942 Views HART violating FTA funding agreement? Never too late to ‘Audit the rail’ Special Ed: DoE Loses Class Action Suit Filed for 495 Students Kauai Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Manufacturing Child Pornography PUC: Geothermal Shutdown Means Higher Rates, Dirtier Air OHA to host flood relief outreach events on Kauai Chief Justice Appoints Shimozono, Yoo, Hiatt, and DeWeese as District Court Judges Ige: Ban Construction in Lava Zone 1 – Hanabusa not so Sure Big Island residents line up at Disaster Recovery Center seeking assistance Electric Car Plan Will Cost Ratepayers Your Outdated U.S. Sunscreen Exposes You to Needless Cancer Risk Read More..

Friday, June 15, 2018 June 15, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 3393 Views Audit: State Asset Forfeiture Program -- 30 Years Without Rules HART board member calls for forensic audit of rail Hawaii Supreme Court Limits Jurisdiction of Civil Rights Commission PUC seeks public comment on Electric Vehicle road map Trump Approves Federal Individual Assistance for Volcano Victims  Expedited Building Permits for Hanalei Flood Victims Caldwell Admin Blocks Ethics Commission Audit Psychiatrist: Kawananakoa Does Not Have Mental Capacity Hawaii Will Pay $10.25 Million To Settle Special Education Lawsuit Former DoTax head Makes Excuses, Gets Maui Job Allegations surface of equipment misuse for profit by DLNR employees Chinatown Homeless Mess: "I've been punched, kicked, spat on, people tried to steal my car" Changing minds about GMOs Hawaii Green Energy Insiders: Government Needs Flexibility to Selectively Crush Anarcho-Capitalism Read More..

Thursday, June 14, 2018 June 14, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 4293 Views June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii Sam King for OHA: I will work with Trustees to enact change Is the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on Fire? Mapping 2018 Tax Reform Hawaii—Need $75K Income to Afford 2br Apartment Ige Requests Federal Individual Assistance for Volcano Victims Hawaii mayor wants to relocate those displaced outside zones one or two Local 5 Trust Fund to Build Affordable Housing on State Land LG Race: Pro-Rail Super PAC Spending A Quarter-Million Dollars to Stop Tokuda Blood Bank Paying A High Price In Its Dispute With Honolulu Rail Officials Hawaii first state to ban Ag pesticide, bowing to Hysteria Scammers Busted for ‘Local Food’ Fraud Chinatown Bumfights: Homeless Drug Addicts Mayhem at 2AM Homeless Tweeker Gets 5 Years for Hammer Attack Frustration grows for Oahu residents renewing drivers licenses  Take the time now to understand the ‘Con Con’ question Read More..

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 June 13, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:18 PM :: 3781 Views HGEA Endorses Hanabusa Community Discussion on Electric Utility Regulatory Models Wind Farms Request Permission to Kill More Bats, Petrels, and Nene As eruptions continue, land swap eyed for hundreds of evacuees Homeless Drug Addicts Prey on Volcano Victims Family of 9-year-old Big Island girl who starved to death is suing the state for wrongful death Coco Palms: Latest Crackpot Lawsuit Laughed out of Court Anti-GMO Nuts Try Using Term Limits Against Opponents Hawaii County Ethics: Non-Bid Sole Source Professional Services Contract OK Hawaii’s New Fossil Fuel Generator Hawaii is one of few states where ticket scalping is legal Criminals Happy With July 1 plastic bag ban After 45 Convictions and 4 Probation Violations, Criminal Gets 10 Years Honolulu sees negative rent growth for apartments Front Street: How Fake are Affordable Housing Laws? The Crusade To Keep Hawaii Kids Fed by Someone Besides their Parents This Summer Read More..

