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Friday, July 31, 2015 July 31, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 3813 Views Telescope Crackdown: Arrests on Mauna Kea, Haleakala Hawaii Dodges $500M Bullet as Billionaire Movie Mogul Declares Bankruptcy Hawaii Family Forum: Let's Unite to Defund Planned Parenthood Auditor: Lack of Procurement Controls Exposes Health Department to Waste and Abuse First Day Back at School--Parents Greeted by Letter from Matayoshi HTA: Visitor Arrivals, Spending Up in First Half of 2015 Senators Try to Separate Jones Act, Oil Export Ban Study Suggest ‘Regressive’ Gas Tax Hike for Hawaii 9th Circuit Rejects Hawaii Jones Act Suit Martin vs Caldwell: Politicians Harness their Chariots to The Homeless Ernie Martin Asks Ige to Build Giant Flop House in Middle of Nimitz Hwy for all Tourists to See Martin Hires Kenoi Operative to Coordinate Homelessness New shelter rules would be less strict “And I don’t consume marijuana!” Hi Tech Tax Credits Being Given Away to Lo Tech Companies Many Residents Are Leaving High-Priced Honolulu Law Suit Against Kauai PD to proceed Former Hawaii County PD Sergeant Quits, Case Plead Down to Disorderly Conduct Anti-Semites, Maoists Harass Takai, Demand Nukes be Given to Iran Read More..

Thursday, July 30, 2015 July 30, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 4618 Views Truth in Accounting: Hawaii Hiding 71 Percent of Retirement Debt Did They Sneak Your Name onto the Native Hawaiian Roll? HART: Caldwell Appoints 'Expert' tied to Rail Projects Even More Messed up than Ours Molasses Spill Produces $15M Windfall for State Will Hawaii Planned Parenthood Sex Ed Programs Boost Baby Parts Business? Washington Legislators Ask Attorney General to Investigate Planned Parenthood Unit Overseeing Hawaii VIDEO: Planned Parenthood VP Discusses Contract Details, Aborted Body Parts Pricing, and How to Not “Get Caught” Pine: Homeless Solutions for Leeward Oahu Democrats for Education Reform: 'Power to the Local School' Protesters Enforced Mauna Kea Checkpoint, Most Police Complied -- Now, Possible Discipline for Those who Did Not  Peter Apo: Our Ancestors Would Have Built TMT atop a Temple (and collected ground rent) NextEra CEO Deluded About Hawaii Regulatory Environment $30M Cash Giveaway to Businesses Hurt by Rail? Sheriff, First Deputy, other Deputies and Internal Affairs all Implicated in DUI Coverup Hawaii Co Council committee to Pretend to mull pCard audit Tuesday Leading Anti-GMO Activist Refuses to File Financial Disclosure Hawaii sugar industry blames Unequal Trade for Collapse UPW Lets City Keep New Ambulance Schedule, for now Kauai County handles investigation into death of teen, turns Police DUI case over to state Mainland Homosexuals open Honolulu Nightclub With 'Dirty Blowup Dolls' Theme Read More..

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 July 29, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:57 PM :: 4439 Views Kanaiolowalu Strips 27,470 ‘Unverifiable’ Names, Publishes ‘Certified’ Roll  McDermott: Investigate Hawaii Planned Parenthood Operations School Safety: Hawaii Ranks 5th in USA Diesel Price Gouging-- Collusion? HART Lets Ansaldo Score $13.2M Windfall for plan projected to lose 14,200 daily riders DC Law firm Invents Six Figure Position for Ige's Family Ige's Homeless 'Leadership' Enough to Fool Civil Beat UPW, Caldwell Slow Process of Rehabilitating 400 Vacant Public Housing Units Dozens rally against Planned Parenthood in Honolulu Sex Trafficking Debated Former PUC Chair Speaks Out Against Solar Subsidies Guam EPA spending questioned Judge Rules in Favor of Secret Government Deliberations HSTA president disputes DOE's AC estimate pCard charges Show Kenoi Trying to Get legislators Drunk; won’t say whether 3 questionable purchases were reimbursed Protesters attempting to block delivery of Maui telescope’s parts (again) Emergency rule limiting Mauna Kea access yet to be enforced Information regarding Lanai wind farm to remain confidential, state agency says The Colossal Hoax Of Organic Agriculture North Shore residents want parks privatized to maintain filthy beach bathrooms Lawsuit Settled: 8 HPD Officers Beat Two Hikers Hawaii Lowest Cost of Car Ownership Impaired driving and how it affects Hawaii KPD Officer Charged with DUI Congress Spends Another $13.7M on Papa Ola Lokahi Read More..

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Letters to the Editor July, 2015 By Letters to the Editor @ 11:48 PM :: 4246 Views Diesel Price Gouging-- Collusion? Battery Hype Debunked Is Government a Business? Read More..

