Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Hawai'i Daily News Read

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. 'Malicious Prosecution' Kaneshiro Tries to Beat Back Civil Suit
  2. Indictment: Alleged Embezzler Busted at Hawaii Eco Group
  3. Green Executive Order to Speed State Hiring?
  4. UH: TRO Protecting DEI from Trump Executive Orders
  5. Double the Fraud: SB184 100% fee hike for beverage container recycling
  6. Consumers Sacrifice To Pay Hawaiʻi’s Record Electric Bills
  7. $42.5M: UH students are on hook for COVID pay to employees
  8. Leaks And Mold: Hensel Phelps’ 4-Year-Old State Hospital Needs New Roof
  9. Hawai‘i Condo Owners Could Benefit From State Plan To Prop Up Insurance Market
  10. Sanctuary County? Council members challenge Hawaii County PD cooperation with ICE, DHS, FBI
  11. Auckland Airport cocaine bust: 100kg in bags smuggled on Hawaiian Airlines flight

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Rising Costs on the Horizon: How Increased Tariffs on China Will Impact Hawaiʻi
  2. City announces two more town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
  3. Abolish Salary Commissions?
  4. Coruption:  First test of AG’s “Special Investigation and Prosecution Division” – How will she throw JL Capital case?
  5. The Hawaiʻi State Capitol Could Be Closed For Years As Contractors Milk $100M Allocated To Fix Aging Systems
  6. Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles Arrive in Waikiki, City will soon be stripped of all Coconut Palms
  7. Transsexual files Lawsuit filed over 2020 COVID mask incident
  8. Kauai, Island of Retaliation: Sex Harassment Claim Against Judge Could Cost Taxpayers $90K

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Letters to the Editor February, 2025
Letters to the Editor

Abolish Salary Commissions?


Monday, February 17, 2025
February 17, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Amended SB1150 Still Legalizes Kidnap of Children for Sex-Change
  2. House Report: 60 Chinese espionage cases in three years
  3. Hawaii GOP hopes era of cooperation leads to new laws
  4. This Luxury Kauaʻi Hotel Is Housing Foreign Workers In Container Homes
  5. High Cost of Living Means Being A Mom In Hawaiʻi Isn't Easy.
  6. What happens to Miske’s Portlock luxury home and other assets?
  7. DLNR Demands Money for Lahaina harbor rebuild

Sunday, February 16, 2025
February 16, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Candy Crush
  2. LIST: Dozens of Bills That Could Affect Cost of Living
  3. Policies that could help turn the tide of people leaving Hawaii
  4. If we're not careful, nearly everything will become "historic"
  5. California wildfire recovery lessons from Lahaina
  6. This Week in Hawai'i: Freedom to Read, Gender Affirming Health Care, Marijuana & Gambling
  7. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 14, 2025
  8. SB492: 20 More Years of The Honolulu Rail Tax Being ‘Temporary’?
  9. Let LNG flow for cheap, clean energy
  10. Ethics Complaints up 552%
  11. No Legislator Admits to Lobbyist Relationships, Given Extension to Correct their Lies
  12. Prison Designer Hosts Indiana Fundraiser for Green
  13. Those who lost loved ones in the Lahaina fire could receive some funds next month
  14. Miske’s criminal case enters its final stage
  15. Hawaii County Police discipline: Sex Offender Gets Job Back, Armed Robber and Bribe Taker Next
  16. Maneuver: House ‘Recommits’ Marijuana Legalization Bill Forcing Senate to Take Lead
  17. Federal job losses could be local government gains

Saturday, February 15, 2025
February 15, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Case, Moylan Introduce Jones Act Reform Bill
  2. Honolulu Neighborhood Board Candidate Registration Ends Feb 21
  3. 18 Months Later: Maui Council Begins to Loosen Rebuild Restrictions
  4. Frustrations, ironies of ‘Princeville Market saga’
  5. Report urges changes to cut review delays at State Historic Preservation Division
  6. Releasing Mosquitoes to Help Kauai Forest Birds
  7. Busted on Guam: Federal Juror Took Bribe from Dirty ex-Cop
  8. How Zoning Ruined the Housing Market in Blue-State America
  9. SB27 and SB28 advance to end county council obstructionism of state-funded housing projects
  10. County bill advances to allow nonconforming structures in Lahaina to be rebuilt as they were before the wildfires
  11. ‘I knew the truth.’ Red Hill whistleblower responds after inspector general report clears leaders
  12. Game Room Enforcer with 50 Priors Gets Probation Again and Again
  13. Death of neighbor sparks kauhale health concerns

