Monday, December 23, 2024
Hawai'i Daily News Read

Monday, December 23, 2024
December 23, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. UH: Hawaii 768 Doctors Short
  2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted December 21, 2024
  3. OHA Insiders Latest Money Scheme -- Soviet-Based Ground Effects for Hawaii
  4. Maui County to receive another $2B in federal disaster recovery funding
  5. Sea Level Rise Hype can Force Even More People to Move to Las Vegas
  6. Budget Time: DOE must again pretend to make wise fiscal choices
  7. Hawaii residents getting COVID vaccines are now the minority

Sunday, December 22, 2024
December 22, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. My wish list for Santa
  2. Ethics Comm Approves UH Employees' Technology Transfer Contracts
  3. Does Jones Act really support jobs?
  4. Deferral of 'empty homes' tax leads list of recent good news
  5. Empty Homes Tax--Tug of War
  6. 2025 Neighborhood Board Elections--Candidate Registration Begins
  7. Plan: Block Jail Construction to Force Mass-Release of hardened Criminals via Federal Takeover of Hawaii Prisons
  8. Federal COVID money still fills out State Budget  
  9. Hawaii Ethics Commission plans penalty system akin to traffic fines
  10. EPA says military violated Red Hill consent decree, issues fine
  11. Hilo Morgue Overflowing with Bodies

Saturday, December 21, 2024
December 21, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. House Passes Stopgap Government Funding Bill Including Lahaina Relief Funds
  2. Hawaiʻi Taxpayers to See More Take-Home Pay Resulting from Historic Tax Cuts
  3. After KPT Shootout, Meth-Head Finally Catches a Federal Case
  4. State Farm not renewing Hawaii hurricane insurance for single-wall homes
  5. Questions emerge about origin of GPS data Maui PD provided for AG’s wildfire investigation
  6. City reports criteria for Honolulu Ocean Safety commissioners
  7. DHHL Gives Free Land to Rapist
  8. Honolulu YMCA Tenants Won’t Be Uprooted Thanks To The State

Friday, December 20, 2024
December 20, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Tax Changes Taking Effect January 1, 2025
  2. HR6062 Passes Senate--creates process to Amend American Samoa Territorial Constitution
  3. Hawaii Preferred Port of Entry for 'Birth Tourism' Scheme
  4. Income tax cuts set to kick in
  5. Maui Prep Dumps Trans Agenda: "Children should not be deciding if they want to change their gender”
  6. “Historic Lahaina rebuild systematically stymied by Maui County officials”
  7. HECO Files 95-Page Report to PUC on Lahaina Fire
  8. Developers to build new Aloha Stadium on old foundations
  9. NTSB: Mechanical issue after takeoff
  10. TRO not Enforced before Killing
  11. After Years for Purposeful Legislative Foot Dragging, Overcrowded Hilo Jail Gets 46 new beds
  12. A booming problem: 0 illegal fireworks arrests in Hawaii this year
  13. Conspiracy Nut News: Elections Commissioner Gets Kicked Out Of His Own Meeting

Thursday, December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1.  Feds Waste Another $250M on Rail
  2. Hawaii is the 5th Worst State for New Business Survival
  3. HECO’s Shaky Credit: Utility Insiders Writing Bill for Legislators --Taxpayers to Cosign Loans
  4.  When will Hawaiian Electric pay damage claim?  
  5. Kamaka Air faces lawsuit with former owner
  6. Will This Be The Year Hawaiʻi Charges Visitors For Their Environmental Impact?
  7. Tourism is down on other islands; experts say it’s the ripple effect following Lahaina wildfire
  8. Public Utilities Commission Addresses Life of the Land`s "Threat of Litigation"
  9. East Maui Water: BLNR decides not to turn Mahi Pono into Dust Bowl for 2025
  10. Maui Council OKs new Landfill site on first reading
  11. The Impossible Task Of Building A New Landfill On Oʻahu
  12. Pasteurization Protects Milk Supply from Spreading Bird Flu
  13. Kuawa Street homeless camp closes—14 agree to accept shelter   