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 June 12, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 4703 Views Summit: US Security Guarantees for North Korean Denuclearization--Peace Treaty Next Public-Private Partnerships in Hawaii Best States for Working Dads--Hawaii 25th Local 5 Wants Ige to Veto TAT Hike Carpenters Council, PRP Launch New Front Group –‘Be Change Now’ Election already won for 4 candidates Hawaii Politics Has Never Been For Sissies A Republican Governor Would Bring New Uncertainty To Rail Project 410 people in emergency shelters “are never going back to their homes.” Church begins construction on second shelter village for lava evacuees Opioids: “For Once it’s Good to be 50th” More Thugs Join Former Unity House Scammers to Harass Waikiki Beach Boys Two Homeless Dudes Attack Woman on Bicycle  Feds: Alleged Pimp Bribes, Threatens Witnesses from FDC UH contracts now include buyout protections That Everybody Else adopted Years Ago Read More..

Monday, June 11, 2018 June 11, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:36 PM :: 5547 Views Kamehameha: The Founding of the Hawaiian Kingdom Gabbard a Lonely Vote for Russia in Congress SB2699: TAT on Everything Hotels Do Will Same-Day Registration Make a Difference for Voter Turnout? Maui: Climate change, open space and land management strategies primed for ballot Hanabusa Once Picked Ige for Transparency Initiative Socialist Uber Study Full of Errors Push for Homeless Tent Cities Based on NIMBYism Shelter fatigue: Stress takes toll on lava evacuees Value of Hawaii’s seed crop drops 19% Read More..

Sunday, June 10, 2018 June 10, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:45 PM :: 2980 Views What Does State Constitution Say About Balanced Budget? Nanawale on Alert After Small Breakout Near Lava Tree Just home from Iraq, air traffic controllers answer call for Volcano Relief Culture of accountability results in academic successes at Kamehameha III Elementary Travel Ban? Janus? Supreme Court Poised for Blockbuster Finish Why are isle residents struggling, income-wise? Most People Don’t Know who the Politicians Are Difficult to take Hawaii Republicans seriously Star-Adv:  Don’t put ceiling on ridehail fares Loss of Geo Plant Jacks up Big Island Electric Bills In Latest Effort to Shut Down Fishing Industry, Enviros Re-Classify Opah into Five Species Hawaii County Police say changes made after evidence in high-profile cases compromised Read More..

Saturday, June 9, 2018 June 9, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:42 PM :: 3491 Views Attention Friends and Family: Puna Volcano and Kauai Floods Spur OHA Cash Giveaway Tax Collections Soar for FY2018 HB2748: Ige Signs Housing Bill  GEMS-Funded Crony Capitalist Developer Converting ‘Affordable’ Hawaii Kai Rentals Into Condos Volunteers, Church Quick-Build Homes for Volcano Victims  As Volcano Burns Neighborhood Punatics Continue to Obsess Over Clean Geothermal Plant Bag Tax: Eco Religion Makes Whipping People Down Easy -- We Should Do It More Often Honolulu Council Voters to Force Tax payers to foot the bill of private attorneys for Kaneshiro, Kealoha Democrat Lt Gov Candidates: Push Moratorium on Development and More Weed for the People HSTA Refuses to Endorse Hughey in HD8 Race Read More..

Friday, June 8, 2018 June 8, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 2842 Views UPW Endorses Ige, UHPA Endorses Hanabusa Ige Releases $12M for Volcano Response 'Surge pricing' ban will hurt Honolulu consumers As least we’re not as bad as California Hawaii #3 in Sin Taxes S2980: Missile Defense for Hawaii, Alaska VA Reform: Mission Act streamlines community care options for veterans Filing Open Until June 22 for Ewa Beach Senate Dist 19 Race Nago Closes Puna Polling Places—Absentee-Only for Lava Zone No Serious Challengers for November--Dems Control Hawaii Congress races Hawaii County GE Tax Faces June 19 Council Vote New housing now critical on Hawaii island Kauai Councilman: Since TVRs are Shut Down, They Should be Given to Flood Victims Jones Act drives up everyone’s costs Status Update: Four Hawaii Climate Change Legal Actions Health Beat: Bring Back The Mental Hospitals Suicide up 18% in Hawaii Hawaii: Abortion to Lose $830K Federal Subsidy Eruption Threatens Future Of Some Big Island Charter Schools Federal funding may finally flow for Ala Wai Canal flood control Honolulu agency tasked with determining Uber, Lyft price cap opposes measure Loss of Uber Means More Drunk Drivers, Highway Deaths Read More..

