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Friday, May 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:54 PM :: 2887 Views Neighborhood Board Election Results Released after Inquiry from Hawai’i Free Press HTA: Tourist Arrivals Up, Spending Down Caldwell: Raise Taxes and Make Housing More Expensive to Build—Sea Level Rise is the Excuse Caldwell’s speech gets mixed reaction Can Hawaii Become Carbon Neutral? Hawaii’s per pupil spending ranks 15th highest in the nation State launches misconduct investigation after deputy sheriff’s testimony in Kealoha trial Council Resolution Targets Decision To Pay For Louis Kealoha’s Legal Defense DoH Inspects Dairy to Make Sure no Milk is Produced New proposals aim to add affordable housing by creating incentives for developers Caldwell, Homeless Team up to Attack Sharee Bikes Homeless: “If I want to be able to stay in this f—— park, I should be able to” Across Hawaii Island, HNN found homeless people who had just stepped off an airplane. Defense: ‘Excited Delirium,’ Not Excessive Force, Killed Sheldon Haleck OJ Simpson Innocence Project Helps Convicted Bank Robber After Escape State Health Department team evaluating safety concerns surrounding use of full-face snorkel masks ‘Death Doula’ Demands to be Hired by Hospital Read More..

Thursday, May 30, 2019 May 30, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:27 PM :: 4268 Views Did OHA really ‘Slash’ Trustee allowances? Akina: Hope that Hawaii can change Hawaii 3rd-lowest Employment Growth as Many Jobs go Begging Mail voting and corruption ​Lawsuit Launched to Protect Hawaii’s Cauliflower Coral To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes? OHA approves $100,000 in event grants OHA seeks community input on its upcoming biennium budget Ethics: City Employee ‘Likes’ Tommy Waters on City Time Ethics: Caldwell Admin Asked Neighborhood Boards to Campaign Against HSTA Property Tax VA Pacific Islands launching new community care options Bipartisan Effort Urging DHS Action on REAL ID for COFA Migrants First Dialysis Center Coming to Micronesia? Witnesses: Kealohas Targeted Uncle Years Before Mailbox Theft Trial set in missing police evidence case Why Is Every Legislative Session Shrouded In Political Mystery? After Lying About it, Anti-GMO Kauai Councilmember Cowden Accepts Russia Junket from Putin Unable to Control Union Negotiations, Kauai Council Rubber-Stamps Bloated Budget Kauai scrambles for solutions after number of unsheltered homeless doubles Hawaii County to Post Security Guard at park to Keep out Homeless Drug Addicts Michael Formby to lead Pacific Resource Partnership LOL: Soft on Crime Policies Put Drive-by Shooter Back in Prison Self-Driving Cars Another Nail In Rail’s Coffin Read More..

Thursday, May 30, 2019 Letters to the Editor May, 2019 By Letters to the Editor @ 4:37 PM :: 2587 Views Concerns About Vote-by-Mail Mail voting and corruption Read More..

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 May 29, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 3932 Views No Ethics Conclusion: OK to Solicit State Employees to Support Espinda? ‘I Perpetuated a Lie’: Former Officer Details His Role In Mailbox Conspiracy HPD Pedophile ex-Cop Gets Probation Retired HPD officer who pleaded guilty to tax evasion will not go to jail Soft on Crime: Suspect Arrested for Kaneohe Murder Tried it Before First Hawaiian Bank agrees to take control of Kawananakoa trust Alexander & Baldwin Had A Tough Legislative Session Despite Its Lobbying Hawaii County prepares for 2020 mail-in election Competitors Get DLNR to Act Against Kama‘aina Kids’ commercial use of Kaneohe Bay CBD Users Tell the Same Stories as Potheads New arrivals who end up homeless test aloha, resources on Friendly Isle Djou: An Open Letter To Democrats About Trump Read More..

