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Friday, February 9, 2018 February 9, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:32 PM :: 4047 Views Hawaii Highways Rank 47th in Cost-Effectiveness Truth in Accounting: Defense Department ‘Net neutrality’ could keep Hawaii in slow lane Jones Act leads to surreptitious imports of Russian LNG Minimum Wage: Good intentions don’t always equal good policy 2018 Employment Bills Introduced Ratepayers Soaked: $205M to Enable Green Energy Scams Republican Tax Cuts to Reduce Electric Bills by $28M This Year Measure would prevent Hawaii governor, mayors from having second jobs New OHA bill proposes head to head race Coco Palms Developer Fights Back With Its Own Native Hawaiian Research Legislature Hears Bills to Control Access to State Capitol and Mauna Kea State bill would mandate emergency shelter space Hawaii’s tourism forecast presents warning signs, economist says Bill to Save Fire Ants from Extinction UPW Members release alleged bank robber Soft on Crime Crowd Released Homeless Tweeker onto Streets  Before Police Forced him to Lick Urinal Repealing antiquated Jones Act would be a boon to all Americans Setback to Enviro Scheme to Shut Down Surf Schools Read More..

Thursday, February 8, 2018 February 8, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 3985 Views OHA Trustees Confirm Order Requiring LLCs to Open Books Audit Anger at OHA Hawaii Ranks #4 for Millionaires per Capita Economist: Why economic freedom matters to Hawaii Ige Appoints Leonard Hoshijo to Head DLIR Hawaii: Firearm Surrender Bill to be Heard, Trigger Modification Bill Passes Committee Judicial Council Extends deadline for two vacancies on Hawaii State Ethics Commission 50-State Corporate Income Tax Rates and Brackets for 2018 Hawaii Sanctuary Bill: 48-hour Catch and Release for Terrorists 491 Homeless Shipped Back to Mainland 30% of Prison Guards call in sick on Super Bowl Sunday HGEA Just Can’t Get the Job Done -- State seeks to contract inspectors for dialysis centers Was Maui Official Ousted For Skipping Mayor’s Campaign Event? Maui Council Candidates: Will Anti-GMO Hysteria Caucus Be Cleared out? Minimum Wage Bill Especially Designed to Screw Restaurants Desperate to Block Competition from Cheap, Clean Natural Gas, Green Energy Scammers Suddenly Feign Interest in CO2 Hawaii County Council Again Pretends to consider measure aimed at regulating vacation rentals Hotels Cashing in on Mindless Anti-Sunscreen Histrionics Animal Liberation Nuts Push Two Bills Chaos at Kau Charter School Meeting Hawaii May Allow Tourists To Get Marijuana with Doctor’s Note 10 Dead: Legislators do nothing to Stop Lawyers from Suing Lifeguards Read More..

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 February 7, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 4391 Views Ige Asks Legislators to 'Governmentize' Services Honolulu GOP Against Sanctuary State Bill 'Money Begins Disappearing' from Bikini Atoll Trust Fund Guaranteeing Reelection: Ige on Same Page as HSTA SHOPO Files Complaint Over New HPD Chief Prosecutors to go After HIEMA Death Threats? Anti-Telescope Protesters panic over HB1565 HB2564: Abolish Contested Case Hearings Hawaii County Politicians Bob and Weave Trying to Trick Each Other into taking responsibility for 12.5% GE Tax Hike MECO Paying a Mind-Blowing $0.17 per kwh for Solar Lawmakers propose to remove Caldwell's bicycle stations and bulbouts from Chinatown HI DOE Violates Title IX for Decades Hooser Lists Hysteria Caucus Legislative Priorities In fight to Bring More Muslims into USA, AG Chin takes a page from GOP Read More..

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 February 6, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:38 PM :: 4622 Views Legislators Want CWS to Investigate All Homeschooling Families Pandering to Dem Base: Ige Signs Net Neutrality Executive Order JSC Releases Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals JSC Releases Nominees for First Circuit Court Traffic: Honolulu 19th Worst in USA Waihee: If Con-Con Convenes, OHA is Dead Auditor’s quest for secrecy is misguided Pine: Monster House Bill would outlaw 4-Bedroom Houses HCDA’s 30-Year affordable-housing restriction ignores market realities 8 HPD officers were fired in 2017 for misdeeds, says report CWS Can’t Save Abused Children so Senator Wants to Sic them on Home-Schooling Families Ige, HSTA Conspire Together Handi-Van Riders Are Fuming Over Caldwell’s Proposed Fare Doubling Gay Prison Guards call for audit of Public Safety Department Jaylin Kema to serve jail time for violating HOPE probation Failure to Imprison 18-Time Loser Left him Vulnerable to Police Abuse Caldwell Admin Bumbling Threatens Surf Contests Espero Bill Already Dead –Proposed Runners Under 18 Can't Enter Marathons FEMA to revamp training programs after Hawaii emergency alert bungle Solar Schemers: We’ll Jack up Prices and Nobody Will Care Because Electric is So High Read More..

Monday, February 5, 2018 February 5, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 4131 Views After Winning Suit Against IRS, Maui TEA Party Dissolves Rep Ing wants HGEA and UPW government jobs for Everybody SB2988: $4M for ‘Kupuna Caregivers’ Union Organizing Scam Dumb Idea: Vending Machines with Free Food for Homeless So They Can Focus on Using Meth Legislature Keeps Written Testimony Under Wraps Til The Last Minute No HI-EMA tapes exist, state says Kealohas could lose taxpayer-funded lawyers after stopping mortgage payments New bill would require all boaters to purchase insurance for their vessels HCDA Sells Out Commitment to Affordable Housing—Rents Going up 35% Agenda: Keep Energy Expensive Kahele Unsure About Reelection Campaign Read More..

Sunday, February 4, 2018 February 4, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 5109 Views Elections: 64 Candidates Pull Papers 9th Circuit Causing Surge In Illegal Immigration, ICE Chief Says Ige: Hanabusa is ‘Typical Old-Boy Politician Making Secret Deals on Behalf of Special Interests’  Dods bankrolls Hanabusa Campaign Hawaii County Council takes up proposed 12.5% GET hike Tuesday Legislators Pretend to Throw Money at HSTA—Will Union Bosses Be Fooled? Legislation Would Allow Ex-Cons to Distribute Free Weed to Addicts Suicide: Elderly and disabled will be pressured by insurance companies What Does the LG Do? When Does Hawaii’s Famous ‘Aloha Kiss’ Become Sexual Harassment? SB2343: Petty Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Another First for Hawaii: Legislators Move to Ban Drinking Straws Snorkel Rentals Kill: Another Death on Maui Brings Total to 10 Enviros Gain Control of Surf Schools, Aim to Kill Business Private school enrollment shrinks in favor of public charter schools Ige’s Affordable Housing Numbers Risky revisionism of Second Amendment Read More..