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 July 28, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 5054 Views Honolulu Women Betrayed Demand Investigation of Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood Dead Baby Sales--“We Can See How Much We Can Get Out of It” Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 27, 2015 Bottle Tax to be Cut by Half Cent Ige Appoints Committee to Talk About Homelessness, Calls it Leadership Honolulu 4th Most Expensive City for Singles Ward: NOAA should not be given cart blanche over Hawaii Waters State Sheriff and First Deputy Suspended Presidential Fundrace: Hawaii Republicans Give Nothing to Trump, Bush Mental Hospital Assaults Enough to Get New Building? DOE spends millions to turn elementary school into Admin Offices, AC included State Gives $33.7M to Billionaire Movie Moguls HGEA Funnels Free Golf to State Employees Jay made more than $13,000 a month in bonuses, UH says Gov terminates his homeless czar Wahiawa Homeless Camps Can Be Seen From Space School less a struggle for homeless kids When the Move into Houses Brower Nailed DLNR Warns Telescope Protesters Again and Again  20 Years Later--Murderer Claims to be Innocent, Says evidence is a Big Conspiracy Will Consumer Advocate Come to NextEra's Rescue? Hawaii Church-Sponsored Boy Scouts Have Exemption Allowing them to keep Homosexuals Away from Little Boys Hundreds Testify on Humpback De-Listing Oahu: 200MW Pumped Hydro Beats New Batteries Local man’s GMO creation saved isles’ papaya industry Organic Slave Driver: Ruderman Paid Some Workers Less than $10/hr Review: Latest Anti-GMO Agit-Prop Flick Read More..

Monday, July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:01 PM :: 3873 Views Star-Adv: Kanaiolowalu Roll Commission Does not Inspire Confidence Former legislator and PUC chair, Mina Morita, blasts third party owners of rooftop solar Ige The Engineer? Technocratic hubris has turned the state exchanges into a series of train wrecks Will Ige Block Federal Grab for Hawaiian Waters? Big Week Ahead for Honolulu Charter Commission Central Oahu feeling the impact of homeless population boom Proposed homeless camp in Lahaina no hit with neighbors Enviros Win: Developer Cancels 1100 unit Affordable Development, will build 55 super luxury Estates instead DoE Tries Design-Build Again Hawaii Schools Missing Out on Aid They’re Due for Serving Military Families Federal Employment Dropping In Hawaii--700 Net Jobs Lost in Year Fired Caddy Spills Beans on Allenby's Honolulu Mishap Why a group of American Samoans sued the government for US Citizenship Read More..

Sunday, July 26, 2015 July 26, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 4187 Views Who’s the Boss, Anyway? (Part 2) Food Babe vs Hawaii Papaya Farmers DoE Fined $1.1M for Illegal Dumping Cronies Push Taxpayer-Funded Government Takeover of Hawaiian Electric Telescope Protesters Target Astronomy Convention in Waikiki Honolulu residents give up, leave for greener pastures Media Campaign Highlights Homeless Camps at Diamond Head, Lake Wilson A look at power uncovers a lot of weak-mindedness Waianae Coast Homeless Success Story ‘Employment first’ for the Disabled Hawaii County No. 1 in suicides Hawaii Planned Parenthood Wants to Normalize Conversation About Gay Sex Star-Adv: Lets Keep Using Garbage Policy to Brainwash the Public Maui County Lobbyist registration law being ignored Read More..

Saturday, July 25, 2015 July 25, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:32 PM :: 4861 Views Clean Energy Fail: While Most States Clean Up, Hawaii CO2 Emissions Rise Since '08 Former Attorney General Says Rail votes invalid DHHL Phone Service Provide by Criminal Hee, Now What?  Hee's Inter-Island, Oahu Cables May be Repossessed for Non-Payment Honolulu Council resolution calls for study of Municipally-Owned Utility--Pretends it is a Co-op Kauai Average electric bill $214 lower than previous year Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Destroys Warehouse Convention center preparing security plan for possible protests at upcoming astronomy conference Signs up, no enforcement of rules on Mauna Kea Willie: Post P-Card Records on Line HHSC Kauai cuts 30 jobs--HGEA Member Admits Privatization is inevitable Alkies Choose Homelessness, Refuse Shelter Homeless Begin Opening Convenience Stores in Kakaako Camp Big Island Charter School -- Students 70% Homeless Attorney for former mental hospital employees speaks out after third recent patient-related attack $4M HPD computer, dispatch upgrade doesn't work Case highlights shortage of Micronesian court interpreters in Hawaii Interisland ferry research should begin early and needs to be done well Read More..

