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| Saturday, April 17, 2021 |
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April 17, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 2887 Views
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After Creating Year-Long Crime Wave, State Supreme Court ends failed pandemic prison release program
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Kauai—Island of Retaliation: Police Chief to serve unpaid suspension following investigation
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Police shooting review board will resume work after a year-long pause
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Safe Travels Hawaii program surpasses 2.5 million travelers
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Lawmakers OK Fines For Pandemic Rule Violators
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Unemployed worker gets a nasty surprise at tax time and she isn’t alone
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Resignation of Hawaii's disease investigation chief raises questions of fate of contact tracing
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| Friday, April 16, 2021 |
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April 16, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:00 PM :: 3708 Views
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Sacrifice? Hawaii Board of Education Approves Pay Boosts For Complex Area Leaders
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Hawaii Safe Travels coronavirus vaccine passport timeline pushed back
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UH considers COVID vaccination mandate for students and employees
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Post-Arrival COVID Testing at Big Island Airports Winds Down
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Legislature Did Nothing About Agribusiness Development Corporation
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Honolulu office vacancy rate jumps as Covid effect echoes through Q1
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| Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
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April 15, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 4735 Views
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Sacrifice? Unions Demand Pay Hikes ‘In single digits’
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HB613: Federal COVID Money Must be Used to Fund HSTA Pay Hikes before any other purpose
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HB1296: Raid Tobacco Funds to Balance Budget
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Lawmakers should follow the ‘golden rule’ of budgeting
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Hawaii is only wage-taxing state not to copy Internal Revenue Service in extending due date
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Renewal of Maunakea master lease the top priority for new Institute for Astronomy director
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Hawaii’s Search For A New School Superintendent Could Take Nearly A Year
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Rolling Blackouts for Maui Too? PUC fears potential clean energy project delays could slow closure of MECO oil-fired plant
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Hawai’i Powering Past Coal Task Force -- Secret or Public?
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Red light camera pilot program is moving forward on Oahu
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Kauai Police Chief’s Rising Star Began To Fall Last Year, Job Reviews Show
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Some Department of Health vaccine appointments going unfilled on Maui
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Hawaii Sees ‘Startling’ Increase In Number Of Children Facing Hunger
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Kalihi man resorts to desperate measures without unemployment
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Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting at Nuuanu home
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| Wednesday, April 14, 2021 |
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April 14, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 5117 Views
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Another $800M For Rail? Don’t Count On It, Schatz Says
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Blangiardi’s Pick For Police Commission Withdraws Nomination
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Homelessness: Team Blangiardi in Disarray
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Vaccinations for K-12 Students Before Schools Reopen
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Miske Gang Trying to Access Internet from Prison
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HMSA’s Mark Mugiishi To Chair State Redistricting Panel
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Honolulu building inspector is 4th to plead not guilty to federal bribery charges
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Anti-Tourism Protesters Protest Being Called Anti-Tourism
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Despite potential flooding threat, Wahiawa dam owners get more time to make repairs
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High court to hear Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC’s appeal
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Drug Oligarchy: Will State Clamp Down on Competition?
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Hawaii family horrified by video of autistic boy getting beaten in school bus
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Hawaii Jails COVID-free but ACLU Wants Supreme Court to Keep Releasing Criminals Anyway
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Money News: Historic duo puts climate on Indian Affairs agenda
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| Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
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April 13, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 5474 Views
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Hawaii Shut Down Tourism for a Year and Didn’t Diversify Economy At All
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After Forcing out Ballard, McCarthy May Not Score Interim Chief Gig
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Building Inspector Took Money From A Homeowner. Her Punishment: 2 Years Paid Time Off
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Attorney for Kaneshiro Campaign Donors has Conflict of Interest?
