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Saturday, February 29, 2020 February 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 3543 Views Hawaii 5th Lowest Drunk Driving Fatalities Hawaii Wind and Solar -- Dirty Secret Boosts Warming The Perverse Panic over Plastic New Maritime Report Marked by Factual Errors and Dubious Claims Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Kauai Still Trying to Figure out Whether to Remove Alleged Meth Kingpin from County Council, Committee Chairmanship History of Drug Dealers in Hawaii Politics Hawaii County Ethics Board Easily Confused over Maunakea Access Road KAHEA Telescope Protesters Cry ‘Racism’ to Keep Finances Secret Will Maui Charter be Amended to Allow Municipal Governments? SB3038: Tax Free Taro Money Laundering Bill     Funeral services for slain Honolulu police officer Kaulike Kalama to be at Kamehameha Schools campus Honolulu’s homeless tent project dispatches 156 Bums to Shelter –Now moving to Moiliili ‘Green’ Energy Project is the Dirtiest of them all Complaint filed over transgender MIL track athlete Read More..

Friday, February 28, 2020 February 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:24 PM :: 3270 Views Feds: Kauai Councilman Had ‘Gunman’, was Meth Kingpin Keli‘i Akina Announces Re-Election Campaign for Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA to Take Over Honolulu Council? Maui County Council Vote For Climate Litigation Is Misguided 11 Hawaii Elementary School Robotics Teams Qualify for Championships Where's the cushion? Corona Virus: Dr Josh Green Nowhere in Sight Homeless Camp Raid After Murder: Police arrest three and uncover hundreds of dumped vehicles in sweep of ‘chop shop’ near Whitmore Village Homeless Probationer Indicted for Murder of other Homeless Dude Hawaii lawmakers pass ban on large-capacity rifle magazines GIA Cesspool: Legislator Seeks Moolah for Illegal Resort in Puna HB1529:  Freedom for Student Journalists? ‘Clean’ Energy – Making it up as they Go Along Maui County TVR Count Soars: $50K Fines Collected $8.7M Parks fees increases proposed Report finds failures in county’s lava response Hawaii in line to get ICBM interceptors Read More..

Thursday, February 27, 2020 February 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 2864 Views HB2543: Pre-K Bill Set for House Vote Hawaii: Senate Judiciary Committee to Vote on Anti-Gun Bills Supplements to $4.9B CIP Budget Pass House Finance Rail Operating Costs $918M—and That’s only Half the story for Half the Line Kauai Councilman, 11 others Arrested as Part of ‘Major Drug Trafficking Organization’ OHA Takes Aim at Council--Esther Kiaaina Eyes Windward City Council Seat Will Farmers Unite to Drive Anti-GMO Whack Job from legislature? Despite warning signs, state failed to prevent abuse of 7-day-old girl, guardian says DUI: New legislation does not address traffic safety in Hawaii ‘Lucrative’ Enviros Still Seeking Control of Pacific Fishing Industry UPW, Enviros Fight over Unused Plastic Recycling Money It Begins: Hawaiian Airlines suspending service to South Korea due to spike in coronavirus cases Read More..

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 February 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:50 PM :: 2966 Views OHA Suing the State - Enough is Enough! Hawaii Grabs $1,471 Income Tax Per Capita Hawaii Median Homeowner Pays $1,607 Property Tax Coast Guard Interdicts Foreign Fishing Boats off Hawaii, Guam Hawaii House to Vote on Anti-Gun Bills Ninth Circuit Court Rules Trump Admin Stripping Funding From Abortion Clinics Is Constitutional What’s Really Driving the Homelessness Crisis? Quality of Life? Residents Say Honolulu Ranks 391st Exposed: ‘Stormwater Utility’ Does Not Exist—Just a Disguise for Property tax Hike New election means being vigilant for old tricks Bill to exempt primary care providers from general excise tax moves forward Honolulu, Maui drop sharply in ranking of hottest US job markets ‘Inadvertent Mistake’ Deletes Online Evaluations Of Hawaii’s Top Judges City Answer to Corona Virus?  A Capital Improvement Project City Homeless Solution—A Tax Hike! Fluoride: Hawaii Teeth Rot Because of Sen Mike Gabbard Cult Hawaii County Water Rates to Jump 6% Court: Maui County streetlight project violated state environmental law Snorkel Rentals Kill—Hawaii Ground Zero for Snorkel Deaths Ahead of the Majority?  48 Years Later Aiea HS May Get Female Locker-room Read More..

