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Saturday, August 31, 2024 August 31, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:38 PM :: 1490 Views Green Appoints Kusch to HD1 Seat Former Waiakea HS Basketball Coach Charged with Felony Theft DLNR Wages Bacteriological War Against Mosquitoes Tuition Hike Coming: UH volunteers to pay higher electric bills to boost wind, solar. Mayor signs bill to drive creation of new rental housing for Oʻahu Green begs Supreme Court to Affirm his Fake 'Settlement' Lahaina residents question handling of donated relief funds State found 'grossly negligent' for placing 8 year-old in abusive foster home Former Hawaii Residents Living in Certain US Territories Can’t Vote in Federal Elections, 9th Circuit Upholds Read More..

Friday, August 30, 2024 August 30, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 2346 Views Audit: Police Commission Gives 'inconsistent and ineffective oversight of HPD' Tourist Count Down, Spending Up $1.66B is just the ‘Base’--HART CEO announces dates for THREE cost overrun ‘surprises’ Hawaiians Score Success when they get away from Hawaii (and Las Vegas) Honolulu City Auditor Resigns Nearly Halfway Through Her 6-Year Term Activist Grabs for Control of New East Maui Water Board Maui County Shocked that its Homeless Tent City is full of Drugs, overdoses, and deaths just like a regular tent city 'Automated abandoned callback' feature added to 911 system Read More..

Thursday, August 29, 2024 August 29, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 3192 Views Meet the Meth Gang Behind ‘Lahaina Strong’ Ninth Circuit rejects Hawaii rule sealing medical records in court filings Kennedy will not be on Hawaii Ballot? Deputy Killed Himself after Threats from Investigators Over Minor Homeless Hassle Maui Economic Director’s Business Associate Got Contracts From Her County Office Rail and stadium red flags Phoney Baloney: Green Shocked, Just Shocked that State Farm refusing to settle Maui claims for 12 cents on the dollar Lahaina Land Trust Pressures Fire Victims to Sell Ewa Beach residents urge state to join federal price fixing lawsuit Owner fights back after maintenance fees demanded for destroyed condo in Lahaina Preparing for possible Hawaii strikes over the Labor Day holiday weekend Helicopter Companies Push To Reopen New Plan Restricting Air Tours Over Volcanoes Park Gun Buyback: Is registration of surrendered gun also destroyed? Read More..

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 August 28, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 1669 Views A Year After Hawaii Fire, Rebuilding Has Barely Begun Hawaii wants to force an oil ban on the rest of the country   Cockfighting ban legal in Northern Mariana Islands under federal law, Ninth Circuit says Hawaii Second Amendment Rights Advocates Openly Carry Swords, Battle-Axes In Public To Celebrate New Law Maui Officials Plot to Eliminate Front Street Lahaina Hawai‘i’s Condo Insurance Crisis Is Now Hurting -- Sales Down 48% Let’s Do For Hawaii’s Nurse Shortage What We Did For Our Doctor Shortage Some schools go "old school" when it comes to cellphones in the classroom Out on State Bail: Now facing federal charges in game room robbery BWS Consultants: Thousands Of Navy Water Tests After The Red Fuel Leak Are Invalid DOE contracts with Roberts Hawaii for school bus drivers to expire in October Fatal Kauai Helicopter Crash Intensifies Spotlight On Air Tour Industry Read More..

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 August 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 1044 Views ‘If it can happen in Hawaii, it can happen everywhere’ Green Appoints New Head of Water Resource Management State DLE Calls Gun Buyback Successful Corps of Engineers Clearing Debris from Final Residential Properties in Lahaina 141 Candidates on November Election Ballot Lawyers Dream State Supreme Court will make Josh Green’s Phony $4B wildfires settlement real Maui Tomorrow Sues to Block Lahaina Shoreline Reconstruction Regs A&B Exec Heads Group of Insiders manipulating ‘Climate’ Policy to Serve their own Interests Low morale, poor communication among complaints by HPD officers in internal survey Circumstances around death of young Deputy Sheriff under investigation Honolulu EMS Sued For Wrongful Death Over Kailua Ambulance Fire Lahaina Lots for Sale Hawaii County Wastes $70K per Bum to ‘Connect’ Homeless to Housing Read More..

Monday, August 26, 2024 August 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 1612 Views UHERO: Shortage of Sister-Isle Medical Care Mostly Affects Low Income Residents Feds Plan Hawaii Kai offshore wind lease auction for Kaiwi Channel Will Insurers Keep Subrogation Issue in biased State Courts? Schatz Wants Another Random $1.2 Billion for Maui Five attempts to kill Honolulu police this year Aquarium fishing proposal stalls: DAR seeks to start permit process for commercial fishers Read More..