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‘Safe Travel Cards’ in works
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Kids back full time at only 40% of Hawaii’s public elementary schools
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Price to pay: Increase price for goods sets up challenges for Hawaii restaurants and retailers
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HECO Proposes Large Petroleum-Powered Battery That Will Increase Rates
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Carbon Pricing Issue Rips Apart Hawai’i Progressive Movement
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Big Island Geothermal Agreement On Hold Pending Environmental Review
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HB576 Signed into Law: Nurses Can Perform Abortions
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| Monday, April 12, 2021 |
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April 12, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:07 AM :: 2769 Views
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Tax Hike Coming: HB243 Sea Level Excuse means Bloated Government Budgets needed to fund grab for Biden Bucks
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Thirty Meter Telescope still on hold as it awaits decision on $850M funding
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Ige Withdraws Land Board Nominee Sam Gon
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SB159: Automatic voter registration bill nears passage
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Designed to Fail: Police Shootings Board Is Still Doing Nothing As Cases Pile Up
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Sailor’s suicide after Kahala Hotel barricade is the third tied to Hawaii’s submarine force in past 16 months
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| Sunday, April 11, 2021 |
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April 11, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 4331 Views
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Envelopes Stuffed with Cash Smooth Approvals at Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting
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Corruption Antidote: Blangiardi needs to embrace transparency
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We don’t need Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s memory of rail’s institutional failure
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Shameless: 16-yr old kid killed after 30 arrests and no jail--but ACLU Hawai'i pushes to continue early-inmate releases
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Home schooling rates soar during pandemic in Hawaii and nationally
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North Shore residents raise concerns about proposed military missile radar
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State ordered to pay $370K in attorneys fees in DHHL Waitlist case
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Homeless Drug Addicts Rob Graves in Pearl City
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| Saturday, April 10, 2021 |
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April 10, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 4487 Views
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Senate Compromise Lets OHA Keep its Corrupt LLC Secrets
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Honolulu airport Baseyard Facility investigation leads to 3 arrests
- Some businesses are facing a new challenge: Hiring workers back
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Bans On High Capacity Magazines For Guns Fails At Legislature
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Diamond Head News: Four Homeless Finally Forced into Shelter—Jail
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City Homeless Response Lacks Key Element—Force
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| Friday, April 9, 2021 |
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April 9, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 3792 Views
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HB1348 Quietly Shifts $350M Aloha Stadium cost to Taxpayers
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Gut-and-replace bill threatens Tourism Authority funding
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‘Mismanaged and dysfunctional’: Longtime DOH official calls out alleged corruption in department
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State investigators raid Honolulu airport baseyard—One Arrested
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Honolulu prosecutor promises to take corruption seriously or something
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HB515 Would Make Superintendent Hiring Process More Local
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Honolulu Needs Transparency
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HART holds meeting to discuss progress of rail
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| Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
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April 8, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 3575 Views
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Commission that Loved Kealoha gives Ballard low marks for leadership, management
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Medical Examiner IDs 16-yr old boy killed after police chase—arrested 30 times, but he was back out on the street
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HB1174: Solar Schemers Whine About Loss of $18M Taxpayer Subsidy
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Chun reiterates UH support of astronomy on Maunakea is not a conflict of interest
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Citing safety concerns, state seeks $20,000 fine against owners of Wahiawa dam
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Money News: Greenmail Campaign Targets Mahi Pono
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Kauai Tiki Bar mandates employees receive vaccine
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| Wednesday, April 7, 2021 |
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April 7, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 3428 Views
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Honolulu building plans examiner admits to taking bribes
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2 plead guilty to wire fraud in city planning department scandal
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Here’s How Hawaii’s New State Budget Is Shaping Up
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Dark Clouds Are Looming Over Hawaii Even As The Economy Appears To Be Improving
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Blangiardi makes request to change Oahu’s tier criteria
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DOH official responsible for contact tracing program vacates position
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Proposed rules for Oahu vacation rentals raise concern amongst residents and rental owners
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Soft-on crime policies leave kids on street instead of being in a nice safe jail – one dead
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New Honolulu Police Policy On Using Force Aims To Defuse Tense Situations
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Anti-GMO Cowden Fined for Russian Propaganda Junket
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DLNR crews clean out more than 30 homeless camps at Diamond Head
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| Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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Letters to the Editor April, 2021
By Letters to the Editor @ 6:00 PM :: 5231 Views
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- Rail Cost Nears $10,000 per Inch
- Vaccine Passport Unconstitutional?
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| Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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April 6, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:50 PM :: 3405 Views
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O’ahu Coal Plant Shutdown: Nightmare Scenario of Rolling Blackouts
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Kaena Point Site for Gigantic Floating Windfarm?
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Will Oahu roll back to Tier 2 on Wednesday? Ige, Blangiardi patty cake
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Blangiardi working with legal adviser on agency abuses
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Ige: State not ready for vaccine passport
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Catch 22: HGEA-DLIR Cancel ‘Pending’ Unemployment Appointments
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Under New Leadership, HART Purges Nearly Half Its Staff
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Union Bosses Want Floor Vote on Minimum Wage Increase
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Maui County population could decline with job losses
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Kauai elementary schools back to in-person learning
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| Monday, April 5, 2021 |
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April 5, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 2909 Views
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If we can’t lower taxes, at least don’t increase them
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More Excuses: DOE ‘still waiting on funds, approval’ to address COVID learning loss
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HPD Chief Susan Ballard Is Up For Review This Week
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Hawaii police reform bills progress in Legislature
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Hawaii Data Landscape: Antiquated Infrastructure, Widespread Distrust
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Embattled hotel and condo project near Ala Moana Center hits another major snag
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Banning sunscreen ingredients means creating a greater risk of skin cancer
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| Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
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April 4, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 5742 Views
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Feds fight Hawaii corruption as local enforcers are MIA (again)
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A for Auditor, V for Vendetta
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Carbon Tax: Jack up gasoline prices by $0.60 per gallon to Get the little Peoples’ Cars out of our way
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Does your state want a cut of your federal unemployment benefits?
