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Thursday, March 28, 2024 March 28, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 PM :: 2559 Views A hard look at the root causes of the exodus Council resolution exemplifies why we still have housing crisis Green Maui Update: Will not seize TVRs ‘I hope you die a slow and painful death’--Student 'triggered' by Israeli flags at UH Manoa  Hawaii #1 for Jaywalking Tickets Tourism Arrivals and Spending Down Lahaina Rebuild Still Blocked: “No Permits Until Later this Year” How Many Miske Codefendants got release from detention after a guilty plea? What Is The Real Cost Of Affordable Housing In Hawaii? Hawaii Senate Committee’s Spending Plan Includes Hundreds Of Millions For Maui Fire Costs   EPA’s integrity is questioned for withholding Red Hill tests DPP to Replace 30-year old Computer System Attorney for alleged victim takes stand in bribery trial against former city prosecutor Mililani residents say their drinking water suddenly looks more like milk How Much Should People Know About A School's Safety Plan? Officials Are Reluctant To Reveal Too Much Read More..

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 March 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:33 PM :: 2955 Views Exodus to Mainland: State Loses $185M Tax Revenue SB2845: Ammo Purchase Age Restrictions heading to House Vote Jones Act reform doesn’t divide neatly along political party lines Green Appoints Dozens to Powerful State Boards TRO Denied: Author of Child Sex Change Kidnapping Legalization Bill Plays Victim Honolulu City Council delays gift ban bill for workers The Senate Just Killed Green’s Plan For A Climate Fee For Visitors City Council adopts resolution opposing ‘tiny lots’ bill ‘Fragile’ health care system on Oahu adds staffing in wake of key ER closure HECO Mililani blackouts almost daily Hamakua Energy Plant Fails under Hawaiian Electric Ownership Hawaii Board Of Education To Get New ‘Leader’ For The Third Time In 2 Years Rules that help set real estate agent commissions could soon change in Hawaii Will Maui Council Allow Water Well Drilling Upcountry? Hilo gun rights advocate George Young dies at 74 Read More..

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 March 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 2728 Views Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii HELCO Predicts tight supply of electricity on Hawaii Island Thru April HGEA Plants Convicted Felon on HLRB Puna Man Charged with Heinous Abuse of a 2-Year-Old Girl Bill 121: TVRs to be Banned? Hawaii Democratic-controlled Senate Committee Passes COS Resolution Lahaina: 3,280 people still living in hotels with two weeks to go Proposed Council raises draw public concern Gay Socialist Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation Hawaii AG's Office Explains How It Drafted Marijuana Legalization Bill How many Criminals are on Electronic Monitoring In Hawaii? Jury in Kaneshiro bribery case shown cell phone videos of alleged victim being fired $12.5M settlement reached for victim in near-fatal Makaha crash involving 4 officers Two Miske co-defendants sentenced following guilty pleas Read More..

Monday, March 25, 2024 March 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 2598 Views Leaked WPATH Files Expose Medical Malpractice at Global Transgender Healthcare Authority Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics about Vacation Rentals DHHL Broken Promises II Premiere and Panel Discussion Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 23, 2024 Cost of NIMBYism way too high Grassroot Institute Bills on the Move Illegal ‘Straw’ Donations Spotlighted By Mitsunaga Case Are Rarely Prosecuted Lahaina Fire Subpoenas: Maui County Attorneys Push Back Against AG Lapsing Date helps Mercado Kim Steer UH Construction Contracts ‘Social Worker’ Shot in Drug Deal Gone Bad? Lifelong Criminal Found Dead in Keehi Lagoon--‘accidental’ ‘Safe Space’ draws concerns: Residents, lawmaker worried about impact of homeless camp on Downtown Hilo Read More..

Monday, March 25, 2024 Letters to the Editor March, 2024 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:01 AM :: 5093 Views Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics about Vacation Rentals How One East Hawaii TVR Strangled on Regulations and Fees A monstrosity built with tea leaves and pasted together with poi Punaluu: Abandoned buildings, golf course, and aging sewer treatment plant won’t be fixed Tax Hikes Based on Scorn for Taxpayers Read More..

Sunday, March 24, 2024 March 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 2016 Views Fear of the Unknown 201 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Lawmakers’ rigged game keeps them cozy and paid HB2184: Public Corruption a Source of Campaign Funds Scammers Shudder as State senators target Hawaii’s energy policy agency The Clock Is Ticking For Hawaii To Waste Its Remaining $400M in Federal Coronavirus Funds The state’s largest largest daily newspaper fails its first test under new ownership More examples of Miske’s threats disrupting bidding at a Honolulu auto auction Housing: Its getting Harder and Harder for Governor to Blame TVRs Allow more ohana housing to ease crisis Zoning reform can cure isles’ housing struggles Lawmakers Need A Better Plan For Figuring Out The Cost Of Legislation Can state stem condo-insurance crisis? FAFSA Debacle may dent UH Enrollment Read More..

Saturday, March 23, 2024 March 23, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 1868 Views Victory! Honolulu Agrees to Suspend Enforcement of Unconstitutional Ordinance, Saving Local Businesses Fraud: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty Hawaii has the Most Long-Tenured Homeowners in the US  Maui, land of infernal regulations  Criminal Escapes Kauai Jail, Immediately Gets Run Over by Car  Amid mounting litigation, Hawaii lawmakers doubt Maui County will take the fall for Hawaiian Electric EPA calls for mediator at Red Hill community meetings Speed camera measure fast tracks through Legislature Read More..

