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Wednesday, May 31, 2017 May 31, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:26 AM :: 3294 Views Help Stop This OHA Cover-up UHPA Contract: Four Salary Hikes and a Reopener for UH Faculty Trump Education Budget Cuts Native Hawaiian Education, Boosts Charter Schools Honolulu Construction Employment Down 1%–Maui up 8% Foreign-built floating dry dock arrives for Jones Act work in Hawaii Good News: Legislators No Closer to Agreement on Tax Hikes for Rail COR: No Idea What Legislature Will Do – Ask Us Again in 3 Months Maui Council Passes Millions in Fee Hikes Hawaii Co Council hearing Wednesday on doubling of gas tax DoE Began Hiding School Failures Last October Kaiser: $35M Saved After Repeal of Obamacare Fees Political Corruption Becomes Excuse for State to Steal Home Equity from Working Class Insiders Milk HCDA’s Bogus ‘Affordable’ Housing Final arguments filed in TMT case 17 Oahu schools have lacked working fire alarm systems for Years Maui Officials: Eliminate Wharfage Fees so County Fair can go on SA1240: Just Say No to Anti-Aquarium Hype Homeless Take over Iolani Palace, Smash Windows Secret Dope Dealership: Kauai Councilman Violated The Public’s Trust Marijuana for Four-Year-Olds Hawaii Will Soon Have 32,000 Medicated Potheads SB505: Limit Opioid Prescriptions The Atlantic: Mapunapuna Street Puddle is Proof of Global Warming! Thanks to NAFTA, you can say aloha to Hawaiian sugar  North Korean Missile Could 'Shut Down Hawaii For Decades' Ostrov’s goal for the GOP Read More..

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 May 30, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:24 AM :: 6132 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 30, 2017 DTL: Sen Donovan Dela Cruz on Payroll of OHA’s Kakaako Developer HSTA: Principals Can Hide Their Failures, Why Can’t We? Parking rates might be raised to fund rail ‘Homeless court’ gets 4 of 21 into housing After 26 Years, State-Owned Affordable Units to be Sold King Tides: Global Warmers Receive “100s” of Propaganda Photos COFA Funds to be Reduced? Read More..

Monday, May 29, 2017 May 29, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:21 AM :: 5198 Views Memorial Day: Our Resolve is the Highest Tribute to the Fallen Political Connections Pay Off: Former OHA Officer on the Inside Developing Kakaako Telescope: “Canary Islands are an Excellent Site” Tuna Monuments: Hanabusa, Democrats Take Stand Against Fishermen Kealoha Chaos: HPD traffic citations Dropped Sharply in 2016, Back up in 1Q 2017 Man arrested for vandalizing Iolani Palace and capitol building Memorial Day Events Read More..

Sunday, May 28, 2017 May 28, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:18 AM :: 2894 Views Randy Roth: OHA Misusing LLCs to Hide from Law Election Results—Honolulu Neighborhood Board 45 Republicans Elected to Honolulu Neighborhood Board Caldwell Veto: Bill 20 Puts ‘Sit-Lie’ at Risk Napali Homeless Camp: DLNR Arrests 11, Finds Crossbow, Queen Size Bed, Pizza Oven Hawaii Family Forum Week in Review Human Casualties at the Legislature Tulsi Gabbard Blows a Kiss to Anti-Semitic 9-11 Conspiracy Website Shapiro: Gabbard Hypocrisy on Trump Maui Senators: ‘Naive’ Rep Kaniela Ing Behind Legislature’s refusal to extend Lifeguard protections Permitting: Hawaii Small Business Horror Stories HB1179: GE Tax, Prevailing Wage Requirements Lifted from Some Affordable Housing Developments DLNR Manini Rent Hikes for Ultra-Cheap Land Leases Anti-Aquarium Nuts Behind SB1240 Read More..