Friday, July 24, 2015 July 24, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:15 PM :: 4941 Views Thousands of Hawaiians Fraudulently Added to Kanaiolowalu Roll, 23,000 to be Stripped out by Roll Commission Report: 51% of Honolulu Roads in Poor Condition Hawaii Gas Taxes 3rd Highest in USA Honolulu sewer bonds sell at interest rate higher than bankrupt Detroit Greece, Puerto Rico and the Jones Act No More Bee-Pocalypse Hawaii Councilman Proposes Reforms After P-Card Audit Opposition to NextEra: "It all comes down to political influence" Borreca: Door Slammed in NextEra's Face Hundreds of State Employees, Board Members Refuse to Report Finances PBN: Hawaii’s public schools made steady progress The new chairman of the state Board of Education is pursuing the goal of giving more authority to principals Bleeding Hears Liberals Let Thugs Take Control of Homeless Camp City official claims plan coming for 'safe haven' for Kakaako homeless Brower: Attack on Me is Beginning of the Solution Hawaii State Hospital safety in question after two assaults this week National Republicans vote to Liberate Hawaii from Anti-GMO Lunatics--Takai, Gabbard vote against Cost of Living: Hawaii Minimum Wage 28% Lower than Arkansas Council trashes bag-tag bill Whistleblower says Red Hill leak may be closer to 40,000 gallons Hawaii Legislature Should Rethink Regulation for Taxis, Uber and Lyft State Sen. Breene Harimoto to be treated for pancreatic cancer Top Secret Air Force Unit Worked out of Hawaii for 28 Years Read More..

Thursday, July 23, 2015 July 23, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 PM :: 4516 Views Full Text: Kanaiolowalu Roll Published Mother of Murdered Baby Challenges Hawaii Child Abuse Registry Strange News: DoE Builds School on Time, Under Budget Income qualifications for free/reduced lunch updated for SY 2015-16 UH research funding up after years of decline Illegal and Dishonest Scheme to Slip Rail Tax Hike Thru Council NextEra purchase of HEI not dead, expert says Hawaii Solar Energy Assoc President Resigns in Protest Hawaiian Educational Achievement 'Grounded in Faith' Star Adv: DoH Shouldn't Make it too easy to get 'medical' weed Hawaii’s Student Travel Still Up in the Air as Free Trips Debated Rail Dream: Cellphones, Internet, and Obamanomics Quash Cars and Nuclear Family Tent Count up to 236 at Kakaako Assaults in Kakaako soaring Libraries Converted to Daytime Flophouses 11,000 Wait for public housing City Council to review ohana housing proposal Thursday City council committee approves settlement in police brutality lawsuit NCAA hearing for UH postponed again as HGEA Pursues $1.4M 'Grievance' for Unionized Coach DOE, companies face $1.1 million fine over illegal dumping allegations Caldwell Seeks $1.5M Fee Hike on Recyclers Kauai Council close to losing barking law Homosexual Child Molester Gets 29 Years in Federal Prison Read More..

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 July 22, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:50 PM :: 5033 Views FULL TEXT: Ige Administration Testimony Against NextEra Merger Video: Planned Parenthood Senior Executive Haggles Over Baby Parts Prices Cities Americans are Leaving: Honolulu Ranks 4th Nai Aupuni Bylaws Confirm it is Running a State Election Caldwell Shuts Down Investigation of Hanabusa, Kealoha Telescope Protesters Time Filings Around Giant Waikiki Astronomy Conference Hawaiian Electric: Suddenly Everybody Wants to Defend their Monopoly NextEra-Hawaiian Electric not backing down after Gov. David Ige, others oppose $4.3B sale Lawmakers looking at other alternatives over NextEra-HECO sale Squabbles over rail reflect divisions among legislators Hawaii County Council Finally Finds a Way to pretend to do Something About P-Card Corruption Without Hurting their Precious Billy SLATE Debunks Anti-GMO UH Professor City Spends $750,000 a Year to Provide Trash Removal Services to Homeless Camps More Robberies, Assaults at Kakaako Homeless Camp Questions about clearing Kakaako encampment Honolulu home rents go through the roof Bird enthusiasts help defer Council bill Deadbeat Obamacare Connector Stiffs Two Contractors for $2.7M The Queen's Medical Center, Kaiser rank best hospitals in Hawaii, U. S. News reports Kauai veterans sound off on Trump’s controversial war hero remarks Read More..

