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Monday, February 27, 2023 February 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:50 PM :: 1875 Views HB1291: Will Abused Foster Children Ever be Represented? Minor Parties to be Removed from Hawaii Ballot Filipino Americans Making it out of Hawaii Another Miske Co-Defendant tries for Release Again Can raised crosswalks really cost so much? Contract for Red Hill facility alternatives is an enigma SB72 Hu Honua Bill on the Move Bills aim to add ‘tiny home’ sites for homeless Mayor Rick Blangiardi offers 5-point homeless plan for Oahu  Honokowai condo evades shoreline access requirement for 45 years Read More..

Sunday, February 26, 2023 February 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 2253 Views Creative Districts  Five Republican Bills on the Move in the House Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill: Weirdness Unfolds What’s not to like about a $72,348 part-time job with the right to take lucrative outside gigs from special interests? Unsteady, Unfocused, Thoughtless: Green’s Amateurish Agenda Finished for Session DHHL, Aloha Stadium spending could trigger COVID aid payback Hawaii County response to affordable housing credits audit Business owners voice concerns over proposed district $50M Subsidy for Waiahole Valley? Starting at Age 10: Hawaii Media Outlets help Raise $150K for Honolulu Juvenile Sex-Change Clinic Read More..

Saturday, February 25, 2023 February 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 2271 Views Hilo Complex DoE Manager Arrested for P-Card Theft Campaign Spending Reform: Two Bills Pass, Four Killed Another Sue-n-Settle targets Hawaii and American Samoa Fisheries Report: Hawaii's hotel revenue back to pre-pandemic levels Hawaii bill would boost rental tax credit fourfold Maui: Feds Take Aim at Alleged $145M Ponzi Tale of Two Systems: State Wouldn’t Charge Alleged Child Molester, Feds Won’t Give Him Bail HB84: Allows Counties to Reverse TVR permits from 1980s De-Covidization: Cheating on Medicaid to be Illegal Again Starting April 1 Hawaii Tourism Authority turnover continues as another top exec resigns Schizophrenics Kill Three in Hawaii Maoists Rally for Abortion Attacker Hawaiian homesteaders on Molokai say spill of hundreds of gallons of fuel made them ill 'It's a health hazard' -- Dilapidated restrooms, sinking piers plague Maui harbor Following state’s costly missteps, parents push for solution to safely open new Kihei high school Read More..

Friday, February 24, 2023 February 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:20 PM :: 2205 Views House Judiciary Committee Kills off Ethics Reform Bills Audit: DHHL Traded 42 Affordable Housing Credits for a Fence HB984 'Gun Free Zones' Gets Another Committee Hearing After Years of Campaign Spending Violations, Kaniela Ing Finally gets some Criminal Charges Rep. Gene Ward: ‘Reform Proposals Will Be Very Disappointing This Session’ Oahu public charter faces closure following questions about online learning, enrollment Former Punahou Coach pleads 'not guilty' for child sex crimes allegations Hawaii hospitals at full capacity even with drop in COVID patients Failing infrastructure threatens future of only hospital that serves West Hawaii Lanai residents invited to virtual meeting on proposed 357% water rate hike Read More..

Thursday, February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 3183 Views After Indictments, Al Hee Took $9M More After Bribery Arrests: House Adopts New Rules DHHL Redux: This time Green nominates Kali Watson Hawaii Household Bills Among Highest in USA New report urges licensure reform to boost ranks of medical workers GET exemption bills move forward Big Island Prison Guard In Federal Prison--Got Fired, But HLRB Orders him Reinstated with Back Pay After Driving Anderson Out, DeLaCruz Pushes Geothermal Scam for Hawaiian Homelands Better Background Checks Proposed For Certain State Employees Conveyance Tax Hike: SB362 Vehicle to Steal Your Money HB820: Hawaii Vacation Rental Tax Total Of 33% On the Move Last Round Of Honolulu Covid Relief Money Released--CNHA Gets Another $25M Slush Fund Judge: Miske Can Keep A Key Defense Attorney Media Blackout?  Attorney for Miske co-defendant wrongly predicted a “flurry of publicity” 20% of fatal crashes involve unlicensed drivers Lobbyist Pleads Not Guilty To Animal Clinic Drug Charges $4.5M -- Council OKs first settlement in police chase that prompted felony probe City Measure To Restrict Concealed Guns In Some Areas Moves Ahead After Council Vote Gun-Free Zones May Work. Just Don't Ask For Proof Group: Cost to convert cesspools on Big Island would be exorbitant Read More..

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 February 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 3035 Views Corruption or incompetence, transparency still the antidote House Judiciary Committee Set to Dispose of 16 Ethics Reform Bills Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolls Shadowy Anti-Musk Group HSTA: Our LGBTQ Students are 'Lovable'--Raise Money for Sex-Change Clinic The 1886 U.S. Passenger Vessel Services Act has been a bonanza for foreign cruise lines and foreign ports, to Hawaii's detriment Green’s AG says Senators Have no Authority Over Nominees Anderson Remains Interim DHHL Chair, AG’s Office Says Hawaii Car Insurance Would Cost More Under Legislation Pushed By Trial Lawyers OIP Delays Are Worse Than Ever Honolulu police chief pleads with drivers to slow down after ‘rough week’ on Oahu’s roads OHA: Hawaiians are Leaving Hawaii so Lets Jack up their Electric Bills Some More Rhoads: Give Millions More to Released Convicts Lawmakers find talking about legalizing recreational weed and doing it are very different things Military Families In Hawaii Could Soon Have An Easier Time Finding Schools The Decades-Old Debate Over Breaking Up Hawaii’s Statewide School System Vacation Rentals Are In The Hawaii Legislature’s Crosshairs DOH Computer Crashes During ‘Upgrade’, COVID Numbers Not Available Read More..

