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Saturday, November 30, 2024 November 30, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:35 AM :: 712 Views Eight Names: Who will be the next ICA Chief Judge? Hawaii’s Firearm Laws Challenged in Federal Court   Lahaina Benefits Expire: Another wave of Locals Leaving Hawaii Vote-by-Mail Produces More Election Challenges Jury awards more than $2M to family of homeless man killed by deputy sheriff at Capitol Cannabis caregivers and large grow sites will soon be illegal in Hawaii, impacting thousands Read More..

Friday, November 29, 2024 November 29, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 1038 Views Green Approves THC Oils, Gummies and Drinks, calls it 'Hemp' Nikki Haley: Russian Symp Gabbard Dangerous at DNI When are the town halls on higher sewer fees? Hawaii's Last Sugar Lobbyist Bill 123 Is Good Housing And Climate Policy For Hawaii County City postpones pretending to identify next landfill site Report reveals disturbing details in monk seal death involving state employee’s dogs Four Inmate Suicides this year Read More..

Thursday, November 28, 2024 November 28, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 577 Views Senate Announces Leadership and Committee Assignments House Committee Assignments and Leadership Announced Green Appoints Kusch to HD1 Seat (again) October Tourist Count up 5.4% HECO Proposes Controlling Phony Biofuel Industry Arbitrator rules 550 UH UPW workers to get 15% hazard pay for pandemic work State, deputy sheriff disallowed from claiming self defense in Capitol shooting trial County employees accused of stealing gasoline from police station pump Read More..

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 November 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 2225 Views Hawaii Claims the Highest Median Rent in the U.S. What Happens when Hirono Retires from US Senate? Child Welfare Services is doing almost everything wrong Maui Rents Jump 44% Homeowner, 83, is first to rebuild in Kula after Maui wildfires Who needs Collective Bargaining?  More Free Stuff for Teachers Importing Clean, Cheap Liquefied Natural Gas Faces Enviros Opposition Latest UH AD situation just long list of clown shows Former State Archaeologist Faces Ethics Probe Into Revolving Door Allegation Bird flu spreading in Hawaii for the first time At least $100K in transit fare revenue lost from cyber attack Read More..

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 November 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:13 PM :: 1042 Views UHERO Grudgingly Admits ‘Uncertainties’ in Empty Homes Tax Answers to Questions for Tulsi Gabbard about the National Socialists who directed her Syria Trip DHHL Awards 68 Ag Lots on Big Island Green: RFK responsible for 83 deaths in Samoa After losing race, former Maui County council chair calls for new election Instead of empty homes tax, release more land Hawaii Nursing Home Deficiencies Among Highest In The Nation Matson’s New Vessels Illustrate Jones Act’s Grip On Hawaii Shipping Trask Geothermal Scheme back with Backing from UH Life in Academia: New UH President Was Only Accused Of Discrimination Twice Before Hiring The Unnamed Dead Of Honolulu May Be Revealed Through DNA Testing Read More..

Monday, November 25, 2024 November 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:23 PM :: 1109 Views Do Marine Protected Areas Really Help Fisheries? Gay Marriage Amendment won by only 1.3% First Families Move Into Temporary FEMA Housing For Maui Fire Survivors Campaign Spending Reforms Back for 2025 Legislative Session DHHL makes largest agricultural lot offering since the late 1980s – 68 lots Dole's Wahiawa Dam Is A Hazard. Now The State Is A Step Closer To Buying It Read More..

Sunday, November 24, 2024 November 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:13 PM :: 1665 Views VIDEO: NYC Flying Unwanted Migrants to Hawaii Put "empty homes" tax proposal on pause Legislative History Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 22, 2024 Permit delays blamed for pervasive ‘pain and regulatory heartache’ Lahaina: Zero Permits for Commercial Rebuilding—Front Street to be Eliminated? Surprise: DHHL Bowl-o-Drome rentals to go to non-Hawaiians Military Lease Negotiations: Did the Election Cost Hawaii political insiders a Huge Grift off the Military Budget? Pro-Tourism Activists at Surfrider attempting to shut down Kauaʻi Shrimp Farm Advocacy groups seek to change how bills move through the House Read More..

