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Thursday, December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:04 PM :: 3749 Views First Hawaiian No Longer Servicing OHA ‘Malama Loans’ State of the State Budget 2016 New High School? What is DoE’s top priority? Man OK With Pedophilia Loses Bid to Teach Kids 2015 Wrapup Stories 14 new state laws to take effect on New Year's Day Honolulu Charter Commission denies proposals for public vote on rail Hawaii Medicaid Fraud makes  Top Ten Government Waste List for 2015 Report: Hawaii’s Phony Hi-Tech Tax Credit Schemers Not getting any Venture Capital State Negotiating New IT Contract in Wake of Obamacare IT Debacle Kakaako homeless moving into HCDA areas to Evade enforcement and Stay out of Shelter Minimum wage hike could mean higher prices for consumers NCAA appeal due or dead Jan 6 Read More..

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 December 30, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:07 PM :: 4133 Views Only Moments Left to Stop Fed Wreck Last Day: Say "No!" to Interior Department Rule Grassroot Comments on DOI Proposed Rule Real ID Begins Jan 10: Will Washington State Residents Need Passport to Fly to Hawaii? Hawaii’s Expensive Green Energy Program Saves No Energy KOLEA: After Burning $155M, Hawaii’s Other Obamacare Eligibility System Falls Short Report: Return County TAT Deal to Status Quo Ante Hawaii Visitor Arrivals Set New Record for November Jones Act Unions file protest over crewing of APL Guam Champagne Taxes? Hawaii Ranks #3 in USA Overrun by Solar, Wind Scammers, Does HECO need NextEra Bail Out? Judge Tosses Solar Scammers Suit out of Court Telescope: Hawaii Supreme Court invalidates lower court documents Local Food Win: Enviros Fail to Kill off Ahi Fishery City’s explanation of discrepancies in real property tax assessments don’t satisfy Caldwell’s Repaving Project Continues to Slip Star-Adv: Homeless Tent Cities are Not a Solution After Six Years, Homeless Man Decides to Accept Shelter AG: Woman Collected Welfare Illegally for 7 Years Center for Food Safety – Luddite of the Year? Anti-GMO Councilmember Concerned About Marijuana Strains with ‘Strong Hallucinogenic Properties’ Vandals set fire to Ewa Beach church lawn, destroy religious statues Advocate of sex with minors kept from becoming Hawaii teacher Dispute continues over aerial shooting that’s killed thousands of goats, sheep on Mauna Kea Dengue Hits 190 Cases Read More..

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 December 29, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 4326 Views Green Party v Nago: ‘Mistakes were made, Election Office Fell Short’ Hoopili: Is the State Prohibited from Rezoning "Potential" Important Ag Land? Obama Vacations Cost Nearly $500K per Day Survey Designed to Push for Long Term Care Insurance Mandate Top High School Teams to Compete in Lifesmarts Hawaii State Championship Hawaiian Humane Society restores services under city contract Lifting US Oil Export Ban could substantially change Jones Act dynamics Bill to drop American Samoa flight fee reaches Senate Former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona appears to set stage for mayoral run Loophole: Legislators Made marijuana dispensaries tax free Hawaii County to Hire Dopers for 97% of Jobs Crushing Defeat for so-called ‘Innocence Project’ as Federal Judge Rejects Tweeker’s Effort to Re-try Murder Conviction Giant New Year’s Party Moved to Accommodate Homeless Tent City Lack of Recycling Centers May Drive Homeless out of Rural Locations Oil Still Accounts for 71.3% of Hawaii Electricity—Dropping Prices Panic Green Energy Profiteers State regulators roll back the net-metering electricity scam Alt-Energy Schemers Publish new Rent-a-Poll Upheaval at KITV Former med student sues University of Hawaii for sex harassment, termination Dengue Fever Case Count Holds At 181 Read More..

Monday, December 28, 2015 December 28, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 3642 Views Gov. Scott Walker to Speak at Hawaii Lincoln Day Dinner 5 minutes to stop federal creation of a Hawaiian tribe Housing: Cheaper to Rent than Buy -- only in Honolulu and Silicon Valley Hawaii Democratic Presidential Caucus Date Changed to Help Clinton beat Sanders Rewarding Failure: NCAA Bans UH, UH Compliance Director Gets a Promotion, Gib Arnold Gets $700K Leader of almost 260 meth addicts wants to lease Waianae site for Homeless Tent City How Can We Get our ‘Medical’ Dope onto Airlines? Wind Schemers Chased off of North Shore, Focus on Waikiki for Offshore Wind Facility University Of Hawaii Seeks A Speedier Path To Graduation We Need More Transparency In Our Public Boards Hawaii-Made Dengue Vaccine Deployed in Philippines Read More..

