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Sunday, October 4, 2020 October 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:41 PM :: 2429 Views Standardless Spending UHERO: Tourism bounce back will be slow Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 3, 2020 FBI Arrests Honolulu Man Allegedly Planning Chemical Weapon Attack on Apartment Building Republican Candidate Denied Right to Campaign on Kauai COVID Count 70 new cases out of 1,963 tests Just when Oahu rail can’t get any worse, it always does Jobless can add voices to class-action lawsuit Message Fatigue: Is Hawaii Learning To Live With The Coronavirus? Corrections Staff Concerned Over New Cases At State’s Largest Jail Failure to Incarcerate Lunatics in Lunatic Asylums is cause of HPD Low Crime-Solving record Hotels see slight uptick in demand Regime Spies Will Track Tourists Read More..

Saturday, October 3, 2020 October 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 3922 Views 2nd Amendment, 9th Circuit: Oral Arguments in Young v. Hawaii Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancies on Oahu and Big Island COVID Count 87 new cases out of 1,746 tests COVID Count 133 new cases out of 1,936 tests It Begins: With no job prospects, some moving to mainland Obama Says ‘Build a Wall’ but Seawall expansion runs into Greenmail Demands from Surfrider    Only the Lies will Set You Free: Navatek CEO Still Gets Bail Kealoha’s Malicious Prosecution Will Cost Taxpayers $1.4 Million In Settlement Hawaii PACs Pump Another $500k Into Local Campaigns Okutsu Veterans home has no COVID-positive residents COVID relief to go to Hawaii’s artists and cultural practitioners Legal Aid Society of Hawaii sees uptick in questions from renters and landlords Read More..

Friday, October 2, 2020 October 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:39 PM :: 4009 Views Trump Tests Positive for COVID Bipartisanship? Ige Scores Zero, Hawaii Congressional Delegation not Much Better PBS Insights OHA Candidates Forum Distance Learning: What is your School's Plan? Ige Appoints Parole Authority Chair Director of Public Safety Department Hawaiian Homelands Should Be Opened To Other Voice/Data Providers Held Hostage? Rein in this red-tape rascal Alleged Navatek Fraudster Message “Could be a Reference to Sen Brian Schatz” Another Lost School Year: BoE Votes to Allow HSTA Members to Pretend to ‘Work’ from Home Covid to push Hawaii home prices down, UHERO says Another long-term care facility in Hilo dealing with COVID-19 outbreak University of Hawaii to slash salaries of 216 executive, managerial employees due to budget shortfall Hawaii: Security Cameras Everywhere—Except in Jail Homeless Meth Lab Cleared out of Kalalau Valley Maui Liquor Comm Refuses to Release Info on Liquor Director candidates, Hand off to Ex-Director’s Son Coming Court Orders Big Island Planning Comm to Stop Pandering to anti-5G Morons Read More..

Thursday, October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:28 PM :: 2263 Views Navatek CEO Arrested for CARES Act Fraud--Got Help from 'Senator' OHA Elections: 'Watch out for This' OHA Board hosts neighbor island community meetings virtually Ige Answers Hirono on COVID Spending Transparency Doing the Job HGEA Cannot--DLIR Contractor Launches Unemployment Call Center COVID Count 108 new cases out of 1,817 tests Hawaii Welfare Rolls Jump 14.5% Big Island Food Basket is serving 80,000 people a month—Up from 14,000 Ige: Shortage of tests means testing program for inter-island travel a ‘challenge’ Wrongful death suit filed in veterans home COVID-19 death Additional COVID-19 fatality at Hilo veterans home brings death toll at facility to 27 Unemployed workers in Hawaii to get $500 to spend at local eateries Bill 2:  So Tourists won’t be stuck in Traffic, Don’t Give the Little People Anywhere to park Their Cars Read More..

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020 News Release By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 2302 Views ‘Ragged clothing and a staged homeless look’–Foreclosure for Fun and Profit with Gary V Dubin FCC Fines Al Hee $49M for Fraud Ige Has 30 Days to Name Next Supreme Court Justice Kauai OHA Candidate Kamealoha Smith Endorses Keli’i Akina for OHA Trustee at-Large Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees Rep. Tulsi Gabbard irks left after citing Project Veritas in call to ban ballot harvesting Pearl City Lowest Percentage of Disabled Living in Poverty Navy Issues Red Hill Remediation Contracts COVID Count 121 new cases out of 2,049 tests Navatek CEO Arrested for CARES Act Fraud Another One: Liliha nursing home scrambles to contain COVID-19 outbreak State: More than 40,000 Hawaii residents have lost health insurance amid pandemic TheHandi-Van users want 12.5% fare increase delayed HPD Crime-Solving Record Is The Worst Its Been In At Least 40 Years Miske companies included a motor vehicle dealer Army: State Needs To Renew Lease For Big Island Training Area Trans-Pacific travel: Ready for prime time? Kim says no Mayor: Kaua’i aims upscale tourist Read More..