Friday, February 14, 2025
February 14, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Navatek ex-CEO Gets 87 Months for Fraud
  2. Hawaii AG Sues to Stop Musk
  3. Hawaii AG Wins Injunction Against Trump's 'Birthright Citizenship' Order
  4. How to Maintain DEI Programs: Hawaii AG 'Guidance' for State Contractors
  5. $550M Short, Stanford Carr might be forced to walk away from Aloha Stadium project
  6. Another CWS Hell House: Three Babykillers Get Probation
  7. SB897 to Facilitate Clean, Cheap Natural Gas for Hawaii?
  8. HB982 Raise Rates Now to Pay HECO for its NEXT Disaster
  9. Family Ties Could DQ Judge From Hawaii Wildfire Litigation
  10. Hawaii lawmakers put end to casino gambling bill
  11. SB1432: Dissolve Hawaii’s 5th County--or make Molokai its own County?
  12. Congresswoman demands answers after HNN investigation exposes one-sided kidney trade
  13. Delayed teacher paychecks discussed at Hawaii Board of Education meeting (again)
  14. Toxic Work Environment Concerns Derail Honolulu EMS Director Reappointment
  15. Why can’t Hawaii taxpayers use IRS Direct File?

Thursday, February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. McConnell: 'Unworthy' Gabbard an 'Unnecessary Risk' to America
  2. Honolulu 4th Highest Inflation in USA
  3. Honolulu Bankruptcy Courthouse: Oral Argument at Ninth Circuit Against SEC’s Illegal Gag Rule
  4. “You cannot run from the facts” Miske half-brother gets 20 years
  5. Lahaina FEMA Housing: Rent to be collected starting March 1
  6. Feds Release Red Hill Health Study
  7. Hawai‘i’s Housing Crisis Was Decades in the Making
  8. Testimony over transsexual child kidnapping bill gets heated
  9. ‘Harm Reduction Ripoff?’ -- Kauhale Cost $103K per bum per year
  10. Maui’s Vacation Rental War: A Crackdown or Engineered Uproar?
  11. More than 600 Lahaina structures can be rebuilt faster with new permitting policy
  12. Police to vote on $20K each COVID hazard pay settlement
  13. SB1588: Nuclear power exploration legislation gains steam
  14. HB661: Save Boat Tours from Eco Activist Obstructionism
  15. Hawai`i State Legislature`s Third Attempt at Carbon Sequestration Scam
  16. Hawaiʻi Algae Feed Project At Risk Amid Federal Funding Freeze
  17. Trump executive order impedes funding for Native Hawaiian-led ‘climate’ work
  18. Hawaii Couple's Energy Tax Credit Suit Gets Review by High Court

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Feds Begin to Pull 'Project Labor Agreements'
  2. Russian Bot In Charge of all US Intelligence Agencies: Gabbard Confirmed by Senate 52-48
  3. SB1201: HECO Wants Rate Hikes to Cover Maui wildfire settlement
  4. $5B Tax Hike: A 15-Year Extension Of Honolulu Rail Tax Advances In The Senate
  5. Maui Fire ruling is a “lose-lose” for Hawaii residents—secret mediation underway
  6. Half-brother of late crime boss sentenced as part of ‘Miske enterprise’
  7. Sewage plant prompts emergency proclamation
  8. Hawaii 'Stand your ground' laws could expand after killing
  9. High risk, low pay: Dangers faced by Hawaii’s private security guards often underestimated, experts say
  10. Acasio, 7 others sue state House
  11. Return to Sender: Bills would deport bums back to Mainland

