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Sunday, March 31, 2024 March 31, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 1407 Views Hawaii Legislators Proclaim Easter Sunday to be 'Transgender Day of Visibility' Eight Parties on Hawaii Ballot--but Democrats Challenge Kennedy's 'We The People' GET on Health Care, Revisited The impressive journey of ‘Jonathan Gullible’ Crucial housing, healthcare bills still very much alive at Legislature  Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Tulsi for VP? One Down, One to Go With CNHA Moving on to Lahaina Schemes, HTA gets Legislative Support Again Maui's doctor shortage crisis: Physicians rally to eliminate tax burden Big rent-to-own housing push by DHHL  ‘Resident-preference’ housing measure is for show only Now Chinese migrants are sneaking onto Guam Hawaii County Council – Longer terms of Office? Prosecutors are slowly moving the Miske case forward Could power go out at Merrie Monarch Festival? Read More..

Saturday, March 30, 2024 March 30, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:16 PM :: 1543 Views Stop Big Oil Suit: Did Hawaii's Hyper-Ideological Supreme Court Blow It? 216 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Court documents reveal murdered youth gang ‘counselor’ was allegedly involved in drug ring Honolulu Council Chair Tommy Waters to reject 3% raise Read More..

Friday, March 29, 2024 March 29, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 2827 Views Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That? Aloha Stadium Bidding Limited to Two Gangs of Insiders Senate WAM Approves Budget Criminal Escapes Kauai Jail, Dead After Run Over by Car  Applicants Sought to Fill Vacancies on the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Recktenwald Appoints Michelle N. Comeau Oahu District Judge OIP Director Leaving Office DoD Returns Red Hill Control to US Navy Maui facing suicides, exodus amidst housing struggle Maui's Housing Crisis Only Got Worse After The Fires. Will This New Department Help?  (CLUE: ‘No’) Rich Landowners Destroy Historic Buildings Because State Historic Preservation Division Too Busy Blocking Affordable Housing Emails At Bribery Trial Show Alleged 'Courtship' Between Mitsunaga And Kaneshiro Reps HECO could be fined for power outages in Mililani meant to prevent wildfires Lawmakers push for bill that would privatize public boat harbors like the Ala Wai Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines create timing agreement regarding merger Democrats Trying to Keep Kennedy off ballot LOL! Senators Want ‘Media Council’ to Name ‘Approved’ Journalists Read More..

Thursday, March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 PM :: 1966 Views A hard look at the root causes of the exodus Council resolution exemplifies why we still have housing crisis Green Maui Update: Will not seize TVRs ‘I hope you die a slow and painful death’--Student 'triggered' by Israeli flags at UH Manoa  Hawaii #1 for Jaywalking Tickets Tourism Arrivals and Spending Down Lahaina Rebuild Still Blocked: “No Permits Until Later this Year” How Many Miske Codefendants got release from detention after a guilty plea? What Is The Real Cost Of Affordable Housing In Hawaii? Hawaii Senate Committee’s Spending Plan Includes Hundreds Of Millions For Maui Fire Costs   EPA’s integrity is questioned for withholding Red Hill tests DPP to Replace 30-year old Computer System Attorney for alleged victim takes stand in bribery trial against former city prosecutor Mililani residents say their drinking water suddenly looks more like milk How Much Should People Know About A School's Safety Plan? Officials Are Reluctant To Reveal Too Much Read More..

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:33 PM :: 2372 Views Exodus to Mainland: State Loses $185M Tax Revenue SB2845: Ammo Purchase Age Restrictions heading to House Vote Jones Act reform doesn’t divide neatly along political party lines Green Appoints Dozens to Powerful State Boards TRO Denied: Author of Child Sex Change Kidnapping Legalization Bill Plays Victim Honolulu City Council delays gift ban bill for workers The Senate Just Killed Green’s Plan For A Climate Fee For Visitors City Council adopts resolution opposing ‘tiny lots’ bill ‘Fragile’ health care system on Oahu adds staffing in wake of key ER closure HECO Mililani blackouts almost daily Hamakua Energy Plant Fails under Hawaiian Electric Ownership Hawaii Board Of Education To Get New ‘Leader’ For The Third Time In 2 Years Rules that help set real estate agent commissions could soon change in Hawaii Will Maui Council Allow Water Well Drilling Upcountry? Hilo gun rights advocate George Young dies at 74 Read More..