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 2758 Views Lyon Bribery: A Sewer Project on Chuuk Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 26, 2019 How spending hike rammed thru Council HSTA Members Discriminate Against Low Income Areas Critical testimony still to come in Kealoha trial Kauai mayor wants island to be test site for controversial mental health plan Homeless Tweeker Avoids Culpability Thanks to Supreme Court Former BWS employee says automated meter reading system is bogus Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission Proceeding Stalled for 3,000+ Days Local Government Can Stop Crashing And Burning Pohakuloa vital site for training our military Read More..

Monday, May 27, 2019 May 27, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:39 PM :: 3360 Views Patient Dumping Alleged at Adult Care Home How Congress and Unions Stopped Hawaii’s Minimum Wage Hike Kalaeloa: HCDA Launders Illegal Dirt Economist: Overtourism And Crowding Is A Pricing Problem Additional lawsuits filed against Lloyd’s of London 500 Kamehameha parcels to be checked for cesspools Fewer homeless vets on the street Memorial Day Read More..

Sunday, May 26, 2019 May 26, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 3633 Views The “Rail Skim” Suit: We Lost the Battle, Taxpayers Won the War Judicial Vacancy 3rd Circuit NPS: Eruption Cut Volcanoes National Park Traffic 45% SHOPO: Homeless Must be Saved from Obstructionist ACLU Data shows that housing is available for Maui’s unsheltered  ‘Death doula’ accused of taking assets of woman suffering from foot pain before death So Far 6 Assisted Suicide Prescriptions – And 100 Death Doulas Read More..

Saturday, May 25, 2019 May 25, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 3473 Views Senate Confirms Ninth Circuit Judge for Second Time in a Week Report: Hawaii Gives the Most 'Green' to Elon Musk and Al Gore When Revival Swept Hawaii Deputy Chief McCarthy: After Mailbox Theft Kealoha Planned 2nd Frame-up Fake ‘Evaluation’ for DoE Sup’t Hawaii's Lack of Protection for Journalists Poses Challenges to Covering Wrongdoing   Council of Revenues predicts increased growth rate in general fund tax revenues Tax, Fee Waivers Make Housing Affordable? Tentative deal reached in Maui’s OTHER injection well suit All eyes on Pohakuloa Training Area Ferdinand Marcos Security Detail Provided by Larry Mehau ‘Drug House’ Residents Hire Michael Green to Fight Eviction Foster families needed across Hawaii Read More..

Friday, May 24, 2019 May 24, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 3693 Views 'Wildly irresponsible betrayal' Kishimoto Freaks Out Over UIPA Request Let’s get smart about government spending Judiciary Seeks Applicants to Discipline Wayward Lawyers How the Jones Act has cost Puerto Rico dearly, and Hawaii, too Census: Oahu Population Declines Again Homicide detective who helped investigate Kealoha mailbox theft asked ‘Why us?’ Someone earning $67,500 a year on Oahu is now considered ‘low-income’ 88,000 Cesspool Lawsuits: Injection well case settlement deferred after council panel deadlocks on vote Despite shortage of beds for Big Island’s homeless men, shelter’s expansion hits red tape Big Island Residents Express Concerns Over Road Usage Charge Cost Concerns Raised Regarding Proposed Palehua Wind Farm Arson Suspected As Bulldozer, Excavator Burn At Sherwood Forest Jails to Expand on Big Island, Maui, Kauai Read More..

Thursday, May 23, 2019 May 23, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:38 PM :: 3814 Views Debunk: Sierra Club Fluff Piece on Hawaii Carbon Credit Scheme To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Sales Taxes? Does Legalizing Uber and Lyft 'Take' The Property Of Taxi Companies? Ige Administration Announces Job Openings ‘You are going to have to decide’: Prosecutors, defense make opening statements in Kealoha trial Police sergeant pleads not guilty, requests jury trial Honolulu Climate Change Commission to Hear Carbon Tax Presentation TVR Taxes Boost Kauai Budget $33.8M “Our system almost encourages spending at the back end” Hanalei Bay Filth: DoH Contradicts Surfrider Rep Ward: Shortfalls Of The 2019 Legislative Session US sees biggest slump in tourism for four years Read More..