Thursday, June 7, 2018 June 7, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 2962 Views A Housing “Boom” and a Volcanic “Bang” Cam Cavasso for Congress Dist 1 Little Pink House Coming to Hilo Is the Hawaii Convention Center Profitable? UH Manoa Ranks 302nd in Survey of 800 Universities Honolulu Council Sneaking City Funds into Rail Project via Bond Sale Honolulu Budget: $214M for Rail Honolulu Council approves 1st ride-hailing price cap in US Hawaii County Council Uses Volcano as Excuse for GE Tax Hike Mauna Kea Oral Arguments Set for Hawaii Supreme Court Kauai Council Votes to Exploit Flooding to Eradicate ‘Commercial Uses’ Volcano Sets New Record for Destruction of Homes How Hawaii made its lava disaster worse Maui County Carnival seeks relief from high shipping costs Will City Spend $4M to Fix Pig Feed System That Ain’t Broken? System Working Hard to Keep Drug Addicts Alive Impressing Democrats by Bashing Trump—So Easy a Mazie Could Do it Read More..

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 June 6, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 PM :: 3586 Views Ige Volcano Proclamation: 'Make State Lands Available for Housing' Safest States--Hawaii Ranks 8th Elections: 394 Candidates Pull Papers -- 327 File -- 4 Withdraw VIDEO: 500 More Homes Destroyed--Kapoho Bay Fills with Lava A Sneaky Way to Approve City Funds for Rail Hawaii Missile Defense Radar--Public Meetings Set for EIS Very Few Republicans Running—Aug 11 Primaries Will Decide Many Races Hee, Lee, Cabanilla, Wooley: Legislative Retreads Want to Get Back in the Game Ed Case joins crowded race for Congress, but some see him as a front-runner Ige, Kim: Fast-Track Temporary Housing Proclamation: Make state lands available for housing Book Being Ghost-Written for Gabbard Ige signs bill requiring study of sea-level rise before building Anti-TVR Charter Amendment on Maui Ballot TVR Regs Working Way Through Hawaii County Council Gary Hooser Eliminates Himself from Consideration Hawaii Legislators are a bunch of Misogynists Snorkeler Almost Killed Thanks Rescuers ‘Complete Streets’ key issues ignored Anti-Uber Bill 35 to be Voted Today Read More..

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 June 5, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:33 PM :: 4478 Views Elections: 390 Candidates Pull Papers -- 282 File -- Today is Last Day to File Hee Quits Gubernatorial Race--Will Run for Senate 23 or LG Hawaii: New Greenhouse Gas Rules Just as Fake as Renewable Energy Rules Land Swap: A plan to help those displaced by lava Ed Case Pulls Papers To Enter Hawaii Race For Congress Kaniela Ing Faces More Campaign Finance Questions — This Time From Feds Budget: More Tax Hikes -- ‘Easy Money’ on Kauai Bill 35: “Uber service on Oahu is at risk” Hawaiian Airlines says volcanic eruption led to modest drop in bookings Rents for single-family homes in Hawaii on the decline After Accepting Shelter, 11 Homeless Get Jobs Court Ruling Gives Usual Anti-Military Activists an Angle of Attack Against Pohakuloa Anti-Sunscreen Hysteria Part of Scheme to Force Approval of New Ingredients? Read More..