Sunday, December 27, 2015 December 26, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:17 PM :: 3357 Views Delays Upon Delays at DHHL 5 minutes to stop federal creation of a Hawaiian tribe KPD implements first body-worn camera program in state Joint Hearing Set for Marijuana Dispensaries Big Q: 83% Say Nai Aupuni Must Stop Telescope project stalled ‘for years’ Aiona for Mayor? HSTA, UH to Claw Back Millions from Ige Budget KPD officers 1st in state to use new body-worn cameras, despite SHOPO disapproval Ignorance: Anti-Pesticide Superstitions Allow Banana Disease to Wipe out Crops Does Pesticide Exposure Cause Anti-GMO Activism? Read More..

Saturday, December 26, 2015 December 26, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 3486 Views Jones Act unfairly hurts Hawaii while jeopardizing security of U.S. DHHL Funding: Ige to Appeal Court Order? Gov. Ige goes big on budget for buildings Prosecutor: Legislature Must Close Baby Killer Loophole Defending GMOs ‘Right thing to do’ Police Memorial to Begin Construction Leasehold: State to Loosen its Grip on Hilo Businesses, Resorts What's next for marijuana in Hawaii? Obama: “I Feel Small” Dengue Hits 181 Read More..

Friday, December 25, 2015 December 25, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:47 PM :: 3971 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii HART Didn’t Pick Lowest Bid For Rail Stations ‘Conditional’ -- 22 Delegates Demand Changes to Aha Agenda Obamacare: COFA Gets 60 Day Extension after 4,300 fail to Reenroll Ige Issues New Homelessness Emergency Proclamation Wine & Dine: Rail Lobbyist Chairs Honolulu Charter Commission Hawaii Attorney General to Push for Nationwide Marijuana Legalization? Judge upholds rule allowing more Hawaii bigeye tuna fishing Electric Vehicles Less Than 1% of Total Read More..

Thursday, December 24, 2015 December 24, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:35 PM :: 3470 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Leaked Email Reveals Aha Agenda Need a Job? OHA is Hiring Judges Lead Grassroots Effort to Help Landlords and Tenants Curb Evictions 2016: Unemployment Taxes to Drop 26% Airport Division Turned Blind Eye to Sex Harassment Nai Aupuni Leaves Rowena Akana, two others out of Oprah Aha 2016 Legislative Calendar Released HART Didn’t Pick Lowest Bid For Rail Stations Unfunded liabilities for Hawaii's state pension increase this year and will keep rising until 2023 Anti-GMO Activists Act Without Giving Much Thought Family Flees Honolulu Finds Paradise in Houston, Texas Child Molester Exploits Homeless Teen—Gets 10 Years Allow ride-hailing, taxis to innovate Milner: Ige should hand more money to Profligate UH Administrators  Read More..

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 December 23, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 7435 Views Aha Shutdown Motion: Nai Aupuni in Contempt of Supreme Court? Nai Aupuni to be Subject to Federal Voting Rights Act? More SCOTUS Action In Oprah/Everyone Wins Election Nai Aupuni Announces 151 Oprah Aha Winners "When Thomas Jefferson was writing the Declaration of Independence, he did not apply for a grant from King George." Tribe: SCHHA Recognition is ‘Plan B’ Bizarre News: State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hoopili Supreme Court: Hoopili ‘Necessary for Urban Growth’ How to Evade Contractor Contribution Ban After A-1 A-Lectrician Ruling DHS Audit: 20 Funds and Accounts out of Compliance EColi Chipotle: Thousands Sickened by Organic Filth at GMO-Free Restaurant Chain Mafia Godfather Larry Mehau Dies NCAA Suspends Gib Arnold – UH Regents Then Award Him Another $700K 5 OCCC guards accused of smuggling drugs—back at work after 30 Day Suspension UH Coverup: Did Asbestos Litigation Shake Down Fund UH Cancer Center? State hosted Obama’s roots but (fortunately) isles don’t reap his fruits Founder of Kamehameha Schools would almost certainly have supported the telescope project Those wary of Monsanto’s aim should tour its property What Could $1.5 Billion Buy You (Besides More Of The Rail Project)? HART awards 3 Station contract to Nan, Inc. Jones Act great for some but most of us here suffer Marijuana Grow-Op Faces $1.5M Electric Bill Espero Still Pushing For More Citizen Oversight Of The Police Kenoi Staffers Claim he is Going to Make Appointments to Ethics Commission Residents to challenge property assessments Hawaii: 11,000 New Residents for 2015 Lawyers Show Homeless How to Evade City Sweeps, Stay out of Shelter by Moving to State Parcels Ige’s homelessness plan just a start Businesses blame King Street bike lane on drop in sales LEDs Produce 40% Electricity Savings CPA mobility bills unlikely to gain traction next year Read More..

