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Thursday, February 28, 2019 February 28, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 3498 Views Poll: Gabbard at 0% in New Hampshire and Iowa What do the FBI, OHA, and Kauai Have in Common? OHA Must Do More to Solve the Hawaiian Home Lands Problem Oahu: 12% More Homeless Refuse Shelter Housing Instability and Crowding a Hardship for Hawaii Babies Feds Bust Labor Law Violators at Hawaii Malls Mortgage debt-to-income ratio crushing in Hawaii SB1009 Negates Public Health Benefits of Vaping January: More Tourists--Less Spending With Hanabusa Gone, Old Boys See Kahele as Opportunity to Regain Grip on Congressional Delegation Lawmakers Propose Fixes For A Broken Psychiatric Care Law    Penalizing REITs in Hawaii would cost state revenue, jobs HART’s ‘Bump In The Road’ Is Code For ‘We’re In Deep S#%* Here’ A dismissed 2015 DUI is among the ways Kealoha allegedly helped her friends Violence against officers a troubling trend Police investigating whether shooting by undercover officers violated policy Do UH Grad Assistants Need a Union? How Many Kids In Hawaii Have Been Vaccinated? The State Doesn’t Know A royal flush: Some Ka‘u residents face hefty bills for mandated sewer connections Masterpiece or Mistake? A Hawaii Museum’s $7.5 Million Question Read More..

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 February 27, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:00 PM :: 4091 Views Hawaii Senators’ Favorite Mafia Hitman Loses Home to Foreclosure Gallup: Trump Approval 26% in Hawaii—Lowest in USA Hawaii Tops U.S. in Wellbeing for Record 7th Time Hawaii Small Businesses Speak out Against Minimum Wage Hike Conservationists Demand Half-Billion Reparations for Dead Hawaiian Tree Snail Hawaiian Electric Claims 27% Renewable Despite Loss of Geothermal Plant Allison Lee Wong: Meet Katherine Kealoha’s Imaginary Friend   Bill to raise Hawaii minimum wage to $15 by 2023 advances SB557: Hawaii ‘sanctuary state’ status moves forward at Legislature Hawaii Senate moves closer to state retirement savings program Despite some big objections, bill to ban single-use plastics in Hawaii moves forward 5% water rate hike expected How effective is the city's park protection plan? Retired Officer Sues: Right to Concealed-Carry Multinational Solar Company Targets Hawai`i Prime Agricultural Land Thanks to Trump, Courts No Longer offer Enviros Path to Glory SPLC Hate Map Names Five in Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 February 26, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 3055 Views This Week's Legislative Agenda 47 Years After Title IX Becomes Law--Kalani HS Finally Gets a Girls Locker Room City unveils pedestrian safety measures HART Threatens to Defy Federal Subpoena Two Police Corruption Cases transferred out of Honolulu prosecutor’s office amid federal investigation Cellphone Records Trace Kealoha Mailbox theft? Decision on Kaneshiro’s attorney should be made in public OCCC mistakenly frees 26-year-old inmate Hawaii Criminal Stupidly Commits Assault while in Federal Detention Center—Gets 8 Years HB488 Silence for Sex Harassment Victims? SB1503: Let Thousands of Incarcerated Felons Vote SB1374: State-Controlled Retirement System for Private Sector Businesses? Hawaii Land Use Law Violates Fair Housing Act Hawaii Gas files motion after Enviros Find One More Way to Jack up Housing Costs Fresh Hawaii milk production may be doomed after Tourism Industry Sponsors Protesters to Attack Tourism Industry Enviros to Target Fishermen Next No more free parking for all legislators on UH Manoa campus Rural Schools Take A Big Hit In Hawaii’s Funding Formula Read More..

Monday, February 25, 2019 February 25, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 2931 Views Double Trouble: Lyon Also Offered Cash to Son of FSM President Aloha Stadium Scheme Exploits Federal Tax Breaks Hawaii Nursing Homes Highest Quality in USA  Federal Investigation Prevents Ige from Talking to US DoT about Rail New Budget Process Cracks Down On State Agribusiness Development Corp Former sex worker speaks out claiming police officers pressured her to perform sexual acts Retaliation: Another Complaint Against Hawaii County Fire Chief  No Housing Available for Mentally Ill SB980: Secular Takeover of Catholic Schools? Food Safety Modernization Act Could Put Kamuela Farmers out of Business  January Hotel Occupancy Drops to Four-year Low Read More..

