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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Letters to the Editor July, 2021 By Letters to the Editor @ 11:00 PM :: 5381 Views Secret Suspension of Hawaii County Highways Chief? She touched my soul Debunking Sen Acasio’s Moratorium Hawai’i 2050 ‘Sustainability’ Goals Follow Corporate Plan Read More..

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 July 21, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:47 PM :: 1660 Views Trumpster Anti-Vaxxers Target BYUH Mayor Victorino vetoes hotel construction moratorium bill DHHL Seeks Recommendations for 2022 DHHL Legislative Package Asset Forfeiture Audit: After 30 years Program Finally Gets Administrative Rules Honolulu woman pleads guilty to unauthorized removal and retention of classified material Blue Pacific Act Added to Major Foreign Policy Bill HART board nominee Just a shill for ‘Go rail at all costs.’ Star-Adv Endorses ACLU Plan: Build New Jail too Small to Guarantee Overcrowding, Force Mass Releases of Criminals Shrinking military, students could affect reapportionment Infection rate among Hawaii’s unvaccinated now as high as it was for entire state during pandemic’s peak Designed to Fail: Teachers and parents still ‘totally in the dark’ with school set to begin in two weeks Masks to be Mandated in Schools? Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against 3 Honolulu police officers in fatal shooting of teenager Report: 29% of Hawai'i hotel jobs will not return by the end of the year Free Electricity Ain’t Cheap Read More..

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 July 20, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 4273 Views COVID School Closures: Who are we trying to protect? Why reform of Hawaii’s emergency powers law failed Next Boondoggle: USACE, City of Honolulu Sign Agreement for Ala Wai Flood Study Ha'ena 'Adaptive Tourism' Plan Starts with Lots of Expensive Parking Tickets $50B: State Climate Commission Helps Grifters Cash In on Climate Change Hype Guam shows value of competition in U.S. shipping $34M rate hike to pay rich people to get discount solar battery program The Kealohas, Cocaine Parties And Oxycodone Testing Shows ‘Remote Learning’ is a Miserable Failure Rally planned to support officers charged in teen shooting death Restaurant association head calls for end to state restrictions COFA Talks -- 2023 Deadline Looms For Biden 5,300 Oahu renters getting free ride HGEA decries ‘stupid’ policy that’s forcing some vaccinated state workers to quarantine after travel EMS grapples with an increase in all types of 911 calls as it also sees more COVID cases Bill aims to keep replica guns and air guns away from felons DOT puts EV transformation of state fleet into high gear Bail Fail: 26-Time Loser Gets Bail, Runs Touching monk seals is not a major crisis Read More..

Monday, July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 2561 Views Miske News: Union Boss Gets Greedy -- Almost Pays Price in Blood Aalto’s Conflicts of Interest Disqualify Him for HART Board All public school students to receive free meals throughout school year 2021-22 Harvard Educator Debunks DoE ‘Remote Learning’ Scam: ‘Seven Hours Per Week’ Solar Scammers Salivate over Possible Return to Net Metering in Hawaii Soft on Crime: Study a Trick to Ensure New OCCC is Built too Small COVID Kills Six Criminals Chinatown foot patrols hard to find Honolulu ‘Climate Change’ Office Calls for Social Justice and Equity Commission with ‘Real Power’ Maui County: Cutback for water not tied to hotels Read More..

Sunday, July 18, 2021 July 18, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 2272 Views Coalitions are the key to change Ethics: COVID Profiteering by DoH Employee Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 17, 2021 Shoring Up Water Transportation Plan to ‘Limit Tourism’ is Really a Plan to Expand Tourism Plans to ‘Limit Tourism’ Designed to Push More Locals Out Vicki Cayetano, Rick Blangiardi: Ex-Republicans in Politics No More Free Money from the Sky High vaccination rates at some Hawaii health facilities Squatters Invade Kauai Oceanfront Plantation Camp  Read More..

Saturday, July 17, 2021 July 17, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:57 AM :: 2927 Views Hawaii Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.7% She touched my soul Wife of ex-Olelo executive gets away with only probation for embezzlement Oahu home affordability at lowest point in 3 years, new index shows Hu Honua Dispute in San Francisco Court Is Pau DOT suggests buying the Road to Hana in order to control overcrowding     Hilo Tenants to Organize Union to Fight Evictions? Transair critics describe poor safety culture as FAA allows Company to Keep Flying Smaller Planes $95M Legislatively Funded Plan to bring multiple wave pool parks to Hawaii draws concerns from community Read More..

Friday, July 16, 2021 July 16, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 2725 Views DBEDT Projects Support Military Contracting Ige: Eviction Moratorium Ends August 6 No Vaccination Mandate for UH System It's not a mystery why so many people have been leaving the Aloha State County Politicians Want TAT Hike Without Property Tax Cut City Council Leaders Team up with Sierra Club Boss to Remove Rail Critic From HART Board Hawaii School Board Says Families Should Have Distance Learning Option In The Fall Tax credit could lift Hawaii families out of poverty Free meals announced for all Hawaii public schools during 2021-22 academic year   Honolulu Prosecutor: Sykap Case Is ‘No Perry Mason Moment’ Maruo Sykap in custody after months-long search Homeless Nuisance: ‘Many times these cases turn into a psychotic criminal event’ Honolulu Mayor Vows To ‘Play Tough’ On Crime In Chinatown Soft on Crime Study Projects More Criminals: Uses this as Argument Against new Jails Maui County Must Get Federal Water Permit After SCOTUS Ruling Cargo airline was being investigated before crash off Hawaii Read More..