Tuesday, December 22, 2015 December 22, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:48 PM :: 4311 Views What Is The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs? Akina, Chang, Lilly: Is Nai Aupuni State-Sponsored? Ige Presents Supplemental Budget--$31B in New Spending OHA Publishes 2015 Annual Report Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 21, 2015 GAO: Freeze Funding for Littoral Combat Ship Building NCAA: Arnold violated NCAA ethical conduct rules, UH Program Banned Ige Budget Coverage Will Duke Aiona Run For Mayor Of Honolulu? Half of Nai Aupuni Candidates Fail to Register for Oprah Aha ‘We got crushed’: NCAA hands down sanctions against UH Gov. Ige puts lump of coal in UH’s coffers $250 million for Rail part of a year-end Congressional spending bill Airports Division 3 years Behind on $2.7B Modernization Program NextEra Testimony: How Lawyer Planted ‘HECO as a Snack’ Remark in Media NextEra-HECO to put almost all intervenors on the stand Federal Budget: Corporate Welfare Continues to Flow to Wind Farms, Solar Contactors Why is island hopping so expensive? State has yet to lend out one penny of $150M in solar loan funds Investors’ claim triggered Hoana Medical bankruptcy  (Latest Act 221 Debacle) Hawaii’s flawed ‘concealed carry’ law makes us easy victims Dengue fever outbreak in Hawaii has global impact GMO Primary: Ilagan vs Idiot Ruderman in Puna City Crew To Sweep Kakaako — Again How City Charter will Provide Kyo Ya End Run Read More..

Monday, December 21, 2015 December 21, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:30 PM :: 3874 Views Report: Hawaii Youth Drug Overdose Deaths Double 2018: Hanabusa vs Ige? HART Plays ‘Big Game of Chicken’ With Council Billionaire’s Website Favors HSTA Plan to Make Peasants Pay 25% More GE Tax After Decades of pandering to Filipino WW2 Vets – Hirono asks Obama to finally Let a few 80-year olds into USA ‘Natural’ Supplements Industry Behind Overharvesting of Sea Cucumbers Read More..

Sunday, December 20, 2015 December 20, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 3852 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii The Racial Spoils System Invents a Tribe for Native Hawaiians HRC: Hawaii Counties Not Gay Enough UH Manoa #1 in Eyes of Chinese Communists GEMS: Gets Everyone’s Money Swiftly Lawsuit: OHA Paying Lawyers Millions of Dollars to Evade Sunshine Law Na‘i Aupuni convention unlikely to craft anything credible or legal Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus -- So far, GOP’s nominee for president is anyone’s guess Ige Budget Constrained by Act 268 NextEra hearing delayed Until February Hawaii reading scores improved after ‘preschool to third grade’ initiative States Are Struggling To Keep Medical Weed Safe Church opens Work Farm for the Homeless Bill 85 Requires Taxi meters for Uber, Lyft Aloha Stadium study waiting on direction from Gov. Ige Read More..

Saturday, December 19, 2015 December 19, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 3908 Views A new test on Hawaii’s future? Latest On The Hawaiians-Only-Oprah/Costco-Everyone-Wins Election The U.S. Constitution Still Applies to Hawaii VIDEO: Law & Corruption in Hawaii TAT Already Applies to TVRs—but DoTax Not Enforcing it State Quietly Approves Oceanic-Charter Merger Video: Millennials as Free Market Champions Hawaii Poorly Prepared to Resist Infectious Disease Outbreak Wastebook 2015: The Farce Awakens HECO Overstaffed, Underskilled—1,000 Deadwood Employees Boost your Electric Rates New law: Tax Credits for Alt-Energy Projects to Begin Before the Projects are Built Ige: State Had trouble getting Truth from Health Exchange Treatment of troubled youth better in Hawaii Should Hawaii caregivers receive training in-hospital? Gun permit applicants denied over medical dispute OCCC Overcrowded, Fobs Prisoners off on Feds Military tops isle spending gains Obama Returns Again Read More..

