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Saturday, November 27, 2021 November 27, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:13 PM :: 2085 Views Conservative Rankings of Hawaii State Legislators --2020 Session Safest States During COVID: Hawaii Ranks 10th Study Estimates 870 Vegans Live in Hawaii Cronyism 101:  New PRP program offers training in politics, and profitable nonprofit advocacy Navy Leak Not Related to Red Hill Maui: Applications to be available next week for ‘aina kupuna’ tax relief Kauai County Green Police ask public to report eateries not complying with foam ban Read More..

Friday, November 26, 2021 November 26, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 4771 Views How Much Does the Jones Act Cost Hawaii Consumers? Adoptive parents of Isabella Kalua were under financial stress before child’s death Hawaii deputy sheriff uncovers cocaine scheme Deadly, costly crashes lead HPD to consider pursuit policy changes Maui Charter Commission Proposals to go on Ballot Proposed airport hotel on Maui awaiting word on moratorium Lawsuit challenges Meadow Gold’s ‘Made With Aloha’ claims Read More..

Thursday, November 25, 2021 November 25, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 1970 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom HART’s Cheerier Budget Possibilities Invented by Mainland PR Firm Schatz:  $500 million in rail funds still available to throw on bonfire 10% of State Depends on Food Banks State correctional centers COVID clear More Homeless violent crimes play out in Waikiki after Criminals Released for COVID Read More..

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 November 24, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2457 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom Lost Opportunity: Schatz Secures Extension Of $493 Million Honolulu Rail Funding Grant In Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal COVID: Ige allows counties to go their own way Blangiardi Eases COVID Restrictions Reapportionment: Statewide Public Hearings Begin November 30 ‘A clear red flag’: Records show adoptive parents previously investigated for suspected abuse Ige pushes back against efforts to limit his emergency powers Remove age bias in triage allocation plan 50 Years Later, Hawaii’s Law Requiring Professional Licenses Could Be In For An Overhaul Hawaii County Water Board pushing another massive rate hike Maui County Mulls An Agreement Between Police And US Immigration Agency Maui Antivaxxers will have 20 days to add more signatures  Hawaii Should Abolish the Bar Exam so Even The Dumbest Grads from UH Richardson can become Shysters Read More..

Tuesday, November 23, 2021 November 23, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 2588 Views Hawaii Top Ten Hospitals Ranked for Outcomes, Efficiency Ethics: UH Administrator Finds $9,592.53 in a Forgotten Bank Account Report: Hawaii third-worst millennial homeownership rate in USA HSTA encourages teachers to apply for sabbatical leave Is This the End for Gut and Replace? Abuse reported years before Isabella Kalua’s death  Blangiardi announces lifting capacity requirements for all large events The Prosecution Of Police Misconduct Cases Essentially Stopped During The Pandemic Kaua‘i special election ballots Arriving in Mailboxes Now Maui residents getting a say in how the county reforms its police department ‘Certificate of Need’ Blocks Cancer Center from Lahaina (Again) Maui dermatologist pushes back against new proposed sunscreen ban Key areas of Hawaii Kai would be drawn out of district under new election maps plan Odor from Red Hill fuel release sparks 911 calls Read More..

Monday, November 22, 2021 November 22, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 2079 Views Hawaii Ranks 47th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness 36,000 travelers flew to Hawaii on Nov. 20; highest number since July Hawaii residents still back pandemic rules, poll finds Blocking Agriculture: Hawaii’s regulations made it “probably the hardest in the country” Navy says 14,000 gallons of fuel and water have spilled from Red Hill Man locked up in Hawaii State Hospital because of mistaken identity files federal lawsuit Read More..

Sunday, November 21, 2021 November 21, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 3415 Views Tax Workers’ “Get Out of Jail Free” Card City and County of Honolulu to ring in holiday season Dec. 4 After Decade, City, State Finally Eliminate Turtle Beach Traffic Jam Hawaii Republicans Elect New Chair Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 20, 2021 Harbors Division Accepts Preservationist Bid to Return Falls of Clyde to Scotland Isabella Kalua Coverup Debunked:  HGEA Refusal to Work Meant CWS Virtual Home Visits Only Since March 2020 Latest Honolulu rail numbers are a new twist on an old shell game Spying on You: HTA Wants Control of Safe Travels Database Judicial Backlog Easing Now That Jury Trials are Resumed Solar Farm: $1.37M Bribe Makes NIMBYs Go Away Read More..

Saturday, November 20, 2021 November 20, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 2938 Views COVID-19 regulations aren’t cost-free 'Certificate of Need' stands in way of improving healthcare in Hawaii NOAA considers new marine sanctuary off Hawaiian Islands Mindless Hysteria: Maui County Council Passes Anti-Sunscreen Bill Maui County Will Not Appeal Injection Well Ruling Media bamboozled by more of the rail “smoke and mirrors” treatment Public financing for replacing Aloha Stadium not set yet--Legislators may Approve even More Money DoE Burning $400M--Massive COVID relief money accomplishes absolutely nothing AntiVaxxers Needed 22,000 Signatures to Recall Maui Mayor--Only Got 3,000  UH Marine Biologists Push Back Against Sunscreen Fear Campaign Man accused of sexually assaulting minors while on release in 2018 murder case Read More..