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
December 18, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. FBI Honolulu Publishes 2024 Fiscal Year in Review Document
  2. Hawaii AG Joins 18-State Coalition Targeting 'Ghost Guns'
  3. ‘Lack of Significant Intelligence’ -- ‘Serious pessimism about whether Gabbard could secure the votes’
  4. Council Votes Kahuku Wind Turbines to be Torn Down Starting in 2031
  5. Board of Water Supply manager calls proposed landfill site ‘Red Hill Two’
  6. Congress Is Poised To Approve Another $1.6 Billion For Maui Fire Aid
  7. In Hawai‘i Congressional Fundraising, Tokuda Outraises Case 

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
December 17, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Green Submits Biennium Budget
  2. Tokuda: Sex-Change for Children More Important than Hawaii’s Military Construction Budget
  3. Sovereignty Activist Whines About Grassroot Institute and King’s Cathedral Lahaina Advocacy
  4. US Senate passes Lahaina heritage bill
  5. Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Deportation Cases Hit Quarter-Century High
  6. Dopers Demand More THC in Gummies, Vapes
  7. Truck driving instructor explains recent Nimitz Hwy rollovers

Monday, December 16, 2024
December 16, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Reply to ACLU: Fixing Hawaii Bail Problem Requires Return to Core Constitutional Principles
  2. Hawaii Gun Control Issue 'Far from Resolved'
  3. Honolulu: The Real Value of $100 -- $88.57
  4. 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index -- Hawaii Ranks 42nd
  5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted December 13, 2024
  6. Hawaii Airports Busiest Per Capita in USA
  7. Kahele: I will redirect OHA cashflow to CNHA
  8. Selection of Kamehameha Schools Trustees – Insiders Grab for Control
  9. Lahaina School Enrollment drops by 1,000 After Fire
  10. Donʻt Justify Public Preschools By Citing Dubious Studies
  11. BLNR Tells Lahaina Condo Complex to Fall in Sea
  12. Honolulu City Council Addresses Kahuku Windfarm Fiasco

Sunday, December 15, 2024
December 15, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. "Empty homes" tax deferral shows your voice matters
  2. PBS FRONTLINE documentary: ‘Maui’s Deadly Firestorm’ premieres Dec. 17
  3. Lahaina Debris Clearing Nearly Complete
  4. Qualified Charitable Distributions
  5. Gov. Green 2026 reelection ‘Green Lighted’
  6. Hawaii Supreme Court Just Like Trump
  7. Queen’s plans new hospital in Kailua-Kona with helipad, housing

Saturday, December 14, 2024
December 14, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Feds do the Job the State Cannot: Molester Coach Pleads Guilty
  2. DHHL Breaks Ground at Bowl-O-Drome Site
  3. Kapaa Woman Indicted for COVID Fraud
  4. Legislature Begins Accepting Grant-in-Aid Applications
  5. UH lands $110M DoD contract for cutting-edge research
  6. Too Bad, So Sad: With Trump in Office, Grifters Can’t Milk Hawai‘i’s Military-Leased Lands for Money
  7. Hawaii's Population: Eight Years of decline
  8. Senators:  Tulsi Gabbard ‘Shallow and Unimpressive’
  9. Lawyers ‘Knife fight’ in court over Maui wildfire settlement fund
  10. Briefing schedule set on motion to vacate Miske convictions and return seized assets
  11. Manoa father cited for Christmas lights on public walkway
  12. Bumflights: Hawaii Homeless influx expected before 2028 LA Olympic Games

Friday, December 13, 2024
December 13, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. UHERO: 'Housing affordability continues to deteriorate'
  2. Red Flag Warning Ends with No Safety Shutoffs
  3. Exodus Depresses Hawaii Economy
  4. Tariffs Will Drive Cost of Living Higher
  5. Another Boondoggle: Mile-Long Pedestrian Bridge in Wahiawa
  6. Can a US missile defense system shield Guam from Chinese threat?
  7. The Long Crusade To Build A West Maui Hospital Hits Another Snag
  8. Police officer arrested for felony crime at downtown apartment complex
  9. Former basketball coach pleads guilty to child sex crimes against 10 victims
  10. Crackpot Comment on Hawaiian being ‘dead language’ at council hearing draws widespread rebuke
  11. Honolulu Restaurant Tip Theft Case Hardly The Only One In Town
  12. Court ruling could halt boat operations at Kāʻanapali Beach in 2025