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 February 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 1796 Views Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act Keeps Employer Insurance Costs High Zoning, planning reforms would help produce more Hawaii County housing Bill 2891: Retroactive property tax credit for Kauai? Hawaii Senate Committees Pass Two Bills to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition Legislature: Devils, Idiots, and Snarky Kims Should Hawaii’s Legislature Meet Year-Round? Hirono Plans Another Run For US Senate The Military's Public Information Black Hole Recent string of injuries involving HPD officers on duty are ‘troubling,’ authorities say Soft on Crime: Traffic Scofflaws Kill Three Several restaurants announce closures amid staffing issues City fined after investigation revealed it didn’t provide gun range staff with proper PPE Read More..

Monday, February 20, 2023 February 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 1775 Views CNHA Inside Track: Robin Danner Snags Gig in Governor's Office Russian Flags Fly at Tulsi Gabbard's Anti-Ukraine Rally Pilots Spot Large White Balloon Heading for Big Island--Should be overhead at Midnight Probe ongoing in 10 likely felony charges against officers Gov. Josh Green requests additional $2.5B for state budget Green requests $45M to reimburse physicians who treat Medicaid patients Council passes bill for organic standards, regulations at Kula Agricultural Park Read More..

Sunday, February 19, 2023 February 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 2652 Views Debt: Honolulu 3rd-Worst Sinkhole City PILOT for Real Property Tax Legislative Week in Review: Abortion, Drugs, Suicide Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 18, 2023 Abolish Zoning: Land Use Solution for Hawaii? What is Hawaii’s General Excise Tax? Judiciary Chair Tarnas ‘a key ingredient in the formula for corruption’ Logan: I just found out I can’t fire dirty cops UH Power Game: Mercado Kim’s Next Move? Star-Adv: HTA Problem is DeFries Bumbling of CNHA Bid Rigging HB1049 Tax Relief: Invest in families to help them stay here Kauai Council to Select Replacement for Evslin Big Island gun case tests high court ruling Bills propose lowering drunken driving threshold to 0.05% Bum Removal: Waikiki Beach to be Closed 2AM-5AM to reduce feces and needles Read More..

Saturday, February 18, 2023 February 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 2916 Views Abraham Lincoln Abolished Slavery in Hawaii too Climate Solution: Grab $100M of Your Dollars, Light Them on Fire Green Seeks Comment on Maui Judicial Nominees Kauai District Judge Applicants Sought Kauai Council: Oppose HB132, Eliminates Election Auditing Judge denies Native Hawaiian group’s bid for promised home loans Abercrombie: “You’re an idiot!” Hawaii Dodges Bullet by Rejecting Anderson Suspect in fatal hit-and-run has no driver’s license, 164 citations--‘Released Pending Investigation’--AGAIN Hawaii Lobbyist Charged With Vet Clinic Drug Violations HB745: Equal Pay for Transsexuals $50M to Subsidize 93 Waiahole Valley Renters Read More..

Friday, February 17, 2023 February 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 2016 Views Senate Committees Advance Bill Legalizing Hashish and Honey Butane Oil Candidate registration for Neighborhood Board Elections closes Friday 4:30 p.m. Ninth Circuit wades into debate on abortion in Guam Hanabusa: Feds Have Still Not Agreed to Cut Rail Short Honolulu’s Rail Line Readies To Open 1st Section In ‘June-ish’ — Or Maybe July Religious observances by Hawaii’s school employees are OK’d Doomed in House, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Kakaako Makai bill advances in Senate Medicated Marijuana Dispensaries Behind Opposition to Legalization of Recreational Dope? Phoney Baloney: Hawaii Senator Votes ‘No’ Then ‘Yes’ To Legalize Marijuana DLNR clears Makua Beach encampment of Sovereignty Thug Read More..

Thursday, February 16, 2023 February 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 2788 Views Ethics: Clerk at AGs Office Fed Info to Lawyer Suing Crooked Sheriff for Sex Assault Shining a Light on the Legislature--Do Anti-Corruption Bills Have a Chance? Green Appoints Evslin, LaChica to House DHHL Nomination Withdrawn: 'Evasive' Anderson 'Misrepresents Commission' DoH: Hawaii among highest hepatitis B death rates nationwide Hawaii Families Spend 62.3% of Income on Mortgage--Highest in USA DLNR--Build Parking Garage at Ala Wai Hawaii Ranks 39th for Innovation Hawaii ACT Scores 10th-Worst in USA Abercrombie: OHA Should Stop Lying About Kakaako Makai Deal One Down 19 to Go: Which Green Nominee will Senators Kill Next? Legislators Latest ‘Affordable Housing Bill’--a Tax Hike on Houses Red Hill families forced to stay in hotels amid tainted water crisis hit with huge tax bills Read More..

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 February 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 3224 Views Rejected for DHHL: 'Evasive' Anderson 'Misrepresents Commission' HB1049 Cuts Income Tax Senate Committees to Hear Bill Legalizing Hashish and Honey Butane Oil Hawaii Republicans lose challenge of 2022 election audit process DLNR--'No Plans to Eliminate Free Parking Spots at Ala Wai' City: Koko Head Shooting Complex to reopen for Archery in March New Aloha Stadium will be built of Steel Recycled from Old Aloha Stadium, LOL! Otake to be Disqualified in Another Corruption Case? HB106: Crooked DPP will Seize Your Property SB911: Sen Karl Rhoads and Megan Kau want Convicted Felons to Serve on Juries Exposed:  City program to ban repeat offenders from Waikiki is Fake Manini News: Legislature Looks To Tweak Internal Rules To Accommodate Ethics Reform Alleged cocaine dealer received COVID relief loan Tracking Hawai‘i Homeowners Who are Equity Rich or Seriously Underwater Soaring fuel surcharges boost HEI’s revenue over $1B Downed Chinese balloon aimed for Hawaii but was blown off course -U.S. official Commission on Native Children’s Hawaii Regional Hearing begins today American Samoa youth allowed to remain in Hawaii Youth Challenge program after outcry Read More..