Friday, November 19, 2021 November 19, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 3158 Views Extreme Stinginess? A look at Accused Waimanalo Child Killers’ Bankruptcy Case How is Maui Saving Hawaiian Lands? Unemployment Drops to 6.3% for October Sex Trafficking: Federal Grand Jury Issues New Indictment Against Leaders of Philippines-Based Church Ala Wai: Corps of Engineers, City Attempt to Bamboozle Public Again As With Other CWS Disasters, Latest pair of Child Killers Will Likely get Reduced Sentence Miske Co-Defendant Ready to Walk Away Laughing After 5 Years of Court Delays Most Hawaii elementary and middle schoolers are at least one grade level behind, testing shows Spin and No promises: Rail is Hanabusa’s Clown Car Hawaii County Council Approves 3% TAT Hike Dirtier than Coal: PUC RFP Opens Door to Wood pellet Burning at AES Incoming Maui deputy chief avoided past domestic violence charges Once Again, the ACLU Whines About Saving the Huge Mounds of Garbage Accumulated by Drug Addicted Vagrants Read More..

Thursday, November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 2370 Views Legislative Agenda: Bills to Ban Gasoline, Diesel Vehicles by 2030 Alaska: The Jones Act's original victim 2021’s Most Obese States--Hawaii 47th Rail Wheel Replacement will Keep Line Shut Down Until at Least August, 2022, to hide lack of ridership Council Approve 3% TAT Hike--Half to pay for Rail ‘In Perpetuity’ Bill 41: Could Wipe out Thousands of Oahu Vacation Rentals Reasons behind Honolulu's building permit backlog Grand jury indicts adoptive parents for ‘heinous’ murder of 6-year-old Isabella ‘Ariel’ Kalua Honolulu Fire Commission Restarts Search For Department Chief New Maui chief picks deputy from Las Vegas HPD Says It Will Take A Fresh Look At Its Vehicle Pursuit Policy No opioid epidemic talk at Honolulu ex-prosecutor’s brother’s trial Pentagon again struggles to produce ‘clean’ audit of sprawling operations Read More..

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 November 17, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 2244 Views State Democratic Chair Announces Plan to Avert Anti-Vaxxer Takeover of Party Ige Announces $365M in CIP $40M Police COVID Ticket Overtime Sets New Record--Leaves Taxpayers On The Hook For Jacked Up Pensions Agency charged with protecting at-risk keiki grappling with funding issues, staff shortages Affordable Housing Latest Excuse for Slush Fund Demolition of Aloha Stadium not happening until 2023 at earliest HART Finds Excuses to Keep Rail Shut Down until July-2022--Build Back Bidener will Make Rail Even More Expensive Lies: As Council Votes on TAT Hike for Rail -- Hanabusa Claims Oahu’s rail deficit could be cut in half O’ahu 600 MW Floating Wind Turbine Study Released--Waikiki Remains Prime Target for Development Come January, Hawaii residents will be allowed to carry Tasers in public Kitty Simonds is an effective advocate for the commercial fishing fleet--That’s Why the Enviros are Attacking Her Tiny Homes for Homeless Cost $116K Per Unit Waimanalo Bumfight: One Dead, One Arrested Hawaii To Update Unemployment Application After Federal Investigation Hawaii County Council to consider ban on pesticide at Some County Facilities Read More..

Tuesday, November 16, 2021 November 16, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:25 PM :: 2915 Views Government regulations get thumbs down in Hawaii survey State Financial Reports 84% Transparent Kauai: Dude Allegedly Freaks out After Trailer Refused at Transfer Station Pirate Law Council Bill 39 -- $185M Tax Giveaway to Solar Schemers    What Salary Records Tell Us About Who ‘Earns’ The Big Bucks In The DOE Certificate of need stands in way of West Maui hospital How Rail Will Get Millions from Build Back Better Biological family of Isabella 'Ariel' Kalua considering legal action against state Christopher Deedy Won’t Face Third Trial For 2011 Shooting Hawaii’s pandemic travel rules could remain into next year Spying on You: Did they change the rules for Saturday’s University of Hawaii football game? At least 10,000 keiki have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hawaii County council districts slowly taking shape Hawaii ranks last for finding lung cancer early $6 for a gallon of gas: Hawaii’s most rural islands paying more for basic goods Enviros Smell Opportunity After ‘Damning’ Audit Of Pacific Fisheries Fund ‘Cash Grab or Moneymaker’ -- Second Charter School in violation of charter contract Read More..

Monday, November 15, 2021 November 15, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 2189 Views Stabbings, Kidnapping and Feces: Homeless Drug Addicts Trash State Libraries Fewer visitors to Oahu in 2020 did not cause significant drop in electricity, water and sewer consumption Pushing Family Windfarm, Gary Gill Returns To Politics In Bid For State House US Lawmakers Warn The Clock Is Ticking On COFA Negotiations ‘Our keiki deserve it’: Calls grow for tougher sentencing in child murder cases Condominium owners face steep costs to comply with fire safety measures Hawaii Is Getting Even More Expensive. We Need To Do Something About That UH students protest outside TKE house after alleged drugging incidents Attorney: My Lawsuit cured COVID in Hawaii prisons  Read More..