Thursday, December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Honolulu City Council votes to defer Bill 46 Empty Homes Tax
  2. Designed to Fail: City Pretends to Select Wahiawa Location for Dump
  3. Biden Admin Begs SCOTUS to Ignore Honolulu Climate Suit
  4. Face It, Theyʻre Not Moving Back to Hawaiʻi
  5. Applause as Council postpones empty-homes tax bill
  6. Manager of senior housing complex left injured resident to die on apartment floor, new lawsuit alleges
  7. Star-Adv: City Must Make Ghetto Lottery Pay
  8. More red light safety cameras and speeding cameras coming to Hawaii roads

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
December 11, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Survey: 40% consider moving out of state
  2. Mariana Islands a Center for Chinese Birth Tourism
  3. Honolulu’s proposed “Empty Homes” tax: ‘Some people will lose their homes’
  4. Blangiardi doubts plastic bottle ban bill
  5. Rules of the House, up close and personal
  6. Designed to Fail: City pretends to pick area northwest of Wahiawa to pretend to be Oahu’s next landfill
  7. Maui County files for dismissal of election suit
  8. 23-Time Loser Finally Catches a FEDERAL Case
  9. Police subsidized vehicle reportedly involved in Aiea hit and run
  10. Price increase expected for Oahu Transit Services
  11. Cell tower bills head to council
  12. Bill 156: Maui Council to Ban Vapes?
  13. Frequent Complaints about bums using drugs, exhibiting signs of mental illness or continuously occupying spaces

Tuesday, December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. ANOTHER ONE: Alleged CEO Assassin is Honolulu Resident
  2. Hawaii’s continuous exodus could get a whole lot worse
  3. Justice Thomas slams Hawaii’s gun permit laws in SCOTUS denial
  4. Senators Urged To Examine Gabbard's 'Deep and Intense' Ties To Hawaiʻi Cult
  5. The Miske Enterprise case is about to disappear
  6. No Transsexual Agenda for Maui Prep after Board Member Ousted  
  7. Hawaii Second Amendment case may be Eligible for Second Bite of Supreme Apple
  8. City council to vote Wednesday on empty homes tax bill
  9. ‘Empty Homes Tax’ will Drive Up Rents
  10. Legislative Agenda: Yamashita to grab for County Revenues (again)

Monday, December 9, 2024
December 9, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Supreme Court Passes On Chance To Correct Hawaii Ruling Finding ‘Spirit Of Aloha’ Trumps Second Amendment
  2. Tulsi Gabbard as U.S. Spymaster?
  3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 6 2024
  4. ‘Monkey Business’ -- OHA too crooked to run Graveyard
  5. West Oahu Has A Domestic Violence Crisis. The Cost Of Living Makes It Worse
  6. City prepares to announce new landfill site; here’s what’s being considered

Sunday, December 8, 2024
December 8, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. The Upcoming 2025 Session
  2. Why Hawaii's housing costs are among the highest in the nation
  3. Hawaii 3rd-Highest Pension Debt
  4. Dream home in paradise leads to 'total dismay'
  5. Insiders Scripting Next Legislative Session Right Now
  6. Keiki Climate Change Settlement Behind Construction Projects
  7. Public needs legislative transparency
  8. Green Allocates $20M to Sue Trump
  9. HPD looks to pull back West Oahu manpower
  10. Legal Weed?  Tarnas Copying now-unpopular Maryland Law
  11. Water Issues Strangle Troubled Residential Development in Rainy Hilo
  12. General Plan meeting wanders into climate change discussion
  13. Huge backlog for key business tax credit

Saturday, December 7, 2024
December 7, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
  2. City announces next five town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
  3. Affordable Housing: City Touts 'Year of Progress'
  4. Light tunnel and brand-new displays to commemorate 40th anniversary of Honolulu City Lights
  5. Dec 15 Deadline for Maui Interim Housing Program
  6. DOH Approve State's 25th Medicated Marijuana Dispensary
  7. How 1898 Annexation of Hawaii upset Japan’s plans of occupation
  8. Lahaina residents hopeful as momentum builds in burn zone
  9. FEMA seeks vacant lots for temporary housing for Maui fire survivors
  10. Miske’s death also ends an assault case against him in state court that was ready for trial
  11. Aunt of missing Maui woman says she’s parting ways with rest of family
  12. Input wanted on proposed Skyline, TheBus and Handi-Van fare changes
  13. Blangiardi administration skeptical of bill to ban single-use plastic bottles