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 2162 Views Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii HELCO Predicts tight supply of electricity on Hawaii Island Thru April HGEA Plants Convicted Felon on HLRB Puna Man Charged with Heinous Abuse of a 2-Year-Old Girl Bill 121: TVRs to be Banned? Hawaii Democratic-controlled Senate Committee Passes COS Resolution Lahaina: 3,280 people still living in hotels with two weeks to go Proposed Council raises draw public concern Gay Socialist Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation Hawaii AG's Office Explains How It Drafted Marijuana Legalization Bill How many Criminals are on Electronic Monitoring In Hawaii? Jury in Kaneshiro bribery case shown cell phone videos of alleged victim being fired $12.5M settlement reached for victim in near-fatal Makaha crash involving 4 officers Two Miske co-defendants sentenced following guilty pleas Read More..

Monday, March 25, 2024 March 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 1891 Views Leaked WPATH Files Expose Medical Malpractice at Global Transgender Healthcare Authority Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics about Vacation Rentals DHHL Broken Promises II Premiere and Panel Discussion Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 23, 2024 Cost of NIMBYism way too high Grassroot Institute Bills on the Move Illegal ‘Straw’ Donations Spotlighted By Mitsunaga Case Are Rarely Prosecuted Lahaina Fire Subpoenas: Maui County Attorneys Push Back Against AG Lapsing Date helps Mercado Kim Steer UH Construction Contracts ‘Social Worker’ Shot in Drug Deal Gone Bad? Lifelong Criminal Found Dead in Keehi Lagoon--‘accidental’ ‘Safe Space’ draws concerns: Residents, lawmaker worried about impact of homeless camp on Downtown Hilo Read More..

Monday, March 25, 2024 Letters to the Editor March, 2024 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:01 AM :: 4489 Views Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics about Vacation Rentals How One East Hawaii TVR Strangled on Regulations and Fees A monstrosity built with tea leaves and pasted together with poi Punaluu: Abandoned buildings, golf course, and aging sewer treatment plant won’t be fixed Tax Hikes Based on Scorn for Taxpayers Read More..

Sunday, March 24, 2024 March 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 1579 Views Fear of the Unknown 201 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Lawmakers’ rigged game keeps them cozy and paid HB2184: Public Corruption a Source of Campaign Funds Scammers Shudder as State senators target Hawaii’s energy policy agency The Clock Is Ticking For Hawaii To Waste Its Remaining $400M in Federal Coronavirus Funds The state’s largest largest daily newspaper fails its first test under new ownership More examples of Miske’s threats disrupting bidding at a Honolulu auto auction Housing: Its getting Harder and Harder for Governor to Blame TVRs Allow more ohana housing to ease crisis Zoning reform can cure isles’ housing struggles Lawmakers Need A Better Plan For Figuring Out The Cost Of Legislation Can state stem condo-insurance crisis? FAFSA Debacle may dent UH Enrollment Read More..

Saturday, March 23, 2024 March 23, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 1402 Views Victory! Honolulu Agrees to Suspend Enforcement of Unconstitutional Ordinance, Saving Local Businesses Fraud: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty Hawaii has the Most Long-Tenured Homeowners in the US  Maui, land of infernal regulations  Criminal Escapes Kauai Jail, Immediately Gets Run Over by Car  Amid mounting litigation, Hawaii lawmakers doubt Maui County will take the fall for Hawaiian Electric EPA calls for mediator at Red Hill community meetings Speed camera measure fast tracks through Legislature Read More..

