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| Saturday, May 24, 2025 |
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May 24, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 PM :: 5017 Views
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- Hawaii: Where Clean Energy Projects Go to Die
- Audit: How to Speed up Building Permits
- Grassroot Council Testimony: Cutting Red Tape to Build Housing
- Bill 2591 Changes Kauai Zoning to Allow Farmers' Markets
- VIDEO: Grassroot legislative wrap-up tour
- HI-EMA Fuel Tank in Violation Since 1997
- 'Evil' teen bullies get taste of vigilante 'justice' after they were filmed beating disabled woman
- In yearlong wait for vote on short-term rental ban, Maui condo sales, prices have dropped significantly
- Rail line a ‘curse’
- 93% Reduction: Army proposes giving up leased Oahu land
- Hawai‘i County Council passes first reading of FY 2025-2026 budget
- 'Tesla road rage guy' alleged Hawaii attack is a 'failure of the system,' attorney says
- Trump to the Rescue: After pathetic State Judiciary Sets Hime Free, Man who terrorized UH Manoa student now facing deportation to Micronesia
- Keanu Sai News: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
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| Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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May 23, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:44 PM :: 3261 Views
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- Hawaii: A far-left state trying to hijack U.S. energy policy
- Trump Squeeze Leads to Suspension of 'Faculty Special Salary Adjustments' at UH
- UHERO Survey Documents Declining Physical and Mental Health
- Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps
- Medical Malpractice? Hawaii 5th Worst
- Miske Drug Overdose Death Shapes Legal Strategy to keep Money in Family
- Mokulele Methamphetamines News: 33-Time Loser Finally Catches a FEDERAL Case
- After HPD Raid, CBD Dealer Shocked, SHOCKED to Discover His Products Contained THC
- Total Fail: HECO ‘Time-of-Use Rates’ Abandoned
- Bill 47: Hawaiʻi County Council revisits more oversight on the short-term rental industry
- $70M to rebuild Lahaina homeless shelter?
- How The Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor Has Gone From Cash Cow To Eyesore
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| Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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May 22, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 3200 Views
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- VIDEO: Senators Grill Green over COVID Shutdowns
- Feds Launch Process for Potential Offshore Mineral Lease Sale Near American Samoa
- Anti-Development Activism Poisons the ‘Aina
- Lawsuit Challenges Reopening of Pacific Monument
- Zero homes sold within typical Maui residents’ financial reach in 2024
- Tax Hikes Coming: COR ‘adjusts’ projection, creating $550M Gap
- DHHL sitting on federal grants since 2008--$75.9M unspent
- Hawaii Convention Center $64M repair project in limbo
- ACLU Hawaii prepares to sue HPD over ‘concerning trend’ of sober drivers arrested for DUI
- HB126: Prosecutor Alm Pushes Back on Forfeiture
- Illegal gambling arrests on Oahu increased in 2024
- Shakedown: Surfrider’s Bogus Bacteria Report Targets Turtle Bay and Whalers Cove
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| Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Letters to the Editor May, 2025
By Letters to the Editor @ 1:09 AM :: 3526 Views
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- Anti-Development Activism Poisons the ‘Aina
- Conspiracy Theorists Hijack Hawaii County General Plan
- Maui County Responsible for Lahaina Fire
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| Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
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May 21, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 3847 Views
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- Honolulu Ranks #3 in U.S. for Micro-Housing — New Study Finds
- Study: More Housing Units Built-But Fewer Available for Residents
- Hawaii 'Clean' Hydrogen to Come from Oil Refinery
- Brenton Awa vs Tokuda for Congress?
