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Monday, August 31, 2020 August 31, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 4210 Views Big Island COVID Upsurge Shows Failure of Airport Screening Heads Roll: Espinda, Anderson Out COVID Count 133 new cases out of 1,463 tests -- 7 deaths new record Schatz Slams Locals, Says Tourism not the Problem  Five Arrested at anti-COVID ‘Health Summit’ Movements tracked via wearable monitor to ensure they stay inside boundaries  Saiki Stonewalled by DoH: Info Needed to Better Target Lockdowns Soft on Crime Lawyers Demand Media do More to Help Exploit COVID to Get Criminals Back out onto the Streets Cocaine News: Miske gave Money to Tsuneyoshi, Martin Big Island COVID Numbers Take off Like Rocket Due to mislabeling, about 1,000 Oahu residents told to re-test for COVID-19 $1.9B—Hirono’s ‘Top Priority’ Radar Dismissed Read More..

Sunday, August 30, 2020 Letters to the Editor August, 2020 By Letters to the Editor @ 11:01 PM :: 4137 Views Big Island COVID Upsurge Shows Failure of Airport Screening COVID numbers that tell “the rest of the story” It is just not that trendy to post videos of police saving lives COVID: Public is paying the price for government mismanagement and active cover-up How I Beat Homelessness by Working Please Do Not Close Community Gardens Perpetual Pandemia Read More..

Sunday, August 30, 2020 August 30, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 3881 Views Lawsuit: Lindsey Cheats Anti-Telescope Protester in OHA Race Road Taxes: Hawaii Collects $125M More than it Spends Enviros: Haunama Bay Better Off When We Kick the Little People Out City scales down this year’s Honolulu City Lights Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 29, 2020 COVID Count 310 new cases out of 3,025 tests Week 3 DoE COVID Count Case of the Missing Contact Tracer Millions Hawaii COVID Spy Tracking Program to go national? Quarantine Tracking Demanded by Overworked Regime Spies CoC Survey: 40% of Businesses Plan to Close in Next 6 Months without Tourism Restart COVID: No Transparency Means No Cooperation between State, County  Paradise lost: How Hawaii went from Covid-19 star to cautionary tale New Oahu lockdown will bring spike in joblessness Amemiya the new face of the old boys We Need To Spend Half A Billion Dollars In 123 Days. Hawaii slated to get nearly $200 million more to fill unemployment claims Harry Kim Copies Oahu Mistakes—Rejects Surge Testing “Give us a chance to help out instead of seeing us a problem” ​ Hawaii Road Miles Drop 28.7% in June Read More..

Saturday, August 29, 2020 August 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:34 PM :: 2332 Views Lockdown Protest Caravans Across Oahu Today Is Politics an "Essential Activity?" Lots of rules, not enough clarity List of Released Criminals Hawaii Visitor Count Understates Actual Numbers DLIR: State Has Issued $2.9 Billion in Benefits Since March 1 General Election Registration Deadline Oct 5 Auditor: DoE Refuses Cooperation with COVID Report All travelers required to complete digital app starting Sept 1 Contact Tracing: “We could have done this much earlier “ Kauai PD Watching 1,300 in Quarantine Maui Co receives more than 5,000 limited quarantine requests ‘Temptation Island’ filming at Andaz allowed beginning Sept. 8 (trial run for tourist resort bubble?) To Spread COVID, MCCC Inmates Refuse to Wear Masks  70 Homeless Test Positive for COVID as criminals continue to purposefully spread disease among themselves Lawmakers: DOH Needs To Disclose the numerous COVID-19 Cases Caused By Ex-Inmates who refuse to test at jail COVID Release—110 Rearrested so far State Ethics Commission offers new online complaint process Read More..

Friday, August 28, 2020 August 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 PM :: 3513 Views COVID Count 265 cases out of 2,757 tests   HART Copies Leong’s Kealoha Trick to Hide P3 Contract—Delayed For 6th Time Feds Kick P3 Drop Dead date to Dec 31 Judge intervenes in prison housing for alleged crime boss Mike Miske 10,000+ people on Oahu registered for a COVID-19 test in the last two days Number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized on Hawaii Island could soon test capacity Candidates for Honolulu mayor land support of major unions ahead of election Government workers who got paid for pretending to work from home before now deemed essential DOH Won’t Give Honolulu The Data It Needs To Detect Coronavirus In Our Sewage DoH Budget Gambit—Threaten to Cut EMS State Asks Lawyers, Law Students To Help With Unemployment Claims Backlog — Pro Bono Payments From Honolulu’s $25 Million Hardship Fund Are Mired In Red Tape UH Facing Fiscal Crossroads With Expected $100M Revenue Shortfall Chinatown Bumfight Sends Homeless Dude to ER Read More..

