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Monday, May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:43 PM :: 3575 Views
  1. Hawaii’s Fishermen Are Worried About China’s Fleet. So Is The Military
  2. With TVRs Down from COVID, DOTAX, DPP Send Investigators to Finish Them Off
  3. Kauai Mayor Dreams of  $18M/yr from 3% TAT Hike
  4. HB499 Really About Pohakuloa?
  5. Hawaii’s Fishermen Are Worried About China’s Fleet. So Is The Military
  6. $25 billion bill in Congress seeks to speed up modernization of Pearl Harbor
  7. Will Death of Colt Brennan Lead to Mental Health Reform?   
  8. The Investigation Into The Ex-Maui Police Chief’s Alleged Hit And Run Is In
  9. How Juul Got Vaporized
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Sunday, May 16, 2021
May 16, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 2399 Views
  1. HB862: Teachers Rip Off Hotel Workers Too
  2. Rail: Keystone Cops Rearrange Deck Chairs on Titanic
  3. The Curious Incident Of Colleen Hanabusa And HART
  4. Steve Alm: Weed and Seed for Chinatown
  5. Drug deaths in Honolulu hit 5-year high in 2020
  6. Erratic Green Energy Caused Island-Wide Blackout on Kauai
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Saturday, May 15, 2021
May 15, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:33 PM :: 3027 Views
  1. Surprise: Green Energy is Oil (and Electricity will Cost 2-3 Times More)
  2. 'Follow the Science:' Restaurant Owners Want Governor to Relax Mask, Distance Restrictions  
  3. Backlog of DUI cases cleared using plea deals which wipe criminal record
  4. HPD arrests suspect in connection with setting a homeless man on fire
  5. NYT: A Police Shooting in Hawaii Has South Africans Demanding Justice
  6. Honolulu poised to pay $1M settlement for 2017 HPD fatal shooting of burglar
  7. One Sykap brother assigned a July court date, the other still on the loose
  8. Honolulu Police Department’s robotic dog, Spot, used to check homeless for COVID
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Friday, May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:17 PM :: 2237 Views
  1. Trade groups, unions urge veto of 3% TAT Hike
  2. Hawaii Has A Lot Of Unemployed People. But Companies Still Can’t Find Help
  3. Hawaii Will Maintain Mask Rules Despite New CDC Guidance, Governor Says
  4. State epidemiologist says Hawaii is ‘close’ to reaching herd immunity
  5. Summer School  ‘Last Chance’ To Catch Up Before New School Year
  6. Hawaii Gov Should Veto New Red-Light Camera Program
  7. City requests gag order in Lindani Myeni case
  8. SpaceX plans to send Starship to Kauai via space
  9. Next Boondoggle: Ala Wai Canal Scheme up to $651M and Counting
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Thursday, May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:40 PM :: 3930 Views