Tuesday, February 25, 2020 February 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 3706 Views Is Allowing the Anti-Telescope Blockade Ethical? 'Coronavirus recession' could put Hawaii in $3.8 billion hole by 2025 Hawaii Budget 'A' Rated--Except for Pension Debt UHERO: Corona Virus May Damage State Economy Hawaii ILWU Official Sentenced for Tax Evasion, Identity Theft Honolulu 18th -- Hardest Working Cities in USA Hawaii 8th-Safest Workplaces Ethics: DOCARE Officer Paid to Work Both Sides of Table Ethics: Professional Association Tries to Take Over State Board ​Thousands of O‘ahu drivers qualify to get duplicate license online Hawai‘i Vacation Rental Performance Report--Oahu Down, Sister Isles Up Audit: UPW Bosses Dip Beaks into Union Funds -- AFSCME “Greatly Concerned” Still unclear whether Maunakea ‘truce’ will be extended after Saturday TMT protesters don’t speak for all Hawaiians Caldwell Took In $155,000+ From Territorial Bank in 2019 $4.8B GE Tax Hike Not Enough to Fund Rail Project Caldwell Wants to Burn $45M More on ‘Cancelled’ Blaisdell redevelopment Unfunded Liabilities Tamp Down Honolulu Credit rating 500,000 Trees – HLH Insiders Silent on Investment Scheme   Honolulu named 3rd most expensive U.S. city For Mayor of Hawaii County: Mitch Roth and 9 Others Maui Council:  More repeat races in county on deck Calvin Say to Leave House—Run for Council? Internet Advertisers Blast Privacy Proposal In Hawaii Mililani Stabbings are 5th Assault this School Year Clearing The Homeless Out Of Kuhio Beach Pavilions Read More..

Monday, February 24, 2020 February 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 3505 Views Before the Crash: Dillingham Aviator's Last Letter to Airports Division Raise Minimum Wage? What Hawaii Can Learn from Seattle UH seeks to train more doctors, expand medical school to Maui HANABUSA COVERUP: HART Employee Reported Improper Use Of Federal Funds In 2015—Was Asked to Resign Louis Kealoha allegedly assaulted by half brother, an HPD lieutenant Telescope Protest Leader vs Robert Lindsey for Big Island OHA Seat Airport Authority bill in limbo due to procurement code worries Streamlining sign variances: Hawaii County 5 Year Wait Enviros Using Sea Level Hype to Steal Your Oceanfront Land Only One Psychiatrist Sees Homeless Shelter-Refusers Read More..

Sunday, February 23, 2020 February 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:40 PM :: 3079 Views Katherine Kealoha’s Boyfriend’s Attorney’s Cell Phone found at Massage Parlor? Dillingham Crash is Fourth Fatal Incident in Less Than a Year Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Do You Buy Fuel? Then Be Very Afraid! Trump has flipped the 9th Circuit — and some new judges are causing a ‘shock wave’ SB2488 Surprise: HSTA Cash Grab is $34M, not $25M  Kamehameha Schools vs HSTA: “We can make early learning accessible” Telescope Protests: Stop mollycoddling this minority of malcontents and lawbreakers Already dubious if proposed reconciliation commission will resolve anything, let alone TMT No need coronavirus tests when Hawaii leaders are psychic Hawaii doctors, patients need break from GET REIT Tax is Back Homeless Drug Addicts Use School Bus Shelter as Toilet Read More..

