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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020 News Release By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 2300 Views ‘Ragged clothing and a staged homeless look’–Foreclosure for Fun and Profit with Gary V Dubin FCC Fines Al Hee $49M for Fraud Ige Has 30 Days to Name Next Supreme Court Justice Kauai OHA Candidate Kamealoha Smith Endorses Keli’i Akina for OHA Trustee at-Large Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees Rep. Tulsi Gabbard irks left after citing Project Veritas in call to ban ballot harvesting Pearl City Lowest Percentage of Disabled Living in Poverty Navy Issues Red Hill Remediation Contracts COVID Count 121 new cases out of 2,049 tests Navatek CEO Arrested for CARES Act Fraud Another One: Liliha nursing home scrambles to contain COVID-19 outbreak State: More than 40,000 Hawaii residents have lost health insurance amid pandemic TheHandi-Van users want 12.5% fare increase delayed HPD Crime-Solving Record Is The Worst Its Been In At Least 40 Years Miske companies included a motor vehicle dealer Army: State Needs To Renew Lease For Big Island Training Area Trans-Pacific travel: Ready for prime time? Kim says no Mayor: Kaua’i aims upscale tourist Read More..

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 September 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 2888 Views Hawaii visitor arrivals down nearly 98% in August More Housing Hawaii Residents Can Afford COVID Count 87 new cases out of 1,550 tests Caldwell Admin Obstructs Rail Work Along Dillingham—Why? Rail Mongers: Ask FTA to Stretch Dec 31 Deadline So Next Mayor Can Approve P3 Mayoral Debate October 14 “The people who can’t find work will be leaving” Our big recovery idea is to let our prison inmates go free and put our tourists under house arrest As tourism’s relaunch nears, Ige criticized over lack of clarity on inter-island travel Majority of people reached by contact tracers do not cooperate HSTA Still Pushing to Let Teachers Pretend to Work from Home Hawaii family shares struggle dealing with Hilo veterans home Hospital worker who was critical of facility’s administration fired Class-Action Suit Seeks Prompt Payments For Hawaii’s Jobless New Program: Hawaii’s Unemployed Could Eat For Free At Local Restaurants Canadian astronomers contend with issue of Indigenous consent over Hawaiian telescope project The Smoking Gun re Hu Honua Waiver from Competitive Bidding Minority Leader Wants Transparency On Military’s West Loch Plans Pearl Harbor Shooting Investigation Finds Deeper Mental Health Concerns Among Submarine Crew Read More..

Monday, September 28, 2020 September 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 2932 Views Kai Kahele holds online forum backing Jones Act COVID Count 90 new cases out of 1,302 tests Here’s Why Rapid Testing For Hawaii Flights Might Just Save Travel How Honolulu’s Mayoral Candidates Would Tackle The Pandemic Pandemic Exacerbating Hawaii’s Housing Affordability Problem Column: An arcane federal law puts Young Brothers on the ropes Plans to close Dillingham Airfield back on track, worrying struggling businesses Maui community to rally around Haiku teacher put on leave HB2997: Ige Legalizes Edibles Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal Read More..

Sunday, September 27, 2020 September 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:53 PM :: 2745 Views Djou: Why I'm Voting for Biden Honolulu Ethics: Parks Supervisor Watches Football on the Clock Veto of the “Revolving Door” Bill Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted September 26, 2020 COVID Count 98 new cases out of 1,905 tests Blangiardi, Amemiya struck mute when the question is, “What will you do about rail?” Furloughs?  State’s Only Plan is to get another Federal Bailout Councilmember Caught Trying to Use CARES Money to Campaign 20,000 Join Hawaii Facebook support group--unable to claim unemployment benefits WARN notices paint grim picture: Larger BI employers furloughed or laid off nearly 6,000 workers  Spying on You: Officials scramble to fix bugs in Safe Travels before visitors return to Hawaii Hilo Medical Center puts COVID Patients in Same Room with Non-COVID Patients Pondering Hu Honua vs Honua Ola Read More..