Sunday, August 25, 2024 August 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 2281 Views Maui’s Hidden Ethics – Who is Hiding Behind the Redactions? Justice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Honolulu Renters A California “Fix” Back to ‘66 All Bluff and Bluster from Watson as DHHL’s $600M Clock Ticks Down Kakaako Makai: With Saiki out of the way, Developers salivate over OHA plans to create 400’ concrete megaliths Decline in Maui room bookings could cost the state more than $40 million in taxes Care homes key to isle homeless plight Homeless Rot on Honolulu Streets Read More..

Saturday, August 24, 2024 August 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 970 Views Red Flag Warning For Leeward Areas Of All Islands Saturday From 10 AM To 6 PM Paycheck delay hits hundreds of public, charter school teachers Twelve Ways to Reduce Housing Costs Alaska & Hawaiian Airlines’ Overlapping Routes Would Result In 2-To-1 Reduction In Supply Hawaii Supreme Court to hear arguments on release of evidence in Dana Ireland murder case Updated COVID-19 vaccine expected in Hawaii soon From Hiki to Iniki: A look back at some of the tropical cyclones that have battered Hawaii Read More..

Friday, August 23, 2024 August 23, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 1334 Views Which College Majors Pay the Most in Hawaiʻi? Save the Bees -- Stop Bill 64 Reject empty homes tax, focus on policies that work Hawaii has been ranked the worst U.S. state overall for poor driving behavior Josh Green Surrounded by Anti-Semites during DNC Roll Call BoE Prepares to Evaluate Superintendent Honolulu police sergeant’s son sentenced 15 years for 2022 fatal shooting Saguaro Safer than Most Prisons: ACLU Targets it Anyway Homeless Drug Addicts take over abandoned houses, burn them again and again State grants Honolulu more time to pretend to find new landfill Read More..

Thursday, August 22, 2024 August 22, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:43 PM :: 1094 Views Maui Economic Development: Official Gets Paid Leave After Giving $1.4M to Friends and Family Zombie News: Vacant Home Tax Dies Again Skyline sees low rail ridership, high monthly costs during first year HPD looks to build citizen ‘army’ to help reduce crime in Waikiki Hawaii Has Done Little To Shore Up Neighborhoods Against Fire. Some Are Doing It Themselves Kauaʻi councilman ‘inappropriately’ messaged student on social media, school investigation reveals HECO Will Receive Federal Funds for Grid Hardening HECO Files PUC Mandated Utility Natural Hazard Mitigation Report Hawaii sheriff vetting faces scrutiny – Deputy Hired with history of Domestic Violence Honolulu Police Commissioners Check Boxes on Chief's Evaluation Waianae Crime Solution: “Numerous arrests over the weekend for violent crimes, narcotics offenses” Navy accused of ‘negligence and wrongful acts’ in Hawaii child abuse case Could Alaska-Hawaiian Air Deal Still Face Challenge? Read More..

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 August 21, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:41 PM :: 2853 Views Lahaina 'Settlement' behind insurance price jump? Nigerian Prince Busted in Hawaii COVID Scam Dye Pack: Six Hours from Cesspool to Ocean Green’s fake Settlement -- $1.33B for Lawyers Companies get $2 million contract to help fix Honolulu's major permitting problems DHHL apartment purchase plan draws demonstrators on Kauai Hawaiʻi’s single parents caught in beleaguering cycle (Again) Officials pretend to ‘grapple’ with the decision of where to put Oʻahu's next landfill Who Needs Collective Bargaining?  Bill 197 Gives Money to SHOPO Big Island Police Try One Strange Trick—Arresting Drug Dealers Oahu fisherman shaken by off-duty sheriff's alleged gun threat What Happens To HawaiianMiles and Credit Card Amidst Alaska Deal? Read More..

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Letters to the Editor August, 2024 By Letters to the Editor @ 8:33 PM :: 2296 Views Lahaina 'Settlement' behind insurance price jump? Is it a ‘privilege’ to do business in Hawaii? Read More..

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 August 20, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 1546 Views Justice Department Will Not Oppose Alaska-Hawaiian Air Merger Hacker Breaks into Hawaii Death Registry System to Fake Own Death Hawaii DNC delegation is #1 for Anti-Semitism: 7 members still uncommitted because Harris unwilling to surrender Israel Star-Adv Still ‘Pushing to finish rail on time, on budget’ PUC Wildfire Secrets:  Do Solar Panels Enegize ‘Deenergized’ HECO Lines? HPD whistleblower alleges sexual discrimination HNN Investigates reveals which Oahu communities lack fire hydrants and the practices in place for their protection Pandering to 5G Paranoia: Proposed measure would increase cell tower construction regulations County bill would establish permit system for roadside vendors Harm Reduction Activists Want to give free Needles to Overdose Patients Read More..

