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Thursday, October 31, 2024 October 31, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:55 PM :: 704 Views Trustee Keli‘i Akina Opposes OHA’s Effort to Exempt Itself from the Sunshine Law  How Oily Profiteer Manipulated Maui Sunscreen Legislation for Personal Gain KSBE, HECO Try to Whiff Fake Lahaina Fire Settlement Past Otake In wake of Lahaina fire, no criminal charges Inouye: Governor’s Water Pick ‘Not Qualified’ DEI -- Honolulu updates its nondiscrimination law 2025 DoE Budget Pitch to Legislature Features Fake Cuts in Most Popular Programs DOE schools still without working fire alarms 2,500+ ballots may not be counted due to signature issues Department of Hawaiian Homelands works to solve phone and internet service issues left behind by criminal Al Hee Saguaro: ACLU Lips Moving Again California, national airlines announce jet biofuel scheme Read More..

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 October 30, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 1163 Views Will SCOTUS Hear Hawaii Second Amendment Appeal? Green Appoints Water Commissioner, Salary Commissioners Small Business Regulatory Review Board Elects Officers Enrollment up at UH’s 10 campuses, surpasses 50K Hawaii Early Voting On Pace for Extremely Low Turnout In-person voters complain daily about mail-in ballots Money and Retaliation: OHA Wants Out From Under Hawaii's Sunshine Law US EPA and Hawaii DoH Criticize Board of Water Supply for ‘Creating Public Confusion’ about Red Hill Attorney General: Top Way To Protect Hawaii From Wildfires – form a Committee Three Proposed Hawai`i Solar-Storage Projects Are Withdrawn due to “HECO financial uncertainty” Chinatown businesses still waiting for claims after outages DHHL may have a wealth of geothermal energy—but they just can’t figure out how to say ‘yes’ to drilling Kauai property owner target of online ‘threats’ after iwi found at construction site Meth Heads Aging Out 'It's unsafe,' public housing residents on illegal activity Honolulu YMCA Ends Rental Subsidies For Long-Term Tenants Read More..

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 October 29, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 1551 Views Seven low-cost ways to speed up permitting in Hawaii Vote ‘No’ to Support Traditional Marriage Jewish Republican says she is running against ‘Hamas Squad member’ in Hawaii state House Green: $400M not enough to build New Stadium Gov. Green asks PUC to soften rate increases SHPDA State Agency Backlog Stalls Lahaina Rebuilding Democrats Target Three House Republicans for Defeat New Carpenters Union Super PAC Is Spending Big On Three Maui Council Races Green ranks sixth nationally in governor approval ratings Two Escape Routes Could Have Saved Dozens Of Maui Fire Victims Methampetamines News: ‘Lahaina Strong’ Whines about Committee Chair System Saguaro Prisoners feel 'anxious, unsafe' with drinking water Honolulu mayor blows up fireworks measure Read More..

Monday, October 28, 2024 Letters to the Editor October, 2024 By Letters to the Editor @ 8:23 PM :: 2864 Views Vote ‘No’ to Support Traditional Marriage I’m Living in My Own ADU Manufactured Homes for Lahaina Fire Recovery Identifying a Nightmare for Both Right and Left Read More..

Monday, October 28, 2024 October 28, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:58 PM :: 1782 Views Hawaii Childcare Cost: 20% of Family Income UPDATE: A Better Deal for Territorial? Blue Hill Asks Shareholders to Reject Hope New survey finds up to 70% of locals want to move to more affordable state First Time Ever:  Sovereignty Squatters get Felony Convictions after Occupying Judge’s House Half of Homeless are Chronics Maui Considers New Law To Regulate Homeless Sweeps Ala Wai: DLNR boots Outdoor Dining to make way for latest half-baked development scheme Lead Detected Near Marine Corps Shooting Range Revives Safety Concerns Read More..

