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Thursday, December 22, 2022 December 22, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 1504 Views American Dream? Hawaii Business Environment Worst in USA Paroled Pimp Defrauds Hawaii Unemployment EPA Proposes Red Hill Consent Decree Sea Level Rise: Cesspool Overflows will Mix with Chemical Spills and Inundate Honolulu--Solution?  More mental health services Maui Council Protects Monster Home Builder--Kills Investigation Big Kalihi home under construction draws flurry of complaints ― and new city scrutiny Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke sees both sides of how to build the state budget Kahele Introduces Bill Lowering Blood Quantum For Home Lands SHOPO Campaign to Oust Maui’s ‘Outsider’ Chief Strikes Out Honolulu Police Department looks to expand 3-day workweek Council delays forming Hilo Improvement District Homeless Die 30 Years Earlier Because We Do Not FORCE them into shelter Read More..

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 December 21, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 2565 Views Hawaii Gender Gap #2 in USA--Failing Boys Account for All of DoE Shortfall Artificial Shortage: 74% of Oahu Land is Vacant Families in Debt: Latest Study Analyzes Hawaii Debt Predicament Hawaii Worst Roads in USA Hawaii November Unemployment 3.3% Senate Appropriations Bill: Pork for Rail, Red Hill, Housing Hawaii’s Broken System Relies on Emergency Proclamations to Cut Through Bureaucracy Monstrosity: Walls to Line Ala Wai Canal HSTA: We Want Two Free Paid Days Off During our Paid Vacation Graveyard Shift: Honolulu Pays Police $1 Million In Overtime To Guard Morgue Trailers Delay sought in affordable housing scam trial Public, private agencies support medical air transport efforts Kahele Doesn’t Know When Next Primary Is Read More..

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:43 PM :: 2108 Views Hawaii Among Nine States Running Long-Term Structural Deficits Green Submits Budget, Releases Grants-in-Aid Congressional Delegation Calls For Independent Investigation Into Toxic AFFF Leaks At Red Hill Hawaii Joins Bipartisan group of 37 AGs urging stronger protections for airline customers 15-year permitting saga--Business Owners Sue Maui County After Racking up $1.2 Million In Fines Green Administration Plan To Tackle Hawaii’s Housing Shortage--Give Carpenters Union what it wants and Raise Taxes Hawaii Has A Lot of Pork In Last-Gasp Federal Budget Talks   Public input sought on plan for Hawaii’s public schools Read More..

Monday, December 19, 2022 December 19, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 1927 Views Counties should not profit from Hawaii's housing crisis ‘My life changed’: Property owners appeal steep increases in taxes Hawaii Medicaid enrollment up 40% since start of pandemic Ala Wai flood plans approach final form 33 Years Later Maui County Considers Leasing Land On Lanai for Ag Park A Gag Order In A Foster Death: When Child Welfare Secrecy Goes Too Far Read More..

Sunday, December 18, 2022 December 18, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 3073 Views Why We Left Hawaii: Police Misconduct Threatens My Wife and Daughter Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 17, 2022 Report: Inflation is easing in Honolulu How Jones Act reform can work for everyone BoE Approves Three New Assistant Superintendents DLNR Pushes Back Against Shark Attack Conspiracy Theories Hawaii: Burn Thru $1M Retirement Fund in 10 Years What It Takes to Spend $600M on Housing in Three Years Money Laundering: Miske Paid Employees in Cash Will Hawaiian Homelands $600M Be Stolen by Hoopili or Walter Ritte? Gov. Josh Green now must turn his promises into action ‘Dangerous Precedent’: Seawall Approval for Obama Estate Hawaii GOP To Decide Whether To Show Cynthia Thielen The Door Firefighting Foam Spilled At Red Hill Before. The Navy Didn’t Notify Anyone Will Honolulu police recruits exceed retirements? Read More..

Saturday, December 17, 2022 December 17, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 2878 Views EPA takes action to address pollution violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant UHERO: Severe economic downturn unlikely for Hawaiʻi Maui Mayor-Elect Bissen Names Chief of Staff Five Months Later--Still No Concealed Carry in Honolulu Report: Hawaii among five healthiest states Moszkowicz selected as Big Island police chief Moszkowicz Wants to Recruit Officers Away from Honolulu PD HPD: Weapons violations up in five of Oahu’s eight police districts Kaniela Ing Cited For Another Campaign Spending Violation--Referred for Criminal Prosecution Racist ‘Steward’ of remote West Oahu beach charged with harassment after encounters with visitors Guam Legislature passes abortion ban; governor veto expected Wespac Will Have To Pay Back More Than $800K Of Mishandled Federal Money Hawaii’s Prison Medical Records System Has Reached A Point of ‘Absolute Crisis’ Former owner of Oahu rehab business indicted for fraud Read More..

Friday, December 16, 2022 December 16, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 2043 Views Native Hawaiian Girls LESS Likely to be 'Missing' Lawsuit: Police False Arrest Victim to Cover for Informant Arizona prison that houses Hawaii inmates could influence design of long-stalled Oahu jail Stadium authority says they can pull off redevelopment plan. Not everyone agrees Hawaii Island preschool to remain closed as legal wrangling over lead continues ‘Everything is dead:’ Suit claims Parker Ranch was responsible for massive 2021 wildfire Medical transport flight with 3 crew on board missing off Maui Read More..

