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Thursday, August 31, 2023 August 31, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 1685 Views Sen Keith-Agaran Resigns--Chased out by Ethics Investigation? While Fighting Against Female Lockerrooms in Hawaii Schools, Hawaii AG Files Brief for Title IX Trannies Removal of Caltech Telescope from Maunakea is underway City Code Update: Increase cost of construction to subsidize electric cars, solar industry  US House Committee opens investigation into Hawaiian Electric Maui mayor faces calls to resign as questions about county’s wildfire response grow Maui mayor had to recuse himself from HECO suit because his daughter works for utility Concerns raised over lack of long-term affordable housing options for displaced Maui residents Lahainaluna to relocate to Kihei temporarily because DoE too slow to check for Enviro Hazards Koshiba Slammed: Homelessness is about Drugs, not Affordability North Shore shooting deaths involved an FBI confidential source Read More..

Wednesday, August 30, 2023 August 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 2375 Views Maui Court Issues ‘Writ of Quo Warranto’ vs Green’s July 17 Housing Proclamation ‘Immediately Caught On’: Hawaii State Rep Slams Developers For Sweeping In ‘Like Vultures’ To Buy Land Maui fire update: House Oversight to launch inquiry into Biden handling of situation  Biden Nominates Federal Judges for Hawaii, CNMI U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina Maui mayor refuses to say where he was as Lahaina burned--‘not sure’ who was in charge at emergency management center Star-Adv: HECO, Maui need to work together to cover up wrongdoing OHA Blocked Bill Mandating Water Supply for Firefighting Ethics Investigation Targets Sen Keith-Agaran? Whistleblower? Lawyers seek ex-consultant’s files on what Hawaiian Electric knew about wildfire risks Wastewater Exec Milton Choy Gets only 3 1/2 Years Prison after Ratting Out ONLY 2 of 76 Legislators Gambling was allegedly one of Miske’s vices The Great Lahaina Fire Of 1919 Has Eerie Parallels To The Recent Blaze Parents urged to get children vaccinated as COVID-19 skyrockets in midst of Maui wildfires Experts debate legalizing recreational marijuana in Hawaii--Shrooms & Mollies Next Contract worth $2.5M awarded to remove Haiku Stairs Read More..

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 August 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 2942 Views Flashback: How Andaya was selected Maui Emergency Chief VIDEO: Stirring the Digestible Pot on ‘Augie T’s Guest List’ Income tax reform would make Hawaii more affordable Some Lahaina fire survivors ‘still didn’t believe that it happened’ ‘There’s going to be a lot blame in the next few years’ Hawaii’s internet future depends on existing Jones Act exemption Green New Deal: Kaniela Ing Pleads No Contest--Campaign Spending Violations Again Keith Agaran: “I’m not wedded to staying in the Legislature.” Maui residents consider the unthinkable: Las Vegas, the 'ninth island' Maui struggles with "potentially catastrophic" tourism shortfall and growing economic toll after wildfires Global Warmers: We will exploit Lahaina Fire to raise your taxes and make electricity and fuel more expensive On-the-ground search for fire victims nearly over For 6,000 displaced West Maui residents, hotel rooms are their homes for now Landlords Legally Evicting Renters to House Family Members Maui’s Fire And Winds Also Took A Toll On Farmers And Ranchers Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission Expected to Open an Investigation of MECO Outages Former Navatek CEO Martin Kao appears to be gainfully employed again … at The Cheesecake Factory Work progresses on CSO decommissioning: Telescope Mirror to be Sent to Chile where Science is Valued Covid Outbreak Prompts Restrictions At Hawaii’s Largest Prison Read More..

Monday, August 28, 2023 August 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 1307 Views Blame Game: HECO Pushes Back Against Maui County Lawsuit FEMA Holds Employee Trainings on ‘White Supremacy’ As More Than 1,000 in Hawaii Remain Missing Fact Check: Joe Biden Embellishes Fire Story in Recent Remarks in Hawaii Star-Adv: DPP Fines Should Equal Bribes California’s catastrophic Camp Fire could suggest what’s ahead for Lahaina Lawyers Descend On Maui In Race For Clients Harmed By Wildfires Plans for displaced Lahaina students spur frustration Maui Fires: Upcoming Bankruptcy Spikes Visitor Costs To All Islands Except Kauai Civil Beat Retraction Needed Read More..