Thursday, July 15, 2021 July 15, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 2216 Views VIDEO: How Jones Act complicates life in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Guam How an 1886 maritime law is holding back U.S. tourism 2021 Legislature: DLNR Scores Fees and Positions HSTA Continues to Push So-Called 'Distance Learning' for fall term Former First Lady Vicky Cayetano confirms she’s considering a run for governor  Vicki Cayetano, Rick Blangiardi: Ex-Republicans in Politics Hawaii Road Usage Charge Program May by Copied for Federal System The Legislature Just Reduced Transparency In Hawaii Elections Other States Have Tough Police Standards Boards. Hawaii’s Is Still Struggling Following critical audit, lawmakers to begin investigation of agribusiness agency Auditor Dispute: Saiki Needs To Start Acting Like Grown-Up Judge orders Public Safety officials to improve COVID safety in Hawaii’s jails and prisons   HGEA News: Couples applying for a marriage license in Hawaii face frustration, confusion Despite campus solar installations, UH says reaching clean energy goal will be difficult Navy request for 5-year permit to operate underground Red Hill fuel tanks before DoH Maui trying to enact plastic utensils, containers ban Read More..

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 July 14, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 2808 Views COVID Spying: CLEAR Health Pass Gains Access to ALL of Your Medical Records Sue and Settle: Eco Group 'Sues' BLNR to Stop Aquarium Fishing Kahele Introduces Legislation to Reduce DHHL Blood Quantum to 1/32nd Delta variant now accounts for 40% of all new COVID infections in Hawaii How Honolulu police chief selection process ensures insider picked Judge to hear motion to dismiss case against 3 officers charged in teen’s fatal shooting Trial date set for Hawaii lawmaker arrested for drunk driving Hawaii Police Salaries up 21% in Last 5 Years Hawaii consumers feel the pain as U.S. inflation spikes by the most in 13 years Hawaii Restaurants Got $414 Million In Pandemic Aid. Where Did It Go? Worker shortage issues continue, Hawaii Chamber of Commerce wants feedback on possible solutions Maui Charter Proposal looks to change council districts, election of members Political will missing to give Upcountry equal water rights More Phoney Talk--Tourists Blamed for Upcountry Maui Water Shortage Campaign Contribution News: Hawaii missile defense system gets $75M from House Appropriations Committee  Read More..

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 July 13, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 2858 Views NASA: Moon Wobble to Cause Coastal Flooding Hawaii Sister Islands Among 15 US Counties with biggest primary health care worker shortages Hawaii: Harshest penalties for underage drivers with DUI Groundbreaking for New Women's Jail Miske Case Rocks Stagehand Union After Executive Board Member’s Guilty Plea Panel of federal judges named to rule on Dubin disbarment Hospitalizations, ICU beds, case numbers, and positivity rate increase statewide as Delta variant spreads In unusual move, Hawaii’s firefighters union endorses a candidate for chief Protesters call for reopening of county offices, meetings Protesters Call for the Reopening of Unemployment Offices Hawaii Police Shootings Board Still Won’t Say What Cases It’s Reviewing A focus on IDs central to state’s push to improve inmates’ transition back into society State Tax Collections Soared Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels In The Past Year Ige: More destination management needed Read More..

Monday, July 12, 2021 July 12, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:10 PM :: 2906 Views BYUH to Require COVID Vax for All Students State Of Hawaii And CLEAR Partner To Expand Safe Travels Program Across The U.S. Debunking Sen Acasio’s Moratorium Building Honolulu Rail: It’s Just A Matter Of Time Before You Hit Something Important Bribery News: Maui Film Commissioner Lands Role In Movie He Helped Facilitate More than 34K travelers expected to arrive in Hawaii on Monday DOH updates legislature on vaccination efforts, COVID variants More than 1,000 Covid cases affecting Hawaii's DOE since March 2020 COVID from child-care settings provides hint to HSTA   PGV power purchase agreement still in limbo Read More..

Sunday, July 11, 2021 July 11, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:49 PM :: 3015 Views Hawaii Joins Opioid Resolution against Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma Chief Justice Names Maloian to Oahu Family Court Hawaii Governor Signs Anti-Gun Bills VIDEO: Hawaii Says Aloha to Gun Education & Kids SAFE Foundation Starting January 1st, 2022, law-abiding citizens will have the option of owning tasers and stun guns. Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave? New Honolulu FBI chief focused on Catching More CARES Act Fraudsters Money grab passed off as tourism reform Same Game, Different Decade: 20 Years Later More Pretend Solutions underway for North Shore traffic woes 'We get cussed at every day': Maui tourist surge raises tensions, renews calls for visitor limits, new fees Aloha greetings and reminders in Hotel Bubble Profitable Nonprofit Grifts to Take Control of Coco Palms Site Restaurants overwhelmed: Many struggle to find enough help to meet rising demand Building Code: Council to increase home construction cost by another $10,000 Honolulu’s new homeless program shrinks to almost nothing before launch West Oahu Residents Clean Up Beach Parks Trashed by Homeless Drug Addicts Counselor Complains that Mentally Ill People Don’t Have 2nd Amendment Rights Read More..

