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Saturday, August 21, 2021 August 21, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 2493 Views Second Amendment: Honolulu Concedes Defeat, Another Win For Beck Green: “We are Seeing a Large Delta Surge Upon Us” Hawaii health officials say data shows power in the vaccine 25% Positivity:  COVID situation on the Leeward coast a ‘disaster’ Total Molokai COVID cases triple in the last two weeks F.D.A. Expected to Fully Approve Pfizer Vaccine Next Week    Lt. Gov. Green: Hawaii looking at requiring proof of vaccination for indoor activities Honolulu prosecutor Steven Alm undeterred by outcome in Sykap case Read More..

Friday, August 20, 2021 August 20, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 4023 Views Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 7.3% List: Did Your School Have COVID this week? Lawsuit: HPD Slow to Activate Amber Alert to Cover-up Connection to Baby Killer HART seeks one more yes-man to Keep Hanabusa in Charge Rail Canopies: Nan Gets Another $15 Million to Fix its own Defects? Lawyer: Unions Antivaxxer Lawsuit Easily Dismissible Legislators ask why HHSC has delayed mandatory vaccinations Growing number of COVID cases overwhelms Hawaii’s contact tracing efforts Nearly 3,000 Students in Distance Learning Will Federal Court Order Mass Release of Criminals onto Hawaii Streets? Rental car companies oppose county’s new proposed tax class Advocates told abandoned residents of Hauula care home could be left at ER Homeless Oahu man has nowhere to quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 New solar telescope in Hawaii aims to open in 3 months Read More..

Thursday, August 19, 2021 August 19, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:58 PM :: 2761 Views DoH to Receive 500 Healthcare Surge Staff DLIR Delays Reopening Unemployment Offices (again) Inside Look: U.S. Army-Hawaii Responds to the Waimea Wildfire, the Largest in Hawaii History UH extramural funding hauls in a near-record $485.5M in FY2021 OHA: Hawaiians Should Get Vaccinated  UH Students over 90% Vaxxed Families of Hawaii’s fallen express disappointment and heartbreak over U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan 3 Honolulu police officers free of criminal charges in connection with shooting death of teen Here's How Hawaii's Top 2022 Political Races Are Shaking Out First responders need inoculations Hawaii teachers’ union formally demands to enter into negotiations with DOE over working conditions Statewide Distance Learning Delays Leave Many Children In Limbo Miske associate seeks reconsideration of order denying release on bail Can a convicted felon operate a nightclub? Criminologist: Don’t rely on HPD crime maps — they’re often inaccurate Most Hawaii Hospitals Delay Non-Emergency Procedures As Pandemic Worsens Hawaii leads nation in nursing home vaccinations Tourism Ain't Going Away Anytime Soon, So Deal With It Former Honolulu City Councilwoman Kym Pine is target of ethics complaint Read More..

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 August 18, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 2229 Views Unions Ask Gov. Ige to Intervene in C&C of Honolulu's Vaccine Mandate Video: First Responders Oppose Vaccine Mandate Emerging Plan Would Pump Hotel Room Tax Revenue Into Rail A flood of COVID patients, many young and unvaccinated, overwhelms Maui’s main hospital Day 4 of preliminary hearings for 3 HPD officers who shot and killed 16-year-old teen Hawaii Greenlights Large Events Amid Surge In Covid Cases Seven charter schools shift to distance learning after cases reported on campus HSTA study says 60-70% of Hawaii teachers find school unsafe Tough competition, soaring prices: No relief in sight for Hawaii’s housing market Yep, Hawaii Has More People. We Already Knew That Net-Zero: Green Energy Scammers Have new Plan to Jack up Housing Costs Military Facilities Could Be Surrounded by ‘Buffer Zones’ Expensive Mobile Unit with Staff:  Goal -- Wash Down 20 Shelter-Refusing Bums   To Avoid Rolling Blackouts, Install Batteries Read More..