Sunday, November 14, 2021 November 14, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 2308 Views NOT the End of Gut-n-Replace Most Charitable States -- Hawaii 41st Secret Boondoggle Revealed to Public After 7 Years of Planning: ‘$100s of Millions’ for Mililani Tech Center with Hotel, Retail This Deputy Sheriff Was Twice Accused Of Sex Assault And Fired. Then He Got His Job Back Politicians So Unqualified they don’t even measure up to the Lt Gov ‘job’ Union Election: UPW Tries to Find Leaders Crafty Enough to Avoid Being Indicted for a while Radio telescopes could be built on Big Island Civil Beat: It’s Washboard Journalism, Not Plagiarism Read More..

Saturday, November 13, 2021 November 13, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 3682 Views Police Allege Isabella Kalua Duct-Taped and Locked in Dog Cage Before Death ‘Community Based Energy’: $27.5M in GEMS for Hawaii Democratic Party Officials, Maui Councilmember  Strike Halted, Tentative Agreement Reached Between Alliance Unions and Kaiser Permanente DOH: 93% of people who died from COVID in Hawaii this year were unvaccinated 'Hawaii’s public agencies are not little politburos' -- Don’t gag public servants Honolulu police sergeant arrested for sex assault Federal Jury Awards $7M To Woman Assaulted In Court Cellblock In Hawaii Shooting Review Board Says Officers Were Justified In Killing Honolulu Man After Chase ‘Man’ Beat Rap on Shooting Last Girlfriend, now charged with assault, kidnapping of new girlfriend Plan to reapportion electoral districts up for review Capacity limits lifted, though change ‘not much help’ to some State’s largest solar-battery project gets green light Read More..

Friday, November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:11 PM :: 2143 Views Survey shows concern about government spending and debt Hawaii Supreme Court Guts-And-Replaces The Legislature's "Gut-And-Replace" Switcheroo HGEA, UPW Prison Rape Cover up: Whistleblower Alleges Prison Officials Lied to Feds The latest on the federal probe into ex-city prosecutor FBI agents begin digging up Waimanalo yard in search for the remains of missing girl Support for County TAT Hike Drops Sharply When People Find out it will be wasted on Rail DOH warns lack of proper vaccine reporting can harm state’s supply of doses Kaiser Contract Negotiations Stall, Setting The Stage For A Strike Read More..

Thursday, November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 1956 Views VIDEO: Police Allege Isabella Kalua Killed One Month Before Disappearance Reported Applicants sought for Maui County Boards and Commissions Cesspools: Four Years Later EPA Fines Hawaii County Again Spying on You: Hawaii Insurer Testing 'Accident Predictive System' Based on 'Drive Recorder' in Cars Former Kauai County Council member will serve at least 15 years in drug trafficking case Josh Green Raises Money On Mainland For Hawaii Governor’s Race Can Hawaii Complete an Energy Revolution by 2030? DoTax Sues Oil Refiner for $10s of Millions in back Taxes Department of Education finds no bias in how girl’s arrest was handled Short-term rental bill advances despite ‘confusion’ Rapist Beats Conviction Thanks to Hawaii Supreme Court Read More..

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 November 10, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 2092 Views Full Text: HPD Point-by-Point Debunk of ACLU After Arrest of 10-Year-Old Girl 7,000 Legal Vacation Rentals on Maui in Jeopardy Judge tosses claims over King’s Hawaiian rolls packaging VIDEO: Police Deploy Flash-Bangs, Arrest Isabella Kalua’s adoptive parents Kauai Councilmember Helped Recovering Addict Get Started on Meth Again In Hawaii, Punishment For Bad Cops Often Doesn’t Stick. and they get 100K Payouts When Rehired ‘Gut and replace’ not Fully Gutted by Supreme Court Ruling Another Solar Project Runs into Supply Chain Problems HART Finds Excuses to Keep Rail Shut Down until Mid-2022 The latest attempt to rein in unregulated vacation rental units could put Waikiki residential units at risk. Whistleblower Says The Navy Gave False Testimony About Red Hill Fuel Facility Proposed Updates To Federal Fishing Law Target Wespac Kauai Styrofoam Ban Takes Effect January 1 Ed Case pressured to Help Biden Burn US Treasury to Ground (again) Read More..

Tuesday, November 9, 2021 November 9, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:52 PM :: 3962 Views State Launches ABLE Savings Program for Disabled ​Kalihi Uka Elementary hosts first HIDOE school-based vaccination clinic for elementary students Oahu Ambulances may now take patients to urgent care Alleged Miske Gangster About to Walk Away Laughing (again) Djou: Lessons For Democrats, Republicans And Hawaii From The Mainland Election How Rail Got to $12.45 Billion and 11 Years Late With restrictions eased, experts say Hawaii could soon see ‘wave’ of international travelers DOH: No current plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccine in Hawaii public schools Union: Lack of security to blame for worrisome rise in assaults on Queen’s nurses Crash involving off-duty Hawaii Island police officer under investigation 8 Felonies in 12 Years--Surprise: He Does it Again! Never-Ending Pork for Solar and Wind Developers: Hawaii governor urges bolder climate action: Net zero is 'not good enough' Ala Wai pork project back on the table Read More..

