Current Articles | Archives

Monday, September 30, 2024 September 30, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 PM :: 3443 Views After Kiddie Porn Indictment, Kamakana Villages Residents Demand New Management Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 28, 2024 Territorial Bank Rejects Buyout from 'Unnamed Investors' AGAIN: Another CWS Nightmare--Abused Girl Starved and Beaten to Death Trickery: Will you be suckered into Voting to Give More Pay Raises to the Honolulu City Council? Survey: Maui Residents Say County Response To Lahaina Fire Falls Short Lahaina: Push is on to eliminate all Front Street Businesses State leaders look to Kauai park to learn how to manage overtourism Financing Falls Through: DHHL abandons low income beneficiaries in desperate effort to acquire Kauai rental complex Longshore workers might go on strike, which could cause shortages of popular goods For Real this Time? State receives 6 bids to remove Falls of Clyde Read More..

Sunday, September 29, 2024 September 29, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:15 PM :: 1049 Views I. T. E. M. (Incompetence Takes Everyone’s Money) Will rent stabilization reduce housing costs? Hardly. Hawaii’s 14 Largest Cities Ranked by Cost of Living Schatz: Democrats risk losing financially struggling young progressives over housing Rebuild of homes destroyed in Kula fire runs into costly Cesspool upgrades Maui lawmaker says millions of gallons of recycled waste water are going unused daily Miske Gang: A job with benefits--Food, drinks, and protection Mafia News: Hawaii film tax credits keep thugs ‘working’ Activists Admit: Homeless Sweeps make bums accept shelter Read More..

Saturday, September 28, 2024 September 28 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 PM :: 2266 Views Lahaina: DoE Abandons Kamehameha III School Site JSC Seeks Nominees for Oahu First Circuit Judge Gamblers behind push to get Hawaii out of Mountain West Bits of the Miske backstory Kapiolani Medical Center nurse lockout forces family to flee Federal mediator joins negation talks between locked-out nurses and Kapiolani Medical Center New Hawaii coffee law hurting Kona businesses Honolulu Council mulls bill to allow some banned ‘consumer fireworks’ City proposes working group to study e-bikes Read More..

Friday, September 27, 2024 September 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 1581 Views Hawaii’s legislature does the unthinkable, for a blue state: Slashing taxes BLNR Gives Maui County Control of EMI Water Hawaii Family Forum General Election Voter Guide Boondoggle Deflates UH Football: “Without a stadium, we’re not even in the conversation” Total Fail: Hawaii not offered Pac 12 Berth Without Laughing, Board projects new Aloha Stadium’s completion for 2028 season Navy seeks to substantially increase training, testing at Barking Sands missile range Hawaiian Electric loses ‘virtual power plants’ –but they didn’t amount to much, anyways State receives six bids for Falls of Clyde removal from Honolulu Harbor Honolulu Bank Proxy War Heats Up On Bishop Street Volunteers To Help Waianae Traffic Scofflaws Clear Up Legal Woes 'Without Fear Of Arrest' Read More..

Thursday, September 26, 2024 September 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:59 PM :: 1124 Views Lahaina Fire BATF Report to be Released Weds Oct 2 Tokuda: Committee Approves Bill to Make Lahaina Federally Controlled 'National Heritage Area' Coqui Frogs Invade Oahu Mountaintop Money Management: More Lahaina Millions for CNHA State Supreme Court: No TVRs on Ag Land Maui Planning Department launches expedited SMA exemption process for Lahaina parcels Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments on Fake Lahaina Fire ‘Settlement’ Honolulu Empty Homes Tax Hike Proposal Advances Victory: Maui rent stabilization stopped before it’s started Humane Society Shelters Overflowing because of ‘high cost of living and lack of affordable pet-friendly housing’ Waianae Shootings: ‘Comprehensive’ Health Center sees $500K Grant opportunity Hawaii ACLU: Jews should stop defending themselves Read More..

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 September 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:32 PM :: 1225 Views Nurses Locked Out: Green Calls for Federal Mediation Registration Opens for 2024-2025 Hawaiʻi LifeSmarts Competition Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Backfires: Hawaii left out of Pac-12? Keeping Land Prices High-- Honolulu City Council's Bill 64 Hawaiʻi has yet to recover to pre-pandemic job numbers, report says The University Of Hawaii Is About To Get Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars To Do Military Research – look who supports it Waianae Mass Shooting: Silva’s Father was a Murderer Too Retirement Planning: How many homeless people on Oahu are seniors? Read More..