Saturday, February 3, 2018 February 3, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 4573 Views SB2126: Ige Administration Opposes OHA's $119M Cash Grab Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Janus? Ewa Beach Skate park improved through private-public partnership Assisted Suicide to be Fast-tracked? Hawaii Apprentice Hunting Legislation Passes Water and Land Committee FBI investigates 4 HPD officers accused of forcing homeless man to lick urinal Union Benefits: State Hospital HGEA Members Still Allowed to Have Sex With Patients Hawaii Auditor Demands Investigation Into Leak Of OHA Audit TMT Telescope Preparing to Build at Canary Islands Site Meet the Corporate Lobbying Firm Lt Gov Quit for with 2 Days Notice Chin to Tackle Opium as Lt Governor Ing Pushing $130 per Person Carbon Tax Former death row inmate slammed with Seven Pimping Charges Plea Deal for Homeless Drug Addict who Allegedly Killed Kauai Girl? Schemers Use 14 ac Sunflower Field to Hype Biofool -- Don’t Even Burn the Oil Rents decline in Honolulu, but Zumper, Apartment List reports differ on how much Read More..

Friday, February 2, 2018 February 2, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 5206 Views Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Introduces Legislative Package TOTE pulls plug: What will Hawaii DOT, Philly Shipyard, Pasha and Matson do next? List: 66 Structurally Deficient Bridges in Hawaii Lahaina Injection Wells: 9th Circuit Rules Against Maui County American Samoa ID to be Rejected at Airports Starting Feb 5 HGEA Member behind false missile alert to file lawsuit against the state The missile employee messed up because Hawaii rewards incompetence Chin to Take Lt Gov Sinecure While Running for Congress  Tsutsui Lobbying Firm ‘Not in Good Standing’ Legislators Latest Plan to Screw Small Business Chain Migration -- Mazie Hirono HB2273: Mandatory Electric Cars in Rental Fleets Kauai Fuel Tax cuts stall in committee Read More..

Thursday, February 1, 2018 February 1, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:43 PM :: 4756 Views OHA Draft Audit: Millions given to those who “know how and who to ask” Elections: Candidate Filing Begins Today Honolulu Neighborhood Boards--27 Vacant Positions Shield Internet from Jones Act Hawaii Tourism Industry Set New Record Totals in 2017 Dental Health--Hawaii Ranks 15th House War: Sex Harassment Claim Deployed Against Souki as Speaker Saiki Strikes back Against Enemies Kim Leads Pack In Congressional Campaign Cash Ige raises more than $800,000 for re-election bid State misled public on HI-EMA’s failings Ex-Hawaii official now says he resigned after false alert New $30M defense missile fails in test off Kauai Howard Hughes Bought Off Oahu Burial Council Leader Con Con delegates had little to say about Hawaiian as “official language” Sheriffs will now get involved in Coco Palms occupation Anti-GMO Activists Continue to Harass Seed Industry in Court MECO Pushing 9.3% Rate Hike Measure again seeks to have Airbnb collect taxes Make Tourists Pay $75 to DLNR to go on Fishing Boat MeToo# to Become Part of DoE Sex Ed Curriculum? Senate bill to ban plastic straws in Hawaii passes committee Council Votes to Squelch ‘Monster’ Affordable Housing Areas Around Schools And Libraries May Be Next For Sit-Lie Ban Kawananakoa Case to be Heard Soft on Crime: Lunatic Gets out Again and Again After 20 Years, Kihei HS Site gets a Sign DLNR to help get gun ranges on Big Island Lowe’s to hand out bonuses, sweeten benefits Thanks to Republican tax cuts Read More..

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 5070 Views Will Rod Becker be Hawaii's Next Lt Governor? OHA Audit: LLCs Refuse to Show Check Registers Video and Text: President Trump State of the Union Address Trigger Modification Ban and Other Anti-Gun Bills To Be Heard in Committee Report: Hawaii is an Expensive Place to Get Married ACLU: Financially Successful Criminals Can Make Bail Button Pusher Was HGEA Member—10 Years ‘’Troubled’ Employee’ Bills Would Make Hawaii a ‘Sanctuary State’ for Illegals Legislators: Doctors Can Kill off Expensive Patients Recent deaths not limited to 1 type of snorkeling gear Eco Politicians, Judges Pound Fishermen Bills on the Move: Green Energy Grifters Grab for Millions Shouting Erupts as Caldwell Uses Delphi Technique to Control Ala Moana Park Discussion Hilo-Waiakea DoE superintendent under investigation Hawaii County attorney at odds with Council over Reelect-Me Contingency funds SB2867:  Hawaiian Translators for Court SB2293 Front Street Affordability Advances  DOH detects potential breach of disease reporting data system Al Gore’s Tax Credit Scam – Electric Buses for Oahu? Bills Would Allow Hawaii Bitcoin Dealing Usual Soft-on-Crime Suspects Complain About Prison Suicides Enviro Group Takes Control of Kona Surfing Schools, Makes Big Money Read More..

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 January 30, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 5161 Views FCC: Hawaii false missile alert sent by worker believing attack was real Tsutsui Resigns--Will Rod Becker be Hawaii's Next Lt Governor? Rep Cynthia Thielen for House Speaker $1M Per Bed -- State Contract to Design, Build New State Hospital Building Olelo TV Moving to Siberia? UH to target former students for degree completion? HB1970: Support Apprentice Hunting in the Aloha State Wage floor great for robots Captive Insurance Puts $1B into Hawaii Banks DLNR Website Promotes Legal Hiking Trails Hawaii: Economic Impact of Immigration HSTA Pushing Massive Property Tax Hike Crooks and Cronies Pony up: Hanabusa raises $731K HI-EMA’s Miyagi resigns, ‘button pusher’ fired—Employee had been ‘problem’ for 10 Years No More Tent Cities: Bold plan before lawmakers would create scores of 'villages' to house homeless in individual solid-wall structures Construction costs decline in Honolulu as activity plateaus Momilani ES: HSTA Member Put on Leave after Child Sex Abuse Charges HSTA Bills—All About Mo’ Money for HSTA Progressives: Keep Everybody Doped up while we Raise Taxes and Kill off Expensive Oldsters Bill Could End Academic Freedom In Hawaii Priorities: State lawmakers consider ban on plastic straws Here’s How The State Could End Up Owning Your Oceanfront Property Legislators Conspire to Hide Public Employees Salaries Pandering Senators To Stores: Don’t Kick People Out In Emergencies FBI agent seen examining Maui liquor control documents After Solar Boom, Customers Left in Lurch by Solar Contractors Destroying Forests to Produce Renewable Energy Anti-GMO Hucksters Push Usual Agenda in Legislature 'Startling': Bone cancer strikes 3 kids whose fathers work at the same fire house Hawaii Illegal Gambling Defendants Sue Kaneshiro, Kealoha Over ‘Vindictive’ Charges Can Anyone Resuscitate The Hawaii GOP? Read More..