Saturday, September 26, 2020 September 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:33 PM :: 2925 Views Ige Approves Honolulu COVID-19 Recovery Framework UH: Corporate Lives Matter Vote by Mail: Ballot Drop Dates by County Honolulu Ethics Commission Ballot Questions 3 and 4 Hawaii Right to Carry Gun in Public Debated at Ninth Circuit Atrazine to Be Banned in Hawaii, Territories    Hawaii Medicare Advantage Premium Drops 10.3% for 2021 Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan -- Community Meetings Set Rep Tulsi Gabbard: Ban Vote Harvesting Gabbard Lawyer now working for Kenosha Defendant Kyle Rittenhouse UHERO: Failed Response to COVID Resurgence Stopped Economic Recovery DHHL Legislative Proposals for Next Session Upgrade your job skills: State Offers Free Online Courses COVID Count 127 new cases out of 1,960 tests Honolulu Council Long History of Conflict of Interest HHSC to take over management of vets home Kauai Council Candidates: ‘Climate Change’ to be Excuse for Higher Housing Costs  Hawaii prisoner release program hopes to find additional funding to stay afloat Hawaii 'coal ban bill' becomes law Read More..

Friday, September 25, 2020 September 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 2265 Views Pollyana approach not working Reform state LUC to encourage more housing, new report says Cocaine News: Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi Files for Divorce -- Tries to Keep Case Records Secret COVID Spending: Hirono questions Ige's ‘lack of transparency’ Rep Gabbard backs H.R.6866, the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act After Secret Meeting, BoE Agrees to Re-Hear Kahuku Windfarm Petition Pensacola to be Even More Jammed with Bike Lane "It’s about getting people out of their cars” COVID Count 112 new cases out of 1,445 tests  City is withdrawing from P3 Honolulu rail procurement process, Mayor Kirk Caldwell tells feds More obstacles threaten to delay completion of rail project by up to 4 years—City and HART Point Fingers at Each other HART board won’t fire CEO Robbins before contract expires COVID Excuse: Third Miske defendant gets bail Food Giveaways Feed More than 100,000 people — Just on Big Island Significant 2021 Hawaii economy rebound not in the forecast Long-term care facilities report additional COVID-19 cases Homeless rights and rights of the public are at odds HPD Runs 500 Homeless Thru POST Program  Hawaii County hasn’t issued a carry permit in 20 years Read More..

Thursday, September 24, 2020 September 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 4171 Views Ige Proclamation Allows Oct 15 Tourism Reopening Federal Appeals Court hears American Samoa Citizenship Case  COVID Count 90 new cases out of 1,737 tests 26 dead at Hilo Veterans Home: “At least 20 deaths are still pending verification and classification” As death toll at Hilo veteran’s home mounts, family calls for criminal investigation Flying to Hawaii? United Now Has a $250 Coronavirus Test for You Miske Unions in Charge of Temptation Island Quarantine Enforcement New restaurant rules raise privacy concerns Ige’s proposal for furloughs would not impact county workers Ige’s Eviction Moratorium Doesn’t Do What He Says It Does Hawaii Has A New COVID-19 Response Team. Will It Make A Difference? Honolulu City Council Chair Ikaika Anderson has officially resigned to Work as Union Lobbyist Caldwell to discuss status of program to stem spread of COVID-19 among homeless population Read More..

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 September 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 2471 Views My OHA Recommendations Chief Justice Recktenwald Retained for Another 10 Years City Drops $10.5M for 29 Units that were already affordable Corona Count: 63 new cases out of 1,489 tests COVID Count 168 new cases out of 2,716 tests Caldwell COVID Logic: Stores Closed Worlds’ Busiest Costco Open Sen Dela Cruz Says Furloughs Inevitable HART: Canceling public-private partnership could cause 18 months of rail delays Oahu retailers, eateries and salons allowed to reopen with restrictions under new order Businesses call on leaders to form clearer plans to revitalize local economy Honolulu County Setting up its own Contact-Tracing Phone Rooms While DoH Dawdles, Community groups drive down COVID-19 cases among Pacific Islanders Antibody testing gives insight to COVID-19 among Hawaii Pacific Health workers COVID Fears Cut Hospital Admissions Sharply Column: Action needed on education emergency Hawaii County Water Board proposes 13% rate hike; Public hearing set for Oct. 21 Hu Honua Treasure Trove -- Follow the Money Miske sought cocaine supply deal with Mexican source, prosecutors say Read More..

