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Friday, January 31, 2025 January 31, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:40 PM :: 1013 Views Save Kakaako Makai: Friends of Kewalo Invites the Public to its Information Gathering Potluck BBQ Thieves: Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Wealth Asset Tax Bill for Assets Above $20M HB1246: Legalize Marijuana Edibles Puna Man Arrested in Alleged Neo-Nazi Child Molestation Ring HB1494: ‘Stop all Procurement’ for Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Trump Admin a Threat to CNHA Cashflow? SB1170: Exempt from SMA permitting five specific affordable housing complexes destroyed in Lahaina fire Hawaii vacation rentals only about half full in 2024 Hawaiʻi's ‘new energy strategy’ opens door to liquefied natural gas imports Hawaii Legislators Target Generational Tobacco Ban No charges filed against officers involved in New Years Day pursuit Four More Arrested In New Year’s Fireworks Explosion Did crews clear homeless camps along streams before storm? Read More..

Thursday, January 30, 2025 January 30, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 904 Views WSJ: Hawaii 'Down to Earth' Markets Tied to Ponzi Scheme   VIDEO: Gabbard's 'Frosty' Confirmation Hearing Gabbard Attended Pro-Russia Conference in Rome--then invented story about Terror Watchlist Jail Guard Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Fireworks--via jail mailroom Hawaii AG Sues to Overturn Trump Funding Freeze '50,000 Batteries' -- Green Signs 'Renewable' Energy Executive Order Schatz, Cruz, Murphy, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Keep Kids Safe, Healthy, off Social Media ‘He’s a liar.’ Green calls out Kennedy’s bullsh*t OHA Salary Commission Approves 62% Trustee Pay Raises OHA’s Kakaako Makai Bill On The Move Lahaina Fire: Last-Minute Deal Prevents Class Action Lawyers from Airing Dirty Laundry Lahaina Rebuild: Maui plumbing rules headed for much-needed update 8 Criminals on Oahu are detained in immigration crackdown Bills would Block Local Police Cooperation with Immigration Enforcement Kratom: Will Hawaiʻi ban 'Gas Station Heroin'? Harmful Sewage Continues To Pollute Kailua Bay Despite CIP Projects Read More..

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 January 29, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 745 Views Lahaina Fire: How Maui Emergency Operations Center Lost 'Situational Awareness' Red Hill moms organized by Antivaxxer RFK—in DC to Attend Confirmation Hearing Hawaii Governor, a Doctor, Blames R.F.K. Jr. for Measles Deaths in Samoa A $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims is in legal limbo as an unusual trial starts Fireworks patient in Arizona dies, raising Aliamanu death toll to 5 Relief from soaring Hawaii property insurance costs is elusive SB214 End of Tip Credit Could Put Restaurants out of Business Not all recyclables are recycled on Oahu; what happens to all those blue bin items Read More..

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 January 28, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 2182 Views Lahaina Rebuild Obstruction May Cause Fire Victims to Reject Green’s ‘Settlement’ COFA Migrants win Second Amendment Rights in Hawaii Suit 56% Pay Raises for Legislators, 61% for Governor Insiders Looted Kamalani Academy Before State Opted To Shut It Down UH likely to take big hit from federal grant funding halt Enviros sue governor over water commission appointee Read More..

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Letters to the Editor January, 2025 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:48 AM :: 1514 Views Lahaina Rebuild Obstruction May Cause Fire Victims to Reject Green’s ‘Settlement’ Celebrities Come Home! Read More..

Monday, January 27, 2025 January 27, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:06 PM :: 1267 Views Hawaii’s failed wildfire rebuild should not be a model for California Case: Boosting Long-term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 24, 2025 HIDOE releases after-action report on Maui wildfire response and recovery efforts Tulsi Gabbard will be rejected by Intelligence Committee Prosecutors agree Miske indictments must be set aside SB6: How much power should the Maunakea Authority have? Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees In Line To Get Big Pay Raises Absolute Secrecy Thwarts Understanding And Reform Of Child Welfare Services Housing pressures increase on Maui as assistance ends AIG, Gas Company Lock Horns in Hawaii Climate Change Dispute Read More..