Saturday, July 10, 2021 July 10, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 2123 Views Police Corruption Scandals Revenge for Gambling Prosecutions? HB862: State Tourism Policy a Schizophrenic Mish-Mash Toby Martyn Resigns As HART Board Chair -- Making Way for Hanabusa? Campaign spending info seems cloudy at best now that Senate Bill 404 is law Thousands could lose food stamp benefits this month as eligibility waivers expire Airport delays due to travelers who want vaccine passport but ignore directions Ige wants to keep the mask mandate. Green says it’s time to drop it. Maui Council considers ban on foam coolers, disposable bodyboards Victim in horrific child abuse case speaks out publicly for first time Read More..

Friday, July 9, 2021 July 9, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 3303 Views Special Session Totals: Six Overrides, Three Amendments COVID 'Hazard Pay': HGEA Scores 25% Pay Hike HB613: HGEA Cheers Veto of Teachers' Bonus Kauai Drug Treatment Center to be Deeded to HHSC First Time Homebuyer? Honolulu Among Worst in USA Hawaii Energy: Highest Cost, Lowest Usage Ige Appoints Ethics Director Daniel Gluck to ICA Hana Hwy: HTA asks visitors to travel with tour companies Covering up for Caldwell Admin--Ethics Commission Quietly Drops Kealoha Investigation Behind closed doors: Reapportionment Commission could become less transparent Honolulu Police Commission nominee to face questions posed by community Maui county seeks a new visitor hotel tax that could rake in millions more 39,000 Arrive on Day One of Vaccination Travel Gabbard wants Beach Police to Check your Sunscreen, Write Tickets How bad is inflation in Hawaii really?   Alleged Child Molester Gets New Trial After Inmates Purposefully Spread COVID, Criminal Defense Lawyers Sue PSD Biden to Target Ocean Shipping in Executive Order Read More..

Thursday, July 8, 2021 July 8, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 4013 Views Vetoes and Overrides! Ige Nominates Canto to BLNR COVID Whistleblower fired by Hawaii Health Department--Sues DoH Interview: State Auditor Les Kondo State leaders question need to market Hawaii to tourists Maui Bill to slice short-term rental permit caps advances Hawaii’s Travel Rules Are Ending But Restrictions On Other Businesses Linger ‘It’s disgusting’: Lawsuit alleges DOE, BOE, and principal failed to protect female student Sykap Shooting: Judge refutes arguments for dismissal Insiders See List of 24 applying to be Honolulu Police Department chief, but names not made public Police Commission Lacks Consultants for Police Chief Search Come January 1, it will be legal for private citizens in Hawaii to own a Taser State board rules against homeowners in Kakaako tower dispute Activists Harass Homeless Shelter--Sic DPP on it Monday: Hu Honua Trial in San Francisco Read More..

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 July 7, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 2915 Views July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii Hawai’i 2050 ‘Sustainability’ Goals Follow Corporate Plan The Draft Oʻahu Pedestrian Plan is available for the public’s review Go X Celebrates Hawai‘i’s Electric Foot Scooter Law DoH: New Hawaii Vaccine Totals Include Federal Doses Ige Announces Final 26 Vetoes Senators Override Five Ige Vetoes--More to Come Mayor Victorino to reserve additional water source allocation for affordable housing Miske Attorney Representing Honolulu police officers in Sykap Case--seeks dismissal of charges Next Boondoggle: Hawaii Stadium Authority takes lead to develop ‘entertainment district’ Bankrupt Honolulu Charter Operator Faces Allegations Of Multimillion Dollar Fraud Almost all of those contracting COVID in Hawaii now have one thing in common: They’re unvaccinated Metered parking no longer free for handicap placard holders Massive Police Operation Leads to Two Shelter Refusers Obtaining Housing -- In Jail Read More..

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 July 6, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 2540 Views July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii Deck Chairs on Titanic: OHA Insiders take over Hawaii Tourism Authority as politicians consider its fate In Hawaii, Crime Pays And Cheaters Do Prosper Honolulu City Council calls for better data collection--but only for Race More than 138,000 people arrived in Hawaii over holiday weekend Nobody Wants Bum Processing Centers in their Neighborhood Hawaii Co Officials confident in July 26 go-live date for paperless permits A Hawaii Hospital Told A Veteran The VA Wouldn’t Cover His Surgery. The VA Disagrees Expensive Bird and Bat-Killing Offshore Windfarms Set for Waikiki, Kaena Point Read More..

Monday, July 5, 2021 July 5, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:28 PM :: 2093 Views CDC: 98.7% of Hawaii Students Excluded from In-person Learning, Worst in USA BoE Backpedaling on Back-to-School Reopening -- HSTA Sees Dollar Signs Anti-American July 4 protest at state airport Na Wai ‘Eha ruling an aid for county’s acquisition State is increasing fees and not issuing new permits for Ala Wai harbor and the Keehi Lagoon Harbor Locus of Bling Shifts from Hawaii to China Read More..

Sunday, July 4, 2021 July 4, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:50 PM :: 3165 Views The Verified Complaint In Equity: The Declaration Of Independence The 1840 Hawaiian Constitution and the Fourth of July Intent to Veto--the Enola Gay Frankenbill HD 13 Vacancy: Democrats Send Three Names to Ige Hawaii Lawmakers Have A Tentative List Of Which Vetoes They’ll Override A sustainable solution to Hawaii’s physician workforce shortage    PISCES left in the lurch: Hilo-based program pau unless lawmakers save it Rent relief program off to slow start: Only 423 applications approved, despite looming end of eviction moratorium Maui Council OKs hotel building moratorium Some Hawaii Kai residents concerned with planned senior community at Kalama Village site Government accuses executives of overvaluing Hawaii architectural and design firm Read More..