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. FULL TEXT: State Supreme Court Ruling Goes Against Maui Wildfire Insurers
  2. Hawaii Supreme Court gives green light to $4 billion Maui fire settlement
  3. Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Public Hearings on Wednesday
  4. What Lingle v Chevron Missed: Eminent Domain Pretext
  5. Indictment: Developer Behind False-Name Contributions to Amemiya, Pine
  6. Hawaii AG Joins Suit Against Trump administration for ‘indiscriminate’ public health research funding cuts
  7. Hawaiian Electric claims to be 36% 'renewable'
  8. ‘Russian Bot’ to be Director of National Intelligence: Senate tees up final vote on Tulsi Gabbard nomination
  9. State officials could see big pay raises soon
  10. Lahaina Disaster Still A 'Relentless Presence' In Fire Survivors' Lives

Monday, February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Federal Court Upholds Hawaiʻi’s firearm age restriction laws
  2. Racism Is Common In Hawaiʻi Schools — And Often Goes Unaddressed
  3. ACLU Cites 'Pattern Of Violence' After Murder At Oʻahu Jail--demands mass release of criminals so they can inflict the ‘pattern of violence’ on us
  4. With massive flooding in Kīhei wreaking havoc every winter, community wonders: When will things change?
  5. Suspected meth found at Guam AG's office
  6. Congressional Delegation (again) Pretending to Reunite Filipino WW2 Veterans’ Families

Sunday, February 9, 2025
February 9, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Don't tax me, bro!
  2. Dedicated Funding?!
  3. ACLU, Judiciary Plot to Release Hundreds of Criminals onto the Streets
  4. Feds Collect $1.7M in Hawaii Forfeitures
  5. Hawaiʻi Water Safety Plan to address drowning crisis
  6. Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted February 7, 2025
  7. The Hawaii Contradiction: Is Sustainability Just A Price Hike?
  8. Bananas prove slippery for former city officials
  9. Hawaiʻi Foster Care Numbers Are Down. But Not Down Enough
  10. Rep Gene Ward Missing from Legislature
  11. What’s next now that the eviction moratorium has ended?
  12. HB606: Hawaiian Home Lands seeks public support for a bill to increase, extend deadline on $600M spending plan
  13. Fifty Years of Hawaii Lobbying Reform

Saturday, February 8, 2025
February 8, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. SB1150 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change
  2. Monday: Salary Commission to Hear Testimony on Salary Increases
  3. Legislature Votes on Abortion, Vaccines and Marijuana--Sex Change Next
  4. ‘Enough is enough’ says Case regarding Jones Act and Hawaii
  5. First Christian Good News Clubs in Hawaii Schools after Court Victory
  6. SB893: Casinos at New Aloha Stadium and Convention Center
  7. Samoan tragedy kept in forefront of Kennedy fight
  8. Bill Could Allow Maunakea Authority To Side Step Sunshine Law

Friday, February 7, 2025
February 7, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. PHOTOS: Lahaina Strong Leaders Show Off Luxe European and Asian Vacations
  2. Honolulu Rate Commission seeks input on recommended fare hikes
  3. Legislature Votes on Abortion, Vaccines and Marijuana
  4. GE Tax Imposed on 119% of State Personal Income
  5. Poll: Trump Favorability 28% in Hawaii—2nd lowest in USA
  6. HB959: 50% Hike in GE Tax
  7. Supreme Court Hears Case for Robbing Insurers to Save Hawaii Political Insiders from HECO Bankruptcy
  8. Lahaina seaside owners want accelerated rebuilding process
  9. UH Cancer Center: Tax Hikes and Another Mercado Kim Shakedown
  10. Family of fallen Maui firefighter demands $14M