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 September 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 2890 Views Hawaii visitor arrivals down nearly 98% in August More Housing Hawaii Residents Can Afford COVID Count 87 new cases out of 1,550 tests Caldwell Admin Obstructs Rail Work Along Dillingham—Why? Rail Mongers: Ask FTA to Stretch Dec 31 Deadline So Next Mayor Can Approve P3 Mayoral Debate October 14 “The people who can’t find work will be leaving” Our big recovery idea is to let our prison inmates go free and put our tourists under house arrest As tourism’s relaunch nears, Ige criticized over lack of clarity on inter-island travel Majority of people reached by contact tracers do not cooperate HSTA Still Pushing to Let Teachers Pretend to Work from Home Hawaii family shares struggle dealing with Hilo veterans home Hospital worker who was critical of facility’s administration fired Class-Action Suit Seeks Prompt Payments For Hawaii’s Jobless New Program: Hawaii’s Unemployed Could Eat For Free At Local Restaurants Canadian astronomers contend with issue of Indigenous consent over Hawaiian telescope project The Smoking Gun re Hu Honua Waiver from Competitive Bidding Minority Leader Wants Transparency On Military’s West Loch Plans Pearl Harbor Shooting Investigation Finds Deeper Mental Health Concerns Among Submarine Crew Read More..

Monday, September 28, 2020 September 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 2933 Views Kai Kahele holds online forum backing Jones Act COVID Count 90 new cases out of 1,302 tests Here’s Why Rapid Testing For Hawaii Flights Might Just Save Travel How Honolulu’s Mayoral Candidates Would Tackle The Pandemic Pandemic Exacerbating Hawaii’s Housing Affordability Problem Column: An arcane federal law puts Young Brothers on the ropes Plans to close Dillingham Airfield back on track, worrying struggling businesses Maui community to rally around Haiku teacher put on leave HB2997: Ige Legalizes Edibles Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal Read More..

Sunday, September 27, 2020 September 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:53 PM :: 2746 Views Djou: Why I'm Voting for Biden Honolulu Ethics: Parks Supervisor Watches Football on the Clock Veto of the “Revolving Door” Bill Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted September 26, 2020 COVID Count 98 new cases out of 1,905 tests Blangiardi, Amemiya struck mute when the question is, “What will you do about rail?” Furloughs?  State’s Only Plan is to get another Federal Bailout Councilmember Caught Trying to Use CARES Money to Campaign 20,000 Join Hawaii Facebook support group--unable to claim unemployment benefits WARN notices paint grim picture: Larger BI employers furloughed or laid off nearly 6,000 workers  Spying on You: Officials scramble to fix bugs in Safe Travels before visitors return to Hawaii Hilo Medical Center puts COVID Patients in Same Room with Non-COVID Patients Pondering Hu Honua vs Honua Ola Read More..

Saturday, September 26, 2020 September 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:33 PM :: 2927 Views Ige Approves Honolulu COVID-19 Recovery Framework UH: Corporate Lives Matter Vote by Mail: Ballot Drop Dates by County Honolulu Ethics Commission Ballot Questions 3 and 4 Hawaii Right to Carry Gun in Public Debated at Ninth Circuit Atrazine to Be Banned in Hawaii, Territories    Hawaii Medicare Advantage Premium Drops 10.3% for 2021 Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan -- Community Meetings Set Rep Tulsi Gabbard: Ban Vote Harvesting Gabbard Lawyer now working for Kenosha Defendant Kyle Rittenhouse UHERO: Failed Response to COVID Resurgence Stopped Economic Recovery DHHL Legislative Proposals for Next Session Upgrade your job skills: State Offers Free Online Courses COVID Count 127 new cases out of 1,960 tests Honolulu Council Long History of Conflict of Interest HHSC to take over management of vets home Kauai Council Candidates: ‘Climate Change’ to be Excuse for Higher Housing Costs  Hawaii prisoner release program hopes to find additional funding to stay afloat Hawaii 'coal ban bill' becomes law Read More..

Friday, September 25, 2020 September 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 2267 Views Pollyana approach not working Reform state LUC to encourage more housing, new report says Cocaine News: Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi Files for Divorce -- Tries to Keep Case Records Secret COVID Spending: Hirono questions Ige's ‘lack of transparency’ Rep Gabbard backs H.R.6866, the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act After Secret Meeting, BoE Agrees to Re-Hear Kahuku Windfarm Petition Pensacola to be Even More Jammed with Bike Lane "It’s about getting people out of their cars” COVID Count 112 new cases out of 1,445 tests  City is withdrawing from P3 Honolulu rail procurement process, Mayor Kirk Caldwell tells feds More obstacles threaten to delay completion of rail project by up to 4 years—City and HART Point Fingers at Each other HART board won’t fire CEO Robbins before contract expires COVID Excuse: Third Miske defendant gets bail Food Giveaways Feed More than 100,000 people — Just on Big Island Significant 2021 Hawaii economy rebound not in the forecast Long-term care facilities report additional COVID-19 cases Homeless rights and rights of the public are at odds HPD Runs 500 Homeless Thru POST Program  Hawaii County hasn’t issued a carry permit in 20 years Read More..

Thursday, September 24, 2020 September 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 4172 Views Ige Proclamation Allows Oct 15 Tourism Reopening Federal Appeals Court hears American Samoa Citizenship Case  COVID Count 90 new cases out of 1,737 tests 26 dead at Hilo Veterans Home: “At least 20 deaths are still pending verification and classification” As death toll at Hilo veteran’s home mounts, family calls for criminal investigation Flying to Hawaii? United Now Has a $250 Coronavirus Test for You Miske Unions in Charge of Temptation Island Quarantine Enforcement New restaurant rules raise privacy concerns Ige’s proposal for furloughs would not impact county workers Ige’s Eviction Moratorium Doesn’t Do What He Says It Does Hawaii Has A New COVID-19 Response Team. Will It Make A Difference? Honolulu City Council Chair Ikaika Anderson has officially resigned to Work as Union Lobbyist Caldwell to discuss status of program to stem spread of COVID-19 among homeless population Read More..