Saturday, February 22, 2020 February 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2612 Views Poor economy is medical threat, too Applicants Wanted for State Ethics Commission $13 Minimum Wage Passes Another Committee 100% Fail: Legislators Propose 63 Special Funds, None Meet Criteria 149 Candidates File for Election Illegal Aquarium Fishers Busted Near Billionaires Row Next Boondoggle: Luxury Boxes top UH Aloha Stadium Wish List SB2543: Senators Want Medicated Potheads as Lawyers, Accountants West Oahu flight museum heads to court to fight eviction Sunetric Bankrupt, Shuts Down Study: Monument Expansion Cut Into Profits For Some Fishermen   REIT Contributions Fund Land Buy for Waianae Tweeker Camp Hawaii Democrats can vote by mail for presidential nominee Read More..

Friday, February 21, 2020 February 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 3088 Views HB1676: Red Light Scameras on 3rd Reading Felony Pension Forfeiture Moves to 3rd Reading in House (again) Decommissioning of 2 Maunakea Telescopes Pushed Back to 2023 Gap Between Buying & Renting Narrows on Big Island Political Engagement Among African Americans? -- Hawaii Ranks 42nd Public Invited to Testify on 233% Bus Fare Hike Corona Virus Tourism Impact Could be “Like 9-11” Weight: Road Tax Could Hit Trucks 5,000 Times Harder Hawaii lawmakers again propose raising car rental tax to $8 per day OHA Working to Transform Telescope Protests into Voting Bloc Star-Adv: Legislators Should Demand Real Law Enforcement on Mauna Kea Hawaii Among States Picking Up Funding For Planned Parenthood Clinics Hawaii DOE’s Next 10-Year Vision Will Have To Wait Will DoT Regulate Uber/Lyft? Waianae man receives one of the strongest sentences in Hawaii state history Read More..

Thursday, February 20, 2020 February 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 2615 Views Hawaii 5th Highest Per Capita Tax Collections House Approves Budget--Without $65M for Mauna Kea Protests Animal Activists Pressure Young Brothers to Strangle Cattle Industry Third Circuit (Hawaii island) Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel Bridge Aina Lea: 9th Circuit Takes Developer's Last Dollar VIDEO: Thirty Meter Telescope Supporters Hold Panel Discussion Honolulu Makes Long-Term Bet on Commuter Rail VIDEO: Governor Ige Talks TMT After Japan Visit New legislation pushes back against reduced Medicaid plan options on neighbor islands Honolulu City Council OKs moving jail to Halawa Stormwater Tax: More Public Meetings Set Don’t ease up on dangerous drugs   Ahead of sentencing, ex-Police Chief Louis Kealoha pleads for leniency Judge rejects Hawaii's opioid lawsuit; State plans to try again SB2788: Junk Science Sunscreen Ban Rejected Latest Round of Mindless Anti-Pesticide Hysteria Debunked by Activists own Lab Tests Kauai Council considers polystyrene ban Bill Would Make Sexual Assault Of Animals A Crime Homeless Mayhem Highlight of Waikiki Visitor's Experience Squatters Torch Yet Another House Governor open to ‘best way’ for Dillingham Air Field operations This Helicopter Safety Bill Is Unenforceable. Why Do So Many Lawmakers Support It? Island of Retaliation: Council declines to indemnify fire chief in employment lawsuit Read More..

