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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:13 PM :: 2286 Views Murder of Ariel Sellers: Motion to Unseal Kalua Family Court Records Eco-Lawyers to Sue Hawaiian Electric Because Birds Hit Power Lines? House Democrats Introduce 2024 Legislative Package  Five Straight Months of Tourism Decline Since Lahaina Fire HB1357: New State Property Tax on the Move in Legislature Armed Robber with Purple Hair Gets no respect in Legislature: Lahaina Rep Elle Cochran Not Consulted on Lahaina Bills Hawaii Green Energy Initiative is 100% Fake--Hawaii Electricity Still 80% Oil-Fired Some Maui residents fear programs aimed to house fire survivors could make other families homeless After Doing Everything they can to Force Lahaina Fire Victims to move to the Mainland, Maui Finally Accepts a few FEMA Trailers Maui Businesses Are Supposed To Have Priority For Wildfire Cleanup Jobs. Do They? Money-Grubbing Dopers in Legislature Argue over how to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Legislators Again Pushing State-Run Retirement Savings Scam--Auto Enroll? DOE: 11 schools with inoperable fire alarms Miske’s ‘right-hand man’ testifies for prosecution, but could prove gift for defense Read More..

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 January 30, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 1881 Views Senate Sets Triple Hearing on Vacation Rental Bill FEMA to Build Hawaii's First Mobile Home Park Oahu is slated to see more power outages — that last longer. Here’s why WSJ: Hawaii’s Electric Utility Could Soon Feel the Burn From tents to barns, Hawaiʻi charter school advocates say it's time for a permanent campus DHHL has ‘Committed’ only 1/3 of the $600M it was awarded Forget the First Amendment: Hawaii to Outlaw ‘Deceptive’ Media? Ballot process opens Thursday for Hawaii political candidates AG swamped with hundreds more cases after city prosecutor’s ‘unilateral’ decision A Birth On A Hilo Sidewalk Reflects Challenges In Helping A Growing Homeless Community Needle Exchange Van Keeps Chinatown Full of Homeless Zombies Open, all-gender restrooms at UH Medical School spark concern BYU-Hawaii's historic David O. McKay mosaic and complex set to come down Measures seek to ease Puna’s insurance crisis Hawaii Ranchers Want More Land Transferred To The State Agriculture Department Read More..

Monday, January 29, 2024 January 29, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 1399 Views DoTAX Grabs for Restaurants’ COVID Relief Money Proposed STR regulations pose threat to Hawaii Island economy Not Much to Show for Governor's Emergency Housing Proclamations Next Step: Transfer Mauna Kea to OHA Control A Senate Bill Would Trade Good Friday For 'Reconciliation' As A State Holiday Year Two after Bribery Arrests: Legislators Pander to Transparency Concerns 50% Less Calculations find fare covers 3% of rail costs City, Howard Hughes Headed For Trial After Supreme Court Ruling New Department of Law Enforcement encounters growing pains, including with its new HQ Hawaii County slashes maximum payment to buy lava-impacted properties Student Journalists Still Fighting For Press Freedom In Hawaii Read More..

Sunday, January 28, 2024 January 28, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 5559 Views Audit Exposes Widespread Payroll Cheating at State Hospital LLC Ownership Secrecy: Oh BOI, More Red Tape for All Transit: Its growth, decline, and pending demise Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 27, 2024 House Introduces Maui Wildfire Bills Reasons to be optimistic about the 2024 Legislature Lawsuit Over Teen Raped by son of HGEA President Settled for $1.25 Million Next Step: HART Gobbles up TheBus How much to tax tourists to be debate in Legislature Temporary campus opening for King Kamehameha III Elementary pushed back Anxiety Sets In For Family Displaced By Lahaina Fire As Moving Day Looms Bill would clarify definition of ‘historic property’ More conversions of Downtown Honolulu office buildings on the way 5 city park facilities closed due to vandalism Read More..

Saturday, January 27, 2024 January 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:13 PM :: 2814 Views Yet Another Report on How to Improve Hawaii's Competitiveness Suspect in chemical attack was bailed out of jail day before State AG: People’s ‘reticence’ to speak to investigators slowing wildfire probe Honolulu City Council ‘reprograms’ $39M in federal COVID funds as gift to Unions Belatti, 13 other Legislators push for more Shrooms Read More..

