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Sunday, May 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 4290 Views The Governor, The Legislature, and The Billion Dollar Mess Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 30, 2020 Case, Gabbard Pursue First National Forest for Hawai’i  COVID Count: Hawaii Down to only 27 Active Cases HGEA 40% Furlough for State Employees?   HGEA Endorsement The Kiss of Death? COVID Restrictions Help Incumbents to Reelection Mayor Victorino Asks Governor to Lift Interisland Quarantine on June 15 Alaska will lift mandatory quarantine for travelers, instead requiring they be tested before flying to Alaska USDOJ Challenges Quarantine Rules in Maine, Michigan  HIEMA Survey: Hawaii Is Already Enduring Widespread Socioeconomic Strain COVID Releases: “Dummies that are beating somebody up or stealing something or threatening somebody” Vigilantes hunt tourists Hawaii has never done a successful P3 project. Hawaii County Finally Completes TVR Registrations Airfield advocates hopeful Dillingham survives past June 2021 Read More..

Saturday, May 30, 2020 May 30, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 PM :: 3133 Views 406 Candidates File for Election Mufi Hannemann Pulls Papers to Run for Mayor Legislators Short $2B: "We are going to have to look for strategic cuts" Grassroot: Quarantine Extension Will Delay Economic Recovery DoH Survey Shows Hawaii Residents Take COVID Threat Seriously Report: Native Hawaiian Businesses Less Exposed to Tourism Downturn US and FSM Begin Negotiations on Expiring Provisions of Compact of Free Association Investigation Into Alleged Ethics Misconduct by the Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs No Bill 40 PLA: Contractors Demand Full Repeal of Union Preference Ordinance COVID Count: 3 new cases out of 933 tests COVID Count: 3 New Cases, Only 29 Active Cases Statewide Does Jones Act protect national security? Med Quest Junks Plan to Cancel 38,000 Kaiser Policies Hawaii Lockdown Could Kill 4 Times More People than COVID Travel Bubbles a Challenge for Airlines Consumer Advocate: Cancel Young Brothers’ rate hike request DoE Did Nothing for 45 Days—Will They Get Back to Work in Fall? Caldwell Leaving an Infected Mess for Successor Top DoH Execs Still Obstructing Testing—District Office Disagrees OHA Insiders: DoH Should Take Time to Track Racial Data so money will come to our Profitable Nonprofits Hawaii commercial real estate investment to drop by 50% in post-Covid 2020, Colliers says Hawaii Hospitals Losses Exceed $100M from Federal Health Care Bailout Business owners in Hawaii rally at the state Capitol Honolulu and Kauai Mayors: Property owners illegally renting to tourists are ongoing problem Calvin Say Leaving Long-Held House Seat For Council Run Emergency shelters on Maui will provide temporary shelter for displaced families Homeless Dude from Mainland Accused of Murder in Lahaina Read More..

Friday, May 29, 2020 May 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 3167 Views Report: HMSA Payment Plan Imposing Burdens On Providers, Hurting Patients 396 Candidates File for Election How to Reopen Hawaii's Economy--Michael W. Perry Interviews Keli'i Akina Thanks to Cheap Oil, HECO Forced to Abandon $77M Rate Hike Prosecutor Race: Alm 21%, Megan Kau 5%    Special master defends early release of Hawaii inmates, says 1-month recidivism rate lower than other criminals lifetime recidivism rate Newest projection: State tax revenues will drop by a jaw-dropping $2.25B this fiscal year Rail project expecting $100M shortfall, possibly $100M more Next Boondoggle: SB2940 Aloha Stadium Authority Ige to extend quarantine for mainland, international travelers beyond June 30 StarAdv: Trade CARES Money for Reduced YB Rate Hike Maui In-person religious services allowed to resume today with social distancing Firm gets warning for hand sanitizer brouhaha Quarantine is a Joke: 1,000 Party on North Shore (again) Homeless Shelter-Refusers Get Ticket After Ticket After Supreme Court Ruling, Big Island Environmental commission urges fast work on sewage discharges Lawsuit: Oahu Hospital Allegedly Shielded 2 Sexual Harassers Read More..

Thursday, May 28, 2020 May 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:43 PM :: 2957 Views With Campaign Over, Gabbard Drops Suit Against Clinton Blue Crush: How a One-Party State is Crushing the Little Guy Mayor outlines plan to get more of Oʻahu safely back to work Mayor Victorino announces broad reopening of businesses and services on June 1 in Maui County Hawaii to be a top post-pandemic travel destination Hawaii Safest State for Seniors During COVID-19 Latest Poll Shows 2-1 Margin in Support of TMT on Maunakea HGEA Endorses Keith Amemiya for Honolulu Mayor UHERO: How Long Will Reopening Take? COVID Count--3 new cases out of 742 tests Mayoral Race Blangiardi 21% Hanabusa 15% Cocaine: Earl Tsuneyoshi Announces Run For Menor’s Council Seat Hawaii senators support effort for ‘travel bubble’ agreement with Japan Union Hotel workers demand safe return to work with mass testing Reopening: Green, Caldwell One-upmanship Kauai Council Approves $2.3M Property Tax Hike Kauai County faces prohibited practices complaint for 4-day workweek What Have Lobbyists Been Doing While You Were Locked Down? HGEA Sues Kauai County Challenges Use of Emergency Order to Rewrite Labor Agreement for 4-day workweek Quarantine Vigilantes Harass Waikiki Residents Quarantine Manhunts ‘Creepy’ House Speaker Scott Saiki lays off 3 in House, cancels contracts Fearing COVID-19, patients are delaying urgent care and putting their health at risk, hospitals say HPD: 50 inmates released early on Oahu due to COVID-19 fears were re-arrested CARES Funds Homeless Psych Triage Center Alternative Siting Methods Proposed for Hawai`i Energy Projects Read More..