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 February 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 5827 Views Prosecutor Candidates Forum Set for Leeward Comm College Tailspin! How to defuse Hawaii's $88 billion debt bomb Nanakuli: From Hardship to Hope 5 Ways to Fix Hawaii Gun Laws HB1902: Gun Magazine Ban Heads to Floor Vote Who’s to blame for high housing costs? It’s more complicated than you think. Hawaii one of the top 10 population losers Vehicle Mileage Taxes are not Ready for Primetime Vaping and Tobacco Harm Reduction in Hawaii Hawaii County Council Love Triangle? Husband of councilwoman arrested for allegedly assaulting county official House cuts funding for TMT enforcement from state budget—Ige Wanted $65M to Not Enforce Law on Mauna Kea Protesters: We Will Be back Without Extension of Moratorium—Will TMT Decide to Relocate? Enviros Panic Over Bill Stifling their Efforts to Block Affordable Housing Affordable? Lawmakers considering imposing tax on housing built along Honolulu rail line Worries of misdirected funds swirl as trial over Princess Kawananakoa’s fortune set to begin OHA Operatives Harass Wailuku Water Co in Effort to Seize Control of its Land Young Brothers’ livestock shipping changes raise concerns Chemophobia Attack Targets Beef -- Hawaii's cattlemen take issue with marketing behind plant-based, meat-less products Kauai Mayor moves to prohibit disposable plastics Lawmakers Want More Transparency About Prosecutors’ Charging Decisions Giving up on Homelessness by Decriminalizing Meth Homeless Drug Addicts Torch House Three Times – it finally burns down Gabbard Campaign Funnels Money to Cult Members Selection Unopposed: State’s largest public worker union endorses Kai Kahele for U.S. House Read More..

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 February 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:36 PM :: 3209 Views Emergency Preparedness? Hawaii Drops to Lowest Tier New Legislation Highlights Lack of Jones Act Competition Hawaii Billionaire Organizes Anti-Trump Network HB2069: Hawaii Asset Forfeiture Abuse School Choice Could be an Anti-Bullying Program P3 Finger-Pointing: Rail authority hasn’t applied for Dillingham Boulevard closure permits, city says Thanks to Sea Level Rise Hysteria, Carbon Tax to become $15B Slush Fund for Developers Protesters: Extending Mauna Kea ‘Truce’ Would be Beneficial to us Green Energy Scammers Terrified of More Kahuku-Style Protests Four Ex-Hawaii Governors Say They Fear For Our Future HB285: Name Bad Cops? Kealoha case fuels push to change pension laws for disgraced government employees Hawaii’s destructive aviation policies affect jobs, safety Voter: I Will Quit Voting Because of 100% Mail-In DES: Caldwell Personally Decides Whether to Pick up Garbage in Chinatown Read More..

Monday, February 17, 2020 February 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 1959 Views JSC to Nominate State Supreme Court Justice No Future: Tourism Revenue Steadily Dropping Since 1989—Even as Tourist Numbers Soar Star-Adv: Legislators Should not Knuckle under to HSTA-DoE Coercion Honolulu Bill 25 – Enviros Stage Yet Another Attack on Affordable Housing Electric Car Chargers would unnecessarily raise the cost of Oahu homes Permitting: Insights from across the island chain Kauai Bill 2775 Ban Styrofoam Hawaii high court considers rule to narrow confidentiality of judicial discipline proceedings Read More..

Sunday, February 16, 2020 February 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 3097 Views Stormwater: $100M Tax Hike After 36 Years of Lawyering and Foot-dragging Ethics-Related Bills on the Move Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 15, 2020 The Flippin’ Surcharge and Other Housing Solutions Legislators Games: $868K ‘Affordable’ Houses How To Make Government Efficient?  Cut off their money Railroaded: City proposes Mind-Blowing 233% increase in bus fares The stink of rail will follow Kirk Caldwell wherever he goes Messaging on rail project changing Blangiardi Campaign Unites Lingle, Cayetano Implementation of Maunakea rules could take 6-12 months Hawaii to continue paying half of air fare to help homeless return to families More Homeless Mayhem: Dead Body found in Hilo Homeless Camp Read More..

Saturday, February 15, 2020 February 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 3012 Views After Refusing to Supply Records, OHA Sues State Auditor More 'Sacred' Trash at Mauna Campsite Office of Mauna Kea Management Cleans Mountain (again) Hawaii Carbon Tax Would Be a Big Burden for Families and Businesses Meatless Mondays in Hawaii Schools? -- Politicized Veganism Threatens Human Health 127 Candidates File for Election Ige to Select Nominee for 3rd Circuit Court Hilo HSTA Big Idea:  Tax Housing to … uh … Make Housing Affordable SB2793: Decriminalize Methamphetamines, Heroin, Cocaine Police Confiscate Gun Stash from Halfway House for Ex-Cons SB2697: REIT Tax is Back AG Debunks Protesters’ Latest Lawsuit Hawaii Police Shootings Review Board Finally Releases Its First Decision More Homeless Mayhem: Paia Murder, Kidnapping, Arson Big Fat Raises for Maui County Execs Read More..