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 May 22, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 3547 Views DBEDT Predicts Anemic Economy for Years to Come Joint Statement from the President of the United States and the Presidents of the Freely Associated States Mandatory Abortion and Sex Change: Hawaii AG Sues Trump VIDEO: Hirono, Megaphone, Abortion, 8th Graders Council might take Police Commission to court over Louis Kealoha’s legal fees Kealoha Trial Begins Today Ewa Villages Crook Gets State Pension—Owes $1M Fines There’s Still No Word On How Much Honolulu Rail Will Cost —To Ride New Affordable Housing law incentivizes building walk-up apartments Maui: Affordable Units Sit Empty for Decade Because They Are State-Owned New proposal would allow reserved street parking for car sharing companies Hawaii has seen a 50% jump in tourists since 1989, but spending has remained flat Ige Walked Away from Plan for Puunene Jail Mahi Pono GM Larry Nixon resigns Lawyer Upset Because Not Offered Settlement in Dead Tweeker Case Hawaii Child Molester Stupidly Leaves State—Gets Jailed Indecisive Crackpots Now Say Global Warming will Add 6 Feet to Sea Level in Next 80 Years Hawaii GOP looking ahead to ‘a new day’ Read More..

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 May 21, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:13 PM :: 3718 Views Lyon Corruption: Will Peter Christian Run or Turn Himself In?  Maui Injection Wells Settlement Could Lead to 1000s of Lawsuits Privacy vs Big Tech: Will Hawaii HB702 Spur US Congress to Act? Jury pool for the Kealoha trial narrowed down to less than 50 people Bills On Ige’s Desk Could Let Lots and Lots of Criminals Out Unions, Hotels Pressures Ige To Veto Pro-Airbnb Bill Jones Act expensive Subminimum Wages for Disabled: Will US Congress Act where Hawaii Legislature Did Not? Hawaii ranked 8th highest state for number of missing persons per capita Sen. Mazie Hirono Says She Told 8th Graders Their Abortion Rights are Under Attack 100 Quacks Looking for Victims: End-of-life doula training took place here recently Defending Convicted Child Molester, Michael Green Slimes Victim Soft on Crime: Tweeker, Arsonist, Thief avoids jail time for stealing vehicles while on probation Read More..

Monday, May 20, 2019 May 20, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:39 PM :: 3127 Views Best States for Military Retirees? Hawaii 41st Video: Inside NSA Hawaii, the "front lines" of intelligence gathering Permitting reform update Hawaiʻi Jail Operating With Less Than Half The Normal Staff Hospitals move services to outpatient facilities HTDC Builds Big Empty Building at Kakaako Makai Caldwell likely to sign Affordable Rentals Bill UH Manoa Students Among Most Unhappy Solution to Homeless Criminals and Drug Addicts in Chinatown—More Police Ewa Shooting Case Dismissed After Prosecutors Miss Deadline Read More..

Sunday, May 19, 2019 May 19, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 3640 Views Gut-n-Replace 2019 Tulsi Gabbard Campaign Funded by Putin Apologists Bill to cut pensions for convicted government employees stalled for years Competitor Exploits ‘Public Trust Doctrine’ to Destroy Kauai Small Business Puana Says she wants to Testify  Ala Moana Home Invasion Suspect Once Scored $462K State Settlement Hundreds of Mentally Ill Homeless may be forced into treatment Latest Excuse: Tent City Problems Caused by Release of Criminals Hawaii Jails Rough on Transsexual Criminals Read More..

