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Friday, April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 2236 Views Surprise! Another Cash Giveaway to HSTA Members -- $2,200 This Time Legislature allows governor to act without restraint for another year Maui, Kona Rental Car Rates Top $900/wk March Visitor Arrivals Up 1.1% Hawaii State Legislature Declares Climate Emergency Will Supreme Court Consolidate Hawaii Gun Case with NY Case? Locals Worry Wind and Solar Will Gobble Up Forests and Farms Without Free Money from the Sky, Legislature Would have been Lost, Dazed and Confused Lawmakers pass bill that would cut Hawaii Tourism Authority funding by $19M Maui Property Tax Rates Increasing Universal Basic Income is Here Right Now Redevelopment bill awaits Ige’s signature Ritte Grifts for Vacant Senate Seat  Honolulu prosecutor Steven Alm announces new oversight process for police shootings Hawaii Abortionists want Telemedicine Abortions for Guam Kauai Island-wide power outage Read More..

Thursday, April 29, 2021 April 29, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:43 PM :: 5094 Views Keep Your Eyes on These Three Hawaii Individual Income Tax $1,711 per person SB1329: Increase efficiency of State procurement VIDEO: Squatters Take Over Uncle Billy's Hotel HB891: Proposed Taser Law Would Outlaw Common Medical Devices How Bad? Labor Underutilization in Hawaii During the Pandemic Precisely as Predicted: Hanabusa Awarded $924K HART Consulting Contract   Insider Information Behind Hanabusa Contract (Clue: Bid Tailoring is Illegal.) Sacrifice? Hawaii lawmakers approve $2,200 one-time payments to all state teachers Hawaii schools, teachers, students scramble with thousands of seniors off-track to graduate Kauai Mayor: ‘County Needs TAT Hike’ Hidden Giveaway for Insiders who Bought ‘Affordable Housing? PUC ‘Quite Concerned’ About Rolling Blackouts on Oahu, Maui House Creates Panel To Probe Land Fund, Agriculture Agency Aloha Stadium Could Be Demolished In 2022 HB1376 Paves Way to End Eviction Moratorium Rep. Lynn Decoite announces intent to vie for Senate District 7 Vacancy Judge rules lawsuit filed by Peter Boy Kema’s siblings can move ahead in court Lawmakers Push BoE to Hire Local Superintendent Proposal seeks new buffer for wind farms, residents Hawaii one of only 4 states that cannot take badges away from bad police officers Sykap brothers indicted for assaulting, robbing a woman on Kalakaua Ave. Under state’s new red light camera program, tickets will follow car owners not drivers Termination of Commander of Hawaii-based fast-attack submarine connected to recent Suicide Read More..

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 April 28, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 3051 Views OHA aide accused of wire fraud--Tried to Flee Country Capital improvement procurement protests grind to a halt Lock and dam system for Honolulu? Is this just the beginning? Kerry Announces 'Green' Cashflow to Hawaii Insiders Real ID enforcement deadline extended to May 2023 Maui, Kauai Mayors to Pursue TAT Tax Hike Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Decommissioning Update Hawaii Government Assistance Payments Jumped 62% for 2020 New County Hotel Tax Is Approved In Final Vote Hawaii House kills bill curtailing governor emergency powers After Months of Pandering, Legislators Vote for their Real, Predetermined Agenda  Honolulu Prosecutors Have Long Been Stymied When Investigating Police Killings. That’s About To Change Rally to support Hawaii law enforcement agencies scheduled for May Lawsuit: Former Maui Prosecutor Blames ‘Diabetic Rage’ for Mood Swings  Honolulu named 4th worst hit city for small businesses during pandemic Despite nearly 60,000 unemployed residents, restaurants struggling to find employees Add cyber to infrastructure package, Hawaii Gov. Ige tells Congress Most UH students will likely remain at a distance until Spring 2022 City rolling out more dangerous bike lanes in Honolulu City again pretends to take first steps to relocate landfill Read More..

