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Sunday, March 31, 2019 March 31, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:19 PM :: 3378 Views Judgments Aren’t Necessarily the End of Litigation JSC Seeks Applicants for Judicial Vacancy – District Family Judge, First Circuit Got Milk? DoH Consent Decree Requires Shut Down of Big Island Dairy Trump Tax Cut Lowers Electric Bills--HECO Gave Back the Least Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Legislators Raise Taxes to Boost State Workers Minimum to $17—in the middle of contract reopener Legislative Pay Hike Needed to Attract More Layabouts Kim talks management during meeting with Ige, other officials about mountain’s future HART work went off the rails, report says MECO Another 3.8% Rate Hike—Utility Squeezed by Alt-Energy Schemers Bureaucratic Infighting, Money and Positions--Turf War over public preschools HB748: Reform Asset Forfeiture Police Could Save Millions by Dumping Subsidized Vehicles Halawa: Prisoner Commits Suicide After Being Raped by Homosexual for 5th Time Big Island: Where the Anti-Vaxxers Are Tour Boat operated by Anti-Superferry Activists Runs over (yet another) Baby Whale Lihue: Mainland Homeless Build Tent City Next to Shopping Center   Read More..

Sunday, March 31, 2019 Letters to the Editor March, 2019 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:39 AM :: 3575 Views Ozawa, Waters Lucky They Didn’t Run in Bad Old Days How to cause a train wreck? Salvage Contract for Failed Plastic Boom in Hilo Bay? HART Spends Money to Prove Spending Money is a Good Idea Read More..

Saturday, March 30, 2019 March 30, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 5486 Views Court: OHA LLCs Subject to UIPA Akina: OHA spending rate unsustainable Complaint Filed in NRA-supported Challenge to Hawaii Concealed Carry Law PEW: Hawaii Pension Fund Positioned to Withstand Next Recession ‘Backward budgeting’ wrong way to move forward Honolulu Rail Cars Fail Fire Test Contempt of Court: Judge issues stern warning to new City Prosecutor Nadamoto Kealoha Attorney: Ken Lawson’s OJ Simpson Innocence project Defends other Criminals, What about mine? SA Editorial: Pay raises Make Legislators Disconnected, Illogical Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director to step down after failing to win Senate support Proposal to curb Affordable Housing deemed to be ‘monster houses’ ready for final Honolulu City Council vote Homeless Plans before funding (part 2) Water Rights Bill Affects Many Small Farmers And Ranchers Trump Budget Zeroes out OHA Cronies Cash Flow (again) DOH: 2017 Mumps Epidemic Caused by Anti-Vaxxers 9th Circuit Moves Dopers Closer to Winning Right to Drive Forklift Incident at Work Results in Lack of Staff, Closures of Transfer Stations Read More..

Friday, March 29, 2019 March 29, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 6131 Views Auditor Rips Rail Oversight: DAGS 'Busy Work Gives False Sense of Assurance' Environmental Review for Aloha Stadium Tear-Down Begins Tourist Numbers Up, Spending Down (again) Busted: Former ILWU Boss to Rat out other Criminals in Union? Legislators Pass Death Tax, Internet Sales Tax SB301: REIT Tax Will Cost State a Fortune Maui: 100% Against Mileage Tax Faculty union blasts UH president Kauai Council pretends to be divided on raises Fraudster Gets 30 days Jail for Ripping off Charter School Developer Builds Affordable Units Despite City Obstacles Waikiki Homeless Stab Tourists Again and Again, Defecate on Beach City Contractor Violates Agreement, Feeds Homeless at Kakaako Makai Read More..

