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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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December 23, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 2563 Views
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Green: Exempt Vaccinated Hawaii Travelers From Quarantine
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Do Reformers Change Government Or Vice Versa?
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Some Honolulu Police Officers Are Doubling Their Salaries With Overtime
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Tulsi Gabbard refuses vaccine until all front-line health care workers and seniors get inoculated.
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Convicted Felon Complains About Getting Free Stuff too Slowly
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112 homeless dead because we could not force them to accept shelter
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Casino Yes – Telescope No???
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Banning pedestrians from the road into the Waipio Valley runs contrary to state and county law
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020 |
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December 22, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 2923 Views
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Did Caldwell Entrap the Police Chief?
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Deadline extended for $250M federal grant for Honolulu Rail
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Federal COVID-19 aid could postpone Hawaii state worker furloughs, Gov. David Ige says
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30,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines arrive in Hawaii, many slated for neighbor islands
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Hawaii hotels continued to see huge declines in November despite pre-travel testing program
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Inmates who get COVID-19 will no longer be added to Oahu’s daily case count
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Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to help with down payments outside DHHL Lands
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Hawaii Reboots Depression-Era Conservation Corps Using Pandemic Assistance Funds
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Miske’s Lawyers Push for More Rights for Client
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Monday, December 21, 2020 |
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December 21, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 PM :: 3278 Views
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Caldwell Admin Ordered Covert Honolulu Police Unit to Investigate Former Medical Examiner
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Congress to Restore Medicaid for COFA Citizens after 24 Years
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Criminals Trying to Give Each other COVID May Put Oahu Back on Tier One
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Chinatown conditions worsen in pandemic—Overrun with Drug Addicts and Lunatics
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Safe Travels Fails To Lure Many Travelers From Japan To Hawaii
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Residents’ sentiment toward tourism has worsened
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Hawai'i could receive $1B as Congress agrees on nearly trillion dollar relief package
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Struggling families still waiting for city grocery cards plagued by delays
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Property tax assessment appeals on the rise
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Sunday, December 20, 2020 |
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December 20, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 2837 Views
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Ige: There’s No Money To ‘Sustain Government As It Existed’—”we could raise taxes”
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How One death on Kauai Was Used to Destroy Tourism Industry
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Lackluster Hawaii tourism widens losses for hotels
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Hawaii’s Artificial fiascos, such as rail and stadium
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Physician Shortage—Hawaii GE Tax -- Only State Taxing Medicaid and Medicare Benefits
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More EV Subsidies and Mandates in 2021 Legislative and Council Agenda
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Always Fake: Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning to stop pretending after 15 years
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‘Unlawful Conduct’ Councilmember a board member for company receiving CARES funds
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Pandemic-related stress fueling domestic violence
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Sister Isle Counties Agree: COVID is Opportunity to Make You Pay to Create Feminist-Socialist Utopia
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Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
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December 19, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 2667 Views
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Furloughs? UPW wants another pay raise and more positions
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Unions move to take legal action to prevent state worker furloughs
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HART Board Selects New CEO—Refuses to make name public
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Surrrprise! Aloha Stadium not quite shut down, will ‘entertain’ new events with added expenses
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Caldwell: Cut Maintenance at Blaisdell Center to force Renovations—Just like Aloha Stadium
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Kauai can’t afford a COVID outbreak, but they can’t afford a shutdown for much longer, either
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Pandemic Hits More Than 1,475 Hawaiʻi Inmates This Year—but doesn’t take a bite out of crime
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Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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December 18, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:59 PM :: 2352 Views
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Corrections Commission Wants To Pause Planning On New Oahu Jail as Part of Plan to Let Lots and Lots of Criminals out onto Streets
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HART board votes to oust CEO, search for as-of-yet unnamed replacement
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O-Posers: Hawaii Board of Education members oppose furloughing teachers, school staff
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“The fiscal impacts will get worse in the next two or three years”
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Hawaii emerges as leader in distributing CARES Act funding to solve housing issues
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Unemployed Demand HGEA Members Show up for Work
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Stripped of TAT, Kauai County Raids Reserve to fund HGEA Salary Increases
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Oahu to use $7 million towards COVID-related programs after CARES Act money runs out
