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					| Thursday, August 31, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 31, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 2153 Views 
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Maui mayor faces calls to resign as questions about county’s wildfire response grow 
  
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Maui mayor had to recuse himself from HECO suit because his daughter works for utility 
  
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Concerns raised over lack of long-term affordable housing options for displaced Maui residents 
  
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Lahainaluna to relocate to Kihei temporarily because DoE too slow to check for Enviro Hazards 
  
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Koshiba Slammed: Homelessness is about Drugs, not Affordability 
  
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North Shore shooting deaths involved an FBI confidential source 
  
 
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					| Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 30, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 3043 Views 
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 - 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
 
 
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					| Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 29, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 7986 Views 
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 - 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
 
 
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					| Monday, August 28, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 28, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 1789 Views 
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 - 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
 
 
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					| Sunday, August 27, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 27, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 3526 Views 
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Lahaina: “The county will wipe your property away and call it a success.”  
  
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Lahaina Still Locked Down As Search For Remains Nears Its End 
  
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Questions remain over Maui County’s response on Aug. 8 
  
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Puna to become Squatterland?  Few insurance options remain for residents in lava zones 1 and 2 
  
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Okimoto pushes for less scrutiny of new pay hikes 
  
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Disbarred attorney Gary Dubin unwilling to pay, loses his own attorney 
  
 
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					| Saturday, August 26, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 26, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 1610 Views 
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 - 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
 
 
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					| Friday, August 25, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 25, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 2065 Views 
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 - 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
 
 
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					| Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 24, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 1894 Views 
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How Many Children Died?  2,025 Lahaina students not enrolled in Schools 
  
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PHOTOS: FEMA officials staying at Wailea luxury hotels amid recovery efforts in Lahaina  
  
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Rally at the State Capitol, urging reinstatement of former Hawaii water deputy who delayed firefighting water 
  
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Visitors implored to come back as Maui job cuts soar       
  
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When you donate money to Maui, what's the process for distributing funds?    
  
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Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5 Billion California Settlement  
  
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Initial Tests Show Water In Maui Burn Zones Is Within Safety Guidelines 
  
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300 Gather Plotting to Release Hawaii’s ‘Heroic’ Criminals 
  
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Total failure of Mental Health Care System: Brain Damaged Mental Case Left Homeless for 25 Years--Finally Hangs Himself 
  
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City proposes greater fines for ‘monster homes’  
  
 
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					| Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 23, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 3911 Views 
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 - 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
 
 
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					| Tuesday, August 22, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 22, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 2926 Views 
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Lahaina Fire: 737 People ‘Not Found’, 115 Dead 
  
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Maui Financial Ruin Next As Visitors Plummet/Unemployment Skyrockets 
  
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Lawsuit seeks to upend reassignment of water deputy who delayed firefighting water 
  
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Hawaiian Cultural practitioners Want to use eminent Domain to Seize Land and turn Lahaina into a Better Tourist Attraction 
  
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Thousands Displaced After Maui Fires Exacerbate Homelessness 
  
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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 
  
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Contracts: Hawai‘i DOT to use federal funds for utterly useless 30,000 foot dust fence that will encircle Lahaina 
  
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Contracts: Canec becomes lame excuse for Toxic Ash Hysteria 
  
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HECO ‘Undergrounding’ Means Rate Hikes Coming 
  
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Kingdom of Atooi case heading to trial after motion to dismiss is denied 
  
 
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					| Monday, August 21, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 21, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 2510 Views 
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Job losses mount on Maui, but anti-tourism could block recovery 
  
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Islands Have a Disaster-Response Problem What Puerto Rico portends for Maui 
  
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Maui Council to Meet Tuesday: ‘Developing a comprehensive recovery and resilience plan’  
  
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Pop-up homes coming to people whose homes were burnt down on Maui 
  
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Lawyers Lahaina Fire Feeding Frenzy: Multiple Complaints Filed  
  
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Sea Level ‘Projections’ Used to jack up Cost of Housing Construction on Kauai  
  
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Charter amendments would address raises for elected officials--but Okimoto Chickens Out 
  
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After Seven Expensive Years as a Bum Flop, Uncle Billy’s Hotel to Finally be Demolished? 
  
