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Saturday, February 28, 2026
February 28, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:55 PM :: 211 Views
  1. Election 2026: 178 Candidates Pull Papers to Run
  2. HB1875: Hawaii to Become Sanctuary for Juvenile Sex Change
  3. Washington’s Misplaced Shipbuilding Obsession
  4. Hawaiian Electric Releases Full Year 2025 Results
  5. 61-Time Loser Finally Catches Federal Case--Gets 14 Years
  6. Former Maui Police Officer Sentenced to 65 Months for Unjustified Tasing
  7. Babykiller gets plea deal thanks to Hawaii Supreme Court and ACLU-may be out in 20 months
  8. Hawaii Attorney General issues more subpoenas in bribery case
  9. Hawaii schools see 46% rise in English learners over a decade
  10. Current, former officers dodging court get served via newspaper ads
  11. Honolulu City Council tinkers with affordable rentals ordinances (again)
  12. Too Big To Untangle? The Legal Fight for Hawaiian’s Future
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Friday, February 27, 2026
February 27, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:17 PM :: 438 Views
  1. UHERO: Hawaiʻi moves beyond recession
  2. Tourist Headcount up 10.4% for January--spending up 19%
  3. Free Public Pre-K Applications open next week
  4. HART Wants $1.5B Just to make it to Ala Moana Mall—preparing ‘half-baked plan’ to begin agitating for GE tax hikes
  5. Union Money Grab: State pensions up for negotiation under proposed law
  6. Feds claim ‘exclusive control’ over greenhouse gas emissions
  7. HB1719: Hawaii is only state without manufactured housing
  8. Military money, local rent. How the military Basic Allowance for Housing affected rent prices
  9. Hawaii Transparency Bill -- Expensive, Opaque, and Unfair
  10. Hawaiʻi Can't Control ICE: Here's how Lawmakers pander to base
  11. State will pay $8 million for special education neglect
  12. DOE Sexual Abuse Case – Molester “caught this time”
  13. Meth addicts build two story den of thieves floating in Keehi Lagoon
  14. Usual Suspects push to bring back about 800 criminals incarcerated in Arizona
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
February 26, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 339 Views
  1. Luke subpoenaed by AG?  She won’t say
  2. Job Posting up for Honolulu Police Chief
  3. Maui County Fraud Risk, Let Me Count the Ways
  4. Ethics in Hawaii: Hire your Family and Keep Their Frequent Flyer Miles
  5. Hawaii County Police Officer Pleads 'No Contest' to Tampering with Evidence
  6. UH launches search to re-establish UH Mānoa chancellor position
  7. Blangiardi announces 2026 town hall meeting schedule
  8. Share your thoughts on future transportation needs
  9. Gun Bills on the Move in Legislature
  10. Green’s $1.8B Tax Hike on Middle Class Can Be Stopped
  11. More Rail Delays: Blame Game as HART Whipsaws Hitachi (again)
  12. Why economist says high cost of living is here to stay
  13. Lawmakers consider bill to make Hawaii a sanctuary for sex-change providers
  14. Over 50 High-Profile Hawaiʻi Companies Push for Affordable Energy with LNG 
  15. Emergency proclamation bill stirs controversy
  16. Red Hill Activist Circus Continues
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
February 25, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:09 PM :: 520 Views
  1. Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor Indicted for Witness Tampering