Thursday, August 27, 2020 August 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 2412 Views Contract Tracing: DoH Stonewalls State Auditor COVID Count 277 new cases out of 2,518 tests COVID Count 306 new cases out of 2,478 tests Bridge Aina Lea: US Supreme Court Urged to Hear Case Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked HGEA preparing COVID-19 class action grievance Tourist arrivals down 98% for July HIDOE extends Learn from Home distance learning through first quarter Money News:  Legislators and other Lawyers team up to help Inmates and Unions sue over COVID Prosecutors only oppose release of half on inmate list Blaming citizens for the current crisis obfuscates the responsibility of state and local leadership. DoH fought Caldwell on Length of Shutdown Order Turnout for city’s mass testing program starts strong, but some hiccups reported Latest COVID-19 positivity rate reported puts Hawaii ‘in the red,’ surgeon general says Contact tracing on Maui meeting need; more testing likely on horizon In-person testifying suspended due to stay-at-home order HSTA was Lying About Nonexistent Private School Shutdown Order Already-struggling Oahu florists brace for another closure — and loss of inventory PUC should take firm hand to force Young Brothers to reform COVID Impact: Water Board mulls 13% rate hike Read More..

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 August 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 2928 Views VIDEO: Prosecutor Debate Steve Alm vs Miske's Lawyer American Samoa Governor: I haven’t been a Democrat Since 2013 Second Stay at Home Order issued for O‘ahu COVID Count: 215 new cases out of 2,307 tests Watchdog group urges Ige to release COVID records Massive Effort to Provide 60,000 Free COVID Tests on Oahu Starts Wednesday  Hawaii is one of 11 states without a statewide financial relief program for businesses Under mounting pressure, Jones Act lobby claims the law is cost‐​free to Hawaii The Road to Recovery is Roads for Lower Puna COVID numbers that tell “the rest of the story” It is just not that trendy to post videos of police saving lives  Caldwell Does What DoH Will Not—500 Contract Tracers to be Hired by County, Hotel Rooms rented for Quarantine Caldwell, Legislators Bypass DoH to reach Micronesians, Filipinos  COVID-19 work stoppage cost $3.4M: Most employees back at work after several months of paid leave The Public Wanted More COVID-19 Data. What DOH Delivered ‘Misses The Point’ Unions Call For Removal Of Hawaii Prison Chief Espinda Applications bog down Kaua‘i Small Business Boost website How the Hawaii Department of Education is spending $43M in relief funding As state seeks additional $300 for unemployed, thousands of claims still left unprocessed As hospitalizations soar, ‘unprecedented’ number of ERs are turning ambulances away Lawsuit: BOE illegally ignored public input on Kahuku turbines built near schools Kealoha Sentencing Set for Tuesday Nov 3 (sort of) Mike Miske’s family history Read More..

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 6366 Views Feds Have Funds: Want to Talk to Telescope Protesters About Money Ethics Fines for Reps Saiki, DeCoite COVID Count: 169 new cases out of 2,026 tests COVID Releases: OCCC Inmates Get Free Hotel Rooms “People are almost rebelling” against emergency measures—and Kai Kahele is in the middle of it New data shows young adults have the highest number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Hawaii Hawaii County Using ESRI App to Spy on Tourists COVID Positive—11 Days No Call from DoH as Disease Spreads Thru Family Hospital space at a premium, some COVID-19 patients are now sharing rooms Hawaii's convalescent plasma supply running low COVID 20 Cases at Roselani Nursing Home Maui As federal aid runs thin, a ‘cliff’ looms for Hawaii’s restaurant industry DOH Official: Some Inmates Who Were Released Caused ‘Spillover’ Infections No COVID in Sister Isle Jails – Criminals to be released so they can catch it and bring it back in to the Jail when the get rearrested Thought Control: Acellus online content flagged by ‘Political Correctness’ Censors screaming ‘Raaaacism’ Special Session to Spend COVID Money, New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District? Hu Honua Threatens $555M Lawsuit (again) Soft on Crime: Lifelong Criminal Busted Again Read More..

