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Monday, October 26, 2026 October 26, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:50 AM :: 1318 Views Jones Act waiver data shows law restricts domestic trade Breaking down Hawaii’s 2026 state and county ballot questions PRP Pours $3.4M into Election Kalaeloa Desal—Another Boondoggle in the Making:  Rate Hikes and Cost Overruns Resident support for tourism falls near record low After two decades of Green Energy Initiative, HECO reliability being ‘explored’ by commission “Green” Tour boat operators benefit from Green Fee Money 13 years of ‘plans’: Derelict Mōʻiliʻili Property, Home To Squatters, Plagues Neighborhood Read More..

Sunday, October 25, 2026 October 25, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:55 AM :: 2870 Views 2026 Mail-In Election: 15% of Ballots Returned So Far War Department 'Systematically Dismantles Renamed Confucius Institutes' Housing ballot questions: Action or Rhetoric? “The argument that all mail-in balloting would boost voter participating has failed” Two More Supreme Court Vacancies for Green to Fill It Begins: HMSA Drives 16,000 Patients Away from Queens Maui Council is last in state to advance comprehensive lobbyist rules Maui Emergency Management Agency moves into shiny new Emergency Operations Center Silvert Quits ACLU Over Act 11 Compensation for Schweitzers in hands of high court justices Residents on Oahu’s North Shore take on dredging as lawsuits seek accountability 100 Kaʻū households get few answers about water, sewer nightmare during Public Utilities Commission meeting Read More..

Saturday, October 24, 2026 October 24, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:01 AM :: 2711 Views Stealing Orphans’ Social Security Survivor Benefits? Hawaii DHS tries to Cover its Tracks Its Election Time, so OHA and DHHL Sign Pretend Plan to Develop Kakaʻako 'Ma Kai' Will 2027 be the year for fiscal notes to accompany bills in Hawaii? Legislature Seeking Staffers for 2027 Session What Hawai‘i is best at HART Burns Another $652M While Pushing for Big $4.8B GE Tax Hike DCCA Business Filings Now Delayed Six Weeks And Counting After Botched Tech Upgrade Navy pumping can’t fully contain Red Hill fuel leak, study finds Mental Case vandalizes historic Kalapana church, will be back on streets soon Federal fruit fly quarantine hits Hawaii economy with $800M annual loss Another Reelect-Me Scheme: $30M in bond funding to ‘protect’ ‘critical’ Molokaʻi lands, ‘water assets’? Read More..

Friday, October 23, 2026 October 23, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:08 AM :: 2776 Views OHA Board Defers CEO Appointment to November 2  UH fall enrollment drops 2% Daniel Volpe Selected as Fire Chief Feds Bust Alleged Road Rage Shooter After Bullet Strikes Aiea Elem. School New Plan Aims To Extend Honolulu Rail Line—and raise GE tax $4.8 Billion Green aide files police report after scuffle with Cordery supporter TOD News: After 70 Years of Failure, will Mayor Wright public housing finally be torn down? Ex-Army official faces bribery charges involving Hawaii contracts Qui Tam: Hawaiʻi Citizens Have A Powerful Law On The Books To Combat Fraud Flock Cameras Coming to Kauai AI: Hawaii Joins Cavalcade of Censorship, Fails Disaster Produces $108M Jackpot for State Prison director wants mentally ill suspects diverted from jail Dead Pigs, Stripped Cars: Kauaʻi's Scary Public Housing Conditions Maui Council committee questions temporary site plan for drug addicts living in vehicles Read More..

Thursday, October 22, 2026 October 22, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:24 AM :: 2958 Views Trial delayed for Hawaii sober-driver arrest suit amid records fight Prison cell command center orchestrating flood of drugs into Hawaii City: Only 1,886 customers approved for sewer bill credits Hawaii Churches and the Global Great Awakening of 1857 Hawaii: Toughest state for aspiring homeowners 'Sadistic' Cult: Hilo High Schooler Preyed On Girls Online Defense attorney’s death delays Isabella ‘Ariel’ Kalua murder trial 5-4 Preliminary Vote: Will OHA have a New CEO? Lahaina has not been rebuilt. It is still waiting Profitable Non-Profits: Hawaii County Council Votes to Approve Homeless Slush Fund Quick Before Audit Read More..

