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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 April 30, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 3622 Views Contract Reopener: HSTA Gets Another $45.6M DoE Changes Teacher Evaluations: De-Emphasizes Student Performance EPA Imposes $425K fine for Waimanalo Gulch Spill Legislators Vote to Spend Millions More on Electric Vehicles Trump, the Jones Act and LNG Video: Akina and Roth Talk Rail Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Nurses Donovan Dela Cruz Plays Hardball With Foes Of The Airbnb Tax—and it works Honolulu City Council committee passes 2 vacation rental bills Special Purpose Revenue Bonds: More Millions for Navatek Front Company Maui Council Approves $17.7M Property Tax Hike Hawaii County Charter Commission rejects ballot measure abolishing minimum property tax Asset Forfeiture Reform Measure On Ige’s Desk Rep Chris Lee Killed Sex-abuse bill Kaneshiro ‘top of the food chain’?  Katherine Kealoha says she was ‘ordered’ to tell officer to ‘stand down’ in Miske Case McCartney’s DBEDT nomination heading to Senate Last-Ditch Effort to Save Cheap Electricity Source-- HECO Proposes New Way of Calculating Greenhouse Gas Limits Monday’s crash is latest for Robinson model Read More..

Monday, April 29, 2019 April 29, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:06 PM :: 3488 Views ERS Invested Millions With Alleged Fraudster HB1552: Conference Committee Approves New System to Keep Criminals on Streets Proposed Hawaii Carbon Tax -- $66,000 per Person? Ala Wai Canal: Flood Control Project Will Do Little To Clean Up the Polluted Waterway Might Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Disappear? Star-Adv Claims Jones Act Needed for Reliable Service Kealohas Lied About Mailbox Value to Make Theft a Felony Inside Deal: Mel Rapozo to Grab Kauai Auditor Position Plea Deal: Another Alleged Child Molester gets Probation Hawaiian salt could evaporate under federal ban Read More..

Sunday, April 28, 2019 April 28, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:24 PM :: 2862 Views OHA CFO Ousted to Block 'Fair Treatment' of Grant Requests? HB172: Legislature Denies Funding for OHA and LLCs Unless Audit for Fraud, Waste and Abuse is Completed OHA’s LLCs: The Noose Is Tightening Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Public urged to participate in next round of hearings on proposed Maunakea rules Growing demands for more government money sure to pick pockets of Oahu taxpayers Legislators pitch savings but who’ll save us from them? Hospital liaison program offers help and hope for homeless Owner Fined $124K for Building Affordable Housing ‘Monster’ Hawaii gun group aims to sue over ‘red flag’ law State officials worry low vaccination rates in some Hawaii schools may cause health risk Maui: Where the Anti-Vaxxers Are Sunscreen Hysteria: Lab Admits Skewing Oxybenzone Measurement Read More..

Saturday, April 27, 2019 April 27, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:14 PM :: 3606 Views Let’s End ‘Gut and Replace’ at Legislature SB1353: Industrial Hemp Heading to Governor's Desk Legislators Send Three Anti-Gun Bills to Governor A Jones Act conversation with Rick Hamada and Mike Hansen OHA Releases Aina Summit Report City Releases 2019 Annual Sustainability Report Victory: Changes would make it easier to force homeless with severe mental illnesses to get treatment Bill to raise minimum wage appears dead for this year REIT Tax Passes Legislature Hawaii tax broker bill for Airbnb, vacation rental platforms fails on final vote Happy News: Climate Change Bills Died in Conference Committee Hawaii Legislature Botches Energy Legislation Hawaii lawmakers poised to approve proposal to reform state’s criminal justice system Poorest in Honolulu see greatest increase in housing costs, report says Roadside panhandling and fundraising could be outlawed Trash and tally: Numbers from recent state, county homeless cleanup initiatives 5 former Hawaii scouts among victims in growing Boy Scout sex abuse scandal Read More..