Monday, August 19, 2024 August 19, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 2619 Views Solution to Waianae Violence? Flood the Zone with Cops Micronesia and Am Samoa Among World's Fastest-Shrinking Countries Hawaii Spent Millions Responding To The Maui Wildfires. Here’s Who Got Paid Surprising Issues Could Break Alaska/Hawaiian Deal Hawaiian homestead spending plans still in flux Eco-Lawyers Aim to Destroy Hawaii’s Last Dairy Blue Planet Foundation Closing Case Against Hawaii Attorney Exposes Inner Workings Of Illicit Marshallese Adoption Business Read More..

Sunday, August 18, 2024 August 18, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 1262 Views After Sovereignty ‘Army’ Ousted, Alleged Meth Dealer moves in on Local Country Club Empty homes tax haunts us again Another Emergency Proclamation for … Insurance Guam: Tax Evasion and Judicial Misconduct Insurers: Green’s Fake ‘Settlement’ Will Result in Higher Insurance Rates Saiki loss could embolden OHA Kakaako Makai Development Schemes Insurance Company Lawyers detail evidence against KSBE, HECO in Lahaina fire case Insurance ‘Solution’ Brings Condos up to Level of … Puna? Feds to Send another $1.2B for Maui? HD29: No Mo Mizuno Read More..

Saturday, August 17, 2024 August 17, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 1807 Views “Six ways to speed up the recovery and rebuilding of Lahaina” HART’s Billion Dollar PIG Schemes in Secret to Extend Rail Further East Battle over evidence in Ireland murder case heads to high court After Shootings, Waianae to be Flooded with Cops Nearly 2 years since unpermitted rock wall fatal incident, Kailua homeowner remains in violation Trump Pulls in Tulsi Gabbard for Debate Prep Read More..

Friday, August 16, 2024 August 16, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 1016 Views Racists in Congress fought against statehood for Hawaii Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood HART Awards $1.66B Contract for Center City Rail DBEDT Releases 2023 Hawaii Data Book UH President finalists expected in September Blangiardi Vows to Remove 1,000 Homeless from Streets within One Year Why Hawaiian Electric Plunged 12.8% This Week Money News: CNHA Completes Takeover of Tourism Agencies This Year’s Excuse?  DOE blames school bus companies 11-Time Loser Shot Dead by Police DoH: Underage Transsexuals are Often Drug Addicts Desecrated by Homeless Meth Addict Grave Robbers--Pearl City cemetery finally sees hope Read More..

Thursday, August 15, 2024 August 15, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 2337 Views Eight Hawaii hospitals at risk of closure Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked Honolulu 5th Highest Inflation in USA Hawaii Ranks 49th for Invasive Plant Presence Kauai: One guest house per dwelling another way to add housing Big Isle poised to ‘free the bees’ while Oahu mulls clampdown Criminal Kaniela Ing Refused to be Fingerprinted—finally complied under threat of jail In just one year, A Maui County Appointee Oversaw $1.4M Grants To Profitable Nonprofits Tied To Her Family Members Four More Days: DoJ Extends Review of Alaska-Hawaiian Air Merger New Law: Five vote margin = No Recount Hawaii Police Department wants state Supreme Court to block judge from releasing new details in Dana Ireland investigation Business Leaders Say Profits Are Down and Optimism Is Falling Fuel in Well: BWS Faking it? Evictions Due to Delays At The State Public Housing Agency Clayton Hee Burned $200K of his own Money in Senate Primary Loss Lahaina Future: Modular units for Kapalua Employees Read More..

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 August 14, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 1751 Views 30 Convictions in 29 Years: But Alleged Maui Bomber was Out on the Streets What Hawaii can learn from California’s long and bumpy road to ADU stardom Doomed: Green Begs Insurers not to Appeal Cahill Ruling Star Adv: Release ATF fire report promptly HART board considers contract for final segment of Skyline and “hypothetical funding source scenarios” One More Day—A Sign DoJ May Approve Hawaiian-Alaska Air Deal? Vegas Beckons: Lahaina emergency housing programs jack up rents islandwide Who Needs Collective Bargaining? New health benefit for Kaua‘i workers signed by mayor, union officials Excessive Lawyering Behind High Condo Fees, Insurance Costs Read More..