Tuesday, August 17, 2021 August 17, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2981 Views UH Community Colleges named best system in U.S. Two Hawaii Gun Regulations Struck Down DBEDT Releases 2020 Hawaii Data Book No ICU beds available at Queen’s medical facilities as COVID cases surge in Hawaii Public workers scramble to meet vaccine mandate deadline, others get extension What Tsunami? Judiciary, mediators not seeing large spike in eviction cases Money News: Robin Danner, to reopen Washington, D.C., office full time Honolulu Fire Commission To Hear From Chief Finalists Hearing Continues in Case Against 3 Honolulu Police Officers Supreme Court to hear appeal of shooter convicted in 2016 Christmas murder at Ala Moana Center   Hawai`i Grossly Underestimates Aviation Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hawaii State Parks Expect To Triple Their Revenue State of Hawaii reveals pandemic impact on duty free revenues Read More..

Monday, August 16, 2021 August 16, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 AM :: 1712 Views How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic NEA announces support for educator vaccine and testing requirement Public Employee Unions Join Anti-Vaxxers Curfew could be implemented as hospitalizations, cases continue to soar Covid-19 Treatment In Hawaii Is Getting More Expensive For Some Patients More Hawaii private schools act to establish vaccine mandate U.S. battery power capacity grew 35% in 2020: Hawaii one of Five top States Census: All Hawaii Counties Add Housing Units Maui Charter Commission Vets Record Number Of Reforms On Elections, Police Four Years After Deadly Fire, Many Honolulu High-Rises Still Lack Sprinklers A Precious Criminal is Dead Because he and his Cellmate were not Forced into an Insane Asylum Read More..

Sunday, August 15, 2021 August 15, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 2803 Views The Time Tax Three Years Later: Auditor Reviews OHA Compliance Taliban enters Kabul to declare Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as president flees country Former First Lady Vicky Cayetano to run for Governor Illegal vacation rentals thrive as Honolulu permitting department deals with federal investigation, indictments Want To Be A Judge In Hawaii? Go To Law School At UH Vaccine Mandate: More Lawsuits Coming End the vaccine fight: Get the shot, get tested or stay home Why are we giving Anti-Vaxxers make-work city jobs?  Hypocrisy: Union Bosses Refuse Forced Vax but Demand Forced Dues How is Hawaii doing on adolescent vaccinations?  HHSAA approves modified schedule starting Sept. 24 Mounting frustration: Pretrial defendants freed on lowered bail later arrested for other offenses Blue Planet: Legislators Just gave us Millions of Your Dollars and We Want More Negotiating Position: The Army And Native Hawaiians Both Want Oahu’s Makua Valley Isle residents need relief from Jones Act burden Read More..

Saturday, August 14, 2021 August 14, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:42 PM :: 2450 Views List: Did Your School Have COVID this week? COVID Spying: Saiki Wants 'Health Pass' to Enter Stores HIDOE to implement weekly COVID-19 testing requirement DLIR to Accept Telephone Appointments for Complex Unemployment Claims Open-records law restored, but transparency still needed Hawaii Union Lawsuit Based on Anti-Vaxxer Lies? Char, Ige issue stern warning about COVID crisis: ‘We are on fire’ 200 Students on Waiting List for Distance Education Congress, Biden Must Act to Renew Pacific Island Compacts Guam's delegate pushes for Jones Act exemption to lower costs of food and medicine Honolulu Police Department releases extended, heavily censored body-worn camera footage of Myeni shooting Why minority business leaders are celebrating the infrastructure bill Read More..

Friday, August 13, 2021 August 13, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:30 PM :: 2892 Views Grassroot Institute of Hawaii receives CHANGE Grant award U.S. Census Bureau Delivers Data for States to Begin Redistricting Efforts Rumble Gives Tulsi Gabbard her own Channel Improving Pedestrian Safety in Hawaiʻi Kamehameha Schools Trustee Selection Underway Unions Sue to Block Vaccine Mandate: Claim Health Emergency Does not Override Collective Bargaining HART: Financial Hit From COVID-19 Will Be Smaller Than Feared 91% of COVID patients in hospitals today are not vaccinated Lines at COVID-19 testing sites grow as cases increase in Hawaii Designed to Fail: DoE Began Seeking COVID Testing Contractors in July These Central Oahu Schools Have Joined Forces To Offer Distance Learning Troops Can’t Sue The Military For Discrimination. This Hawaii Sailor Wants To Change That Lawsuit Seeks Simoleons After Police Shots Snuff 48-time loser Read More..

