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Wednesday, May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 5223 Views Shinnyo-en Should not be on Memorial Day Aloha, Sam Slom, Hawaii will miss you Owning a firearm in Hawaii is about to get more expensive CDC: Hawaii drug overdoses doubled over the last decade Iolani is one team: Football Coach Slices Woman Open, Found Not guilty Civil Beat sues FBI over agency secrecy Hawai’i Green Energy Initiative Dirtier Than Coal -- Tourism Industry Exempted After long wait, feds to once again back loans for homestead land cleared of WWII-era munitions Red Hill Depositions Reveal More Details About What The Navy Knew About Spill US Sen. Brian Schatz’s Subtle Push For More Psychedelic ‘Research’ 14 Years Later DoT Pretends to ‘Revitalize’ Vacant Honolulu Harbor Museum Property Again  Nimitz Experience; Homeless Camps Line Road to Waikiki Read More..

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Letters to the Editor May, 2023 By Letters to the Editor @ 6:13 PM :: 3494 Views Shinnyo-en Should not be on Memorial Day Open Letter to ‘Honolulu Resilience Office’ Iroquois Point Elementary School Water Drive Read More..

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 1337 Views Hawaii Property Tax Rates Creeping Up Hawaii governor still has long list of bills to sign How Tommy Waters Engineered Salary Hike via Honolulu Salary Commission Ban on outside work for City Council proposed Shooting complex still closed to some activities More Homeless Mayhem: State sees surge in syphilis infections, including for unborn babies Makaha crash trial for HPD officers is delayed Read More..

Monday, May 29, 2023 May 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 1595 Views Kakaako Makai Construction News: Gay Nightclub Backing Transsexual Challenger to House Speaker Another $100M to Back GEMS Scam Loans Hawaii moves to lure mainland doctors Hawaii Lawmakers Did Not Fund The Overpass To Kihei’s New High School Will Honolulu City Council Vote On Salary Increases? A struggle trying to vote for neighborhood board Changed Visitor Habits Crush Hawaii Travel Outlook Kuhio Beach Packed with Homeless Criminals Read More..

Sunday, May 28, 2023 May 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 1735 Views The Lone Ranger Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 27, 2023 GET on Health Care Census: 11.5% fewer children as young families flee state State needs to rein in wild spending Green to name new HTA board members: Freeze Out De Fries? Green: Regent Abercrombie Governors have been Pretending to do Something About Homelessness for 32 years USA Boxing defends disciplinary actions stemming from unsanctioned Hawaii event Read More..

Saturday, May 27, 2023 May 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 3728 Views Simpsons in Hawaii The Number of Troops Hawaii Sent to Fight in WWII Honolulu Among Least Affordable Cities for Home Buyers Line Item Veto of Slush Fund ‘the responsible thing to do' HDoT Reopens HNL Runway--sort of Green Opens First Homeless 'Kauhale' Riots are Profitable: Civil Beat Publisher gives nearly $2M to ‘defund police’ — while funding private security startup Neighborhood plagued with homeless drug addicts’ crimes -- bums threaten to torch Mama Woo’s Hawaii Tourism Authority is asked to explain U.S., Canada awards The New ‘Sustainable’ Tourism: HNL Busier Than Ever Amid pay raise debate, City Council considering a ban on second jobs for its members Overseer of zoo, Blaisdell Center, Waikiki Shell secretly resigned May 19 Honolulu & State Climate Lawsuits Present Contrasting Positions Hawaii Homeownership rate among lowest in USA Bill has commercial boat operators worried for their businesses Read More..

Friday, May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 2216 Views DPP Supervisor Gets 60 Months in Prison for Bribery Scheme Hawaii Settles Lawsuit Allowing for Carrying of Billies for Self-Defense Sailor Wins Right to Register Guns Nan News: Under Green’s New Plan, One Aloha Stadium Contractor will Win all the Marbles Top State Officials Were Behind A Secretive Process That Steered Millions To A First Responders Center Rumblings Of Recall Amid Honolulu Pay Raise Uproar Another CWS Fail: Man who pleaded guilty in horrific child pornography case faces 30 years behind bars First DLNR Carbon Offset Scheme Was Verified by Discredited Company Ho’ahu: Omidyar Minions See Molokai Crony-Capitalist Project as Model Honolulu Officers Who Arrested 10-Year-Old Want Protection From Lawsuit Read More..