- Alien Enemies: Gabbard Staff Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against’ Trump
- BWS Votes to Give State Water Commission control of Oahu – First Step, dumping water into dry Waianae streambeds
- Lahaina: Infrastructure in Just 100 Days
- Congresswoman asks UNOS to change kidney allocation policy following HNN investigation
- Geothermal energy solutions need study
- Opportunity to pay less for electricity during sunlight hours yields mixed results
- Manager Alleges Potential Fraud In Homeless Village Construction
- Criminals Mailing Illegal Fireworks To Hawaiʻi Mostly Get Away With It
- City moves to take over property where family has been squatting for decades
- HGEA finalizes $41 million COVID hazard pay settlement
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| Tuesday, May 20, 2025 |
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May 20, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 2314 Views
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- Cleaning up Hawaii’s permitting mess
- Gov. Green on military land leases: ‘I think that we will be able to settle pretty straightforwardly’
- Activists surprised by Army’s willingness to let go of Makua Valley land lease
- Claim by Miske’s mother to represent his granddaughter’s interests denied by judge, at least for now
- Soft on Crime: After 10 State Felony Convictions, Meth Dealer Finally Catches a FEDERAL Case
- Local fireworks industry contends with possible sky-high tariffs on China
- Bill To Guard Against Imitation Hawaiian Tea Could End Up Hurting Industry
- Hu Honua Bioenergy Files (another) State Antitrust Lawsuit Against HECO
- Nuisance money: City Council approves $40K Liquor Commission settlement
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| Monday, May 19, 2025 |
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May 19, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 4080 Views
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- Hawaii has third-lowest percentage of single-mother households, study reveals
- Big Beautiful Blue Collar Tax Cuts Coming—but Hawaii Legislators Want EBT Cards
- Legislators Will Try to Use EBT Card as Excuse for Special Session
- Hawaii: New housing units are coming online at the lowest rate since the 1940s
- Retirement: Social Security to be Garnished to pay Student Loans?
- Retirement: Meth-Head Finally Agrees to Accept Shelter After 40 years on Streets
- Usual Suspects: Today they are Whining About Rocket Launches from Johnston Island
- Kahuku Coach Removed Over One Complaint
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| Sunday, May 18, 2025 |
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May 18, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 2374 Views
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- 2025 Legislative Also-Rans
- Rules Vote a Self-Serving Scam to Take Over Hawaii Republican Party
- Six Weeks to Deadline -- Sketchy, Blurry Plans to Pay for Aloha Stadium
- Green Campaigning in Washington DC
- Cruise Lines Claim Inclusion in Hawaii's New Hotel Tax Bill is Unconstitutional
- Kona coffee farmers devastated by loss of deported workers
- Blundering Gabbard Fiasco: Aide pressed analyst to redo intel on Venezuela gang
- Hawaii Just Won't Give Up Its Harsh Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
- Recktenwald to Retire in October
- Republicans to Elect Party Chair
- Loser Complains About GOP Selection Process
- State agency’s preschool production pipeline bulges while other projects hit roadblocks
- Soft on Crime: Steroid-induced Road Rage Guy has 20 Year Record
- We Moved From Hawaii to Italy. Our Mortgage Is Less Than Our Rent Was
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| Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
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May 17, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 2973 Views
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- UHERO: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Maui’s Immigrant Community
- Hawaii AG Backs Suit Against Trump's DEI Ban
- Mindless Hysteria: Trump Cuts Almost Nothing on Maui, Becomes Excuse for Council Budget Bloat
- City Council OKs foreclosure of illegal vacation rental
- Mexican national to be sentenced for selling meth in Hawaii
- (Again) Feds to Cut DHHL Funding because it is not being spent
- DOBOR Hassles Canoe Club
- UH AD Search Firm Refuses to Interview Craig Angelos
- Hu Honua Bioenergy -- Federal Round No. 3
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| Friday, May 16, 2025 |
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May 16, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 3202 Views
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- Hawaii governor defends emergency housing powers at state Supreme Court
- Hype? Hawaii Trump Cuts only $95M – Mostly at UH
- Cruise lines are signaling a fight against Hawaii's tourism tax
- Three More Army EIS Will Be Rejected Next Month
- Before Croaking, Miske names two Trustees and directs funds to granddaughter
- Carvalho, Rapozo, Kouchi for Kauai Mayor?
- University of Hawaii tuition to rise for first time since 2018
- Kona property housing 22 illegals under investigation for code violations
- University of Hawaii continues search for $500k/yr Athletics Director
- Hawaiʻi Electricity Shut-Offs Are Nearly Triple Pre-Pandemic Levels
- Five Delayed Hawaiian Electric Projects
- Hawaii Restaurant Closed for Roaches—But Who Would Know?
