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Thursday, October 31, 2019 October 31, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 2855 Views APEC Coming to Hawaii—AGAIN? Schatz Chief of Staff Pours Money into Big Oil Stocks Hirono Makes Bizarre Argument Against 9th Circuit Court Nominee HCDA Kakaako Park Transferred to City Hawaii Among Only 7 States to Tax Groceries First 3 Quarters: Tourism Up, Spending Down After 127 Arrests -- Wind plant opponents take break from protest ‘Shadow Flicker’ And Lost Sleep: Are Kahuku Wind Turbines Too Close To Homes? Hawaii’s Older Students Lag On ‘Nation’s Report Card’ State charges Maui riot detainees thousands for damages, Gets Sued by Alleged Rioter Soft on Crime: Released to Terrorize Molokai (again) 2 ex-adult correctional officers face trials for alleged sex assaults at women’s prison Program that has police referring 37 Chinatown homeless to services sees positive results Homeless Reality: Shocking images on Chinatown website aim to spark change Meth: Kauai councilman released after posting $10,000 bail Former police officer is charged again with abuse  Ban on short term vacation rentals leads to influx of long term units for rent Get the Lead Out: Federal Emergency Team Sent to Patch Caldwell’s Potholes  15 Unaccompanied Migrant Children Came To Hawaii In The Past Year  Read More..

Wednesday, October 30, 2019 October 30, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:55 PM :: 2808 Views With Help from Maui Council, Convicted Sovereignty Scammer Keanu Sai Launches ‘Hawaiian Kingdom’ Bond Sales Guam Congressional Delegate Investigated: Forgery, Bribery, Mistress on Staff Sue Big Oil? Of Course it is Maui that Falls for Debunked Litigation Scheme Maui Enviros Sue in State Court to Yank Case Away from US Supreme Court As Honolulu police clear roads for wind farm, some ask why the same can’t be done for TMT Police outnumber demonstrators at Kahuku, Kalaeloa wind-farm protest sites Kealoha Handed Her Victim off to Another Prosecutor Meth: Kauai councilman accused of hitting officer with vehicle Death Row not-a-pimp gets Bail Reinstated How Honolulu Police Handled A Mental Health Crisis Judge halts effort to fund Ala Wai flood control project HMSA plan challenges Hawaii family medicine Zippy’s says stricter ban on plastics could cause closures Recycling Doesn’t Work When 3rd World Refuses our Trash Three DoE Bureaucrats Quitting—Solution?  More Pay Hikes of Course!  Military Personnel Being Charged Commercial Rate for Electricity? In Effort to Help Russia, Iran, Syria and India: Tulsi Gabbard Demands US End Saudi Aid, Ties Government To 9/11 Terrorist Hijackers   Read More..

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 October 29, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 PM :: 6119 Views More Hawaii residents hold a college degree Red Hill: EPA, DoH want to Hear from You Kauai: Welfare Checks Going 100% Electronic Rail: Broken Station Canopies Part of Blackmail Scheme Telescope site decision imminent – or Not? Kym Pine and other lesser-known candidates for Honolulu mayor need to build name recognition, analyst says Djou Running? Unindicted Conspirator Asks Judge to go Easy on Kealoha Lawsuit: Last-Minute Honolulu Talk on Mauna Kea Violated Meeting Law Arrests made in killing of American prosecutor in Micronesia His conviction was overturned after 2 other men confessed. Why is he being retried? DOH: More studies needed on infrasound State’s Position On Harbor Fees Simply Not Right Molokai Community Health Clinic Pharmacy Program Suddenly Collapses Obama Oceanfront Compound to be Built in Waimanalo, thus proving he does not believe in Sea Level Rise  Read More..

Monday, October 28, 2019 October 28, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 3665 Views Mayoral Race: Pine, Amemiya, Hanabusa PUC’s Former Lawyer Says Approval Of Kahuku Wind Farm Violated Law—Consumers overcharged by 50% Overnight Sunday: 19 more demonstrators arrested in Kalaeloa Kahuku: 111 Arrests so far Blue Planet Report Card: Hawaii not Sending Enough Money to Elon Musk Marijuana Dispensaries Warned to stop selling vapes with outside ingredients Six Years of Fraud at Kauai Government Employees Credit Union Drug companies paid Hawaii doctors $4.3M last year Read More..