Thursday, February 6, 2025
February 6, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. California Home Insurance Crisis Provides Another Example of the Pitfalls of Government Intervention
  2. Hawaii Attorney General Pledges to Continue Sex-Change Operations on Children
  3. Proof of Concept Study Completed for New Oahu Jail
  4. Lahaina Rebuild: Green's Latest Emergency Order Gives SMA Exemptions Mauka of Front Street
  5. Maui Wildfire Settlement – Jack up Electric and Insurance Rates to Save HECO -- now before Supreme Court
  6. How High Will Hawaii’s 18% Hotel Tax Go With Latest Proposal?
  7. SB1124: A Per-Box Delivery Tax
  8. What will Happen to Pacific Island nations as Trump Deports Criminals?
  9. Hawaiʻi recycling program headed by 911 trooother says accounts frozen by Trump's executive orders
  10. Red Hill community group says Trump memo is impacting talks with the Navy
  11. HB1118: Eliminate Antivaxxers’ Religious Exemptions
  12. SB1542: Parental Control Over Online Apps
  13. HB371: Bill To Close Pay-To-Play Loophole In Hawaiʻi Moves To Full House

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
February 5, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Honolulu Charges the Highest Tourist Tax in the World
  2. Here’s the Salary a Single Person Needs to Live Comfortably in Hawaii
  3. Do you think the city spends your money responsibly?
  4. Senate bill passes to waive SMA permits for rebuilding parts of historic Lahaina town
  5. Governor questions Trump picks’ experience, tells loyalists: ‘You have been tricked’
  6. Victim: Red Hill advocates wrong to mix with RFK antivaxxerism
  7. OHA Kakaako Makai housing bill advances
  8. First climate tax hike bills pass initial hearing
  9. Hawaii Legislature Considering Geothermal and Nuclear Power
  10. Marijuana Legalization Gets Initial Approval From 2 House Committees
  11. Bill would create statewide policy for police car chases
  12. State stops 24/7 enforcement of Waianae Small Boat Harbor

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
February 4, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. VIDEO: Tulsi's New Age Guru and the Source of Her Mysterious Wealth
  2. Greatness
  3. Hawaii Gun Ban Bills Scheduled for Public Hearings this Thursday
  4. 2024 Homeless Report showed many underutilized housing programs
  5. Wheat Retires, Corruption Investigations Over:  Its Party Time Again -- Sweet Deal for Former city officials Guilty in police chief payoff conspiracy
  6. Senate panel advances Tulsi Gabbard nomination for DNI after Trump, Musk Flip Votes
  7. SB534:  OHA’s Crooked Kakaako Deal
  8. Council members question effectiveness of homeless-related grants
  9. As Usual, Penalty Reduced in Arbitration For HPD Officers
  10. Ethics Bills on the Move (for now)
  11. Multifaceted writer Cliff Slater dies at 91

Monday, February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Legislature: Grassroot Institute sifts through onslaught of bills
  2. 2024: Tourist Count Up--Spending Down
  3. Honolulu Egg Prices up 52%
  4. Hawaii AG Claims Victory--Sued to Overturn Trump Funding Freeze
  5. City touts 'bold initiative' to expand affordable housing
  6. SB1618 'Patently Unconstitutional'
  7. Small business struggles highlighted in new UHERO report
  8. SB1618: Donna Mercado Kim bill would Abolish Freedom of the Press
  9. SB311: State Constitutional amendment would Abolish Freedom of the Press
  10. Legislature ‘mulls’ multiple insurance bills
  11. Intervention Window Opens for Reviewing HECO`s Wildfire Mitigation Plan
  12. Maui's Historic Restaurants Get Help From National Trust
  13. 24,000 in Hawaiʻi Call Federal Government Their Boss

Sunday, February 2, 2025
February 2, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hold On to Our Gains!
  2. Proposed "green fee" a reason for red flag
  3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 31, 2025
  4. ‘Snowed-in’ -- Trump Rattled by Gabbard’s Poor Performance at Hearing
  5. Pay Hikes:  Legislators make bank as their electorate suffers
  6. Hawaiʻi Lawmakers At Work Year Round? Nightmare Scenario That's Becoming A Real Possibility
  7. OHA CEO, Chair tied to Sen Dela Cruz
  8. Hawaii Supreme Court considers fate of $4B wildfire settlement
  9. House bill advances to speed up historic preservation reviews of development projects
  10. More Delays for Front Street: State official says ‘community’ needs time to ‘decide future’ of Lahaina’s Historic District
  11. KSBE Can Get Away With Anything: Kahala Hotel beach access lawsuit
  12. Don’t raise hotel tax while Hawaii tourism still struggles
  13. Vague Laws, Big Consequences: As Intended, Uncertainty Chokes Maui Vacation Rentals
  14. HART board discusses next evaluation for CEO Kahikina
  15. DoT Wants 187 Speeding Cameras to ticket drivers