Monday, August 24, 2020 August 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:24 PM :: 3984 Views VIDEO: OCCC Guard Describes how COVID Positive Criminal was released COVID Count: 248 new cases out of 2,640 tests Which Lobbyists are Driving COVID Policy?  Hawaii Gov. David Ige declines to address open-records request Green repeats call for stronger mandates as Hawaii sees another day with 200-plus cases Health officials reveal Oahu hospitals are becoming full Beaches, Parks, Trails Closed? Honolulu Mayor’s COVID-19 Rules Defy Science, Experts Say Waiting Four Months for Unemployment Check Hawaii quarantine kapu breakers bust count at 45 Read More..

Sunday, August 23, 2020 August 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:31 PM :: 3878 Views Insider Cacao Scheme: KSBE out $4M -- but OHA Dodges Bullet List of Released Criminals CDC: 48% of Hawaii HS Students Have Tried E-Cigs Is Our Share of CARES Act Money Disappearing? Hawaii DoH: “An impermeable wall of arrogance” Why won’t Hawaii Gov. David Ige seek the help he needs on COVID? Governor’s Latest Bargaining Position: Permanent layoffs, program cuts instead of furloughs How Many Kids are Showing up for Distance Learning? “This is a crisis of data….” Rate of COVID-19 results at Oahu Community Correctional Center dropping Hale Nani confirms nine residents, two workers test positive for coronavirus Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii sent back more than 200 quarantine violators Food Bank Ends Massive Free Food Distributions MPD officer death renews calls for police mental health resources Honolulu Police Officer Awaiting Trial For Domestic Abuse Con artists are still pitching those sovereignty scams Read More..

Saturday, August 22, 2020 August 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 2620 Views Time to come clean about COVID crisis Hawaii Unemployment 13.1% -- Thousands Quit Looking COVID Screening: 133 cameras operational at 5 Airports Statewide 1.5% of Non-Hawaiian Pacific Islanders have COVID DoE COVID Count Week 2 -- Total Hits 29 9th Circuit Ruling Leads to New Hawaii Gun Right Lawsuit COVID Count: 284 new cases out of 2,634 tests Hawaii residents frustrated with how coronavirus pandemic is being managed, survey finds Beaches, parks closed 2 weeks ago and no decline–3,900 active cases 11% will go to Hospital Hawaii officials eye empty hotel rooms, hostel for quarantine space Jailed Criminals Start Fights to Force Guards to Rotate COVID Patients Throughout Prison Airport screener: ‘You can kind of tell’ who plans to skirt rules City bus drivers frustrated over lack of mask enforcement COVID-19 hospitalizations highest among seniors but are mounting for younger age groups, too Activists Allege Illegal Evictions Read More..

Friday, August 21, 2020 August 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 4406 Views CD2 Race: PBS Hosts 6-Way Candidate Forum Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood Board resolution urges UH to prepare for pandemic financial impact Maunakea internal management restructuring approved by regents COVID Count 230 new cases out of 2,366 tests Amemiya Can’t Say No to Campaign Contributors Money on the table for OHA Insiders: Agency reaches out for funding controversial TMT project 100 Contact Tracers now at Convention Center Hawaii’s business leaders warn that the state’s lack of planning will destroy businesses Hawaii Trails Behind Other States In The Data It Shares About COVID-19 47 Criminals Released onto Streets State reveals long-term care facilities in Hawaii have seen 94 COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths Military Help for Hawaii Hospitals  HSTA Members Demand to be Paid to Pretend to Work from Home Kishimoto: Reopening of schools to be approved by health, state, county officials Ige Rejects $300/wk Federal Unemployment Boost -- State has to pay 25% Hawaii Lums Run Malaysian Money to Trump? Read More..