Thursday, May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 2040 Views Surgeon General Warning: Social Media a profound risk to mental health of children Wailuku: DLNR, NOAA Raid 'Antique Freak' Shop Revealed: KSBE, Campbell Estate benefit from Secret Spending Found in Budget Worksheets When Already? Hawaii Policymakers Just Can't Get Aloha Stadium or HCCC Past The Planning Stage Green Announces New Aloha Stadium ‘plan’ ‘with modification’ or something $600M DHHL: 161-lot homestead project in Waikapu breaks ground Former city building chief sentenced to 5 years for role in bribery scheme Hawaii and California are the LEAST affordable places to live in the U.S. as incomes fail to keep up with soaring property prices Oahu medical calls up 20% since pre-COVID Federal judge awards $30M to former military family in Tripler Medical Center malpractice case Narrow Walkway only Route in or out of Pearl City Rail Station City parking meter upgrades aimed to fix nearly $5M loss Next Year's Elections Are Already Taking Shape — Quickly HPD Officers Fail to Kill Felon, Get Sued Read More..

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:31 PM :: 2729 Views Sovereignty Hitman Gets Piddling 37 Months for Beheading Threats Hawaii Next? California sued over Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers 'Out of State Permits' Drop 30% Honolulu Youth Commission now accepting applications  Governor urged to veto ‘crypto crackdown’ bills ‘Blame Katherine’ -- Louis Kealoha finds Media Flack to Peddle his latest story Miske defendant appeals continued confinement to 9th Circuit Over-regulation leading to those priced out of Hawaii like Iam Tongi UHERO indicates that delays in the permitting process in Hawaii have been roughly three times longer than the national average. CLUE: More Vacant Houses Means LOWER Housing Costs Where have all the workers gone? Hawaii’s chief economist explains Spying on You: Tourist tracking app could be part of Hawaii visitor management plan Legislators Want Mass Release of Criminals -- Design OCCC Funding to Fail Handi-Van saddled with Soderholm Truck-Vans (again) Oahu’s red light cameras could expand to speeding Oahu's stolen vehicles used for other crimes Maui: Former Anti-GMO Mayoral Candidate Arrested after man shot multiple times with pepper ball launcher Bumbling DoE Bureaucrats Return ‘Buy Local’ Funding to Federal Government Read More..

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 2317 Views Flags Lowered for Late Senator Sam Slom Slush Fund News: HTA Gives $27M Contract to CNHA Public invited to observe 72nd Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony Green Touts 'Progress' in First Six Months 'Renewable' Gravy Train End of Line: After Decades, HECO Dumps 'Avoided Cost' Contracts Let’s Be Real: Hawaii Legislators Can Pretty Much Serve As Long As They Want $27.1M Payout to CNHA ‘Uncomfortably Irregular’ Dos Santos-Tam Scores Swiss Junket amid criticism $253M in affordable housing funding to lapse, Honolulu officials say Honolulu reports 500% increase in suicide attempts, especially among youth Tokai Professor Busted in Child Sex Sting Sovereignty Hitman found guilty of threatening to kill Waianae harbor master to be sentenced Guam braces for ‘extensive damage’ from Typhoon Mawar COVID outbreak at Hilo nursing home includes 93 cases, 1 death Read More..

Monday, May 22, 2023 May 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 1651 Views Hawaii Residents Furthest Behind on Retirement Savings Illegal ‘Five-Point System’ Allows Hawaii Tourism Authority to Funnel money to CNHA Unconstitutional Process Wastes first $50M on First Responders Park HART will ultimately hurt the less-fortunate more than it will help them Building Affordable in California, Hawaii: High Demand, High Hurdles Maui’s Zoning Code Is More Than 60 Years Old. Where’s The Update? Police chief talks trust during EHCC panel discussion         Rape Bus remains on Dillingham Blvd in Kalihi--Lawyer Hired instead of Tow Truck Driver Read More..