Saturday, November 23, 2024 November 23, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:01 PM :: 1071 Views JSC Seeking Nominees for Chief Justice of State Supreme Court FEMA adjusting Lahaina rental assistance to wind down inflated rental prices Light tunnel and brand-new displays to commemorate 40th anniversary of Honolulu City Lights Blangiardi Makes Honolulu Perfect for LGBTQ Schatz Joins Tiny Anti-Israel Faction in Senate Hawaii Legislators and Judges Ask For Raises Maui PD Complains to FCC about HNN Coverage of Lahaina Human Remains Recovery Mission Accomplished: No need investigation of ‘retiring’ Kauai police chief Honolulu city building permit backlog drops below 10,000 Proposal regarding hospitals advances Lahaina DoE Employees Win $2500 each Rising credit card debt may be connected to length of Maui wildfire recovery 'Unreal': family grateful to move into first Lahaina home rebuilt after last year's fire Read More..

Friday, November 22, 2024 November 22 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:02 PM :: 1440 Views "Turmoil and Dirty Laundry" -- UH Athletic Director Craig Angelos Suddenly Ousted Historic Preservation Division Streamlining Lahaina Approvals   Fishing and Seafood Leaders Urge President Biden to Avoid Marine National Monument Designations in Final Days Coast Guard establishes first Hawaii-based JROTC program Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Age Limits on Gun Purchase Angelos Firing:  ‘Outright lies’ ‘coup’ ‘conspiracy theories’ Decision to fire AD Angelos reaffirmed during regents meeting Bill aimed at taxing vacant homes moves along Hawaii agency details plan to improve ‘failing’ foster care Teacher housing project in limbo after proposed site stirs community concerns HPD pushes for tougher ‘ghost gun’ laws amid spike Hawaii Sheriff Division Faces New Scrutiny In 2019 Capitol Shooting Trial No fentanyl related arrests made in October on Big Island Par Hawaii debuts new Kapolei refinery Read More..

Thursday, November 21, 2024 November 21, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:45 AM :: 1488 Views HIDOE holds community meeting to gather feedback on possible new site to rebuild King Kamehameha III Elementary School Bridging Academia and Defense Innovation at USARPAC Lahaina: “You are not bringing justice to the people of Lahaina. You have a problem with Chief Pelletier? Take it out with him.” DHHL Haseko Deal Requires Another $70M for Infrastructure Buntenbah to be sentenced today West Side crackdown is reducing crime Hawaii Ban on Teen Gun Purchases Draws Constitutional Challenge Top UH booster cuts university funding over firing of athletics director Craig Angelos Kawakami for Governor? New Building Codes May Impact Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission Lacks Deadlines Conservationists sue the County of Maui to protect native seabirds from streetlights More than $1.2M in PONC funds awarded to nonprofits Secret Map Reveals 900 Feral Cat Colonies—each managed by ‘protectors’ Read More..

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 November 20, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:07 AM :: 1165 Views 2025 Neighborhood Board Elections--Candidate Registration Coming Soon! HR6062 Passes Senate--creates process to Amend American Samoa Territorial Constitution UH Athletic Director Craig Angelos Suddenly Ousted Will Trump Kill Rail? Future of Aloha Stadium: Leaders discuss progress being made and challenges still ahead Kauai: Waste, fraud, and abuse, is present in every large organization West Oahu leaders urge immediate action on gang violence National watchdog calls for federal probe into Maui police's handling of remains following Lahaina fire Maui Relief TANF Program offers new benefits, including appliances Move to Vegas: Civil Beat Finds Four Ways to make Housing More Expensive Read More..

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 November 19 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 3922 Views When ending Ukraine war, Trump must not forsake Taiwan The Value of Single-Family Neighborhoods UH Manoa Ranks 42nd for Free Speech Naming Names: Secret Dojo Where Hawaii Insiders Decide Everything How Tulsi Gabbard Became a Favorite of Russia’s State Media “Value-based payment”  -- Why Hawaii health insurance premiums have more than doubled 39lbs of Meth: 24-time loser finally catches a Federal case 911 Outage Complicated By Failure Of Backup System, Honolulu Police Say Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study Honolulu Condos: City Might Water Down Fire Safety Law Again Maui County Bypasses Komar, Inks $4M Nan agreement for additional Maui landfill space Craig Angelos out as University of Hawaii athletic director Read More..

Monday, November 18, 2024 November 18, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:01 PM :: 4381 Views $553 Million a Mile for Elevated Rail A Student's 3 Good Questions About Honolulu Rail Grassroot-backed proposals make headway at Hawaii's county councils Bill 212 could speed up permitting process on Hawaii Island Mike Gabbard to Switch parties, run for Governor in 2026? DHHL Gives its $600M to KSBE, Grove Farm, Haseko Read More..