Friday, March 22, 2024 March 22, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 2049 Views HECO's Secret Wildfire Plan: Congress Demands Answers Disgraced Mililani Athletic Director Fined $274,500 by Ethics Commission Mortgage Delinquencies Spike After Lahaina Fires States Adding the Most Mortgage Debt -- Hawaii Ranks 3rd Hawaii -- Most Affordable State For Healthcare Lawmakers consider taking your tax dollars to shield HECO, KSBE from future fire-related suits PUC Opens Secret Docket on Maui Wildfires--HECO Rejects Plan to depower Lines Carpenter Media completes purchase of Star-Advertiser parent Nago Reappointed, Legislature prepares to replace State Auditor  NIMBYS Oppose Emergency Housing for Lahaina Survivors Can Chemophobia Campaign Scare Lahaina Property Owners Away? Testimony: Five nightclubs attacked with termite fumigation chemical The Hawaii DOE Has Defaulted On Rent Owed To Another State Agency Designer is commissioned to convert state Capitol pools to waterless feature Racetrack for Kalaeloa? Suspect Released ‘Pending Investigation’, Mocks System on Video Read More..

Thursday, March 21, 2024 March 21, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 2733 Views Class of 2024 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled Allowing smaller lots and homes would benefit families, promote affordability Kaneshiro Defense: Framing up People at the behest of campaign Contributors is just ‘politics as usual’ SB2768: Carbon Credit Scams Coming to Hawaii From Hawaii To Texas And Back: How Geanna Bradley Ended Up With The Couple Accused Of Killing Her Spring break tourists flocking to Hawaii, but hotel occupancy remains below pre-COVID levels HPD Investigates 2 Officers For Manslaughter In The Death Of A 77-Year-Old Criminal  Read More..

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 March 20, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:13 PM :: 3866 Views Roadblocks to Re-Building on Maui Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI Star-Advertiser to be Sold to Carpenter Media Friday -- after paying $150K ransom  Senator Rhoads shocked, just SHOCKED to be getting death threats after suggesting assassination of Donald Trump Prepping Tulsi for Trump’s Vice-Presidency: Mike Gabbard Now Supports Gay Marriage Honolulu Salary Commission Considers Giving Officials Raises ‘multiple times each year’ No Bid $159M Job To Clean Up Lahaina's Commercial District Begins 7 Months After Fires How Building Codes Act As A Regressive Tax On Affordable Housing Bills could force short-term vacation rentals into long-term housing for Maui residents Kawakami has an idea for ‘affordable housing’ --- Yes, its a tax hike Reform HMSA practices before we run out of Doctors SB2553: Hawaii Retirement Savings Program Auto-Enroll Scam Getting Closer SB2443: Speeding Cameras to Make Comeback? Lingle joins recreational-cannabis debate in rare public stance Homeless Villages: A Viable Solution To Getting People Off The Street Or Just The Latest Fad? Amid city juggling act, popular soccer complex emerges as top contender for new landfill Read More..

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 March 19, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 4649 Views AG Points Finger at Maui County: 53 Subpoenas Delay Lahaina Fire Report The last time Congress created a new state Big Island Press Club celebrates retired judge, dishonors Hawai‘i emergency administrator 2A News: Miske Flinched when he met One Armed Citizen Thanks to Biden Administration, Hawaii Corruption Offenders Are Getting Reduced Sentences AGAIN: Another Pay Hike for Honolulu Council Convicted Felon Buys 300 ac in Central Maui Honolulu Police Department plans to buy neighboring property owned by Union-Controlled Royal State Insurance Scheme 2 Finalists Will Interview For Top Job At Law Enforcement Standards Board UH Hopes To Retain Authority Over Construction Projects Second segment of Skyline gets one step closer to test phase as track work gets underway HB2686: ‘Solution’  for Soaring Insurance Costs?  A Tax Hike ER rooms expect strain following closure at Wahiawa Department of Agriculture HQ Surrounded by Homeless Drug Addicts Read More..

Monday, March 18, 2024 March 18, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 2170 Views Hawaii Republican leaders secretly met with Miske Hitman Lindsey Kinney Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Public Interest Law Firm Urges Honolulu to Change Sign Regulations to Save Businesses, Protect Free Speech Rights Hawaii Worst State for Doctors Let's Face It: There Is No Need To Rebuild Aloha Stadium More tourist tax bad for Hawaii economy Bill advances towards Secretive Conference Committee:  Gives counties power to phase out short-term rental units DoE News: Psycho Parent Racks up 13 years of TROs -- No Prosecution Maui County Wants To Take Private Land For Fire Debris Dump Site, But Owner Wants To Build The Landfill  Read More..

Sunday, March 17, 2024 March 17, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 1972 Views HB2079 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change The Hawaii Estate Tax Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 16, 2024 189 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Lets Cut Jaywalkers Some Slack Grassroot Institute Bills on the Move in the Legislature ‘CPR king’ Abe Lee enables homeownership despite complicated legal framework Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive Lahaina not enough of an emergency to tap ‘Rainy Day Fund’? Just Like Rail: Nobody Wants Stadium Except Developers Artificial Shortage Jacks up Construction Costs Estate Tax Destroying Local Family Businesses HB2364:  Hike Taxes on Rental Properties and Spend the Revenue to block development FEMA To Reopen Disaster Response Program To Include COFA Citizens Legal Pot Bill May Be Close To Its Last Gasp Mafia Testifies Against Cockfighting bill --but it still clears Senate Judiciary Committee MEMA Set up as an under-staffed Fall Guy for Disaster Failures Read More..

