Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Hawai'i Daily News Read

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
October 3, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lahaina Tourism return may bring ‘explosion of anger’
  2. Weasel Words: County ‘looks to’ speed up Lahaina reentry process
  3. Maui Fires: PUC Finally Gets Around to Considering Plan to ‘Harden’ Power Lines
  4. Lack Of Money And Staff Is Hindering Wildfire Code Enforcement In Hawaii
  5. Occupancy for Hawaii vacation rentals dropped to 54% in August
  6. Game Rooms Average 5 Years Between fake raids--City Council to mull anti-gaming room measure
  7. $13K Junket: City Council Members Are South Korea Bound
  8. “Data comparisons between 2020 Census and 2010 Census detailed race data should be made with caution”
  9. Military’s plan to stop using fresh drinking water on Oahu golf course halted by DOH

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Letters to the Editor October, 2023
Letters to the Editor

Pohoiki: Zendo Drops a Bombshell


Monday, October 2, 2023
October 2, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. New Shelter Built to Keep Lahaina Homeless out of Burn Zone
  2. LahainaFires: 600 families put out of Hotels
  3. Lahaina fires prompt questions about state water policy
  4. BLNR Member: Criticism of Official who Withheld Water for Firefighting is ‘Racist’
  5. Families are faced with hard decision to leave Lahaina or stay
  6. Charter School Quickly Sets up Lahaina Campus
  7. Next stage of the Miske case–Motions to suppress evidence
  8. Affordable Housing Fraud: Two Hilo attorneys under investigation by state office
  9. Soft on Crime Crowd Finds Another Excuse to Block Oahu Jail Construction
  10. Decade long water leak being fixed after millions of gallons wasted

Sunday, October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. LahainaFires: HHFDC Pretends Insurance does Not Exist--Wants you to believe Act of Congress needed to replace Low-Income Housing
  2. HART’s endless games--Still Trying to Scam Feds After All These Years
  3. Hirono Political Rhetoric Isn't Helping Maui Fire Survivors
  4. The Need For Legislative Reform Can Be A Matter Of Life And Death
  5. Hawaii Wildfire-Fighting Force Eyes Eightfold Increase In Funding

Saturday, September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Multiple Murder Counts After Deadly Cockfight
  2. EPA Consent Decree: Pollution Violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant
  3. 600 evacuees in West Maui hotels to be locked out?  Safe Harbor program expires
  4. When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle
  5. Pearl Harbor Military Terminated Community Oversite Boards Monitoring Toxic Contamination Cleanups
  6. Efforts underway to smooth out COVID vaccine insurance issues

Friday, September 29, 2023
September 29, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Move to Vegas: How Lahaina Lockdown Designed to Block Insurance Payouts to Homeowners
  2. HECO’s Slimy Answers Don’t Play Well Before Congress 
  3. Lassner setting goals for final 15 months as UH president
  4. High Water Bills Surprise Kula Residents Who Helped Fight Wildfires
  5. Minimum Qualifications Proposed For Honolulu Emergency Manager
  6. Micronesian Tenants Fight Back Against ‘Terrible’ Apartment Conditions
  7. Half-Pound of Meth: Out on Bail, Does it Again

Thursday, September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. HECO Stonewalls House Committee Investigators
  2. Reps. Sonny Ganaden and Jeanne Kapela are a couple.
  3. Tourism Executives Campaign To Bring Needed Visitors To Maui
  4. Saint Louis School to join settlement talks in sex assault case against 2 high-profile athletes
  5. Council’s Tulba seeks more film studios for Oahu

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lahaina Fundraiser Spouts Conspiracy Theories, Quickly Raises $1M
  2. HECO ‘May not be Forthcoming’  to US House Committee
  3. Hawaii Agencies Flout The Law By Ignoring Maui Fire Records Requests
  4. Mike Miske survived three previous investigations without criminal charges
  5. Former Civil Defense council chair: Officials failed to heed key warnings ahead of Lahaina disaster
  6. Lahaina Fires: Blame KSBE or HECO?
  7. Furloughs, layoffs mounts on Maui as economic headwinds continue
  8. Lawsuit Accuses Kauai Chief Judge Of Sexually Harassing His Assistant
  9. Toughen penalties for illegal gambling