Friday, December 6, 2024
December 6, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. New report challenges common claim that 'Jones Act jobs' have been increasing
  2. Missing Maui Woman Secretly Married in Green Card Scam?
  3. Senate passes legislation for Maui fire survivors tax relief
  4. UH Contract Specifically Hides President Search Details From The Public
  5. Everybody is Screwed: Honolulu DPP Yanks ‘Renovation Aloha’ Permit After Civil Beat Exposes Illegal Work
  6. State Worker Charged In Monk Seal Pup Death Repeatedly Let Dogs Off Leash
  7. Controversy looms over potential sites for Oahu landfill
  8. McCoy Pavilion Renovation—5 years and counting

Thursday, December 5, 2024
December 5, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. DBEDT: Tax Reform Improves Economic Outlook
  2. Insurance Emergency: Green Extends Proclamation Again
  3. Court: DoE Must Allow Christian Good News Clubs in Schools
  4. DOOMED: Senators Set to Reject Gabbard nomination – but first they want to expose her foreign contacts
  5. Unconstitutional:  Empty Homes Tax bill up for final reading Dec. 11
  6. Bogus UCLA Study Behind Empty-Homes Tax
  7. OHA Leadership Shakeup Puts Kai Kahele In Charge, With An Eye on Kakaako Makai Development
  8. House approves push to designate Lahaina a heritage area
  9. COVID Cheating Over: Long Lines as SNAP Now Requires In-Person Recertification
  10. Why Did Hawaii Democrats Link Electoral Votes To The Popular Vote?
  11. Mike Miske autopsy produced no immediate answers about his cause of death
  12. Honolulu police ‘justified’ in fatal shooting on New Year’s Day, prosecutor says
  13. Judge dismisses sexual assault case against Maui firefighter
  14. Damages to Kula fire survivors' driveways after debris removal have some feeling 'betrayed'
  15. Biden Admin Seeks to End Hawaii Doctors' Challenge to Abortion Pill Regs
  16. Hawaii Farmers Face Risk of Crime Daily. Is A Murder Enough To Spur Reform?
  17. Data Dive: Hawaii Spends More On Takeout Than Any Other State

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
December 4, 2024 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Miske’s death may terminate some criminal proceedings
  2. Years Later, Kilauea lava flow disaster recovery efforts still haven’t started
  3. 20% Kickback Legalized? Nan Scores $150M DHHL project by teaming up with Kali Watson Crony
  4. My Battle with Tulsi Gabbard’s Cult Followers in Hawaii
  5. For 'Renovation Aloha,' Permit Violations Are The Cost Of Doing Business
  6. HPD corporal charged with making false reports to law enforcement goes before judge
  7. Miske cause of death still a mystery
  8. Will Miske Family Sue over Jail ‘Suicide’?
  9. PUC: Justice = Free Electricity?
  10. Kauai Council Sworn in Despite Election Challenge
  11. How City Landfill Process is Designed to Continue Waimanalo Gulch


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UH: Hawaii 768 Doctors Short
by News Release Monday, December 23, 2024

... The greatest statewide shortage remains in primary care, with 152 FTEs needed in total across all islands ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted December 21, 2024
by GovTrack .us Sunday, December 22, 2024

... 118th Congress Decides it's Done ....


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2025 Neighborhood Board Elections--Candidate Registration Begins
by News Release Sunday, December 22, 2024

... Friday, December 20, 2024 – Candidate and Voter Registration Begins ....


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Empty Homes Tax--Tug of War
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, December 22, 2024

... Deferred doesn’t mean dead ....


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Deferral of 'empty homes' tax leads list of recent good news
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, December 22, 2024

... The Honolulu City Council shelved Bill 46 while also approving bills that will actually be effective at facilitating more housing ....


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Does Jones Act really support jobs?
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, December 22, 2024

... U.S. maritime jobs disappearing despite protectionist Jones Act ....


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My wish list for Santa
by Kelii Akina Saturday, December 21, 2024

... a few requests for the people of Hawaii ....


