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Sunday, February 28, 2021 February 28, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 3339 Views More Taxes for Movies and TV Hawaii Most Unionized State Maui Nurses Tentative Contract Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Tax Hike Plan: Hawaii Carbon Pricing Study Released Hawaii Among States Taxing Forgiven PPP Loans VIDEO: Second Amendment Bills on the Move in Hawaii Legislature Seven Tax Hike Bills on the Move ALOHA Homes: Unintended Consequences Union Bosses: Thanks for the Vax, Now we want a Raise Who in Hawaii should get Johnson & Johnson vaccine? (Clue: Anybody except age 65+) HGEA Jumps Vaccination Line – Still Refusing to Work (but getting paid) 5,000 UH Employees Get Vaccination Hawaii’s acting state epidemiologist calls for reopening public schools HSTA Tries to Stop Kauai Council from passing School Reopening Resolution No data for maps: Redistricting commission meets Monday Sand Island business group seeks to force sale of public land ‘Sham Transactions’ Trigger States to Crack Down on Tax Havens Nonprofit questions why HECO’s profits jumped in 2020 as customers struggled to pay bills The One Mistake That is Never Forgotten Kenji Price: An Uncertain Future For A Republican In Deep Blue Hawaii Federal Money Plus Tourism Recovery Read More..

Saturday, February 27, 2021 February 27, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:52 PM :: 2695 Views Rep Har DUI Arrest: Smelled of Alcohol, Yelled 'Black Lives Matter' Good intentions not a great foundation for building houses $272K Fine for Aquarium Fishing DHHL General Plan Beneficiary Consultation CNHA Approved as Small Business Microlender In internal video, police chief says 263 officers abused overtime policy Report recommends no salary increases for Honolulu’s top officials Anti-GMO Whack-jobs Target ADC -- Farm development agency may be plowed under by Hawaii lawmakers Flip-Flop or Head Fake?  DOE considers plan to reopen elementary schools for full, in-person learning in late March Bills to create Hawaii commercial rent relief program advance   How Reliable Is Your Hawaii Electric Utility? Read More..

Friday, February 26, 2021 February 26, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:26 PM :: 3253 Views Good grief, do our lawmakers not know we're in a depression? Supreme Court will be holding oral arguments on Kahoma Village development HIDOE Allows In-person School Graduation Ceremonies January 2021 visitor arrivals drop 80.1% Kealoha scandal fuels push to seize pension benefits from criminals Honolulu Council Chair Calls For Audit Of HPD Overtime First vials of single-dose COVID vaccine could arrive in Hawaii within 7 to 14 days Resolutions to form Maunakea working group advance Proposal to raise Hawaii’s minimum wage to $12 remains alive How this family making $83,000 a year in Hawaii lives paycheck to paycheck Kauai: $22M rental-assistance program to “effectively wipe out” missed rental payments University of Hawaii wants greater say in new stadium project Changes to Honolulu EMS could mean higher ambulance fees Read More..

Thursday, February 25, 2021 February 25, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 3112 Views Indian Affairs: OHA Chair calls for 'Parity' among all 'Native Americans' Will OHA Make This Same Mistake Again? HTA: January Vacation Rental Demand Down 74% Auditor Releases Community Survey of Honolulu Residents Hawaii Unemployment Tops in USA DLIR to bill 40,000 Victims of COVID ID Theft in Hawaii? Unemployed Protest—Demand HGEA Show up for Work at DLIR Sacrifice? BoE Says Pay Hikes for Teachers are ‘Top Priority’ 1 in 3 Hawaii residents now on Medicaid after record-setting job losses 18% on Kauai Vaccinated State says about half of Oahu, Maui inmates who qualify under 1B opted to get vaccinated Stadium redevelopment plan’s legacy of deceit Tax Hikes Coming: Public-private wastewater partnerships likely dead in Legislature Agribusiness?  Reverting to DoA Would be Worse DoA Ag Parks: ‘Politically Correct’ crowd wants to push out actual food producers to grab land-leases for themselves Aquarium trade reveals revised EIS for West Hawaii fishing Proposal Would Streamline Involuntary Treatment Of Those With Severe Mental Illness Read More..

Thursday, February 25, 2021 Letters to the Editor February, 2021 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:36 AM :: 3134 Views Supreme Court will be holding oral arguments on Kahoma Village development Legislature Ignores Potential $850M Self-Insurance Savings The ‘Other’ Side are Idiots Read More..