Saturday, July 3, 2021 July 3, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:31 PM :: 1889 Views What if Hawaiians had Control Over the Assets They are Entitled to? Let's not forget what makes July Fourth special Hawaii AG Announces sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking system UHPA Cheers Ige 'Intent to Veto' BOE chair says board will consider distance learning options DBEDT Revises '2050 Sustainability Plan' Fourth of July fireworks shows to be sparse in Hawaii Rosenlee’s Biggest Regret: Didn’t Raise Taxes More Army May Make COVID-19 Vaccines Mandatory In September The Need To Move Hawaii Ag Lands Out From DLNR And Into The Ag Department Read More..

Friday, July 2, 2021 July 2, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:09 PM :: 3677 Views 21 State AGs Ask Supreme Court to Overturn Hawaii Gun Ruling Five Candidates Apply to Fill House District 13 Vacancy Hawaii Vaccination Exception Program Begins July 8 Akina rides with Perry & The Posse to lament the 'tracks of our tiers' Dividends: Schatz ‘Pouring More Money’ into Group Formerly Chaired by Federal Felon caught Stealing COVID Aid Honolulu police officer who fatally shot Lindani Myeni faced drunk-driving, Hit and Run charges in 2016 OIP To Investigate HART For Possible Sunshine Law Violations Gov. David Ige defends most restrictive COVID regulations in U.S. Overtourism: Hanalei to be Model? Proposals Seek Stronger Oversight Of Police On Maui Solar Schemers Score Megabucks from Coal Shutdown: HECO to Offer New $4500 Cash Incentive, then buy your battery power HOLO card faces backlash during program’s inaugural day on Oahu Program Moves only 86 Homeless Families into Housing Owners have reaped record prices for Hawaii oceanfront property in peril of being sucked into the sea Take two: Hawaii officials once again solicit bids to dispose of the historic Falls of Clyde 737 Cargo plane ditches off Kalaeloa; 2 injured pilots rescued Read More..

Thursday, July 1, 2021 July 1, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:08 PM :: 2432 Views Embezzlement, Bribery: Hawaii Non-Profit Executive Sentenced to 46 Months of Imprisonment Alm: Myeni Encountered Police at Kewalo Basin 30 Minutes Before Shooting Hawaii 3rd Highest Beer Tax in USA City Doubles Hanauma Bay Entrance Fee to $25 per Tourist How Jones Act complicates life in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Guam Japanese official warns US of potential surprise attack on Hawaii — from Russia and China Who to Blame for Next Year’s Rolling Blackouts? This Secretive Task Force Is Guiding Energy Policy Behind Closed Doors HART to resume Dillingham work for Honolulu Rail 98% of Hawaii COVID Cases Are Among Unvaccinated People   Prizes boost vaccine rates A ‘Perfect storm’ of ‘uneducated’ tourists-- 32,000 Arrive Tuesday Hawaii stands alone as more states reopen Another CWS Fail: ‘Time Served’ for Father of 9 year old Starved to Death  Miske trial in federal case postponed again Hawaii County to resume animal control responsibilities after Double-Dealing by Animal Liberation Nuts Earthjustice files intent to sue over harbor, airport lights harming imperiled seabirds on Maui, Lanai Schatz-Connected North Shore development receives two-year permit extension NY Post: Coco Palms to be Demolished Read More..

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 3647 Views Hawaii is the Only State Gaining White Population 89% of Tourists 'Fully Vaccinated' 630,000 Tourist Arrivals in May, 2021 Na Wai Eha: 20 Years of Litigation 'fundamentally changes water distribution system' Funding the Hawaii Tourism Authority: TAT vs General Fund…Or? EPA Orders Navy to Upgrade Pearl Harbor Sewage Treatment Plant CNHA, DHHL announce $5M rental & utilities assistance for Native Hawaiians OHA Awards $1.77 Million in COVID-19 Impact and Response Grants Text messages allegedly show Higa teaching Aipoalani how to “launder money” and “funnel cash” House Speaker: Lawmakers Will Return To The Capitol July 6 Hawaii’s Board Of Education Is In Limbo As Ige Stays Mum On Vacancies Honolulu building-inspection mandate back in spotlight after being waylaid by fire priority Maui Airlift Now Exceeds 2019 Kauai Unemployment 11.3% but Tourism Industry can’t find workers Kauai Homeless protest use of Funds for ‘Mobile Shower Unit’ Hawaii Has Millions In Rental Assistance To Hand Out But Not Enough Takers New Study: Oahu Freeways Deliver The Roughest Rides In The Country -- HDoT Says it’s a strategy Solar Farms Would Cover Over Half of Oahu Ag Land Battle might not be pau over Maui stream water Read More..