Friday, February 14, 2020 February 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 4511 Views SB3104: OHA to be Given Free 'Affordable' Housing Units? Video: Why we need an airport corporation, in 61 Seconds Five little words could solve Hawaii's housing crisis HB1676: Red Light Scameras Pass Another Committee Coronavirus Patient Visited Maui, Oahu  Mauna Kea: What do they want, Money? Feds: Rail P3 Delays Caused by Caldwell Incompetence--work delayed by wait for city road closure permits SB2074: Hike Property Taxes on TOD Condos so they won’t be too affordable Municipal governing lack thwarts true democracy Restaurants are Profitable for Landlords Mainland Homeless Jailed after Lahaina Knife Fight over Stolen Sleeping Bag Read More..

Thursday, February 13, 2020 February 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 3059 Views Senators Vote to Give Maui County One More Chance to Raise GE Tax No State Gets Less Federal Aid Than Hawaii Which Hawaiʻi neighborhoods have the highest well-being? Hawaii Towns Ranked by Ethnic Diversity HECO Reaches 28.4% Nameplate Capacity of Green Energy Schemes Gun Control Activists Rate Hawaii Laws 5th-Toughest No GE Tax on Medical Bills -- help lift MD shortage Kauai councilman, out on bail, involved in car crash that injured 6-year-old boy Florence Puana, key figure in case against Kealohas, dies at 100 SB2076: Counties to Handle Historic Preservation? Telescope Protesters Sue State (again)  AG Debunks Protesters’ Latest Lawsuit Will There Be A New Oahu Jail? The Legislature Has Varying Answers Missile defense budget leaves out funding for $1.9B Hawaii-based radar Feb 18 Registration Deadline for Hawaii Democrat Primary Conspiracy Nuts Win Again: Proposal to put fluoride in Hawaii water systems quickly dies Straub only Hawaii Hospital Among America’s Best Hawaiian Electric Puts Activist Fund Manager On Board Read More..

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:03 PM :: 3175 Views Ranked Choice Voting: Who Gets Disenfranchised? HDoT Sends Eviction Notices to Dillingham Airfield Tenants HB1153: Remote Testimony for Legislature? Ethics Comm Hearing on New Administrative Rules Hawaii Income Tax 2nd Highest in USA $100M Tax Hike: New Storm Water Utility on Oahu Affordable Housing?  OHA, Enviros Get a Cut of the Action SB42: Telescope Protesters Above the Law Make $48K?  Here’s Your affordable home in Honolulu Mental facility for Kona -- “If it’s voluntary, it’s not going to work.” Open Hawaii Co prosecutor’s office draws candidate interest Hirono Bill Would Pretend to Zero Out GHG by 2050 Chinatown merchants blame fears over coronavirus for drastic decline in business Bill to permit edible cannabis products advances over Objections from Police, HDoT, DoH EPA: Hawaii Toxic Releases Dropped In 2018 EB5 Fraud -- Investors sue developer of 2 planned Honolulu condo towers Read More..

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 February 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 3172 Views UPDATE: Hawaii Legislature Considers 18 Gun Bills Senate Confirms DHHL Nominees, Sends 9 Bills to House Trump Resister to Oversee Fraud Investigations in Hawaii HIOSH Supervisor Trades Sex for Fines? Caldwell: 'No Explanation' For Rail Delays On Dillingham Boulevard Hawaii panel backs Native Hawaiian reconciliation commission SB2774 would prohibit Red Hill fuel tanks in 2028 The Case For Dissolving HART State Doesn’t Spend Junk Car Tax—but Senator wants to Raise it Anyway Dillingham Airfield Can be Better off Without Airports Division  Airport authority could make Kahului Airport ‘no ka ‘oi’ Maui: Usual Fruits and Nuts Pull Papers Homeless Dude Killed by Other Homeless in Fight over Vodka Bottle Read More..