Friday, January 26, 2024 January 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 1585 Views Christian Club Sues Hawaii Department Of Education After Allegedly Being Barred From School Grounds Lung Association: Hawai‘i Earns Mixed Grades for Tobacco Control Policies Hawaii 2nd Smallest Racial Wealth Gap Hawaii Bill Would Take Steps Against a Central Bank Digital Currency Hawaii Democrats to Investigate Kim Coco Iwamoto Anti-Vaxxerism? Justice: Alaska judge will preside over Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga bribery trial after an unexpected recusal FEMA Chief in Lahaina rebuilding amidst criticisms, price gouging Mercado Kim Retaliation Bill Against Media ‘It’s unacceptable to me,’ Mayor Blangiardi speaks on the mistrust the lack of communication from HPD puts on the public Almost 340 bills are introduced to Hawaii lawmakers by the governor Dozens express strong opposition to County Council’s short-term rental measure Is Hawaii Saying Goodbye to Vacation Rentals? North Shore homeowners blocked from building seawall Billboards may be allowed in Aloha Stadium district Hawai‘i Digital Currency Innovation Lab to conclude after four years of research Hawaii Highest Grocery Bills in USA Slam The Brakes On Runaway Legal Fees Charged By Condo Boards Read More..

Thursday, January 25, 2024 January 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 1814 Views 'FBI' Chain Letter Scheme Entraps Hawaii Republicans and Libertarians Sen Karl Rhoads Closing Barn Door after the Trump Escapes? Enviros: Honolulu is Primed for Carbon Pricing Video: Massive Waves Rip thru Kwajalein Base Applicants Wanted for State Ethics Commission Miske company manager implicates Miske in kidnapping Judge Backs Out Of Honolulu Corruption Case At Last Minute City Council approves federal agreement -- votes to build more Honolulu rail with mystery cost City council approves measure to help struggling businesses along Dillingham rail construction Help more keiki access school-choice options Many 'emergency hire' teachers brought in to fight Hawaii's teacher shortage Read More..

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 January 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:28 PM :: 3098 Views Court: Ethics Rules do Apply to OHA Trustees Miske News: Ikaika Anderson Walks Free After Witness Fails to Appear Duct tape, robbery and kidnapping in 1st day of trial of Hawaii crime boss Miske Thousands of Hawaii School Employees To Get Up To 25% In ‘Pandemic Hazard Pay’ Senators Jet Around Globe on Your Dime Half-Way to $600M failure, DHHL asks for more money 2016 crash report involving embattled HPD corporal appears to disagree with sworn testimony Habitual crimes could become felonies in Hawaii Legislators to Stick Ratepayers with Bill for Hawaiian Electric Fire Liability Condo Associations: A little power is a dangerous thing Plan: Create Retirement Centers for Career Homeless Read More..

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 January 23, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:12 PM :: 2103 Views VIDEO: State of the State Address 2024 Hawaii Bill Would Legalize Raw Milk Sales Recovery? Maui County Greets New Year with GE Tax Increase Trial begins for Hawaii businessman accused of murder-for-hire, racketeering Secret recordings of 3 former city executives reveal “low down, underhanded scheme”  Miske Trial: 'Master Manipulator' Or 'Self-Made Businessman'? SHOPO, Honolulu police sergeant settle lawsuit Insurance Companies Want Their Money Back For Lahaina Fire Claims. They're Going After HECO For It Maui County To Open A Special Permitting Office To Help Lahaina Rebuild? Lahaina: 1,367 owners of Maui short-term rental units agree to house fire victims Read More..

Monday, January 22, 2024 January 22, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 1540 Views Did you Buy a Gun and a Bible? Feds Sift Thru Bank Transactions Looking for 'Domestic Terrorists' Hawaii Bill Would Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Process, Opt State Out of Federal Program On the eve of trial, Stancil flips, and Miske requests a new jury COVID Funding: HGEA, UPW, HSTA Grab for Millions in ‘Hazard Pay’ Legislature in Session: Conspiracy Afoot to Gut Sunshine Law School Construction $1M per Classroom--with no land cost--or is it $3.5M? Hawaii DOE leaders are urged to cut funds on obsolete programs Increasing Fossil Fuel Use via Carbon Tax Greenwashing Celebratory Mass honors Joseph Dutton as he moves onto next phase of canonization What will the numbers show? Oʻahu braces for upcoming homeless count Read More..

Sunday, January 21, 2024 January 21, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 8001 Views Will Tax Relief be on Agenda for 2024? Changing ideas is the key to improving Hawaii Saiki Updates House Committee Assignments Hawaii Has Been Named the Most Corrupt State in America David Shapiro: Family ties pay off nicely in Green’s musical chairs How A Maui Court Mishandled A Divorce Case Involving One Of Its Own Did Miske get government subsidies for hiring cons? Is Star-Advertiser Worthless? Legislature has no plan for Lahaina New Hawaii Tourist Fees: Creative Hikes Set to Curb Tourism Danger: Legislators Introduce 1,500 New Bills Before Deadline Hawaii financial management system in need of upgrade after latest failed tech upgrade Council Quietly Guts Tsunami Safety Read More..