Sunday, January 26, 2025 January 26, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 1529 Views Lowering our cost of living is worth cheering Those Nickels Add Up! Oahu Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Gambling Charges Kapolei Woman Indicted for COVID Fraud Hawaii taxpayers could benefit from new IRS Direct File system Squeeze on Honolulu rail -- GE Tax Surcharge Diverted ALICE families in dire straits in Hawaii Accusations of misconduct, theft, exclusions -- Hawaiʻi County nonprofit funding BLNR Makes Another Oceanfront Hotel Worthless Billionaire Boat Stops at Molokai Without Paying off Walter Ritte—guess what happens next SB1618: Donna Kim Dreams of State Controlled Media House ‘Social Media Policy’ designed to Censor Legislators Republican Caucus: The Hawaiʻi First Agenda Major Reform Bills Are Still On The Table (again) Read More..

Saturday, January 25, 2025 January 25, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:36 PM :: 1029 Views Tulsi Gabbard’s performance in Jan. 30 hearing could ‘make or break’ her chances How to use Control of Water to Block Lahaina Rebuild Butterfly Knife Ban: 9th Circuit’s Devious Maneuvers Against 2nd Amendment HIFICO: Hawaii Gun Bill Tracker 2024 Check Register: OHA Spending up 9.6% MEMA After-Action Report on Maui wildfires released GE Tax Hike on the move in the legislature GE Tax Hike: Green Wants To Extend Excise Tax Surcharge On Neighbor Islands How UPW Negotiating Team Set up Overtime Games Responsible for toxic environment in Hawaii jails Bill proposes Some SMA permit exemptions for rebuilding in Lahaina historic district 2 arrested in connection with deadly fireworks explosion Federal Government Seeks To Seize Mike Miske's Assets After His Death Read More..

Friday, January 24, 2025 January 24, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 2183 Views 18 Months After Wildfires Destroyed Some 2,000 Homes on Maui, Only 3 Have Been Rebuilt 18th Homeless Kauhale Opens in Waianae Hawaii AG: Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered by Trump VIDEO: 2025 State of the Judiciary Address ACLU, Judiciary Plot to Release Hundreds of Criminals onto the Streets Robotics teams to compete in the 2025 Hawaii VEX Regional Championships Hawaii offshore wind farm plan frozen by Trump order HB109/SB184: Double Hawaii bottle tax to feed corrupt ‘recycling’ program Lawmakers looking for answers from UH athletics department Charter Commission Votes To Close Down Kamalani Academy In June Oahu Group cracks down on 'predators;' posts meet ups on social media Hawaiʻi Finally Revokes Professional Licenses Of Registered Sex Offender Months after announcing retirement, embattled KPD chief won’t reveal departure date COVID Free Ride Over: DoE Starts Charging for Summer School Again HB212: ‘Return-to-Home program’ proposed for homeless people to return to their home states   ‘Help us’: Public housing redevelopment forces 60 Kuhio Park Terrace tenants to relocate Falls of Clyde removal contract awarded Chinatown Fire Ended Bubonic Plague Epidemic Read More..