Saturday, May 18, 2019 May 18, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:34 PM :: 3637 Views Putting a spike into pension spiking Hawaii: How Safe is Your Hospital? HGEA: Contract Negotiations go to Arbitration HGEA / UPW / HSTA: Opt Out Today How a Robbery suspect was released from custody days before brazen attack  Ala Moana Home Invasion Suspect Once Scored $462K State Settlement What Does it Take to get ONE Homeless Shelter-Refuser to Accept a ‘Free’ Apartment in Kakaako? Kealoha Grandmother won’t be able to testify in person at Kealoha trial Maui Council Gives Big Wet Kiss to King Biofuel Biz PUC Approval Being Used to Leverage Lower Geothermal Costs? Lalamilo Windfarm Sues—Demands Water Rate Payers buy Useless Electricity Energy efficiency bill awaits Gov. David Ige’s signature Maui: Pay raises for council, mayor are put on hold Recycling Public Officials 30 years ago, Maui development set the course for modern protections of iwi kupuna Boats Sinking All Over Ala Wai Anti-Military Activists’ Trick to Make Military Look Secretive Read More..

Friday, May 17, 2019 May 17, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:32 PM :: 4170 Views HAWSCT: PUC Must Consider Whether Renewable Biofuel Energy Plant Might Impact Property Right To Clean And Healthful Environment Micronesian Presidents to meet Trump at White House Ige Appoints Aila DHHL Director UH Regents Vote to Freeze Tuition UHERO: Counties see synchronized slowing Untested ‘Fireproofing’ Plan to retrofit Honolulu rail cars Honolulu mayor warns critics to keep rail on track after Feds Cancel California Hi Speed Rail Project Hawaii Supreme Court to determine whether state did its job to oversee Pohakuloa Training Area Big Island: Ex-cops, two others make initial court appearances Judge dismisses two prosecution witnesses in Kealoha case Insiders Still Pushing Massive Raises for top 40 Hawaii Co Execs Last-Minute Opposition Almost Derailed Smartphone Privacy Bill In House Legal records creating potential safety hazard for state courts Ewa Beach seeks to reclaim a park long known as a magnet for crime How Did A Long-Discussed Beach Park Project Sneak Up On Waimanalo? Zuckerberg Kuleana lawsuit moves on Read More..

Thursday, May 16, 2019 May 16, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 4081 Views Trump Administration Copies Hawaii Pay-for-Outcomes Medical System America's Senior Health Rankings: Hawaii #1 Oahu Final PIT Homeless Report Released Big Island: Alleged Crooked Cop was in Running to Become Chief Report: Oahu’s homeless population falls 1% –not 4% Clear out Bum Feeding Operation to Clean up Chinatown Will Farmers Have Any Water After Dec 31? Wind Farm Pushing Plan to Murder 265 Bats—Uses Sound System as Excuse for Approval Major Maui Water Pollution Case May End Soon Maui: Bill would restrict use of plastic foodware Airbnb claims it could have collected $64M in taxes for Hawaii last year ‘Action plan’ necessary for county to access federal disaster recovery grant OSHA Fines Big Island Bus System Another DoE SPED Success Story: 8-year-old with autism served with restraining order Snorkel Rentals Kill: Searching For Answers To Unexplained Snorkeling Deaths Read More..

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 May 15, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:45 PM :: 4463 Views Gabbard Defends Fringe Leaders’ Rights After Facebook Ban Lawyers for Hawaii Gun Carry Lawsuit File Supreme Court Brief in New York Case JP Morgan Report Highlights Hawaii Pension Problems Give OHA a Piece of Your Mind Hawaii: 2nd Highest Taxes on Pass-Through Businesses Honolulu: Lowest Starting Salaries in USA Drug, Gambling Charges Filed Against Big Island Cops Kaneshiro Refused to Prosecute Kealoha Lawyers Name Reporter as ‘Witness’ to Block Her from Courtroom From ‘Flying Carpets’ to the Kealohas: Hawaii’s Rich History of Scandal City council overrides mayor’s veto of a bill that will lower property taxes   Maui Council Hikes Property Taxes Even More than Mayor Unity House Scammers Trying to Force Way Back onto Waikiki Beach PUC to HELCO: Work to restore power to PGV requires approval, public hearing Collapse of Recycling Market May force Changes in Hawaii County polystyrene ban Honolulu police and local residents team up to ‘take back’ Chinatown from homeless Sovereignty Activist Builds Homeless Tent City in Downtown Hilo Catholic congregations are shrinking across the state 248 Lucky Prisoners Transferred to Arizona  Chinese Spy had Hawaii Connections Anti-GMO Cowden Gives All-Expense Paid Russian Propaganda Trip to Another Activist Read More..