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 June 29, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 PM :: 2137 Views 41 Junk Cars Removed from Oceanfront Kahului Homeless Camp $100M Tax Hike: City conducts surveys for feedback about Storm Water Master Plan Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network After Embezzling To Fund ‘Luxurious Lifestyle,’ Former CNHA Board Chair Begs For Leniency State harbor user fee going up, what does that mean for consumers? Hawaii offshore wind farm development in doldrums Some healthcare professionals in Hawaii are concerned about COVID-19 hospitalization numbers Maui mayor’s appeal to airlines: At least for now, please bring us fewer visitors Air travel by visitors to Hawaii major factor in global warming Most buildings failing fire life-safety evaluations, hundreds more pending Harsher penalties wanted for landlords, renters who house illegal gambling rooms Video of Lindani Myeni moments before officer-involved shooting Supreme Court Decision Came Too Late For Maui Residents Fighting Against Affordable Housing Kishimoto Math: $412M - $100M = -$200M Outgoing DOE Superintendent Plans To Stay In Hawaii Read More..

Monday, June 28, 2021 June 28, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 2377 Views Red-Light camera system is just another tax HART Board Chair Martyn to be Pushed out to Make Way for Hanabusa? Sykap Sister Allegedly Threatens Family of Police Officers Why Oahu Neighborhoods Have Such Sharp Differences In Vaccination Rates Hawaii set to tighten loophole on law banning ghost guns VA Wants A Review Of Hawaii’s Veterans Cemeteries After Finding Two In Rough Shape Tourists Complain Hawaii is too Crowded Read More..

Sunday, June 27, 2021 Letters to the Editor June, 2021 By Letters to the Editor @ 11:15 PM :: 3236 Views How Red-Light cameras are rigged to generate tickets How AG, BLNR Conspired to keep ‘Sustainability’ out of Aquarium Ruling Read More..

Sunday, June 27, 2021 June 27, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 3105 Views Secret Tax Relief for Hotels on Maui? Florida building collapse must have some Honolulu condo owners fretting Gov. David Ige and Legislature leave the rich richer … What’s new? New Hawaii teachers’ union leader Osa Tui Jr. has a different approach to job Alm: Supporting Honolulu police and upholding law not mutually exclusive Half of Foreign Oil for Hawai‘i Comes from Russia and Libya Will 70% of Hawaii’s population get the coronavirus vaccine? Hawaii cruises to resume County decades behind on ADA compliance at parks Haena State Park to be managed by community-based nonprofits Citizen patrols restart Read More..

Saturday, June 26, 2021 June 26, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:49 PM :: 2023 Views HGEA Protects Sheriff Deputy After He Admitted Doing Favors for Katherine Kealoha Who Will Run for DeCoite's House Seat? -- Not Ritte 13 Cases--Delta variant detected in all Hawaii counties No Rail Service Until 2023?  HART Wheel Size Problem Could Keep Rail from Opening Not all shot records will be verified under Hawaii’s eased travel rules Department of Education hosts summer learning hub program for 24,000 students across the state $114M: Will Hawaii do enough to limit evictions? Revised Final Environmental Impact Statement for W. Hawai‘i Aquarium Permits Reaches Impasse Parole board gives child molester half off sentence Read More..

Friday, June 25, 2021 June 25, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 4474 Views How AG, BLNR Conspired to keep ‘Sustainability’ out of Aquarium Ruling Unemployment: Hawaii Worst Recovery from COVID Is Hawaii Becoming a Perfect Contradiction? Pimp Foolishly Leaves Hawaii--Ends up in Federal Prison Hawaii Ranks 47th for Civic Engagement No Quarantine for Vaccinated Mainland Travelers Starting July 8 HTA Poll Shows New Residents Like Tourists the Least Aloha too often means goodbye Dwyer and Hanabusa rip off Winer and Kaneko: More Bid Rigging at Honolulu Rail Bond Deal: Honolulu’s So-Called ‘Ethics’ Commission Covering up for HART Chair? New Hawaii Tesla fleet raises eyebrows as DOT says it’s … uh … ‘saving money’ Gutted with a Rusty Scalpel Hawaii restaurants on increasing capacity to 75%: ‘It really means nothing to us’ Hawaii tax agency boosts peer-to-peer car rental oversight SHOPO, ILWU Rally outside as Honolulu Officers Charged In Police Shooting Appear In Court Shoplifting on the rise in Hawaii with thieves becoming more brazen Nearly Half of Hawaii Inmates Refusing COVID Vax After Lawyers Encourage them to Hope Disease will be Ticket out of Jail Read More..

Thursday, June 24, 2021 June 24, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 3160 Views Ige's intent-to-veto list praised for being 'fiscally responsible' Hawaiian Electric to auto-enroll past due accounts in 12-month payment plan to avoid disconnection How High Are Wine Taxes in Your State? Retired Hilo police detective avoids jail time for Assaulting Councilwoman Ige: Lack Of Public Input Is Driving Concerns Over Bills — And Possible Vetoes Hawaii’s economic activity is 13 percent below where it was in January 2020 Kauai County tapping into reserves to cover TAT UH Study: Global Warming Consensus Proves Rail will be Flooded as Soon as it is Built Honolulu Police commission questions HPD's status of investigations into recent police shootings This North Shore Community Has Had Enough Of Towering Wind Turbines Dillingham Airfield future still up in the air with eviction date pushed to December Guam launches vaccine tourism program to jump-start industry Hawaiian Kingdom Poll Tax Abolished in 1943 Hawaii Most ‘Collectivism’ in USA How Being Different Helped Nobel Laureate Find Breakthroughs Read More..