Friday, December 18, 2015 December 18, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 3384 Views Hawaii Family Advocates Geared up for 2016 Legislative Session Fake Energy Savings? Airport Division Lets Contractor Write its own Check for 20 Years Audit: Old Contracts Tie Up DHHL Special Funds HHSC, DoH: Nineteen special funds and two trust funds did not meet criteria Judiciary: Six Funds out of Compliance Vegetarian Questions Obama to Arrive Tomorrow Decision to forgo election toxic for Nai Aupuni Rail costs rise another $12M—and More Overruns Expected Soon Building Costs Day by Day--Rail Contracts Delayed Until Tax Passes NextEra Energy expected Hawaii's governor to favor sale of Hawaiian Electric Kauai utility's members have each saved nearly $1,000 in 2015 Obamacare: Hawaii Insurance Rate Hikes Among Top 4 in USA Obamacare: Only 8,000 re-enroll for 2016  Caregiving mandates could cost Hawaii hospitals an extra $23M Covanta Contract Reeks of Corruption City property appraisal not legal, attorney says Dengue Cases up to 160 Kauai Pesticide Report Delayed to Jan 6 Ala Wai Sewage Spill—Caldwell Had Nobody Watching Largest Sewage Pumping Station State's largest prison over capacity, with plumbing and cell lock problems Feds Fine Hawaiian Air for Cheating Customers Read More..

Thursday, December 17, 2015 December 17, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 PM :: 4252 Views VIDEO: Hawaii Could Still Get the Fed Wreck 5 minutes to stop federal creation of a Hawaiian tribe Science--The Life of the Land Feds: ‘Organic Farms and General Opposition to Chemicals Present Insurmountable Obstacle’ to Dengue Eradication Lawsuit: Deadly ‘Natural’ Supplement contained “methamphetamine-like chemical” Desperate: Obamacare Deadline Extended 48 Hours Honolulu Awarded Sexual Assault Justice Initiative Grant Honolulu: Average Small Business Invoices $105K per Year Class Action Suit Filed over Canceled Soccer Game With TMT project stalled, heavy equipment removed from Mauna Kea Ige: Telescope Waiting on State, State Waiting on a District Court Judge Peter Apo Debunks Claims of ‘Sacred’ Mauna Kea Williamson Chang: Nai Aupuni Convention Contrary to Supreme Court Order Kauai Council—$800 per Year GE Tax Hike to pay for Plan to Force you out of your car Honolulu Charter Rewrite Just for Kyo Ya Developers City Puts 465 Homeless into Homes City says number of documented homeless could grow in new year HPD chief outlines body cam plans, challenges Police Commission Discipline Kakaako Street ownership dispute clouds rail acquisition Honolulu, Kahului rank low in airport survey Dengue fever outbreak in Hawaii biggest in 60 years—thanks to anti-pesticide activists How the Fed's rate hike makes Hawaii’s biggest problem even tougher Amicable Divorce?  Hawaii Ranks #11 Poll: Hawaii 3rd Most Desired State Hawaii: 2nd Fewest Gun Dealers Per Capita Eco-Shysters Study Fisheries Agreements for Path to Total Shutdown Read More..

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 December 16, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:21 PM :: 4945 Views Nai Aupuni’s "Oprah Theory Of Elections" Grassroot: Nai Aupuni is undercutting its own efforts Hawaii Ranked in Bottom Five States for Economic Freedom Word with Ward: Portnoy, Kato Discuss Shield Law Honolulu Is the 11th Best City for Singles DoH Posts Interim Administrative Rules For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Study: Honolulu Lowest Per-Patient Health Spending in USA Criminal Hee Claims ‘Food Allergies’ Should Exempt him from Prison—Sentencing Delayed Again "Nai Aupuni has the integrity of a Costco membership at this point." Ritte: “Bad Joke -- It’s not going to Work.” Nai Aupuni Devolves into Embarrassing Circus Big Island Delegates May Take $4000 Bribe Nai Aupuni: Dwindling Time Left for Tribal Cronies New Lawsuit Challenges Nai Aupuni Blood Quantum Honolulu Charter Commission Exempts itself from Ethics Disclosure, Plans Kyo-Ya Amendment Obamacare Deadline Extended 48 Hours Health reform's escape hatch may be too narrow for states seeking to use it Kohala: Existing Pot Growers Demand Protection from State-Controlled Corporate Crony Marijuana Anti-Dairy Obsessives at Kauai Meeting with Governor ‘Deficiencies’ found in dengue effort—More Pesticide Needed, anti-Pesticide Activists Remain Silent DOE tackling shortage of special education teachers Charter School Paying $110K/Month for Portable Classroom Criminal Al Hee Sentencing Delayed Until January 6 Kauai police chief explains body camera usage, despite union protest Lawyer Targets Police After Arrest of Monk Seal Harasser – Caldwell Panders Criminals, Thieves Cleared out of Kewalo Hawaii Renters Among Most Cost-Burdened State's unclaimed property pot exceeds $200M Read More..

