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Friday, January 31, 2020 January 31, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:37 PM :: 2599 Views How to Restore OHA's Credibility NRA Town Hall Set for Honolulu Former Schofield Range Director Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scheme HB1884: Right to Repair Hawaii’s housing crisis, in 63 seconds Crowds line streets to mark end of watch for fallen HPD officer Enriquez Spy Satellites provide so-called ‘data’ for possible storm runoff fee on Oahu Star-Adv: No Property Tax for BoE HART Shouldn’t Promise To Have Rail Ready In October Kai Kahele’s Plan to Wipe out Mortgage Lending on DHHL Committee: Full Senate Should Confirm Aila As DHHL Director Property tax hike fails Bills About Nothing: Why Hawaii Legislators Write Measures With No Text Gun Rights Advocates: 2020 Bills Impact Law-Abiding Citizens, Don't Address Crimes Hawaii County PD: Five officers terminated in 2019 Purse Snatchers Linked Back to Homeless Camp Caldwell Has a Glass Jaw—Punched out in Chinatown FAA employee blocked from inspecting Kauai tour chopper prior to crash Hawaii Looks To The Philippines For Its Newest Teacher Recruits Al Hee’s Lawyer Now Represents Donald J Trump Read More..

Thursday, January 30, 2020 January 30, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 2808 Views Hawaii GET adds $222M to healthcare costs Maui Telescope Begins Making Observations--Thanks to Mayor Arakawa and Maui PD ILWU Boss Gets 30 Months for Theft Charting a New Fiscal Course for Hawaii: Fiscal Architecture Approach Feds Bust Philippine KOJ Church Bills Would Extend Statute of Limitations for Child Molestation Second Amendment Rally Set for Capitol HB2451: Assisted Suicide Proponents want Hawaii to be a testing ground for Nurses! Election 2020: Candidate Filing Opens Monday Feb 3 Low, stagnant wages are main factors in Hawaii's population decline Appointed Corruption:  Council Considering Abolition of Prosecutor Elections Public meetings start next week to discuss proposed stormwater fee Caldwell skeptical of HART’s promise to Help Mufi by opening Honolulu rail in October Beware The ‘Magic’ Of Public-Private Partnerships For Honolulu Rail Testifiers voice strong opposition to Young Brothers’ rate request Ethics Board to take on Maunakea road block Sovereignty Activist Lawyer on Trial for Mortgage Scams Judge appears willing to allow subpoena of anti-TMT group’s financial records Honolulu Voters Will Decide On Two-Term Limit For Prosecutor HB1676: Red-light cameras in the works Child Molester: Former House candidate is sentenced to 5 years in prison Hypocrites: Kauai County Still using Pesticides in County Parks  Homeless Man Forced To Lick Urinal By Police Files Civil Lawsuit Meth Bust During Homeless Sweep Read More..

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 January 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 5108 Views Hawaii: More Anti-Gun Bills Introduced Before Deadline DHHL Buys KSBE Property in Moiliili--Will Build Rental Units Hawaii receives mixed grades on tobacco prevention and cessation HB2680: Involuntary Hospitalization for Mentally Ill Doing the Job the State Won't Do: Feds Sentence MCCC Escapee to 46 Months in a Real Prison Public Meetings to Discuss Caldwell Rain Tax Hawaii: 69% Struggle Financially Another Record Year: 10.4M Tourists Visit Hawaii in 2019 HB2728: Diamond Head Attack Becomes Excuse for Tax Hike Honolulu Prosecutor Debate: Only Megan Kau Pledges to Keep Criminal Suspects Locked up Judge: Police, prosecutors hid evidence, violated Ewa Beach woman’s civil rights HGEA Member Charged with Stealing $628K from Charter School Overrun by Lava Hawaii to Shunt a Lot More Money to Elon Musk Can changing a federal maritime law help lower Hawaii's cost of living? U.S. Rep. Ed Case thinks so Bill 2: Can Fixing Parking Rules Make Honolulu More Affordable? SB2049: $50K to Buy a House With  Kauai, Maui, Hawaii Councils Sucked in by DHHL Mortgage Hysteria Next Boondoggle: View 3 possible design options for the new Aloha Stadium The Honolulu Morgue is Still a Mess HB2567: Hawaii Should ‘Study’ Magic Mushrooms Instead of Letting Genuine Medical Researchers do it Read More..

