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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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April 28, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 3089 Views
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New County Hotel Tax Is Approved In Final Vote
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Hawaii House kills bill curtailing governor emergency powers
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After Months of Pandering, Legislators Vote for their Real, Predetermined Agenda
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Honolulu Prosecutors Have Long Been Stymied When Investigating Police Killings. That’s About To Change
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Rally to support Hawaii law enforcement agencies scheduled for May
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Lawsuit: Former Maui Prosecutor Blames ‘Diabetic Rage’ for Mood Swings
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Honolulu named 4th worst hit city for small businesses during pandemic
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Despite nearly 60,000 unemployed residents, restaurants struggling to find employees
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Add cyber to infrastructure package, Hawaii Gov. Ige tells Congress
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Most UH students will likely remain at a distance until Spring 2022
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City rolling out more dangerous bike lanes in Honolulu
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City again pretends to take first steps to relocate landfill
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
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April 27, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 2775 Views
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Miske Complains his Cell is too Small—Will use this as an excuse for appeal
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Courts Also Letting other Sykap Go Again and Again
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Hawaii commercial rent relief bill stalls—Counties May Step in
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Hawaii tobacco trust fund targeted by lawmakers
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HB499 would allow 99-year leases of public lands poised for approval
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Lease Retention Priority for new Pohakuloa Commander
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The ‘taking’ of Aloha Stadium parking and loss of tailgating
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Council to Spend County Taxpayer Money to get Federal Taxpayer Money
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Hawaii residents most searched question on Google—‘How do I file for unemployment?’
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Hawaii suit over gun rights could be shaped by another case before US Supreme Court
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Local youth crime-fighting program at risk of shutting down turns to community for help
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Honolulu police are cracking down on illegal game rooms, but is it enough?
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Monday, April 26, 2021 |
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April 26, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 2727 Views
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Oahu residents rally to show support for police
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Brother of slain teen arrested for robbing girl near memorial of deadly police shooting
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Tax Hike Trick: City Council considers measure that would create a progressive residential property tax
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Lawmakers plan to use half of federal relief funds to bail out Hawaii businesses
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Guardian Ad Litems Are A Better Choice To Help The Mentally Ill Than Public Defenders
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Expand access to government
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Spat over Gov. David Ige’s emergency power misses real emergency
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Why some people oppose a vaccine passport
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Gay Daddy Joins State Commission On Fatherhood
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State recommends renewal of stormwater runoff permit for TMT construction site
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State Supreme Court examines challenges to controversial Big Island power plant
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Reserved areas for residents-only: HTA asks communities to consider (unconstitutional) new ideas for tourism
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COVID Wrecks TVR Market, Big Island Regulations Now Unsustainable
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Legislators Dump Bill Requiring Financial Literacy Classes
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Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz
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Sunday, April 25, 2021 |
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April 25, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 2083 Views
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HB1348: Stadium Authority Will Control Development Decisions
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Formation of Mauna Kea working group on target despite boycott
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HIEMA Director Major General Ken Hara explains vaccine exception program
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Legislative News: Progressives Plan to Bring Back all the Same Failed Ideas Again Next Session
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Police Body Cam Footage Should Be A Tool For Justice
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The ‘Mauka Shift’ Could Solve Rail’s Utility Woes. Why Did It Happen So Late?