Sunday, February 24, 2019 February 24, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 3419 Views Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review False Missile Alert: CDC Analyses 38 Minutes of Tweets Gallup: Hawaii 2nd-Most Liberal State Individual Development Accounts, Version 2.0 New Tactic to Grab Rail Money from Feds—Cry Racism Not Fooled by Claim that Federal Investigation Won’t Interfere with Rail Star-Adv: To Get past Middle Street, Rail Needs FTA Funds and P3 Next Boondoggle: $350M Downpayment for Unnecessary New Stadium Tax Credits: Hollywood Movie Moguls -- $35M is Not Enough! Tobacco tax clears final Senate committee Doubled: Hawaii Co Council approves 100% sewer fee hikes Lawsuit filed over burials on Maui project site Read More..

Saturday, February 23, 2019 February 23, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:52 PM :: 4645 Views Impeach Kaneshiro: Yoshimura Pushes Back Against McCorriston tactics House Finance Committee Passes Dozens of Bills UH: Tuition Hikes Set for Next Year After Regents Reject Freeze $350M GE Tax Hike on the Move House bill to increase Hawaii's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024 passed finance committee Man shot by deputy sheriff at Capitol Weighed 102 lbs and was physically disabled Maui County Prosecutor Ousted 9th Circuit Reverses Dismissal: Kauai Warden to Face Trial for Political Incorrectness Decision on Ala Wai flood control project bill is delayed California rail drama doesn’t raise fears about HART project 46-year–old Jones Act Ship Matsonia Hull Cracks Open, Oil Leaks out Read More..

Friday, February 22, 2019 February 22, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:55 PM :: 3176 Views Surprise: HART Subpoenaed TWICE by Feds "Everyone" cannot afford another GET surcharge Hawaii State Income Tax 9th Highest Collection Per Capita DOBOR Sets Hearings for Massive Fee Hikes Anti-Sunscreen Hysteria Designed to Force New Products Past FDA 'Hold on to your pocketbooks!' says city council chair after second subpoena to HART    Katherine Kealoha Lawyer Tried to have her Declared Incompetent Kaneshiro denied access to officer-involved shooting scene Four Days, Three Shootings Homeless Drunk IDed as Man Shot by Deputy Sheriff at Capitol Legislators Answer to Homelessness: ‘Build a Wall’ 7 arrested in Year-Long opioid crackdown on Hawaii health care providers Soft on Crime: School Assault Suspects have long rap sheets HB421: Tax Credit for Helicopter Tour Operators Global Warmers: Hawaii Must Destroy Billions in Shoreline Real Estate Read More..

Thursday, February 21, 2019 February 21, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:05 PM :: 3039 Views A Change at OHA That Changes Everything Kakaako Drunk Driver Busted for Palau Alcohol Theft Report: Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop After Aviation Emissions Reclassified as 'International' Honolulu’s transit authority receives second grand jury subpoena Opponents of proposed GET surcharge hike voice concerns; Council advances measure A law meant force mentally ill into Treatment is not being used Four Years Later SB652: Senate WAM Votes to Give Drunk Rave Promoter $50M Maui Council to Get More Raises? Drug Court: 15% Recidivism Rate Sex workers say Honolulu police officers are customers, study says Arizona Co-Author Defends Hawaii Sex Trafficking Study Public Records Chief Is Still Trying To Make It Harder To Get Public Records U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Boosts Hawaii Effort To Limit Property Forfeiture HB497: Total Ban on Fireworks SB663: Lawmakers advance red-light cameras bill Lawsuit: Disgusting Organic Food Gives Wailuku man rat lungworm disease Honolulu Auditor Retires Read More..