  1. HART to pay Hitachi $130,000 a day for trains that are not carrying passengers
  2. Honolulu Rail Chief Says Ridership Projections Have Dropped
  3. At Least Seven Plea-Deals in Miske Case So Far
  4. Kealoha ‘Mailbox Case’ co-conspirator asks to stay out of jail while he pursues appeal
  5. Taxpayers On Hook For $2.3M To Settle Legal Claims Against The State
  6. Uptick in assaults around Ala Moana has many calling for action
  7. Housing especially scarce for ex-convicts during COVID-19
  8. When will people on unemployment in Hawaii have to start searching for jobs again?
  9. Hawaii saw 78K visitors over Mother's Day weekend as many return to travel
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 2226 Views
  1. 'Frankenbill' would suspend tax exemptions for some Hawaii businesses
  2. Res 21-116: Stop Rail at Middle Street  
  3. Ex-Navatek CEO accused of virus loan fraud pleads not guilty
  4. The Local-Versus-Outsider Leadership Debate Continues
  5. Incoming Hawaii Teachers Union Chief Offers Changes In Style Not Substance
  6. Ex-police chief to lead board review on police shootings
  7. Hawaii Family Forum member survey exposes strong anti-vaccine sentiment
  8. How one state worker helped open the door to Cryptocurrency in Hawai‘i
  9. Vendor Fined $65K for Setting up Beach Chairs
  10. Small Farmers Deserve Better Support Than The ADC Has Provided
  11. More Homeless Mayhem: Man, 39, in critical condition after suspect sets him on fire in downtown Honolulu
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:35 PM :: 4117 Views
  1. Rolling Blackouts Coming: HECO-PUC Blame Game
  2. Honolulu City Council resolution urges rail to stop at Middle Street
  3. Bill to increase lodging tax could stifle visitor industry, some say
  4. HSTA Blackmail: If you want Teachers to Start Working Again, Give us the $2,200 Cash Money    
  5. UH budget tripped up by Dela Cruz pork
  6. Hawaii businesses say too many loopholes keep employees from coming back to work
  7. Hawaii Burns Thru $18B
  8. Hawaii Among Top Vaccination States—Over 70% have one shot 
  9. Ex-Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha to visit family near Canadian Border before heading to prison
  10. Molotov Cocktails at Hawaii Supreme Court, Attorney General Office
  11. L&L co-founder Eddie Flores critical of Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Chinatown efforts
  12. Federal COVID aid is helping to get nearly 1,000 homeless people on Oahu into housing
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Monday, May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:00 PM :: 2256 Views
  1. Daily Visitor Count Reaches 75% of Peak    
  2. Will Ige Veto HB862?  Bill cuts off Hawaii Tourism Authority’s funding source
  3. Hawaii tops nation in worrying about COVID-19
  4. It's Time To Drop The COVID-19 Tier System
  5. Why Honolulu’s rail system should end at Middle Street
  6. Hoping to Get COVID, many Hawaii inmates not getting vaccine
  7. The Miske Case: Another Co-Defendant Turns Against Alleged Honolulu Crime Boss
  8. Hawaii Police Shootings Review Board Has At Least A Dozen Cases
  9. Parents left hanging after City's Summer Fun online registration debacle
  10. Big Island On Pace To Meet Renewable Energy Goals In 2 Years
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Sunday, May 9, 2021
May 9, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 2302 Views
  1. Ige Can still Veto Aloha Stadium Boondoggle
  2. HB613 Veto Coming? $2,200 Giveaway to HSTA is Illegal
  3. Legislature looted COVID aid to pay off HSTA
  4. Supporters rally to show their appreciation for law enforcement
  5. Micronesians feel hatred in Hawaii, decry police shooting
  6. Hawaii Abortionists Target Chamorros
  7. Workers wanted: Kaua‘i businessowners say it’s hard to hire good workers
  8. City & County of Honolulu facing potential job losses across departments
  9. Light vehicles in state’s fleet to transition to electric by 2035
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Saturday, May 8, 2021
May 8, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:38 PM :: 2270 Views
  1. With HART facing $3.6B deficit, Blangiardi says rail will likely not make it to Ala Moana
  2. Search for new HPD chief will (pretend to) be expanded to more states than in previous years
  3. Mayor tells Chinatown he’s got a big ‘to do’ list for the area
  4. Mediation Scheme Sticks landlords with Bill for 3,600 COVID Deadbeats
  5. Hawaii is one of two states without a plan or date to fully reopen
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Friday, May 7, 2021
May 7, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:36 PM :: 2631 Views
  1. HGEA Angered by $2,200 HSTA Bonus
  2. Legislature slashes operating funds to UH by 10% over next 2 years
  3. Kealoha victim says settlement talks with city collapsed after ‘slap in the face’ offers
  4. Myeni’s wife, Lindsay, to stay in South Africa for her children’s safety
  5. Concerns raised after Navy contains another fuel leak at Red Hill storage facility
  6. Exposed: Developer’s $65M ‘Affordable’ Housing Trick
  7. Bill passes to impose 5% Hawaii conveyance tax on $10M+ condo sales
  8. SB474 would require Hawaii home sales to disclose sea level rise (but not commercial property)
  9. Some restaurant owners claim they’re having trouble finding workers during the pandemic    
  10. Poll: Voters Split Over Recreational Marijuana
  11. Claim: Saito Will Go Back to Lunatic Asylum After Manini Prison Sentence
  12. HGEA Keeps Opening date in limbo for Hawaii State Hospital’s new facility
  13. Because Green Energy is a Fraud, HECO-PUC Point Fingers Over Rolling Blackouts Coming After Coal, Oil Plant Shutdowns
  14. Rural America Gets Bad Vibrations From Big Wind
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Thursday, May 6, 2021
May 6, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 2986 Views