Sunday, May 21, 2023 May 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 2537 Views Another Rainy Day Slush Fund A short list for the governor Hawaii Republicans Still Trying to Figure out what to do After Convention Fails to Elect Party Treasurer Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 20, 2023 Legislature criticized for 12th ‘wild spending binge’ ‘Committee Chair System’ Helps Legislators Fake Support for Bills Neighborhood boards speak out on ‘absurd’ pay raise proposal for City Councilmembers Timeline: When Were Feds Watching Crooked Deals with Choy or Cullen? Hawaii’s AD hiring process raises many questions Has rail’s ridership train already left the station? HB1373: Squabbles Derail Effort to Put IATSE Mafia Thugs to Work on More Movie Sets Alleged Child Molester Indicted 2017 -- Still No Trial Handi-Van: Soderholm Manipulates Bidding process (again) Enviros Haven’t Killed Hawaii Fisheries Yet Remaining OB providers try to fill the gap in care Water rate hikes possible; new rate for hotels Waiahole Valley residents and farmers facing sky-high rent this summer Oahu crime numbers drop in 2022, HPD says Read More..

Saturday, May 20, 2023 May 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 2158 Views VIDEO: Why Hawaii might soon have more doctors Green Tokioka DBEDT Appointment part of Dela Cruz’ $200M Slush Fund Scam Priced out of paradise, Native Hawaiians make Las Vegas home Cost of Hawai’i Electricity Likely to Remain High Hawaii Hamstrings What Remains Of Aloha Airlines Boy Scouts admits prior shooting cases, attorneys say Read More..

Friday, May 19, 2023 May 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 1796 Views What went well — and wrong — at the 2023 Hawaii Legislature The Number of Weather Disasters that Hit Hawaii in the Last Decade DoT Mess: Statewide Road Projects on Hold Until 2024 due to Massive Airport Problems HPD Investigation Of Makaha Cops Is Wrapping Up, Commission Told Judge denies Katherine Kealoha’s efforts to be released from custody Few Respond to Red Hill Survey The Other Gender Gap Starts in Kindergarten ‘Thinly Veiled Scam’--Highgate publishes first Hotel ESG Report--touts Hawaii Carbon Credit Scheme NPS, FAA propose crackdown on Hawaii air tours State tax inspectors to hassle small businesses over cash-based businesses Honolulu City Council to offer 50% property tax break to 200 businesses impacted by rail construction New homeless facility that long sat idle will soon house medical respite beds Residents alarmed over Kailua Bay’s ‘stench,’ high bacteria levels linked to sewage plant Read More..

Thursday, May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 2572 Views Rectenwald Worked With Environmental Group Tied To Oil Plaintiffs’ Lawyers 'Empty homes' tax unlikely to ease housing crisis, new report concludes US Pacific Fishing Fleet Role in Countering China Got Nepotism? Ethics Commission has a Form for That Honolulu Council ‘Affordable Housing’ Plan--A $25,000 per day fine on ‘empty’ houses Hawaii tax collections turned red in April People Fleeing Hawaii are Primary Creators of new Housing Units Last Honolulu Permitting Worker Pleads Guilty State Fines Carpenters Union Operative $3,000 for violating campaign spending law Politicians and Judges Should be Held to Same Standard as Union Bosses Perreira: Nobody Wants my HGEA Jobs DoE Feeds Propaganda to Star-Adv Despite accelerated timeline, military’s Red Hill plan doesn’t account for up to 400,000 gallons of fuel Hawaii County Council Tinkers with Property taxes to create Utopian Agricultural Dream Naniloa again seeks permission to refinance Soft on Crime: Honokaa shooter got ‘supervised release’ for selling drugs, stealing car  Plea Bargain: Schizo Killer will be out in a Few Years Read More..