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 February 20, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:56 PM :: 3358 Views Ige Names Leo R. Asuncion, Jr. to Public Utilities Commission After 21 Years, City Nearly Finished Installing Wheelchair-Friendly Curb Ramps City launches new performance dashboard Poor and Young People Are Fleeing Public Transit Hint to Honolulu: Feds Demand California Give Back Federal Funds for Failed Rail Project Sheriff’s Deputies not Given Tasers—Deputy Fatally shoots man at state Capitol after ‘extreme struggle’      Judge: HPD Must Release Arbitration Report On Officer Who Beat Girlfriend Police Union Goes To Court Stop Exposure of Corruption Prostitutes Release Drawing of Kaniela Ing on Leash as Jabola­-Carolus Grabs for Power Hawaiian Leadership: Many are in the News for Corruption Charges Affordable Housing: OHA Demands a 20% Cut of Revenue Millennials Dream of Moving to Koa Ridge, Hoopili—Projects Fought by Sierra Club, Clayton Hee Priced Out: Immigrants Quit Hawaii for Alaska Tourist Count Up 3M in Decade Hawaii Fish Farmers Tied up in Red Tape Scare Tactics: House Democrats Pretend Wall will Result in Hawaii Cuts Read More..

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 February 19, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:17 PM :: 2838 Views Halbert-Lyon Indictments: Timeline of Corruption in FSM Legislative Preview: This Week's Bills on the Move Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 18, 2019 Solar Fail: EnSync Going Bankrupt 'Very Short Term' Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills to be Heard in Committees of Both Chambers Hawaii: Sanctuary State?  Trump Sued by Hawaii Over Emergency Declaration New report urges 'building out' to ease housing crisis WOTUS: Lahaina Injection Wells Case to be Heard by US Supreme Court Kirk Caldwell’s Side Job At The Bank Would Be Outlawed Under This Bill FBI: Kealoha sent emails from coworkers’ computers to mislead probes. HNN got one SB637: Hawaii to Get 3-Strikes Law—But Only for Waikiki SB12/SB114: $500/mo Raise--Voucher Program for Teachers Deputy sheriff fatally shoots man at Hawaii State Capitol Should State Chip in to Send Homeless Back to Mainland? Urine, Drugs, Theft: Homeless Harass Students at Kaimuki HS Auction set for kuleana on Zuckerberg estate Waters Campaign Worker Says Ozawa’s behavior disrespectful, unprofessional Enforcing the Oligopoly: Raids hit Unlicensed Weed Dealers  Read More..

Monday, February 18, 2019 Letters to the Editor February, 2019 By Letters to the Editor @ 11:21 PM :: 3590 Views Hawaii: Sanctuary State? Plasma Arc Gasification—Clean Energy for Hawaii Read More..

Monday, February 18, 2019 February 18, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 3260 Views Fear is not Sustainable Public hearing set for general excise tax hike MECO: Force Customers to Pay for Useless Solar Bills call for building condos on state land Bill aims to decrease drugged-driving by redefining "drugs" Red light camera bill passes judiciary and transportation committee HB1311 Deferred: Was Latest Attack on Judicial Independence HB1326: Seven Years before OHA, Enviros Gain Control of Your Water After 17 Attempts, Psychologists Think Criminal may be ‘Malingering’  Homeless Camp Dog Attacks Cyclist Hawaii Is ‘Definitely and Imminently’ Filing a Lawsuit Against Trump’s Emergency Read More..

Sunday, February 17, 2019 February 17, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 2889 Views SB652: Will Legislators Give Drunk Rave Promoter $50M? Hawaii Highest-Risk for Cyberattack Four Bills for Hawaii Government Technology Transformation Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Squirreling Away Money at the Dept. of Transportation Rail, Lyon, Kaneshiro, Kealoha, Leong: Local Authorities too Gutless to Root out Corruption Term Limits for City Prosecutor OHA LLCs in Waimea Valley Land Deal Marijuana Could put Big Tobacco Back in Growth Business Kauai Taxis Lose 50% of Business after Uber Allowed into Airport HGEA Finds Way to Milk 2% Land Fund Read More..

Saturday, February 16, 2019 February 16, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 4011 Views FULL TEXT: Federal Subpoena of HART Records Board of Agriculture Chair Resigns After Two Weeks on Job Hawaii Construction Industry: Wood Looks Good for 2019 Fantasy Land: Federal funds appear to be safe after subpoena, HART CEO says Hawaii Supreme Court gives Keith Kaneshiro 20 days to respond    Lawmakers advance red light camera bill Hawaii lawmakers move to ban cigarettes -- eventually SB686: Oligopoly Weed is Legal for Everybody What Could Possibly Go Wrong With a Hawaii Carbon Tax Study? Mililani: Underage Children Targeted by Transsexual Propaganda Story Former Kamehameha Schools faculty member gets prison time for sexual assault of student Read More..