  1. Hirono says Honolulu shouldn’t expect more Rail money
  2. Honolulu rail cars rusting, all wheels may need to be replaced
  3. Opportunity Caldwell: 44% Plurality Still Want Rail Built to Ala Moana
  4. New Aloha Stadium, ill-conceived and costly, is losing fans
  5. More than 20,000 Hawaii hotel jobs could be lost despite travel demand
  6. City: CNHA Mishandles Personal information belonging to some Oahu rent relief applicants
  7. Police commission taps assistant chief to lead HPD until a permanent replacement is hired
  8. Ex-MPD officer pleads guilty to soliciting sex in exchange for providing false testimony
  9. How to Resolve Community Conflicts
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:44 PM :: 3006 Views
  1. Poll: 63% Like Green only 29% Like Caldwell
  2. 63% Fully Vaccinated in Hawaii
  3. Radiant Cordero: Stopping rail at Middle Street won’t save money
  4. Hawaiian Electric Says It Might Pull The Plug On Giant Battery (Rolling Blackouts Coming)
  5. Small Businesses vs OHA Landlordism: Hawaii lawmakers set to extend land lease terms to nearly 100 years
  6. For Maui families to stay on Maui, we need a new affordable housing system
  7. Bringing Back The Pork: Case, Kahele Earmark Requests Revealed
  8. Prosecutors seek maximum sentence for Ken Lawson’s gift to Hawaii--former death row inmate found guilty of robbery
  9. Obeying a police officer’s instructions is part of the social contract we must respect
  10. Blangiardi Drifts without any Policy as Homeless concerns growing in Chinatown
  11. Homeless’ Dogs Get Microchips and Meds, but Meth Addict Owners not Forced into Housing
  12. Skydiving gets 6-month extension at Dillingham airfield
  13. University of Hawaii graduate assistants sue for right to unionize
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
May 4, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:12 PM :: 2803 Views
  1. Escape Gambit Works:  Saito to be released from Prison Soon
  2. Not-a-Pimp McCoy Guilty of Robbery
  3. Hawaii Safe Travels getting help from company that developed New York’s COVID-19 ‘vaccine passport’
  4. Gov. Ige mulls vaccination mandate for State Employees
  5. Public’s help needed to locate Maruo Sykap, 21, wanted in connection with robbery
  6. Myeni family’s attorneys want to query occupants, owner of home
  7. Hawaii ranked 5th most impacted state for hotel industry job loss for 2021
  8. Kauai Exultant as 700 Visitors turned away at Ha‘ena
  9. Thousands sign petition calling for spectators to be allowed for youth sports on O'ahu
  10. Oahu's Rental & Utility Relief Program temporarily closes minutes after opening
  11. Fewer food drops ahead: The Food Basket says they are not sustainable at the current frequency
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Monday, May 3, 2021
May 3, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 3236 Views
  1. Fraud at Olelo leads to Investigation at Aloha United Way and UH
  2. Oahu’s international visitor market isn’t expected to fully recover until 2024
  3. UC should continue supporting Thirty Meter Telescope on Maunakea
  4. Measure Criminalizing ‘Coercive Control’ Faces Opposition From Public Defender, Prosecutor and Law Enforcement
  5. Under a new plan, landlords could remove tenants if alternative actions do not work out
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Sunday, May 2, 2021
May 2, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:58 PM :: 4907 Views
  1. KSBE Trustee Selection: “Intentionally trying to hide what’s going on”
  2. Administrations change, but never Honolulu rail authority’s malfeasance
  3. Will Ige Veto TAT Hike, HTA Cuts?
  4. After a Year of Worthless Empty Chatter About Reimagining Tourism, The Industry is Back, Unchanged
  5. Waikiki area crimes made up 17% of the entire island’s crimes over the past week
  6. Dozens of applications submitted for Maunakea working group
  7. Unique affordable-housing program allows Department of Hawaiian Home Lands tenants to buy rentals
  8. Tent City Fail: Over 30 Homeless Addicts evicted from Lucy Wright Park – Nothing Achieved in a Year
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Saturday, May 1, 2021
May 1, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:07 PM :: 3593 Views
  1. TAT Hike?  “Now is not the time to increase the cost of doing business in Hawaii.”
  2. Head Of Hawaii’s Teachers’ Union Is Vying To Be Interim Superintendent (cut out the middleman)
  3. Colleen Hanabusa’s gravy train
  4. Blangiardi Suggests Rail Could Stop Short of Ala Moana
  5. Overregulation will lead to even less affordable housing
  6. Hawaii has now sunk below California for last place in in-person instruction.
  7. HECO to Switch from Coal to Oil Because Green Energy Initiative is a Fraud
  8. Carrying a gun in public in Hawaii
  9. HPD releases audio of 911 call that led to fatal police shooting of 29-year-old man in Nuuanu
  10. Brother of teen fatally shot by police indicted for another robbery
  11. More seniors homeless on the streets
  12. Local 5 Celebrates Communist Holiday with Rally in Projects
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Friday, April 30, 2021
April 30, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 2254 Views
  1. Without Free Money from the Sky, Legislature Would have been Lost, Dazed and Confused
  2. Lawmakers pass bill that would cut Hawaii Tourism Authority funding by $19M
  3. Maui Property Tax Rates Increasing
  4. Universal Basic Income is Here Right Now
  5. Redevelopment bill awaits Ige’s signature
  6. Ritte Grifts for Vacant Senate Seat 
  7. Honolulu prosecutor Steven Alm announces new oversight process for police shootings
  8. Hawaii Abortionists want Telemedicine Abortions for Guam
  9. Kauai Island-wide power outage
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
April 29, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:43 PM :: 5123 Views