Saturday, February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. HB900: Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids?
  2. 'Severe Housing Problems' Drag Down Hawaii Health Rankings
  3. DoE Tries to Spin Latest Batch of Failing Test Scores
  4. What happens When UH Hires a Disbarred Ex-Con as Law Professor?
  5. Trump Executive Order Mandates School Choice for Military Families
  6. Taxpayers Buy State Rep Poepoe an Oceanfront 300ac
  7. Mitsunaga Money Laundering Convict Wesley Segawa confirmed 6-3 as director of Hawaiʻi County’s Department of Environmental Management – immediately identifies ‘contract’ opportunities
  8. Lahaina housing: Former tenants eager to return, daunted by four-year wait
  9. ‘Resident preference’ housing bill unanimously OK’d
  10. HB1308: Online sports betting in Hawaii moves ahead in state House
  11. HB790/SB589: Reach in Your Pocket to Pay More Solar Subsidies
  12. Easy Pander: Honolulu Council opposes landfills over Oahu’s aquifer
  13. Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen’s 1977 murder
  14. Federal prosecutors sue to get Miske’s $25M in assets after criminal case upended by his death


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UH: TRO Protecting DEI from Trump Executive Orders
by News Release Wednesday, February 19, 2025

... suit in two cases to challenge the federal directives halting funding for DEIA-related programs and capping indirect costs for research at 15% ....


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'Malicious Prosecution' Kaneshiro Tries to Beat Back Civil Suit
by Court House News Wednesday, February 19, 2025

... the campaign contributions were bribes meant to secure Mau's prosecution, a federal jury eventually found that the donations were legitimate political contributions ....


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Indictment: Alleged Embezzler Busted at Hawaii Eco Group
by News Release Wednesday, February 19, 2025

... While employed with the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Bjur allegedly issued herself $81,000 ....


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Green Executive Order to Speed State Hiring?
by News Release Tuesday, February 18, 2025

“...As we witness the very quickly changing landscape of the federal government, federal workforce and federal policies, this order directs state agencies to review candidates and make a conditional job offer within 14 days of receiving an individual’s application....”


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Rising Costs on the Horizon: How Increased Tariffs on China Will Impact Hawaiʻi
by News Article Monday, February 17, 2025

... the Trump administration is reintroducing a 10% tariff on all imports from China ....


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City announces two more town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
by News Release Monday, February 17, 2025

Tuesday, Feb. 18: Mānoa Valley District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., Old Gym

Thursday, Feb. 20: Ewa Mahiko District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., DP Multi-Purpose Room 1


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House Report: 60 Chinese espionage cases in three years
by News Article Monday, February 17, 2025

"... Espionage threats increased as more than 176,000 Chinese illegally entered U.S. under Biden ...."


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Amended SB1150 Still Legalizes Kidnap of Children for Sex-Change
by News Article Sunday, February 16, 2025

... This bill allows children to be legally stolen from the Mainland, and from American Samoa, Guam and other US territories where juvenile sex-change is not legal ....


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Candy Crush
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, February 16, 2025

... it’s being pushed very hard as a sweet deal, but it has the potential to really stomp our economy ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 14, 2025
by GovTrack .us Sunday, February 16, 2025

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....


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This Week in Hawai'i: Freedom to Read, Gender Affirming Health Care, Marijuana & Gambling
by Hawaii Family Forum Saturday, February 15, 2025

... sex change for children still moving in the Senate ....


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If we're not careful, nearly everything will become "historic"
by Kelii Akina Saturday, February 15, 2025

... state law defines any building, structure, object, district, area or site over 50 years old as historic ....