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 September 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:36 PM :: 1438 Views Hawaiian Electric to Dump 54M Shares on Stock Market Rule Change will put 14,000 more families on food stamps Vacant Homes Tax Is Not Good Public Policy City Council still trying to figure out how to waste COVID money Maui Water Wars: Eco-Lawyers aim to eliminate all agriculture this week $20 million verdict in Ewa marina case is restored on appeal Plans for drug addiction center scrapped after partner accused of forgery Pearl City unattended rifle case hits Prosecutor's Office Developer wins Arbitration in Navy Water Lawsuit 1,800 Local 5 workers begin open-ended strike at Hilton Hawaiian Village Probe Massachusetts welfare money spent in Hawaii Read More..

Monday, September 23, 2024 September 23, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:37 PM :: 2056 Views Trump Attempted Assassination Suspect is 'active registered voter' in North Carolina, Hawaii Is Jones Act unconstitutional as it applies to Hawaii, Alaska? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted Sept 20, 2024 ‘Insane’ Oahu offshore wind farm plan gets ‘really angry meeting’ Political Connections Pay Off – CNHA profitable non-profit raking in the money The Military Wants New State Land Leases. How will CNHA get money out of them? Part of the Plan: Scholarships help Lahainaluna graduates afford to move to the mainland and attend college outside Hawaii Resort Builder has been sued by Eco-lawyers Again and Again ‘Affordable’ housing rents for $83 per square foot–with no parking Read More..

Sunday, September 22, 2024 September 22, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:33 PM :: 2502 Views 25% of Hawaii DoE Students Chronically Absentee Hawaii Budget Primer Hawai‘i County Council takes big step toward adding more housing Lahaina Fire: AG Report Shows Maui Officials Were Warned Again and Again—Did Nothing What a Surprise: Artificially Imposed Water Restrictions mean more Lahaina Families Leaving Hawaii Lahaina National Heritage Area is a tool for County, State to Seize Your Property Recession News: Protesters now run Tourism Industry, Mauna Kea, and Lahaina How Maui County's Deed Restrictions May Be Affecting Access To Housing Hawaii teacher: DOE is 'incompetent' amid payroll issue Council approves ohana regulation changes Supreme Court Orders new Trial in Tourist Murder Read More..

Saturday, September 21, 2024 September 21, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 2140 Views Most-read article: ‘Why is Hawaii so expensive?’ New Administrator for SHPD Concealed Carry Ruling Boosts Property Rights?   Another Alleged Maui Bomber Arrested--also a repeat offender Millions in Rail Cost Overruns Hidden in Operating Budget—every year Mauna Kea telescopes ripped out as ritual ‘acknowledgment of privilege’ Data consultant on how Native Hawaiians are getting priced out of paradise No timeline for Hawaii Supreme Court to rule on evidence in Dana Ireland murder case AES Hawaiʻi claims successful bat deterrent system at Oʻahu wind farm Convicted Felon Edmund Silva Sells Another Fake Hawaiian Kingdom Ambassadorship to Nigerian Prince Read More..

Friday, September 20, 2024 September 20, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:49 PM :: 1890 Views Lassner: Feds Investigating Anti-Semitism at UH Lagging Maui recovery, slower overall Hawaiʻi growth, UHERO forecasts Hawaii Concealed Carry Decision Appealed CNHA buys 'Hawai'i Stage' Event Production Company Rep Alcos Hit with $12,500 Ethics Fine Hundreds of teachers get free money from the sky after DoE fails to cut paychecks for a month Votes Lined up for New House Speaker Nadine Nakamura Family mourns death of child; blames Kapiolani Medical Center nurse lockout for poor care   Governor apologizes to former water commission deputy at Native Hawaiian Convention Neglect: “Only Waianae looks like Waianae” Man who killed Waianae Valley shooter describes moments leading to deadly rampage This Maui Board Was Created To Improve Transparency. Now It’s Accused Of Doing The Opposite Territorial Savings rebuffs offer, doubles down on sale to Los Angeles bank Read More..

Thursday, September 19, 2024 September 19, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 2463 Views Feds to Target Honolulu Domestic Violence Gun Prosecutions PRP Report: Silver Tsunami Creates Construction Workforce Shortfall UPW Insiders Stealing Money (again) Hawaiian Electric shares drop sharply after $250M stock offering plan PUC Questions Hawaiian Electric about Broken Power Pole at Origin of Lahaina Fire Hawaiian Airlines Takeover: Acquisition By Alaska Will Mean Loss Of Some Non-Union Jobs   Progressives:  Make Housing Affordable by … Taxing Housing 5% Self Defense News: Law Abiding Gun Owner who Saved Lived by Ending Waianae Rampage will not be Charged Police Commission Urges HPD Chief To Use Social Services, Not Just Force, On Westside Hawaii Gun Control Nuts Have no Real Data on so-called ‘Gun Violence’ Read More..