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Rush Hour Tolls: Make the Little People Pay for Jamming up our Roads
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Honolulu working on easing months-long backlog at licensing centers
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$1.3M secured for Kauai juvenile drug treatment center
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Hundreds clean up homeless trash near bike path along Pearl Harbor
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 |
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April 24, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 2985 Views
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HART Board Members Propose Middle Street end for Oahu’s rail line
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HB862: 30% Increase in TAT to 13.25%
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Measure to defer salary increase for Hawaii officials advances
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United Public Workers’ bargaining units divided on ratifying labor agreement
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HECO`s Proposed Stand-Alone Battery Designed to Double-Bill Ratepayers
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Mayor: Chief won’t talk to me about police shootings
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New website soliciting stories and suggestions about city planning/permitting department
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O'ahu man says he still hasn't gotten unemployment help after filing weekly since December
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Lava recovery buyout program launches next Friday
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Thanks to policy change, Hawaiian Home Lands loan program now available to farmers
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DLNR Continues to Harass Shoreline Property Owners
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Feds report people in Hawaii are scammed out of about $400 million per year
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Friday, April 23, 2021 |
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April 23, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 2562 Views
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Police Union President Doesn’t Want An HPD Chief From The Mainland
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Widow of Lindani Myeni Sues Honolulu Police For Wrongful Death
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Director of city DPP promises immediate changes following bribery scheme
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Miske co-defendant intends to withdraw his “not guilty” plea
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Oahu Island Burial Council claims Ige is retaliating against its longtime leader
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King’s Cathedral on Maui still faces public backlash despite reporting no active COVID cases
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University of Hawaii on the fence about coronavirus vaccination requirements
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Thursday, April 22, 2021 |
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April 22, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 2478 Views
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Now hiring: Employers struggle to find new workers because unemployed not required to look
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Some Native Hawaiian leaders trying to stop lawmakers from making certain cuts to HTA
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Travel demand for Hawaii is continuing to rise among U.S. visitors
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Hawaii has nation’s lowest COVID-19 case rate, CDC data shows
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As state prepares to roll out inter-island vaccine passport, some learn they won’t qualify
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Pentagon expected to deny funding for Hawaii radar
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HPD May yet release Bodycam Footage
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SB765: Tougher penalties could be on the way for extreme DUI convictions
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City Council Considering Handi-Van Fare Increase
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Hawaii Health Department Orders Hauula Assisted Living Facility To Close
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 |
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April 21, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 3094 Views
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City investigated Nuuanu home at center of deadly police shooting 7 times for complaints
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Honolulu police won’t release footage from shooting of teen in McCully
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Blangiardi Nominates Former Mainland Officer To Honolulu Police Commission
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After DUI Death, Drug Dealer Already out on Streets
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Search begins for interim superintendent for Hawaii public schools
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Berkeley Study: Hawaiʻi Most Inclusive State In the Country
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Unintended Consequences – The Kyoto Protocol Fuels the Climate Crisis
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More Homeless Mayhem: County spends $90K on campground clean-up, needle removal
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021 |
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April 20, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 3870 Views
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Reign of Terror: Crazy Saiki Clobbers Critics with Alarming Machinations
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SB1409: OHA Plan to Purge Members of State Boards who Do Not Attend Reeducation Camp
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Behind Closed Doors: Police commissioners to hire local consultant to pick new HPD chief ‘from within’
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Hawaii Plans Vaccine Passports For Interisland Travelers First
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TMT construction still on hold, but production of telescope’s components move ahead
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Input sought for development around Aloha Stadium
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Frustrated Businesses Say It's Time For Action In Chinatown
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Monday, April 19, 2021 |
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April 19, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 2572 Views
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Let's Make Hawaii Pono Again
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Honolulu Police Commission reached ‘full flower’ by ousting Ballard
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs keeps going on Kakaako Makai
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State Awarded Money To A Bidder That Blew The Deadline, Then Took It Back
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Dubin appeal
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Proposed legislation would damage HTA
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Advocates warn of underreported child abuse in Hawaii
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Sunday, April 18, 2021 |
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April 18, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 3331 Views
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Bill that would give legislators more oversight of governor’s emergency orders advances
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Rail: Hawaii politicos doing nothing might actually pay off for long-suffering taxpayers
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Search begins for next Honolulu Police Department chief
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As state hopes to implement vaccine passports, some raise concerns over privacy
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Hawaii Sees Spike In School Absenteeism
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Windmills and wildlife: Clean-energy projects slaughtering bats statewide
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The Dim Bulb Behind Hawaii Carbon Tax Legislation
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What Slow Recovery To Tourism?
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Long Criminal Record of 16-yr old shot by police shows failure of soft-on crime approach
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Why can’t the taxman cometh a little later just this once?