Monday, November 8, 2021 November 8, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:27 PM :: 2148 Views Good riddance to ‘gut and replace’ Whistle-blower complaint: Higa Admits Guilt but Cronies Still Running Na Leo Proposed Hawaii Tourism Authority board rule criticized as ‘gag order’ Details of 2019 Maui jail riot that caused $5.3 million in damage still being withheld The End Of Gut-And-Replace Won't Be Enough To Stop The Legislative Sausage What we’re doing is we’re increasing the cost of homes through ‘climate adaptation’ Housing Price ‘Solution’?  Nope. Just Another Tax Increase City council considering bill to crackdown on short-term rentals in Honolulu Flacking for Wind Developers, Feds Propose to Downlist Hawaiian Hoary Bats  Read More..

Sunday, November 7, 2021 November 7, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:06 PM :: 3246 Views Hawaii: Highest Cost of Moving up to Home Ownership Rolling Blackouts Coming: HECO Doubles Down on Promise to Close Coal Plant What is the Passenger Vessel Services Act?  Hike Traffic Fines for Profit Build Back Porkier: Rail, Ala Wai Flood, and More How Long Can Gov. Ige Keep Invoking His Emergency Powers? Prosecutors reviewing 7 shootings by Honolulu police officers Honolulu Police Department’s defensiveness threatens both police and community For HPD, Flubs Mean Never Having To Say You're Sorry Keith Amemiya joins race for lieutenant governor CORE team responds to homeless medical needs in urban Honolulu Telescope Payoffs Being Negotiated Now TED Talks are a Pay for Play Scam Stumbles for Democrats on mainland spark enthusiasm among Hawaii Republican Party Read More..

Saturday, November 6, 2021 November 6, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:00 PM :: 1695 Views DoH Orders Embry Health to Stop COVID Testing JSC Announces Seven Judicial Vacancies Hawaii Republican State Committee to Elect New Chair Federal eyes on Honolulu Police Department? Redistricting process upsets Drama Queen LoPresti Fraternity under investigation after claims multiple women were drugged at parties DHHL could be exempted from ‘show me the water’ Read More..

Friday, November 5, 2021 November 5, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:59 PM :: 3287 Views "Gut and Replace" Held Unconstitutional State Adopting Ballot Tracking System City introduces amended short-term rental bill HECO Suddenly Agrees to 39% Reduction in Cost of Electricity Bought from Kalaeloa Partners New COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90% Federal Vaccine Mandate for All Employers Over 100 Workers--Already Blocked by Court ‘Loss of Witnesses’ to occur as Miske case drags on in court? Supreme Court ruling on New York gun control case could have big implications in Hawaii FAKE: ‘Hawaii eyeing professional soccer team for New Aloha Stadium’ US Senate Judiciary approves Clare Connors as U.S. attorney for Hawaii Judge acquits Hawaii Island woman accused of murdering foster child Kakaako homeless drug thieves don’t seem to care they’re on camera Civil Beat:  Fishermen Should not have First Amendment Rights The carbon footprint of Hawaii Gov. David Ige's trip to Glasgow for COP26 Read More..

Thursday, November 4, 2021 November 4, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:31 PM :: 2302 Views SB666: Unconstitutional Entry Fee for Tourists Rethinking prosecution: How San Francisco's Failure can be Imported to Honolulu Kaiser Permanente mental health clinicians authorize strike in Hawaii Build Back Better? Hawaii Top Tax Rate to Hit 62.4% Former Maui Police Officer Receives 30 Months in Prison for Soliciting Sexual Relationship for Official Acts DLIR to Partially Reopen December 1 Court Says Hawaii State Auditor’s Working Documents Are Confidential Feds to Fund Telescope:  OHA Smells Money Experts baffled by governor’s decision to keep social distancing rules at eateries in place Hawaii County 3% TAT advances without resident discount Maui: New version of hotel moratorium gets green light from committee Maui names new police chief, but hunt for head of HPD is at a standstill HPD Defends Its Arrest Of 10-Year-Old Black Girl In School Dispute Read More..

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 November 3, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:45 PM :: 1929 Views Poll: Isle residents aware of Jones Act mostly favor its repeal or reform Ige Opens Door to International Travelers Following US Rules Ige Eases COVID Rules for Gyms, Bars, Restaurants Pfizer Vax Immediately Available for Children 5-11 Chamber of Commerce leader Sherry Menor-­McNamara running for lieutenant governor Fevella Sues HART Over Its Changes To Voting Rules Hawaii tourism agency considers 'Visitor Green Fee'  Lifelong Criminal Gets Tired of Being Homeless Read More..