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 August 13, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 1839 Views Full Text: Insurers Will Appeal Fake Maui Settlement Ruling Hawaii County Sued Over Unconstitutional Firearm Permit Denial UH breaks extramural funding record for 3rd consecutive year with $615.7M in FY 2024 Neighborhood Board members, Honolulu Councilmember visit OCCC and new jail site Naming Names: Legislators Buy Factional Alliances with campaign funds Green admits Judge Cahill is biased against insurers DOJ antitrust expert to explain feds opposition to Hawaiian-Alaska Airline merger? Thousands Fleeing Maui Stopping deadly crashes on Oahu will cost up to $755 million; city outlines 'Vision Zero' plan No time to waste breaking campaign promises, post-primary Violent crime report shows rise in 2 disturbing categories for Honolulu Corrections Officer, Sergeant suspended after alleged assault of prison inmate, sources say BWS: 'We have a serious situation' over detection of crude oil chemicals at shuttered well Public Utilities Commission Hides Active Proceedings in a Dead Docket Repository 30 Prior Convictions: Maui police arrest Kahului suspect in Pukalani IEDs explosion Read More..

Monday, August 12, 2024 August 12, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 PM :: 2232 Views Hawaiian Electric shares “could go to zero” Hawaii most expensive state based on average monthly costs Tulsi Gabbard on Terror Watchlist? It was 126 years ago today: Hawaii Becomes US Territory Next Speaker -- Rep Nadine Nakamura? No mandatory recounts Hawaii Saw The Worst Voter Turnout Saturday Of Any Primary Since Statehood Lahaina: Makai of Highway Housing Rebuild Needs Variance DPP Bribery: Crime Might Pay After All   Hawaii’s Teacher Shortage Is Finally Improving City delays removal of Haiku Stairs segments Read More..

Sunday, August 11, 2024 August 11, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 1206 Views Primary Election Results--Fourth Read Hooser Lists Wins and Losses for 'Progressives' in Democratic Primary Eminent Domain Justice: Maui Landowner Transfers Case to Federal Court Doing what we can to Help our Maui Ohana Thirteen Ways for Counties to Cut Regulations Hawaiian/Alaska Deal Verdict Sparks Wild Volatility High Condo insurance premiums are wake-up call Our state becomes moldy when Hawaii leaders age Handling of school bus crisis blasted Read More..

Saturday, August 10, 2024 August 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 775 Views Justice Department to Monitor Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws in Hawaii Bankruptcy News: Hawaiian Electric Admits Company may not be a 'Going Concern' Grand Wailea Bird Settlement Gives Enviros Monthly Cashflow Is it a ‘privilege’ to do business in Hawaii? A Legislative Analyst Office Created Decades Ago That Still Doesn’t Exist Lahaina ‘Settlement’: Nobody will be held accountable for Fire HEI Admits Fake Settlement ‘Not Ideal’ for Insurers or Fire Victims Another look back at the NextEra deal Feds Approve 50% Offset for HECO’s Grid Hardening Proposal Hawaiʻi County considers allowing homeowners 3 ADUs per property Read More..

Friday, August 9, 2024 August 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 884 Views Full Text: Insurance Company Lawyers Debunk Green’s Fake Lahaina Fire Settlement 34 School Bus Routes Restored Kaleo Manuel Memorial Waterway: Governor signs off on transition of Mokuʻula from the state to Maui County to become tourist attraction Early votes suggest apathetic turnout for Hawaii primary State's Legal Expenses For Maui Wildfires Topped $6 Million Problems in Honolulu’s FDC? Read More..

Thursday, August 8, 2024 August 8, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:05 PM :: 1094 Views Trustees Raid KSBE -- 9% of Trust Burned to Save Hawaiian Electric Raising Taxes on So-Called 'Empty' Houses will not create More Housing Green Signs Emergency Proclamation on Condo Insurance Prices City Releases Revised Housing Plan One year later, Maui County Still Hiding ATF Report on cause and origin of Lahaina fire Make Way for the Water Features--Process to Move Lahaina School Underway Judge rebukes Hawaii County efforts to delay release of new evidence in Dana Ireland murder case Retired Hawaii County PD assistant chief allowed deferred plea Hu Honua Bioenergy Wants to Sign a New Power Purchase Agreement Hawaii County Council votes to offer tax relief to those who rent out part of their home for at least six months Read More..

