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Tuesday, March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:16 PM :: 2332 Views 204 Hawaii COVID: 29 New Cases, 10 More Recovered Maui Companies to Begin Assembling Ventilators COVID 19 Source Tracing: The Devil is in the Details Economists Expect 140,000 Unemployed FDA Approves Use of Malaria Drugs for COVID-19 426 Criminals may soon be released on to Hawaii Streets “This is a song and dance!” Senators accuse Governor’s office of poor leadership in COVID-19 crisis Experts say Hawaii unemployment rate may hit 25% Governor Ige announces mandatory quarantine for interisland travel Captain of aircraft carrier with growing coronavirus outbreak pleads for help from Navy COVID-19 Is Taking A Big Toll On Other Types Of Health Care Hawaii's stevedores volunteer to test for COVID-19 Maunakea telescopes close in response to virus order Hawaii to get at least $4B in federal coronavirus aid Break-ins force Hawaii Foodbank to hire additional security Coronavirus death rate is lower than previously reported, study says, but it's still deadlier than seasonal flu Looking back at the 1918-1920 “Spanish Flu” epidemic in Hawaii Honolulu Star-Advertiser Cutting Payroll Costs To Weather Pandemic Read More..

Monday, March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:21 PM :: 3290 Views VIDEO: Hawaii DoH Official Goes on 10-minute Rant Against Corona Testing COVID-19 Media Letter: Transparency is More Important Than Ever COVID: 24 New Cases, 10 More Recover Time For A "Coronavirus Disputes Court?" Suspension Of Hawaii’s Open Government Laws More Extreme Than Other States Corona Budget: Will Council Refuse to Fund Rail Operations to Pay for Relief? DoE Suddenly Finds Itself in the Homeschooling Business Stimulus: Will You be Getting a Check? With All Eyes on Corona, HECO Plans Elon Musk’s Biggest Cash Giveaway Mauna Kea Isn’t Just About a Telescope, It’s About Who Will Decide the Future FBI agents raid Waialae Iki home, search for explosives Hawaii defense key in upcoming missile shoot-down test Read More..

Sunday, March 29, 2020 March 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:38 PM :: 2458 Views Using Extensive Testing and Geographical Isolation to Mitigate the Coronavirus Crisis in Hawaii The Agony of Restaurant Workers Blood Test Provides Instant COVID Results—Rejected by Hawaii DoH Lead. Grant relief. Don’t take more. Please. MD: Chloroquine Widely Prescribed against COVID-19 Killing the economy kills people Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 28, 2020 MD: We Need to Test—There is no Shortage of materials Ramp up the science and testing to defeat coronavirus Green vs Ige: Fight over Testing Virus is the Solution to all of our ‘Problems’ Honolulu firefighter, police officer tested positive for COVID-19 Recent crime include multiple reports of domestic violence Will Feds’ Relief Package Be Enough To Keep Hawaii’s Small Businesses Afloat? Residents And Policymakers Battle Over Hawaii Wind Energy Projects Hawaii National Guard soldiers in Afghanistan avoid Pentagon’s ‘stop movement’ order amid coronavirus pandemic Read More..

Saturday, March 28, 2020 Letters to the Editor March, 2020 By Letters to the Editor @ 11:57 PM :: 2570 Views Killing the economy kills people Impeach Harry Kim Read More..

Saturday, March 28, 2020 March 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 3003 Views Let the Sun Shine In! COVID Relief Bill Directs Minimum $1.25B to Hawaii Is Seattle a warning against Hawaii raising its minimum wage? COVID Recession: Hawaii, Nevada Likely to be Hit Hardest Attorney General Uses COVID as Excuse to Do What they Have Been Planning all Along -- Let Lots and Lots of Criminals out of Hawaii Jails Epidemic: US Death Toll tops 24K (but its the flu so ignore this and continue panicking) Is the Coronavirus as Deadly as They Say? 228 Candidates File for Election DoE: Modify 12th Grade Graduation Requirements for COVID Hawaii Public Employees May Lose Out On Pay Raises Due To Virus Kauai County Property Values & Property Tax Revenues to Drop 20% 50% of Businesses have Closed or Reduced Hours Councilmember: Crisis is an Opportunity to Make Maui into Socialist Utopia Now is not the time for political opportunity 10-Day delay in coronavirus test results Quarantine Protocols Will Soon Extend To Interisland Travel—Medical Screenings for Arriving Passengers? Waikiki bartender with coronavirus on life support in Kaiser Moanalua hospital Hawaii health director says some physicians ‘closing up their practices’ Decrease in flights is packing a punch for state exporters Homeless COVID Testing Center to Open in Iwilei Virus clouds prospects for Hawaii’s mental health reforms Hawaii issues RFQ for P3 partner to redevelop Aloha Stadium Should Trees Be Planted to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere or be Burned to Produce Renewable Electricity? Interior Official Pushing To Renew COFA Treaties This Year Despite Obstacles Read More..