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Regulatory Hearing Today -- The End of Coal in Hawai’i
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Reckless Endangerment? Alleged pistol in accidental shooting was police issued gun
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Thursday, December 17, 2020 |
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December 17, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 PM :: 3393 Views
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Kouchi: Gambling must wait for the fake Hawaiian Indian Tribe
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Recycling Dead Ideas: Similar DHHL Casino Bill 10 Years Ago
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What Did HPD Do To Prevent Another Kealoha Scandal? ‘Appoint Me’, Chief Says
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Hawaii Supreme Court Releases Cachola Arbitration Decision
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State issues new COVID-19 rules, shortening quarantine and extending eviction protections
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Survey: More than 40% of Hawaii restaurants may not be in business in 6 months
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Aloha Stadium Plan just like rail—Shut down to Save Money (but first pretend to be unsafe to juice new stadium boondoggle)
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Insiders Only Plan—Magic Money from the Federal Sky
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7.6% of CARES Act funds left on Kaua‘i
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Maui EMS Pretends to Suffer Budget Cuts
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Denied: Hawaii bar owners ask court to let them open
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Teleworking from paradise may sting come tax time
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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December 16, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:58 PM :: 3823 Views
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Hawaiian Home Lands considers proposal to build casino in Kapolei
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DHHL Casino Plan Tied to DeBartolo—Convicted of Casino Bribery in 1990s
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Furloughs? HGEA demands more ‘Positions’ -- Threatens to Delay unemployment, Medicaid and SNAP claims even more than they have been
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Hawaii public schools superintendent reveals furlough dates for teachers, other employees
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Make-work: Grab n Go Program Keeps DoE Food Service Employed preparing 22 lunches per school
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Pandemic causes uptick in child abuse cases and challenges in reporting abuse
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In-person only: Early-learning dumping virtual classes
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Rail project in shambles –Robbins Leaving Sixth CEO to Quit in 9 Years
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Unexpected Delay in Honolulu’s “City Card" Program
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‘Not worth the paper its printed on’ Former HPD chief Louis Kealoha ordered to pay back severance
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Elections Officials Want To Tweak Hawaii’s Mail-Voting Law Next Year
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Tax department following up on landlords who may be avoiding taxes on rental income
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Accidental shooting in Waiehu on Maui happened at police officer’s home
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Escape Plan: Few Remaining COVID-Free Inmates Try to Figure out how to get Disease
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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December 15, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:55 PM :: 3452 Views
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Kouchi: Legislators Discussing Income Tax Hikes
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Caldwell Brings Back Alleged Child Molester
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Future of rail project uncertain with $250M in federal funding still up in the air
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State to spend nearly entire $1.25B allotment of federal COVID-19 relief fund
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Surveillance Test Study Shows Few COVID-19 Positives During Safe Travels
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Three Times as many Pacific Islanders Hospitalized for COVID
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DoH Plan: Criminals Will Get COVID Vax Before You Do
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Criminal Releases Produce Spike in auto thefts, burglaries during pandemic
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Soft on Crime: 17 Convictions Does it Again
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Monday, December 14, 2020 |
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December 14, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 2300 Views
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Furloughs? HSTA Demands a Pay Hike
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5,000 to 12,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arriving in Hawaii today
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Test at Airport? Ige Still Pandering to Kauai Anti-Tourism Activists
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Hawaii County spent 80% of $80 million CARES funds
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More People Are Going Hungry And It's Only Going To Get Worse
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Many students choose in-person classes at Hawaii’s Catholic schools
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Judge Orders Honolulu to pay Louis Kealoha legal fees
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Legal Battles Loom With Developer Whether Rail Gets Finished Or Not
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Defense Authorization Act passed by the U.S. Senate on Friday includes more than $300 million in construction projects for military bases in Hawaii.
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Sunday, December 13, 2020 |
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December 13, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:03 PM :: 4442 Views
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Ige: “I’m Contemplating Tax Increases”
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“There will need to be much more emphasis on early retirement.”
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Purposeful HSTA Chaos Blocks Obvious Solution for Education
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Usual Suspects Claim Government Employees pay is an Economic Stimulus (without laughing)
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Oahu property values come in flat for 2021
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How To Redefine The Housing Crisis In Hawaii so that Nobody Notices KSBE Profit Motive at Work
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How Lending Practices Restrict Hawaiian Homesteaders’ Borrowing Power
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Two-day summit covering Native Hawaiian homesteads
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Miske landed millions in loans after he knew of fed’s criminal investigation
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“How do you handle mean things people say on social media?”