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 December 15, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 4268 Views Nai Aupuni Terminates Election—$5000 Bribe Offered to Delegates for a Self-Appointed ‘Aha of Cronies Internet tax ban could offer relief for Hawaii businesses 87 Times More Homeless in Honolulu than Las Vegas Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 14, 2015 Trump Files to be on the Ballot in Hawaii Another Triumph of Jones Act Shipbuilding: USS Milwaukee breaks down on Maiden Voyage HSTA Taxes Without End—$750M / year Forever Kauai Council Considering Massive GE Tax Hike Caldwell Turns on Kealoha—But Still Claims he has no Authority over Chief Micronesians Face Long Waits as ObamaCare Deadline Today Feds to Stick Hawaii With 3% Obamacare Fee HPD detective arrested on suspicion of abuse of family member Maui Jail Overcrowded Hawaii a model for how to improve K-12 education Others have shown interest in buying Hawaiian Electric, Gov. David Ige says 70 Pages of Secret NextEra Documents to be Made Public Excuses: Ige Claims lack of infrastructure on state-owned lands stymies development Kakaako Homeless Sweep—One More Decides to Accept Shelter Governor turns his back on Hawaii football fans Honolulu Council Dumps P-Cards in Wake of Kenoi Scandals Hawaii County Council to Reform Kenoi-Controlled Ethics Commission? Hawaii County Council Wants to ‘Loosen’ Sunshine Laws How Casinos Fiscally Impact Counties Anti-Gun Nuts Disappointed to Report only 16 Gun Deaths in Hawaii Ivory: Animal Liberation Nuts to Renew Harassment of Antique Dealers, Musicians, Gun Collectors Read More..

Monday, December 14, 2015 December 14, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:38 PM :: 3382 Views Audit: H-Power Contracts Designed to Hide Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Court Of Appeals: Pig Hunting is a Traditional Hawaiian Practice (In This Case) Nai Aupuni, Telescope: If not this, then that.  So settle. Nai Aupuni Undermines its own Legitimacy Has the ACLU Tied Homeless Sweeps up in Red Tape? Hawaii County Police body cameras still in the works State Energy Bank costs money but has no loan portfolio Dopers to Run up Multi-Million Dollar Electric Bills NINBYs, ENVIROs Sue to Block Affordable Housing Hawaii Republicans Majority-Minority, 50% Female Read More..

Sunday, December 13, 2015 December 13, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 3678 Views Law & Corruption in Hawaii Why you should oppose the DOI Proposed Rule—And How Charter Commission Agenda: Defer all ‘Proposals to Dismantle HART’ Jonesing for a Fix? Delving into the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 Chained dogs on Legislative Agenda for 2016 An Early Christmas Present from IRS to Heald Students Star-Adv: Cancelling IT Contracts is Ige’s Only Real Accomplishment How Many Federal Billions has Hawaii not Spent? TAT already applies to TVRs but state lacks ability to ensure compliance ‘Worst state for doing business’ Mountain’s sacredness seems a recent thing Ige: UPW, HGEA to Represent Workers at Kaiser-Controlled Maui Memorial Hospital Bunda Lined up to Take Ernie Martin’s Seat City Lets Varona Village Decay for 20 Years Dengue outbreak largest in US State in more than 60 years Report: Hawaii Best State for African-American Students Read More..

Saturday, December 12, 2015 Letters to the Editor, December, 2015 By Letters to the Editor @ 9:41 PM :: 4469 Views Chained dogs on Legislative Agenda for 2016 Read More..

Saturday, December 12, 2015 December 12, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 3889 Views A Short History of Islam in Hawaii ‘Hawaii’s George Soros': The Hidden Funding Behind Efforts to Disrupt Hillary Clinton’s Opponents Wanna Be A Drug Dealer? Hawaii has an Opportunity for You After Telescope defeat: “It would be very hard for a new project to come here, ever” Hawaii's Telescope Controversy Is the Latest in a Long History of Land-Ownership Battles Hoana Medical—Another Act 221 Tax Credit Company Goes Bankrupt Ige Still Chasing Vaporware – The Key to 100% Renewable is a non-existent technology Obama Coming to Hawaii Dec 19 Thanks to ACLU, Kakaako Makai Homeless Sweeps Tangled up in Red Tape! Police Union to Fight Against Deployment of Body Cams on Kauai? Doped Up Cop, firefighter told medical pot not OK at police, fire departments Homosexual Child Molester Chases Boy in Kaneohe All Four Counties Switching to LED Streetlights Attorney: Aloha Stadium turf inspection finds flaws Court Upholds Right to Tresspass Read More..