Thursday, January 23, 2025 January 23, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:13 PM :: 4551 Views Navy can’t dodge Clean Water Act claims over Honolulu fuel storage facility Hawaii K-12 Parent and School Expo to Highlight Learning Options and Family Fun Report: Hawaii Jail Guards Under Extreme Stress Due to Mandatory OT, Understaffing Trump Preparing to Dump Gabbard Bye-Bye DEI: OHA Cronies object to Trump’s ‘race-blind’ actions How Honolulu Crime Boss Mike Miske Fed The Illegal Fireworks Market It’s been 2+ years since a high-profile fireworks bust at OCCC. Where’s the accountability? Saiki returns to help control insurance coverage, costs A quick look into the financial disclosures of Honolulu city officials Buy HECO?  Lose your Free Speech til 2040 SB217: New bill paves the way for toll roads in Hawaii State’s 18th kauhale blessed in Waianae Hawaii should count homeless population Schatz denounces RFK Jr. nomination to head health department Trump Should Develop A National Strategy For COFA Nations The Eldercide Of The Pandemic "Discipline Will Be Forced" on Hawaiian, Says Alaska Brothers wrongfully convicted in Dana Ireland murder case file new lawsuit citing ‘botched’ investigation Read More..

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 January 22, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:51 PM :: 2204 Views Hawaii Residents See Largest Tax Cut in State History  Record number of students helped by Hawaiʻi Promise scholarship Case, Moylan Reintroduce 'Affordable Shipping for All Act' Hawaii Worst State for Drivers Birthright Citizenship? Hawaii AG Joins Suit Challenging Trump's Executive Order Trump Directs Coast Guard 'Surge' Maui Police Officer Indicted for Deprivation of Civil Rights Timeline: Gabbard Lied to Congress About Syria Trip—spent hours alone with Assad Boozy Senators Vote to Keep Drinking on the Job Hawaiʻi Should Adopt New IRS Tool To Save Time And Money Geothermal Bills Introduced in Hawai`i State Legislature DNA Testing Leads to Arrest in 1977 Murder/Rape of McKinley HS Girl Fireworks Injuries, Deaths Reached 14-Year High On New Year's Cost Of 450 Temporary Homes For Maui Wildfire Victims: $411,000 Each Hawaii wildfire risks lead to demand for more sheep 78% of Waikiki Homeless 'Newly Arrived Individuals’ Read More..

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 January 21, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 579 Views Gov Green 2025 State of the State Address Live Hawaii 7th-Worst State to Start New Business Court Rejects Biden's 'Project Labor Agreement' Mandate David K. Porter Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Honolulu Field Office Trump Orders Temporary Withdrawal of Offshore Areas from Wind Leasing President Trump pardons 2 Hawaii men involved in Jan. 6 Capitol riot Crisis fund access stirs feud between HTA and DBEDT STEM Education Begins to Draw Boys Back into Academia 200 Bums Removed from Chinatown: ‘Arresting can be a real answer to all of this’ HB748: More Possible Locations for Honolulu Landfills DPP software upgrade delayed due to technical snag, city says Read More..

Monday, January 20, 2025 January 20, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 674 Views VIDEO: Trump Inaugural Address 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood Housing Affordability: Regulations or Spending? Do Lahaina recovery efforts hold lessons for LA? Hawaii Trump supporters journey nearly 5,000 miles for inauguration Guam Attorney General:  Do not tolerate homeless encampments Bury all power lines or rebuild the town fast? In Lahaina fire recovery, it’s hard to do both   A quick update on a few Miske co-defendants HPD officers to be deposed in connection with Jan. 1, 2024, beating of man who attempted to interfere in police chase Revenge: In-Laws Of Rep. Sue Lee Loy Claim She Doesn't Live In Her Hilo District Honolulu Has Been Struggling To Regulate Fireworks For More Than A Century Read More..

Sunday, January 19, 2025 January 19, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 PM :: 1194 Views Military Personnel 14% of Oahu Rental Market -- but nearly 0% of Sister Isle Rental Market Climate Resiliency Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted January 17, 2025 Celebrities Come Home! Gabbard brought in over $1.2M as a MAGA celebrity, filings show Pandering to Antivaxxers Legislature Opens With Annual Ritual: Empty Talk About Housing Homeless ‘taxpayer-funded service fees’ -- $36,500 each How The Pandemic Shutdown Opened Up Public Access To The Legislature Hawaii National Guard Job Challenge Academy unveiled Plotting Banyan’s course: As razing of Uncle Billy’s finishes, officials mull future of area Parasitic wasps to help combat CBB; officials look to release them this spring Read More..