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 September 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 2472 Views My OHA Recommendations Chief Justice Recktenwald Retained for Another 10 Years City Drops $10.5M for 29 Units that were already affordable Corona Count: 63 new cases out of 1,489 tests COVID Count 168 new cases out of 2,716 tests Caldwell COVID Logic: Stores Closed Worlds’ Busiest Costco Open Sen Dela Cruz Says Furloughs Inevitable HART: Canceling public-private partnership could cause 18 months of rail delays Oahu retailers, eateries and salons allowed to reopen with restrictions under new order Businesses call on leaders to form clearer plans to revitalize local economy Honolulu County Setting up its own Contact-Tracing Phone Rooms While DoH Dawdles, Community groups drive down COVID-19 cases among Pacific Islanders Antibody testing gives insight to COVID-19 among Hawaii Pacific Health workers COVID Fears Cut Hospital Admissions Sharply Column: Action needed on education emergency Hawaii County Water Board proposes 13% rate hike; Public hearing set for Oct. 21 Hu Honua Treasure Trove -- Follow the Money Miske sought cocaine supply deal with Mexican source, prosecutors say Read More..

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Letters to the Editor September, 2020 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:01 AM :: 3902 Views Caldwell COVID Logic: Stores Closed World's Busiest Costco Open Reopen Kauai Schools Basic Problems with All-Mail-in voting Security guard approached me and asked if I had any pants to put on Read More..

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 September 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:09 PM :: 3224 Views Feds Bust DoH Lab Tech--Allegedly Making LSD During COVID outbreak VA and HIEMA Report on Hilo Veterans Home COVID Deaths Kauai on a Slippery Slope with New COVID Bracelets Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted Sept 20, 2020 Common Cause 2020 Legislative Wrap Up    List of Honolulu Charter Amendments on General Election Ballot Governor proposes public worker unions furloughs that would amount to 10% pay cut Robbins Ouster Timed to Match P3 Deadline: Caldwell: ‘I know nothing’ DoH Incompetent Tracing is Excuse to Impose Spy-Tracking on Public Internal emails suggest officers are being pressured to write more emergency order citations Civil Beat: Defund the Police Survey: Hawaii Residents Give State Low Marks For COVID Response Yet Another Oceanit Sales Pitch: Gimme $10M for a Saliva Test that is Just a Copy of tests Already Available Elsewhere Hawaii has among nation’s highest rates of businesses closed for now or for good   Ige: Airlines Will not Block Untested Passengers Class-action suit filed over COVID-19 outbreak at OCCC We’re learning lots of new details about the Hu Honua proposal Read More..

Monday, September 21, 2020 September 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:28 PM :: 3321 Views Council Candidate Greg Thielen Cautions Against Awarding P3 Contract Under Robbins' Tenure COVID Count 56 new cases out of 1,162 tests Cocaine News: Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi Files for Divorce After 3 years at the helm, HART CEO likely to be voted out VA’s assessment of Hilo veterans home says there was little evidence of proactive COVID planning Details remain vague on Hawaii’s October pre-arrival testing program Ige’s EUTF Funding Dodge Will Come Back To Haunt Us Homeless Drug Addicts Desecrate Another Cemetery Read More..

Sunday, September 20, 2020 September 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:26 PM :: 4173 Views 'Hush Money' and Retaliation: FBI Investigates Kauai Charter School tied to OHA Trustee Hawaii Gun Control Bills Become Law Abercrombie and Waihee on COVID Leadership Applicants sought for Maui County Boards and Commissions COVID Count 77 new cases out of 1,678 tests Homelessness: The Weather Underground plan to make Hawaii even worse than San Francisco Hilo veterans home COVID-19 death toll now at 22 after 4 more fatalities   Hawaii businesses claimed by COVID-19 could total 1,000 on way to 25,000 Lawsuit reveals lead investor now skeptical of Hu Honua Spywear: 2 Kauai Resorts Still Plan A ‘Tiny Bubbles’ Program For Some Visitors Private and charter schools return to in-person classes amid pandemic with few problems Council takes administration to task for slow pace of eruption recovery Census: Hawaii now third in response rate after very slow start Leftists Continue to Peck Away at Acellus Read More..

Saturday, September 19, 2020 September 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:43 PM :: 2407 Views Hawaii Lost the Most Construction Jobs Between July and August "Good intentions are not alone enough" Ninth Circuit Upholds Planned Pentagon Buildup on Guam ​U.S. Territories, Not States, Bear The Scars Of World War II Transit and the Mania for Density Caldwell Signs Bills to Delay TVR Registration, Ease Building Permit Requirements Hawaii Attorney General and Ethics Commission Join Forces to Address Fraud, Waste and Abuse COVID Count: 110 new cases out of 5,852 tests “50 to 60 deaths” Expected at Okutsu Veterans Home  1,688 Oahu primary ballots not counted due to missing or mismatched signatures     Hawaii Supreme Court Considers Petition To Impeach Keith Kaneshiro Special agents check on 95 different rooms of people in quarantine in three different hotels Inmates continue to be released from OCCC, HCCC to mitigate COVID-19 spread Man released from custody 3 times back in jail 10,000 HPD citations for COVID-19 violations in the last week Read More..