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LIST: Dozens of Bills That Could Affect Cost of Living
by Grassroot Institute Saturday, February 15, 2025

... measures related to housing, healthcare, taxes and government accountability ....


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Policies that could help turn the tide of people leaving Hawaii
by Grassroot Institute Saturday, February 15, 2025

... Hawaii’s high housing costs are due mostly to Hawaii’s excessively strict land-use and zoning regulations, as well as its long permitting wait times ....


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California wildfire recovery lessons from Lahaina
by Grassroot Institute Saturday, February 15, 2025

“...Lessons from Maui as LA Begins to Rebuild....”


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Case, Moylan Introduce Jones Act Reform Bill
by Ed Case Saturday, February 15, 2025

... The median annual cost of the Jones Act to the Hawai‘i economy is $1.2 billion ....


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Busted on Guam: Federal Juror Took Bribe from Dirty ex-Cop
by News Release Saturday, February 15, 2025

... After a mistrial was declared, Boom met with Tyquiengco and gave him $1,100 ....


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Releasing Mosquitoes to Help Kauai Forest Birds
by News Release Saturday, February 15, 2025

... first release of sterile male mosquitoes into a state forest reserve on the vast Alakaʻi Plateau ....


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Honolulu Neighborhood Board Candidate Registration Ends Feb 21
by News Release Friday, February 14, 2025

... Friday, February 21, 2025 – Candidate Filing and Voter Registration Deadline ....


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Report urges changes to cut review delays at State Historic Preservation Division
by Grassroot Institute Friday, February 14, 2025

... Updating the definition of “historic property” would speed up permitting for homebuilding while protecting Hawaii’s history ....


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18 Months Later: Maui Council Begins to Loosen Rebuild Restrictions
by Grassroot Institute Friday, February 14, 2025

... Maui County Council considering multiple housing-related bills, including one aimed specifically at making it easier for older buildings to be rebuilt after the 2023 wildfires ....


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Frustrations, ironies of ‘Princeville Market Saga’
by Grassroot Institute Friday, February 14, 2025

...zoning complaints led to the market’s closure in January, and now, other farmers markets across the county face a similar fate unless the Kauai County Council takes action....


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Navatek ex-CEO Gets 87 Months for Fraud
by News Release Friday, February 14, 2025

... Kao pressured the bank to expedite approval of the fraudulent application by repeatedly claiming that he had discussed his application with United States Senators and their staffs who would intervene on Kao’s behalf if the bank did not quickly approve his loan ....


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How to Maintain DEI Programs: Hawaii AG 'Guidance' for State Contractors
by News Release Friday, February 14, 2025

"... guidance to help businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations ...."


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Hawaii AG Wins Injunction Against Trump's 'Birthright Citizenship' Order
by News Release Friday, February 14, 2025

"... we will continue to fight every single step of the way until President Trump is permanently prevented from trampling on the Fourteenth Amendment ...."


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Hawaii AG Sues to Stop Musk
by News Release Thursday, February 13, 2025

... The lawsuit argues that President Trump has violated the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, which ensures that executive appointments are subject to congressional oversight and Senate confirmation ....  


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Feds Release Red Hill Health Study
by News Release Thursday, February 13, 2025

... This report examines incident cases of conditions that have been reported by Red Hill, Hawai’i community members to Defense Health Agency (DHA) Public Health following the JP-5 fuel release ....


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Lahaina FEMA Housing: Rent to be collected starting March 1
by News Release Thursday, February 13, 2025

... The rental requirement will be in effect for the remainder of FEMA’s housing assistance program, which has been extended through Feb. 10, 2026 ....  


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“You cannot run from the facts” Miske half-brother gets 20 years
by News Release Thursday, February 13, 2025

... Judge Watson found Stancil to be  “among the most culpable” of those in the Miske Enterprise ....


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McConnell: 'Unworthy' Gabbard an 'Unnecessary Risk' to America
by News Release Wednesday, February 12, 2025

"... unworthy of the highest public trust ...."