 
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					| Sunday, August 20, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 20, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 3067 Views 
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Maui fire will reshape Hawaiian Electric 
  
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Coverup: Green Steers Lahaina Investigation Away from Criminality 
  
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Hawaii Legislators Have Long Shortchanged Wildfire Protection: ‘We Could Have Saved Lives’ 
  
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1,000 Missing?  Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones 
  
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Why Maui's rebuilding effort will be so expensive    
  
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Maui Wildfire Burns Down Carpenters Union Barriers To Affordable Prefab Home Building 
  
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Bankruptcy? HECO Survival Dependent on Disaster Relief Loans 
  
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Why Don`t We Underground All Transmission Lines? 
  
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Lawyers’ Liability Booster: Broken Pipe Make for Unsafe Water 
  
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Real Reporters from mainland Remind us how local media is controlled by political insiders  
  
 
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					| Saturday, August 19, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 19, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 4535 Views 
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 - 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
 
 
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					| Friday, August 18, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 18, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 3166 Views 
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Death Toll 1,000? About 45% of Lahaina searched “Probably still over 1,000” residents remain unaccounted  
  
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Lahaina Rebuild to be Sole Focus of Governor’s Housing Emergency Task Force for next 60 Days 
  
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Maui water pumps can work without HECO power 
  
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UH Ethnic Studies Department Outraged at Removal of Hawaiian Activist who Refused Water for Firefighting 
  
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Dozens of Hawaiian Activists Gather to Defend Official After he Allegedly Refused Water to Firefighters 
  
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Money Grubbing Criminal and Ex-Con Al Hee Seeks to Exploit Lahaina Fire for Personal Gain 
  
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“It’s insulting to think that people would be that clueless” 
  
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Maui Fire Survivors Seeking Federal Assistance Face Bureaucratic Nightmare  
  
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Feds to investigate cause of Lahaina fire    
  
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Hawaii Electric, While Failing to Act on Fire Prevention, Had Cozy Ties to Regulators 
  
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Trying to climb out of another Miske rabbit hole  
  
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3 big differences between 1960 Hawaii electors, 2020 GA Trump electors  
  
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State Ag Corporation Hires New Leader  
  
 
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					| Thursday, August 17, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 17, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 6256 Views 
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 - 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
 
 
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					| Wednesday, August 16, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 16, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 5051 Views 
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“It’s a good ol’ boy network. This time it cost lives.” 
  
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Hawaiian Activist at DLNR Blocked Release of Water for Fire--Taro Patch was Priority  
  
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Spin to Death: Sovereignty Lawyers Make Excuses for Refusal to Approve Lahaina Firefighting Water 
  
 - Maui Mayor Bissen “I see opportunity”
 
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Families Of Missing Lahaina Senior Home Residents Face Agonizing Search 
  
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Maui police chief pleads for patience, recalls pain of victim IDs after deadly Vegas mass shooting 
  
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Mobile morgue arrives to help identify victims of Maui wildfires 
  
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DBEDT: $439M in Lahaina home damages, economy losing $8.5M daily--HTA Seeks ‘Tourism Emergency’ to Grab for $5M Slush Fund 
  
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Hawaii National Guard activates hundreds to help respond to fires 
  
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Hawaii County Council asks state to intervene in insurance crisis 
  
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Pelosi: Carpenters Union will ‘shape Hawaii’s future’ 
  
 
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					| Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 15, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 3399 Views 
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Green Wants Moratorium: “It’s going to be a very long time before any growth or housing can be built”  
  
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Hawaiian Activist working for DLNR Refused To Release Water For West Maui Fires Until It Was Too Late 
  
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MEMA Chief to be Fall Guy for Lahaina Disaster? 
  