Friday, September 18, 2020 September 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:51 PM :: 3825 Views Waikoloa Mauka Project Now Subject of FBI Investigation, Developer Says DoE Announces New COVID Benchmarks for Reopening Senate to hold special session on Intermediate Court of Appeals and other judicial appointments Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 12.5% as Workers Leave Workforce COVID Count 114 new cases out of 4,559 tests Honolulu Rail P3 Bidder Wants More Than $2 Billion For The Final Stretch Ethics: Local 630 Buys Anderson to Stop Rail Audit? Surprise: Anderson Nominates Local 630 Favorite Drinking Buddy Texeira as his Replacement Hilo’s Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home has history of problems Because HGEA Just Can’t Get the Job Done—DLIR to Outsource Call Center  Five Point Plan to Beat COVID in Hawaii ‘We Don’t Survive’ Without Reopening Tourism Hawaii cargo rate hike expected to lift prices of some goods Powerful state senators pressure agencies to back Hu Honua Will State Supreme Court Wipe out Hawaii Fishing Fleet? Councilman: HPD Should Help People During Pandemic, Not Ticket Them Funding for homeless sweeps along state roadways runs out, putting future clean-ups on hold Read More..

Thursday, September 17, 2020 September 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:27 PM :: 2823 Views Ige: COVID pre-travel testing program will start October 15 Chinese Agent Awarded 'Inouye Chair' at UH Manoa COVID Count: 102 new cases out of 2,492 tests COVID Count: 160 new cases out of 3,829 tests Ige Appoints new Director, Deputy at DLIR HECO Releases info on Solar Battery Projects -- Prices Vary by 46% Second Round of Pandemic EBT Cards for 93,500 DoE Students Spy-wear:  Contact tracing apps spread to UH, Waimanalo, Maui, Big Island Pacific Islanders Not Waiting for Government—Solving their own COVID Problems VA reviewing ‘almost everything’ about vet home outbreak Governor, superintendent discuss guidelines for reopening public school campuses Honolulu Police Are Issuing An ‘Unprecedented’ Number Of Pandemic Tickets—And 65 Arrests in August Alone Community clinic pharmacy to close for lack of patients Military EIS Public Comments Due Hawaii Amends its Ban the Box Law to Fortify Protections for Ex-Offenders Read More..

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 September 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:16 PM :: 4165 Views Holocaust knowledge among Millennials and Gen Z -- Hawaii Among Worst States Corona Virus Restrictions Hawaii vs Alaska Ige Releases Final Veto List Honolulu is only county in USA that has shut down local businesses. Hawaii has lost half of its recovery since June, analyst says Hotel industry pushes Gov. Ige to relaunch trans-Pacific travel no later than mid-October DoE Foolishly Relies on DoH for Contract Tracing—DoH, of Course, Drops Ball Is DOH Epidemiologist Jennifer Smith Legally Protected As A Whistleblower? 12 Weeks Wait for unemployment claim Hawaii County Spends $21.8M of federal COVID-19 relief funds in August Distance learning to continue through second quarter? (Finally) Mass testing at all prisons and jails starts with the Waiawa Correctional Facility Chemtrails Conspiracy Theorist Questions Surge Test Results JABSOM Corona Testing Lab was Fake—Just a Way to Scoop $3.9M from CARES Act Budget Sales Pitch-- University of Hawaii at Manoa pretends to mull possible cuts in programs, degrees Sly Amemiya Does not File Campaign Spending Complaint Against Hanabusa Supporters SuperPac Oscar-Winning Charles Burnett to Direct Documentary About MLK’s 5-Day Visit to Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 September 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:18 PM :: 3250 Views COVID Count 80 new cases out of 2,376 tests COVID Count 66 new cases out of 1,101 tests Low Income Hawaii Workers Income Jumped in April and May Hawaii Tops ​2020 Scorecard on State Health System Performance List of Hawaii Nursing Homes With COVID Outbreaks Seeking Applicants for Oahu Grand Jury Counsel Attorney Discusses Lawsuit Challenging Hawaii Lockdown Ige: State ‘will probably not’ reopen Oct. 1 with loosened restrictions for out-of-state visitors Economist: Hawaii’s Economic Fall Will Be Worse Than Predicted Mayor pledges to ease restrictions on retailers, gatherings starting next week Mayor Victorino says interisland pretesting plan being completed Geofencing Spy Bracelet for Tourists – Governor Approves Kaua‘i resort bubble to make Quarantine fun tourist attraction Surge Test 266 new cases out of 60,000 tests 'He didn't deserve to go this way': Big Island woman believes staff at Yukio Okutsu Veterans Home could have done more to save her father The contact tracing debacle is ‘template for critiques of most state departments’ Top Three Failure Reward: Former DLIR Director Scott Murakami takes job at DBEDT BoE to Devote Meeting to Acellus Hysteria—Can Hystericals Submit any Hard Evidence? Diversification Means More Military Spending Hu Honua BioEnergy Litigation -- What Happens Next Papakolea Blockade: Homeless Drug Addicts Demand Money to buy More Meth Column: The Intercept promised to reveal everything. Then its own scandal hit. Hawaii’s Sham Clean Energy Initiative to be Presented at UN Confab Katherine Kealoha agreed to tell all Read More..