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 October 21, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:24 AM :: 3406 Views Complete Statewide List of General Election Voter Service Centers and Ballot Drop Boxes Oil giants say Hawaii’s climate suit belongs with lawmakers Hawaii Supreme Court to Hear Latest Anti-Hunting Elephant ‘Personhood’ Push Honolulu: Price of Eggs Up 11% Permitting Delays Kalaeloa Desalination Boondoggle Another Day in the DoE: “It was well-known among the coaches and athletes that he was spending time alone with her” Hawaii Legislative races where Republicans may make gains Bill 11: Will Council Shed Light on Secret Housing Subsidies? Planned new Oahu jail being downsized HPD reevaluates shuffle of 100 officers after pushback Honolulu's New Police Chief Unveils 5-Year Plan — And Wants Your Input Plea deal in the works for former Kamehameha Schools employee accused of stealing $360k Lines Drawn In Princeville Battle: Golf Course Views Vs. Luxury Development ‘We can’t manage much longer’; PUC holds meeting regarding broken Punalu‘u water system Read More..

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 October 20, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:38 AM :: 2112 Views Navatek: How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation Hawaii State Debt $4,500 Per Taxpayer--and this is an improvement Kauai Unemployment Jumps to 5.1% After Storm Damage Hawaii Apartment Buildings Trade 100 to 200 Basis Points Inside Comparable Mainland Assets 42nd anniversary of Honolulu City Lights Child Sex Abuse: DoE Waiting to be Sued Again Kahele Crew Rushes to Select Summer Sylva as OHA CEO Before Election Ousts Souza Kauai tourism collapse: Tourists Slosh back onto Maui following Hurricane $22M In Overtime: Some Honolulu Firefighters Double Their Hours Criminal trial back on for HPD officers in near-fatal 2021 Makaha crash Meth survivors have one thing in common Scarlet Nightclub denied vote after liquor commissioners stage walkout Read More..

Monday, October 19, 2026 October 19, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:00 AM :: 3025 Views Hawai‘i’s Business Leaders Sound the Alarm 425K People Facing Double-Digit Increases in Health Insurance Rates for 2026 and 2027 Can Enviros Keep Hawaii Energy Expensive with $500M Batteries? Fake Water Shortages are new tool to drive housing prices up Surprisingly, $108M Convention center Roofing Job isn’t going well Designed to Fail? HECO's Fine Print for O‘ahu's Wheeling Pilot What Oregon should teach Hawai‘i Read More..

Sunday, October 18, 2026 October 18, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:42 AM :: 4268 Views Conspiracy in Common: How Cordery Campaign Brings Sovereignty Activists into Hawaii Republican Party ACLU supports Grassroot in court RISE Bonds Maui County: 100% of voters are very aware of Mayor’s Corruption TMT: “Every delay is a lost opportunity to do science” Will Mercado Kim Snatch Senate Gavel from Ron Kouchi? Lowell: HTA seeks tourism emergency declaration after bookings drop 59% Corporate Campaigners march through Waikiki for Honolulu LGBTQ Pride Parade 2026 Tech Troubles: Hawaiʻi's Child Welfare System still running on 1988 computer system Kaua‘i County Department of Water announces upcoming rate increases Read More..