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 February 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 1918 Views HTA Splits RFP for US: Marketing vs 'Stewardship' Hawaii: House Judiciary Committee to Hear Anti-Gun Bills HB1049: Avoiding disincentives in new affordability plan Governor sends additional budget requests to Legislature Hawaii GET Taxes 119% of Personal Income Will Senate Committee Reject Union Owned DHHL Nominee Ikaika Anderson today? City hopes to reopen Oahu’s only public shooting range by next month About the Occupied Forces Hawaii Army “warship” Court rejects appeal of Miske co-defendant’s 2018 conviction Soft on Crime: Killer Gets Two years--Shockingly, he is Wanted Again Hawaii’s Innovative Plan To Manage Marine Resources Is Being Quietly Rolled Back Homelessness Industry Looks to City for Cash Flow Read More..

Monday, February 13, 2023 February 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:45 PM :: 1390 Views Multiple tax hikes moving through the Legislature Gun Bills Die in Committee Request for Public Comments – Applicants for Hawaii Supreme Court Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 11, 2023 Legislative Agenda: Abortion, Cannabis, Suicide Kim, DelaCruz, Kidani: Regents Should Dump Lassner to Help Boost Aloha Stadium Boondoggle 2,000 appeals received disputing current Honolulu property tax assessments How Just One Person Gets To Decide Important Issues Like Term Limits SB678: Homelessness Industry Wants to Tax Your House to Line Their Pockets Hawaii lawmakers weigh bills creating gun-free zones Hawaii Senators Approve Bill To Promote Research Into Legalizing Shrooms and Ecstasy HB1165: Carbon Offsets Have Created A new Industry -- Suing Carbon Offset Scams Many Hawaii schoolkids going without routine vaccinations as Antivaxxer Conspiracy Theories Spread Hawaii’s lodging industry workers missing out, expert says Read More..

Sunday, February 12, 2023 February 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:10 PM :: 2316 Views How Fast is Hawaii’s Economy Growing? ‘The more-government stuff doesn’t work’ A ‘Capitol Convo’ about Hawaii’s high cost of living Hawaii VEX IQ Championships qualifies 18 robotics teams for World event in Dallas, TX How Living Off the Grid in Hawaii Compares to Other States Get Out, Evil!  Stay In, Good Fortune! Silvert: State Laws Don’t Prohibit Corruption Court documents disclose Miske’s alleged “purchase” of stevedore jobs, and ties to a prison guard at OCCC Over the last 45 years, there have been more than 80 unsolved missing persons cases on Kaua‘i Lawmakers Announce Plan to Kill Green tax Cuts, Green Agrees Self-interested state legislators duck term limits once again HB89: Ban all elected officials from soliciting and accepting any campaign donations while the Legislature is in session Saiki, Morikawa:  Give More Money to Stop OHA Whining About Kakaako Makai settlement Not on Board with Aloha Stadium Boondoggle: Key state senators call for University of Hawaii President Lassner to resign Births decline: Several factors contribute to drop in Hawaii-born babies Read More..

Saturday, February 11, 2023 February 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 2452 Views Lawsuit: Catholic Charities Approved Foster Care Home with Schizophrenic Child Molester NASA: Chinese Satellite Behind Green Lasers over Mauna Kea Bribery News: Ex-Mayor Arakawa Asks Judge to go easy on Stant Alleged Crime Boss Mike Miske Just Lost One Of His Longtime Defense Attorneys DHHL News: Will Senate reject Union-Owned Ikaika Anderson? SB1602: Hawaii Bill to Intimidate Activists is Killed Liquor Commission Implodes After Gay Bar Complains State to pay out $450K to man who alleged DOE officer sexually assaulted him in 1970s Illegal gun range in Waianae highlights lack of shooting ranges on Oahu Read More..

Friday, February 10, 2023 February 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 1680 Views Remember Syria? Syriously -- Tulsi Gabbard Tells Congress She is not a Russian Bot Miske Witness Guilty --Threatened to 'Behead' Governor, Mayor DLNR, Agriculture Department to Settle on Pasture Management? Hawaii: Third Highest Proportion of Unsheltered Homeless After Bribery Arrests, A few Ethics Bills Advance--But Most Don’t Hawaii Is Short Medical Workers. Interstate Compacts are part of the Solution Catch-n-Release: Various criminal acts would be subject to fines instead of arrests HB111: Give counties authority to raise their minimum wage Bill to tax gambling travel from Hawaii passes committee New Maui High School May Sit for Years After DOE Finally Agrees To Build Overpass 10 Years Late Textbooks for the Blind: Another DoE Fail Hawaii preschool at center of contentious dispute with state closes its doors 50 Years Later, Waiahole Residents May be forced to pay rent S. Africa rugby player killed by Hawaii police had acute CTE Read More..