  1. Precisely as Predicted: Hanabusa Awarded $924K HART Consulting Contract  
  2. Insider Information Behind Hanabusa Contract (Clue: Bid Tailoring is Illegal.)
  3. Sacrifice? Hawaii lawmakers approve $2,200 one-time payments to all state teachers
  4. Hawaii schools, teachers, students scramble with thousands of seniors off-track to graduate
  5. Kauai Mayor: ‘County Needs TAT Hike’
  6. Hidden Giveaway for Insiders who Bought ‘Affordable Housing?
  7. PUC ‘Quite Concerned’ About Rolling Blackouts on Oahu, Maui
  8. House Creates Panel To Probe Land Fund, Agriculture Agency
  9. Aloha Stadium Could Be Demolished In 2022
  10. HB1376 Paves Way to End Eviction Moratorium
  11. Rep. Lynn Decoite announces intent to vie for Senate District 7 Vacancy
  12. Judge rules lawsuit filed by Peter Boy Kema’s siblings can move ahead in court
  13. Lawmakers Push BoE to Hire Local Superintendent
  14. Proposal seeks new buffer for wind farms, residents
  15. Hawaii one of only 4 states that cannot take badges away from bad police officers
  16. Sykap brothers indicted for assaulting, robbing a woman on Kalakaua Ave.
  17. Under state’s new red light camera program, tickets will follow car owners not drivers
  18. Termination of Commander of Hawaii-based fast-attack submarine connected to recent Suicide
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
April 28, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 3076 Views
  1. New County Hotel Tax Is Approved In Final Vote
  2. Hawaii House kills bill curtailing governor emergency powers
  3. After Months of Pandering, Legislators Vote for their Real, Predetermined Agenda 
  4. Honolulu Prosecutors Have Long Been Stymied When Investigating Police Killings. That’s About To Change
  5. Rally to support Hawaii law enforcement agencies scheduled for May
  6. Lawsuit: Former Maui Prosecutor Blames ‘Diabetic Rage’ for Mood Swings 
  7. Honolulu named 4th worst hit city for small businesses during pandemic
  8. Despite nearly 60,000 unemployed residents, restaurants struggling to find employees
  9. Add cyber to infrastructure package, Hawaii Gov. Ige tells Congress
  10. Most UH students will likely remain at a distance until Spring 2022
  11. City rolling out more dangerous bike lanes in Honolulu
  12. City again pretends to take first steps to relocate landfill
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
April 27, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 2750 Views
  1. Miske Complains his Cell is too Small—Will use this as an excuse for appeal
  2. Courts Also Letting other Sykap Go Again and Again
  3. Hawaii commercial rent relief bill stalls—Counties May Step in
  4. Hawaii tobacco trust fund targeted by lawmakers
  5. HB499 would allow 99-year leases of public lands poised for approval
  6. Lease Retention Priority for new Pohakuloa Commander
  7. The ‘taking’ of Aloha Stadium parking and loss of tailgating
  8. Council to Spend County Taxpayer Money to get Federal Taxpayer Money
  9. Hawaii residents most searched question on Google—‘How do I file for unemployment?’
  10. Hawaii suit over gun rights could be shaped by another case before US Supreme Court
  11. Local youth crime-fighting program at risk of shutting down turns to community for help
  12. Honolulu police are cracking down on illegal game rooms, but is it enough?
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Monday, April 26, 2021
April 26, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 2711 Views
  1. Oahu residents rally to show support for police
  2. Brother of slain teen arrested for robbing girl near memorial of deadly police shooting
  3. Tax Hike Trick: City Council considers measure that would create a progressive residential property tax
  4. Lawmakers plan to use half of federal relief funds to bail out Hawaii businesses
  5. Guardian Ad Litems Are A Better Choice To Help The Mentally Ill Than Public Defenders
  6. Expand access to government
  7. Spat over Gov. David Ige’s emergency power misses real emergency
  8. Why some people oppose a vaccine passport
  9. Gay Daddy Joins State Commission On Fatherhood
  10. State recommends renewal of stormwater runoff permit for TMT construction site
  11. State Supreme Court examines challenges to controversial Big Island power plant
  12. Reserved areas for residents-only: HTA asks communities to consider (unconstitutional) new ideas for tourism
  13. COVID  Wrecks TVR Market, Big Island Regulations Now Unsustainable
  14. Legislators Dump Bill Requiring Financial Literacy Classes
  15. Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz
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Sunday, April 25, 2021
April 25, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 2067 Views
  1. HB1348: Stadium Authority Will Control Development Decisions
  2. Formation of Mauna Kea working group on target despite boycott
  3. HIEMA Director Major General Ken Hara explains vaccine exception program
  4. Legislative News: Progressives Plan to Bring Back all the Same Failed Ideas Again Next Session
  5. Police Body Cam Footage Should Be A Tool For Justice
  6. The ‘Mauka Shift’ Could Solve Rail’s Utility Woes. Why Did It Happen So Late?
  7. Rush Hour Tolls: Make the Little People Pay for Jamming up our Roads
  8. Honolulu working on easing months-long backlog at licensing centers
  9. $1.3M secured for Kauai juvenile drug treatment center
  10. Hundreds clean up homeless trash near bike path along Pearl Harbor
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Saturday, April 24, 2021
April 24, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 2964 Views
  1. HART Board Members Propose Middle Street end for Oahu’s rail line
  2. HB862: 30% Increase in TAT to 13.25% 
  3. Measure to defer salary increase for Hawaii officials advances
  4. United Public Workers’ bargaining units divided on ratifying labor agreement
  5. HECO`s Proposed Stand-Alone Battery Designed to Double-Bill Ratepayers
  6. Mayor: Chief won’t talk to me about police shootings
  7. New website soliciting stories and suggestions about city planning/permitting department
  8. O'ahu man says he still hasn't gotten unemployment help after filing weekly since December
  9. Lava recovery buyout program launches next Friday
  10. Thanks to policy change, Hawaiian Home Lands loan program now available to farmers
  11. DLNR Continues to Harass Shoreline Property Owners
  12. Feds report people in Hawaii are scammed out of about $400 million per year