Friday, December 11, 2015 December 11, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 5014 Views Medicare Penalizes Maui Memorial, Pali Momi, Wahiawa General over Safety Incidents Hawaii: 64% of your income for infant child care After Recent Failures, Ige Admin Revamps IT Project Approval Process UHERO Hawaii Forecast: Expansion Will Continue, Despite Global Challenges Education: U.S. House Passes ObamaCORE! Recent IT Failures Cost State $259M Marumoto vs Trump Hawaii County review of Kenoi’s alleged spending scandal stalls, while state investigation continues HPD Latest: Overtime irregularities, theft and kidnapping Lawmaker wants police commission to have disciplinary powers Charter school stricken by financial strain Teachers want action at ‘unsafe’ Pahoa school after spate of violence Advocates continue to lobby for CARE Act as caregivers increase in Hawaii HIRA Summed Up Homeless Dump Feces in Downtown Mailboxes NextEra Merger News Read More..

Thursday, December 10, 2015 December 10, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 4903 Views Why You Should Mahalo the Grassroot Institute HSTA Launches Push for 25% GE Tax Hike Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative would deliver transformation better, faster and cheaper National Report: Hawaii Ranks 6th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco Gambling with our health in 2016 Report: Hawaii Ranks #1 in Overall Health Christmas Comes Early for Teachers’ Unions With No Child Left Behind Rewrite Sugar Subsidies to be Cut in Budget Bill? Another Muslim Makes Unsubstantiated Claims of Honolulu Harassment Muslim Leaves Suspicious Package at Honolulu Airport, Then Retrieves it, Escapes  Don’t increase GET to fund HSTA plan Honolulu Council Approves Massive GE Tax Hike for Rail Hawaii Internet access tax will end under bill expected to pass Congress—Consumers to Save $20M Ige: Opposing NextEra is a Key Achievement of My First Year in Office  Schatz--Talking to an Empty Chair As deadline looms most have yet to re-enroll in Obamacare Kaiser, HMSA Hike Rates, Cut Coverage for 20,000 Seniors U.S. Bids A Not-So-Fond Farewell To ‘No Child Left Behind’ Kakaako Sweeps to Begin Again--110 Tents Put up by Homeless Refusing to Accept Shelter Kenoi not doing his job but Won’t Resign Bobby Bunda Raising Money to Succeed Ernie Martin—in 2016? Shutting Down rail project Would Save Billions HPD Officer Arrested After Allegedly Beating Trucker Video: Police Officer Takes Down Monk Seal Harasser City council considers stricter rules for taxis, rideshare companies Read More..

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 December 9, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:50 PM :: 3600 Views Hawaii Might Finally Be Forced To Include Military Among ‘We The People’ Retired Hawaii police officers frustrated by barriers to concealed carry Teacher Quality? Hawaii Scores D+ No Joke: Hanabusa named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at UH Manoa Robotics championship to qualify Hawaii teams for World event 2015 Most Charitable States--Hawaii Ranks 21st Ige Seeking Applicants for 170 Boards and Commissions Rail: Massive GE Tax Hike Proposed Without Cap HSTA urges 25% GE tax increase -–$750M/year to Lard Coffers Lawmakers Criticize University of Hawaii Budget, Maintenance HMSA tells kupuna they’ll pay more Insiders Still Pushing Federal ‘Rule’ for Fake Indian Tribe What The Supreme Court’s TMT Decision Didn’t Say Amid union dispute, police body cams remain stacked in supply closet HECO's Smart Grid roll-out continues to be plagued by delays How Pothole May Cost The City $1.2M Tsutsui Uses Soccer Debacle to Push ‘Sports Authority’ Read More..