Monday, February 10, 2020 February 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 2603 Views Legislative Session Week Three in Review DoE's 30-Year Old Computers Crash--Finally Decides to Upgrade Libertarian Gary Johnson offers ‘whatever I can do’ to help Tulsi Gabbard in New Hampshire amid third party talk around the candidate Uber and Lyft drivers say business has slowed at HNL, believe it's linked to Coronavirus. Bureaucratic Turf Battle Rages over Pre-K All prosecutor candidates but 1 agree with 2-term limit Rapist will Get ‘Time Served’ Not All Born in American Samoa Want US Citizenship Hawaii lawmakers explore controversial ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws Getting Rid of Old Wind Turbine Blades Lawmakers consider expanding Hawaii Promise scholarship to 4 year colleges Read More..

Sunday, February 9, 2020 February 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 PM :: 2530 Views 92 Candidates File for Election  The ConAm Returns Wacky Season at Legislature Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 8, 2020 Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review DoE Pay Hikes: Million Here Million There no Accountability Anywhere Felix resigns from rail board—Calls for Audit City’s big idea of rail transit creates big money pit that next mayor will need to fill Controversial Kahuku wind farm is built, what's next? House Turns Homeless Housing Bill into another Study Heiress Abigail Kawananakoa may testify in fight over $215M estate Hilo: Political Insiders try to Block Charter School from Their Neighborhood Airbnb, Timeshare Industry fatten council campaign war chests Court orders banning firearms possession are hard to enforce Read More..

Saturday, February 8, 2020 February 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 2732 Views Hawaii: Few Disabled Working, Federal Benefits Unused NELHA: Feds Bust Money Laundering Scheme at Heart of De-Sal Water Bottler Road Usage Charge: DoT Wants to Know How Much Spying Motorists Accept Makuu: Homeless Move onto Abandoned DHHL Leaseholds, Set up Auto Junkyard SB42: Protesters trying to legalize anarchy HCR37: Will Pro-Telescope Hawaiians be Included on 'Blue Ribbon' Panel? UH Releases Sex Harassment Survey Results Fund Race: Carpenters Have $4M to Buy Election Attorney General gets go-ahead to subpoena anti-TMT nonprofit Kahea Hawaii Legislators Advance HB2037 to Create LGBTQ Commission Will Legislators Strip Safeguards from Assisted Suicide? With Six Months to Primary, Maui County Appoints New Election Officials Dueling Labtests as Food Snobs Freak out over Mahi Pono Potatoes—Some Nuts Coopted New HPD recruiting strategies boost number of graduates in 2019 Accused Wahiawa killer left girlfriend behind in fatal 2007 street racing crash—Released from Prison, 2019 Police nab accused purse snatcher in Homeless Camp Owners at affordable condo to appeal after seeing their property taxes skyrocket 7 quarantined in Hawaii homes following return from China Read More..

Friday, February 7, 2020 February 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 2582 Views Free Golf, Methamphetamines, and Building Permits Trump Admin Ousts EPA Region 9 Director Hawaii: Gun Bills Galore Moving in Legislature Caught in Lie, Airports Division Admits it is Trying to Dump Dillingham Airfield HB2678: House Moves Bill Forfeiting State Pension In Felony Cases Rail to Launch Service in December, 2020? HB2188: One Mile Setback for Wind Turbines Sherwood Forest resolutions draw community criticism State Lawmakers Are Weighing A Slate Of Bills That Affect Native Hawaiians ‘Public Trust Doctrine’ Blocks Drilling Water Wells Paul Brewbaker: The economist speaks plainly about challenges facing Hawaii — and how to manage them Lawmakers push to create new crisis center aimed at diverting the mentally ill from jail HPD to Confiscate Stolen Bicycles from Criminals Maui Prosecutor’s Bills Target Elder Abuse by Street Criminals Kauai helicopter crash pilot lost license for 2010 drug use Honolulu Police arrest 37-year-old man accused of murder in Wahiawa Homeless Auto Thief Camp State proposal aims to repeal electric guns ban Navatek Money backs Sen Susan Collins after $8M Boat Deal? Corteva quits chlorpyrifos Read More..