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:49 PM :: 4714 Views Debunked: YB Demands $25M COVID Relief on Top of $13M Rate Hike Does Jones Act protect national security? GOP: Did Honolulu Council Act Illegally on Rail in 2011? Another of HECO's Secret Battery Farms Outs Itself Public Hospitals: Hawaii Spends the Most, Gets Nearly the Least COVID Count One New Case out of 518 Tests Retired detective arrested for allegedly abusing councilwoman Collusion Keeps Your Electric Bill High: Solar Projects Represented by Same Lawyer Submit Identical Bids Ige: Reopening Interisland Travel is Test for Reopening Tourism Maui County 'Broad Reopening' on Friday Poll: Stop Virus First to Prevent Second Wave Hawaii hotels report huge declines in occupancy, revenue      Condotels ramp up security to ensure visitors comply with quarantine order As summer session starts, uncertainty clouds UH enrollment, financial outlook Energy industry lowers barriers affecting growth during Covid-19 pandemic The Other Coronavirus Crisis: Escalating Mental Health Problems COVID Catch and Release: Police Arrest Man For Second Time During Pandemic Suspect in violent sex assault cites COVID-19, speedy trial violation in release requests 9 candidates for Honolulu mayor to participate remotely in live online forum Read More..

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 May 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 PM :: 2865 Views Alaska Is First to Fully Reopen After Pandemic Closures Legislative Recess Designed to Prevent HGEA from Running Candidates Against Incumbents Poll: COVID a Winner for Josh Green, a Loser for Caldwell Council: ‘Kauai a Dictatorship’ DoH Still Obstructing Mass COVID Testing at Nursing Homes Head of Labor Department: 190,000 could remain unemployed through end of year Hawaii’s Hotels Are Bleeding Cash Amid Shutdown Retail recovery to be slow, very slow Banks Only Process the Larges Companies' PPP Loan Requests Read More..

Monday, May 25, 2020 May 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 2837 Views 'Safe Travels System' -- Quarantine App Turns Hawaii Into a Privacy Nightmare Hawaii Proposes ‘Feminist Economic Recovery Plan’ Filled With Sex Discrimination COVID Count: Another Day with No New Cases COVID Cancels Massive Stormwater Fee Hike: Decision will be left to next mayor Bar Owner: PPP Loan Money Runs out June 30 Church Services Allowed for First Time in Two Months MMMC: Another employee tests positive for virus Council Tinkers With Failed Affordable Housing Mandate University of California system has given $68M to TMT project Another HECO Solar-Battery Schemer Outs Itself It Takes a Strong Person to Clean up After the Homeless 6 cited for coronavirus violations in raid at suspected brothel near Waikiki Read More..

Sunday, May 24, 2020 May 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 PM :: 2915 Views ​Memorial Day: Thanks for your Service Is Not Enough Money Laying Around? Auditor Finds Another $483M 360 Candidates File for Election -- Deadline June 2 Hawaii Democratic Primary: RCV Wipes out all Candidates Except Biden, Sanders COVID Count: One New Case out of 583 Tests Counties Reopening 'Medium Risk' Businesses BLNR Rejects Aquarium Fishing EIS Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 23, 2020 Business re-opening Limbo is on Fed’s radar as necessity for closures lessens Hawaii tourism pushing July 1 Reopening Date JABSOM Lab to Open End of June for coronavirus testing in Hawaii Saiki: When Legislature Reconvenes, We Will Abandon Plan to Convert CARES Money into HGEA Payroll and Instead Apply it to Unemployment Compensation It’s raining only when government employees don’t get paid Contract delays sidelined investigators crucial to quarantine enforcement Welcome to Puerto Rico, Now Line Up for Your Virus Screening As tourism stalls, military spending continues to boost Hawaii’s economy Aloha Stadium Bids Due Tuesday—Christmas for Politicians Homeless services burden Chinatown Hawaiians Move to California, Marry Indians, Get Casino Unemployed?  Deadline to Apply for Elected Job is June 2  Read More..

Sunday, May 24, 2020 Letters to the Editor May, 2020 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:20 AM :: 4577 Views A Non-Partisan, Peaceful Rally  ​Memorial Day: Thanks for your Service Is Not Enough Is the State Corona Plan Secret? CMS: Nursing Homes Should Screen for COVID  Hotel Policy? Will Bankrupt Sandwich Isles Provide Sufficient Service to DHHL? Michaels Organization Mismanages Affordable Housing Project What a great time to battle a pandemic!  Read More..