Monday, June 4, 2018 June 4, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 3105 Views Hawaii: Highest Government Surplus--Lowest Median Household Income Hint for Hawaii in Gay Cakes Decision: Supremes Rip ‘Civil Rights’ Commission HART Audit: ‘Big Brother is Watching’ Councilman Catches Caldwell appointee using City Resources to Campaign for Tommy Waters Audit: Honolulu Parks Could Save Millions By Reducing Potable Water Use How ‘Innovation Grants’ are Spent at DoE Schools Sierra Club criticizes state Health Department proposal for Red Hill fuel tanks Read More..

Sunday, June 3, 2018 June 3, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 3258 Views Lava Covers Four Corners, Hundreds of Homes Cut off Auditor: OHA Openly Violates HRS10-17 Nepotism Sam King: Its Time to Fix OHA! Public Hearing: New Rules for Scheduling Surf Contests Conservative Forum of Hawaii Closes Books After Decade of Activity State IT: Several Measures Await Governor’s Signature 2017: Google Generates $171M of Economic Activity in Hawaii Auditor: Two Years Later State Scores 2-2-1 on IT  The California Stupidity Fund, Part 2 Ige, Kim: Lava Victims Need Permanent Homes – not Tent Cities Shapiro: Building in Lava Zone no Different than Building Rail in Inundation Zone Fear-Mongering Anti-Geothermal Activists Hope End to Plant Gabbard Record on Human Rights ‘Very Disappointing’ Man shot by police was a former corrections officer with a troubled history SB2407: Marijuana to be Sold to Drug Addicts Mass Eco-Tourism: Tight Parking and Overflowing Porta Potties Maui: Real Estate Mogul Controls List of Anti-GMOs Idiots Running in 2018 Maui Council: Will County Voters Get Crack at Manager? 20 Candidates File for Kauai Council—6 for Mayor  ‘Complete Streets’ just an excuse for government to spend Caldwell’s Dim Bulbs Slow Business in Chinatown Read More..

Saturday, June 2, 2018 June 2, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 4367 Views Auditor: $500K IUCN Grant Left out of OHA Annual Report HB2501: Ige Signs Hawaii Promise Scholarship Bill UHERO: Healthy county economies face growing pains Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Volcano $0.15 Bag Tax Hits Oahu Starting July 1 Auditor: City Parks and Recreation Fails Again and Again Honolulu Auditor: Only 56% of Recommendations Acted Upon Since 2004 Waikiki: Former Unity House Scammers Attack 14-year old girl Homeless Drug Addicts Beat Japanese Couple near Kakaako Murals Former housekeepers for Heiress Kawananakoa say their firing was 'retaliation' Promoting economic freedom Zumper, Apartment List Differ on Honolulu Rents Maui Charter Amendments: County Manager?  $20K Fine for TVRs? Read More..

Friday, June 1, 2018 June 1, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 4090 Views Auditor: HART Management Listening in on My Interviews with Employees Visitor Arrivals, Spending Up for April Hawaii County Seeks Applicants for Charter Commission Mayor Kim Suspends Several Hawaii County Building, Land Use Laws State Income Tax Collections--Hawaii Takes $1389 Per Capita Mayor Kim: Volcano Recovery Plan Based on 1960 Tsunami Recovery Big Island's largest homeless shelter struggles to meet needs of lava evacuees Members Of Military Might Get A Property Tax Break Free Speech? Police Step into Action to Tear Down Domestic violence signs targeting Clayton Hee Suicide: Lobbying or Free Speech? Gov Ige to Sign Three "Sustainability" Bills Three Electric Car Subsidies that Didn’t Pass Giant Diesel Plant Completed—HECO Pretending it is ‘Green’ In Push for New Stadium, Aloha Stadium Authority Stops Maintenance RNs Pay $96K in Hawaii Unity House Scammers Continue to Harass New Waikiki Beach Boys Ige: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Should be up to Feds Suit challenges EIS approval for Lahaina wastewater plant Will Mass Tourism Finally be Limited? Read More..