Monday, January 29, 2018 January 29, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:55 PM :: 3490 Views Grand Theft Aina: OHA Trustees Set to 'Compel LLCs to Submit' Ethics Complaint: 'Sen DelaCruz Using Office for Personal Gain' ‘Audit The Rail’ in Twilight Zone SB3090: Mauna Kea Protesters Close in on Big Cash Payoff Coco Palms Grifters Swap Out to Evade Enforcement HB1801 / HB1864: More Tax Credit Millions for Long-Running OTEC Scam Plans proceed for offshore wind farms WaPo: Hawaii Politics Like Japan Suicide Squad: Hawaii a Top Target to Kill of Expensive Oldsters Homeless Bills Before Legislature Affordable Housing: Lets Copy the Biggest Failures Read More..

Sunday, January 28, 2018 January 28, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 PM :: 4072 Views What is the state of our state?  Oops! DoTax Math Error! $63M HECO Rate Cut Coming? PUC Seeks Lower Utility Rates Due To Trump Tax Cut Thanks to Republican Tax Cuts, Walmart promises $1.5M in bonuses for close to 4,000 Hawaii employees Worth the cost? Hawaii County Council to Vote on $40M GE Tax Hike Coco Palms Grifters Go For 20% Cut of the Action Hanabusa’s Borreca Wants Ige to Continually Relive Missile Alert False Alarm Missile scare was nothing but warmup for election Botched Illegal Gambling Case Prompts Lawsuit Against Kaneshiro, Kealoha Kauai Council Wants to End Term Limits Maui waters claim eight lives in two weeks Punahou president: 2 former students say coach sexually abused them Nooses Amp Up Hawaii Racial workplace lawsuits—Star-Adv Blames Trump Spectrum will exile Olelo channels to 180s Read More..

Saturday, January 27, 2018 January 27, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:20 AM :: 4279 Views Judiciary Drops arrest warrant over refusal to speak English--Announces New Hawaiian Language Interpreter Policy Ward: Fire Employees who do not Cooperate with Missile Alert Investigation Hawaii Fishermen’s Alliance and Aquarium Fishery Team Up To Save Industry, Protect Environment TOTE Places Hawaii Plans on Hold, Cancels Ship Purchases Hawaii: More Anti-Gun Bills Introduced Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Fires, Vandalism, Crazies on Loose: Legislators Want to 'Build a Wall' around State Capitol Building Overrun With Homeless Fence Will Not Keep Lunatics in Asylum if HGEA Members Given Keys Education in Hawaii—The Unions are The Problem Will Chin’s Political Lawsuits Force End to National Injunctions? Thanks to Republican tax Cuts, Your Utility Bills will be Going Down One Year Under Trump: Hawai‘i Republicans Hawaii health policy and prospects for the 2018 legislature Surveillance footage during false missile alert won’t be released, because it doesn’t exist Enviro Pressure: Honolulu City Council defers decision on sending useless recyclables to H-Power Dairy Spends Thousands to Satisfy Anti-Dairy Activists More illegal tour operators are heading to Mauna Kea 16 Months Later Collapsed Wind Turbine Parts Arrive Read More..

Friday, January 26, 2018 January 26, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:01 PM :: 4038 Views FCC: Employee Who Sent False Hawaii Nuke Alert Is ‘Refusing To Cooperate’ Ward: Release HI-EMA Missile Alert Tapes Hawaii’s False Missile Alarm Exposed Critical Weaknesses. Here’s What Must Be Done. Judiciary Drops arrest warrant over refusal to speak English SB2003: Hawaii Senate urged to drop ornamental fish ban Hawaii 2nd Most Unionized State DoE to Display Classroom Temperatures Online Ethics: DoE Ass't Sup't Pursues UH Degree While on the Job Hawaii Cigarette Taxes 5th Highest in USA Agreement to Fund Government Delays Three Health Care-Related Taxes Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump Team up to cut off aid to Muslim Pakistan UH Hyperbaric Treatment Center reopens Hawaii Hotels Set New Annual Records in 2017 SB3090: Take Mauna Kea Away from UH—Authorize Payoffs for OHA Enviro Court: Judge Orders BLNR to Reconsider Shutting Down Hawaii Fishing Fleet HB1801 Stop Faking Green Energy Goals — Gets Deferred, Of Course Hawaii Alt-Energy Future: If you want lower rates, you must accept more blackouts Why Hawaii needs an independent airport authority, and what it will take to get there Hilo Wants an Independent Authority, Too Lottery? This Time the Homeless are the Excuse Lawsuit against parents of ‘Peter Boy,’ state faces issue of time Hawaiian language spoken during Coco Palms trial Read More..

Thursday, January 25, 2018 January 25, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:19 PM :: 6476 Views HB2253: Driverless Cars for Hawaii Screening for Health Barriers to Learning--Hawaii Schools Receive Mixed Scores New bills could make life difficult for Hawaii vapers Robotics: 19 Hawaii Teams Heading for World Championship VIDEO: Homelessness and Affordable Housing Solutions with Rep Gene Ward House Speaker? Tokioka Two Votes Short of Ousting Saiki  Feds: Hawaii Missile Alert Employee Not Cooperating In Probe Hanabusa, Gabbard Against Missile Defense for Hawaii Judiciary Drops arrest warrant over refusal to speak English HART board defers decision to give HECO $20M for Trucks After Republican Tax Cuts, Young Brothers draws opposition to shipping rate hike Governor's Proposal to Transfer Sheriff Deputies Opposed by HGEA HB2726: 17 Years to Destroy all Non-Electric Cars in Hawaii  HB2720: No Floating Wind Farms Within State Waters SB2341: Employers Must Advertise Abortion Services Lawmakers want to give sex abuse victims from decades past the chance to file suit State lawmakers introduce bills dealing with helmets, passengers in pickup truck beds Soft on Crime: 10 Felonies Gets 5 Years Auditor Recommends Tiered Regulation of Dental Assistants Snorkeling In Hawaii Is A Leading Cause Of Tourist Deaths Federal Subsidies Pay for Only 225 Affordable Units per Year Fire safety bill allows high-rises to waive sprinkler installation Read More..