Saturday, May 23, 2020 May 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:52 PM :: 3380 Views HTA Using Spy Program to Watch Tourists Grassroot: Hawaii's Roadmap to Prosperity DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Will Shrink 12.1% in 2020 26 States Will Protect Businesses from COVID-19-Related Unemployment Tax Hikes--Hawaii isn't one of them COVID-19 Proves Hawai’i Central Planners Got it All Wrong 6 in 10 Hawaiʻi adults now live in a household in which at least one person has lost income Which Hawaii Zip Codes Have the Most Unemployed? Nigerian Princes Apply for Hawaii Unemployment Bulky item appointment-based collection going island-wide Neighborhood Board meetings to reconvene starting June 1 Rule by Decree: Two Years Later Ige Still Extending Kauai Flooding Emergency Pre-flight COVID testing—As Usual the Hawaii DoH is Obstructing Star-Adv: Quarantine Enforcement is Good for Social Engineering of Tourists Hawaii Construction Industry Shows us an Alternate Reality Without Forced Shutdowns Problems with communication, testing spurred Maui Hospital virus outbreak Accused Rapist May Soon be Released Due to COVID Soft on Crime Crowd Complains that COVID released Criminals Aren’t being Given Enough Stuff Mainland Perfessers Complain About Homeless Sweeps in Honolulu Chinatown BOE questions lack of student data during shutdown Hilo Hospital Sees Big Drop In Patients — And Revenue — Amid Pandemic Residential care home operators call on state to provide more COVID-19 testing Another Inmate released due to pandemic is back behind bars following bus stop robbery Read More..

Friday, May 22, 2020 May 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:57 PM :: 3664 Views Pandemic no excuse for government hostility to sunshine laws Hochberg: Governor can be sued over State of Emergency COVID Count: Four New Cases out of 669 Tests COVID Count: No New Cases out of 559 Tests Caldwell provides re-opening requirements for Oʻahu churches and restaurants Legislature Passes $1B Stop-gap Budget Cuts, Adjourns Final Public Health Recovery Task Force Report Why Honolulu Rail Should be Torn Down Now Hawaii Now 3rd Highest Unemployment in USA Hawaii Rural Roads & Bridges Have Significant Deficiencies & High Fatality Rates Without intervention, Hawaii government could run out of operating funds next year Hawaii lawmakers try to move COVID-19 relief money out of Ige’s reach Citing frustration with Ige administration, state Senate forms investigative committee Head of DBEDT Refuses to Testify After Legislators Cancel Ige Recovery Czar Funding Bumbling State May Need Two Months to Lift Interisland Quarantine DOH Says Its COVID-19 Testing Capacity Has ‘Increased Dramatically’ CARES: Harry Kim has Two Days to Figure out How to Spend $80M Regents delay action on new Maunakea proposal Current Board of Education Member May Not Be Renominated Honolulu Council Gets Another Open Meetings Violation Have Hawaii's Covid emergency proclamations expired? Council resolution would scuttle Oahu construction landfill plans Young Bros Exploits COVID Crash to Push Massive Rate Hike Read More..

Thursday, May 21, 2020 May 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:15 PM :: 3516 Views Hawaii Unemployment Jumps to 22.3% in April Honolulu joins the Rockefeller Foundation’s Testing Solutions Group to expand pandemic testing Honolulu Sewage Being Tested for Corona Virus COVID Count: Two New Cases out of 819 Tests To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Sales Taxes? FAA OKs Testing of Tourists Got Medicare? Get a no-cost test for COVID-19 7-Time Child Molester among the 47 rearrested after being Released for COVID (and that’s just on Oahu)  Sacrifice: Hawaii County Council Approves Pay Hikes, and Property Tax Hike Structure DoH Whines About Honolulu’s Plan to Test 100,000 for COVID Honolulu City Council wants pre-flight testing in place when Hawaii reopens for visitors   The Pay Keeps Flowing For Accused Honolulu Officials On Leave Queen’s resumes non-emergency surgeries at main Honolulu operating room Report shows huge increases in Hawaii households unable to pay mortgages, credit cards   Thousands of people again lined the parking-lot at Aloha Stadium to pick-up free food Hawaii hotel occupancy plunged 88% in April compared with 2019 Oahu retailers struggling to climb out of slump from COVID-19 closures Bill 25: Honolulu Council Finds Two Ways to make Housing More Expensive—Approves Both of Them COVID Team Waihee: OHA Insiders hope to see new Cashflow Nigerian Scammers Apply for Hawaii Unemployment May 17th Hawaii lawmakers raise concern on notifying crime victims during the inmate release process Quarantine: The Regime has Spies Everywhere "I'm an American in America and I'm being treated like a criminal for being in America," Online petition calls for continuing UH virtual classes through the end of the year – Only 57 Signatures With Just Days to go, Ruderman suddenly announces he won’t seek third Senate term Video Hearing on Youtube --- Calvin Say & Campaign Spending Commission Hawaii Reopened Its Civil Rights Office But Investigations Are Still Stalled Read More..