Thursday, March 28, 2019 March 28, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 3003 Views Ala Wai? Corps of Engineers has Long History of Corruption and Cost Overruns Auditor: Transportation Division Books a Mess Federal Investigation Forces Hawaii AG to Back off Mandatory Abortion Stance Nominations Open for Commission on Water Resource Management Six Solar Schemes Approved by PUC First phase of grid modernization plan approved--Ratepayers Soaked to Funnel More Money to Silicon Valley Billionaires Reforming Rental Car Excise Taxes Billion Dollar Give-A-Way: Legislators Consider ‘Unlimited’ Tax Credits for Hollywood Movie Moguls Ballots for the Dead and Mainlanders Djou: A Vote For Ozawa Is A Check On Caldwell City council considering raising TheBus and Handi-Van fares for adults, seniors and those with disabilities Hawaii County GE Tax Hike to Fund 72 new ‘Positions’ SB856: Audit the DoE Feds Want Testimony From Katherine Kealoha’s Aging Grandmother Before It’s Too Late Meth Up: Police and courts dealing with more mental health cases Colonized: Hawaii PUC Submits to California Control—More Hawaii Ratepayer Dollars to be Sent to Silicon Valley Billionaires SB666: Legislation aims to make management of seven Hawaii airports more efficient Read More..

Wednesday, March 27, 2019 March 27, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 3520 Views Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills to be Heard This Week Anti-Vaxxer Charter School May Lose Charter over Financial Irregularities Kouchi, Saiki Behind Massive Pay Hikes for Hawaii Legislators  Public Employee Unions: 1,600 Members Making Less than $15/hour Residents report more ballot abnormalities in hotly-contested City Council race Rocky start to Special Election mail-in ballots raises eyebrows with some voters 'Gross incompetence or worse’: Rail purchase of reinforced steel questioned Hawaii County’s outstanding debt stands at $475M—up 33% Raises proposed for Kauai county officials Star-Av: Time to Clamp Down on Anti-Vaxxers Kaiser Suicide Squad Pushes for Easy Drugs Bill Could Make It Easier To Pursue Sexual Harassment Claims In Court HB307: Redefining Renewable Energy Public Safety admits less-lethal options are on hand — but not for use in the field Firefighters rescue Drunken Belligerent homeless ‘man’ from Kapalama Canal The Twisted History Of Honolulu Traffic Engineering On a day dedicated to the ‘people’s prince,’ GOP pushes a re-branding in his honor Read More..

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 March 26, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 3844 Views Prince Kuhio’s Fight to Americanize Hawaii Pearl Harbor Profligacy UH Class Constitutes "material support of a Foreign Terrorist Organization"? Hilo Has the Highest Food Prices in America The hypocrisy of minimum-wage laws Tulsi Gabbard says Mueller clearing Trump is 'a good thing for America' Hawaii: Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in USA Maui Mayor Proposes $869.5M Budget Hawaii More drug deaths than traffic fatalities  Hawaii Democrats Propose Ranked-Choice Voting in Presidential Preference Poll Lawmakers Move Swiftly On Spending Plan, But That’s Not The End Of The Debate HB1191: Amended Minimum Wage Bill a Lot Tougher on Small Business Homeless: Ohana Zones Money Begins to Flow—No Tent Cities Yet Honolulu councilwoman seeks $21M to Build Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities in Every District Special East Honolulu election further scrutinized after a voter is mailed 2 ballots   Child Molester Internet sting nets retired police officer looking for 13-year-old Boy EMS staffing shortage leads to units closing down on Oahu Hawaii hotels report February as worst monthly performance in about a decade Volcano Effect on Tourism -- ‘Like 9-11’ Coco Palms Defaults Blue Planet: We Must Destroy the Environment to Stop Climate Change Read More..

Monday, March 25, 2019 March 25, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 2815 Views Best States for Doctors? Hawaii Ranks 46th Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Iowa Poll: Gabbard Surges to 1% How to cause a train wreck? Lawmakers Must Stop New Tax Increases Bill to put solar farms on prime ag land elicits stiff opposition Permits for Thirty Meter Telescope Canary Islands Location proceed amid Mauna Kea obstacles Hearing Set for possible Final Draft of Hawaii County Vacation rental rules The Boat People Of The Ala Wai Fear They’re Getting Forced Out Read More..