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Hanauma Bay Restrictions Jam up Neighborhood
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Saturday, December 12, 2020 |
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December 12, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 3551 Views
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Luke: Instead of Furloughs, Reduce Number of Government Employees
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DOE Reveals Furlough Plan For Teachers, Other Employees
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Soft on Crime: Repeat Offender Gets 5 Years—will be released soon
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Hawaii Top Biden and Trump Precincts
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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December 11, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 2448 Views
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Kicking the Can: Mayor Caldwell says he won't furlough workers—Blangiardi will have to do it
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Furlough fight likely to wind up in court unless lawmakers step in
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December 15th at 11:59 at night, Restaurant Cards will go to zero
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Make-work: Grab n Go Program Keeps DoE Food Service Employed preparing 22 lunches per school
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Lift The Suspension Of Hawaii's Public Records Law
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2012 Legislative Agenda: Gender Equity Legislation will create Jobs for Lawyers
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Replacing Kahele: Local Democrats prepare to fill Hilo Senate seat
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How Hawaii became a playground for Silicon Valley tycoons
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Despite millions in federal funds, HPD’s tent city at Keehi Lagoon sits mostly underutilized
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Dubin’s second appeal to U.S. Supreme Court denied
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Thursday, December 10, 2020 |
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December 10, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 2512 Views
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Hawaii Government News: Logistics of storing coronavirus vaccine safely in Hawaii and distributing it still being worked out (with 5 days to go)
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Oahu overwhelmed with 20,000 in quarantine because Ige is pandering to Anti-Tourism Activists on Kauai
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Kealoha Mailbox Lies Designed to Keep Case in State Court—It Didn’t Work
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HPD Corruption: It takes a village to do denial this deeply.
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Feds Need to Indict Rail Officials
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Tommy Waters beats Tsuneyoshi -- expected to become chairman of Honolulu City Council
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Facing economic hardship, restaurants urge city to ease plastic utensils ban--get 90 days
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Defense Bill Calls For Red Hill Safety Reviews Every Five Years
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DLNR Has Transferred More Than 19,000 Acres To Use For Agriculture
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Bill2: Environmentalists Complain Bill Does not do enough to Force Little People to give up cars
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The Democrats' Elitism Is Getting Them In Trouble
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
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December 9, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:48 PM :: 2734 Views
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Hawaii COVID-19 Vaccine—Line up for Shots Starting Tuesday
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4 Honolulu officers face criminal probe linked to COVID-19 enforcement overtime
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State officials confirm Governor Ige preparing to reduce quarantine restrictions for travelers
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Hawaii certifies Biden’s win of state’s presidential vote—Electors to Meet at Legislature Monday
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Guilty plea ties Miske to Fraser murder plot
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Real estate donors injected last-minute cash into Blangiardi's final push for Honolulu mayor
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Changes To Hawaii’s Sunshine Law Could Improve Access To Public Meetings
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Homeless dude flies in from San Francisco, immediately arrested for emergency rule violation
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Soft on Crime: Thugs Get Away with it Again and Again
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Court to decide how injection wells decision impacts county
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As climate change threatens Pacific Islands, some atolls have been growing
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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
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December 8, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 2319 Views
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HART: P3 Bidders for Honolulu Rail include usual Rail Insiders—Prices Still Secret
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Incoming mayors want looser Safe Travels restrictions
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Mayor Roth says the state’s Safe Travels program is working
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City Council asks Mayor to revise tier system to help small businesses
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Hawai'i headed for a 'tough winter,' economists say
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90% of Waiawa’s inmate population has tested positive for COVID in recent months
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GE Tax on Rent Becomes Obstacle to COVID Relief
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Ranked-Choice Voting is a System to Prevent Republicans from Winning Elections in Hawaii
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Monday, December 7, 2020 |
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December 7, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:03 PM :: 2656 Views
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Prosecutor-elect Alm looks to rebuild office as it continues to take heat
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Anti-Tourism Activists rely on debunked claims as COVID Number Drop
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Two hours too late to avoid quarantine
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Hawaii Criminals Approaching Herd Immunity
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Blangiardi open to idea of using federal aid to help commercial landlords
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How Famous Eco-Activist Surfers and other Wealthy Homeowners Are Endangering Hawaii’s Beaches
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Sunday, December 6, 2020 |
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December 6, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:59 PM :: 2094 Views
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443,000 Came to Hawaii
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COVID: Hawaii political leaders always posture but never learn
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Huge state budget hole sucks up rainy-day funds, payment deferrals, bonds — and soon, jobs
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Time is running out for the state to spend more than $1 billion in federal CARES Act money before end of 2020
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Criminals Spread COVID Rumors in Effort to Block Arizona Transfer
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Saturday, December 5, 2020 |