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 January 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:23 PM :: 2722 Views Honolulu City Finances 3rd Worst in USA SB2331 Will Legislators Give Kaneshiro Crony $50M? School Choice Week Hawaii -- 96 events statewide This Week's Legislative Hearings Save Billionaires Row: Tourism Industry Activists Sue DLNR Over Aquarium Fishing (again) HB2671: Saiki Proposes Constitutional Amendment Allowing Board of Education to Raise Property Taxes City considers creating a new utility (and fee) for tackling storm water HB2228: Exempt Medical from GE Tax School choice offers exciting ways to gain ‘ike in Hawaii SB2307-HB2055:  Don’t Let State Workers Access Online Porn SB2694: Low Income Housing Tax Credits Laniakea Test: Will Legislators Burn $34M on Altar of Sea Level Rise? Ige: Homeless will Accept Housing if Alternative is Jail Homeless Auto Thieves to be Kicked out of One’ula Beach Park How Makaha Neighbors Kicked Homeless Drug Addicts out of Neighborhood Botanical Garden ‘Affordable Housing’ -- Association Fees Jump 50% After Developer Sells Units Read More..

Monday, January 27, 2020 January 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:33 PM :: 2552 Views Death Row 'Not-a Pimp' McCoy Kicked out by Angry Mother Hawaii: Weddings Cost More Than Any Other State Insiders: We Really Don’t Need to Fix Cost of Living, Just Pretend Guidelines proposed for legalization of stun guns Gun Control Bills on the Move Public funeral service to held for fallen Officer Enriquez ‘Congestion Pricing’ Is Another Of Honolulu’s Bad Ideas Bills for 2020: Sea Level Rise is an Excuse to Harden their Property and Sacrifice Yours Read More..

Sunday, January 26, 2020 January 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 2996 Views OHA Audit: Don’t Let Them Double Up! Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 25, 2020 Full Text: DBEDT Releases Housing Planning Study Report: HIOSH has the Ethics of a Used Car Salesman Auditor: CIP Management Gets Even Worse Where The Homeless Are--Oahu 'Heat Map' Nearly 7,000 become homeless in 2019 on Oahu Leong’s New Job: Box up the Skeletons in Caldwell’s Closet Ige has no Plan to Build TMT Rate hike blasted: Opposition mounts to Young Brothers’ request for 34% increase Case continues quest to change Jones Act Legal battle over e-signatures pursued amid effort to impeach Honolulu prosecutor Kahauiki Village celebrates second anniversary Soft on Crime: Career violent criminal released after burglary, his second arrest in one week $24M found in Kauai Water Department pensions Read More..

Saturday, January 25, 2020 January 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 2378 Views State of the State: Right diagnosis, wrong prescription HB2593: Fossil Fuel Cars to be Banned by 2030 Sen Riviere Introduces Bills to Protect Communities from Wind Farms Eight Bills Behind 'Joint Economic Package' Maui Mayor: Environmental Assessment Rules Cause Shortage of Affordable Housing  Violent tragedy at Diamond Head exposed major gaps in Hawaii’s mental health system, state officials say Enabling deteriorating behavior hurts public Road-usage fee would raise prices for us all Turtle Traffic: DoT Wants to Solve Problem the Expensive Way (of course) SB3167: Bureaucratic Turf Fight over Aloha $tadium Project Hawaii Medicaid Patients May Have Fewer Insurance Choices Clerk: King Lied About Spy Cameras in Council Chambers Number of Oahu vacation rental units is shrinking Prisons need oversight OJ Simpson Innocence Project To Host Prosecutor Candidate Debate SB2601 -- Bill would allow counties to charge developers for law enforcement costs Will State Inspect Cargo Containers for Contraband? SB2234: DUI at 0.05% State senators propose legalized gambling (again) Read More..