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 July 21, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:15 PM :: 4437 Views UHERO: Decoupling Socks Electric Ratepayers with Soaring Fixed Costs Kids Count: One in Eight Children in Hawaii Live in Poverty Ige Appoints Moriguchi Director of Early Learning Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 20, 2015 Renewables Losing Support Worldwide Ige opposes NextEra deal--Loss of Local Political Control Will Honolulu Ethics Commission Take the Gag Off its Director? Ige Scores Victory over Protesters? -- By Sacrificing Three Telescopes  Mayor, Governor agree to Build Kakaako homeless camp on OHA Land--or not? Mainland Homeless Fly to Hawaii, Refuse Shelter Feds could slash Hawaii's affordable housing funding Audit finds misuse of Hawaii County credit cards by Kenoi and Liquor Commissioner Rep Ing Racks Up Thousands in 'Per Diems' Hawaii energy group studies potential savings of proposed cooperative utility ownership model HHSC: Could Slip-Fall Lawsuit Save HGEA Job Trust? PBN: New industry could lead to 'pot' of gold Potheads Will be Able to Apply for Dope 'Prescription' Online Anti-GMO Luxury Realtor Rants, Raves About 'Conspiracy' Hawaii County Council Considers Garbage Tax Hawaii Homeowners Have Highest % Home Equity One in Four Restaurants Fail Inspection Read More..

Monday, July 20, 2015 July 20, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 3712 Views OHA Trustee to Use Trust Funds to Sell Marijuana? Jones Act Squeezes Mainland Cattle Industry Mauna Kea: National Guard was Called out Last Time 'Landlord Came to Collect Rent' TMT protesters cling to discredited legal defense Violence near Oahu homeless areas appears to be on the rise Defense Attorney Hopes to Score Settlement on Haleck Case Hilo Pioneers Nationwide Scheme: Food stamp use soars at farmers markets HSTA Teacher Evades Evaluation Bill eases way to add units to home lots Read More..

Sunday, July 19, 2015 July 19, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 4254 Views Post-Employment Benefits Are King Despite big talk, legislators, governor rolled over on rail Big Talk: Legislators Demand Caldwell Apologize for Lying About Rail Tax Ige’s no-drama approach steady but lacks an agenda Caldwell Pushes Homeless into Ige's territory: DoT Properties Become 'Safe Zone' for Homeless Hawaii Co Auditor: Only Liquor Commissioner is as Corrupt as Billy Kenoi Political Spoils System:  Kenoi bending contract employee rules NOAA: We Will Take Over Moanalua Bay TMT attorney had inside track on legal issues Rail Reality: TOD Will Increase Traffic Homelessness: Chronics to be Cleared out before Families Martin questions Caldwell's $1.2M consulting fee for Ala Moana Beach Park More Shenanigans With UH Athletic Contracts Maui County taxi drivers suffering as Uber drivers take a detour around regulations Read More..

Saturday, July 18, 2015 July 18, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 4357 Views NOAA Vote on Federal Takeover of Hawaii Waters Monday UH Hilo spending $33,000 to ensure U.S. flag does not fly above state flag Paniolo Power to Withdraw from Merger Docket Clean Energy? Kicking Hawaii Consumers When They're Already Down HART seeks applicants for vacancy on Board of Directors Lawsuit: Kaiser Barely Pays for Medevac Ethics Silenced: Hanabusa Represents Councilmembers While Serving on HART Board Chief's Wife Sues:  Caldwell Fires Last City Ethics Investigator Martin, Ige Conspire to Grab Control of Homeless Policy from Caldwell Homeless teen attacks woman in Kakaako DLNR official's 'Scarface' post called inflammatory Hee's Vision: We Remain Committee to Stealing Your Tax Dollars HCDA Seeks 'Control Over Land Prices' Hearing will explore how Hawaii consumers are protected against unfair health insurance rate increases Army Drawdown Will Impact Civilians Lawyers Scheme with Rhoads to use Medicated Marijuana Law to Sue Businesses that fire Potheads KIUC Not Fooled by Battery Hype, But HECO is Brazil Ethanol Still Coming to Hawaii Code Rebel: Another Hawaii High Tech Disaster Soft On Crime: Attempted Murder, out by September Resolve differences to pass bill helping prostitution victims Read More..

Friday, July 17, 2015 July 17, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:39 PM :: 3116 Views VIDEO: Ohana of Hawaii WW1 Vets Fight to Save Natatorium East Oahu: 400 Testify Against Federal Takeover of Maunalua Bay Nearly 70K Solar Systems Approved in Hawaii Report: 154,000 Senior Caregivers in Hawaii 400 percent gas tax hike for Hawaii? With Rail Tax Hike Approved, Station Bids Keep Getting Lower and Lower Hawaii state budget office imposes 10% across-the-board restriction on spending in FY16 Isle homelessness grows, but things stay the same UPW Causes Homelessness Creative use of VA program could get homeless vets housed faster--If HGEA Allows it Civil Beat Whines About Maunalua Bay Protests Read More..