Thursday, December 15, 2022 December 15, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 1951 Views Green's plan to eliminate food and medicine tax may not have a clear path The effects of the pandemic on the economy of Hawaii Gov Green and First Lady Host Traditional Christmas Open House at Washington Place Blangiardi names Jiro Sumada DPP Deputy Director Candidate registration for Neighborhood Board Elections begins Friday OHA Report blames missing girls on 'military-prostitution complex' DoI Announces Avian Malaria Plan for Maui, Big Island Include Medical Services In GET Exemption “It’s not like there’s more corruption” Jail for Kaniela Ing? Trial for alleged leader of Hawaii crime syndicate set Arizona Private Prison Vastly Superior to Miserable UPW-USO Controlled Hawaii Prisons  Ethics complaints filed against two county planners Ala Wai: Corps of Engineers Still Trying to Fool Public HFD: Lithium batteries blamed in 58 Oahu fires Hawaii hospitals still full ahead of the holidays Read More..

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 December 14, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:42 PM :: 2183 Views Disgraced Bitcoin Billionaire Sent Thousands to Hawaii Democrats Army Investigating Gay Bondage Pics Taken on Hawaii Base 2023 Real Property Assessments up 12.4% $300 Rebate Checks From Hawaii: You Can Still Claim It Anderson: DHHL $600M Could Bail out Hoopili, Koa Ridge More HTA Irregularities Uncovered Kaua‘i in-person voting went Republican Police Commission grills chief candidate Bird over hotel stay paid for by Ironman Jury awards $75,000 to former county prosecutor Fire Sprinkler Retrofits Gain Traction As Building Owners Eye Rising Insurance Costs Honolulu ambulance provider overwhelmed by surge in Homeless non-emergency calls Shopping cart theft may cost you more at the grocery store Read More..

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 December 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:02 PM :: 2825 Views Maui Mayor-Elect Bissen Names Managing Director OHA Announces New Board Leadership Green Names 17 More Appointees $600M Gift to Carpenters Union--Ikaika Anderson To Direct Hawaiian Home Lands Green’s DLNR Nominee Involved in Kawaiahao Church Graveyard Mess Gov. Green stuffs state workers’ stockings with 2 days off  Who Needs Collective bargaining?  Push is on for Another Big Fat Pay Hike for Teachers Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact -- allow accredited educators to teach in Hawaii Hawaii Tourism Marketing Chief Asks for Exemption from Procurement Laws Big Island Police Chief finalists make first public appearance BWS: Navy detected ‘forever chemicals’ at least twice in drinking water at Pearl Harbor base DOE works to place Narcan at all school campuses Mosquito control project could curb population by 90% or more Drug Addicted Homeless Criminals Take Over Sugar Beach Read More..

Monday, December 12, 2022 December 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 3287 Views Kawananakoa Estate: Sex, Drugs, and Inequality 10 Years Later: Without Inouye Protection, Many are Arrested Abigail Kawananakoa, Native Hawaiian activist and heiress, dies at age 96 Who CWS Takes Kids From Prosecutors cite concern with “fabricated evidence” in appeal of Miske cell phone ruling Court ruling favors kuleana family in West Maui Native Hawaiian fishing permit approved for Papahanaumokuakea Read More..

Sunday, December 11, 2022 December 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:12 PM :: 2490 Views New Administration’s Tax Priorities Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 10, 2022 Knowledge is key to Jones Act reform "Very interesting coalition" for Jones Act Reform Next Rail Project: Bamboozled Taxpayers on Hook for Stadium Project Tokioka: I Take Checks not Bribes Hawaii in trouble if high court shackles U.S. prosecutors Legislature creates the fertile ground for corruption GOP leaders laud gov on food, drug tax idea Carpenters Union Blocking Affordable Factory-built housing  OHA Will Not Be Developing Kakaako Makai Anytime Soon BWS’ Ernie Lau leads hundreds of demonstrators calling for Red Hill’s immediate defueling Soft-on-Crime Crowd Hopes to Exploit Arizona Death Penalty Case as Excuse to Release Hundreds of Criminals in Hawaii Hawaii County’s ‘Sensitive Locations’ Bill To Limit Concealed Carry Areas Now In Effect Keeping the Homeless Homeless: Loosened Law Allows Lunatics to be ‘Treated’ on Street Read More..

Saturday, December 10, 2022 December 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:58 PM :: 1522 Views First Two Red Light Camera Sites Begin Churning Out Tickets Law Of The Lava - Who Owns New "Accreted" Land? Guns: Supreme Court shows us the ‘Sensitive Places’ Hawaii Proud Boys Founder Gets Four Years Prison for Capitol Riot Red Hill funds included in annual defense bill Gov. Josh Green gives go-ahead to massive stadium district redevelopment   Federal Organized Crime Case Against Mike Miske Has Been Tightened Up ‘Anything can happen’: Concern grows amid recent, high profile violence in Waikiki DOH calls on Department of Defense to publicly release video of toxic spill at Red Hill Read More..