Friday, April 26, 2019 April 26, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 3117 Views Charlie Wade Sex Complaint Filed Over Year Ago 20 Gut and Replace, Frankenstein Bills in Conference Committee 40 Legislators, Insiders Set for Singapore Junket After Session More studies show Jones Act harmful to Puerto Rico Conference Committee Agrees on $3.4B CIP Grab Basket Conference Committee Approves Remaining Executive Budget Q1: Tourism Up, Spending Down A Flurry Of Deal-Making At The Hawaii Legislature As End Of Session Looms Hotel workers to council: Proposed property tax rate hike for resorts ‘punitive’ Deferred Maintenance: Cost of repairing convention center soars to $50M  -- or $77M? – or $91.6M? Jail escapee says guards asleep Internal affairs case opened after Public Safety’s head trainer accused of puffing up resume OJ Simpson Innocence Project: ‘It’s Easy to Find Criminals are Innocent’ Second Hawaii Superferry Joins Navy Fleet Judge freezes Trump abortion rule on Title X funding Read More..

Thursday, April 25, 2019 April 25, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:53 PM :: 6809 Views Will the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Go Broke? SCR204: OHA Insiders Exploit Aloha Poke Controversy to Grab Ownership of Hawaiian Culture for Themselves Neighborhood Board Voting Begins Friday HB720: Ige Signs Firearm Reporting Bill Problem Gambling? Hawaii #2 in USA Poll: Ige Among Most Unpopular Governors, Again Profitable Nonprofit: Sand Island Rehab Exec Scores $500K Salary and a Slightly Used Miss Hawaii HDOT: If you really Believe in Global Warming You Must Give Us $15B State Senate poised to accept a proposal to allow vacation rental platforms to collect Hawaii taxes Effort to impeach Kaneshiro hits new roadblocks  Lawsuit: Officers Conspired to Coverup Domestic Abuse DOCARE Officers Use Illegal GPS Jammers to Cover up Overtime Abuse Hawaii Senate votes to reconfirm Nolan Espinda to lead Public Safety Department Lawmakers decline to issue budget surplus refunds Maui Council, Mayor Propose $140M Property Tax Hikes Raises get green light Are Medical Costs Dropping Under HMSA's New Doctor Payment Plan? Honolulu leads state in population loss, Census finds HB1165: Trannies to get ‘X’ on Drivers License State To Housing Applicants: Sign Up Online Or Lose Your Spot On Wait List Kalihi Valley Homeless’ Lower Stolen Piano in Riverbed Tent City No Sex Trafficking found at Brothel Trump spurs an uptick in politicians leaving GOP ‘Hawaiian Day’ Controversy Spurs SD Legislature to Act on Free Speech State-Run Presidential primary election would be good for Hawaii Read More..

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 April 24, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:30 PM :: 3067 Views Will Trump waive the Jones Act for Domestic LNG shipments? Waimea and Hanapepe Property Owners to be Forced to Buy Flood Insurance? Legislature Votes to Fund Suicide Prevention DHS Audit: Significant Weaknesses and Deficiencies State of the Air: Hawaii Among the Cleanest After Problems with East Oahu Vote—Lawmakers still approve statewide mail-in voting REIT CEOs outline specific costs to Hawaii tax bill OHA to Get 20% Cut of Kailua-Kona Homeless Village? Neighborhoods Are Really Angry At The Feds’ $345 Million Ala Wai Project Maui Council looks to have final say over injection wells settlement Office of Information Practices says ad hoc budget panel could violate state Sunshine Law What’s The Holdup On A Bill That Targets Child Sex Abusers? Deputy Sheriffs, corrections officers using guns and ammo that violate state policy Criminals Whine About Jail Conditions after Riot HPD officer with troubled past arrested for felony abuse Honolulu looking for a new City Auditor Snobby Hanalei Elitists Try New Excuse to Keep Hoi Polloi Out Another plan for pedestrians? Read More..

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 April 23, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 4830 Views Full Text: Espinda Promises No Retaliation Against PSD Dissidents Hawaii's Best & Worst Small Cities to Start a Business Lavish salaries, perks focus of federal theft investigation into union boss Pattern for Unions? Hawaii firefighters get 4% plus bonuses Anti-Trust Violation? Capacity Payments’ Designed to Hide Real Cost of Solar, Biomass Hawaiʻi's Small Independent Doctors May Be Struggling Under New Payment System Charter Schools: Where the Anti-Vaxxers Are Trapped on the streets: Law stymies efforts to help homeless with severe mental illness Good News! Climate Activists whine Hawaii Legislature ‘Wasted An Entire Year’ Petition to impeach city prosecutor prompts legal debate: Are e-signatures legal?   Ethics: Councilmember was PR Agent for Water Bottler Memorial honoring law enforcement officers vandalized Historic Maui church hit by vandals for second time in a month Leeward Coast Parks: Human waste, buckets of needles Homeless Criminal Charged in Iwilei Rape ‘Strong Evidence of Guilt’ – But State’s highest court reverses murder conviction in 2009 Chinatown shooting HPD officer arrested at Honolulu airport on suspicion of domestic abuse Hawaii hotels report lackluster first quarter Read More..

