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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 March 31, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 3254 Views Feds Bust Six in DPP Bribery Scheme HB169: Outlaw 'Conduct with Intent to Convey False or Misleading Information' Public hearing set on Honolulu short-term rental draft rules Is Bitcoin illegal in Hawaii? Ige Names Three to Board of Regents VIDEO: Sen Stanley Chang Annoyed by 'Dark Skinned' Security Guard Hawaii moving forward using coronavirus vaccine passport for travel Keeping Vacant Positions Funded and Secret--State officials won’t release unemployment office budget Hawaii Senate Committee Mulls Inheritance And Conveyance Tax Increases Hawaii Already Has A Job-Creation Program. It's Called Rail Judicial directive aimed at curtailing COVID in jails causing problems in streets, hospitals    Keep Tourists off the Beaches so we can use them as a Gigantic Festering Homeless Tent City House Investigation Into Sharon Har Postponed Until Criminal Case Concludes 13 Affordable Housing Bills Still Alive SB132: Expanded Sunscreen ban dead 90% of visitors abide to mask mandate, survey shows Bill that would provide rent relief to businesses advances in state Legislature Rooftop Solar Increases Inequality Read More..

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 3424 Views Frankenbill: SB56 Tax Hikes Grafted on to HB58 Should Hawaii Raise Taxes on 'the Rich'? Police: AntiVaxxers vs Chicken Fights Fools. No Joke: Plastic Ware to be Outlawed Effective April 1 9th Circuit Gun Ruling Stalls Hawaii Taser Case HB31: Tighten Gun Storage Requirements UH Manoa Campus Reopening August 23 for Fall Semester Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Hawaii Na Leo CEO Stacy Higa To Take Leave Following Bribery Allegations State executives plead with lawmakers to save hundreds of vacant 'positions' at risk of being cut House Leadership Bails On Unemployed Tax Relief Hawaii Lawmakers Advance Capital Gains Tax Increase Hawaii seniors now have lowest rate of COVID cases Most Kaua‘i residents age 16+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccines Lawmakers Want New Group To Determine Future Of OHA Kakaako Makai Hawaii lawmakers to consider bill that would make sex with animals illegal Read More..

Monday, March 29, 2021 Letters to the Editor March, 2021 By Letters to the Editor @ 9:19 PM :: 2707 Views Police: AntiVaxxers vs Chicken Fights Read More..

Monday, March 29, 2021 March 29, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:22 PM :: 2905 Views What Does Blangiardi’s Police Commission Nominee Know About Kimura Shooting? ‘Understand the Enjoyment--We Are Royalty’: Legislators' Per Diem Cashflow Unsupervised and Undocumented Honolulu rail’s future tied to questions of federal obligation Solar water tax break program dims Social services should respond to homeless cases, Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard says HB1176: Spend Your Tax Dollars to Create make-Work Jobs for Telescope Protesters Aiea fatal shooting victim was ex-gang member who turned his life around, worked with troubled youth Police break up another large concert in Kapolei as partiers ignore COVID rules Read More..

Sunday, March 28, 2021 March 28, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:54 PM :: 2977 Views Maintenance of Effort, Part 2 Which Hawaii Towns Have Most Overleveraged Mortgage Debtors? Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Honolulu Republicans Elect New County Leadership  Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 27, 2021 While others suffer in pandemic, Hawaii legislators see a payday HGEA files grievance against HART after interim CEO lays off dozens without notice SBA Testing will soon Reveal Depth of HSTA’s ‘Distance Learning’ Failure  State eviction moratorium set to end in three weeks REIT Tax Dead Again Mass Shootings Excite Gun Control Nuts (again)  Report shows Hawaii bucks national trend in pedestrian deaths Read More..