Friday, March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 2954 Views Micronesia Getting 45-Minute COVID Test Results--When will Hawaii Catch Up? YB Uses COVID as Excuse to Impose Freight Rules it has Wanted for Years First Arrest for COVID Stay-at-Home Violation? HSTA Member from Anti-Vaxxer School Hawaii AG: COVID is a Great Excuse to Help Planned Parenthood Make Money Selling Dead Baby Parts Hawaiian Homes Commission Approves DHHL Loan Deferral Aircraft Carrier Heads for Guam as 25 Sailors Test Positive Trump Signs Guam War Claims Legislation Maui Budget: Property Tax Cut Proposed CoronaVirus: The Lockdown is Worse than the Disease Honolulu, HART Budgets Face Financial Reckoning—Property Tax Hike Coming? Quarantine Loopholes: 14 Days with Elderly and Pregnant People in your Home Instant COVID Tests at S Korea Airport Only 3 Cases—But Police Checkpoints on Kauai We’ve Completely Eliminated Tourism: ‘The Process is Going Very Well’ Green: COVID Hospital Surge Not Here Yet—Maybe Mid April 83K New Unemployment claims, processing for new unemployment checks could take a month Hawaii unemployment fund will burn thru $600M in a few months Hawaii County’s mayor draws heat for seeking ‘exemptions’ to stay-at-home order Hawaii military deployments upended by coronavirus Homeless coronavirus quarantine site in Iwilei expected to open next week 2 arrested, 70 cited for violating stay-at-home orders, Honolulu police say Advocates fear for domestic violence victims who must shelter in place following double homicide in Ewa Beach $2T Stimulus Solves Sunscreen Hysteria Problem Read More..

Thursday, March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 2992 Views Prince Kuhio’s Fight to Americanize Hawaii Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Calls for Suspension or Delay of GE Tax Restaurant Association Petitions Ige for 'Sustainment' Hawaii Worst Taxpayer ROI in USA Telescope: Hawaii State Supreme Court Affirmed Sacred Beliefs Not Applicable The Royal Origins Of "Police Power" Hawaii-Style: The King v. Tong Lee (1880) Straub Employee Snooped Medical Records for Six Years Ethics: HHSC Manager Retires, Goes to Work for Contractor Most of Hawaii’s electric battery systems are paired with wind or solar power plants Kauai Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan -- Public Comments Open  3-26: Corona Count 106 -- 11 New Cases 3-25: COVID Count 95--Only Six New Cases Don’t Use Virus as Excuse -- Government must be open to scrutiny Secret Budget Meetings Legal Under Virus:  Major Cuts Planned as Tax Revenues Plummet Petty Politics is the Priority: Ige, Green Smooth Over Differences On COVID-19 Response Mandatory quarantine for all arrivals start Thursday  4,131 mostly locals Arrive Tuesday –40 Hotels Shut Down More than 60,000 have filed for unemployment in Hawaii so far this month—Unemployment hits 10% What's the coronavirus risk to Hawaii hotel and restaurant workers? Start at $8.7M a day. Honolulu tied for fewest construction cranes on Rider Levett Bucknall Q1 index Hawaii officials announce list of efforts to ease coronavirus-related pains Hawaiian Air confirms a few of their employees have tested positive for COVID-19 Hawaii island police make 1st known arrest in connection with Gov. David Ige’s stay-at-home order Virus Becomes Latest Excuse to Let lots and lots of criminals out onto the streets Virus Becomes Latest Excuse to Keep the Homeless on the streets Moron Attacks Tourists in Waikiki American Samoa's coronavirus conundrum: No way to test after Hawaii Refuses O'ahu mom reaches day nine awaiting daughters COVID-19 results Pocket Change: Hawaii spending $13 million for health care protective equipment Donations down 35%, Blood Bank of Hawaii needs more donors Teachers union files lawsuit against state over work mandate despite school closures Parents And Guardians Look For Education Options For Their Keiki As Schools Switch To Distance Learning Developer Quits Gill Family Windfarm Deal Virus Scares Protesters off Mauna Kea The Thirty Meter Telescope: How a volcano in Hawaii became a battleground for astronomy NOAA tsunami website faltered Tuesday while Hawaii faced a potential threat Read More..