Thursday, August 12, 2021 August 12, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 3584 Views It was 123 years ago today: Hawaii Becomes US Territory Vaccine requirement announced for City and County of Honolulu employees Full Text: Proposed UH Policy Regarding COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination and Testing New website consolidates Hawaii remote work opportunities COVID Cash: Honolulu Rent and Utility Program Reopens Honolulu 2nd Least Pet-Friendly City Fake it to make it: A Look at Hawai‘i’s GHG Emissions Airlines begin to see drop in travel demand as virus numbers rise Tech Problems Lead To Undercount In Hawaii COVID Cases (again) Police Shoot Alleged Finger-Chopper Outside ‘Known Game Room’  Maui PD Chief Candidates Named Bought n paid for Rail Shill Aalto Placed on HART Board 5-4 3rd Time is Charm: Ann Botticelli Gifted with Seat On The Honolulu Police Commission State Employee Vaccine Mandate Effective Monday HPU 90% Vaxxed More COVID cases in East Hawaii long-term care homes ‘God-given rights’: Churches rejoice that state’s new COVID rules don’t apply to them Hawaii struggles to find long-term solution for nursing shortage Island of Retaliation: Rejected Leeward Planning Commission nominee files ethics complaint against council members Election Violations Prompt New Vote For Hawaii Hotel Union Leadership The Appeal Of Sticking With An 'Acting' Official DLNR eyes ‘Love Island’ for impact on wildlife   Read More..

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 August 11, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:56 AM :: 3163 Views Video: Ige Announces New Restrictions on Gatherings Kaneshiro Indictment Coming Soon? Jacquie Esser Part of Spriestersbach Coverup? Hawaii GOP Joins Anti-Vaxxers Some healthcare professionals are working up to triple shifts amid rise in COVID-19 hospitalization City to accept 5,000 new rent relief applications from Honolulu residents   ‘The tensions are very high’: Latest COVID-19 outbreak forces lockdown at Hawaii’s largest prison Read More..

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 August 10, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:11 PM :: 2864 Views Honolulu City Lights application deadline is August 31 Lawsuit Challenges Gun Confiscation After Disorderly Conduct Conviction The Breath of Life Ige looking at new COVID-19 restrictions for Hawaii Staffing shortages leave critical posts unmanned at Hawaii’s largest prison--UPW Announces Open Pathway for Contraband Mafia Bigshots Have Been Evading Justice for a Long Time--Believe they are entitled to continue doing so COVID Eviction Ban--Lahaina Deadbeat Abandons Condo But Can’t be Evicted Chamber of Commerce survey: 80% of Hawaii businesses have job openings Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15 Hawaiian Airlines to require all US-based employees to be vaccinated against COVID DOE: Shots avoid virtual, canceled athletics season With beds at homeless shelters in high demand, IHS uses testing, vaccines in attempt to manage COVID Hawaii’s COVID surge puts a strain on medical clinics as demand for testing grows Demand for quarantine facilities are high amid COVID surge in Hawaii Mafia Smile News: The Statewide Effort to Turn Filmmaking into Hawai‘i’s Next $1 Billion Industry Sequential Conflict of Interest: New Sunrun CEO Mary Powell resigns from HEI board position Read More..

Monday, August 9, 2021 August 9, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:48 PM :: 1977 Views HDoT: Global Warming Can be a Real Money Spinner for us For Cost Overruns, Honolulu Rail Is In A League Of Its Own, New Data Shows Bill 27: Honolulu Neighborhood Boards to Reject Development Plans Before Application Goes to DPP PTA: Military Training Issue is all About OHA Lease Money Pinata: Honolulu still deciding how to spend $386 million in federal funds ‘Honu harassment,’ dozens rally in Laniakea Read More..

Sunday, August 8, 2021 August 8, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:42 PM :: 5236 Views A Policy Statement About Fines Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 7, 2021 Blangiardi suddenly pro-rail after pocketing $465,000 in ‘legalized bribery’ scheme Kirk Who? Usual Insiders Redirect Cash Flow to Josh Green  Why is a federal watchdog part of the Miske investigation? ‘Listen to science, not social media’: Unvaccinated at high risk for catching delta coronavirus variant Nearly half of Ka’ohao School in quarantine after 3 students test positive for coronavirus Kindergarten Enrollment Drops 51% near Kuhio Park Terrace How Tasers Became Legal In Hawaii Return of cruise ships still up in the air Forecast right population for new Oahu Community Correctional Center 284 have applied for lava buyouts, but some remain frustrated by the process Read More..