Saturday, March 27, 2021 March 27, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 2789 Views Guilty of Bribery, Embezzlement: Caldwell Admin CARES Act Administrator Hanalei Aipoalani Outdoor Weddings up to 100 People Now Allowed on Oahu A spending spree, really? Former Kauai JROTC instructor arrested for sexual exploitation of former student USFWS Proposes Downlisting the Hawaiian Stilt Thanks to Strong Conservation Partnership Efforts Kauai instructor accused of child sex crimes was also a longtime foster parent HB1067: Conference Committee to Decide UH Capital Improvement System—PLA Coming for UH Contracting??? Hawaiian Airlines CEO says state should loosen interisland travel restrictions Hawaiian Airlines calling employees back to work as its CEO sees bluer skies ahead Vigilantes Claim 100 COVID Arrests  Read More..

Friday, March 26, 2021 March 26, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:47 PM :: 3396 Views Prince Kuhio’s Fight to Americanize Hawaii Hawaii per-capita state tax burden highest in nation, research shows House Budget: Irresponsible record-breaking spending spree COVID Case: DLIR Shuts Unemployment Call Center for Long Weekend 235,000 Visitors to Hawaii in February Molokai Walk-In Vax Age 18+ Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 9.2% for February State Of Hawaii And Airline Carriers Partner To Expand Pre-Clear Programs Mayor Victorino presents fiscal 2022 Maui County budget proposal Protest Erupts After DHHL Selects Community Solar Developers  VIDEO: DLNR Cleans up Homeless Drug Addicts' Mess in Lake Wilson Hawaii businesses, unemployed on the hook for $450M in state taxes on COVID Aid Honolulu rail project still determining who is responsible for needed rail track repairs More Homeless Mayhem: Screaming and Stabbing HSTA Member charged with sexual exploitation of former student Hawaii County Chief was Subject of Promotion-Rigging Lawsuit Despite potential obstacles, state pushes forward on vaccine passport plan A total of 12 fully vaccinated people in Hawai'i have contracted COVID-19 Opponents demonstrate against putting solar farm on Hawaiian Home Lands site The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet $300 a day for a Kia Rio. Why rental cars prices have gone insane Outdoor weddings up to 100 people now allowed on Oahu Read More..

Thursday, March 25, 2021 March 25, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:18 PM :: 4881 Views Carrying Guns in Public Is Not a Constitutional Right, Ninth Circuit Rules Record High Tally of Hawaii Firearm Permit Applications in 2020 What are the Limits to Hawaii Governors' Emergency Powers? The Eight Hour Protest: Hirono, Duckworth Back Away from Boycott of White Nominees OHA Board Chair Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on COVID-19 Impacts on Native Hawaiians Sheriff's New First Deputy 'Owes HGEA Everything' State House to Restore Funding for Hilo Youth Challenge Stimulus Bill Expands Access to Free or Low-Cost Healthcare Coverage for Hawaii Residents Report: College enrollment disrupted for Hawai’i class of 2020 ‘Rolling Blackouts’ to Come with shutdown of AES coal plant in 2022—Finger-Pointing begins at PUC, HECO Green Energy is a Joke: West Oahu Battery Farm will always be Charged by Oil-Burning Plants SB614: Unemployed to be Socked with $190M Tax Bill Coronavirus: Hawaii to Vax all Adults by Mid-May Hirono’s 8-Hr Boycott of Biden’s Whiteys designed to Push Coloretti for OMB The Early Childhood Community Emerges Ready to Lead SB804: Affordable teacher housing bill moves forward SB767: Ige has ‘big concerns’ about marijuana bill DUI threshold bill stalls: House committee defers measure to lower legal blood alcohol limit 1 year later, Brun still awaits trial Lawmakers Advance Bail Reform To Help Keep Criminals on the Streets Fake UH study by BLM Wannabees concludes Hawaii should defund the police Concerns over coronavirus travel passport verification process City Council OKs audit of HPD’s overtime costs after department spends additional $38M Blangiardi Nominates Former HPD Officer For Police Commission Conflict of interest? Kern signs off on approval of project he represented as a planning consultant Read More..