Sunday, March 24, 2019 March 24, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:04 PM :: 2903 Views Ethics: Board Member May Not Negotiate Spouse's Union Contract DHHL Releases Draft 2019 Native Hawaiian Housing Plan Hawaii Ranks 40th for Neighborhood Watch Programs Post Those Tax Returns, Darn It! Honolulu Council Kills Homeless on our Freeways Cost grows for delayed upgrade at Halawa Correctional Facility Honolulu police chief Susan Ballard's evaluation report released HB1326: East Maui streams are protected regardless of permit decision Case allegedly exposes flaws in Hawaii’s child-abuser registry, critics say Waiahole Valley preservation pact frays as state considers remedies to homestead issues Read More..

Saturday, March 23, 2019 March 23, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:06 PM :: 2981 Views WSJ: How a Train Through Paradise Turned Into a $9 Billion Debacle High medical costs another threat to Hawaii taxpayers Hawaii GOP Speaker Cleared of Hatch Act Violation Lawmakers pass $8 billion budget – Will Focus on Tax Hikes Kauai Drivers Say ‘No’ to DoT Road Mileage Tax Scheme Bus ridership slide points to ‘Fraud’ in Rail Ridership Estimates   Lyon Bribery Could be Next Major Corruption Scandal in Hawaii Anti-Geothermals Go to Enviro Court to Block Re-Start of Plant Read More..

Friday, March 22, 2019 March 22, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 4838 Views How high is too high? What’s known and unknown about minimum wage increases Hawaii PUC approves special rates for Al Gore's electric buses Hawaii Sues Trump (again) Over Abortion (again) HB942: Legislators Approve $60K Settlement After Failing to Force Churches to Promote Abortion Salvage Contract for Failed Plastic Boom in Hilo Bay? Micronesian official to plead guilty in bribery scandal Homeless Activist Has Change of Heart $2.5M Program Gives Mainland Newcomers $500/mo for Rent State Sen. Donna Kim drops plan to cut 121 UH-Manoa faculty positions Ex-chief's request granted for lawyer in mailbox framing Cue Progressive Freakout: Ige Turns To Private Prison Firm (other than UPW, Inc) For New Oahu Jail Department of Public Safety and Reentry Commission complete plans for Convict Reentry More is Less: Privatized Maui Hospital Recruits More Doctors Thereby Reducing Need for State Subsidy Electric Car Free Parking ‘Not Sustainable’ Snorkel Rentals Kill: Two In Distress, One Rescuer Dead 9th Circuit Hands Tool to anti-GMO Hypesters DoH: How Many Anti-Vaxxers in Your School? Read More..

Thursday, March 21, 2019 March 21, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 PM :: 4729 Views Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects Rail Surcharge Lawsuit How to Solve the Hawaiian Homelands Problem Disabled Inmates: Feds Reach Agreement with Hawaii DPS Report: Hawaii Congressional Delegation Extremely Partisan, Except Gabbard Trump Ties Federal Funds for Colleges to Free-Speech Pledge Angry drivers blast state’s proposal to nix fuel tax for road usage surcharge Lyon contract scandal leaves Hawaii government officials scrambling   Hawaii Nearly Alone: 2/3 of Legislative Races Uncontested Hawaii legislative committees reject plastics ban proposals EVs costing state millions, blamed for airport parking congestion 42 sweeps in 90 days and still volatile encampment plagues neighborhood 16 more MCCC inmates transferred to Halawa Correctional Facility Councilmembers Call for Patrick Wong’s Resignation HPD Chief Ballard Says Allegations Of Doctored Test Scores Are Unfounded Read More..