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Eminent Domain News: Criminal Kaniela Ing writing the ‘New Urbanist’ blueprint for Lahaina
  2. Ing News: ‘Some may be outright frauds’
  3. A Major Power Outage In Lahaina The Day Of The Fire Likely Saved Lives
  4. Soft on Crime Crowd Finds Another Way to Stop Jail Construction
  5. Did A Ransomware Attack Take Down KITV News?
  6. SD1: Little Miss Impeachment to be Defeated Again
  7. Multiple ambulances offline over the weekend amid EMS staffing shortage
  8. DoE ‘Security’ Cameras Peep into Bathroom Stalls

Monday, September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Kealoha Case: Fentanyl Dealing Ex-Cop is Getting Record Wiped Clean
  2. Roseanne Barr Considering Running for Governor of Hawaii as Republican
  3. Toxic? Antivaxxer Lorrin Pang Tries to Scare Lahaina Homeowners Away from their own Properties
  4. Solar Batteries High on List of ‘Hazardous’ Materials being used as Excuse to Keep Homeowners Away
  5. Two Cost Increasers: How ‘Planners’ Make Ala Wai Pedestrian Bridge into a $63M Harp
  6. MECO Conditionally Offers Financial Compensation for Outages

Sunday, September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lahaina fire lawsuits hamstring release of information
  2. The secret to reaching the next generation
  3. Governor’s revised housing proclamation caves to NIMBYs
  4. Lahaina Scammers
  5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 23, 2023
  6. Honolulu Architect Is Headed To Prison For Bribery But Still Working Permits at DPP
  7. Lassner was one weird dude 
  8. Before Lahaina Burned, Hawaiian Electric Was Slow to Replace Poles That Posed Fire Risk
  9. Don’t blame climate change for fires
  10. Caltech telescope removed from Maunakea summit--Will be Moved to Chile where Science is Appreciated
  11. AAR? Where Were Maui Police During The Fires?
  12. Rents Could Double For Some Ewa Beach Tenants In Affordable Housing Complex

Saturday, September 23, 2023
September 23, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Move to Vegas: Mayor Tells Fire Survivors Wait 2 Years Before Rebuilding Lahaina Homes
  2. Eminent Domain Coming: Officials tell Lahaina property owners to ‘put personal gain aside’
  3. ‘We’re gonna rebuild’: Residents brace for emotional return to Lahaina
  4. Reentry Procedures Designed to Scare Property Owners into Giving up Land
  5. Native Hawaiian churches urge investigation into missionary role in federal boarding schools
  6. Kaimuki retail group supports city's homeless sweeps; critical of ACLU Hawaii lawsuit
  7. State Capitol library covered in tarps to protect against leaking pools

Friday, September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Finding Someone to Blame for the Lahaina Fires
  2. HART Caught Lying Again: Stalls Bidding Deadline For Next Major Honolulu Rail Contract in Hope of Getting Federal Money before Costly Truth Revealed
  3. How a Maui PD officer worked with community to open an evacuation route
  4. Police Comm gives Fluffy Eval to Honolulu Police Chief
  5. Blind, disabled, denied: Handi-Van issues persist

Thursday, September 21, 2023
September 21, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. “The cost of disasters may be allocated to all HECO ratepayers”
  2. In wake of devastating wildfire, experts propose new sources of water for parched West Maui
  3. Deputy Prosecutor Blows Cases? Fired After Using Confidential Crime Scene Photos
  4. Multiculturalism Is Tourism
  5. Who’s Behind UHERO?
  6. Legislators Fly Around on Your Dime
  7. ‘A sign of hope’: New tactic shows promise in shutting down game rooms permanently
  8. After 164 Violations, Driving Scofflaw May Finally Get jail
  9. ‘This has got to end’: Pipes leaking millions of gallons of water a month at Dillingham Airfield still not fixed
  10. City in high-stakes talks with military over proposed new landfill site