Sunday, October 27, 2019 October 27, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:46 PM :: 2718 Views Clintons Funnel Russia Money to Support Kai Kahele VIDEO: Gabbard out of CD2 Race--Senator Jill Tokuda, Rep Chris Lee, and Self-Absorbed Airhead Kaniela Ing Considering Run NYC secretly exports homeless to Hawaii Saving the Legislature from Itself Bridge Aina Lea: Will Takings Claim Be Ruled out by Statute of Limitations? Enviros Salivate as WESPAC Selected for Audit Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 26, 2019 Laughing at You: Suspended Kaneshiro Gets $12,000 Pay Raise Rail All or Nothing with P3: Public should see rail P3 contract TMT: We need a way forward for all Delays in clearing TMT protesters pose risks to stability, security Smarter Balanced Assessment—DoE Insiders Find New Way to Make it Look Good When it isn’t Give Neighborhood Boards Subpoena Power Calmer voices seek middle ground on North Shore Bill 25 standoff reveals difficulty in using green energy as excuse to make housing even more expensive Yap government warns of rumors in AG murder investigation Read More..

Saturday, October 26, 2019 October 26, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 4433 Views Blocks 2/3 of Contractors from Bidding: Caldwell Allows Bill 37 to Become Law Why we have a Housing Crisis Caldwell Coverup: Feds Raid Honolulu Hale--Mayor Hid Knowledge of Raid from Council Attorney General Considers Forcing out ANOTHER Honolulu Prosecutor Kahuku wind farm building while legal and regulatory challenges loom Senator Jill Tokuda, Rep Chris Lee, and Self-Absorbed Airhead Kaniela Ing Considering Run for CD2 Wind farm convoy proceeds without arrests for first time Molokai Clinic: Free Stuff Stops Falling from Sky When Everybody Quits Free Stuff: Library Becomes Homeless Center Waikiki homeless ‘Wounded by Cheap Vodka’ Union for deputy sheriffs stationed at Mauna Kea file grievance over pay Federal appeals court weighs if Deedy can be tried 3rd time in death of Elderts Read More..

Friday, October 25, 2019 October 25, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:34 PM :: 3760 Views Kahuku and Waimanalo Protests show why Hawaii Needs Municipal Government Audio: High Cost of Living in a One-Party State VIDEO: Tulsi Gabbard Will Not Run for Congress Again Lawsuit: HPD Gun Registration and Licensing Procedures Unconstitutional RFP: Ala Wai Boat Harbor Development Scheme Comes Back with Big Fat Zero Lights Out In The Land Of No: The Practical Effects Of California's Wildfire Inverse Condemnation Doctrine Petranik, Napier tackle tough issues facing isle businesses Laughing at You:  Kealoha $150K Pension ‘Untouchable’ The Fix is In? Former OHA Operative Chairs LUC as Anti-Telescope Appeal Heard Can we empower real community-based planning? Judge orders conservator hearing and mental evaluation for Kawananakoa Police deny teen’s claim of officer mistreatment at wind farm protest Red Hill Tanks an Engineering Marvel—Cannot be Retrofitted Bill 40 Will Ban All Plastic—Even Bread Wrappers and Potato Chip bags Got Cancer, Birth Defects? Anti-GMO Lawyers Can Help You Make Money Supper Too: School Meals can replace nuclear family Elementary school principal accused of lying Kauai Case Opens Door to Unregulated Cable TV Rates Read More..

Thursday, October 24, 2019 October 24, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 4174 Views State Business Tax Climate Index--Hawaii Drops from 26th to 37th Another Sovereignty Activist Teams up with Anti-Semites Mauna Kea Week 10: 428 Tickets, 4 Arrests Rail Contractor’s Former Lawyer Alleges ‘Illegal’ And ‘Dishonest’ Activity Kahuku wind farm project rushed to grab soon-to-expire tax credit City sending demand letter to Louis Kealoha for $250,000 severance payback (this will never be paid) Teen who chained himself to gate says police used Taser on him at Kalaeloa protest Businesses along busy urban corridor prepare for a hit as rail construction moves east P3 Is Yet Another Honolulu Rail Disaster Communities Need A Real Voice On Big Projects Maui Enviros think they Can get a Lower Court to Snatch Lahaina Injection Wells Case Away from US Supreme Court, LOL! City to stop enforcing vacation rentals law at Waikiki tower whose owners sued Changes for traffic tickets Hawaii Open Meetings Law Leaves Some Neighborhood Boards Befuddled How HMSA Killed off Expensive Cancer Patient PC Panic as UH Faculty Gets Whiter, More Japanese, and More Chinese Bones found on lofty California peak may be remains of lost Japanese internee ACLU: Homeless Cookers May Lose their Lab Supplies in Sweeps Read More..