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 March 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 2638 Views Green 'Fired' from State COVID Response in Dispute Over Mass Testing Corona Towers: Council Hides Behind Quarantine, Gives Development Deal to Convicted Felon 90 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Hawai‘i: 14 New Cases Hawaii Doctors Battle State Health Department Over COVID-19 Testing MDs Prescribing Corona Treatments Nearly 20,000 unemployment claims filed in a single day Hawaii Unemployment System Housed on 30-Year Old Computer COVID Solution: Will Supreme Court Order lots and lots of Criminals out onto the Streets? Homeless Suddenly Willing to Accept Shelter After Bathrooms Close in Parks, Restaurants Kim administration studying stay-at-home order for possible exemptions Panic Monger Hooser: Stay Calm over COVID, ‘This too shall pass’ Hawaii health officials retract report of death attributed to coronavirus Emergency Medical Services makes public call: Don’t use 911 if you think you have COVID-19 City Makes Parking Available in front of Take-out Restaurants Kahuku? PUC to Discuss Windfarm Setbacks Today Read More..

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 March 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 2561 Views Hawaii: First COVID Death was Undiscovered Patient Ige Statewide 'Stay at Home' Order Thru April 30 Shelter-In-Place ordered for Honolulu and Maui through April 30; Curfew for Kaua‘i through May 3 Imua TMT Panel Discussion -- Live and Interactive Map: COVID Spreads Across Pacific Islands UH researcher’s team helps create vaccine for COVID-19 Impeach Harry Kim Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus -- Hawaii Jumps from 46th to 11th Pine: Cut Blaisdell to Fund Medical Care Insider Benefits: Senate President arranges testing for Asymptomatic Senators 3,300 Tested for Corona So Far—77 Positive Guam: 29 Cases, 1 Death 9,000 unemployment claims filed over Weekend Bus Ridership Drops Sharply Good time to build TMT     EMS inundated with non-emergency calls Caldwell Refuses to Spend More to Reduce Homelessness Homeless will be Left to Rot in the Streets Hawaii public school cafeteria workers begin free meal service Time For Neighborhood Boards To Become Community Councils Cruise ship passengers bused to flights out of Honolulu 100 Years Ago Spanish Flu Killed 2,300 in Hawaii Read More..

Monday, March 23, 2020 March 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 2629 Views Hawaii: The Road to Corona Recovery Leads Through Japan Honolulu Sues 'Big Oil' -- Fatal Flaws in Evidence Hawaiian Airlines to Suspend Most Long-Haul Passenger Service Due to New State of Hawai‘i Quarantine Order Legislators: Ige's Tourism Shutdown is not Enough UPDATE--Stay Home Order Imposed: Caldwell Updates COVID Emergency Proclamation UPDATE: Maui County Stay-Home Order: Tourists Blocked from Road to Hana  UPDATE: Kauai Mayor Stay-at-Home Order and Nightly Curfew Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 22, 2020 Why this Nobel laureate predicts a quicker coronavirus recovery: 'We're going to be fine' Hawaii Medicaid Spending High, Quality Low ‘Weak Case’ – but Telescope Opponents Appeal Project Bond Ruling Anyway Actor Daniel Dae Kim says Trump’s malaria drug was ‘secret weapon’ in 4-day coronavirus recovery Kamehameha Schools to start rent-deferral program for retail tenants COVID Solution Release Criminals Back on to Streets Election Office Needs to Verify Your Signature Read More..

Sunday, March 22, 2020 March 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:36 PM :: 2483 Views Ige Imposes 14-Day Quarantine Shutdown? 21% of Hawaii Businesses Would Lose $10,000 per Day 40% of Hawaii Supreme Court up for Grabs Who’s Watching the Store? UPDATE: 56 COVID Cases in Hawaii Ige’s move will shut the flow of visitors to the islands Surprise: Passengers from cruise ship to disembark in Honolulu and go home (sudden mechanical issue) Maui Medical professionals Predict 1,000 to 3,000 Hawaii COVID Cases in Next 10 Days    More than 400 tested in drive-thru coronavirus testing site in Kakaako Key to Recovery: Approve Campaign Contributors’ Development Projects The reality is that we need tourism here for the long-term Covid-19 Layoffs at Midweek N Shore Anti-Tourist Hysteria Anti-Pesticide Hystericals switch -- Protest Tourists Instead MPD preps for COVID-19 impact on staff as one officer quarantined Hawaiian Airlines flight attendant 2 DoD Employees tests positive for COVID-19 COVID-19 and the “right to travel” This has all Happened Before Read More..