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Saturday, April 17, 2021 |
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April 17, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 2236 Views
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After Creating Year-Long Crime Wave, State Supreme Court ends failed pandemic prison release program
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Kauai—Island of Retaliation: Police Chief to serve unpaid suspension following investigation
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Police shooting review board will resume work after a year-long pause
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Safe Travels Hawaii program surpasses 2.5 million travelers
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Lawmakers OK Fines For Pandemic Rule Violators
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Unemployed worker gets a nasty surprise at tax time and she isn’t alone
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Resignation of Hawaii's disease investigation chief raises questions of fate of contact tracing
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Friday, April 16, 2021 |
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April 16, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:00 PM :: 3011 Views
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Sacrifice? Hawaii Board of Education Approves Pay Boosts For Complex Area Leaders
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Hawaii Safe Travels coronavirus vaccine passport timeline pushed back
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UH considers COVID vaccination mandate for students and employees
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Post-Arrival COVID Testing at Big Island Airports Winds Down
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Legislature Did Nothing About Agribusiness Development Corporation
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Honolulu office vacancy rate jumps as Covid effect echoes through Q1
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Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
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April 15, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 3943 Views
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Sacrifice? Unions Demand Pay Hikes ‘In single digits’
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HB613: Federal COVID Money Must be Used to Fund HSTA Pay Hikes before any other purpose
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HB1296: Raid Tobacco Funds to Balance Budget
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Lawmakers should follow the ‘golden rule’ of budgeting
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Hawaii is only wage-taxing state not to copy Internal Revenue Service in extending due date
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Renewal of Maunakea master lease the top priority for new Institute for Astronomy director
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Hawaii’s Search For A New School Superintendent Could Take Nearly A Year
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Rolling Blackouts for Maui Too? PUC fears potential clean energy project delays could slow closure of MECO oil-fired plant
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Hawai’i Powering Past Coal Task Force -- Secret or Public?
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Red light camera pilot program is moving forward on Oahu
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Kauai Police Chief’s Rising Star Began To Fall Last Year, Job Reviews Show
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Some Department of Health vaccine appointments going unfilled on Maui
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Hawaii Sees ‘Startling’ Increase In Number Of Children Facing Hunger
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Kalihi man resorts to desperate measures without unemployment
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Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting at Nuuanu home
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021 |
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April 14, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 4285 Views
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Another $800M For Rail? Don’t Count On It, Schatz Says
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Blangiardi’s Pick For Police Commission Withdraws Nomination
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Homelessness: Team Blangiardi in Disarray
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Vaccinations for K-12 Students Before Schools Reopen
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Miske Gang Trying to Access Internet from Prison
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HMSA’s Mark Mugiishi To Chair State Redistricting Panel
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Honolulu building inspector is 4th to plead not guilty to federal bribery charges
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Anti-Tourism Protesters Protest Being Called Anti-Tourism
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Despite potential flooding threat, Wahiawa dam owners get more time to make repairs
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High court to hear Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC’s appeal
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Drug Oligarchy: Will State Clamp Down on Competition?
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Hawaii family horrified by video of autistic boy getting beaten in school bus
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Hawaii Jails COVID-free but ACLU Wants Supreme Court to Keep Releasing Criminals Anyway
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Money News: Historic duo puts climate on Indian Affairs agenda
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
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April 13, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 4623 Views
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Hawaii Shut Down Tourism for a Year and Didn’t Diversify Economy At All
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After Forcing out Ballard, McCarthy May Not Score Interim Chief Gig
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Building Inspector Took Money From A Homeowner. Her Punishment: 2 Years Paid Time Off
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Attorney for Kaneshiro Campaign Donors has Conflict of Interest?
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‘Safe Travel Cards’ in works
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Kids back full time at only 40% of Hawaii’s public elementary schools
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Price to pay: Increase price for goods sets up challenges for Hawaii restaurants and retailers
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HECO Proposes Large Petroleum-Powered Battery That Will Increase Rates
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Carbon Pricing Issue Rips Apart Hawai’i Progressive Movement
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Big Island Geothermal Agreement On Hold Pending Environmental Review
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HB576 Signed into Law: Nurses Can Perform Abortions
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Monday, April 12, 2021 |
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April 12, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:07 AM :: 2113 Views
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Tax Hike Coming: HB243 Sea Level Excuse means Bloated Government Budgets needed to fund grab for Biden Bucks
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Thirty Meter Telescope still on hold as it awaits decision on $850M funding
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Ige Withdraws Land Board Nominee Sam Gon
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SB159: Automatic voter registration bill nears passage
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Designed to Fail: Police Shootings Board Is Still Doing Nothing As Cases Pile Up
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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 |
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April 11, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 3769 Views
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Envelopes Stuffed with Cash Smooth Approvals at Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting
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Corruption Antidote: Blangiardi needs to embrace transparency
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We don’t need Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s memory of rail’s institutional failure
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Shameless: 16-yr old kid killed after 30 arrests and no jail--but ACLU Hawai'i pushes to continue early-inmate releases
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Home schooling rates soar during pandemic in Hawaii and nationally
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North Shore residents raise concerns about proposed military missile radar
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State ordered to pay $370K in attorneys fees in DHHL Waitlist case
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Homeless Drug Addicts Rob Graves in Pearl City
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Saturday, April 10, 2021 |
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April 10, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 3814 Views
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Senate Compromise Lets OHA Keep its Corrupt LLC Secrets
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Honolulu airport Baseyard Facility investigation leads to 3 arrests
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Bans On High Capacity Magazines For Guns Fails At Legislature
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Diamond Head News: Four Homeless Finally Forced into Shelter—Jail
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City Homeless Response Lacks Key Element—Force
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Friday, April 9, 2021 |
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April 9, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 3089 Views
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HB1348 Quietly Shifts $350M Aloha Stadium cost to Taxpayers
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Gut-and-replace bill threatens Tourism Authority funding
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‘Mismanaged and dysfunctional’: Longtime DOH official calls out alleged corruption in department
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State investigators raid Honolulu airport baseyard—One Arrested
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Honolulu prosecutor promises to take corruption seriously or something
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HB515 Would Make Superintendent Hiring Process More Local
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Honolulu Needs Transparency
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HART holds meeting to discuss progress of rail
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Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
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April 8, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 2967 Views
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Commission that Loved Kealoha gives Ballard low marks for leadership, management
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Medical Examiner IDs 16-yr old boy killed after police chase—arrested 30 times, but he was back out on the street
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HB1174: Solar Schemers Whine About Loss of $18M Taxpayer Subsidy
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Chun reiterates UH support of astronomy on Maunakea is not a conflict of interest
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Citing safety concerns, state seeks $20,000 fine against owners of Wahiawa dam
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Money News: Greenmail Campaign Targets Mahi Pono
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Kauai Tiki Bar mandates employees receive vaccine
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021 |
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April 7, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 2772 Views
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Honolulu building plans examiner admits to taking bribes
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2 plead guilty to wire fraud in city planning department scandal
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Here’s How Hawaii’s New State Budget Is Shaping Up
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Dark Clouds Are Looming Over Hawaii Even As The Economy Appears To Be Improving
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Blangiardi makes request to change Oahu’s tier criteria
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DOH official responsible for contact tracing program vacates position
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Proposed rules for Oahu vacation rentals raise concern amongst residents and rental owners
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Soft-on crime policies leave kids on street instead of being in a nice safe jail – one dead
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New Honolulu Police Policy On Using Force Aims To Defuse Tense Situations
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Anti-GMO Cowden Fined for Russian Propaganda Junket
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DLNR crews clean out more than 30 homeless camps at Diamond Head
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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Letters to the Editor April, 2021
By Letters to the Editor @ 6:00 PM :: 4345 Views
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- Rail Cost Nears $10,000 per Inch
- Vaccine Passport Unconstitutional?
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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April 6, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:50 PM :: 2687 Views
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O’ahu Coal Plant Shutdown: Nightmare Scenario of Rolling Blackouts
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Kaena Point Site for Gigantic Floating Windfarm?
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Will Oahu roll back to Tier 2 on Wednesday? Ige, Blangiardi patty cake
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Blangiardi working with legal adviser on agency abuses
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Ige: State not ready for vaccine passport
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Catch 22: HGEA-DLIR Cancel ‘Pending’ Unemployment Appointments
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Under New Leadership, HART Purges Nearly Half Its Staff
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Union Bosses Want Floor Vote on Minimum Wage Increase
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Maui County population could decline with job losses
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Kauai elementary schools back to in-person learning
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Monday, April 5, 2021 |
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April 5, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 2295 Views
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More Excuses: DOE ‘still waiting on funds, approval’ to address COVID learning loss
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HPD Chief Susan Ballard Is Up For Review This Week
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Hawaii police reform bills progress in Legislature
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Hawaii Data Landscape: Antiquated Infrastructure, Widespread Distrust
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Embattled hotel and condo project near Ala Moana Center hits another major snag
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Banning sunscreen ingredients means creating a greater risk of skin cancer
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Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
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April 4, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 4705 Views
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Feds fight Hawaii corruption as local enforcers are MIA (again)
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A for Auditor, V for Vendetta
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Carbon Tax: Jack up gasoline prices by $0.60 per gallon to Get the little Peoples’ Cars out of our way
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Does your state want a cut of your federal unemployment benefits?