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 April 27, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 2715 Views Hirono Defends University Discrimination Against Asian Students Red tape hurts Maui housing Census: Hawaii Gains 7% in Decade Sen J Kalani 'Powdernose' English Resigns--Ige to Appoint Replacement Miske Complains his Cell is too Small—Will use this as an excuse for appeal Courts Also Letting other Sykap Go Again and Again Hawaii commercial rent relief bill stalls—Counties May Step in Hawaii tobacco trust fund targeted by lawmakers HB499 would allow 99-year leases of public lands poised for approval Lease Retention Priority for new Pohakuloa Commander The ‘taking’ of Aloha Stadium parking and loss of tailgating Council to Spend County Taxpayer Money to get Federal Taxpayer Money Hawaii residents most searched question on Google—‘How do I file for unemployment?’ Hawaii suit over gun rights could be shaped by another case before US Supreme Court Local youth crime-fighting program at risk of shutting down turns to community for help Honolulu police are cracking down on illegal game rooms, but is it enough? Read More..

Monday, April 26, 2021 April 26, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 2689 Views Mehau in Majuro – How the US Meth Epidemic Began Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 24, 2021 'Stop The Racializiation Of Everyone’--Tulsi Gabbard Oahu residents rally to show support for police Brother of slain teen arrested for robbing girl near memorial of deadly police shooting Tax Hike Trick: City Council considers measure that would create a progressive residential property tax Lawmakers plan to use half of federal relief funds to bail out Hawaii businesses Guardian Ad Litems Are A Better Choice To Help The Mentally Ill Than Public Defenders Expand access to government Spat over Gov. David Ige’s emergency power misses real emergency Why some people oppose a vaccine passport Gay Daddy Joins State Commission On Fatherhood State recommends renewal of stormwater runoff permit for TMT construction site State Supreme Court examines challenges to controversial Big Island power plant Reserved areas for residents-only: HTA asks communities to consider (unconstitutional) new ideas for tourism COVID  Wrecks TVR Market, Big Island Regulations Now Unsustainable Legislators Dump Bill Requiring Financial Literacy Classes Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz Read More..

Sunday, April 25, 2021 April 25, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 2049 Views The Whackee Strikes Back! Union Contract Talks: HGEA, UPW, UHPA Ratify and Reject--HSTA Still Holding Out Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Modernizing Rental Car and Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Taxes for a Post-Pandemic Future How to tell which bills to veto Hawaii Towns Ranked by Economic Diversity HB1348: Stadium Authority Will Control Development Decisions Formation of Mauna Kea working group on target despite boycott HIEMA Director Major General Ken Hara explains vaccine exception program Legislative News: Progressives Plan to Bring Back all the Same Failed Ideas Again Next Session Police Body Cam Footage Should Be A Tool For Justice The ‘Mauka Shift’ Could Solve Rail’s Utility Woes. Why Did It Happen So Late? Rush Hour Tolls: Make the Little People Pay for Jamming up our Roads Honolulu working on easing months-long backlog at licensing centers $1.3M secured for Kauai juvenile drug treatment center Hundreds clean up homeless trash near bike path along Pearl Harbor Read More..

Saturday, April 24, 2021 April 24, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 2936 Views Legislative Audit of OHA’s Limited Liability Companies Cancelled Neighborhood Board Election Begins Monday, April 26 Hawaii Republicans Set Annual Convention  HART Board Members Propose Middle Street end for Oahu’s rail line HB862: 30% Increase in TAT to 13.25%  Measure to defer salary increase for Hawaii officials advances United Public Workers’ bargaining units divided on ratifying labor agreement HECO`s Proposed Stand-Alone Battery Designed to Double-Bill Ratepayers Mayor: Chief won’t talk to me about police shootings New website soliciting stories and suggestions about city planning/permitting department O'ahu man says he still hasn't gotten unemployment help after filing weekly since December Lava recovery buyout program launches next Friday Thanks to policy change, Hawaiian Home Lands loan program now available to farmers DLNR Continues to Harass Shoreline Property Owners Feds report people in Hawaii are scammed out of about $400 million per year Read More..

Friday, April 23, 2021 April 23, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 2522 Views How high housing prices are encouraging residents to leave Hawaii City, State, HECO Celebrate Earth Day by Announcing Big, Big Plans for Your Life FEMA Rate Hike Socks 87% of Hawaii Flood Insurance Policyholders Police Union President Doesn’t Want An HPD Chief From The Mainland Widow of Lindani Myeni Sues Honolulu Police For Wrongful Death Director of city DPP promises immediate changes following bribery scheme Miske co-defendant intends to withdraw his “not guilty” plea Oahu Island Burial Council claims Ige is retaliating against its longtime leader     King’s Cathedral on Maui still faces public backlash despite reporting no active COVID cases University of Hawaii on the fence about coronavirus vaccination requirements Read More..