Friday, March 22, 2024 March 22, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 1586 Views HECO's Secret Wildfire Plan: Congress Demands Answers Disgraced Mililani Athletic Director Fined $274,500 by Ethics Commission Mortgage Delinquencies Spike After Lahaina Fires States Adding the Most Mortgage Debt -- Hawaii Ranks 3rd Hawaii -- Most Affordable State For Healthcare Lawmakers consider taking your tax dollars to shield HECO, KSBE from future fire-related suits PUC Opens Secret Docket on Maui Wildfires--HECO Rejects Plan to depower Lines Carpenter Media completes purchase of Star-Advertiser parent Nago Reappointed, Legislature prepares to replace State Auditor  NIMBYS Oppose Emergency Housing for Lahaina Survivors Can Chemophobia Campaign Scare Lahaina Property Owners Away? Testimony: Five nightclubs attacked with termite fumigation chemical The Hawaii DOE Has Defaulted On Rent Owed To Another State Agency Designer is commissioned to convert state Capitol pools to waterless feature Racetrack for Kalaeloa? Suspect Released ‘Pending Investigation’, Mocks System on Video Read More..

Thursday, March 21, 2024 March 21, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 2296 Views Class of 2024 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled Allowing smaller lots and homes would benefit families, promote affordability Kaneshiro Defense: Framing up People at the behest of campaign Contributors is just ‘politics as usual’ SB2768: Carbon Credit Scams Coming to Hawaii From Hawaii To Texas And Back: How Geanna Bradley Ended Up With The Couple Accused Of Killing Her Spring break tourists flocking to Hawaii, but hotel occupancy remains below pre-COVID levels HPD Investigates 2 Officers For Manslaughter In The Death Of A 77-Year-Old Criminal  Read More..

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 March 20, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:13 PM :: 3208 Views Roadblocks to Re-Building on Maui Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI Star-Advertiser to be Sold to Carpenter Media Friday -- after paying $150K ransom  Senator Rhoads shocked, just SHOCKED to be getting death threats after suggesting assassination of Donald Trump Prepping Tulsi for Trump’s Vice-Presidency: Mike Gabbard Now Supports Gay Marriage Honolulu Salary Commission Considers Giving Officials Raises ‘multiple times each year’ No Bid $159M Job To Clean Up Lahaina's Commercial District Begins 7 Months After Fires How Building Codes Act As A Regressive Tax On Affordable Housing Bills could force short-term vacation rentals into long-term housing for Maui residents Kawakami has an idea for ‘affordable housing’ --- Yes, its a tax hike Reform HMSA practices before we run out of Doctors SB2553: Hawaii Retirement Savings Program Auto-Enroll Scam Getting Closer SB2443: Speeding Cameras to Make Comeback? Lingle joins recreational-cannabis debate in rare public stance Homeless Villages: A Viable Solution To Getting People Off The Street Or Just The Latest Fad? Amid city juggling act, popular soccer complex emerges as top contender for new landfill Read More..

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 March 19, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 3819 Views AG Points Finger at Maui County: 53 Subpoenas Delay Lahaina Fire Report The last time Congress created a new state Big Island Press Club celebrates retired judge, dishonors Hawai‘i emergency administrator 2A News: Miske Flinched when he met One Armed Citizen Thanks to Biden Administration, Hawaii Corruption Offenders Are Getting Reduced Sentences AGAIN: Another Pay Hike for Honolulu Council Convicted Felon Buys 300 ac in Central Maui Honolulu Police Department plans to buy neighboring property owned by Union-Controlled Royal State Insurance Scheme 2 Finalists Will Interview For Top Job At Law Enforcement Standards Board UH Hopes To Retain Authority Over Construction Projects Second segment of Skyline gets one step closer to test phase as track work gets underway HB2686: ‘Solution’  for Soaring Insurance Costs?  A Tax Hike ER rooms expect strain following closure at Wahiawa Department of Agriculture HQ Surrounded by Homeless Drug Addicts Read More..