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 October 23, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:04 AM :: 3695 Views Birth Control: 9th Circuit Refuses to Recognize Religious Objectors Federal prosecutors may be interested in what Katherine Kealoha knows about HART, her attorney says Criminal Probe Into Rail Might Creep Into Honolulu Hale, Attorneys Fear Kaneshiro’s Hand-Picked Successor Grilled by Council (again) Misconduct: Honolulu deputy prosecutor taken off case Latest Trick: Classification of state land on Maunakea summit challenged Night Four Kahuku Kahuku: Attorney Battles Windfarm in Court AES Corporation: Hawai`i Coal, Solar and Wind Power Solar Seven: Collusion, Price Fixing to Keep Your Electric Rates High Heart of Darkness of Island Society Memorial service to be held for American prosecutor killed in Yap Medical Examiner’s Office Overrun by Homeless Drug Addicts More Homeless Mayhem: Drugged-out Lunatic Harasses 11-year old boy Drugs and Urine Force City to Close Downtown Mini Park Read More..

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 October 22, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:53 PM :: 2988 Views Katherine Kealoha's Boyfriend's Attorney's Law License Suspended Kea'au Beach Park Meth Camp: Luxury Cars, Boats, and Jet Skis Bulldozed Wind Industry Poised for Decline? HSTA wins award for tobacco control efforts Is Honolulu’s mayor under federal scrutiny? Former Honolulu Police Chief Agrees To Plead Guilty To Bank Fraud—Promises to Cooperate with Investigators 4 truckloads of wind turbine parts delivered to Kahuku after 6 more arrests Opposition to wind farm is nothing new Kahuku Wind Turbines May Start Falling Over Secret UPW contract with Kaiser Maui hospitals ratified DHHL may hire attorney to deal with land issues Plan To Award Rail’s Final Contract Reaches Point Of No Return Will Council Vote on HART P3? Community group heads to court to fight Ala Wai flood project Tae Kim for Prosecutor: Reform Rule 48 Deputy Public Defender launches campaign for Honolulu Prosecutor—Announces Plan to Lets Lots and Lots of Criminals Back onto the Streets Soft on Crime: How a Meth Dealer Walks Soft on Crime: Child Molester gets Second Chance so he Takes it Read More..

Monday, October 21, 2019 October 21, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:13 PM :: 2964 Views Hawaii Legislature Hiring for 2020 Session Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 19, 2019 Unlike Harry Kim, Caldwell isn’t Letting Protesters Stop Projects  Police Arrest Another 27 wind farm protesters at Kalaeloa Katherine Kealoha Signs Plea Deal With Prosecutors Honolulu’s Chief Medical Examiner Pushed out by Caldwell Fate of Hawaii’s Cheapest Energy Source Hangs on PUC Decision Recycling is Fake: Where Do All Of Hawaii’s Recyclables Go? No One Knows For Sure Illegal vapes traced to California woman who was CBD pioneer Hawaii Schools Are Making Progress In Career And Technical Education Another Sovereignty Con Man Trump defends Tulsi Gabbard in Hillary Clinton spat, says she’s no Russian agent Death Tax Keeps Billionaires from Dying in Hawaii  Read More..

Sunday, October 20, 2019 October 20, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:34 AM :: 4866 Views Ige Approval Rate Drops to 36% Cabotage Sabotage: Jones Act Reduces Water Trade Between US States Business Fees Go Down! – Huh? Gabbard: “We’re taking this all the way to the nomination” Maui Police, Prosecutor Conspire to Cover Up Hate Crime: Attack with Shovel Recorded with Audio, Video FORCING the Homeless to Accept Shelter: Pilot project aimed at reducing Oahu’s homeless will start in Waipahu HART P3: No Plan B Kahuku Protectors Need Food, Propane Protests rise up when voices go unheard Trans Activists Claim to Have Trans-Formed 3% of Hawaii HS Students Bill 40: Bans aren’t the best solution to help Hawaii’s environment More Homeless Mayhem: Stabbing near Kapahulu library leaves a man in critical condition Read More..