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Letters to the Editor September, 2024 By Letters to the Editor @ 4:33 PM :: 2164 Views Rigging: Nan Scoops $190M from Big Island Rebid Divided Truth Read More..

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 September 18, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 1694 Views Healthy habits for a healthy economy DoT Approves Alaska-Hawaiian merger--with conditions Nurses Lockout: Green says both sides must request his help UH Mānoa exceeds 20K students for the first time in over a decade Lahaina Padded 8a Contracts: $5,700 to junk a burned car CNHA Convention reaching for 8a Contracts Statewide City will not pretend to consider Military Land for next garbage dump Eco-Lawyers Aim to Destroy Hawaii’s Last Commercial Dairy Meth Head Gets Parole Again And Again: Now Convicted of Attempted Murder Again 17 Time Loser Finally Gets a Real Sentence--15 years in federal prison for drug, gun crimes HPD Corporal charged with false reporting after crash that seriously injured motorcyclist Read More..

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 September 17, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 1277 Views Central Pacific to Buy American Savings? Hawaii is 2024’s 2nd Worst State for Teachers Maui County Council asks Legislature to Dump Water in Ocean in Effort to Keep Housing Scarce and Expensive Maui Push For Rent Control Bill to Make Things Even Worse DHHL Project to Kick 100s of Affordable Renters off of Kauai FBI Audit Slams HPD Unvalidated DNA methods—criminal cases affected What a Concept! To Reduce Waianae Crime—HPD Flooding the Zone with Cops Will Medical Bum Flop Keep Homeless from Clogging up Emergency Rooms? Six Months to Clear 44 Bums from Farmland outside Wahiawa Read More..

Monday, September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 1105 Views Hawaii Connection--FBI Searching Kaaawa Home of Alleged Would-be Trump Assassin Lawyer:  Jones Act Is Unconstitutional—here’s why ‘I can help, I love both sides,’ Governor Green to mediate Kapiolani lockout? No Computer Science for 90% of DoE HS Students New Scanner catches legal mail used to smuggle meth into Hawaii Prisons Read More..

Sunday, September 15, 2024 September 15, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 1296 Views State Workers Have Immunity – Even Without Being Trump Tax Hikes Coming: Socialist Legislators Launch 'Peoples Budget' US House Passes Pacific Partnership Act Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 14, 2024 Plumbing the depths of Maui’s housing shortage: Can small changes have a big impact? Maui County Corp Counsel furious over interviews released in AG Maui report ABC special misrepresents facts about Maui, Lahaina Kapi’olani locks out hundreds of nurses after one-day strike Cost of Living Summit to address outmigration of Hawaii’s young professionals Rental housing tower for DHHL beneficiaries ready to rise ‘Top Two’ Primary Would have Stopped Tranny Some hikers blame ‘rancid’ toilet facilities for norovirus outbreak on Kalalau Trail on Kauaʻi Read More..

Saturday, September 14, 2024 September 14, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 1442 Views Will Taxes be Increased to Fund 'Vacant Positions'? Aloha Stadium Closure to blame for uncertain future of Hawaii football Will BWS Sue Navy? $1.2B Red Hill claim still under review Maui lawmaker proposes legislative action on nurse-patient ratios amid nurses strike, lockout Will City Regulate E-Bikes to Death? Read More..

Friday, September 13, 2024 September 13, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 1121 Views AG Lahaina Fire Report Rips Maui's 'Siloed Command Structure' Debris cleared from 100 percent of residential properties in Lahaina Impact Zone Secret ATF Report Remains Hidden: Federal Investigators Still Won't Say What Caused The Lahaina Fire Mayor says its wrong to blame city property enforcement for Waianae mass shooting Hawaii Supreme Court Justices grill county attorneys over new evidence in Dana Ireland murder case Strike set for 7AM Friday after negotiations between nurses, Kapiolani Medical Center end without a deal Maui Ethics Board Says Water Authority Appointee Has No Conflict of Interest Bill would Stereamline Naturalization Process for American Samoans Read More..