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 March 24, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:27 PM :: 2500 Views Hawaii is the State Where People Worry They'll Lose Their Income How to overcome vaccine hesitancy? DLNR to Select Banyan Drive Proposals Next Month Hawaii: Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment Age 65+ Dial 211 to Schedule COVID Vax BOE approves panel to begin superintendent search The Hawaii Capitol Is Closed To The Public, But Some Lobbyists Still Have Entree Budget Fills with Biden Bucks—but Tax Hikes Still On Table Rapid growth in Hawaii arrivals stresses Safe Travels coronavirus screening Pandemic depresses college-going rates, especially for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Suicide Bill Dead Blangiardi ‘Solutions’ will make Honolulu Homelessness Mess Even Worse Fire chief selection questioned: Secret voting raises concerns Why The Public Needs To Know More About Police Contract Talks Police chief says murdered toddler’s case didn’t meet criteria for Maile Amber Alert Despite Lawsuit, HPD Still Lacks Conflict Of Interest Policy Billionaire wants the little people to stop driving cars Consultant Paid $300K to Demand $1.6B to Solve Affordable Housing problem Read More..

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 March 23, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 4318 Views More SHOPO Chaos vs Ballard? Officers Ordered to Find Excuse to Make Arrests at Anti-Vaxxer Rally Doctors' Pay? Hawaii Ranks 47th Hawaii Republican Legislative Update New UH partnership to aid national security, boost state’s economy SB56 tax scare could have long-lasting effect Plea Agreement Details How Miske Allegedly Ordered Chemical Attack On Rival Nightclub HB1286 Deferred: ‘Travel passport not quite ready for prime time’ DoH Ignores Vaccine Requests from ‘Some’ Employers Did Unions’ Lack of Support Spell Trouble for School Superintendent? After a ‘lost year’ for many students, educators and advocates scramble to get them help 23.4% of State has one Vaccination Hawaii tourism gains momentum 12.5% Pay Raises For Lawmakers Raise Eyebrows Cancel culture, woke police, now Kauai’s Chief of Police HART Executive Director calls out previous contractor for 'shoddy work' Hopes dwindle for more clarity in HART board votes Hilo mom gets probation in child starvation case It's Ridiculous To Hide Public Information From The Public Birth certificates should identify paternity, not ‘parentage’ Some UH students will likely have to wait until 2022 for a return to full in-person learning University of Hawaii could lose control over decisions on construction, renovation and backlogged repairs across 10-campus system Haleiwa families: Major flooding could’ve been prevented, if someone had listened to them Homelessness Worker Teams up with Clean and Sober houses to Steal $100K Teachers, parents and students call for Ke Kula O Ehunuikaimalino principal’s ouster Read More..

Monday, March 22, 2021 March 22, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 3421 Views ​Doctors Tell State of Hawaii: ‘I’m leaving’ Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 20, 2021 Hypocrisy: Legislators Set to Scoop 10% Salary Hike This Year Hawaii ‘Vaccine Passport’ Coming by Mid-May? HPD Orders Anti-Vaxxer Rally to Disperse—Two Arrested Hawaii 8th-highest Vaccinated Percentage (or 9th) Maui Lagging: Only 51% of 75+ Kupuna Vaccinated Honolulu Council Hopes Federal Relief Can Reverse Cuts In Blangiardi Budget  Read More..