Sunday, October 27, 2024 October 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:49 PM :: 1772 Views Hawaii's historic tax cut must be protected not because we want it, but because we need it Self-Insurance Is No Insurance Discussion: How to reduce permit delays Restoring old Lahaina won’t be possible without zoning changes ‘Guest House’ bill accords with Kauai General Plan Election Fraud? “It’s not happening here” says top Honolulu Republican UHPA:  Hawaii’s Income Tax Cuts Boost UH as Economic Engine New report suggests 7 ways to speed up Hawaii’s construction permit process Survey reveals middle-class exodus from Hawaii due to cost of living Maili off-duty sheriff alleged gun threat case dismissed Sewer Pork as Big as Rail System Hawaii’s motorists are worst in the U.S., survey says Statue: Inouye on Payphone, Conspiring Read More..

Saturday, October 26, 2024 October 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 877 Views Renewable Energy Does Nothing to Reduce Hawaii Electric Rates Lahaina: FEMA Is Working To Place Temporary Housing Units on Privately Owned Vacant Lots Green: Tax Cuts helping to stop Hawaii's brain drain Divided Honolulu Rail Authority Board Keeps Colleen Hanabusa As Chair Kauai Council unanimously approves bill to allow guest houses despite heated debate Proposed Hawaii Gas rate increase to impact restaurants Enviros again grab for control over water commission appointment State to build $350 million, 5,200-stall parking structure near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport HPD releases 2 men after Waipahu officer-involved shooting Jeff Stone Blocking Beach Access? Kauaʻi County Council passes resolution Read More..

Friday, October 25, 2024 October 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 1196 Views Maui County Nurses Plan Three Day Strike OIP Issues Eight New Opinions Star-Adv Endorses Akina for OHA Lien, foreclosure threats add anxiety over insurance-driven condo fees Maui PD Recognized Nationally for Lahaina Human Remains Recovery Tribes want you to pay them for the privilege of curing their diseases Ancestral Remains Conflict Means Trouble For Hawaii Cesspool Owners Neighborhood Boards Want Exemption from Sunshine Law Read More..

Thursday, October 24, 2024 October 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 1930 Views Sewer Fees to go up 224% Mental Health Waiver: Another Second Amendment Win on Big Island Legislature Begins Hiring Staffers for 2025 Session Hawaii Bar: 'Property Rights & Regulatory Takings' It's Important To Truly Understand Why Trump Might Win In surprise move, state high court takes on appeal of Hilo doctor’s HMSA lawsuit Projected air seat declines underscore Hawaii tourism softening More Payroll Bumbling: State missed Oct 4 child support payments Hensel Phelps Lunatic Hospital Moldy, Leaking Views on Lahaina rebuild divided as council considers nonconforming structures, STRs Hawaii Is Allowing Registered Sex Offender To Keep Treating Patients Read More..

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 October 23, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 2026 Views OHA to Take Control of Kahana Valley Living Park? Mainland Drug Gang Busted Quickly After Foolishly Coming to Hawaii Honolulu 2nd-Lowest Mortgage Delinquency Rate in USA Hawaii 2nd-Fewest Job Openings in USA After 45% Rate Hike: Young Bros wants Annual Automatic Rate Hikes Surprise:  59,000 Properties affected by new Flood Maps Tulsi Gabbard says she’s re-joining GOP Viral attack on Walz features fake Hilo Resident Hawaii Catholics: Voting is a Moral Obligation Kauai Open Spaces Fund to Become Slush Fund for Eco-Groups? Settlements Recommended after arrest of 10-year-old girl Hawaii man accused of lying for money to help Afghans enter the U.S. EA for Keaukaha project contains references to scammy startup company Read More..