Saturday, May 27, 2017 May 27, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:16 AM :: 6059 Views Maui Hospital: The Little Engine That Could US-built fish-boat needs congressional Jones Act waiver Education leaders formalize Maunakea Scholars program Waimea Valley: OHA’s $20M Secret BoE: We Knew All About Kishimoto, And Picked Her Anyway Arakawa to Run for LG to Save Rail from Ige Arkawa Would Have Easier Chance to Win Republican Nomination, Will Run as Democrat Rail Has Blood on its Hands, but the Right hand Doesn’t Know what the Left is Doing In Effort to Force New Stadium Deal, Aloha Stadium’s preventive maintenance costs are made to appear to climb Hu Honua: Biomess Energy Will Cause $813.60 HELCO Rate Hike DoH: Weed Sales May not be Profitable Enough to Sustain our Bloated Bureaucracy DLNR Raids Kalalau Homeless Camp: Marijuana, Crossbow, and a Pizza Oven Confiscated Jacobins: ‘Tulsi Gabbard Is Not Your Friend’ Global Warmers Disappointed: King Tides ‘Not Dramatic’ Read More..

Friday, May 26, 2017 May 26, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 AM :: 2468 Views Akina Praises Trustees Unanimous Support for OHA Audit Fake news is nothing new: 6 pseudo-news websites have colored GMO debate for years HB209: Tax credit to help poor really helps politicians Hawaii Visitor Spending Rose 9 Percent in April 2017 Report: Hawaii Shows Little Growth in Preschool Funding Intermarriage: Honolulu is #1 in USA Death Tax? Yes Hawaii Has One Hiding Failure: DOE to stop ranking schools Rocky Nervousness : Kishimoto Rejected, Downgraded Revenge Porn: DoE Teacher Sells Photos of Sex Encounter at Hilo School Kouchi: Tax Sister Isles to pay for Oahu Rail Hawaii County: We Could of Eliminated Vacant Positions, But We Are Raising Property Taxes Instead New GOP Hawaii head Ostrov sees strength in core beliefs, diversity Hawaii Anti-GMO Organic Farms Based on Slave Labor? SquatThePlanet: Website Directs Mainland and Foreign Homeless to Maui TMT is slipping away, and we should all be sorry Coco Palms Shakedown: Affordable Houses are $500K Hint, Hint Simple Solution to Traffic—Add a Lane! TOD: Council Makes a Hash out of Affordable Housing Rules One News Story, a Few Protesters and Hawaii Begins Importing Sand from Canada Aloha Stadium reviews security procedures Read More..

Thursday, May 25, 2017 May 25, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:11 AM :: 3284 Views The case for short-term rentals KOS: Is the Hawaii GOP dead? UH Manoa Prof Freaks Out After DOI Lightly Edits New Release On Climate Change Hawaii Preparing New Nuclear Contingency Plan Because of North Korea HB209 Tax Cuts for the Poor—Republicans Had a Better Plan  Foster Parents: Sylvia Luke’s Million-Dollar Ripoff Claims: Sen Keith-Agaran’s Million-Dollar Ripoff ‘Not In Good Standing’—But Hawaii Hi Tech Schemer Scores Million of Your Tax Dollars UH Regents Will Soon be Expected to Approve More Fat Juicy Salaries Is Hu Honua Gaming the Public Utilities Commission? Solar and Wind Project Kill Birds, Spill Oil Homeless Drug Addicts on Na Pali Coast: Decades of Entitlement Mentality Travel Ban Case Heading for Supreme Court Ex-police officer to stand trial Read More..

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 May 24, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:06 AM :: 2710 Views OHA Trustees Approve Independent Audit Honolulu Rail Counting the Cost Whistleblowers: Sunrun Faked Hawaii Sales Data to Boost IPO Trying to Save Money? Honolulu Among Worst Places to do it NFIB: Hanalei River Ruling a Victory for Small Business Proposed revisions to Central Oahu Plan available for review Robotics Showcased by Yap Island Students 4th Best Access: Hawaii Medicated Marijuana is Grade B $210M Money Grab: DoE Imposes $9,584 per Unit Tax on Affordable Housing   Bob McDermott: Pass The GET Surcharge And Finish Rail Yet Another ‘Affordable Housing’ Plan for Honolulu? DPP Holds Back on Battery Approvals Due to Safety Concerns DLNR cover-up of helicopter misuse How do Bureaucrats Fail? Let Me Count the Ways Kauai Councilman Fails To Disclose His Medical Marijuana Venture Medicated Marijuana to Be Tested for Heavy Metals, Pesticides Drug Addicts Refusing Shelter form New homeless camp on sidewalk along Nimitz Highway 100 Mainland Drug Addicts Forced out of Maui Park—3 Accept Shelter Waikiki: 340 Homeless Sent Back to Mainland Insane: Hawaii County to Build Homeless Tent City Because of Homeless Tent City Problem Ten Years Later-- Kauai to get Juvenile Drug treatment Center Ex-HPD Officer Gets 60 Days for Drugs With More Muslims Practicing Their Religion, Honolulu police urge vigilance for upcoming events Read More..