Saturday, March 21, 2020 March 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:00 PM :: 2443 Views Thanks to Virus, DoE Finally Achieves Goal of Eliminating All Standardized Testing Crushed by COVID? Small Businesses Aid Application Period Extended 217 Candidates File for Election Hawaii Democratic Primary Cancels In-Person Voting Working to protect our freedoms Hawaii COVID Hits 37: 11 New Cases Honolulu Council Calls for 14-Day Quarantine Kauai Council Bans Public from Meetings--Just in time for Property Tax Hike, Removal of Alleged Meth Dealer Hawaii Courts Open--Most Traffic, Criminal, and Civil Cases Postponed Until After April 30 Reality Check: COVID Imported to Hawaii by 41 locals--Only 7 Tourist Cases Telescope Protesters Now Protest Against Tourists Greenmail Activists Blockade Beach Access Road Thousands laid off as eateries shut off dine-in options or close their doors Feeel Good Politics: Cruise Ship Passengers Refused Entry into Honolulu as 1,000s arrive by Air Daily Free Corona Testing for Tourism Industry Workers Offered Today Gun Sales Soar: “What if someone gets desperate and tries to steal supplies from our home?”  COVID Criminals: 8 Looters Arrested in Hilo Council: Big Island mayor’s lack of action over coronavirus putting lives at risk Kona hospital reports 2 presumptive positive coronavirus patients Kauai: Mayor On Curfew — ‘I’m Willing To Be Criticized For Overreacting’ A case of recovery: An Oahu man, 70, gets CDC clearance after contracting COIVD-19 Read More..

Friday, March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:01 PM :: 2311 Views COVID Committee Meets in Secret: Harbors Div Closes Hawaii to Cruise Ships, Airports Div Next COVID: House Speaker 'Implores' Ige to Impose Travel Ban, Order Military Response Thousands Sign Petition Demanding 14-Day Quarantine for all Visitors Hawaii K-O: Gabbard Exits Primary a Lady Legend After Downing Officer Harris Barking Sands: Pentagon Test Launches Prototype Hypersonic Weapon Caldwell: Homeless enforcement more important than ever Full Text: Caldwell Updates COVID Emergency Proclamation A century of Australia/New Zealand shipping to Hawaii ends The Cruise Industry Assistance Washington Should Give: Repeal the Passenger Vessel Services Act COVID: 26 Cases -- All Travel Related  Corona Virus: Hawaii Ranks 43rd Legislators: After Corona, ‘High Money Bills’ Unlikely to be Approved Sen Lorraine Inouye in Isolation Awaiting COVID Test Results 2,000 People Tested for Corona Virus in Hawaii as Private Labs Step in “We have never, ever experienced this level of unemployment claims coming in” Victorino’s coronavirus act takes effect today, calls for maximum $5,000 fine, jail The need for blood donations remains high during coronavirus pandemic   Soft on Crime: Sex Offender Gets Multiple 2nd Chances—Caught in Sting Read More..

Thursday, March 19, 2020 March 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 3053 Views The last time Congress created a new state State Senator Clarence Nishihara tests positive for COVID-19 Gabbard Quits Presidential Race, Endorses Biden DoE Closes Schools Until April 7 After HSTA Files Grievance over COVID Plan COVID: Activist Groups Demand Ige Clamp Down Harder Kauai Mayor Orders Nightly Curfew Maui County Orders Bars, Restaurants Shut: Tourists Blocked from Road to Hana COVID 16 Cases in Hawaii--all Travel-Related Hawaii County Seeks to Fill Vacancies on Redistricting Commission Hawaii Residents 10th Most Dependent on Federal Government Hawaii GE Tax Takes $2431 per Capita -- 2nd Highest in USA Emergencies, Police Power, Commandeering, And Compensation: Essential Readings Democracy Still Matters in Time of Pandemic Josh Green: The AIRPORTS DIVISION Will Save us from COVID (LOL!) Tourists: “We think Hawaii is the best place to ride out a worldwide scare” Hawaii Corona Count Now 26 as Private Lab Testing Kicks in 4,500 Unemployment Claims Filed in Just Two Days—Then system crashes  Homeless ‘Frequent Flyers’ Clog our Hospitals during Pandemic—But Opportunity to FORCE them into shelter ignored Governors Race 2022: Lt. Gov. Josh Green calls for suspension of non-essential travel to Hawaii and quarantine for arrivals Governors Race 2022: Caldwell Closes More Stuff—Threatens Jail for Violators Hawaii County Government Continues Business as Usual Hanalei: 150 Cram into Shelter During Flood Coronavirus forces Hawaii colleges to (slowly) capitulate on millions in student refunds Passengers of 2 cruise ships expected in Honolulu won’t be allowed to disembark Honolulu rent increases for single-family homes lowest in the nation Read More..

