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| Sunday, April 20, 2025 |
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April 20, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 2337 Views
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- Will Trump Reform Jones Act Shipbuild Requirement?
- HB1369: Category Killer
- Grassroot Wrap-up: How Legislature handled housing, taxes, rebuilding Lahaina and more
- Progressives Whine Because Ed Case Thinks for Himself
- Ige, Lingle: Gambling’s costs far outweigh benefits
- UH Cancer Funding Cut by Dela Cruz and Trump Working in Tandem
- Look Who's Taking Big City Council Pay Raises After All
- Final EIS—Will Army Buy Pohakuloa Training Area?
- Lanai to be first island in state to have Hawaiian Homes waitlist eliminated?
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| Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
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April 19, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 PM :: 3528 Views
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- Debating Jones Act defenders is like playing whack-a-mole
- Hawaii Egg Prices Increase Even More
- Republican Party announces nominees to fill Gene Ward’s East Oahu House seat
- Shamed at the Shoreline: When Did Visiting Hawaii Start Feeling Like a Crime?
- Hawai‘i County Council fills Leeward Planning Commission seat with mother of a council member
- Maui County water rates to Jump 50%?
- Hawaiʻi isn't doing well with employment: 3 findings from a new study
- Could Hawaiʻi go nuclear? Some lawmakers want the option investigated
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| Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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April 18, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 3497 Views
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- Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
- Trump Re-Opens Fisheries within Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
- Mayor Calls for Lawyers to Step Up--Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless
- Hawaii Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed
- Second Measles Case Found on Oahu
- SB1166: Hawaii Democrats Cooking Up Another Climate Lawfare Scheme
- SB934: Dela Cruz Pork Gambit Puts Rail Project In Jeopardy
- ‘Precedent Setting’ -- Activists Get Another Crack at Stopping Lahaina Fire Victims from Rebuilding Homes
- New University of Hawaii Athletics Director's base salary could top $500,000
- UH loses only $30M in federal funds; only 36 research programs to be cut
- HPD officer arrested again in violation of restraining order
- Warning extended: Speed cameras catch 30k speeders weekly
- Radiology workforce shortage hits Hawaii hospitals with thousands of patient scans in the queue
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| Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
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April 17, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 3006 Views
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- Representative Gene Ward's Celebration of Life
- American Samoa 125th Anniversary Flag Day
- Daughter-in-law in Hawaii crime syndicate sentenced to 7 years
- HVCB CEO: 'I am here to end Tourism as we have known it'
- Pay Hike Mania: Maui mayor’s salary to outpace Hawaiʻi governor’s until mid-2028
- Online sports betting’s illusory value not worth human toll
- UH: Senate Robs Cancer Center to Line Contractors Pockets with Unnecessary CIP
- City to lose only $11 million in federal funding
- The State Spent Millions On Housing For The Homeless. Show Us The Receipts
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| Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
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April 16, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 3031 Views
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- 139,000 small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes
- DLNR Attempts to Clarify Ocean Commercial Use Permitting Status
- Court backs mosquito suppression plan to save Hawaii’s rare birds
- How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii?