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Can BJ Penn tap out broken zoning code?
  2. Green Backtracks on YIMBY Emergency Order
  3. Attorney Calls for Three Year Mortgage Deferral and Foreclosure Moratorium for Lahaina Homeowners
  4. Trump on Ballot for Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus
  5. UH President Lassner announces plans to retire
  6. Lahaina Fires: Chinese Disinformation Circulates at State Capitol
  7. EPA deems about 40% of burnt Maui land parcels safe for residents to return
  8. Propaganda Saturates Media as ‘The Wildfire Litigation Industry’ Takes On Hawaiian Electric
  9. New Maui Evidence Helps HECO Avoid Bankruptcy: Fire Gained Unstoppable Momentum While Firefighters Were on Lunch Break
  10. Here is a narrative that works Against HECO in Litigation
  11. Three Weeks:  Maui’s mayor steers clear of spotlight and avoids news conferences
  12. Plan Working: Lahaina Residents Leave Maui for Good
  13. Civil Beat: Eminent Domain is just a ‘Conspiracy Theory’ -- Nothing to see here, just move along
  14. Maui Activists Urge Return Of DLNR Water Official To Former Job so He Can Refuse Firefighters Water Again
  15. Show me the money: Where Red Cross and Maui Strong donations are going
  16. HECO Exploits Federal Infrastructure Funds to Squelch PUC Fire Investigation
  17. Wildfires drag down Maui’s August hotel performance
  18. Even with School Open, Hardly Anybody Rides Rail
  19. ‘Outrageous’: Red Hill suit plaintiffs accuse government of destroying cell phone evidence
  20. Insurance lag results in wait for COVID-19 vaccine
  21. Dems To NOAA: Hold Wespac Accountable For Misspending Nearly $1 Million
  22. Hawaii judge rejects settlement in Jayden de Laura sexual assault civil case

Tuesday, September 19, 2023
September 19, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Ing’s Phony Lahaina Charity Behind OHA Scheme to Develop Kakaako Makai?
  2. Hawaii Public Utilities Commission vs Albert Hee
  3. Ahead of tourism reboot in West Maui, some Lahaina fire victims are told they’ll have to move
  4. Lahaina Residents Can Return To Their Burned Properties Soon. But Maybe We Can Scare Them Away by Questioning Air Safety?
  5. Their homes and businesses were destroyed in Lahaina, but mortgage payments are still due
  6. Maui Residents Speak Up as Council Develops Wildfire Recovery Plan
  7. Ivanka Trump's secret trip to Maui to give meals to families devastated by wildfires
  8. Prosecutorial misconduct cited in move to throw out charges in gruesome Oahu gay on gay murder
  9. Honolulu Council: $625 to Park Your Own car in Front of Your House

Monday, September 18, 2023
Letters to the Editor, September, 2023
Letters to the Editor
  • Kona Seniors Locked Out and Need Help
  • Empty Rental Better than Bad Tenant
  • Half-Ass Voters

Monday, September 18, 2023
September 18, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Republicans Elect New Party Chair
  2. For ‘Progressive’ Criminal Kaniela Ing Lahaina Fires are Just Another Grift
  3. Thousands push back against Oct 8 West Maui re-opening
  4. Falck pledges to maintain current services in Maui County
  5. 50% Water Rate Hike for Oahu Homeowners And Businesses
  6. Beth Fukumoto: How My 15 Minutes of Fame Destroyed Me

Sunday, September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Hawaii Republicans complain about one-party rule, but offer few credible candidates
  2. SD22 Waianae: Alfred “Braddah Al” Keaka Medeiros vs Maile Shimabukuro
  3. Politicians have been Pretending to Solve Housing Crisis For Generations
  4. LOL! HART claims $580M surplus awaits at Civic Center--Immediately begins spending for Ala Moana
  5. Blangiardi Claims FTA Paying $744M to HART
  6. DLIR: No COVID-Style Logjams for Lahaina
  7. Service Declines After Mokulele Bought by Electric Seaplane Promoters
  8. Kidnapping in Progress: Officers did not Pursue

Saturday, September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023 News Read
Andrew Walden
  1. Lahaina Death Toll Lowered from 115 To 97
  2. Green Revises Housing Emergency Proclamation--calls it 'affordable'
  3. New 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines offers enhanced protection
  4. Six House Working Groups Investigate Lahaina Fires
  5. How Biden’s Approval Rating in Hawaii Has Changed Since Taking Office
  6. Lawyer: New housing proclamation ‘still unlawful’
  7. More Unconstitutional Tax Ideas: Governor Suggests Charging ‘Climate Impact Fee’ To Visitors
  8. Maui County Council considers bill on post-fire cleanup options
  9. Lahaina condos could trigger broader insurance woes
  10. Former employee alleges discrimination by ACLU Hawaii


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Hawaii AG Sues to Keep Feeding 'Gender Change' Drugs to Minors
by News Article Tuesday, October 3, 2023

... "surgeries that remove or add body parts associated with a given gender – such as genital removal or breast removal" and "treatments using puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the purpose of developing characteristics inconsistent with a child's sex." ....