Friday, December 9, 2022 December 9, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 1557 Views Maui Mayor-Elect Bissen Seeks Cabinet Members Naming Names: Carpenters Union Wins Council Seats in Four Counties Never Incarcerated in Lunatic Asylum--now charged with murder in brutal stabbing of 77-year-old security guard Column: Given what’s learned, maybe time to revise ‘100%’ policy HECO RETALIATION: Hawi Wind Farm Exempt From Competitive Bidding, But Not Tawhiri Wind Farm Shooting range closure prevents dozens of DPS officers from renewing gun certifications Report: ‘Forever chemicals’ spilled at Red Hill were also released at Kalaeloa Airport Read More..

Thursday, December 8, 2022 December 8, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 PM :: 2909 Views DHHL Publishes $600 Million Act 279 Plan Liberal Talk Radio Founder Gets 82 Month Sentence for Guam Frauds Jail Assault: Guards, Inmates Sentenced to Spend More Time Together City to accept applications for $30 million in relief for non-profits affected by Covid-19 Kahele Skips out on Final Congressional Session with Another Proxy Letter Kouchi: Anti Corruption Proposals Dead on Arrival “Do we really need HTA?”     Kahele Wants Federal Probe Of Winer’s Lobbying Efforts For DHHL Lease Extension ‘A Huge Mess’: Hawaii County Cracks Down On Hu Honua Permit Violations Safe and Sound?  Hawaii Judiciary Mostly Allows Criminals to go Back to Scene of Crime Again and Again Police Commission Fiddles with Budget, Hiring Process Honolulu Is Slow To Hire New Lifeguards And That Is Putting Swimmers At Risk, Official Says Honolulu City Council unanimously approves cap for bus fares Read More..

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 1803 Views Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy  Hawaii House and Senate Release Committee Assignments for 2023 ​City’s free COVID-19 testing program to end on December 30, 2022 Federal Real ID enforcement delayed to May 2025 Ewa Foreclosure Scammer Indicted for Stealing Chief Federal Judge’s Identity Hawaii County Police Chief Finalists Named With Minutes left on Clock, McCartney rescinds tourism contract with Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement DPP Shakedown: Go to back of line, pay another $1000 Cost of Housing Behind Healthcare Worker Shortage Amid ongoing shortage of health care workers, Hawaii hospitals see ‘unprecedented’ demand More Families Below The Poverty Line In Hawaii Oahu home sales plunge amid rising interest rates Kauai Island of Retaliation--Qualification to become Hawaii County Chief of Police? Hundreds of Big Island residents still waiting for money for properties destroyed by Kilauea eruption Hawaii Island shooting facility eyes final state approval Wahiawa: Can Government Pork Replace Pineapple Plantations? On Oahu’s west side, worsening homeless problem draws calls for greater outreach Attempted Murder, Drugs, Gambling, Assault; Career Criminal Gets Away with it Again and Again Read More..

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 December 6, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 3829 Views Green: My Inauguration Unites State as One Navy Shares Latest Red Hill Leak Video with EPA, not Public Hawaii’s new Gov. Green aims to end tax on food, medication Luke: “They’re just happy to get rid of me.” Retired Maui County Wastewater Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes Fired HCCC guard sentenced to 8 years in prison HPD chief urges community to call 911 if legal guns not concealed Rep Kahele Demands Info About Navy Red Hill Contractors Hawaii DOT Advocates $100M Road Usage Tax for All Vehicles Controversial Big Island Solar Project in 12 Year Legal Battle Read More..

Monday, December 5, 2022 December 5, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 1833 Views Ethics Comm Dings Teacher for Accepting $16K Critical Race Theory Programs at UH Med School Ige Announces Completion of over 600,000 Refunds to Hawaii Taxpayers Inauguration of Green and Luke set for today Hawaii Tourism Authority Secret Meeting With Ige, McCartney Hu Honua Illegal Lobbying Scheme Exposed Why Is Hawaii Still Suffering From High Oil Prices When The Mainland Has Dropped? CNHA Scores $10M DHHL Contract to Hand out Federal Rental Subsidies ‘Volcanic Risk Assessment’--Another Tool to Make Housing More Expensive Police, DNLR Allow Homeless Vigilante Thugs to Chase People off Makua Beach--“loaded with historical and cultural nuance” Five Years later -- 2 trials to be held in North Shore killing and kidnapping Read More..

Sunday, December 4, 2022 December 4, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:45 PM :: 3626 Views Want to Fight Corruption?  Follow the Money Ridicule, Violent Opposition, Acceptance: OHA and DLNR Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 3, 2022 Licensing laws a license to hold back workers How Secure Are Hawaii Public Pensions? Mauna Loa eruption live cam from USGS Secret Emails Show HTA Bid Rigging Conspiracy Sidestepped Board Miske’s threat: “I have guys who will make it nasty for you” Union Boss Buys up Waianae Ag Land, Cuts Water, Sics DPP on Tenant Farmers Ige Leaves a Big Pile of Money for Josh Green to Burn New Hawaii County Council Wants to Spend Lots of Money ‘Last straw’: BWS chief engineer Ernie Lau joins water advocates in Red Hill protest Read More..