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 June 23, 2021 News Read By @ 8:05 PM :: 1999 Views Hawai‘i Plunges to 44th in the Nation in Ensuring Economic Well-Being of Keiki COVID Became Opportunity to Force 100s of Homeless back onto the Streets Unemployment 8.1% for May--Down 0.4% Ethics: School Principal Gives $43K in 'Cash Advances', Runs up credit card Sen Fevella Asks FBI to Investigate Hanabusa Contract, Bond Sale Ige: Public Appalled at Hanabusa Contact Hawaii hotels were 61.5% occupied in May Lawsuit Challenges Kauai’s Termination Of Youth Drug Treatment Contract – Building to be Converted into County Bureaucrats’ Offices Homeless Dude from Michigan Allegedly Attacks Hilo Police, Gets Shot Dead Read More..

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 June 22, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:52 PM :: 2388 Views Ige Releases 'Intent to Veto' List OHA Gains More Power Over NW Hawaiian Islands UH Study: 58% of UH Students are Starving, 14% Live on Streets Russian Naval Fleet 35 Miles South of Oahu ​Why Hawaii residents are moving away 53,000 Unemployed in Hawaiʻi, But State Chamber Dealing with Employee Shortages Green: Drop travel testing to avoid ‘large conflicts’ Hawaii health officials confirm community spread of Delta variant Hotels Becoming More Efficient, Don’t Need so many Union Members State seeks again to get ‘Peter Boy’ suit thrown out in tactic that could add another 2 years to case Pandering to the Ignorant: East Maui councilmember proposes ‘visitor impact fee’ Staff, inmates describe deplorable conditions in Hilo jail Read More..

Monday, June 21, 2021 June 21, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 2421 Views 'Procurement Collusion' -- Hanabusa, HART Reported to Federal Authorities Four More Unlicensed Crypto Currency Dealers for Hawaii To Prevent Rolling Blackouts Green Dogma Will Have Oahu Burn Wood for Power 2020-2025 Climate Action Plan Leaves Rail Route in the Water COVID emergency engineered to Boost Homelessness by pushing them out of Shelters Homeless Emergency Declaration Overridden by ‘Stakeholder’ Can Weed and Seed Clear Bums from Aala Park? 60-time Loser Gets Arrested Again Medicaid managed care turns into a taxpayer boondoggle HSTA Operatives Still Pushing Fake Distance learning Scam Read More..

Sunday, June 20, 2021 June 20, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:21 PM :: 2439 Views Showdown of the Juggernauts State Supreme Court: With Environmentalism Anybody Can Veto Affordable Housing Hawaii Vaccination Percentages: State officials Just making it up as they go along Drug dealer only got Probation, so he Joined Miske gang DOH: Preliminary numbers show coronavirus vaccine incentive campaign is working HONU program ‘success’ – 44% still refuse shelter Crime falls during pandemic but Honolulu police, officials expect a surge as restrictions continue to ease Kalapama TOD: Gigantic Rail-Oriented KSBE Development Plan UH Law Prof Helped Launch ‘Critical Race Theory’ Infighting Amongst Animal Liberation Nuts leads to Chaos for Big Island Animal Control Read More..

Saturday, June 19, 2021 June 19, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:10 PM :: 2844 Views ​COVID tier confusion bespeaks a bigger problem Hawaii Pre-Travel Testing Program Expands to French Polynesia DOJ issues target letter to Roy Amemiya amid ongoing corruption probe     Rigged specifications are a fraud-related “red flag” HART Board approves spending plan for 2022 fiscal year Maui Democrats Begin Process of Picking Next Rep for HD13   Ige suggests state could drop all COVID restrictions before reaching 70% vaccination rate Honolulu City Council member Augie Tulba under attack from Thought Police for ‘Hawaii's next top Mahu’ skit Expansion plans for packed Hawaii jails delayed again Police investigate second fatal officer-involved shooting this week Junkyard grows at Kahului Harbor homeless encampment Read More..

Friday, June 18, 2021 June 18, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:42 PM :: 2544 Views Cockfighting Arrests on Molokai - The investigation and arrests were long in coming Ige appoints Rep Lynn DeCoite to State Senate Honolulu Youth Commission to accept applications for Commissioners Waipahu High principal selected as interim superintendent (again) Kailua man receives over 24 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering DAGS: Stadium Could Cost $400M … and More Newly released reports spotlight some evidence being used in Kaneshiro corruption probe Lawmaker, watchdog call for investigation into HART’s alleged mishandling of Hanabusa contract Woman who called 911 says Lindani Myeni was following, filming her A Potential Shakeup At OHA Is Clouding The Agency’s Budget Survey: More Than 80% Of Firms Struggle To Find Workers Pentagon considering permanent naval task force to counter China in the Pacific Public hearing for red-light camera pilot hits glitch; deadline for comments extended Honolulu Is Revamping How It Prosecutes Domestic Violence Cases Experts’ Input on Hawaii Air Disaster Could Stay Confidential Read More..