Sunday, March 21, 2021 March 21, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:33 PM :: 2514 Views National Attention! Hawaii: Highest Paid Waiters in USA "No new taxes"-- Testimony to Hawaii Tax Review Commission Former Hawaii doctor tells why he moved to the mainland Uptick: Survey finds 44% of arriving visitors have been vaccinated Jumping the Line: DoH ‘forgot’ about some ‘essential’ workers Some fear tax increase could dissuade physicians from moving to state Lack of money in city coffers leaves question State and Office of Hawaiian Affairs step to never-ending dance on ceded lands HB247 – SB340: Billionaire wants to Seize Ag Property from Owners Without Compensation SCR152: Lawmakers want to require Hawai'i students to take finance classes Is ‘affordable housing’ a sick joke? Two Bills help Hawaii’s push mentally ill homeless into shelter and treatment Hawaii cuts welfare payments for ‘poorest of the poor’ Rash of violent crimes against kupuna prompts push for tougher laws to protect them 4th Commercial Rent Survey expected to show relief for economy On the Move: Bills related to farm-to-school and institutional purchasing programs Crime Rates in Waikiki Plummet with no Tourists to Rob Read More..

Saturday, March 20, 2021 March 20, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 2581 Views ODC Complaint: Megan Kau Worked for Miske and Cop Who Arrested Him How to worsen our doctor shortage Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Vaccinations to Hawaii residents 16 and older by May 1? Corruption and pensions The new head of DPP wants to modernize and speed up the city’s building-permit application process State affordable-housing incentive program under fire on Maui Bills would allow 17-year-olds in Hawaii to vote in elections KPD: Vape Shops Selling ‘Shrooms Hawaii coffee farmers hope lawsuit settlements guarantee the Kona in your cup is real Read More..

Friday, March 19, 2021 March 19, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:59 PM :: 4417 Views The last time Congress created a new state Mass Disenrollment from 'Campus of Fear': COVID Money Disappearing from Hawaii Community College? HUD: Hawaii 2nd Highest Number Of Homeless Veterans House Finance Committee Approves State Budget – with Amendments Grassroot Institute Legislative Update Resolution reached between City and Kokonut Koalition for Koko Crater safety mitigation Mayor Blangiardi meets with wedding industry demonstrators How the media grotesquely distorted the Atlanta massacres Proposal to Rename McKinley High School and remove statue stalls at Hawaii Legislature ACLU Complains Groper Won’t be Getting 8th Chance Honolulu Planning Commission Considers 5-Mile Wind Turbine Setbacks Business Have Hard Time Filling Jobs Della Au Bellati to lead investigation of colleague Rep. Sharon Har     HART, Hitachi At Odds Over Wheel Defect As Rail Costs Soar Big Island Saves $160M--Scales Back Plans For Recycled Water Hawaiians set to receive $20M COVID Aid FAIL: Maui Criminals Having Trouble Maintaining COVID Count at MCCC Police commissions are supposed to be watchdogs. Are Hawaii’s up to the challenge? The business of game rooms Read More..

Thursday, March 18, 2021 March 18, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 2612 Views Ige Wins Lava Tube Award for ‘Extreme Anti-Transparency Measures’ HGEA Tells Schatz, Saiki: Unlike Teachers, 'We Never Quit' Hawaii is the State Where Joblessness Has Skyrocketed DHHL Selects Community Solar Developers DHHL: Our Beneficiaries Do Not Support Proposed Gaming Legislation Federally Dependent States-- Hawaii 33rd $1.6B Federal Aid will repay COVID Borrowing and more COVID Justice: Judge orders suspect in ‘sex assault spree’ to jail – But Only After Deputy Prosecutor Attacked Consider Shifting Police Funds To Social Services, Police Commission Says Rickard to serve as acting Maui police chief Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Exemption From Political Ad Disclosures Lawmaker to undergo investigation for conflicting alleged drunk driving accounts Delays Begin: Aloha Stadium won’t be torn down just yet Honolulu City Council advances measure to incentivize building affordable rental units Resolutions urge BOE to consider Hawaii residents for superintendent’s post Bail reduced for former DOE instructor charged with 5 counts of sex assault on a student Watchdog blames NOAA for lack of transparency on tsunami tracking system outage Kahuku Windfarm Appeals to be heard by Hawaii Supreme Court Relics Of Sugar’s Past, Hawaii Dams Will Take Years To Fix Or Remove The history of Hansen’s disease reminds that pandemics change us Read More..