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Ethics Comm Approves UH Employees' Technology Transfer Contracts
by News Release Saturday, December 21, 2024

... UH employees may negotiate and enter into contracts with the UH on behalf of their private businesses ....


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After KPT Shootout, Meth-Head Finally Catches a Federal Case
by News Release Saturday, December 21, 2024

... Feds, once again, doing the job the State Judiciary can/will not ....


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Hawaiʻi Taxpayers to See More Take-Home Pay Resulting from Historic Tax Cuts
by News Release Friday, December 20, 2024

... The Department of Taxation Requires Employers Decrease Withholding Amounts Beginning January 1, 2025 ....


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House Passes Stopgap Government Funding Bill Including Lahaina Relief Funds
by Ed Case Friday, December 20, 2024

... The House approved the bill by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 366-34 ....


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Hawaii Preferred Port of Entry for 'Birth Tourism' Scheme
by News Release Thursday, December 19, 2024

... “birth tourism” scheme that charged Chinese clients tens of thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the United States to obtain birthright U.S. citizenship for their children ....


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HR6062 Passes Senate--creates process to Amend American Samoa Territorial Constitution
by News Release Thursday, December 19, 2024

... Interior Secretary can approve American Samoa’s constitutional amendments now and in the future without unnecessary steps in Washington, D.C., that other territories do not have ....


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Hawaii Tax Changes Taking Effect January 1, 2025
by Tax Foundation Thursday, December 19, 2024

... Hawaii will significantly modify its individual income tax brackets ....


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Hawaii is the 5th Worst State for New Business Survival
by News Article Thursday, December 19, 2024

... not for the faint of heart ....


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Feds Waste Another $250M on Rail
by News Release Thursday, December 19, 2024

... another $365 million is expected to be released by DOT as HART continues to meet the milestones outlined in the grant agreement ....


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Hawaii AG Joins 18-State Coalition Targeting 'Ghost Guns'
by News Article Wednesday, December 18, 2024

... the coalition plans to take concrete action by working together to leverage and enforce each state’s existing civil liability and consumer protection laws ....


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FBI Honolulu Publishes 2024 Fiscal Year in Review Document
by News Release Tuesday, December 17, 2024

... highlights FBI Honolulu’s casework in counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cyberstalking, drug and gun crimes, organized crime, violent crimes against children, white-collar crimes, and more ....


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Green Submits Biennium Budget
by News Release Tuesday, December 17, 2024

... $10.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 and $10.5 billion in fiscal year 2027, which represents an increase of $620 million (6.3%) in the first year and $664 million (6.7%) in the second year ....


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Reply to ACLU: Fixing Hawaii Bail Problem Requires Return to Core Constitutional Principles
by News Article Monday, December 16, 2024

... reforms implemented in 2019 have not reduced pretrial incarceration ....


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Hawaii Airports Busiest Per Capita in USA
by News Release Monday, December 16, 2024

... Hawaii leads the nation with 88,703 passengers per 100,000 residents. This is 11 times the national average of 7,746 ....


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2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index -- Hawaii Ranks 42nd
by Tax Foundation Sunday, December 15, 2024

... complex, nonneutral taxes with comparatively high rates ....


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Honolulu: The Real Value of $100 -- $88.57
by Tax Foundation Sunday, December 15, 2024

... Bureau of Economic Analysis data details disparities in spending power across metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of each state ....


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Hawaii Gun Control Issue 'Far from Resolved'
by News Article Sunday, December 15, 2024

... Hawaii has effectively declared that the Second Amendment, as interpreted in Bruen, does not apply within its borders ....


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Lahaina Debris Clearing Nearly Complete
by News Release Sunday, December 15, 2024

... Currently, all but eight commercial properties in Lahaina have been cleared and completed ....


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PBS FRONTLINE documentary: ‘Maui’s Deadly Firestorm’ premieres Dec. 17
by News Release Sunday, December 15, 2024

... the missed warnings and chaotic response ....


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Qualified Charitable Distributions
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, December 15, 2024

“What’s the biggest break that today’s tax code gives us?”


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"Empty homes" tax deferral shows your voice matters
by Kelii Akina Saturday, December 14, 2024

... the credit for this win goes to you, the people who got involved and made their voices heard ....