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 May 23, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:59 AM :: 3634 Views Sex, Lies, and Repetitious Badgering: Meet Hawaii’s New Superintendent of Schools UH Manoa Professor Lists Pregnancy, ‘Racism,’ ‘Misogyny’ As Professional Experience On ‘Liberated’ Resume DBEDT: Hawaii Consumers Highest Mortgage Debt in USA Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 22, 2017 DoI Announces Budget for Territories, Micronesia Pasha Hawaii Selects foreign-owned yard to build Jones Act containerships Gabbard Bipartisan Bill: End Warrantless Collection of Americans’ Emails 2018 Senate Race: Gabbard Raises Mainland Money Maui County tax increases are just feeding government growth HIDOT Socks airport tenants with double-digit rent increases Counties: ‘We Got Screwed’ By The Legislature On Lifeguard Protection Caldwell’s Zoo Lacks Leadership Shimabukuro Uses Procedural Delays to Keep Waimanalo Gulch Open While Pretending to Fight It Civil Beat, Lawyers and Anti-GMO Activists Coordinate Attack on Pioneer Global Warmers Become Hysterical over Missing Prayer to Eco-Goddess New legislation allows University of Hawaii to cash in on intellectual property Avoiding a Second Pearl Harbor: Why America Must Boost Hawaii’s Defenses Hawaii DOE Homosexual Rape Gang Tops Litigation Awards Big Island Homeless Stay Drunk, Throw Trash Around Read More..

Monday, May 22, 2017 May 22, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 AM :: 2937 Views State Scores ‘F’ -- Balance Sheets Hide Retirement Debt Skin in the Game?  5% Raise for Caldwell, 48 Other City Officials SB410: Keith-Agaran Behind Bill Giving All Power to Unions Fukumoto: Democrats are ‘Silly’ Teacher burnout and low test scores Elected Morons Talking up Homeless Tent Cities (again) OHA Finds Excuse not to Post Telescope Transcripts – Delaying Tactic Restored Papahanaumokuakea: Fishermen Push Back Elon Musk Needs Hawaii Electricity to Stay Expensive Trial Lawyer Teams up with Anti-Pesticide Hypesters to Attack Pioneer Bizarre News: Scientist Explains Real Reason for Sea Level Rise Elections panel to mull 2014 complaint, case returns from Hawaii Supreme Court Read More..

Sunday, May 21, 2017 May 21, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 3978 Views GEMS: A Raid by Any Other Name… OHA to Vote on Audit Wednesday DOE: New Superintendent Picked for her Opposition to Charter Schools Shapiro: Millennial Legislators Feel ‘Entitled’ Lone legislator snuffs foster care settlement Counties Won’t Legalize TVRs—So Legislature Refuses to Protect County Beach Lifeguards Caldwell’s Honolulu Zoo promises go unfulfilled Read More..

Saturday, May 20, 2017 May 20, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 PM :: 3500 Views Board of Education selects next Superintendent—No word on Golden Parachute Matayoshi’s DoE Receives national innovation award UHERO County Forecast: Economies Still Growing, But Slowing UH Announces Plan to Use Upcoming King Tides for Global Warming Propaganda Where Might Kim Jong Un Strike If He Gets His Treasured ICBM? OCCC guard attempted to smuggle drugs, cellphone to murder suspects Maui Council Approves Budget Larded with Fee Hikes Decoupling Hikes Electric Bills Again PUC: After Gorak Rejected, Ige Appoints Morita Minion BLNR Helps Anti-Telescope Protesters Reestablish Excuse for Further Delays The Simple Answer to Judge Paez’s Question about Korematsu Read More..