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:24 PM :: 2470 Views COVID: City, UH, Labs Team up to Test 100,000 on Oahu COVID Count: One New Case out of 641 Tests Peter K. Kubota Sworn In as New Circuit Court Judge of the Third Circuit Roll back government to revive Hawaii’s economy UH, DOH working on plan to test out-of-state students for COVID-19 Travel-Related Unemployment Hits 51% Just Ahead of Memorial Day Restructuring of Maunakea management will provide greater accountability and transparency Despite urgent social needs, legislators decide to bank state and federal funds Nearly 70,000 jobless still waiting for unemployment checks; state asks for patience Senators Put Off Vote For Land Board Nominee due to his Support for Wind Farms Lifting 14-day quarantine will be key factor in Hawaiian Airlines’ recovery, says CEO Lawmakers discover more loopholes to quarantine order Cluster outbreak at hospital now deemed ‘closed’ Tourism Shutdown Destroying Hawaiian-Owned Entertainment and Tour Businesses Soft on Crime Crowd Hoping for More Mass Releases of Criminals New homeless outreach effort zeroes in on Keeping Bums Happy on Waianae Coast Read More..

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 2674 Views COVID: Hawaii 6th Most Restrictive State Ige Extends Quarantine, Releases Recovery Plan House Passes Bills to Allocate CARES Funds--Keeps $635M for a 'Rainy Day' COVID Count: Another Day with No New Cases Best States for Military Retirees -- Hawaii 47th Health Department Orders Shutdown of Free Meal Service The politics of fear overwhelming us today Ige Allows Anti-Testing Faction in Department of Health to Control Policy Ward, McDermott Plan for Reopening Pay raises a bad idea now, and in 2021 Maui County outlines rules for salons, church services Hawaii distributes first pandemic unemployment assistance checks Revealed: Soft-on Crime Crowd Exhaust themselves to Release Criminals onto our Streets Roth: Jail releases possibly more dangerous than outbreak Governor says He’s Got Plenty of Money Sloshing Around so Navigator and mainland consultants will be funded Department Heads Fight to Save ‘Vacant Positions’ Waikiki retailers find that reopening is only step 1. Staying open could be the bigger challenge. Hawaii Fishermen Are Stuck In Port As Federal Aid Falls Short The Madness Of Applying For Unemployment Insurance The Regime has Spies Everywhere -- Hawaii residents keep eye out for visitors who break quarantine Four More Criminals recently released from prison due to concerns about COVID-19 were re-arrested Sunday Hawaii lawmakers question release of inmates amid pandemic Hawaii’s Homeless Have Avoided COVID-19 — So Far Read More..

Monday, May 18, 2020 May 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 2585 Views McDermott: Reopen With 100% COVID Testing for Arrivals Is the State Corona Plan Secret? Billionaire Outlines Plan to Make Hawaii Residents Go Carless COVID Fear Keeps Patients Away from Hospital Until Its Too Late Hawaii Medicaid Applications Soar Amid Widespread Job Losses Rep Creagan: We Need More Testing Schatz calls for more testing at Hawaii nursing homes Churches prepare strategy to open as state starts to re-open Sex assault lawsuit filed against former federal prison guard Honolulu Spared From Paying A Hefty Price For Lack Of Trash Read More..

Sunday, May 17, 2020 May 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:39 PM :: 2115 Views Hawaii Wastes Thousands of COVID Testing Opportunities Every Day Government in the Darkness Mayor Authorizes Drive-in Church Services Could Hawaii go bankrupt? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 16, 2020 COVID Count: One New Case out of 369 Tests Political Divisiveness Fosters Virus Fears COVID is Opportunity for Illegal ‘Charitable’ Campaign Activities COVID-19 restrictions seen as opportunity to eliminate vacation rentals UH Prof: ‘Bring Tourism Down’ Use COVID as Excuse for Massive Hotel tax Hike As Hawaii visitor counts rise, officials weigh making residents complicit if their guests violate quarantine order Hawaii pension fund suffers worst quarterly loss since 2002 $1B Hawaii budget hole might avoid pay cuts for now, but won’t allow for much growth of Government Read More..

Saturday, May 16, 2020 May 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:51 PM :: 4192 Views The Legislature’s Dangerous Illusion Salons are united and ready to open with modifications COVID Count: Only One New Case out of 693 Tests COVID Count: Two New Cases out of 740 Tests DLNR Begins Review of Mauna Kea Management Plan 326 Candidates File for Election OIP Policy Under Ige's Latest Emergency Order Office of Information Practices Seeks Ideas for COVID-Based Legislation ​LG says Mayor Caldwell is crossing the line by Reopening Restaurants Hidden COVID Cases Just Aren’t There  -- Less than 1% of tested Hawaii Pacific Health workers have coronavirus antibodies Lawmakers cut Recovery Navigator money: “There really wasn’t a plan. The plan was to only pay for consultants,” ‘Sheer Incompetence’ Senator claims state dragging its feet on thermal screenings, mass testings at airports More than a dozen granted early release amid pandemic have been re-arrested Honolulu Council Rebuked Again For Violating Open Meetings Law Maui Council Rejects Property Tax Relief for Shuttered Hotels No new coronavirus cases in Maui County for seven days Cluster identified at Kalihi Valley public housing complex HART: Utility Work In Town Will Cost At Least $135M More Than Expected Hawaii council approves luxury housing tax category proposal Read More..