Thursday, May 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 3257 Views Jail Time for Haunani Apoliona? Evacuation Ordered for Vacationland, Kapoho, Waa Waa Who is Driving Electric Vehicles in Hawaii? Telescope: Congress offers funding, Pushes Mauna Kea-Chile Cooperation Discovering Hidden Hawaii Tours to Pay $570,000 To Settle EEOC Male-On-Male Sexual Harassment Suit US Pacific Command Changes Name Hawaii Job Market Schizophrenic Election Volunteers Needed for Polling Places Solution for Volcano Zone: Homeless Tent Cities or Fee-Simple Land Swap?  San Buenaventura on Volcano Relief: “I’m going to leave it up to the homeless advocates.”   Espero Resigns from State Senate   Kealohas Plead Not Guilty to Robbing Orphans State takes first step toward lucrative hemp industry with new research program Taxi Owner: Ride-Sharing Bill Will be Good for Business In 9 Months, Feds Subsidize 4,988 ‘Patients’ at Hawaii Planned Parenthood Demented Liberal Thinks Homeless are Working 2-3 Jobs Read More..

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 May 30, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:35 PM :: 6899 Views New Democratic Chair Promises to Support Gay Agenda New Medicare Cards are Arriving in Hawaii and Pacific Territories Fast-moving lava crosses Highway 132 in lower Puna Top Universities: UH Manoa Ranks 306th Anti-GMO Faction Almost Quit Democratic Party All Three Democrat Gubernatorial Candidates voted for Rail GE Tax Hike In Effort to Curry Favor with Council, SHOPO endorses Ernie Martin for 1st Congressional District FBI Seeks Missing Person Sued by M Club Owner Obamacare in Hawaii Legislature—What Passed and What Didn’t Bloated: Maui Budget Boosts Spending by $53.1M   17 More Homeless Forced to Accept Shelter Starbucks Loses Business, Keeps Wifi Moochers Read More..

Tuesday, May 29, 2018 May 29, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:35 PM :: 3608 Views Fast-Moving Lava--New Evacuation Orders for Leilani Estates Star-Adv: Democrat Rule Cripples and Divides Hawaii Hawaii CD2 #1 for Hapa Haena: Overwhelmed with Pilgrims, Eco-Religionists Seek Cap of 900 a Day Styrofoam Ban: Activist uses Pseudoscience to Check Hype and Arrive at Pre-Determined Outcome Enviros Cashing in on Anti-Sunscreen Hysteria Read More..

Monday, May 28, 2018 May 28, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:16 PM :: 3464 Views Desperate, Hanabusa Releases Month-Old Push-Poll -- Claims 2-1 Lead Open Letter from Journalist Harassed by Tulsi Gabbard Secret OHA LLC Created to Sell Marijuana Truth and Transparency - A Visit With Samuel Wilder King II Brian Schatz: Tax Reform Was A Conspiracy To Make People Lose Their Jobs FDA Cracks Down on Hucksters Exploiting Anti-Sunscreen Hysteria Memorial Day Sen Ruderman: HRS 171-93 Allows BLNR to Provide Land to Volcano Victims  After Decades of Hysteria--Lava Covers Geothermal Well-AND NOTHING HAPPENS! Hanabusa: Political Insiders are My Strength Isle Democrats elect lobbyist as new chairwoman State economists forecast speedy growth Constitutional Amendment won’t lock in school funds Star-Adv: With Wind and Geothermal Coming to an End, Give All Your Money to Elon Musk for batteries Dire need for truly affordable housing must be met with action, not just political promises State Drug Court helps rebuild lives Lumpy Poi expected after floods smother Hawaii staple crop Hawaii’s private firearms likely number well over 1 million Gay Activists Saddened by Lost Opportunity to Exploit Injured Amtrak Passenger Read More..

Sunday, May 27, 2018 May 27, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 3486 Views New Lava Flows Towards Geothermal Plant We Can’t See It or Touch It, But We Can Tax It! Volcano Could Save Ige by Turning him into Harry Kim Ige, Chin Exploit Democrat Hatred of President Donald J Trump  Legislature ends in Self-Congratulatory Spectacle Kouchi: Legislature Focused on Parakeets, Mud, and Cesspools State’s hunger for TAT is out of control Kakaako: 12 More Bums Finally Agree to Accept Shelter 3 TSA whistleblowers in Hawaii who got reassigned awarded $1M settlement UH Maui Apartments Sit Vacant for 20 Years Read More..