Friday, May 19, 2017 May 19, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:54 PM :: 4401 Views HB209: Sneaky Legislators Limit Usefulness of Earned Income Tax Credit State, Counties Pass Tax Hikes off to Each Other Which Places Pay the Most in Property Taxes? FCC Takes Step Towards Freeing the Internet Lawsuit against Hawaii Churches Hurts the Surrounding Community Honolulu Rail Creates Inequality Saiki and Smug Millennial Caucus Take over House Kaiser ready to take on county hospitals—Dramatic Improvement to be Seen Immediately Paying double? Public on the hook twice as HIDOT workers collect incentive some didn’t earn If the State Has to pay for Rail, Why Do We Need Counties? Hawaii Co Council Passes Massive Property Tax Hike, Pretends to Oppose it Phony allegations against Hawaii churches dangerous for all Don’t compound GEMS failure SB859: Lawyers Find Way to Scuttle Workers Comp Reform HPD plagued by startling number of officer vacancies Maui: Polystyrene foam takeout container ban is approved Practicing His Religion: Muslim Tries to Break into Cockpit on Honolulu-Bound Flight Read More..

Thursday, May 18, 2017 May 18, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:18 PM :: 3839 Views Controversial New VA Director to Host Kauai Town Hall Meeting OHA community meetings to update on Corrupt Kakaʻako Makai planning process UH Manoa Prof Demands Colleges ‘Stop Hiring White Men’--Unless They're Trannies Two days left to vote in the 2017 Neighborhood Board elections ‘US Built’ Matson Ships Return from Chinese Shipyard Retaliation: Supreme Court Upholds Hanalei Land Seizure HB451: DHHL Answers Questions on Blood Quantum Reduction No Skin in the Game: Honolulu Council Refuses Hotel Property Tax Hike New Story: HART Now Says it will Run out of Money in January Honolulu Police Commission Finds Self-Created Excuse to Eliminate Citizens Selection Panel Shakedown: Judge Refuses to Order Greenmailers off Coco Palms Site Forbes: Maui 5th Least Affordable, Honolulu 13th Caldwell Claims Honolulu is Just Like a Sanctuary City Alleged child sex trafficker won't face charges Marijuana Applicants Should Stick to One of Four Lies to Maintain Veneer of Medicality Iwi Found under Waikiki Hotel Renovation Site Police Called After War Activist Harasses Teachers at Charter School Read More..

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 May 17, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 3939 Views Hirono Cancer is 'Stage 4' ACLU: Ten Questions for Honolulu’s Next Chief of Police OHA’s Secret Contract Rail: The Real Trouble is Caldwell Doesn’t Care How Much it Costs Caldwell, Council: Make the Handicapped Pay for Rail Vampire HART Sues State Blood Bank To Take Land For Rail While Hiking Fees, Council Adds Useless ‘Climate Change’ Positions Kim Adds Positions While Raising taxes Saying ‘That’s Just Hawaii’ Doesn’t Cut It Anymore How House Leaders Scuttled Better Pay For Foster Parents Filmmakers distort GMO ag in Hawaii Biofools: A Look Back at HECO`s Palm Oil Fiasco Aquaculture Gains Sustainability Cred How to Pretend to be a Tech Entrepreneur and Score Hawaii Tax Credits Who’s on furlough? New decision favors public’s right to know Gangland Serial Killer to Get out Early, thanks to Judge Michael Town City rousts homeless campers from Waipahu cultural center's grounds Read More..