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 February 24, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 2310 Views For some beneficiaries, the Hawaiian Homelands ‘waiting list’ does not exist UHERO: History of Gambling Bills Since Statehood Rep Har Blames Codeine and Alcohol for DUI Arrest Get eReminders for State Court Hearings Congress Considers Adding Judges in 9th Circuit Hawaii’s Fiscal Picture Is Looking Up. So Why Do Lawmakers Still Want To Raise Taxes? HB1278: Bill to halt unemployment tax hike on Governor’s desk Health providers allowed to ‘interpret’ vaccine prioritizations As Oahu prepares to move to next tier, mayor says he’ll also seek to allow organized sports Some who got unemployment benefits say they’re getting inflated tax bills HPD rolling out final body-worn cameras which have already been misused How Much Land is Needed to Meet Hawai`i 2045 Goals of 100% Renewable Energy? Fast-tracked stadium redevelopment = “Boondoggle” State Senate committee passes automatic voter registration Last call for booze tax bill: Legislation on beverages nearly dead for the session Lawmakers debate lowering DUI threshold Read More..

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 February 23, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 2393 Views HB534: Self Defense Bill Up in Committee DHHL to Obtain Former Tsunami Warning Center Site from Feds? HTA: January Hotel Occupancy 23.3% Now is the Worst Time for Minimum Wage Hike COVID Closes Canadian Ports, Alaska Seeks Passenger Vessel Services Act Waiver Rep Sharon Har DUI—Wrong Way Driver on Beretania How to hide the Failure: DoE Can Fudge Testing but not Eliminate it, feds say 720,000 COVID Rapid tests Sit in Warehouse—Will Expire Unused because HSTA refuses to reopen Schools Kishimoto, Ige: No School Anytime Soon AARP wants state to prioritize everyone 50 and up for COVID vaccine Hawaii Health Director Says 3 More Weeks Until Age 70+ Vaccinations Begin Oahu: Loosened COVID-19 restrictions not enough Ige – Let Kauai have its Bubbles Kauai: No Tourists Anytime Soon Minimum Wage Bill Teed Up For Senate Vote Kill a Kid, Get Probation Read More..

Monday, February 22, 2021 February 22, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:51 PM :: 2182 Views COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available for 18+ in Micronesia Hawaii Republican Legislative Update How Minimum Wage Worker Makes $72K Hawaii: 4,619 residents moved out between 2018 and 2019 SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Bridge Aina Lea Case OHA Rentseeking vs ‘Bold’ plan to develop leasehold condos on state land renewed Shutdown of Agriculture Development Corporation just a trick to Kill Seed Industry? Former US Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon: Military approach offers lessons for Hawaii reopening Aloha Stadium parking lot events prove popular with more being booked Read More..

Sunday, February 21, 2021 February 21, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 3864 Views Maintenance of Effort Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Schatz: This is not the time for another Akaka Bill Is The End In Sight? And How Will We Know It? AARP: Is State Really Prioritizing older adults for vaccinations? Kauai Council resolution urges reopening of schools, sports Legislators shovel money to HSTA while students suffer Kishimoto: We are very Comfortable not being Great Lawmakers Should Stop Meddling And Start Solving Problems Telescope protester: “the management organization would be a better situation for us” Former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Lt. Gov. Josh Green cling to lucrative outside employment Questions raised by mayor’s late financial disclosure Worthless Joke: Oahu ‘affordable’ housing could include $1M homes Hawaii’s Labor Department declines to say how much lost to unemployment imposter fraud Kauai Bubble Resort at 40% Occupancy Outgoing U.S. Attorney Kenji Price thanks law enforcers, shares words of inspiration to keiki Read More..

Saturday, February 20, 2021 February 20, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 2519 Views Sand Island Disclosure After BRAT Threatens Blangiardi with ‘Citizens Arrest’ Bill to Dissolve Agribusiness Development Corporation Passed Out of House Committee How to prevent abuse of Hawaii’s emergency law Stop playing with the numbers COVID Vax to be Available for Age 70+ Sacred Rent Money: House resolutions outline plan to transfer control of Maunakea Master Lease Star Adv: OHA’s Latest Scheme to Upzone Kakaako Makai “Not in Public Interest” One minimum wage bill still alive Affordable housing: Dozens of bills Sand Island Contributions to Blangiardi, Say DoE Employee Quits Just before Child Molestation Arrest Family Sues Over Fatal State Capitol Shooting By Deputy Sheriff Read More..