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UH lands $110M DoD contract for cutting-edge research
by News Release Saturday, December 14, 2024

... As one of only five U.S. Navy-sponsored University-Affiliated Research Centers, ARL at UH has secured over $175 million in funding since its establishment in 2008 ....


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Legislature Begins Accepting Grant-in-Aid Applications
by  Friday, December 13, 2024

... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 17, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., and final determinations will be made as Council on Revenue forecasts in January and March are published. ...


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Kapaa Woman Indicted for COVID Fraud
by News Release Friday, December 13, 2024

... Kaiawe fraudulently obtained at least approximately $126,026 in CRUA assistance benefits ....


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Feds do the Job the State Cannot: Molester Coach Pleads Guilty
by News Release Friday, December 13, 2024

...  sex trafficking Minor Victim 1 in 2005 and 2006; coercing and enticing Minor Victim 2 to engage in sexual activity in 2006; and producing, receiving, and possessing child pornography of Minor Victim 3 in and around 2020 to 2023 ....


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DHHL Breaks Ground at Bowl-O-Drome Site
by News Release Friday, December 13, 2024

... The project will cost $155 million to develop ....


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UHERO: 'Housing affordability continues to deteriorate'
by UH ERO Friday, December 13, 2024

... The median price of a single-family home is up 9% statewide and 15% on Maui this year, and mortgage rates hover near 7%. Rising homeowner insurance premiums ....


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Red Flag Warning Ends with No Safety Shutoffs
by News Release Thursday, December 12, 2024

... Any power outages were unrelated to the PSPS program ....


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Biden Admin Begs SCOTUS to Ignore Honolulu Climate Suit
by News Release Thursday, December 12, 2024

... the Solicitor General Urged the Supreme Court to Deny Requests Aimed at Stopping State and Local Lawsuits against Big Oil Companies from Advancing Toward Trial in State Courts ....


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Honolulu City Council votes to defer Bill 46 Empty Homes Tax
by News Article Thursday, December 12, 2024

... after over 5-hours public testimony of which the majority opposed Bill 46 ....


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Designed to Fail: City Pretends to Select Wahiawa Location for Dump
by News Release Wednesday, December 11, 2024

"... Should the proposed Wahiawā site be rejected, and the Hawaiʻi State Legislature decline to amend Act 73, the City will have no choice but to seek an extension of current landfill operations at Waimānalo Gulch ...."


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Maui Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting in Death
by News Release Wednesday, December 11, 2024

... a 24-year-old man ingested the pills and overdosed. First responders revived the victim and transported him to the hospital for further treatment. The victim discharged himself later that day and contacted Camacho to buy more pills ....


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Mariana Islands a Center for Chinese Birth Tourism
by News Article Wednesday, December 11, 2024

“...Since 2009, Communist Chinese passport holders have been permitted to sidestep the U.S.. visa requirements to enter the northern Mariana islands through categorical parole....”


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Survey: 40% consider moving out of state
by News Release Wednesday, December 11, 2024

... The economy (73%), personal finances (73%), and housing costs (64%) rank as the most significant stressors for residents, particularly for households with incomes below $50,000 ....


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Is Hawaii small business economy is finally turning around?
by News Release Wednesday, December 11, 2024

“...I like to think Hawaii helped kick off this national turnaround with passage of House Bill 2404, a historic tax reduction bill that Gov. Josh Green signed into law June 3....”


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Justice Thomas slams Hawaii’s gun permit laws in SCOTUS denial
by Court House News Tuesday, December 10, 2024

... While Thomas acknowledged the Second Amendment case was not appropriate for the court's review, he indicated willingness to revisit the matter in a future case. Thomas said the issue “clearly remains imperative, given lower courts’ continued insistence on treating the Second Amendment ‘right so cavalierly.’”....


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Hawaii’s continuous exodus could get a whole lot worse
by Kelii Akina Tuesday, December 10, 2024

... 70% of 1,500 local workers interviewed are either planning to move away or considering it ....


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ANOTHER ONE: Alleged CEO Assassin is Honolulu Resident
by Court House News Monday, December 9, 2024

... 2nd alleged assassin this year with Hawaii connections ....


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Supreme Court Passes On Chance To Correct Hawaii Ruling Finding ‘Spirit Of Aloha’ Trumps Second Amendment
by News Article Monday, December 9, 2024

... the justices explained they could not accept the case at this point because the defendant, Christopher Wilson, has not yet gone to trial on other charges ....


