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Thursday, February 9, 2023 February 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 2608 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 :: 4116 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 :: 1199 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 :: 1353 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 :: 2409 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 :: 1893 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 :: 2435 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 :: 1602 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 :: 1792 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 :: 1698 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 :: 3032 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 :: 2541 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 :: 3401 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 :: 1501 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 :: 2340 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 :: 2184 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 :: 2861 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 :: 1824 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 :: 2206 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 :: 3947 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 :: 1593 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 :: 1877 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 :: 2918 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 :: 2062 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 :: 2021 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 :: 2027 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 :: 2615 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 :: 2841 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 :: 1656 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 :: 2239 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 :: 1793 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 :: 2314 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..

Monday, January 9, 2023 January 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 1994 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 7, 2023 Akina recaps victories, disappointments of 2022; is optimistic about 2023 Green tells HSTA he will propose new $500 teacher tax credit $100M Affordable Housing Scam: HCDA to discount 501 Kakaako affordable housing units to insiders’ profitable nonprofits for a quick flip Capitol gradually reopens with ‘hybrid environment’ Hawaii Increasing State-Leased Office Space Reconsider The GET Another Year, Another Gambling Bill TMT environmental review delayed by voluminous comments HMC overcrowding project: $50 million expansion would add 55 beds Only a fraction of cemeteries on the island are licensed by the state and not all have a perpetual care fund Read More..

Sunday, January 8, 2023 January 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2048 Views Hawaii Grade 'C' on Low Income School Funding Fairness Most Expensive US Cities -- Honolulu 5th Hawaii AG Asks Court to Allow Sex-Change 'Education' of 3rd-Graders Tax Word Find City Planning to INCREASE Property Tax Rates to Pay for Fattened HGEA, UPW, SHOPO Contracts HGEA Job trust killing Sister Isle Health Care: Hefty subsidies continue for Hawaii’s state-run hospitals Tracking Government Reform Proposals In Hawaii What is Ron Kouchi’s Darkest Secret? Kahele: A relatively new political face who just couldn’t put it all together Kawika Crowley, Republican Congressional Nominee, Commits Suicide in Hilo Read More..

Saturday, January 7, 2023 January 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 PM :: 2124 Views Fleeing From Feds: Hawaii Jones Act Shipbuilder Arrested at Sea Hawaii Most Expensive Pizza in USA Sunshine Law Violation? OHA Town Halls to Discuss Kakaako Makai Development Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) Optimism About Astronomy on Mauna Kea Former Navatek CEO Indicted Again--Second Jones Act Shipbuilder Arrested This Week Leaky Hawaii Convention Center--It seems like Aloha Stadium all over again Another Giveaway to HSTA: Hawaii governor to propose $500 tax credit for teachers Downturn gripped 2022’s Oahu home sales Experts say cesspool conversion too costly for most Hawaii retailers say shoplifters are a growing threat to their bottom lines ‘The Color of Money’ -- City’s Homeless Resource Center remains empty due to funding complications Hawaii approved controversial ‘FCKBLM’ license plate. It can’t get it back. Read More..

Friday, January 6, 2023 January 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 2417 Views Time to Reform Property Taxes: High Home Values Prompt Calls for Relief DLNR to update administrative rules associated with the Natural Area Reserves System Maui County Hiring County Clerk, Deputy Hawaii Supreme Court Jan. 19th Oral Arguments in Disputed Maui Council Election Maui County Lawyers Attack Reporter Who Exposed Child Molesting DUI Sextortion Cop 'I think it's a wake up call' -- DPP Delays Behind Deadly Unpermitted Rock Wall Collapse Interim chair of the Honolulu Liquor Commission resigns to go work for Bissen on Maui, blaming ‘baseless accusations’ Good News: Hundreds Of Honolulu Parking Meters Disabled By Verizon 3G Shutdown--City ‘only’ Had Seven Years Notice Prison Health Records System Down for Six Months, Because DPS Did not Update Software To address staffing shortfalls, 12-hour shifts proposed for adult corrections officers ‘Record-breaking’ demand for healthcare takes toll on workers at Maui hospital NTSB Preliminary Report - Hawaii Life Flight Semisub in fraud case missing from Kewalo Harbor Reimagining Waikiki Tourism: Poop, urine and vomit are just icing on the cake Read More..