Saturday, October 19, 2019 October 19, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 3811 Views 55 Kahuku Arrests: 'We Will Block Future Convoys' Kia'i Chicken? No Response to Telescope Panel Invite OHA Board approves $3 million in grant funding for Hawaiian-focused charter schools What does State Government have to say about what you value most? Judicial Appointments Announced--One Remains Open Honolulu GOP: Veto Bill 37  PLA measure is pilau Katherine Kealoha agrees to plea deal, will cooperate with federal investigation More Arrested at Kahuku than Mauna Kea Kahuku Windfarm May be the Biggest Bat-Killer of them All Maui mayor says he won’t drop wastewater case headed to US Supreme Court Plea deal is offered to arrested TMT protesters Altitude Sickness Among Mauna Kea Officers DoE 2030: No Mention of Reading Writing, Arithmetic House finance chair: New Maui jail a priority Will Tiny Homes open door to Mobile Home Parks? Read More..

Friday, October 18, 2019 October 18, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 3756 Views National Council on Disability Rips Hawaii Assisted Suicide Law Hawaii Vape Retailers Oppose Proposed E-Cigarette, Store-Bought, Nicotine Flavor Ban NELHA Economic Impact Estimated Hawaii Death Tax Will Soon be Tied for #1 Hillary Clinton says Tulsi Gabbard is a 'Russian asset' groomed to ensure Trump reelection Kahuku wind farm convoy on the move; Dozens arrested, utility pole cut down Staffer Convicted In Union Vote Rigging Finally Out At HART Victim of racially-charged violence on Maui outraged after his attackers get probation Guam: Discussion begins on CLTC federal lawsuit, settlement Lawmakers to revisit statewide ban of flavored e-cigarettes Mauna Kea: HGEA Files Altitude Sickness Grievance Hawai`i BioEnergy Proposals Generate Heat Navy Resists Calls To Relocate Or Strengthen Red Hill Fuel Tanks DOBOR: Ala Wai Fee Hikes Designed to Clear out Live-Aboards LOL: Hawaii’s surf might disappear completely if climate change worsens and turns ocean into Jell-o, experts say Read More..

Thursday, October 17, 2019 October 17, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:17 PM :: 3354 Views Town Hall Meeting: Soaring Electric Bills in Kapilina Nine Weeks on the Mauna: 48 Arrests, 5,033 Tickets OHA Backs out of Tree-Planting Scheme Kealohas close to reaching a plea deal in Exchange for Ratting Out Caldwell Admin Officials Kiewit Part of Criminal Investigation?  Payments On Hold Pending Findings Of Rail Investigation Wind turbine protesters gear up for a drawn-out battle in Kahuku The Clock is Your Friend: 3 Years to Stop Hawaii’s Fake Green Energy Projects Hawaii Democrats To Hold Presidential Primary April 4 Mayor Kim reassures protesters that TMT equipment won’t be snuck up the mountain Convicted Sovereignty Scammer Keanu Sai behind Illegal Bond Sales Affordable Housing Programs behind Loss of Affordable Housing Decoupling: More Electric Rate Hikes Coming Establishing Renewable Energy Policy Thru False Assumptions Injection Wells: Crackpot Maui Council Still pretending it has Control of Case, May Hire Eco Shyster Hawaii State Teachers Association calls for ban on all flavored tobacco products, citing increase use by students Honolulu Police Acquire More Military-Style Equipment Accused of Child Molestation: Ex-officer’s statements can be used against him, judge rules More Homeless Mayhem: ‘I was arrested because I murked a demon’ Read More..