Saturday, March 16, 2024 March 16, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 1923 Views Green Releases 'The Hawai‘i We Deserve' policy report Hana Joins 'Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area' HHFDC Selects Insiders to Develop Kapolei Parcel Hawaii has lowest number of young homeowners, according to study Still Waiting to Rebuild in Lahaina: 20% of Houselots cleared, 92% of Sewer lines OKd Residents shocked as rent at Hilo apartment complex soars to $1,800+ In historic milestone, heirs of DHHL waitlist claimants begin receiving $97M in settlements Wahiawa General Hospital to temporarily close emergency room for ‘several weeks’ 5 more eminent domains needed along Honolulu’s rail line Read More..

Friday, March 15, 2024 March 15, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 2151 Views State, FEMA Agree on Plan to Push Lahaina Survivors out of Hotels SB3381 Lahaina Landgrab Bill: AKAKU Hosts Community Forum “Smaller homes on smaller lots” Hawaii Homeland Security Announces Plan for 'Targeted Violence Prevention' Blangiardi Delivers State of the City Address UPDATED VOTE TOTALS: Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus SB2922: Electric Bills going up $5B for Maui Wildfire Lawsuits SB3327: No hearing for water commission bill to give Activists Total Control over water resource management HB2743: Legislature Finds a Way to Tax Your Feces Ing is given more time to come up with lame excuses in latest campaign spending case Mauna Kea to be Exempt from Sunshine Law? House Panel Spikes Bill To Publicly Fund Hawaii Elections HB1980: Increase Cockfighting Penalties Selling Miske’s Illegal Fireworks  Fire alarm systems out of commission at 15 Hawaii schools Read More..

Thursday, March 14, 2024 March 14, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:21 PM :: 1712 Views House Passes State Budget Three Gun Bills on the Move How One East Hawaii TVR Strangled on Regulations and Fees A monstrosity built with tea leaves and pasted together with poi Lahaina: 3,558 people still living in Hotels FEMA Urged to Speed Access for COFA Citizens Keith Kaneshiro trial is finally underway Louis Kealoha Denied Sentence Reduction SB3335: Recreational Marijuana Triple-Referral in House  DHS Fails to Oversee Foster Kids’ Homeschooling Another Killing at Home of 2021 Baby Killer A COVID-era rule helped get homeless minors into housing DLNR Sneaks Hydrogen Project into SB3195 Read More..

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 March 13, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 2201 Views Trump Sweeps Hawaii Republican Caucus Hawaii bill that would increase automobile insurance draws ire Ala Moana Acid Attack Plotted from within OCCC More Defendants Could Stay Out Of Prison Through Expanded Electronic Monitoring Program Attorneys for over 1,000 Maui fire survivors to sue Kamehameha Schools, state, others Lahaina Wildfire Victims Fund Has 17 Applicants So Far Tipping Point? Hawaii Ranked Among Destinations Middle-Class Most Struggle to Afford School Superintendent Pay Hike Bill Advances Buntenbah to challenge forfeiture of $250,000 mortgage Hawaii Senate Panel Guts House-Passed Marijuana Expungements Bill, Limiting It To A Single-County Pilot Program Proposed stevedore bills are unneeded Read More..

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 3908 Views FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island Breaking Cycles Symposium updates community on plans to let lots and lots of criminals back out onto the streets DEADLINE EXTENDED: Judicial Vacancy – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals JSC Still Seeking Applicants for Big Island Circuit Judge Husband in Manoa murder-suicide mired in debt, records show Hawaii Republicans could lock up Trump’s nomination tonight Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga Bribery Case Puts 'Pay To Play' On Trial ‘Vacant positions’ are a Slush Fund for ‘Top Three’ Overtime Revenue forecast provides no relief for Hawaii lawmakers Maui Wildfire Cases Will Stay In Maui State Court New State Law Could Bring Peace To Graveyard Plagued By Homeless Drug Addict Grave Robbers Read More..

Monday, March 11, 2024 March 11, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:13 PM :: 2098 Views Lahaina: Purposefully Making Rebuilding Slow, Expensive, and Frustrating Bill 21: Reform emergency permitting to quicken Lahaina recovery Water agency ID’d as major Lahaina recovery roadblock Where to Vote: Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus Tuesday March 12 SB3381: McKelvey’s Bill to Block Lahaina Homeowners from Rebuilding Dead on Arrival in House? ANOTHER salary hike for councilmembers New Bill Seeks To Remove Power To Suspend Electronic Media During Emergency SB2768: Carbon Trading Scam Increase Your Fuel Prices and Utility Bills Push To Increase Auto Insurance Coverage Could Raise Costs 70% For Hawaii Consumers Maui Councilmembers Squabble over which Affordable Housing Scheme gets the Grift Builder out $1.5M after DPP Revokes permit Read More..