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 2798 Views Ige Orders Bars, Restaurants to Close--Asks Tourists to Stay Away COVID Circulating at Capitol? DoH Silent Scams Galore: Hi-Tech Tax Credit Crowd Gets in to Digital Currency Katherine Kealoha Surrenders Law License Crushed by COVID? Small Businesses Have Only Hours to Apply for Aid HSTA Files Grievance over COVID Plan Coronavirus: Modern Research & Chinese Medicine Imua TMT Panel Discussion -- Live and Interactive Will Corona Virus Kill Hawaii’s health care system? Surge of patients could cripple isle hospitals Hawaii Co Council Meetings Will Continue, Public Excluded, Press May be Excluded, Written Testimony Will be Posted When we get Around to it Navatek Spoons out $700K in Campaign Contributions—Only Makes News When they Give to a Republican Major Honolulu mayoral campaigns halt or slow down Potentially coronavirus-infected homeless being turned back out onto streets without medical evaluation Soft on Crime: Corona Virus Solution is to Let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out onto Street NC Corona Patient Came Home from Hawaii Sick Tourism shocks could cost tens of thousands of jobs Local construction industry may bear out in COVID-19 fallout Another Side To The HPU Saga Read More..

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 2771 Views Most Aggressive States Against the Coronavirus -- Hawaii 46th Legislative Session Suspended due to Corona Virus COVID-19: Council, DHHL, Legislators Cut Public Access Judiciary Blocks Out-of-State Lawyers from Courtrooms Best States for Doctors -- Hawaii 42nd The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America - 15 Days to Slow the Spread DHHL Clears Out Another Homeless Camp Insiders Urged to Exploit Legislative Shutdown for Backroom Deals Opportunity Knocks: Ige Suspends Sunshine Law Telescope:  $1B Cost of Refusal to Enforce Law?  Bad time for new stormwater fees Tourism reels as containment prompts 50% declines Unemployment claims double, state says First Case of Local Transmission—Kualoa Ranch Tour Guide Healthcare worker tests positive for COVID-19 after Mainland Trip Maui doctors call for free regional testing center Corona-Free Cruise Ship Stuck In Limbo; Looking For Port in Hawaii Katherine and Louis Kealoha sentencing postponed over coronavirus concerns Wind Farms Will Gobble up More Oahu Land Schatz, Matson Back Kahele For Free Ride to Congress Hawaii Democrats Still Figuring Out What To Do About The Primary Coronavirus Is The New Excuse For Universal Basic Income Condo ‘Disaster’: Waikiki Maintenance Fees Hit $1,800 Read More..

Monday, March 16, 2020 March 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 2800 Views Corona Virus: HIDOE extends spring break thru March 27 Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 14, 2020 SB2038: COVID-19 Becomes Excuse to Abolish Sunshine Law  Hawaii Gun Violence Commission Would Leave The Public In The Dark HB2543: Will KSBE Get the Money? Bill to boost teacher pay moves over to House—BoE Property Tax Bill Dead Sorry Kirk, COVID-19 won’t delay rail’s scheduled opening this year, says the head of HART Heiress said her estate won’t go to Hawaiians FAA Has Long Resisted Safety Board Calls For Tougher Air Tour Oversight COVID-19:  How One Case Got to Maui  Hawaii test drives COVID-19 drive-thru screening program in Kaneohe Read More..

Sunday, March 15, 2020 March 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 2131 Views Legislature: Suicide, Abortion Bills May be Dead for Session Hawaii Property Taxes per Capita--$1,236 Green Fees – But Not the Golfing Kind 201 Candidates File for Election How to navigate ‘coronavirus recession’ in Hawaii Corona Virus becomes Excuse for the Tax n Spend Make-Work Projects Proposed to the Legislature Before Corona Caldwell Pushes his Sue Big Oil Litigation Scam 5th & 6th & 7th COVID-19 cases announced in Hawaii--no local transmission Unsanitary Homeless Shelter-Refusers Spread Disease, 20 Dead (but it's not Corona) Read More..

Saturday, March 14, 2020 March 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:37 PM :: 3498 Views OHA in Court: ‘Mauna Kea Must be a Money-Maker for Us’ Ige Appoints Peter Kubota Judge 3rd Circuit, Hilo Hawaii Senate Committee Passes Two Anti-Gun Bills Feds Want Katherine Kealoha In Prison For 14 Years Tulsi Gabbard Intervenes after ‘Friend’ Threatens Workers at Health Clinic Two Tourists Test Positive –Quarantined on Kauai Pentagon halts domestic travel for military due to coronavirus ACLU Plan: Mass Release of Prisoners When Corona Hits Jails No Longer Distracted by the Internet, Brun Impeachment Petition is now on Paper Smug UH Law Prof Quits Supreme Court Bar Homeless by Choice: Only 2 of 31 Accept Shelter Read More..