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December 5, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 5586 Views
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Authorities who investigated Kealoha corruption scandal now turn their attention to city
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HSTA-DoE Budget Plan: Hold SPED Kids Hostage to get More Money
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Hawaii makes test order of 4,875 Pfizer vaccines
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All Four Mayors want pre and post-travel tests
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Senate COVID Ctte: Reinstate Quarantine -- Shut Down Tourism Again
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New proposal seeks to change penalties for those who break emergency orders
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Friday, December 4, 2020 |
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December 4, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2310 Views
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State Borrows $750M to Make Payroll
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BOE approves $528M budget cut
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How HSTA Blocks In-Person Learning
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Suit: School officials did nothing to prevent sex abuse of special education student by HSTA Member
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Some businesses on rail line suspect passing trains linked to recent power outages
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Honolulu plans to keep 130 COVID-19 contact tracers through June
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Workers rally for in-person unemployment assistance
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Honolulu Taxpayers Will Foot The Bill For HPD Overtime Abuse
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COVID spike in Oahu prison
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Soft on Crime: Free on Recognizance after busted with nearly $1M in coke, cash and jewelry
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10 Years and Counting: Subdivision Blocked Again
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Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
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December 3, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 2033 Views
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Visitor numbers Down 40% since stricter pre-flight testing requirement
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Budget crisis won’t spare schools -- $264M Cuts Coming
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Distance learning not looking good
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Hawaii plans to shrink contact-tracing team next year
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Police Commissioner: People Want Answers On HPD’s Low Crime-Solving Rate
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Honolulu Police Department switching to new data-reporting system
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Louis Kealoha owes city taxpayers $250,000, but they’re unlikely to ever see it
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Kauai Couple Allegedly Exposed Airplane Full of Travelers to COVID
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Roundup did not cause cancer in Big Island men
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020 |
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December 2, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 4842 Views
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Trump's Leaving But Can We Keep His Hawaii US Attorney?
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The Sorry State Of Public Information In Hawaii
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First 37,000 COVID Shots Coming to Hawaii
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Schatz vs Ige: ‘You find the money’ ‘No, YOU find the money’
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Has The Hawaii Tourism Industry Lost Its Clout?
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Kauai travel rules bring job, revenue losses
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Surgeon general, aide shouldn’t be prosecuted, tour guide says
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Hawaii Public Schools Keep Losing Students Amid Coronavirus Concerns
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First affordable housing walk-up under ‘Bill 7′ now in the works in Liliha
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DoE Exec: “Audit was best thing that happened in my career”
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
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December 1, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:26 PM :: 2392 Views
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”No one in the Honolulu Police Department questioned the illegal orders to frame Puana”
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“We’re seeing a lower positivity rate right now than we did before travel started”
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Ige says nearly 300 people have entered the state and later been informed of a positive COVID-19 test
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More than Half of Restaurant Card Funds Spent by Recipients
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This Hawaii School Is Bringing Kids Back To Classroom
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Don’t let privileged minority stop rental housing and jobs
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Monday, November 30, 2020 |
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November 30, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 2485 Views
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Katherine Kealoha sentenced to 13 years in prison
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Hawaii elections not yet certified
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Furloughs And Layoffs Are Looking More Likely
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Billions in private construction projects stall during pandemic
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Exposed: Kauai Quarantine a money-spinner designed to Trap Tourists in ‘Resort Bubble’
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Prosecutors flip two more who now agree to testify against Miske
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Unfunded Commission Wants to Make Prisons less Punitive for Criminals
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Sunday, November 29, 2020 |
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November 29, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 4326 Views
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Kealoha sentencing Monday: Feds Will be Leaving Soon--Crooks, Cronies can Get Back to Business
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After Wasting Billions to Build Rail, is it worth $160 million a year to operate?
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Kirk Caldwell’s career, it’s hard to avoid misses and near-misses
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Spinning the Numbers: Kauai’s Last best chance to Kill Off Tourism
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Big Island transpacific travelers must provide negative COVID test upon arrival through 2020
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CoC: To save Hawaii’s economy, beat COVID
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KFD Pension Spiking—Sparky Trailer, Rank to Rank, and Training
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How Many Crimes Does a Clerical Error Outweigh?
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Doo-Gooders bail Suspects out to they can get back to being homeless
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Saturday, November 28, 2020 |
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November 28, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:18 PM :: 1922 Views
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DoH Refuses to Disclose COVID Nursing Home Inspection Reports
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Mandatory Test on Arrival for Tourists?