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Letters to the Editor September, 2020 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:01 AM :: 3900 Views Caldwell COVID Logic: Stores Closed World's Busiest Costco Open Reopen Kauai Schools Basic Problems with All-Mail-in voting Security guard approached me and asked if I had any pants to put on Read More..

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 September 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:09 PM :: 3220 Views Feds Bust DoH Lab Tech--Allegedly Making LSD During COVID outbreak VA and HIEMA Report on Hilo Veterans Home COVID Deaths Kauai on a Slippery Slope with New COVID Bracelets Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted Sept 20, 2020 Common Cause 2020 Legislative Wrap Up    List of Honolulu Charter Amendments on General Election Ballot Governor proposes public worker unions furloughs that would amount to 10% pay cut Robbins Ouster Timed to Match P3 Deadline: Caldwell: ‘I know nothing’ DoH Incompetent Tracing is Excuse to Impose Spy-Tracking on Public Internal emails suggest officers are being pressured to write more emergency order citations Civil Beat: Defund the Police Survey: Hawaii Residents Give State Low Marks For COVID Response Yet Another Oceanit Sales Pitch: Gimme $10M for a Saliva Test that is Just a Copy of tests Already Available Elsewhere Hawaii has among nation’s highest rates of businesses closed for now or for good   Ige: Airlines Will not Block Untested Passengers Class-action suit filed over COVID-19 outbreak at OCCC We’re learning lots of new details about the Hu Honua proposal Read More..

Monday, September 21, 2020 September 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:28 PM :: 3318 Views Council Candidate Greg Thielen Cautions Against Awarding P3 Contract Under Robbins' Tenure COVID Count 56 new cases out of 1,162 tests Cocaine News: Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi Files for Divorce After 3 years at the helm, HART CEO likely to be voted out VA’s assessment of Hilo veterans home says there was little evidence of proactive COVID planning Details remain vague on Hawaii’s October pre-arrival testing program Ige’s EUTF Funding Dodge Will Come Back To Haunt Us Homeless Drug Addicts Desecrate Another Cemetery Read More..

Sunday, September 20, 2020 September 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:26 PM :: 4171 Views 'Hush Money' and Retaliation: FBI Investigates Kauai Charter School tied to OHA Trustee Hawaii Gun Control Bills Become Law Abercrombie and Waihee on COVID Leadership Applicants sought for Maui County Boards and Commissions COVID Count 77 new cases out of 1,678 tests Homelessness: The Weather Underground plan to make Hawaii even worse than San Francisco Hilo veterans home COVID-19 death toll now at 22 after 4 more fatalities   Hawaii businesses claimed by COVID-19 could total 1,000 on way to 25,000 Lawsuit reveals lead investor now skeptical of Hu Honua Spywear: 2 Kauai Resorts Still Plan A ‘Tiny Bubbles’ Program For Some Visitors Private and charter schools return to in-person classes amid pandemic with few problems Council takes administration to task for slow pace of eruption recovery Census: Hawaii now third in response rate after very slow start Leftists Continue to Peck Away at Acellus Read More..

Saturday, September 19, 2020 September 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:43 PM :: 2406 Views Hawaii Lost the Most Construction Jobs Between July and August "Good intentions are not alone enough" Ninth Circuit Upholds Planned Pentagon Buildup on Guam ​U.S. Territories, Not States, Bear The Scars Of World War II Transit and the Mania for Density Caldwell Signs Bills to Delay TVR Registration, Ease Building Permit Requirements Hawaii Attorney General and Ethics Commission Join Forces to Address Fraud, Waste and Abuse COVID Count: 110 new cases out of 5,852 tests “50 to 60 deaths” Expected at Okutsu Veterans Home  1,688 Oahu primary ballots not counted due to missing or mismatched signatures     Hawaii Supreme Court Considers Petition To Impeach Keith Kaneshiro Special agents check on 95 different rooms of people in quarantine in three different hotels Inmates continue to be released from OCCC, HCCC to mitigate COVID-19 spread Man released from custody 3 times back in jail 10,000 HPD citations for COVID-19 violations in the last week Read More..