Sunday, November 17, 2024 November 17, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:55 AM :: 1154 Views I see people leaving Grassroot events shine spotlight on Hawaii’s permitting problems Hawaii has no state-funded shooting facilities Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted November 15, 2024 Charging Convenience Fees for Our Kids HPAI detected in Hawaii: Temporary ban on cockfighting imports to protect CNMI flocks Chicken farmers, owners ‘scared to death’ over Hawaii’s first avian flu detection Controversy over transgender athlete playing on women’s volleyball team heads to court Hawaii State Libraries Overrun by Homeless Bill 59: Honolulu lawmakers mull ban on sale of plastic bottles on city properties Read More..

Saturday, November 16, 2024 November 16, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 2308 Views Oahu: Avian Influenza Confirmed in Backyard Flock of Birds Day 2: Red Flag Warning May Lead to Power Shutoffs Today ‘Extraordinarily dangerous’: Intelligence community insiders warn against Tulsi Gabbard Nomination Gov. Green calls Kennedy’s choice as HHS leader ‘insane’ HART wants 26% budget increase for fiscal year ’26 Another Ghetto Lottery Payoff? Settlement negotiations underway after Molokai police shoot homeless man wielding machete When ending Ukraine war, Trump must not foresake Taiwan Rep. Case votes for bill to shut down fake terrorist-funding nonprofits—Can Trump be Trusted with this power? Ambassador calls for 23,000 undocumented Filipino migrants to leave Hawaii West Oahu crash highlights need to open bypass roads Read More..

Friday, November 15, 2024 November 15, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:01 PM :: 951 Views Hirono Claims SCOTUS Created Ability to Own Guns in 2008 Red Flag Warning May Lead to Power Shutoffs Today Open Enrollment: Only 20,000 Sign up for Obamacare in Hawaii Defend Hawaii: After Years of SHOPO Guerilla Warfare, Embattled Kauai police chief finally forced out Next to Go: SHOPO Continues Attack on Maui’s Outsider Chief Kamehameha Schools trustee process is upheld Winners unchanged after 298 Maui voters cure deficiencies on ballots; gap in South Maui Council race narrowed to 97 votes City considering new regulations on e-bikes Doomed: Underground fuel tanks on Mauna Kea need to be replaced Read More..

Thursday, November 14, 2024 November 14, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 2269 Views DoD IG Rips Navy Red Hill Management DoH Issues Cesspool Guidance for Kula Burn Area Tulsi Gabbard ‘worst cabinet appointment in recent history’ Hawaii’s small and silly leaders mostly celebrate Tulsi Gabbard selection Court Rules Lahaina Front Street May Not be Rebuilt FEMA adjusting Lahaina rental assistance to wind down inflated rental prices   Bill 212: Exempts home repairs from building permit requirements Kea‘au to get health center 27 Years Later: Hawaii appeals court hears case on State’s responsibility on Peter Boy’s death ILWU’s Hu Honua Fiasco is Alive On Day 6,063 Hawaii Schools Superintendent could receive pay raise, contract extension 55 years later, Leaks persist as work continues to replace iconic state Capitol pools Read More..

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 November 13, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 PM :: 5704 Views HSTA--Corrupt or Incompetent? Hawaiian Electric Signs Bird Agreement Map of Trump Support In Hawaii Green: Hawaii Better Off Without Insurers Are Taxpayers Paying for HECO`s Wildfire Liabilities Hawaii's shrinking population could be making it unattractive for young people to stay home Surprise: Bissen Refusing to Back West Maui Hospital Bonds LOL! Gabbard eyes defense secretary job after switching parties to back Trump Hawaii DOE Imposing ‘Code of Conduct’ on Parents ACLU’s anti-Goldilocks zone for Hawaii homeless Read More..

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 November 12, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:23 PM :: 1090 Views Hawaiian Electric Reports on First Year of Wildfire Safety Efforts Dramatic Decrease in Tourism Spending in Hawaii Affecting Small Businesses Bill 60: $10.1B Project as Big as Rail – will cost you $248.53 per month Hawaii Projects Billion Dollar Budget Surpluses Despite Historic Tax Cut Hawaii Young Professionals Seek Solutions on Cost-of-Living Issues First Lahaina residents expected to return home for Christmas Don’t delay on cutting permit delays Cell tower bill showdown: Competing measures to be heard at Dec. 5 meeting Honolulu City Council bill would exempt veterans from vehicle fees Read More..