Sunday, August 27, 2023 August 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 3071 Views Hawaii healthcare takes more hits Lahaina Scammers HHC, COR: Green appoints new members Lahaina: “The county will wipe your property away and call it a success.”  Lahaina Still Locked Down As Search For Remains Nears Its End Questions remain over Maui County’s response on Aug. 8 Puna to become Squatterland?  Few insurance options remain for residents in lava zones 1 and 2 Okimoto pushes for less scrutiny of new pay hikes Disbarred attorney Gary Dubin unwilling to pay, loses his own attorney Read More..

Saturday, August 26, 2023 August 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 1170 Views Hundreds of Military Personnel Helping in Lahaina Fire Zone ‘Sorry … Mr. President’: Hawaiian Business Torches Biden’s Wildfire Response With Viral Marquis Message DoH, Kapiolani Hospital Ink Abortion Pill Deal Last Shelter Closed: Lahaina Survivors in Hotels Darryl Oliveira hired as interim director of Maui Emergency Management Agency 100 Found: But List of Lahaina Fire missing is ‘subset of a larger list’ Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires Leaks in destroyed structures siphoned firefight water Hawaii municipal bonds take a plunge Fuel to be pumped into Red Hill pipes before defueling tanks Health Department warns of COVID uptick on Maui, statewide Cyberattack shutters Hawaii telescopes for more than 2 weeks State agencies begin transfer of Act 90 lands Kauai Council Tries to Block Homeless from Flying In Read More..

Friday, August 25, 2023 August 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 1571 Views Do Lahaina Property Owners Have the Right to Rebuild? County of Maui files lawsuit against HECO VIDEO: Supreme Court denies Lahaina Fire Water mismanaged To Tackle Highest Housing Costs in the Country, Hawaii's Governor Declares YIMBY Martial Law Hawaiian Electric Stock Plunges After Dividends Suspended Flip-Flop:  AG office suddenly claims no limits on fire investigation HIEMA head: It took hours for state to understand full scope of Lahaina disaster Frustrated teachers confront Board of Education Why Many Patients Are Stuck In Hospitals Waiting For Long-Term Care Beds Gay Liquor examiner files federal lawsuit against city Read More..

Thursday, August 24, 2023 August 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 1339 Views VIDEO: Supreme Court hears arguments over Lahaina Fire water mismanagement Solar Users Hit Hard by HECO 'Time of Use' Rate Increases Hawaii Inverse Condemnation And Wildfires P3 Restructures 1,221-Unit Affordable Housing Portfolio How parking reform could help boost Hawaii’s housing stock House Committee demands SBA briefing on Hawaii wildfire relief How Many Children Died?  2,025 Lahaina students not enrolled in Schools PHOTOS: FEMA officials staying at Wailea luxury hotels amid recovery efforts in Lahaina Rally at the State Capitol, urging reinstatement of former Hawaii water deputy who delayed firefighting water Visitors implored to come back as Maui job cuts soar      When you donate money to Maui, what's the process for distributing funds?    Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5 Billion California Settlement Initial Tests Show Water In Maui Burn Zones Is Within Safety Guidelines 300 Gather Plotting to Release Hawaii’s ‘Heroic’ Criminals Total failure of Mental Health Care System: Brain Damaged Mental Case Left Homeless for 25 Years--Finally Hangs Himself City proposes greater fines for ‘monster homes’ Read More..

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 August 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 3223 Views DLNR Faked 'Reassignment' of Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water Senate Special Session Confirms Four Judicial Appointments HHFDC: 900 Housing Options for Fire Victims DBEDT Releases 2022 Hawaii Data Book 30 Years later--Varona Village Redevelopment Begins Sen Gil-Keith-Agaran Seeking Personal Profit from Lahaina Fires   As Maui burned, Hawaii’s top emergency management officials were at a Waikiki conference NYT: Lahaina inferno began after firefighters departed ‘contained’ scene Lahaina: Deadly Gridlock Caused by Bumbled Road Closures Maui County Council Hears Grief And Rage From Fire Survivors Demanding Accountability All single-story residential structures searched in Lahaina As tourism drops officials worry about rest of Maui LOL! Ken Lawson Kicked off UH Manoa Campus Child-‘Oriented’: Drag show set for Honokaa Hawaiian Homes Report Eyes Geothermal On Maunakea, Kohala Hilo jail expansion should be complete in December TheHandi-Van use recovers from COVID with less reliable service Read More..