  2. Army Corps of Engineers announces “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” initiative
  3. Recycled Wastewater for Kapalua Irrigation?
  4. Turning Point USA at UH Manoa
  5. Legislators finally do Something About Bribery: Find new way to protect crooked politicians
  6. Double Cross: Maui Planning Commission denies new hotel districts for short-term rentals
  7. Hawaii Hotels And Governor Want 30,000 Vacation Rentals Gone
  8. Visitors On the Hook for Hawaii’s New $100 Million Rental Car Tax
  9. NIMBY Fail: 148 ‘Gap’ Units Approved in Koloa
  10. How am I Gonna Get My Top Three?  Principals Freak out over Proposal to Reduce District Superintendent Positions
  11. Hawaii businesses hit by tariffs; 86% report impact
  12. Golf course owner offers to upgrade West Maui water systems
  13. AstraZeneca Drug Price Challenge Falls Short In Hawaii
  14. Fentanyl Kills Two Per Week in Hawaii
  15. Soft-on-Crime: Woman accused of stabbing 2 men in Honolulu was released on cashless bail
  16. Soft-on-Crime: Judge releases two men charged in relation to a series of burglaries at Hilo businesses
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
February 24, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:23 PM :: 474 Views
  1. Green Nominates 'Racially Inferior' Gluck for Another Try at ICA Judgeship
  2. Travel Update: Pre-Check--YES, Global Entry--NO
  3. More Spaghetti on the Wall: Climate Activists Push Insurance Companies to 'Sue Big Oil'
  4. Supreme Court to hear Challenge to Big Oil Climate Change Lawsuit
  5. Sheriff Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
  6. Bribery: Luke Comes up with New Story
  7. VIDEO: Drone Footage Shows Extent of Flooding in Waialua, Haleiwa
  8. “Multiple, active, complex white collar investigations” by Hawaii U.S. Attorney’s office
  9. Unsealed court records detail FBI raid, witness threat during hitman-for-hire investigation
  10. Rising child care costs strain families despite wage gains
  11. HMSA Proposal: Hawaiʻi Health Care Could See Radical Transformation
  12. Knowing the Green Fee is Doomed in Court, Legislators Try New Trick
  13. AstraZeneca Fails in Bid to Halt Hawaii 340B Drug Delivery Law
  14. Can Travelers Really Undo Alaska’s Hawaiian Airlines Takeover?
  15. Epstein associates vacationed in Hawaii, emails show
  16. More Local Food? These State Agencies Aren’t Buying It
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Monday, February 23, 2026
February 23, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:20 PM :: 596 Views
  1. What if Sylvia Luke is Telling the Truth?
  2. HMSA-HPH 'Merger': AI Robot to be ‘Single Source of Oppressive and Unconscionable Truth’
  3. Plaintiffs Suing Kamehameha Schools Are Getting Death Threats – to make Case Go Away KSBE asks Court to Reveal their Identities
  4. Teachers Stayed Home During COVID—now HSTA wants to tax rental cars to give them so-called Hazard Pay
  5. Gov. Green on state finances, investigation into alleged lawmaker payment
  6. As focus turns to Lahaina commercial rebuilds, owners face daunting challenges
  7. Pessimism Widespread Among Local Businesses
  8. ‘Free’ Transit—Yes, it’s a tax increase
  9. HB1694: State Subsidy for Aviation Biofuel Scam
  10. Kaua‘i Residents Make the Usual Excuses to Oppose 148-unit affordable Housing Project
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Sunday, February 22, 2026
February 22, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:43 PM :: 487 Views
  1. UH sitting on $429M Hoard
  2. Time to tackle Hawaii’s healthcare crisis
  3. States sue Trump administration for terminating 'Green New Deal' grants
  4. BLS: Hawaii union membership 24.8% -- highest in USA
  5. SB3024 Allows Boys in Girls Bathrooms
  6. Stadium Financial Solution: Keep the Cost Secret
  7. Hot Legislative Races
  8. State government is the hazard
  9. Bill offering relief to primary care doctors fails to advance
  10. Heed crisis of paying for long-term care
  11. Another Scheme:  $40M Hawaii SPRB for Fenix Space Launch
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Saturday, February 21, 2026
February 21, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:23 PM :: 770 Views
  1. Election 2026: 146 Candidates Pull Papers to Run
  2. HUD Moves to Kick Illegals out of Public Housing
  3. House Updates Committee Assignments After Rep Holt Quits to Take DLNR Job
  4. Auditor: DOBOR Ignoring Boat Insurance Law
  5. Massive Income Tax Hike on the move in Hawaii Legislature
  6. Rep. Ed Case asks Hegseth about reports military may sever ties with HPU
  7. Mauna Kea leases could get 10-year extension under proposed bill
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Friday, February 20, 2026
February 20, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:19 PM :: 1405 Views
