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Friday, November 30, 2018 November 30, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 3828 Views What’s an airconditioned Neal Katyal worth? Not all public-private partnerships are good Forbes Best States for Business: Hawaii Ranks 46th Report: Since recession, 10 states, including Hawaii, operate at structural deficits Hawaii Ranks 15th for Financial Transparency Honolulu--6th Oldest Homeowners in USA OHA offering $7 million for community grants How a U.S. law intended to reduce dependence on fossil fuels has unleashed an environmental disaster in Indonesia   House and Senate Republicans Meet to Plan 2019 Agenda Wanna Buy a House on Maui? County has $30K to Give You Stream Flow Ruling Cuts off Lahaina Water Supply Potential Criminal Prosecution: Hu Honua Violates Water Pollution Laws In ‘game-changer,’ Hawaii given approval to use Medicaid dollars to help chronically homeless State Carbon Tax The Devil is in the Details Smelling Your Money, Green Scrum at Honolulu Hale State’s high court stands by its Mauna Kea ruling After Three Years Judge finally dismisses Kealohas' harassment lawsuit against city ethics commission, employees State Claims ‘Dramatic’ Improvement In Adult Home Care Oversight CDC: Drug overdose deaths on the rise in Hawaii Firefighters extinguish Homeless Tweeker Fire near Makai Research Pier Honolulu Council to take up emergency measures for building permits Bill 79 adds more restrictions designed to Squelch Affordable Housing Construction Aloha Stadium upgrade plan includes lots of condos Honolulu City Council Blocks Multi-Million Dollar Cellphone Service Upgrade: Ige Spent $3.2 Million On Re-Election Campaign, New Reports Show Ige to be sworn for second term next week Read More..

Thursday, November 29, 2018 November 29, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 3453 Views To ‘Change Society’ -- Hawaii Climate Commission Pushes For State Carbon Tax Details of the Horrible Carbon Tax Bill Pine: Gill Family Windfarm Proceeding Against Community Opposition DBEDT: International Students Contribute $498M to Economy Caldwell Allows 60-Day Permitting Bill to Become Law Without Signature $3.56M Tourism Industry Payoffs to Community Groups Statewide Visitor Arrivals Jump 4.4% for October--Spending Drops State sued over services for autistic students DoE distancing itself from Rape Case smells bad Legislature’s Hires Hanabusa to Defend Gut-n-Replace Frankenbills in Lawsuit Performance-based regulation (PBR) of utilities has emerged as an important Excuse for Raising Rates ‘Wife’ to Get $40M from Kawananakoa Trust Star-Adv: Copy San Francisco TVR Regs Ride Sharee works with City Council to draft rules for dockless bike parking Castle High School parents sue over dangerous football drill WOTUS: Waipio Valley residents concerned for safety after permits revoked by Feds Privately Funded, ‘Destination’ Playground Proposed For Ala Moana Park Hawaii County Planning Commission Votes to Kill Affordable Housing Project Commission gives positive recommendation to Hawaii Co sewer fee hike bill Audit critical of Maui liquor department and commission Read More..

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 3159 Views Ige-Green Administration is Hiring Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2°C? Charitable? Hawaii Ranks 46th Revolving Door: DBEDT Director Quitting to Join Law Firm's Lobbying Arm Hawaii County: Top Contractor Headed Salary Commission—Gave  Massive Raises Really, how hard can fixing jail blunders be? Danners won’t face prosecution Hotel strikers to get $6.13 in raises over 4 years State Law Allows Minors to Refuse Psychiatric Treatment Marshallese Adoptions Fuel A Lucrative Practice For Some Lawyers Man who suffered heart attack during Hawaii missile alert sues state Consumers sue maker of ‘Hawaiian’ potato chips President 2020? Gabbard Speaking to Democrats in New Hampshire Read More..

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Letters to the Editor, November, 2018 By Letters to the Editor @ 2:44 PM :: 2867 Views Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2°C? Read More..