Monday, April 22, 2019 April 22, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 5355 Views Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret Activist Attacks Destroy 15% of Hawaii Agriculture Budget battle: Nonprofit seeks financial data on Hawaii public schools Electricity: Nobody Pays More for Less Quack! Charter Schools Have By Far The Highest Rates Of Unvaccinated Kids Quack!  Anti-Sunscreen Hysteria Debunked A city proposal to give people more options to get around could mean losing some parking Read More..

Sunday, April 21, 2019 April 21, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:59 PM :: 2863 Views OHA's Crabbe out of the Bucket? HIDOE Achieves Success with Job Order Contracting Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Education Organizer asks supporters to re-sign Keith Kaneshiro petition Ozawa Loses: Pro-development forces flex muscle in Hawaii politics Bills Down to the Wire: Last Week for the Legislature HB673: Police to be allowed to smoke Marijuana—Potheads to be hired as Ambulance Drivers Political Correctness: Kahana homeowners defaulting on state loans Big Island Mass Transit mismanagement could hurt entire state’s federal funding What makes Tulsi Gabbard run? Maybe it’s about the perks Read More..

Saturday, April 20, 2019 April 20, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 4290 Views Audits, subpoenas and more: What's next for Honolulu Rail? Are Hawaii officials paid too much or too little? Hawaii residents voting with their feet Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Kealoha Lawyer Flees to Canada, Again Delays Grandmother Deposition 1980s Honolulu Developer Busted in Ponzi Scheme Some homeless play the charity cycle University of Hawaii to hold 2nd round of public hearings on proposed rules for Mauna Kea The state wants to redevelop the Ala Wai Boat Harbor. That’s got boaters worried Honolulu City Council OKs $70 annual tax break for Oahu homeowners Public Utilities Commission approves $12.1M MECO rate hike Self-Dealing Leads to Another delay for Hawaii Co building permits Snorkel Rentals Kill Soft on Crime: Hawaii Criminal Kills Girl in Ohio Read More..

Friday, April 19, 2019 April 19, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 4949 Views Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That? Hawaii Senate to Vote on Anti-Gun Bills 80% of Oahu Residents Don't Have REAL ID HPD investigating reported kidnapping of attorney tied to Kealoha probe    Honolulu rail authority now plans to open Middle Street segment in late 2023 Water officials mull options as session wanes Ige Assures Caldwell Of Ala Wai Flood Control Financing Plan Hollywood Movie Moguls Want More of our Money—But Won’t Tell us Who is Getting it Unlikely Allies United to Oppose a Carbon Tax Kauai has only One Homeless Shelter—19 Beds Kihei: DoE has a Plan to Build … an Administration Building Read More..

Thursday, April 18, 2019 April 18, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:39 PM :: 4134 Views Candidates Hirono, Case, Gabbard Refused to Release their Tax Returns DLNR: Another Step Towards State-Run Carbon Credit Scheme Kids Oral Health--Hawaii Ranks Dead Last $17 Minimum Wage Cost $1.456 Billion per year HDOT Launches Accelerated Hiring System State Launches Aquaculture Accelerator  Ige: Failure of Water Bill will Kill Agriculture State revokes convicted Hawaii PKF accountant's license Two Ethics Reform Measures Clear House-Senate Conference Committee Can OHA Cash in by Claiming Native Title to Hawaiian Words? Honolulu City Council passes bill to crack down on affordable home monsters Short-Term Rental Regulation Advances at Honolulu Hale Hawaii lawmakers push to reduce number of unnecessary hospital visits from homeless Homeless Tweeker from Mainland Convicted in Crime Spree Soft on Crime: Alleged Child Molester Gets 6 Days in Jail Read More..