Thursday, April 22, 2021 April 22, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 2441 Views Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion Who are the Fed Wreck Secret Agents? Hawaii ​Most Expensive State for Household Bills Four Years Later: Lehua Island Still Rat-Free White House Finalizes Pacific Ocean Protections for Humpback Whale How Are Your State’s Roads Funded? Hawaii Most Gambling Arrests Per Capita Hawaii most expensive state for energy bills March Hotel Performance Flat America’s Future Is In Hawaii--A dispatch from the tropical dystopia. Now hiring: Employers struggle to find new workers because unemployed not required to look  Some Native Hawaiian leaders trying to stop lawmakers from making certain cuts to HTA        Travel demand for Hawaii is continuing to rise among U.S. visitors Hawaii has nation’s lowest COVID-19 case rate, CDC data shows As state prepares to roll out inter-island vaccine passport, some learn they won’t qualify Pentagon expected to deny funding for Hawaii radar HPD May yet release Bodycam Footage SB765: Tougher penalties could be on the way for extreme DUI convictions City Council Considering Handi-Van Fare Increase Hawaii Health Department Orders Hauula Assisted Living Facility To Close Read More..

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 April 21, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 3046 Views Video: Ige Announces Inter-Island Vaccine Passport System Irrational Covid Vaccine Fears HB200: Final Budget Deal Approved by Conference Committee Ige releases $278M for infrastructure projects HSTA Outlines Plan to Promote Identity Politics in K-12 Survey: Best Hawaii Towns to Start Small Business Mayor Victorino Vetoes Bill 10, Saves Affordable Housing City investigated Nuuanu home at center of deadly police shooting 7 times for complaints Honolulu police won’t release footage from shooting of teen in McCully Blangiardi Nominates Former Mainland Officer To Honolulu Police Commission      After DUI Death, Drug Dealer Already out on Streets Search begins for interim superintendent for Hawaii public schools Berkeley Study: Hawaiʻi Most Inclusive State In the Country Unintended Consequences – The Kyoto Protocol Fuels the Climate Crisis More Homeless Mayhem: County spends $90K on campground clean-up, needle removal Read More..

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 April 20, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 3813 Views Statewide Vax for Age 16+ Begins Hawaii State-Funded Preschools Score 10 of 10 Hawaii Highest Electric Rates in USA Reign of Terror: Crazy Saiki Clobbers Critics with Alarming Machinations SB1409: OHA Plan to Purge Members of State Boards who Do Not Attend Reeducation Camp Behind Closed Doors: Police commissioners to hire local consultant to pick new HPD chief ‘from within’ Hawaii Plans Vaccine Passports For Interisland Travelers First TMT construction still on hold, but production of telescope’s components move ahead Input sought for development around Aloha Stadium Frustrated Businesses Say It's Time For Action In Chinatown Read More..

Monday, April 19, 2021 April 19, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 2540 Views Is the Pacific Ocean now “ceded land?” Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 17, 2021 Let's Make Hawaii Pono Again Honolulu Police Commission reached ‘full flower’ by ousting Ballard Office of Hawaiian Affairs keeps going on Kakaako Makai State Awarded Money To A Bidder That Blew The Deadline, Then Took It Back U.S. Supreme Court rejects Dubin appeal Proposed legislation would damage HTA Advocates warn of underreported child abuse in Hawaii Read More..

Sunday, April 18, 2021 April 18, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 3298 Views State Auditor Facing a Whack Job? Time to get state out of tourism promotion? HGEA Demands Negotiations over Telework HSTA Complains About Summer School Plan Simon Shares Vision for Future as Astronomy Institute Director COVID-19 infections, vaccines, and economic recovery DHHL Offers Rent-With-Option-To-Purchase Homes on Hawaiʻi Island Bill that would give legislators more oversight of governor’s emergency orders advances Rail: Hawaii politicos doing nothing might actually pay off for long-suffering taxpayers Search begins for next Honolulu Police Department chief As state hopes to implement vaccine passports, some raise concerns over privacy   Hawaii Sees Spike In School Absenteeism Windmills and wildlife: Clean-energy projects slaughtering bats statewide The Dim Bulb Behind Hawaii Carbon Tax Legislation What Slow Recovery To Tourism? Long Criminal Record of 16-yr old shot by police shows failure of soft-on crime approach Why can’t the taxman cometh a little later just this once? Read More..