Saturday, December 3, 2022 December 3, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 2140 Views 31 Proposals to Stop Fraud, Drug Trafficking, and Bribery by Public Officials Hilo Housing Cost Half of Statewide Median DBEDT Economic Projections Unchanged 2022 Honolulu City Lights opening night set for Saturday, Dec. 3 Blangiardi Nominates New DPP Director Former sports anchor, union official sentenced to probation for his role in corruption scandal Red Hill Leak: Actually, There Is Security Camera Footage, Navy Says Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging Kauai’s Termination Of Youth Drug Treatment Contract Read More..

Friday, December 2, 2022 December 2, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:13 AM :: 2009 Views Green Names 14 Cabinet Picks Evidence of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at OHA from 2012-2016 (Another) Former Maui County Environmental Management Official Charged with Accepting Bribes Guam office of Ernst & Young took $750K COVID loan Red Light Camera Sites Named Maui County Christmas Tree Lighting Slated for Monday Josh Green’s 5 big priorities for his first 100 days in office Mayor Kawakami lays out priorities for next term at his inauguration ‘A Deep Moral Crisis’: Commission Proposes ‘Bold’ Reforms for Legislature to Ignore One Failure Deserves Another: Hawaii’s State Board Of Education Draft Plan Pretends to Include Higher Reading and Math Goals Navy halts Red Hill defuel plan due to toxic fire suppressant spill Hawaii is now the only state where drivers are paying over $5 for a gallon of gas Read More..

Thursday, December 1, 2022 December 1, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 2315 Views Hawaii Licensing Regs Burden Low-Income Occupations CNHA: Josh Green will Give us Tourism Contract Hawaii County Rules Make it Easy to Build Mansions Environmental Harm and Blasting Hazards Surrounding The Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei VIDEO: Mauna Loa Erupts, Flow Aims for Saddle Road Lawsuit: TV News Reporter Coordinated Police Misconduct Story with Michael Green Robin Danner Money Grab Would Divert Funds Away from DHHL A+ Program Enrollment Down 34% Ironman Kicked out of Hawaii Navy officials still not sure what caused spill of toxic fire suppressant at Red Hill facility Stadium planning has gone into full retreat from who knows what to who knows where City hires contractor to evaluate, review Koko Head shooting range amid lead concerns--One More Obstacle to Concealed Carry Hawaii’s only rainbow trout aquaponics farm is closing -- Wiped out by Rolling Blackout Gay Marriage Invented in Hawaii, 1993--First Time in History of Human Race Read More..

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 November 30, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 2728 Views Quick Rail Boondoggle Update Hawaii Parents Most Reliant on Child Support in USA Final nail in the coffin for Bishop Museum? Japan tourism falling behind expectations Proposed ban on concealed weapons at ‘sensitive places’ moves forward at Council Soft on Crime: 10 Felonies in Four Years--out on Streets looking for #11 Hawaii GOP Sues Elections Office Over Vote Auditing A New Leak At Red Hill Dumps Hundreds Of Gallons Of Firefighting Foam Landfill: Waimanalo Gulch Extension Coming Next Read More..

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 November 29, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 1630 Views Bill 57: Honolulu Seeks to Severely Restrict Carry Hawaii Statewide Transportation Plan Virtual Public Meetings Hawaii County PD Sergeants Start Wearing Body Cameras Accounting for Inflation, Tourist Spending is Down from 2019  VIDEO: Mauna Loa Erupts, Flow 6 Miles to Saddle Road DOJ Seeks 4-Year Prison Sentence For Hawaii Proud Boys Founder DBEDT to re-Bid CNHA Tourism Contract (again) Senators: Abolish HTA  “The Hawaiians bite the dust again, Mike,” Favella shouted BWS ‘Emergency’ Plan Calls for Building Moratorium Building Moratorium 2: New Mauna Loa Eruption Reopens A Costly Old Issue: Why Is Building Allowed In Risky Lava Zones? Read More..

Monday, November 28, 2022 November 28, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 1728 Views VIDEO: Mauna Loa Erupts, Enters NE Rift Zone Economic Freedom: Hawaii Ranks 48th Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Hawaii Home to Only PVSA-Legal Cruise Ship US House Ethics Committee continuing investigation into Kahele campaign finances Syringes and Feces: 13 Hawaii County parks are Now Homeless Management Zones Two Oahu schools fight for survival as enrollment shrinks It looks like “Aloha” to the Aloha Aina Party Hawaii Farmers Struggle As Worldwide Macadamia Market Goes Nuts Read More..