Thursday, August 20, 2020 August 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:15 PM :: 8730 Views Honolulu 4th Most Expensive Metro Area in USA States that suspended Certificate of Need laws saved lives--Hawaii is not one of them List of Current COVID Clusters in Hawaii COVID Count: 261 new cases out of 2,559 tests COVID Count: 236 new cases out of 2,512 tests Hawaii Opens Door to 12 Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Schemes ‘Updating the Jones Act for the 21st Century’ Soft on Crime Lawyers Explain How they Tricked Judiciary into Releasing Hundreds of Criminals Megan Kau Hired by Miske – Will she be elected as the 3rd Prosecutor in a row to have a Miske Connection? Congressional Chair to Ige; Where did our $50M Go? Hawaii’s economic woes expected to widen because of poor management and policy decisions Department of Lame Excuses  Ige Holds News Conference from Contact Tracing Phone Room Senators: Teleworking HGEA Members are just Faking it Lawyers agree on November 3 sentencing date in corruption case for Katherine and Louis Kealoha Just the beginning --  Five Felony Drug Dealers Released for COVID—450 more to go Some high-profile inmates request release during coronavirus pandemic 18 more COVID-19 infections reported at OCCC, bringing cases identified at jail to 267 Corrections oversight panel struggling without staffing Ala Moana Target Store – ‘Multiple Positive Cases’ Bill 2: Less Parking and Higher Construction Costs $55M Electric Rate Hike Set for October More Positions 1: DLIR Slow Down -- Exploiting COVID for Empire Building More Positions 2: UH regents expect $91M Budget Shortfall—Job Cuts Coming More Positions 3: Council urges hiring freeze Last-minute amendment to anti-styrofoam bill Read More..

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 August 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 3433 Views COVID: Public is paying the price for government mismanagement and active cover-up Caldwell Announces More COVID Restrictions--Targets Non-Economic Activity Republican Legislative Candidate Wanted for Quarantine Violation How I Beat Homelessness by Working Former CIA Officer Arrested and Charged with Espionage Donna Leong submitted Secret Resignation over a month ago—Caldwell Admin Lied About it Hospitals see encouraging signs that COVID-19 surge is slowing Ige to extend eviction moratorium Parents stunned after Nanakuli charter school disenrolls more than 270 students About 40% of Oahu Community Correctional Center inmates tested for coronavirus are positive Cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to shelter in Iwilei grows to 35 Where is the state’s Board of Health when we really, really need it? HGEA to Help Harry Kim’s Son Become Fire Chief? Feds Revamp Ala Wai Flood Control Plan in Gambit to Bypass Community Opposition Read More..

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 August 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:21 PM :: 2872 Views The Scoop on Hawaii Elections 2020 UH team leads new survey to assess COVID-19 impact in Hawaii KITV Sells for $30M Bill 59: Amend Community Garden Program   COVID Count 134 new cases out of 1,914 tests Ige Plan:  3 Years of Furloughs, Gut EUTF Court orders release of 200 or more felons as COVID-19 creates excuse Avoiding Sledgehammer Shutdown Order Possible…but Schatz: DoH Needs to Stop Refusing Offers of Money, Personnel This is Hawaii -- DoH Failure Should Be Expected Young Brothers gets OK to raise rates 46% Many Hawaii students spend first day online as virus surges Kauai Candidate Took Illegal Contributions from Lawyers, State Commission Says Read More..

Monday, August 17, 2020 August 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:11 PM :: 3165 Views FDA Approves Quick Affordable saliva-based COVID-19 test The Doomsday Rules in the General Excise Tax GOP Congressman Calls on Leaders to Repudiate Q Anon Conspiracy Theory COVID Count: 174 new cases out of 2,251 tests Hawaii Mortgage Delinquencies Jump 5.25% ‘This is their fault’: Dr. Miscovich rips Hawaii DOH Hawaii Health Director Bruce Anderson back on job after taking a few days off to ‘re-energize’ Maui: 28 MMMC hospital COVID-19 cases; 2 new at Hale Makua Health Officials Knew COVID-19 Would Hit Pacific Islanders Hard. The State Still Fell Short Prisoners COVID Gambit Success, court orders massive release of inmates Wai'anae houseless village –Leaders move themselves into permanent home Pitfalls ahead for all-mail voting DOE Struggles To Get Students The Technology They Need For Online Learning Auto sales careened downhill 41.8% in the second quarter TV Anchor Joe Moore Stuns Viewers With Dubious Report On COVID-19 Ex-CIA officer from Hawaii charged with providing secrets to China in case out of ‘spy novel’ Read More..