Wednesday, August 7, 2024 August 7, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 805 Views 'Defend Hawaii' -- SHOPO Again Targets Kauai's Outsider Chief Eminent Domain: Tourism Marketers Dream of Remaking Lahaina as ‘Venice of the Pacific’ Maui transitional housing for fire survivors ‘only a trickle’ one year after disaster Lawyers Admit Fake ‘Settlement’ Designed to Save Hawaiian Electric from Bankruptcy Tourism Is Still Way Down On Maui. And That’s Causing A Lot Of Problems Bill 46: Affordable Housing ‘Solution’-- Suurrrprise, its a 3% Tax on Housing Read More..

Tuesday, August 6, 2024 August 6, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 1907 Views This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing Candidates sought for Honolulu Charter Commission One Year later: First Residents move into Lahaina Emergency Housing Schatz: “We have created housing scarcity on purpose” Income Tax Brackets Should be Indexed for Inflation There’s still time to submit your ballot as early voting numbers indicate low Primary turnout Hawaii Carpenters Union PACs Are Training Candidates To Run For Office State would pay about $800 million if Lahaina wildfires settlement wasn’t fake Judge orders police to turn over new evidence in Dana Ireland case for court review Criminal Defense Lawyer Suggests Guards in on Prison Attack Waianae homeless encampment leader & activist - Twinkle Borge passes Read More..

Monday, August 5, 2024 August 5, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 783 Views Hawaii Republican Party Sells HQ—Where is the $1.2M? Jones Act is bad deal for Guam Tax Cuts: “Grassroot Institute had a uniquely successful year” “The most immediate effect would be to shower Republican candidates with money” Ukulele Classes Can Boost Teacher Paycheck from $53K to $100K More Flight Reductions Hit Hawaii | Airlines Respond To Waning Demand Displaced Lahaina students lose access to long-distance school bus routes for high school students Oahu Condo Owners Are Debating Best Way To Limit Fire Safety Costs  Read More..

Sunday, August 4, 2024 August 4, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 1443 Views Time Running Out to Return Your Ballot What Hawaii Businesses Really Need 1853 Hawaiian Mission to Marquesan Cannibals Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 4, 2024 Plenty of Hysteria—but Only 27 Property Sales in Lahaina Town Since Fire Dana Ireland might have survived if ‘rescuers’ hadn’t wasted time arguing Randy Roth: Police And Prosecutors Were Irresponsible And Inept In Dana Ireland Case Former Damien president makes explosive claims in whistleblower lawsuit As Big as Rail: Sea Level Lies Could Bring on New Boondoggle Read More..

Saturday, August 3, 2024 August 3, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 1731 Views FAKE: Green Announces $4B Lahaina Settlement -- Without Insurers' Agreement Researching State Tax Law Green appoints new board chair, member to Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority Key witness against Miske assaulted three times in retaliation while in federal custody Lahaina Burn Zone has a 'Black Box' -- 'There's a lot of damage' Read More..

Friday, August 2, 2024 August 2, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:13 PM :: 915 Views Six ways to speed up home rebuilding in Lahaina Workforce Shortage Cuts School Bus Routes and A+ Programs 3,000 UPW workers to get 30% COVID hazard pay lump sum First meeting in 8 Years: Proposed Oahu Floating Wind Farm Faces Significant Opposition Astronomers Still Trying to Figure out how to pay off OHA Three picked for state House seat, governor now will choose who will replace deceased Rep. Nakashima How to Block Affordable Housing by Denying Water:  Why A Key Vacancy On State Water Board Is Going Unfilled Homeowners Vote, Renters Don’t Pu’uhonua O Wai’anae: Eight homes built in Four Years Lawyer In Illicit Marshallese Adoption Scheme Now Accused Of Paying Texas Inmates For Babies Read More..

Thursday, August 1, 2024 August 1, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 754 Views Al Hee Laughed out of Court—“Close this Case!” HECO Announces Three Days of Rolling Blackouts -- Lists Communities to be Targeted DCCA Approves Hawaiian Tel Sister-Isles Cable TV Franchise NASED: One Bid Received for Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Honolulu Resident Files Lawsuit Over Concealed Carry Permit Denial Let’s Play Pretend Again: Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says settlement for 2023 Maui wildfire could come next week There Are So Few Doctors In Maui County That Even Medical Workers Struggle To Get Care TVR Fight Latest Excuse to Push the Failed ‘Vancouver Tax’? Statewide initiative is danger to Gay Agenda 61-Time Loser Gets Bail, Guess What Happens Next 63% of Bums Leave County Homeless Camp in First Month HPD Releases Body Camera Footage In Only A Fraction Of Deadly Encounters Read More..