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 March 20, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:02 PM :: 3734 Views OHA Kakaako Makai Plans Begin With Sewage Plant Grant Supports Drive to make UH, Chaminade, Kauai CC 100% Tobacco Free Buying a House? Need Money? Honolulu can help House Resolution Seeks Return of Hawaiian Airlines Call Center Falls of Clyde to be Restored at Closed British Shipyard? US DoT Inspector General Investigating Honolulu rail concerns raised in (yet another) whistleblower suit Senate Committees Approve More Money for OHA Insiders to Steal Mauna Kea a Mountain of Moolah for OHA Flood control plan for Ala Wai strongly opposed at meeting More housing would boost Maui tax revenues Stolen Stuff Hawaii to hold anti-crime rally at the state Capitol Outdated Wang Technology Hampers Investigations Into Hawaii Professionals Woman accused of stealing $760,000 from Homeless Shelter to face charges (after all) Read More..

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 March 19, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 2828 Views HART Plan to Control Expenses-Pay Robbins Crony $85K per Month Senate Committee to Hear Anti-Gun Bills The last time Congress created a new state HART Spends Money to Prove Spending Money is a Good Idea Hawaii State Government -- 2nd-Lowest Federal Dependency Ranking Liberty and Economics -- Hawaii Together with Keli'i Akina Pentagon IDs $452M in Hawaii military funding for border wall plan SB1428: Let Hawaii County Fritter Away GET funds on Anything Bureaucratic Turf Fight Holds Toddlers Hostage: Ige Backs Team DoE Inmate: Broken phones a starter for ‘riot’ at jail Soft on Crime Meets Hot Lead: 51 Convictions Out on streets—gets shot dead Bill 89: 4,000 TVR Permits Unused vehicles raise spending concerns at EMS Settlement reached in lawsuit against the city in firefighter’s death Hawai`i Can Reach 100% Renewable Energy by Clearcutting Forests Tourists Required to Convert to Eco-Religion Before Tour Ocean Plastic Cleanup Boom Still Stranded in Hilo Bay Read More..

Monday, March 18, 2019 March 18, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:02 PM :: 2849 Views The last time Congress created a new state Honolulu Council Special Election Ballots to be Mailed March 21 GE Tax Hike: How They Voted Legislative Preview: Week 9 Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 17, 2019 Innovation? Hawaii Ranks 45th Lesbian Home Invasion: Supreme Court Will Not Hear Hawaii Case Star-Adv Says We Need Tax Hikes … Because Economy is Slowing DPS Still Can’t Figure out how to Release Prisoners on Time Kealoha and Puana expected in court for drug related charges Judge Orders Release Of More Records In Case Of HPD Officer Who Beat Girlfriend Moldy Honolulu Council: $1.4M Plan to Go Alii with HART Federal Mandate forcing Hawaii to Overhaul Disabled Programs Isle taxpayers take loss on failed Kauai dairy plan Oceanfront Homes Keep Going Up Despite Rising Seas – Because Nobody Believes in Sea Level Rise Read More..

Sunday, March 17, 2019 March 17, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 3535 Views Blank the Amount, Defect the Date Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Will Federal Investigation Wreck HART’s P3 Plan for Rail Past Middle Street? Senator Donna Kim pushes to fire 121 Underperforming UH Manoa faculty Lawmakers Looking Closely At Public Safety Director’s Performance Police chief owes answers on expensive lawsuit deal Pension ‘spiking’ costing Kauai county SB33: Millions More for Hollywood Movie Moguls Hana: ‘Electric Airplane’ Exposed as a Hybrid Star-Adv Genius Plan: Let Lots of Criminals out on Streets so they Won’t Riot in our Jails Hawaii Needs Municipal Governments Below County Level Politicians See Homeless Issue as Way to Pander to Voters, Nothing More Read More..

Saturday, March 16, 2019 March 16, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:22 PM :: 3550 Views Restore flexibility for delivery of public services Lava Tube Dishonor goes to Hawaii County Civil Defense Infested: Honolulu Ranks #2 for Termites Rep Rida Cabanilla Hires Convicted Child Molester--Then Complains About Catholic Church sexual abuse Star-Adv: Telescope Protesters Can Cash in on Sustainable Future SB887: $100 for Carton of Tobacco Cigarettes Dispatchers say valuable time wasted during 911 calls Star-Adv: Can Activists Exploit PRP Poll to Keep the Homeless Homeless  State wants to build huge affordable housing projects with units on 99-year leases Hawaii National Guard soldiers headed soon to Afghanistan Read More..