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 October 16, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:37 PM :: 3747 Views UH Regents Plan: Lets Close Down Some Perfectly Good Telescopes Bill 37: Why Contractors Should Compete First 'Ohana Zone' Homeless Shelter opens in Hilo Critical flaws plague new study linking ‘heavy’ pesticide exposure to cardiovascular disease Old Boy Insiders Pour Money into Kahele Campaign Day Three: Kahuku Protesters Block Gigantic Bat Killing Devices from Being Installed Protests concern Hawaii business leaders Plan B: Louis Kealoha Files For Divorce From Katherine Kealoha Water Rights: Kauai Bottled Water Case Back in Court Electric Cars: Elon Musk Needs More Money So Lets Make Housing More Expensive in Hawaii TVR Ban Guts 8% of Room Inventory Bill 55: Massive Property Tax Hikes on TVRs UH Pay Increases For Top Executives Drawing Scrutiny Growing concerns about Molokai’s only health center trigger calls for CEO’s resignation Former foster child files suit against CPS, alleging repeated sexual abuse  Vacant DHHL Homes Sit 5-6 Years Pesticides: Clowns in Hazard Suits Perform Before Hawaii County Council (again) Read More..

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 October 15, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 3531 Views LIVE Video: Kahuku Protesters Blockade Wind Turbine Shipment for a Second Night Hawaii: Lowest Percentage of Young Business Owners Ige Names Three to BLNR Hawaii: State of Childhood Obesity COFA: Hawaii Wants Feds to Pay for Welfare Saiki: Does the Rule of Law Still Apply in Hawaii? Hawaii Held Hostage by Anti-Technology Movement PLA Bill: Will Caldwell Sign or Veto? On Paid Leave -- Honolulu City Officials Targeted by FBI Still Making Big Money Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor Accused of Assault, Hush Money Payments on Maui Feds to oversee valuation of DHHL land where city built rail hub LUC: If City Wants Extension at Waimanalo Gulch, it must take this hot potato out of our hands. Recycling is Just a Fraud: What Will Hawaii do now that 3rd World Doesn’t want our Garbage? Hawaii cannabis dispensaries must comply with vape cartridge ingredients law Attorney: Randall Saito will testify and reveal secrets about state hospital Alleged Chinatown Purse Snatcher Charged with 2nd Degree Murder in 2005 Incident Soft on Crime: 27-Time Loser Busted for Child Molestation Yap State Prosecutor Murdered Read More..

Monday, October 14, 2019 October 14, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:24 PM :: 4084 Views SCOTUS: Who is in charge at the County Of Maui? Fascist UH Admin Cuts Free WiFi to Telescope Protesters Fastest-Growing Cities? Honolulu Ranks 407th Attorney General Investigating “Kickbacks and Corruption” in HART Relocation Program TMT protest dwindles to 150 people Protestors try new delaying tactic Oahu residents hold peaceful protest against wind turbine project Kauai Commenters Wise up to Green Energy Hype Boaters Upset About Steep Fee Increase At State-Run Harbors Navy officials to brief public on Red Hill plans Why Are We Killing Pedestrians In Hawaii Crosswalks? HPD effort vital for mentally ill No Surprise: After Blasting ‘Rigged’ Primary, Tulsi Gabbard Decides Against Debate Boycott Read More..

Sunday, October 13, 2019 October 13, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:34 AM :: 3316 Views The Strange Case of Bank of America It’s been a long time since the Hawaii Republican Party was a force to be taken seriously Andria Tupola Launching 2022 Republican Gubernatorial Campaign TMT is First Telescope to Pay Substantial Rent Aloha Stadium: Next Boondoggle Getting Started Recent Violence AGAIN Demonstrates Need to FORCE Homeless into Shelters Investigators set their sights on owners of Hawaii’s illicit massage parlors STDs in Hawaii are at an all-time high Read More..

Saturday, October 12, 2019 October 12, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 3569 Views NYT: What, Exactly, Is Tulsi Gabbard Up To? HECO rolling Blackouts Possible Due to Failure of Wind, Solar Hawaii 3rd-Lowest Uninsured Kym Pine Supporting Tulsi Gabbard Cost of Not Enforcing the Law: Government agencies have spent nearly $10M so far on their response to TMT protest Telescope: THINK Fund surpasses 100-scholarship milestone Property Taxes Could Quadruple for Legal B&Bs Legislators Enact Special Fees then Forget to Spend Them Skyrocketing electric bills have Ewa residents demanding audit Molokai residents outraged over conditions at island’s only health center BLNR: Mahi Pono Gets Water for a Year Study: Hawaii falls behind energy policy and incentives HHS Secretary Touts First Amendment Work in Hawaii Plastic marine debris on Hawaii’s windward coasts comes mostly from abroad, study finds Kawaiahao iwi still stored in church basement after years long controversy Charged with Rape While on Work-Release, Inmate Sues Warden Read More..