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 November 27, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 3154 Views Sen 19 Loser Lopresti Claims Golojuch Altered Ballots--Demands Recount The County Strikes Back (part 1) Council Resolution: Ban Cars, Buses from Waikiki by 2030 Inspector General Releases False Missile Alert Report 4 Problems With the New Climate Change Report Plastic Straw Ban Crusades Are About Progressive Virtue Signaling, Not Practical Solutions Professor Thinks Banning These Words Would Fix Free Speech on College Campuses Connected: Rail, Pensions, and Vacation Rentals Caldwell Claims: ‘No More Important Issue’ Than Climate Change – While Building Rail in Inundation Zone Proposed Palehua Wind Farm May Violate State Law Windfarm to be built on top of Hawaiian archaeological site? Kurt Fevella: From school custodian to sole Republican in the state Senate     Losers LoPresti, Waters Sue for Recount Marriott-managed hotels, union reach agreement, vote set today Police Security Cameras May Soon Blanket Waikiki CPB Raises Minimum Wage to $16—Socialists Still Dithering on $15, Just Can’t Keep up with Trump Economy Star-Adv: Affordable Housing Plan ‘Scary’ HPD Calls for Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Enviros Prepare to Launch Fake Humpback Hysteria Honolulu mayor exploits Thanksgiving to spin Iwilei homeless center debacle Board of Water Supply starts new push to redevelop downtown parcel Kauai Council Chair Chosen: Anti-GMO Freaks Lose 5-2 Black Market Babies from Marshall Islands Port of Honolulu Master Plan Being Updated Read More..

Monday, November 26, 2018 November 26, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:34 AM :: 2931 Views Schatz deletes tweet suggesting ‘chemical weapons’ used at US-Mexico border Tax Credits: Proposed Biofuel Plant Faces $100M Deadline GET blocks ability to survive on 1 job Legislative Agenda: State lawmakers pander, knowing Committee Chairs will Kill Minimum Wage Hike Fee to fish?: RPL Public Meetings Set Program prevents former inmates from becoming homeless Opioid Prescriptions Down—So Are Overdose Deaths Big Island Bus System Still a Mess Read More..

Sunday, November 25, 2018 November 25, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 2903 Views City Piles on Big Ticket Projects as money woes mount Star-Adv: DLNR must extract more rent money from Small Businesses Flacking for Hotel Industry, Appleseed Center urges tough vacation rental rules Rape victim sues DOE Hawaii County seeks flexibility in using GET funds Hawaii’s disability benefit denials reversed at highest rate in nation Caldwell: Don’t delay needed fire sprinkler law Bitchy Gabbard Just a Trump Copycat Gabbard Going from the ridiculous to the profane Read More..

Saturday, November 24, 2018 November 24, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 PM :: 5669 Views Lloyd’s of London Throws in the Towel on Lava Exclusion The Jones Act: Charting a New Course after a Century of Failure Political Connections Pay Off: Gill Family to Cash in on Makakilo Wind Farm Sex, Lies and Retaliation at Big Island Election Office—6 years later Case Reaches Supreme Court Climate report paints dire picture for Hawaii – Public Laughs at Mindless Eco-Hysteria Iwase Out at PUC—Who Will Raise our Rates Next? Bus fares could go up, again Big Island Taxicab drivers say Uber, Lyft putting them at unfair disadvantage An alternative for the homeless? Read More..

Friday, November 23, 2018 November 23, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 3350 Views Honolulu Tax Evader a Big Deal in Guam, Micronesia Criminal Al Hee’s Scam Company May be Forced into Bankruptcy Key to DPP Change: Fewer HGEA Members Making Excuses   Ex-prison guard charged in three inmates’ assaults Read More..

Thursday, November 22, 2018 November 22, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 3214 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom Wind Farm: Hearing to Consider Plan to Kill More Bats, Petrels DoE Announces New Scheme to Extract CIP Money from Legislature Hawaii AG Demands More Focus on Trannies If Hawaiians Were Indians, Hawaii Would be #3 for Reservations Medicaid waivers allowed for inpatient psychiatric treatment UH: Convicted Felon Paid to Get Other Convicts Released State economic growth downgraded Permitting delays hinder small business, startup growth in Hawaii State’s unfunded liabilities crisis has a silver lining Honolulu’s Secret Home Buyers Must Now Reveal Their Identities Hawaii Legislative “Tricks” HECO Playing Games With Proposed Makakilo Wind Farm East Honolulu City Council candidate to appeal razor thin loss Family blames bureaucracy for keeping 85-year-old sex offender on the streets Substance abuse put former athletes on different paths to redemption Read More..