Friday, March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 18634 Views Lesbian Home Invasion: Supreme Court Considering Whether to hear Hawaii Case House Committee to Hear Anti-Gun Bills Judge Allows OHA, UH to Scrap for Mauna Kea Money Seeking Applications for Independent Grand Jury Counsel – Second Circuit State won’t pay rail invoices subject to subpoena by feds Pacific Club Shindig: More Political Insiders Get Behind Kahele for Congress Spending soars in special election race for City Council seat Nadamoto claims Kaneshiro not in Charge SA Editorial: HPD settlement needs explanation $500 Red Light Camera Tickets Hawai‘i Businesses Speak Out Against Proposed Minimum Wage Increase Bottles, utensils and bags: Lawmakers are coming for your single-use plastics State proposes permanent villages of tiny homes for the hardest to house Ballard Pushing Homeless Tent Cities Modeled on Chinatown ‘Success’ Ala Wai project will affect 37 private properties Bill To Create An Airport Corporation Advances — With A Very Big Catch Times of the signs: Holiday Inn still waiting, 5 years later, for sign approval GIA: Legislators Feel Their Power Over Nonprofits​ Read More..

Thursday, March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 3310 Views Massive Pay Hike for Hawaii Legislators? HB118: Republicans Explain Vote to Kill Rail Audit After Konno: How Hawaii Can revive contracting as policy option State’s use of contractors just a hint of what could be UH Legislative Update Forgotten Voices: The Inadequate Review and Improper Alteration of Our National Monuments Poll: 45% Thinking of Leaving State or Know Someone who is Hawaii County Council passes $50M/year general excise tax hike Keith Kaneshiro put himself on paid leave. So why is he showing up at the office?   State Deputy Sheriffs Still Aren’t Accredited — 8 Years After the Law Required It Names, Ranks And Salaries Of Honolulu Cops Are Still Secret HB593: The Era of Hawaii Agriculture is Over City has collected more than 4.6 million pounds of homeless garbage from city streets and parks—14,276 Shopping Carts 21 inmates identified in MCCC riot; transferred to Halawa Correctional Facility Roads: Kauai Council Actually Considering Preventative Maintenance! Lifeguards work in deteriorating towers as brand new ones sit unused American Samoa Governor in Coma After Surgery Read More..

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 March 13, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 2877 Views Road Usage Charge: HDoT Community Meetings on Latest Tax Hike Scheme Auditor: Every Special Fund Proposed by Legislators Fails to Meet Criteria The Difference Between Real and Fake Energy Policy HART to Defy Federal Subpoena? Hawaii's predicted to bring in about $80 mil fewer dollars in tax revenue this fiscal year   Nearly all state jails operating over capacity Take longer view on Hawaii infrastructure Official charged with enforcing building codes didn’t get permits for residence School Chief Chooses Some Of The People Helping To Evaluate Her One judge approves sale of Kealohas’ home; another reschedules their fraud trial Judge rules bank fraud evidence can't be used in Kealoha corruption trial Legislator: Calls Run 30-0 Against Sanctuary State Investigation: No laws were broken when athletes skied down a snow-less Mauna Kea Biomass is not Carbon Neutral Gabbard Among ‘Those Going Nowhere’ Did Hawaii Company Funnel Malaysian Money to Trump Campaign? Arrested in Waikiki: Coach Helped Rich Liberals get their Idiot Children into the Colleges They won’t let you attend Read More..