Thursday, February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 2571 Views HTA Says You Like Tourism Now Spent $60K at Hostess Bars: Decade In Prison For ‘Brazen’ Maui Official Who Took Bribes Volta: Hawaii's Latest Hi-Tech Failure Gets Recycled by Shell Oil Hearings Set for Three Gun Bills House Judiciary Committee Rejects Five Ethics Bills Governor Green called to testify in beheading case -- media silent SB736: Unity House Felon Leads OHA Push to Upzone Kakaako Makai Hawaii has ‘biggest loophole in any pay-to-play law around the country’ Hawaii is the Only State where Parole Authority sets Minimum Sentences Feds: State did nothing for 20 Years about ‘prolific, aggressive child predator’ ex-Punahou basketball coach DOH investigator describes video of toxic fire suppressant spill HB537: 70% Tax Hike for E-Cigs HB828: Free school bus legislation rolls on Business district pushback: Property owners, tenants voice concerns about proposal for downtown Hilo The skyrocketing price of eggs has shoppers choosing local Read More..

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:01 PM :: 4092 Views Hawaii medical excise tax affecting patient care, physicians say  House Sends Four Campaign Finance Reform Bills to Senate Eco Lawyers Head to Court to Block Kauai Hydro Project A Trio of Bills in Hawaii Would Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Cannabis Prohibition Federal Grant-Matching Requirement to be waived for Territories HB1146: Statewide Carbon Tax Designed to Support Big Island Hu Honua Scam? Senators find DCCA Office Empty, Lights Out--Afraid to Make HGEA  Members Show Up for Work SB720: Hawaii Senators Move To Keep Public Records Secret Kaneshiro Lawyers -- Our Client Should Get Away with Frame-up Due to Statute of Limitations Settlement reached for 4 injured in high-speed police chase-- Police ‘Thinking like criminals’ SB350 Crime Wave Coming: Will Green Sign Cash Bail Bill Vetoes by Ige? Her child care business was a labor of love ― until she couldn’t make a living with it Pandering to Ignorance Deemed Unconstitutional: Bills Blaming ‘Outsiders’ for High Cost of Housing -- Dead UH to Bulldoze Charter School, Build Condos HB1366: Should State take over HTLA program to fly bums back to Mainland? Red Light Cams Issue 763 Tickets Read More..

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 February 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:13 PM :: 1183 Views Maui Council Tries Again: Finally Selects Lutey County Clerk Taxi Rates: Council should repeal price fixing law Transsexuals Push Bethany Hamilton out of Surf Contests Bills Would Establish Process to Incarcerate Mentally Ill in Asylums This homeless shelter for families has the money to reopen and the need. So why hasn’t it yet? Bills Would Force Hawaii To Seek Court Orders In Many Child Welfare Cases For the first time in 19 months, the median price for an Oahu home is under $1M Haleakala Fuel Spill Caused by Lightning Strike Oahu Women’s Prison May Have To Install Cameras In Control Booths Read More..

Monday, February 6, 2023 February 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 1336 Views Kauai: F-22s Scramble to Intercept China Spy Balloon Senate Agenda: Abortion and Suicide Two Gun Control Bills Set for Hearings CNHA News: Danner Scores Gig on Indian Corporation, Sends Herself $4M Many Tax Hikes on Legislative Agenda Legislators Figuring out how to Kill Affordable Housing without leaving Fingerprints Tackling teacher shortages: Bill aims to ease licensing process for out-of-state educators OHA’s Totally Futile Effort to Up Zone Kakaako Makai Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick: How To Reform Government Without Even Passing New Laws Affordable Housing; Who needs another useless plan? Mentally Ill Person Dies Homeless Due to Lack of Mental Health care on Big Island State Employees Close Octopus center in Kona so they will stop being annoyed by Animal Liberation Nuts Read More..

Sunday, February 5, 2023 February 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 2391 Views Did You Meet Your Goals This Year? – Pff, We Don’t Care After Fraudsters Jailed, Auditor Discovers Affordable Housing Program Has no Administrative Rules Green Affordability Plan: It would be simpler to just cut the tax rate for food Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 4, 2023 Kailua-Based Former Navy Captain Gets 30 Months in 'Fat Leonard' Scandal Grassroot Institute hits the ground running in promoting liberty at Legislature Tourism Management?  Hawaii Hotel Construction Boom Biggest Since 1970s HB1375: Convert Hawaii Tourism Authority to a CNHA Slush Fund New Hawaii DBEDT director ‘fighting fires’ or fanning flames? Spent $60K at Hostess Bars: Decade In Prison For ‘Brazen’ Maui Official Who Took Bribes? DINO News: The Democratic Party Platform Calls For Serious Government Reform. So Why Are Democrats Reluctant To Do It? An important week in the case against Mike Miske and his co-defendants Suspect Shot by Police has 13-Year Criminal Transcript, got Probation Prohibition Again: A generational ban on tobacco? Not Taking Seriously: Few schools have undergone vulnerability assessments meant to ID campus weaknesses Read More..

Saturday, February 4, 2023 February 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:32 PM :: 1879 Views Committee recommends dissolution of Hawaii Tourism Authority Hawaii committee OKs proposed constitutional amendment on abortion Lawmakers eye tax relief proposals as residents grapple with rising costs for medical care, groceries Agenda 2023: Hawaii Legislature Transgender Bills Money News: Fuel spill reignites activist histrionics over military’s land lease DNA testing leaves Dana Ireland murder unsolved Read More..