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 November 21, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:04 PM :: 3145 Views UHERO: Revenue Decoupling Jacks up Utility Rates Tulsi Gabbard Just Called Donald Trump A Bitch for Being Insufficiently Russian Ikaika Anderson: Council Homeless Policy Like Homosexual Gathering With Few Days Left in Office, Drug-Infused Councilwoman Continues to Spout Sovereignty Rhetoric Homeless Child Molester Busted at Ala Moana Beach Park Anti-Dairy Protesters Drive Big Island dairy farm out of business Change Honolulu Rail’s Route Right Now Because of Sea Level Rise Caldwell vetoes bill giving condo owners more time to comply with fire safety law Native Hawaiians claim voter suppression at Leeward Oahu polling sites during general election Former Hawaii Geothermal site destroyed by lava; PGV says risk of of hydrogen sulfide release ‘minimal’ Hawaii County Council passes measure regulating short-term vacation rentals Federal Report: No Evidence That Agent Orange Was Used On Guam Read More..

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 November 20, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 2775 Views Hawaii putting bond investors in a world of hurt Hawaii Grade C for Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Laws HRA Backs Hawaii Concealed Carry Lawsuit UH 'Scientists' Assemble Cavalcade of Global Warming Hysterias A Smaller World  Women's March Founder: "Anti-Semitism, anti-LBGTQIA sentiment, and hateful, racist rhetoric part of the platform" Grandstanding: Hirono Lawsuit Challenges Trump Appointment OHA Money Grab Behind Star-Adv Push for Higher DLNR Land Rents Telescope foes ask Hawaii high court to reconsider ruling AG to Release Result of Investigation into HGEA-Controlled Lunatic Asylum Did Hawaii Lawmakers Poison Their Relationship With Gov. Ige? $17M—300% Sewer fee hike advanced We’re Number One!  Construction underway in Iwilei for largest hygiene center in the nation New location discussed for Waianae homeless Soft on Crime: 10 Convictions out on the Streets Does it Again Time For Honolulu To Finally Decide On Natatorium’s Future? Read More..

Monday, November 19, 2018 November 19, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 3122 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 18, 2018 HART Admits Taxpayers 100% on the Hook for P3 Contract Waters and supporters threaten recount lawsuits Green Energy Hustlers Thrilled at Prospect of 20% Higher Electric Bills Rename Hawaii Consumer Advocate the Rate Advocate Shakedown: Judge calls inspections at Pohakuloa training area ‘grossly inadequate’ DLNR Leasing Strategy: Wait for Phone to Ring DLNR Criticized for Not Looting Tenants of Kanohelehua Industrial Park DHHL: Three Years of Paper Shuffling Before Construction Can Begin DPP Whac-a-Mole Maui: Will Planning Comm Water Down $20K/day TVR Fines? Read More..

Sunday, November 18, 2018 November 18, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 3537 Views Thousands of HSTA Members Could be Targeted by New Anti-Bullying Policy Senate Announces Leadership, Committee Chairs Full Bilingual Hawaiian-English Bible Published Walden versus OHA’s LLCs OHA Operatives Squeeze DLNR Harbors Division for Money as Ala Wai redevelopment Looms Open-Carry: Hawaii Paints itself into corner  Lt. Gov. needs a real job or save us the big salary Hygiene Center Homeless Vortex: Drug dealing, public drinking, street sex, street brawls, stabbings and murders Hanalei Residents Angle for Six More Months Without Tourists, TVRs Bill Would Keep Hordes of Tourists out of Leilani Estates New Age Quacks Behind Anti-Vaxxers Mobilizing to Keep Your Kids Sick When hype overpowers fact, we get mongoosed Read More..