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 3177 Views OHA Biennium Budget Available for Community Input City sets public hearing on new rules for personalized license plates  SB821: Illegal Fireworks Task Force “Aloha Always WINS!” Children’s Program & Book Fights Bullying in over 300 Hawaii schools Kidnapping: Will Political Connections Help Anderson Evade Felony Charge? -- Miske Lawyer Pressures Prosecutor, Victim Defueling Red Hill planned for October under latest timeline Hawaii coal power plant to be dismantled, transitioned to battery farm Hu Honua News: Biomass is the opposite of sustainable Why Won't Hawaii Lawmakers Let The Public Vote On Important Policy Questions? State Says City Downplayed Public Health Risks From Kailua Sewage Read More..

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:07 PM :: 2164 Views ‘Defense wins championships’ HECO Admits De-carbonization Means Rate Hikes Study Links Hawaii JROTC to positive education and career outcomes Honolulu Lowest Starting Salaries in USA  $2M Settlement for Female Inmates  Hawaii burned thru $1.2 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Ikaika Anderson, arrested for allegedly abusing girlfriend (is represented by Michael Miske’s lawyer) Sentencing delayed in large public corruption case Soft on Crime: Thousands could have their brass knuckle arrest records expunged after state Supreme Court ruling Hawaii Legislature dials back aid grants Honolulu Council P.I.G. discusses real property tax bills Green Picked Tokioka to Save the Hawaii Tourism Authority Kids Targeted Again: 'Pride week' at Hawai'i Island school Federal bust nets ‘significant player’ in Hawaii fentanyl trade--after State Drops Ball 10 Times Because we don’t have Mental Hospital Beds, HPD Answers 947 Mental Health Calls in 2022  Read More..

Monday, May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 4064 Views Best States to Be a Police Officer--Hawaii 40th Hawaii Alzheimer's Patient Count Expected to Increase 20% Got $1.5M? You Can Retire in Hawaii Hawaii 2nd-Most Distracted Drivers Is Hawai’i Legislature’s State Budget Bill Constitutional? Donna Kim’s Ex-Husband Tangles with Gay Nightclub, Gets Media Attention Former Navatek Executives Plead Guilty To Sending Illegal Donations To US Sen. Susan Collins It’s time for OHA to change its messaging about Kakaako Makai Proposed New UH Athletic Director Spearheaded Florida Stadium Project Read More..

Sunday, May 14, 2023 May 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 1915 Views Ding Dong, the Green Fee is Dead ‘One step forward, one step back’ was Legislature’s MO Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 13, 2023 Hawaii State Ethics Commission Legislative Wrap-up Neighborhood Board Elections: Voting Ends Friday May 19 Green’s $200M?  “I never got anything like that” Critics of state budget show courage, insight Discord among Hawaii GOP lawmakers lingers HMA applauds legislative healthcare progress Journalists To Get More Protection Under Shield Law Passed By Hawaii Legislature Par Pacific: Investment In Hawaii Renewable Fuels Should Accelerate Growth  City Dumping Sewage into Kailua Bay, Again  Hawaii bankruptcies go up 29% on heels of rising rates Read More..

Saturday, May 13, 2023 May 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:07 PM :: 4606 Views Biggest Budget Increase Ever: The good, bad and ‘mostly ugly’ at 2023 Legislature Anti-Gun Gay Rights Lawyer to be Next Solicitor General Hawaii DoE Legislative Wrap-up Promise and peril for Hawaiʻi’s economy, UHERO forecasts Governor calls freshman senator’s controversial comments an ‘abomination’ Above the Law: State Official indicted for multiple counts of sex assault of a minor, released Above the Law: No Punishment for Alleged Rapist Football Players Feds Handle Case: Gay Socialist Hawaii teacher expected to plead guilty to distributing child porn In about-face, state agrees to pay women’s prison sex assault victims $2M in settlement Read More..