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Friday, April 23, 2021
April 23, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 2542 Views
  1. Police Union President Doesn’t Want An HPD Chief From The Mainland
  2. Widow of Lindani Myeni Sues Honolulu Police For Wrongful Death
  3. Director of city DPP promises immediate changes following bribery scheme
  4. Miske co-defendant intends to withdraw his “not guilty” plea
  5. Oahu Island Burial Council claims Ige is retaliating against its longtime leader    
  6. King’s Cathedral on Maui still faces public backlash despite reporting no active COVID cases
  7. University of Hawaii on the fence about coronavirus vaccination requirements
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Thursday, April 22, 2021
April 22, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 2465 Views
  1. Now hiring: Employers struggle to find new workers because unemployed not required to look 
  2. Some Native Hawaiian leaders trying to stop lawmakers from making certain cuts to HTA       
  3. Travel demand for Hawaii is continuing to rise among U.S. visitors
  4. Hawaii has nation’s lowest COVID-19 case rate, CDC data shows
  5. As state prepares to roll out inter-island vaccine passport, some learn they won’t qualify
  6. Pentagon expected to deny funding for Hawaii radar
  7. HPD May yet release Bodycam Footage
  8. SB765: Tougher penalties could be on the way for extreme DUI convictions
  9. City Council Considering Handi-Van Fare Increase
  10. Hawaii Health Department Orders Hauula Assisted Living Facility To Close
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
April 21, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 3071 Views
  1. City investigated Nuuanu home at center of deadly police shooting 7 times for complaints
  2. Honolulu police won’t release footage from shooting of teen in McCully
  3. Blangiardi Nominates Former Mainland Officer To Honolulu Police Commission     
  4. After DUI Death, Drug Dealer Already out on Streets
  5. Search begins for interim superintendent for Hawaii public schools
  6. Berkeley Study: Hawaiʻi Most Inclusive State In the Country
  7. Unintended Consequences – The Kyoto Protocol Fuels the Climate Crisis
  8. More Homeless Mayhem: County spends $90K on campground clean-up, needle removal
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
April 20, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 3847 Views
  1. Reign of Terror: Crazy Saiki Clobbers Critics with Alarming Machinations
  2. SB1409: OHA Plan to Purge Members of State Boards who Do Not Attend Reeducation Camp
  3. Behind Closed Doors: Police commissioners to hire local consultant to pick new HPD chief ‘from within’
  4. Hawaii Plans Vaccine Passports For Interisland Travelers First
  5. TMT construction still on hold, but production of telescope’s components move ahead
  6. Input sought for development around Aloha Stadium
  7. Frustrated Businesses Say It's Time For Action In Chinatown
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Monday, April 19, 2021
April 19, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 2557 Views
  1. Let's Make Hawaii Pono Again
  2. Honolulu Police Commission reached ‘full flower’ by ousting Ballard
  3. Office of Hawaiian Affairs keeps going on Kakaako Makai
  4. State Awarded Money To A Bidder That Blew The Deadline, Then Took It Back
  5. U.S. Supreme Court rejects Dubin appeal
  6. Proposed legislation would damage HTA
  7. Advocates warn of underreported child abuse in Hawaii
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Sunday, April 18, 2021
April 18, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 3315 Views
  1. Bill that would give legislators more oversight of governor’s emergency orders advances
  2. Rail: Hawaii politicos doing nothing might actually pay off for long-suffering taxpayers
  3. Search begins for next Honolulu Police Department chief
  4. As state hopes to implement vaccine passports, some raise concerns over privacy  
  5. Hawaii Sees Spike In School Absenteeism
  6. Windmills and wildlife: Clean-energy projects slaughtering bats statewide
  7. The Dim Bulb Behind Hawaii Carbon Tax Legislation
  8. What Slow Recovery To Tourism?
  9. Long Criminal Record of 16-yr old shot by police shows failure of soft-on crime approach
  10. Why can’t the taxman cometh a little later just this once?
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Saturday, April 17, 2021
April 17, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 2224 Views
  1. After Creating Year-Long Crime Wave, State Supreme Court ends failed pandemic prison release program
  2. Kauai—Island of Retaliation: Police Chief to serve unpaid suspension following investigation
  3. Police shooting review board will resume work after a year-long pause
  4. Safe Travels Hawaii program surpasses 2.5 million travelers
  5. Lawmakers OK Fines For Pandemic Rule Violators
  6. Unemployed worker gets a nasty surprise at tax time and she isn’t alone
  7. Resignation of Hawaii's disease investigation chief raises questions of fate of contact tracing
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Friday, April 16, 2021
April 16, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:00 PM :: 2995 Views
  1. Sacrifice? Hawaii Board of Education Approves Pay Boosts For Complex Area Leaders
  2. Hawaii Safe Travels coronavirus vaccine passport timeline pushed back
  3. UH considers COVID vaccination mandate for students and employees
  4. Post-Arrival COVID Testing at Big Island Airports Winds Down
  5. Legislature Did Nothing About Agribusiness Development Corporation 
  6. Honolulu office vacancy rate jumps as Covid effect echoes through Q1
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Thursday, April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 3928 Views
  1. Sacrifice? Unions Demand Pay Hikes ‘In single digits’
  2. HB613: Federal COVID Money Must be Used to Fund HSTA Pay Hikes before any other purpose
  3. HB1296: Raid Tobacco Funds to Balance Budget
  4. Lawmakers should follow the ‘golden rule’ of budgeting  
  5. Hawaii is only wage-taxing state not to copy Internal Revenue Service in extending due date
  6. Renewal of Maunakea master lease the top priority for new Institute for Astronomy director
  7. Hawaii’s Search For A New School Superintendent Could Take Nearly A Year
  8. Rolling Blackouts for Maui Too?  PUC fears potential clean energy project delays could slow closure of MECO oil-fired plant