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 March 17, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 3067 Views Kaka’ako Makai: House Will Not Hear OHA Upzone Bill Kahele, Case Bills Propose National Heritage Sites for Hawaii COVID-19 in Hawai‘i: Addressing Health Equity in Diverse Populations HART: Defective Train Wheels Are A ‘Major’ Problem And Possible Safety Issue Cataluna: We can talk about Asians but Raybuck can’t Bill that would bar suspension of public records requests during emergency advances SB912: Lawmakers look to claw back felons’ pensions Hawaii’s Unemployed Must Clear Up Earlier Benefit Snafus Before Getting Federal Dollars Aloha Stadium replacement plan includes maintenance risk shift COVID Justice: Man accused in alleged ‘sexual assault spree’ released following high court order Former public school teacher indicted for alleged sexual assault HPD Lawsuit Settlement: Teen Arrested By Classmate’s Father To Receive $150,000 Big Island to get 3 Hydrogen Buses deemed “risky to operate”  Read More..

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 March 16, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 3082 Views DLIR: Hawaii Unemployment 10.2% Senate Sends Housing Bills to House Hawaii Women Earn 85% of Male Salary Hawaii Republican Party Legislative Week in Review DOE, HSTA reach agreement to increase 4th quarter in-person learning New COVID Relief Law Creates $29 Billion Grant Program For Local Restaurants, Bars 98 percent of Hawaiʻi residents say small business is important to Hawaiʻi DLIR: No Gap in Benefits Extended under Latest COVID Stimulus Bill Hawaii Among Least Innovative States Raising Hawaii taxes could worsen MD shortage VIDEO: State of the City Address Tourism Workers next to Jump Vaccination Line Hawaii adopts most extreme open records limits amid pandemic SB1334 Gets Quadruple Referral: Kakaako Makai tower opponents to rally again Hawaii Restaurant Association requests 2 year extension to plastic ban Hawaii logs its best three days of tourist arrivals in a year Unemployment call center understaffed, overwhelmed—But Vaccinated HGEA members still won’t see public in person Island of Retaliation: Attack on Kauai Chief Intended to Block Police Reform COVID Capital Improvement Projects: Hawaii Gets Extra $100M for Hawaiians Maui Schools expect more elementary students back in class next week Haleiwa flood victims slam response from state and county during visit from U.S. congressman 100s of Homeless Mentally Ill Drug Addicts to use Mobile Mental Health Homeless Service Read More..

Monday, March 15, 2021 March 15, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 PM :: 2780 Views HR148: HSTA Demands McKinley HS Rename Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 13, 2021 Hawaii Senate Passes Two Anti-Gun Bills HART Wants to Hike GE Tax and TAT Vaccines could lead to lifting of travel restrictions      State BOE to begin search for new superintendent Tens of thousands of Hawaii residents live in areas vulnerable to dam failure City seeks public input –How much more can we jam up Keeaumoku St? Who Would Kidnap a Space Telescope? How One Private School Is Trying To Help Public Schools Catch Up HB533: Shark Protection Bill Is A Misdirected Conservation Effort Illegal campsites creating problems at Diamond Head Beach Park Read More..

Sunday, March 14, 2021 March 14, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:14 PM :: 2970 Views C’mon, Let’s Soak the Rich! CDC: Hawaii Longest Life Expectancy in USA Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review To Get Leftover Vaccines In Hawaii, It Helps To Be Related to an HGEA Hospital Employee How major bills fared at the Capitol Public-private partnerships have a troubled history in Hawaii City’s proposed budget focuses on helping low-income families hardest hit in pandemic Use The County Initiative Process To Create Change In Hawaii Cataluna: Hawaii residents have bigger things to be upset about Heavy rain Proves Global Warming—Help Schatz Make Money Fall out of Sky Read More..