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 August 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 2404 Views VIDEO: Biden Maui Fire Speech Honolulu District Courthouse to Partially Reopen After 'Structural Damage' ACLU Demands Injunction to Protect Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Lahaina Fire: 737 People ‘Not Found’, 115 Dead Maui Financial Ruin Next As Visitors Plummet/Unemployment Skyrockets Lawsuit seeks to upend reassignment of water deputy who delayed firefighting water Hawaiian Cultural practitioners Want to use eminent Domain to Seize Land and turn Lahaina into a Better Tourist Attraction Thousands Displaced After Maui Fires Exacerbate Homelessness Homeowners Take back Seat to Contracts and Lawyers: Once search for remains is complete, clean-up of Lahaina’s hazards will be a daunting task Contracts: Hawai‘i DOT to use federal funds for utterly useless 30,000 foot dust fence that will encircle Lahaina Contracts: Canec becomes lame excuse for Toxic Ash Hysteria HECO ‘Undergrounding’ Means Rate Hikes Coming Kingdom of Atooi case heading to trial after motion to dismiss is denied Read More..

Monday, August 21, 2023 August 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 1912 Views Buried News: What was with that Hawaii water official getting showered with leis from 'supporters'? Hawaii Gov Doubles Down Efforts To Link Climate Change To Tragic Fires New healthcare law a practical and philosophical win for Hawaii Honolulu District Courthouse Closed 'Structural Damage'  Job losses mount on Maui, but anti-tourism could block recovery Islands Have a Disaster-Response Problem What Puerto Rico portends for Maui Maui Council to Meet Tuesday: ‘Developing a comprehensive recovery and resilience plan’ Pop-up homes coming to people whose homes were burnt down on Maui Lawyers Lahaina Fire Feeding Frenzy: Multiple Complaints Filed Sea Level ‘Projections’ Used to jack up Cost of Housing Construction on Kauai  Charter amendments would address raises for elected officials--but Okimoto Chickens Out After Seven Expensive Years as a Bum Flop, Uncle Billy’s Hotel to Finally be Demolished? Read More..

Sunday, August 20, 2023 August 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 2463 Views Red Hill: Hawaii Department of Health Conditionally Approves All 253 Repairs DOD, FEMA Fully Engaged in Maui Recovery and Assistance Efforts Fossil fuel giants fight for dismissal of climate change liability suit Let's stay focused on helping Lahaina fire victims--Eventually the Facts Will Come Out Housing proclamation raises ‘questions galore’ ​Jones Act among protectionist U.S. policies that will drive up cost of rebuilding Lahaina Whether DOE Should Have a Monopoly on Our Kids  Maui fire will reshape Hawaiian Electric Coverup: Green Steers Lahaina Investigation Away from Criminality Hawaii Legislators Have Long Shortchanged Wildfire Protection: ‘We Could Have Saved Lives’ 1,000 Missing?  Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones Why Maui's rebuilding effort will be so expensive   Maui Wildfire Burns Down Carpenters Union Barriers To Affordable Prefab Home Building Bankruptcy? HECO Survival Dependent on Disaster Relief Loans Why Don`t We Underground All Transmission Lines? Lawyers’ Liability Booster: Broken Pipe Make for Unsafe Water Real Reporters from mainland Remind us how local media is controlled by political insiders Read More..

Saturday, August 19, 2023 August 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 3805 Views VIDEO: Green Address on Lahaina Fire, Rebuild Hawaii’s Green Agenda Primed State for One of the Deadliest Wildfires in History Hawai’i County Police Officer Arrested for Burglary and Assault Schatz Exploits ‘Toxic’ Hysteria: Lahaina fire debris could be worth $1B to my Campaign Contributors-Homeowners will have to stay out for one year while we …uh…’clean up’ Race Underway To Literally Glue Down Lahaina Fire Ash Before Rains Wash Campaign Contributors Dreams Into The Ocean Lahaina Residents to Green: “Your plan is not the plan. The plan gotta come from the people of Lahaina.” Lahaina: Restore Sunshine Law for Rebuild Up to 1,300 Missing: ‘How Many Children Died?’ Death toll in Lahaina rises to 114 ‘Premature’ to hold Special Session On Maui Fires CYA: State Told Maui Emergency Office It Should Consider Sounding Sirens Before Fire Spread Lahaina Fire: Meth-Addicted Homeless Looters Allowed to Remain in Burn Zone--Everybody Else ordered out Nine Years Later: HART still waiting for $125 million Top Three Years: Bosses Fired,  More Overtime Scams at State Hospital Read More..