Sunday, August 16, 2020 August 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:07 PM :: 5105 Views VIDEO: Waimanalo Woman Disrupts Beach Wedding COVID Count 284 new cases out of 3,033 tests COVID Count: 220 new cases out of 2,649 tests DoE Releases Statewide List of COVID Cases by Complex Area Sen Mike Gabbard Joins Pro-Life Democrats Jones Act: A public policy conundrum without a clear and ready solution Honolulu Stay-at-Home Order Coming this Week? From Early On, Miske Was On The Path To A Life Of Crime Local nonprofits fear inmate release will free domestic abusers to Spread COVID to their Victims Sensing Opportunity Created by ACLU: Book Burning Criminals Light Fires, lockdowns twice at Oahu's largest jail on Saturday DoE, HSTA Working Together to Ensure Distance learning is a Failure? (again) COVID Recession Sharply Reduces Electricity Consumption    Honolulu mayoral candidates pay a hefty price for rail misdeeds—Caldwell Gubernatorial Campaign Doomed Ige to Kouchi: Senators’ visit to DOH was ‘neither respectful nor appropriate' Local leaders work to ensure mail-in voting is available to all, despite USPS challenges DoE Staffer Chooses Homeschooling ‘COVID-19 exposure’ to staff temporarily closes Kapiolani Medical Center’s Adult ICU Criminal Gets COVID—tries to use it to justify escape from halfway house Read More..

Saturday, August 15, 2020 August 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 2612 Views Hawaiian Burials Dug up to Make Way for Obama’s Oceanfront Septic Tank Lockdown reveals Hawaii's economic house of cards Survey update shows widespread hardship for local businesses Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees Ige Seeks Public Comment on Nominees to Intermediate Court of Appeals COVID Count: 233 new cases out of 2,649 tests Iwilei homeless shelter to be temporary isolation and quarantine site Recovered from COVID? Hawaii Blood Bank Needs You Whistleblower – DOH has only 9 Contact Tracers   “Each day a pre-arrival testing program is delayed creates significant economic damage to our state” State issued orders 5 times this week to keep homeless COVID-19 patients in quarantine Hawaii Supreme Court Mulls New Release Of Inmates OCCC inmates with coronavirus rise to 124 with many more still not tested Maui Jail Memos Show Newly Admitted Inmates Are Isolated For Only 5 Days Post Office warns Hawaii and 45 other states about mail voting delays Hawaii Governor Seeking Details on Trump's Unemployment Plan Read More..

Friday, August 14, 2020 August 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 2811 Views Kishimoto Pushes Back Against HSTA 'Scare Tactics' HGEA: Pay us to 'work' at home again Underage Maui Girl Gets Sex Change Hormones--ACLU Celebrates Court Victory ACLU Plan for Hawaii: Massive COVID-Infested Homeless Tent Cities Everywhere -- with no sweeps N Shore Kauai: DLNR Contractor Chased off Worksite by Saboteurs No Tourism Reopening Until 2021? “Linkage” between the illegitimate world of street crime and the power centers of legitimate society. DoH Refuses to Hire Micronesian-Language Contact Tracers With major ICUs nearing capacity, patients are being moved and reinforcements sought to prepare for wave of homeless, criminals Over 900 Late Ballots Won’t Be Counted In Hawaii Primary Honolulu Rail Costs To Climb With Dispute Over Airport Section 64% of Jailed Criminals Have COVID—Lets Release into Streets so they can spread it to everybody else COVID Spreads Because Soft on Crime Crowd Blocked Construction of New Jails Hana: Truck Caravans of Locals Bring COVID into Town LUC: Counties can deny vacation rentals on ag land Hawaiian Electric finances – fewer tourists and less revenue challenges regulatory model Read More..

Thursday, August 13, 2020 August 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:15 PM :: 4733 Views Election 2020: Democrats Aim to Eliminate All Republicans from Hawaii Legislature COVID: 116 Cases in OCCC--Jail Inmates Purposefully Spread Disease COVID Count 355 new cases out of 3,384 tests Blood Test can Determine Who is Most Likely to Die of COVID Racketeering Indictments for Saipan Casino Operators DHHL Submits Wireless Spectrum Applications to FCC HSTA Files Lawsuit to Block School reopening Health Department has had new contact tracing leader for a month and nobody noticed  Roy Amemiya Needs to Step Down While FBI Investigates Mayoral race analysis shows Blangiardi won 26 of 34 districts in primary election Tulsi Gabbard's Time In Congress Is Almost Up: What's Next? Vote-By-Mail Helped Perk Up Hawaii Turnout But So Did Some Competitive Races Digital weapon uses cellphones to spy on quarantined arrivals Americans Are Heading to Florida and Hawaii for Labor Day Weekend, Data Shows Who is Lobbying the Governor During ‘Emergency’  -- You’ll Never Know Hospitals could be overwhelmed in a month if cases of COVID-19 continue to increase at the current rate Hawaii teacher arrested for violating traveler quarantine Soft on Crime: 14-Time Loser Gets a 15th Chance Young Brothers: We Want a Rate Hike (again) State pension fund pops in final quarter to end year in the black Read More..