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 May 14, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:42 PM :: 3616 Views Source: Esther Kia’aina and Andy Winer Warned Jim Lyon About Investigation Hawaii to Sue over Global Warming? UH Law School Debunked Hawaii Republican Convention Reelects Ostrov Chair Grassroot: 2019 Hawaii Legislature Review "Equality" Act Hits Rewind on the Rights of Women HSTA Evaluates Legislative Session HSTA: Stop Ranking our Failing Schools  Hawaii Drivers Have High GPA and Low Test Scores Petition: Support DOE Budget Transparency to Improve Public Education in Hawaii Caldwell Lied About Rail-related Tax Hikes HART Poised To Approve $1.4 Million To Combat Bird Droppings Keanu Sai claims “diplomatic immunity” shields him from latest round of fraud allegations Trisha Watson: Everybody Liked the Kealohas when they were ‘at the top of their game’ Kahala businessman stunned to be labelled ‘possible suspect’ in Kealoha mailbox theft Ford Fuchigami to return to Hawaii transportation department in civil service job Plaintiffs revise settlement in injection well case COFA Migrant Numbers Increase In Hawaii, Guam City slow to address fights, filth and lewdness that plague Waikiki pavilions Tweeker Stays Homeless for 23 years A closer look at Hawaii's temporary restraining orders Tulsi Gabbard Joins Sex Strike Attorney Crystal Rose Selected as KSBE Trustee Read More..

Monday, May 13, 2019 May 13, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:13 PM :: 2635 Views DHHL Planning Multi-Family Complexes and Rental Housing Drug Use by State: Hawaii 2nd-Lowest Just the Beginning: Rubbish Fee and Property tax Hike Secretly Designed to cover Honolulu rail costs Caldwell Should Cancel Blaisdell Project to Pay for Rail Lyon Bribery: Hawaii engineer to be sentenced Potential jurors in Kealoha case line up at Blaisdell Kawailoa Windfarm Will Kill about 200 more bats than originally expected ACLU Hawaii expands Title IX lawsuit against DOE to a class action lawsuit Democrats Move to Eliminate Positions reserved for Independents, Republicans on Hawaii County Boards and Commissions Website Photos of Homeless Drug Mayhem in Chinatown Condo Associations May Be On Verge Of Gaining More Foreclosure Power Maybe Hirono Should Be A ‘Badass’ On Local Issues Too American Shipping Is Dying. But We Can Bring It Back Read More..

Sunday, May 12, 2019 May 12, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 4877 Views A Threat to Judicial Independence Keanu Sai, Dexter Kalama: Sovereignty Activists Mortgage Fraud in Court (Again) Corruption in Hawaii: Complacency Starts at the Top Rail: Fed-Forced City Payment Just the Beginning of Billions Special Session to Fix Water Mess?  Amid Finger-pointing, Nobody Knows How Water Will Flow After Dec 31 Punatic Senator Ruderman Exposed as Anti-Vaxxer Fake ‘Evaluation’ Coming for DoE Sup’t Chinatown Held Hostage by 172 Bums Homelessness and Drugs: Legislature Didn’t do Much to Solve Mental health Crisis Permitting fines for pot crimes may not help many UH Shark Researchers push back against Hawaii shark protection bill Read More..