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HGEA, CoC: Hawaii legislative leaders wise to be patient
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COVID Justice: 13–Time Loser Finally Re-Arrested After Beating Elderly Woman Right in Front of Police
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Hawaii lawmakers poised to reform program that allows police to seize cash and cars
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Get Involved With A Public Board Or Commission. They Need You
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Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
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April 3, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 2960 Views
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New CDC Guidance Paves The Way For Hawaii To Implement ‘Vaccine Passports’
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Watchdogs question HPD chief’s personal purchases from vendors awarded CARES Act fund
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OHA Will Sue to Build Kakaako Makai
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Hawaii Voter Suppression Worse than Georgia
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Friday, April 2, 2021 |
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April 2, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 2578 Views
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Federal crackdowns on Honolulu County corruption point to importance of ethics system
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Rail Piñata: Hawaii Political Insiders Jockey For Advantage In Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
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Senate Panel Approves Increases In Hawaii Estate, Conveyance Taxes to pay for Vacant Positions
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Junk car solution: Its a tax hike, of course!
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Hawaii Restaurants Could Escape Shifting Pandemic Rules Under Proposed Program
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Kahuku Wind Farm Case Goes Before Hawaii Supreme Court
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Some restaurant owners calling switch to compostable utensils, straws challenging during pandemic
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Churches partner with the state to overcome vaccine hesitancy in their flocks
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Former Oahu Little League coach charged with 15 counts of child pornography
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Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
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April 1, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 4735 Views
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Bribery: Ron Menor told DPP Employees to Keep Quiet
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Homeowner says former DPP employee arrested by FBI delayed his permits back in 2015
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Building industry workers say drastic changes needed at city department after bribery charges
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Gov. Ige warns Hawaii could go back to Tier 2 if coronavirus case trend continues
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SB1034: Virtual meetings to Continue After Pandemic?
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Biden Plan To Conserve More Ocean Habitat Worries Hawaii Fishing Interests
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$30M worth of COVID testing kits expire in state storage facility—Refused to Let Hawaii County Use Them
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Frustrated claimants protest HGEA Refusal to Show up for work at DLIR (again)
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Hawaii Supreme Court issues order allowing judges to once again set bail, keep alleged criminals in custody
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More Oahu homeless residents dying from meth overdoses
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Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Marijuana Exemption From DEA While Also Requesting Legal Psilocybin Plan
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Negotiating Tactic: Public Utilities Commission Suspends HELCO-PGV Application Pending Chapter 343 Review
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
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March 31, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2863 Views
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Hawaii moving forward using coronavirus vaccine passport for travel
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Keeping Vacant Positions Funded and Secret--State officials won’t release unemployment office budget
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Hawaii Senate Committee Mulls Inheritance And Conveyance Tax Increases
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Hawaii Already Has A Job-Creation Program. It's Called Rail
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Judicial directive aimed at curtailing COVID in jails causing problems in streets, hospitals
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Keep Tourists off the Beaches so we can use them as a Gigantic Festering Homeless Tent City
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House Investigation Into Sharon Har Postponed Until Criminal Case Concludes
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13 Affordable Housing Bills Still Alive
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SB132: Expanded Sunscreen ban dead
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90% of visitors abide to mask mandate, survey shows
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Bill that would provide rent relief to businesses advances in state Legislature
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Rooftop Solar Increases Inequality
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021 |
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March 30, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 3053 Views
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Na Leo CEO Stacy Higa To Take Leave Following Bribery Allegations
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State executives plead with lawmakers to save hundreds of vacant 'positions' at risk of being cut
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House Leadership Bails On Unemployed Tax Relief
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Hawaii Lawmakers Advance Capital Gains Tax Increase
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Hawaii seniors now have lowest rate of COVID cases
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Most Kaua‘i residents age 16+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
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Lawmakers Want New Group To Determine Future Of OHA Kakaako Makai
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Hawaii lawmakers to consider bill that would make sex with animals illegal
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Monday, March 29, 2021 |
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Letters to the Editor March, 2021
By Letters to the Editor @ 9:19 PM :: 2315 Views
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- Police: AntiVaxxers vs Chicken Fights
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Monday, March 29, 2021 |
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March 29, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:22 PM :: 2634 Views
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‘Understand the Enjoyment--We Are Royalty’: Legislators' Per Diem Cashflow Unsupervised and Undocumented
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Honolulu rail’s future tied to questions of federal obligation
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Solar water tax break program dims
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Social services should respond to homeless cases, Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard says
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HB1176: Spend Your Tax Dollars to Create make-Work Jobs for Telescope Protesters
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Aiea fatal shooting victim was ex-gang member who turned his life around, worked with troubled youth
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Police break up another large concert in Kapolei as partiers ignore COVID rules
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Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
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March 28, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:54 PM :: 2602 Views
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While others suffer in pandemic, Hawaii legislators see a payday
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HGEA files grievance against HART after interim CEO lays off dozens without notice
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SBA Testing will soon Reveal Depth of HSTA’s ‘Distance Learning’ Failure
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State eviction moratorium set to end in three weeks
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REIT Tax Dead Again
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Mass Shootings Excite Gun Control Nuts (again)
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Report shows Hawaii bucks national trend in pedestrian deaths
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Saturday, March 27, 2021 |
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March 27, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 2480 Views
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Kauai instructor accused of child sex crimes was also a longtime foster parent
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HB1067: Conference Committee to Decide UH Capital Improvement System—PLA Coming for UH Contracting???