Friday, January 24, 2020 January 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 2530 Views Tailspin! How to defuse Hawaii's $88 billion debt bomb Campbell HS: DoE Lawyers Fight Female Athletes Over Technicalities DoI Micronesia and US Territories: 2019 Accomplishments U.S. Ferry Systems Soaked by Maritime Protectionism Week One: 4,161 Bills and Resolutions Introduced in Legislature  FTA “Anxious” About Rail P3 Cost HART: Nan Now Seven Months Behind (Latest Revised) Schedule—Delay Could Impact P3 Bids Familiar solutions from Hawaii state leaders Amid rematch bid, Republican Sam Slom accuses Chang of ‘socialist agenda’ 85% of Ewa Movers want out of Ewa Hawaii Road Usage Charge Penalizes Fuel Efficiency-DoT Lying About Declining Fuel Tax Revenues Big Oil Carbon Credit Plan Would Hit Hawaii Hard Bill package addresses wind farms in Hawaii Senators Delay Vote After Grilling Aila As Head Of Hawaiian Home Lands $8.3M -- Hawaii County working on new deal for state reimbursement for TMT-related costs $15K daily fine -- BLNR Threatens Demolition of South Kona home facing fine for illegal vacation rental in conservation district County wants to seize, sell site of former homeless camp to pay fines Guns found at Hibiscus Drive not registered to homeowner or late husband, Chief Ballard says 38 Gun Control Bills Moving in Legislature  Caldwell: Soft on Homelessness Crowd Killing Homeless ‘Houseless’ are Refusing to Accept Shelter, must be Forced off Streets Sit-lie ban, why not Kona? Defense Lawyers Upset After Efforts to Discourage Witness Undermined by Prosecutor Lawsuit Claims Guards Had Suicidal Inmate Cuffed, Let Him Bleed To Death Read More..

Thursday, January 23, 2020 January 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 2466 Views Twelve candidates to appear on Democratic Party of Hawaii Party-run Presidential Primary ballot FAA Lowered Bar for Southwest Airlines Hawaii Approvals, Complaint Alleges Hawaii Highest Union Membership in USA Nobody in Hawaii really believes in sea level rise Cost of Housing: For 50 Years Legislators Have Known that Regulation is to Blame Report: 30% of Honolulu renters are looking to move out of State Plenty Of Warning Signs But Few Treatment Options In Police Killer Case Useless State had HPD wellness-check done on Diamond Head landlord after elder abuse allegation   Volunteers gather for point-in-time count to get better sense of Hawaii’s homeless population ‘Sacred’ Money: OHA Tollbooth to Cash in on Mauna Kea Tourism? $2.7M Fines -- Maui TVR Shut Down After 60 Years in Operation Hawaii County Council $1.45M Insider Cash Giveaway Paused for Now Kauai, not just Oahu, now being considered for $1.9B defense radar Eliminating Competition to Drive Prices Higher—Global Warmers Take Aim at The Gas Company Tour Helicopter Crashes — And Flights — Have Escalated In Recent Years Read More..

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 January 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 2853 Views Ige, Ballard, Legislators Agree: Mentally Ill Must be Forcibly Committed to Treatment Centers Eliminating Barriers to the Treatment of Mental Illness -- HRS Evaluated Law by Law Cost of Living: Hawaii Per Capita Income 4th-Lowest in USA Full Text: State of the State Address Doctors Agonistes: Paradise Lost Hawaii School Choice Week: Education Celebration and Resource Fair Why Be Pro-GMO? Senate Updates Sexual Harassment Policy Gabbard Sues Clinton Over ‘Russian Asset’ Remark Federal Charges for 7-11 robberies, UH carjacking Feds Seize Real Estate Connected to Illegal Game Rooms Mauna Kea: Politicians Form Circular Firing Squad Ige still believes TMT can be resolved peacefully Telescope Protest: Hawaii AG Seeking KAHEA Bank Records –to be Stripped of Nonprofit Status?   Shady Tactics Of Gut And Replace Mar Legislative Process   Hawaii Should Welcome New Defense Radar Instead of Dealing with Mental Health, Lawmakers consider ban on lending of guns Pension reforms would boost state Read More..