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 December 8, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 3851 Views GEMS: Electric Ratepayers Pay Millions for Nothing Evenwel: Will Supreme Court Overturn 50 Years of Hawaii Apportionment Law? Nai Aupuni: The View from Outside the Hawaii Bubble Debating Inouye on Jones Act Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 7, 2015 Gauging Home Affordability: The Challenge Does Your State Adjust Its Income Tax Brackets For Inflation? Hawaii might finally be forced to include military among ‘We the People’ Existing Mauna Kea Telescopes at Risk thanks to Supreme Court: ‘Master Lease is Holy Grail’ Protests over Mauna Kea unlikely to ever go away Thanks to State’s Miserable 1978 Constitution March 8 Hawaii GOP Caucus—Civil Beat Gets Almost Everything Wrong Anti-GMO Activists Team up with Rail Consultant to Ramp up Fear PUC Approves Another Ridiculously Expensive Electric Supply Contract Thanks to UPW, Repairs to Public Housing Cost $820M Hawaii Democrats Join 10-State Push for ‘Debt-Free’ College Tuition Hawaii Universities Ranked by Earnings of students Airport Div Cancels Commuter Terminal, Wastes Three Years Woman prisoner claims she repeatedly had sex with male, female guards Legal dispute brewing between state, U.S. Soccer over cancelled soccer match Read More..

Monday, December 7, 2015 December 7, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 3359 Views Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy A-1 A-Lectricitian--Feds Overreach on Election Regulation KIUC Nominating Committee Selects 5 Candidates for Board Election Pearl Harbor Day Maybe Hee’s pals could repay funds? ACLU Policy Helping Homeless Stay Homeless NextEra hearings need more light FSM Resolution Calls for Early Termination of COFA Agreement Ethanol Requirement Expires Dec 31 Native Americans Warn Native Hawaiians of the Dangers of Federal Recognition Dengue Could Last for Months Read More..

Sunday, December 6, 2015 December 6, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:34 PM :: 3378 Views Please! Spend More! US Soccer Champs Cancel -- Aloha Stadium Unsafe Field Telescope: Will TMT Stick Around for more of the Hawaii Treatment? Nai Aupuni Seriously Unraveling Guam plebiscite case similar, different from Hawaii Insiders Now Control All Top UH Positions—No Longer Have Anybody to Blame DHHL needs reform to go along with added funding FACE says ‘No Cap’: Council Should Give Rail Anything it Wants Maui Council proposes 2016 legislative package Affordable Housing: Can we blame outsiders for Conditions we Created Ourselves? 67-Year Old Building Demolished Without Historic Review Read More..

Saturday, December 5, 2015 December 5, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 4307 Views The Hawaii Supreme Court's Fractured Rationale For Invalidating The TMT Permit Full Text: Court Orders State to Fund Hawaiian Homelands Fitch: We Anticipate Successful NextEra Merger NASA: Antarctic ice growth causing Sea Levels to DROP Muslim Complains Hawaii Less Whipped Down by Political Correctness than California Phobia of Stupidity in High Places Hawaii gun sales not rising with the rest of the nation Christian Escapes Muslims in Iran -- Murdered by Muslims in California Hawaii's housing problem could be fixed by modifying regulation NextEra’s plans largely confidential Getting Rid of Obamacare Exchange Costing State Another $27M-$30M List of Criminal Hee Political Contributions Retaliation? State firing Kulani prison warden Former Police Commissioner Demands Kealoha Resignation Ungrateful Bums Trash Apartment but Landlord Wiling to Try Again More Than 25% of City Garbage Trucks Broken Down Schatz Goes to Paris for Global Cooling Denier Summit Can we GMO our way out of the mosquito mess? Read More..

Friday, December 4, 2015 December 4, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:34 PM :: 4887 Views Hawaii Biotech Receives Contract To Develop Dengue Vaccine–Anti-GMO Activist Gabbard Supports Akana: OHA Employees ‘Suspiciously’ Placed at Top of Na’i Aupuni Ballot CATO: US Constitution Still Applies to Nai Aupuni “Green McCarthyism”--A leading solar advocacy group is drawing criticism from its own industry Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Legislature New Program Helps Hawaii’s Young Male Victims of Sex Trafficking VIDEO: Things you need to know about medical marijuana dispensaries Am Samoa: New Embarrassments for Faleomavaega sister Does Transit-Oriented Development Need the Transit? Feds Scoop up $10M from Hawaii Criminal, Civil Actions Census Bureau Releases New ACS Data for Hawaii Its Official: Hawaii Obamacare Exchange Finally Closed The End for Telescope Construction in Hawaii? Telescope opponents: Construction equipment must be removed Will Rent-Seekers Find Way to Shut Down Haleakala Telescope? A very busy time for court rulings on Hawaiian issues HART Plan to Open Partial rail System for Propaganda Purposes Caldwell Admin Caught Lying about Failed Trash Pickups 1500 Homeless Moved into Housing Every Year—And its not enough $1000/plate: Yet Another Caldwell Fundraiser Mental evaluation ordered for former Maui police officer charged with exposing himself Dengue Count Hits 136—Biotech Vaccine Contract Signed—No anti-Vaxxers in Sight Monsanto ‘Roundup' Cases Proceed in Calif. Courts Desperate: Old Boys Still Rely on Inouye to Defend Jones Act Native Hawaiians Take out $4.2B in Mortgages NextEra News Muslim Shooter came from Pakistan in 2014—Obama says, Lets invite some more Read More..