  9. Hawai’i Powering Past Coal Task Force -- Secret or Public?
  10. Red light camera pilot program is moving forward on Oahu
  11. Kauai Police Chief’s Rising Star Began To Fall Last Year, Job Reviews Show
  12. Some Department of Health vaccine appointments going unfilled on Maui
  13. Hawaii Sees ‘Startling’ Increase In Number Of Children Facing Hunger
  14. Kalihi man resorts to desperate measures without unemployment
  15. Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting at Nuuanu home
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
April 14, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 4272 Views
  1. Another $800M For Rail? Don’t Count On It, Schatz Says
  2. Blangiardi’s Pick For Police Commission Withdraws Nomination  
  3. Homelessness: Team Blangiardi in Disarray
  4. Vaccinations for K-12 Students Before Schools Reopen
  5. Miske Gang Trying to Access Internet from Prison
  6. HMSA’s Mark Mugiishi To Chair State Redistricting Panel
  7. Honolulu building inspector is 4th to plead not guilty to federal bribery charges
  8. Anti-Tourism Protesters Protest Being Called Anti-Tourism
  9. Despite potential flooding threat, Wahiawa dam owners get more time to make repairs
  10. High court to hear Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC’s appeal
  11. Drug Oligarchy: Will State Clamp Down on Competition?
  12. Hawaii family horrified by video of autistic boy getting beaten in school bus
  13. Hawaii Jails COVID-free but ACLU Wants Supreme Court to Keep Releasing Criminals Anyway
  14. Money News: Historic duo puts climate on Indian Affairs agenda
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
April 13, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 4582 Views
  1. Hawaii Shut Down Tourism for a Year and Didn’t Diversify Economy At All
  2. After Forcing out Ballard, McCarthy May Not Score Interim Chief Gig
  3. Building Inspector Took Money From A Homeowner. Her Punishment: 2 Years Paid Time Off
  4. Attorney for Kaneshiro Campaign Donors has Conflict of Interest?
  5. ‘Safe Travel Cards’ in works
  6. Kids back full time at only 40% of Hawaii’s public elementary schools
  7. Price to pay: Increase price for goods sets up challenges for Hawaii restaurants and retailers
  8. HECO Proposes Large Petroleum-Powered Battery That Will Increase Rates
  9. Carbon Pricing Issue Rips Apart Hawai’i Progressive Movement
  10. Big Island Geothermal Agreement On Hold Pending Environmental Review
  11. HB576 Signed into Law: Nurses Can Perform Abortions
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Monday, April 12, 2021
April 12, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:07 AM :: 2097 Views
  1. Tax Hike Coming: HB243 Sea Level Excuse means Bloated Government Budgets needed to fund grab for Biden Bucks
  2. Thirty Meter Telescope still on hold as it awaits decision on $850M funding  
  3. Ige Withdraws Land Board Nominee Sam Gon
  4. SB159: Automatic voter registration bill nears passage
  5. Designed to Fail: Police Shootings Board Is Still Doing Nothing As Cases Pile Up
  6. Sailor’s suicide after Kahala Hotel barricade is the third tied to Hawaii’s submarine force in past 16 months
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Sunday, April 11, 2021
April 11, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 3750 Views
  1. Envelopes Stuffed with Cash Smooth Approvals at Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting
  2. Corruption Antidote:  Blangiardi needs to embrace transparency
  3. We don’t need Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s memory of rail’s institutional failure
  4. Shameless: 16-yr old kid killed after 30 arrests and no jail--but ACLU Hawai'i pushes to continue early-inmate releases
  5. Home schooling rates soar during pandemic in Hawaii and nationally
  6. North Shore residents raise concerns about proposed military missile radar
  7. State ordered to pay $370K in attorneys fees in DHHL Waitlist case
  8. Homeless Drug Addicts Rob Graves in Pearl City
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Saturday, April 10, 2021
April 10, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 3796 Views
  1. Senate Compromise Lets OHA Keep its Corrupt LLC Secrets
  2. Honolulu airport Baseyard Facility investigation leads to 3 arrests 