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 November 2, 2021 News Release By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 4364 Views Hawaiians: Diverse and Dispersed Yet Bound Together in Aloha Honolulu Council Employee Guilty of Smuggling Heroin VIDEO: DLNR Clears Homeless Camp from Coco Palms Area Spewing CO2 Governor Jets off to Scotland Global Warming Confab Solar Developer Abandons Big Island Project Maui Council Proposal Would Outlaw 7,300 Legal Vacation Rentals Maui County TAT Takes Effect Congressional Delegation Squeezes Navy on Fuel Leak Prison Drug Smuggling: UPW, HGEA Retaliate on Top Hawaii Prison Official After Guard Refuses Contraband Search Drug Smuggling USO Prison Gang News: Former Kauai Councilman Arthur Brun to change plea in federal court ACLU Sues Maui County to Keep Meth-Addled Bums on Streets New Police Chief Wants To Import Successful Las Vegas Programs To Maui Experts: COVID death rate for unvaccinated Hawaii residents is 20 times higher Superintendent: 91% of student-athletes at Hawaii public schools are vaccinated Plate lunch prices could reach $20 soon Hawaii State Senate hiring for several positions during 2022 legislative session Protecting Incumbents: Hawaii County Redistricting Commission looking at incremental changes New ‘citizen suit’ may take aim at aging Red Hill fuel tanks UH Tenure for Teachers Only? Read More..

Monday, November 1, 2021 November 1, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 2044 Views Climate Change: Billionaire Pats Honolulu Mayor on Head 2021 State Business Tax Climate Index -- Hawaii 38th There’s nothing so permanent as a temporary government measure HIDOE seeking feedback to develop financial literacy content standards ‘We the Vaccinated’ -- Resistance mounts to Hawaii’s COVID-19 rules Some Oahu sports parents want COVID-19 protocols gone Teacher vacancies ease in Hawaii How School Choice Forced one Elementary School to do Better Leftover money: $52.7 million fund balance carried forward to next year for Hawaii County Should A Pilot Program To Expand Homeless Services In Hawaii Be Extended? ICA Delves into the Difference Between Possession and Ownership of Firearms Haiku Stairs worth saving, plan options do exist Read More..

Sunday, October 31, 2021 October 31, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:55 PM :: 2062 Views Seminar: Teachers Union Pushing Transsexual Agenda Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 30, 2021 The Perils of Being a Watch Doggie  Governors: Abolish Stadium Authority, Demolish Stadium Meanwhile, state advances ball at Halawa Astronomy survey results could affect TMT funding Department of Justice considers probe of Honolulu Police Department following complaint by attorney Civil Beat:  HPD Should Copy Oakland, Portland and San Francisco HPD’s Loose Pursuit Policy Leads To Crashes In A Third Of Chases HGEA Members Bollix Up Yet Another Tech Upgrade HGEA Still Refusing In-Person Unemployment Services Pacific US Territory Populations Drop, Lifestyles Change Federal judge finds no evidence of wrongdoing by B+K Consulting Read More..

Saturday, October 30, 2021 October 30, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 3288 Views PVSA Reform: Hawaii congressional delegates missing opportunity to help Hawaii tourism? Constant moving of goal posts breaks public trust Spying on You: UH fans encouraged to download LumiSight app Simoleons: Indigenous scientist calls for research funding change How to increase health care affordability?  No GE Tax on Medical Services   Taxes Going Up Retroactively After Four Months HART Finally Figures out how to Close Doors on Trains Contact tracing device plans at Kamehameha Schools spur protests Hawaii restaurants’ revenue loss worse than thought Workers claim hotels are 'using the pandemic as their excuse' for not bringing some employees back Amid calls for relocation of Red Hill, the Navy pushes a double-tank test Civil Beat Files Lawsuit To Learn Who Has Died In State Custody Read More..

Friday, October 29, 2021 October 29, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 3140 Views September Tourist Arrivals Down 31%, Spending Down 15% Next Boondoggle: Push is on to Sell You Ala Wai Flood Risk Management Project Saiki Shut Down Rail Audit on Behalf of Team Hanabusa, now Targets Auditor Governor didn’t approve city’s planned reboot of large indoor events but has no plans to stop it Incumbents Cry a River as Plan To Redraw Hawaii’s Political Lines Goes Out For Public Comment Federal prison workers to protest staff shortages, vaccine mandate Waiehu affordable housing project gets pushback from Sovereignty Activist Grifters Believer Admits Global Warming Hysteria Causing Mental Illness Read More..

Thursday, October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:09 PM :: 1936 Views Poll: Most Support More Land for Housing Foster Care Insurance Policy Written to Keep CWS Secrets City eases COVID-19 restrictions for managed events Red Hill: State Fines Navy $325K Abercrombie, Cayetano and Waihee push to Kill Stadium Project SHOPO’s claim of media bias Missing girl’s loved ones say their requests to authorities for updates have been ignored Tax necessary mayor says Oahu Renewable Energy Developers Face New Catastrophic Threat Next Boondoggle: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City & County of Honolulu introduce Ala Wai Flood Risk Management study Read More..