Sunday, November 27, 2022 November 27, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 1523 Views No, Boosting the Affordable Housing Fund Isn’t the Answer Let's restore reason to city planning What would Happen if Hawaii Zoning Laws Were Abolished? New Idea: Ask Hawaii Legislature to make Nepotism Illegal New Idea: Actually Punish Game Room Operators and Building Owners 50% of Women Released from Prison Are Back Within Three Years Winning is winning, whether the voters show up or not How did Gov. Ige do? Three former gubernatorial rivals weigh in Maui Lawsuit Seeks New County Council Election For Wailuku They went toe to toe with the Navy on Red Hill. And they’re prepared to do it again New York Times: Can Responsible Travel to Hawaii Be Fun? Hawaii County Proposes TVR ‘vacation nodes’ in your neighborhood Read More..

Saturday, November 26, 2022 November 26, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 2710 Views Reinventing Tourism: Maui Makes Fodor's 'NO' List Builder Cancels DHHL Barbers Point Solar Project Mafia News: Newly elected state senator hires Makua Rothman Green: Top Priority will be Housing HMSA not paying fair share, California hospital says The Military Pledged to Remove Unexploded Bombs From This Island. Native Hawaiians Are Still Waiting. Hawaii gun permit ruling sides with ‘homesick’ Navy officer Judge weighs arguments in short-term rental lawsuit Hawaii Supreme Court -- Rejects With Prejudice -- Four Pro Hu Honua Amicus Briefs Warning signs up at Big Island’s Puhi Bay after 2M gallons of wastewater discharged Read More..

Friday, November 25, 2022 November 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:03 PM :: 1810 Views Third Circuit (Hawaii Island) Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel Hawaii Unemployment 3.4% Hawaii Program Flies 600 Homeless People To The Mainland BWS chief blocks mayor’s landfill request over aquifer concerns Displaced Palolo Valley Residents Press City To Settle Over Damaged Homes ‘Thermal Runaway’ -- Overheated Lithium Batteries Cause House Fire Read More..

Thursday, November 24, 2022 November 24, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 2181 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom Drugs, Fish, and Termites: Miske FBI Backgrounder Unsealed by Federal Judge Hilo Man Receives 42 Months in Prison for Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Programs Mayor Blangiardi to establish Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission GET Petition effort finds support Unvaccinated Putin Dupe Loses out on Kauai Council Position State starts processing citations under controversial red light camera pilot Honolulu Agency Steps Up Effort To Improve Permitting Process Lawmaker: Rescue plan for Hawaii’s last commercial dairy underway Soft on Crime--20-Time Loser Busted Buying Pound-Quantities of Meth Soft on Crime--Alleged Molokai Murderer was Drug-dealing Felon With Illegal Guns Read More..

Wednesday, November 23, 2022 November 23, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:06 PM :: 1728 Views Carpenters Union Director Heads List of Green Appointees IBEW Cheers Ahakuelo Convictions Ala Wai: Corps of Engineers, City Attempt to Bamboozle Public Again Displaced Philadelphia Woman Uses Housing Voucher to Live in Hawaii 'If Hawaii wants more homes, it might just have to build them' Hawaii: Critically Low Lung Cancer Screening Rates Reveal Opportunity to Save More Lives 'Low Wind Resources': Another Conservation Alert for Big Island Hawaii Holiday Tourism Down 35% What About the Meth? Green, Blangiardi blame Homelessness on TVRs and Evictions  Hundreds Of Honolulu Residential High Rises Fail To Meet ‘Acceptable’ Fire Safety Standards Hundreds apply for permits to carry a concealed weapon, but some question rules Health Department now involved in lead probe at Oahu’s only public shooting range Rail work severely disrupts local business Hate Crimes And Hate Groups In Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 November 22, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 PM :: 2530 Views Does anyone really believe stadium project will pan out? Hawaii Sent At Least 10 Foster Children To An Abusive Home At The Center Of A Drug Ring Former IBEW Local 1260 boss found guilty of fraud, embezzlement City Hires Collection Agency to target TVRs Lawyers clean up all details: ‘Unprecedented’ number of medical complaints among those exposed to Red Hill fuel Legislative Agenda: We can sell a Carbon Tax Pyramid Scheme if we call it ‘Carbon Cashback’ Transparency at HPD questioned after rising violent crime stats kept out of Waikiki safety summit talk Officer in Makaha crash case granted city lawyer Read More..

Monday, November 21, 2022 November 21, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:18 PM :: 2188 Views Report: Hawaii Started 95 Transportation Projects in Year-One of Infrastructure Law How Jones Act Reform can work for everyone Hawaii Nature Conservancy Buys Reef Insurance Policy Audit finds OHA Crimes--but only after Statute of Limitations Expires Navy a no-show at Red Hill remediation roundtable so far Hawaii Judges Were Trained To Run Better Child Welfare Hearings. Their Performance Plummeted Land and Power: Maui Trout Farmer Is Closing Up Shop After A Rough Year ACLU: Homeless Meth Addicts Should be able to stall sweeps with ‘Contested Case Hearings’ Read More..

Sunday, November 20, 2022 November 20, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 3792 Views ​Cleaning House at OHA It's a perfect time to cut taxes Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 19, 2022 Miske Tip of Iceberg: The FBI Is Investigating One Of Its Own Piñata: Lobbyists Sort Thru Hundreds of Applicants for Josh Green’s cabinet $20B COVID Money from the Sky: Ige Closes Out His Tenure With Record-Setting Surplus Hawaii police union seeks 25% COVID-19 hazard pay differential--$36K per Officer Kaua‘i Police Department issues open carry permit under new guidelines Tulsi Gabbard reinvents again Red Hill: Decades of Lawyering Ahead for Families City’s work to remove Haiku Stairs delayed Read More..