Saturday, October 17, 2026 October 17, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:00 AM :: 3373 Views DOTAX Insanity: Tax Delinquencies up 15%--Will Josh Green Reappoint Director? Laie Elementary School Video: Teaching 'Throuples' to Little Kids Child Porn: Feds Indict Moanalua HS Girls Wrestling Coach, two others COVID Fraud: Waipahu Woman Gets Two Years Feds on the Job Again: Convicted Drug Dealer Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine While Armed with Firearm, Extended Magazine, and Drum Magazine Feds Willing to Waste $109M on Kalaeloa Desalination Boondoggle State Supreme Court Blasts Hawaii Elections Officials: 'Why Are We Here?' Feel like you’re overpaying for hotels? Blame Expedia, lawsuit says. Swearing-in ceremony held for HPD deputy chiefs Read More..

Friday, October 16, 2026 October 16, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:20 AM :: 3299 Views Don't Die Here: Hawaii 2nd Highest Estate Tax in USA SPEED Summit to Modernize Hawaiʻi’s Permitting System Direct2UH expands to all 10 UH campuses Rock for Justice VII Sex Toys: Nonprofit CEO admits to failed coverup after audit flags Vegas trip expenses Gambling and Jones Act Money behind failed Keohokalole Ads Maui’s Prosecutor Defends Mayor Bissen: What his press release leaves out Attorney for Maui police chief threatens legal action against Bissen Regime Money flows into West Maui state House race $108M Hawaii Convention Center renovation faces another potential delay as contractors just now notice that roof is sloped Cost of Living Summit: People who haven’t left yet meet to talk about it HPD to shift 100 officers to patrol to combat overtime, boost response The deadly tradition of cockfighting in Hawaii DOJ Grilled On Making Immigrants Show-Face In Court Latest Hysteria Over Non-Exisitent Problem: Leeward Planning Commission OK’s bill aimed at banning data centers Read More..

Thursday, October 15, 2026 Letters to the Editor, October, 2026 By Letters to the Editor @ 3:46 PM :: 2862 Views Rock for Justice VII Is Sydney Sweeney TOO sexy? Legacy data centers are backbone of the modern Internet Read More..

Thursday, October 15, 2026 October 15, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:27 AM :: 4544 Views UHERO: Waikiki is 6% of Hawaii's Economic Output Hawaii Tax Pyramid: Rental Cars Shouldn’t Face Another Layer of Tax Honolulu Inflation Rate 5.2%--Energy up 20.9% Here's How Much Hawaiʻi Seniors Need To Cover Basic Monthly Costs Bissen Shows up for Forum Sponsored by Drug Gang, Promises to Buy Their Water System Maui Land & Pineapple ‘Racketeering’ Hawaiʻi's 1990s Meth Tide Swept Up These 4 People. Only 2 Survived Honolulu’s Homeless CORE Picks Up a Few Meth Users from Chinatown Streets Soft-on-Crime: Dude with 36 convictions gets six months for #37 Question 2: Who will benefit? HMSA-HPH merger will add to Medicare woes Read More..

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 October 14, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:02 AM :: 2742 Views Blue Lives Matter: Maui Solidarity Walk for Chief Pelletier Challenge to Hawaii’s anti-Citizens United law likely to proceed Hawaii Tops List of States with Multigenerational Housing How Higher Interest Rates Impact Hawai’i Matson Christens Next Aloha Class Vessel ‘Makua’ Ed Case: Democrats should “come up with actual solutions” Rate Hike News: Why HECO Wants Rebasing Hawai‘i County Fire Commission reschedules interviews with 6 finalists for chief Woman pleads guilty in Wahiawa attack, theft case involving woman with special needs Gays Adopt Child from NICU Read More..

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 October 13, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:38 AM :: 6586 Views UH Survey: 46% of Hawaii Residents Considered Leaving State Last Year Maui Voter Roll Lawsuit Settled, Kauai Suit Continues State Supreme Court to Hear Trumpster Election Commission Dispute Obsessive Bissen Really Blew it by Ousting Chief Just Before Election $45K Stolen Right After Lahana Fire: State AG leading criminal probe into Maui County Mayor Rent Hikes for Maui wildfire survivors for 3rd time this year 3 years later: Enviros First to Rebuild Commercial Space on Front Street Lahaina Hawaii’s holiday travel outlook not too merry amid high costs Star-Adv: It’s time to siphon money from secret caches 100,000 in Hawaii use Kalshi prediction markets despite legal bans The Perfect Storm - Five energy fights converging on the opening of the 2027 Hawaiʻi Legislative Session University of Hawaii proposes tuition hike after 2-year freeze Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Rebukes DOE: Pay $14M To McKinley High Sex Abuse Victim Before we subsidize: Mapping Hawaiʻi’s childcare economy Judge Rules State Must Pay $1.1M In Oʻahu Jail Suicide Read More..