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 October 27, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:17 PM :: 3108 Views Use the Interim to Prepare for Legislative Session IATSE Announces Another Movie Contract Agreement No Joke: Caldwell Prepares To Join The Race For Hawaii Governor Oahu Commission Approves Final Redistricting Plan For City Council Anti-telescope protesters oppose female US attorney pick for Hawaii Nominations of female judges to Hawaii Circuit Court applauded Hawaii May Not Set Minimum Qualifications For Police Until 2024 City Council wants to hike traffic fines to raise money for HPD Family of Criminal killed by police at Kapolei gas station files wrongful death lawsuit Despite Momentum, Hawaiian Airlines Forecast Signals Slow Recovery Hawaii County to open applications for Phase 2 of Kilauea buyout program Report Pushes Massive Floating Windfarms off Waikiki Navy ‘operator error’ not aging tanks caused 38-gallon Red Hill fuel leak Hawaii Co Water power charges to increase 16% Read More..

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 October 26, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 3176 Views Budget crisis not needed to solve housing crisis Republican Reapportionment Update VIDEO: How Hawaii Scares Entrepreneurs Away Will Sylvia Luke’s Bid For LG Open Door to Oust Saiki? More Video bolsters claims that officers took part in improper chase that led to horrific crash Minority Leader Fevella opposes fifty dollar vaccine incentive program for inmates  States With Highest Portion Of Their CO2 Emissions Coming From Transportation: California, Washington, & Hawaii Pro-Tourism Activism:  Surfrider seeks hearing on shrimp farm permit Read More..

Monday, October 25, 2021 October 25, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 3150 Views CWS Sex Assault Suit: Two sisters sent to same Foster Home Molesters Pain: Proposed Reapportionment Plans For Oahu Mean Some Incumbents Actually Face a Challenge Small number of city employees terminated for non-compliance with vaccine mandate After failing to Infect him with COVID, Antivaxxers Launch Campaign to recall Maui mayor Controversial Former Kauai Prosecutor Wants Her Old Job Back Solar farm planned amid cultural and historic sites including WWII Ewa battlefield 100-Year History of Oahu Landfills Read More..

Sunday, October 24, 2021 October 24, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 2898 Views ​Where Is the Value from Taxes? Hawaii Has Most Jobs Seekers per Job Opening Best Small Cities in Hawaii  $160M Prison-Hospital for Homeless Drug Addicts sits empty as HGEA fights for more ‘Positions’ Hardly any reasons left to avoid COVID-19 vaccine More lofty hopes and dreams for new funding source swirl around mired Honolulu rail project How Will ARPA Funds be Frittered Away? Hawaii Congressional Delegation Does Nothing As Native Hawaiians Wait For Homeland Inheritance Reform UH welcomed fans to Ching Stadium for the first time, if they join database   Hawaii restaurants deal with staffing, supply, capacity issues ahead of holiday season Kids gaining 20, 30, 40 pounds, and more, in the last year to year and a half Read More..

Saturday, October 23, 2021 October 23, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:52 PM :: 3235 Views County TAT could further debilitate Hawaii tourism State Unemployment Recovery? -- Hawaii 49th COVID/vaccination issues put enduring problems on back burner Strive-HI Test Results Chart DoE COVID Failure State Wins $1.5M Judgment in Mortgage Rescue Fraud Case A+ Fees to Increase 67% BLNR to Rule on Whether UH Missed Deadline to Break Ground on TMT City to Merge DCS, OHH Judge Dismisses Union Challenge To Vaccine Mandate     COVID: Domestic violence cases surge Kailua kayak company slapped with $25K fine for operating without permit Senate to consider judicial appointments Appeals court reverses conviction in fatal hit-and-run that rocked Nanakuli Shoplifting losses mount amid inflation, product shortage and labor crunch State calling on landlords to help solve the homeless crisis Read More..

Friday, October 22, 2021 October 22, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 3068 Views 'Karma is a Bitch' -- Maui Mayor's Office Rips Anti-Vaxxer  UHERO Looks at Maui County Plan to Impose $1.17B Tax Hike on Housing Belatti Challenged by Committee Members as Witch Hunt Continues Former OHA aide indicted in money laundering, wire fraud schemes HART Still Claiming it Cannot find a MIG Welder for Frogs Miske Attorneys Ask For Trial To Be Delayed Another Six Months Honolulu Officers In Two Fatal Shootings Did Not Break The Law, Board Says Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Stops Short Of Demanding Closure Of Red Hill Fuel Facility New task force to shine spotlight on missing and murdered Native Hawaiian women Honolulu police target gambling in residential areas Kauai Driver license, registration fees may rise Read More..

Thursday, October 21, 2021 October 21, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 2416 Views State of Hawaii Launches 'Non-Fungible Token' Scheme Substitute shortage reported in urban and rural schools across the state Hawaii Hotel RevPAR Down 13.5% from 2019  Hawaii Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.6%  Witch Hunt: Politically Connected State Contractor at Center of Latest Attack on Auditor Indictments Latest in Sovereignty Scams Which Got Lawyer Disbarred Rail Slush Fund: Legislative proposal carrying a city hotel tax advances Kaua‘i setting aside TAT funds for vehicles, wages (LOL!) Oahu's incredible shrinking future Proposal seeks to modify University of Hawaii tenure system Legal Opinion Affecting 1,800 Oahu Landowners Is Secret For Now Red Hill Decision Delayed For Probe Of Navy’s Alleged Lack of Disclosure $1.3M Bribe Solves Problems for Maui Solar Farm Hawaii Highest Natural Gas Prices in USA California ILWU-Controlled ports, key to U.S. supply chain, among world's least efficient Read More..