Saturday, November 17, 2018 November 17, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:14 PM :: 7408 Views City to Feds: OK We've Done What You Told Us To State Legislature Hiring for Upcoming Session Maui rental fines not fine Hawaii: Nobody Has More Individual Income Tax Brackets UH: Ken Lawson Admits his “Innocence Project” Brought Alleged Pimp to Hawaii Legislative Agenda: State to Build 1000s of Condos at $300K ea? Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to pay $13M for construction claims Ala Wai Harbor P3 Draws Interest from Developers Homeless Tent City: “Rapes, stabbings, theft. It was the weak preying on the weaker.” Read More..

Friday, November 16, 2018 November 16, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 3014 Views Auditor Rips Health Department Oversight of Board and Care Homes HR5025: Protect Fishermen from Enviro Fines Bum Patrol: City Launches 24/7 Security Project for Nine Parks HART approves rail recovery plan—New Cost $9.196B DoE SPED: We’re Incompetent so Give Us More Money  Hawaii Suicide Squad too Eager—Might Blow Chance to Spread Scheme to Mainland States HGEA Coverup: A year later, few answers into how admitted killer escaped from Kaneohe psychiatric hospital Maui Solar Schemes to Score $0.11 per kwh DHHL: Remove unauthorized hale NELHA Tax Credit Scheme Blames Global Cooling for Losses Bruno Mars Proves Aloha Stadium Structurally Sound Read More..

Thursday, November 15, 2018 November 15, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 3133 Views Esther Kia'aina--New OHA CEO? GE Tax Receipts Down 0.7% $206M Short: Hawaii’s budget surplus shrinks to $750M 10 Family Members, 4 Bedrooms And ‘A Dream To Have Your Own Place’—The Reality of ‘Monster Homes’ Council Passes Expedited Permitting Ordinance—DPP Promises to Retaliate by Slowing Occupancy Permits  Kauai Bill 2725: Fake Affordable Housing Bill Would Squelch Development, Lock Buyers out of Real Estate Appreciation Hawaii County Sewer Rates to Double? BUSTED: Hu Honua Lies Designed to Cover Up 28.6 cents per kwh Cost of Production Maui Enviros Panic as Real Farmer Considers Growing on former HC&S Cane Lands Money is the sticking point for striking hotel workers Two Inmates Alleged Beatings by HCC Guards Hawaii Democrats Should ‘stop kowtowing to entrenched special interests’ Read More..

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 November 14, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 4086 Views Hawaii 39% of Homeowners are 'Equity Rich' Applications Being Accepted for Maui County Boards and Commissions Nine New Democrats Elected to House Ninth Circuit Considers Plea of Guam Elders in Airport Land Compensation Case Anti-Pesticide Hysteria: Enviros Shift from Bees to Birds Who’s Who: 2019 Legislative Committee Chairs Time to plan for next election already here HART’s P3 Plan Another Bad Sign For Rail FAR would hurt all homeowners Blaisdell vision costs too much Maui Vacation rental fines inviting legal trouble Oahu retirement home clarifies assisted suicide rules—ACLU Not Satisfied It’s not just that Hawaii can’t hire enough teachers. Schools also can’t convince them to stay Council: Hike Bus Fares 300% for Seniors Honolulu Council Working to Reestablish Kakaako Homeless Tent City Slow-Moving VA System Keeps Homeless Vets on the Street How Prosecutors Blew Pimp Case Analysis: Lane Could Have Destroyed Thousands of Aging Honolulu Homes Read More..

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 November 13, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 4162 Views Hawaii rank goes up, but not its economic freedom How to Build More Housing in Hawaii Caldwell: No Limebike Treatment for Ride Sharee Soft on Crime: Judge drops all charges against former death row inmate prosecutors said wanted to build prostitution empire Hawaii’s stun gun ban will be Overturned Soon Defeat of HART charter amendment to be Exploited as Latest Excuse for delays and costs     Star-Adv: City Faking TOD Affordable Housing Requirement Housing First Reduces Veteran Homelessness Ige plans to push for lava relief funding (sort of) Legislative Agenda: Wakai Pushing Wasteful Aloha Stadium Replacement Project Nago Screw Up:  Waianae polling places ran out of same day registration forms Hawaii Needs Automatic Recount For Close Elections Teenage Tranny On the Lookout Every Day for Excuse to File Grievance against HSTA Members Read More..