Saturday, January 18, 2025 January 18, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 1922 Views Vigilance key to protecting historic state income tax cut Spending restraint tagged as best way to protect 2024 state tax cuts City partners with UHERO to launch Subsidized Housing Tracker Trump should bypass support for the protectionist Jones Act Shakedown: DelaCruz, Kim Torture Hensel for Four Hours Shakedown: Who will have final say over Mauna Kea decisions? State or stewardship authority? Shakedown: State lawmakers grill Hawaii agriculture officials over funding, contracts The $2 trillion home insurance nightmare is getting even worse MAGA Cashiers a Check on Tulsi Gabbard as DNI Lahaina Scheme to Quietly Demolish 1823 Spring House $3.75M to Rebuild 100’ of Waikiki Seawall and Walkway Cousin, enforcer of late crime boss receives 3-year federal sentence Read More..

Friday, January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 756 Views Murdered Baby Related to HPD Deputy Chief, DHS Investigator OHA Trustees Never Approved $705K Hush Money Payment VIDEO: Hirono, Pam Bondi, and Sexual Harassment Interior Department Strengthens Native Hawaiian Consultation Policies and Procedures, Affirms Federal Trust Responsibility to Native Hawaiian Community Hawaii House Updates Rules for 2025 Session Illegal Vapes: AG Warns Retailers Voter Suppression: Bills Call for More Voter Service Centers on Oahu Target DelaCruz: Wahiawa Garbage Dump Part of Scheme to Pressure Legislature SB175: Bump up Soft-on-Crime Judges’ retirement age (again) New UH President Hensel expects to hire AD in summer DoE Budget Pressure Tactic: Hawaii public schools to see price hike for summer school programs Hawaiʻi Teens Less Likely To Drink Alcohol — Or Use Sunscreen Read More..

Thursday, January 16, 2025 January 16, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 992 Views Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Pre-Filed as Legislative Session Convenes Ninth Circuit won’t rehear arguments on its decision to uphold gun-free zones in Hawaii and California US DOT Sues Southwest Airlines for Chronically Delayed Flights NCAA athletes seeking women's sports for women only New Details Emerge After DNA Solves a 2014 Jane Doe 2025 Preview: Bribery allows major bills and issues to be blindsided at the eleventh hour, due to an opaque system that allows in-the-know lobbyists to sway Legislators Hawaiʻi Legislature Begins 2025 With High Hopes for Insurance Reform, Affordable Housing Hawaii lawmakers vow to stabilize property insurance market as climate change fuels higher premiums Trannssexual Votes Against Speaker Hawaii governor's (self-serving) ideas to help LA recover from the fires Will NOAA's Race To Make Papahānaumokuākea A National Sanctuary Survive Trump? HPD officer arrested for alleged abuse of family member Read More..

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 January 15, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 864 Views Chris Butler Sabotaging Gabbard Nomination? Blames Opposition on 'Pedophile and Paranoid Murderer' Drunk? Hirono vs Hegseth Maui Wildfire: AG Releases Final Phase of Report HS Teams to Compete in 2025 Hawaii Lifesmarts Competition 'Ohana Health Plan Launches Residential Program for Homeless Psych Treatment DLE Director Quits LOL! Tulsi Gabbard Charm Offensive Draws Skepticism From Republican Senators Garbage News: Formby Admits Real Plan is to Expand Waimanalo Gulch Lawsuit over EPIC system moves ahead Number Of Hawaiʻi Children In Foster Care Drops Due to Lack of Social Workers State’s First Charter Preschool Opens Improvement District for Downtown Honolulu to Help Sell Residential Office Conversion Condos Mis-Use 911?  They’ll send an Uber Kalihi businesses impacted by rail construction can soon apply for financial relief Abrupt shutdown of a Kauai market slashes vital business for 50 small vendors The Never-Ending Story: Wrangling over South Maui General Plan Read More..