Friday, October 11, 2019 October 11, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM :: 3250 Views $88B Debt: Hawaii CHANGE Initiative highlights state's future financial obligations How to Avoid ‘Troubled Waters’ Open Letter from astronomy student Naea Stevens Mauna Kea Speedtrap: Total 4,632 Tickets, 46 Arrests Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies – First Circuit Court -- Circuit Judge, District Judge, Family Court Judge Brig. Gen Hara Appointed Adjutant General UH enrollment drops another 2%     Ken Lawson’s Not-a-Pimp forgets to call Judge Racist until After he is Kicked out of Court Censorship: KCC Admin Springs into Action after Politically Incorrect Signs Appear on Campus Civil Beat has a ‘new’ Idea … a Tax Hike Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Would Pretend to Close By 2028 Under New Land Use Permit Union alleges private security firm owes airport workers nearly $1M “Game-changing” move for Hawaii’s cattle industry Soft on Crime: Home Invader out on Bail Allegedly Robs Buddhist Center Homelessness: Learn From San Francisco’s Mistakes before they Bring Typhus back to Honolulu Read More..

Thursday, October 10, 2019 October 10, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 2762 Views Council approves PLAs despite many concerns Caldwell Jets off to Europe for Some Climate Change Make-Believe Best Cities for People with Disabilities -- Honolulu 93rd Kia'i Chicken? No Response to Telescope Panel Invite Robotics League Expands into Micronesian Island of Kosrae Led by Telescope Protester, Burial council finds ‘no cause for alarm’ on controversial Sherwoods project A federal judge will decide whether the Kealohas are guilty of alleged financial crimes Telescope: Hawaii County Ethics Board quizzes Prosecutor (virtue signaling opportunity) Bus ridership plummets, putting rail forecast in limbo Hawaii – 99% of Vehicles are NOT Electric Star-Adv: Ala Wai Redevelopment Should not Include Condos Competition Brings Hawaii Airfares Down To Earth Lunatics Assault Hospital Worker 50 Times Lawsuit: Deranged Killer Released from Psych Ward Just Before Fatal Crash With calls for mental health emergencies on the rise, HPD launches crisis intervention team Homeless Dude Allegedly Destroys Paper Cutter to Get Blade to Slash other Homeless Dude Another Company Creates Gig for OHA Insider DHHL Decides to Start Answering the Phone Pension Debt Accounts for Over Half of All Debt for US States Hawaii personal debt is among highest in U.S. 26% of Hawaii DoE HS Students are Proficient—at Vaping Republicans Set to Lose Another Seat? Rep. Gabbard Plays Up Military Service But Says Little About It Read More..

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 October 9, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:39 PM :: 2627 Views Ala Wai Development Plan Serves OHA, not Boaters First Hawaiian Homelands Leases Near 99-Year Mark Rep Cynthia Thielen will not run for Reelection UH Regents to Discuss Maunakea Rules at UH Hilo Bill 37: City to Negotiate Building Trades Union Contracts Trying to Leave State: Ken Lawson’s Smirking Not-a-Pimp Busted at Airport New Police Ethics Training Hopes To Stop ‘Misguided Loyalty’ Deputy prosecutor ordered to keep distance from defense lawyer Businesses get a break on state fees after funds go unspent After Fuel Tax Hike, Hawaii County Can’t Spend Money Fast Enough (literally) No, this lawmaker doesn’t have an ‘incredible investment opportunity’ for you Read More..