Monday, November 12, 2018 November 12, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:13 PM :: 3479 Views Telescope: OHA Greenmail Overplays its Hand? Honolulu VA has Lowest Job Vacancy Rate in USA Hawaii 3rd Skinniest State Tulsi Gabbard for President? Campaign Decision by Christmas Hawaii Ethanol Craze Ran Amok Producing Bad Legacy Legislation DOH to hold hearing on Hu Honua power plant Hawaii Trannies Put on Blackface Show while Pushing Gay Bullying Policy in DoE Bills 79 and 80: Outlaw Affordable Housing ‘Monsters’ Schatz: Remove Troops from Border so Caravan of Democrat Voters Can Get in Hawaii Students Drugged Read More..

Sunday, November 11, 2018 November 11, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 3640 Views Hawaii WWI Centennial - a Full Day of Events at the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial Honolulu VA Touts Few Improvements Oh? Can’t We Keep HART’s Funding Sources “Pure”? Special Funds: Auditor Looks at HART, OHA, PUC and Others Hawaii GOP lost by largest margin since statehood Was rail worth all the pain? Voters suggest maybe not Legislative Team Hanabusa: Ige Still isn’t Talking to us Honolulu VA Medical Center Among Worst 30% -- again Legislative Agenda: More Spending for Education Legislative Agenda: Micromanage UH Textbook Selection Nanakuli charter school once hailed as educational leader in upheaval amid financial woes Kauai: ‘Affordable’ Housing Residents Will Never Catch Up Hawaii County Council to Dump ‘Open Spaces’ Fund Read More..

Saturday, November 10, 2018 November 10, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 3258 Views Hawaii Supreme Court Affirms TMT Permit 4-1 -Dissenting Opinion Published House Republicans Select Gene Ward as Leader Bad News has a Silver Lining Higher taxes do not make housing cheaper Meet the New and Recycled Faces in the Legislature Telescope: Wilson Dissent Published, Protesters Given 10 More Days to File       Maui Eco Activists Horrified at Possibility of Coffee and Citrus Spreading Across Maui Cane fields Homeless Lunatics Must be Forced to Accept Shelter—but Politicians Would Rather Play Politics Failure of Mental Health Care System: Lunatic Terrorizes Local College Falls of Clyde to be Returned to Scotland  Read More..

Friday, November 9, 2018 November 9, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 3226 Views Hawaii ACLU Threatens to Sue Nursing Home for Refusing to Help Patients Kill Themselves Cost of Long Term Care--Hawaii 3rd Highest in USA Ige Proclaims ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’ Hawaii #1 State for Viagra Prescriptions Trump Admin: Caldwell a Section 8 High Performer Star-Adv: Lets Make General Elections Democrat-Only Bill speeding up building permits poised for final vote at City Council Kim resumes work on plan for Maunakea Vacation Rental Ban Could Be ‘The Final Death Blow’ For Puna Legislative Agenda: Potheads to Push for Edibles Hilo gun owner contests petition in open-carry case California Shooting: Failure of Mental Health Care System Soft on Crime: Child Molester May be Released on Technicality Read More..

Thursday, November 8, 2018 November 8, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:27 PM :: 3483 Views Teachers Union: Push Sovereignty Movement in Classrooms House Democrats Announce Committee Chairs Public meetings scheduled for Oahu Climate Action Plan More Traffic Jams -- Oahu Bike Plan update to be announced at public meeting Does Your State Have a Marriage Penalty? Premature Birth--Hawaii Grade 'D' EPA requires closures of 10 illegal cesspools in Hawaii in 2018   Hirono to Telescope Protester: ‘The Court has Ruled’ News Flash: So-called ‘Monster house’ Really Two Houses built on Land Zoned for Apartment Building---Rampaging Mob of Star-Advertiser Editors Continues to Demand Demolition After a two-year dry spell, Hawaii once again has a lone Republican in the state Senate Fevella’s win gives Republicans a state Senate caucus of 1 (again) LoPresti Refusing to Concede? Tommy Waters not conceding to Trevor Ozawa in Honolulu City Council race Toppled after 28 years at OHA, Rowena Akana punished for Giving Evidence to Attorney General Maui Anti-GMO Council Majority to Crown Biofuel Schemer King? Precinct Vote is Anti-GMO, Absentee Vote is Pro-GMO (again) Kauai 2020: Solution to Anti-GMO Ignorance—Abolish Polling Places After Ruggles joins Sovereignty Movement--Proposal would give County Council power to censure absent members HPD Chief: Police Not At Fault In Closing Of Domestic Violence Program Hawaii Harbors Division looking to capitalize on development opportunities amid rail project Read More..