Monday, November 11, 2024 November 11, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:40 PM :: 1980 Views Backyard cottages one way to meet Maui housing needs Out-of-touch Hawaii Dems have only themselves to blame for legislative losses For Me, Voting In Person On Election Day Is About Culture, Not Politics Following the money 50 schools reading proficiency rates drop 20% or more since 2019 Chamber of Commerce Hawaii re-releases 2030 Blueprint to boost economic competitiveness Hawaii activist is banned from South Korea: "a pawn for the North Korean regime or even an outright agent" 12.5% Transit Fare Hike Read More..

Sunday, November 10, 2024 November 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:48 PM :: 2398 Views Hawaii's permitting headaches: 'stories of anger and frustration' HD39: Rep Pierick ahead 20 votes with 75 ballots to 'cure' Washington Monument Strategy Trump support grows in blue state Hawaii Democrats and the Case of Mistaken Identity Politics Vacation rentals bill shelved: Council decides contentious measure too complicated in current state Bill 62 nullifies fire sprinkler installation requirements $63M:  How much will Ala Wai bridge cost? Yearlong renovation of Maui’s War Memorial Stadium could pave way for Hula Bowl, concerts, rodeos 42 Time Loser out on bail, does it again—Catches Federal Case Read More..

Saturday, November 9, 2024 November 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:15 PM :: 1298 Views Hawaiian Electric Reports 3Q Results--'Bankruptcy Threat Mitigated' Labor Board Ruling: 100s of Teachers May be Shortchanged on Pay Down Again: HIDOE releases 2024-25 enrollment figures for public schools “We’ve issued more permits than any other county in the state” Pierick Wins: Recount confirms Republican’s 20-vote margin in West Oahu (75 ballots need to be ‘cured’) Maui Council: Cook beats King by 117 votes (1,069 ballots need to be ‘cured’) HECO details $120M spent on wildfire safety, resiliency measures in 2024 Board rejects land director’s proposal for Maui water license Hawaii vets stationed at Area 51 join nationwide fight for treatment for radiation exposure Read More..

Friday, November 8, 2024 November 8, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 1751 Views Massive Political Realignment Beats Back Woke Witch Hunt Trump why and how Senate Holds Hearing on HECO Wildfire Plan Nakamura to be Speaker, Announces Leadership Team Honolulu Clerk has been Purposefully Keeping Voting Lines Long: 2020, 2022, 2024 100 voters still in line at 11:30PM Final Hawaii ballots trigger only one Recount: State House Dist 39 Recount: Cure Your Ballot Gov. Green gives state workers bonus paid time off Honolulu Police Shooting Lawsuit Heads To Court After Settlement Stalls Morgue contractor suing Maui police for alleged unpaid bills after Lahaina fire Overturn unsuccessful on Honolulu mayor’s to veto fireworks bill Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen asks state land board to hold off on water permit conversation, again Soft on Crime: Big Isle man accused of stealing ATV from Kea‘au High School in August now charged with theft of trailer from Pāhoa school Hawai‘i Self-Defense Law Read More..

Thursday, November 7, 2024 Letters to the Editor November 2024 By Letters to the Editor @ 4:20 PM :: 1059 Views Trump why and how Big Island General Plan a Word Salad $80M is a lot for HPP park Read More..

Thursday, November 7, 2024 November 7, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 2187 Views Kouchi Announces Senate Committee Chairs, Leadership 2024 General Election Results --FOURTH READ On 4th Read Pierick beats Rosenlee (again) GOP gains 1 State Senator and 3 State Representatives Star-Adv:  Republican Gains Mean State can no Longer Ignore West Side Issues ‘Asinine, Lying’ Elections officials claim voting delays not predictable Election Officials Make More Excuses for Long Lines Lines Suppress Republican Votes on Election Day—but GOP still gains 1 State Senator and 3 State Representatives Legislators to Name Nakamura House Speaker Thousands oppose $1.5M proposed settlement of HPD deadly shooting lawsuit Entitled: ‘Progressives’ whine about ‘uninformed voters’ after losing Maui Council Races Lahaina Fires: Judge Cahill Comes up with new trick to Screw Insurers Major Chinatown blackouts lead to partial claims payments for businesses Council mulls veto override for fireworks bill Read More..