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 January 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 4349 Views India, co-builder of Hawaii telescope, wants it shifted out of proposed site Making Prescriptions More Available DoE Releases Annual School Quality Survey Sen Taniguchi Blocks Bill Mandating Pension forfeiture after felony      Psychiatric Review Court Needed to Incarcerate Lunatics in Lunatic Asylum Involuntary Hospitalization Task Force Proposes a Few Timid Reforms  Dispelling myths about prison overcrowding Severe Doctor Shortage On The Big Island For 5th Year Running, Lawmakers Consider Giving Airports More Autonomy DoT Proposing Laniakea Turtle Traffic Realignment Taxpayer Ripped off For Years—Denied Refund UH Releases Pay Levels For Hundreds Of Graduate Assistants, Lecturers Dude Allegedly Breaks in to Fasi Building, Starts Fire Meth Bust reveals Multi-Generational Family of Tweekers at Kahului Library Homeless Camp Protesters Finally Shamed into Partially Cleaning up Mauna Kea Read More..

Monday, January 20, 2020 January 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:56 PM :: 3484 Views 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood TMT Supporters Help Clean Up Protest Camp After Photos Expose Messy Mauna DoTax: State Tax Collections up $380M Auditor: DBEDT Hides $6.5M from Legislature Attorney general seeks funds to fight corruption Cop Killer was Mental Case -- Second Barricade at House  HOPE probationers have been linked to some of Oahu’s most violent crimes Arson case opened after Homeless Drug Addicts cause 2-alarm house fire in Aiea Paddlers say homeless ruining bays Read More..

Sunday, January 19, 2020 January 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 3789 Views Don’t Let Them Double Up! Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 18, 2020 2 police officers killed in shooting near Diamond Head; multiple homes up in flames Target Letter?  No Problem!  Caldwell, Amemiya Attempting to Bring Donna Leong Back to Work in Administration 99-year-lease housing plan is bleak future Legislators’ cost-of-living ideas try to stave off voters’ growing discontent before elections Poll: 69% Say Complete TMT TMT supporters pick up litter left on Mauna Kea by Telescope Protesters Maui Mayor Wants to Raise GE Tax Big Island Bus system ‘meltdown’ leaves schoolchildren, working poor stranded—Tax Hike was Supposed to Solve Transit Problems Using a new law, Hawaii goes after scofflaws and drafts rules for new B&Bs—But Will Any Apply? Many Hoops to Jump Through--Law nets no new lease extensions — so far Liability issue clarified for Hawaii charter schools HPD Busts Crime Ring ‘Uncle’ – Hand him over to Feds Because Soft on Crime State Kept Giving Him Bail Police open murder investigation at Oahu Community Correctional Center Read More..

Saturday, January 18, 2020 January 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 5754 Views Ige's philosophy: Spend, spend, spend Hawaii GE Tax Hits 105.29% of Personal Income 2020 Legislature: Gun Bills Introduced 10 Hawaii Robotics teams qualify for 2020 VEX Worlds HECO Reports 21% jump in solar generation capacity Young Brothers Rate Hike Proposal Based on Fraudulent Numbers Salary Increases Drive $14B ERS Pension Shortfall HSTA’s Newest Raise Would Cost $46M Sen Taniguchi Blocks Bill Mandating Pension forfeiture after felony Drunk Hit-and-Run Former State Senator Actually Gets Arrested for DUI (this time) Will Judiciary Block Affordable Housing Plan? Ige pledged to end homelessness in Hawaii by 2020. What happened? Bum fights at Hawaii state library leave library patrons injured, damage building Jail Diversion Plan Diverts One Criminal Lack of information in Hawaii inmate’s death is questioned Wiping out Hawaiian History: Caldwell administration again pushes to rename Thomas Square Read More..