Thursday, July 16, 2015 July 16, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:13 PM :: 3471 Views 'Aha Ambush: 'Notice of Election' for Fake Indian Tribe to be Mailed out Today East Oahu: 400 Testify Against Federal Takeover of Maunalua Bay Solar Scammers Hustle Homeowners on Kauai Ige Signs Marijuana Bill, Allows Four Others to become Law Without Signature Ige Signs Rail Tax Hike Time Warner to Sell Oceanic to Charter Communications Hawaiian Electric proposes community solar pilot project Government should not reward incompetence at Office of Elections Hawaii National Guard: there's been no request to respond to Mauna Kea Solar Schemers Would Score 23.6 cents per KWH Wholesale Caldwell unveils plans for Ala Moana beach park Auto shops see increase in damage reportedly caused by rail work Another Police officer charged with abuse, investigations opened Soft on Crime: Convicted Killer Gets New Trial Soft on Crime: Mental Case Released, Kills Neighbor on Kauai Fatal Crash Prompts Marines To Change Osprey Flight Rules Read More..

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 July 15, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 PM :: 4320 Views Ige Vetoes Eight Bills New FEMA Flood Insurance Maps Hit Hard --Kihei, Waikapu, Kaunakakai Video: Planned Parenthood Selling Dead Baby Organs Unhealthy Fixation Telescope Protesters to Take 4-Month Break from Protests Mental evaluation ordered for Libertarian LG Candidate arrested twice on Mauna Kea Tension breaks out between community residents and Mauna Kea activists Without Pule: Tongan, Micronesian, Hawaiian Students Most Likely to be Suspended Ige Allows Rail Tax Hike to become Law--And HART Suddenly Stops Obstructing Traffic Packed house as hundreds reject Federal Control of Maunalua Bay Remembering The Judiciary Scandal of the mid-1980s Puerto Rico Gun case may have ripple effect in Guam, Hawaii Soft-on-Crime: Alleged Hit and Run Killer Getting Off Easy--Again? Kanuha accepts Tobacco Coalition gifts while sponsoring E-Cig Ban Total Failure: Battery Disaster Strands Solar Plane in Hawaii Til 2016 Enviros Now Push for Ban on Compostable Bags Ige Promotes Homeless Villages With Real Houses--Brower Wants Tent Cities Everywhere Enviros Oppose Affordable Housing Plan City approves dune buggy business after significant delays Kapolei canal contamination Read More..

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 July 14, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 4832 Views Sandwich Isles Communications: Political Connections Pay Off It's time to end net energy metering Ige Appoints Mizumoto Chair of BoE Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 13, 2015 Consumer Energy Expenses--Hawaii Ranks 28th Tax fairness bill signed into law Mauna Kea Summit Road reopened, Visitor Center Remains Closed Gallup: Older Americans have highest well-being in Hawaii East Oahu Rallies Against Federal Takeover of Maunalua Bay Feds Promote Classes in Honolulu City Parks Criminal Al Hee Guilty on All Counts Libertarian Candidate for Lt Gov Rams Mauna Kea Vehicle at 230am  Ige confronts last-minute bill signing, veto decisions Anti-Cane Burning Activists Compared to 'Les Miserables' Phony Clean Energy: Hawaii one of only 8 States to Increase CO2 Output Hawaiian Electric Co. can recoup undersea cable study costs from customers Study says no place tougher to earn a living than Hawaii Mentally ill need more attention Hawaii eases process to lie about gender on birth certificates Bizarre News: WaPo Admits Not Everyone Thrilled About Trannies in Military Brower Considers Pressing Charges Against Homeless Boys he Provoked Autopsy: Meth Head Dies after Being Arrested Cab Companies Turn to City in Push for Uber, Lyft Regulations Mayor, Council chair say plastic bag ban not Oppressive Enough Hawaii County pCard audit almost ready KPD Retaliation: How to Make $100K Solar Impulse Plane Grounded in Hawaii by 'Irreversible' Battery Damage As assisted suicide laws spread, cancer survivors, disabled object Read More..

Monday, July 13, 2015 July 13, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 PM :: 4550 Views Full Text: After Two Months, OHA Coughs up Check Register Hawaiian Activists Reject OHA Telescope Protests Woman arrested for allegedly crashing car into Office of Mauna Kea Management vehicle Pimp Escapes Justice Thanks to Bumbling Honolulu Prosecutor The Care Act of 2015 Marks the Return of ‘Death Panels’ MMMC Cardiac Center Falls Far Short of projections Only 348 Illegal Alien Children in Hawaii Apply for Protection from Deportation Thanks to UPW, 175 Public Housing Units Sitting Vacant While Homeless Live in Tents Emergency Services Cuts Overtime $700K--UPW Working to Kill Project Police investigate stabbing at Kalihi homeless camp Star-Adv: Bag Ban Must Become Even More Oppressive Kauai: "People should be forced to work with feral cats" HB1273 Will Allow Small Hydro Plants on Ag Land Obama Forcing Pentagon to Allow Trannies to Serve Read More..