Saturday, May 11, 2019 May 11, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:30 PM :: 3560 Views FSM Congress Elects New President Wahiawa Hospital: New Partnership Supports Mental Health Needs Joan Conrow: From anti-GMO journalist to crop biotech advocate Tuition freeze proposal to go before UH regents Carlos Penaloza recommended as next Leeward Community College chancellor “Rap Back” or Rip-Off? Aloha State Gun Owners Sue for Disclosure of Information State Corporate Income Taxes Increase Tax Burden on Corporate Profits Rep. Cabanilla Praises Decision to NOT fund Girls Locker Room for Campbell HS Maui Council Giving Big Fat Tax Bonus to Council Chair’s Pacific Biodiesel—While Raising Taxes on the Little People Maui Council OKs higher property tax rates for most Kauai County Council Hikes Property Taxes, TVR and Hotel Taxes SB1292: State TVR Tax Incentive for Counties to do Nothing  Bill 89: Abolish 30-day Rentals Corps of Engineers tries to address ‘misunderstanding’ about flood project 50% of School Bus Drivers Could Lose License Homeless Enablers Offer Free Food at Kailua Pier Animal Liberation Nuts Buying up Ookala Dairy Cows to Make Sure They Can’t Help Build a New Dairy  Read More..

Friday, May 10, 2019 May 10, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:53 PM :: 3632 Views Biomess: Hawaii Supreme Court Overturns PUC Approval of Hu Honua Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 8, 2019 Audit the Rail: Why does it matter? Legislature pau, but its new taxes live on UH Law School Confab Outlines Plan to Sue Big Oil Over ‘Climate Change’ Latest filing in Kealoha trial could lead to another delay Honolulu Socialists Organizing ‘Community Bail Fund’ – Raise $198 dollars so far Senators convene working group to address water use     Ige Admin Will Issues Long Term Water Leases Pine on Ice as Menor chairs 2 committees under new Council plan Airbnb and Miami Beach Are at War. Travelers Are Caught in the Crossfire. Hawaii Co Council scraps plan for behind-the-scenes budget panel after getting state’s opinion Maui Council Connections: King Can Vote on Land Developer’s Interests Suit alleges woman wrongfully spent 75 days at Hawaii jail because of a mistake Honolulu Police Department was working on detainer for released OCCC inmate Relatives of OCCC inmate who was fatally shot after escape to sue state Cops, Prosecutors Want Gov To Veto Seized Property Bill Rod Becker Will Stay At State Budget Agency — But Not In The Top Job A Maui homeless camp was cleared due to community complaints NIMBYs Still Have a Chance to Kill Affordable Housing Project Maui Tells High Court To Reverse CWA Ruling Amid Deal Talks UH Jocks Slightly Below Average Read More..

Thursday, May 9, 2019 May 9, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 4202 Views Grassroot: Bill 89 Unconstitutional Who will be the Next Hawaiian Homelands Director? Ethics: No Union Logo on City Uniforms Feds Forcing UH to Shutter Chinese Communist Spy Center ‘Confucius Institute’? City Council Defers Measures to Crack Down On Vacation Rentals Ookala dairy ending operations ahead of schedule Attorney linked to Kealoha investigation facing suspension from practice of law Witness: Trisha Watson a ‘Close Friend’ of Katherine Kealoha Mrs Kaniela Ing Writes Report to Create a New Position for Herself Former Head Of Hawaiian Home Lands Is Back At Agency In A New Job HB1453: Steer Patients to Urgent Care not ER Legislators Micro-Manage Your Health Hawaii Put This Woman On A Child Neglect List — And Now She Can’t Fight It Read More..