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Molokai Reefs: DLNR Listening to Walter Ritte
by News Release Monday, October 2, 2023

... Idea:  Let's go attack some Oahu fishermen again ....


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Transsexual flag flying outside the Fasi Municipal Building
by News Release Monday, October 2, 2023

... City to celebrate Honolulu Pride Month ....


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Unlocking the Potential of the Public Land Trust
by Kelii Akina Monday, October 2, 2023

... A Path to Empower Native Hawaiians ....


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DHHL Goes on Land-Buying Spree
by News Article Monday, October 2, 2023

"...Sixty lots have been acquired so far....”


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Think small to help resolve Kaua‘i’s housing crisis
by Grassroot Institute Monday, October 2, 2023

... allowing homebuilding on lot sizes smaller than currently allowed ....


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VIDEO: Educating children hailed as key to preserving principles of liberty
by Grassroot Institute Monday, October 2, 2023

... We cannot carry on our country’s spirit of freedom and liberty without preparing the next generation to do so ....


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Lahaina Fire Caused by Anti-Cane Smoke Activism
by News Article Monday, October 2, 2023

... Hawaii’s burn ban came about as a result of lawsuits and lobbying campaigns waged by activists and organizations, including Earthjustice and the Sierra Club. The effort succeeded in ending prescribed agricultural burns, which contributed to the demise of a historic 36,000-acre sugar plantation in 2016 ....


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Lahaina fires prompt questions about state water policy
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, October 1, 2023

... Are Hawaii’s water policies sufficient for fighting fires? ....


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LahainaFires: 600 families put out of Hotels
by News Release Sunday, October 1, 2023

... 2,200 of the families displaced by the Maui wildfires who are receiving shelter in hotels and similar lodging have completed the required eligibility process ... 600 haven't ....


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New Shelter Built to Keep Lahaina Homeless out of Burn Zone
by News Release Sunday, October 1, 2023

... multiple military-grade tents, that can house a total of approximately 150 people ....


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Make sure to claim additional property tax relief in Honolulu
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, October 1, 2023

... Honolulu homeowners have until Oct. 2 to file for increased property tax exemptions that Grassroot Institute helped become law ....


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Let the Donor Beware
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, October 1, 2023

... the fund directs the user to a page on ActBlue, a fund-raising platform used by Democrats ....


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2A Victory: Hawaii County Concealed Carry Rules Rejected by Court
by News Article Sunday, October 1, 2023

... Hawaii County must use the same form as Honolulu ....


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Before the Disaster: Hawaii Unemployment 3.1%
by News Release Saturday, September 30, 2023

... Data are collected each month from sample establishments for the single pay period that includes the 12th of the month. ...


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 30, 2023
by News Release Saturday, September 30, 2023

... Congress approves 45-day extension on Federal spending, temporarily averting shutdown and screwing Ukraine ....


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EPA Consent Decree: Pollution Violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant
by News Release Saturday, September 30, 2023

“This order ensures that the Kailua Treatment Plant continues to take steps to prevent any further bacteria exceedances in what the plant discharges into the ocean”


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Multiple Murder Counts After Deadly Cockfight
by News Release Friday, September 29, 2023

... two people dead and three others injured ....


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Yes, in God’s Backyard
by Kelii Akina Friday, September 29, 2023

... the 'Yes in God’s Backyard' law — makes it easier for churches and other religious institutions to build housing on their properties ....


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Maui Tourists Shift to Other Islands
by News Release Friday, September 29, 2023

... In August 2023, visitor arrivals to Oahu +11.0%, Hawaii Island +4.1% and Kauai +9.0% increased while visitor arrivals to Maui -57.8% dropped significantly ....