Friday, February 19, 2021 February 19, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 3519 Views Friday Deadline for Neighborhood Board Candidates Sugar Tax Drives People to Drink SB1321: DHHL Mourns Death of Casino Bill Salaries Restored for 216 top UH Executives Hawaii Towns Ranked by Ethnic Diversity HB393: Hawaii Gasoline Car Sales to be Banned by 2030--Scheme to Benefit Billionaire Industrialists Laughing at Your Sacrifice: BoE Approves $33M Pay Hike for Teachers With HSTA Refusing to Work, Child Abuse cases Pile Up Privilege: Thousands could be vaccinated Saturday during large-scale clinic reserved only for UH, DOE employees What happens after states legalize gambling to fund social programs? Broken Trust Figure Upset Because Six Inmates Die Soft on Crime Crowd Whines About OCCC Jail Replacement Costs (Again) 50% of Incarcerated Criminals Refuse COVID Vax HB1286: Make Statewide Travel Rules Consistent Kawakami Hides as 200 Business Owners Demand Answers Kauai to Close Parks for Mont to Replace Plumbing Stolen by Homeless Drug Addicts Hawaii commercial investment sales drop by half in 2020 Read More..

Thursday, February 18, 2021 February 18, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 2756 Views Schatz Bill Would Transfer Hawaiian Lands to Federal Government 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist to Rewrite Maui County Charter? Kahele Accepting Appropriation Requests OHA Accepting Grant Requests for DHHL Communities Laura Thielen confirmed as Director of Honolulu Parks and Recreation HB1208: Legislators New Trick to Pass HSTA Property Tax Whac-a-Mole: Kishimoto has new excuse for not reopening schools Maui County Cop Fired for Dealing Drugs—Immediately Hired as DoE Teacher State Officials Admit They Have No Idea When New Stadium Would be Finished Surprise: Aloha Stadium district redevelopment plan divided in 2 For a second day, Hawaii is unable to report the actual number of new COVID cases HB1142: Electric Car Promoters want to Tax Your Car to Pay for Theirs SB758: Committee passes marijuana decriminalization bill State to slash general assistance benefits as number of program recipients swells Unemployment benefits start flowing again for many but not all Bill to Terminate Contested Case Proceedings Was Killed A New Day For The Hawaii GOP? Read More..

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 February 17, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:11 PM :: 2303 Views Governor David Ige Proclaims Christian Heritage Week in Hawai‘i Hawaii Needs Emergency Economic CPR Hawaii Youth Risk Behavior Survey--'Promising Trends' New Legislation Casts Doubt on Future of Administrative Jones Act Waivers UH Psych Prof plans ‘anti-racist’ education for small children Low case numbers move Honolulu closer to Tier 3 Kauai Small Business Back Reopening SB1334: Bill to let OHA build 400’ Kakaako Makai condos advances Strange Alliances Form in Fight Over Hawai’i Carbon Tax Bills would defy Sunshine Law While HSTA demands Raises. Legislative Committee designates relief money be used only for teacher salaries   Lab reporting error leads to undercount in daily COVID case total Real property tax appraisal process remains a mystery Lenders move to foreclose on Maui, Hawaii Island retail centers Bill could help Hawaii’s tenant-landlord dispute backlog Kauai to discontinue homeless tent cities at County Campgrounds Read More..

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 2728 Views Phony Baloney: Hawaiian Electric hits nearly 35% renewable energy After Acquittal, Hawaii GOP Doubles Down on Trump VIDEO: Hawaii's flawed accounting practices Laughing at Your Sacrifice: HSTA Pressures BoE for $14.7M Pay Hike Hawaii Lawmakers Are Considering Clamping Down On Gov’s Emergency Powers U.S. Attorney for Hawaii Kenji Price submits resignation CDC guidance indicates most Hawaii schools should reopen to full, in-person instruction – but HSTA has new excuse for not working COVID Vax: “affluent people trying push to the head of lines” US Spike In Deaths Surpassed Official COVID-19 Counts, But Not In Hawaii HB285: Your Insurance Rates will Increase to pay for Sex-Change Surgery Homeless Drug Addicts Flee Fire at Waikiki Bar   Bristol-Myers, Sanofi ordered to pay Hawaii $834 mln over Plavix warning label Read More..