Saturday, April 17, 2021 April 17, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 2204 Views HPD Releases Bodycam Video of Nuuanu Police Shooting Incident Mauna Kea Hui: 'Hawaiians are not a Tribe' How to make lemonade out of the rail project Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Hawaii Students Vying for Lifesmarts National Championship Republicans Divided over Apportionment Commission After Creating Year-Long Crime Wave, State Supreme Court ends failed pandemic prison release program Kauai—Island of Retaliation: Police Chief to serve unpaid suspension following investigation Police shooting review board will resume work after a year-long pause Safe Travels Hawaii program surpasses 2.5 million travelers Lawmakers OK Fines For Pandemic Rule Violators Unemployed worker gets a nasty surprise at tax time and she isn’t alone Resignation of Hawaii's disease investigation chief raises questions of fate of contact tracing Read More..

Friday, April 16, 2021 April 16, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:00 PM :: 2976 Views VIDEO: Should Government Account for Long-Term Liabilities? Mobility Data Shows Fewer Residents Staying at Home Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 9.0% Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills Go to Governor Sacrifice? Hawaii Board of Education Approves Pay Boosts For Complex Area Leaders Hawaii Safe Travels coronavirus vaccine passport timeline pushed back UH considers COVID vaccination mandate for students and employees Post-Arrival COVID Testing at Big Island Airports Winds Down Legislature Did Nothing About Agribusiness Development Corporation  Honolulu office vacancy rate jumps as Covid effect echoes through Q1 Read More..

Thursday, April 15, 2021 April 15, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 3903 Views After Kaka'ako Makai Debacle: 'OHA Shall Seek Decision Making Influence over All Land in Hawai'i' Hawaii State and Local Taxes $7,332 per person Fourth Hawaiʻi Commercial Rent Survey Shows Some Recovery Honolulu $1 billion-a-mile rail boondoggle a warning to Biden ‘Build Back’ plan Hawaii 2nd Best State for Children’s Health Care  2021 UH Legislative Update, including proposed budget cuts Sacrifice? Unions Demand Pay Hikes ‘In single digits’ HB613: Federal COVID Money Must be Used to Fund HSTA Pay Hikes before any other purpose HB1296: Raid Tobacco Funds to Balance Budget Lawmakers should follow the ‘golden rule’ of budgeting   Hawaii is only wage-taxing state not to copy Internal Revenue Service in extending due date Renewal of Maunakea master lease the top priority for new Institute for Astronomy director Hawaii’s Search For A New School Superintendent Could Take Nearly A Year Rolling Blackouts for Maui Too?  PUC fears potential clean energy project delays could slow closure of MECO oil-fired plant Hawai’i Powering Past Coal Task Force -- Secret or Public? Red light camera pilot program is moving forward on Oahu Kauai Police Chief’s Rising Star Began To Fall Last Year, Job Reviews Show Some Department of Health vaccine appointments going unfilled on Maui Hawaii Sees ‘Startling’ Increase In Number Of Children Facing Hunger Kalihi man resorts to desperate measures without unemployment Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting at Nuuanu home Read More..

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 April 14, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 4249 Views SB1350: Hawaii House Votes to Suspend Pay Raises for Legislators ‘Plan C’ for rail? Could Compensation Smooth the Path for Jones Act Reform? Ige Signs Bill Allowing Nurses to Kill Babies in Abortions Mokuleia Crash: A Nest of Incompetents Surrounding 11 Deaths Aipoalani: Being banned never stopped him Another $800M For Rail? Don’t Count On It, Schatz Says Blangiardi’s Pick For Police Commission Withdraws Nomination   Homelessness: Team Blangiardi in Disarray Vaccinations for K-12 Students Before Schools Reopen Miske Gang Trying to Access Internet from Prison HMSA’s Mark Mugiishi To Chair State Redistricting Panel Honolulu building inspector is 4th to plead not guilty to federal bribery charges Anti-Tourism Protesters Protest Being Called Anti-Tourism Despite potential flooding threat, Wahiawa dam owners get more time to make repairs High court to hear Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC’s appeal Drug Oligarchy: Will State Clamp Down on Competition? Hawaii family horrified by video of autistic boy getting beaten in school bus Hawaii Jails COVID-free but ACLU Wants Supreme Court to Keep Releasing Criminals Anyway Money News: Historic duo puts climate on Indian Affairs agenda Read More..