Sunday, March 10, 2024 March 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 4910 Views The Worst State to be Rich, Poor, or In Between Listening to naysayers in the housing debate Punaluu: Abandoned buildings, golf course, and aging sewer treatment plant won’t be fixed 167 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 9, 2024 Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Senate: Time to Overthrow Kouchi Dumping ‘Diversity’ Schemes Could Improve UH, Eliminate 100s of Make-Work Positions, and Reduce Political Polarization Congress Gives Welfare to COFA Migrants as Part of Aid Deal Corruption News: Mitsunaga-Kaneshiro Case Begins Monday Aloha Stadium to Become Natatorium II Maui Loses Last Private Practice OB/GYN HEI, HECO & ASB Executives Have Golden Parachutes Maui releases trove of emails offering new insight into wildfire response Be Afraid.  Be Very Afraid: 800 bills still alive at state Legislature’s halfway point Visitors may need pre-paid reservations for state parks Hawaii ranked #2 for most dangerous state for pedestrians State Shortchanges The Campaign Spending Commission Read More..

Saturday, March 9, 2024 March 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 1708 Views DHS: Green Appoints Political Hack to Oversee Department Overflowing with Dead Babies Marijuana Legalization “relies on a huge criminal crackdown on the black market” $250K -- Another grift for Waianae Meth Camp Potential jurors in bribery trial to undergo more screening following hitman revelation Another Miske Crew Beating KFD douses large fire at Biomass Power Plant just outside Lihue Read More..

Friday, March 8, 2024 March 8, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 3593 Views TAT Audit: Maui County fails to Collect Millions from Vacation Rentals Audit: 100% FEMA Fail on Kauai Disaster Procurement Study: DoE Pandemic Failure will Cost Hawaii $31B OIP: Sunshine and UIPA Bills on the Move Fake Minutes and Fire Secrecy: OIP Posts Three New Opinions Soft on Crime: After 41-year Crime Spree, Child Molesting Meth Dealer Gets Something Besides Probation Kouchi: “Strong-arming, arm-twisting, bullying of members” Attorneys claim new evidence in search for spark that set off Lahaina inferno DOE Construction Plan: Burn $543M before June 30 New Law Restricting Carrying Of Firearms May Have Unintended Consequences HB1845: Publicly Financed Campaigns Hawaii Human Services Director Stepping Down In May Malfunction sends eastbound Skyline train in the wrong direction Bill that allows homes to use gas water heaters passes to the House, Solar Industry Cries a River Hawaii couple sentenced to nearly three years for stealing identities of deceased infants Read More..

Thursday, March 7, 2024 March 7, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 2130 Views Kouchi in Danger After Nahale-a Debacle? Anti-Israel 'Uncommitteds' Take 29% in Hawaii Democratic Primary Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Pass Senate DBEDT Forecast: 1.5% Economic Growth for 2024 Ways to Maximize Hawaii's Current Zoning Laws HB1675: No GE Tax on Medical Services Budget Breakthrough: New COFA Agreement will Cover Micronesians in Lahaina Green finally quantifies emergency funding request related to Maui fire disaster Two Temporary Group Housing Sites To Be Built In Lahaina For Maui Fire Survivors Decision expected next week on where Maui wildfire case will be heard Head of training at Public Safety Department avoids jail time for lying about credentials Pandemic Learning Loss Could Cost Hawaii Students Billions In Future Earnings Workers criticize Hawaii State Hospital safety plan HB2089: Stop Building Code Churn Read More..

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 March 6, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:21 PM :: 3706 Views HB2802: Write Gay Marriage into State Constitution Blangiardi announces dates for annual town hall meeting tour 'My Vote is for Sale' -- How Biden Lost the American Samoa Democratic Caucus Feds Collect $6.6M in Hawaii Forfeitures Hawaii Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana Despite Ongoing Federal Prohibition "A move by Senator Donna Mercado Kim to reshape the Board of Regents into her name, image, and likeness" Maui is Still Waiting: Iniki Building Permits Were Issued Within One Month of Disaster Judge frustrated by slow pace of the Miske trial HB2079: Kids can order up sex change treatment by telehealth without parental notification Hawaii May Finally Move In The Right Direction On Parental Rights In Child Welfare Cases Divided state Senate rejects Nahale-a for 2nd term as UH regent As telescopes are removed, Maunakea authority accomplishes almost nothing State House tees up bill to kill Aloha Stadium redevelopment HPD officer accused of ignoring plea for help before woman’s brutal murder is fired Honolulu settles lawsuit over fatal shooting for $525K Thousands In Hawaii With Arrest Records For Marijuana Possession Could Have Them Expunged Appeal continues for ambulance rides that went uncharged Read More..

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 March 5, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:32 PM :: 2059 Views No Money for Mauna Kea? Science Foundation Funds only one Giant Telescope Short-term Rental Crackdown: State, County Bills Threaten Residents Case: COFA Renewal on Verge of Approval Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Eligible for Senate Votes Your cost of living just went up SB2922: Hawaiian Electric Lahaina Liability to be a Line Item on your Electric Bill Family Displaced By Lahaina Fires Keeps ‘Moving Forward’ While Waiting For Housing Hawaii Lawmakers May Roll Back Development Rules To Speed Housing Projects Honolulu's Building Permit Backlog Still a Mess Nobody Wants School Bus Driver Jobs Organizing the Whole State as an Amusement Park, lawmakers envision state visitor app to help manage tourists Read More..