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 May 16, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 5742 Views Hirono to Undergo Treatment for Kidney Cancer Peter Apo: ‘People can just make up stuff, and pronounce cultural claims with little or no validation’ Ikaika Anderson Land Use Facepalm USNWR: Put the Jones Act Out to Sea More Government Isn’t Puerto Rico’s Answer Drug Use Per Capita: Hawaii Ranks 38th One Party System: Politicians Bicker Amongst Themselves, The Status Quo is King SB410: Did Hawaii Lawmakers Just Give Public Worker Unions Too Much Power? If Property Taxes Are Raised For Rail, A Real Rebellion May Result Hawaii County: Massive Property Tax Hike to Pay for Council Slush Fund HMSA: $55.4M Saved Because of President Donald J Trump Struggling loan program cannibalizes successful energy initiative Project Delays: Why HIDoT is More Incompetent than UH and DoE Hawaii Government:  Six Years to Butcher One Pig Papahanaumokuakea: Devotees of Eco-Religion Flood Comments After Al Hee Associate Ousted from KSBE Trustees, 2 of 3 Nominees are Non-Hawaiian After Death of Girl, Kauai Residents Organize to Evict Homeless Drug Addicts Numbers of homeless questioned Hawaii Criminal Dies in Las Vegas Hawaii Denies Gun Permits to Medical Marijuana Patients Planned Parenthood to Open Honolulu Abortion Superstore, Target Underage Girls Hawaii v. Trump: What Would an “Objective Observer” Think of President Trump’s Travel Ban? Kim Jong-un could soon have long-range weapons capable of reaching Alaska and Hawaii Read More..

Monday, May 15, 2017 May 15, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:48 PM :: 3577 Views Hawaii Democrats Push for Closed Primary Fails--SCOTUS Refuses to Hear Case Star-Adv Flacks for DHS Insiders--Trashes Peter Boy Book After Death of Kauai Girl, DLNR Clears Homeless Drug Addicts out of Kalalau Jones Act: An out of date anchor on the American Economy Travel Ban Case May Hinge on Hawaii Lawyer’s Own Words (LOL!) Campaign Cash Flowed To Hawaii Lawmakers As Hot Topics Debated Beijing Solar Company Accused of Colluding with HELCO to Rip Off Ratepayers Hawaii Most Expensive ‘Typical’ Homes in USA Honoring Hawaii's Fallen Officers North Korea: New long-range missile can carry heavy nuke Read More..

Sunday, May 14, 2017 May 14, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 4373 Views Hawaii Republicans Elect Ostrov Chair What has the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Done for you Lately? TrumpTax: Losing the State Tax Deduction Rail Tax: No Special Session, No Blank Check for Liar Caldwell Saiki: Need Special Session for Rail Tax Hike Three Nominated for KSBE Trustee Latest Attempt to Shut Down Hawaii Fishing Industry Fails Miserably Bill to ban cesspools statewide awaits governor's signature West Hawaii source of almost 70% of property tax revenue Oahu Homeless Veterans Jump to 449 Homeless Can Stay Drunk, but Still Won’t Accept Shelter Military adds much to our communities UH ventures fail to turn a profit for athletics Read More..

Saturday, May 13, 2017 May 13, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:41 AM :: 4498 Views Hawaii taxpayers about to get railroaded? Wind Power Is ‘Neither Clean Nor Green’ Largest US Solar Panel Maker Files for Bankruptcy After Receiving $206 Million in Subsidies Hawaii Politicians Steering a Course for Economic Decline like Bankrupt Puerto Rico Caldwell appointments Ember Shinn to HART Board of Directors Grassroot Institute video goes viral McDermott for Governor, 2018 Dela Cruz Takes Over Ways And Means Kauai Council Rejects Property Tax Hike, Cuts Spending Instead Maui Council Votes to Jack up Property Taxes Star-Adv: Legislators Did not give away Enough Free Stuff to green Energy Scammers Ige: A Billion Dollars Later, Act 221 Was a Good Law Marijuana is Racist, So Says the Legislature Squatters Occupy Coco Palms Until Paid Free-meals plan is sign of disparity in the state Bill Allows Community Groups to Sponsor Park Improvements Read More..