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Key document missing from records unsealed in “Painkiller” lawsuit
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Soft on Crime: Assault Police Get out, do it Again
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Hawaii Judge Blocks Police Union Attempt To Keep Cop Misconduct Secret
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Friday, November 27, 2020 |
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November 27, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:03 PM :: 2174 Views
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As Mayors Clamor for More Restrictions -- Lt. Gov. Recommends Follow Second Test Lead of Big Island
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Prison Outbreak Boosts Oahu COVID Numbers
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Hana and Lanai are part of smartphone app pilot project
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City council to consider allowing farming village communities on ag land
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Thursday, November 26, 2020 |
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November 26, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:17 PM :: 4873 Views
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How Blangiardi will deal with Federal Investigations
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What Megan Kau was doing for Michael Miske
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Hawaii Releases More Details On COVID-19 Vaccine Plan
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Statistics suggest returning residents, not visitors, more likely to bring COVID-19 into Hawaii
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100,000 Arrivals This Week
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Kim urges evaluation of testing programs, fewer exemptions for travelers
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Maui: Six million pounds of food given in pandemic
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We need more farming, not fields covered with solar panels
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36 Tiny Homes Being Built in Kalaeloa
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Thursday, November 26, 2020 |
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Letters to the Editor November, 2020
By Letters to the Editor @ 1:26 AM :: 2425 Views
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
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November 25, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 2759 Views
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Rail’s Interim Service Could Be Pushed Back A Year Amid COVID, Testing Woes
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Businesses will have to pay three times more in unemployment tax in 2021
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Some travelers frustrated with having to show negative COVID-19 test prior to departure
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Caldwell proposes additional testing changes for trans-Pacific travelers
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13% of travelers to Hawaii tested positive for COVID-19 in November
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Hawaii business owners advocate for less restrictive Covid-19 guidelines
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Officer who cited US surgeon general under investigation for overtime abuse
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Two potential solutions to address Hawaii’s physician workforce shortage
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Honolulu Needs to deal with “service-resistant” homeless
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Mass testing reveals 46 new COVID cases among Waiawa prison inmates
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Read Katherine Kealoha’s handwritten letter to a judge ahead of her sentencing
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$400M Shortfall? Make Seniors and Disabled Pay!
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Kahuku Community Association files appeal over Na Pua Makani wind turbines
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Complaints delay Hawaii’s vote certification
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Proud Boys Voter Intimidation in Hawaii?
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
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November 24, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 3578 Views
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"This kind of reversal just feeds into the anti traveler sentiment in this state”
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Rep Case: Unspent CARES funds won’t need to be returned
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Hawaii’s hotel industry is still struggling despite tourism reopening, and isn’t expected to break even in 2021
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Ten thousand passengers flying to Hawai'i daily
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More than 58,000 citations issued for violating emergency orders have been thrown out
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Blangiardi: Austerity Coming
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Copy Trump Playbook: Keoni Souza Asks Hawaii Supreme Court For Recount In OHA Race
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Twisting yourselves into legal pretzels to keep Trump in office
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"We were having a Gavin Newsom party."
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Bot Sites Push Acellus Story
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Inspection data sought on state nursing homes
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Hawaii Co Water power cost charge decrease proposed
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Monday, November 23, 2020 |
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November 23, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 2327 Views
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Mayor-elect Blangiardi favors more aggressive reopening of Oahu
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Blood Bank of Hawaii hoping more convalescent plasma donors step up ahead of the holidays
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Star-Adv: Safe Travels gets more burdensome
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Hawaii vacation turns south
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Pacific Islanders hardest-hit—OHA Piggybacks
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Expedia: Kauai’s example for monitoring illegal vacation rentals could be useful
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Man’s Death In Honolulu Police Custody Caused By Drugs, Shackles And A Struggle
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Mobile Medical Unit to Sew Stitches After Homeless Bumfights
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Sunday, November 22, 2020 |
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November 22, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 3698 Views
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Time for the GOP to accept that Trump lost and move on
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Budget woes will trim government
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Hawaii Governor makes case for using CARES Act money to pay back unemployment insurance loan
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Big Island Food Basket Serves 85,000 People
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Kauai Foodbank Distributes 107,000 lbs Since September
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What’s that smell wafting over from Maui’s south shore?
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Here’s Why Hawaiian Homesteaders May Never Fully Profit From Their Own Land
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Roth announces more cabinet appointees
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SHOPO Sues All Four Counties over disclosure law
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Miske Case: An Insider Pleads Guilty And Is Cooperating With The Feds
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Saturday, November 21, 2020 |
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November 21, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 5365 Views
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Hawaii Could Get COVID-19 Vaccine As Early As December
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HPD suspends COVID-19 enforcement patrols after audit finds major overtime violations
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Robbins capitulates, public-private partnership for rail’s final leg is canceled
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Josh Green: “I’m not going to get in the mud with Mr. Caldwell”
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Honolulu mayor-elect Blangiardi seeks applicants for city's top positions
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Distance Learning: “We noticed a huge increase in failing grades”
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After 20 Years of Sierra Club Resistance, First Family Moves into Koa Ridge Subdivision
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Bad timing on plastics ban?