Friday, September 18, 2020 September 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:51 PM :: 3823 Views Waikoloa Mauka Project Now Subject of FBI Investigation, Developer Says DoE Announces New COVID Benchmarks for Reopening Senate to hold special session on Intermediate Court of Appeals and other judicial appointments Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 12.5% as Workers Leave Workforce COVID Count 114 new cases out of 4,559 tests Honolulu Rail P3 Bidder Wants More Than $2 Billion For The Final Stretch Ethics: Local 630 Buys Anderson to Stop Rail Audit? Surprise: Anderson Nominates Local 630 Favorite Drinking Buddy Texeira as his Replacement Hilo’s Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home has history of problems Because HGEA Just Can’t Get the Job Done—DLIR to Outsource Call Center  Five Point Plan to Beat COVID in Hawaii ‘We Don’t Survive’ Without Reopening Tourism Hawaii cargo rate hike expected to lift prices of some goods Powerful state senators pressure agencies to back Hu Honua Will State Supreme Court Wipe out Hawaii Fishing Fleet? Councilman: HPD Should Help People During Pandemic, Not Ticket Them Funding for homeless sweeps along state roadways runs out, putting future clean-ups on hold Read More..

Thursday, September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:27 PM :: 2820 Views Ige: COVID pre-travel testing program will start October 15 Chinese Agent Awarded 'Inouye Chair' at UH Manoa COVID Count: 102 new cases out of 2,492 tests COVID Count: 160 new cases out of 3,829 tests Ige Appoints new Director, Deputy at DLIR HECO Releases info on Solar Battery Projects -- Prices Vary by 46% Second Round of Pandemic EBT Cards for 93,500 DoE Students Spy-wear:  Contact tracing apps spread to UH, Waimanalo, Maui, Big Island Pacific Islanders Not Waiting for Government—Solving their own COVID Problems VA reviewing ‘almost everything’ about vet home outbreak Governor, superintendent discuss guidelines for reopening public school campuses Honolulu Police Are Issuing An ‘Unprecedented’ Number Of Pandemic Tickets—And 65 Arrests in August Alone Community clinic pharmacy to close for lack of patients Military EIS Public Comments Due Hawaii Amends its Ban the Box Law to Fortify Protections for Ex-Offenders Read More..