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 January 14, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 1106 Views UHERO: Maui wildfires trigger population loss, economic impact No-Fault Insurance for Electricity-Caused Wildfires? HECO Unveils Expanded Wildfire Safety Strategy   Hawaii 2nd Most Racially Integrated State Gabbard Nomination: Senate braces for 'train wreck' Keep promised income tax cuts intact Struggling To Survive: Hawaiʻi Residents Take On Debt, Think About Leaving Fireworks: Green proposes $300 fines, more prison time PUC to Review HECO Wildfire Safety Strategy Could power cutoff hinder hydrants? Hawaiʻi Agriculture Department Loses Another Deputy Homeless Schizo Only Got Treatment Due to Mistaken Identity Read More..

Monday, January 13, 2025 January 13, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 942 Views Supreme Court Allows Honolulu 'Big Oil' Suit to Proceed Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 10, 2025 Housing Agenda for Hawai’i Legislature Only One Front Street House Being Rebuilt Chaos in DLE:  Deputies’ Suicide, Arrests, Suspensions Open Window to Intervene in HECO`s Latest Renewable Energy Procurement Data Dive: Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Suffer For Lack Of Health Insurance Point in Time Count to skip unsheltered homeless this year Read More..

Sunday, January 12, 2025 January 12, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:25 PM :: 782 Views Case Dismissed—For Now Walk back our tax cuts? That would be a shame. ALICE REPORT: 37% of Households Consider Leaving Hawaii 14% of Hawaii Healthcare Jobs Vacant Deport Illegal Thieves? Hawaii Congressional Delegation Votes 'Nay' Debate: Jones Act Reform a Winning Topic OIP: New Law and New Opinions for New Year Salary Squabble after years of Dysfunction: Is Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Boss Worth $300K/yr? Gov. Green becomes Dr. Green to oppose Kennedy Anti-telescope Activist Enthused by Recent Developments Months after a deadly Waianae Valley rampage, an illegal party structure is being dismantled Social Security pay boost for 33,000 retirees in Hawaii Nuggets of wisdom found in speaking wit to power Read More..

Saturday, January 11, 2025 January 11, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 1255 Views Hawaii Democrats Talk a Big Game on the 'Climate Crisis.' They're Also Shielding an Oil Company Whose Execs Backed Their Campaigns Is another great year too much to ask? Not Everybody is Leaving: COVID fraud helps one family move to Kapolei OHA Legislative Agenda: Kakaako 400 Foot Towers (again) OHA Trustees Swear to Uphold Two Constitutions Hawaii attorney general questions Walmart's retreat from DEI Judiciary Seeks Nominees for Big Island, Maui Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Finds Pierick Won House Race by 11 votes Law enforcement department looks to upgrade technology nearly five years after evidence deleted Key leader in Waianae cockfighting case pleads guilty, two others also changing their pleas Front Street Recovery: Generational landowners launch initiative to rebuild Lahaina Town Lahaina Underground power lines put on hold, says Hawaiian Electric Hawaii State fireworks laws misaligned with Honolulu City ordinances Honolulu City Council ‘reaffirms’ opposition to landfill over aquifer I can braid hair, but Hawaii will not let me work Read More..