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| Thursday, May 15, 2025 |
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May 15, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 2641 Views
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- Missing Meth Money a Conflict of Interest for Bissen Appointee?
- House Passes South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act
- 14 Years Later--City Settles Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $2.1M
- After 100 days, Trump already done with Tulsi?
- Decrease in visitor tax rate sought as fear of recession looms
- Bill 43: Honolulu city council looks to use hotel tax to help lower projected sewer fee increase
- Honolulu Council Approves $41M for HGEA COVID Hazard Pay
- DOE Plan: More Top-Level Bureaucrats
- Hawaii to Update Decades-Old Financial MisManagement System
- Robots to issue 47 Million Speeding tickets per year from 177 Hawaii Speed Cams
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| Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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May 14, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 PM :: 3129 Views
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- UHERO: 75% of Hawaii Households Cannot Afford Mortgage
- Hawaii 4th Highest State and Local Taxes Per Capita
- Pacific Partnership Act to Counter China
- Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready
- Disgraced Police Chief Louis Kealoha Still Owes Honolulu $250,000
- CNHA-Connected Governor calls Hawaii Tourism Authority ‘hot mess,’ promises reform--What Could Go Wrong?
- Uncertain financial future continues to impact East-West Center operations
- Honolulu a good place for murder—nearly 50% go unsolved
- Sabotaged signal: New images reveal homeless camp around severed cables that cut communication for thousands
- ‘Wasted opportunity?’ Maui Council questions post-wildfire pivot on homeless plan
- Alm Calls for Veto of HB126: Illegal game room assets in Kalihi turned over to state
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| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
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May 13, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 3210 Views
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- Residential electric bills in Hawaii and Connecticut are twice those in New Mexico, Utah
- Legislature Delivers Progress for Housing
- BWS Approves Kalaeloa Desalination Plant
- 20 Year Sentence? Federal trial begins in Affordable Housing Scam
- Governor says feds could seize military training grounds in Hawaii
- Crunch Time: Bills Die as Clock Ticks (again)
- Miske Family Schemes to Grab Illicit Fortune
- Will You be Fooled? Fake ‘Water Shortage’ Latest Trick to Keep Lahaina Fire Victims from Rebuilding
- Honolulu Can Fine Airbnb, Vrbo for Illegal Vacation Rentals. It Never Has
- ACLU: Keep Mentally Ill Homeless on the Streets
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| Monday, May 12, 2025 |
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May 12, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 3261 Views
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- 2025 Legislative Wrap-Up
- Teaching Personal Finance? Hawaii Ranks 42nd
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 9, 2025
- Another ‘Friends and Family’ Development Deal with Kali Watson, DHHL
- Bill 43 would offset Honolulu sewer fee hike with money intended for rail
- After Hurricane CNHA, HTA Needs an Exorcism
- Lahaina burn zone slowly transforming from ‘ghost town’ to big construction zone
- Who Really Owns Hawaii In 2025
- Anti-GMO Hysteria Gutted State’s Top Agricultural Commodity
- State pushing speed cam expansion despite failed bill
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| Sunday, May 11, 2025 |
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May 11, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:25 PM :: 4560 Views
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- Trump Admin: Greenland to Become a COFA Country?
- Another chance to make things right
- Neighborhood Board Elections--Voting Ends May 16
- Judicial Nominees Sought for ICA and First Circuit
- Peeling away regulations that hinder homebuilding
- Grassroot: Akina gives Legislature a 'B-'
- Yamashita Gone: Nakamura Next?
- Green Preps Future Run for Hirono’s Seat--Creates National PAC To Support 'Pro-Science Candidates'
- Lahaina Rep Elle Cochran Missed 85% of Session -- and she’s a convicted felon
- Incumbency machine protects sitting lawmakers from exposure
- Another Black Eye for Bissen--Druski Debunks Bogus Rape Complaint
- Land Board rejection of Pohakuloa EIS just another maneuver in lease negotiations
- Rate Hikes: Saltchuk Milking Young Bros
- The Miske case is winding down but not yet over
- Hawai‘i lawmakers approve $6M to support Planned Parenthood
- Lopez Outlines Strategy to Defeat Trump Climate Change Lawsuit
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| Saturday, May 10, 2025 |
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May 10, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 2751 Views
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- Another 8a Disaster: NIH Halts Operations at US Biolab After Sabotage Incident
- BLNR Rejects Army Pohakuloa EIS
- State Court Shakedown Extracts $700M over Mis-labeled Blood Thinners--oil companies next
- CWS Disasters Bring No Reform: How many Dead Babies Before Legislature Acts?