  1. Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s one-man tariff war
  2. HDoT signs 10-year contract for 187 Red Light Cameras
  3. FEMA Approves $33.4 million to Support Recovery in Hawaii
  4. While Raising Taxes, State funds $904M Cash Giveaway to Public Employees
  5. DPP News: Failed $20 Bribe: 92-Year-Old Architect Sentenced In Honolulu Permitting Case
  6. SB2061: How Can Aloha Stadium Housing be Made Repulsive Enough but not too Repulsive?
  7. Concerns raised over Hawaii Pacific Health-HMSA partnership’s impact on Native Hawaiian care
  8. Bill 17: City Shuts Door on agritourism
  9. HB2589: Lose Your Vehicle if Caught Driving Without a License
  10. SB3334: 100 Bureaucrats Distrupt Senate Committee Hearing
  11. SB3326: Measure aims to restructure HECO
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
February 19, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:44 PM :: 1052 Views
  1. Is Hawaiʻi Being Left Behind?
  2. ‘First Lateral’ Deadline Wipes out Lots of Bad 2A Bills
  3. UPDATE: HPD List of Firearms Instructors
  4. Augie T Says NO--Council OKs HART rail planning to Manoa, Ko Olina—Tax Increases Demanded
  5. New push for independent prosecutor for campaign donation investigation
  6. Canadian Hawaii tourism down 11.6%
  7. Hawaii Panel Advances Net Capital Gain Tax Increase
  8. EPA says Navy does not have to engage with Activist Circus over Red Hill crisis
  9. Third Time’s the Charm: Former State Rep. Jon ‘Riki’ Karamatsu arrested for another DUI
  10. Sexually transmitted infections more common in Hawaii than the flu
  11. $1.8M Settlement for getting Homeless Schizophrenic off the street and forcing him into the Mental Health Care he Desperately Needed
  12. Higher food prices elevate inflation in Honolulu
  13. $1B in Savings: LNG Is A Sensible Solution For Oahu's Future Energy Needs
  14. Shifting Methods for Compensating Hawaii Renewable Energy Producers
  15. While Crushing TVRs, Lawmakers Push for New Hotel in Hilo
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:07 PM :: 828 Views
  1. Hawaii’s “Paper Bag” Corruption Case - Keli’i Akina interviews Alexander Silvert
  2. Birds of a Feather: Who is Rallying to Support Luke?
  3. Applicants Wanted for State Ethics, Campaign Spending Commissions
  4. Look at the Defensive Gun Uses that Hawaii Wants to Criminalize
  5. Throw Good Billions After Bad: Council to consider approving Skyline planning to Manoa, Ko Olina
  6. What’s the trick?  Stadium District ‘Master Developer Agreement’ Reached
  7. Living space on Oahu at a premium as Army surges troops to Hawaii
  8. Hawaiʻi Long-Term Care Impoverishes Families
  9. Hawaiʻi County Inspectors Missed Illegal Rentals In Factory That Burned
  10. Two gambling bills on the move in House
  11. After 40 Years, State-city dispute over Kapolei roads being settled for $60M
  12. Sue Big Oil Shysters Salivate over Tump Emissions Rollback
  13. ‘Queer Day’ at Capitol
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
February 17, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:37 PM :: 1279 Views
  1.  The Beginnings of Keawala’i Congregational Church
  2. Two Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Committee Hearings
  3. Clash of Hawaiʻi’s Healthcare Titans: Leaders Disagree on Best Path Forward 
  4. New Mauna Kea Authority is Dictatorship of Self-Appointed Activists