Monday, March 18, 2024 March 18, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 1691 Views Hawaii Republican leaders secretly met with Miske Hitman Lindsey Kinney Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Public Interest Law Firm Urges Honolulu to Change Sign Regulations to Save Businesses, Protect Free Speech Rights Hawaii Worst State for Doctors Let's Face It: There Is No Need To Rebuild Aloha Stadium More tourist tax bad for Hawaii economy Bill advances towards Secretive Conference Committee:  Gives counties power to phase out short-term rental units DoE News: Psycho Parent Racks up 13 years of TROs -- No Prosecution Maui County Wants To Take Private Land For Fire Debris Dump Site, But Owner Wants To Build The Landfill  Read More..

Sunday, March 17, 2024 March 17, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 1593 Views HB2079 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change The Hawaii Estate Tax Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 16, 2024 189 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Lets Cut Jaywalkers Some Slack Grassroot Institute Bills on the Move in the Legislature ‘CPR king’ Abe Lee enables homeownership despite complicated legal framework Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive Lahaina not enough of an emergency to tap ‘Rainy Day Fund’? Just Like Rail: Nobody Wants Stadium Except Developers Artificial Shortage Jacks up Construction Costs Estate Tax Destroying Local Family Businesses HB2364:  Hike Taxes on Rental Properties and Spend the Revenue to block development FEMA To Reopen Disaster Response Program To Include COFA Citizens Legal Pot Bill May Be Close To Its Last Gasp Mafia Testifies Against Cockfighting bill --but it still clears Senate Judiciary Committee MEMA Set up as an under-staffed Fall Guy for Disaster Failures Read More..

Saturday, March 16, 2024 March 16, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 1459 Views Green Releases 'The Hawai‘i We Deserve' policy report Hana Joins 'Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area' HHFDC Selects Insiders to Develop Kapolei Parcel Hawaii has lowest number of young homeowners, according to study Still Waiting to Rebuild in Lahaina: 20% of Houselots cleared, 92% of Sewer lines OKd Residents shocked as rent at Hilo apartment complex soars to $1,800+ In historic milestone, heirs of DHHL waitlist claimants begin receiving $97M in settlements Wahiawa General Hospital to temporarily close emergency room for ‘several weeks’ 5 more eminent domains needed along Honolulu’s rail line Read More..

Friday, March 15, 2024 March 15, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 1537 Views State, FEMA Agree on Plan to Push Lahaina Survivors out of Hotels SB3381 Lahaina Landgrab Bill: AKAKU Hosts Community Forum “Smaller homes on smaller lots” Hawaii Homeland Security Announces Plan for 'Targeted Violence Prevention' Blangiardi Delivers State of the City Address UPDATED VOTE TOTALS: Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus SB2922: Electric Bills going up $5B for Maui Wildfire Lawsuits SB3327: No hearing for water commission bill to give Activists Total Control over water resource management HB2743: Legislature Finds a Way to Tax Your Feces Ing is given more time to come up with lame excuses in latest campaign spending case Mauna Kea to be Exempt from Sunshine Law? House Panel Spikes Bill To Publicly Fund Hawaii Elections HB1980: Increase Cockfighting Penalties Selling Miske’s Illegal Fireworks  Fire alarm systems out of commission at 15 Hawaii schools Read More..

Thursday, March 14, 2024 March 14, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:21 PM :: 1310 Views House Passes State Budget Three Gun Bills on the Move How One East Hawaii TVR Strangled on Regulations and Fees A monstrosity built with tea leaves and pasted together with poi Lahaina: 3,558 people still living in Hotels FEMA Urged to Speed Access for COFA Citizens Keith Kaneshiro trial is finally underway Louis Kealoha Denied Sentence Reduction SB3335: Recreational Marijuana Triple-Referral in House  DHS Fails to Oversee Foster Kids’ Homeschooling Another Killing at Home of 2021 Baby Killer A COVID-era rule helped get homeless minors into housing DLNR Sneaks Hydrogen Project into SB3195 Read More..