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 November 7, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 3388 Views Final Read—Hawaii Election Results Statewide Election Results: Hawaii’s Voter Turnout Was Almost A Historic Low Exit Poll: Hawaii voters say nation headed wrong way Senate Monopoly Broken: Republican Kurt Fevella beats Matt LoPresti in Ewa Beach Recycling Crazy: Rida Cabanilla re-replaces Matt Lopresti in State House Oahu: 7,000 Late-Arriving Absentee Ballots Counted Overnight Put Ozawa Over the top by 22 votes Assorted Anti-GMO Nuts—Election Results Kauai County overwhelmingly votes to keep term limits Big Island Voters Say Yes to Fiscal Notes, Transparency Maui Voters Want Tougher Fines For Unlicensed Airbnbs Suicide in isles underreported If You Really Believe in Sea-Level Rise You will Change rail route How Self-Obsessed are Hawaii Environmentalists? Read More..

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 November 6, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:06 PM :: 4183 Views Election Day Reminders DCCA Seeking Applicants for State Boards Legislative Agenda: Oxycontin Will be Excuse to Make Your Insurance Policy Cover Marijuana ConCon Complaint: Campaign Spending Violation on Front page Caldwell Decides to Soak Property Tax Payers $214M for Rail Loan Social Engineering: Caldwell Plans to Ban Cars and Buses from Waikiki Gubernatorial candidates both focusing on the high cost of housing Hawaii GOP focusing on conservative-leaning districts in battle against blue wave Maui Anti-GMO Candidate Funded by Dead Man ConCon opponents raise $740,000 Hawaii: Low Voter Turnout Dictated by Lack of hot races Despite easier registration rules, early voting figures remain low Strategies 360: Money-oriented PR Firm Is Getting Involved In Hawaii Politics Kauai Disaster Becomes Excuse for anti-TVR Policy: Mayor Extends Ban on Hanalei TVRs There's a big increase in crime due to 15 cents bag fee on Oahu, says Retail Merchants of Hawaii City Council Plays Politics--could halt homeless enforcement bills Hu Honua: How a Dirty Biomess Plant Gets to be considered ‘Green’ State review prompted by false missile alert months behind schedule Victim Advocates Withdraw From Partnership with Honolulu Police Read More..

Monday, November 5, 2018 November 5, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:34 PM :: 4577 Views Honolulu 3rd Highest Proportion of Homeless Veterans Honolulu Tagged in Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge Mainland Gays: Our Agenda Only Half-Complete in Hawaii Mental Health Care: Report Ranks Hawaii at Bottom of States Report on the Implementation of State Auditor’s Recommendations Filmmaker Sues Hawaii: My Film Is ‘Not The History They Want Told’ Rent-Seeking Behavior: OHA, DLNR Destroy Hawaii’s Only Flour Mill Ineffectual Hawaii Republicans Allow Hawaii Democrats to Flood Mainland with Money Some hotel workers in CA reach a deal, but Hawaii’s strike continues   Two Years Later Builder Finally Gets Building Permit How Shrinks Help Lunatic Escape Justice--Win for public’s right to know Soft on Crime: Honolulu Rape Kit Tests Produce 120 Hits and 19 Serial Rapists – But no Prosecutions Prostitution charges against ‘johns‘ dismissed Big Island Real Estate Sales Down Sharply Global Warming: How One Environmentalist Scores a Lifetime of Free Hawaiian Vacations Read More..