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Tweeker gets Probation for Two Felonies, Guess what happens next…
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Friday, November 20, 2020 |
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November 20, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 2257 Views
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The Forever Rail
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Budget Battle 2021: DOE Chief Outlines Plan to Make $100M Cut look as Bad as Possible
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Budget Battle 2021: Honolulu City Departments Plan to Make their part of $400M in Cuts look as Bad as Possible
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Nearly 187K visitors have arrived in Hawai'i since launch of Safe Travels program
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COVID-positive pre-arrival results are a blind spot for Hawaii travel program
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Vast Majority of COVID Surveillance tests on Big Island
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Here’s Why The Health Department Says It Takes 36 Hours To Post COVID-19 Case Numbers
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11 Honolulu police officers tested positive for COVID-19 after station outbreak
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Analysis: Asians in Hawaii more likely to die of COVID-19 than other ethnic groups
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Vigilantes block visitors from Big Island’s Waipio Valley
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Report: Many Homeless are Drug Addicts—50% Refuse Shelter
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Thursday, November 19, 2020 |
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November 19, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 2293 Views
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City projecting a $400 million operating budget shortfall as Honolulu officials wrestle with funding rail project
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Enlist private sector to help trim state, county budgets
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Panos: Caldwell Still Underestimating Rail Costs
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Todd Eddins unanimously confirmed to Hawaii Supreme Court
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Pearl Harbor: 25% of Crew on Navy destroyer USS Michael Murphy test positive for Covid
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Hawaii visitors with pending coronavirus test results will no longer have chance to bypass quarantine
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New Honolulu Police Commissioner Pushes For More Info On Use Of Force
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Honolulu Police Commission Seat To Be Filled By New Mayor
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Roth names Cabinet members
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Chemophobia Caucus Comes up Short in Kauai Council Chair Contest
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Already struggling amid pandemic, Oahu eateries prepare for new plastics rules
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COVID Becomes Excuse to Deny Defendant Right to be Present in Court
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1st Hawaii inmate at Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona dies of COVID-19
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Homeless Spread COVID by Sharing Meth Pipes
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Kauai Homeless Project Moves Forward Without OHA Money
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020 |
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November 18, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 AM :: 2976 Views
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COVID Vax Could be Distributed This Year under Emergency Authorization
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Oceanfront property tied to Obama granted exemption from Hawaii’s environmental laws
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Thrilled by 6-Day Sentence for Molester, Senators Advance Eddins Supreme Court Nomination
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Caldwell: Rail cost now $11B, won’t be completed until 2033
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DoE: 90% Online Education
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DOH: Reporting of new COVID-19 cases will remain two days behind, with lack of resources to blame
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Mainland COVID-19 surge leaves would-be Hawaii travelers scrambling to find available tests
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Maui Co: We Won’t be Looking too closely at COVID-Infested Scrum of Visiting Mainland Lobbyists and Politicians
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New Department of Health contact tracing team hopes to help protect Pacific Islanders from COVID-19
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‘Remote Learning’ – Suddenly A Lot more HSTA members are Grabbing that 10K Bonus for SPED
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Said With Straight Face: “Survey: County employees efficient”
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Here’s How One Honolulu Cop Got His Job Back After He Was Fired For Misconduct
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Maui: Prosecutor Termination Vote Set for Dec 4
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Swing Vote to decide Kauai County Council Chair?
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020 |
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November 17, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:45 AM :: 2340 Views
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Hawaii Supreme Court Nominee Let Alleged Child Molester off with 6-day Sentence
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Why Are Prosecutors Still Pursuing Criminal Charges Against The US Surgeon General?
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Factional Honolulu Councilmembers Fighting to Grab Top Job
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Businesses want Oahu’s plastic utensils ban delayed
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Kawakami proposes two new rules to shutdown tourism
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It's A Bad Idea For Honolulu's Next Mayor To End Homeless Sweeps
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Copper Thieves Strip mobile hygiene unit for homeless – How a $34,000 trailer becomes trade for two meth rocks
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By refusing to Feed Homeless, One Group Gets 28 Into Housing
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Monday, November 16, 2020 |
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November 16, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:05 PM :: 3119 Views
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Duke Kahanamoku’s nephew among 8 more suing Kamehameha over alleged sex abuse
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Kauai Officials Expose System Rigged to make COVID Numbers Look Good
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Report: HFD System Designed to Hide Overtime Fraud
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Raiding EUTF is deja vu all over again
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Only about 30% of Hawaii’s $1.2B in coronavirus relief aid has been spent so far
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Hawaii’s COVID numbers are climbing more slowly than the rest of the U.S.