Friday, May 12, 2023 May 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:37 PM :: 3963 Views Counties should prioritize lowering property taxes Oahu Homeless PIT Count--59% Unsheltered Open Letter to ‘Honolulu Resilience Office’ Iroquois Point Elementary School Water Drive EEOC Sues Honolulu Restaurant and HR Company for Sexual Harassment of Male Employees Federal COVID Emergency Ends Overtime Violation: Feds Bust Kauai Cleaning Company Again Craig Angelos recommended for UH Mānoa athletics director Gabbard vs Hirono for US Senate? Coke Dealer Started Electrification of Ground Transportation in Hawaii Preliminary hearing next week for Miske co-defendant after arrest for threatening witness HPD arrests Convicted Pimp for allegedly kidnapping 3-month-old baby in Waipahu Again with this? Capitol reflecting pools receive another $33.5M for ongoing repairs HCR108: ‘Cultural Appropriation’ to become Money Spinner for OHA?   Gov. Green considers permanent protections for journalists Board Of Education To Consider Computer Science As A Graduation Requirement ‘Dropping like flies before our very eyes’: Kaua‘i County Council supports mosquito biocontrol to protect honeycreepers As fentanyl-tainted drugs proliferate, Hawaii sees record number of overdose deaths and a disturbing trend For another year, these neighbor island fairs were canceled. This time, staffing is the problem Read More..

Thursday, May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 2254 Views ALICE Hawaii: $104,052 is 'Household Survival Budget' Projected state surplus vanishes in face of planned higher spending  Honolulu Citizen-Centric Report Released  Office of Information Practices 2023 Legislative Wrap-up  Senators Introduce FIGHT Act to Enhance Enforcement and Crack Down on Dogfighting, Cockfighting June 30 opening date for first phase of long-delayed rail project Lawyers threaten suit over state of special education services in Hawaii public schools Above The Law: Investigation underway for the ‘mistaken’ release of Jonathan Hewett--nephew of ‘Revered Kumu Hula’, hint, hint Released Pending Investigation--Month Later, No charges yet for 37-time loser who brought gun to Honolulu court (Who does he know?) Bizarre News: HPD raids game rooms, massage parlors Ed Case Pushes back against WESPAC Kauai County Eminent Domain to Seize Coco Palms? Why Conduct Greenhouse Gas Analyses for Solar Projects? Noise detecting microphones officially coming to Oahu roads Read More..

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 May 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 2145 Views Hawaii Officials Sign Unified Statement on Red Hill Green Opens First Homeless 'Kauhale' Maui Antivaxxers Sue to Save Mosquitoes from Eradication Alleged Hawaii Circuit Pimp Busted in Seattle Axis Deer Venison: Opportunity for Hawaii Ranchers? Criminal inquiry into Red Hill fuel spills Exposed Green’s Slush Fund Enables $70M HTA Contracts Budget Includes $200M for Unwanted ‘First Responders Campus’ After Forced Closure of Last Coal Plant, Electricity Rate Shock Hits City Hall ACLU outraged over $10M allocated for new OCCC--wants mass release of Criminals Soft-on-Crime Rhetoric Makes Homeless Drug Addicts Resist Police More HPD and Hawaii Legislators Have Long Been Loath To Tackle The Issue Of Cockfighting Joke: $1.25M will pay the Sheriff and DPS to ask for more money to Stop Fireworks, LOL! State OKs number of low-income tax breaks 200 bums per month discharged from Queens--10 will get housing Read More..

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 May 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 2575 Views Hawaii GOP Convention Elects New Leadership Hawaii's new gun laws could lead to lawsuits, group says SB1230: A one-finger salute at our military Lawmaker won’t apologize after saying Hawaiian leader ‘would have been hung’ for criticizing him Council members call on Chair Waters to put salary proposal up for vote Benches at new stadium ridiculous; fix old facility Hawaii leads the way on advanced electric rate hike design Is The Deck Stacked Against Hawaii Condo Owners? 5 years after lava nearly destroyed it, Puna Geothermal announces expansion plans HGEA Work Rules Make Simple Commonsense Changes Difficult Honolulu reduces workforce vacancies, but slightly Ritte Stages Another Molokai Ranch Shakedown 22 Fentanyl arrests made in last 4 months on Hawaii Island Gambling: Third HPD Raid on ‘Ohana Grocery’ Homeless Dude Assaults 79-year old woman at bus stop Read More..