Saturday, March 13, 2021 March 13, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 3120 Views Does the American Rescue Plan Ban State Tax Cuts? Hawaii senators bungle major tax vote House Republicans: "Tax Increase Will Hurt Hawaii" Chief Justice Appoints Family Court Judge for Hawaii County The Hike In State Income Taxes On Top Earners Is As Good As Dead Amid concerns about ‘discontent’ at HPD, chief denies authorizing new quota for officers Should Oahu’s tiered reopening plan receive a public hearing? Big Island Traffic Light Timing Improved by Spying on Your Cell Phones  Read More..

Friday, March 12, 2021 March 12, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:44 PM :: 4096 Views Public outrage grows after Senators OK huge tax hike Ige: "Furloughs are off the table" Pharmacists Vaccinate 90% of Patients in Care Homes on Oahu, Big Island Honolulu Tier Three Modifications Allow Team Sports and Competitive Games Vaccinations for Age 65+ and Tourism Industry Workers Begin Monday Tax Hike: Real Goal is to Shrink State Population Our endless rail Rail Plan: Give Hanabusa a $1M Contract? Hawaii has graduated out of NIMBYism? $1M Bail for HSTA Member Charged with Child Molestation House is asked to investigate state Rep. Sharon Har’s DUI ‘incident’ SHOPO calls for Raybuck resignation, Kawakami Defends Maui Police Chief Retiring While Under Commission Scrutiny For Hit-And-Run Read More..

Thursday, March 11, 2021 March 11, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 3816 Views Chemical Company Behind Anti-Sunscreen Campaign Nominations Open for Participants in Mauna Kea Working Group How 'Affordable' Housing rules often result in no homebuilding Union Negotiations: “$1.6B is not Enough” HART: Expect Honolulu’s Full Rail Line To Be Done In 2031 Schatz Cashflow Plan: ‘Native Wisdom’ Needs To Be Part Of $2T US Infrastructure Bill HB683: Your Fuel Tax to fund ‘Sustainable’ Jet Fuel Scammers Star-Adv Upset Because Legislators Not Subsidizing Electric Car Owners Enough Younger kupuna frustrated about inability to get vaccine, AARP survey finds Can ‘Racial Data’ help the next group of COVID vax line-jumpers? Read More..

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 March 10, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 3969 Views SB754: Lower Blood Alcohol Limit Would Divert Police from Catching Real Drunks  Applicants Wanted for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions Flooded Kaupakalua Dam Slated for Removal this Summer Maui: Drought and Flood Disasters Declared on Same Day Alaska cruising crisis shows need for flexibility in U.S. maritime law COVID Vax—How Public Employees find ways to jump line Hawaii Schools Superintendent To Step Down After Her Contract Expires In July   Hawaii Gets $17B COVID  Relief – ‘Still Not Enough’ Mayor Blangiardi’s financial disclosure is incomplete Hawaii Senate Votes To Legalize Marijuana, Raise Minimum Wage HB1096: ‘Parental Rights’ to be assigned Politically, not Biologically SB132 prohibit sale of sunscreen products containing avobenzone and octocrylene KPD Chief Raybuck faces discrimination charges Maui Criminals Refuse Vax Ed Case Ran Furthest Ahead of Biden Read More..

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 2315 Views 15 Years After Ka Loko: Another Hawaii Dam Floods--Houses, Roads Wiped Out CoreLogic: Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps 4.1% Hawaii lawmakers consider nation’s highest income tax—16% Income Tax Rate Stadium redevelopment aims to bring Waikiki tourism to Aiea Feds Examining Honolulu Police CARES Spending On ATVs, Robot Dog Hawai‘i Convention Center charges state millions for unemployment call center HSTA Gets Vaccination: Ige Still Wants them to get paid for not working State begins vaccinations for those 70 and older Hawaii Proposes Tax Penalty Relief For Small Biz Amid Virus House Speaker Seeks Hawaiian Nominees For Mauna Kea Group Chevron, Others Struggle To Keep Climate Suit In Fed. Court Mother in Hilo child starvation case is free, pending sentencing Read More..