Monday, September 14, 2020 September 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 2579 Views Hiding LLC Records: OHA Lawsuit not Laughed out of Court Vaccinations: Hawaii Ranks 43rd HTA Should take Lead on Tourism Reopening COVID-19 patients do their own contract tracing after DoH Refuses Thousands inquire about state’s rental relief program, some have been helped Molokai leaders anticipate an increase in COVID cases this week Tulsi Gabbard’s New Leadership PAC Read More..

Sunday, September 13, 2020 September 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:36 PM :: 5396 Views Ridiculous rules laughable but no laughing matter COVID: Court Upholds Ige Emergency Order Authority Beyond 60 Days DoE Enrollment Drops 3%--Charter School Enrollment Up 2% Chief Justice Appoints District and District Family Court Judges--Justice McKenna Seeks Retention State Auditor’s Review of GET Exemptions and Exclusions COVID Count 114 new cases out of 4,132 tests Miske Gang of Union Thugs Allegedly Ambushed Witness While on Lunch Break Shooting Jurassic Park Star-Adv: Hawaii Needs to Proceed with Oct 1 Tourism reopening State will just become an economic ghetto Honolulu has allocated about 60% of CARES Act funds, but December deadline looms Esser’s Favorite Criminals Target Seniors Emily Roberson, Hawaii’s new head of contact tracing, moves quickly to revamp the program Agenda: Mayor Harry Kim calls for HHSC to take over Hilo veterans care home Illegal campers are flocking to beaches that have no county police to enforce shutdown orders. Arizona Prison: Only One Hawaii Inmate is COVID-Positive Unemployed May Lose Benefits Due to DLIR-HGEA Incompetence Read More..

Saturday, September 12, 2020 September 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:23 PM :: 5670 Views Lt Governor Josh Green Tests Positive for COVID UH 'cuts will be significantly larger than Great Recession' Ige Appoints Judge Karen Nakasone to ICA COVID Count 131 new cases out of 5,360 tests    Honolulu Council Chair Ikaika Anderson Already On Payroll Of Local Union Senators Urge reinstatement of Health Department whistleblower Okutsu: 66 out of 72 Patients infected with COVID Spy News: Oahu-based contact tracing phone app waiting to launch Hawaii Emergency Management Agency director to lead new COVID-19 pandemic unit Petition seeks easing of restrictions of Oahu’s solo activity rule for families Read More..

Friday, September 11, 2020 September 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:01 PM :: 3178 Views The New Champion Of Private Property Rights Is … Barack Obama? Second Amendment Knife Case in Hawaii: Dangerous Opinion City CARES Act funding dashboard now live  Hawaii Crime Boss Busted for Racketeering, Murder; Infiltrated Teamster Local COVID Count 167 new cases out of 3,556 tests Whistleblower says Hawaii Department of Health’s ‘toxic’ culture of fear impeded investigators’ work Rail Board “possibility that this P3 … is not going to succeed”   Ann Kobayashi asks to be named city council chair Hawaii has nation’s highest ‘insured unemployment rate’ COVID-positive resident at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home speaks out Marshallese Not Waiting Around for DoH to get its act together ‘It’s misery’: Merchants plead for help with homelessness in Chinatown Frustration builds for businesses that complied with CDC guidelines but still forced to close DoE Wastes $10M on COVID ‘Innovation Grants’ COVID Money: HPD gets OT, Shiny New ATVs and Paddy Wagons Soft on Crime: Alleged Shooter Has Long Record at Age 26 Read More..

Thursday, September 10, 2020 September 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:02 PM :: 3133 Views Dubin Disbarred--Its 'Foreclosure Hour' for Associate of John Waihee and Keanu Sai Retaliation at DoH: Another Candid Discussion with Dr. Scott Miscovich COVID Count 100 new cases out of 1,486 tests  Liberalize West Maui Plan to encourage more housing Baseball Bat Assault: Hawaii County Police Dept Employee Arrested Hilo Jail Riot Began with Contraband Search On Line Mayoral Debate Set for Monday  COVID Count 169 new cases out of 7,211 tests COR: State Tax Revenues Down 11% — Short $770M this Year After 10 Deaths, Contact Tracing and testing Finally begins at Hilo Veterans Home City Council Chair Ikaika Anderson resigns suddenly Keith Amemiya seeks action on alleged ‘felonies’ by Hanabusa Supporters' Super PAC Ethics Board continues Maunakea debate NY Times: Hawaii stands alone in keeping some retailers closed Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green asks for loosening of latest Oahu stay-at-home order Caldwell Order Separates Parents from their own Children Mixed-wage gig workers fall into unemployment misery gap PUC denies Hu Honua motion to reconsider competitive bidding waiver request Franklin Templeton CEO Poured Money into Dead Hu Honua Project Kaua'i County Council passes ban on styrofoam food containers Read More..