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 March 13, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 1622 Views Trump Sweeps Hawaii Republican Caucus Hawaii bill that would increase automobile insurance draws ire Ala Moana Acid Attack Plotted from within OCCC More Defendants Could Stay Out Of Prison Through Expanded Electronic Monitoring Program Attorneys for over 1,000 Maui fire survivors to sue Kamehameha Schools, state, others Lahaina Wildfire Victims Fund Has 17 Applicants So Far Tipping Point? Hawaii Ranked Among Destinations Middle-Class Most Struggle to Afford School Superintendent Pay Hike Bill Advances Buntenbah to challenge forfeiture of $250,000 mortgage Hawaii Senate Panel Guts House-Passed Marijuana Expungements Bill, Limiting It To A Single-County Pilot Program Proposed stevedore bills are unneeded Read More..

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 3061 Views FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island Breaking Cycles Symposium updates community on plans to let lots and lots of criminals back out onto the streets DEADLINE EXTENDED: Judicial Vacancy – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals JSC Still Seeking Applicants for Big Island Circuit Judge Husband in Manoa murder-suicide mired in debt, records show Hawaii Republicans could lock up Trump’s nomination tonight Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga Bribery Case Puts 'Pay To Play' On Trial ‘Vacant positions’ are a Slush Fund for ‘Top Three’ Overtime Revenue forecast provides no relief for Hawaii lawmakers Maui Wildfire Cases Will Stay In Maui State Court New State Law Could Bring Peace To Graveyard Plagued By Homeless Drug Addict Grave Robbers Read More..

Monday, March 11, 2024 March 11, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:13 PM :: 1501 Views Lahaina: Purposefully Making Rebuilding Slow, Expensive, and Frustrating Bill 21: Reform emergency permitting to quicken Lahaina recovery Water agency ID’d as major Lahaina recovery roadblock Where to Vote: Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus Tuesday March 12 SB3381: McKelvey’s Bill to Block Lahaina Homeowners from Rebuilding Dead on Arrival in House? ANOTHER salary hike for councilmembers New Bill Seeks To Remove Power To Suspend Electronic Media During Emergency SB2768: Carbon Trading Scam Increase Your Fuel Prices and Utility Bills Push To Increase Auto Insurance Coverage Could Raise Costs 70% For Hawaii Consumers Maui Councilmembers Squabble over which Affordable Housing Scheme gets the Grift Builder out $1.5M after DPP Revokes permit Read More..

Sunday, March 10, 2024 March 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 4130 Views The Worst State to be Rich, Poor, or In Between Listening to naysayers in the housing debate Punaluu: Abandoned buildings, golf course, and aging sewer treatment plant won’t be fixed 167 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 9, 2024 Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Senate: Time to Overthrow Kouchi Dumping ‘Diversity’ Schemes Could Improve UH, Eliminate 100s of Make-Work Positions, and Reduce Political Polarization Congress Gives Welfare to COFA Migrants as Part of Aid Deal Corruption News: Mitsunaga-Kaneshiro Case Begins Monday Aloha Stadium to Become Natatorium II Maui Loses Last Private Practice OB/GYN HEI, HECO & ASB Executives Have Golden Parachutes Maui releases trove of emails offering new insight into wildfire response Be Afraid.  Be Very Afraid: 800 bills still alive at state Legislature’s halfway point Visitors may need pre-paid reservations for state parks Hawaii ranked #2 for most dangerous state for pedestrians State Shortchanges The Campaign Spending Commission Read More..

Saturday, March 9, 2024 March 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 1333 Views DHS: Green Appoints Political Hack to Oversee Department Overflowing with Dead Babies Marijuana Legalization “relies on a huge criminal crackdown on the black market” $250K -- Another grift for Waianae Meth Camp Potential jurors in bribery trial to undergo more screening following hitman revelation Another Miske Crew Beating KFD douses large fire at Biomass Power Plant just outside Lihue Read More..