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 January 24, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:39 PM :: 4674 Views Deal for Senate Seat? Gabbard Endorses Hanabusa for Governor Freddy Rice: Hawaiian Patriot? What A Nuclear Missile Attack On Hawaii Would Look Like Ige Couldn't Remember Twitter Password as False Missile Alert Wreaked Havoc on State Most Educated States--Hawaii Ranks 17th Hawaii Residents Most Indebted in Nation Honolulu does not have enough money to pay its bills 10 Bills: House Republicans Introduce Caucus Package Hawaii 2nd-Fewest Car Repair Shops per Capita EPA Shuts 19 Illegal Cesspools, $500K Fines Against Affordable Housing, Council Springs into Action -- Ban on ‘monster’ homes put on fast track Kauai’s Crackdown On Airbnbs Is Backfiring Rail officials still don't know how to get the route to UH Manoa Is Honolulu Rail Agency Too Quick To Condemn Property? State Owns 1,900 Acres near rail line Amid pushback against homeless sweeps, state digs in its heels Lahaina Homeless Tent City a Front for Commercial Campground? After Year of Chaos Big Island Water Board Rewards Bosses with Giant Raise Coco Palms occupiers have 5 days to leave Health care reform driven by health plans, not physicians State Hospital Claims fence could run up to $24M Three Bills Would Make it Easier to Game Workers Comp System Hawaii lawmakers seek clarity for medical marijuana patients, businesses Big Brother on America's Fishing Boats HB1952: Stop Child Molesters Lawyers From Playing Delaying Games DLNR's drone use may have violated federal rules 1,800-plus Aulani workers to get $1,000 bonuses and Free Tuition Thanks to Republicans Regressive Leftism Emerges from Lack of Competence Read More..

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 January 23, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 3973 Views  Republicans: 5 Issues Ige Left out of State of the State School Choice Week in Hawaii: 80 Events and Activities Planned  Hanabusa Response to State of the State address—Ige has no specifics and neither do I MoveOn.org Denounces Schatz ‘Let’s not be greedy’ Hanabusa Helps Trump End Government Shut Down -- Liberals Livid Missile Alert probe: Ige OK With Conflict of Interest Deal Ending Shutdown Saves Hawaii From Running out of CHIP Money Hu Honua Faces Legal Setback with ICA Ruling School choice means the best school for your child Annual Point-in-Time survey of isle homeless begins Former FBI Special Agent in Charge nominated to be Hawaii's U.S. Marshal HI-EMA executive officer Clairmont retiring this year ‘Peter Boy Act’ passes first reading Hawaii lawmakers introduce bill to keep Maui apartment complex affordable  Lawmaker says there's a rise in unlicensed care homes and calls it a "major health concern" Thanks to Republicans, Walmart is handing out bonuses of up to $1,000 to Hawaii associates, Maternity Leave Activist calls for end to homeless sweeps in effort to make Homeless Stable on Streets Trial for protester attempting to block telescope convoy set Isle soldier planned to join ISIS and bomb Schofield, feds say  Read More..

Monday, January 22, 2018 January 22, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 4223 Views Full Text: State of the State Address 2018 Missile Alert Investigator has Conflict of Interest It’s all Kumbaya at Pro-Jones Act U.S. House hearing Federal Shutdown: Hawaii Ties DC With Most Federal Jobs Per Capita Federal Hearings set on Missile Alert False Alarm Lightweight State of the State—No Mention of False Nukes, Ige Reminds Democrats he Doesn’t Like Trump HUD Demands Money Back as Caldwell Mismanagement Leaves Affordable Housing Vacant Dozens Of Hawaii’s Mentally Ill May Lose Their Homes State Ambulances Wear out Shuttling Homeless to Emergency Rooms Here’s What We Pay County Workers — Except For Cops Blowing in the wind: Maui Electric Co. saves money by using fossil fuels What was MSNBC doing in the bunker before the Hawaii missile scare? Future bright for Maui’s privatized hospitals EnVision Maunakea’s process coming to a close; about 100 people participate Chin: I’m Doing Everything I Can to get More Muslims into USA Read More..

Sunday, January 21, 2018 January 21, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:12 PM :: 3427 Views U.S. Department of Education announces final approval of Hawaii ESSA plan Small Business Tax Cut: Will Hawaii Legislature Conform? The Hawaii error and liberal hysteria SB2654: Tax E-Liquids, Ban Online Tobacco Purchases Hawaii minority leader Rep. Andria Tupola enters gubernatorial race Can a failure of this magnitude really happen in this state, without anyone bearing the consequences? State government, arguably the nation’s most inept -- low standards, complacency, turf warfare and butt-covering Nuke Alert: Politicians Preen and Pander Health care costs heading for eventual catastrophe—Solution? Another Tax Hike After Taking Raise, Harry Kim asks Lege to Allow GE Tax Hike Hawaii Law helps Child Molesters Escape Justice DoE: Mindless Blither from Kishimoto Read More..

Saturday, January 20, 2018 January 20, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:16 PM :: 4059 Views House Republican Agenda: Lower Taxes, Charter Schools, Transparency SB1129: Assisted Suicide on the Move False Alarm: 'Hearing' Leaves More Unanswered Questions Why is HS Student More Efficient Than State Government? Chin's Crackpot Theory: Eminent Domain Abuse, Hawaii Style Ferry: Hawaii's Rough Seas Favor Monohull Design Stacks of rules for renters Supreme Court to hear Hawaii v Trump in April Interior Announces $12.8 Million for Hawaii in 2018 Compact Impact Funding O‘ahu Bicycle Master Plan workshops State public funds’ shortfall hits $25B Political Connections Pay Off--Young Brothers exec gets #2 HDOT post HDoT Study Provides Lots of Excuses to Oppose Superferry $30M Lost Taxes as AirBnB Debate Moves Back to Legislature County Mayors: We Want More Power To Tax FCC explains why some received emergency alerts while others didn’t Four Investigations into False Alarm Ige took 15 minutes to announce missile alert was false Did a key phone log in the governor’s office go missing? Warning officer certifications caught up after Saturday’s scare Lawmaker: DOT is trying to skirt public review of plan to start its own police force Maui Liquor Comm: Mukai subject of workplace violence probe Coco Palms Grifters Launch New Lawsuit, Seek Further Delay Read More..

Friday, January 19, 2018 January 19, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 3089 Views Congressional Letter: Kona Resident Funnels Russian Millions to Sierra Club FEC Complaint Filed Against Chin Campaign Manager Which States Rely the Most on Federal Aid? -- Hawaii 48th Hawaii: Trigger Modification Ban Introduced in the Senate FCC Investigators Attend Hearing at State Capitol Hawaii Rep. Tupola to make official announcement on run for governor P3, AirBnB to be on Legislative Agenda Again Ponzi Fukumoto Backs paid family leave Council Fails to Kill off Even More Affordable Housing 34.6% Pay Raise: Hawaii County Money Shower for Mayor, County Council Global Warming Hucksters:  Mapunapuna Puddle is ‘Proof’ Officers At Bar Shooting Denied City-Paid Legal Defense Soft on Crime: Lifelong Criminal out on the Streets, Does it Again What A Nuclear Missile Attack On Hawaii Would Look Like Read More..