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 October 22, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:25 PM :: 1875 Views ‘Green energy transition’ is a myth UH Faculty Approve Contract Honolulu Airport 'Achieves Carbon Accreditation' Condo insurance premiums up 1000% Stop Pretending Oil is Going to Disappear Kauai Island of Retaliation: Fired Hawaii Deputy Prosecutor Advances First Amendment Lawsuit Rare court filing puts trial on hold for 4 HPD officers accused in near-fatal crash Case against community members at nurses lockout dismissed HECO narrowly avoided cutting power in West Maui last week. What happened? As Part of Plan to Keep Waimanalo Gulch Open, Honolulu Pretends to Revive The Idea Of Shipping Trash Off Island Maui County trying to collect millions in overdue visitor lodging taxes Read More..

Monday, October 21, 2024 October 21, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 PM :: 1160 Views Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission: Republicans OK as long as they don’t spend any money defeating Hawaii Democrats Maui County Releases Draft of Lahaina Long-Term Recovery Plan SD22: Star-Adv Endorses DeCorte for Waianae Senate Seat DHHL Burns $90M Finding Excuses to Not Build 600 Homes 30-year waiting period behind poor affordable housing sales Insurance Prices Threaten An Affordable Housing Oasis In Hawaii State Thinks Its Multimillion-Dollar Food Hub Is Finally Happening Read More..

Sunday, October 20, 2024 October 20, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:35 PM :: 1864 Views Emergency: Stop Amending Building Codes Autocorrect, Now Pay Up! No Criminal Charges for sexual abuse of foster children Scatter and Survive: Inside a U.S. Military Shift to Deny China ‘Big, Juicy’ Targets Affordable Homebuying Process Tangled in Red Tape Kokua Line: Will my home need flood insurance? “Inside Airbnb” provides data to assess the impact of short-term rentals Three arrested for trespassing at Kauai construction site State to renew push to replace overcrowded Oahu jail Oahu Vision Zero plan outlines most dangerous corridors, intersections Read More..

Saturday, October 19, 2024 October 19, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:23 PM :: 500 Views Has Statehood Benefited Native Hawaiians? Sam King debates sovereignty activists at UH Law School Just Build More Homes How old plumbing rules hinder homebuilding on Maui Hawai‘i County Council approves vending, permitting reform bills ‘Mothers are dying:’ Mental health advocates say inflation driving spike in maternal suicides University of Hawaii faculty ratify new contract Maui’s recycled water conversation continues Read More..

Friday, October 18, 2024 October 18, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:37 PM :: 2066 Views UH regents unanimously select Wendy Hensel as next UH President Sen Mercado Kim co-authors NCSL Report on Higher Education Federal jobs in Hawaii and Alaska—Sounds like a dream. So why are they so hard to fill? New AG Website: Help Getting the Insane Committed   FEMA unveils updated Flood Risk Maps for Oʻahu DBEDT, HHFDC navigate transition following SMS collapse A Better Deal for Territorial? Blue Hill Asks Shareholders to Reject Hope Justice Department Appoints US Attorney to Oversee Hawaii Election Complaints She Begged The State To Save Her Grandkids. Instead, One Is Dead Vacant House Tax Worked!  Vancouver houses now average $2M Hawaiian Electric Industries May Avert Bankruptcy MECO Avoids West Maui "Red Flag" Power Outage Huge Gaps Persist In Details About Police Support For Westside No environmental impacts detected from Maui wildfire debris dump site, county says Bill to allow guest houses on Kauaʻi to address housing shortage passes in committee Maui County housing prices reach all-time high  Read More..