Friday, February 3, 2023 February 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:15 PM :: 2414 Views Federal Recognition of Hawaiian Sovereignty: One People, Many Views SB36: Senate Passes Bill Restoring Procedure for Initiating Felony Cases Waitlist opening for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program City seeks highly-qualified candidates to serve on Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission Families in Hawaii spend 20.8% of their income on child care BoE Approves Another Worthless 'Strategic Plan' ‘Asset Tax’ Advances--Legislature will Steal 1% of Everything you Own Every Year  Native Hawaiian Home Loan Program Won’t Fund Mortgages on Sites Littered with Unexploded Bombs -- Star Adv Calls this Racial Discrimination, LOL! Hawaii Tourism Harpooned As Residents Abandon Ship Occupancy for Hawaii vacation rentals in 2022 remained below pre-Covid levels Man who ran over woman with stroller was not locked up for previous attacks Gaming the System: Hit-and-run defendant Jared Denault tries to withdraw plea Deputy Prosecutor With History Of Neighbor Problems No Longer Employed By Hawaii County Council to Pick Next Maui County Clerk Another setback for Ka‘u satellite dish project Read More..

Thursday, February 2, 2023 February 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 1581 Views VIDEO: FBI Raids Home of former Punahou Basketball Coach Alleged Chinatown Pimp Indicted Who is having abortions in Hawaii? Marine Debris Found in Stomach of Stranded Kauai Sperm Whale Proposed Short Term Rental Regs Could Harm Big Island Farmers, Economy. Hawaii GOP Chair, Vice-Chair Suddenly Resign City reaches $2.85M settlement with central victim in Kealoha corruption scandal In wake of Memphis case, commission grills HPD chief about slow discipline for officers accused of wrongdoing Criminals Usually Allowed to Return to Waikiki and Chinatown Hawaii Lawmakers Pretend to Show Interest in Limiting Their Own Political Fundraising Is Hawaii Government Effective? It’s Hard To Tell Hawai’i Senate’s Hu Honua Bill Faces Opposition Room for Shrooms? Psychedelics Bills Filed Hawaii Legislature  Read More..

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 February 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:44 PM :: 1775 Views Poll: 86% residents believe cannabis should be legal Biomass plant appeals to Hawaii Supreme Court to begin operations Hawaii leads in pharmacist-prescribed birth control Senate Agenda: Three Abortions and a Suicide Webinar: Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills for 2023 Session House Working Groups to Examine Red Hill, DHHL Funding Fifth Circuit Launches Small Claims Online Dispute Resolution Pilot Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) Profitable Non Profits: COVID Slush Fund Ends Feb 6 After state senator compares housing chief to the devil, Gov. Green files harassment complaint After years on the beach, these Native Hawaiians occupied a housing complex. Some got to stay Legislators: Turn Hawaii Tourism Authority into CNHA Slush Fund HB87: Recycling was a Lie so lets Ban Plastic Water Bottles Miske Lawyers Think they can get the jury they want in Las Vegas 13 Years Later Hilario Murder Case Begins with Court-Mandated Juror Intimidation Discipline report reveals cellblock beating in which officers were fired for excessive force, falsifying reports SHOPO Continues Effort to Oust Maui’s Outsider Chief--Latest tactic sex harassment suits Read More..

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 January 31, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 1655 Views New report makes case for exempting medical services from Hawaii's GET Judge Lifts West Hawaii Fishing Injunction Bill 62 Higher Taxes Mean Higher Rent on Oahu December Tourist Count 91.5% of 2019 Level Green Abandons GET reform effort--Still Lying About how Much Tourists Pay Governor’s ‘green fee’ plan scaled back to target park, trail and beach users The local news media landscape Former police chief Ballard prevails in defamation suit brought by ex-SHOPO president Lawmakers Want More Information Made Public On Inmate Deaths In State Prisons And Jails Under pilot, Homeless Drug Addicted Criminals in Chinatown are being given a choice: Jail or treatment To Reduce Rent, Many Oahu restaurants eliminate their dining areas Read More..

Monday, January 30, 2023 Letters to the Editor January, 2023 By Letters to the Editor @ 5:30 PM :: 3003 Views Bill 62 Higher Taxes Mean Higher Rent on Oahu HB132 Would Eliminate Election Auditing Read More..

Monday, January 30, 2023 January 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:06 PM :: 2528 Views Are Zoning Laws the Cause of Hawaii's Housing Crisis? Hold off on Maui County executive pay raises? High cost of living drives family, friends out of Hawaii Hawaii may become the first U.S. state with climate change warnings on all gas pumps SB19: Allow Dead People to Vote  “What we have had here is quite a bit of corruption” Bills seek GET exemptions: Some focus on medical services in an effort to ease physician shortage Bills would expand fees to access Hawaii state parks, trails DLNR Nominee Dawn Chang Faces Tough Questions About Her Past Work Raising Taxi Rates Helps, But Rate Deregulation Is What’s Needed A State Abortion Coordinator? Mrs Kaniela Ing wants to Model Reproductive Rights on State’s Wildly Successful Homelessness Initiative Lawmakers considering $250,000 settlement in case stemming from sexual assaults at Kona school Hu Honua case heads to high court again Peculiar: Tulsi Gabbard on Shortlist for Trump VP Read More..

Sunday, January 29, 2023 January 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 3369 Views What’s In the Governor’s Bill Package Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 28, 2023 Green Signs Homeless Emergency Proclamation--Amends it Three Days Later Evidence says offshore wind development is killing lots of whales SB1: Abortion Expansion Bill Scheduled for Hearing Corruption?  The conference room at the Capitol erupts in laughter Truth in Taxation: Honolulu Homeowners Are Shocked At New Property Tax Bills. Here’s Something That Could Help The implication that batteries are going to be the source of backup for lack of sunlight on Oahu is simply wrong Suspending laws is a recurring tactic in Hawaii to shelter homeless Kakaako Makai: OHA Still Looking for a Re-Do Buying erosion sites: Enviros Reward their Rich Friends The legal odds appear stacked against any request to move the Miske trial Our lawmakers look for respect in all the wrong places Prince Kuhio Made Pearl Harbor ‘The Nation’s Chief Pacific Outpost’ Read More..