Saturday, November 19, 2022 November 19, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:32 PM :: 2129 Views UPW News: HCCC Supervisor gets 12 years for 'multi-year conspiracy to cover up abuse' Hawaii's public school enrollment decreased during the pandemic 5th Extension: COVID Emergency Lives on in Food Stamps DLNR Sweeps 'til Na Pali Coast 'devoid of craziness and trash'  Case for reinstating cockfighting on the Northern Mariana Islands dismissed Reimagining Tourism: Pay $55 to Dig in Mud near Site of Miske Shootout Trial of former union boss Brian Ahakuelo now in jury’s hands After months of debate, Honolulu police close to issuing first concealed carry gun permits Maui: Random Vigilante Thug Gets 5 Years Hawaii County Police Chief selection has begun Reports shed light on SHOPO Strategy to Oust ‘Outsider’ MPD chief Another Tech Fail: Plan to Replace Antique DLIR Software Blows up in State’s Face Plan awaits to fix cracks in rail station supports Darwin Prize: Taggers Graffiti Rail Car While Standing on 3rd Rail Homeless Dude Finally Agrees to Accept Shelter after 17 Years of Being Asked Read More..

Friday, November 18, 2022 November 18, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:34 PM :: 1723 Views Two Maui Men Found Guilty of Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack It’s our kuleana to ensure campaign promises are kept Hawaii Short 3,873 Healthcare Professionals Greenwashing: Jason Momoa Slammed for Aluminum Can Hype Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts on Big Island (again)  Lawsuit Blows DoE Cover-up: 9th grader raped at gunpoint on McKinley campus 'It's cartoon pornography' | Some demand teen novel be pulled from Hawaii library City issues 63 violation notices amid crackdown on illegal vacation rentals Difficult for us to Milk Tourists if Criminals Doing it Too Violent offenders can be kept in custody pending Grand Jury indictment, Hawaii Supreme Court says City knew for years about lead concerns at shooting range, but did little to warn workers of danger Retirement Homes Needed for 1,600 Homeless After Lifetime on Streets Maintaining the Problem: PIT Shows No Progress on Maui Homeless Count Grove Farm Takes Back Kauai’s Unopened Youth Drug Treatment Center Read More..

Thursday, November 17, 2022 November 17, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 1760 Views Hawaii State Senate Announces Leadership, Committee Chairs for 2023 Six Gays Elected in Hawaii Two Iges Better Than One? -- Contemplate future run for office Proof that every vote count: Incumbent lawmaker wins re-election by just 40 votes The average wait for a residential permit is 10 months. The city hopes ‘bots’ will slash that to weeks Police Report: Mom Says Big Island Prosecutor Threatened To Shoot Her Son County Council passes legislation barring firearms in ‘sensitive places’ Soft on Crime: No Real Time Until 4th Shooting Conviction Imprisoned Ex-Honolulu Police Chief Kealoha Begins Paying Restitution HPD chief: Officers were chasing stolen motorcycle moments before critical crash Bus fares could go down for some riders in the new year Fail: PIT Count Shows no Reduction in Kauai Homelessness over Last Seven Years Read More..

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 November 16, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 2128 Views Honolulu Bill 57: Concealed Carry Gun Restrictions Pentagon Press Secretary: 'Red Hill created a trust deficit' Nearly Every Republican Tulsi Gabbard Endorsed Lost the Election Meth runner for ex-Kauai Council member gets 3-year term FEC says Kahele congressional campaign must return $48K Hawaii Could Lose More Affordable Units Than It's Possible To Replace Bill to help reduce backlog of building permit applications deferred Report: Hawaii Needs More Healthcare Employees To Meet Growing Demand Riders say the Handi-Van is failing them. And the city agrees Jury finds state not liable for alleged inmate sex assaults by guards at women’s prison Contraception to Control Wild Pigs? Read More..

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 November 15, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 1990 Views UHERO: Visitors-only fee may be illegal Third Senator? Hawaii Republicans Seek 'Cure' for 72 Vote Deficit  Feds: COVID Fraudster Shipped Fentanyl to Hawaii Fitch: Public Employee Pay Hikes, Higher Interest Rates Will Push Hawaii Liabilities Higher Man linked to Miske murder-for-hire charges re-indicted for threats to Ige, Blangiardi Disenfranchised by Vote-by-Mail: 5,000 ballots uncounted over missing, mismatched signatures Hilo election machine foils ballot tampering attempt Tokuda Appoints Key Staff Kaua‘i Pacific Missile Range Facility aims for 2023 defueling Council to vote on legislative priorities Oahu, Maui higher electric bills starting in January 2023 Prison rape victims seek $7.5M in damages, but state argues it’s not liable Read More..