Friday, May 15, 2020 May 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:42 PM :: 3266 Views Schatz: State Needs to Stop Dragging Feet on Mass Testing CMS: Nursing Homes Should Screen for COVID  VIDEO: Three DOCARE Cops Wrestle Beachgoer to Ground Honolulu Reopens Churches, Athletic Fields COVID Count: No New Cases Today Hawaii 3rd-Highest Share of Workforce Filing for Unemployment HB117: Legislators Defer Raises for a Year Powerful stories highlight need to lift lockdown Fraudulent International Ship Registration Scandals hit Pacific Islands Caldwell says police can’t ‘babysit’ quarantined travelers, calls on state to improve ‘insane’ system       Major General Hara expresses concern about maintaining good relations with tourists Tourism Policy Should be Modeled on War on Drugs PPP Now Funds 170,000 positions in Hawaii Thielen, Kahele: Why No Direct Grants to Unemployed in State Budget? Applications for food stamps spike Lockdown Kills Too Hawaii auto sales plummet Maui Hospital down to 1 COVID-19 patient On front lines of COVID-19 battle, nurses also find themselves fighting stigma Catholics Left out of Religious Reopening Best Locations For The NBA To Resume The Season #13 Hawaii Audit: Bloated HECO Wastes $46M a Year Man allegedly busted with defaced gun, meth, released Read More..

Thursday, May 14, 2020 May 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 3081 Views Useless: Screeners Let Feverish COVID-Positive Passenger Enter Hawaii, Infect Family Two Months Late: UH and DOH Partner for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Program COVID Borrow and Spend Plan will Burden Taxpayers for Years to Come DLNR COVID Plan: Expand Hunting to Feed the People Rep Case to FAA: Allow Hawaii to Require COVID Testing to Board Airplane To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes? HIDOE closing out 2019-20 school year Feeding Molokai - Malama Meals Brings Hope Amidst Coronavirus DoH Bungling Allows COVID Cluster at Kalihi Valley Public Housing Hawaii futility and absurdity are the norms Did False Positive Shut Down Legislative Session? Kauai: Nearly 500 cited for breaking rules People struggling, and need help fast Public officials cite virus while limiting access to records DLIR has not begun processing PUA Payments Yet Poll: Majority believes Hawaii is moving in right direction against COVID-19 Fed re-open cycles would have cleared Hawaii twice -- as color-coded Hawaii plan with no timeline stays under wraps This Federal Bailout Is Bringing A Lot More Money To Hawaii Than The Last One In 2008 How Honolulu Will Spend $487 Million In Federal Funds Stopgaps and Creative Financing: Trimmed Budget Ready For Final Senate Vote Kauai Mayor proposes $33.6 million CIP budget Despite policy pronouncements, whether universities will reopen this year is an open question Pedestrian death count down nearly 50% in Hawaii Gary Hooser Toys With Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracy Theories Read More..

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 3482 Views Forcing United Public Workers to Enter New Era Executive Pay Hikes on Senate WAM Agenda Wednesday We can’t turn back the clock, and for some policies we don’t want to COVID Count: Only one new case out of 433 tests COVID Count: 3 new cases out of 391 tests States with the Most Vulnerable Populations to Coronavirus--Hawaii 33rd Petitioner Needs Counsel For Supreme Court Oral Arguments In Due Process Case Will Bankrupt Sandwich Isles Provide Sufficient Service to DHHL? Survey: Hawaii Solar installers slowed by COVID-19 CARES Money: Honolulu to Give $10K to Small Businesses Legislators Grab CARES Funds Earmarked for Unemployment to Pay HGEA, UPW—Businesses will be taxed to fund illegal scheme Suicide uptick raises concern COVID Blows $100M Hole in Rail Budget—Launch Date Postponed Rate Commission moves out massive Bus fare hikes due to Rail Opening Legislators Raid Aloha Stadium Project for $20M Honolulu Budget Down 6%—State Losing 12% PGV reboot delayed waiting for PUC to Approve Rebuild of Transmission Lines Child Abuse Reports Down During COVID Doctors worry people are avoiding hospitals despite serious medical needs Plastic Shield for Bus Drivers May Take All Year Harry Kim to Reopen Restaurants ‘Maybe Later this Month’ With Quick Testing, Tourism Could Reopen in Late June Report: Vacation Rentals Down 15% in March State aims to work with University of Hawaii to train contact tracers Corporation counsel responds to ACLU letter criticizing county’s decision to remove homeless camp Read More..