Monday, February 15, 2021 February 15, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 5164 Views Bumpy Kanahele's lawyer tops an Associated Press list of worldwide COVID conspiracy quacks and cranks Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 13, 2021 Honest budgeting practices? Loans are not revenues Grievance: HGEA Supervises 'Learning Hubs' While HSTA Hides in Empty Classrooms Rail News: Schatz to Chair Senate Transportation Subcommittee Did Miske-owned Longliners Run Drugs to Hawaii? Survey shows Hawaii’s long-term care facilities vaccination plan outpaces rest of the nation Homicide cases pile up as pandemic drags on Unions: Eliminate GE Tax on Groceries Are House Lawmakers Out To Get Josh Green? Sugary drink taxes can create systemic inequities by giving back to activists pretending to represent communities. Read More..

Sunday, February 14, 2021 February 14, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 4626 Views Taxes: More 'Creative' Thought at Our Legislature Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Which Hawaii towns borrow too much to buy cars? Does state government work for the public or for itself? Replace Aloha Stadium? “It has never been in our budget” Selling the Next Boondoggle: Aloha Stadium Development Interests try to Scare Legislators  Time to consider ‘Plan C’ for Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation? Sharing emergency powers: HB103 would temper governor’s power Saiki Telescope Proposal Just a Rehash of Kai Kahele’s HB1319: Life of the Land Opposes Carbon Taxes Hawaii setting up "Health Pass" system to verify a person's COVID-19 test results, vaccinations Hospitals resist Killing Patients on Site so Suicide Squad Wants Nurses to do it Mayor’s financial disclosure is MIA Jobless workers still seeking answers Years of Lawyering Begin as Counties, LUC Begin Forcing Land into IAL HB1205: Hijack ERS to Attack Grand Wailea Resort Read More..

Saturday, February 13, 2021 February 13, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 2290 Views Lawsuit: Vendor Skimming Hawaii Child Support Payments It was 20 years ago today … Five New Members on HART Board Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees for Hawaii County Maui County scores a victory in lawsuit against fossil fuel companies Bills allow for state employee raises in Hawaii Ultimatum: Give all COVID Money to HSTA or Lose it HGEA demands a raise in exchange for agreeing not to come in to work Embattled Agribusiness Corporation Has Powerful Friends Soft on Crime: Baby Disappears, Lifelong Criminal Sought  Data offers insight into how many frontline workers have received COVID vaccine Activists Continue to Push Claim vs Bank of America Read More..

Friday, February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 4348 Views Auditor Exposes Speaker's Office--Manipulating 'Working Group' to Save OHA's Dirty Secrets Survey: Pandemic Affecting Mental Health Tax Frenzy at the Legislature - No one's wallet is safe! Bills on the Move: Conveyance Tax, Pension Suspension, Un-Affordable Housing DLIR Fixes Antique Computers--PEUC Checks Coming Pssst…Hey buddy, can you use $100M?  How about $150M? The Fight Between Hawaii’s State Auditor And House Speaker Is Heating Up Amendments give Hawaiian Home Lands 5 years ‘Self-Determination’ to determine casino future—maybe sell weed                 Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely, CDC says More In-Person Voting Sites Proposed For Hawaii 187K Download COVID Spy App Program buys free tickets for 50 ‘remote Workers’ to come to Hawaii Hawaii lawmakers again seek disclosure about inmate deaths Maui Water Treatment Operator Sues County Over Whistleblower Retaliation Proud Boys Hawaii founder and suspected accomplice plead not guilty to conspiracy charges Read More..

Thursday, February 11, 2021 February 11, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 2481 Views Poll: 91% Want COVID Vax Legislature Ignores Potential $850M Self-Insurance Savings The ‘Other’ Side are Idiots To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes? What Screw-up has DHHL Made? SB134: Senate Panel Moves To End Suspension Of Public Records Law SB720: Proposed bill would make County Councils Just as Secretive as the Legislature HB349 / SB282: Automatic Voter Registration Tax the Poor: State Lottery To Fund Public Education Moves Forward Nearly half of residents 75 and up have gotten at least 1 vaccine dose State figures: Thousands in Hawaii are overdue for second dose of vaccine Essential Workers: Sign up Here for Vaccination Mauna Kea management to be outlined before BLNR Aloha Stadium officials say facility needs overdue repairs to host fans (yadda yadda yadda) Hawaii woman charged in connection to Michael Miske case Massive Homeless Ticket Diversion Program Gets only 50 Bums off Street COVID Release: Maui woman accused of pointing loaded gun at victim Read More..