Friday, January 10, 2025 January 10, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 3826 Views VIDEO: Vaccination Drive Saves Samoa from RFK's Deadly Antivaxxer Propaganda 21% of Students Short on Vaccinations The growing crisis in the insurance market further exacerbates Hawaiʻi’s cost of living crisis State Senate Democrats Outline Priorities for Legislative Session Hawaiian Electric to close Shift and Save time-of-use rates program to new enrollments NRA Grassroots Meeting set for Oahu Hawaii Abortions Down 11% for 2022 Maui Eviction Moratorium Ends SURPRISE!  Sale Puts 89% of American Savings Bank Shares in Hands of Mainland Owners 100% Fake: After 14 years of Green Energy Initiative, Hawaii Energy Still 90.8% Fossil Fuel No Surprise: Tulsi Gabbard Flip-Flops on Spying in Desperate Bid to Save Nomination Fake Representative: Mr Kim Coco Iwamoto Calls OHA Development Plan ‘A Good Start’ Fake Affordability: DHHL to Evict 57 Households from their affordable condos on Kauai—Suggests They Move to Mainland Real Graft: Legislators rush to hold campaign fundraisers before opening gavel No Surprise: Honolulu Police Commission has been chronic violator of the state’s Sunshine Law Phoney Baloney: Mayor Fooled by Vegas Meth Wholesaler who Hollers ‘Jesus’ Fake Food Goal: DOE Gets An F: Hawaiʻi Schools Miss Their First Local Food Target Real Results: Hawaii vacation rental demand drops dramatically Read More..

Thursday, January 9, 2025 January 9, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:06 PM :: 811 Views Busted in Ibiza: Bumpy Kanahele's Fake 'Diplomat' Hawaii doctor under investigation for murder in woman’s euthanasia death Honolulu Traffic 19th - Worst in USA Schatz: With $1.6B in federal funds, rebuild Lahaina homes now I Moved to Hawaii but Would Return to Oregon Due to the Cost of Living Miske’s ‘Defend Hawaii’ co-defendant sentenced Honolulu Rail Supposed to Reach Airport, Middle Street in 2025 Feasibility of a Red Hill Pumped Storage Hydro Facility State Sees A Rare Surge In Death Taxes OHA asks lawmakers for more than $2M to ‘fund positions’ Illegal Fireworks Won't Stop Until Neighbors Take Action Solemn procession in downtown Honolulu honors firefighter killed in McCully fire DLE Proposal to create Hawaii highway patrol gets mixed reactions Alternative to Suicide: Hawaii Hospice Collaborative Launches Into ‘New Era’ of Care Delivery Maintenance cited as possible cause of Kamaka crash Read More..

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 January 8, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:37 PM :: 2936 Views Fireworks: Culture and Traditions? Electricity-Caused Wildland Fires: Costs, Social Fairness, and Proposed Solution Hawaii #1 -- lost greatest share of population to other states OHA’s new Kakaako housing scam: Give 500 ‘Affordable’ Units to Political Insiders Hearing Blocked: Gabbard blames ‘snow’ for delays in ethics disclosures and FBI background check DLE Makes Excuses for Lack of Fireworks Arrests Fireworks Come To Hawaiʻi On Passenger Jets 'Almost Daily' Kauai police have not made any cockfighting-related arrests in the past five years. Family of man killed by dogs says petty misdemeanor charges are ‘insufficient’ Trump promises to end new wind farms City, Legislators Kabuki Theater Inexorably Leads to Continued use of Waimanalo Gulch NIMBYs Block Mililani Teacher Housing Project ACLU Court Win Helps Keep the Homeless, Homeless on Maui Read More..

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 January 7, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:44 PM :: 1591 Views US Atty Connors Resigns After Successfully Stopping Hawaii Corruption Prosecutions Oil industry seeks end to climate change lawsuits Kaiser Nurses and Healthcare Workers on Maui and Lanai Ratify New Contract Without Strike RFK Killed 83 in Samoa—How Many Would He Kill in USA? SCAM: Sewer Rate Hike Plan Violates Federal Consent Decree Honolulu Airport: “The millions spent on renovations went into the pockets of dishonest contractors and politicians.”  Do Maui Wildfire Lawyers Deserve $1 Billion In Fees? HECO Proposes Utility-Friendly Wildfire Recovery Fund Honolulu firefighter dies; 5 people injured in McCully building fire ‘They have no skin:’ Phoenix doctors treating victims from Hawaii fireworks explosion Boy, 3, dies from injuries in New Year’s fireworks explosion Fireworks Produce 500% Profit for Criminals A closer look at Miske’s reputation for violence Oahu's housing market “affordability challenges remain a significant hurdle” A New Tax for the New Year: Hawaii's new Transient Accommodations Tax New mayor’s support reignites TMT debate Hawaii Eggs increase to a whopping $10 Rules are for the little people: New House Speaker Makes it up as She Goes Along Read More..