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Contact tracing robust says DoH
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COVID-19 Data: Dashboards Galore, But Key Data Still Sparse
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More than 500 Hawai'i inmates test positive for COVID-19 in Arizona prison
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Because You Closed the Insane Asylums, a Mentally Ill Woman Lives Decades on Streets before Dying
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Endless Subscribers: Pro Surfers Follow a New Path to Stardom
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Sunday, November 15, 2020 |
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November 15, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 2310 Views
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Hawaii’s half-billion healthcare hole
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Hawaii GOP needs to figure out how to parlay its increased voters into political power
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Candidates with compelling messages can beat Democratic Party might
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Column: Hawaii’s vote-by-mail works, but improvements are necessary
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Ahead of the holidays, lawmakers explore strengthening Hawaii’s mask mandates
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Some think schools should revert back to full distance learning ahead of predicted surge
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24% of Kaua‘i CARES funds left
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Special Hawaii court for homeless violations slowly resumes, providing fresh starts (but not forcing them into housing)
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Saturday, November 14, 2020 |
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November 14, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2383 Views
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You won’t be riding the rail line to Aloha Stadium anytime soon
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State slowly makes progress on jobless claims, but many still not getting answers
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Hawaii Having Hard Time Finding Ways to spend CARES Act money—But Local Politicos Want More
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Travel advisories in West Coast states could hit Hawaii hard
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Kawakami asks state to change Safe Travels
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Maui Police Issue 264 Citations for Mask Violations Over Two Weeks
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Businesses look for leeway in city’s tiered reopening system
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Pre-K School Choice: Federal Reserve Bank Highlights Hawaii Child Care Bill
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Maui: 1,599 Homeless Get Permanent Housing Since Feb—Others Refuse help, Must be Forced
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Farmers Get Water, Enviros Outraged
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Manual audit of Hawai'i elections underway statewide
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16 years ago Caldwell Posed as an Advocate of Campaign Finance Reform, LOL!
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1874: Kalakaua Installed by Foreign Troops
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Money thrown at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor project ‘going nowhere,’ critics say
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Friday, November 13, 2020 |
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November 13, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 PM :: 3190 Views
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Rep Ed Case Blames Socialists as Republicans Gain Even More Seats in US House
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HART Board: Insubordinate Robbins Lowballing P3 Numbers
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DoE Hiding Failure Rate under HSTA’s Fake Remote Learning
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Millions in housing aid promised to Hawaii families either diverted or expected to go unspent
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No Hawaii hospitals have what’s needed to properly store the leading COVID-19 vaccine
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Obama memoir confronts role his presidency played in Republican obstructionism and Trump's rise
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Thursday, November 12, 2020 |
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November 12, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 2058 Views
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Ala Wai flood control project Gets Even More Expensive with Addition of Four Story Ala Wai Pump Station
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Charter school commission criticized for ‘erroneous’ rejections of new applicants
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SHOPO suing to stop release of names of disciplined officers
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Hawaii Deputy Sheriffs Finally On Track For National Accreditation
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Vet learns the hard way that the VA isn’t a 'trusted partner’ in pre-travel testing program
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Dozens rally outside Honolulu Hale, call to resume outdoor teams sports on Oahu
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Over Half Of Hawaii’s Workers’ Comp COVID-19 Claims Are Initially Denied
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DOH releases new data showing current capacity at intensive care units
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340 high rise buildings have to be inspected by May 2021, HFD reports the process hasn't started in nearly half of them
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
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November 11, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 2424 Views
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Traditional Veterans Day events canceled, but some virtual stand-ins planned
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Spying on You: Will A New Phone App Help Hawaii Track COVID-19?
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State found just 18 COVID-19 positives so far out of more than 15,000 tests of travelers
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Does Mask Mandate Mean More Vigilantes?
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Maui County bill would ban Homeless Feeding Operations in County Parks—Enablers Seethe with Self-Righteousness
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Report: Honolulu Police Use Of Force Increased Last Year
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Legislative Agenda: Legalize Recreational Marijuana
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Hooser: 'Liars and Wimps’ Choose Kouchi, Saiki
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Supreme Court: “…Dubin is now disbarred from the practice of law.”