  3. Some businesses are facing a new challenge: Hiring workers back
  4. Bans On High Capacity Magazines For Guns Fails At Legislature
  5. Diamond Head News: Four Homeless Finally Forced into Shelter—Jail
  6. City Homeless Response Lacks Key Element—Force 
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Friday, April 9, 2021
April 9, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 3069 Views
  1. HB1348 Quietly Shifts $350M Aloha Stadium cost to Taxpayers
  2. Gut-and-replace bill threatens Tourism Authority funding
  3. ‘Mismanaged and dysfunctional’: Longtime DOH official calls out alleged corruption in department  
  4. State investigators raid Honolulu airport baseyard—One Arrested
  5. Honolulu prosecutor promises to take corruption seriously or something
  6. HB515 Would Make Superintendent Hiring Process More Local
  7. Honolulu Needs Transparency
  8. HART holds meeting to discuss progress of rail
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Thursday, April 8, 2021
April 8, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 2952 Views
  1. Commission that Loved Kealoha gives Ballard low marks for leadership, management
  2. Medical Examiner IDs 16-yr old boy killed after police chase—arrested 30 times, but he was back out on the street
  3. HB1174: Solar Schemers Whine About Loss of $18M Taxpayer Subsidy
  4. Chun reiterates UH support of astronomy on Maunakea is not a conflict of interest
  5. Citing safety concerns, state seeks $20,000 fine against owners of Wahiawa dam
  6. Money News: Greenmail Campaign Targets Mahi Pono
  7. Kauai Tiki Bar mandates employees receive vaccine
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
April 7, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 2752 Views
  1. Honolulu building plans examiner admits to taking bribes 
  2. 2 plead guilty to wire fraud in city planning department scandal
  3. Here’s How Hawaii’s New State Budget Is Shaping Up
  4. Dark Clouds Are Looming Over Hawaii Even As The Economy Appears To Be Improving
  5. Blangiardi makes request to change Oahu’s tier criteria
  6. DOH official responsible for contact tracing program vacates position
  7. Proposed rules for Oahu vacation rentals raise concern amongst residents and rental owners
  8. Soft-on crime policies leave kids on street instead of being in a nice safe jail – one dead
  9. New Honolulu Police Policy On Using Force Aims To Defuse Tense Situations
  10. Anti-GMO Cowden Fined for Russian Propaganda Junket
  11. DLNR crews clean out more than 30 homeless camps at Diamond Head
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Letters to the Editor April, 2021
By Letters to the Editor @ 6:00 PM :: 4326 Views
  • Rail Cost Nears $10,000 per Inch
  • Vaccine Passport Unconstitutional?
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
April 6, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:50 PM :: 2672 Views
  1. O’ahu Coal Plant Shutdown: Nightmare Scenario of Rolling Blackouts
  2. Kaena Point Site for Gigantic Floating Windfarm?
  3. Will Oahu roll back to Tier 2 on Wednesday?  Ige, Blangiardi patty cake
  4. Blangiardi working with legal adviser on agency abuses
  5. Ige: State not ready for vaccine passport
  6. Catch 22: HGEA-DLIR Cancel ‘Pending’ Unemployment Appointments
  7. Under New Leadership, HART Purges Nearly Half Its Staff
  8. Union Bosses Want Floor Vote on Minimum Wage Increase
  9. Maui County population could decline with job losses
  10. Kauai elementary schools back to in-person learning
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Monday, April 5, 2021
April 5, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 2283 Views
  1. If we can’t lower taxes, at least don’t increase them
  2. More Excuses: DOE ‘still waiting on funds, approval’ to address COVID learning loss
  3. HPD Chief Susan Ballard Is Up For Review This Week
  4. Hawaii police reform bills progress in Legislature
  5. Hawaii Data Landscape: Antiquated Infrastructure, Widespread Distrust
  6. Embattled hotel and condo project near Ala Moana Center hits another major snag
  7. Banning sunscreen ingredients means creating a greater risk of skin cancer
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Sunday, April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 4688 Views