- ‘We don’t have a slush fund’ – HTA probed for $11M of purposeful late payments to HVCB
- Anti-Technology Protesters Cause Hawaii Economic Decline
- SB1202: Campaign Funds can be used to line pockets of friends and family
- Rail fiasco is one of the biggest deceptions in Hawaii history
- After Clearing the Trannies out of Female Sports, Maybe Trump will make Hawaii DoE Build Female Lockerrooms
- Wisdom: Measles vaccinations increase after Oahu child infected
- 100s of Volunteer Lawyers Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless
- Police shut down cockfighting derby in Waianae
- Hawaiian Ocean View Has Abandoned Cars As Far As The Eye Can See
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| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 |
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April 15, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 3548 Views
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- Former death row inmate on trial for sex trafficking charges in Hawaii
- 367 Guns Turned in at 'Buyback' Event
- Hensel: How Trump is Affecting UH
- Sister’s testimony offers clues to what happened to Ariel Sellers’ body
- Hawaii’s ‘Renewable’ Fossil Fuel Get Rich Scheme
- Commission manipulates aquifer data to jack up cost of housing in West Maui
- Voting Blind: Why Lawmakers Don't Know The Cost Of Bills Before They Vote
- More than 400 bills still alive as end of Legislative Session nears
- Green Signs Two Gun Bills into law—two more pending
- Keeping Christians Out of Schools Could Cost Hawaiʻi $100k
- How China's Military is Quietly Gaining Control of the Pacific
- Honolulu DCS Director Scores Free Trip To Poland ‘to approve colors’ of new licenses
- Councilwoman denies public safety conflict over relationship with fire battalion chief
- Several international students at UH have visas revoked
- Appeals court rules Maui mosquito release can proceed to help control avian malaria
- Transair to resurrect Hawaii cargo business after defeating FAA shutdown
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| Monday, April 14, 2025 |
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April 14, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 2611 Views
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- Waianae Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution and Operating Illegal Chicken Fights
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025
- Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan
- Federal Judge Won't Make Bribery Investigations Public
- State Water Commission Announces plan to Block Lahaina rental housing construction ‘for years’
- Case Family Conspires with State to Ensure Housing not Built on Kauai Land
- Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast
- City fails to collect $100M in TVR fines
- Cruise Lines Threaten Lawsuit Over Hawaii’s 11% 'Cabin Tax' Proposal
- Pay Raises: Honolulu Opened Floodgates, More to Follow
- Neighbor island businesses worry of shipping rate hike, tariffs
- Sports betting: All or Nothing in Conference Committee?
- Hawaii Governor calls for increased NZ leadership amid US funding freeze
- Lahaina Burning to the Ground Fooled 6% More into Believing Global Warming Hype
- Navy seeks to reactivate wells closed during Red Hill crisis
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| Monday, April 14, 2025 |
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April 14, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 1439 Views
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- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025
- Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan
- Federal Judge Won't Make Bribery Investigations Public
- State Water Commission Announces plan to Block Lahaina rental housing construction ‘for years’
- Case Family Conspires with State to Ensure Housing not Built on Kauai Land
- Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast
- City fails to collect $100M in TVR fines
- Cruise Lines Threaten Lawsuit Over Hawaii’s 11% 'Cabin Tax' Proposal
- Pay Raises: Honolulu Opened Floodgates, More to Follow
- Neighbor island businesses worry of shipping rate hike, tariffs
- Sports betting: All or Nothing in Conference Committee?
- Hawaii Governor calls for increased NZ leadership amid US funding freeze
- Lahaina Burning to the Ground Fooled 6% More into Believing Global Warming Hype
- Navy seeks to reactivate wells closed during Red Hill crisis
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| Sunday, April 13, 2025 |
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April 13, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 5483 Views
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- Supporting Government’s Central Services—the Grand Skim of Things
- WSJ: Lahaina's Lessons for Los Angeles
- Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
- Grassroot 'legislative wrap-up' tour starts May 13
- Pay to Play Keeps your Electricity Expensive and Dirty: DelaCruz Steers Geothermal Money to Convicted Felon Campaign Contributor
- Buckle Up, The Legislature's Frenzied Final Act Is About To Begin
- No ‘Moving On’--It’s the unlearned lessons that defeat a better Hawaii
- Remembering Hawaii's Gene Ward: A Politician of Passion and Prayer
- Shoplifting: 1,000s of Cases Produce Only One Conviction
- Anti-Fluoridation Nut News: RFK is Just Like the Honolulu Council
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| Saturday, April 12, 2025 |
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April 12, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 3090 Views
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- Why are "blankety blank" tax-hike bills even allowed?
- Salary Commission Chokes on Some of its Pay Hikes
- Counties could lose some oversight over affordable housing developments
- Hawaiʻi lawmakers plan special sessions to address federal funding cuts
- Hawaii to reopen hurricane relief fund after two decades of inactivity
- Historic Hawaii Theatre pounded by insurance crisis
- Legislative update: Senate budget omits UH priorities
- State Legislature poised to pass sweeping weapons ban
- Hawaii Governor Signs Bill To Speed Marijuana Record Expungements Process
- Will Board of Education require financial literacy for Hawaii students?