Thursday, January 5, 2023 January 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 4721 Views Please Cut Taxes in 2023 State with worst roads--Hawaii Second Circuit Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel Hawaii Long COVID Sufferers Working only Two Jobs Instead of Three Nakipi Motorcycle Club Collecting Drug Debts for Miske-Six Deaths? 223% Increase in Property Taxes on Long-Term Rental Units State considers another $300 tax refund New Clinic for Military Families Exposed to Red Hill Fuel a 'Dog and Pony Show,' Patients Say Hawaii County permitting process “extremely unusual” in the industry Demand for SNAP up; increase in Social Security benefits could impact eligibility Soft on Crime: After Three Armed Standoffs, Criminal May Finally get Time in Prison instead of ‘Supervised Release’ After Lifetime of Drug Use, Criminal Finally Gets Medication The real reason B.J. Penn ran for Hawaii Governor - he believes mountaintop telescope is Chinese weapon Read More..

Wednesday, January 4, 2023 January 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 PM :: 3648 Views Taxes, housing drive people from Hawaii, policy group says Feds: Jail Guards Smuggling Illegal Fireworks thru OCCC Mailroom HPD: Unfair to ask us to Enforce Fireworks Laws--Get the Feds to do it Sierra Club: We Will Destroy Dawn Chang  just as we destroyed Carlton Ching Councilmembers: We intend to keep the Swollen Property Tax and Give it to Unions New Council Sworn In, Eliminates Remote Testimony--Then Changes Mind Dozens of concealed carry permits issued on Kaua‘i Not a Sanctuary State?  Hawaii ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban ‘Aliens’ from Owning Property Condo Owners Want More Power To Fight Their Homeowners Boards Homeless Trash Snuffs out Eternal Flame Group looks to speed up $2B-plus effort to cut Hawaii’s cesspools Read More..

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 3607 Views Maui: Tasha Kama selected as interim council chair 79% of Hawaii Criminals' Guns Smuggled from Out-of-State HGEA Fraudulently Boosted Oahu property values to fatten contract negotiating position Honolulu City Council to take oaths at Noon Jan 3 New laws pretend to take aim at corruption Swimming in Cash: Council to consider excess, unspent gas taxes About those 100% illegal aerial fireworks--Similar to Prohibition, this ban isn’t working The Big Island Is Confronting A Big Problem With Fentanyl Lawsuit: State Failed To Help Severely Disabled Boy Oahu care facility to close amid demand for services  Data Shows Hawaii Shippers Are Regularly Breaking Speed Limits In Sensitive Whale Zones Read More..

Monday, January 2, 2023 January 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:08 PM :: 1709 Views “Deep Moral Crisis” in Hawai‘i Government Drug Overdoses Are On The Rise as Addicts Get Narcan Hawaii vacation rental demand lower than before pandemic Big Island Attempts To Curb Short-Term Rentals Pork: Congress funds military, programs in Pacific Read More..

Sunday, January 1, 2023 January 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:52 PM :: 3188 Views Lives Matter Paranoia Will Destroy Ya: Maui Police CIU 'Kidnaps' one of its own officers Sea Level: Updated Hysteria for a New Year Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 31, 2022 Department of Public Safety Names Four New Wardens Another Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer loses law license Kouchi: Green is a Lightweight and Will be Dealt With as Such Governor Doogie Howser MD Guns, housing, cannabis are on legislative agenda Pandering to the Ignorant: Brenton Awa Bill would ‘prevent nonresidents from buying our homes’ NIMBYs Push back Against Affordable Housing Honolulu EMS reports long list of fireworks-related injuries in ‘brutal’ start to new year Read More..

Saturday, December 31, 2022 December 31, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 2742 Views The trend continues: Hawaii's population declines — again KIUC Seeks 9.42% Electric Rate Hike Bill Would Ban TikTok on Government Phones and Computers A National Forest for Hawaii? Judge Allows Legal Trickery--Helps Union Boss Evict Pig Farmer Fireworks can annoy, yes, but time to chill out NDAA Military Spending Bill Will Make Jones Act Exemptions Harder to Get Hawaii Is Still Waiting for Big-Spending Japanese Tourists to Return Read More..

Friday, December 30, 2022 December 30, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 3044 Views Hawaii:  Long, expensive road for government permission to work Green Announces Seven New Appointees--Pulls Tokioka and Yamane from House November 2022 Tourist Count 90.9% of November 2019  Department of Agriculture Awards 579 Microgrants Bishop Street Lawyer tries to Steal $2M--Loses Law License Development consultant appointed to run DLNR draws criticism 2022: Looking Back on a Year of Corruption Busts Quiet Title: How one Kuleana Plot was Reversed Police warn against firework watching on the freeway New Red Hill health clinic on Oahu off to a rocky start Respiratory Viruses Not Behind Hawaii Hospitalization Spike Read More..