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New dashboard highlights areas of Hawaiʻi housing crisis
by UH ERO Thursday, September 28, 2023

... customize data reports based on location, with information such as property and rental market, demographics, zoning and housing stock ....


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Real Value of $100 in Honolulu $87.15
by Tax Foundation Thursday, September 28, 2023
... REAL VALUE OF $100 in Hawaii -- Honolulu $87.15 ... Maui County $89.25  ... Rest of State $92.46 ....

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EPA: Civil Beat Publisher Profits from Sale of Illegal Pesticides
by News Release Thursday, September 28, 2023

...EPA alleges that eBay Sold Unlawful Pesticides, Prohibited Products Containing a Restricted Chemical and Illegal Devices that Defeat Pollution Controls on Motor Vehicles....


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RIP Leinaala Teruya Drummond
by Hawaii Family Forum Thursday, September 28, 2023

... Leinaala was the very first employee at Hawaii Family Forum ....


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Lawsuit: Hawaii Breaks Law on Voter Rolls
by Heritage Foundation Thursday, September 28, 2023

... Hawaii’s chief election officer violated the National Voter Registration Act, which requires states to update voter registration rolls regularly ....


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Will HECO be Saved? JSC Unveils Choices for Two Supreme Court Seats
by News Release Thursday, September 28, 2023

... HECO Suits: Two Vacant Hawaii Supreme Court Seats Loom Large ....


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Blangiardi statement in opposition to ACLU Lawsuit
by News Release Thursday, September 28, 2023

"... we cannot ignore the tremendous and ongoing burden being borne by communities who are dealing with those who refuse help ...."


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HI-EMA Clarifies Siren-Activation Rules
by News Release Wednesday, September 27, 2023

“...These protocols haven’t changed....”


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FBI Forensics Lending a Hand in Lahaina
by News Release Wednesday, September 27, 2023

... Within days of the fire, FBI resources such as the Evidence Response Team (ERT), forensic identification, and victim services deployed to Lahaina. ...


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Time for Action, Mayor Bissen
by News Release Wednesday, September 27, 2023

... Theoretically, Bissen’s proclamation makes it easier to build housing for displaced families.  But there are a couple problems .…


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HECO Postpones Time-of-Use Rate Hikes
by News Release Tuesday, September 26, 2023

... Bissen asked the Commission and Hawaiian Electric for a temporary suspension of the pilot program for the randomly selected customers on Maui due to the recent wildfires ....


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Lahaina Fires: Where are the students?
by News Release Tuesday, September 26, 2023

... they continue to re-enroll in other options, including other HIDOE schools or distance learning programs, charter schools, private schools or withdraw to homeschool or relocate out of state ....


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Earthjustice Files Lawsuit to Clean Up Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant
by News Release Tuesday, September 26, 2023

.... treated sewage from the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant flows into Honokōhau Harbor through groundwater ....


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Green Updates Lahaina Emergency Price Controls
by News Release Tuesday, September 26, 2023

... including rentals of residential dwellings ....


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​India abolishes its ‘Jones Act,’ could be role model for U.S.
by Grassroot Institute Tuesday, September 26, 2023

... The idea was to lower transportation costs and carbon emissions by shifting cargo transport along the country’s coastal areas from trucks and trains to ocean vessels ....


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Hawaii Ranks 4th for Homeless per Capita
by News Article Monday, September 25, 2023

... must be an undercount ....


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Governor’s revised housing proclamation caves to NIMBYs
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, September 24, 2023

"...the same bureaucracy and NIMBY-ism is happening with that emergency proclamation...."


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​Lahaina fire lawsuits hamstring release of information
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, September 24, 2023

‘...Yes, it’d be nice if we could actually get some healing and apologies out there, but the legal natures of this make that hard to do....’


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The secret to reaching the next generation
by Kelii Akina Sunday, September 24, 2023

... He asked his mother if she would help him reach out to the media ....


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Lahaina Scammers
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, September 24, 2023

... there is a darker side ....


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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 23, 2023
by GovTrack .us Sunday, September 24, 2023

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


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Biden Amends Hawaii Disaster Declaration
by News Release Saturday, September 23, 2023

... authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures ....


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Applications now open for Kapolei City Lights parade
by News Release Saturday, September 23, 2023

... Opening night festivities scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 near Kapolei Hale ....