Saturday, January 28, 2023 January 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:01 PM :: 1466 Views ​I Caught COVID Former Prison Guard Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Inmates Navy: No Groundwater Pollution from AFFF Spill Maui Airport Mini-Rail to be Shutdown for Repairs--Replaced by Golf Carts HPD: We don’t need more Police Ethics Training Hawaii Lawmakers Seek To Ease Process For Bringing Felony Charges Green Tax Cut may become reality--But Only for Some Public Employees  2nd Amendment advocates balk at Green proposal to create gun-free ‘sensitive places’ Waiahole families facing huge rent hikes as farmers fight to keep local agriculture alive Read More..

Friday, January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:07 PM :: 2310 Views BIA Commission on Native Children to Hold Hawaii Hearing Maui Sovereignty Squatters Interfere with MEO Affordable Housing Project To Stop Reformers, Legislators propose Changing OHA Elections Aloha Stadium: Green Plan to Benefit Carpenters Union Delays RFP Lawsuit: Former Kaua‘i prosecutor fired for opposing judicial nominee Hawaii County PD releases annual disciplinary report UH graduate assistants’ fight to unionize reaches high court Hawaii Ordered An Acupuncturist To Stop Practicing. Three Years Later, He Still Was Hawaii tourist or resident misbehavior what's worse? Read More..

Thursday, January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 2166 Views There’s still time to counter higher property taxes Full Text: 2023 State of the Judiciary Address Feds May Seek Change of Venue: After Drug Bust, Lawyer Otake Met Miske, Malone in Parking Lot Renters suffer when Hawaii property assessments increase 1,300 Jobs Culled At Largest Hawaii Vacation Rental: Shocks Industry Revising ‘outdated’ law to curb Hawaii emergency powers        Ex-HPD chief Ballard takes stand in defamation trial, blames misquoted online news article Authorities arrest former prison guard accused of sexually abusing inmates Cost Comparison of Hawaii Solar Projects MEO clears disputed site of future housing project in Waiehu Oahu aims to clear blocked sidewalks near schools Read More..

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 January 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:22 AM :: 2831 Views Preventing the Next Foster Care Disaster--Bills Mandate Court-Appointed Attorneys for Biological Parents Schweitzer Exonerated of Dana Ireland Murder After 25 Years Could this be a good year at the Hawaii Legislature? 30 Years Later: Will Court Toss Out $150M Grift Against Bank of America? Hawaiian Electric issues call for projects to significantly expand renewable energy generation on Oahu, Maui US Department of Justice Orders Handi-Van to Answer Phones, Book Rides Feds: Female Guard Gave Miske associate access to cell phone, drugs while detained at OCCC DoE Enrollment will Soon be at 65-Year Low Hawaii legislators want to expand program to keep drug dealers out of jail if they act crazy  New Park Rangers to Hunt down small businesses Former Kamehameha Schools CEO appointed as new interim leadership for Bishop Museum Hawaii had a total of 1,440 millionaires in 2020 Eco-Religion Children's’ Crusade to be tossed out of Court? Read More..

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 January 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:06 PM :: 1797 Views Green's State of the State: What's to like? Green Signs Homeless Emergency Proclamation December Unemployment 3.2% Proposed Hawaii State Privacy Laws Hawaii ranked as most expensive state to buy eggs Kouchi: Tax Cuts are Dead on Arrival, but we’ll make it look good Attorney General launches cover-up of illegal fireworks delivery to Guards at Oahu jail Decision forthcoming to fill 2 state House vacancies Don’t be a Fool: Hydrogen is Just Oil Company Greenwashing Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Shields Against Supreme Court Rulings On Abortion, Guns HSTA-Owned Legislators Plan to Kill Preschool Plan by Requiring Fully Credentialed Teachers 3 decades after Dana Ireland’s murder, innocence project attorneys ask judge to vacate conviction Statewide four year delay to receive birth and death certificates Read More..

Monday, January 23, 2023 January 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 2174 Views VIDEO: State of the State Address Supreme Court: Election Officials moved office furniture instead of ‘curing’ hundreds of invalidated ballots HB132 Would Eliminate Election Auditing U.S. Marine runs toward gunfire, applies lifesaving aid in Waikiki shooting Perruso: Republicans Will Take Wahiawa if Dems Don’t Pretend to Clean up Corruption Experts: Hawaii’s economy poised to slow down ‘significantly’ School Choice Week: Our keiki deserve an education fitting their unique needs State Regulators Gratuitously Orders Shut Down of Octopus Farm Hawaii Highways Closed For Accidents, Infuriating Residents and Visitors Read More..

Sunday, January 22, 2023 January 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:52 PM :: 3898 Views Should We Lower Taxes? Hawaii AG Backs NY Gun Control Laws Feds award Hawaii $15.8 million to offset COFA costs Hawaii has the most honest guns in USA 2023 Hawaii Gun Law Tracker Counties with the most emergency shelters in Hawaii Hawaii #1 for multigenerational households Census: For First Time, Majority of Native Hawaiians live outside of Hawaii  Calvin Say: What I said before about HGEA Fraudulently Boosting Assessments to Line their own pockets is …uh… ‘Ridiculous’ Will Legislators Finally Abolish HTA This Session? Will HSTA Kill Pre-K Again? Local Government Was No Sure Thing In Hawaii — Until Prince Kuhio Got Involved Miske trial could take as long as five months Tiny Coolant Leak on Mauna Kea Should Spark Another Wave of Activist Histrionics Hawai‘i kupuna watchdog head says program in need of expansion Sales of Delta-8 THC go on in Hawaii amid murky legal status Read More..