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 October 20, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:39 PM :: 2195 Views Foster Children in Hawaii and Their Right to Counsel The real enemy of aloha is uncertainty Ige: Vaccinated US Visitors Return Nov 1, Int’l Nov 8 Police commission following unknown process for picking new HPD chief Anti-Telescope Protesters Harass Lassner at his House Tupola and Tsuneyoshi Invite Anti-vaxxers to Address Honolulu Council Debunking Anti-Vaxxer Nonsense: How COVID deaths are counted in Hawaii Nearly 90-percent of County employees vaccinated since mandate deadline Favorable reception for new TAT tax County: ‘Love Island’ filming mostly illegal Homeowners Try to Save Their Homes With Sand Burritos. The State Is Cracking Down. State lawmakers seek answers into possible cover-up of Red Hill fuel leak Read More..

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 October 19, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 PM :: 3327 Views COVID Emergency Rules: HSTA to file complaint with Hawaii Labor Relations Board Anti-Vaxxers Expose Maui Mayor to COVID COVID the Lion Killer When the sun goes down, the fun on the beach is quickly attacked by local police 10-year-old girl arrested at Honowai Elem School--ACLU Demands $500K SHOPO President: ‘Unfair‘ Media Coverage of Police Corruption will Lead to Mass Retirements Sinking test scores show pandemic impact on Hawaii students ‘Devastating’: 3rd maternal death in Hawaii hits close to home for physicians who are also moms Hawaii County Council to Vote on Secret Amendment to Sunshine Law Hawaii’s Search For A New School Chief Will Take Longer Than Expected OHA Has Lots Of Job Openings Amid A Controversial Restructuring HPD faces new pressure to restrict powers of commander accused of harassment, retaliation Hundreds of burned cars removed from illegal junkyard on state farmland New police program cleans up homelessness and crime in parks Office of Hawaiian Affairs defends $47M purchase of commercial property in Iwilei 39% of Hawaii’s LPN Nurses Quit During COVID HECO More Giant Batteries for Big Island Read More..

Monday, October 18, 2021 Letters to the Editor October, 2021 By Letters to the Editor @ 8:02 PM :: 2248 Views When the sun goes down, the fun on the beach is quickly attacked by local police Timber Industry, Big Green all for Wood Pellets Read More..

Monday, October 18, 2021 October 18, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:52 PM :: 2157 Views Panorama: Hawaii DoE Paying Zuckerberg Company to Collect Data on Students ‘OahuJoe’ TikTok video on Hawaii housing draws more than a million views Stadium: DAGS and Developers Giddy over Next Financial Black Hole Public weighs in on potential Honolulu City Council districts Hawaii employers looking for employees as coronavirus pandemic’s impact lingers Drug-related deaths in Hawaii up 13% this year Another ruling against former foreclosure attorney Gary Dubin Read More..

Sunday, October 17, 2021 October 17, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 2593 Views No, DOE, You’re Not God Navy Will Discharge Sailors Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination COVID Shutdowns Boost Hawaii Youth Obesity Rates Timber Industry, Big Green all for Wood Pellets Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 16, 2021 Enrollment across UH system increases for first time in 10 years Digital ID For A Digital World?  Nobody is Fooled Students push back against surveillance and other measures they see as going too far Honolulu taxpayers face big hit on Kakaako rail easements Can Lieutenant governor candidates Trust Josh Green? Kauai’s Special Election For Prosecutor -- Iseri Back for More Fun n Games? Which County Pays Its Council Members The Most? (Hint: It’s Not Honolulu) Hawaii is at the ‘beginning of the end of the pandemic’ with herd immunity on the horizon; Officials warn not to let guard down Hilo Antibody Clinic Treats 49 Patients Hawaii’s crime rate dropped in three of four counties in 2020 Mafia News: Hollywood Strike Averted As IATSE & AMPTP Reach Deal On New Film & TV Contract Read More..

Saturday, October 16, 2021 October 16, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 2223 Views Current constitutional issues related to vaccine mandates Will Hawaiʻi Become an Open-Carry State? Six Sovereignty Scammers Could Get 10 years Prison Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Hawaii Auditor Les Kondo and House committee investigating him appear headed to court Hawaii finally hits 70% fully vaccinated mark Exemptions to Hawaii’s COVID mandate end at state facilities For Hawaii visitors; counties looking to implement fees, reservations, beach closures Driver, not Honolulu police, is at fault for teen’s injuries, city alleges City launches new crisis outreach program to provide services to homeless in need Maui Sweep Pushed 47 Bums to Accept Shelter With HPD main station cell block to close for renovations, detainees will be held elsewhere Read More..