  5. Miske News: Evidence from ‘Previously Undisclosed Criminal Investigation’ coming soon
  6. HB2493: Give So-Called ‘Exonerated’ Criminals $5,000 a month—no matter how many new crimes they commit
  7. 18 years later, Hawaii Supreme Court Finally Gets Around to Shutting Down Deadbeat Mortgage Scam
  8. Hawaii’s New Visitor Tax Sends First Millions To Save Oceanfront Hotel
  9. Gays Claim Kamehameha III was Bisexual
  10. Fiji: The island paradise with the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic  
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Monday, February 16, 2026
February 16, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:30 PM :: 727 Views
  1. HB1875: Juvenile Sex Change Bill Advances
  2. Bribery: ILWU, UPW Back Sylvia Luke
  3. Phase one: How the Sylvia Luke story is already reshaping Hawaiʻi politics
  4. Hawaiʻi County: Former department director beats rap
  5. REPORT: Hotels are Big Source of Votes, Campaign Contributions
  6. Survey: Almost Everybody Fooled by Sea Level Rise Hysteria
  7. Hawaii tourism plan aims to identify crowded hot spots on each island
  8. City bus drivers get high-gear contract
  9. Student Loan Relief for 988 Health Care Workers
  10. Kaala Gondola Debacle Excuse for Council to Crack Down on Ag Tourism
  11. Hyundai to Upgrade Pearl Harbor Shipyard
  12. Suicides 50% of deaths at Halawa Prison
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Sunday, February 15, 2026
February 15, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 1596 Views
  1. Tax Cuts: Pause versus Stop
  2. Legislators should cut budget, not hike taxes
  3. Grassroot keeps close tab on legislative session
  4. 'There’s no such thing as a free lunch'
  5. More local food starts with housing
  6. Firearm Instructors: HPD’s Hidden Secret?
  7. Pentagon Reevaluates HPU Tuition in Crackdown on Academic Wokeism
  8. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 13, 2026
  9. $35K Bribery Case: AG Caught Lying About Special Prosecutor, House Speaker
  10. Luke is Finished: “Whoever is elected lieutenant governor this November, the political sky is wide open.”
  11. 100% Fake:  ‘Green Fee’ Money will not pay for ANY ‘Green’ Projects
  12. HI-5 Tax is $74M DoH Slush Fund
  13. HECO net metering program costs all ratepayers $80 million per year
  14. Rhoads Suppresses Voters: Keep the Lines Long on Election Day
  15. SB2480 Jungle Primary: Only Democrats Allowed in General Elections
  16. Who is Financing Josh Green’s Presidential Aspirations?
  17. Sugimura pulls papers for Mayor of Maui County; announces key endorsement
  18. Let’em fall into the Ocean: Bills to help property owners with coastal erosion deferred
  19. Don't Weaken Financial Disclosure For The Board Of Regents
  20. Air Force Plans New Telescopes on Haleakala
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Saturday, February 14, 2026
February 14, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:46 PM :: 1012 Views
  1. Election 2026: 126 Candidates Pull Papers to Run
  2. HD28: Holt Quits House to Take DLNR Job
  3. VIDEO: Big Island State of the County Address
  4. New Federal Lawsuit Challenges Hawaiʻi County Firearm Permit Delays
  5. $35K Bribery: Luke Still planning Run for Re-election, obviously needs more pressure--Hawaii attorney general says subpoenas issued