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 September 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:16 PM :: 4162 Views Holocaust knowledge among Millennials and Gen Z -- Hawaii Among Worst States Corona Virus Restrictions Hawaii vs Alaska Ige Releases Final Veto List Honolulu is only county in USA that has shut down local businesses. Hawaii has lost half of its recovery since June, analyst says Hotel industry pushes Gov. Ige to relaunch trans-Pacific travel no later than mid-October DoE Foolishly Relies on DoH for Contract Tracing—DoH, of Course, Drops Ball Is DOH Epidemiologist Jennifer Smith Legally Protected As A Whistleblower? 12 Weeks Wait for unemployment claim Hawaii County Spends $21.8M of federal COVID-19 relief funds in August Distance learning to continue through second quarter? (Finally) Mass testing at all prisons and jails starts with the Waiawa Correctional Facility Chemtrails Conspiracy Theorist Questions Surge Test Results JABSOM Corona Testing Lab was Fake—Just a Way to Scoop $3.9M from CARES Act Budget Sales Pitch-- University of Hawaii at Manoa pretends to mull possible cuts in programs, degrees Sly Amemiya Does not File Campaign Spending Complaint Against Hanabusa Supporters SuperPac Oscar-Winning Charles Burnett to Direct Documentary About MLK’s 5-Day Visit to Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 September 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:18 PM :: 3246 Views COVID Count 80 new cases out of 2,376 tests COVID Count 66 new cases out of 1,101 tests Low Income Hawaii Workers Income Jumped in April and May Hawaii Tops ​2020 Scorecard on State Health System Performance List of Hawaii Nursing Homes With COVID Outbreaks Seeking Applicants for Oahu Grand Jury Counsel Attorney Discusses Lawsuit Challenging Hawaii Lockdown Ige: State ‘will probably not’ reopen Oct. 1 with loosened restrictions for out-of-state visitors Economist: Hawaii’s Economic Fall Will Be Worse Than Predicted Mayor pledges to ease restrictions on retailers, gatherings starting next week Mayor Victorino says interisland pretesting plan being completed Geofencing Spy Bracelet for Tourists – Governor Approves Kaua‘i resort bubble to make Quarantine fun tourist attraction Surge Test 266 new cases out of 60,000 tests 'He didn't deserve to go this way': Big Island woman believes staff at Yukio Okutsu Veterans Home could have done more to save her father The contact tracing debacle is ‘template for critiques of most state departments’ Top Three Failure Reward: Former DLIR Director Scott Murakami takes job at DBEDT BoE to Devote Meeting to Acellus Hysteria—Can Hystericals Submit any Hard Evidence? Diversification Means More Military Spending Hu Honua BioEnergy Litigation -- What Happens Next Papakolea Blockade: Homeless Drug Addicts Demand Money to buy More Meth Column: The Intercept promised to reveal everything. Then its own scandal hit. Hawaii’s Sham Clean Energy Initiative to be Presented at UN Confab Katherine Kealoha agreed to tell all Read More..

Monday, September 14, 2020 September 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 2577 Views Hiding LLC Records: OHA Lawsuit not Laughed out of Court Vaccinations: Hawaii Ranks 43rd HTA Should take Lead on Tourism Reopening COVID-19 patients do their own contract tracing after DoH Refuses Thousands inquire about state’s rental relief program, some have been helped Molokai leaders anticipate an increase in COVID cases this week Tulsi Gabbard’s New Leadership PAC Read More..

Sunday, September 13, 2020 September 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:36 PM :: 5395 Views Ridiculous rules laughable but no laughing matter COVID: Court Upholds Ige Emergency Order Authority Beyond 60 Days DoE Enrollment Drops 3%--Charter School Enrollment Up 2% Chief Justice Appoints District and District Family Court Judges--Justice McKenna Seeks Retention State Auditor’s Review of GET Exemptions and Exclusions COVID Count 114 new cases out of 4,132 tests Miske Gang of Union Thugs Allegedly Ambushed Witness While on Lunch Break Shooting Jurassic Park Star-Adv: Hawaii Needs to Proceed with Oct 1 Tourism reopening State will just become an economic ghetto Honolulu has allocated about 60% of CARES Act funds, but December deadline looms Esser’s Favorite Criminals Target Seniors Emily Roberson, Hawaii’s new head of contact tracing, moves quickly to revamp the program Agenda: Mayor Harry Kim calls for HHSC to take over Hilo veterans care home Illegal campers are flocking to beaches that have no county police to enforce shutdown orders. Arizona Prison: Only One Hawaii Inmate is COVID-Positive Unemployed May Lose Benefits Due to DLIR-HGEA Incompetence Read More..

Saturday, September 12, 2020 September 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:23 PM :: 5667 Views Lt Governor Josh Green Tests Positive for COVID UH 'cuts will be significantly larger than Great Recession' Ige Appoints Judge Karen Nakasone to ICA COVID Count 131 new cases out of 5,360 tests    Honolulu Council Chair Ikaika Anderson Already On Payroll Of Local Union Senators Urge reinstatement of Health Department whistleblower Okutsu: 66 out of 72 Patients infected with COVID Spy News: Oahu-based contact tracing phone app waiting to launch Hawaii Emergency Management Agency director to lead new COVID-19 pandemic unit Petition seeks easing of restrictions of Oahu’s solo activity rule for families Read More..