Saturday, August 7, 2021 August 7, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:04 PM :: 2064 Views List: Did Your School Have COVID this week? Ige Lifts Suspension Of Hawaii’s Open Government Laws Ige Appoints Sonja McCullen to Intermediate Court of Appeals Eviction Ban Extension Only Applies to People who Apply for Aid OHA: Disproportionate Spike in COVID-19 Cases in Native Hawaiian Communities Hawaii Contact Tracers Vacation As COVID Cases Surge Some state, county workers gearing up for a legal fight over governor’s vaccine mandate In joint statement, 3 Hawaii banks announce vaccine requirements for workers Pre-travel test for all Hawaii passengers back on the table amid coronavirus spike Maui Council dumps hotel moratorium--Plans Island-wide Moratorium Judge cuts water ‘take’ from E. Maui streams In first ruling on TMT arrests, judge finds 4 kupuna not guilty of obstruction This Vegas civic club serves 50,000 former Hawaii residents. It could soon be serving more. Read More..

Friday, August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 3269 Views This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing Ige Mandates Vax or Testing for Public Employees--Unions Resist Chief Justice Recktenwald Statement on COVID Vaccinations Feds Give Hawaii DoE $137M to Support School Reopening Hawaii Fishermen Concerned Over Growing Chinese Presence An $11.5 million renovation of Miske’s home? I don’t know…. Accused Honolulu crime boss Mike Miske pleads not guilty Cabinet Kala: Who Gets Campaign Cash From Top State Officials Unvaccinated pregnant mother who almost lost baby urges others to get the shot Will UPW Members Quit Rather than Take Vax? On Maui, hundreds protest mandatory vaccines for student athletes Educated People Almost 100% Vaccinated Hawaii distance learning options are limited, increase in demand is leaving some in limbo Gov. David Ige says Hawaii eviction moratorium to end Friday ‘Something violent happened’: Trial opens for foster parent accused of killing toddler Read More..

Thursday, August 5, 2021 August 5, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 2151 Views Are Hawaii's government finances really so bad? Yes. Find out why. White House Touts 'Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act' for Hawaii Mauna Kea Working Group Creates Webpage, Working on Report to the Legislature Sealed ‘ghost cases’ hide CWS failures behind repeated child abuse deaths Pressure grows for transparency as Honolulu’s fire commission secretly votes for next chief Local leaders aim to move quickly on new 3% county TAT Honolulu Mayor Announces New Restrictions On Social Gatherings Governor expected to announce sweeping vaccine mandate for state, county workers Many medical facilities in Hawaii report increase in COVID-19 vaccinations over the past week No Contact Tracing?  Oahu lifeguard claims failed city safety protocol spread COVID Council Members Call For Honolulu Rail Critic To Stay On HART Board City Council Member Andria Tupola Will Not Run For Governor Next Year More Homeless Mayhem: Kahuku residents blame squatters for overnight brush fire that caused evacuations Read More..

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 August 4, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 3126 Views Lucky Dude: Mistaken identity gets homeless man the forcible mental health treatment he needed--Now he lives on 10ac Farm in Vermont DoE: No Vax No Sports Preservation Group Submits Bid to Save Falls of Clyde Parker School Announces Vaccine Requirement UHPA Political Action Fund Objection Public comments sought regarding HIDOE's request for additional fiscal flexibility under ESEA Updated Indictment In Miske Case Includes New Defendants And Details Of Alleged Murder Legal Bribery: In First Six Months In Office, Honolulu Mayor’s Campaign Collected Over $600,000--mostly from Construction Industry Caldwell Brings in only $9760 --‘Nobody thinks he can win’ Fund Race: What’s DelaCruz Doing with $871,348 in the bank? House Shakeup?  Speaker Scott Saiki Flees Primary to Run For LG? Hawaii families struggle to enroll children in distance learning Bloat: School has 30 Teachers and 80 Staff Back to School Helps Parents go Back to Work All 4 Hawaii mayors are considering vaccine mandates for county workers Hawaii health officials look to add contact tracers Business, Community Leaders Call On Public To Avoid A Return To COVID Restrictions State officials unclear on CDC eviction moratorium extension Heading up Mauna Kea? Officials urge caution as they enforce vehicle access rules Judiciary News: How can we keep Whitey off the Bench? Read More..