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Notification of Maui victim’s families to begin soon as fatalities mount 
  
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Bankruptcy Coming: Hawaiian Electric’s stock plunges 34% on fears of wildfire liability 
  
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Lahaina Affordable Housing Projects Burn to Ground 
  
 
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					| Monday, August 14, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 14, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 3551 Views 
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Warning Not Heeded: 2018 Hurricane Lane Almost Torched Lahaina 
  
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Hawaiian Electric Company’s Wildfire Strategy--Too Little Too Late 
  
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As inferno grew, Lahaina’s water system collapsed 
  
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'Tapped Out' Maui Firefighters Were Trying To Cover A Lot Of Ground The Day Lahaina Burned  
  
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Maui wildfire death toll increases by three to 96--many more to come 
  
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Hawaii Tourism Authority: Visitors have ‘largely heeded call’ to leave Maui 
  
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Billions in losses projected to hit Hawaii’s economy hard 
  
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A quick look at Lahaina’s population 
  
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Waimea man challenges county’s liability waiver in firearm-carry application 
  
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TRO against release of mosquitoes has yet to impact plans for Big Isle 
  
 
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					| Sunday, August 13, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 13, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 7517 Views 
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Land and Power: Maui rebuild ‘huge’ for tourism, gov, mayor 
  
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Government Red Tape and Insurance delays will push out Lahaina residents--rebuilt Maui town will slip into the hands of affluent outsiders 
  
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Looters in Lahaina: Medical Center Robbed 
  
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Lawyers in Lahaina: HECO Bankruptcy Coming as litigators look for lucrative evidence against power lines 
  
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Lahaina fire death toll climbs to 93 
  
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CNHA fund exceeds $1M for Maui relief 
  
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When ‘affordable’ housing more resembles hard time 
  
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Honolulu Council Approves Bill 4 Driving Up Cost of Housing Construction to Subsidize E-Cars, Solar Industry 
  
 
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					| Saturday, August 12, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 12, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 4214 Views 
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“Near Riot” between residents, Maui police shuts down limited access to Lahaina 
  
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Hawaii utility faces scrutiny for not cutting power to reduce fire risks--Lines Not Buried 
  
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How Failed communications left Lahaina residents trapped by fire 
  
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Maui’s Top Emergency Officials Were Off Island As Wildfires Hit Lahaina 
  
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Trial set to start for adoptive parents accused of killing 6-year-old girl 
  
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Green’s Housing Emergency Panel ‘hard-to-hear’--activist excluded from meeting 
  
 
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					| Friday, August 11, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 4714 Views 
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For 1,000s of Lahaina Residents -- Next Stop Las Vegas? 
  
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Lahaina Fire Sparked by Downed Power Lines? 
  
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Maui Kicking all Tourists off Island--Again 
  
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Maunakea observatories’ decommissioning is imminent   
  
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Maui price freeze in effect due to emergency proclamations 
  
 
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					| Thursday, August 10, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 10, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:24 PM :: 3725 Views 
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Coco Palms to be Model for Lahaina Rebuild? Disaster could be lasting setback for economy 
  
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Judge says “no” to joint meetings between Miske, co-defendants, and their lawyers  
  
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‘Less Than $250K’ -- Payment to HCC hackers was first for state 
  
 
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					| Wednesday, August 9, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 9, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 2617 Views 
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Judge rules against another 4-month delay in Miske trial  
  
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Honolulu Council To Decide Whether To Pay For HPD Officer's Defense In Lawsuit Over Fatal Shooting  
  
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Affordable Housing?  $2,400 per month for a studio apartment in Hilo 
  
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'Affordable Housing’ Projects In Hawaii Are Unaffordable To Many 
  
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Public invited to Q&A about Green’s emergency housing order 
  
 
  
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					| Tuesday, August 8, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 8, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 2841 Views 
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Emergency Order an Indictment of Legislative Housing Policy 
  
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Honolulu plans $257.1 million CIP, rail bond sale  
  
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Kihei’s $245M high school finally opens with 139 Students--Teachers Can’t Afford to Live There 
  
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A Big Island Man Sues Over Gun Permit Privacy Protection 
  
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Bogus legal mail used to smuggle drugs to Hawaii inmates  
  
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Lack of Mental Health Care Killing Homeless Youth 
  
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Soft-on-Crime Crowd Wants to Abolish Prison Program Requirements to Let Even More Criminals Back out onto the Streets Sooner 
  
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Unemployment Recipients Fake Interviews to Stay on Dole 
  
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Despite rising prices, Hawaii residents poised to see cut in food stamp benefits this fall 
  
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Hawaii Medicaid recipients hit roadblocks during state’s massive renewal push 
  
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Honolulu Liquor Commission lawsuit going to trial 
  