Thursday, October 17, 2024 October 17, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 2168 Views Discussion: How to reduce permit delays Fact-Check: Hawaii Shipping--Unpacking Hawaii’s Maritime Supply Chain Red Flag: Hawaiian Electric shuts off power in West Maui Fixing Hawai`iʻs Housing Crisis - A Visit With Peter Savio Hawaii County Council Votes to permit roadside vending ‘Empty homes’ tax fraught with pitfalls and unlikely to work HD20: Grandinetti Celebrates Terrorism Against Indigenous Hebrews of Israel on 'Indigenous Peoples Day' Trump Election Strategy: Hawaii Election Commission Devolves into Chaos County approves building permits for Kahoma Village reconstruction in Lahaina Upcountry Maui fire victims await change as cesspool restrictions block rebuilding Securities Case Over Hawaiian Electric Company's Wildfire Readiness Dismissed Closed door meetings in UH president selection process prompt community backlash Kona Rabbi’s lawsuit against county appears headed for settlement Concerns over school bullying at Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona Westside Shooting Victim Fights To Walk Again As Her Family Seeks Justice Navy says EPA report that found low-level contamination proves water is ‘safe’ Read More..

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 October 16, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:07 PM :: 1033 Views CATO: Josh Green Ranks 7th in Fiscal Policy Young Brothers seeks 45% rate hikes HHFDC ‘Affordable’ Units ‘an embarrassment’ Hawaii Legislature Rarely Uses Its Own Process To Investigate Lawmakers Honolulu Council adopts possible worker hazard pay SHOPO Senses Opportunity to Remove Maui’s ‘Outsider’ Chief Wilcox Medical Center nurses to picket Wednesday North Shore Development On Fast Track Thanks To 2022 City Decision Read More..

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 October 15, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:42 PM :: 568 Views Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents Public Input Sought for Hawaiʻi Gas Rate Increase Hawaii PUC probing utility’s role in deadly Lahaina wildfire Kauai County UPW to receive 15% COVID ‘hazard’ pay Hawaii bracing for shortage of IV and dialysis fluids after Hurricane Helene disrupts production Hawaii to Become Full Mountain West Member in 2026 5,810: Lawmakers Introduce Too Many Bills Homeschooling in Hawai‘i Read More..

Monday, October 14, 2024 October 14, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 837 Views Hawaii household expenses up $1,234 per month since 2021 UN report exposes escalating threat of organized crime in the Pacific Search and Destroy: Hawaii laws and regulations driving inflation 58% of Hawaii’s youngest children live with criminals and lunatics Homeless Camp: Fires, Guns ‘Affordable’ housing so repulsive nobody wants to buy it--State agency bails out developer Hensel Picks up Key Support—Chancellor Decision This Week? Hawaii Renewable Energy Zones Read More..

Sunday, October 13, 2024 October 13, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 1701 Views The $4 Billion Maui Wildfire “Settlement” Permitting nightmare on Big Island SMS Cash Catastrophe: State Contracts in Limbo LNG fuel for shipping is necessary for regulatory compliance A Supreme Court case in Hawaii could raise gas costs for us all Reelect Keli’i Akina: OHA’s only Honest Trustee Reelect Roth Hawaii County Mayor: Stop HGEA Money Grab Vote No: Gay Marriage Constitutional Amendment The More Restrictive the Voting System, the Higher the Turnout Finalists for University of Hawaii president to meet regents, pick likely coming soon Gov Green Moves to Las Vegas Airports Division Too Busy Buying Influence to Run Airport $1.6B Subsidy to KSBE—TOD Infrastructure Deal Gig Scraping Perfectly Good Telescopes off Mauna Kea comes with ‘Premier Office in Hilo’ $1.5M to Family of Criminal who Fought Police and Lost? 40-time loser does it again—gets probation: Guess What Happens Next Read More..

Saturday, October 12, 2024 October 12, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:32 PM :: 813 Views The Voter Guide for the 2024 General Election is here! Socialists Team up with Hawaii Judiciary to Expunge Dozens of Criminal Records Tentative Agreement Reached on UH Faculty Contract Discrimination lawsuit leads to Federal Oversight of Honolulu Liquor Commission 600 Open Beds at Homeless Shelters—Sweeps needed to Fill Them Data breach impacts thousands of current, former state employees New e-bike rules may appear before year’s end AI Robots to Control Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement Read More..