Saturday, May 26, 2018 May 26, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 3207 Views Tupola Wins Three-Year TRO Against Internet Troll Analyst: Hawaii Legislators are ‘F***ing Morons’ Elections: 350 Candidates Pull Papers -- 177 File Hawaii Tax Revenue up 20.2% Since Great Recession Hawaii 5th-Highest Beer Tax in USA Kauai Fifth Circuit Seeking Per Diem District/Family Court Judge  Rescuing the Lost Battalion –The Story behind the ‘Heroes’ Is this the end for geothermal energy in Hawaii? Hawaii’s Volcano Country, Where Land Is Cheap and the Living Is Risky Look Closer At Why Homes Are Built In Lava’s Path Trump Executive Orders Take Aim at Federal Employee Unions Blocking Cleanup of VA Governments Haven't Had Rules for Revealing Their Private Debt -- Until Now Hawaii County Bus System Audit Findings Judge throws out one Maui sand-mining suit Settlement reached with family 5 years after police fatally shot man Ige Signs Bill Making Gay Conversion of Minors Mandatory Read More..

Friday, May 25, 2018 May 25, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 PM :: 3396 Views Lava disaster could worsen Hawaii pension crisis Fisheries Management: UH Identifies Next Targets OIP: Sunshine Law Changes for 2018 Kaniela Ing: “I don’t think establishment Democrats know where the hell they’re going” OHA Trustee Candidate Sam King vs OHA Audit Excuses Case, Djou: Will Hawaii Delegation Support 'Honest Ads Act'? $100M –Flood of Money Inundates Kauai Poll: Voters Favor Constitutional Convention 54-20 Police union blocks release of details about Domestic Violence officer reinstatement—Due Years of Back Pay New indictment: Ex-police chief's wife blamed discrepancies on health issue State tax revenue jumps by $125M—Money Already Spent Maui Budget Larded with Fee Increases Post-storm rebuilding gives Kauai's North Shore residents a chance to reshape community Kauai: Artificial Crisis Sets Stage for Mandatory Abortion Pills Snorkel Rentals Kill: Snorkeler rescued from Hanauma Bay, hospitalized in critical condition Read More..

Thursday, May 24, 2018 May 24, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 3592 Views Hotel Occupancy Increases on Kauai Despite Flooding S. 2155: Checks to Clear Faster in Am Samoa, NMI  Criminal Charges? Ing to Twist in Wind until July Poll: Hanabusa Most Unpopular Member of Congressional Delegation  100% does not mean 100% -- Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Rules Just as Fake as Renewable Energy Rules After Kona Tent City Fails, Hawaii County Proposing Actual Housing for Homeless Honolulu Ambulances Too Busy with Homeless ‘Frequent Flyers’ to Help Real Patients Kauai mayor extends order banning vacation rental use in flooded areas Snorkel Rentals Kill: Michigan woman dies snorkeling in Maui waters Telescope protester’s trial put on hold (again) US looks at defence and foreign policy in Micronesia Read More..