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 August 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 2625 Views It was 122 years ago today: Hawaii Becomes US Territory HSTA: COVID on Nine Campuses--No Public Announcement Flashback: Tulsi Gabbard Torches Kamala Harris DoE Sister Isles Plan: Almost all Schools go Virtual VIDEO: A Honolulu Woman's Story of COVID Survival COVID Count: 202 new cases out of 2,726 tests Tracking expert: ‘1 in 50 Oahu residents may have COVID’ DLIR’s Convention Center Phone Bank to Host COVID Tracing Call Center Ige: surge in COVID cases likely means another delay in reopening tourism Mass testing underway after COVID-19 outbreak at Iwilei homeless shelter Mass Testing in Hawaii Jail Begins As More OCCC Inmates Positive For COVID-19 Coronavirus relief funds hitting the streets Instructors For Hire: How The Pandemic Is Fueling A New Side Business 'Too big, too close': Kahuku residents picket to stop wind turbine project Accused Crime Boss Michael Miske Will Remain Behind Bars Election Recounts Don’t Change Outcomes Of 3 Races Happy News: Mufi Hannemann and Colleen Hanabusa may have run last campaigns Gabbard to Run for LG in 2022? Read More..

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 August 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 2648 Views Please Do Not Close Community Gardens Perpetual Pandemia Honolulu Hale closing – Caldwell Tests Negative Lawsuit Victory: American Samoans Win Gun Rights in Hawaii COVID Count: 118 new cases out of 1,671 tests ‘Out of Control’ -- HGEA grievance cites just 15 contact tracers on Oahu Contact Tracing: Use DLIR’s Hawaii Convention Center Phone Bank Over the weekend, Honolulu police issued 1,350 citations to those violating COVID-19 orders Deputy Sheriffs exposed to inmate with COVID-19 upset DPS didn't notify them Military and their family account for 7% of Hawaii’s COVID-19 cases Honolulu election officials address what happens to ballots that missed the Saturday deadline Who Wrote Letters for Miske?  Nimitz Homeless Sweep Nets Appliances, SUP Boards City to Gift Kamehameha Schools Development Plan with $80M in Decorative Improvements to Kalapama Canal Condo Sales Down Sharply on Maui What Is the Jones Act, and How Does It Differ From the Passenger Vessel Services Act? Read More..

Monday, August 10, 2020 August 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:40 PM :: 3663 Views Ige Replaces DoTax, DLIR Directors UH reduces presence on campuses as COVID-19 impacts Hawaii COVID Count: 140 new cases, 3 deaths, 3 hospitalizations Miske Lawyer takes break from chairing OHA Campaign to seek Miske’s release Hawaii is the Worst State at Containing COVID Spread Hawaii’s contact tracers are trained to trace the path of coronavirus, but most are waiting to be deployed Hawaii’s weak contact tracing effort is hindering the control of coronavirus’ spread Mitch Roth Supports TMT Telescope DeCoite leads by 91 votes as recount is planned—’Hawaiian Leader’ Ritte Just Couldn’t find enough Upcountry Maui Haoles to Overcome all the Votes Against him in Hoolehua How Bad Is Hawaii At Social Distancing? Here’s What The Data Shows Liquor Commission shuts down 10 establishments for violating Mayor’s rules Mass Release of Criminals Coming -- Total of 6 inmates, 3 adult corrections officers at OCCC test positive for COVID-19 Hawaii County Counsel not Fooled by ‘Sue Big Oil’ Scam Honolulu Bill 2: You Little People have to Stop Buying Food and Clothing  Jones Act does add to isles’ high costs, so update it Read More..

Sunday, August 9, 2020 August 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:23 PM :: 2813 Views OHA to Take Over Honolulu Council? Second Read: Results from 380,152 votes Lockdown mania, at what cost? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 8, 2020 Will pandemic keep Hawaiʻi residents from moving away? How We’re Going to Spend CARES Act Money Mass Layoffs Coming at UH? Hawaiian Airlines: From Bad To Worse Police issued over 200 citations on the first day of Oahu’s new park closures Two more OCCC inmates have confirmed cases of COVID-19 Homeless Dude has 10 Convictions—State Fails to Force him into Prison-Shelter – now wanted for #11 Kauai 181 Homeless Moved into Housing Read More..