Tuesday, August 3, 2021 August 3, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 2850 Views 'Keep Your Kids at Home' -- HSTA Plans Chaos for Opening Day 'Safe Return to Schools' -- Ige Outlines Plan UHPA: Vaccine Mandates Subject to Collective Bargaining Tax Hike News: Kai Kahele Co-Sponsors Carbon Pricing Bill Hawai‘i Promise helps hundreds with financial hurdles Ethics: DOCARE Officers Fix Personal Vehicle During Work Hours Why reform of Hawaii’s emergency powers law failed Federal Transit Project Cost Overruns and Ridership Shortfalls: The Honolulu Rail Debacle Beats Them All Guam Mango Seizure Unconstitutional Rail costs ‘unimaginable,’ retired transit official says Hawaii COVID growth rate on pace with U.S. mainland for the first time during the pandemic   Governor Rejects Roth, Victorino Requests to Delay School Reopening Revived visitor industry soars, but job market underperforms Commission again extends deadline in search for Honolulu police chief Gerard Puana pursues civil lawsuit Fund Race: Green $600K, Caldwell $509K End of eviction protections puts formerly homeless Oahu families at risk again Court Limits A&B East Maui Stream Diversion Hawaii pioneered growth management in the 1960s Puppetry News: Disbarred Lawyer Dubin Writing Waihee Declaration? Hawaii Has A Ban On Sunscreen Chemicals But No One’s Sure Who Should Enforce It Read More..

Monday, August 2, 2021 August 2, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 1856 Views Too Many Red Flags to Ignore: OHA Must Follow Up on the CLA Report Mayor Victorino requests postponement of return to classroom learning New Reports Show Campaign Cash Is Flowing In To Hawaii’s Elected U.S. Officials Crowded Maui restaurant asks customers for Aloha after staff treated poorly Criminal Doesn’t Get COVID Release, Plays Mommy Card Global Competition Over Fish Stocks Increasingly Affects Hawaii Read More..

Sunday, August 1, 2021 August 1, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:32 PM :: 3294 Views 70% or 82%? Property Forfeitures and What Our AG is Doing About Them Dell: No Alienware for Hawaii Hey, people are still leaving Hawaii because of taxes and overregulation 1853 Hawaiian Mission to Marquesan Cannibals Five years ago, Mike Miske allegedly masterminded the kidnapping and murder of his son’s best friend If the Hawaii Legislature’s here in July, you know it’s a bad month Hilo Medical Center sees 100% increase in coronavirus hospitalizations overnight President’s tough new vaccination rules impact 20K federal civilian workers in Hawaii Hawaii Kids Are Heading Back To School to Get Vaxxed Education outreach workers help keiki in unstable housing situations stay in school Affordable Housing: 24 agencies and departments plus NIMBY neighbors With rental eviction moratorium ending Friday, now’s time to seek mediation, payment plan Army, community are at a pivot point at training range lease renewals in Hawaii Read More..

Saturday, July 31, 2021 July 31, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 2657 Views Victorino signs agreements with Expedia and Airbnb to curb illegal TVRs Keith Cureton named Kamehameha Schools Director of Ethics and Compliance Thousands view Jones Act video within hours of its post on Tik Tok 3% Hotel Tax to Fund Rail ‘Recovery Plan’? Bid Rigging News: Hanabusa elected unanimously to serve again as Honolulu rail board chairwoman Laughable: Another rail problem for Oahu Incoming Interim Schools Chief Priority: Getting Kids to Show up for School Where the COVID is -- Surge Areas Hawaii doctors see sharp increase in COVID hospitalizations among pregnant women Notapimp Convicted in Waikiki Robbery  Read More..

Friday, July 30, 2021 July 30, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 6053 Views How They Voted: Racially Inferior Nominee Rejected 6-17 Blaisdell Center awarded Shuttered Venue Operators Grant FSM: Vax Now Mandatory for all Micronesia Citizens Military Spouse Tax Act Introduced Louis Kealoha’s $250,000 settlement: Will Amemiya Rat out Caldwell? Department of Retaliation: Spurned Wife Gets Payback After Sex on Campus Hawaii Tourism Authority approves plan to reduce Oahu tourists Honolulu City Council weighs how to waste $386M federal COVID funds Hawaii to report 622 COVID cases amid continued surge, lab reporting delays Hawaii hits 60% mark for vaccinations ‘Perfect Storm’ Led To A Spike In COVID Cases On The Westside Hawaii Education Department Releases Statewide Distance Learning Plan DTL Selected for Hawaii State Energy Office Community Outreach Plan Half of Homeless Kicked out due to ‘Drug and Anger Issues’  Read More..