- Another Day in the DoE: McKinley employee banned from school grounds following sex misconduct allegations
- Waimanalo Gulch Continues—No Surprise: Hawaii lawmakers advance bills banning landfills over aquifers
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| Friday, April 11, 2025 |
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April 11, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:52 PM :: 3695 Views
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- Kauai, Maui zoning changes would help farmers, food trucks
- Pay Hike Mania: How Salary Commission conspired to push ‘market leader’ pay raises
- Department of Justice May Intervene Against Honolulu ‘Big Oil’ Lawsuit
- Kauaʻi Businesses Fear 'Breaking Point' With Latest Young Bros Rate Hike
- Cruise Industry: TAT on Cruise Ships is Unconstitutional
- Hawaii EV owners to be soaked by new road charges starting July
- HB371 heads to secretive Conference Committee: Would Ban Campaign Contributions from State Contractors
- As Always, Film industry wheedles for higher tax incentives
- Pandering to HSTA, Senators Reject BoE Nominees without DoE Experience
- Hawaii DoE Anticipates Little Effect from Elimination of US Dept. of Education
- After Sitting Empty for Three Years, apartments will soon be home to Oahu’s most vulnerable
- Camp Leaders Move Themselves Into Houseless Village in Wai‘anae
- In effort to release more meth dealers onto streets, ACLU seeks required recording of police interrogations
- Case sides with Republicans on bill requiring proof of citizenship
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| Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
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April 10, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 3732 Views
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- History Repeated Leads to Suffering
- AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii
- Hawaii County Honokohau Sewage 'Sue-n-Settle'
- Activists Grab for Control of Water in Effort to Make Housing Even More Unaffordable
- HECO Rescue? SB897 and HB1001 head for Secretive Conference Committees
- Hu Honua Financial Backer Increases Ownership Share of HEI
- Lawmakers Listen to Usual Excuses from Child Welfare Services after recent deaths
- ACLU Demands Transsexual Access to Maui Prep Students
- ACLU Hawaiʻi Misinformed On Warrantless Arrests Bill
- Safety concerns mount at Oahu’s largest jail with fence lines in need of repair
- State police force plan gains traction, but funding, staffing still concerns
- RFP Launches State’s latest Attempt at a Tech Overhaul
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| Wednesday, April 9, 2025 |
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April 9, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 2716 Views
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- CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii
- First Measles Cases Arrive on Oahu
- 10 reasons Lahaina rebuilding has been so depressingly slow
- Testimony: Grassroot Bills on the Move
- Hawaii Taxes: $145K salary needed to take home $100K
- Hawaii Homes More than Double US Average
- Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike
- Lahaina Ferry Pier Rebuild Named Best of 2024
- Several Tax Hike Bills Head into Secretive Conference Committees
- Bill formerly known as $1,000,000,000 Ratepayer Financed Wildfire Fund Heads to Conference Committee
- “Slimy with a capital S” -- Gun owners say they were ambushed by assault weapons bill
- How Does Hawaii Gov. Josh Green Feel About Gambling?
- Asset Forfeiture Bill Fails
- Hawaii Senate Passes Bill To Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana For Any Condition They See Fit
- ‘Nobody Needs These Activists’: Some oppose Lahaina home rebuild permit request
- HB431: Robust funding for homeless kauhale
- Details limited on City and County of Honolulu plans to purchase Shark's Cove property
- ‘He’s in shock’: Attorney says complaint by former player led to Kahuku coach’s dismissal
- Data Dive: These Jobs Were Once In High Demand In Hawaiʻi. Not Anymore
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| Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
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April 8, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:11 PM :: 3322 Views
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- SB401: House Approves Gut-n-Replace Gun Ban Bill
- Deadline for Real ID Hawai‘i driver’s license is coming soon
- HPD officer accused of leaking information to suspects in deadly fireworks explosion—so he gets reassigned to Records Division
- Hawaii Tour Chopper Crashes: FAA Coverup?