Friday, February 15, 2019 February 15, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 3538 Views Last Day to Register as Candidate: 2019 Neighborhood Board Elections U.S.-build rule deters ocean cargo service to Hawaii Honolulu GOP Chair Brett Kulbis Running for Reelection 12,000 Leave Hawaii: Five Can Bring Them Back INRIX: Honolulu Traffic Congestion Costs $1282 per Driver  Charting a New Course For Hawaii Tourism Feds subpoena Honolulu rail authority for construction documents Federal subpoena could affect rail funding Impeach Delay: Businessman Launches New Petition Drive To Oust Kaneshiro Fasi Case Gives Precedent for AG’s actions on Kaneshiro Hawaii rights group upset over hundreds of missing pieces of testimony When it comes to measures that might affect their power, lawmakers won’t even hold public hearings. SB931: Tourism Industry Prepares to Outlaw Aquarium Fishing Anti-Energy Bills Just Feel-Good Measures  Dopers Drag Bag of Money Thru Legislature Effort to Include Trannies in Title IX will Have to Wait One More Year IHS: 1 in 10 homeless people in Hawaii just got here from somewhere else Queens Moves 1% of Expensive Homeless Patients into Housing Recidivist Criminals will not be Banished from Waikiki Hawaii Stops Buying Oil from Indonesia Read More..

Thursday, February 14, 2019 February 14, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 4545 Views Disbar Dubin--Disciplinary Board Who Wants to Give OHA Millions More? UPDATE: FSM Government Responds to Lyon Bribery Charge Hawai‘i County Seeking Applicants for Boards and Commissions Katherine Kealoha a Drug Addict? Soft on Crime: Katherine Kealoha, brother released after pleading not guilty in drug case Prosecutors: Elect them, or appoint them? Carbon Taxes Debated at Hawai`i Legislature Legislature’s New Approach: Inspect Budgets In Bite-Sized Chunks Stop This End Run Around Hawaii Public Records Law HART Board Member: Stop Rail at Middle Street, Order Forensic Audit Mauna Kea draft rules don’t limit Hawaiian culture, university says Bill would let airports self-manage; not rely on state House Committee Advances Zipper Lane Tolls Bill Bill would abolish bus fare program for low income Honolulu Among Cities in Worst Fiscal Condition Jobs in solar industry declined 22% in Hawaii Maui Enviros Sue to Block Energy Saving LED Lights Hu Honua Final Approval Before Supreme Court Justice: Family of Underage Home Invader to Lose Home When a Criminal Croaks in Prison, Lawyers Have a Hard time Turning a Dollar on It—But Legislators Can Help Read More..

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 February 13, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:42 PM :: 3772 Views Final Week to Register as Candidate: 2019 Neighborhood Board Elections HB1180: $60M Lava Relief for Big Island More Anti-Gun Legislation Scheduled for Hearings This Wednesday Gabbard Hires Russian Agent--Story to go National? Screening Committee Selects Three KSBE Trustee Finalists Prosecutors seek no bail for Hilo doctor accused in multi-island drug ring Motive for Mail Box Frame-up: Prosecutors detail the Kealohas’ ‘house of cards’ What's next if prosecutor goes on leave, quits or gets ousted SB674 / HB664: Senate Ctte Votes to Outlaw DSM-5 Psychiatric Care of Underage Transgenders Hawaii County’s $155 million disaster funding request is not dead yet Massive flood control project for Waikiki would gobble up schools’ outdoors space Hawaii’s Next Big Project Disaster: Aloha Stadium Cycle of Hype: Don’t Panic Over Rapid Ohia Death Homeless Emergency Decree—Allows for Festering Homeless Tent City to be Built in Kailua Kona Criminal Gets Probation for Beating up Homeless Dude—So he Robs the Disabled Sign up to run for your neighborhood board Read More..