Sunday, July 12, 2015 July 12, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:27 PM :: 5743 Views Feds Extend Comment Period for Proposed Hawaiian Homelands Rules Clean Energy Equals $418M Tax Hike? Protesters Suddenly Oppose Early Decommissioning of Telescopes, Want Lease Extensions Protesters Stand Down in Face of New Rule limiting access to Mauna Kea Rail Tax Lies: Caldwell Claims Legislators were in on it Flashback Feb 22, 2015: Caldwell Says he Can't Trust Legislators with Details on Rail Costs 3,000 Bills, 252 Approved, 8 Left to Veto One Party System: House, Senate Leaders Will not Override Vetoes Even though they have the votes Medicare underpayments, inflation hit hospitals and their patients hard Loss of Medicare funding threatens health care for Hawaii’s elderly Health Department Mental Health Exam Backlog -- Deadly 'gross negligence' Taxpayers take hit for Maui PD overtime abuses Maui Council frustrated with lack of control over collective bargaining costs Honolulu Council bill is for the birds, and a huge distraction, too Puerto Rico Cost of Living Like Hawaii's Solar Industry "Don’t Tax the Sun” rally Kauai: Feral Cat Fanatics Become Increasingly Obsessive, Threaten Each Other Read More..

Saturday, July 11, 2015 July 11, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:23 PM :: 4592 Views Hawaii GE Tax 'Broadest Sales Tax in US' Kauai Payroll and Hiring Audit: Fraud, Overpayments and Contract Violations Voices from DHHL Kauai: Feds do not have Hawaiians Best Interests at Heart Hundreds attend BLNR meeting--Mauna Kea emergency rule approved Between Threats And Harassment, A Handful Of Telescope Protesters Cross The Line Critics welcome departure of Stryker brigade from Hawaii--Star-Adv Agrees Cane burning nuisance claims made even when no cane burning is taking place State homeless shelters controversial now and 20 years ago Drug Overdose Kills 3 per Week in Hawaii Forum addresses questions, concerns over cuts at Leahi Hospital, Maluhia HHSC Hospitals on Kauai face budget crunch Thanks to HGEA State warned of airport kickback allegations two years ago, Did Nothing 2 officers are no longer with HPD after alleged misconduct Solar owners face income tax Read More..

Friday, July 10, 2015 July 10, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 4819 Views GOP: No-Clout Delegation Can't Get The Job Done for Hawaii Europe, Manhattan, Puerto Rico all Demand Jones Act Reform Schatz: Obama Admin will Take up Hawaiian Tribal Recognition Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter will lose 1,400 soldiers, Stryker Brigade -- 17,000 Civilian Cuts Pending--Takai Says 'Good News' Rail property buy up faces time, cost challenges Incompetence Pays: Elections commission approves 12.5% pay raise for chief election officer Ige: State Will Set up Homeless Tent City in Neighborhood Near You Talk up Homeless Tent Cities because Tent City in Kakaako is 'Unacceptable' Telescope Protests: Threats, Vandalism, and Feces Emails Outline Strategy to Defeat Telescope Protesters American Samoa Remains Free of Gay Marriage Hawaii's plastic bag ban may have just made things worse--so lets make it even worse State still needs to process nearly 8,000 tax refund requests Backlog prevents 386 EBT recipients from receiving taxpayer money for free stuff Kaiser and Hawaii Pacific in dance to be Maui hospital partner Elderly poor face bleaker future thanks to HGEA 70 Priors by Age 37: Out on the Streets Doing More Crimes after 2013 Shootout with Police Hawaii Lawyers Nearly the Lowest Continuing Education Requirements in USA Cab companies react to airport extortion investigation Law will exempt Hawaii homeowners from historic reviews of older houses Eco-Activists Sue to Shut Down Ocean Mining-But only by US Companies Read More..

Thursday, July 9, 2015 July 9, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 4129 Views Grassroot Institute Urges DOI to Refrain from Intruding in Native Hawaiian Affairs U.S. Army Pacific announces force structure decisions--1,200 Cut from Schofield Supreme Court Overturns Former Judge’s Ruling on Gambling Case US Manufacturing Costs to Fall Below China Kauai: Resounding 'No' to Federal Oversight of DHHL Al Hee: I need Taxpayer-Subsidized 'Massage' to 'Function' Star-Adv: Take action to restore control over Mauna Kea State, city say they will work together on homeless Hawaii County Ethics 1: Cronies Suddenly Reopen Complaint Against Kenoi Hawaii County Ethics 2: Cronies Dismiss Cronyism Complaint Against Kenoi MECO Becomes Less Efficient In Order to Transfer More Money to Wind Farm Operators Friend or Foe? Kathryn Xian Has Become a Problem for Anti-Trafficking Advocates Governor Ige wants state to buy office building Leahi Hospital and Maluhia nursing home to cut 64 jobs Homeless Harass Guests at Wedding Hawaii ban on noncompetes Passes at Request of Hawaiian Airlines 'Study' Purports to Debunk Pro-Bowl Spending Read More..