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 2264 Views HGEA Retaliation:  Hawaii Dept Of Health Whistle-blower Forced Out with Bogus Firearm Threat Kokua Council files action with the Hawaii Supreme Court to compel the Department of Health to increase the number of contact tracers in Hawaii Caldwell Extends Lockdown with Amendments--What's Open Ige Announces Rent Relief Program Senators: Allow Travel Between Sister Isles with COVID Test Thought Control: UH Manoa 'Truth' Commission gets National Spotlight Spy News: State’s Safe Travels app already needs upgrades a week after roll-out (location tracking coming soon)     COVID Pau project -- $1M for ‘a large social media and personal story component’ (Na’alehu Anthony and Amy Kalihi again) Not Wanting To Wait For The State, Marshallese Take On Own Contact Tracing Team from the state to review COVID response at veterans home in Hilo as Virus Spreads to Other Big Island Nursing Homes 9th coronavirus fatality reported at Hilo veterans home Kalihi Has The Worst COVID-19 Outbreak In Hawaii. Here’s How The Community Is Responding Disturbance at Hilo’s correctional center contained after fire, barricades In-flight emergency exposes alarming problem with key alert systems at Honolulu’s airport Vacation rental bills up for first reading Friday Read More..

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 September 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 2777 Views Ige Appoints Parole Authority Chair 'Special Master' Over Public Safety Department COVID Count 66 new cases out of 774 tests Caldwell Extends Oahu stay-at-home order two more weeks Arrests at Anti-Lockdown Protest Protestors rally in opposition of stay-at-home orders, other COVID-19 response efforts Yacht Clubs, Country Club Grab Illegal PPP Loans Business owners request more aid to pay commercial rent To Get Paid, Landlord Signs Tenants up for CARES Money State's COVID-19 quarantine hotel program fills need, but concerns Waikiki neighbors Term Limits Proposed For Offices In 3 Counties Henry Curtis: Hu Honua Throws Several Hail Mary Passes Read More..

Monday, September 7, 2020 September 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:56 PM :: 2552 Views Cult Expelled from Kauai--Flees to Colorado after failed attempt to establish base on Maui Reopen Kauai Schools COVID Count 105 new cases out of 2,109 tests Hawaii Launches COVID Dashboard Schatz: VA Should take control of Hilo Veterans Home COVID outbreak Gov. Ige threatens veto of bill limiting “revolving door” between government and lobbyists ‘It was a big change’: Hawaii County Clerk provides update on first all-mail election OCCC shows signs of improvement in COVID handling Hotel quarantine to cost hundreds of thousands per month in CARES Act funds University of Hawaii athletics $9.3M Budget Hole Read More..

Sunday, September 6, 2020 September 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:59 PM :: 5571 Views 45 Companies-13,701 Layoffs Since Aug 1 Moving the Smokestack: How Clean is Your Electric Vehicle? So Do We Have Contact Tracers?  COVID Count 164 new cases out of 5,107 tests Don‘t Let a Little COVID Interfere with My Free Ride to Congress: Kahele alleges ‘shaming for grieving’ after questions asked about event participation 72 Cases at Big Island veteran’s care home—Death Toll Revised Green: A plan to defeat COVID-19 in Hawaii — and we must deploy it now COVID Failure Rooted in ‘Toxic Factionalism in Legislature’ Rate Hike Coming: Crony Biofuel Schemers Claim Leading Critic Faked Emails  (get ready to pay $0.22 per kwh) National Guard Blocks N Shore Kauai after Window Smash at Home Rented By Cult The Money Behind Tulsi Gabbard’s New Legal Defense Fund New agency will Bulldoze Schools to make way for High-Rise Condos Honolulu Police Department committee to recommend categorizing vascular neck restraints as ‘deadly force’ option Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene Another chunk of Hawaii County’s CARES money available $78M Buyout for Lava-Destroyed Properties Read More..

Saturday, September 5, 2020 September 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 3226 Views Army Announces Intent to Prepare EIS for Pohakuloa DOBOR Alerts Contain 'Geofencing' Spy Program Maui News workers seek to prevent outsourcing of community coverage COVID Count 221 new cases out of 8,405 tests Lt. Gov. Green: ’Stay-at-home’ order likely to be extended 2 more weeks Maui Esthetician with COVID-19 Didn't Infect 21 Clients Hawaii Has A New COVID-19 Data Dashboard With New Metrics Kuhio Park Terrace: Limp Response to COVID Testing Illegal game rooms, booming amid the pandemic, are moving into residential areas Kauai Protesters Surround Cult House, Light Fires Read More..

Friday, September 4, 2020 September 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:21 PM :: 3846 Views We weren't crying "Wolf" after all Hawaii DoE Abandons Blue-Collar Households During Corona Crisis How Can? U.S. DHS: National Eviction Moratorium Death Tax: Hawaii Highest in USA Hawaii Is Now Learning the Hard Lessons That Most Other States Learned Earlier  UH Manoa in top 1% of worldwide universities Community Well-Being Index -- Hawaii #1 COVID Count 271 new cases out of 7,669 tests Pro-Hanabusa PAC Investigated for False-Name Contributions In weeks, hundreds of Hawaii's hotel workers will lose their jobs Embattled state epidemiologist Sarah Park takes leave of absence How Hawaii’s Reliance On ‘Labor Intensive’ Fax Machines Hampers Contact Tracing Pandemic Becomes Excuse to Undermine Patient Privacy Law Lawmakers want Gen. Hara to take the lead on contact tracing University Of Hawaii Regents Reject ‘Shell Game’ Budget Proposal HHS: Less than 1% of Hawaii’s ’surge’ tests conducted so far have come back positive Hui of Kauai parents petition state to let Garden Isle students back to campus No COVID but 24 HCCC felons to be released Suit seeks documents relating to boat allegedly used in kidnapping and murder Hu Honua Spoofing Incident Heats Up Which US cities have the highest proportion of solar-powered homes? State sees increase in calls for homeless outreach on Oahu Read More..