Thursday, January 18, 2018 January 18, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:18 PM :: 6100 Views Full Text: Speaker Saiki Opening Day Remarks Opening Day: Kouchi Claims Senators will work for Public Good Full Text: House Republican Opening Day Remarks FEMA: Hawaii Did Not Call Until 8:30AM Ward Introduces Bill Mandating 'Shelter-in-Place' Drills at Schools Bizarre News: Honolulu selected to join national What Works Cities initiative State breaks ground for new Kapalama Container Terminal Maui Recycling Center Shut Down Due to State Non-Payment Hawaii v. Trump attorney to speak at UH Manoa Not an ‘oops’ button: Missile alert took many clicks, long scroll state never mentioned FEMA: Hawaii Did Not Call Until 8:30AM FEMA joins investigation into false missile alert Schatz: Ige Must Fire HI EMA Brass Hanabusa: Military Should Control Nuclear Civil Defense Warnings City received 29 medical calls within 1 hour after alert Another HSTA Coverup: Family demands answers after state hospital patient drowns in shower Star-Adv: Maybe Lunatic Asylum Shouldn’t Allow Mailed-in Contraband  Volunteers needed for Oahu’s annual homeless count Teenage mom programs crowded out at Maui High Reforming the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Don’t Call Honolulu Rail A ‘Work in Progress’ Opening Day at the Legislature Read More..

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 January 17, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 7246 Views ‘Onipa‘a Kākou: OHA Trustee Keli‘i Akina on Native Hawaiian Resilience and Finding Unity in Diversity How Medicare covers mental health Video: Live at the Legislature with Rep Andria Tupola Chin Letter: Weed Plus Banking Equals Campaign Contributions Another Lawsuit: Chin Jumps on Net Neutrality Bandwagon State doubles fee for marine licenses Best States to Retire--Hawaii Ranks 42nd Hawaii: Smoking Costs $40K Per Year Final presentation scheduled for Ala Moana Regional Park Master Plan Hanabusa Supporters Plan to Disrupt Legislative Session Ige on 125th Anniversary of Overthrow of Hawaiian Kingdom Ige won’t sign proposed Airbnb tax agreement Biofuel Push is on In Legislature Legislative Agenda The year’s first “dirty trick” targets Ige campaign Legislators to use False Alarm to Aggrandize Themselves Call to Fire Office of Disciplinary Counsel After Refuses to Act Against Kealoha Corruption Purported witness in Kealoha case disputes court documents Staffer still getting thousands monthly from late Hawaii Congressman's campaign coffers Hanabusa Campaign Contributors Test Missile on Kauai While Hanabusa Blocks Aegis Deployment for Hawaii State issues different image of screen leading to employee’s false missile alert State switched emergency alert software months before missile-alert mistake Common Misconceptions About Nuclear Attack 35 more displaced urns found in the bushes of a neglected Pearl City cemetery Read More..

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 January 16, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:07 PM :: 4960 Views FEMA: Ige, Miyagi Wrong About 38 Minute Delay--Rapoza Tries Spin Ward: Step- by-step walkthrough of the software, hardware, and personnel that led to false alarm MLK and the Aloha Spirit MLK Day: Overcome Stereotype of Native Hawaiians as a monolithic group that opposes all that is American Tupola Tax Cut: Make EITC Refundable Introducing GOP Hawaii's New Executive Director A password for the Hawaii emergency agency was hiding in a public photo, written on a Post-it note Japan False Alarm -- Retracted in 5 Minutes HIEMA Falsely Claims Four People Responsible for False Alarm All Non-Union Man suffers massive heart attack during false alert Feds say state didn’t need to wait on them for missile-alert correction Abercrombie Ridicules Claim that Ige Needed FEMA Permission to Retract Warning Is David Ige’s Political Nene Cooked? Star-Adv: Chin Tries for $2.5M ‘Elect Me’ Fund What We’ll Be Watching At The Hawaii Legislature Panos: Hawaii suffers from government unions Saito Lawyer Pleads Not guilty, Seeks Deal for Escaped Pseudo-Lunatic After 10 Years of ‘Clean Energy Initiative’:  Hawaii Economy Over 92% Fossil Fuel Based Ethics Pretzel: Harry Kim’s Lobbyist Doesn’t Have to Register as Lobbyist Read More..

Monday, January 15, 2018 January 15, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 4461 Views FEMA: Ige, Miyagi Wrong About 38 Minute Delay In Hawaii, No Heads Roll over False Missile Alarm FCC: Hawaii did not have Reasonable Safeguards to Prevent False Alarm 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood Clayton Hee: Freddy Rice was Right to Sue Star-Adv: Fire Miyagi Ige Admin: Nobody will be Fired HIEMA Employees Receive Death Threats Missile Alert was Choice from Drop-Down Menu on Computer Screen Waikiki 1,000 drug arrests in 6 Months at Two Intersections – Could Lose Military Business Kauai to Clear Homeless from Bus Stops?  Read More..

Sunday, January 14, 2018 January 14, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:50 PM :: 3918 Views 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood False Alarm: Hawaii Missile Alert Retracted by Civil Defense 38 Minute Delay--State EMA Got Permission from FEMA Before Retracting False Alarm Hawaii Family Forum Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary Trump Tax: Will Hawaii Legislature Conform? 90% Of Workers Likely To See More Money In Paycheck Next Month, Thanks to Republicans Hanabusa: Build Homeless Tent Cities instead of Single Family Homes Hawaii GOP: Remember Hawaii’s Forgotten Middle Class 75% Vacancy Rate for ‘affordable’ renters Thanks to Government Red Tape Crisis looming for health care Kahuku Wind Turbines Would be Tallest in USA—655 feet Maui: After Losing Speakership, all they have is Vice Chair Latest Screw-up: Will Public Employees Get off Scot Free Again? NYT: Hawaii False Alarm ‘Most Serious Misfire of Alert System’ Reaction to Missile Attack False Alarm Read More..

Saturday, January 13, 2018 January 13, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 4488 Views False Alarm: Hawaii Missile Alert Retracted by Civil Defense Why Freddy Rice Went to Court Permit Purgatory--Cost of Housing on the Rise Lawmaker pushes pharmacies, insurance carriers for protections against Hawaii's No. 1 killer Lack of Buyer forces Changes to Recycling Programs on Maui New Catamaran Delivered for West Oahu dolphin tours Honolulu Lowest Pay for STEM Professionals in USA Ceded Lands: TV Stations to Handle OHA Lobbying for Mo’ Money OHA Trustee in Hit and Run? Escape Advice: State Hospital Officials Suggest Mailing Contraband Energy Costs Drive Isle consumer inflation in 2017 'Beyond grateful' Shelter-Accepters move in to new housing village for homeless Shelter-Refusers Trash Palolo Stream, Create Flood Hazard Even in Homeless Court, Most Refuse Shelter Soft on Crime: Puna Police Standoff a Repeat Abandoned cars litter Kam highway Election officials hope same-day registration will lead to bigger voter turnout Caldwell spokesman quit last week, nobody notices Read More..