Friday, August 18, 2023 August 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 2472 Views Lahaina Fire too Hot to Handle? Attorney General to hire outside firm to review decision-making VIDEO: Hawaii Official Who Allegedly Withheld Water From Firefighters Says ‘Equity’ Comes First Andaya Quits: Was at Oahu 'Networking Event' as Lahaina Burned Maui: Tense Officials Defensive Over Failure to Sound Siren Alert Hawaii Zoning Atlas Reveals where and how Zoning Rules Limit Housing Supply and Increase Costs Bissen: Property Taxes Waived for Maui Fire Victims Senate Special Session to Consider Four Judicial Appointments Realtors 'Cautioned' on Pressuring Lahaina Property Owners for Sales Racists in Congress fought statehood for Hawaii, but lost that battle 64 years ago Sue Big Oil Lawyers: Biden Should Exploit Lahaina Visit to Make us Rich FBI Helping Collect DNA to Locate and Identify Missing Persons in Lahaina Death Toll 1,000? About 45% of Lahaina searched “Probably still over 1,000” residents remain unaccounted Lahaina Rebuild to be Sole Focus of Governor’s Housing Emergency Task Force for next 60 Days Maui water pumps can work without HECO power UH Ethnic Studies Department Outraged at Removal of Hawaiian Activist who Refused Water for Firefighting Dozens of Hawaiian Activists Gather to Defend Official After he Allegedly Refused Water to Firefighters Money Grubbing Criminal and Ex-Con Al Hee Seeks to Exploit Lahaina Fire for Personal Gain “It’s insulting to think that people would be that clueless” Maui Fire Survivors Seeking Federal Assistance Face Bureaucratic Nightmare Feds to investigate cause of Lahaina fire   Hawaii Electric, While Failing to Act on Fire Prevention, Had Cozy Ties to Regulators Trying to climb out of another Miske rabbit hole 3 big differences between 1960 Hawaii electors, 2020 GA Trump electors State Ag Corporation Hires New Leader  Read More..

Thursday, August 17, 2023 August 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 5549 Views Honolulu District Courthouse Closed for Weekend due to Emergency 'Structural Assessment' Deadly Hawaii Fires Are Result of Political and Policy Failures—Not Climate Change State Energy Officials: Hawaiian Electric Prioritized State-Mandated Green-Energy Push over Wildfire Prevention Locals lash out against Biden’s visit to Maui after deadly wildfires: ‘I don’t want him here’ To Protect HECO, State not pursuing criminal probe of Maui fire Hawaiian Electric Is in Talks With Restructuring Firms Ignored warnings, hubris, slow response fueled America's deadliest wildfire in a century Maui emergency official makes excuses for decision not to sound sirens; Confirmed deaths now at 111 Maui’s emergency management director was at Oahu conference as wildfires raged Only 1,300 households registered with FEMA Maui Tourist Arrivals Down 80% Thanks to Celebrutard Misinformation A Hawaii Mother Haunted By The Brutal Killing Of One Child Tries To Hold Onto Another DoTax: Bankrupt Reverse Mortgage Lender Did not Pay Hawaii Income Taxes for Eight Years Read More..

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 August 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 4311 Views HECO Suits: Two Vacant Hawaii Supreme Court Seats Loom Large Green: "Its going to be a very long time before any housing can be built" Lahaina: ​Rise with Grace What Does It Mean for HTA to be Administratively Attached to DBEDT? Hawaii AG joins 20 state coalition against ban on castration of underage boys Hawaii's Five Community Colleges Ranked Federal Resource Fair for Those Impacted by Maui Fires County releases first confirmed identifications of Maui Wildfire Disaster victims “It’s a good ol’ boy network. This time it cost lives.” Hawaiian Activist at DLNR Blocked Release of Water for Fire--Taro Patch was Priority  Spin to Death: Sovereignty Lawyers Make Excuses for Refusal to Approve Lahaina Firefighting Water Maui Mayor Bissen “I see opportunity” Families Of Missing Lahaina Senior Home Residents Face Agonizing Search Maui police chief pleads for patience, recalls pain of victim IDs after deadly Vegas mass shooting Mobile morgue arrives to help identify victims of Maui wildfires DBEDT: $439M in Lahaina home damages, economy losing $8.5M daily--HTA Seeks ‘Tourism Emergency’ to Grab for $5M Slush Fund Hawaii National Guard activates hundreds to help respond to fires Hawaii County Council asks state to intervene in insurance crisis Pelosi: Carpenters Union will ‘shape Hawaii’s future’ Read More..