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 April 17, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:15 PM :: 3387 Views Why Farm? The Unintended Hazards Of Red-Light Cameras Tax Foundation Hawaii: Motion for Reconsideration Rips Rail-Skim Decision Is lack of funding the real problem in the Department of Education? Auditor: AG's Child Support Fund Still Running Deficit Lahaina Injection Wells: EPA won't regulate pollution that moves through groundwater Economist: Regulations Add 24% to Home Construction Costs             Beating agriculture to death in Hawaii Honolulu Salary Commission Approves Pay Raises For Top City Officials Abercrombie Forced Micronesians onto Obamacare Politicians Tour MCCC After Riot, Spend $8M Latest DoE Grift: $11B for New Schools or Something Red Hill Tank Relocation Pricetag—$1.6B Meth Addict Who Dies After Being Tased was Son of American Samoa Police Commissioner 8 homeless shelters don’t meet new standards, but will be funded anyway  Busting prostitution businesses is a priority for the prosecutor's office Read More..

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 April 16, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 PM :: 3717 Views Ethics: DOBOR Kauai Employee Quickly Begins Taking Stuff Caldwell’s Rubber Stamp Council will Tax and Spend UIPA Request: DoE Refusing to Release Check Register HDOT still seeking your thoughts on a proposal to tax drivers by the mile Community members come together to rally against crime and corruption in Hawaii Katherine Kealoha’s grandmother forced to pay over $100K in legal fees in corruption case Old Boys Line up Behind “Only Candidate’ Running for CD2—Kahele Gabbard Second to Last in Democrat Presidential Fund Race The High Price Of Luring The Movies To Hawaii HB1093: Proposed Bill Regulating Uber, Lyft Is Biased Against Taxis Recycling numbers are down but costs are up HIDOT Removes 14 Truckloads of Trash—All Seven Homeless Refuse Shelter Recovering Drug Addict ‘was homeless downtown for many, many years’ Read More..

Monday, April 15, 2019 April 15, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 PM :: 4836 Views Senate: OHA Must Complete Audit of LLCs Unlucky and Unclean: How Not to Steal House 13 Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 14, 2019 Rich States, Poor States: Hawaii Ranks 45th $100M Hawaii tax hike bills -- Job Loss and Lawsuits SB1000: Use EV Mandate to Make Housing Even More Unaffordable Do you believe in coincidences? Details lost in reporting election-by-mail results Vacation Rentals On Oahu May Face Tough Enforcement And New Limits Where Hawaii Renters Spend Half Their Incomes On Housing Kakaako Makai Celebrates Ten Years as Homeless Tent City Read More..

Sunday, April 14, 2019 April 14, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 6236 Views Special Election: Waters Beats Ozawa by 1,004 Votes Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review JSC Seeks Nominees for Maui Circuit Court 30 Years Late: DoE Discovers IDIQ -- ‘Job Order Contracting Blankety Blank Hawaii Smallest Firearms Industry in USA Ethics: How Interest Group Can Plant its own People on State Payroll to Solicit Money How Kealoha, Kaneshiro Retaliated Against Officers After Miske Arrest Council Leadership Change This Week? Josh Green Finally Abandons Tent Cities? Another CWS Fail: Parents sue over 3-year-old’s death in foster care Inmate: ‘This is crazy; we going die’ HELCO seeks 3.4% increase Oh, yeah? Well, how’d you like an audit, punk? Proposals would reduce building permit fees Mufi: Counties have Acted on TVRs—Now it is up to Legislature Read More..

Saturday, April 13, 2019 April 13, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 6350 Views Deadline: HART 'Pleased' that city received P3 submittals UH requesting second round of public hearings for Maunakea administrative rules City adopts new affordable housing rules Activists hurt farmers by fueling public’s disconnect with modern agriculture HART board chair under federal investigation — but it’s not about the rail project Hawaiʻi Farmers, Ranchers Lobby for Water Bill Administrator in charge of DPS training programs accused of lying on her resume Deputy Prosecutor Futa Says She Never Got Target Letter Trevor Ozawa vs. Tommy Waters: Round 3 of Honolulu City Council fight ends tonight 3 percent Maui council salary hike lacks the votes Councilman wants to make more clear what alternatives will be acceptable to polystyrene An old hospital in Hilo is being transformed into a haven for the homeless Read More..