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 April 13, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 4547 Views Auditor: Working Group Report "Slipshod and riddled with errors and omissions" Vaccine Passport: Hawaii vs Florida SB251 Favors Uber/Lyft at Expense of Local Companies Hawaii Small Businesses Among Most Exposed to Pandemic Losses How Hawaii Can Waste More Federal COVID Stimulus Money--Biden has some ideas Hawaii: 26.5% Expect to Lose Income Urban Transit After COVID-19 Hawaii Shut Down Tourism for a Year and Didn’t Diversify Economy At All After Forcing out Ballard, McCarthy May Not Score Interim Chief Gig Building Inspector Took Money From A Homeowner. Her Punishment: 2 Years Paid Time Off Attorney for Kaneshiro Campaign Donors has Conflict of Interest? ‘Safe Travel Cards’ in works Kids back full time at only 40% of Hawaii’s public elementary schools Price to pay: Increase price for goods sets up challenges for Hawaii restaurants and retailers HECO Proposes Large Petroleum-Powered Battery That Will Increase Rates Carbon Pricing Issue Rips Apart Hawai’i Progressive Movement Big Island Geothermal Agreement On Hold Pending Environmental Review HB576 Signed into Law: Nurses Can Perform Abortions Read More..

Monday, April 12, 2021 April 12, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:07 AM :: 2069 Views Trump campaign boosted by $1.7M Pass Thru via Hawaii GOP Financially Literate States -- Hawaii Ranks 39th U.S.-Taiwan Partnership in the Pacific Islands Tax Hike Coming: HB243 Sea Level Excuse means Bloated Government Budgets needed to fund grab for Biden Bucks Thirty Meter Telescope still on hold as it awaits decision on $850M funding   Ige Withdraws Land Board Nominee Sam Gon SB159: Automatic voter registration bill nears passage Designed to Fail: Police Shootings Board Is Still Doing Nothing As Cases Pile Up Sailor’s suicide after Kahala Hotel barricade is the third tied to Hawaii’s submarine force in past 16 months Read More..

Sunday, April 11, 2021 April 11, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 3732 Views Bride of Frankenbill Case Joins the Bipartisan U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Envelopes Stuffed with Cash Smooth Approvals at Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting Corruption Antidote:  Blangiardi needs to embrace transparency We don’t need Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s memory of rail’s institutional failure Shameless: 16-yr old kid killed after 30 arrests and no jail--but ACLU Hawai'i pushes to continue early-inmate releases Home schooling rates soar during pandemic in Hawaii and nationally North Shore residents raise concerns about proposed military missile radar State ordered to pay $370K in attorneys fees in DHHL Waitlist case Homeless Drug Addicts Rob Graves in Pearl City Read More..

Saturday, April 10, 2021 April 10, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 3781 Views Forced out by SHOPO, Blangiardi and Police Commission--HPD Chief Ballard Resigns Senate Slams Ige for Holding Back BoE Nominee Maui Beware! Mauna Kea Working Group Nominations Extended Extended Deadline: Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit Hawaii: Committee Passes Retroactive Home-Built Gun Ban HART Frog Debacle Earns First “What Were They Thinking?!” Award Rep Ward Questions Inaction on Legislative Pay Hikes DLNR hands out more dam fines Senate Compromise Lets OHA Keep its Corrupt LLC Secrets Honolulu airport Baseyard Facility investigation leads to 3 arrests  Some businesses are facing a new challenge: Hiring workers back Bans On High Capacity Magazines For Guns Fails At Legislature Diamond Head News: Four Homeless Finally Forced into Shelter—Jail City Homeless Response Lacks Key Element—Force  Read More..