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 July 8, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:59 PM :: 4931 Views Cops, Killers, and Corruption in the Aloha State Puerto Rico’s Financial Troubles Revive Discussion of Jones Act Reform Heroes Housing Heroes to help end veteran homelessness DHHL Consultation Meetings on Proposed NextEra Maui Windfarm Battery Hype Debunked Tax Spirits? In Hawaii its $5.98 / gallon Hawaii: $100 Worth only $86.06 Na'i Aupuni-Mauna Kea Connection No Pule: Civil Beat Doubles Down in attack on Native Hawaiian Charter Schools Protesters' Portable bathrooms on Mauna Kea removed Don Horner Stepping Down as Chair of Board of Education UH might formally ban student-faculty Sexual Activities HB553: Allow UH Grad Students Union How Hawaii Lawmakers Spend Up to $13,000 a Year — Each Ige, Martin Conspire to Identify Site for New Homeless Tent City Accused Scammer Tries 'Sovereignty Defense' Canceled Solar Park: HECO Wants to Rely on NextEra-owned Production Takes lot of green to live green Ige Signs Bill Wasting Another $4M on Phony Hi-Tech Companies Supreme Court Rules Chief's Wife is Competent to Pursue Gambling Case FBI Airport payoff investigation Ige Signs SB982: Free Pass for Tweekers Molokai Ferry Strangles on PUC Red Tape Read More..

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 July 7, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 PM :: 4097 Views Fiscal Condition? Hawaii Ranks 40th Video: Hawaiians in the US Civil War Hawaii became a U.S. Territory July 7, 1898 July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii OHA, UH Hawaiian Law Center to Brainwash Commissioners Statewide City leaders choose silence over ethical governance Will Honolulu Council Approve Caldwell's Rail Tax Extension? Enviros Launch Push to Tighten Bag Ban Morita: It’s Time to End Net Energy Metering in Hawaii BLNR to Vote on Limiting access to Mauna Kea UH Hilo Takes Opportunity to Decommission Failed Telescope Project Anti-GMO Campaign did not survive confrontation with reality Star-Adv: Hiatus can help charter schools Hawaii DoE Disciplines Zero Teachers for Sexual Misconduct--But Some in Prison HPD wrong on mandatory retirement for police officers Election Commission Considers 'Salary Adjustment' for Nago Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Veteran Affairs in Hawaii Prison administrator accused of improper inmate contact quits A stark listing of Hawaii organized crime killings in the 1960s and 1970s BIA Cancels 'Parade of Homes' due to Lack of New Homes Brower Stunt Pushes HCDA to Weigh in on Kakaako Homeless Encampment TPP to Meet on Maui UH researchers eye doubling number of Hualalai geothermal survey sites Council Harasses Pigeon Fanciers Read More..

Monday, July 6, 2015 July 6, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:33 PM :: 5043 Views America’s Future: California Or Texas? Hawaii: Worst State to Make a Living 2015 Honolulu Highest Cost of Living in USA Caldwell Created Kakaako Tent City to Pressure Ige, OHA, KSBE, UH, HCDA to Fork out Money Star-Adv: 'Aha best hope to Sucker Hawaiians into Fake Indian Tribe Hanabusa Joins Push for Federal Rules over DHHL NextEra Hides Subsidiaries from Hawaii PUC Ka Leo: TMT protesters hinder Hawaii and prevent Hawaiian culture from inspiring future discoveries Wahiawa General purchase canceled Jones Act Boats Add $1.47 to Price of Milk, but Socialist Hawaii manages to Strangle Local Dairy Production Anyway Ige signs law banning noncompete clauses Mariners rip long waitlist, high vacancies at Ala Wai boat harbor Hawaii Needs An Interisland Ferry System Interior secretary announces grant to aide Compact migration Governor Signs Bill Requiring State Worker Participation in RTW Programs Hawaii’s sex trafficking laws debated amid governor’s planned veto Death of newborn rekindles home-birth debate Supreme Court Justices Were More Honest in the 1970s Read More..

Sunday, July 5, 2015 July 5, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 3564 Views NYT: Chorus of Calls to Relax Jones Act for Puerto Rico Progressive Paradise Lost New Study: “Medical Marijuana Laws Amplify Recreational Juvenile Marijuana Use” And the Lowsman Trophy Goes To…Hawaii! Nai Aupuni Launches Desperate Last Push to Force Hawaiians into Fake Indian tribe Nai Aupuni Claims Aha Candidates May Apply in Late July or Early August Neighbor island mayors tempted by GET increase Honolulu Ethics Commission’s media policy gets no support The HI cost of doing business Block new Charter School Applications for One Year? LOL: Plastic Bags Still Legal -- if they are thicker Mizuno: Fly Brower Attackers to Virginia Star-Adv: Governor Should Lead Push for New Homeless Tent City Octogenarian warns Caldwell to leave beach park alone Kym Pine Proposal seeks to shut landfill Read More..