Monday, November 14, 2022 November 14, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 4080 Views Bill 220: Hawaii County Concealed Carry ‘Sensitive Places’ Ban Unconstitutional 40 Years of Corruption: Hawaii Lawmakers Honor John Waihee’s Favorite Trump Lobbyist After She Pleads Guilty Alm Admits HOPE Probation has become a Joke Maui County reports about 900 ballots with deficiencies New Aloha Stadium plan proponents put hopes in Gov.-elect Green To err is human, but to really foul up a rental market requires rent control Having a Heart Attack on Lanai New members elected to Honolulu City Council could affect power dynamic Matsumoto chosen to be Hawai’i House Minority Leader Two Weird Tricks Reduce Crime: Arrest Criminals, Put Them in Jail Read More..

Sunday, November 13, 2022 November 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:05 PM :: 4671 Views Getting Permitting Out of Home Maintenance Bipartisan O‘ahu Josh Green transition committee ‘heavy with lobbyists and political consultants’ Crime News: Tupola on Rothman Payroll Aiona won 20 of the state’s 248 precincts Shakedown: Pohakuloa Lease up in 2029 Oahu problem properties owe $130 million in building fines to city--$15.8M for not cutting grass Honolulu City Council To Take Up Restricting Guns In ‘Sensitive Places’ Everyone Says We Need More Affordable Housing. But Oahu Voters Said No To More Money 820 seek lava buyouts: Final application phase for county’s Kilauea disaster recovery program closes Kauai Blonde Sovereignty Squatters Block Property Owner County hires security for Waipi‘o Valley Lookout Read More..

Saturday, November 12, 2022 November 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:23 PM :: 2116 Views Red Flags 2: Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at OHA DLNR Imposes $1M Fine for Coral Damage Surprise: Tokai ‘Affordable Housing’ Purchase intended to help relocate ‘antiquated’ Honolulu Hale Surprise: Tourists Moving Right Back in to the neighborhoods--In Newly Developed Neighborhood Hotels! Voter apathy reaches record in Hawaii’s general election Looking For A Job? Maui County’s Next Mayor Is Hiring Hawaii judges, attorneys rock for public-interest advocacy Read More..

Friday, November 11, 2022 November 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 1821 Views OHA 'Requiring Criminal Prosecution' 22 Cases of Fraud, Waste and Abuse Respiratory Syncytial Virus and influenza are increasing in Hawaii Why is there a doctor shortage in Hawaii? General Election Results--Fourth Read and Recount Results Green: “I don’t plan to play small ball at all” Green: $50 visitor fee to fund ‘Captive Insurance Company’ Voter Turnout For Hawaii General Election Plateaus At 48% Hawaii PUC Adopts Time of Use Rates for the HECO Companies County Ethics Watchdogs Need More Money To Do The Job Right, State Panel Says Adult Learners Thought This Hawaii DoE Program Was A Path To College. They Were Wrong Allison Wong, head of state arts agency, put on administrative leave after Three Months on Job   Over 100 people join suit against US government over Red Hill crisis Hawaii agency picks 4 planned mid-income affordable-housing projects to subsidize Geolocation data offers new insight on popular areas visited by locals, tourists Five years reporting on the Miske saga Read More..

Thursday, November 10, 2022 November 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 2927 Views General Election Results--Third Read Green Administration Hiring Now How Sandboxes Could Help Hawaii Prosper Oahu’s short-term rental ban walking on thin ice Prosecutor: English and Cullen Bribery not Chargeable under State Law Hate Crime: Attackers Ask Court to Ratify Their Excuses for Beating Man With Shovel Green:  Aloha Stadium?  The Carpenters Union didn’t put me here for Nothing  Hotels Happy: Bill caps short-term rentals, prohibits camper van vacation rentals on public property Gains in Hawaii Legislature small, but encouraging for Republican party Low voter turnout on Election Day translates into big turnover at state Legislature Kaua‘i Election: 6,800 Ballots Arrive on Election Day--Final results still not out Worker shortage, costs among Nago’s Excuses for Crowded Election Day polling places Several races too close to call with thousands of ballots still being processed Not everyone can use ballot "curing" to solve their election blues HPD stands by its scanner access ban, but launches new online system with dispatch details Alarming new CDC survey shows ‘worse health’ among those impacted by Red Hill fuel spills Read More..

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 November 9, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:01 PM :: 1968 Views General Election Results--Second Read 75% of Hawaii Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closing First 100 Days of Carpenters Union Green Administration--‘98 acres around a rail station’ -- ‘State of Emergency’ Donald J Trump Again Helps Democrats Win Elections Hawaii’s Voter Turnout Plunged In 2022 Election Hawaii Republican Vote Suppressed Again:  Scores of in-person voters in line; first election results delayed (just like 2020) 8 Years later -- Hawaii hate crime trial begins for beating of white man Maui man pleads guilty for role in Mokulele Airlines drug trafficking Read More..