Friday, March 13, 2020 March 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:17 PM :: 3348 Views NYT: Telescope Puts $850M on Table Corona Virus: Fortunately Hawaii Lost Case Against Trump Hawaii Cost of Living 92% Above US Average Asian Ocean Carriers Duke it Out for Hawaii Market Minimum Wage Hike will Worsen Corona Virus Recession Hawaii Middle School Robotics--11 Qualify for World Championships Supreme Court Clears Way for Release of Secret Report on Wrongdoing in State Auditor's Office Aloha Aina Party Qualifies for Ballot Status Matson Debunks Rumors: Operations continue uninterrupted $13 Billion Dollars: Proposed Hawaii carbon tax could cost as much as Honolulu's rail project Corona Virus is an Excuse for Tax-n-Spend Make-Work Projects     Criminal Al Hee’s Scam Company Service ‘Spotty’  -- DHHL, Customers Eager for Real Service Provider to Buy out Assets  Hawaii Minimum Wage Bill Clears First Senate Hurdle Judge: Hawaiian Heiress Is Not Capable Of Managing Her Own Affairs Allowing Homeless to Refuse Shelter Risks Spread of Corona Virus Corona Virus vs Transparency: Honolulu City Council budget briefings postponed indefinitely Hawaii Lawmakers Introduce Plan To Study Psychedelic Mushrooms With Goal Of Legalizing Access Maui Hospital could wait weeks for fast-turnaround COVID-19 test Birds of a Feather: Anti-GMO Whack Job Calls Maui Time Corrupt, Dishonest Mail-in voting has gaps to fill Gabbard not done with race, but it’s done with her Read More..

Thursday, March 12, 2020 March 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 3501 Views Why astronomy on Mauna Kea is not a desecration but a duty 6 Years Later: Navy Brings Red Hill Tank 5 Back into Service COVID-19: Legislators Cut off Public Access State Senate Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Anti-Gun Bills UH Legislative Session Update Finalists for two UH Board of Regents positions announced CoronaVirus: UH Switches to 100% Online Classes Coronavirus Forecast To Take $300 Million Bite Out Of Hawaii Tax Revenues Feds Want Judge To Throw The Book At Kealohas—While City Showers Them in Money Kawananakoa: I’m Not Dead Yet but my Money has Already been Stolen by the Usual Insiders Corona—Just the Excuse Caldwell Needs to Tap Rainy Day Fund for Rail, Blaisdell Projects Coronavirus: Military ‘Buying Time’ Until Countermeasures Ready DOT officials say federal directive would be needed to ban cruise ships Hawaii DOE Cancels All School Travel Outside State Happy News: No More Windfarms on Oahu? How One Homeless Mental Case Cycles Through System Again and Again Hawaii agents arrest alleged cartel member in nationwide drug bust Gabbard Keeps Campaigning to Line Cult Coffers Read More..

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 3418 Views COVID19: Hawaii Tourism Drops 35% Since March 1 Is Hawaii Prepared for a Recession? Protesters Ensure Tourism Dominance,  Drive Exodus Weren’t we going to diversify our economy? Police Chief Susan Ballard supports enhanced sentence for her predecessor Hawaii Environmentalists Slaughter Baby Whales While Chasing Filthy Lucre Programs Give Money to Renters at Risk of Homelessness 17-Year Felony Record Out on the Streets Does it Again (What a surprise!) Liberal Air America Founder Arrested at Guam Airport (again) Foster Children Were Sent Out of State to Mental Health Facilities Where Some Faced Abuse and Neglect Hawaii visitor tests positive for coronavirus after she returns to Canada Read More..

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 3745 Views Money News: OHA files motion for summary judgement in Maunakea lawsuit INRIX Honolulu Traffic Congestion Report Card Speaker Names Corona Virus Economic Working Group EPA requiring closures of 12 Big Isle cesspools After Decade Long Crime Spree State Gives 1 Year in Jail--Then the Feds Step In The Futility of Trying to Reduce Driving Some Waikiki Hotels now 90% Empty--But Legislators want to Raise Taxes Anyway  FEAR: Hawaii Democratic ‘Ranked-choice’ ballot might give Gabbard her only Primary Win Nadamoto Running for Prosecutor: Tough on Crime Except those Committed by Political Insiders   110,000 with outdated voter registration won’t get ballots Showboating: Honolulu Files Climate Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies Kauai Readers Not Fooled by Article Titled: ‘1-person cars create congestion’ HB668 Dead: Would Have Reversed Cancellation of 38,000 Sister Isle Medicaid Policies   Lawmakers Want To Subsidize Young Brothers Big Rate Increases Coronavirus vs Transparency: State Grants Hearing Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns Some Brun charges dismissed by State—but Fortunately the Feds are Here Homeless Meth Dealer Wins 10 Years of Free Housing In trial for control of her fortune, heiress Abigail Kawananakoa takes the stand DPP Harasses Homeowner over Small Driveway Job Fear Of Fluoridation Ignores Science And Common Sense Read More..