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 February 12, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:48 PM :: 3161 Views FULL TEXT: Connors, Ballard ask Supreme Court to Remove Kaneshiro--Prosecutor Accused of Retaliating Against Witnesses Lyon Bribery Micronesia: Arrests Start at the Top Medical Care is a Right—Except When it isn’t Hearing: Should Auwahi Windfarm Be Allowed to Kill 140 Bats? HB1311: The continuing legislative attack on judicial independence Drug Charges Filed Against Katherine Kealoha And Her Brother Lawyer Announces Lunatic ‘Confession’: HGEA off Hook and May Help Saito Beat Rap City Councilwoman Calls For Forensic Audit Of Honolulu Rail Project Parking Meter Rates Double as Part of Anti-Car Agenda Makakilo wind farm getting opposition from an unusual source: Environmentalists SB571: Require PUC to Open Docket on Establishing Renewable Energy Requirements for Gas Company Ruggles: Hawaii County Council Tries for Four-Year Terms Wailuku parents pray, march in order to protest school bullying Storm that walloped state was so powerful it gave the North Shore some beach back (Enviros miffed) Read More..

Monday, February 11, 2019 February 11, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 4254 Views Senate Committee Refuses to Recognize Hundreds of Emailed Testimonies Janus: UH Employee Sues HGEA Legislative Preview: This Week's Bills on the Move Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 11, 2019 Known But Overlooked Side Effects of Carbon Taxes Another Victory for Pro-Tourism Activists: Loss Of Slaughterhouse Cripples Specialty Meat Industry City audit shows ban on foam containers won’t achieve much Three Bills Would Create Statewide Sanctuary for Illegals Potential flaws in new city laws aimed at homeless prevent enforcement Hawaii County Buses Stay on Hilo Side Because it Costs Too Much for Tow Back from Kona Snow Falls at Lowest Elevation Ever Recorded in Hawaii as Hemi-Global Cooling Grips Planet Read More..

Sunday, February 10, 2019 February 10, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:16 PM :: 2898 Views Lyon Bribe: DHHL Releases Suspect Contract Docs Creativity Abounds at our Legislature, Pt. 2 Wanna Buy a House?  No Problem Just Save $946 a month for 12 years Another Saint for Hawaii? Counties get taste of GET and want bigger portion of tax HART’s public-private partnership effort faces more delays Rules of Logic No Longer Apply in State Legislature SB568: Transsexual Drivers Licenses for Hawaii SB1524: Employers May not Fire Stoned Drivers SB527: Senate committee rejects sale of marijuana edibles (for now) Bills to Rebuild Banyan Drive—Because Nobody Believes in Sea Level Rise Who Will Lose if Kawananakoa Rewrites Will? Maui Anti-GMO Activist Cashes in With Cush Job at Strategies 360 Farm ‘Ultraright Pure Evil KKK’ Local Democratic politicians quiet on Tulsi Gabbard presidential run Read More..

Saturday, February 9, 2019 February 9, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 3371 Views Final Week to Register as Candidate: 2019 Neighborhood Board Elections Plasma Arc Gasification—Clean Energy for Hawaii Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Public-funded Anti-gun Firearm Factoid Factory PRP App Reveals Web of Political Connections Wiretaps?  HPD Doesn’t Do Them VOA: Native Hawaiians Divided on Federal Recognition Dollar Signs Light Up: Red Bull Behind Mauna Kea Skiers PUC Proposes New Scheme to Hike Rates, Send Money to Elon Musk Proposed 52-MW Oahu Solar Farm Use of Prime Ag Land is Currently Illegal Sales Pitch for New Stadium: Claim ‘There is no Choice’ Legalization Will Bring Surge of Mainland Potheads into Hawaii Homeless Drug Addicts Demand Cops be ‘Swept’ from Oneula Soft on Crime: Meth Dealer Gets out after 1 year—goes right back to dealing SB522: Ban All Plastics from Hawaii Food Establishments Unshackle Maui taxis to help them compete  U.S. appeals court to revisit open carrying of guns in Hawaii Read More..