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Hawaiian Airlines CEO says state should loosen interisland travel restrictions
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Hawaiian Airlines calling employees back to work as its CEO sees bluer skies ahead
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Vigilantes Claim 100 COVID Arrests
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Friday, March 26, 2021 |
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March 26, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:47 PM :: 3170 Views
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Hawaii businesses, unemployed on the hook for $450M in state taxes on COVID Aid
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Honolulu rail project still determining who is responsible for needed rail track repairs
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More Homeless Mayhem: Screaming and Stabbing
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HSTA Member charged with sexual exploitation of former student
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Hawaii County Chief was Subject of Promotion-Rigging Lawsuit
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Despite potential obstacles, state pushes forward on vaccine passport plan
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A total of 12 fully vaccinated people in Hawai'i have contracted COVID-19
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Opponents demonstrate against putting solar farm on Hawaiian Home Lands site
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The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet
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$300 a day for a Kia Rio. Why rental cars prices have gone insane
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Outdoor weddings up to 100 people now allowed on Oahu
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Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
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March 25, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:18 PM :: 4325 Views
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‘Rolling Blackouts’ to Come with shutdown of AES coal plant in 2022—Finger-Pointing begins at PUC, HECO
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Green Energy is a Joke: West Oahu Battery Farm will always be Charged by Oil-Burning Plants
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SB614: Unemployed to be Socked with $190M Tax Bill
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Coronavirus: Hawaii to Vax all Adults by Mid-May
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Hirono’s 8-Hr Boycott of Biden’s Whiteys designed to Push Coloretti for OMB
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The Early Childhood Community Emerges Ready to Lead
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SB804: Affordable teacher housing bill moves forward
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SB767: Ige has ‘big concerns’ about marijuana bill
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DUI threshold bill stalls: House committee defers measure to lower legal blood alcohol limit
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1 year later, Brun still awaits trial
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Lawmakers Advance Bail Reform To Help Keep Criminals on the Streets
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Fake UH study by BLM Wannabees concludes Hawaii should defund the police
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Concerns over coronavirus travel passport verification process
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City Council OKs audit of HPD’s overtime costs after department spends additional $38M
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Blangiardi Nominates Former HPD Officer For Police Commission
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Conflict of interest? Kern signs off on approval of project he represented as a planning consultant
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 |
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March 24, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:27 PM :: 2218 Views
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The Hawaii Capitol Is Closed To The Public, But Some Lobbyists Still Have Entree
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Budget Fills with Biden Bucks—but Tax Hikes Still On Table
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Rapid growth in Hawaii arrivals stresses Safe Travels coronavirus screening
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Pandemic depresses college-going rates, especially for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
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Suicide Bill Dead
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Blangiardi ‘Solutions’ will make Honolulu Homelessness Mess Even Worse
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Fire chief selection questioned: Secret voting raises concerns
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Why The Public Needs To Know More About Police Contract Talks
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Police chief says murdered toddler’s case didn’t meet criteria for Maile Amber Alert
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Despite Lawsuit, HPD Still Lacks Conflict Of Interest Policy
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Billionaire wants the little people to stop driving cars
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Consultant Paid $300K to Demand $1.6B to Solve Affordable Housing problem
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |
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March 23, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 3920 Views
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Plea Agreement Details How Miske Allegedly Ordered Chemical Attack On Rival Nightclub
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HB1286 Deferred: ‘Travel passport not quite ready for prime time’
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DoH Ignores Vaccine Requests from ‘Some’ Employers
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Did Unions’ Lack of Support Spell Trouble for School Superintendent?