Monday, October 12, 2026 October 12, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:50 AM :: 3416 Views Hawaii: Money in Politics Becomes an 'Open Secret' OHA Candidate Literally on Payroll of Big Developers Hawaii Senate plans hearing on kauhale project after critical audit Star-Adv: Legislators Must Evade Court Rulings to Slip 400 Flock Cameras into Hawaii Pension? What Pension? How Mike Lambert Ends up Staying at DLE Federal, local investigations spur fresh scrutiny and calls for more oversight of Maui Police Department Man accused of 2022 deadly stabbing in Chicago found in Hawaii Air Force secretary’s space weapons confirmation gives usual suspects a new excuse to demand money from planned Haleakalā telescopes Coconut Island Visitors Still Shut Out In A $22 Million Bridge Fiasco Vote by Mail Produces Many ‘Invalid’ Ballots Read More..

Sunday, October 11, 2026 October 11, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:21 AM :: 4606 Views Financial and infrastructure troubles plague Hawaii Convention Center Data Book: Hawaii incomes, housing prices up while population shrinks, grows older Data from ongoing Jones Act waiver shatters China fearmongering Can fixing our zoning laws make a dent in poverty? Financial Red Flags Councilmembers caught illegally meeting at Zippys to Pick Tyler Dos Santos as Next Chair It Begins: HMSA Steers 16,000 Customers Away from Queens Green: Kauhale Program Costs only $41,000 per bum per year, a 50% improvement over previous system Awa is an Independent Candidate for Congress RCV is Illegal in Hawaii: Will Activists Finally Con Voters Anyway? Shapiro: ConAm bonds aim to RISE, but deserve deep skepticism Hawaii Campaign Contributions Become Open Secrets Hawaii’s recent ‘disasters’ will be a money-spinner for years to come ‘A Hawaiian son’: Honolulu honours Sun Yat-sen as his landmarks vanish Read More..

Saturday, October 10, 2026 October 10, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:58 AM :: 3784 Views Souza Pushes Phony $5.7M OHA Kakaʻako Makai Development Plan Maui County seeking volunteers to serve on boards and commissions Polish National Charged with Unlawfully Voting as an Alien Chief: Bissen under State Investigations for Felony Conduct $1000 Rate Hike Part of Plans for Maui solar farm Service members file appeal in Red Hill case Army settles wrongful death lawsuit over infant’s death at babysitter’s home Read More..

Friday, October 9, 2026 October 9, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:21 PM :: 3367 Views VIDEO: Brenton Awa vs Jill Tokuda at CD2 Candidate Forum 400 Flock Cameras on Hawaii Roads? HGEA questions 'surrender of privacy' Phony Success: DoE Numbers Creep Up as COVID Era Students Age Out of System Number of teens who identify themselves as gay or bisexual is in ‘free fall’ as 9th grade girls lose interest in fad Mainland Kanye West Campaigner Funnels Money to Missen Bissen HD32: Aiu “Trying to buy votes” Anti-Telescope Circus Over: Maunakea board opts to take no position as Mountain is Prepared to Revert to UH Control Failing Upwards: Hawaii Department of Education seeks $150M more in funding These Hawaiʻi Agencies Have Withheld the Most From the Public Man convicted of first-degree murder in officer’s death Keeno pleads 'not guilty' of Malone shooting 2nd Time for Att Murder 2? Man turns himself in after allegedly shooting man in chest in Ewa Beach Read More..