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 March 12, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:09 PM :: 3826 Views Legislative Preview: Week 8 Another Poll Puts Gabbard at 0% in Iowa Honolulu Council Special Election: Thursday Deadline to Register to Vote 557 Candidates Register for Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person. It Was All a Sham.  Nishihara: Senate Will Vote on Espinda When I Have 13 Votes Against Him Criminals Light Fire in Maui Jail because TV Broken Cost to transport, house Hawaii inmates on the mainland is skyrocketing—But its Still Cheaper than UPW-Controlled Halawa Prison Shining Sunlight On The Honolulu Police Chief’s Performance Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro’s paid leave approved by his appointee City attorney to help hammer out how process for impeachment petition works Maui Councilmember Calls for Top Lawyer’s Resignation HPD Lieutenant who investigated financial crimes pleads guilty to tax charges Illegal immigrant sanctuary bill dies in state legislature SB663: Robot Cops to Give Tickets at Red Lights HB593: Replacing Prime Agricultural Land With Solar Panels Homebuyers should not be forced to choose solar over gas Honolulu Diocese Should Identify All Credibly Accused Priests Soft on Crime: Incompetent Prosecutors Let Homeless Lunatic Get Away With Murder—Literally Downtown Bumfights Leave two Stabbed Rich Tweeker Has 25-year Criminal Record—Keeps Getting Bail Read More..

Monday, March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 PM :: 8034 Views Rep Quinlan to Constituent: "Get the F*** Out!" Defense Attorneys Part of Kealoha Conspiracy, Coverup     Maui Corp Counsel Girlfriend ‘Transferred out to Avoid Appearance of Nepotism’ Lawsuit Claims HPD Officer Sexually Assaulted Woman     HB210: Lower Voter Participation by Making Hawaii Elections More Complicated and Annoying  SB557: Hawaii to not likely become Second ‘Sanctuary State’ for Illegals HB1464: HMSA Underpays Doctors Manipulating Renewable Energy Definitions to Achieve Goals Gabbard declines to call Syria's Assad a war criminal Read More..

Sunday, March 10, 2019 March 10, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 3575 Views  TelAbortion: Hawaii Doctors, Lawyers Plan the Abortion Future The Jones Act: High Steaks Can’t You Spare Half a Penny for Education? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 9, 2019 Rent Control: How Not to Create Affordable Housing GET increase will add to Hawaii’s high cost of living Ninth Circuit Wants To Know The Statute Of Limitations For Takings Claims In Hawaii Hirono: Gabbard Tied to David Duke, Steve Bannon, Russia Maui County’s top lawyer arrested for physical abuse Marijuana: Shiny Object Confused with Priority  Product Bans are for the Silver Spoon People  HB1326: Failure to Pass would Harm Electric Coop, Small Farmers  A grand bargain on vacation rentals?  Read More..

Saturday, March 9, 2019 March 9, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 2843 Views GE Tax Hike a Lose-Lose Proposition SB931: Tourism Industry Aims to Shut Down Aquarium Fishery FSM Election 2019 Certified Results Legislation Introduced to Repeal Jones Act DPP: Shortage of New Affordable Housing Triples Legislation Introduced to Repeal Jones Act While Collecting Honorifics from Chinese Communists, UH Manoa Also Gets Spyware HART’s disarray shows need for more oversight, not less Mauna Kea: OHA Still Grifting for Money Honolulu residents one step closer to paying for trash pickup Small Boat Harbors Need New Management: DLNR Wants More Money But Hasn’t Earned It For city officials on paid leave, taxpayers pay now or pay a lot more later The Kealohas Could Lose Their Taxpayer-Funded Lawyers Public Safety chief appears headed for a fight at Legislature to keep his job Former HPD officer accused of sexually assaulting a military wife Soft on Crime: Shoot a Weed Dealer Get 5 Years Maui Organic Food Activist is a Child Molester Read More..