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 November 8, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 1970 Views Too Late to Mail Ballots -- Cast in person at Voter Service Centers or Drop Boxes Low Turnout Matches Primary Election Numbers ‘There is no playbook’: As next phase of Red Hill defueling begins, focus is on safety Kauai EB5 Timeshare Scam Faces Another Lawsuit 90 Minutes to Death: Mental Case Bounced from Hospital, Immediately Breaks into House Honolulu's CORE program keeps bums out of Emergency Rooms Not Enough Workers to Give EBT Card Refills to Non-Workers Lanai Draws Tenants In Lottery For First Affordable Housing Project In 30 Years Judge finds Another Safeels guilty of sexually assaulting minor Read More..

Monday, November 7, 2022 November 7, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 2446 Views Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Hawaii County could use ‘Konno’ exceptions to address permit backlog 'By-right' approvals could lower cost of housing Feds: Seven Years of Miske Crimes Committed while while Laughing at State Judiciary Despite ease of mail-in voting and several hot races, Hawaii sees sluggish turnout for general election Doctor convicted of sexual assault hires Bumpy Kanahele’s Lawyer--Victim Leaves Hawaii (do the math) Parents Who Face Losing Their Kids Say Court-Appointed Attorneys Don’t Do Enough Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaiian Electric ordered to revamp power rate structure HTA president warns against adding extra fees for tourists Enviros Happy Wespac Federal Audit Found Over $1 Million In Questionable Spending DoH Lab and LSD Factory Certified Again, for now Read More..

Sunday, November 6, 2022 November 6, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:30 PM :: 3858 Views Too Late to Mail Ballots -- Cast in person at Voter Service Centers or Drop Boxes Hawaii Supreme Court: Hawaii MDs Eligible for Enhanced Medicaid Payments How to win the housing permitting game The Empty Homes Tax Green Abandons Democrat Coalition Building--Campaign based Entirely on Money and Media Wave of new hotel development on Oahu -- “It hasn’t been this way since the late ’70s” George Cooper On The Writing Of ‘Land And Power In Hawaii’ Josh Green Will Manipulate Jail and Prison Construction to Ensure the Maximum Number of Criminals Released Overregulated Legal marijuana boosts black market Legal Weed? What Hawaii Can Learn From Other States Kaua‘i Turnout lagging 5,577 students statewide held back a year 30,000 Flight Delays--Honolulu Runway Closure To Wreak Havoc Into 2023 Read More..

Saturday, November 5, 2022 November 5, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 1922 Views Who Wants to be an ICA Judge? Applicants made public for first time Former Maui Police Officer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Attempted Child Enticement Fuel Completely Removed From Red Hill Pipes Unemployment Trust Fund Grows to $205M More Delays for Rail: 8 Westside Rail Station Supports Need Retrofits Before Service 132 Owners Seek Registration for Oahu short-term rentals Despite plenty of potential cases, Hawaii lags in Medicaid fraud and abuse prosecutions     Plan to protect 30% of shoreline draws concern among anglers Judge rules against Oahu man who refuses to surrender 'FCKBLM' license plate Enviros Saddened by Lack of Marine Debris, Pray to Goddess Gaia for Return of Garbage Patch Glory Days Read More..

Friday, November 4, 2022 November 4, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 2779 Views City to begin installation of Active Transportation Monitoring devices across Oʻahu Katherine Kealoha ‘appears desperate’ 131 Dead: Meth remains Oahu’s top overdose killer Full Circle: HPD chief considering ‘broken windows policing’ for Chinatown Homeschooling enrollment in Hawaii increasing, public school enrollment decreasing Why Parents Want ‘More Of A Voice’ In Hawaii’s Education System Department of Education braces for increased electricity bills Career Standoffer on Trial for Second Armed Standoff with Police HPD audit finds nearly 100 body-worn camera violations Ex-MPD officer serving time for fraud is sentenced in child enticement case Honokaa People’s Theater Drag Queen Show Invites Kids Read More..

Thursday, November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:03 PM :: 2789 Views Aiona: DLNR Holomua Marine Initiative 'Copying California' Hawaii COVID Spending: $1M for Sea Urchins Community health workers don’t need licensing, auditor says; is Legislature listening? DEA Intercepts 9 lbs of Heroin and Meth Heading for HOPE Probationer Hanabusa: Rail’s Limited Passenger Service Start Date Could Be Pushed To Summer Hearing set for motion to reconsider LoPresti’s dismissed drunk driving case--would be his 2nd DUI Witness details alleged vote rigging in Ahakuelo trial Voting Is Solidly Underway In Hawaii As General Election Approaches Hawaii Lawmakers May Soon Be Asked To Bolster Citizen Rights ‘Affordable Housing’ -- $1350/mo for a 300 sq foot single More Homeless Mayhem: Legislators’ Failed Special Fund Raid snags delays dilapidated Hilo hotel’s demolition Council kills property tax relief Honolulu lags other counties on concealed-carry gun licenses After much debate, Hawaii County gun bill advances Hospice Closing Due to Lack of Business Waikiki’s largest resort Hilton Hawaiian Village to get bigger Nonprofit helping kids in foster care find forever homes Father who confessed to killing toddler delays trial with games while alleged accomplice walks free Police arrest at least 10 ‘habitual’ offenders in Waikiki as part of crackdown on crime Another HPD officer involved in chase, crash asks for taxpayer-funded legal defense Read More..

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