Friday, January 17, 2020 January 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:42 PM :: 3178 Views Ed Case: Why Was VFR Helicopter Pilot Flying in Fog? Hawaii Cost of Smoking $2.2M per Smoker Hawaii 2nd-Most Integrated State Reforming Inefficiencies Begins With Government Employees Hawaii County Council Rushing a $1.45M Insider Cash Give-Away New measure at state capitol looking to do away with HI-5 recycling Hawaii found to be only partially compliant with federal child abuse laws Pro-life advocates rally at state Capitol to ‘honor the lives lost to abortion Will DOE Slash Weighted Student Formula to Pay $10M to HSTA? Board of Education shelves plans to move Kaahumanu Elementary School to Make Way for Condos Fake: City sues disgraced ex-police chief in Pretend bid to recoup $250,000 payout New Prison Oversight Commission Trying to Release as Many Criminals as Possible More sex assault allegations against former Kamehameha Schools psychiatrist and ACLU Board Member Two Weeks of Steady Rain—74 Homeless Decide to Accept Shelter Kauai: Tax hike proposed for part-time TVRs Is This Any Way To Run An Airport? Technology helps provide accurate measure of sea level Read More..

Thursday, January 16, 2020 January 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 2570 Views DBEDT: Family of 4 Needs $80K for a frugal lifestyle—But only $67K on Big Island Homeless deaths increase on O‘ahu Because They are not Being Forced into Shelters Vote-by-Mail Reminder Coming to Your Mailbox Make OHA Pay for Mauna Kea Protest Expenses Time For The Taxpayers to PROTEST Hawaii’s aging inter-island submarine fiber-optic cables Silicon Valley Greenies On Verge of Taking over HECO? Hawaiian protests move to state Capitol “uncertain about what they were trying to accomplish” Tents, other items remain on Mauna Kea—Protesters Still Making Excuses Trying to Tax You Out of Your Car: Caldwell proposes study of traffic congestion pricing Details needed to add early-learning hubs Fewer criminal cases taken to court statewide Consumer Advocate Analysis: Hu Honua will increase greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs Honolulu residents outspend most of the country on food expenses Nick Rolovich contract calls for $425,004 penalty for early departure New General Manager for HNN Named Lawsuit: Organic Store Spread Rat Lungworm to Customers Read More..

Thursday, January 16, 2020 Letters to the Editor January, 2020 By Letters to the Editor @ 4:52 AM :: 2509 Views Make OHA Pay for Mauna Kea Protest Expenses Time For The Taxpayers to PROTEST Hawaii’s aging inter-island submarine fiber-optic cables  Read More..

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 January 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 2361 Views Ige, Legislators Announce "Joint Economic Package" DoH Forced Dairy Farmer to Give $87K to Anti-GMO Group DoH Orders Shutdown of Unlicensed Drug Treatment Centers Family of Murdered Woman Demands Action Against Homeless Criminal Camp Near Whitmore Village Powerful Hawaii defensive radar is delayed Teacher pay differential plan comes under fire by lawmakers HSTA Operative in Three Way Race for Manahan’s Old Council Seat Big Island Doctor Shortage—Some Specialists Do Not Exist on Island How Much Will Legislators Pony Up to hire a UH football coach? UH Law Ex-Con Concerned About Number of Criminals Being Killed Soft-on-Crime Activists Complain About Difficulty Using Kids to Smuggle Meth to Inmates Waikiki Health opens a new homeless shelter in Moiliili The Misunderstood End of Coal in Hawai’i  Opening Day--Millions of Dollars Demanded Read More..

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 January 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 3111 Views HSTA Pushing ANOTHER Massive Pay Hike with No Accountability Ige Approves Mauna Kea Administrative Rules 9 Years of CWS Failure Ends only with Death: Starved Hilo girl repeatedly returned to abusive family The Usual Election Year Attempt to Shift Protest Movements into Get out the Vote Efforts is Back for 2020 CD2: Kai is not the guy City Officials, Protesters Do Deal on Sherwood Forest Park—Build Same Thing with Different Name Anti-GMO Lobbyist: Legalize Magic Mushrooms and Establish Meth Camp in Waianae Not enough assisted death? HPD 250 Officers Short—Another 268 Could Retire Public Safety Department Wants to Add 15 More Vacant Positions Amemiya Reports Nearly $1M In Mayoral Campaign Contributions Enviros Instructed to Make Hawaiian Hawk A Political Pawn Hold on to your Wallet—The Legislative Session is About to Begin Read More..