Monday, March 8, 2021 March 8, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 3620 Views Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Grassroot Institute supports Alaska bid seeking exemption from cruising ban Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 6, 2021 Nurses at Maui Health System Vote to Approve Contract VIDEO: Have Medical Professionals Been Forgotten Now That the Vaccine Has Arrived? Cannabis Production on Oahu -- Dirtiest in the USA Rail Board Believed HART’s Former Director Misled On Costs, Records Show SB176: Ex-Tweeker Milton Holt and Sen Delacruz advance bill to facilitate sale of Sand Island Industrial Park DEA: Jalisco Cartel takes Hawaii from Sinaloa Cartel Settlement reached in lawsuit against an HPD officer accused of abusing his power Hawaii County plan will buy homes destroyed in 2018 eruption In Hawaii, Reimagining Tourism for a Post-Pandemic World Read More..

Sunday, March 7, 2021 March 7, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:44 PM :: 2244 Views The Enola Gay Has Left the Hangar HIDOE releases guidelines to allow athletic workouts and practices What’s Dead And Alive At The Hawaii Legislature Lawmakers End Efforts To Revamp Oversight Of Watchdog Agencies Honolulu’s housing director has new plans to tackle homelessness While Seniors Wait: 391,000 Vaccinations Delivered in Hawaii Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami supports lifting interisland travel quarantine by April 1 Will DoH Give Back Kauai Drug Treatment Center? Grant to help HPD process firearms permits Read More..

Saturday, March 6, 2021 March 6, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 5988 Views Tax proposals defy common sense New Survey: 50% of Hawaii businesses not paying rent Ige Approves Kauai Return to 'Safe Travels' Program Hawaii Highest Internet 'Latency' in USA Hawaii Motor Vehicle Deaths Drop 20% How Many Deficiencies? 43 Hawaii Nursing Homes Ranked 'Safe Travels' App to Become Vaccination Passport? COVID Cash: $6 Billion Coming To Hawai‘i Retaliation for Discrimination Suit: Did Kaneshiro Frame ex-Mitsunaga Employee? SB1117: Pay Ex-cops to lead vigilante quarantine and mask crackdowns in Hawaii? Hawaii County looks to lift more COVID-19 restrictions soon Almost 500 state education employees received a shot of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine UH finishing up employee vaccinations—’Nearly All’ staff vaccinated Report Calls For Better Data About And For Native Hawaiians Maui Bill removes Mandatory Fine for Trespassing Hawaii congressional delegation seeks national forest declaration—could transfer 1000s of acres to Federal Government  Read More..

Friday, March 5, 2021 March 5, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 3158 Views Rep Ohno: 'Give Me Money and I'll Show You How to Get Your Bill Passed' UHERO: Recovery Poised to Accelerate How 'Affordable' Housing rules often result in no homebuilding Hawaii Gives 1.18 million syringes to drug addicts Seven Cesspools: EPA Fines DLNR (again) Hawai’i Proposes Banning Fossil Fuels by 2045 Here’s How Tax Increases Are Shaking Out In The Hawaii Legislature Hawaii unemployment compensation tax exemption bill advances Blackmail: HSTA Operatives Admit Threat to Fire Kishimoto is Retaliation for Reopening Elementary Schools Proposed Office of Hawaiian Affairs towers in Kakaako gain ground in state Senate House passes resolutions to form Maunakea management working group Fishing for Campaign Contributors, Josh Green wants High-tech Tax Credit Scammers to Come back and Steal Another Billion State offers more food stamp flexibility amid record participation Officials believe a Kakaako garage fire was started by trespassing homeless people Hawaii Governor Has ‘Concerns’ About Legalization Bill Advancing In Legislature Lanai and Molokai on track to make COVID vaccine available to all residents 16 and up Read More..