Friday, March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 3430 Views SCR42: After Partying with Mafia Hitman, Sen Stanley Chang Proposes Repeal of 2nd Amendment Hawaii Infrastructure Receives D+ Grade from Civil Engineers HB893 Guts DHHL Funding Earth Just-us: Eco-Lawyer Drives Up Your Cost of Living Hawaii lawmakers move to decriminalize pot possession Rape, Kidnapping Plea Bargain:  Gets 5 Years After Marijuana Growers Threaten Rape Victim City Poised To Pay $550,000 To Cop Who Claimed Ballard Doctored Female Recruits’ Test Scores UH should be wary of Confucius Institute Consumer Advocate Urges Rejection of Solar Project on Kunia Ag Land Identity politics does not fit well in Hawaii WaPo: Deathwatch for Tulsi Gabbard Campaign Read More..

Thursday, March 7, 2019 March 7, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:22 PM :: 7479 Views Lyon Bribery: Preliminary Election Results Show FSM President May Lose Seat Prosecutor Kaneshiro Take Leave of Absence on Deadline to Respond to Supreme Court Kanuikapono School: Will Teachers be Fired to Cover Up FBI Investigation? Hawaii Sues Trump Over Abortion Sales Pitch DBEDT Projects Slower Economy, Rising Unemployment Crossover: Anti-Gun Bills Make it to the Other Side House Passes Election Changes, Ethics, Campaign Spending Reforms DoH Launches Marijuana Sales to Tourists How Much Does Your State Collect in Corporate Income Taxes Per Capita? Carbon Tax Crosses over to House  Ozawa Helped Kealoha Pal Miske Kealoha lawyer seeks city funding for fees Solar Bid Rigging: Yamamoto Caliboso Secretly Represented All 7 Winning Bids State fires firm auditing rail change orders Rail officials want a multi-million dollar do-over for a station entrance they once decided to scrap Secret Plan to Convert Waianae Shelter into Massive Festering Homeless Tent City Behind Oahu’s 20% drop in sheltered homeless Queens Overrun by 1,700 Lunatics: Legislators Consider Doing a Study Rare Polynesian artifacts stolen from OHA CEO's home Soft on Crime: 31-Time Loser Gets 10 Years—Could be out in 1 Year HB287 / HB1557: Clear Squatters out of Foreclosed Homes Advocates Want to Legalize Child Prostitution DLNR Takes over Surf School Permits, Gives only one out ​Building More Suburbs Could Help Millennials Stay In Hawaii Read More..

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 March 6, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:12 PM :: 4349 Views Hawaii GE Tax Hits Poor 255% Harder than Rich It's legislative season again, so taxpayers beware! Tokuda-Connected Recycler Busted for Fraud Technology Transformation: Priority Bills on the Move New Reports Detail the Jones Act’s Cost to Puerto Rico South Dakota law school: Hawaiian Day is offensive. Hawaii state rep: No it's not. Hirono Suggests She Was Joking When She Criticized the Green New Deal Crossover: House Sends 497 Bills to Senate Legislators Response to Federal Rail Probe: Cancel State Audits DAGS Rejects 11% of HART Invoices—HDoT Scheme to Milk Rail Budget May be Jeopardy Senate Approves 11% GE Tax Increase Pre-K: DoE Bureaucrats Squabble over Lucrative New Fiefdom Caldwell’s Latest Tax Hikes to create 110 new positions Mystery: BioFuel Scammers Behind HB307 Dairy Shelves Empty in Hawaii Thanks to Anti-Dairy Activists, Jones Act and Hemi-Global Cooling Will Dead Criminal Finally Do Something for Family? Hawaii Claims Lowest Average Personal Loan Balance Among States 7th Annual Vietnam Era Patriot Recognition Hawaii Tests Abortion by Telephone Read More..

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 March 5, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:34 PM :: 7733 Views Crossover: House Sends 197 Bills to Senate City-Funded Survey Tries Out Excuses for Tax Hikes Suddenly Transsexual at 50--Former Dude Scores $95K from New Age Guru  Kealoha Tied to former M Nightclub Owner HART board and City Council Reject forensic rail audit (again) Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Coming Thanks to Josh Green: HPD chief says yes to ‘temporary refuge areas’ HB1552: Independent Commission of Soft-on-Crime Activists to Oversee Prisons? Administrator who oversaw Hawaii State Hospital during high-profile escape to leave post Annual homeless census’ leader resigns A controversial ban on single-use plastics is up for a vote at the state capitol Oligopoly Drug Dealers Move 1,569 lbs of Weed, Score $12.9M in Revenue—Expect More when Tourists Can Score 85% of Medicated Dopers Have …uh… ‘Severe Pain’ Legislature Considers Sex Abuse Investigation Of Catholic Church Kauai Emergency Proclamation Saves TVRs from Losing Legal Status Read More..