- HB103: Young Murderers Deserve a Chance to Do it Again
- Power Play: After Looting HTA, CNHA reaches back in and ousts Choy
- Former police chief Kealoha released from federal prison
- Realtors Association of Maui opposes Bill 9, urges a ‘balanced approach’ to housing crisis
- In effort to force Fire Victims Out, Urban Design Review Board hears opposition to ‘modern’ homes in Lahaina
- Hawaiian Electric: SB897 key to future financial strength
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| Friday, May 9, 2025 |
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May 9, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 2528 Views
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- Campaign Contributions: Hawaii Climate Change Lawsuit Skips State's Only Refinery
- UHERO: Federal policies push Hawaii toward mild recession
- DLE Upgrades License Plate Readers
- Soft on Crime: Kidnapping, Rape, Attempted Murder? Time Served
- Soft on Crime: Steroid-Induced Tesla driver Nathaniel Radimak arrested again in Hawaii, less than a year after prison release for SoCal charges
- Behind the scenes of immigration enforcement in Hawaii
- Housing: Deed-Restriction Bills Fail
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| Thursday, May 8, 2025 |
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May 8, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 3553 Views
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- Reflections of Gene Ward
- US Navy liable for fuel leak that sickened military families in Hawaii
- Todd Eddins’ Favorite Murderer – Third Time’s the Charm?
- Honolulu city inspector with 35 convictions accused in sex-for-freedom plot
- 37% of businesspeople say Hawai‘i is stagnant, and 33% says we’re in real trouble
- Military talks options for Pōhakuloa Training Area lease
- Council Announces Plan to Trick Public into Accepting Sewer Rate Hikes
- Legislative buzz: Phrases that conceal or obfuscate
- Will Reforms Stabilize Hawaiʻi Condo Insurance Costs?
- Maui Fire Survivors Uprooted Again As FEMA Starts Charging Rent
- Seven Lahaina families back home after tragic fires
- SB104: Prison reform proposal to set limits on solitary confinement
- What happens to the poop?
- Booking.com Unable to Revive Suit Challenging Hawaii Use Tax Law
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| Wednesday, May 7, 2025 |
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May 7, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:00 PM :: 3717 Views
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- ‘By Request’ Gambling Bill got John Mizuno Ousted as Homeless Czar?
- Miske News: Union Boss sentenced to 14 years in federal racketeering case
- Tax Hike Coming? Yamashita Ousted As Chair Of State House Finance Committee
- Legislators reward selves handsomely
- Closed House Committee Meetings Violate Constitution?
- Inside Brian Schatz’s inner circle
- Big Island journalist on uncovering the housing corruption case set for trial
- ‘Where’s the money?’ Applicants wait for funds from Maui County program to help build ‘ohana housing
- Hawaii’s first psychiatric crisis center helps take burden off ERs, police
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| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 |
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May 6, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 4073 Views
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- Maui County Responsible for Lahaina Fire
- SB1396: Parts of Green Fee are Already Doomed in Court
- Hawaii County Tells Homeowner His 38-Year-Old House Is Actually Illegal
- Guam: Ex-Cop Gets 5 years for Jury Rigging
- Mayor establishes new Department of Housing and Land Management with City Council’s blessing
- Multi-State Coalition Against Hawaii’s ‘Sensitive’ Places Concealed Carry Ban
- Bissen names Meth Dealer’s Son to Maui County Board of Water Supply
- New Way to Attack Lahaina Fire Victims: Moratorium on Rebuilding Swimming Pools
- The kids need more ... indoctrination?
- US Supreme Court Ruling On Charter Schools ‘Could’ Impact Hawaiʻi
- Hawaii DoE Looking Better Only Because Mainland School Districts Are Doing Worse
- Adults Can Still Marry Teens At 15 After Death Of Proposed Ban In Hawaiʻi
- Rapist Whines About Long Wait for DHHL
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