Friday, February 8, 2019 February 8, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 3130 Views BoE Announces Transsexual Bullying Policy--How Many HSTA Members Will be Fired? Green New Deal: Kamala Harris Endorses Socialist Plan to Ban Air Travel and Cows Gas Tax? HDOT Doesn't Spend the Money it Already Has Do 'affordable housing' requirements work? VA Town Hall Set for Honolulu VIDEO: Abigail Kawananakoa Releases Edited Interview HB1184: Legislators Vote Down Infant Born Alive Protection Bill USA Today: Makaha 4th Worst City in USA UHERO: New Benchmarking Will Reveal Higher Unemployment Exposed: Big Oil Behind Push for Hawaii Carbon Tax Hawaii Legislature First to Pass ‘Regressive-Progressive’ Agenda Items Hubris: State Fails to Force Abortion Ads on Churches, Must pay Opposing Counsel $60K Fighting To Keep The Kealoha Case Open To The Public Drugged driving kills Incrementalism: Hawaii lawmaker drops plan to ban cigarettes until age 100 (for now) Shelter Refusers Demand End to Sweeps (again)   Oneula 30,000 lbs of Homeless Garbage Hauled out Read More..

Thursday, February 7, 2019 February 7, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 3389 Views Ethics: Rowena Akana Fined $23K--Trouble Began with OHA-Funded Scheme to Dig Up Kawaiahao Church Graveyard Aquarium Fishing and Hawaiian Culture Hawaii: Highest Sales Taxes Per Capita in USA  Exposed: Meet the Activist Groups Organizing Drug Addicts into Homeless Tent Cities SA Editorial: OHA must improve to justify funding Legislature Seeks to Reform OHA Elections Louisiana Jungle Primary Dead: Statewide Romy Cachola Vote by Mail Plan on the Move Hawaii Lawmakers Unanimously Approve Marijuana Legalization Bill In Committee Caldwell: The city could do a better job running schools than the state House committee to decide whether funding for Kupuna Caregivers Program should continue Judge denies Hawaii’s move to get Airbnb host records Lawmakers again take up legalized gambling issue Asset forfeiture bill clears committee hurdle Legislators Plan to Let Lots of Criminals out on Streets $350,000 pact reached in MPD Sex discrimination suit Rate increase 4.3% for interisland service City seeks landowner incentives to build hundreds of affordable rentals Read More..

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 February 6, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:27 PM :: 2668 Views SOTU: "America will never be a socialist country" Tulsi Wins David Duke KKK Endorsement (again) Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearings This Thursday The Simon Abundance Index: Population growth equals greater resources County of Kaua‘i celebrates one year of Electronic Plan Review services Up 30%--Hawaii Second-Highest Per Capita Expenses for Higher Education ICA Throws out Case Against Vacation Rental JEFS Fail: Judiciary Electronic System Leaves Lawyers in the Dark There’s insufficient evidence your sunscreen harms coral reefs Bans are so easy, reform is too hard It Shouldn’t Take Audits And Lawsuits For Government To Be Transparent Cesspool: Hawaii Co Council advances 300% sewer fee increase Judge: Force Hilo Residents to Buy Useless Solar Hot Water Systems Senate May Invoke Rarely Used Subpoena Power For Hearing On Prison Chief Bill to decriminalize pot use criticized AG: Court Should Force Air BnB to Hand over TVR Hosts’ Records Taxpayers should pay for Kaneshiro’s attorneys, committee says   Number of registered firearms in Hawaii unknown, study finds Like HART and Kakaako Developers, HECO Does Not Believe Sea Level Rise Hype Robbins should pause rail transit at Middle Street, then take stock Anti-Agriculture Activists Cut Seed Industry in Half News of OHA “takeover” shows shallowness of reporting on Hawaiian issues After Hiring Russian Agent to Attack Hawaii Media, Gabbard Claims to have had no Contact with Russians Read More..

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 February 5, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 3489 Views HB1184: Infant Born Alive Protection Bill to be Heard Volcano Homeowners Face New Threat—From Government Hawaii's dangerous idea: Allowing people to smoke is equivalent to killing them Restaurant Closures Correlate to Minimum Wage Hikes Hirokazu Toiya named Director of Emergency Management Police prepare for TMT protests Council: Formby to Be Nominated—Will Keep Ozawa Staff in Place LoPresti asks court to reconsider his election challenge GET hike clears committee Maui Council Reaffirms Secretive Midnight Pay Hikes for Anti-GMO Staffers Disabled Workers Often Paid Far Below Minimum Wage Helicopter Tour Operators Seek Multi-Million Dollar Tax Break Ala Wai Flood Control Project under fire Civil Beat Sues To Get Teacher Misconduct Records These Lawmakers Think The State Should Charge $20 To Unblock Porn Sites Rep. Richard Creagan declares cigarette sales the moral equivalent of slavery and murder. Hawaii’s medical marijuana program on the rise, and out-of-state patients are on horizon 150 Children Forced to be Homeless by Their Drug Addict Parents Hospitals Post Prices—But Only Computers Can Read Them Cult Owned Stores use Artificial Intelligence to Catch Thieves Read More..