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Tulsi Gabbard as U.S. Spymaster?
by News Article Sunday, December 8, 2024

... Did the nomination meet terms of some backroom deal while allowing for the confirmation process to scrub Tulsi and open a path for a lackey with better qualifications? ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 6 2024
by GovTrack .us Sunday, December 8, 2024

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


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Dream home in paradise leads to 'total dismay'
by Kelii Akina Sunday, December 8, 2024

... Kafkaesque issues that so far have been unresolvable ....


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Hawaii 3rd-Highest Pension Debt
by News Article Sunday, December 8, 2024

... Hawaii pension burden: 19.4% of personal income ....


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The Upcoming 2025 Session
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, December 8, 2024

... the 2025 legislative session is approaching with blinding speed ....


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Why Hawaii's housing costs are among the highest in the nation
by Grassroot Institute Saturday, December 7, 2024

... State land use laws significantly restrict urban development, meaning neighborhoods or condos can only make up about 5 percent of the state ....


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Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
by Andrew Walden Saturday, December 7, 2024

“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”  


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DOH Approves State's 25th Medicated Marijuana Dispensary
by News Release Friday, December 6, 2024

... a total of 30,035 in-state patients and 2,609 caregivers are registered statewide ....


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Dec 15 Deadline for Maui Interim Housing Program
by News Release Friday, December 6, 2024

... The HIHP program is currently housing 135 survivor households in 148 units ....


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City announces next five town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
by News Release Friday, December 6, 2024

... $10.1 billion ....


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Affordable Housing: City Touts 'Year of Progress'
by News Release Friday, December 6, 2024

"...restrictive regulations...."


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Light tunnel and brand-new displays to commemorate 40th anniversary of Honolulu City Lights
by News Release Friday, December 6, 2024

... The month-long celebration of the Honolulu City Lights kicks-off ....


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New report challenges common claim that 'Jones Act jobs' have been increasing
by Grassroot Institute Thursday, December 5, 2024

... Jobs in America’s waterborne transportation and related sectors have actually declined in recent decades, federal statistics show ....


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Court: DoE Must Allow Christian Good News Clubs in Schools
by News Release Thursday, December 5, 2024

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


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DBEDT: Tax Reform Improves Economic Outlook
by News Release Wednesday, December 4, 2024

... With the income tax reform and the increase in the supply of affordable housing, we expect that living in Hawaii will be more affordable and our state’s outmigration will be mitigated ....


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Insurance Emergency: Green Extends Proclamation Again
by News Release Wednesday, December 4, 2024

... Reinsurance rates have increased 20-50% per year for the past few years ....


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Miske’s death may terminate some criminal proceedings
by News Release Wednesday, December 4, 2024

"Presently, there is no finding of foul play or suicide."


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How to make Hawaii more livable
by Grassroot Institute Tuesday, December 3, 2024

... we only build in Hawaii on 5% of the land mass — 95% is agriculture or preservation land ....


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Legislators Announce 2025 Session Calendar
by News Release Monday, December 2, 2024

... calendar for the 2025 Legislative Session, which will convene on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 ....


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Tax and Trade issues top Taiwan Agenda during Hawaii Visit
by News Article Monday, December 2, 2024

... It will reduce double taxation barriers for further investment by Taiwan into the United States, and vice versa ....


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How Family Got Justice Decades After Outgoing 19-Year-Old Was Killed in Her Hawaii Apartment
by Video Video Monday, December 2, 2024

... Nancy Anderson's murder — which was Hawaii's oldest cold case — is the focus of the Dec. 2 episode of 'People Magazine Investigates' on ID ....


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SF Judge Rules 'Empty Homes Tax’ Unconstitutional
by Andrew Walden Monday, December 2, 2024

... the (US) Supreme Court has held that the government cannot “compel a landowner over objection to rent his property” without violating the Takings Clause ....


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‘Empty Homes Tax’ Drives Rent up 37%
by Andrew Walden Sunday, December 1, 2024

...Even the bill’s supporters don’t pretend rents will come down....


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Taiwan President Lai visits Bishop Museum in Hawaii
by News Release Sunday, December 1, 2024

... Taiwan President begins first Pacific tour in Hawaii ....


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