Thursday, October 8, 2026 October 8, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:25 AM :: 2867 Views Kauhale Audit finds "$13.7 million in unauthorized, unsupported, or questionable payments" Insiders Behind HomeAid Scheme Get Defensive Crooked Kauhale: Green Blames the Messenger UHERO: The Income Older Adults Need to Meet Basic Needs in Hawaiʻi Supreme Court review goes beyond military waste disposal for Guam residents Kauai Mayoral Race: Carvalho Favors Rules to Make Homes More Expensive to Build – Rapozo Opposes Next Scandal: Hawaii County Bill extends homeless fund another two years advances quick before audit Maui police chief placed on paid leave during commission investigation Taxpayers To Pay $1.8M After HPD Stopped, Beat Up Guys Who Were Following Nine-Hour Chase—why is Civil Beat lying? Rate Hikes? Residents weigh in on storm power outages Maui homeowner assistance program closes after distributing $19M COVID Money Read More..

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 October 7, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:32 AM :: 3637 Views Mail-in Ballots Should Arrive by October 16 State to Provide 12 Temporary Housing Units for Naalehu Flu Up, COVID Down: DoH Recommends Vaccinations Decade Later: City to Demolish Former Brothel Site Maui Man Admits to Mailing Packages of Methamphetamine and Cocaine from California to Maui Secret Tourism Industry Documents Expose ‘Indigenous stewardship’ as luxe retail sales scheme behind Charter Amendments Honolulu Waits 700% Longer For Permits than in 2000 Rising Interest Rates Drive Up Cost of Home Ownership Star-Adv: Will Audit Let us Cover up Kauhale Sex Toy Scandal? (Homeless Scam #1) Hawaiʻi County Council Could Extend Homeless Fund Before Audit Is Done (Homeless Scam #2)  Hilo judge overrules planning commission, grants permit for Keaukaha apartment complex Big Island Wants To Ban ‘Big Data Centers’, but can’t agree on what they are Why Talk Of Football Brain Injuries Is Taboo In Hawaiʻi Waipahu Gang Killer Foolishly Leaves Soft on Crime Hawaii, Killed by Police in Nevada Read More..

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 October 6, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:56 AM :: 3847 Views Supreme Court showdown leaves future of climate lawsuits up in the air  Hawaii's Latest Gun Control Fiasco Hinges on 'Footnote Nine' Office of Elections Hearing: How to Choose Candidates 'By Lot' OHA Announces Three Finalists for Administrator/CEO Position In memoriam: UH alumna, former U.S. Rep. Pat Saiki Hawaii DoE Schools, 73% of 11th Graders can’t do the Math How Much Will this bill increase the cost of Housing Construction? Hilo Coconut Island Bridge Replacement Becomes $22M Boondoggle Union Plaza tensions flare as first responders answer medical call Honolulu Police Commission approves taxpayer-funded lawyer for controversial ex-sergeant Sued, Honolulu Liquor Commission suddenly seeks new records-retention rules Special licenses would allow select Honolulu bars to close at 4 a.m. Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to hear case on elephants’ human rights Read More..

Monday, October 5, 2026 October 5, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:19 AM :: 4526 Views ACLU: State of Hawaii could use Act 11 ‘corporate personhood’ law to selectively enforce ‘political correctness’ Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 2, 2026 400 Flock cameras to be deployed along Hawaii roads 1,100 Without Permanent Housing 3 Years After Lahaina Fire Survey: High cost of living is Hawaiʻi’s most pressing concern Honolulu ranks next to last in large U.S airport survey Is OHA's Board In For Another Shakeup? Ethics: Waters’ taxpayer-funded election-year mailer illegal Two Kaʻū condo communities deserted after Lala damaged private Punaluʻu utility servicing water, sewer Well Reopening Near Red Hill Stirs Up Usual Suspects Hawaiʻi Mormon Population Growing Recktenwald: DOJ Wants to Muzzle Judges Who Speak Out About the Rule of Law Read More..