Friday, May 12, 2017 May 12, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 3800 Views Cost of Living? $75,698 in Honolulu Attorneys General to Feds: Let us Investigate Home Care Fraud Trump administration chooses growth over Jones Act protectionism 10 Hawaii Towns Ranked for Socioeconomic Diversity Hawaii Expats: There's No Place Like Home Abortion Safety? Hawaii is 10th Worst Abuser Eco-Cash: Dropout Raises $21M to Deploy Miles-Long Booms in Non-Existent ‘Garbage Patch’ PBS: Insights Grades Hawaii Legislature Anti-Telescope Protesters Angered After OHA Wipes Out Delaying Tactic  When It Comes To Native Hawaiian Affairs, Authoritarianism Is In Vogue Sup’t: HSTA Whines About ‘Outsiders’ it Does not Own Backup power is latest project plagued by costly delays at Honolulu airport State Budget Has Money for Union Contracts, but not Affordable Housing Developer of luxury condo threatens boycott over permitting snag Caldwell Admin Plans to Make Traffic Even Worse Shelter-Refusing Drug Addicts to Be Cleared out of Kalihi By June Marijuana Testing for Mold, Heavy Metals, Pesticides Interview with Completely Typical and Average Punatic Behind Mauna Kea Vandalism Read More..

Thursday, May 11, 2017 May 11, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 3555 Views Oahu Homeless Count Up—Sister Isles Down Oahu Neighborhood Board Elections: 15,500 votes cast so far Will Criminal Activity at OHA Ever Stop? The Right to Couch Surf: Home-sharing in Hawaii Federal organic fraud in America Political Correctness: Conformity or Electrocution on the Waterfront Is Hawaii Open Primary Unconstitutional? SCOTUS May Decide HART Comes up with New Scare Tactic After Federal Deadline Passes Homeless Count Inaccurate? Homeless Shelters Report Most Vacancies in 5 Years Star-Adv: Marijuana Sales need to maintain Veneer of Medicality Last minute amendment blocks council from voting on Honolulu's plastic bag ban Hawaii Legislature reduces funding for High Technology Development Corp.'s matching grant program ‘Clean’ Energy Tries New Trick: Low Teaser Rates Negligent homicide investigations can take months, even years with few going to trial Incompetent Caldwell Admin. Blames Military for Abandoned Vehicles Kauai hosts GOP state convention Read More..

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 May 10, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 6279 Views Governing in the Shadows: OHA Scores ‘F’ on Transparency UH 2017 legislative recap How High Are Cigarette Taxes in Your State?–Hawaii Ranks 5th DOBOR Scandal: Did Suzanne Case Authorize Attack on Hawaii County Prosecutor? Has the 'swamp' at Veterans Affairs drained out on the Pacific Islands? Neighbor island mayors propose property tax hikes Bring The Honolulu Rail Project Back To Planet Earth Bill 15: Ease Zoning Restrictions for 33% Affordable Housing It Looks Like Political Insiders Will Help Pick The Next Honolulu Police Chief HB1410: A Possible Solution For Hawaii’s Overcrowded ERs Homeless Count to be Released Today Activist Behind Kenoi Ethics Complaint Targeted by Smoking Ban Typical and Average Punatic Busted for Mauna Kea Desecration Plastic bags: Enviros Brainwash Little Kids  Ostrov can help Hawaii GOP Read More..

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 May 9, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 9356 Views Inouye Institute Event to Feature Trump’s Transportation Secretary Will the regulatory state strangle waterborne shipping in the U.S.? Criminal Probe of OHA’s $435K Beamer Contract Will Oahu General Plan Legalize Some TVRs? SB559: How Climate Change Can be Used to Justify More Tax Credits for Billionaires Billionaire Movie Moguls Cry About $35M Cap on Hawaii Film Tax Credits Hits and misses as state tries to crack down on Medicaid fraud EBT Funded Homeless Drug Addicts Desecrate Heiau—One Death Tied to Camp 300-400 Homeless Fly In from Mainland Each Year Big Island Drug Court graduates largest class City, contractor to pay $700K for clean water violations 10-cent fee Proves Bag Ban is Just a Tax Hike Maui, Kauai Councils mull ban on 'plate lunch' containers Local businesses know full well the ‘price of paradise’ Mike Hansen talks Jones Act on Hawaii Public Radio (HPR) Hawaii Democrats squabble without Republicans Shirlene Ostrov Wants To Be GOP Chair Read More..