 
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					| Monday, August 7, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 7, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 2925 Views 
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Clueless Bill 44: Already Illegal to Lie on monster house permit application, but nobody noticed  
  
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Trial continued after secret discipline for police in Makaha crash  
  
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HSTA’s Latest Scam: Solar AC All Failed -- Will need to be Replaced 
  
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Critics Of Legislative Term Limits Need To Start Shooting Straight 
  
 
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					| Sunday, August 6, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 6, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 4686 Views 
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 - 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 
 
 
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					| Saturday, August 5, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 5, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 3803 Views 
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Architect arrested after alleged DPP bribery attempt     
  
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Union balks over ‘hazard pay’ survey distributed to thousands of government employees  
  
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Campbell High School Refuses To Facilitate Transfer of Cyberbullied Autistic Student 
  
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Hawaii youth climate lawsuit trial set for next summer  
  
 
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					| Friday, August 4, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 4, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 3527 Views 
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Eight Years Later: Honolulu Rail Is Still Waiting For The Feds To Release Money 
  
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Developers Pour $600K into Mayor’s 2024 Campaign Fund 
  
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Kailua attorney has gained attention defending January 6 insurrectionists 
  
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Millionaire Hawaiian heiress among those who received federal bailout funds 
  
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Same Hustle, Different Year: Classroom air conditioning (again) 
  
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Dead Batteries From Electric Vehicles Could “Make Islands Unlivable” 
  
 
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					| Thursday, August 3, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 3371 Views 
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OHA is Center of Nepotism: Second Trustee supervises daughter in violation of new law 
  
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High Tech Scammers’ Cashflow Lost in Political Infighting 
  
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HPD approves 409 concealed-carry licenses, making headway on backlog 
  
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HPD Chief’s Decision On Cops In Makaha Pursuit Case Remains A Mystery 
  
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Cutbacks at Star-Adv: Spotlight Goes Dark 
  
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HART contractor punctures Dillingham Bl. gas line TWICE--without checking with Gas Co 
  
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COVID surge: Hawaii County hospitalizations up 64% 
  
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Homeowners Insurance: State high court asked to intervene in lawsuits over alleged price-fixing 
  
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Maui County tightens regulations for air and replica guns 
  
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‘Zoom-bomb’ forces cancellation of 2 public meetings 
  
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State Capitol Metal Detectors Delayed 
  
 
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					| Wednesday, August 2, 2023 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 August 2, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 3464 Views 
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Not Affordable: New Aloha Stadium to be Subsidized by Housing Revenue 
  
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Ban on Fundraisers? Hawaii Legislators Rake in Campaign Cash During Session 
  
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Brittany Zimmerman Sells Her Vision To Hawaiʻi County – But Is It For Real? 
  
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DoE Hired Alleged Child Molester? 
  
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“Community-based recruiting” DoE Hires 967 New Teachers for Upcoming Semester 
  
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$600M Plan Doomed: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands struggling to fill dozens of vacancies 
  
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Alaska mayor’s plan to send homeless to warmer cities gets (hypocritical) pushback in Hawaii  
  
 
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									 August 1, 2023 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 5113 Views 
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“Race-based incidents involving tourists are not rare” 
  
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Homeless Zombies OD on Fentanyl, Use Narcan to Revive Themselves Again and Again  
  
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State’s Worthless Judiciary had Alleged Fentanyl Dealer back in 2018--Did Nothing (now feds have him) 
  
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Judge releases HPD officer after multiple TRO violations 
  
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Ige defends HTA, Slams Green for being owned by PRP not HSTA 
  
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Honolulu Council Member Augie Tulba: A 64% Pay Raise Is Absurd, And That’s No Joke 
  
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Bill 44: If DPP Deems your House a ‘Monster’, they can tear it down 
  
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DPP Retaliation: Disabled Man Who Asked For Help Fixing The Sidewalk Instead Got A Violation 
  
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Archaeologists Creating Work for Themselves 
  
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Hawaii County council proposes larger property tax break for older kupuna   
  
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Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready  
  
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Hawaii middle school principal ousted after mounting complaints over leadership 
  
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Hawaii hotel prices top nation during first half of 2023 
  
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Supply and Demand: Vacation rental prices soar  
  
 
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