Friday, January 12, 2018 January 12, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:33 PM :: 5779 Views UPDATE: Divided OHA Trustees Do Not Agree on Tribal Recognition Act DoTax Data: 25,500 Vacation Rentals paying TAT in Hawaii Study: Hawaii Most Expensive Electric Car Ownership in USA Three Finalists named for student appointment to Board of Regents Chin’s Campaign Manager Vacuumed $90K out of Takai Campaign Committee after Takai’s Death  Chin Refuses to Fire Campaign Manager Hirono Asks Court Nominees About Sexual Harassment Under Oath—But Still Protects Four Known Sex Harassers in Hawaii Legislature Hawaiian Airlines set to invest millions in airport renovations, $19M Profit-Sharing, following Republican tax cut Poll: 83% Know Hawaii State Government is Corrupt Will The HPD Scandal Jump-Start Police Reform In The Legislature? Saito was supplied with cash, fake IDs and cellphones No deal: Settlement talks continue in Kamehameha Schools sex abuse case HSTA Member Convicted of Child Molestation Waianae man with history of abusing family arrested for trying to kill his 18-month-old daughter Caldwell Leaves Park in the Dark for 2 Years After huge sweep of encampments under Nimitz viaduct, some squatters return Lawyer: Maui Water Chief Failed to Screw Homeowner, Should be Fired HHSC Lawyers Try to Milk Cancer Canter for Money 62% of Hawaii Jobs Pay Under $20/hr Read More..

Thursday, January 11, 2018 January 11, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:37 PM :: 4549 Views Republican Tax Cuts Will Lower Hawaii Electric Bills UPDATE: Divided OHA Trustees Vote on Tribal Recognition Act Compact Impact Bill Reintroduced: Democrats Complaining About Cost of COFA Immigrants Applicants Wanted For State Ethics Commission Real Traffic Relief: Westside Welcomes Fifth Lane DCCA Releases Hawaii Insurance Premium Price Comparison Guide HTA Maps: How Many TVRs in Your Neighborhood? Chin: $2.5M Needed to Prep Police to Protect Mauna Kea Telescope Construction After KSBE Loses Million Dollar Judge, settlement talks begin in Kamehameha Schools sex abuse case TOD: Tinkering Around Edges of Affordable Housing Crisis Homeless Tent City Bill Festering in the Legislature (again) Sen Theilen to Introduce Anti-Opioid Bills Saito arrives in Hawaii to face charges after state hospital escape Lawsuit filed Against DHS in ‘Peter Boy’ death Hawaii County Department of Favoritism Pretends to Clean up Hiring Practices HMSA Finds Excuse to Eliminate Coverage for Expensive Kidney Patients Maui Homeowners Outraged over $300M Cesspool Mandate Is This Maui Landowner Getting A Raw Deal From The State? Feds: Former death row inmate came to Oahu to build prostitution empire Retired Hawaii County PD Sues Over Arrest Read More..

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 January 10, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 4227 Views OHA Trustees to Vote on Tribal Recognition Act Report: 48% of Hawaii Households Can't Afford Basics Slammed by Auditor, State Energy Office Hides from Media on 10th Anniversary of Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative You’ve Got Fail: Investigation into Online Gun Sales Backfires on Brian Schatz Hawaii Drivers License Design Change Hawaii: Happiest Workers in America? Hanabusa Should Follow Her Own Advice And Resign Hawaii Requests Waiver: Will Medicaid Pay to House Homeless?  Mizuno: Let the Homeless Take Over Kakaako Makai DoH Uses Trump as Bogeyman in This Year’s Demand for Money Conspiracy Charges Up The Ante For Kealohas Coco Palms Grifters Object to Presence of Reality in Courtroom Ethics Board dodges ethics complaint against itself Trump Immigration Plans Could Create Desperate Shortage of Union Organizers in Waikiki As legislative session nears, Restaurants Challenge Anti-Styrofoam Nuts to do Something about Litter How liberal is the Ninth Circuit? Read More..

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 January 9, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:23 PM :: 5407 Views Hanabusa: Elect Me and I Will Build Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Everywhere HDoT Negativity: Ferry not Feasible Overcharged: Why Healthcare Costs Too Much Red tape tally long overdue Bizarre News: Hawaii State Hospital Obtains Re-accreditation Traffic & Pedestrian Fatalities Down for 2017 Hawaii Most Integrated State in USA Survivors, Witnesses Still Haven’t Ratted out the Four Known Sex Abusers in Legislature Report: Coco Palms Grifters have no claim State tax collections forecast to rise Thanks to Republican Tax Cuts Hawaiian Airlines saving $140M Thanks to Republican tax cuts Maui County Needs 13,949 Affordable Units Why Oahu’s Rural Homeless Have Often Been Undercounted Shelter-Refusing Tweekers Push to Reconquer Kakaako Makai Online Anti-Crime Group Wants To Be A Political Force Read More..

Monday, January 8, 2018 January 8, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 3175 Views Chin to Campaign on the Job for 9 More Weeks Why save the Hawaii Aquarium Fishery? Hawaii--Lowest Family Salary in USA UH Releases Results of Campus Rape Survey KSBE: Time to Silence the Victims of Homosexual Child Molester We Let Run Rampant for Decades Caldwell Can’t be Bothered to Spend Millions In Federal Affordable Housing Aid 57 Defendants in Homeless Court first year – 18 Accept Shelter More than 800 cases of child sex abuse reported in 2017 Honolulu Rail Recovery Plan Remains A Work In Progress Mafia News: Hanabusa formally launches campaign for governor Rancher, community activist Harold 'Freddy' Rice dies Read More..

Sunday, January 7, 2018 January 7, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 4130 Views ​GEMS Takes One on the Chin from the PUC Supreme Court Justices asked to uphold third Trump immigration order UH Manoa Prof Quits Modern Language Association After Refusal to Boycott Israel KIUC Nominating Committee Confirms Six Candidates State Robotics Championships Jan. 13-14, 2018 State Fires DoTax Tech Consultant After it Begins Telling Truth Republican Tax Reform will mean more Contributions to Charity Democrat Property tax panel proposes Millions in Tax Increases ‘Baffle them with bull’ and other quotes to live by CoCo Palms Grifters Confused in Court Homelessness Key to Entitlement Reform Will Legislature Approve Foster Care Pay Hike? Kapalama Container Terminal eliminating the incentive for industry to find savings Kauai: County of Retaliation LPN shortage leads to higher patient care costs Read More..