  1. Feds fight Hawaii corruption as local enforcers are MIA (again) 
  2. A for Auditor, V for Vendetta
  3. Carbon Tax: Jack up gasoline prices by $0.60 per gallon to Get the little Peoples’ Cars out of our way
  4. Does your state want a cut of your federal unemployment benefits?
  5. HGEA, CoC: Hawaii legislative leaders wise to be patient
  6. COVID Justice:  13–Time Loser Finally Re-Arrested After Beating Elderly Woman Right in Front of Police
  7. Hawaii lawmakers poised to reform program that allows police to seize cash and cars
  8. Get Involved With A Public Board Or Commission. They Need You
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Saturday, April 3, 2021
April 3, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 2946 Views
  1. New CDC Guidance Paves The Way For Hawaii To Implement ‘Vaccine Passports’
  2. Watchdogs question HPD chief’s personal purchases from vendors awarded CARES Act fund
  3. OHA Will Sue to Build Kakaako Makai
  4. Hawaii Voter Suppression Worse than Georgia
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Friday, April 2, 2021
April 2, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 2552 Views
  1. Federal crackdowns on Honolulu County corruption point to importance of ethics system
  2. Rail Piñata: Hawaii Political Insiders Jockey For Advantage In Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
  3. Senate Panel Approves Increases In Hawaii Estate, Conveyance Taxes to pay for Vacant Positions
  4. Junk car solution:  Its a tax hike, of course!
  5. Hawaii Restaurants Could Escape Shifting Pandemic Rules Under Proposed Program
  6. Kahuku Wind Farm Case Goes Before Hawaii Supreme Court
  7. Some restaurant owners calling switch to compostable utensils, straws challenging during pandemic
  8. Churches partner with the state to overcome vaccine hesitancy in their flocks
  9. Former Oahu Little League coach charged with 15 counts of child pornography
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Thursday, April 1, 2021
April 1, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 4721 Views
  1. Bribery: Ron Menor told DPP Employees to Keep Quiet
  2. Homeowner says former DPP employee arrested by FBI delayed his permits back in 2015
  3. Building industry workers say drastic changes needed at city department after bribery charges
  4. Gov. Ige warns Hawaii could go back to Tier 2 if coronavirus case trend continues
  5. SB1034: Virtual meetings to Continue After Pandemic?
  6. Biden Plan To Conserve More Ocean Habitat Worries Hawaii Fishing Interests
  7. $30M worth of COVID testing kits expire in state storage facility—Refused to Let Hawaii County Use Them
  8. Frustrated claimants protest HGEA Refusal to Show up for work at DLIR (again) 
  9. Hawaii Supreme Court issues order allowing judges to once again set bail, keep alleged criminals in custody
  10. More Oahu homeless residents dying from meth overdoses
  11. Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Marijuana Exemption From DEA While Also Requesting Legal Psilocybin Plan
  12. Negotiating Tactic: Public Utilities Commission Suspends HELCO-PGV Application Pending Chapter 343 Review
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021
March 31, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2843 Views
  1. Hawaii moving forward using coronavirus vaccine passport for travel
  2. Keeping Vacant Positions Funded and Secret--State officials won’t release unemployment office budget
  3. Hawaii Senate Committee Mulls Inheritance And Conveyance Tax Increases
  4. Hawaii Already Has A Job-Creation Program. It's Called Rail
  5. Judicial directive aimed at curtailing COVID in jails causing problems in streets, hospitals   
  6. Keep Tourists off the Beaches so we can use them as a Gigantic Festering Homeless Tent City
  7. House Investigation Into Sharon Har Postponed Until Criminal Case Concludes
  8. 13 Affordable Housing Bills Still Alive
  9. SB132: Expanded Sunscreen ban dead
  10. 90% of visitors abide to mask mandate, survey shows
  11. Bill that would provide rent relief to businesses advances in state Legislature
  12. Rooftop Solar Increases Inequality
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
March 30, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 3033 Views
  1. Na Leo CEO Stacy Higa To Take Leave Following Bribery Allegations
  2. State executives plead with lawmakers to save hundreds of vacant 'positions' at risk of being cut
  3. House Leadership Bails On Unemployed Tax Relief
  4. Hawaii Lawmakers Advance Capital Gains Tax Increase
  5. Hawaii seniors now have lowest rate of COVID cases
  6. Most Kaua‘i residents age 16+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
  7. Lawmakers Want New Group To Determine Future Of OHA Kakaako Makai
  8. Hawaii lawmakers to consider bill that would make sex with animals illegal
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