Friday, September 11, 2020 September 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:01 PM :: 3176 Views The New Champion Of Private Property Rights Is … Barack Obama? Second Amendment Knife Case in Hawaii: Dangerous Opinion City CARES Act funding dashboard now live  Hawaii Crime Boss Busted for Racketeering, Murder; Infiltrated Teamster Local COVID Count 167 new cases out of 3,556 tests Whistleblower says Hawaii Department of Health’s ‘toxic’ culture of fear impeded investigators’ work Rail Board “possibility that this P3 … is not going to succeed”   Ann Kobayashi asks to be named city council chair Hawaii has nation’s highest ‘insured unemployment rate’ COVID-positive resident at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home speaks out Marshallese Not Waiting Around for DoH to get its act together ‘It’s misery’: Merchants plead for help with homelessness in Chinatown Frustration builds for businesses that complied with CDC guidelines but still forced to close DoE Wastes $10M on COVID ‘Innovation Grants’ COVID Money: HPD gets OT, Shiny New ATVs and Paddy Wagons Soft on Crime: Alleged Shooter Has Long Record at Age 26 Read More..

Thursday, September 10, 2020 September 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:02 PM :: 3132 Views Dubin Disbarred--Its 'Foreclosure Hour' for Associate of John Waihee and Keanu Sai Retaliation at DoH: Another Candid Discussion with Dr. Scott Miscovich COVID Count 100 new cases out of 1,486 tests  Liberalize West Maui Plan to encourage more housing Baseball Bat Assault: Hawaii County Police Dept Employee Arrested Hilo Jail Riot Began with Contraband Search On Line Mayoral Debate Set for Monday  COVID Count 169 new cases out of 7,211 tests COR: State Tax Revenues Down 11% — Short $770M this Year After 10 Deaths, Contact Tracing and testing Finally begins at Hilo Veterans Home City Council Chair Ikaika Anderson resigns suddenly Keith Amemiya seeks action on alleged ‘felonies’ by Hanabusa Supporters' Super PAC Ethics Board continues Maunakea debate NY Times: Hawaii stands alone in keeping some retailers closed Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green asks for loosening of latest Oahu stay-at-home order Caldwell Order Separates Parents from their own Children Mixed-wage gig workers fall into unemployment misery gap PUC denies Hu Honua motion to reconsider competitive bidding waiver request Franklin Templeton CEO Poured Money into Dead Hu Honua Project Kaua'i County Council passes ban on styrofoam food containers Read More..

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 2261 Views HGEA Retaliation:  Hawaii Dept Of Health Whistle-blower Forced Out with Bogus Firearm Threat Kokua Council files action with the Hawaii Supreme Court to compel the Department of Health to increase the number of contact tracers in Hawaii Caldwell Extends Lockdown with Amendments--What's Open Ige Announces Rent Relief Program Senators: Allow Travel Between Sister Isles with COVID Test Thought Control: UH Manoa 'Truth' Commission gets National Spotlight Spy News: State’s Safe Travels app already needs upgrades a week after roll-out (location tracking coming soon)     COVID Pau project -- $1M for ‘a large social media and personal story component’ (Na’alehu Anthony and Amy Kalihi again) Not Wanting To Wait For The State, Marshallese Take On Own Contact Tracing Team from the state to review COVID response at veterans home in Hilo as Virus Spreads to Other Big Island Nursing Homes 9th coronavirus fatality reported at Hilo veterans home Kalihi Has The Worst COVID-19 Outbreak In Hawaii. Here’s How The Community Is Responding Disturbance at Hilo’s correctional center contained after fire, barricades In-flight emergency exposes alarming problem with key alert systems at Honolulu’s airport Vacation rental bills up for first reading Friday Read More..

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 September 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 2774 Views Ige Appoints Parole Authority Chair 'Special Master' Over Public Safety Department COVID Count 66 new cases out of 774 tests Caldwell Extends Oahu stay-at-home order two more weeks Arrests at Anti-Lockdown Protest Protestors rally in opposition of stay-at-home orders, other COVID-19 response efforts Yacht Clubs, Country Club Grab Illegal PPP Loans Business owners request more aid to pay commercial rent To Get Paid, Landlord Signs Tenants up for CARES Money State's COVID-19 quarantine hotel program fills need, but concerns Waikiki neighbors Term Limits Proposed For Offices In 3 Counties Henry Curtis: Hu Honua Throws Several Hail Mary Passes Read More..