Saturday, August 8, 2020 August 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:27 PM :: 4892 Views DoE: No In-person Oahu Schools for First Four Weeks After Five Months of ACLU Dreams, First Inmate Finally Tests Positive for COVID Hawaii Lowest Physician Medicare Acceptance Rate in USA COVID Count 223 new cases out of 2,698 tests During unannounced visit, senators find only Five Contract Tracers on the job at DoH DoH Leadership: Senators Visit ‘Reprehensible’ DoH Taking too Long to Notify Micronesian COVID-Positive Cases DoH Wastes $250K CARES Funds on Marketing Firm UH-Hilo pushes back on student restrictions After several delays, Kealoha sentencing discussions resume Soft on Crime Activists Thrilled about COVID in Jail Maui County Voter Turnout 43% so far -- Exceeds 2018 Levels 1,000 Violators -- Maui Prosecutors focusing on travel quarantine violators Maui police investigating nonprofit Kauai Bill 2775 -- Styrofoam Ban  Read More..

Friday, August 7, 2020 August 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 2374 Views Temperature screening equipment now active at Five Airports Homeschooling? Hawaii State Library offers free 'Scholastic Teachables' Oahu: List of What's Closed Under New COVID Order Ige Reinstates Inter-Island Quarantine $100 Worth Only $84.67 in Hawaii VIDEO: Mazie Hirono walks out of Senate Portland Antifa Hearing HSTA: Pay our members for fake 'distance learning' classes COVID Count 201 new cases out of 3,962 tests One More Day -- You Can Still Register and Vote in Person ReelectMeMoney: Council members each get $100,000 in coronavirus relief money to give to constituents 160 HPD Officers to Enforce COVID Rules Lack of Contract Tracers—DoH Blamed As COVID-19 infections surge, Oahu hospitals race to create more critical care units COVID survivor warns of gaps in exposure, prevention and plasma treatment KFD pension spiking tops entire County Thousands Languish Without Unemployment Checks Months Into Pandemic Does Hu Honua Make Financial Sense? Plaintiffs seek judgment in Maunakea Access Road lawsuit DoD drops funding for Hawaii-based missile defense radar Read More..

Thursday, August 6, 2020 August 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:06 PM :: 2619 Views This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing Hawaii Democrats Select Lobbyist as Party Chair COVID Count 173 new cases out of 2,383 new tests Two More COVID-19 Deaths in Hawaii Pine urges direct federal oversight of rail’s P3 contract awards Parks, beaches to close, inter-island traveler quarantine reinstated amid COVID-19 surge COVID Ravages Micronesian Community Controlled by Unions, Hawaii County Council Crushes Plan to Build Panelized Pre-Fab Housing on Big Island Mayor Fumes as Chemophobia Caucus Attempts to ‘Settle’ Injection Wells Case  Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Lawmakers’ Gut-And-Replace Tactics A&B 31% of Tenants are not Paying Rent State sees soaring demand for food stamps, health insurance assistance “100% Hanabusa Supporter” behind the anti-Keith Amemiya attack ads Hu Honua Costs 3 times more than other energy sources How One Homelessness Group Gets Lots of Ballots Mailed to it Soft on Crime: Mother Stabber Gets off Easy, Assaults Police Officers and is still out on street to do it again Soft on Crime Courts Play Patty-Cake with Murder Conviction Read More..

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 August 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 5890 Views Tenants Being Evicted Illegally 15 People Died in Assisted Suicides in Hawaii, State Wants More People to Kill Themselves Honolulu Streets to be Wired for Autonomous Vehicles 30,000 Vanished Workers Just the Beginning of Mass Exodus from Hawaii Kaneshiro Held Fundraiser at Accused Murderer’s Nightclub (and so did Carlisle)   Caldwell: Now That FBI is after Amemiya he is ‘Needed on the job more than ever!’ Mrs Blangiardi Gives Money to Josh Green Campaign Oahu Voters Have Already Cast More Ballots Than In 2016 Primary COVID Enforcement: Alaska vs Hawaii Ige Likely to Cancel Sept 1 Reopening Poll: Hawaii Voters Don’t Like School, Tourism Reopen Plans Hawaii’s military COVID-19 case count still a mystery Crackdown After 36 Cases in Public Housing Many private schools' enrollments are up in pandemic Business owners unsure if bar closure applies to them Blue Planet Foundation: Here are 50 Ways we can exploit COVID Crisis to put more money in Green Energy Scammers Pockets Hu Honua: ILWU’s Overpriced Tree-Burning Scheme Back Before PUC Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting changes process for residential permits Read More..