Friday, April 12, 2019 April 12, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:21 PM :: 3546 Views ILWU Executive Charged with Embezzlement Hawaii Tax Freedom Day is April 23rd NRA Seeks 'Immediate Injunction' Against Hawaii Gun Laws Hawaii Butterfly Knife Ban Challenged on Second Amendment Grounds Hirono: If Conservatives Don’t Want Content Removed From Social Media ‘They Shouldn’t Post Lies’ Want higher wages? Try economic freedom Honolulu Council Special Election Voting Ends Saturday April 13 Feds Demand City Pony up $111M for Rail--No Money Beyond Middle Street Until P3 Settled Ige supports giving water permit holders more time Legislators Advance HB1248 as Vote-by-Mail Problems Multiply While Honest Citizens 2nd Amendment Rights are Restricted, Shooters Walk Again and Again—Here’s How Senate panel rejects reappointment of Nolan Espinda as Hawaii’s public safety director Kauai: Entire System Comes Down on Whistleblower State housing project combines juvenile offenders and affordable housing; raises concerns Ex-Maui inmate gets $10K in sex assault lawsuit settlement Substitute Teacher Will Study for Marriage Counselor License While in Jail on Revenge Porn Conviction Teacher in Ewa Elementary’s A-plus program indicted in sexual assault of former student Read More..

Thursday, April 11, 2019 April 11, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:13 PM :: 3590 Views OHA's $139 Million Dollar Question OHA Trustees Vote 8-1 to Extend Audit Hawaii Swamped by Carbon Dioxide Tax Bills HB217/HB218: Making Life Easier for Young Criminals Gabbard: US Health Care System Designed to 'keep people sick and on drugs' It’s April and Feds Still Aren’t Releasing $744 Million For Honolulu Rail Windfarm: Judge Approves Plan to Kill Lots of Bats  HB1326: Will All the Water be Cut Off? Voting Rights Violation?  Ranked voting could make its way to Hawaii Despite warnings, Kaneshiro continues to visit building that houses prosecutor’s office Carlisle Wants Embattled Prosecutor's Job Ala Wai: DLNR-DTL Scheme to Funnell Money to OHA will Damage Cultural Resources SB1000: Electric Vehicle Mandate Will Make Housing Even Less Affordable Aina Lea – After 10 Years in Court, Affordable Housing Project May Now Be Built Hawaii sees a significant increase in sexually transmitted diseases Pearl City intermediate school DoE Child Molester Gets Away With It—Then Foolishly Leaves Hawaii  Read More..

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 April 10, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:31 PM :: 3579 Views PIT: Homelessness Down 21% on Big Island -- Volcano Forces Homeless to Accept Shelter Final Crossover: House Approves, Amends 85 Senate Bills Human Services Blueprint for COFA Citizens New UH Manoa leadership structure approved Health Department Audit: Material Weaknesses and Significant Deficiencies Is Federal Recognition Dead or Dormant? Gov. David Ige having a rough year at the Legislature Minimum Wage, REIT Tax Head to Conference Committee HB820: Gut-n-Replace Keeps leasehold condo scheme alive SB33/SB365: Megabux for Movie Moguls—Heading to Conference Committee Hawaii lawmakers hope a recent ruling will play in their favor in regulating vacation rentals Hawaii Agribusiness Development Corp faces audits More than 30,000 ballots already cast in special election for city council Trial of former HPD officer delayed as more Miske info tied to Kealoha is sought Lawmakers grill public safety director Maui County attorney resigns from post following abuse allegations Maui Mayor Describes Being Attacked by Homosexual Child Molesters Puna officer faces felony charges in domestic incident Read More..