Thursday, July 29, 2021 July 29, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 2389 Views Court of Appeals: Senate Judiciary Ctte Recommends Rejecting ACLU Leader due to Race UH Med School to Transfer 100 Employees to Queen's Hospital Hawaiian Electric collecting feedback on shared solar program for Molokai Maui County accepting applications for First-Time Homebuyer's Down Payment Assistance Program New policy report slices through common defenses of Jones Act  June 2021: 791K Tourists Arrive, Spend $1.44B ‘This ain’t no joke’: Unvaccinated Puna man urges others to take COVID seriously   Herd immunity: Hawaii at odds on including people who already got COVID-19 Hawaii County to Create New Sales Tax? Bill 17: DPP will Seize Illegal TVRs, Auction Them Off Hawaii’s public school teachers return to the classroom HTA head: In wake of funding cut, other agencies will need to assist with tourism management Powering Past Coal Task Force Evades Sunshine Law Some Hawaii landlords expected to sell off rental units once eviction moratorium ends Kauai Prosecutor Stepping Down For Nonprofit Gig Criminal Killed by Police After Foolishly Leaving Hawaii Read More..

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 July 28, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 2720 Views Vacation Rental Use up 910% from 2020 Locals to be Allowed Back in to Hanauma Bay DoH Releases COVID Guidance for School Reopening Hawaii Concert Promoter Got More COVID Aid Than Carnegie Hall Train door malfunction idles Honolulu rail fleet   Ige’s Appeals Court Nominee Faces Questions Preliminary hearing for HPD officers charged in fatal shooting of teen reveals gun replicas, live ammunition found at scene This Hawaii Island hospital is seeing entire households coming in sick with COVID ‘We’re exhausted’: Leeward healthcare workers plead with community to get vaccinated Demand for vaccinations are up as COVID-19 cases surge in Hawaii County California is moving towards vaccine passports. In Hawaii, it was a mess. COVID-19 threat, inmate overcrowding force transfer of 40 Hawaii island felons to Oahu Hawaiian Air loses $6M in 2nd quarter, $100M less than same period in 2020 State's plan to enforce evictions unclear 359 Year Old Company Destroyed After Relocating to Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 July 27, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:34 PM :: 1975 Views Hawaii -- Worst ACT Scores in USA VA mandates COVID-19 vaccines among its medical employees including VHA facilities staff Maui Tourism Recovery Brings Bond Upgrades Mismanagement? DHHL vs Fevella Why Raise Taxes?  Because They Can Hawaii Relaxes Outdoor Mask Rules, Urges Vaccines For Schools Hawaii Governor Considers Vaccine Requirement For State Workers 30,000 Tourists per day--80% Occupancy Hawaii County begins paperless permit system Honolulu Police Commission Fails To Detail Its Public Agendas, Complaint Says Honolulu police are called to testify against fellow officers Miske appears unlikely to face death penalty if convicted Two Different Soft-on-Crime Groups Fight Each Other to Free Killer Kauai’s shuttered Coco Palms Resort sold at foreclosure auction Trumpster Anti-Vaxxers Protest Jill Biden Visit Read More..

Monday, July 26, 2021 July 26, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:38 PM :: 3002 Views How Rail Contractor Run by Convicted Felon Got $100M for job 92% incomplete Legal motion seeks public disclosure of latest plea agreement in Miske case The Choice For Workers At A Honolulu Care Facility — Get Vaccinated Or Get Fired Department of Veterans Affairs will require health workers to be vaccinated During The Pandemic, School Vouchers Make Sense Hawai`i -- Renewable Energy Can Worsen the Climate Crisis Out-Of-State Renters Are Driving The Market In Honolulu Slight uptick for Maui County jobless rate Read More..