Friday, April 9, 2021 April 9, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 3051 Views HECO Paying Blue Planet to 'Shape Opinion' Hawaii State Senate Confirms Three DHHL Commissioners Oahu Vax for Age 50+ Begins Monday COVID Justice: 430 Inmates Released, 58% Have Already Reoffended 2021 Legislature almost pau, and thank goodness for that HB1348 Quietly Shifts $350M Aloha Stadium cost to Taxpayers Gut-and-replace bill threatens Tourism Authority funding ‘Mismanaged and dysfunctional’: Longtime DOH official calls out alleged corruption in department   State investigators raid Honolulu airport baseyard—One Arrested Honolulu prosecutor promises to take corruption seriously or something HB515 Would Make Superintendent Hiring Process More Local Honolulu Needs Transparency HART holds meeting to discuss progress of rail Read More..

Thursday, April 8, 2021 April 8, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 2932 Views Petition: 'Hawaiians are not a Tribe' O‘ahu businesses and activities to continue operations in Tier 3 DLNR: Court Ruling Balances Municipal Water Needs with Protection of East Maui Streams Forbes: Hawaii Tops List Of Worst-Performing States  Commission that Loved Kealoha gives Ballard low marks for leadership, management Medical Examiner IDs 16-yr old boy killed after police chase—arrested 30 times, but he was back out on the street HB1174: Solar Schemers Whine About Loss of $18M Taxpayer Subsidy Chun reiterates UH support of astronomy on Maunakea is not a conflict of interest Citing safety concerns, state seeks $20,000 fine against owners of Wahiawa dam Money News: Greenmail Campaign Targets Mahi Pono Kauai Tiki Bar mandates employees receive vaccine Read More..

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 April 7, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 2724 Views Rail Cost Nears $10,000 per Inch COVID Restrictions Correlate with Unemployment, not Deathrates Republican ​Legislative Week in Review Third Circuit Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel DCCA: Obamacare Enrollment Extended Again Honolulu building plans examiner admits to taking bribes  2 plead guilty to wire fraud in city planning department scandal Here’s How Hawaii’s New State Budget Is Shaping Up Dark Clouds Are Looming Over Hawaii Even As The Economy Appears To Be Improving Blangiardi makes request to change Oahu’s tier criteria DOH official responsible for contact tracing program vacates position Proposed rules for Oahu vacation rentals raise concern amongst residents and rental owners Soft-on crime policies leave kids on street instead of being in a nice safe jail – one dead New Honolulu Police Policy On Using Force Aims To Defuse Tense Situations Anti-GMO Cowden Fined for Russian Propaganda Junket DLNR crews clean out more than 30 homeless camps at Diamond Head Read More..

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Letters to the Editor April, 2021 By Letters to the Editor @ 6:00 PM :: 4294 Views Rail Cost Nears $10,000 per Inch Vaccine Passport Unconstitutional? Read More..

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 April 6, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:50 PM :: 2650 Views DCCA Finally Going After Fake ‘Hawaiian Kingdom Bond’ Scheme? Fiscal notes could help Hawaii avoid fiscal calamity Hawaii Nurses Pay #2 in USA State Economies Hit the Most by Coronavirus -- Hawaii #3 Hawaii 3rd Safest State During COVID UNITE HERE Bosses Back Down after Federal Charge Challenging Illegal Dues Seizures  O’ahu Coal Plant Shutdown: Nightmare Scenario of Rolling Blackouts Kaena Point Site for Gigantic Floating Windfarm? Will Oahu roll back to Tier 2 on Wednesday?  Ige, Blangiardi patty cake Blangiardi working with legal adviser on agency abuses Ige: State not ready for vaccine passport Catch 22: HGEA-DLIR Cancel ‘Pending’ Unemployment Appointments Under New Leadership, HART Purges Nearly Half Its Staff Union Bosses Want Floor Vote on Minimum Wage Increase Maui County population could decline with job losses Kauai elementary schools back to in-person learning Read More..

Monday, April 5, 2021 April 5, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 2265 Views Does ARPA Outlaw Hawaii Tech and Film Tax Credit Expansion? If we can’t lower taxes, at least don’t increase them More Excuses: DOE ‘still waiting on funds, approval’ to address COVID learning loss HPD Chief Susan Ballard Is Up For Review This Week Hawaii police reform bills progress in Legislature Hawaii Data Landscape: Antiquated Infrastructure, Widespread Distrust Embattled hotel and condo project near Ala Moana Center hits another major snag Banning sunscreen ingredients means creating a greater risk of skin cancer Read More..