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DoE: Charter School Enrollment Up, Non-Charter Enrollment Down (again)
by News Release Saturday, September 23, 2023

... charters gain 311 students, non-charters lose 1296 students ....


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Hawaiian Electric begins restoration work in Lahaina
by News Release Saturday, September 23, 2023

... Temporary equipment to provide safe, reliable power to essential services, surrounding neighborhoods ....


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State Water Commission Holds Marathon 12 Hour Meeting
by News Release Friday, September 22, 2023

... Despite some, who testified during Tuesday’s 12-hour-long meeting, claiming the suspension of the water code during the fire emergency set everything back to before 1987, Chang said that is not accurate ....


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Fire Insurance Claims? Senate Field Hearing Set for Lahaina
by News Release Friday, September 22, 2023

... Thursday, September 28, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lahaina Civic Center ....


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Wildfires deliver heavy blow to Maui economy
by UH ERO Friday, September 22, 2023

... Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes  ....


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Senators Push to Restore Official who Denied Firefighting Water for Lahaina
by News Release Friday, September 22, 2023

... Yes.  'Your' legislators are supporting Kaleo Manuel ....


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Census Bureau: Detailed Look at Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Groups
by News Release Friday, September 22, 2023

... US Census shows majority of Native Hawaiians now live outside of Hawaii .... 


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Can One Government Official Really Hold Up Necessary Water Uses? The Hawaii Public Water Trust In Action
by Robert Thomas Friday, September 22, 2023

... this just had some devastating consequences ....


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Kauai homeowners could save $150 each from higher exemption
by Grassroot Institute Thursday, September 21, 2023

... Bill 2901, Draft 1, which would increase the homeowner exemption by $60,000 and repeal miscellaneous property tax exemptions ....


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RedCross: 78% of Lahaina Staying in Shelters
by Video Video Thursday, September 21, 2023

... “Our primary focus at this time is caring for about 78 percent of the pre-disaster population of Lāhainā — who are staying in dozens of non-congregate shelters (NCS)” ....


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Lahaina Residential Reentry Begins Monday
by News Release Thursday, September 21, 2023

... To gain access to a re-opened zone, county-issued vehicle passes will be required ....


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New Bill from Guam Delegate to Legalize Cockfighting in U.S. Territories
by News Release Wednesday, September 20, 2023

... Similar legislation has been introduced by Delegate from Puerto Rico and attracted no support from any sitting U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative from the states ....


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EPA deems about 40% of burnt Maui land parcels safe for residents to return
by News Article Wednesday, September 20, 2023

... The EPA identified 1,500 parcels that needed to be checked for hazardous materials. Green said about 637 properties are clear ....


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Green Backtracks on YIMBY Emergency Order
by News Article Wednesday, September 20, 2023

"Now all this is…an abuse of the emergency power that won't fast-track housing."


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​UH President Lassner announces plans to retire
by News Release Wednesday, September 20, 2023

... University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner plans to retire at the end of 2024, after what will be more than a decade in the position ....


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Lahaina Fires: Chinese Disinformation Circulates at State Capitol
by Gene Ward Wednesday, September 20, 2023

... China's most recent act of using artificial intelligence to circulate false images and videos worldwide, which purported the Maui wildfire was caused by the U.S. government thru the use of a meteorological weapon ....


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Can BJ Penn tap out broken zoning code?
by News Release Tuesday, September 19, 2023

... the EP didn’t and doesn’t create any permanent change in government.  We need our legislature and county councils to do that ....


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Attorney Calls for Three Year Mortgage Deferral and Foreclosure Moratorium for Lahaina Homeowners
by News Release Tuesday, September 19, 2023

... Federal regulations permit most homeowners a ninety day forbearance on the payment of their mortgages due to natural disaster. After that time, they must begin making payments again and also pay the three months of missed payments ....


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Trump on Ballot for Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus
by News Release Tuesday, September 19, 2023

... The Hawai'i GOP Caucuses will be held Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 6PM to 8PM at dozens of voting locations statewide ....


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VIDEO: Green Addresses UN About Global Warming or Something
by Video Video Monday, September 18, 2023

... We are no longer anticipating the destructive effects of climate hysteria — we are now fully enduring them ....