  6. Who got money from Solidum?
  7. SB3000: Oil industry slams Hawaii effort to hold it liable for insurance hikes
  8. Hawaii eyes tax on REIT dividends (again)
  9. Hawaii Legislators ‘Affordable’ Housing Plan?  Increase Taxes on Housing
  10. Hawaii House Panel Advances Digital Advertising Tax
  11. Hawaii Panel Advances Tax On Sport Betting Licenses
  12. Hawaiʻi County: Former department director beats rap
  13. State Board of Education adopts new policy on student cellphone use; implementation begins next school year
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Friday, February 13, 2026
February 13, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 2277 Views
  1. Bribery News: Green Cancels DC Trip--Prevents Luke from Become Acting Governor
  2. Federal Civil Rights Complaint Challenges Hawaii DoE Transsexual Policies
  3. Hawaii Enters Propaganda War
  4. JSC Presents Nominees for Three District Judgeships
  5. With military land leases expiring, Hawaii moves into unique negotiating position
  6. Will Luke Resign before being Impeached?
  7. Donations scandal puts shadow over city COVID testing program
  8. $35K Bribe: Solidum and Mitsunaga both Tied To Taxpayer-Funded Kidney Center That Was Never Built  
  9. Star-Adv: Time to cut vacant civil service jobs
  10. $33 million well spent? Resolution seeking audit of county homeless fund spending passes
  11. The Incredible Shrinking Voter of Honolulu
  12. DHHL: 40 affordable rental units for Native Hawaiians coming to Leeward coast
  13. Failed Duckbills behind Mapunapuna Flooding
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
February 12, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:42 AM :: 2217 Views
  1. What's Happening with Hawaiian Homelands: Keli'i Akina Interviews Kali Watson
  2. JSC Presents Four Nominees for ICA
  3. $35K Bribe: How Luke Donor and Caldwell Cronies Cashed In On City-Funded COVID Testing Program at Airport
  4. Insurers Screwed Again and yet, $4 billion Maui wildfire payouts still delayed
  5. Sugimura Emerges as Missen Bissen’s Top Challenger
  6. Bernard Carvalho Jr., Mel Rapozo file to run Kauai mayor
  7. HB2570: Hawaii Advances Bill for Legal Online Sports Betting
  8. Hawaii House Panel OKs Cruise Ship Patron Tax
  9. Hawaii Panel Passes Gen Excise Tax On Vehicle Imports
  10. Student homelessness doubles on Oahu’s west side
  11. DoE Hides Loss of Licensed Teachers by Hiring 1,000 Unlicensed Ones
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
February 11, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:23 PM :: 1500 Views
  1. $35K Bribe: Luke Confessions Spark Call for Special Prosecutor  
  2. DAGS’ Hawaiʻi State Archives Digitizing KSSK Perry & Price Shows
  3. Queens Launches Campaign Against HMSA-HPH 'Merger'
  4. COVID Money Scams Behind Sylvia Luke Bribery Payments
  5. Another Big Island man sentenced for affordable housing scam
  6. Bought and paid for: Schatz, Murkowski Defend 8a Fraudsters
  7. Queens launches Campaign Against Hawai’i Pacific Health, HMSA partnership
  8. Hawai‘i Doctor Shortage Has Patients Paying Fees For Fast Care
  9. Pay to Play Make Believe: Pay-To-Play Bill Passes Judiciary Committee
  10. Lawmakers reschedule bill hearings after storm closure
  11. Hawaiʻi charter school officials say enrollment is trending up
  12. SB2061: Nobody Wants to buy ‘Singapore-Model’ affordable-housing condos
  13. Reso 24: Megabux for EMS Management
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
February 10, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 4649 Views
  1. Rail: HART Alleges ‘Core Systems Contractor’ is Criminal Organization
  2. $35K Bribe: Sylvia Luke changes her story—finally admits taking money in FBI Sting Operation--bribester flees country