Saturday, January 20, 2024 January 20, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:04 PM :: 2614 Views Hold on to your wallets! The Legislature is back in session Ways to improve Maui Interim Housing Plan Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 20, 2024 Grubbing for Money: OHA sues over Mauna Kea management authority Tripler Botches Botches and Botches Again--Kills 31 yr old mom HART Board Members Question Whether Track Defects Fall Under 'Routine Maintenance' Industrial businesses on Oahu may have a tough time expanding Soft on Crime: Man who attacked Honolulu police officer gets verdict downgraded Program Aims to Put More Dangerous Lunatics on Streets Read More..

Friday, January 19, 2024 January 19, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 2833 Views Hawaii offers a case study on the inadequacies of wind and solar DLNR Transfers 24,200 Acres to Agriculture Department HR6062: Congress Considers Amendments to American Samoa Constitution UH Deal will make Aloha Stadium even less profitable Kauai County Council member receives ‘credible threat’ Kauai County Councilman Is Put On Leave From State Teaching Job Kennedy Rallies to Create new Political Party in Hawaii Federal officials are no-shows at Red Hill community meeting CNHA is Doing Something: Surprise! It’s Illegal Bezos promised $100 million after Maui wildfire but no one knows where it’s going Police: Homeless woman gives birth on sidewalk in downtown Hilo--drags baby around   Read More..

Thursday, January 18, 2024 January 18, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 1369 Views Saiki Opening Day Speech: Don’t let Lahaina property owners rebuild Time to ask ‘tough questions’ about state energy policy Legislature Considering Constitutional Amendment to Enact a State Property Tax Settlement Hearing Set for Hawaii DoE Title IX Class Action Suit  Friends of Criminal Attempted to Intervene in New Years Day Manhunt--now they sue Some Hawaii charter schools tops on tests--others not so much Opening Day: Long Lines thru ‘Security’ at Capitol ‘A serious matter’: HPD admits to $575K mistake in e-ticketing program, procurement violation Don’t read too much into plea bargains Hawaii continues to have one of the lowest age-adjusted firearm fatality rates in the nation Read More..

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 January 17, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 4177 Views Hawaii 9th Worst State to Start a Business State De-Carbonization Report Debunked Hawaii fares poorly in ‘economic freedom ranking Mizuno News: Green Picks Nepotistic Nominee for HD29 Vacancy U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge on homelessness ordinance ban Hold on to your Wallet: Legislature in Session Maui Renters Face ‘Increasingly Hostile Housing Market’ Thanks to Government Rent Subsidies Gay Socialist Oahu teacher gets 17-year prison sentence for producing child porn Log of personnel at Maui EOC on day Lahaina burned offers insight — and raises more questions 600,000 tons of ash, debris to be hauled from Lahaina Read More..

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 January 16, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 2504 Views Schatz Blasts Trump’s Dangerous Claim Of Total Impunity, Warns Of Rising Threat Of Authoritarianism In The U.S. Star-Advertiser Owner Bankrupt--Paper to be transferred to creditors Kona Airport Runway Cracks Force Shutdown Hawaii Worst State for Drivers OHA Backs Off On Its Push To Develop Kakaako Makai, At Least For Now No body? Not a problem. New Gun Safety Training Rules May Be Hurting Sales It Started With A Messy Front Porch. Now This Elderly Woman’s Condo Association May Take Her Home Hydrogen: 17 vehicles get their own slush fund Solar Industry Whines About Reduced Subsidies Homeless to be Illegally Kicked out of Low Income Housing to make way for Hawaiians Is Honolulu opposing 9th Circuit rulings that invalidated laws against homeless camps? Feel Good:  Lahaina wildfire debris to be wrapped in plastic before transfer to landfill HPD officers lose ‘invaluable’ speed enforcement tool Read More..

Monday, January 15, 2024 January 15, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:02 PM :: 4085 Views 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood Election 2024: Candidate Filing Begins Feb 1 Honolulu’s Skyline rail ridership still paltry, cost now $72 each Are rolling blackouts the price Hawaii must pay for clean energy? More Heads Roll at DLNR Hawaii’s State Mental Hospital Has Long History of ‘Horrifying’ Problems Oahu public housing projects pretend to advance again  Hawaii New Car Markups Among Highest in USA Read More..