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Green Orders 24-Hour Bum Patrol at Uncle Billy's Hotel
by News Release Monday, September 18, 2023

... Vegetation around the property has been cleared and a perimeter fence has been constructed. However, several breaches of the newly installed fence have already occurred ....


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​Hawaii 3rd Worst State for Teachers
by News Article Monday, September 18, 2023

... 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living) ....


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Turmoil at the Top: HEI Gets Bankruptcy Expert as Temporary New CFO
by News Release Monday, September 18, 2023

... Scott DeGhetto has been appointed EVP, CFO & treasurer of HEI, effective October 1, 2023 through approximately December 31, 2024. DeGhetto joins HEI from Moelis & Company ....


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Hawaii Republicans Elect New Party Chair
by News Release Sunday, September 17, 2023

... Tamara McKay Chair, Kaulana Fenton Lee First Vice Chair ....


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Has HART gone off the rails again?
by Kelii Akina Sunday, September 17, 2023

... Natalie Iwasa, who was appointed by state Speaker of the House Scott Saiki, has been barred from participating in executive sessions ....


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Challenging the Housing Czar
by Tom Yamachika Sunday, September 17, 2023

... Threats of violence ....


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Rebuild? Give More Rights to Lahaina Property Owners
by Grassroot Institute Sunday, September 17, 2023

... policies the Maui Council can implement to boost the County's economy and encourage reconstruction in Lahaina ....


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Fix Oahu!

Frontline: The Fixers

Genetic Literacy Project

Grassroot Institute

Habele.org

Hawaii Aquarium Fish Report

Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society

Hawaii Catholic TV

Hawaii Christian Coalition

Hawaii Cigar Association

Hawaii ConCon Info

Hawaii Debt Clock

Hawaii Defense Foundation

Hawaii Family Forum

Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers United

Hawaii Farmer's Daughter

Hawaii Federalist Society

Hawaii Federation of Republican Women

Hawaii History Blog

Hawaii Homeschool Association

Hawaii Jihadi Trial

Hawaii Legal News

Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance

Hawaii Matters

Hawaii's Partnership for Appropriate & Compassionate Care

Hawaii Public Charter School Network

Hawaii Rifle Association

Hawaii Shippers Council

Hawaii Smokers Alliance

Hawaii State Data Lab

Hawaii Together

HIEC.Coop

HiFiCo

Hiram Fong Papers

Homeschool Legal Defense Hawaii

Honolulu Moms for Liberty

Honolulu Navy League

Honolulu Traffic

House Minority Blog

Imua TMT

Inouye-Kwock, NYT 1992

Inside the Nature Conservancy

Inverse Condemnation

Investigative Project on Terrorism

July 4 in Hawaii

Kakaako Cares

Keep Hawaii's Heroes

Land and Power in Hawaii

Legislative Committee Analysis Tool

Lessons in Firearm Education

Lingle Years

Malulani Foundation

Managed Care Matters -- Hawaii

Malama Pregnancy Center of Maui

MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Military Home Educators' Network Oahu

Missile Defense Advocacy

MIS Veterans Hawaii

NAMI Hawaii

Natatorium.org

National Christian Foundation Hawaii

National Parents Org Hawaii

NFIB Hawaii News

No GMO Means No Aloha

Not Dead Yet, Hawaii

NRA-ILA Hawaii

Oahu Alternative Transport

Obookiah

OHA Lies

Opt Out Today

OurFutureHawaii.com

Patients Rights Council Hawaii

PEACE Hawaii

People vs Machine

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

Pritchett Cartoons

Pro-GMO Hawaii

P.U.E.O.

RailRipoff.com

Rental by Owner Awareness Assn

ReRoute the Rail

Research Institute for Hawaii USA

Rick Hamada Show

RJ Rummel

Robotics Organizing Committee

School Choice in Hawaii

SenatorFong.com

Sink the Jones Act

Statehood for Guam

Talking Tax

Tax Foundation of Hawaii

The Real Hanabusa

Time Out Honolulu

Trustee Akina KWO Columns

UCC Truths

US Tax Foundation Hawaii Info

VAREP Honolulu

Waagey.org

West Maui Taxpayers Association

What Natalie Thinks

Whole Life Hawaii

Yes2TMT