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Honolulu Bankruptcy Courthouse: Oral Argument at Ninth Circuit Against SEC’s Illegal Gag Rule
by News Release Wednesday, February 12, 2025

... The US Securities and Exchange Commission enacted Gag Rule in 1972 without notice and comment after falsely framing it as an internal “housekeeping” measure that would not affect third parties ....


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Honolulu 4th Highest Inflation in USA
by News Article Wednesday, February 12, 2025

... Honolulu inflation is up 1% in just the last two months ....


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Feds Begin to Pull 'Project Labor Agreements'
by News Release Tuesday, February 11, 2025

... U.S. Military Announces it is Dropping PLA Mandate ....


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Hawaiian Electric claims to be 36% 'renewable'
by News Release Tuesday, February 11, 2025

... In 2022, the state law determining the process for calculating RPS changed ....


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Hawaii AG Joins Suit Against Trump administration for ‘indiscriminate’ public health research funding cuts
by News Article Tuesday, February 11, 2025

... “Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs” ....


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Hawaii Supreme Court gives green light to $4 billion Maui fire settlement
by Court House News Tuesday, February 11, 2025

"...Subrogating insurers, the insurance companies argued, have rights that cannot be dismissed or negotiated away by other people or other parties...."


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What Lingle v Chevron Missed: Eminent Domain Pretext
by Robert Thomas Tuesday, February 11, 2025

... some tantalizing crumbs about how to raise a claim that a taking lacks a public use or purpose ....


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Indictment: Developer Behind False-Name Contributions to Amemiya, Pine
by News Release Monday, February 10, 2025

... Timothy Lee, 48, was indicted by the O`ahu Grand Jury and charged with nine counts of False Name Contribution that occurred in 2020 ....


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Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Public Hearings on Wednesday
by NRA ILA Monday, February 10, 2025

... Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs will hold a public hearing on several bills that will restrict Second Amendment rights in Hawaii ....


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FULL TEXT: State Supreme Court Ruling Goes Against Maui Wildfire Insurers
by News Release Monday, February 10, 2025

“…now comes the crisis in property insurance - much higher insurance premiums and insurers ceasing to write property insurance….” 


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Federal Court Upholds Hawaiʻi’s firearm age restriction laws
by News Release Monday, February 10, 2025

... A state law in effect since 1994 prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from acquiring a firearm, with certain exceptions for hunting and other purposes ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted February 7, 2025
by GovTrack .us Sunday, February 9, 2025

... votes cast and bills introduced ....


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Hawaiʻi Water Safety Plan to address drowning crisis
by News Release Sunday, February 9, 2025

... Hawaiʻi’s resident drowning rate is the second highest in the nation behind Alaska ...


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Feds Collect $1.7M in Hawaii Forfeitures
by News Release Sunday, February 9, 2025

... U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects $1,742,014.13 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2024 ....


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Dedicated Funding?!
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, February 9, 2025

... There.  Is.  No.  Such.  Thing.  As.  A.  Dedicated.  Funding.  Source!  ....


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Don't tax me, bro!
by Kelii Akina Sunday, February 9, 2025

“...So, how many tax hikes are they trying to pass this time?”


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ACLU, Judiciary Plot to Release Hundreds of Criminals onto the Streets
by News Release Saturday, February 8, 2025

"Assessing Hawaiʻi’s Justice System: Addressing Over-Incarceration, Disparities, and Pathways Forward"


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SB1150 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change
by News Article Saturday, February 8, 2025

... Set for a February 11, 2025, hearing before Senate HHS/CPN committees, SB1150 grants a de-facto immunity and asylum in Hawaii for any kidnapper who claims to be helping a child receive so-called ‘gender-affirming’ treatments ....


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First Christian Good News Clubs in Hawaii Schools after Court Victory
by News Release Saturday, February 8, 2025

... Hawaii State Department of Education had previously denied every Good News Club request submitted over the last three years while approving non-Christian groups ....