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 August 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2721 Views Lawsuit Alleges Waimanalo Foster Girls Sexually Abused--and DHS Knew Hawaiian 8a Racial Contracting Finished? "We would probably see a mass exodus from Maui." Lawsuit: HECO Should Have Depowered Lines Just the Beginning: S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Junk Green Wants Moratorium: “It’s going to be a very long time before any growth or housing can be built” Hawaiian Activist working for DLNR Refused To Release Water For West Maui Fires Until It Was Too Late MEMA Chief to be Fall Guy for Lahaina Disaster? Notification of Maui victim’s families to begin soon as fatalities mount Bankruptcy Coming: Hawaiian Electric’s stock plunges 34% on fears of wildfire liability Lahaina Affordable Housing Projects Burn to Ground Read More..

Monday, August 14, 2023 August 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 2921 Views Maui Crisis: A Time to Help Housing task force created for Maui victims as death toll climbs Warning Not Heeded: 2018 Hurricane Lane Almost Torched Lahaina Hawaiian Electric Company’s Wildfire Strategy--Too Little Too Late As inferno grew, Lahaina’s water system collapsed 'Tapped Out' Maui Firefighters Were Trying To Cover A Lot Of Ground The Day Lahaina Burned Maui wildfire death toll increases by three to 96--many more to come Hawaii Tourism Authority: Visitors have ‘largely heeded call’ to leave Maui Billions in losses projected to hit Hawaii’s economy hard A quick look at Lahaina’s population Waimea man challenges county’s liability waiver in firearm-carry application TRO against release of mosquitoes has yet to impact plans for Big Isle Read More..

Sunday, August 13, 2023 August 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 6796 Views FEMA: 2,207 Structures Damaged in Lahaina Fire Lahaina Search only 3% Done--death toll stands at 93 Lahaina Fires: Red Cross and FEMA Where to Volunteer, How to get Help A Different Kind of Emergency in Government Land and Power: Maui rebuild ‘huge’ for tourism, gov, mayor Government Red Tape and Insurance delays will push out Lahaina residents--rebuilt Maui town will slip into the hands of affluent outsiders Looters in Lahaina: Medical Center Robbed Lawyers in Lahaina: HECO Bankruptcy Coming as litigators look for lucrative evidence against power lines Lahaina fire death toll climbs to 93 CNHA fund exceeds $1M for Maui relief When ‘affordable’ housing more resembles hard time Honolulu Council Approves Bill 4 Driving Up Cost of Housing Construction to Subsidize E-Cars, Solar Industry Read More..

Saturday, August 12, 2023 August 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 3530 Views It was 125 years ago today: Hawaii Becomes US Territory Tokuda: Hawaii Emergency Planners 'underestimated the lethality, the quickness of fire' 'All of Lahaina Gone': 67 Dead, 100s Missing, 1,700 Buildings Destroyed OHA: Lahaina Fires Caused by 'Western Forces' Lahaina Fire Recovery: How You Can Help Lahaina Fire: Attorney General to review decision-making Hawaii Libertarians Coalesce with Other 3rd Party Activists, Elect New Leadership City to temporarily suspend short-term vacation rental laws in response to Maui wildfires “Near Riot” between residents, Maui police shuts down limited access to Lahaina Hawaii utility faces scrutiny for not cutting power to reduce fire risks--Lines Not Buried How Failed communications left Lahaina residents trapped by fire Maui’s Top Emergency Officials Were Off Island As Wildfires Hit Lahaina State Launching Hawaii Fire Relief Housing Program Trial set to start for adoptive parents accused of killing 6-year-old girl Green’s Housing Emergency Panel ‘hard-to-hear’--activist excluded from meeting Read More..