Monday, September 7, 2020 September 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:56 PM :: 2550 Views Cult Expelled from Kauai--Flees to Colorado after failed attempt to establish base on Maui Reopen Kauai Schools COVID Count 105 new cases out of 2,109 tests Hawaii Launches COVID Dashboard Schatz: VA Should take control of Hilo Veterans Home COVID outbreak Gov. Ige threatens veto of bill limiting “revolving door” between government and lobbyists ‘It was a big change’: Hawaii County Clerk provides update on first all-mail election OCCC shows signs of improvement in COVID handling Hotel quarantine to cost hundreds of thousands per month in CARES Act funds University of Hawaii athletics $9.3M Budget Hole Read More..

Sunday, September 6, 2020 September 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:59 PM :: 5567 Views 45 Companies-13,701 Layoffs Since Aug 1 Moving the Smokestack: How Clean is Your Electric Vehicle? So Do We Have Contact Tracers?  COVID Count 164 new cases out of 5,107 tests Don‘t Let a Little COVID Interfere with My Free Ride to Congress: Kahele alleges ‘shaming for grieving’ after questions asked about event participation 72 Cases at Big Island veteran’s care home—Death Toll Revised Green: A plan to defeat COVID-19 in Hawaii — and we must deploy it now COVID Failure Rooted in ‘Toxic Factionalism in Legislature’ Rate Hike Coming: Crony Biofuel Schemers Claim Leading Critic Faked Emails  (get ready to pay $0.22 per kwh) National Guard Blocks N Shore Kauai after Window Smash at Home Rented By Cult The Money Behind Tulsi Gabbard’s New Legal Defense Fund New agency will Bulldoze Schools to make way for High-Rise Condos Honolulu Police Department committee to recommend categorizing vascular neck restraints as ‘deadly force’ option Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene Another chunk of Hawaii County’s CARES money available $78M Buyout for Lava-Destroyed Properties Read More..

Saturday, September 5, 2020 September 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 3225 Views Army Announces Intent to Prepare EIS for Pohakuloa DOBOR Alerts Contain 'Geofencing' Spy Program Maui News workers seek to prevent outsourcing of community coverage COVID Count 221 new cases out of 8,405 tests Lt. Gov. Green: ’Stay-at-home’ order likely to be extended 2 more weeks Maui Esthetician with COVID-19 Didn't Infect 21 Clients Hawaii Has A New COVID-19 Data Dashboard With New Metrics Kuhio Park Terrace: Limp Response to COVID Testing Illegal game rooms, booming amid the pandemic, are moving into residential areas Kauai Protesters Surround Cult House, Light Fires Read More..

Friday, September 4, 2020 September 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:21 PM :: 3844 Views We weren't crying "Wolf" after all Hawaii DoE Abandons Blue-Collar Households During Corona Crisis How Can? U.S. DHS: National Eviction Moratorium Death Tax: Hawaii Highest in USA Hawaii Is Now Learning the Hard Lessons That Most Other States Learned Earlier  UH Manoa in top 1% of worldwide universities Community Well-Being Index -- Hawaii #1 COVID Count 271 new cases out of 7,669 tests Pro-Hanabusa PAC Investigated for False-Name Contributions In weeks, hundreds of Hawaii's hotel workers will lose their jobs Embattled state epidemiologist Sarah Park takes leave of absence How Hawaii’s Reliance On ‘Labor Intensive’ Fax Machines Hampers Contact Tracing Pandemic Becomes Excuse to Undermine Patient Privacy Law Lawmakers want Gen. Hara to take the lead on contact tracing University Of Hawaii Regents Reject ‘Shell Game’ Budget Proposal HHS: Less than 1% of Hawaii’s ’surge’ tests conducted so far have come back positive Hui of Kauai parents petition state to let Garden Isle students back to campus No COVID but 24 HCCC felons to be released Suit seeks documents relating to boat allegedly used in kidnapping and murder Hu Honua Spoofing Incident Heats Up Which US cities have the highest proportion of solar-powered homes? State sees increase in calls for homeless outreach on Oahu Read More..