Sunday, January 14, 2024 January 14, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 1680 Views More Tax Hikes Coming Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted January 13, 2024 Lisa Ginoza and Vladimir Devens Sworn In as Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Associate Justices “Non-criminal form of corruption” Will  ‘green’ energy bankrupt Hawaiian Electric? Energy policy makers should get outages first Miske Trial: Jury selection should be complete on Tuesday DLNR fines 2 homeowners on Oahu $1M each for shoreline violations Alameda officially launches campaign to oust Roth Read More..

Saturday, January 13, 2024 January 13, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:38 PM :: 1096 Views Lahaina Building Permit: Corps of Engineers has 75-point test DPP ‘Solution’ to affordable housing: Raise the Rent Daughter-in-law of alleged crime boss Mike Miske takes plea deal for racketeering Oahu emergency rooms overcrowded as demand on West side grows Hawaii hospitals are full ahead of possible nurses' strike Read More..

Friday, January 12, 2024 January 12, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 1644 Views Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus Sites Published Company Owned by Civil Beat Publisher Criminally Liable for Terror Campaign Against Media Critics  Navy still on the hook for negligence claims by military families injured by jet fuel leak Giant Tesla Battery system comes online, speeding Hawaii's transition to rolling blackouts Oahu Rolling Blackouts Caused by Coal Plant Closure House Democrats Outline Priorities for 2024 Session Honolulu Inflation 3rd Highest in USA Hawaii: State with the Smallest Credit Score Increase    Did the alleged “Miske Enterprise” dabble in fireworks? As Usual, CoR Suddenly finds $500M for Legislature to Spend Lawsuit Aims To Halt Hawaiian Merger Lawsuit Alleges Two State Entities Improperly Hired Their Leaders Behind Closed Doors Hawaii hospitals are full ahead of possible nurses' strike EPA probe eyes plumbing concerns after Navy confirms diesel in 4 Pearl Harbor homes     5 months after Lahaina disaster, state still lacks emergency response plan for wildfires Blangiardi Admin Pushes Back against Aid for Rail-Impacted Businesses Homeless Garbage Threatens Makiki With Flooding Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth to run for reelection Read More..

Thursday, January 11, 2024 January 11, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:08 PM :: 1449 Views State Senate Democrats Announce Legislative Priorities for 2024 Hawaii: $2.5M needed to retire No-Bid 8a Contractors Got Millions--but Rains Washed Lahaina Ash into Ocean Anyway  Depositions Go badly for ‘Sue Big Oil’ Eco-Kiddies Ewa Rep Martinez Refuses to Make Lead Contamination test Results Public Kaneshiro Corruption Case Set for Trial Feb 27 Miske Trial Day 3 $100M will be left for Native Hawaiian causes from Kawananakoa Estate UH 800 bed Dorm vacant for Seven Years, nobody noticed How big is the latest COVID wave? Red Hill Registry Being Planned to Study Long-Term Health Effects of Tainted Water on Hawaii Military Community Settlement talks continue in sex assault case against former Saint Louis School football stars More details emerge in HCCC overdoses Read More..

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 January 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 1370 Views Mizuno News: Dems send Green Nepotistic Nominee for HD29 Vacancy Rolling Blackout Hits Within Days After Kapolei Battery Farm Goes Online Americans Moved to Low-Tax States in 2023 Hawaii Isle property tax bill could penalize owners of ohana units Let’s try a bottom-up approach to more homebuilding $4.5M: The Real Cost of Smoking in Hawaii Lahaina: More kama'aina leaving the islands for better opportunities Burn zones in Lahaina have reopened, but scores of residents still can’t sift their properties Burn More Billions: Council panel votes to support Rail to Ala Moana Mall Amid worrisome surge, Queen’s West sees more ER visits than state’s largest hospital Proposed new gun permitting process draws passionate testimony on both sides Trio of Repeat Offenders charged in Oahu Country Club burglary Navy glitch sends 2 million gallons of sewage into Hawaii waters Next Tech Debacle will Cost $60M-- Josh Green Honolulu Nears Settlement In Case Of Man Who Says He Was Wrongfully Jailed For Months Read More..

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 January 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:01 PM :: 1522 Views Lack of Solar: Rolling Blackouts for Oahu $600M: Saiki Announces Act 279 DHHL Working Group Mizuno News: Dems send Green Three Nominees for HD29 Vacancy Top Three Slush Fund Surges for Wave of Retirees Hawaii To Get $250M More In Tax Collections Than Expected    Miske Trial Day 1 Corrections head: Screenings, x-rays failed to prevent fatal jail overdose Read More..