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 April 9, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 3210 Views Relax Maui zoning to allow more urban dwellings Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 8, 2019 Hawaii 2nd Worst Financial Knowledge and Education Hawaii--78 Bridges 'Deficient' Hawaii: County by County Health Reports Ige: Electric Company to Collect from GEMS Green Energy Deadbeats Hawaii Firearm Seizure Bill Eligible For Floor Vote Old Boys Last Hope?  Kahele Says He’s Raised $250,000 To Challenge Tulsi Gabbard State Senate leaders say they don’t intend to revive water bill Hawaii lawmakers consider vacation-rental tax legislation DeVos: Hawaii DoE Should do Exactly the Opposite of What it Does Now 30 Years Late: DoE Discovers IDIQ -- ‘Job Order Contracting’ State Initiates Audit Of School Impact Fees On Developers Retaliation: DUI investigation initially under Katherine Kealoha's division Former police officer heads to court accused of luring boy for sex Permanent supportive housing will reduce homelessness Snuffed out: Tobacco tax increase proposal dies DOH begins enforcement against CBD-infused products Smoking Marijuana vs. Smoking Tobacco: Which is More Harmful? Hawaii boaters facing big increase in fees Read More..

Monday, April 8, 2019 April 8, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 2878 Views Secret Timeline Shows OHA Lying to Legislature While Stonewalling LLC Audit Stop Anti-Vaxxers From Putting Hawaii Kids At Risk Does Hawaii Really Want Agriculture? The future of marijuana: Island cannabis industry reps talk hurdles, economic woes Former Real Estate Commission vice chairman sentenced to jail, court supervision for theft Moving Hawaii’s Technology Out Of The Dark Ages Read More..

Sunday, April 7, 2019 April 7, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 PM :: 3423 Views Revenue Raisers Already Sent to the Governor Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Giveaway to Public Employee Unions Hidden in Minimum Wage Bill A&B Water Rights Bill May Have New Life A Three-Step Guide: How Women Can Protect Themselves from Joe Biden HB285: Release Names of Suspended or Fired Police Officers EMS Tries to justify Fuel Truck Purchase UHPA: Lassner Not Angry Enough Ige Touts State-Run ‘Hawaii Saves’ Retirement Program Socialist Utopia: Kahana Valley living park concept ‘broken’ Solid Waste: UPW Exploits Absenteeism in Push for New Positions Soft on Crime: Five Time Loser Kicks Cop in Head—Gets Probation Stupid Pimp Leaves Soft-on-Crime Hawaii—Quickly Gets 72 Year Sentence Read More..

Saturday, April 6, 2019 April 6, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:35 PM :: 4704 Views New Petition Launched to Impeach Kaneshiro 9th Circuit: City Can Only Enforce Sleeping Ban if Shelter Available Kishimoto Demands Media Cover Up Failing Schools DoE: Only 56% of our Grads Need Remedial Math (not counting the ones who don't go to college and the ones who don’t graduate) UHERO: How Obamacare Affects Micronesian Health Ige Signs 20% Death Tax into Law Does House bill’s demise affect Upcountry water? Lawmakers pass Red Light Camera bill through State House of Representatives HB748: Fixing Hawaii’s civil asset forfeiture program Gut & Replace --- Hawai’i State Energy Office Another CWS Fail: Lawsuit filed in toddler death Over 25,000 Votes Cast in Special Election Judge OKs recorded testimony from 99-year old key witness in Kealoha case Riot at Maui CCC caused $5 million damage Maui Police Dept. internally investigating if traffic section misused money Read More..

Friday, April 5, 2019 April 5, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 4030 Views Levinson: Ballard's Second Amendment Stance 'Could Precipitate Legal Catastrophe' Kiss of Death: OHA Endorses Amended Water Bill Just Before Senate Committee Kills It #AuditTheRail finally on track! OHA Trustees Approve New Governance Framework OHA Gives $500K to Nonprofits DLNR Seeks Bidders to Redevelop Ala Wai Harbor Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills Eligible for Floor Vote Dela Cruz: If A&B Can’t Have Water then Nobody Can Screw A&B—Part 2: Surprising Support For New Tax On Hawaii’s Powerful Real Estate Interests Two HPD officers indicted after allegedly making a homeless man lick a toilet SB567: Will Legislators Let us Round up Homeless Mentally Ill? Homeless Drug Addicts, Chinatown Merchants May Hire Security Guards Guam Begins Process to Legalize Recreational Use of Marijuana UPW Backs Espinda Reappointment Vital piece of evidence in investigation into Maui jail riot goes missing Caldwell’s plan for monthly garbage fee could be trashed Waters Leads Ozawa In Money Raised And Spent In City Council Race Polluted Subsoil Causes 3 month Delay in Rail Station Construction HB593: Now we have green versus green DoE Forms Secret Gender Committee Maui Council to Hire Lawyer to Sue over Mayor’s Interim Appointments  Read More..