Monday, May 8, 2023 May 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 2509 Views Is racism why OHA can’t build condos? Join us for our annual overview of what went down at the Legislature First-ever National LifeSmarts Championship for Hawaiʻi Territorial Governors Challenge Biden on Marine Monument Recent headlines support idea that Jones Act makes no economic sense  Flip-Flop: Suddenly Pacific Garbage Patch is 'gathering place for life' TheBus Routes Changing to Link up with Rail  DoI to End 'Compact Impact' Payments Feds Bust HS Softball Coach and Jail Guard--Smuggled Gun and Meth at OCCC Aloha Stadium project mired by too many questions Chaos at the Capitol is part of lawmaking in Hawaii This Year's Legislature Was Much Worse Than Business As Usual Working Families Win With EITC Expansion HB1396: Cesspool Bill Flushed in Conference The Miske case started with a secret indictment (Part 2) Read More..

Sunday, May 7, 2023 May 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 3910 Views Tax Relief, RIP Legislature on track to violate state's legal spending limit Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 6, 2023 Sewage Plant Spews Filth into Kailua Bay ‘What the hell is this?’ Sen Dela Cruz Caught Lying about Hawaii Gov. Green’s $200M ‘pot of money’ Hawaii’s housing crisis is self-inflicted Civil Beat Owner at Center of ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’ Lobbyists Train Legislators Like Dogs How Lawmakers Killed off Ethics And Accountability Reforms in Conference Transparency?  Budget deal Hidden from Legislators -- but they approved it anyway  How major bills fared at the Capitol Campaign Contributions Buy HMSA Execs Protection HMSA employees squeezed hard while Execs Raked in Bucks Proposed Council raises reflect greed and cynicism $59 Million, Gone: How Bikini Atoll Leaders Blew Through U.S. Trust Fund With One Airline Left, Molokai And Lanai Residents Struggle To Access Medical Care Read More..

Saturday, May 6, 2023 May 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:14 PM :: 2010 Views Dela Cruz News: Conference Committee Sneaks $200M Slush Fund into Budget Every single bill submitted to fund and support OHA died at the Capitol  HTA Funding? $30M Magically Appears After Legislature Zeroes out Budget Sine Die: House Leaders Tout Budget Sine Die: Green Calls Session Success HB600: Safe Routes to School Mana Moriarty to head Office of Consumer Protection Green Names Tokioka head of DBEDT VIDEO: Meet the 21 Trumpsters and Antivaxxers Running for State Republican Leadership Budget Gives Illegal $200M Slush Fund to Governor, Legislative Leaders--HTA to get $30M, Aloha Stadium, $50M The impacts of mental illness on Hawaii ohana: A mother speaks Hawaii's last coal-fired power plant set to be demolished soon Green to Fill Health Department Parking Spaces with Homeless ‘Kauhale’ State to pay $26M over closed runaway truck ramp tied to multi-vehicle crash UPW Strike Drives up Costs at Maui Memorial Read More..

Friday, May 5, 2023 May 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 5651 Views Senate Confirms Guidry for Intermediate Court of Appeals Ways to counter property tax increases in Hawaii HB426: Bankrupt Firearms Industry with Lawsuits Document Confirms Ty Cullen has named other Corrupt Legislators The Miske case started secretly in 2014 when he foolishly operated outside Hawaii Saint Louis football players rape convictions covered-up for five years Complaint Describes Forcible Rape by Two Football Players Senators Revenge:  UH Budget Slashed in Conference Committee  After Gutting Taxpayers, Legislators Squabble over spoils No Budget HTA Must Request Funds from Department of Budget and Finance Mom pursuing charges, pushing for more action after autistic son cyberbullied at Campbell High School Big Island mother mourns as fentanyl deaths become more common throughout islands City Again Claims it will install new security cameras in Chinatown in effort to curb crime--HPD Again Claims it is ‘trying’ to set up foot patrols Investigation reveals 2021 chemical spill at Pearl Harbor that public didn’t know about Windward Oahu road to be ripped up months after major repaving project. The reason: poor planning Even at $31/hr Maui Child Care Jobs Unfilled Read More..