Friday, August 11, 2023 August 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 4055 Views 'All of Lahaina Gone': 55 Dead, 1,700 Buildings Destroyed Maui, Oahu COVID Hospitalizations Up For 1,000s of Lahaina Residents -- Next Stop Las Vegas? Lahaina Fire Sparked by Downed Power Lines? Maui Kicking all Tourists off Island--Again Maunakea observatories’ decommissioning is imminent   Maui price freeze in effect due to emergency proclamations Read More..

Thursday, August 10, 2023 August 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:24 PM :: 3250 Views 36 Dead: People Jump in Water as Fire Burns Thru Historic Lahaina Town VIDEO: Hawaii National Guard Fights Fires, Biden Declares Disaster Historic Maui town in ruins after wildfires BLNR Reschedules Mauna Kea Telescope Hearing Coco Palms to be Model for Lahaina Rebuild? Disaster could be lasting setback for economy Judge says “no” to joint meetings between Miske, co-defendants, and their lawyers ‘Less Than $250K’ -- Payment to HCC hackers was first for state Read More..

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 August 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 2112 Views VIDEO: People Jump in Water as Fire Burns Thru Historic Lahaina Town Hawaii cannot prevent gun owners from carrying in many public areas — for now Temporary Restraining Order Granted in Hawaii Second Amendment Case Staircase proposal could be small step toward more housing   Honolulu sued for plans to demolish iconic ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Judge rules against another 4-month delay in Miske trial Honolulu Council To Decide Whether To Pay For HPD Officer's Defense In Lawsuit Over Fatal Shooting Affordable Housing?  $2,400 per month for a studio apartment in Hilo 'Affordable Housing’ Projects In Hawaii Are Unaffordable To Many Public invited to Q&A about Green’s emergency housing order   Read More..

Tuesday, August 8, 2023 August 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 2355 Views Kauai Birds Pushed to Edge of Extinction by Mosquito-borne Avian Malaria Molokai Principal Gets Nepotism Exception HUD $21M Block Grant for DHHL DHHL Awards First-Ever 'Subsistence' Ag Lots Emergency Order an Indictment of Legislative Housing Policy Honolulu plans $257.1 million CIP, rail bond sale Kihei’s $245M high school finally opens with 139 Students--Teachers Can’t Afford to Live There A Big Island Man Sues Over Gun Permit Privacy Protection Bogus legal mail used to smuggle drugs to Hawaii inmates Lack of Mental Health Care Killing Homeless Youth Soft-on-Crime Crowd Wants to Abolish Prison Program Requirements to Let Even More Criminals Back out onto the Streets Sooner Unemployment Recipients Fake Interviews to Stay on Dole Despite rising prices, Hawaii residents poised to see cut in food stamp benefits this fall Hawaii Medicaid recipients hit roadblocks during state’s massive renewal push Honolulu Liquor Commission lawsuit going to trial Read More..

Monday, August 7, 2023 August 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 2537 Views Court: Hawaii Butterfly Knife Ban Violates Second Amendment Clueless Bill 44: Already Illegal to Lie on monster house permit application, but nobody noticed  Trial continued after secret discipline for police in Makaha crash HSTA’s Latest Scam: Solar AC All Failed -- Will need to be Replaced Critics Of Legislative Term Limits Need To Start Shooting Straight Read More..

Sunday, August 6, 2023 August 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 4189 Views This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing "Wouldn’t it be nice to get a permit in 10 days?" Honolulu Rail: ‘I hope its future is short’ Little changes can lead to more housing  Taking No Prisoners in California Crooks and Cronies: Carpenters Buy Insiders, Insiders Buy Green “How can we flaunt our power over you?” No Buyers for ‘Affordable’ Units designed to fall further behind on property ladder 4,900 Convicted felons bring ‘Diversity’ to Hawaii juries--what could go wrong? More Cutbacks at Star-Advertiser HS Students Forced to Write Essays in Class after Massive AI Cheating State’s backbone financial system is 50 years old School Shooter Vulnerability assessments mandated by state DOE Read More..