Saturday, January 21, 2023 January 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:55 PM :: 1574 Views Elderly Tourists Forced off Road to Hana, Stranded for Hours Bribery and Fraud: ‘The Public is Angry’ Perfectly Good Telescope to be Removed from Maunakea--Will be Installed at Chilean University where Science is Valued HART to Open ‘Mid-2023’? DHHL Spending delayed by State’s Grab for $412M COVID Money? State’s highest court rules incumbent Maui councilmember won seat in key race Federal Judge Grants Broad Order Protecting A Honolulu Reporter ‘Just like Marco Polo’: 77-year-old man killed in large blaze at Aiea highrise Medical clinic for homeless at Punawai opens for patients Read More..

Friday, January 20, 2023 January 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 PM :: 1845 Views Who is Running for Neighborhood Board in Your Community? City accepting applications for Chief of Treasury Kauai Democrats Nominate Replacements for Rep Tokioka HD16 Corruption at every level: Why I left Hawaii Sister Isles Among Worst Doctor Shortage in USA Slashing tax rates best way to offset higher property assessments John Waihee’s Favorite Trump-era influence peddler sentenced to prison DoE Names Four New Complex Superintendents BLS: Hawaii Most Unionized State in USA National coalition including Hawaii legislators urges states to enact 'wealth' taxes Gov. Josh Green Blocks New Jail: Says We Need to Let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out onto the Streets Alm: Prosecutors will Stop Asking HPA to Deny Parole to ‘Heinous’ Criminals Hawaii Paroling Authority Releasing Lots of Criminals Early--Especially the Crazy Ones Hawaii’s homeless criminals take a toll on local restaurants Homeless Village Planned Next to Existing Meth Camp Across from Middle Street Bus Terminal Hawaii Visitor $50 “Green” Fees ‘Dead on Arrival’ ‘It’s Horrendous’: The Deaths Of 2 Doctors Deepen The Void In Rural Health Care Access State’s highest court considers call for new election in key Maui Council race DPP Claims Wait Time reduced to Four Weeks Traffic violators owe Hawaii taxpayers tens of millions in unpaid fines, records show Officials warn of more traffic during Honolulu rail work Hawaii House GOP: Government Reform Is A Priority Senate GOP: Brenton Awa Admits he is an Idiot Read More..

Thursday, January 19, 2023 January 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 2892 Views Coast Guard Tracking Two Russian Vessels off Hawaiian Coast--one towing the other Palau, Marshall Islands Sign MOU to Extend Compact of Free Association ODC: Green Energy Lawyer Paid Kickback to get $1000/hour legal fees Four Hawaii Correctional Officers Sentenced for Abusing Inmate and Conspiring to Cover Up Abuse A lively conversation about the Jones Act, pro and con Let the sun shine in Opening Day: Former Chief Investigator Sues Hawaii Attorney General’s Office for Refusing to Prosecute Corruption Opening Day: John Waihee’s Favorite Trump-era influence peddler sentenced to prison Opening Day: Ex-Navatek CEO Pleads Not Guilty To Mortgage Fraud In Hawaii Opening Day: Miske Lawyer Still on the Case--For Now Hawaii Gov Signals He'll Sign Ethics Reform Bills--But Only if They Land On His Desk Bill: 100% Tax on Home Price Increase Bill: 25% TAT on Short Term Rentals Senate Bill 125 would increase the “tip credit” amount to match 20% of the Hawaii minimum wage Opening Day: Makaha Beach Thug Interrupts Speaker’s Remarks--“You guys talking about money--We First” Water Board Says EPA is Slowing Red Hill Shutdown Over 400 citations issued from Oahu red light cameras Suit against Boy Scouts: ‘Pattern of failures’ led to fatal shooting of 11-year-old at Hawaii campsite HB64: Confiscating Guns Rich Liberal Democrats support affordable housing in principle but go all NIMBY when it comes to their own neighborhoods HSTA News: Former Waimea Teacher Victor Aguilar sentenced for sexual assault Ex-airline worker indicted in COVID fraud Read More..

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 January 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:32 PM :: 2033 Views Hawaii Families Seek to Boost Awareness of K-12 Options During School Choice Week Opening Day for 2023 Legislature Hawaii targets housing reform as Legislature returns Green Names New Disaster Advisor and HI-EMA Administrator Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi Named Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Chief Administrative Officer  Lawmakers Rushing To Hold Last-Minute Fundraisers Before Session Begins Honolulu Permitting Inspector OK’d His Own Company’s Projects A new witness for the prosecution appears to have created conflict of interest for Miske’s lead attorney Will Anderson ‘Blowup’ $600 Million DHHL Spending Plan? A year after construction wrapped up, red tape keeps city’s $17M housing project for the homeless empty Maui Medical center’s patient census seasonally high Ron Menor, longtime Hawaii politician, dies at 67 Hawaii gas price average finally below $5, but still higher than national trend Read More..

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 January 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 1994 Views Hawaii Worst State to Drive In How to fix Hawaii's SLOW permitting departments The COVID Emergency Lives on in Food Stamps House Democrats Outline Top Priorities for 2023 Session News media turn a blind eye to attorney misdeeds Hawaii's Zoning Laws Are A Self-Inflicted Wound. It's Hurting Our Housing Green’s $100M Climate Fund based on Unconstitutional State Visitor Impact Fee State to unveil ambitious preschool plan for Hawaii (again) After 5 years in court, North Shore killing brings call for tougher murder law Hawaii bill proposed to offer backpay to those terminated over vaccine mandates Hawaii Renewable Energy Projects Are Back On Track After Chinese Companies Reroute Solar Panels Thru SE Asia to Evade Biden Administration Slavery Sanctions Hawaii needle exchanges at record high--1.23M Eternal Flame for Hawaii’s veterans burns again Read More..