Friday, March 8, 2024 March 8, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 2895 Views TAT Audit: Maui County fails to Collect Millions from Vacation Rentals Audit: 100% FEMA Fail on Kauai Disaster Procurement Study: DoE Pandemic Failure will Cost Hawaii $31B OIP: Sunshine and UIPA Bills on the Move Fake Minutes and Fire Secrecy: OIP Posts Three New Opinions Soft on Crime: After 41-year Crime Spree, Child Molesting Meth Dealer Gets Something Besides Probation Kouchi: “Strong-arming, arm-twisting, bullying of members” Attorneys claim new evidence in search for spark that set off Lahaina inferno DOE Construction Plan: Burn $543M before June 30 New Law Restricting Carrying Of Firearms May Have Unintended Consequences HB1845: Publicly Financed Campaigns Hawaii Human Services Director Stepping Down In May Malfunction sends eastbound Skyline train in the wrong direction Bill that allows homes to use gas water heaters passes to the House, Solar Industry Cries a River Hawaii couple sentenced to nearly three years for stealing identities of deceased infants Read More..

Thursday, March 7, 2024 March 7, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 1517 Views Kouchi in Danger After Nahale-a Debacle? Anti-Israel 'Uncommitteds' Take 29% in Hawaii Democratic Primary Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Pass Senate DBEDT Forecast: 1.5% Economic Growth for 2024 Ways to Maximize Hawaii's Current Zoning Laws HB1675: No GE Tax on Medical Services Budget Breakthrough: New COFA Agreement will Cover Micronesians in Lahaina Green finally quantifies emergency funding request related to Maui fire disaster Two Temporary Group Housing Sites To Be Built In Lahaina For Maui Fire Survivors Decision expected next week on where Maui wildfire case will be heard Head of training at Public Safety Department avoids jail time for lying about credentials Pandemic Learning Loss Could Cost Hawaii Students Billions In Future Earnings Workers criticize Hawaii State Hospital safety plan HB2089: Stop Building Code Churn Read More..

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 March 6, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:21 PM :: 3104 Views HB2802: Write Gay Marriage into State Constitution Blangiardi announces dates for annual town hall meeting tour 'My Vote is for Sale' -- How Biden Lost the American Samoa Democratic Caucus Feds Collect $6.6M in Hawaii Forfeitures Hawaii Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana Despite Ongoing Federal Prohibition "A move by Senator Donna Mercado Kim to reshape the Board of Regents into her name, image, and likeness" Maui is Still Waiting: Iniki Building Permits Were Issued Within One Month of Disaster Judge frustrated by slow pace of the Miske trial HB2079: Kids can order up sex change treatment by telehealth without parental notification Hawaii May Finally Move In The Right Direction On Parental Rights In Child Welfare Cases Divided state Senate rejects Nahale-a for 2nd term as UH regent As telescopes are removed, Maunakea authority accomplishes almost nothing State House tees up bill to kill Aloha Stadium redevelopment HPD officer accused of ignoring plea for help before woman’s brutal murder is fired Honolulu settles lawsuit over fatal shooting for $525K Thousands In Hawaii With Arrest Records For Marijuana Possession Could Have Them Expunged Appeal continues for ambulance rides that went uncharged Read More..

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 March 5, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:32 PM :: 1726 Views No Money for Mauna Kea? Science Foundation Funds only one Giant Telescope Short-term Rental Crackdown: State, County Bills Threaten Residents Case: COFA Renewal on Verge of Approval Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Eligible for Senate Votes Your cost of living just went up SB2922: Hawaiian Electric Lahaina Liability to be a Line Item on your Electric Bill Family Displaced By Lahaina Fires Keeps ‘Moving Forward’ While Waiting For Housing Hawaii Lawmakers May Roll Back Development Rules To Speed Housing Projects Honolulu's Building Permit Backlog Still a Mess Nobody Wants School Bus Driver Jobs Organizing the Whole State as an Amusement Park, lawmakers envision state visitor app to help manage tourists Read More..