Sunday, July 25, 2021 July 25, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 3843 Views COVID: UH Rescinds Return To Work Requirement Special Land and Development Fund, Revisited Rail News: ‘Documentary Filmmaking’ is a Great Way to Receive Cash Legally Souki’s Revenge: UH Profs Target Ethics Commissioner who Investigated Souki’s Sex Harassment $435K Beamer: OHA ‘Beneficiary’ Pushes ‘Circular Economy’  50% of Hawaii Food Stamps are Fraudulent Brace for next year’s Hawaii gubernatorial race, with prominent candidates already up and running Kauai Council moving forward with county’s own 3% TAT ‘Asynchronous’ Distance learning will be offered at some BI schools Coco Palms Auction: 10% of Kauai residents Sign Petition Demanding Site be Leveled to the Ground and Returned to Nature Hawaii’s Safe Travels program will likely stay in place through 2021 The Heat Is Especially Dangerous For Honolulu’s Homeless--So Lets Plant trees Instead of Forcing them into Shelters Read More..

Saturday, July 24, 2021 July 24, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:53 PM :: 4797 Views Army invites public comment on O‘ahu training land retention HD 13 Vacancy: Ige Appoints Linda Clark Eligible homeowners encouraged to apply for Real Property Tax Credit Program State Court News:  Rail Contractor Run by Convicted Felon Beats Former Atty General Turned Whistleblower Star-Adv: ‘Reasonable’ Concern Judicial Nominee is of ‘Wrong Race’ ‘You will definitely catch COVID,’ Hawaii lieutenant governor says about visiting Las Vegas unvaccinated Vaccination sites mostly empty as COVID infections surge in Hawaii Why are young professionals leaving Hawaii? Worker shortage expected to end with expiration of federal pandemic UI programs Bill 17 Allow DPP to Seize Properties over Fines   House Panel Subpoenas Land Fund, Agriculture Agency in Attack on State Auditor Stop Cash Bail?  Man accused of assaulting officers freed by judge Read More..

Friday, July 23, 2021 July 23, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 2248 Views Lockdowns lower the bar for rule of law Where's the aloha for Hawaii bar owners? A Tale of Two Recoveries-- Why is the jobless rate so much higher in Democratic-run states? HART’s Expecting Fewer Riders — Even Absent The Pandemic Senator, Activists Complain Court Nominee is Wrong Color--Demand ‘Reckoning’ for Male Members of Uppity Inferior Race Court to hear arguments over use of police during TMT protests Hui No Ke Ola Pono Exec Director Fired for ‘Fiduciary Reasons’ Monthly public disclosure by lobbyists? Yes, it can be done. Elevated levels of lead found in select Hawaii public schools and childcare facilities Sen. Hirono again seeks funding for Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii KIUC renewables, reliability rose in 2020 despite revenue hit Read More..

Thursday, July 22, 2021 July 22, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:15 PM :: 2445 Views DoE Announces In-Person and Distance Learning Programs for 2021-22 More Homesteading Opportunities for Native Hawaiians on Moloka‘i After Water Commission Decision Secret Suspension of Hawaii County Highways Chief? Kauai Woman Pleads Guilty To Multiple Wire Fraud Schemes And Aggravated Identity Theft Your odds if not vaccinated are worse than drawing to an inside straight Mayor Blangiardi sends stern message to those who are unvaccinated In worrisome trend, overwhelmed hospitals are diverting ambulances to other facilities more often Honolulu Council advances bill that would create progressive property tax for second homes Maui Council mulls tax tiers for hotels and resorts Financial audit of City reveals that TheBus lost $10M in 2020 DLIR: HGEA to Begin Showing up for Work Sept 7   Hawaii’s hotels continued improving last month In its first week the Chinatown police enforcement plan yields arrests, social service connections and COVID vaccinations Maui Commission Announces 5 Finalists For Police Chief Honolulu City Council committee advances Ann Botticelli's appointment Honolulu Liquor Commission blocked from Inspecting Gay Nightclub Single-Use Plastic Ban At Restaurants doesn’t do enough to make people practice the rituals of the Eco-Religion Report Finds That Most Hospitals Aren’t Complying With Price Transparency Rules Read More..

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Letters to the Editor July, 2021 By Letters to the Editor @ 11:00 PM :: 5412 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 :: 1686 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 :: 4295 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 :: 2589 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 :: 2288 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 :: 2951 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 :: 2749 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 :: 2242 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 :: 2830 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 :: 2887 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 :: 2925 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 :: 3031 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 :: 2144 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 :: 3322 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 :: 4045 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 :: 2950 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 :: 2565 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 :: 2115 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 :: 3199 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..

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