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HGEA, CoC: Hawaii legislative leaders wise to be patient
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COVID Justice: 13–Time Loser Finally Re-Arrested After Beating Elderly Woman Right in Front of Police
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Hawaii lawmakers poised to reform program that allows police to seize cash and cars
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Get Involved With A Public Board Or Commission. They Need You
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| Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
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April 3, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 3728 Views
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New CDC Guidance Paves The Way For Hawaii To Implement ‘Vaccine Passports’
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Watchdogs question HPD chief’s personal purchases from vendors awarded CARES Act fund
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OHA Will Sue to Build Kakaako Makai
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Hawaii Voter Suppression Worse than Georgia
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| Friday, April 2, 2021 |
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April 2, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 3526 Views
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Federal crackdowns on Honolulu County corruption point to importance of ethics system
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Rail Piñata: Hawaii Political Insiders Jockey For Advantage In Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
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Senate Panel Approves Increases In Hawaii Estate, Conveyance Taxes to pay for Vacant Positions
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Junk car solution: Its a tax hike, of course!
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Hawaii Restaurants Could Escape Shifting Pandemic Rules Under Proposed Program
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Kahuku Wind Farm Case Goes Before Hawaii Supreme Court
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Some restaurant owners calling switch to compostable utensils, straws challenging during pandemic
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Churches partner with the state to overcome vaccine hesitancy in their flocks
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Former Oahu Little League coach charged with 15 counts of child pornography
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| Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
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April 1, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 5607 Views
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Bribery: Ron Menor told DPP Employees to Keep Quiet
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Homeowner says former DPP employee arrested by FBI delayed his permits back in 2015
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Building industry workers say drastic changes needed at city department after bribery charges
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Gov. Ige warns Hawaii could go back to Tier 2 if coronavirus case trend continues
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SB1034: Virtual meetings to Continue After Pandemic?
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Biden Plan To Conserve More Ocean Habitat Worries Hawaii Fishing Interests
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$30M worth of COVID testing kits expire in state storage facility—Refused to Let Hawaii County Use Them
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Frustrated claimants protest HGEA Refusal to Show up for work at DLIR (again)
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Hawaii Supreme Court issues order allowing judges to once again set bail, keep alleged criminals in custody
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More Oahu homeless residents dying from meth overdoses
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Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Marijuana Exemption From DEA While Also Requesting Legal Psilocybin Plan
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Negotiating Tactic: Public Utilities Commission Suspends HELCO-PGV Application Pending Chapter 343 Review
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| Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
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March 31, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 3768 Views
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Hawaii moving forward using coronavirus vaccine passport for travel
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Keeping Vacant Positions Funded and Secret--State officials won’t release unemployment office budget
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Hawaii Senate Committee Mulls Inheritance And Conveyance Tax Increases
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Hawaii Already Has A Job-Creation Program. It's Called Rail
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Judicial directive aimed at curtailing COVID in jails causing problems in streets, hospitals
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Keep Tourists off the Beaches so we can use them as a Gigantic Festering Homeless Tent City
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House Investigation Into Sharon Har Postponed Until Criminal Case Concludes
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13 Affordable Housing Bills Still Alive
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SB132: Expanded Sunscreen ban dead
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90% of visitors abide to mask mandate, survey shows
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Bill that would provide rent relief to businesses advances in state Legislature
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Rooftop Solar Increases Inequality
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| Tuesday, March 30, 2021 |
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March 30, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 3892 Views
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Na Leo CEO Stacy Higa To Take Leave Following Bribery Allegations
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State executives plead with lawmakers to save hundreds of vacant 'positions' at risk of being cut
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House Leadership Bails On Unemployed Tax Relief
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Hawaii Lawmakers Advance Capital Gains Tax Increase
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Hawaii seniors now have lowest rate of COVID cases
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Most Kaua‘i residents age 16+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
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Lawmakers Want New Group To Determine Future Of OHA Kakaako Makai
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Hawaii lawmakers to consider bill that would make sex with animals illegal
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