Thursday, December 3, 2015 December 3, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:01 PM :: 6173 Views Open Letter to OHA: Defund Nai Aupuni Full Text: US Supreme Court Affirms Injunction Against Nai Aupuni Full Text: Hawaii Supreme Court Invalidates Telescope Building Permit The Nai Aupuni Ship is Sinking Hawaii Hotels Will Collect $271M in “Resort Fees” This Year Politicians and pals of convicted criminal Al Hee push judge for lenience Only 4,500 Sign up for Coverage as Obamacare deadline looms Nextera hearings: Customers to fund $30B ‘green’ goal Solar Contractors Fighting to Keep Electric Rates High Iwase: Lack Of Transparency At NextEra Hearing Is ‘Going To Smell’ Star-Adv Pushes GE Tax Hike on Airlines Lawyer: Ethics Comm Must investigate Planning Department Relationship with Haseko State Ethics Panel Wants To Make Disclosures Easier For State Officials Hawaii Shippers Council expects Hawaii legislature to discuss Jones Act reform next year Hawaii Reduces Deficient Bridges by 63% Kauai Anti-GMO Activists Still Can’t Find Any Victims Iolani cancels Christmas excursions Due to Excessive Number of Muslim Terrorists in Europe Read More..

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 December 2, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:37 PM :: 3835 Views Auditor: More Charter Schools Could Face Financial Collapse Gabbard: Obama Could Cause ‘Devastating Nuclear War’ With Russia Planned Parenthood Turns Tragedy Into Censorship NextEra to build, own and operate solar energy systems for Navy in Hawaii Visitor Arrivals Set New Record, but Spending Drops Court voids permit for construction of Thirty Meter Telescope Progressives Denounce you for Opposing Syrian Muslim Refugees—While ISIS Cheers ‘Lions’ of Islam for Murdering 14 at Calif. Center for Disabled East Oahu Billionaire, Ige Admin Team Up to Promote State’s Largest Homeless Tent City—on Waianae coast ACLU Homeless Sweep Lawsuit Going to Mediation Maui Mayor Arakawa Five Point Program to Force Homeless to Accept Shelter NextEra: Rooftop Solar Contractors Fight Industrial Solar Contractors For Control of Your Electricity Read More..

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 December 1, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:18 PM :: 3782 Views Desperate: Nai Aupuni Extends Voting What’s Next in Akina vs Na’i Aupuni Case? Judicial Watch: “A state election has been stopped on civil rights grounds” UH: Mauna Kea better off under our Stewardship As PUC Hearings Begin, NextEra Touts Old-Boy Network of Supporters “Should HECO be converted into electric cooperatives?” (video) Supreme Court Refuses to Hear A-1 A-Lectrician Case Revolving Door: KITV Reporter Becomes Caldwell ‘Information Officer’ DBEDT: 47% of neighbor island homes sold to out-of-state residents Monsanto uses less than 1% of Total Hawaii Pesticides Video: Jones Act Business Forum Petition: Puerto Rico Demands Freedom from Jones Act Sending Christmas trees to Hawaii costs more than sending them to Singapore State Begins Construction on Kakaako Homeless Shelter Cost of NextEra: $7000 per Family Nai Aupuni Extends Voting—“Clearly they had a dismally low number of people participating” Na‘i Aupuni squares off with the U.S. Constitution Nai Aupuni Has Parallels on Guam Health Connector’s end extended to Friday State Claims Computer Crash Not Caused by ‘Cyber Monday’ Overload Ige Admin: PISCES Must Make Money for Ariyoshi or be De-Funded Filmmaker tried to push out Maui film commissioner Hawaii Airport Parking Rates Increase 20% to 25% Kailua NIMBYs Find New Way to harass Small Business Armed Homosexual Child Molester Hunted in Waipahu Supreme Court Digs Into Redistricting 2,900 HIV/AIDS Cases in Hawaii Dengue Cases Hit 112 Read More..