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 February 10, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 4314 Views FY2021: State Tax Receipts Down 16.4% Trump on Trial: Video Montage of Attack on U.S. Capitol Lawsuit: Hee Crime Family Under the Table Deal with Time Warner Maui County Charter Commission Named Hawaii Republican Legislative Update Doom: Biden administration asks US Attorney for Hawaii Kenji Price to resign One-In-Five Hawaii Workers Are Unemployed, Underemployed, Or Have Quit Looking Ige Clams Public Employees Will get no Pay Raises Ige reduces budget cut for public schools SB590: Portable Retirement Plan for Some Public Employees Seniors Must Wait: HGEA Gets Vaccinations by Striking State Unemployment System Has No Idea When System Will be Fixed--Thousands Await Late Payments Proposal To Scrap Kauai’s Two-Test Protocol For Arriving Travelers Advances Who Will Blangiardi Appoint to Police Commission? HB901: Environmental Review Read More..

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 February 9, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 3395 Views Four Bills to Make Housing More Affordable Auditor: Stadium Authority has substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern Hawaii #1 in USA for Fast-Food Restaurants Senate Judiciary Committee Backs Maui Judicial Appointees Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills to be Heard in Committee Ige -- Aloha Stadium still usable, Kill $350M Boondoggle Maunakea: What’s Really Sacred is the Master Lease Bill to roll back employers' unemployment tax rate passes Hawaii House Hawaii Senate Proposes $12 Minimum Wage By 2022 Proposed $1/pack Cigarette Tax Increase Advances At Legislature Soda tax won’t curb isle obesity, may hurt low-income people Hawaii Senate Advances Asset Forfeiture Reform Measure Vaccinations Mean Outlook brightens for Hawaii economy Striking balance between public health, economic recovery Useless: Hawaii 2.0 Recovery Plan Will Take 2 Years to Start up SIBA: Singing the same tune for nearly 30 years Read More..

Monday, February 8, 2021 February 8, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 2303 Views Comparing State Corporate Income Tax Rates DCCA: Obamacare Enrollment Reopens Feb 15-May 15 Lt. Gov. wants to push up vaccination of 65 and older as COVID-19 variants spread across mainland Hawaii Now 2nd-Fastest Vaccination Program per Capita 'The kids need to be in school': routine testing proposal for Hawai'i Island students gains support It Will Take 18 Months To Overhaul Hawaii’s Outdated Unemployment System Biden administration asking Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign HB344 would end contested case land use hearings, sending them directly to court Let’s not waste this crisis 322 Homeless Drug Addicts Abuse Queens Emergency Room COVID-19 created a new problem for recently released inmates, prison reform advocates say Kauai resort says bookings surged to pre-pandemic levels after it became a 'bubble’ ‘Funky,’ ‘goofy’ and postponed: Waikoloa housing project withdrawn while FBI Investigates Hawaii Co Housing Agency Read More..

Sunday, February 7, 2021 February 7, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 3558 Views What Are They Thinking? Bill 31: Former Meth-head Helps Sand Island Lobby for Property Tax Cap Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 7, 2021 Aloha Stadium Biggest public Land Giveaway Since PLDC Saiki: Increase Taxes to Restore Programs Minimum Wage hike bills before Legislature HB134 / SB311: FACE Pushing ‘Carbon Cashback’ Ponzi Scheme Beware of new Fed Rec threat Imagine if Ige had been able to pick his own LG rather than be saddled with people who actually questioned his decisions? SB563: Hawaii lawmakers consider moratorium on commercial business evictions Red-light cameras for pilot program to be installed in Downtown Honolulu Read More..

Saturday, February 6, 2021 February 6, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 3266 Views 2021 Legislature might actually do some good COVID Unemployment Insurance Relief on Fast Track for Approval DHHL: 'We Already Have Casinos' DHHL Rental Relief Program Receives $2.4M Federal Boost $510K Fine for Yukio Okutsu Veterans Home Schatz Appointed Chairman Of Indian Affairs Committee Former council member details focus of federal probe into ex-HPD chief’s payoff SB1423: Stadium Authority Power Without Accountability Progressives' Poison Pill Strategy:  New Aloha Stadium eyed as site for potential Honolulu Harbor disasters   Hawaii Lawmakers Advance $186M Tax Hike On Alcoholic Drinks Reopening debate testing Biden’s ties with teachers unions Read More..