Sunday, November 4, 2018 November 4, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:37 PM :: 2935 Views It’s Real Property Because We Said So! Rail: Ansaldo seeking $200M over rail delays By Thumbing Nose at Auditor, HART Alienates Legislature 2020: Pine, Anderson Already Raising Money for Mayoral Campaigns Shapiro: Death of GOP Makes Election Pointless, Need Shift to ‘Top Two’ Runoff System Maui Council: Anti-GMO Activists Leave Trail of Chaos, Criminality Maui County awaits appeal of timeshare tax ruling Sovereignty Activists Block Entrance to Barking Sands, Demand Money Feds target Big Island police officer in beating death investigation Hilo: Program to curb homeless trespassing Read More..

Saturday, November 3, 2018 November 3, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 3366 Views Lawsuit: OHA-Owned Corporations Must Comply With Open Records Laws Cheese: The GMO food die-hard GMO opponents love, but don’t want to label Hawaii 2nd Highest Down Payment Percentage in USA 2018 -- Best Small Cities in Hawaii Who Spent What, When, and Where on the Con-Con Referendum UH Manoa Reorganization Would Create Fat Juicy Administrative Positions Democrats Worried Looney LoPresti May Lose Ewa Senate Race Early voting numbers predict low voter turnout for general election Maui Council panel OKs bill to cut Paia and Haiku short-term rentals to 65 Hawaii County Another step forward for vacation rental bill UPW Just Can’t Get it Right: Erroneous releases from HCCC continue Waikiki Natatorium one of 100 memorials nationwide to receive special WWI honor Read More..

Friday, November 2, 2018 November 2, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:03 PM :: 3365 Views Why OHA Needs to be More Transparent Oahu: Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts Hawaii DoE: 10% of Students Consider Suicide Each Year Lower cost of living to help teachers, everyone Election Day Reminders Design Flaws May Delay Rail’s Interim Opening Set For 2020 City will be using $214M of HGEA’s Property Tax Revenue to help pay for rail Too busy to spend money: Hawaii County crises boosted budget savings HUD report: Hawaii sees fewer homeless veterans this year compared to last Ballard: HPD Focusing on Mental Health of Street People Police Commission: Why Is It So Hard To Get A Permit To Carry A Gun In This City? State Supreme Court rules those who solicited prostitutes can wipe record Report: DOE Has Mostly Fixed Flaws In Its Bus Transportation System Navy points finger of Red Hill fuel on human error, community uneasy over future problems “Extra”utility poles going away under $45M Hawaiian Telcom, HECO deal Policing Hawaii’s Illegal Vacation Rentals Read More..

Thursday, November 1, 2018 November 1, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:51 PM :: 5090 Views Rail: Bill 42 Breaks a Promise Hawaii ACLU: Catholics Must Participate in Assisted Suicide Honolulu Development Plan Forum Set for Weds Nov 7 Who Are OHA's Real Misspenders? HR 5026: Streamline Citizenship process for American Samoa US Nationals Con-Con: Hawaii’s only hope for term limits Some OHA Candidates Back Telescope Project Mauna Kea: Chin Promises No More Crying Police Apologizing to Protesters Telescope: End of the Line for Legal Obstructionism Hawaii DoE 10% of Students Consider Suicide Each Year Retaliation: Honolulu curtails 'courtesy inspections' of construction, delaying commercial projects by 2 years for No Particular Reason Planning panel endorses Caldwell’s new plan on vacation rentals Next Episode of Red Hill Drama Set for Thursday State considers Leeward Oahu property as site for homeless ‘ohana zone,' but not everyone is on board Why The State Wants To Build This Ala Moana High-Rise Above A Shelter Venture Capital in Hawaii—37% goes to Marijuana Legislators Tricked HSTA Leadership into Spending $521K on Doomed Ballot Initiative UH Preps Budget Sales Pitch HMSA Forces 3000 onto Obamacare -- Making Taxpayers Cover More Expensive Plans Another Alleged Homosexual Child Molester Sued Read More..