Monday, March 4, 2024 March 4, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 2021 Views UHERO: Regulations Double Cost of New Condos in Hawaii Unanimous Supreme Court: Trump Stays on Ballot  The Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus is shrinking again State Hospital pretends to make changes in wake of slaying of staffer Rate Hike News: Comments Sought on next round of renewable energy procurements Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaiian Electric Tinkers with Solar Subsidies Change in Law Makes 8% of 'Renewables' Disappear Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 2, 2024 Mayor allocates $80M for COVID hazard pay Hawaii Lawmakers Take Campaign Money From Hawaiian Electric State to embark on search for geothermal energy sources Prefab buildings in Lahaina to house wildfire survivors CNHA’s Latest Grift Could Lead to Lawsuit Supporters Say ‘Abuse Of Power’ Is At The Heart Of Senate Committee’s Rejection Of UH Regent Read More..

Sunday, March 3, 2024 March 3, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 2289 Views Lahaina aid should be about quality, not quantity Tax Hikes Based on Scorn for Taxpayers Comments Sought on Oahu District Judge Nominees There is Room on Mauna Kea for Both Culture and Science Short-term rental owners stand firm for their rights Lawsuit Against Honolulu City and County for Infringing on Concealed Carry Rights  Amended Return Equals Guilty Plea  Green’s April Fools Day TVR Ban will lead to ‘substantial legal action’ Time will tell if gov’s housing hurdles will trip him HB2781: Will Rail GE Tax Subsidy be Cut of in 2031? Legislature: Most Ethics Bills Didn’t Even Get a Hearing How A Team Of Dedicated Cops And Scientists Sorted Through Ash And Rubble To Identify Lahaina's Fire Victims This alleged Miske assault was just business Sen Fevella: “Figure out a way so we can break legs” Senate passes bill on felony charges for habitual assaults Hawaii's Assisted Suicide Law Changes in 2023: More Access, Fewer Safeguards Federal Farm Census Shows Hawaii Loses 10% of Farms in Decade Read More..

Saturday, March 2, 2024 March 2, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 3080 Views REP. BERTRAND KOBAYASHI ANNOUNCES FUTURE RETIREMENT FROM LEGISLATURE City Council adopts Climate Ready Oʻahu, the City’s first climate adaptation strategy, as guiding policy document for the City Blangiardi submits FY2025 budget proposals to Honolulu City Council 149 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide SB3381: Hundreds of Lahaina Residents Oppose Landgrab Bill Green Against FEMA Trailers for Lahaina Move afoot to kill stadium redevelopment amid wildfire recovery need Officials report receiving Aloha Stadium bids--won’t say how many      PUC Secret Briefings on Rolling Blackouts Witnesses in Miske trial have described several unreported assaults Read More..

Friday, March 1, 2024 March 1, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 2638 Views NOAA proposes national marine sanctuary in Papahānaumokuākea 2nd Maunakea telescope decommissioning to begin COFA Renewal Now Before Congress January Tourist Count Down 3.6% Waive permitting fees to help Maui residents rebuild faster  Rebuilding Nonconforming Structures After Lahaina Fire Unions Squeeze Lawmakers: ‘Stop The Bleeding’ of OUR State Cash To Pay For Maui Fire Victims De Fries’ selection criticized: Former HTA chief voted in as first Maunakea authority director Embattled UH regents chair vows to seek second term Salesforce's Marc Benioff tracked journalist in Hawaii Child Molester: State Gives one day sentence, Feds Give 40 yrs Autopsy results in homeless youth’s death put spotlight on dearth of treatment beds Want To Boost Hawaii Aquaculture? Remove The Barriers Read More..

Thursday, February 29, 2024 February 29, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:13 PM :: 2802 Views EXTENDED: Applicants Wanted for State Ethics Commission Hawaii Worst State to Be Middle Income from a Tax Perspective Climate Activist And Liberal Billionaire Quietly Gobbles Up Rural Land In Hawaii Major Energy Companies Ask SCOTUS To Intervene In Hawaii Climate Lawsuit BS Busted: Green Caught Lying About Number of Vacation Rentals Structural, Intractable, Pervasive: The Ali’i Trust Agenda Council adopts ‘monster homes’ measure Judge Denies Defendant Request to use Alleged Hit Contract to Generate Delay Trial In Kaneshiro Case ‘That’s A Lot Of Money’: Maui Council Signs Off On Funding For Private Security In Lahaina Burn Zone Senate Bill Would Boost Salary Cap For Hawaii Schools Chief To $300K Shoplifter? Thank a Legislator Witness Intimidation: Buntenbah to forfeit house? Hawaii Legislators: QUEST should buy drugs for the Homeless Honolulu's On The Hook For Another $100K Defending Ex-Cops Sued Over Makaha Crash Chronically polluted beaches in Hawaii continue trend, Surfrider report finds Read More..

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 February 28, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:03 PM :: 2115 Views Green Launches Compensation Fund for Lahaina Dead, Injured Unlicensed Midwives Sue State Bills increasing costs for tourists moving through Hawaii Legislature  Lahaina: State Senators Push for 1,000 Permanent FEMA Units  Not so Smart: Affordable Housing Loss Study Debunked Lahaina: Army Corps of Engineers Transfers Temporary School to DoE SB3196: Senate Committee Waters Down Gun Control Bill Global Warming Solution: Convince Tourists to Stay Longer in Hawaii State Grabs for Rail Tax Money Maui family forced to move away claims landlord displaced them to house fire survivors Senate Panel Rejects Confirmation Of Interim UH Regents Chair 2 teens arrested following alleged sex assault of special needs student at Oahu middle school Assault Rifles And Shotguns Would Still Be Allowed In Hawaii Under Amended SB3186 Kalaupapa Tours Remain Shut Down 4 Years After Pandemic Closure Kakaako: Complete Streets a Complete Mess Arson? Kauai Fire Deals $20 Million Blow To Affordable Housing Read More..