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 October 8, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 PM :: 3676 Views DoH public health advisory urging everyone to stop vaping Housing Cost Puts Hawaii Among States With Worst Pay Protesters Threaten Sen Lorraine Inouye with Death TMT backers hope to rally Hawaiian support with Big Island student's 2015 petition Proposed Bill could force non-union workers to pay union dues State senator suspects ‘cover-up’ in probe into Public Safety trainer’s credentials Lawmakers vaping solution?  A Tax Increase, of Course How to reverse loss of Hawaii’s primary care doctors In 1921, Hawaiian homesteaders leased land on Molokai. Families now nearing lease renewal Hawaii Gets $50M to Promote Youth Literacy—Gives it to the DoE Instead! Hawaii Struggling To Find Out If Full-Face Snorkel Masks Are Dangerous Satisfaction study ranks Hawaii airports among the worst Hawaii Groups Returning To Court To Force FAA To Adopt Air Tour Management Plans For Parks Land Use Commission again will convene to determine landfill’s fate Hawaii GOP Leaders Stand By Their Man Trump Read More..

Monday, October 7, 2019 October 7, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 4498 Views Ige Heralded for 'Worst Policy Proposals' of 2019 Anti-Telescope Leader: “We have never advocated for the removal of telescopes” Where Hawaii Legislators Stand On The Thirty Meter Telescope Settle Maui Injection Wells Case?  County will suffer for Nothing When The Honolulu City Council Is Less Than Transparent Hawaii’s congressional delegation lacks consistency in holding town halls State officials aim to change water quality testing Hawaii Co Police ready to roll out body cameras Opening of new Kihei High School could be delayed 3 to 4 years Authorities target adults trolling online to sexually exploit minors Honolulu’s Property Crime Problem: ‘Tourists Make Great Victims’ Read More..

Sunday, October 6, 2019 October 6, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:07 PM :: 3410 Views If Housing Costs in Honolulu Are Bad Now… Now That Cash is on the Table, ‘Unity march’ de-emphasizes Telescope Opposition Mauna Kea Protesters Camp is Dwindling Ethics Board to weigh in on TMT conflict question Hawaii Democrats need to prepare now to avoid chaotic 2020 presidential preference poll Charter schools growing while DoE Enrollment Shrinks Nearly 1 in 10 Big Island emergency warning sirens inoperable Community wants alternatives for Ala Wai project City Council puts brakes on OCCC relocation plan Global Warmers Push Debunked Scheme to Sue Big Oil Bill Proposes To End Herbicide Use By Hawaii County So Many Democrats Want Impeachment that Even Gabbard had to Flip-Flop Read More..

Saturday, October 5, 2019 October 5, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:27 PM :: 4291 Views Several schools see proficiency rates in math fall to single digits Ed Case: “I don’t accept ‘the price of paradise’” VIDEO: Imua TMT Panel Discussion at Capitol Anti-Telescope Rap Video: Swinging Baseball Bat "In the blessed era of Max Holloway" Responding to Kim: Anti-Telescope Leader Demands 'Lawful Rent' OHA Trustee on Mauna Kea: "Where's the revenue from these Ceded Lands?" Mauna Kea: 591 Tickets, Six Arrests UHERO: Planned Projects Support Healthy Construction Outlook Attorney General subpoena:  Is OHA Illegally donating State Frequent Flyer Miles to Telescope Protesters? Legislator: Solve Mauna Kea Problem by Giving Mo’ Money to OHA Dillingham: Rail Budget Hides Massive Giveaway to HECO, HDoT Not Settled: Lahaina Injection Wells Case Before US Supreme Court Nov 6      Kealohas: No Jury For Bank Fraud Trial City and Kokua Coalition reach agreement on vacation rentals OHA Operatives Ask Hawaii Supreme Court To Overturn Ruling on Water Use Recycling was Always Fake—Now its Dead $1000 Electric Bill up from usual $400/mo DHHL RFP for Moiliili Rental Units 100% Increase in slip fees signals privatization ahead, boaters say Game Time! OEDB/ASB Rack up $135M in Federal Tax Credits Court: States have right to impose ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules Soft on Crime: Missing Connecticut man arrested in Hawaii—then Released Thank the legislature: Shoplifting Tweekers Shoot at Security Guards Read More..