Thursday, September 3, 2020 September 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:32 PM :: 4240 Views COVID Count 211 new cases out of 6,291 tests Quarantine raids find 100% Compliance at Two Waikiki Hotels Security guard approached me and asked if I had any pants to put on Basic Problems with All-Mail-in voting Wave of Death in Hilo Because COVID Patients are being kept INSIDE Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home Expert hired to fix overwhelmed contact tracing program at DOH asks for leave HGEA Members Priority at DoH: ‘We With Sarah!’ -- Defend Embattled Epidemiologist Experts: State’s confusing COVID-19 reporting makes it difficult to track spread of virus Kupuna advocacy group threatens Health Department with legal action over Hawaii contact tracing  State pledges to launch ’virtual call center’ to field questions about jobless benefits Big Island COVID Cases Swell Public Utilities Commission Addresses Hacked Emails Alleging Support for Hu Honua Pandering to Anti 5-G Nuts – Hawaii Co Council seeks scrutiny of FCC permits Miske in perspective Corruption sentencing hearings for Katherine and Louis Kealoha rescheduled to Nov 30 Kaua'i councilman's meth ring trial postponed to next year Read More..

Wednesday, September 2, 2020 September 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:35 PM :: 2563 Views DBEDT: Hawaii economy will contract 12.3% in 2020 Knife Rights: Amicus Brief Filed in Hawaii Butterfly Knife Second Amendment Case Hawaii Cockfighters Among Top Traffickers of Animals to Guam, Philippines for Illegal Activity, Investigation Alleges Censorship: UH Admin on the Hunt for Student Authors of 'Offensive' George Floyd Video COVID Count: 249 new cases out of 5,245 tests Kealoha News: After nearly 2 years on leave, deputy city prosecutor brought back by Loser Nadamoto  Council panel narrowly passes nonbinding contact tracing spy app resolution High court order expands release of detainees amid pandemic State and counties slow to spend billions in federal COVID relief HDoT Could Lose $180M Federal Funds over H-3 COVID Shutdown The Cost Of Failure To Contain The Virus? Massive Layoffs Maui police called to MCCC amidst reports of inmate disturbance Hundreds of callers request information on hotel quarantine rooms Maunakea Master Plan to be completed by late next year ‘Moana’ Star Criticizes ‘Reopen Hawaii’ Protestors: Not a Single Native Hawaiian Seen Hawaii’s largest entertainment venues glow red for a reason Survey: More Than Half Of Hawaii Restaurants Have Seriously Considered Closing Kaiser High farmers market ordered to shut down due to COVID complaint Hooser: What does Donald Trump’s banner have to do with it? Read More..

Tuesday, September 1, 2020 September 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:43 PM :: 3031 Views P3 Secrecy: Council Candidate Greg Thielen Calls for Removal of HART Executive Director Johnny Miro gets the lowdown on Hawaii’s lack of COVID-19 transparency Running for Kauai OHA Trustee: Keli'i Akina Talks with Kamealoha Smith GOP: At-risk residents can be protected without returning to the devastating shutdown Governor Releases 'Intent to Veto' List CARES Act: Ige Orders Refill of Unemployment Fund Lum Pleads Guilty in 1Malaysia Development Berhad Lobbying Scheme COVID Count 181 new cases out of 4,004 tests Hooser: Eliminate GE Tax on Rent Kim: Despite rise in cases, no lockdown ‘punishment’ needed “My fear is that the health department has not been collecting this data” Ige: “We are implementing actions to improve transparency and accountability in both agencies.” Despite a rocky start, city’s surge testing program goal expands to 90,000 tests H-3 Testing Turnout “little bit less than we expected” 752 Laid off on Lanai Police reform bill not on Ige’s ‘intent to veto’ list Honolulu Settles Malicious Prosecution Case Involving Kaneshiro, Kealoha Another clothing entrepreneur among the Miske defendants Rapist, Child Molester Killed in Jail Socialists Continue to Trash Acellus  Read More..

Monday, August 31, 2020 August 31, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 4187 Views Big Island COVID Upsurge Shows Failure of Airport Screening Heads Roll: Espinda, Anderson Out COVID Count 133 new cases out of 1,463 tests -- 7 deaths new record Schatz Slams Locals, Says Tourism not the Problem  Five Arrested at anti-COVID ‘Health Summit’ Movements tracked via wearable monitor to ensure they stay inside boundaries  Saiki Stonewalled by DoH: Info Needed to Better Target Lockdowns Soft on Crime Lawyers Demand Media do More to Help Exploit COVID to Get Criminals Back out onto the Streets Cocaine News: Miske gave Money to Tsuneyoshi, Martin Big Island COVID Numbers Take off Like Rocket Due to mislabeling, about 1,000 Oahu residents told to re-test for COVID-19 $1.9B—Hirono’s ‘Top Priority’ Radar Dismissed Read More..

Sunday, August 30, 2020 Letters to the Editor August, 2020 By Letters to the Editor @ 11:01 PM :: 4117 Views Big Island COVID Upsurge Shows Failure of Airport Screening COVID numbers that tell “the rest of the story” It is just not that trendy to post videos of police saving lives COVID: Public is paying the price for government mismanagement and active cover-up How I Beat Homelessness by Working Please Do Not Close Community Gardens Perpetual Pandemia Read More..