Monday, January 13, 2020 January 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:04 PM :: 3077 Views Common Cause Announces Legislative Agenda for 2020 Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 12, 2020 Legislators: We’re Not Corrupt Enough—Need More Unions Insiders Continue to Buy Favor from Kai Kahele Legislature 2020: Making Hawaii Even More un-Livable The legislative session starts this week, hearings underway Global Warmers Claim HART has Waterproofed Rail Against 6’ Sea Level Rise Biofool: Hawaii Legislature’s ‘Big Idea’ Kills Orangutans Mandatory Report On Hawaii Trash Disposal Hasn’t Been Filed In 4 Years Tourism Industry Group Begins Hyping Anti-Aquarium Hysteria (again) Oahu Is Overhauling How It Counts The Homeless to Boost the Numbers Read More..

Sunday, January 12, 2020 January 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 3274 Views What Really Is a Minimum Wage? 27 Vacant Seats on Honolulu Neighborhood Boards Mauna Kea: Removal of Perfectly Good Telescopes is on schedule Next Boondoggle: Burn Taxpayer Money to ‘Boost Construction’ Legislative Agenda: Advocates rally at the Capitol to demand higher minimum wage Lawmakers should advance ethics bills 30 years later, it’s the last session for Rep. Cynthia Thielen Opening Day: Maybe save the party until the work is done New names, familiar faces raise interest in Honolulu’s high-stakes mayoral race Stolen Car and Murder in Homeless Camp Chop Shop Owned by Agribusiness Development Corp Released Inmates Become Homeless Drug Addicts in Hilo Neighborhood Near jail Soft on Crime: Felon with 4 Guns Gets 3 Months 5 Alkies Wearing Ankle Bracelets to Detect Alcohol Read More..

Saturday, January 11, 2020 January 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 3372 Views Pine: High Profile Ousters Cast Shadow on Government Transparency State spending cap is useless Schatz Bill: Funnel Tax Credit Money to Pono Shim's LLC Hawaii Family Advocates 2020 Public Policy Priorities 'Rest Stop' Serves Homeless 68,000 Times--Only 92 Accept Housing Mayor Kim: Exempt Health Care from GE Tax ‘Affordable’ Housing on a Jail with Free Land and Tax Credits – $1,539/mo In trial for 4 arrested at Mauna Kea protest, prosecutors call TMT blockade ‘unjustified’ Kelly King Installed Secret Spy Cameras in Council Chambers Maui Council Chair King’s downfall was putting community over money Dead Duckbill: Abandoned flood project in Hauula cost taxpayers $146K ... and flooding is still a problem Soft on Crime: Gets Away With Murder, Kidnapping Because of ‘Major Depression’ Lawsuit: Police Beat up Legal Gun User Read More..

Friday, January 10, 2020 January 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 4974 Views In Hawaii $100 Buys Only $84 Worth of Goods Governor's budget exceeds spending cap — again Audit: Handi-Van Phone System May be ADA Violation Audit: Property Assessments Inconsistent and Inequitable A Native Hawaiian’s response to SACNAS letter implying Native Hawaiian culture opposes TMT Shakeup at Honolulu Police Commission -- Anti-Kealoha Chair Ousted by Pro-Corruption Forces Meth-Head Convicted, Still Employed as Prison Guard—will be allowed to retire with pension soon Telescope Protesters Leave Mountain of Trash on Mauna Kea   Island ranchers, businesses oppose 34% hike to YB shipping rates Will Feds Save us from Hawaii’s Failed Effort to Solve Homelessness? Money to Burn: Hawaii government might collect an additional $74M in taxes Waimea Middle Will Get Back Withheld Settlement Money 3 years Late Oahu Finally Gets Its Joint Traffic Management Center After months-long delay, EPA to begin removing toxic soil under Kalihi street this month Soft on Crime Policies behind recent violent crime wave in Hawaii Waiwa: Kamehameha Schools project looks to develop 11,000 homes and cost $4B DOBOR vs County – 16 Years Spent Deciding Who Regulates Surf Schools Read More..