Monday, March 4, 2019 March 4, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 3054 Views HB664 / SB674: Legislators Push Sex Change for Autistic Children Legislative Preview: This Week's Bills on the Move Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 3, 2019 Cancer Gambit Pays Off--Kealoha Trial Delayed Until May The Drug-Addicted Lawyer Lawmaker wants answers on Public Safety Dept.'s polices, procedures State trying to raise boat harbor fees excessively Expedia: SB1292 Illegal Spying on Vacation Rentals Challenge to City Council race about seeking a fair election Read More..

Sunday, March 3, 2019 March 3, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 4037 Views Trump knocks 'crazy female senator' Mazie Hirono for comments on men Beware of Tax Software? Grassroot Institute Plans Events on Oahu, Maui Leaving Hawaii: Biggest Outflow in Last Year Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Rail: Is FTA a Target of Grand Jury—Will Feds Freeze Funds as a Result? Rail scrutiny goes from questions of urban planning to criminal culpability Plotting GE Tax Hike Behind closed doors: Council holds secret budget meeting, discussions off agenda Cut Cost of Living Instead of Hiking Minimum Wage Green Energy Scammers Driving up Taxes and Cost of Housing Lying: MECO Claims customers will not pay for unused power from solar farms Enviros Still Trying to Keep Paper and Plastic out of H-Power SB522 Styrofoam Ban Statewide Tourism Industry Tries to Shut Down Aquarium Fishers (again) How Maurice Arrisgado Jr. escaped OCCC before he was shot Read More..

Saturday, March 2, 2019 March 2, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 3088 Views HB210: House Republicans Unanimously Oppose Ranked-Choice Voting  Leis Banned in South Dakota WAM BAM $250M GE Tax Hike Passes Senate Committee Kim proposes budget hike, 35 new police positions Special interests driving up housing costs Dairy: Food Sustainability takes a Hit Six Steps to Universal Heath Care in Hawaii OCCC inmate attempting to escape is fatally shot 3rd Try at Medical Excuse for Katherine Kealoha  Ethics complaint targets Puna councilwoman over Bottling Plant Hawaii Decides Again Not to Legalize Marijuana Read More..

Friday, March 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:25 PM :: 4171 Views Hawaii tops nation for rise in pedestrian fatalities Honolulu Rents 12th Highest in USA Help People Save by Cutting Their Taxes HCR31: Remove Oxy Dealer's Name from Smithsonian UHERO: Hawaii Economy slows markedly. Is more in store? New report urges 'building out' to ease housing crisis Gut And Replace Bills Repeal Rail Audit Requirements Whistleblower Lawsuit: HART Purposefully Mishandled More Than 100 Change Orders, Threatened Claims Managers HART Board says no to request for an independent audit of rail  Feds Will Pry Open HART’s Secrets Caldwell  Proposes Massive Tax Hikes to Pay for Rail and ‘New Positions’ Federal authorities: Katherine Kealoha used cocaine while she was deputy city prosecutor Sex workers and the Honolulu Police: FBI reacts to more allegations about HPD officers Gabbard Caught Filing False Financial Disclosure Reports (again) LG Green’s Program—Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Everywhere Kauai Floods Exploited to Limit Tourist Numbers A Real Company is Building a New Terminal at Keahole—Why is the Legislature Funding a Fake Competitor Led by Drunk Rave Promoter Jon Riki Karamatsu? HB307: State House Sneaks in Revived Use of Undefined Definitions Pension Reform for Kauai Read More..