Sunday, April 4, 2021 April 4, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 4660 Views What Does the Honolulu Council Want to Know About Kimura Shooting? Vaccine Passport Unconstitutional? Al Hee Claims Ownership of Federal Subsidies--Court Laughs Return of the Frankenbill! Feds fight Hawaii corruption as local enforcers are MIA (again)  A for Auditor, V for Vendetta Carbon Tax: Jack up gasoline prices by $0.60 per gallon to Get the little Peoples’ Cars out of our way Does your state want a cut of your federal unemployment benefits? HGEA, CoC: Hawaii legislative leaders wise to be patient COVID Justice:  13–Time Loser Finally Re-Arrested After Beating Elderly Woman Right in Front of Police Hawaii lawmakers poised to reform program that allows police to seize cash and cars Get Involved With A Public Board Or Commission. They Need You Read More..

Saturday, April 3, 2021 April 3, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 2924 Views "Tax the rich" not the answer Hawaii Senate Schedules Joint Hearing on Retroactive Ban of Homebuilt Firearms Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Oʻahu Neighborhood Board Elections Kick Off on April 23 New Strategic Plan Will Guide OHA’s Work Through 2035 Help for Native Hawaiian Businesses Facing the COVID Storm Ige Joins other High-Tax State Governors to Call on Biden to Restore $670B Federal Subsidy  New CDC Guidance Paves The Way For Hawaii To Implement ‘Vaccine Passports’ Watchdogs question HPD chief’s personal purchases from vendors awarded CARES Act fund OHA Will Sue to Build Kakaako Makai Hawaii Voter Suppression Worse than Georgia Read More..

Friday, April 2, 2021 April 2, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 2526 Views Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That? Hanabusa Attack on Auditor is all about hiding corruption in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Applicants Wanted for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions DLIR Update: $5.2B in Pandemic Benefits Paid Federal crackdowns on Honolulu County corruption point to importance of ethics system Rail Piñata: Hawaii Political Insiders Jockey For Advantage In Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Senate Panel Approves Increases In Hawaii Estate, Conveyance Taxes to pay for Vacant Positions Junk car solution:  Its a tax hike, of course! Hawaii Restaurants Could Escape Shifting Pandemic Rules Under Proposed Program Kahuku Wind Farm Case Goes Before Hawaii Supreme Court Some restaurant owners calling switch to compostable utensils, straws challenging during pandemic Churches partner with the state to overcome vaccine hesitancy in their flocks Former Oahu Little League coach charged with 15 counts of child pornography Read More..

Thursday, April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 4699 Views Robin Danner's Sneaky Fed Wreck Move Hawaii 2nd-Highest Tax Burden in USA Defense Department Audit Report Card 2021 Project Financial Literacy: Investor Education for All! DHHL to Obtain Former Tsunami Warning Center Site from Feds Ige Appoints two to Hawai‘i Paroling Authority Board COVID Cluster at King’s Cathedral Kahului HR 1941: Streamline Citizenship process for American Samoa US Nationals Mauna Kea Working Group Gets Four Members Bribery: Ron Menor told DPP Employees to Keep Quiet Homeowner says former DPP employee arrested by FBI delayed his permits back in 2015 Building industry workers say drastic changes needed at city department after bribery charges Gov. Ige warns Hawaii could go back to Tier 2 if coronavirus case trend continues SB1034: Virtual meetings to Continue After Pandemic? Biden Plan To Conserve More Ocean Habitat Worries Hawaii Fishing Interests $30M worth of COVID testing kits expire in state storage facility—Refused to Let Hawaii County Use Them Frustrated claimants protest HGEA Refusal to Show up for work at DLIR (again)  Hawaii Supreme Court issues order allowing judges to once again set bail, keep alleged criminals in custody More Oahu homeless residents dying from meth overdoses Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Marijuana Exemption From DEA While Also Requesting Legal Psilocybin Plan Negotiating Tactic: Public Utilities Commission Suspends HELCO-PGV Application Pending Chapter 343 Review Read More..