Friday, October 15, 2021 October 15, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 5672 Views Hawaii Republican Chair Resigns Hawaii COVID Response: Safety vs Freedom UHERO: Hawaii Needs to Focus on Developing Good Governance in Managing Tourism Naming Names: New Hawaii Election Districts Endanger Eight Incumbents Surveillance video backs witness claims that officers fled after devastating Makaha crash HART:  TAT Hike Will Not fix $3.5 billion shortfall HART Approves $23M Legal Fees For Looming Trial Against Howard Hughes Legislative Agenda: Rental car cap, hotel room freeze may Cause Recession Building hospital capacity; Hawaii authorities change their Covid conversation Pediatric COVID-19 cases rise in Hawaii amid Delta surge Special Ed Students Have Been ‘Left Out’ From Distance Learning in Hawaii Solar Farm Just Another ‘Deleterious Project’ Hawaii inmates to receive $50 if they get COVID-19 vaccine New Legal Clinic Aims To Give Criminals A 22nd Chance Police officers learn new skills to deal with homeless mental illness Read More..

Thursday, October 14, 2021 October 14, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:15 AM :: 2208 Views COVID Money: Stacy Higa Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Embezzlement Most Hawaii residents want lower taxes, new survey shows COVID-19 meets its match: UH football Star-Adv Finally Corrects False News Report Which Fuels Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories HART Says It Didn’t Get A Key Report On Track Woes. The Contractor Says Otherwise Hawaii hotels see momentum as holiday season approaches Maui County to ease restrictions, gathering limits, starting this weekend Hawaii already has a high cost of living. Inflation means it’s about to get worse. Lassner to UH faculty, staff, students: Prepare to be on campus next spring Hawaii Is Losing More Teachers Than Ever Amid Pandemic Fatigue HPD Reviewing New Bodycam Policy After Judge’s Ruling Having Trouble Finding Homeless in Chinatown? Read More..

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 October 13, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 3504 Views Hawaii COVID-19 Business Mandates Boost Vaccination Rate 8% DHHL: Al Hee’s Actions Represent ‘clear and present danger’ Maui: No Tents for Anti-Vaxxer Rally City and County of Honolulu is now accepting Grants In Aid applications UPDATE: DLNR Targets 'Renegade' Weddings Belatti’s Auditor Attack Goes up in Flames After 1,000 Junk Cars Discovered Phony Baloney: Contemptable Hawaii House Panel Warns It May Hold The State Auditor In Contempt No COVID Relief on Hawaiian Homelands Thanks to Al Hee’s Greed  Lodging tax hike looms: Hawaii County Council to discuss adding 3% to TAT Why change rule on short-term rentals? How many Hawaii people are on food stamps? LG campaign: Losers, Has-beens and Failures Hawaii hospitals catching up on postponed procedures, but Hilo still grappling with COVID patients Hawaii Gives One COVID Vaccine Shots to 91.2% of Residents Over 12 Supreme Court: No More Expedited Releases For Hawaii Inmates--‘Risk to Public far Outweighs risk of COVID’ Assault Charge Filed Against Honolulu Developer Dismissed By Court New body cam video shows bizarre encounter before fatal police shooting in Nuuanu The hotel next door PUC Hearing: Community Opposition to Wind and Solar Projects Read More..

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 October 12, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:09 PM :: 1785 Views Hawaii’s Puzzling Coronavirus Rules; Government Leaves Public in the Dark COVID-19 vaccination required of all UH employees in 2022 Coastal Erosion: No Easy, Inexpensive, or One-Size-Fits-All Solutions Hawaii Entering Depression?  14% of Jobs Disappear Hawaii Officials: Vaccinations now Make COVID Less Dangerous than Flu or Poverty HART: Howard Hughes To Seek $200 Million In Rail Condemnation Suit HPD officer facing criminal probe after near-fatal crash previously accused of civil rights violations  RFP for redeveloping land around Aloha Stadium Building permit applications pile up in EPIC system More State-funding for ‘Ohana Zone’ homeless projects? Crews begin massive clean-up of burned out auto graveyard in Central Oahu Read More..

Monday, October 11, 2021 October 11, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:08 PM :: 2272 Views Ige, Recktenwald Announce Judicial Nominees in Three Counties Hiding the Failure: DoE Stops Teacher Evaluations Big Island Second Amendment Win HECO ‘Green Energy’ Plan-- Crank up every diesel plant on this island: ‘We’re still not clear how we’re going to get through next  Fall’ Redrawing Hawaii’s Election Districts: ‘People Are Going To Be Pissed’ Ed Case Draws A Challenger From The Left UH Football's Safe Again? It's Time To Open Up The Capitol Construction of Thirty Meter Telescope delayed at least 2 years Sovereignty Movement Foments Anti-Vaxxerism Star-Adv Mangles Story on Flu Deaths Read More..

Sunday, October 10, 2021 October 10, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 3502 Views HART Makes Up Its Voting Rules UH Law School Forum: The Constitutionality of Vaccine Mandates Wood Pellets? Hawaii 'Green' Energy Scam is Dirtier Than Coal Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 9, 2021 Early Christmas for Insiders: Oahu’s proposed 3% hotel tax to benefit overbudget rail More Chaos and Magical Thinking at HART Hawaii Tourism Authority sole-source contract “our share of the gold” $7 Trillion Economic Losses Due to Failed ‘Distance Learning’ Schemes? Free The Covid Cluster Data. Tell Us Where Outbreaks Are Occurring Waimanalo Missing Girl Case--After Two Generations of Drug Addicts, CWS Places Kids With Convicted Felon Read More..

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