Thursday, September 3, 2020 September 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:32 PM :: 4238 Views COVID Count 211 new cases out of 6,291 tests Quarantine raids find 100% Compliance at Two Waikiki Hotels Security guard approached me and asked if I had any pants to put on Basic Problems with All-Mail-in voting Wave of Death in Hilo Because COVID Patients are being kept INSIDE Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home Expert hired to fix overwhelmed contact tracing program at DOH asks for leave HGEA Members Priority at DoH: ‘We With Sarah!’ -- Defend Embattled Epidemiologist Experts: State’s confusing COVID-19 reporting makes it difficult to track spread of virus Kupuna advocacy group threatens Health Department with legal action over Hawaii contact tracing  State pledges to launch ’virtual call center’ to field questions about jobless benefits Big Island COVID Cases Swell Public Utilities Commission Addresses Hacked Emails Alleging Support for Hu Honua Pandering to Anti 5-G Nuts – Hawaii Co Council seeks scrutiny of FCC permits Miske in perspective Corruption sentencing hearings for Katherine and Louis Kealoha rescheduled to Nov 30 Kaua'i councilman's meth ring trial postponed to next year Read More..

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 September 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:35 PM :: 2561 Views DBEDT: Hawaii economy will contract 12.3% in 2020 Knife Rights: Amicus Brief Filed in Hawaii Butterfly Knife Second Amendment Case Hawaii Cockfighters Among Top Traffickers of Animals to Guam, Philippines for Illegal Activity, Investigation Alleges Censorship: UH Admin on the Hunt for Student Authors of 'Offensive' George Floyd Video COVID Count: 249 new cases out of 5,245 tests Kealoha News: After nearly 2 years on leave, deputy city prosecutor brought back by Loser Nadamoto  Council panel narrowly passes nonbinding contact tracing spy app resolution High court order expands release of detainees amid pandemic State and counties slow to spend billions in federal COVID relief HDoT Could Lose $180M Federal Funds over H-3 COVID Shutdown The Cost Of Failure To Contain The Virus? Massive Layoffs Maui police called to MCCC amidst reports of inmate disturbance Hundreds of callers request information on hotel quarantine rooms Maunakea Master Plan to be completed by late next year ‘Moana’ Star Criticizes ‘Reopen Hawaii’ Protestors: Not a Single Native Hawaiian Seen Hawaii’s largest entertainment venues glow red for a reason Survey: More Than Half Of Hawaii Restaurants Have Seriously Considered Closing Kaiser High farmers market ordered to shut down due to COVID complaint Hooser: What does Donald Trump’s banner have to do with it? Read More..

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 September 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:43 PM :: 3030 Views P3 Secrecy: Council Candidate Greg Thielen Calls for Removal of HART Executive Director Johnny Miro gets the lowdown on Hawaii’s lack of COVID-19 transparency Running for Kauai OHA Trustee: Keli'i Akina Talks with Kamealoha Smith GOP: At-risk residents can be protected without returning to the devastating shutdown Governor Releases 'Intent to Veto' List CARES Act: Ige Orders Refill of Unemployment Fund Lum Pleads Guilty in 1Malaysia Development Berhad Lobbying Scheme COVID Count 181 new cases out of 4,004 tests Hooser: Eliminate GE Tax on Rent Kim: Despite rise in cases, no lockdown ‘punishment’ needed “My fear is that the health department has not been collecting this data” Ige: “We are implementing actions to improve transparency and accountability in both agencies.” Despite a rocky start, city’s surge testing program goal expands to 90,000 tests H-3 Testing Turnout “little bit less than we expected” 752 Laid off on Lanai Police reform bill not on Ige’s ‘intent to veto’ list Honolulu Settles Malicious Prosecution Case Involving Kaneshiro, Kealoha Another clothing entrepreneur among the Miske defendants Rapist, Child Molester Killed in Jail Socialists Continue to Trash Acellus  Read More..