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Katherine Kealoha refuses to see her attorney as sentencing date nears
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Compromised COVID test ruins woman’s Hawaiian vacation
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19 Years’ Battle Finally Gets One TVR Legalized
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020 |
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November 10, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 2528 Views
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‘No Brainers’ -- Hawaii Politicians Can’t Figure out if we Have a Mask Mandate or Not
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As Usual, Hawaii Elections Produce Fake ‘Firsts’ for National Media
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Kahele to Push Federal ‘Reparations’ for Hawaiians
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Indian Affairs Again: Hawaii’s Senators See New Hope For Hawaiian Issues In Washington
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Traditional Veterans Day events canceled, but some virtual stand-ins planned
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Tourism Grows to 20% of Last Year
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Feds pick up the tab for county workers
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Sierra Club, Rich Enviro Snobs Pushing to Reduce Parking Spaces for Condos used by the Little People
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Response to Gary Hooser
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Honolulu Police Arrest Miske Witness On Gun And Drug Charges
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Monday, November 9, 2020 |
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November 9, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 9:32 PM :: 2885 Views
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Hanabusa’s Chief of Staff to be Blangiardi’s Managing Director
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Hawaii Republicans ‘See Clear Path Forward’
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Ige Plan To Defer $1.85B In Health Fund Payments, Furloughs Still On The Table
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HSTA Resists Effort -- Some Hawaii public schools shift gears for students foiled by online learning
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Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi to eliminate ‘compassionate disruption’ homeless approach
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More affordable-housing games in Kakaako
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Kahuku’s ‘Red Raider’ mascot soon to be a thing of the past
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A new disconnect in the Aloha Aina Party
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Victorino Touts Maui ‘Big Oil’ Suit
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Sunday, November 8, 2020 |
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November 8, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:07 PM :: 3019 Views
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With Biden win, TMT may get Hawaii home
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This Election Cleared Out Some 'Leaders' Who Needed To Go
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Nine of 250 precincts statewide voted Trump
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Blangiardi Will Need More than his Friends to Govern
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Lots of finger pointing as Honolulu rail runs out of money
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HMSA faces a lawsuit over its status as a ‘non-profit’
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Disclosure of records concerning boat allegedly used in Jonathan Fraser murder moves forward
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Bar fight: Lawsuit claims bias in regulating Hawaii businesses
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Column: Help reopen Hawaii’s economy, carefully
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Saturday, November 7, 2020 |
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November 7, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 3596 Views
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Counting ballots not an issue for Hawaii due to election rules
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Senate president says special session for mask mandate highly unlikely
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Stay-at-home order may be lifted for Lanai
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Honolulu On Track To Spend All CARES Act Funds, City Says
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HPD spent millions in COVID-19 aid on four-wheelers, trucks and trailers
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Police commission wants HPD to prohibit officers from cases involving friends, family
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Maui Council committee votes to recommend Guzman’s removal
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An illegal game room operated next door to police union
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State PUA system telling some ‘you owe’ it all back—DLIR Blames DoTax Incompetence
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Glitch in Sec 8 lottery for housing subsidy waiting list gives applicants false hope
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Raising Oahu transit fares
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Friday, November 6, 2020 |
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November 6, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:52 PM :: 4712 Views
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Republican Westside Base Builds for Andria Tupola, Augie Tulba, Donald Trump
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Hawaii Trump campaign chair says roving caravans ‘worked against’ the president
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Machado Ousted In OHA Race, Pro-Transparency Candidate Elected
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Political Insiders Cry a River Because They Couldn’t Stop Keli’i Akina Reelection
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Maui Island of Retaliation: Workers Afraid of Prosecutor, Prosecutor Afraid of Mayor
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Distribution of COVID-19 vaccine in Hawaii could include mobile teams, drive-thru centers
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Statewide mask mandate could mean immediate fines for violators
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Post-Flight Test: Only 17 of 12,000 Tourists COVID Positive
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Hawaii Slowest to Bring Students Back To The Classroom
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Protesters rally at Department of Labor and Industrial Relations over unemployment benefits
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12% of Restaurant Cards Have Not Been Activated
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Back in 2021: A Storm Water Utility?
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Thursday, November 5, 2020 |
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November 5, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 4041 Views
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After Election, Kahele Finally Admits he will back Federal Recognition for Native Hawaiians
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Blangiardi Won Almost Ever precinct – Many by 20% Margin
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Honolulu Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi’s transition team already underway
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A day after election, efforts to reorganize City Council are already underway
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Hawaii Obviously Needs More Voter Service Centers—Ratio Falls Way Behind Other Vote-by-Mail States
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Hotel workers Bill 80 -- before City Council reduced to resolution
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Honolulu appears unlikely to advance to Tier 3
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Honolulu Police Department to deploy COVID-19 quarantine response teams on Oahu
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Suicides In Hawaii Appear To Be Decreasing — Despite Pandemic
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Carbon tax coming back for the 2021 legislature?
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