Thursday, April 4, 2019 April 4, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:00 PM :: 2984 Views Full Text: MCCC Officers Tell Riot Story, Slam 'Upper Echelons' of PSD Sin Taxes: Hawaii 3rd Highest in USA Do You Think Like an Islander? Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills Pass Committee, Age Restriction Bill Eligible for a Floor Vote HEI Plans to Shut Down State's Cheapest Energy Producer to Make Way for More Tesla Batteries 2019 Graduation Dates 2 men accused of storming OHA offices could face felony charges Another 3.4% Rate Hike: PUC sets HELCO hearings HB593: Plan to allow solar farms on top-rated agricultural lands killed Legislators Trying to make A&B give $62M to Politically Connected Mahi Pono? Bill Would Criminalize Driving Under The Influence Of … Almost Anything Middle Street Rail Solution: Run Bus Lanes on North King Street Desperate to Save Insider Control: Department of Public Safety proposes plans to relieve overcrowding DPS Plans to Stack Hearing for Espinda—Worried ‘Outsider’ will be Next Boss Puana Grandmother to Provide Key Details on Mailbox Frameup? Council leadership: Taxpayers shouldn’t pay for ex-police chief’s legal defense Whistleblower tells police commission concerns about upcoming promotions Nearly 23,000 Votes Cast in Council Special Election Unionization of UH grad students a Financial Burden to State Hawaii Population Decline Military-Related? Read More..

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 April 3, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 2718 Views Lawsuit: Hawaii Discriminates Against Legal Immigrants on Gun Permits ACLU: Kealoha Lawyers Threaten Free Speech Rail: P3 Contractors see “Untenable Interface Risk” Oil Companies, Enviros Support Carbon Taxes Micronesian government official pleads guilty to federal bribery charge     Stuck with Obamacare Micronesians In Hawaii Struggle To Get Health Care Despite court order, Katherine Kealoha fights to keep personnel files secret How Many People Make Minimum Wage? $1000 Fine Threat Shuts Down Homeless Enablers Read More..

Tuesday, April 2, 2019 April 2, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 5146 Views State of the State Budget 2020 Is Leasehold Housing Built on Government Land a Solution to Unaffordable Housing in Honolulu? Hawaii County has Least Expensive Housing in Hawaii Hawaii--2nd Highest State Tax Burden in USA Governor Announces 2020 Census Committee Stressed States? Hawaii Ranks 42nd Community meeting to be held for O‘ahu’s first Pedestrian Plan Tax Hikes: How The Senate Aims To Take More of Your Cash Federal Prosecutor: Former HPD Officer Admits being Homosexual Child Molester Police Commission Disputes Honolulu police chief on handgun carry permits Sumida: I helped Kealoha Beat the rap once—he can do it again if the media helps After Maui Jail Riot UPW Takes Aim at PSD Leadership Questions raised over DPS officer's less-lethal weapons DPS Doesn’t Buy Non-Lethal Weapons—But Spends Thousands on Rifles and Shotguns that are not given to Officers Charges dropped against Maui’s top civil lawyer Answer to High Cost of Living: Give Even More Money to Silicon Valley Billionaires and Hollywood Movie Moguls Histrionics, Chemophobia Begin to pay off in Court Biofuel Schemers Fret as Subsidies Decline Electric Car Owners Scoop up $3.5M in Free Airport Parking Mainland Drug Addict Demands Money for Homelessness at Legislature City Contractor Works Hard to Keep Homeless Tent City Near Children's Center Read More..

Monday, April 1, 2019 April 1, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 3976 Views The Biggest Fruit Ever Grown in Hawaii HHS Cuts Funding to Hawaii Planned Parenthood Auditor: Many Deficiencies in State Federal Funding Compliance Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 31, 2019 Hawaii County Police Community Satisfaction Survey Honolulu Republicans Reelect Brett Kulbis Chair Honolulu Council Special Election Walk-in Voting Begins Today Several Hawaii Charter Schools Under Federal Investigation Stopping rail at Middle Street might save $440M Salary Commission recommends MORE raises for city executives Still Alive: SB192/HB1552 Would Lets Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out onto Streets SPED Student Raped by Three HSTA Members Gets Settlement Read More..