Thursday, February 6, 2020 February 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 3156 Views Survey: Ige Least Popular Governor in USA Lawsuit: Plastic Hysteria is Excuse for Feds to Take Control of Hawaii Waterways Hawaii Mixed Scores on Dental Care DoE Funds HSTA Pay Hike Propaganda 'Study' SB2488 Passes EDU--Would Fund $40M HSTA Cash Giveaway SB42: Trying to restrict Hawaii AG Streamlining plan will require 38,000 Neighbor Island patients to find new health insurance Caldwell’s Storm Water Tax Hike Meetings Scheduled to Reduce Participation Enviro Admits Congestion Pricing is Designed to Force the Little People out of their Cars  Trump Taking Away Hawaii Activists Primary Obstruction Tool FAA Warns State -- Plan to vacate Dillingham Airfield is Illegal Hawaii County – Plan was to Transfer Your GE Tax Hike Money Directly to Political Insider  HECO Gives $222K of Ratepayer Money to Solar Scammers – For Nothing! Will Female Athlete be Allowed to Question Trannies? Read More..

Wednesday, February 5, 2020 February 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 2931 Views After Diamond Head Attack--Lawmakers Propose Gun Control and Mental Health Bills SB42: Block AG's Investigation of Telescope Protesters’ Funding Report: Hawaii seniors have highest poverty rate in the US Study: 25% of CFS Clients Victims of Sex Trafficking Full Text: State of the Union Address Fed Wreckers Trying to Steer Mauna Kea Protests Their Way Mayor Kirk Caldwell is renovating something, but not Blaisdell Bill Banning Moonlighting Mayors Moves Forward HGEA Member pleads guilty to charter school embezzlement TMT Should Sue State and County Man arrested for desecration after allegedly spitting on photo of fallen officer Lahaina Bumfight: Man charged with threat to set fire to assault witnesses ‘Kauhale’ housing for homeless suffers setback Single-use plastics eyed for next Maui County ban Hypocrites: Hawaii Co Council panel nixes herbicide resolution Reality: Flu Kills 25,000 this Season, Coronavirus Kills Less than 1,000 Where the Campaign Contributions Come From Hawaii Democrats won’t have Iowa’s caucus problem, says head of state party Read More..

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 February 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:43 PM :: 2410 Views Iowa Results: Gabbard Wins 9 Votes Statewide Fireworks Prove Honolulu Port Security Lacking SB2237: Sen Baker Blocks Abortion Survivor Protection Act Can changing a federal maritime law help lower Hawaii's cost of living? U.S. Rep. Ed Case thinks so Need $2.3M to Retire in Hawaii Video: Solving Hawaii's Fiscal Crisis Hawaii DoE Touts AP Test Scores House-Senate Resolutions call for (yet another) Blue Ribbon Commission on Hawaiian Issues $17M Wasted: Caldwell scraps plans for Blaisdell Center face-lift, citing rail cost uncertainty Hawaii Libraries Could Pack Early Learning Classrooms in with Homeless Mentally Ill—It’ll be Great! New bill would limit ‘revolving door’ for lobbyists Good News: Wind Farm Developers Terrified of Public Opposition Bill 25: Enviros Trying to Increase Housing Costs (Again) NYT: Hawaii Is a Paradise, but Whose? REIT Tax is Baaaack Genius: Prosecutor Endangers Felony Cases by Arresting Victims on Manini Warrants Criminal Outwits Witless Probation System, Allegedly Kills man while on Lam After Blocking Impeachment, Insiders Use it as Excuse to Push Appointed Prosecutor Kauai FD: 18 Months Without a Chief 1st Officer Still on Force: 2nd Officer Pleads Guilty to Making Homeless Dude Lick Urinal Statewide 67 officers disciplined last year, 15 fired Hawaii Medicaid Contract Award Stalled Amid Protest From Insurer Democratic candidates vow to cover Micronesians who lost Medicaid   Read More..