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 May 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 4530 Views VIDEO: Keli'i Akina Urges Gov. Ige to Continue to Reopen Economy in Balanced Way  Legislature must rein in state budget COVID Count: Two New Cases Michaels Organization Mismanages Affordable Housing Project DHHL, Aloha United Way Launch Beneficiary Rental Relief Program HECO Selects 16 Solar Battery Projects--Keeps Locations Secret Big Island, Kauai are Completely COVID-Free  Hawaii COVID-19 incident commander says ‘rioting’ a possibility if economy not restored Legislators: Raid Unemployment Funds to Avoid any cuts to Public Employees Which Grant-in-Aid Requests will be Accepted? Legislative Money Raid Pots of Money to Protect Public Employees from Slightest Suffering As ER Volumes Drop, Hawaii Doctors Worry People Are Delaying Care Hilo hospital eyes testing for all admissions HGEA Obstruction of Tech Upgrades Costing State Millions of Federal Dollars ‘Clerical error’ overstated state’s coronavirus-related budget shortfall — but by how much?   Lt. Gov. eyes May 25 for ‘medium risk businesses’ to reopen   Maui Malls: A Mixed Reopening Hawaii Pacific Health CEO: Need to Reopen Economy Six More visitors sent home; 1 arrest over weekend Read More..

Monday, May 11, 2020 May 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 2321 Views 2020 Hawaii: How Safe is Your Hospital? DoE and DHS: Auditor Finds Significant Deficiencies Ethics: UPW Member Fined for Stealing Sand from DoT Base Yard Best States to Be a Police Officer -- Hawaii 13th Legislature’s Plan includes Pay Hikes for Public Employees COVID Plan is an Empire-Builder for DoT—114 New Positions Testing key to public health and future prosperity Will the Depression Kill More People than COVID? State House committee looks at when, how to reopen economy at Monday meeting Kauai Budget Cut Only $10M 31.5% Property Tax Hike to Help Hawaii County Public Employees Avoid the Slightest Discomfort Hawaii mothers say distance learning is failing their special needs children North Shore Residents Prefer COVID to Crowds State’s 14-day quarantine has loopholes Maunakea observatories prepare to reopen Clouds on real estate horizon Criminal Tries to Run Down Cop, Gets Probation, Steals a Rifle Gets Probation again, Absconds from Drug Treatment Gets Another Another Chance Did Homeland Security Blow Case Against Not-a-Pimp McCoy? Read More..

Sunday, May 10, 2020 May 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:54 PM :: 4594 Views Crossing the Rubicon Into Tax Suspension ‘Multiplier effect’ is poor justification for increased government spending Looking for $1.5B? Auditor Provides Handy List of GE Tax Hikes and Special Funds to Raid COVID Count: One New Case out of 706 Tests Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 9, 2020 Hawaii Legislators Should Cancel Their 10% Pay Hike How Kids of Insiders Became Big Players In Virus Response Luxe Condo Associations Snag COVID Aid Money Roberts takes over ‘Socially Distant’ Hawaii County Bus System Maui Council Has Figured Out How To Do Virtual Meetings With Live Public Testimony People filing jobless claims know how to fix the system Help hard-hit tourism workers with safe reopening of industry MMA Fighter Got Probation for brutal assault on Japanese tourists—Now Wanted for Violation   Some inmates seeking release are accused of violent acts Prison population plummets as COVID becomes the Excuse to Release Lots and Lots of Criminals With Feds in Town, Prosecutor Suddenly Successful Against Massage Parlors ‘Free’ Food Giveaways Cost $50 per Bag of Groceries Read More..

Saturday, May 9, 2020 May 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:59 PM :: 3769 Views OHA to Ige: Bypass Legislature and Give Us $21,287,134 Not done yet with 'Let Hawaii Work' petition Letter to Governor to Open Up Small Business and Interisland Air Travel OHA COVID Agenda: Lets Give More Millions to CNHA Honolulu $90M grant money from the Federal Transit Administration 306 Candidates File for Election How Solvent is Hawaii Unemployment Trust Fund? COVID Count: 3 New Cases, 3 Released MMA star accuses Punahou School of retaliation after sex abuse lawsuit Tax collections tank as Hawaii lawmakers plan budget fixes to protect public workers from the slightest sacrifice $2.1B CIP Blowout, Public Employees will still get Pay Hike, ERS to be Raided, Mental Health Gutted After Diamond Head Attack Hotels Agree to Trap Quarantine Breakers Outside Their Rooms Caldwell and healthcare workers say DOH taking risks by not training more contact tracers Nearly 18,000 gig workers in limbo as state works to bring PUA platform online Cellphone spy data: Hawaii residents better than others at staying home during pandemic Kauai electricity use Down 16% Kauai: 100 Protest Lockdown Several Hawaii inmates released during coronavirus pandemic rearrested for new crimes Maui Co managing director charter proposal set for November ballot Read More..