  3. Green’s Tax Hike: ‘Classic Bait-and-Switch’
  4. CNHA productions anchor $10M push at Ko Olina
  5. Legislators to Revoke Corporate personhood, and give Personhood to Nature?
  6. Disgraced attorney could face trial on fraud, theft charges next month if plea deal not reached
  7. Bill 92: National Hysteria Over Immigration Enforcement Animates Maui Council
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Monday, February 9, 2026
February 9, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 962 Views
  1. Census data confirms Hawaii population still in decline
  2. Will the Supreme Court stop Hawaii’s stealth gun ban?
  3. Legislature, Courts, Schools, UH to be Closed Monday Due to Severe Weather Warning
  4. Bill 60: After Wasting $10B, Council Set to TRIPLE the Length of Rail
  5. “RFK Jr is a liar. He lied to me about his anti-vax Samoa trip”
  6. Hawaii County considers new tax tier for $4M+ homes
  7. Make Believe Clean Government Bills introduced (again)
  8. Teacher Harassment Bills on the Move
  9. HB2198: Hawaii Just Took A Major Step Toward Banning Prediction Markets
  10. Miske’s half-brother awaits court decision on long shot appeal
  11. Waiting for DPP: ‘Affordable’ Oʻahu Rentals Sit Empty For 10 Months
  12. Kauai so expensive nobody is left to drive sanitation trucks
  13. Honolulu 'Hell-Hole' Building Now Without Water
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Sunday, February 8, 2026
February 8, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 1069 Views
  1. HB1875: Juvenile Sex Change Operations on the Move in House
  2. $100M -- Idle Land and Natural Resource Funds
  3. The kind of playbook Hawaii lawmakers need
  4. Election 2026: 94 Candidates Pull Papers to Run
  5. Deferred: SB 433 Would Criminalize Knives and Bows
  6. State Wastes $82.8M on Long-Vacant ‘positions’
  7. Green Fee Slush Fund off the GRID
  8. DOE Travel: $4 Million, 8,000 Trips And Few Details On Educational Value
  9. Lawmakers Again Pretending to Consider Banning Contributions from Contractors
  10. Blangiardi wants Taiwan to fix crumbling, crime-plagued Chinatown Cultural Plaza
  11. Shapiro: Ed Case had right strategy for achieving Dems ICE reforms
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:01 AM :: 877 Views
  1. Paid family leave program could drive up costs, harm employees
  2. AG, House leader accused of talking of 'mystery lawmaker'
  3. Hawaii lawmakers question timeline for bribery investigation completion
  4. Why homebuyers in Kalaeloa want to pay more than required
  5. HB2451: Free public transit?
  6. Sen Rhoads Still Trying to ‘Abolish Corporate Personhood’ (sort of)
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Friday, February 6, 2026
February 6, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 PM :: 772 Views
  1. Grassroot: 10 bold reforms to ease Hawaii’s housing crisis
  2. Hawaiʻi Mayors Scrap GE Tax Hike Pitch – will try again after Election
  3. Hawaii’s Income Tax Cut U-Turn Muddles Relief for Working Class
  4. Performance audit requested for housing, homelessness programs funded by Hawaiʻi County
  5. House Advances Another Tax Increase on Housing
  6. Liquor tax hike advances, despite brewers' concerns
  7. $5.3M in Legal Weed Sales Every Month
  8. SHOPO seats new leadership following 27.5% pay increase
  9. Honolulu police officers arrested in separate incidents
  10. HPD Officers Fired For Burglary, Assault And Fraud Could Be Rehired
  11. Burglar Trying to Regain his Hawaii County PD Badge
  12. Red Hill Victims Dealt A Blow In Their Fight Against The Navy
  13. Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard’s office obtained and tested voting machines in Puerto Rico
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
February 5, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:58 AM :: 1235 Views
  1. Senator Kidani Still in Office, claims she is not senile
  2. FTC settles with prescription drug middleman giant to lower pricing
  3. After burning $10B, rail is roughly equal to a single bus line
  4. Private Sector construction workers want state taxpayers to pay them for their days off
  5. After Screwing Insurers out of Subrogation, Legislators find even more ways to jack up your insurance rates