Saturday, August 5, 2023 August 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 3269 Views FAA Outlines Hawaii Air Tour Safety Improvements Fence to keep Homeless Drug Addicts and Criminals out of Uncle Billy's Rate Hikes Coming: Consumer Advocate Urges Public to Participate in Energy Equity Docket DoE Short 200 Bus Drivers DoE Teacher vacancies drop Architect arrested after alleged DPP bribery attempt    Union balks over ‘hazard pay’ survey distributed to thousands of government employees Campbell High School Refuses To Facilitate Transfer of Cyberbullied Autistic Student Hawaii youth climate lawsuit trial set for next summer Read More..

Friday, August 4, 2023 August 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 3065 Views Hawaii Democrats Used ‘Fake Electors’ During The 1960 Election. Nobody Was Charged. Steve Forbes says the Jones Act should be sunk Chief Justice Appoints Three Oahu District Court Judges Eight Years Later: Honolulu Rail Is Still Waiting For The Feds To Release Money Developers Pour $600K into Mayor’s 2024 Campaign Fund Kailua attorney has gained attention defending January 6 insurrectionists Millionaire Hawaiian heiress among those who received federal bailout funds Same Hustle, Different Year: Classroom air conditioning (again) Dead Batteries From Electric Vehicles Could “Make Islands Unlivable” Read More..

Thursday, August 3, 2023 August 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 2834 Views Queens Hospital Bum Flop Stays Full Hawaii 2nd Lowest Student Debt Hawaii Highest Monthly Expenses in USA All Hawaii Firearms training affidavits void January 1, 2024 Maui Leads Statewide Push for counties to increase their TAT surcharges OHA is Center of Nepotism: Second Trustee supervises daughter in violation of new law High Tech Scammers’ Cashflow Lost in Political Infighting HPD approves 409 concealed-carry licenses, making headway on backlog HPD Chief’s Decision On Cops In Makaha Pursuit Case Remains A Mystery Cutbacks at Star-Adv: Spotlight Goes Dark HART contractor punctures Dillingham Bl. gas line TWICE--without checking with Gas Co COVID surge: Hawaii County hospitalizations up 64% Homeowners Insurance: State high court asked to intervene in lawsuits over alleged price-fixing Maui County tightens regulations for air and replica guns ‘Zoom-bomb’ forces cancellation of 2 public meetings State Capitol Metal Detectors Delayed Read More..

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 August 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 2816 Views Healthcare Crisis on the Island of Molokaʻi Housing Emergency Includes Consumer Product Price Controls Secret Abortions for Underage Girls: Hawaii AG Challenges Idaho's Abortion Travel Law Ninth Circuit limits remote abortion access on Guam Not Affordable: New Aloha Stadium to be Subsidized by Housing Revenue Ban on Fundraisers? Hawaii Legislators Rake in Campaign Cash During Session Brittany Zimmerman Sells Her Vision To Hawaiʻi County – But Is It For Real? DoE Hired Alleged Child Molester? “Community-based recruiting” DoE Hires 967 New Teachers for Upcoming Semester $600M Plan Doomed: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands struggling to fill dozens of vacancies Alaska mayor’s plan to send homeless to warmer cities gets (hypocritical) pushback in Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 August 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 4324 Views Are Hawaii's legal Gun Owners a Threat to Democracy?  An illegal paramilitary group?  Politically violent?  Lawyers representing the State seem to think so. Running the rail is costing even more than originally estimated  Hawaii's North Korean Stooges Step Into the Light   1853 Hawaiian Mission to Marquesan Cannibals “Race-based incidents involving tourists are not rare” Homeless Zombies OD on Fentanyl, Use Narcan to Revive Themselves Again and Again  State’s Worthless Judiciary had Alleged Fentanyl Dealer back in 2018--Did Nothing (now feds have him) Judge releases HPD officer after multiple TRO violations Ige defends HTA, Slams Green for being owned by PRP not HSTA Honolulu Council Member Augie Tulba: A 64% Pay Raise Is Absurd, And That’s No Joke Bill 44: If DPP Deems your House a ‘Monster’, they can tear it down DPP Retaliation: Disabled Man Who Asked For Help Fixing The Sidewalk Instead Got A Violation Archaeologists Creating Work for Themselves Hawaii County council proposes larger property tax break for older kupuna   Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready Hawaii middle school principal ousted after mounting complaints over leadership Hawaii hotel prices top nation during first half of 2023 Supply and Demand: Vacation rental prices soar Read More..