Thursday, June 17, 2021 June 17, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:04 PM :: 3043 Views Hawaii Court Of Appeals: You Can't Sanction A Member Of The Public For Merely Asking To Unseal Court Records Blangiardi: I Support HB862 -- 3% TAT Hike for Counties Free Money from the Sky: Another $100 for MEUCs UHERO: Should the Counties Get a Share of the Transient Accommodation Tax? Bid Rigging:  Emails Show Hanabusa Doing Rail Work Before She Got Big Contract  82% of age 12 and older must be vaccinated to reach 70% benchmark Honolulu Police Department pledges more public transparency HPD supporters protest charges for officers involved in shooting of 16-year-old teen Key Soft-on-Crime Activist Calls on Police to Make MORE Arrests! As tourism rebounds, there could be an additional transient accommodations tax Grove Farm Demands Return of Drug Treatment Center After Kauai County Bureaucrats Announce Plan to Convert it into Office Building Hawaii to see return of some July 4th firework celebrations Coronavirus testing volume down in Hawaii as millions to fund it sit unspent It is now illegal to pay disabled people in Hawaii less than minimum wage Read More..

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 June 16, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:24 PM :: 3499 Views SB404 Would Hide Source of Funding for Political Ads Citizenship: Appeals Court Victory for American Samoa European Travel Ban Takes 3.21% of Hawaii GDP Bid Rigging HART CEO: “We referred to the contract as the Colleen or Hanabusa contract” Murder charges against HPD officers surprise legal experts in light of no grand jury indictment Criminals Rewarded for Spreading COVID in Jails--Class action lawsuit filed on behalf of all Hawaii inmates in DPS facilities 226 inmates have received first vaccine dose at MCCC Fighters Scramble from Hickam as Russian Naval Exercise nears Hawaii $25M in Federal Funds to turn COVID Effort into Racial Gripe Session Clash of the Phonies: IAL vs Green Energy City hopes to efficiently distribute federal funds for homelessness by deadline After Homeless Tent City Goes up in Flames, Bum Says Maaaayyyybeeee he will accept shelter  Read More..

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 June 15, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 3540 Views Former Tsunami Center Site Transferred to DHHL Wait list opening for Section 8 Make $100K? COVID Money will Pay Your Rent and Utilities UHPA: Labor Board Rejects Challenge to UH Budget Cuts DOJ: Chinese Money Laundering Buys Big Island Properties Bid Rigging: Emails Show HART Leaders Always Wanted To Hire Hanabusa As Consultant Good behavior behind bars expected to get Kealoha conspirators early release Witch Hunt: House Panel To Attack Auditor Again Federal and state numbers on Hawaii vaccination rates have differed for months Security camera footage shows exchange before Honolulu police shooting of Lindani Myeni Honolulu rail could be up and running this year, HART Shifts Dillingham Sector Mauka Gov. Ige faces growing calls to veto bill eliminating an anti-tobacco trust fund Early Release: Five Criminals Rewarded for Spreading COVID in Hilo Jail Three armed F-22 fighters launched Sunday from Honolulu at request of FAA--nobody saying why Read More..

Monday, June 14, 2021 June 14, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 4345 Views June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii A Surprise Revelation In The Miske Case: A Plot To Kill A Union Official Federal Investigation Into Keith Kaneshiro takes aim at Pay-for-Play Donors Conventions pull out of Hawaii due to COVID restrictions Maui Police Department looking for new chief after Chief Tivoli S. Faaumu steps down $11M Program Houses 181 Homeless So far Bumfight Leads to 10-Year Prison Sentence Will Supreme Court Stop University Discrimination Against Asians? Read More..

Sunday, June 13, 2021 June 13, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 2887 Views Taxing Government Largesse FBI Raids Lead to Shakeup at Planning Commission? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 12, 2021 After a Year of Being Paid ‘Remotely’, HSTA Members Discuss plans to Hide the Failure Reject bills that are out-of-bounds Cacophonous chatter on police-fire radio was sound of openness, transparency with public Honolulu city prosecutor faces mounting pressure to release transcripts from Iremamber Sykap proceedings What percentage of state and county workers are vaccinated against COVID-19? Lack of workers, influx of tourists to state puts strain on businesses Read More..

Saturday, June 12, 2021 June 12, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:58 PM :: 2342 Views Sen. Lee Introduces Bills to Repeal, Reform PVSA End COVID-19 transparency dodge Ige: June Tourism will Exceed pre-Pandemic Levels by 20% Vaccine administration up 40% following launch of state’s incentive campaign Keeping Hawaii in the dark on public information Political Game: Hawaii Tourism Authority board commits to spend $35.5M in state funds by June 30 Blangiardi’s Mystery Woman Nominated to Honolulu Police Commission Maui Hotel Moratorium Will Just Feed TVRs Google Pay adds support for Coinbase everywhere Except Hawaii Read More..

Friday, June 11, 2021 June 11, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 2194 Views Kamehameha: The Founding of the Hawaiian Kingdom O‘ahu moves into Tier 4 allowing larger group sizes outdoors and improved operations Public Hearing for Red Light Cam Rules Case and Kahele Announce $1.18 Million In Federal Grant Awards To 12 Native Hawaiian Organizations State of Hawaii Veterans Summit  Another Hawaii Couple Indicted in Sovereignty-Related Tax Fraud Scheme Honolulu inflation heating up as prices have risen over the past year Lumber shortage woes: Prices through the roof causes delays for Hawaii projects Taxi companies lose certificates: Pandemic thins cab ranks even as demand grows DHHL Gets Minimum of $30M for Broadband Infrastructure City and County of Honolulu still accepting applications for rental and utility relief program This church is housing the homeless ― and cultivating hope ― on a Waianae farm Afghans to be Evacuated via Guam? Read More..