Friday, October 11, 2024 October 11, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 1094 Views Affordable Housing: Green Signs 9th Emergency Proclamation Department of Law Enforcement Establishes Gun Tip Line EPA Fines Daiso for Illegal Pesticides LGBTQ Commission Established within DHS Eco-Lawyers Pledge to Hunt Aquarium Collectors to Extinction SMS Research Out of Business? Evidence against newly identified suspect in Dana Ireland case to remain secret Some Hawaii Schools Ban Cell Phones In Class. Should More Follow? Honolulu mayor to veto controversial fireworks bill Council scrutinizes fire sprinkler tax credit measure Work on Coco Palms project could be halted by mortgage broker seeking ‘owed’ $1 million commission for securing funding Read More..

Thursday, October 10, 2024 October 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 921 Views Hawaii Home Prices up 342% -- over and above the rate of inflation Honolulu Is the City with the Highest Inflation Case Pushes Back Against 'Misinformation on Federal Disaster Relief' I’m Living in My Own ADU Fake Lahaina Settlement: Facts not on Green’s Side City council postpones decision over proposed $1.5M settlement in deadly police shooting Life Sentence for Meth-addict Jail Guard who Murdered Mother after visiting game room Plans begin for Kamehameha III Elementary to move to Kamehameha Schools’ Kuʻia lands After 20 Years, DHHL Says it will soon Demolish Bowl-o-Drome Kauai Council ‘Solution’ for affordable housing—A Tax Hike Honolulu council approves bill to relax fireworks regulations Read More..

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 October 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:17 PM :: 1523 Views VIDEO: Hawaii Shipping--Unpacking Hawaii’s Maritime Supply Chain Manufactured Homes for Lahaina Fire Recovery Identifying a Nightmare for Both Right and Left UH: Hensel Shows she can Outmaneuver Academic Race Hustlers HART gives green light to begin design phase for next Honolulu rail segment Honolulu Airport 4th Worst Rapist gets OCCC work furlough – now on the lam  Hawaii Prisons are Full of Lunatics Hawai‘i’s electricity problems expose a failed energy transition strategy Handling human remains: Local forensic company breaks silence on Lahaina disaster response Roth signs bill to expand housing availability Read More..

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 October 8, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 1520 Views Database: More than 13,000 gender reassignment procedures on minors between 2019-23 One year after the wildfires: Rents up 43%, Poverty Doubles Tour Boat Operators Hit Hard by Insurance Increases Will FBI Finally Release 11,790 pages of Hawaii Legislative Bribery Files? Sentencing of Miske & Asociates Hawaii's Lagging Fire Preparation Hurts Hawaiian Electric (HE) Critical Locked Gate Overlooked In Investigation Of Maui Fire Evacuation Hawaii Supreme Court Says Insurance does not Cover Oil Companies Climate Change Lawsuit Defense Costs DLNR Continues with plan to let North Shore Houses fall into Ocean ‘It’s a safety issue’: After years of bird-based eco-restrictions, some on Kauai want night football games back Hawaii Water supplier American Water Works says systems hacked How many construction cranes dot Honolulu's skyline? Over Chief’s opposition, city offers $1.5M settlement in police shooting case Honolulu Morgue Flooded with Drug Overdoses, hiring new personnel Read More..

Monday, October 7, 2024 October 7, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 839 Views Financial State of the States--Hawaii Ranks 45th Imagine Maui being an even more expensive place to live than it is now Honolulu empty homes tax proposal advances out of Council committee UPDATE: Territorial Bank Postpones Merger Vote $500M of COVID Money but Test Scores For Hawaii Students Show Little Progress Speaker Negotiations: Elephants Like Peanuts EPIC fail? Homeowner sues county over building permits DHHL Grants Itself Building Permit After Sitting on Empty Apartment Building for 23 Years State Pays $20M Student Loans for Health Care Workers City seeks $115,000 to defend against civil rights suit Read More..