Saturday, January 6, 2018 January 6, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:33 AM :: 4091 Views Tulsi Gabbard Hires Russian Agent to Keep Hawaii Media in Check DLNR: West Hawaii Aquarium Fishing Permits Stopped Pending Environmental Review HGEA Hospital Workers who let Saito Escape to Stockton are back at work after 1 Month Vacation Contractors Needed Because HGEA Members Make Dialysis Patients Wait for Months Your paycheck going up soon because of Republican tax cuts Federal tax reform is unmasking high-tax states 12.5% Honolulu Water Rate Hike Coming HDOT Airports Division: Still Pretending to Fix Leaky Roof, Still Making Excuses The homeless village near Nimitz is almost open, and families are ready to move in Two hepatitis A cases on Kauai may be same strain as California Homeless outbreak Workforce drug tests show marijuana use declining in Hawaii Read More..

Friday, January 5, 2018 January 5, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 5872 Views Hawaii tax policy feels the heat "Why Isn’t Honolulu Helping Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction?" (Because It Doesn't Want To, And No One Is Making It) Atlas Van Lines: Hawaii #5 State for Outbound Moves Chin Resignation: Announcement Coming Sunday Complete List: 35 Hawaii Legislators have a Second Job Hawaii has record-low unemployment -- Why are people leaving? Project Delays at Hawaii’s Airports Chin: Hawaii won’t be affected by federal decision to roll back marijuana policy Blocked by OHA, Drug Treatment Center Finally Breaks Ground on Kauai State Gives $10K Payouts to Inmates Honolulu EMS announces the need for more money to Shuttle Homeless to ER Hawaii Needs 500 Volunteers to Count Homeless Solution: Stop Allowing the Homeless to Refuse Shelter Lawyers: Hawaii Leading Way to Eco Socialsm HGEA, UPW Members Just Can’t Do Their Jobs Read More..

Thursday, January 4, 2018 January 4, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:07 PM :: 3698 Views Honolulu GOP: Key Issues in 2018 Legislature Attorney General Jeff Sessions Appoints Kenji Price As Interim United States Attorney for Hawaii Rapid Response Team Deploys to Lehua Island After Two Rats Detected Report: 3 Patients Responsible for 25% of Assaults at Mental Hospital Auditors couldn't figure out what this state office does — or plans to do DBEDT: 31% of Hawaii families can't cover basic needs Matson replaces interisland container barge; may increase Neighbor Island freight rates Fishermen Settle Labor-Trafficking Case Victim Sues DLNR For Hiring HGEA President’s Rapist Son as Cop New charges brought in corruption case involving former police chief Police Commission Loosens Rules On Legal Fees For Officers Sixth Hawaii bank follows Trump bonus and minimum wage trend Harry Kim Hires Unregistered Lobbyist Policing Homeless encampments is pricey Dog Comes a Long Way After Being Rescued from Homeless Tweekers Menor: Homeless Safe Zones Should not Allow Tents Released from Delaware Death Row—Arrested Allegedly Pimping in Waikiki Hawaii joins 'tele-abortion' pilot Hanabusa: Its all about me Read More..

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 January 3, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:35 PM :: 13341 Views Gabbard Political Career Begins in Cult School Maui hospitals point the way Tahiti Gets Superferry for 1/4 the Price Hawaii Honolulu Rents Peaked? Application Period Begins for Preschool Open Doors Program $82K Per Bum: Hospitals Rake in $1.2B Treating Homeless Shelter-Refusers Health insurance premiums up 25% due to Obamacare Ige Requests $472K Golden Parachutes for Staff in Case He is not Reelected After Losing Million Dollar Judge, KSBE Tries to Force Victims into Mediation A Year in the Life of Alan Arakawa Economists: Financial Challenges Are Looming For Hawaii More $1000 Trump Bonuses—American Airlines, First Insurance  A carbon tax would favor LNG over petroleum Kupuna Caregivers Funds only Bureaucrats, Will ask for $6M More Later school start times could help students Trump Tricks Hirono into Helping Him Parks Dep’t Begins Repairs to Mother Waldron Park -- Tweekers Return to Kakako Makai Soft on Crime: Homeless Murderer Will be out on Streets Again Soon Read More..

Tuesday, January 2, 2018 January 2, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:28 PM :: 2814 Views Best Place to Find a Job? With Record Low Unemployment Honolulu Still Ranks 42nd Greasing the HSTA: Ige Requests $174M More In Education Spending Monster Homes: Panic Sets in as Residents find way to Create Affordable Housing Varona Village 20 Years Still Waiting for City to Keep Affordable Housing Promise Kauai Affordable Rentals almost non-existent Cesspools Could be used to make Housing Even More Unaffordable 6,232 Fewer People on Food Stamps Hawaii Is Still Waiting For An Audit Of Police Property Seizures Help for Rail-Impacted Businesses Was All Talk Liquefied Natural Gas Fight Erupts Anew in Hawaii Read More..

Monday, January 1, 2018 January 1, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 3093 Views Report: Hawaii’s Billion-Dollar Consensus Proves Nobody Really Believes in Sea Level Rise Hawaii Most Sleep Deprived State Next Trick to Justify Higher Rail Costs—P3 Plan Designed to Fail  Monster Homes Only a Problem if they Create Affordable Housing Another Kaka'ako park temporarily closes, another move by Shelter-Refusers 2018: Push is on for $300M Stadium Project Read More..

Sunday, December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:04 PM :: 3862 Views Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Public has Property Right to a Clean Environment Kelii Akina: My Vision as OHA Trustee Akana: Crabbe Worked on Book on OHA TIme for 5 Years OHA Announces 2018 Bill Package Video: "The Future Of Land Regulations And A Tribute To David Callies" What’s a Carbon Tax? If We Really Believe in Sea Level Rise, There is no Reason to Complete Rail Project State Budget is Priced for Economic Perfection Star-Adv: If UH Admin Comes up with some excuses, $100K Salaries will be OK with us Alarmed by fake news, Legislators push media literacy in schools Hawaii doubles the number of advanced practice registered nurses Read More..

Saturday, December 30, 2017 December 30, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:51 PM :: 5358 Views Grade F--Assessment of State Tech Projects House, Senate Committees Schedule Budget Hearings Young Bros announces new president Jones Act lobby chairman steps down Tourist Arrivals up 7.3% in November Court Erupts--Coco Palms Homeless Grifters Still Haven’t been Paid Off Master agreement signed to remodel, expand Mayor Wright Homes Mother Waldron Latest Park to Be Closed for Homeless Damage Failure of Enviros to Stifle Fishing Fleet Keeps holiday ahi prices down Prediction: 40% More anti-plastic hysteria is coming—or is it 100%? Read More..