Monday, March 4, 2024 March 4, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 1477 Views UHERO: Regulations Double Cost of New Condos in Hawaii Unanimous Supreme Court: Trump Stays on Ballot  The Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus is shrinking again State Hospital pretends to make changes in wake of slaying of staffer Rate Hike News: Comments Sought on next round of renewable energy procurements Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaiian Electric Tinkers with Solar Subsidies Change in Law Makes 8% of 'Renewables' Disappear Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 2, 2024 Mayor allocates $80M for COVID hazard pay Hawaii Lawmakers Take Campaign Money From Hawaiian Electric State to embark on search for geothermal energy sources Prefab buildings in Lahaina to house wildfire survivors CNHA’s Latest Grift Could Lead to Lawsuit Supporters Say ‘Abuse Of Power’ Is At The Heart Of Senate Committee’s Rejection Of UH Regent Read More..

Sunday, March 3, 2024 March 3, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 1777 Views Lahaina aid should be about quality, not quantity Tax Hikes Based on Scorn for Taxpayers Comments Sought on Oahu District Judge Nominees There is Room on Mauna Kea for Both Culture and Science Short-term rental owners stand firm for their rights Lawsuit Against Honolulu City and County for Infringing on Concealed Carry Rights  Amended Return Equals Guilty Plea  Green’s April Fools Day TVR Ban will lead to ‘substantial legal action’ Time will tell if gov’s housing hurdles will trip him HB2781: Will Rail GE Tax Subsidy be Cut of in 2031? Legislature: Most Ethics Bills Didn’t Even Get a Hearing How A Team Of Dedicated Cops And Scientists Sorted Through Ash And Rubble To Identify Lahaina's Fire Victims This alleged Miske assault was just business Sen Fevella: “Figure out a way so we can break legs” Senate passes bill on felony charges for habitual assaults Hawaii's Assisted Suicide Law Changes in 2023: More Access, Fewer Safeguards Federal Farm Census Shows Hawaii Loses 10% of Farms in Decade Read More..

Saturday, March 2, 2024 March 2, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 2642 Views REP. BERTRAND KOBAYASHI ANNOUNCES FUTURE RETIREMENT FROM LEGISLATURE City Council adopts Climate Ready Oʻahu, the City’s first climate adaptation strategy, as guiding policy document for the City Blangiardi submits FY2025 budget proposals to Honolulu City Council 149 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide SB3381: Hundreds of Lahaina Residents Oppose Landgrab Bill Green Against FEMA Trailers for Lahaina Move afoot to kill stadium redevelopment amid wildfire recovery need Officials report receiving Aloha Stadium bids--won’t say how many      PUC Secret Briefings on Rolling Blackouts Witnesses in Miske trial have described several unreported assaults Read More..

Friday, March 1, 2024 March 1, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 2000 Views NOAA proposes national marine sanctuary in Papahānaumokuākea 2nd Maunakea telescope decommissioning to begin COFA Renewal Now Before Congress January Tourist Count Down 3.6% Waive permitting fees to help Maui residents rebuild faster  Rebuilding Nonconforming Structures After Lahaina Fire Unions Squeeze Lawmakers: ‘Stop The Bleeding’ of OUR State Cash To Pay For Maui Fire Victims De Fries’ selection criticized: Former HTA chief voted in as first Maunakea authority director Embattled UH regents chair vows to seek second term Salesforce's Marc Benioff tracked journalist in Hawaii Child Molester: State Gives one day sentence, Feds Give 40 yrs Autopsy results in homeless youth’s death put spotlight on dearth of treatment beds Want To Boost Hawaii Aquaculture? Remove The Barriers Read More..