Tuesday, August 4, 2020 August 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 2771 Views Free Speech? UH Manoa Policy Encourages Abuse Free Speech? UH Hilo Policy Encourages Abuse Oahu COVID Restrictions Back--Parks, Gatherings Ige Appoints Cathy Betts to Head DHS Former Matson Lawyer: Why It's Time to Update Jones Act COVID Count: 144 New cases out of 1,814 tests Poll: Blangiardi Holds Double-Digit Lead In Honolulu Mayor’s Race Poll: Steve Alm Still Ahead In Race For Honolulu Prosecutor More than a year after guilty verdict, still no sentencing date for Kealohas, police officers Hospital CEO Warns Hawaii On Track To Exceed Health System Capacity DoH Again Resists call for More Contract Tracers House COVID-19 Committee: We Need More Info From Health Department DoH:  Where COVID Spreading 30,000 Hawaii workers may have opted out of job market in July Small business revenue sees a decline in July Hawaii’s vacation rentals hard hit in June by lockdowns and low travel demand EMS faces 'challenges with staffing' as more first responders test positive for COVID-19 Micronesians make up one-third of all COVID-19 cases in Hawai'i State debunks popular Oahu church’s fake face mask waiver Locals Trash Hawaii Parks in Ways Tourists Never Did The Dirty Secrets Of ‘Clean’ Electric Vehicles Ten of the 23 shelters at Waiale park are occupied Read More..

Monday, August 3, 2020 August 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:09 PM :: 3792 Views OHA Illegally Using State Resources to Campaign Against Akina, others COVID Count: 207 new cases Federal Agent Shot Dead at Maui Police Station—News Kept Secret 3 Days Green says new statewide lockdown might be only way out Summer School Tied to Six COVID Cases Hawaii's Tourism Industry Has Ground To A Halt, Taking State Revenue Down With It Hawaii County Bill 179: PRP, Carpenters Union Try to Block Affordable Modular Housing Proposed Hawaii Island Tree-to-Electricity Saga Enters New Phase Large Discrepancy in Reported Union Campaign Contributions My mail-in ballot was rejected…so I’m voting in person Plaintiffs seek judgment in Maunakea Access Road lawsuit Oceanit Schemes for COVID Subsidy Money with Copycat Saliva Test ACLU: We made you close the insane asylums, now we will force you to stop arresting crazy people when they commit crimes Read More..

Sunday, August 2, 2020 August 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:47 PM :: 3440 Views 1853 Hawaiian Mission to Marquesan Cannibals Council Candidate Texeira Gets DUI Important Reminders on Your Ballot Pro-Telescope Voter Guide Hawaii Gasoline Tax 6th Highest in USA Unemployment Tax in the Nonprofit Sector COVID Count: 45 new cases out of 638 tests Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 1, 2020 HART to Sign Secret $4B Rail Contract  COVID: Hawaii Heading for 5,000 Cases by Sept 1 Borreca: Democrats Must Vote for Mafia Candidate for Mayor More Mafia News: Miske defendant seeking release from federal detention also faces felony assault charges in state court Pushing Overpriced Hu Honua Electricity, PRP, ILWU Trying to Buy Big Island Council Seat Health official says COVID-19 cluster on Maui is tied to large beach parties Hawaii business owners hold virtual rally to call for government action Lab result delays cause lower case count as health leaders continue call for self-sustained testing Hawaii Wanted To Save Insurance Money. People Died Maui Uses COVID Rules to Clamp Down on TVRs (again) Read More..

Saturday, August 1, 2020 August 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 2076 Views 161,000 Hawaii Unemployed Fall off Cliff at Midnight? Kauai PD provides firearms registration forms online COVID Count: 87 new cases out of 3,390 tests Isle voter turnout surging in first-ever all-mail election Quarantine is Fake: Number of Tourists Doubles Every Month Since April Students being welcomed back on campus at private schools Former homeless mothers enjoy new apartments after transitioning from Kahaluu housing program Proposed Kalihi homeless shelter opposed by some in community UH telescope atop Maunakea to get big upgrade Read More..