Monday, May 8, 2017 May 8, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:47 PM :: 3504 Views Legislature acted responsibly in denying rail funding Hawaii Republican Party Leadership Candidates--Convention Set for May 12-13 The Jones Act and other regulations have buried the shipping industry Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 8, 2017 TAT: Sister Isle Taxes Pay for Oahu Rail? Hirono, Tupola Want Legislators to Come Together with Liar Caldwell After his Lies Destroy Hope for Rail, Caldwell Blames Legislators Message to Rep Kaniela Ing: “What Goes Around, Comes Around” Vacation rental homes are vital, study says VIDEO: Tent in Iwilei homeless encampment catches fire Misinformed Imbecile Spray Paints Inaccurate Anti-Military Slogans in Mauna Kea Ice Age Preserve 9th Circuit Criticizes Hawaii Gun Ban Rules 0.05% DUI Laws Unfairly Target Women Hawaii DoH: Gays Abuse Each Other 7 Times More Than Straights Read More..

Sunday, May 7, 2017 May 7, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 4364 Views The Rail Bill and Other Curiosities OHA Procurement Violations: Crabbe, Lindsey and the $435K Beamer Dexter Kaiama: Keanu Sai's Favorite Lawyer Censured Rail: Secret Maneuvering Continues Privatize? Rail debacle should prompt developers, bankers to step up Panos: Rail Has Funding thru 2027 and Ability to Float Bonds Conflict of Interest: Max Sword’s Wife was Bounty Hunters’ Publicist Liar Caldwell Paid only $300/year Property tax Hawaii County Democratic Chair: Should Every Candidate be Able to Put a D by Their Name? Legislature passes bill that would lower requirement for Hawaiian homestead successors County vs State: Unlocking the B&B, TVU conundrum How to gerrymander Kakaako into Economic Distress Travel ban faces key test in appeals court Monday Read More..

Saturday, May 6, 2017 May 6, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:22 PM :: 4316 Views Anti-Dairy Activism Spreads: Big Island Dairy faces fine, possible lawsuit NRA: Second Amendment Wrap-up--2017 Legislature Gov. Ige Proclaims May 2017 as “Hawaii Military Appreciation Month” UHERO: Hawaii economy begins Trump Era in fine form Video: Lingle Joins Harvard Governors Panel on Opioid Crisis Joe Souki to Run for Lt Gov? Rail Lie of the Day: HART says cost of killing project the same as finishing it Councilwoman on shortening, stopping rail: ‘I would love to buy a Jaguar, but I can’t afford it’ Hawaii County: Kim Proposes major hikes in property, fuel taxes to Pay for Union Contracts Counties Refuse to Legalize TVRs—Yet Complain About Cut in TAT! Lifeguards, Orphan Roads, Schools: Legislators Stick it to Liar Caldwell Again and Again Chief Selection Panel: Max Sword’s Clown Show is Illegal Here's how big the gap is between Oahu's affordable housing need and its inventory How Trump-hatred warps the judiciary Read More..

Friday, May 5, 2017 May 5, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:19 PM :: 4898 Views De-Railing the Legislature Full Text: Joe Souki Resignation letter Complete List of Bills Passed by the 2017 Legislature Court: OHA Trustees Violated Sunshine Law Responding to Kerry Letter Interior Department Releases List of Monuments Under Review—Announces Public Comment Period West Kauai Water Settlement opens door to ‘Renewable Energy Project’ on DHHL Land To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes? Legislators: Rail Failed because Caldwell is not Trusted (Should have elected Djou.) Caldwell’s Latest Story: Rail will Run out of Money This Summer (or Not) Caldwell’s Numbers “kept on changing. Even up until yesterday it was changing.” Kym Pine: The Rail is Dead, Long Live the new Tax Hikes Airport Admin Bill fails After Bumpy Ride for Maui Memorial Trump Gives Hawaii Everything, Legislature Gives Hawaii Nothing Superintendent finalists outline their vision for Hawaii’s schools Police Commissioner Cites Another ‘Failed Investigation’ Of Possible Abuse A hollow ethics threat by former HPD Chief Kealoha Rep. Andria Tupola Running For Chair Of State GOP Read More..