Thursday, September 12, 2024 September 12, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:13 PM :: 1439 Views Hawaii Man Arrested for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Q-Anon Cult Leader Loses Hawaii Real Estate License Honolulu CIA man will serve 10 years for espionage involving China Common Cause Thinks Hawaii Congressional Delegation is Nearly Perfect Kouchi not running for reelection in 2026—Kawakami to take seat Waianae councilmember warns of rumors swirling following mass shooting Army Pacific Command Nominee Blocked over Cancer Coverup Republicans Optimistic About West Oahu Races Crime Pays: Convicted Hawaii Defense Contractor Will Attend Harvard While Awaiting Sentencing Hawai‘i’s Cost of Living Needs to Be Lowered, Say Survey Respondents Hawaii Attorney General Lopez to present Maui fire phase two report Friday Hawaii Supreme Court hears oral arguments on evidence in 1991 Dana Ireland murder case Another Raise for Unions without Collective Bargaining--Honolulu City Council backs HPD reimbursement plan Cesspools: Too Environmentally Harmful To Keep, Too Expensive To Get Rid Of City Knows Its New Half-Million-Dollar Beach Shower Isn’t Working Right Read More..

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 1306 Views Hundreds of public school teachers still unpaid Hawaii Water Service Operations Manager Recognized Nationally for Response During Lahaina Fire Warning Labels on Social Media: Hawaii AG Joins 41 States Two Finalists for UH President named, public forums scheduled Despite 2021 threat, police chose not to arrest suspect accused in deadly Waianae shooting Hawaii condo owners begin to feel insurance rate increases Maui Whistleblower Lawsuit Could Cost Taxpayers Up To $450,000 ‘We need a solution’: Hawaii parents frustrated over school bus shortage Read More..

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 September 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 1406 Views Hawaii Net Loss of 8,896 Residents During COVID Feds: “Housing on Maui is challenging to say the least" Presidential Race: Who is on the Ballot in Hawaii? Hawaii Voters Asked To Lock In Gay Marriage Green Gets to Appoint HD1 Seat All Over Again Forclosure for Kakaako ‘affordable’ housing so repulsive nobody wants to buy it Oahu's latest ‘affordable’ rentals -- $1740/mo for a single with no parking and no w/d Bulldoze Borneo: West Oahu refinery seeks to develop plant-based biofuels Three months after blackouts, Chinatown businesses still waiting for relief Slushfund: Hawaii Nonprofits Get Money From OHA After Delay Tourism: Mindless Mindfulness Read More..

Monday, September 9, 2024 September 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:02 PM :: 2509 Views The FBI Continues To Stall On Releasing Hawaii Lawmakers' Bribery Investigations  Lahaina Strong Sells out to Hawaiian Electric:  Grabs for Millions from ‘Community-Based’ Energy Plan Waianae Shootings May Spur A Push To Change Hawaii’s Self-Defense Laws HNA files injunction to stop ‘morally indefensible’ lockout For more enjoyable, drama-free vacations -- Skip Hawaii Sidestepping Anti-5-G Nuts: Proposals would take County out of approval process for cell towers Hawai`i Shared Solar Projects in Deep Trouble Latest Plan to Renovate Natatorium Read More..

Sunday, September 8, 2024 September 8, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:07 PM :: 3360 Views Give Me Your Documents Hawaii County beekeepers rejoice at Council's passage of Bill 144 County Councils Consider tax relief, housing, simpler permitting and roadside vending Identifying Regulations that Hinder Lahaina Rebuild “Everybody knows you’re probably going to die before you ever get to the top” West Oahu is a new Republican ‘stronghold’ Hawaii legislature to see 11 new faces even before November election Stand your ground here and get 40 hours of lockup St. Francis Healthcare pensions face chopping block Hilo mother charged in child abuse case County buys refrigerated containers to store bodies; Morgue at Hilo hospital is overcapacity Read More..

Saturday, September 7, 2024 September 7, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:55 PM :: 905 Views Investment Bankers: How to Force Lahaina Insurers into Accepting Smaller Settlement Costco Raises Membership Fee But It's Still 21 Percent Cheaper Than 1983 Study: Hawaii Has the Best Budgeters in the U.S. Hawaii Solar: Seven Years Later the Deal Suddenly Changes Election 2024: Christian Voters Pledge to Participate War on the Rocks: U.S. Maritime Policy Needs an Overhaul Lets Make it Even Worse!  High rents on Maui prompt advocates to push rent control bill  4,500 affordable residential units secure building exemptions under emergency proclamation HART board OKs new contract for CEO Lori Kahikina with 22% raise – requires her to attend ‘management training’ No contested Honolulu city races on general election ballot Read More..