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 February 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 2865 Views Hawaiʻi educators urged to take part in presidential selection process SHOPO & Maui County Reach Agreement on COVID Hazard Pay The real cost of returning to the office in Hawaii COVERUP: HART has never been audited and will now cancel next audit Affordable if you make $186K per Year Almost 12,000 affordable homes in Hawaii could be lost over next 20 years, study says These Billionaires Own 11% Of Hawaii's Private Land Donna Mercado Kim Meets UH Regents. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Puna 2005: Another Girl Almost Tortured to Death Alleged Kakaako Killer Was Convicted of Rape One Year Ago--and yet was out on the street Judge to decide if high-profile case should be delayed because of murder-for-hire probe Miske allegedly threatened a girlfriend’s ex: Like so many others, he ‘declined to prosecute’  Honolulu police fire 3 officers in Makaha crash case $58K to Dry out a Bum Read More..

Monday, February 26, 2024 February 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 3401 Views How do criminals become foster parents in Hawaii? Reports show assisted suicide continues to grow in Hawaii Recreational Marijuana Bills on the Move Taxes, Housing, Energy: High Costs Driving People out of Hawaii Hawaii Democrats Presidential Caucus Set for March 6 Hawaii needs better budgeting for Maui recovery You Will Pay for Maui Fire Property Damage: Look out for $5B 'Fund 2' Converting Maui vacation rentals to longer-term housing causing frustration for owners Biden Administration: New Federal Money for More Useless Rail  School Facilities Administration was Just a Scam to Grab Federal Funds DHHL changes $600M spending plan to prioritize land purchasing over home construction  FBI Threatens Politically Incorrect Mid-PAC Basketball Players House bill preventing a mayor or governor from suspending electronic media transmissions SB3159 / HB2470: Stop Vexatious Litigants Most insurance-related bills to help those in Lava Zones 1, 2 have stalled  Kapalama Container Terminal is almost built; that only took about 30 years Chemical attacks described by witnesses in Miske trial Read More..

Sunday, February 25, 2024 February 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:16 PM :: 2036 Views The Department’s Quest to Nullify Evidence DoTax: State Tax Credits You Can Claim City Demands Energy Use Data on Apartments and Commercial Buildings 15% State Budget Cut Threatened by Hawaii’s Failure to Build Housing Hawaii has done poorly with grandiose cannabis authorities Column: Crackdown on short-term units will hurt isle people DHHL Plan: More Paper Leases Ethics Reform: After two Bribery Arrests, Legislators Set to do Nothing (again) SB2322: Money for Surfrider’s Fake Bacteria Counts County to Set up Massive Festering Homeless Tent City in Hilo? Read More..

Saturday, February 24, 2024 February 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:37 PM :: 2478 Views Ninth Circuit to rehear Hawaii butterfly knife ban Green Kills off 'Affordable' Housing Group, Hands Authority to HHFDC 133 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide After Wrecking Tourism Industry, DeFries to Take Over as Executive Director of Mauna Kea Oversight Authority Schatz points to ‘paralysis by analysis’ in Maui housing debate M Nightclub photos invite questions about Miske’s hidden ownership Hawaii Will Pay $60K To An Inmate Who Suffered A Broken Jaw In 2019 Maui Jail Riot HB1601 Stop Arresting Wife Beaters and Drunk Drivers Read More..

Friday, February 23, 2024 February 23, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 5519 Views Kennedy on Hawaii Ballot with 'We The People Party' Hawaii committee to discuss $25 tourism tax Friday UHERO: Hawaii Economy Slowing Hawaii Insiders Plot: Kill Seabright and Wheat? 3 adults accused of torture, starvation death of 10-year-old girl plead not guilty Habitual Violent Misdemeanor Bill Necessary For Community’s Safety Chinese Police on Patrol in Kiribati Maui Temporary Housing: State Games System to Milk FEMA for Every Penny Cost of Housing Lahaina Residents may Lead to ‘Furlough Fridays’ unless FEMA Ponies Up for Hotels Buttigieg visits Skyline while 0.3% of Oahu rides rail Read More..

Thursday, February 22, 2024 February 22, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:23 PM :: 2262 Views SB3381: Stop Lahaina Property Owners from Rebuilding VIDEO: Biological Parents of Ariel Sellers Speak Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Decision Making Hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee Pop-Up Village For 350 Maui Fire Survivors Has Been Blocked for Months by Red Tape Lawmakers Question Plans For Governor's Maui Wildfire Death Settlement Fund SB2475: Stop Recycling Child Molesters Republicans Fail to Oust Nago as Chief Elections Officer Man already serving life was sentenced in murder-for-hire case tied to the Mike Miske case Vehicle towing rates in Hawaii could more than double this year Hale Hookah co-owner pleads not guilty to drug charges Read More..