Thursday, May 4, 2017 May 4, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 4605 Views Union salary hikes include hidden costs Thanks to Jones Act, US would struggle to resupply forces after 30 days war in Korea Special Audit of OHA and Its Subsidiaries Two Tricks OHA is Pulling SR33: Appoint OHA Trustees? The First Step in Revoking Obama’s Land (and Ocean) Grab Trump Signs Executive Order on Religious Freedom Rail Fail: Souki Gets Boot Ways and Means: Tokuda Out Dela Cruz In Retaliation is blamed for lost lungworm funds Ige rejects 4 mayors’ request to extend legislative session to deal with rail City Council advances bill to use property tax funds for rail Takings: Kauai Planning Commission considers time limit for land Bill 59: Plastic Bag Tax Before Honolulu Council Clown Show: Dog The Bounty Hunter’s Wife Might Help Select HPD’s Next Chief Police panel: Espero tried to sway key vote Good News: HSTA Not Happy with Superintendent Nominees Cry me a River: Anti-GMO Activists Epic Fail Ostrov: With a passion to rebuild, Hawaii’s GOP can be a force again State GOP chair candidates focus on party's funding problems Waipahu cultural center troubled by overnight homeless campers Read More..

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 May 3, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 5675 Views Video: House, Senate Fail to Agree on Rail Tax Hike Hawaii--Worst State for Nurses Pago Pago Declaration ‘We are Here to Stay’ Mercatus: An Economic Analysis of the Jones Act President Trump’s Jones Act dilemma Big Q: Should Honolulu adopt a resolution to become a “sanctuary city”? No = 73% Victory! Rail Tax Hike Fails Kauai's PMRF could be Hawaii's one-shot defense during a missile attack—But Hanabusa Says ‘No’ GEMS Scam Program Attracts Scrum of Grifters Senate Kills Effort To Save Telescope from Eco-Lawyers Papahanaumokuakea Is Domain of the Living Eco-Gods Maui Council Hearing on Property Tax Hike Contract Negotiations: SHOPO Next Maui Homeless Camp “Mostly from mainland’—Some from Canada Immigration: Palauans being offered suitcases 'full of cash' Biofuel: “The greatest destroyer of biodiversity on the planet” State Supreme Court’s DUI decision helps Drunks and Lawyers Soft on Crime: Rapist Gets probation, Allegedly Molests Child Community event to raise money for women’s center in Waipio Read More..

Tuesday, May 2, 2017 May 2, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 4745 Views Boom Over: Honolulu Construction Jobs Down 4% Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 1, 2017 Hawaii Republicans Postpone Lincoln Day Dinner Floor Amendment: New rail deal slashes hotel tax increase—Brings Back GE Tax Hike Caldwell Still Lobbying for GE Tax Hike: TAT Hike May Not Have Senate Votes Rail recovery plan submitted to FTA, does not incorporate latest funding proposal DoE to Steal 1/3 of GEMS Money What’s happening to dozens of vacated properties purchased for rail? Long-awaited Privatization of Maui public hospitals clears big hurdle Hawaii Unions Rally on Communist Holiday, Predict Many Members Would Quit of they Could Anti-GMO Losers: We Got Nothing, Legislators Gave Us Excuses Money Laundering: HCF Funnels Donations to Anti-GMO Operatives Reassessing Assumptions About Organic Food Pretend Politics: Honolulu fakes ‘sanctuary city’ for Criminal Illegal Aliens Homeless Criminal from Mainland Moves to Hawaii, Allegedly Kills Kauai Girl After Stealing Truck Schatz: ‘Hawaii Got Almost Everything We Sought’ In Trump’s Federal Budget Read More..

Monday, May 1, 2017 May 1, 2017 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:28 PM :: 3947 Views Tracking Tax Hike Bills: And Then There Were Two 70 Republicans Running for Oahu Neighborhood Board HB1469: Allows BLNR to Extend Telescope Lease Eco-Lawyers Outline Strategy to Keep Obama Tuna Monuments  Eco-Lawyers Grab for Control of Lanai Water Supply Hawaii: High Costs Squeeze Local Food Processors NB Elections 541 Candidates Represent an 11% Drop from 2015 SB505: Regulate opioids to curb misuse HMSA Putting Pediatricians on Welfare HSTA Minion: 13.6% is Not Enough Read More..