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 May 8, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 4388 Views No, Honolulu’s beaches aren’t going to disappear in 20 years The Role and Impact of Law Enforcement in Transporting Individuals with Severe Mental Illness Hawaii DOE Pitches '2030 Promise Plan' Ige: New Rules for EIS Process Best States for New College Grads--Hawaii 49th UH: 95% of our Students Tell Us They are Brainwashed  Federal investigations of Hawaii institutions ‘unprecedented’ Federal officials insist Honolulu step up its funding of rail Sources: UPW Member who died at Halawa prison was found with a knife in his chest—Was Accused Child Molester     After manhunt, DPS Makes Excuses for release of Wanted Felon  from OCCC Soft on Crime: Rape Case Against Work Release Inmate Tossed out on Technicality DOCARE spent thousands on tasers. Four years later, they remain unused Alleged Maui Jail Rioter Sentenced for Police Impound Lot Break-in Wahiawa Hospital to become Stabilization Center for Mentally Ill Rate increases boost Hawaiian Electric Industries’ earnings 13.5% HECO, PUC Look for Excuses to Justify Expensive Battery Farms Hawaii County Missing Transportation Money Found Buried at State DoT Anderson Elected Chairman Honolulu Council Read More..

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 May 7, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 3351 Views Senators, Developers Set for Hong Kong-Singapore Junket UH Legislative Recap: Challenging yet successful session Want an Energy Revolution? Trump Reportedly Caves on Jones Act Waiver Audio: Akina Interviewed on KSSK ‘Perry & the Posse’ Ron Paul Tells Russia Today: Tulsi Gabbard is the Best Candidate Kealoha mailbox trial – 148 witnesses Kouchi recovering after surgery HB1032: Last Minute Change Privatizes only Lanai small boat harbor Proposed rules to manage Mauna Kea Designed to Keep Public off Mountain How Many Millions Will Legislature Pour into Affordable Housing? After 16 years, Kauai finally gets residential drug treatment center for teens that OHA Once Blocked To shore up finances, Wahiawa General will stop doing surgeries Council considers caps on vacation rentals, fines of up to $50,000 for rule breakers Rental Crackdown Threatens North Shore’s Prosperity Kakaako Homeless Population Grows While City And State Dither Over Land Transfer Manhunt underway for convicted felon who was accidentally released from OCCC Van Owned by Miske’s Kamaaina Termite Co Involved in Fatal Accident Read More..

Monday, May 6, 2019 May 6, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 2836 Views Conflict of Interest? Judge Hiraoka’s Adventures in Dubinland OHA board approves revisions to trustee protocol allowance Hawaii Republican Party Convention Set for May 11 Honolulu 5th-lowest Small Business Growth Star-Adv: Spur relocation from lava zone Puna: 50 Lawsuits Against Lloyd’s Tourist Growth Concentrated on TVRs and Timeshares   Kauai County nearing contract to track illegal TVRs Grab is on for West Maui Water NIMBYs propose county buy Affordable Kona Vistas subdivision parcel and turn it into ‘Open Space’ Good News: Reducing Hawaii Carbon-Based Transportation Delayed Again The Death of SB1374 Retirement Savings Program Neighborhood Watch Volunteers Sought Alleged Molesters Locked up Awaiting Latest Trial Controversial Chinatown liquor store's license renewal up for review New Federal Rules Block Driver’s Licenses For Micronesians In Hawaii Read More..

Sunday, May 5, 2019 May 5, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 4016 Views Waimea DHHL Association Seeks Federal Recognition as Indian Tribe Corrections Officer charged with felony drug offense Carbon Credits Mazie Hirono’s rancorous attacks play into Trump game plan Hawaii to Sue Oil Companies for ‘Climate Change’? List of Failed Ethics-related Bills Legislature Warns on Voter Fraud Kauai Audit to Target ‘Pension Spiking’ Kim’s proposed $583.9M budget is up 12.7% – 93 New ‘Positions’ Andy Winer, Longtime Schatz Chief Of Staff, Is Leaving Bill aims to prevent Annoying Tourists From Parking Hawaii’s asset-forfeiture reforms go long way to restore public trust in police Read More..