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 February 21, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 4186 Views Trump: Tulsi Gabbard on Short List for Vice President More cost, More delay: Green Signs 'PLA' for Lahaina Rebuild Executive Order: Hawaii is a 'Trauma-Informed' State DoH: Exposing tobacco marketing to Hawai‘i’s youth Rule Forcing Corrupt Project Labor Agreements Will Face Legal Challenges FCKBLM? Censorship Leads to 23% Decrease in Personalized License Plate Requests Senate Approves Publicly Funded Election Bill Feds Obtain More Than $1.9 Million in Forfeitures from Hawaii Illegal Gambling Operations Water Activists Delaying Lahaina FEMA Trailers--Just Like they delayed firefighting water Lahaina Temporary Housing Delays Caused by Water Activists cost State $60M and counting Lahaina Homeowners Prohibited from Parking trailer on their Burned-Out property 44% of Residents Thinking About Leaving Hawaii Are Locals Happier on the Mainland? Short-term vacation rentals impact Hawaii’s housing market only 5% Honolulu ethics panel mulls gift prohibition for all city employees Kupuna testify against purchase of Kauai apartments for DHHL beneficiaries School bus driver shortage has lawmakers looking at other options Boyfriend of drowning victim claims inadequate response by police, fire Repeat Offenders Must be released so they can Repeat Again Read More..

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 February 20, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 1989 Views Hawaiʻi’s future jobs: 70% require postsecondary education by 2031 Cockfighting fans fight Northern Mariana ban at Ninth Circuit Tax Hike News: COVID giveaway to Public Employees plus Maui Fire Costs Could Top $1B This Year Alone Legislature Plans ‘Fundamental Change’ for HECO:  Yes, its a Rate Hike How Green Amendment to Hawaii Constitution will make Fuel and Electricity More Expensive The Plan is Working as Intended:  1,500+ families believed to have left Maui since August wildfires Carpenters Union Illegally Voids Maui Mayor’s Nominees for Boards and Commissions House marijuana debate shows softening support for legalization in Hawaii Food prices increase at grocery stores and restaurants After 20 Years of Violations, Administrative order between EPA, Hawaii county demands improvements to aging sewage plants Read More..

Monday, February 19, 2024 February 19, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:13 PM :: 2620 Views True housing reform seems a strong possibility  SB3196 Bans Many Types of Guns Wahiawa Child Abuse Death--Who Should Have Known? Bill requires teachers accused of sexual misconduct to surrender licenses UH Manoa: “So much antisemitism on campus” WSJ: Hawaii Wants Visitors to Pay a Tourist Tax to … uh … Help Prevent the Next Disaster, yeah that’s it Hawaii Legislators Seek To Outlaw AI-Generated Political Misinformation Can crowdsourcing improve reporting of the Miske Trial? Read More..

Sunday, February 18, 2024 February 18, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 3896 Views Skimming Nuclear Munitions Contract? Lawsuit Alleges Dawson is Fake Hawaiian Company The ConAm Returns Again City May be Short on Sanitation Trucks for Months to Come Hawaii's high cost of living is due to “one little thing after another, just building on each other” 111 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Lahaina Cleanup is Scam to Keep Owners off their own Properties Exodus of Hawaii residents cost state $185M in lost taxes since 2020 Hawaii is the only U.S. state that taxes Medicare, Medicaid and TriCare insurance benefits FEMA housing far from burned properties in West Maui SB2693: Outlaw Kaniela Ing’s Lahaina Charity Scam Blangiardi’s biggest decision was to halt construction of the city rail line before reaching all the way to Ala Moana. City auditor reviews building permit department More Empty promises on horizon for future Hawaiian homestead leases Taxpayers Are On The Hook For $1.25 Million After The State Failed To Provide Water To An Oahu Farmer Child welfare bureaucracy’s debilitating “cover your ass” mentality must be replaced HB1799/SB2670: Help Gays Access Fresh Schoolboys Read More..

Saturday, February 17, 2024 February 17, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:37 PM :: 2397 Views Hawaii is State With the Least Disposable Income Decision on advisory group for UH president’s search postponed Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 17, 2024 Rail: Another GE Tax Increase on the Agenda Prosecutors seek forfeiture of Buntenbah’s House DHS: We do not inspects Guardian or Adoptive Homes Unless Credible Complaint is Made Hawaiian Airlines shareholders approve proposed acquisition by Alaska Air Group Remembering Sara Yara: Community comes together to sign wave Alleged Molester Allegedly Confessed to HPD in 2020--Four Years Later Finally Extradited to Texas Thousands of pounds of illegal fireworks seized Navy’s new $3.4 billion dry dock in Hawaii is most expensive project in service’s history Mayor Blangiardi OKs aid to rail-affected small businesses Read More..

Friday, February 16, 2024 February 16, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:55 PM :: 2234 Views Gun bills pass Hawaii Senate committee Debt: Honolulu 3rd-Worst Sinkhole City CNHA’s Latest Grift: “Something illegal on the side” Defendant In Kaneshiro Case May Pose Danger To Others, Probation Officer Says Hearing to unseal adoption, foster care documents in Isabella Kalua case set Criminal Mother Arrested While Beating Boys in Street WAM Chair Calls Private Meeting To Discuss Maui's Public Disaster Queens to Close Wahiawa General Inpatient Facilities Many Female HS Athletes without lockerrooms 6 Years After lawsuit Educational worker safety bill advances but removes increased harassment penalties State prevails in ‘reverting’ land under affordable housing project State receives green light on redevelopment of Mayor Wright homes (Again) After Four Years on Streets, One Homeless Person Finally Agrees to Accept Shelter Read More..