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After a ‘lost year’ for many students, educators and advocates scramble to get them help
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23.4% of State has one Vaccination
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Hawaii tourism gains momentum
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12.5% Pay Raises For Lawmakers Raise Eyebrows
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Cancel culture, woke police, now Kauai’s Chief of Police
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HART Executive Director calls out previous contractor for 'shoddy work'
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Hopes dwindle for more clarity in HART board votes
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Hilo mom gets probation in child starvation case
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It's Ridiculous To Hide Public Information From The Public
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Birth certificates should identify paternity, not ‘parentage’
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Some UH students will likely have to wait until 2022 for a return to full in-person learning
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University of Hawaii could lose control over decisions on construction, renovation and backlogged repairs across 10-campus system
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Haleiwa families: Major flooding could’ve been prevented, if someone had listened to them
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Homelessness Worker Teams up with Clean and Sober houses to Steal $100K
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Teachers, parents and students call for Ke Kula O Ehunuikaimalino principal’s ouster
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Monday, March 22, 2021 |
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March 22, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 3165 Views
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Hypocrisy: Legislators Set to Scoop 10% Salary Hike This Year
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Hawaii ‘Vaccine Passport’ Coming by Mid-May?
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HPD Orders Anti-Vaxxer Rally to Disperse—Two Arrested
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Hawaii 8th-highest Vaccinated Percentage (or 9th)
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Maui Lagging: Only 51% of 75+ Kupuna Vaccinated
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Honolulu Council Hopes Federal Relief Can Reverse Cuts In Blangiardi Budget
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Sunday, March 21, 2021 |
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March 21, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:33 PM :: 2288 Views
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Uptick: Survey finds 44% of arriving visitors have been vaccinated
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Jumping the Line: DoH ‘forgot’ about some ‘essential’ workers
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Some fear tax increase could dissuade physicians from moving to state
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Lack of money in city coffers leaves question
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State and Office of Hawaiian Affairs step to never-ending dance on ceded lands
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HB247 – SB340: Billionaire wants to Seize Ag Property from Owners Without Compensation
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SCR152: Lawmakers want to require Hawai'i students to take finance classes
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Is ‘affordable housing’ a sick joke?
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Two Bills help Hawaii’s push mentally ill homeless into shelter and treatment
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Hawaii cuts welfare payments for ‘poorest of the poor’
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Rash of violent crimes against kupuna prompts push for tougher laws to protect them
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4th Commercial Rent Survey expected to show relief for economy
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On the Move: Bills related to farm-to-school and institutional purchasing programs
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Crime Rates in Waikiki Plummet with no Tourists to Rob
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Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
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March 20, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 2294 Views
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Vaccinations to Hawaii residents 16 and older by May 1?
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Corruption and pensions
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The new head of DPP wants to modernize and speed up the city’s building-permit application process
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State affordable-housing incentive program under fire on Maui
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Bills would allow 17-year-olds in Hawaii to vote in elections
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KPD: Vape Shops Selling ‘Shrooms
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Hawaii coffee farmers hope lawsuit settlements guarantee the Kona in your cup is real
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Friday, March 19, 2021 |
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March 19, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:59 PM :: 3869 Views
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How the media grotesquely distorted the Atlanta massacres
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Proposal to Rename McKinley High School and remove statue stalls at Hawaii Legislature
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ACLU Complains Groper Won’t be Getting 8th Chance
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Honolulu Planning Commission Considers 5-Mile Wind Turbine Setbacks
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Business Have Hard Time Filling Jobs
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Della Au Bellati to lead investigation of colleague Rep. Sharon Har
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HART, Hitachi At Odds Over Wheel Defect As Rail Costs Soar
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Big Island Saves $160M--Scales Back Plans For Recycled Water
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Hawaiians set to receive $20M COVID Aid
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FAIL: Maui Criminals Having Trouble Maintaining COVID Count at MCCC
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Police commissions are supposed to be watchdogs. Are Hawaii’s up to the challenge?