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Legislature Votes on Abortion, Vaccines and Marijuana--Sex Change Next
by Hawaii Family Forum Saturday, February 8, 2025

... Obtain child custody to provide "Gender Affirming Health Care Services" --SB1150 hearing scheduled for Tuesday, February 11 ....


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‘Enough is enough’ says Case regarding Jones Act and Hawaii
by Grassroot Institute Saturday, February 8, 2025

... Case announced he was reintroducing three bills aimed at alleviating Hawaii of the burdens of the century-old maritime law ....


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Monday: Salary Commission to Hear Testimony on Salary Increases
by Video Video Saturday, February 8, 2025

... should legislators get a 64% pay hike? ....


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GE Tax Imposed on 119% of State Personal Income
by Tax Foundation Friday, February 7, 2025

... GE Tax: Audit Shows Tourists Pay 14.1%--not 30% ....


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Honolulu Rate Commission seeks input on recommended fare hikes
by News Release Friday, February 7, 2025

... Feb 10, 11 and 13 ...


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PHOTOS: 'Lahaina Strong' Leaders Show Off Luxe European and Asian Vacations
by News Article Thursday, February 6, 2025

... 'Lahaina Strong' Leaders Register Again as 'Our Hawaii' Lobbyists and Continue the Grift Amid Eroding Community Support ....


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Lahaina Rebuild: Green's Latest Emergency Order Gives SMA Exemptions Mauka of Front Street
by News Release Thursday, February 6, 2025

... Properties mauka of Front Street or outside of the erosion hazard line are now exempt from SMA rules, which typically require lengthy review processes ....


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Proof of Concept Study Completed for New Oahu Jail
by News Release Thursday, February 6, 2025

... Built in 1916, the OCCC is a tad outdated ....


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Hawaii Attorney General Pledges to Continue Sex-Change Operations on Children
by News Release Thursday, February 6, 2025

“...female genital mutilation....”


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California Home Insurance Crisis Provides Another Example of the Pitfalls of Government Intervention
by News Article Thursday, February 6, 2025

... government price controls come with negative consequences ....


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Do you think the city spends your money responsibly?
by Grassroot Institute Wednesday, February 5, 2025

... here's how the City and County of Honolulu spends your money ....


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Honolulu Charges the Highest Tourist Tax in the World
by News Article Wednesday, February 5, 2025

... Honolulu, with its 10.25 percent tax rate and an average tourism tax of $51.70 per night, came out on top ....


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Here’s the Salary a Single Person Needs to Live Comfortably in Hawaii
by News Release Wednesday, February 5, 2025

... your bank account will be overwhelmed by the cost ....


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VIDEO: Tulsi's New Age Guru and the Source of Her Mysterious Wealth
by Video Video Tuesday, February 4, 2025

... Gabbard is a loyal servant of her Hare Krishna Guru Chris Butler ....


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Hawaii Gun Ban Bills Scheduled for Public Hearings this Thursday
by NRA ILA Tuesday, February 4, 2025

... HB 125, HB 279, HB 392 and HB 893 ....


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2024 Homeless Report showed many underutilized housing programs
by News Article Tuesday, February 4, 2025

... 82% utilization rate among the 139 emergency, transitional and permanent housing programs on Hawaii ....


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Greatness
by Joni Kamiya Tuesday, February 4, 2025

... Let’s take a look at the definition of greatness ....


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Small business struggles highlighted in new UHERO report
by UH ERO Monday, February 3, 2025

... UHERO: Investigating and Tackling Barriers and Needs for Small Business Success ....


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SB1618 'Patently Unconstitutional'
by News Release Monday, February 3, 2025

... SPJ opposes Hawaii bill that would penalize journalists for violating Donna Mercado Kim's 'ethical' standards ....


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Legislature: Grassroot Institute sifts through onslaught of bills
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, February 2, 2025

... many of the usual losers are back, mainly the proposals to increase taxes or impose new so-called fees ....


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Bill 105: Let Lahaina Rebuild as it Was
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, February 2, 2025

"... Bill 105, which would waive for five years the nonconformity rule for churches, temples and anyone else seeking to rebuild in the wake of the Lahaina fires...."


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