Sunday, October 4, 2026 October 4, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:13 AM :: 5366 Views Tax, spend, regulate, repeat. Will Hawaii lawmakers ever learn? The Time Tax Kailua Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison Next Scandal: Kauhale program paid for director’s sex toys It’ll take more than Febreze for deodorizing our hauna Election?  Carpenters have already won everything except Question 2 Nearly Half of Politicians Running Unopposed on November Ballot (again) Guaranteed Loser: With no Serious Contender on Primary Ballot, Republicans Saddled with Antivaxxer Nut for Governor After Pretending to Join ‘Stop Corporate Personhood’ Circus--ACLU Shows True Colors (again) Meee Tooo Hysteria Staging Comeback? Rate Hikes?  Critics question HECO’s ‘fire sale’ of ASB Hawaii members face Medicare plan changes from HMSA Star-Adv: State Should Raid Green Fee Slush fund to Fill up EBT Cards Parents demand answers after 12-year-old leaves Nanakuli campus unattended Read More..

Saturday, October 3, 2026 October 3, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:29 AM :: 2568 Views Hawaii high court lets lawyers keep $222M from Maui fire settlement “Economic Freedom: What It Means and Why It Matters to Hawaii” Red Flags: Hawaii among most financially distressed states Hawaii OIP Swarmed by AI Robot Requests Maui Man Admits to Selling Methamphetamine and Cocaine Hawaii sues Trump admin for loosening car fuel efficiency standards Pearl City Junk Yard Ordered Closed After Fire NYT: Hawaii housing shortage drives poverty Poll: Josh Green Approval 64% Will Supreme Court Block Climate Suits By Hawaiʻi, Other States? Oʻahu transit agency is paying record-high prices to fuel city buses Read More..

Friday, October 2, 2026 October 2, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:20 PM :: 3133 Views Monday: Supreme Court climate case could impact Hawaii lawsuits The Difference Between a Good Cause and a Good Investment PCBs: AG Scores $45M Settlement PUC to Hear Testimony on HECO Storm Response Green’s Chief of Staff Still on the Job after being found personally liable for retaliation and wrongful termination of whistleblower Rapacious greed has Limit: Hawaii Supreme Court upholds Maui wildfire attorney fee caps HMSA's Medicare Changes Could Increase Costs For Thousands Makiki building will house homeless teens, young adults Kauaʻi bill could help keep a few locals from paying high property taxes for a little while South Maui ‘Plan’: So-Called Progressives Stall Until After Election Mindless Hysteria: Data centers debate continues at county level Molokai Power to be out 8 hours per day Read More..

Thursday, October 1, 2026 October 1, 2026 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:22 AM :: 2878 Views Former US Rep Pat Saiki Dead at 96 BIA: Permitting Delays Remain a Major Concern Despite DPP Modernization WESPAC Advances Sea Turtle Actions, Finalizes Fishing Recommendations August Tourist Spending Down 9.7% Recycling: City Begins Mixing Rotten Food into Greenwaste DBEDT Releases 2025 Hawaiʻi Data Book Hawaii 2nd-Highest Credit Card Debt in USA Conservation groups sue NOAA over Pacific deep-sea mining application HECO: EV Charging Doubles Kiddie Porn: Moanalua won four state titles. Who paid? The Hawaiʻi GOP’s real problem isn’t its platform Bringing liquefied natural gas to Hawaii Looters Target Empty Kalaupapa Homes How Many Will We Steal?  Maui Council refers another 32 shoreline condo complexes’ hotel-rezoning to unfavorable Maui Planning Commission The standard Hawaii vacation is over 'Devastated' Kauaʻi Harbor May Take 5 Years To Fix—mostly for paperwork HPD May Have Shared Your License Plate Data With The IRS Hawaii DMV has been giving out non-TSA compliant Licenses Since at least July—no fix in sight Read More..