Friday, September 6, 2024 September 6 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 1486 Views DBEDT: With Tourism Down, Growth Remains Anemic Hawaii’s Cloak-and-Dagger Lore 9th Circuit Bans Guns in Hawaii's Bars and Beaches Kona Hospital May Lose Trauma Designation--Patients wait 100 days Lawless Waianae: Family targeted in mass shooting says Police, City Did Nothing After 2021 Complaints Saiki to be named Insurance Commissioner? Lahaina Modular homes arriving at Kahului Harbor this weekend Lahaina Homeowners want insurers to pay more for wildfire smoke damage Rate Hikes Coming: Hamakua Energy plans to convert power plant to 100% phony ‘renewable’ fuels Honolulu Council wheels out e-bike measures Read More..

Thursday, September 5, 2024 September 5, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 1867 Views Report: Maui County plumbing rules hinder Lahaina Rebuild Insurance Institute: How to make the New Lahaina More Fire Resistant Unions pursue law changes to boost membership HPD Coverup? Police allegedly called to scene of Waianae shooting before it happened—did nothing HART City Center Guideway Already Over Budget Agencies answer how $3 billion in recovery aid being used on Maui CWS Fail: More lawsuits, settlements and verdicts Hawaii Visitor Fee Faces 2025 Comeback: What's Next? City Council passes Navy resolution over ‘emergency state’ on contamination plume Charges dismissed in case of the 2019 takeover of OHA’s headquarters Carbon Taxes would enable Hu Honua Read More..

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 September 4, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 PM :: 2300 Views Is the US Department of Justice still ‘investigating’ the Maui Wildfires? Hawaii is 2024's 6th Least Innovative State for Education Dueling Parties and 20 years of DPP fines at Lawless Waianae Shooting Site Where is Jake Smith? As Another Trump Election Looms, Hawaii Elections Commission Meetings Descend into Farce What a Loser!  Clayton Hee Burned $167K on Failed Senate Race Some Small Businesses In Kailua Town Are Closing As Costs Continue To Climb Council bill could ease housing shortage Roadside vendors bill stalls ‘Never heard about this level of domestic violence’ until Hawaii: Schofield resident Chinatown Homeless: ‘It’s like the night of the living dead’ Massachusetts welfare dollars spent in Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Alaska: ‘What the hell is someone doing in Hawaii?’ Read More..

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 September 3, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 1352 Views UH developed, living coastal-protection system prepares for deployment Activists Pressure Lahaina Fire Victims to Hand Over Their Properties Governor: Hawaii Can Pay The Bills For Maui Fire Recovery, Hazard Pay without touching Rainy Day Fund Waianae: Flood of Cops lasted just one weekend Company that partnered with HECO to turn your batteries into ‘virtual power plant’ implodes State’s high court to hear arguments over release of new evidence in Dana Ireland murder case Several Lahaina small businesses say it’s been impossible finding affordable rentals Outlandish Restaurant Fees Shock Diners In Hawaii and Elsewhere U.S. Transportation Department holds fate of Alaska-Hawaiian merger Read More..

Monday, September 2, 2024 September 2, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:08 PM :: 3772 Views Learn about ways Maui County can support more homebuilding Clear away legal barriers to hasten Lahaina homebuilding Four Bills for housing, tax relief at Honolulu, Maui councils Two Politically Connected Waianae Families Shoot it Out.  Four Dead. Fake it to make it: Esther Kiaaina and Kali Watson Conspire to Stick DHHL with unbuildable Kailua Landslide Parcel Board to review CEO’s contract on Friday, HART says Alaska-Hawaiian merger could hit new delay after major airline expresses concerns to feds Gender gap at UH Manoa Hotel Workers Strike For Higher Wages And Daily Room Cleaning Work HPD officers hamstrung by poor judicial policies Read More..

Sunday, September 1, 2024 September 1, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:34 PM :: 1807 Views Foster Care Rape Room: Police Report Blows Away CWS Coverup Will Front Street become just a fond memory? Hawaii National Parks Attract 4,764,320 Tourists Green:  After reading Secret Fire Report, I know State will have to bail out Maui County Negotiations: Insurers Would Settle for $1.2B Miske Investigation: Unsealed Affidavit Offers New Clues In Killing Of Son's Friend Local 5 union workers at 8 Hawaii hotels go on 3-day strike Contract awarded for teacher housing at Mililani High campus Chemophobia Leads to Decade of Inaction on old Navy landfill under Radford HS Read More..