Thursday, May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 1699 Views Chair of State Council on Developmental Disabilities Indicted for International Financial Fraud Former ILWU Officer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Embezzlement DOD Implements New Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance Adjustment Process Native Hawaiian Convention to Feature Drag Show Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to NOAA Requirement that Vessels Pay Monitoring Fees Study: Hawaii Smallest Drug Problem of any State DLNR, DOA Continue Act 90 Partnership SB1230 Allows Storage of Loaded Firearms in Vehicle Another Crackpot Election Lawsuit Thrown out of Court Molokai Police Shooting: Schizophrenic is Dead Today Because he Was Not put in Mental Hospital HECO Customers Still Paying for Conversion from Coal to Oil Usual Suspects Create Chaos to Block Affordable Housing Legislation Probe HMSA comp, its nonprofit status SB1437: Hawaii Governor Weighs Federal SALT Deduction Cap Workaround Police Commission Postpones Decision On Legal Representation For 2 Makaha Cops $75M Slush Fund: Luke Admits List of Preschool Projects is not accurate Health Dept. HQ building full of Asbestos-- looks to spend $100M to renovate Army Corps Still Won’t Restore Forests As Part Of Ala Wai Flood Control Project On abortion, UH medical school doesn’t speak for me Read More..

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 May 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 1847 Views Legislature on track to violate state's legal spending limit Some Winners and Losers in the 2023 Session Worst State for Nurses -- Hawaii He'eia: DOBOR Spews Filth into Harbor for Eight Years--Now DoH Grabs Control of Budget Shakedown Schatz: Hawaii Deserves ‘Fairness’ On $1 Lease By U.S. Military Of 23,000 Acres Hawaii gets low marks in business tax ranking March 2023: Tourist Count Reaches 97% of Pre-Pandemic Levels State lawmakers pass anti-nepotism bill — but it doesn’t apply to them 2 Honolulu Council members urge rejection of salary hikes In Sixty Days Hawaii Public Housing Authority will need new excuses for stagnation Sue Condo Developers? Legislators to override Green’s First Veto?  No Presidential Primary For Hawaii HMSA execs saw big pandemic pay raises as workers lost their jobs   Hawaii could become first state to offer debt repayment to all medical professionals Your Hawaii Home Insurance Rates Have Probably Gone Up. Here’s Why. 80 new pre-school sites identified throughout Hawaii More Homeless Mayhem: 2 reindicted for attempted murder of infant HPD’s use of force is rare, but increasing, UH study finds Read More..

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 May 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 2005 Views Why OHA Should Fully Open Its Records to the State Auditor Hawaii refinery to produce 'renewable' fuels Honolulu: Where You Can Earn Six Figures and Still Be Broke Wisdom: Fixing up old stadium may be better option than building new 2023 Hawaii legislative session ending Thursday Mayor Blangiardi announces Reelection Campaign Hawaii doctors who treat Medicaid patients to get significant pay raise Fevella, HSTA Gin up Phony Fears about unsafe drinking water at school Hawaii charter school conflict holds lessons Homeless Drug Addict Dead Because he was not Jailed for TRO Violation State Takes Over Private Sector Program which sends homeless to mainland--will fly local homeless to Vegas Bill 19: Island-Wide Limits on Beach Commerce May 1 First Day of ‘Sensitive Places’ Gun Law HECO Proposes Spending $190M Ratepayer Funds Relying on ‘Probabilistic Models’ Read More..

Monday, May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:47 AM :: 1655 Views An amazing day at the Capitol Grassroot Institute Week in Review Property tax simplicity gains traction on Kauai Rail: ‘If you build it, make sure you have all your money first’ How Rising Interest Rates Are Driving Up The Cost Of Living In Hawaii Tax relief plan falls far short of what was promised to working families Blangiardi: Drag story hour imposed on young kids by adults Aloha Stadium: Even the Bare-Bones Model is Over the Limit Opening Hawaii’s Secret Court Files Four Years Later the Maui Council’s ‘Plan’ for Affordable Housing has Accomplished nothing Homeless kauhale villages in Hawaii supported at Legislature Read More..