Saturday, July 4, 2015 July 4, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 3406 Views The 1840 Hawaiian Constitution and the Fourth of July The Verified Complaint In Equity: The Declaration Of Independence Hawaii Family Forum: Pandora's box has been opened Rankings aside, we’re our own worst enemy Ige Signs 7% Tax Hike on Natural gas--Enviros Demand Even More Taxes Ethics panel's 'suffocating' media policy is rare among isle agencies House leaders to talk to Brower about his conduct Hawaii Cited as Example of Locally Controlled TOD Drug testing: Positive results among workers stay flat at 4.6% State DoT Burns $300K to Pick Up Trash from Homeless Camp on H-1 Kauai Humane Society Puppy Killers Fire Two to Coverup Death Rates Declining abortion rates are welcome, but it doesn't mirror 'state of moral values' Read More..

Friday, July 3, 2015 July 3, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 3412 Views FULL TEXT: Anti-GMO Activists Sue to Shut Down State's Last Cane Plantation The Ethics Commission Needs Ethics! Hawaii Appeals: When is Final, Final? IHS to Operate Sand Island Homeless Transitional Housing Is Government a Business? Rail: What Caldwell didn't tell you Legislator was victim of ‘gang-style attack’ Ige Moving to Set Up Homeless Tent City in Kakaako? Ige to Meet Feds on COFA Federal judge’s ruling invalidating GMO vote comes as no surprise Judges Dial Back Dopey Paranoid Anti-GMO Activists Doctor shortage, sickout by psychiatric staff hit state's largest jail Star-Adv Runs another Fluff Piece on Levinson Hawaii's Schofield Barracks extremely unlikely to close Read More..

Thursday, July 2, 2015 July 2, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:07 PM :: 3929 Views Telescope Protesters Vacate Camp After Bathrooms Closed Hawaiian Homes to Feds -- "Stop your power grab!" Hawaii 100% Renewable Energy Mandate a Blank Check for Rate Hikes Mauna Kea: “It’s a political road closure, not a safety closure” Anti-Science Fear Is Putting Hawaii At Risk of ‘Cultural and Economic Poverty’ Hawaii Ethics Commission decides to release financial disclosure reports Camp Caldwell: No Kakaako Homeless Sweep in Six Months Environmental Court: Hopes for Stricter Law Enforcement, Fears of Improper Influence New law removes state ethanol mandate--But Federal mandate Remains Star-Adv Gets Milk Price Controls Wrong  DOH seeks public input on cane burning as anti-GMO activists Seek to Destroy Last Plantation Equal Justice? Council to change law to allow judge’s land rezoning City tries to crack down on UPW OT abuse scheme Former HPD corporal pleads guilty, attorney says ‘he would have been alienated’ Illegal Alien With Long Rap Sheet Sentenced for Selling Meth Council Has New Priority: Pigeons Plastic Bag Ban Means Longer Lines, Dead Trees Hawaii's Problem is the People in Office Read More..

Wednesday, July 1, 2015 July 1, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:03 PM :: 4319 Views Congress Appropriates $250M for Rail -- Delegation, Mayor Keep Silent Until Ige Agrees not to Veto Rail Tax Hike Full Text: Federal Court Slaps Down Maui Anti-GMO Ordinance Ige Signs Bill: OHA Brainwashing Mandatory for Boards, Commissions TMT Delay Worsens Hawaii's Perception as Worst State for Business Video: A Fiscal Cliff for Hawaii? Kakaako: Rep. Tom Brower Purposefully Provoked Attack to create incident City Set to Award Sand Island Homeless Contract Oral Arguments Set for TMT Hawaii Supreme Court Case Ing: OHA Brainwashing Would have Prevented TMT Dispute WaPo Tries to Write about Telescope Protests, Gets it all Wrong The Myth of Hawaii’s Illegal Annexation Police shield can't cover up bad-cop behavior Taser Video Shows Final Minutes Before Meth User Died in Police Custody Enviro Court's Reach 'Endless' -- Lets Start by Banning Sunscreen Enviro Idiocy: Plastic Bag Bans Sends Stores Back to Murdering Trees Milk Price Controls Destroyed Hawaii Dairy Farms, Last Farmer to rely on Price Supports is Quitting Omidyar Won't Buy Last Dairy Prosecutors take too long on goat theft trial; charges dismissed Japanese, Canadians Top Buyers Read More..