Friday, February 5, 2021 February 5, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 3065 Views COVID Restrictions Correlate With Unemployment Hawaii Longline Association Supports Federal Agency Recommendations Regarding Human Trafficking OHA releases grant solicitations Feds link Bay Area man to California/Hawaii coke smuggling ring, illegal Hawaiian gambling hall HSTA Refusing to Teach 98% of  HS Students—38% on Track to Fail  O'ahu close to hitting Tier 3 requirements Infections and hospitalizations are dropping in Hawaii as more people get inoculated Honolulu’s Financial Challenges State’s outdated unemployment computer system to get a $10M overhaul Unemployment tax shocks hit claimants; employers next unless fixes pass at Capitol State Auditor: Protect The Agency’s Independence DHHL Casino: HB359 Deferred, SB1321 Still Alive Keep the People Doped Up: Lots of Marijuana Bills on the Move Bills Tinker With HART Board Quorum Rules Former Honolulu City Councilman Joey Manahan Scores HART PR Gig $120K COVID Spy App Not Popular More Tourists Visiting Maui than Oahu Schemers Still Pushing floating windfarm off Hawaii Read More..

Thursday, February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 2801 Views How to fix Hawaii's broken emergency powers law Hawaii Republican Candidate Indicted by Federal Grand Jury Mafia News: Kahele Admits he was Picked for State Senate by Malu Motta’s Best Friend Governor Race: Caldwell Leads Green in Campaign Cash HB413: Should Hawaii Let Candidates For Governor Pick Favorite Crony as LG? HB645: Hawaii Lawmakers Want Their free Meals to be Secret Fake Hawaiian Tribe Coming? Schatz advocates for native communities in meeting with President Biden Ballard says HPD still investigating COVID overtime violations ‘Significant’ Disparity In Use Of Force Questioned By Honolulu Police Commission Ige: Twice Monthly Furloughs Not Necessary This Year With COVID precautions in place, influenza cases in Hawaii are near zero Save millions by cutting administrative waste in public employees’ health care Blangiardi administration to verify HART requests Hawaii tries, for 8th time, to tax REITs Hawaiian Airlines may lay off more than 800 employees Court Rejects Hu Honua but they’ll be back Supreme Court Finally Rejects E-Signature Kaneshiro Impeachment Child Molester Stupidly Leaves the Safety of Hawaii, Guess What Happens Next Read More..

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 February 3, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 5292 Views VIDEO: Saiki Calls for UH to Give up Mauna Kea UH: 'Astronomy at Significant Risk' from Saiki's Half-baked Plan So-Called 'Kaka'ako Land Co' Loses in Lawsuit HSTA Refusal to Work puts 38% of Seniors on Track to Flunk out SB202: Senate Committee Approves Tax Hike Raised unemployment tax could kill businesses Saiki, Belatti Try new Angle of Attack Against State Auditor Years-long Kealoha mailbox case to come to an end as last 2 defendants are sentenced UH Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Project Cost Jumps 20% in a Week Hawaii businesses, still struggling with no tourism rebound, expect long road to recovery Mother Hen State: Feeding Feral Chickens Could Result In $500 Penalty Read More..

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 2955 Views Lawsuit: OHA Employee Beaten up by Sovereignty Activists Report: Gambling With Women’s Safety Blangiardi appoints Roger Morton as Director of DTS How tax hikes will harm economic recovery HB1316: Hawaii Democrats Open New Front in War on Plastic HTA Releases Results from Special Visitor COVID-19 Study Hawaii: First Anti-Gun Hearing of the Session  Naming Names: New Police Disciplinary Reports Reveal Serious Misconduct By Dozens Of Officers   Money News: Hawaii House Speaker says UH should no longer manage Mauna Kea Start planning for easing COVID-19 restrictions Unemployed Fed Up with HGEA refusal to show up for Work Hawaii has the slowest unemployment rate recovery in the US, survey finds HB1298: Scoop all Special Funds Sierra Club Lawyer Admits Navy Red Hill has Leaked only Once in last 4 Decades Read More..

Monday, February 1, 2021 February 1, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 3029 Views Hawaii Republican Chair Resigns in Wake of Trump’s Failed Coup d’Etat Jones Act closed loophole that could have helped Hawaii $2.56 per Gallon Soda Tax to ‘Fund Programs’ Drunk with Power: Lawmakers consider $12.80 per gallon alcohol tax Who’s Leading The Hawaii House GOP? Nobody Knows Shot Count: 106K in Shoulder, 65K in Fridge, 32K Coming A needlessly ruined Hawaii vacation, thanks to state’s rules ‘Overpayment’ Reviews Causing Latest Delays To Hawaii Jobless Benefits State seeks innovative ways to finance and build new OCCC OHA trustees launch new effort to develop Kakaako Makai property More Homeless Mayhem: Library Meth Dealer Just can’t Stay Straight Farmers Urge OK for $7 Million Kona Coffee Deception Settlements Read More..