Thursday, February 15, 2024 February 15, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:05 PM :: 2539 Views Tulsi for VP? Trump talks with Gabbard about U.S. defense Rabbi Sues Hawaii County Over Mounting Fines for Hosting Small Religious Gatherings in His Home CWS Used Guardianship as Legal Loophole to Place Tortured Girl in Home with Convicted Felon? Will Property Owners be Allowed to Rebuild? Community Opposes HCDA Takeover of Lahaina Another Labor Cost for Business: Momentum Grows For Comprehensive Paid Family Leave In Hawaii Soft on Crime: Thugs Walk Free After beating Security Guard to Death Louis Kealoha Wants Reduced Sentence Testimony in Miske trial pivots to alleged chemical attack on rival nightclub The Packed Hawaii State Hospital May Soon See A Surge In Patients From A Private Facility 'Swarm team' investigates increasing chemical detections in Pearl Harbor's drinking water Still towing complaints 3 years after changes to state law Read More..

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:46 PM :: 1753 Views HPD: First Amber Alert in 19 Years Results in Safe Recovery of Two Boys Big Island: Low Winds Lead to Rolling Blackouts Three Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled to be Heard Liberation of crypto is win for Hawaii Hawaiian Electric 2023 Annual report: Still profitable except for Lahaina Litigation Advocates call for change of legal guardianship policies Lahaina Fire Death Toll Rises To 101 After Police Identify Remains Of Missing Person   Survivors’ Monthly Hotel Bill: $15,000 paid by FEMA SB2762 Rent Control: After Rent Subsidies Create Crisis, Legislators prepare to Make it Worse Bills For UBER/LYFT Ride-Share Fee And A Climate-Impact Fee Advance Some Reform Bills Are Simply Ignored Until They Die — And They Start Dying Friday 65 Shell Bills on the Move Pension Scam behind Star-Advertiser bankruptcy? Read More..

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 February 13, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 4048 Views SB3381: HCDA will use Eminent Domain to Take Over Lahaina Make it in to High End Resort Area Bribe-Taking Cocaine Dealer J Kalani ‘Powdernose’ English to get Early Release Lahaina Fire Charity Scam News: Kaniela Ing Faces More Charges Of Campaign Spending Violations Torture House Foster parent Requests Release -- Denied Miske was Child Abuser, got Probation Labor Trafficking: Getting Away With It Lahaina Death Trap: The Day Fire Engulfed Kuhua Street Secret Hawaii Energy Cabal Fades Away Why an M&A swoop in Hawaii is a big bet on the yen Gov. Green calls new Hawaii housing bill ‘unconstitutional’ Hawaiʻi to build out housing services with Medicaid under new federal program Driver Chose Which Cop would Administer DUI Test Read More..

Monday, February 12, 2024 February 12, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 2208 Views 9th Circuit To Hear Oral Argument in Absentee Voting Case for Citizens in U.S. Territories Kaheohe 'comprehensive' homeless solution houses only 34 people Blangiardi announces Andy Sugg as new Chief of Staff Miske trial picks up after a week of Witness Intimidation Green Pushing Tax Hikes Tourism: Another Year of Stagnation HB1611: Stop Recycling Bad Cops? Local Food?  DoE has a solution--‘give us more money’ 2023: A Year of Hawaiian Spyin' Read More..

Sunday, February 11, 2024 February 11, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 2286 Views Father:  DHS and Catholic Charities both involved in Geanna Bradley Placement in Torture House Nearly 5,000 Maui fire victims remain in hotels Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 10, 2024 SB3196: More Gun Control on the Agenda Hawaii energy policy bedeviled by price, reliability tradeoffs Hoarding School Impact Fees 93 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide SB3381: HCDA to Control Lahaina Redevelopment? HB2762: OHA to Build Casino at Kakaako Makai? Mafia News: SHOPO Lawyer Devens Planted on Supreme Court to Block Release of Police Disciplinary Records LOL: Hawaii Version of ‘Three-Strike’ bill for repeat violent offenders -- Prosecutors will actually be allowed to charge a felony Hawaii teens report persistent mental-health problems A ‘Shockingly Broken System’: Hawaii Failing To Meet ANY Child Care Safety Regulations BJ Penn for … Council? Read More..

Saturday, February 10, 2024 February 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 3447 Views  AGAIN: Family Court Gave Another Girl to Another Convicted Felon, She was also starved and tortured to death Naming Names: Which Honolulu Lawyers are Helping Miske Catch Informants? Wahiawa Foster Girl Tortured, Murdered Article misrepresents status of Hawaii ballot bill  Read More..

Friday, February 9, 2024 February 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 2162 Views Maui Fires: Green, Bissen Feds Six-Month Update Guam Meth Kingpin Gets 30 Years Hawaii 2nd-Worst State for Fatal Crashes Involving Unlicensed Drivers 'Spirit of Aloha' Hawaii Supreme Court gun ruling brings praise and ridicule SB2392: Hawaii committee advances bill that could keep Trump off the ballot Bill 21:  Emergency building permits for Maui Fire Survivors Lahaina family excited to rebuild home after fire debris is cleared from property   After listening Tour, House GOP Champions ‘Common Sense’ Bills, Conservative Values Unaffordable Affordables: Another $10M Subsidy for Black Sand, Kobayashi Big Island Police Discipline: Exhibitionist and a Burglar HB1626: To Keep More Criminals on the Streets,  Shorten Probation Periods As Always Intended: Waimanalo Gulch to be Extended Read More..

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