Monday, February 3, 2020 February 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:29 PM :: 2790 Views Honolulu Stormwater Costs 400% of US Average Red Light Cameras: The Risks of Privatizing Law Enforcement Week 2 at the Legislature Sen Susan Collins Campaign Is Being Helped by a Mysterious Hawaii Company Andria Tupola Announces Run for Council District 1 Committee Releases Whistleblower Allegations of Misconduct at FAA Honolulu Office Telescope Protesters Want to be Tried by Military Tribunal, Guantanamo-style TMT Hot Potato: Hawaii Leaders Are Ducking Responsibility On Mauna Kea Campaign contributions up sharply in 2nd half of 2019 Can changing a federal maritime law help lower Hawaii's cost of living? U.S. Rep. Ed Case thinks so Gun rights advocates rally at the state Capitol The Plan is to Let lots and Lots of Criminals Back out onto the Streets HTLA Flies 744 Homeless out of Hawaii—16 Fly Back In Red-light-scamera bill advances in Legislature Looking for solutions for Honolulu’s aging airport New entry restrictions put in place at Honolulu’s airport amid growing coronavirus fears Vacation rental denials appealed Window opens for tribes to seek licenses for internet access—Will DHHL be Included? Read More..

Monday, February 3, 2020 Letters to the Editor, February, 2020 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:51 AM :: 2768 Views Honolulu Stormwater Costs 400% of US Average   SB2237: Sen Baker Blocks Abortion Survivor Protection Act Read More..

Sunday, February 2, 2020 February 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 3877 Views Why Do Lawmakers Want More Special Funds? Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 1, 2020 Mail-In Voting Heading for Disaster—Thousands will be Disenfranchised Running for Governor, Doomed Caldwell now wants others to stop making promises HART Shouldn’t Promise To Have Rail Ready In October Ige offers tall tales on Thirty Meter Telescope conflict OHA’s Water Plan Works—Agriculture Literally Dries up in East Kauai  Hawaii tourism has spun out of control Maui: On an Average Day, 28% of People on Island are Tourists Hypocrites on Hawaii County Council Try to Explain Why they Allow County Workers to use Herbicide North Shore farmland being carved up for crop, housing use Firearms incidents decline on Hawaii’s public school campuses HB1798: State lawmakers to set parameters on parental discipline of children? Anyone who arrives in Hawaii from China will be quarantined for two weeks, according to Lt. Gov. Josh Green Hawaii Republicans celebrate imminent impeachment acquittal Read More..

Saturday, February 1, 2020 February 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:17 PM :: 2628 Views FAA employee blocked from inspecting Kauai tour chopper prior to crash Kym Pine Leads 2020 Mayoral Race in Fundraising Stop Taxing Healthcare Hawaii Most Expensive State for Car Owners Honolulu 79th Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals  Economic Impact of Immigration by State -- Hawaii 17th  HB1676: Red Light Scameras -- Bill Passes Committee Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn’t make streets safer  Multiple jobs. Doubling up. Hawaii adults say they’re doing it all and still struggling Megan Kau Leads Honolulu Prosecutor’s Race In Campaign Cash Caldwell Raises Nearly $300K For 2022 Governor’s Race How Young Brothers Hides Money in its Corporate Superstructure Deaf advocates seek role in governing Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind Mother of probation violator brutally beaten in OCCC joins lawmakers in seeking answers, oversight HB2507: Raise Hawaii’s Smoking Age From 21 To 25 City: We want to expand appointment-only bulky item pickup islandwide Pigs out of control on Maunakea Bodycams and Kevlar for EMS workers attacked by homeless lunatics? Read More..