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 November 6, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 2301 Views 2024 General Election Results -- Third Read WSJ: How Democrats Made a Trump Comeback Possible Hawaii Trump campaign chair outlines vision, hope for next administration Hawaiian Electric Still Pretending it has Wildfire Settlement Big Island General Plan a Word Salad UPDATE: Territorial Shareholders Vote to Accept Hope Merger Alameda to become Hawaii County mayor – HGEA, UPW Members to get $20K each Voter Suppression AGAIN -- Kapolei Hale wait 6 hours in the rain Common Cause Hawaii: Voting by mail cannot replace in-person voting Rep.  Jill Tokuda on voter wait times: ‘We did not meet the moment’ Hawaii election results delayed until last voter in line casts ballot -- 11 p.m. Hawaii residents stand in rain, long lines, to cast ballots Voters endure 3 hour-long wait to decide who serves on the Maui City County Maui Voters Wait Hours To Cast Ballots Three Hour Wait at Kailua-Kona In-person Hawaii voters face long lines on Election Day Meet the last voters in line in Honolulu, Kapolei, and Wailuku Rail Shaft Sunk 357 feet looking for solid footing Flooding causes extensive damage to Ewa Beach homes Read More..

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 November 5, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:30 PM :: 967 Views ACLU Challenges HPD Drugged-Driving Arrests Downtown Honolulu to Suffer Three More Years of HECO Outages -- Due to Corroded Transformers Bill 60: Honolulu Council to vote on massive sewer fee hike Bill 50: Why Can’t Downtown-Chinatown Have Block Parties Anymore? Maui County Looks To Extend Tax Exemptions For Wildfire Survivors Health care workers across major Maui hospitals go on strike Read More..

Monday, November 4, 2024 November 4, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 1285 Views 376,635 Early Votes cast in General Election Exploring China's Efforts to Spy in Hawaii $80M is a lot for HPP park ‘It was biased’: Controversy over Hawaii public school lesson on presidential candidates Navy water system upgrade under intense scrutiny Maui Health workers prepare for three-day strike with no agreement on patient-to-staff ratios Maui Council May Double Down On Mayor's Tax Relief Proposal For Day Cares Trial delayed for 4 officers charged in Makaha crash case Next President Will Shape The Future Of America's Largest Marine Monument Read More..

Sunday, November 3, 2024 November 3, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 2414 Views Election Day November 5 -- Drop Box and Voter Service Center Locations The Cato Report Cards How ADU growth can help ‘keep the country country’ Oahu Election Day lines, delayed results are necessary to suppress Republican Votes The Maui County Cultural Commission's Unfortunate Failure Star-Adv: Construction of new Oahu jail Depends on Co-opting Soft-on-Crime Crowd Legislators can Still use Waterless Reflecting Poll to give out Contracts Hilton Hawaiian Village, union reach tentative contract deal After Decades of Waiting, Laniakea highway realignment to begin Read More..

Saturday, November 2, 2024 November 2, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 PM :: 776 Views 33% of elections in Hawaii are uncontested Aloha Stadium Contractor Selected from list of ... one Hawaii Republicans compiling complaints for election challenges Hawaii has some of the longest wait times in the nation for construction permits New Maui police statement reveals county protocol violations in Lahaina fire victim recovery ML&P allows building of temporary homes on its land for residents displaced by Maui wildfires Hawaii Can Achieve 100% Renewable Energy by 2025—just change the definition (again) Why the U.S. Military Has to Hitch a Ride on Commercial Ships Pain management doctor accused of getting patient hooked on opioids Possible override of mayor’s veto to lift fireworks Read More..

Friday, November 1, 2024 November 1, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 1109 Views 4-3 Vote: OHA Trustees Decide not to seek Exemption from Sunshine Law  Blangiardi goes full DEI -- signs City’s updated non-discrimination legislation into law In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies September Tourist Count 96.1% of Pre-Pandemic Numbers South Korea Refuses Visa to Honolulu-Based North Korean 'Collaborator' Ghost Papers: More Hawaii journalists get pink slips Oahu: 213,142 Ballots Cast Star-Adv: HMSA must not direct patient care Why workers fired for refusing COVID vaccines are starting to win in court Judge denies attorney’s motion to stop construction at Coco Palms property Peeking down a sovereignty movement rabbit hole Criminal Escapes Hawaii Prison, Allegedly Commits Murder in Mexico $20K Cesspool grant program notifies 100 awardees on Kauai Read More..