Saturday, May 4, 2019 May 4, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 4830 Views HART Moves to Part Two of P3 Audit: HART Gives HECO Anything it Wants for Overhead--No Questions Asked DoH: CBD Products are Illegal, 'Adulterated' Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review City prosecutor hired felony defendant Miske while case was pending Legislators: We Gave Counties Five Years to Act on TVRs—We Just Can’t Wait any Longer House Blocked Illegal TVR Enforcement Measures After efforts to raise the minimum wage fail, lawmakers are being criticized for accepting pay raises Good News: Ranked Choice Voting Fails to Pass Legislature Anti-Vaxxer Charter School Board Members Resign Enviros Make up ‘Value’ for Reefs in order to sell you ‘Reef Insurance’ Big Problem: U.S. Pacific Pilots Can’t Get Realistic Combat Training Read More..

Friday, May 3, 2019 May 3, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:45 PM :: 5568 Views OHA: Where is the promised audit for fraud, waste and abuse? House Passes 298 Bills DLNR Audit: Four Material Weaknesses Mayor signs Bill 96 relating to fire safety into law ‘Sticks’ won’t resolve vacation rental debate UHERO: Recent data confirm weaker growth Two Anti-Gun Bills on Governor's Desk Republicans: Hirono an Embarrassment House Republican Caucus: Session Mostly Notable for Marijuana Legislation Senators: House Played us for the Fools that we are  No Aloha: House Leaders Lock Senators out of Closing Ceremony Fuchigami Quitting as Ige’s Administrative Director Wakai vs McCartney: DBEDT and Energy Office Under Attack by Cronies Ikaika Anderson nominated to be Honolulu City Council chairman Final State Audit On Rail Expected To Be Released Today? NEA: Hawaii Teachers Salaries 18th Highest in USA EPA Slaps Down Anti-Pesticide Hysteria (again) Homeless Tent City: 21 dog attacks in the last 3 years Hawaii is facing a tourism ‘tipping point,’ warn travel experts Read More..

Thursday, May 2, 2019 May 2, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 3564 Views BEA: Hawaii Economic Growth Slows to 1% How Clean Is Your Electric Vehicle? Schofield Manager Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Property Taxes? Will Next Kauai Auditor have a Fake Diploma? More Fiscal Transparency Appears On The Way For Charter Schools Hawaii: Six Second Amendment Lawsuits SHOPO ‘Arbitration’ Protects Another Bad Cop, This Time Despite Domestic Violence Allegations DLNR: Watershed Management Means ‘Pay Us’   Maui Council Votes to Cut Tourism Marketing by $1M Native Hawaiian Taro Farmer Has Been Fighting A&B For Decades Activist Launches Chemophobia Campaign to Save Hawaii Mosquitoes after Legislature passes HB297 Witnesses implicate former death row inmate in 2017 shooting Will Tulsi Gabbard get Bumped from Dem Debate? Read More..

Wednesday, May 1, 2019 May 1, 2019 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 4297 Views Hanalei Finds Excuse: 20 More Days Without Tourists Ethics Commission Resolves Charge Against Rowena Akana USD Finds 'Hawaiian Day' Legal Final Decking: House Passes Another 206 Bills Kailua Crash Kills 3: Case, Thielen ask FAA to Ground Helicopters Hawaii Gun Rights Group Sues FBI over 'Rap Back' FD Pension Bill $115K per Pensioner per Year HPD officers accused in federal corruption case still getting pay checks Why Is It So Hard To Fire Honolulu Police Sgt. Darren Cachola? Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard addresses abuse allegations against 4 officers TVR Tax: Hotel workers call it a major setback—Kauai Says it Helps Child Molesters Hanalei: Legal TVRs can resume operations REIT Tax Passes Final Vote Legislators Vote to Jail Builders of Affordable Home ‘Monsters’ Honolulu is 11th highest priced city in the nation SB78: DoE Loses Pre-K Turf Fight Kauai Flood Funds Went to Insiders? Hawaii County Tax n Spend: How Many New Positions: 72?  75?  123? Big Island inmate to receive large settlement in case over a stolen lunch box Maui Council busybodies should work less to help residents Man acquitted of murder fighting deportation Read More..