  6. Legislators Affordable Housing Plan? Impose another tax on housing
  7. Governor Asks Lawmakers For $126M In Green Fee Projects
  8. DelaCruz Pork Kitchen Can be Killed off after $28M is Wasted on Phase 1
  9. A history of epidemics, vaccinations during the Hawaiian Kingdom
  10. More Bureaucracy: University of Hawaiʻi to search for separate Mānoa campus chancellor
  11. ‘Vienna model’ bill advances to limit rental housing fund surpluses to more housing
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:36 AM :: 333 Views
  1. UHERO: Adjusted for local prices, Hawaiʻi’s economy among worst in nation
  2. Stop Taxing Food — Support Families and Food Security
  3. Hawaii dreaming that it can fend off federal fossil fuels lawsuit
  4. Lawmakers hear DHHL proposal to study 12 potential geothermal sites
  5. Bills advance to force HPD to refuse to back up ICE agents
  6. Council home bills counterproductive
  7. Used Car dealers on Oahu complain about delays in getting vehicles registered
  8. Shakedown: Environmentalists claim Hawaii Ritz-Carlton development threatens endangered species
  9. Hawaii mental patient dies after 9 yrs in coma, family sues
  10. Sheriff Drones May Be Watching You In Waikīkī
  11. Tulsi Gabbard running solo 2020 election inquiry separate from FBI investigation
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
February 3, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 AM :: 1672 Views
  1. Police Commission appoints Rudy Tai as Kaua‘i Police Chief
  2. Green Appoints Char Kauai Circuit Judge
  3. “Potential criminality” of Rail Contractor
  4. Senator Kidani Still in Office, claims she is not senile
  5. Ed Case Has Substantial Lead In Money Race For U.S. House Seat
  6. Oceanfront Lahaina Property Owners May Get $50M Buyout In Updated Disaster Plan
  7. Star-Adv:  Put ban-LNG bill on back burner
  8. Expanded work requirements for SNAP are kicking in for Hawaii
  9. Hawaii Bill To Ban Prediction Markets Amid $448K Bets on Gov. Green's Speech
  10. State, county settle lawsuits over psychiatric detention
  11. State Agrees To Settle Case Over Prison Drug Withdrawal Death
  12. DOE Made Little Progress Last Year On Local Food Goals
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Monday, February 2, 2026
February 2, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:42 PM :: 607 Views
  1. With Supreme Court Ruling Coming, Hawaii Democrats Push More Carry Restrictions
  2. Hawai‘i’s proposed anti-ICE laws mimic Minneapolis in the worst ways
  3. What More can Hawaii do to help random adults Transsexualize other peoples’ Children?
  4. Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
  5. Hawaii Legislative Bill May Promote Greenhouse Gas Offset Scams
  6. Affordable Housing Scam: Big Island Lawyer Gets 6 Years
  7. Honolulu City Council’s affordable housing bills face strong resistance
  8. Free school meals ‘non-sensible’
  9. End of aquarium collecting does not lead to recovery of reef fish in Hawaiʻi waters, new analysis finds
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Sunday, February 1, 2026
February 1, 2026 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:09 AM :: 2126 Views
  1. House Urges Attorney General to Prioritize and Expedite State Bribery Investigation
  2. Tax Versus Judiciary
  3. Honolulu’s economic revitalization office has revitalized very little
  4. Ethics: DoH Employee Responsible for Regulation of Ambulance Services was Employed by One of Them
  5. 2026 Hawaii Legislative Session – Firearms Bills Tracker
  6. OIP: Eight Opinions Issued
  7. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 1, 2026
  8. Green Lied:  Tax Hikes will take Thousands from Middle Class
  9. Trump’s Newly Appointed Federal ‘Fraud Czar’ Knows all about Hawaii Corruption, Helped Convict Kealohas
  10. What Ariel Sellers' Court Records Tell Us About The Child Welfare System
  11. Act 138: New Hawaii law spikes car insurance rates 25%
  12. Fox, Henhouse: More Futile Sunshine Bills Introduced This Year
  13. Infighting, MAGA babble can’t win for Hawaii GOP
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Patients Rights Council Hawaii

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