Thursday, December 29, 2022 December 29, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 2215 Views Chief Logan Signs First Concealed Carry Permit Applicants Sought for District Family and/or District Court of the Third Circuit (Hawaii Island) Per Diem Judges Saiki, Kouchi Plan to Block GE Tax Exemption for Food, Medical Care  Council Gives 42% Salary Hike to Maui County Clerk Rep Garcia to introduce bill to reduce gay recruitment in grades K-3 Most Video Cameras At Hawaii’s Women’s Prison 'Broken’ Violence Against Women Act amended to funnel money to Native Hawaiian Groups Sen Shimabukuro ‘understands’ Thug ‘Steward’ of remote West Oahu beach as he fights charges against him in court Homeowner Removes Concrete Seawall After Fines Threatened Navy criticized for paving over toxic foam spill area with tests pending Oahu sees a big dip in fireworks permits, but don’t expect a quiet night UH Helps DoE with New Excuse: Vog hurts student test scores Read More..

Wednesday, December 28, 2022 December 28, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 1724 Views New Hawaii Laws taking effect January 1, 2023 Five Red Light Camera Sites Now Active Sue and Settle: Enviros gain Control over 275,000 acres in Hawaii Maui Mayor-Elect Bissen Names More Appointees, Inauguration Set for January 2, 2023 AG Urged to Investigate Board of Bishop Museum COVID impact to linger: Schools chief says it will be years before students recover academically Green: Emergency rules still needed to tackle fallout from air ambulance crash Hawaii County Legal Fireworks sales strong ahead of New Year’s festivities Read More..

Tuesday, December 27, 2022 December 27, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 3446 Views Convicted Meth Dealer Asks Federal Court Permission to Take Over Laborer’s Union First Two Red Light Camera Sites Begin Churning Out Tickets Hawaiʻi Senate Ways and Means Committee releases public briefings schedule for state budget Legislature will be awarding Grants-in-Aid for 2023 Miske an FBI Informant?  Snitched on MS-13 to ‘Defend Hawaii’ Judge: City could be held liable for Kealohas’ crimes, potentially costing millions Trust in Honolulu government is down, survey finds Blangiardi Seeks Another $33M for CNHA to Give Away A Streamlined Solution To Hawaii's Chronic Housing Woes Kauai Legal Fireworks Sales Begin Read More..

Monday, December 26, 2022 December 26, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 1958 Views Reforming Hawaii Professional Licensing Laws Child Welfare: "an assembly line of injustice, in which everyone pretends to be holding hearings, but they’re just going through the motions." COVID spurs rise in suicide risk factors Problems frustrate people relying on Oahu’s TheHandi-Van Hawai‘i Convention Center Grubbing for Money (again) Maui Has A New Plan To Map Significant Cultural Sites Read More..

Sunday, December 25, 2022 December 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 1893 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Earning a Procurement Exemption When the Communications Director is Away Emergency Rule Extends Licensure Waiver for Nurses to Temporarily Practice in Hawaii  Green Budget Balloons 13% 1,758 lives lost to COVID in Hawaii Moszkowicz Big Island’s first Chief not born in Hawaii Mental Health Licensing: “The bureaucracy is unnecessarily difficult.” Hawaii public school teachers denied 2 days paid vacation from their vacation $115M to buy out Every Homeowner on Sunset Beach Navy says Red Hill cameras may not be operable for defueling Read More..

Saturday, December 24, 2022 December 24, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 2644 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii FBI: 2022 Busy in Honolulu, Expect More of the Same for 2023 HTA Releases Visitor Satisfaction and Activity Survey Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 23, 2022 Miske Case: Chasing tips and rumors Hawaii hotel occupancy decline signals continued slowdown No Surprise: Waimanalo Gulch for Two More Years Bill 7 ‘Affordable’ Development Begins Schatz $64M Rail Appropriation will Start Work on $200M Pearl City Garage? Read More..

Friday, December 23, 2022 December 23, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:23 PM :: 2233 Views Hawaii 'Proud Boy' Leader Shows up in January 6 Report Free Money from the Sky: Schatz Touts $500M Earmarks in Latest Pork Bill Red Hill: Navy Requests 'Closure in Place' Oahu homeowners balk after property tax assessments soar 20% to 30%--Demand Tax Rate be Cut 3rd Attempt to Steer Contract to CNHA:  HTA splits multi-million dollar tourism contract in two HART: Portion of rail on track to open in March or April 2023 ‘A high priority’: Green pledges major relief for one of Hawaii’s most overcrowded hospitals Hawaii 100% Renewable Energy Goal is Seriously Flawed Homeless Camp Fires a danger to Hawaii’s electrical grid More Homeless Mayhem: City Returns 4,823 stolen shopping carts this year--Value $3.8M Narcan revives 42 addicts this year Soft on Crime: Rapist gets bail, allegedly comes back to kill his Victim Read More..

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