Friday, October 4, 2019 October 4, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 4587 Views City completes installation of 53,000 streetlights to energy-saving LEDs Energy Efficiency: Hawaii Ranks 16th Mourning the Past Sacrifices the Future Acting Prosecutor could be fired, disbarred after lying to Council Hawaii civilian labor force shrinks as Workers Leave State Honolulu Rail’s West Side Station Costs Are Soaring—‘Incomplete Design Drawings’ HART relocation program costly Major rail preparation work to kick off on Dillingham Blvd. next month City seeks first fines for illegal short-term rental properties—Miske Escapes Fine Greenhouse Gas Assessment Submitted for Proposed Maui Solar Project Hawaiian Electric lands $638.5M defense contract Poll: What Hawaiʻi Thinks About Marijuana Laws Hawaiʻi’s Medical Marijuana Oligopoly Homeless Mayhem: Knife threat just latest incident in Kahului area Soft on Crime: Trespasser Grabs Elem School Student in Cafeteria, Released by HPD Snorkel Rentals Kill: 2 die in separate ocean incidents on Hawaii Island Read More..

Thursday, October 3, 2019 October 3, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 2373 Views Hawaii is one of three states that allows schools to deny students access to school lunches due to unpaid meal debt How to improve Hawaii’s business climate Weigh in on Caldwell’s $772 million splurge on replacing the Blaisdell Arena Maunakea: Cost of not enforcing the law -- $8.3 million and Counting Kim Will Ask Nicely: Reopen Road to Mauna Kea City Council stalls on a resolution to turbine project Lawsuit: Kauai Emergency an Excuse to Shut Down TVRs Hurt by protests, Hong Kong duty-free group slashes Singapore jobs Sherwood Forest: Contractor to Remove Burned Bulldozer Test results show a spike in drug use among Hawaii workers Who Really Earns The Minimum Wage? Green Fees: Enviros have a New Name for a Tax Increase Just in Time for N Pacific Winter Storms, Pacific Eco-Boom is ‘working’ now Read More..

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 October 2, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 2921 Views Poll: Gabbard Crushes Kahele 48% to 26% Nowhere to Hide: Hawaii County Forced to Stop Pretending to 'Recycle' Paper, Plastic Imua TMT: Panel Discussion at Capitol My Concern Over Transparency at OHA Lawsuit: Hawaii has no Plan for Exporting Air Pollution Vaccinations? Hawaii Ranks 34th Proficiency?  DoE Makes Zero Progress, as Usual OHA’s support of TMT protesters shocking No Surprise: Protesters Reject Kim Proposal Hawaii County’s response to Thirty Meter Telescope protest has cost over $4 million Protesters sign-wave outside of Mayor Kirk Caldwell's gubernatorial fundraiser Attorneys Who Requested Honolulu Rail Subpoenas No Longer At DOJ More Housing for Homeless? Soft on Crime: Sand Island Shooter is 25-Time Loser Victim shares personal images of a Maui officer at center of federal investigation Religion News: Hawaii County Council Reso Demands ‘Climate Action Plan’  Is Hu Honua’s Energy Plan Truly Sustainable? Texas buyer sues seller of illegal vacation rental Kauai County Attorney Fired After Losing TVR Case DOJ sues 5 Hawaii apartment complexes over alleged disability law violations DOJ slaps private student housing firm in Hawaii with discrimination suit Sweep leaves beach clean only a matter of hours Read More..

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 October 1, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 3627 Views Mauna Kea: Harry Kim Presents Fluffy Booklet Full of Cash Offers  Ige Approves Rental Units for DHHL VIDEO: Ed Case and Keli'i Akina discuss Jones Act reform Newly Released Minutes Reveal How Louis Kealoha Got His $250K Buyout TMT partner willing to hold out for several years Sudden and Very Timely ‘Discovery’ of ‘artifact’ at Waimanalo project site prompts inspection Attention Ala Wai Contractors:  $400M Army Corps of Engineers Fraud—How to get away with it Hawaii Natural Energy Institute to Conduct "Independent" Climate Change Study UPW Work Rules Continue to Make Mess in Hawaii County Contested case on stream diversions drawing to an end Despite protests over Trademark, Aloha Poke plans to open 100 new locations HDOT Grabs for Your Money: Hawaii Road Usage Charge Demonstration Project HDOT Grabs for Your Money: Sea Level Hype to become Excuse for Massive Spending Hike Hawaii small boat harbor fee increases to go into effect Threats disrupt classes at 2 Kauai high schools Welfare Fraud: Top Realtor Busted Well-known foreclosure defense attorney facing possible disbarment Read More..