Thursday, March 4, 2021 March 4, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:31 PM :: 2462 Views Guardian: New Akaka Bill Coming? Vaccinations for age 70 and older begin Monday, March 8 100% Fail: Auditor Report on Legislators' Proposed Special Funds and Revolving Funds Finalists named for Hawaiʻi County appointments to Board of Regents Lawsuit Demands More 'Critical Habitat' in Hawaii Tsunami Watch Cancelled Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Eligible for Floor Votes Court backlogs, orders to minimize jail headcounts worsen ‘catch and release’ crime trend Police Commissioners: Redirect HPD Funds To Social Services And Cut Overtime Judge Upholds New State Law Requiring Police Misconduct Disclosure Oldsters will Have to Wait: HSTA members are the real vaccination priority Now That Teachers are almost Completely Vaccinated, State to expand eligibility to those 70 and up Lt. Gov. Green urges governor to drop interisland quarantine State's Biggest Projects Put 'Hawaii Political Time' On Display CSO telescope could be gone by 2022 Streamlined Hawaii County Planning and permit system set to go live July 26 COVID spurs bills to continue ‘work’ from home Military Spouses Hope For Easier Ways To Get Licensed To Work In Hawaii Kahele Seeks New Political Base: ‘Inmates Should Vote From Prison’ Read More..

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 March 3, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 PM :: 3907 Views Ige Signs Bill Lowering Unemployment Tax HSTA orders BoE to Dump Kishimoto Kauai asks to rejoin Hawaii Safe Travels program in April Blangiardi Submits City Budget OHA releases $2.92 million in grant solicitations Official State Meetings Calendar Updated OIP: UIPA Under COVID Emergency Rules 16 Hawaii Towns Ranked by Median Credit Scores Is the Aloha Stadium Deal a Criminal Offense? Rail construction in Dillingham corridor halted Hawaii Aims To Reopen Elementary Schools After Spring Break—HSTA Freaks out Unemployment office puts ‘bot blocker’ in place to reduce volume into call center Hawaii hits highs for needle exchange and overdose reversals Most Police Reform Measures Fail To Gain Traction At Legislature HB796: Public Reports of Inmate Deaths Maui County working on bogus lawsuit against Bank of America Read More..

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 March 2, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 4674 Views VIDEO: Police Chief says 263 officers abused overtime policy Hawaii Economy Projected to Grow 2.7% in 2021 Ethics: Cows and Church at HYCF HB1314: Grabs TAT from Counties Why It's Time for OHA to Develop Kaka'ako Makai! VIDEO: What to watch out for at the Legislature DLIR: Decades-old Mainframe Behind Delays Catch-and-release policies create revolving door of crime as pending cases pile up East Hawaii Cultural Center to put up fence to combat drug-addicted homeless criminals The Fever Breaks: Maui County won’t tighten COVID-19 restrictions for now Love’s Bakery, which struggled with pandemic losses, to cease operations at end of March Different basic wage for tipped employees HPD sets quota for speed program, requiring officers to make more stops until March 27 $80M for Native Hawaiian health care, housing, and education programs in new COVID-19 relief bill Keep the People Doped up: Marijuana-related bills progressing in Legislature 720,000 COVID Tests About to Expire: DoH Would Rather Trash them than Use Them Read More..

Monday, March 1, 2021 March 1, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:55 PM :: 2675 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 27, 2021 Missile Defense Agency to Reopen Public Scoping for the Homeland Defense Radar – Hawaii EIS COVID Relief includes $70 million for Rail If Honolulu Wants to Keep Homeless Lunatics out of Jail, We Will need a Lunatic Asylum Ige Again Withholds Funds from Commission Planning to let Lots and Lots of Criminals out on to the Streets HSTA Member Charged with Rape of Child in Kihei, Extradited to Face Child Molestation Charges in Oregon Read More..