Friday, December 29, 2017 December 29, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 3305 Views Kelii Akina: One Year at OHA a Report Card Auditor: Confusion, Discord at DoH Disease Outbreak Control Division EPA, American Samoa reach revised settlement with Starkist Federal tax reform a reason for cheer Hooser: Hawaii Democrats Must Raise Taxes to Offset Republican Tax Cuts New Year’s means higher State and County taxes, fees, bus fares Airport Division Hopes to Parlay Leaking Roofs into New Terminal Lassner: UH Enrollment is Down Sharply because we are so Successful (LOL!) Star-Adv: Don’t Study Private-Public Partnerships for Prison Construction Because We Are Working to Put Lots of Criminals Back out on the Streets Instead Kahauiki Village: A new community for homeless families with children Homeless Dude too Fat to Get out of Dumpster, 911 Called City: Stop Giving Money to Bums Did Hawaii Really Try To Thwart CNN’s Homelessness Report? Read More..

Thursday, December 28, 2017 December 28, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:20 PM :: 4092 Views 9th Circuit Gives Enviros New Way to Shut Down Hawaii Fishing Fleet Star-Adv: Chin Must Resign Lawsuits: HPD Keeps Problem Cops on the Job for Years Solar Tax Credits -- $500M Lost Tax Revenue That has to be Made up by Other Taxpayers Territorial joins other banks in giving out bonuses and raising minimum wage Con Con Could Abolish State Senate  2018 Legislature: Usual Suspects Get Ready 174 Lords of Political Correctness Give Themselves big pay hikes at UH End of tax write-off for premium seats may hit hard at UH Will DoE Finally Revamp Teacher Recruitment? Rate Hike--HECO asks for $6 million more from the state PUC $1.75 billion cesspool problem: Required upgrades could lead to massive sewer rate increases Oahu grapples with Caldwell sewage spills Solar Scammers Come up with new Way to Rip off Consumers The Atlantic Working on Article on Hawaii P3 Conservation Partnerships Prosecutors: Waianae Health Center employee stole diabetic supplies for black market Read More..

Wednesday, December 27, 2017 December 27, 2107 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:34 PM :: 3346 Views Pasha shipbuilder hit with $422 million fine in bribery case 2018 Legislative Session Calendar Posted Ige Appoints Two New Cabinet Members Thanks to Republicans, Thousands of Hawaii Workers Get Boost to $15/hour State prison officials consider private partnerships Police to Homeless: Accept Shelter and I won’t give you a Ticket Pu'uhonua Villages Bill Would Build 8,000 Hard-Walled Structures for Homeless—No Tent Cities Hawaii County Tries to Slip by Without EA for homeless tent city Molokai Still has State’s Highest Unemployment Muslims Whine about Micronesian Support for Indigenous People of Israel Read More..

Tuesday, December 26, 2017 December 26, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 7124 Views Four Months Later no Rats on Lehua Island DTL/WCIT: It Sure Does Pay off to Keep a Senator and BLNR Member on the Payroll 13,000 People Flee Hawaii High Cost of Living Thanks to Obama, Health insurance premiums on the rise (again) More Wage Hikes--Tax cuts benefit Hawaii residents Enviros Angered by Local Food! More Tuna For Hawaii Fishing Boats In 2018 Social Workers Who Aid The Homeless Often Need Help Themselves Read More..

Monday, December 25, 2017 December 25, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:42 PM :: 3158 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Anderson, Pine eye 2020 mayor’s race to replace Caldwell City should get out of running golf courses Homeless Camp ‘A Deliberate Rebuke’ Attorney General: Landowners must pay for use of their own land once sea rises With pineapple and sugar production gone, Hawaii weighs its agricultural future Coco Palms Greenmail Camp will Stay After Judge Rules Against Them—Will Police Act? Suspected driver in fatal Hauula crash has lengthy rap sheet Read More..

Sunday, December 24, 2017 December 24, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 5027 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii DoE: Feds Require 'Minor Adjustments' to our ESSA Plan to Hide Failure 2018 Ballot: Constitutional Convention? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 22, 2017 Worst Drivers: Hawaii Ranks 6th for Drunk Driving Bloomberg considers Jones Act reform options Young Puerto Rican calls for Jones Act repeal Viking River Cruses blocked by Jones Act By Refusing to Resign AG Chin Can Help Campaign Supporters Work out Deals, Avoid Prosecution Republican Tax Cuts Get Hawaii Democrat Legislators Thinking About How to take that money away National Republicans Cut Taxes, Hawaii Democrats Raise Taxes Borreca: Democrats Can Defeat Tupola Simply by Mentioning Trump Kam Schools Lawyers Want to Grill Victims of Child Molester for Two Years Before Trial Begins Life after sugar – a year later 87.5% of land is fallow HTA falling short on payments to the state for the convention center Airport Div Wasting $45M on New Space for Bankrupt Island Air A woman’s struggles after a crash with an HPD officer renew questions over discipline Read More..

Saturday, December 23, 2017 December 23, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:17 PM :: 3871 Views Ige Appoints Lei Learmont to Replace Rep Oshiro in HD46 Wahiawa Important Tax Law Changes for 2018 150M Muslims Barred: Ninth Circuit Finds Trump’s 3rd Travel Ban Illegal Rail: Kakaako Developer Demands $200M from HART Maui Wind farm seeks OK to kill 10% of endangered bat population Property Taxes May go up 6.1% BoH, 1st Hawaiian Employees Win ‘Fight for $15’ and Score $1000 Bonus Thanks to President Donald J Trump Bonfire of the Vanities: Chin to Dispatch Two Members of Smug Millennial Caucus Calif. court moves forward with extradition for escaped Hawaii killer Waianae Tweekers Camp Claims ‘News’ Organization would not do Fluff Piece on them Without State Permission  Homeless Trash Mother Waldron Park, Get Tickets More Mindless Eco-Hysteria Masquerading as Science Read More..

Friday, December 22, 2017 December 22, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 7710 Views Hawaii Unemployment Sets Record Low as Labor Force Shrinks UH Presents 2018 Budget Request The Jones Act Revisited Should the government be your Santa? Hawaii 2018 Summer Journalism Internships SCOTUS Keeps Rebuking Lower Courts That Rule Against Trump Sex Harassment: Hawaii Legislators Admit Covering up Four Cases New Police Chief Reassigns Union President To Patrol Shift Fight over Howard Hughes Rail Easements show P3 is a Sham Poor Door: Exclusionary Tactics Suddenly an Issue When Affordable Housing Involved Hawaii County: Will 40% Raises Bust Budget? OHA Trustees’ Settlement Cost $879,000 In Legal Fees Gay Drug Addict Fired from Sheriff Dept – Sues Homeless Tent Cities: State Considers Two North Shore Locations The sad and ugly truth about Jones Act politics Read More..

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