Monday, March 9, 2020 March 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 2668 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 8, 2020 Forest Service, DLNR Sign 'Shared Stewardship' Agreement Crossover: Republican Legislative Update Elderly man who recently traveled to Washington state becomes Hawaii’s second coronavirus case Rail a heavy lift designed to force next mayor to raise property taxes Three Legal Snags for Na Pua Makani -- Kahuku Wind Farm Judge clears courtroom on opening day of Abigail Kawananakoa hearing Bill would protect school newspapers’ rights Aviation groups want Dillingham Airfield to keep flying Cult Member Annoys Family Charles Djou: Why I’m Not Running For Honolulu Mayor Read More..

Sunday, March 8, 2020 March 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 4247 Views ICA Vacancy: JSC Extends Deadline for Applicants EB-5 Scandals Finally Reach Hawaii Just a Technical Change Fallen Honolulu police officer Kaulike Kalama remembered during services Hawaii lawmakers consider raising income taxes, GE Tax—Carbon tax to hit Fuel, Electricity and Airline Tickets SB3104: Hawaii Senate’s promise of affordable housing morphs into Luxury Developer Giveaway Zoning committee decision could restrict wind farms on Oahu Hawaii High School Athletic Association policy regarding transgender athletes challenged Hawaii lawmakers show hubris over abortion funding Economy: Corona Recession 1% of GDP? To Survive Recession, Kill Big Tax n Spend Projects Will Diamond Head Attack Produce Change in Mental Health Approach? Caldwell’s Press Conferences catch up with him Audit says water department needs clearer contingency plans Read More..

Saturday, March 7, 2020 March 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:32 PM :: 3770 Views 21 Infected on Corona Virus Cruise Ship Which Made Four Stops in Hawaii Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review UHERO: Making a High-Quality State Revenue/Tax System 186 Candidates File for Election 200-year anniversary of the arrival of the American Protestant Missionaries in Hawaiʻi DNC Changes Debate Rules to Exclude Tulsi Gabbard Criminal Al Hee’s Scam Company Sold at Auction to Stop Insiders from Stealing Assets Hee Family: Garbage and Fraud Timeline Failed Strategy: Telescope Truce Yields only Defeat Senate unanimously votes to approve $37M teacher compensation bill SB2077 Copies 1980s Failure: DLNR to Manage Megabux Giveaway to Profitable Nonprofits—1 M Trees per Year Maui to Ban all Single Family Dwelling Vacation Rentals? Its Lahaina, again: Bum Threatens Officers with Rebar after Robbing other bums Read More..

Friday, March 6, 2020 March 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 3146 Views Protesters Return to Mauna Kea Senate passes bill to establish a carbon tax on fossil fuels Legislature launches YouTube live streams of hearings and floor sessions Senate passes housing and education bills from joint legislative package Obesity: Honolulu 2nd Slimmest City in USA Mag Ban and Ammo Restrictions Pass Senate The green case for Jones Act reform Senate Passes Ban On Side Gigs For Mayors And Governor SB3103: Return of the PLDC Idiot Alert: Senator’s Response to Corona Virus Recession?  Tax Airlines so even fewer will come Coronavirus Is Causing A New Set Of Problems For Honolulu Rail Corona Virus Becomes Excuse to Grab $120M Bag of Money Kauai Still Trying to Decide if Alleged Meth Kingpin Can be Removed from Council Poll: Public Fooled by Global Warming Hysteria, Business Leaders Not so Much Hysteria: Rampaging Horde of Punatics Blocks Cell Phone Tower Judge: Honolulu City Council Violated Open Meetings Law Another One: Tour Helicopter Crashes On Big Island Family says video proves police negligence in 2016 double fatal chase on Maui Security? Homeless Criminals Continue to Steal Cars from Wahiawa Open Air Chop Shop Soft on Crime Policy Kills Killer 5 years after Killing DoH Fail: Mentally Ill 14-year old disappears Homeless woman turned a drive to help others into a job ... and a path off the streets Read More..