Friday, May 8, 2020 May 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:24 PM :: 4911 Views Hawaii reports no new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 8 weeks Hawaii Womens' Commission 'Could be Easily Dismissed' ... but New Hawaii Unemployment Claims Still Running 1338% Above Last Year Hawaii Grade 'F' for Health Care Price Transparency Laws Tourism Industry Collapse ‘A Horror Show That is Just Beginning’ New Quarantine Form Designed to Set Tourists up for Prosecution The First Signs of Travel’s Return? Lawyer connected to Katherine Kealoha arrested for Allegedly Stealing Car, Selling Meth Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Kealohas Stuck In Limbo It’s time to reevaluate Hawaii inmate releases Punahou: Several Staff Placed on Leave over Child Molestation Suit CARES?  Hawaii County Grabs $250K to ‘Administer’ $1.25M Unemployment Update: 141,077 Claims Processed, Additional 84,500 Under Review Lawmaker proposes using Hawaii’s federal stimulus aid to rush payments to laid off workers Schools Chief: Use Federal Bailout Money To Avoid Teacher Pay Cuts (even though they are doing nothing) DOE pilot program to deliver free meals to families at home Former Meadow Gold owner explains why money was deposited, then withdrawn from employee accounts Hawaii’s Only Refinery Production Drops 18,000 Barrels Per Day Molokai Solar-Battery Scheme: Sue MECO to Force $0.18/kwh Project Read More..

Thursday, May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 3367 Views Could Hawaii go bankrupt? A new Hawaii Jones Act poll released Caldwell, Victorino Allow retail establishments to re-open  COVID Count: 3 New Cases, 7 Released Hawaii Lawmakers Will Go Back To Work Monday, Looking To Cut $1 Billion From The Budget  Ige Backs Off His Suspension Of State Open Government Laws Hawaii Tourism Industry Pushing for Testing as Alternative to Quarantine Default, Bankruptcy Coming for Hawaii Hotels? More dark financial clouds surround Honolulu’s rail project Another 4,000 People Line up for Free Food Clock ticks on companies’ survival To ease burden on system, state asks laid off workers to file certifications only on certain days Honolulu Police Commission allows public viewing—but only at HPD HQ Maui County sets Monday for reopening its shopping malls, retail operations On beach closures, the governor and lieutenant governor aren’t on the same page Mayor Caldwell announces plan to allow for deferral of Oahu property taxes Young Brothers predicts $11M loss due to Covid-19 Most Hawaii industrial landlords collected 84% of rents during Covid shutdown Soft-on-Crime Activists Still Trying to Sell ‘COVID in Prison’ Scare Stories After Bumfight Stabbing, City Moves to Sweep Iwilei Read More..

Wednesday, May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:12 PM :: 2666 Views State Supreme Court: Victims of Homeless Criminals May Sue Those Who Enable Homelessness COVID Wipes Out 69% of Jobs on Maui Ige Announces First Round of Business Re-Openings List of State Parks Reopening COVID Count: One New Case, 7 Released Star-Adv: How to Test Tourists for COVID State says retailers on Oahu, Maui won’t be allowed to reopen this week as governor announced (Ooops!) Kauai Cancels Curfew, Reopens Malls, Elective Medical Procedures COVID: The Treatment is Worse than the Disease Hooser: COVID is great. This is Utopia. Health experts say it’s too soon to reopen Malls How An Antiquated IT System Failed Thousands Of Hawaii’s Unemployed Kim releases revised $585M budget—$14M Property Tax Hike Grubbing for CIP Funds, Homelessness Industry Announces Plan to Expand Homelessness in Hawaii This Summer Hawaiian Airlines reports $144M loss in first quarter, warns more economic pain ahead Coronavirus puts strain on Hawaii Electric Industries earnings Matson profit, revenue drop amid stormy seas of coronavirus pandemic Honolulu Council Can Meet By Video, But Not The Public Workers are shocked after money Meadow Gold promised to pay is deposited, then withdrawn from their accounts Read More..

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:45 PM :: 4238 Views Corona Virus: Hawaii Most Restrictive State How FDA and CDC aided coronavirus meltdown Oahu Storm Water Utility to hold virtual community meetings COVID-19: Developing Economic Recovery Scenarios for Hawaii Supreme Livestream: Maui Water Rights Case UH Plans Return to Classroom August 24 COVID Count: 1,169 Tests Reveal 4 New Cases Black Sand CEO Was Charged With Assault. Then The Case Languished For A Year Ige reopens Malls, Nonprofits and Telescopes in Hawaii Best Case: Hawaii Economy Down 25%—Double Digit Unemployment for Rest of Year Hawaii tourism leaders urge state recovery plan Head of State Emergency Response Says Health Department Dragging Feet On Expanding Contact Tracing Just Days After COVID Jail Release, Suspect Allegedly Murders Homeless Dude COVID Keeps Alleged Two Time Baby-Killer Free Prosecutors say dangerous offenders are being released to free up space in Hawaii correctional facilities Restore access to public meetings Government transparency critical at all times Hawaii among states with few coronavirus cases to get big share of relief aid The Long Wait For Unemployment Checks Is Taking A Personal Toll Unemployment is Sweet $1248 a week—Don’t Wanna go back to work and get paid less National Guard, Kauai police intercept plane with two people trying to sneak in Hawaii County seeks site in Kona for Plywood SRO homeless housing units ACLU Lawyers Harass Hawaii County for Annoying Homeless Drug Addicts Read More..