Thursday, January 9, 2020 January 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 PM :: 3520 Views Lawsuit: Hawaii AG David Louie Conspired with Money-Grubbing Trial Lawyers to Gin up $8B Case OHA's First Cover-up of 2020 Hawaii Female Salaries 82.6% of Male Auditor Rips DPP--Permits Delayed due to Poor Management HART: Rail May be Ready to Run in October—But City May not Have Money to Run It Hawaiʻi County Mayor Meets With TMT Officials About Mauna Kea's Future There aren’t enough ankle bracelets to monitor all inmates on work furlough Homeless Criminal from Mainland Comes to Waipahu, Slashes Woman at Times Market Eco-Phonies: Hawaii Co Council fails to override mayor’s herbicide veto Legislative Agenda: Suicide Squad Wants to Give out more Death Pills Hawaii Lawmakers Pushing For A Tax On Vaping Investigation reveals violations at Molokai Community Health Center Citing State Supreme Court Ruling on ‘Obstruction’, judge dismisses cases for 28 arrested at Waimanalo park protest Homeless Court Reports Progress in Moving Homeless off Streets Hawaii County Homeless Shelters ‘Always Full’ Hawaii: Nobody Votes Because there is Nobody to Vote For Read More..

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 January 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:26 PM :: 3207 Views Crooks Cry Racism: Debunking OHA’s Audit Excuses Former HUD employee sentenced to 66 months in prison for fraud and identity theft Hawaii Attorney General Approves Asset Forfeiture Rules Insider Helps Astronomers Learn How to make Payoffs to Hawaiian Community Leaders Stand-down counts as a victory for Mauna Kea ‘protectors’ TMT: ‘Wish COUNTY Can Find a Way Through’ Property buyouts mulled: Hawaii County will use HUD funds to purchase land from those wanting to leave areas impacted by eruption Tourism Industry, Billionaire Snowbirds Pushing to halt all aquarium fishing Hawaiʻi’s Future Liabilities are Expected to Cost $88 Billion Get Ready For An Economic Slowdown, State Economist Says If you’re not rich or if your parents aren’t well connected, the Hawaii you live in is different Four Mayoral Candidates Raising Money Another Assistant Superintendent Retires From DOE Will HPD release officer misconduct information to the public? OHA Returned $2M Of Ceded Land Revenue In 2019 Medicare Trims Payments To 8 Hawaii Hospitals due to Excessive readmissions Nearly A Quarter of Hawaii Homes Are Purchased By Out-Of-State Buyers Hawaii Slips to No. 2 For Homelessness. New York Is #1 Punawai Rest Stop: 1 in 200 Bums Accept Drug Treatment, 1 in 57 accept jobs, 1 in 22 accept housing $6M Ohana Zones program Moves 213 Bums into Housing Disgusting ‘Health Food’ Store Sells Sandwich Infested with Rat Lungworm Slug ‘I want her back’: Mother strengthens plea amid custody battle over 11-year-old girl Read More..

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 January 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 3990 Views DHHL Leaseholds--many vacant or abandoned Larry Ellison in Talks to Buy HECO's Lanai Grid Issues for 2020: Out with the Old and In with the New? Two Judicial Vacancies on Oahu At 100, Jones Act Looks Old and Wrinkly  Shakeup afoot at the federal office that exposed the Kealohas’ criminal behavior School Construction Projects ‘Political’—Only in Hawaii Audit: Honolulu DPP Can’t Get the Job Done Permits Languish for Years Money: Telescope Protesters Address Astronomy Conference YB Seeks $27M Rate Hike For first time since 2012, Honolulu saw its annual median home price drop (but not by much) 26% of Kailua TVRs Destroyed With Vote by Mail Coming, Maui has no Chief Election Officer Routes canceled as Hele-On bus shortage intensifies Guam: Identity vs Reality Man fatally shot by police in Kailua was work furlough escapee Homeless have Elitist Attitude Volunteers wanted for annual homeless Point-in-Time count Read More..