- Hawai‘i Tourism Authority chair recommends putting audit probe ‘to bed’
- ICE detaining COFA migrants after arrests
- Real Solutions Needed To Fix Police Recruitment Crisis
- State and Honolulu County in negotiations over major land deal
- 2026 Hawaii House Analysis: Democrats Maintain Their Reign
- Hawai‘i County settles Injection Well Sewage Lawsuit
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| Monday, April 7, 2025 |
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April 7, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 3450 Views
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- Hawaii most expensive state to raise a child
- Young Bros Wants ANOTHER Massive Rate Hike--Hearings Set
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 5, 2025
- Unions Angered by Carpenters ‘Blackmail’ Campaign
- Child abuse cases in the islands rise between 2023, 2024
- How will Abolition of US DoE Affect SPED Students?
- $28,500 to COFA Migrant Denied Gun Permit By HPD
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| Sunday, April 6, 2025 |
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April 6, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:21 PM :: 4084 Views
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| Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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April 5, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 2107 Views
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- Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court
- Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs
- UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director
- HB1001: $4B Maui wildfires settlement bill moves toward secretive Conference Committee
- Maui County’s proposed short-term rental ban is still awaiting a decision, but already business in the industry is falling
- Schatz, Hirono Vote for Arms Embargo Against Israel
- Council questions Honolulu transportation director about rail audit
- State considers changes to permit process for coastal single-family homes
- Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Kona; no serious injuries
- Lawmakers, parents urge change after school ‘death list’
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| Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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April 4, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 2578 Views
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- Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption
- Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee'
- Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules
- Green Appoints Nakasone ICA Chief Judge
- Gene Ward dies after serving in Hawaii’s Legislature for nearly 30 years
- Hurricane Fund to Provide Insurance Relief for Condos?
- SB281: Hawaiʻi Legislature Moves To Define And Criminalize Torture
- Council committee confirms Emergency Services director after supporters come out in force
- Maui Council To Take Up Bill Phasing Out Vacation Rentals This Summer
- 84 Illegal Weed Stores in Hawaii
- Legislature: No funding for Makakilo emergency route
- Fence held up by wooden posts at OCCC raises concerns
- Hawaii County police detective found guilty of perjury
- Kauaʻi mayor seeks exemption from possible state ban on landfills near aquifers
- Filmed in Thailand, ‘The White Lotus’ May Cost Hawai‘i Taxpayers $550,000
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| Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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April 3, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:17 PM :: 3289 Views
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- SB401: Gut-n-Replace Brings Gun Ban Bill Back from Dead
- Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA
- UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected
- HB1308: Sports Betting Bill Passed by Senate Ways & Means
- Hope Bancorp Completes Merger With Territorial Bancorp
- Hawaiʻi HS class of ‘24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up
- Senate advances program to return homeless to mainland
- How I Became An Unthinking Soldier In The War On COVID
- HB1231: Registration tax could increase 50% for Hawaiʻi vehicles over 4,000 pounds
- Big Island Becomes a Sanctuary for Illegal Aliens?
- Highlands Int. School kept Child Molester Working for a year after he was caught
- City’s ‘monster homes’ enforcement improves, audit states
- No Surprise: New bills force Honolulu to keep using Waimanalo Gulch
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| Wednesday, April 2, 2025 |
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April 2, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2330 Views
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- Hawaii AG Sues DHHS to Keep the COVID Money Flowing
- Maui transient vacation rental phaseout means fewer jobs
- Hensel: How Trump Executive Orders are Affecting UH System
- Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judges
- DHHL project is victim of sea rise panic
- City’s proposed sewer fee increase hits roadblock in council
- HB371: Government reform bills move ahead at Hawaii Legislature
- Navy plans treatment plants to put fuel-contaminated Hawaii water back in service
- More red light cameras could be on the way for Oahu
- Milolii homeowner wins lawsuit against county
- Maui County Council Digs Into The Mayor's $1.5 Billion Spending Plan
- City Plans To Finish Waiʻanae Police Station, But It May Not Mean More Cops
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