Sunday, October 6, 2024 October 6, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 1668 Views Game Over for Fake Settlement? Lahaina Fire Insurers Find a Way into Federal Court More on the Empty Homes Tax To bee or not to bee? Green Terrified by Lahaina Insurers Move to Federal Court Rail Chief Outmaneuvers The Hanabusa How long will noisy rail work persist in middle of the night? Managing Failure: Clash erupts over Hawai‘i Tourism Authority budget request   Council bill seeks to ease permit restrictions for ag lot owners Usual Suspects Pretend they have found New Way to Attack Military Fear and Anger: City stops Developer from developing residential units next to Turtle Bay Resort Read More..

Saturday, October 5, 2024 October 5, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 922 Views Hawaii is the Only U.S. State Not Investing in Manufactured Housing OHA Seeks Candidates for Burial Council Vacancies 20 US Cities That Spend the Most on Groceries Every Month (18 are in Hawaii) Bad news for Tesla and America: Chinese E-Car maker is all over Hawaii Student enrollment in Lahaina has plummeted over 20% since the 2023 wildfire Maui County Refusing Water and Sewer Connections to Lahaina Front Street Apartments To Drive Locals Out, Advocates pushing to keep rents at $4000 a month on Maui HPD threatens to seize property to combat illegal game rooms Read More..

Friday, October 4, 2024 October 4, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 1009 Views VIDEO: Finalist for UH President pushes 'Critical Race Theory' City Now Accepting Grants in Aid Applications Digital States Survey: Hawaii Grade A- UH earns strong bond rating, saving millions of dollars Territorial Bank Postpones Merger Vote Insurance Companies Ask Federal Court to Shut Down State Judiciary’s Sham ‘Settlement’ Hearings Lahaina Wildfire Liability Issues Not Resolved Hawaii’s tourism goals unlikely to keep up with inflation HART requests $1 billion appropriation from state DPP Stonewalls: Did Corrupt Building Inspectors Block Marconi Developers? Hawai'i Gas holds public hearings on proposed 17.6% rate increase across islands Increased Hawaii park surveillance without public approval Homeless kauhale units still without power, city says Read More..

Thursday, October 3, 2024 October 3, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 1312 Views FULL TEXT: ATF Lahaina Fire Report Hawaii Voters Can Track their Mail Ballot  Hawaiian Electric Stock Jumps after federal report classifies Maui fire as accidental Will HGEA Money Grab Defeat Mayor Mitch Roth? Green defends water panel vacancy-filling protocol Jake Smith sentenced From call bonuses to step raises, ‘everything’s on the table’ to retain veteran EMS field crews Experts say timing of worker strikes are calculated Kapolei Homeless Whine About Overdevelopment Read More..

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 October 2, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 1032 Views DHHL Begins Signing its own Building Permits Green Appoints Takamine to Labor Board BATF Report on Cause and origin of Lahaina blazes to be released Today Kapi’olani, nurses reach tentative contract deal HECO Finally Able to Shut Down 70-year-old Oil-Fired Generators Key witness against Miske to be sentenced Honolulu police report alarming increase in ghost gun crimes Read More..

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 October 1, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:52 PM :: 978 Views Aloha Stadium: Deadline Passes Again August Tourism 88.4% of Pre-COVID Numbers Hawaii Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Atomic Energy Act In effort to Force Release 100s of Criminals back on to the streets, ACLU-friendly Legislators plan to Block OCCC Construction (again) Shaping Tomorrow’s Coverage: Governor Green says re-ignition caused Lahaina wildfire Alii Trust Agenda:  Hawaiian Activist Groups Demand Governor Appoint Anti-Development Water Board Member SNAP benefits to decrease in Hawaii for second year in a row Nurses at Maui’s main hospital vote for strike if they don’t get more help Pesticide Ban a total fail at Maui County Parks, Golf Courses Hawaiʻi Council Considers Repealing Military Exemption From Nuclear-Free Law Read More..