Monday, January 6, 2025 January 6, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:01 PM :: 1611 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted January 3, 2025 Political Connections Pay Off: Some ‘affordable’ housing subsidies are a lot fatter than others Double your sewer fees to fund $12.6B boondoggle as big as Rail -- Calvin Say’s last Hurrah Council Members Travel on Your Dime Whale ‘Amakua Censorship: New Age woo-woo stuff masquerading as Hawaiian culture Kapolei HONU moves 104 bums into Shelters Hawaii buys 1-way trips to Guam for homeless? Eco-Activists Thrilled by Opportunity to Shut Down Catamaran Tours The US Spent Billions ‘Fighting Pacific Climate Change’. Where Did It Go? (LOL!) Read More..

Sunday, January 5, 2025 January 5, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:52 AM :: 1461 Views Tax Word Find Assisted Suicide? Murder investigation launched after 88-year-old woman given lethal prescription 51 Assisted Suicides in 2023 Schatz: “There’s nothing progressive about preventing people from being able to live in Hawaii.” HTA Declares ‘Tourism Emergency’ (again) Read More..

Saturday, January 4, 2025 January 4, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:26 PM :: 1702 Views Not Even Beautiful Hawaii Is Immune to ‘Tax Flight’ Report: CWS Hurts Rather than Helps Aging and Hawaii’s Generational Economy Budget: House Finance Committee Sets First Informational Briefings Legislators to Hold Hearing on Oahu Landfill Gabbard Nomination ‘In Limbo’ Specialized Burn Care: One Night of Honolulu Fireworks Exceeds Maui Wildfires 6 fireworks explosion survivors transported to mainland for further treatment Collapsing Hawaii Vacation Rental Giant Signals Market Shake-Up Another Hawaii Inmate And Guard Are Attacked At An Arizona Prison Read More..

Friday, January 3, 2025 January 3 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:43 PM :: 4574 Views Can New Legal Angle Beat Jones Act in Court? Green to Testify Against RFK Nomination: ‘Uninformed and Dangerous’ Will Tragedy Change How Hawaiʻi Polices Illegal Fireworks? Lawsuit threatens Kaanapali ocean permits Act 91: Teens Eligible for STD Prescriptions without Parental Notification Housing assistance was top request for 211 resource hotline in 2024 How many homeless pedestrians were run over? Read More..

Thursday, January 2, 2025 January 2, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:35 AM :: 2532 Views Red Hill Registry opens pre-enrollment for impacted community members Gabbard Third Trump Nominee to be Rejected? ‘Enough is enough’: Hawaii leaders pledge change after deadly illegal fireworks explosion Evidence from the fatal blast State moves forward with more cameras to crack down on red-light runners Green Energy Drives Foreign Purchases of Hawaii Land Read More..

Wednesday, January 1, 2025 January 1, 2025 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 1575 Views Insider Giveaway? Hawaiian Electric Announces Sale of American Savings Bank VIDEO: Honolulu Fireworks Explosion Kills 3, Injures 22 City announces next two town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases November Tourist Count up 5.3% Hawaii 7th Hardest Gun Control Laws Hawaii Top Officials Quietly Grabbing for COVID Pay Hikes Honolulu City Council salary set for annual automatic raises forever New year begins with lower state taxes for all Hawai‘i Has Been Arguing Over Tourist Tax since 1929 The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections Miske Case: Fentanyl Mostly Arrives by Inmate Mail Civil Beat: Trump Good For Police Recycling is 100% Fake -- Reynolds Recycling Still Shipping Overseas Read More..