Monday, January 6, 2020 January 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 3766 Views OHA Sacrifices $3.2M to Hide Lawyer’s Conflict of Interest? Corruption Charges dropped against Wannabe Big Island Police Chief Alleged Drug Dealer Walks–Evidence Dismissed due to Police Wrongdoing Former SHOPO President Sues Over Police Chief Comments OHA officials should be accountable to state TMT supporters rally at Hawai‘i Convention Center Hearings to be held on Young Brothers rate hikes today and Tuesday Massive DoE Cash Giveaway Begins Tuesday State Refusing to Insure Charter Schools? Hawaii's new Title IX law includes incentives for Students to Turn Gay Marketing Technique: Tourism Industry Continues to Promote Eco-Hysteria Hawaii bankruptcies in 2019 hit highest level in 5 years Read More..

Sunday, January 5, 2020 January 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 2489 Views Cooling the Schools: The Reality Legislative Agenda: HPD Wants 5-Round Magazine Limit Pro-Telescope Rallies Set We’ve had 30 years of “visionary” city leadership, and where has that gotten us? Kim to meet with governor, TMT officials this week Hawaii population decline could have big economic effects New law on reporting inmate deaths exposes alleged prison homicide Hawaii County Herbicide ban not a sure thing yet ‘Solution’ to Affordable Housing?  Spend lots of Property Tax Dollars Answers sought after state authorities allegedly take a child without a court order Read More..

Saturday, January 4, 2020 January 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2974 Views BWS Fined for Runoff from Nuuanu Dam Electric Rates Going Down: HECO, PGV Agree to Dump 'Avoided Cost' Scam Hawaii 2nd-Worst State for Retirement Hawaii Homelessness Summit 2020 set for Capitol Homeless News: Supreme Court Ruling Makes Sentencing Lighter for Rapist – Kidnappers Statewide Homeless Mayhem: Knife threat just latest incident in Kahului Safeway area ANOTHER Homeless Alleged Rapist Arrested -- Attacks in Honolulu Office Building Aloha Stadium: HCDA, Stadium Authority Fight for Control of Next Big Boondoggle State senators grill University of Hawaii on salary funding details Hawaii's New Asset Forfeiture Rules Take Effect Jan. 17 Helicopter tour company pushes back against claims industry is unsafe FEMA Evaluates Hawaii Hurricane Logistics Support Read More..

Friday, January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 3152 Views Akina article in Wall Street Journal strikes a nerve How to Stop the Exodus Legislative Agenda: OHA to Parlay Mauna Kea Protests into Control of BLNR, LUC Hawaii News Now president Rick Blangiardi may run for mayor Astronomers to assemble in Waikiki as telescope discord looms Impeach Kaneshiro: E-Signature Issue Heads to Federal Court Hawaii ‘Amazon Tax’ is a Double Tax? Bus Fare Hike Will Further Reduce Ridership Judge Puts Hawaii Taser Case On Hold Greenhouse Gas Analysis Spreading Across Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission Proceedings Maili group sues city, developer in bid to stop affordable housing project Canadian Police Catch Homeless Dude from Connecticut Allegedly Raping Woman in Kailua-Kona Park  Read More..

Thursday, January 2, 2020 January 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:18 AM :: 2574 Views Hawaii Least Depressed State Star-Adv: Office of Hawaiian Affairs should comply with audit New laws you could see in the 2020 Legislative Session Commission Begins Seeking Ways to Let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out onto Hawaii’s Streets Rents Are Dipping In Hawaii, At Least For Some People $2.5M Hilo facility for homeless gets Three People into Permanent Housing Nicotine user? Hawaii U-Haul won't hire you starting in February Read More..

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 January 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 2811 Views DHHL Defends Mortgage Lending Practices UH report shows more than 150 doctors left Hawaii in 2019 2020 Elections – Which Seats are up for Grabs? The community has been trained to complain Rail to Open before HART Officials get Jail? Fate of TMT uncertain after 2-month stalemate—TMT Pays License Fees in Canary islands New laws going into effect in 2020—Dope and Sex Changes Big Island: Three Rape Cases –one Conflict of Interest --from testing of rape kits DUI crash injuring four children sparks stiffer penalty debate among MADD, Honolulu prosecutor Short-term rental law a red-tape special Big Island Recycling Scheme Collapses in Chaos Read More..