Thursday, June 10, 2021 June 10, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 2126 Views HSTA Members Ratify 2-Year Contract Activist Lawyers Top List of ICA Nominees PASH and the Changing Coastal Environment HECO Ratepayer Money to Subsidize Electric Buses Nominees for Oahu Family Court Vaccinations Make Honolulu 14th Most Livable City on Earth OHA Seeks Community Input On New Biennium Budget Honolulu: Interest-free down-payment home loans are now available Gov. David Ige continues to restrict the release of public records, citing the ongoing pandemic Upfront split of new Aloha Stadium cost could have downside for taxpayers SB1329: Hawaii Raises the Stakes for Contractors Betting on State Bid Protest Appeals Grand jury declines to indict officers involved in shooting that killed 16-year-old teen in McCully Will Anti-Telescope Protesters Control ‘Hawaiian’ Identity?  Renters Evicted as Houses Sell SCR152: Make financial literacy part of Hawaii high school education Read More..

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 June 9, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 2345 Views UH astronomers play key role in planetary defense HB1019: Ige Signs $30M Fee Hike on Dive Tours DLNR: Tourists Must Pay $20 to Go Fish Hawaii COVID restrictions could remain until October if pace of vaccinations doesn’t increase Inflation: Food Prices Jump 11.8% in Hawaii State lawmakers solution to High Housing price? – A Tax Hike! Maui visitor arrivals in April inch closer to pre-pandemic marks Hawaii's rental car fleets decreased by more than 40% during the pandemic Hawaii employment company launches coronavirus screening, tracking tool Can Dead Criminal turn into Cash Bonanza? After Inmates Purposefully Spread COVID in Hawaii Jails, Their Lawyers Seek to Take over Prison System, Force Mass Releases Collecting Unemployment is Hard Work, we need a paid vacation before getting back to work City to Spend $80M to Boost KSBE Kalapama TOD Project Bill 28: 1.25 Mile setback for wind turbines Aquarium industry submits revised EIS: Fishing permits, allowable species to be reduced The Story of How Same-Sex Marriage Went From Fringe to Mainstream Read More..

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 June 8, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 5910 Views Hawaii Worst State Economy in USA Ige Signs Emergency Order Linking Reopening to Vaccination rate Reform Jones Act and PVSA for Hawaii HECO, Army Test Gigantic Bio-Diesel Plant Convicted murderer hired by Child Welfare Services Feds Charge Miske Accountant Hawaii restaurant reservations rival rental cars in scarce supply, high demand Maui Hotel Moratorium Designed to Juice TVRs Rate Hikes Coming: HECO officially begins performance-based regulation The Bus Ridership Running 50% of Pre-Pandemic Levels Audit calls for more data on domestic violence on Oahu Public access to Honolulu police and fire scanners to end Read More..

Monday, June 7, 2021 June 7, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 2791 Views DoH Survey Shows 92% Intend to Get Vaccinated Survey: What do you think about the City's Plan to Eliminate Lanes, Jam up Traffic? State sees impressive response in prize giveaway program aimed at encouraging vaccinations Hawaii Plans to Vaccinate Itself out of COVID Bondage Fireworks shows returning: Displays in Hilo and Kona will celebrate the 4th Monthly Index Tracks Robust Rebound in Sales at Hawai‘i Restaurants HB862: Stripping HTA Funding Takes Away Activists Meal Ticket Another Gangster Leaves The Hawaii Stage Broken Promise? Native Hawaiians’ Ongoing Feud With Bank of America Read More..

Sunday, June 6, 2021 June 6, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:01 PM :: 2695 Views Enjoying Your Maui Resort Condo? Now Pay Up! 65 Years After Statehood—A Big land Grab for OHA? Legislators ignore lessons of rail on new Aloha Stadium Hawaii employers eye vaccination mandates Waikiki Homeless Target Tourists: Crime surge risks derailing tourism recovery 10% of Sex Offenders Homeless Police Shootings: Protesters Protest Against Lack of Protests Read More..

Saturday, June 5, 2021 June 5, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:40 PM :: 6072 Views Don't criminalize COVID-19 rule breakers Ige: Inter-island travel restrictions end June 15 Maunakea telescope one step closer to decommissioning Gen. Charles Flynn Takes Command of U.S. Army Pacific Union Boss was Hit Man for Miske, Impersonated Cop HB869: Is Mystery elderly project in Hawaii Kai Really Just a Way to Get Revenue Bonds for Stadium Project? Emails: DoH Leaders Block Testing, Exploit COVID to scrounge money Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s 2nd nominee for Honolulu Police Commission withdraws name from consideration HPD’s Interim Chief Rade Vanic lays out his priorities for the department After Giving Themselves COVID, Hilo Inmates Stage Riot How long will it take for Hawaii to reach a 70% vaccination rate? Read More..

Friday, June 4, 2021 June 4, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 2208 Views Map: How Many are Vaccinated in Your Zip Code? DLIR: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Recipients will Have to Look for Work Nominees Sought for Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court HB862: House Finance Chair Admits Purpose of TAT hike is to Reduce Tourism Rebuild Aloha Stadium? That’s Not A Good Idea Governor expected to loosen coronavirus restrictions as Hawaii nears 60% fully vaccinated Most Hawaii adults fully vaccinated, but survey finds 12% don’t plan to get COVID-19 vaccine Mitsunaga Executive Refuses to Testify, Gets Locked Up Online learning took a heavy toll on students. Read More..

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