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 May 23, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 3678 Views After a Few Months of Typing, HGEA Member Scores Lifetime 'Disability' Pension Rusty Scalpel: Gut n Replace SB2858 Fails to meet Constitutional requirement Am Samoa Rep Amua Amata Headlines Hawaii GOP Luncheon Yap Robo Day Showcases Technical Excellence in Micronesia China Disinvited from Participating in 2018 RIMPAC Exercise Kim 26% – Chin 19% in Race For Congress CD1 Make education spending transparent Abercrombie Whips up Manoa Professors into a Mindless Seething Frenzy after three trees cut down Geothermal Concerns ‘Overblown’ by Years of Punatic Hysteria A Housing Boom, Then a Volcanic Eruption Hawaii County Council rejects Volcano as Tax Hike Excuse City files class-action suit against service members with abandoned cars Honolulu City Council bill would make ride sharing business model unworkable, Uber says Lime Didn’t Pay off Insiders Like Biki Did OHA Agenda Fails in Legislature Effort to Re-Corrupt Police Commission Fails Cost $300K per Year-- Homeless 200-time ‘Frequent Flyer Found Lying in Middle of Street HPD: 10 Referrals a Day to Mental Health program 9-11 Trooother ‘Impressed’ with Tulsi Gabbard  ABC Store Manager Spends Hours Every Week Cleaning up After Homeless Shelter-Refusers Ceremony Honors Hawaii’s Civil War Vets Read More..

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 May 22, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 4288 Views Hawaii Teachers Union Backs Campagna Over Gabbard for Congress United Way Report: 49% of Hawaii Households Can't Afford Basics Childcare: Mapping the Gap in Hawaii Government Relies on Flawed Data to Determine Endangered Species Poll: Ige 31 – Hanabusa 37 – Hee 11 Poll: LG Field Scattershot Lava could be used as latest excuse for property tax hikes Domestic Violence: Cop Could Get 4 years Back Pay All Wind Power Exceeds $0.15 per kwh in Hawaii Permitting Delays Homeless Domes by Three Years Tourist from … uh … Detroit … Shocked by Waikiki Homelessness Dopers Line up to buy Weed on Kauai DEA Targets Oxycontin Pharmacies, Dope Docs in Hawaii Without Forcible Incarceration in Lunatic Asylums, Psychiatrist can only Treat 20 Homeless Schizos in a Year Hawaii Use Tax Unconstitutional? Read More..

Monday, May 21, 2018 May 21, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:05 PM :: 2957 Views Banning Styrofoam Creates All Kinds Of Problems Including Environmental Ones Best States for Military Retirees -- Hawaii Ranks 37th Lava Flows Wipe out Supply of Affordable Housing Climate Change Commission to Make Housing Even More Expensive Rate Hike Coming: Lava Set to Wipe out State’s Only Clean, Cheap Geothermal Plant Caldwell’s Bloated Budget Adds 40 New ‘Positions’ Haseko Lagoon Gets the LimeBike Treatment Honolulu’s Vanishing Crosswalks HSTA, Carpenters Select Josh Green for Lt Governor Read More..

Sunday, May 20, 2018 May 20, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:21 PM :: 3020 Views OHA Trustee Candidates Aila and Kiaaina ‘Instrumental’ in OHA’s Biggest Boondoggle Ethics: Why did UPW Prison Guard Get $7000 from Inmate? Finding the Magic Bullet: City’s Share of Rail Administrative Costs Lava crosses Highway 137 and enters ocean in lower Puna On the Ballot this Fall? Council Trick to Return Corruption to Power in HPD HART Math: $400M isn’t above $240M it is Below $408M  Latest Scam to Hike GE Tax: Richards seeks to strip Mass Transit budget Caldwell: LimeBike will be Cool When it Properly Greases the Haunches of Power Public Meetings Begin for 2019-22 Hawaii Department of Transportation’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Anti-GMO Activists Kill Another Farm -- Exultant over Job Destruction on Molokai Read More..

Saturday, May 19, 2018 May 19, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 3028 Views Pohoiki Rd Evacuating by Helicopter--Coastal Puna may be next Backbone BLNR Approves Another Windfarm for Kahuku Ige to Tourists: Just Ignore that Little Volcano Thingy Elections: 335 Candidates Pull Papers  Lime suspends service in Honolulu after city classifies scooters as mopeds Stupidity Eruption: Conspiracy Theorists Tie Anti-Geothermal Hysteria to Tsunami Threat Homeless Begin Claiming to be Volcano Victims, Set up New Tent City Kauai: Lifeguards Save ANOTHER Snorkel Victim Read More..

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