Thursday, March 5, 2020 March 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 3231 Views Cocaine: Another Tsuneyoshi Running for Honolulu Council Japan Reduces TMT Funding How Much Does Your State Collect in Corporate Income Taxes per Capita? Will Non-Jones Act Service to Hawaii Survive? Sudden Reversal: Josh Green Appointed to Head Corona Virus Response Corona Virus Cruise Ship Made Four Stops in Hawaii 32 Counts of Fraud: Mortgage Scammer Convicted Feds Agree to Consider Protections for Hawaii’s Cauliflower Coral DoD: Local Obstructionism Exposes Hawaii to Missile Attack Judge orders Kauai Councilman Arthur Brun to remain in custody—UPW-USO Prison Smuggling an Issue in Case Developer: What does it take to build affordable housing in Hawaii? HPD Reform: 95 New Positions to Swamp Remaining Kealoha Loyalists Penny Stock Tout Exploits Veterans in Money-Making Scheme Homeless Dude from Colorado Moves to Maui—Gets 6 months Free Housing in Jail Hawaii Legislature attempt to tax REITs advances for 7th year in a row SB2539: Insurers Must Provide Free Abortions Lawsuit Claims Surety Kohala has been Cheating on Taxes for 20 Years Read More..

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 March 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:01 PM :: 2844 Views Pine: Risk of Corona Virus Recession Means Hold off 'Nice-to-Have' Projects Like Blaisdell HR 54 Corona Virus: House Select Committee Formed House Passes Economic package, budget, mental health bills Officer Kaulike Kalama Funeral Service Information Youth Vaping 'Epidemic' All Hype Corona Virus Recession Could Kill Preschool Expansion, Tax Credits for Poor State: Hawaii saw a $23M drop in visitor spending last month Add Councilman Arthur Brun to list of public employees getting paid while not working Hawaii’s teacher shortage explained by a teacher who left Hawaii lawmakers propose new state agency for getting around state laws Phoney Baloney #1: Environmentalists Working Hard to Make Affordable Housing Impossible Phoney Baloney #2 SB3110: Hawaii lawmakers take aim at international home buyers as foreign sales drop Phoney Baloney #3:  Hawaii Bills to Ban Coal; Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration Electric scooter company waits to operate until state laws change Endless Cycle of Retaliation: 8 Years Later Scott Nago’s Game Still in Court Maui: Time for people to decide on county manager system HPU Enrollment Drops, Debt Soars Hawaii bankruptcies rose 27% in February Tulsi Gabbard Gets 103 Votes in Am Samoa--her best showing anywhere  Read More..

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 March 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 2617 Views Hawaii is 8th-Richest State--But you'll never see any of it Hawaii Lawmakers Push Severe Ammo Restrictions Mag Ban and Ammo Restrictions Eligible for Vote on Senate Floor Senate: Bills up for third reading in crossover session Rail Blows Hole in Caldwell’s $2.8B budget -- 5.1% spending increase BLNR approves $8.7M parks fee increase proposal Japan Reduces TMT Funding? Maui Bill 22: Bans new TVRs on Molokai SB2636: Tokenism and Overreach Green: Put Corona Virus Quarantine Patients in Leahi Hospital with Nursing Home Patients City’s mobile homeless shelter relocates to Mo'ili'ili—Gets One Criminal Off Street Glider Tours Get Federal Scrutiny After Dillingham Airfield Crash The Political Economy of Hawaii is already based on dreams – So Stop teaching 3 Rs Read More..

Monday, March 2, 2020 March 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 AM :: 3789 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 29, 2020 Hawaii Republican Legislative Update Hawaii Welfare Rolls Decline Sharply Latest PRP Trick--New school facilities agency for Hawaii would dodge legal safeguards UPW Bosses Spent $319K on Meals, Airline Tix—$4.5M on Lawyers Honolulu Ethics Commission Scrubs Financial Disclosures From Website Kauai Can’t Figure out that Selling Meth is Un-Ethical SB42 Dead: Bill would have Blocked AG Investigation of Telescope Protesters Kauai Hollowing Out Population Stop Enabling Homelessness Homeless Return to Their Chop Shop, Torch it New voting changes require Democrats to register with the party to vote Read More..

Sunday, March 1, 2020 March 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 3021 Views HB1990: $1.5B GE Tax Hike CoronaVirus: 7.3% Drop in International Arrivals for February 168 Candidates File for Election Hawaii Five Anti-Gun Bills on the Move House Sends More Than 150 Bills to Senate Hawaii Towns Ranked by Money Management Ability Tourist Count up 5% for January Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge from Kahuku wind farm opponents SB2636: 50% Transsexuals on Hawaii corporate boards High-profile trouble casts Realistic light on Kauai Spirit of pessimism is woven through Hawaii discussion about the future HB2207: HDoT Tries to Parlay Global Warming into $15B Legislators Plan to Outlaw Gasoline, Diesel Vehicles—But First Some More Tax Credits for Elon Musk Budget: GE Tax Hike Completely Consumed by HGEA and UPW Pay Increases Bond Rating: City Rail Finances OK Because of Willingness to Tax You Increasing land taxes force Hawaiians off their ancestral lands Billionaire Cuts of North Shore Kauai Freeloaders Read More..