Monday, January 8, 2024 January 8, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 PM :: 2631 Views Housing regulations add up to solid brick wall against homebuilding The Miske Case: A Few Friends In High Places? Convention Center Usage Down by 33% Escape the DoE: Hawai‘i School Choice Week lays out options Read More..

Sunday, January 7, 2024 January 7, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 2293 Views RNC Tells Hawaii Republicans: No Caucus, No Delegates Lahaina Senator Slams Housing Plan Tax Word Find 30% More Locals to Flee Hawaii in 2024 Sand Island Rehab Recycles Ex-Cons to Work for Miske The witness list for the Miske trial has grown Average Penalty on Oahu STRs -- $160K Kauai Protesters, Eco-Lawyers Kill Green Energy Project DAGS Bumbling Capitol Security Rollout Read More..

Saturday, January 6, 2024 January 6 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:36 PM :: 1608 Views As new year dawns, old maritime law still a problem 2024: A chance to ‘accomplish great things’ OHA Trustees Working Together: From One Year to the Next! City buys up expensive real estate in Iwilei--43% Profit for Kobayashi Hawaii Attorney General Writes Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana No Nukes: Green Announces $500M “Maui Interim Housing Plan” Target List: Judge refuses to protect juror identities in trial of Michael Miske Darwin News: Fatal overdose in Hilo jail possibly linked to Kona couple fentanyl bust   A new study finds Hawaiʻi has a hit-and-run epidemic Hawaii named ‘most dangerous state’ for two-wheeled vehicles The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots Read More..

Friday, January 5, 2024 January 5, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 PM :: 2449 Views Anti-Vaxxer Candidate Kennedy to Rally for Ballot Access in Hawaii ‘Defects’ Have Already Been Found Along Honolulu Skyline’s Tracks Connected Developers Cash in While Others Are Blocked HART Lawyers Feast: $23.3M Legal Fees in $200M Dispute over 2 Acres in Kakaako Maui short-term rental owners say they need answers on looming moratorium How to pay for make-work programs called ‘climate change mitigation’? Green proposes another tax hike HPD corporal’s 2016 DUI case faces new scrutiny amid questions about how recent crash was handled More Unionized Public Employees! Yippieeee --  Labor board says UH graduate assistants have right to collectively bargain Read More..

Thursday, January 4, 2024 January 4, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 3109 Views Trump to be Removed from Hawaii Republican Ballot--or vice versa Lahaina: Who they’re Getting Rid Of Female Strip Search News: Crooked Jail Guards and Airport Employees Team up to Steal State Vehicles Bissen Campaign Worker Awarded $150,000 Contract For Maui County Recruitment The task force has five containers with illegal fireworks in its possession as evidence, Lowe said no arrests have been made yet. Column: To improve schools, expand DOE system that works Rail construction is slowly killing these businesses. Relief has been slow to come Judge rejects injunction in ACLU case against Oahu homeless sweeps In alarming trend, Hawaii saw multiple overdose deaths in 2023 involving horse tranquilizer Hawaii GOP’s disputes linger into next legislative session Read More..

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 January 3, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 1369 Views Saiki Updates House Committee Assignments House Finance Announces Hearing Schedule While Locals Flee, Useless Hawaii Make-Work Projects Will Require Workers From The Mainland Housing panel makes first development decision HPD Car-Chase Cut-off Rules Make Chases More Dangerous, not less Soft on Crime: Gunman killed by Honolulu police was free on bail Big Island Woman Killed Despite A Restraining Order Against Ex-Boyfriend UH president won’t say if he was drinking before crash Gender-neutral terms, not ‘mom’ or ‘dad’ Read More..

Tuesday, January 2, 2024 January 2, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:26 PM :: 1836 Views Trump to be Removed from Hawaii Republican Ballot--or vice versa New information suggests link between Miske group and a North Shore drug gang “We are considering moving to Mexico,” Government proposals worry Maui short-term rental owners Horse Tour Operator Being Fined to Death Tourist Count Up but tourist income in real terms hasn’t grown in the past 30 years Read More..

Monday, January 1, 2024 January 1, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:00 PM :: 1094 Views FBI Illegal Disruption of Hawaii Republicans? Maui Economy will get Worse in 2024  Ige Admin Tries to Destroy Digital Records of Governorship Hawaii DOE Faces Roadblocks, Delays In Spending $2 Billion For School Facilities Mental hospitals warehoused the sick. Congress wants to let them try again. Hawaii Prisons Need More Thorough Internal Investigations, Commission Says State of Hawaii Moves Closer to Disposing of Historic Sailing Tanker Read More..