Monday, February 4, 2019 February 4, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:18 PM :: 2754 Views Lyon Bribery: $240K to Buy DHHL Contract? Honolulu Ranks 72nd for Fiscal Health Honolulu 4th Deepest 'Sinkhole City' Legislative Preview: This Week's Bills on the Move Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Applicants Wanted for State Campaign Spending Commission Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 3, 2019 174 Homeless flock to Iwilei rest stop—Only 8 use social services Far Fewer HPD Officers Were Fired Or Suspended Last Year HB424: Annual Whine About Private Prisons Already Dead in Legislature Many chafe at tourism growth Russia Today: ‘Kremlin’s crush’ Tulsi Gabbard goes full tilt Read More..

Sunday, February 3, 2019 February 3, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:03 PM :: 3106 Views NBC News: Russia's propaganda machine discovers 2020 Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard VIDEO: Crowd of 'Dozens' at Tulsi Presidential Campaign Launch Tax Hike Creativity Abounds at our Legislature Legislators Pressure OHA on Audit, LLCs  Sex Harassment: New House Rules "add another layer of silence" Auditor: Should Insurers be Required to Cover Mainland Air Ambulance? States with the Best Dental Health -- Hawaii Ranks 15th HB1191: House Committee Passes Minimum Wage Hike HB1509: Ban Tobacco Cigs, not E-Cigs Push to legalize recreational marijuana grows HB1574: Tobacco Tax for E Cigs Legislators Propose Changes to Voting System Ranked Choice Voting Rears its Ugly Head (again) With Hanabusa Out of the Way, Hawaii May Finally Get Aegis Ashore Shapiro Hissy Fit Trumps Ozawa Read More..

Saturday, February 2, 2019 February 2, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 2864 Views Gabbard Cult Hires Scientology Lawyer to Intimidate Hawaii Media Abortion Rich: Hawaii Planned Parenthood Buys up Mills in Indiana, Kentucky   The Inequality of the Equality Act: Concerns from the Left 14 candidates nominated to temporarily fill Council seat Commission: Squeeze $1.3M out of 20,000 Property Owners New jail a consultant’s paradise HPD misconduct report reveals multiple officers found driving under the influence of alcohol  Mokulele to Fly First Commercial Electric Planes Hu Honua Faces Another Lawsuit Tulsi Gabbard Kicks Off 2020 Campaign With $2 Million In The Bank Read More..

Friday, February 1, 2019 February 1, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 3669 Views Hawaii GE Tax Hits 105.08% of Personal Income UH Regents Reject Plan to Cut Tuition Rates Kauai Dairy Quits: "No Regulatory Path Forward" City steps up approach to control feral cat population Tourist Arrivals up 5.9% for 2018 Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 27, 2019 Birth Tourism Bust: Hawaii Easier to Clear Customs Looking for housing in all the wrong places Monsanto, Blue Planet, Exxon Mobil, 350 Hawaii -- Support Carbon Taxes Unintended Consequences of Clean Energy Initiative Environmentalists plan to rally against proposed Big Island bioenergy plant No to Regressive Fuel Tax Hikes How Oahu Road Supply is Purposefully Restricted to Create Traffic Jams Kim Asks Legislature for GE Tax Hike Flexibility Star-Adv: It Takes Real Political Skill to Stick it to Seniors, Disabled Caldwell the only Permanent Staff on Rail Project Airbnb criticizes Hawaii attempt to subpoena host records Airbnb in Honolulu has high demand, low return on investment, study finds Almost Half The Senate Signs On To Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Ban on (tobacco) cigarette sales proposed for Hawaii Auditor to look at DPP building permitting delays SA  Editorial: Election system needs reforming Stadium Authority Deploys Fake Rust Report Council Give First Approval to Plastic Straw Ban Make example out of trouble-making homeless HUD renews homeless funding for Hawaii and Guam Gabbard has 16th-Highest Staff Turnover in Congress Read More..