Monday, January 16, 2023 January 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:31 PM :: 1998 Views 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood Searching for a Side Job? In Hawaii you've got lots of company Hawaii Smoking Costs $3.5M Over Lifetime Transparency by Executive Order? Gov Green responds How to avert the looming property tax crisis Hawaii isn't the only place where homebuilding is virtually impossible Legislators ‘Rough Up’ Ikaika Anderson, Prepare to reject Appointment When the Legislature passed the Sunshine Law it exempted itself Sen. Gabbard to push for Green Amendment Red Hill task force takes full control of ‘all activities’ at Site Will Council Vote to Clear Knife-Wielding Homeless Drug Addicts from School Grounds? Captain Cook fire station illegally renamed without public input Read More..

Sunday, January 15, 2023 January 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 2592 Views More Temporary Tax Fixes Considered Criminal Conspiracy behind Property Assessment Hikes Only Republicans Support Tax Cuts Hawaii Is Where People Spend The Most On Rent --42% of Income Lawmakers not enthused about changing the way business is done at the Legislature Saiki: Green’s $100M Climate Initiative DOA DHHL Will Soon Have Three Plans to Spend $600M--Therefore the money will elapse unspent More upgrades needed at State Hospital to handle demand for mental health services Department of Health no longer wants 2 Oahu hospitals Molokai health center closing, leaving a big hole in medical care on the 'friendly isle' 456 Catch-n-Release Arrests in Waikiki, 575 Arrests in Chinatown do nothing to reduce Crime--Time to Call in National Guard? Read More..

Saturday, January 14, 2023 January 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 2807 Views Prioritizing lists Kihei: Opening of Kūlanihākoʻi High School campus delayed Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 14, 2023 Kuilei Place ‘Affordable’ Units Cost $800K A loaf of bread for $10.99? Inflation might be easing but sticker shock is still real 2 Miske Lawyers could be disqualified over Forged Character References   Is MMA star BJ Penn running for something? It sure looks that way Maui Lawmakers Wishy-Washy on Tax Cuts Disused since 2007, Air Force Lease of DHHL Land on Molokai Finally Expires Parking meter snafu totally avoidable Read More..

Friday, January 13, 2023 January 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 1631 Views GE Tax: Audit Shows Tourists Pay 14.1%--not 30% HD37 Nominees to Replace Yamane: Ron Menor, Charlotte Nekota, Trish LaChica Secret Report by Secret Author Used to Expel Top Execs of Bishop Museum Soft on Crime: Man charged with attacking elderly woman in her home had murder conviction overturned on Technicality Sen Favella: Shut Down UH Manoa DPP Finally Processes Building Permit 5 Months After Chick-fil-a Opens 99% of Medicated Dopers Say its for uh … ‘Pain’ or uh … ‘PTSD’ Read More..

Thursday, January 12, 2023 January 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 2220 Views  Sovereignty Lawyer Dexter Kaiama Law License Suspended by Supreme Court City accepting resumes for Executive Director, Office of Housing and Homelessness Blangiardi will not cut Property Tax Rates Honolulu Hale Keeps Stealing State Appointees To Keep HART Board Non-Functional--AG Refuses to Issue Opinion on Legality Green proposes first biennial operating budget, says Homeless cost $80K per bum per year Bill aims at minimum wage tip credits for Hawaii service workers  Commission Fines Cayetano Campaign, Super PAC Over anti-Green Attack Ads  Military housing rent hikes taking a toll on residents  Kihei school missing legal requirement to open campus  Victorino Vetoed Maui Historical Rules on last Day in Office   Read More..

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 January 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:18 PM :: 1759 Views Applicants Sought for Hawaiʻi Elections Commission  Feds Collect $2M in Fines Sneaky Oahu Democrats Meeting to Nominate Replacements for Rep Yamane HD37 Judiciary Uses ‘Prosecutorial Misconduct’ as Excuse to let 24 Gangsters Escape Justice--Now They Want to Go Further Green Goes Wobbly on GE Tax Cuts “I am so pissed off”--Carpenters Union Operative Ikaika Anderson Bumbles Through Senate Hearing Former Maui senator (and cocaine dealer) has paid $75,000 of his $100,000 fine Death Penalty Phase Begins For USO ‘Enforcer’ In Arizona ‘USO Family’ inmate facing repeal of probation after Auto Break-ins at Makapuu Point Hawaii Hospital Giant Reaches Tentative Deal With Nurses DOE slow to assess schools’ vulnerabilities to violence Crew members, air ambulance wreckage recovered from ocean Read More..

Tuesday, January 10, 2023 January 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:49 PM :: 2285 Views Another 'Clean Elections' Bill Introduced 2022: Hawaii Had Largest Increase in Energy Costs Mizuno, Holt Bill Would Legalize Gambling Parlors and restrict ownership to local criminals Mainland Criminal Shot in Waikiki: Found not guilty in attempted murder case but foolishly did not leave Hawaii--now HPD Shows Little Interest in Catching Vigilantes New Preschools Designed to Fail: DoE Assigns only Three People to Spend $200M Hawaii Gov. Josh Green pledges $100M to line global warmers pockets Handi-Van Delivers Dude with Firebomb to FBI HQ in Kapolei Read More..

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