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The business of game rooms
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Thursday, March 18, 2021 |
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March 18, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 2368 Views
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$1.6B Federal Aid will repay COVID Borrowing and more
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COVID Justice: Judge orders suspect in ‘sex assault spree’ to jail – But Only After Deputy Prosecutor Attacked
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Consider Shifting Police Funds To Social Services, Police Commission Says
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Rickard to serve as acting Maui police chief
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Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Exemption From Political Ad Disclosures
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Lawmaker to undergo investigation for conflicting alleged drunk driving accounts
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Delays Begin: Aloha Stadium won’t be torn down just yet
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Honolulu City Council advances measure to incentivize building affordable rental units
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Resolutions urge BOE to consider Hawaii residents for superintendent’s post
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Bail reduced for former DOE instructor charged with 5 counts of sex assault on a student
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Watchdog blames NOAA for lack of transparency on tsunami tracking system outage
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Kahuku Windfarm Appeals to be heard by Hawaii Supreme Court
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Relics Of Sugar’s Past, Hawaii Dams Will Take Years To Fix Or Remove
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The history of Hansen’s disease reminds that pandemics change us
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
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March 17, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2763 Views
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HART: Defective Train Wheels Are A ‘Major’ Problem And Possible Safety Issue
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Cataluna: We can talk about Asians but Raybuck can’t
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Bill that would bar suspension of public records requests during emergency advances
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SB912: Lawmakers look to claw back felons’ pensions
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Hawaii’s Unemployed Must Clear Up Earlier Benefit Snafus Before Getting Federal Dollars
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Aloha Stadium replacement plan includes maintenance risk shift
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COVID Justice: Man accused in alleged ‘sexual assault spree’ released following high court order
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Former public school teacher indicted for alleged sexual assault
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HPD Lawsuit Settlement: Teen Arrested By Classmate’s Father To Receive $150,000
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Big Island to get 3 Hydrogen Buses deemed “risky to operate”
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
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March 16, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 2709 Views
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Tourism Workers next to Jump Vaccination Line
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Hawaii adopts most extreme open records limits amid pandemic
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SB1334 Gets Quadruple Referral: Kakaako Makai tower opponents to rally again
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Hawaii Restaurant Association requests 2 year extension to plastic ban
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Hawaii logs its best three days of tourist arrivals in a year
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Unemployment call center understaffed, overwhelmed—But Vaccinated HGEA members still won’t see public in person
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Island of Retaliation: Attack on Kauai Chief Intended to Block Police Reform
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COVID Capital Improvement Projects: Hawaii Gets Extra $100M for Hawaiians
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Maui Schools expect more elementary students back in class next week
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Haleiwa flood victims slam response from state and county during visit from U.S. congressman
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100s of Homeless Mentally Ill Drug Addicts to use Mobile Mental Health Homeless Service
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
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March 15, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 PM :: 2524 Views
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HART Wants to Hike GE Tax and TAT
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Vaccines could lead to lifting of travel restrictions
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State BOE to begin search for new superintendent
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Tens of thousands of Hawaii residents live in areas vulnerable to dam failure
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City seeks public input –How much more can we jam up Keeaumoku St?
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Who Would Kidnap a Space Telescope?
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How One Private School Is Trying To Help Public Schools Catch Up
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HB533: Shark Protection Bill Is A Misdirected Conservation Effort
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Illegal campsites creating problems at Diamond Head Beach Park
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Sunday, March 14, 2021 |
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March 14, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:14 PM :: 2690 Views
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To Get Leftover Vaccines In Hawaii, It Helps To Be Related to an HGEA Hospital Employee
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How major bills fared at the Capitol
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Public-private partnerships have a troubled history in Hawaii
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City’s proposed budget focuses on helping low-income families hardest hit in pandemic
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Use The County Initiative Process To Create Change In Hawaii
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Cataluna: Hawaii residents have bigger things to be upset about
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Heavy rain Proves Global Warming—Help Schatz Make Money Fall out of Sky
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Saturday, March 13, 2021 |
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March 13, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 2930 Views
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The Hike In State Income Taxes On Top Earners Is As Good As Dead
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Amid concerns about ‘discontent’ at HPD, chief denies authorizing new quota for officers
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Should Oahu’s tiered reopening plan receive a public hearing?
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Big Island Traffic Light Timing Improved by Spying on Your Cell Phones
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Friday, March 12, 2021 |
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March 12, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:44 PM :: 3731 Views
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Tax Hike: Real Goal is to Shrink State Population
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Our endless rail
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Rail Plan: Give Hanabusa a $1M Contract?
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Hawaii has graduated out of NIMBYism?
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$1M Bail for HSTA Member Charged with Child Molestation
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House is asked to investigate state Rep. Sharon Har’s DUI ‘incident’
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SHOPO calls for Raybuck resignation, Kawakami Defends
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Maui Police Chief Retiring While Under Commission Scrutiny For Hit-And-Run
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