Monday, May 4, 2020 May 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 2485 Views VIDEO: Is Hawaii taxing healthcare to death? Why Did Gov. Ige Lock Hawaii Down Till May 31? Hawaii 3rd Worst State for Nurses  COVID Count: Another day with only one new case Bill 40: City Council to Save Construction Industry from Crooked Union PLA Requirement? Economic Downturn Could Hit Public Pension Funds Hard Queen’s Medical Center takes down coronavirus triage tent as Hawaii’s infection rate remains low As financial pain grows, Hawaii’s ‘nonessential’ retailers await OK to reopen As new coronavirus cases dwindle, the state looks at a ‘phase-in’ approach to reopening Carnival to resume cruises in summer when coronavirus order ends, but not from Hawaii With virus under control, Australia and New Zealand may form a travel ‘bubble’ 50,000 QUEST beneficiaries to be forced to change their insurance plans? Jail population in Wailuku drops below 300 with inmate releases HGEA Members Playing Solitaire on their Wang Computers are the Key to Economic recovery Read More..

Sunday, May 3, 2020 May 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:10 PM :: 3603 Views Do Our Laws Still Apply? Keli'i Akina Calls for Balanced Approach to Re-opening the Economy COVID Count: 1,825 tests uncover 2 new cases OHA Insiders’ COVID Plan: “Push Money to Us” DoT Preps Thermal Scanning for Airports Burglars and Killers among 37% of Prison Population Released for COVID Contract Tracing Devolves into Bureaucratic Turf Battle, Squabble over Funding Slow-footed governor leaves Hawaii’s unemployed hanging Amid much talk of new normal, expect much to stay the same Hawaii can’t be world’s safest place with Homeless Tent Cities Everywhere Several Mainland Homeless Arrive at Airport as Senators Watch—Only One Deported Bumfight: One Homeless Dude Kills Another Hawaii couple that contracted COVID-19 recounts harrowing and frustrating battle against the disease — and red tape Waikiki bartender awake in hospital, tests negative for COVID-19 after 6-week battle DOH apologizes for director’s mention that Kona McDonalds Patients are Marshallese Layoffs and Cutbacks at Hawaii Newspapers Hawaii County Mayor: Mitch Roth Leads Fund Race Mary Day Disappearance: Another Hawaii Child Welfare Failure Global Warmers: Seawalls Will not Save Hawaii from Sea Level rise Read More..

Saturday, May 2, 2020 May 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:43 PM :: 3211 Views A Low-Risk Plan to Re-Start Hawaii Tourism Now Police Arrest 3 Ticket 20 at 'Reopen Hawaii' Protest OHA Trustee Keli‘i Akina Raises $100K+ Toward Re-Election 291 Candidates File for Election Hawaii COVID Count: 861 tests uncover only 1 new case, 6 released COVID Count: 920 Tests Reveal Only One New Case Justice Department Approves Sale of Dairy Producer Amid Antitrust Concerns Court Orders FAA Clampdown on Helicopter Tours over National Parks Hawaii Unemployment Claims Jump 2785% Kauai: 56% of Households have Lost a Job Child Molestation Suits Raise Question About DoE Hiring Practices A sign of the times: Food distribution sites slammed with long lines Phased Reopening Plan to be Announced Soon? Airline CEO thinks Hawaii is poised for a major tourism boom after the pandemic Jobless filing a source of stress, frustration, long wait for checks Nothing Screams ‘Aloha’ Like An Ankle Monitor Kauai resident finishes 14-day quarantine without being checked on COVID Death Rate not what it Seems 1,400 Sign up for Antibody Testing at HPH 15-Minute COVID Test -- DOH distributes rapid test equipment to all Counties If you’re flying Hawaiian Airlines, you’ll need a face mask going forward Farmers react to Young Brothers shipping schedule change Caldwell wants four-day work week for city workers, but could take several months to implement Let’s Stop Calling Them Leaders Read More..

Friday, May 1, 2020 May 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:46 PM :: 2997 Views Petition: 'Let Hawaii Work!' Cellphone Tracking Data Reveals Which Hawaii Counties are Best at 'Social Distancing' Newlyweds Arrested for Quarantine Violation Ige to step back from blanket suspension of open meetings law 4,400 people wait in line for hours for food on Oahu 811 Criminals Set Loose to Roam Streets—COVID is Excuse this time Criminal Released for COVID is Arrested for Carjacking DLIR Won’t Process Self-Employed Checks Anytime Soon A&B: 89% of Restaurants Did Not Pay April Rent Senators: Quarantine Not Working Plans in the works to market Hawaii as the ‘safest place in the world’ Maui Council Votes 2% Raise for Top Managers, Cuts Property Taxes—But not as much as Mayor Wanted—TVRs Soaked Hawaii County Officials mull extra property tax on second homes to shore up county budget Nishihara Patient Zero? ‘I had COVID Before I Went to Vegas’ Hawaii Lawmakers Have no Plan for Returning to Legislative Session Information Lockdown At Hawaii Labor Department Stymies Coronavirus Stories Car Dealers Excited to Reopen Despite pandemic, Big Island real estate market fairly stable DoE to Establish Classrooms in Homeless Tweeker Camps?         Challenges to Hawai`i Renewable Energy Projects Read More..