Sunday, August 30, 2020 August 30, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 3851 Views Lawsuit: Lindsey Cheats Anti-Telescope Protester in OHA Race Road Taxes: Hawaii Collects $125M More than it Spends Enviros: Haunama Bay Better Off When We Kick the Little People Out City scales down this year’s Honolulu City Lights Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 29, 2020 COVID Count 310 new cases out of 3,025 tests Week 3 DoE COVID Count Case of the Missing Contact Tracer Millions Hawaii COVID Spy Tracking Program to go national? Quarantine Tracking Demanded by Overworked Regime Spies CoC Survey: 40% of Businesses Plan to Close in Next 6 Months without Tourism Restart COVID: No Transparency Means No Cooperation between State, County  Paradise lost: How Hawaii went from Covid-19 star to cautionary tale New Oahu lockdown will bring spike in joblessness Amemiya the new face of the old boys We Need To Spend Half A Billion Dollars In 123 Days. Hawaii slated to get nearly $200 million more to fill unemployment claims Harry Kim Copies Oahu Mistakes—Rejects Surge Testing “Give us a chance to help out instead of seeing us a problem” ​ Hawaii Road Miles Drop 28.7% in June Read More..

Saturday, August 29, 2020 August 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:34 PM :: 2314 Views Lockdown Protest Caravans Across Oahu Today Is Politics an "Essential Activity?" Lots of rules, not enough clarity List of Released Criminals Hawaii Visitor Count Understates Actual Numbers DLIR: State Has Issued $2.9 Billion in Benefits Since March 1 General Election Registration Deadline Oct 5 Auditor: DoE Refuses Cooperation with COVID Report All travelers required to complete digital app starting Sept 1 Contact Tracing: “We could have done this much earlier “ Kauai PD Watching 1,300 in Quarantine Maui Co receives more than 5,000 limited quarantine requests ‘Temptation Island’ filming at Andaz allowed beginning Sept. 8 (trial run for tourist resort bubble?) To Spread COVID, MCCC Inmates Refuse to Wear Masks  70 Homeless Test Positive for COVID as criminals continue to purposefully spread disease among themselves Lawmakers: DOH Needs To Disclose the numerous COVID-19 Cases Caused By Ex-Inmates who refuse to test at jail COVID Release—110 Rearrested so far State Ethics Commission offers new online complaint process Read More..

Friday, August 28, 2020 August 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 PM :: 3484 Views COVID Count 265 cases out of 2,757 tests   HART Copies Leong’s Kealoha Trick to Hide P3 Contract—Delayed For 6th Time Feds Kick P3 Drop Dead date to Dec 31 Judge intervenes in prison housing for alleged crime boss Mike Miske 10,000+ people on Oahu registered for a COVID-19 test in the last two days Number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized on Hawaii Island could soon test capacity Candidates for Honolulu mayor land support of major unions ahead of election Government workers who got paid for pretending to work from home before now deemed essential DOH Won’t Give Honolulu The Data It Needs To Detect Coronavirus In Our Sewage DoH Budget Gambit—Threaten to Cut EMS State Asks Lawyers, Law Students To Help With Unemployment Claims Backlog — Pro Bono Payments From Honolulu’s $25 Million Hardship Fund Are Mired In Red Tape UH Facing Fiscal Crossroads With Expected $100M Revenue Shortfall Chinatown Bumfight Sends Homeless Dude to ER Read More..

Thursday, August 27, 2020 August 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 2389 Views Contract Tracing: DoH Stonewalls State Auditor COVID Count 277 new cases out of 2,518 tests COVID Count 306 new cases out of 2,478 tests Bridge Aina Lea: US Supreme Court Urged to Hear Case Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked HGEA preparing COVID-19 class action grievance Tourist arrivals down 98% for July HIDOE extends Learn from Home distance learning through first quarter Money News:  Legislators and other Lawyers team up to help Inmates and Unions sue over COVID Prosecutors only oppose release of half on inmate list Blaming citizens for the current crisis obfuscates the responsibility of state and local leadership. DoH fought Caldwell on Length of Shutdown Order Turnout for city’s mass testing program starts strong, but some hiccups reported Latest COVID-19 positivity rate reported puts Hawaii ‘in the red,’ surgeon general says Contact tracing on Maui meeting need; more testing likely on horizon In-person testifying suspended due to stay-at-home order HSTA was Lying About Nonexistent Private School Shutdown Order Already-struggling Oahu florists brace for another closure — and loss of inventory PUC should take firm hand to force Young Brothers to reform COVID Impact: Water Board mulls 13% rate hike Read More..

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 August 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 2908 Views VIDEO: Prosecutor Debate Steve Alm vs Miske's Lawyer American Samoa Governor: I haven’t been a Democrat Since 2013 Second Stay at Home Order issued for O‘ahu COVID Count: 215 new cases out of 2,307 tests Watchdog group urges Ige to release COVID records Massive Effort to Provide 60,000 Free COVID Tests on Oahu Starts Wednesday  Hawaii is one of 11 states without a statewide financial relief program for businesses Under mounting pressure, Jones Act lobby claims the law is cost‐​free to Hawaii The Road to Recovery is Roads for Lower Puna COVID numbers that tell “the rest of the story” It is just not that trendy to post videos of police saving lives  Caldwell Does What DoH Will Not—500 Contract Tracers to be Hired by County, Hotel Rooms rented for Quarantine Caldwell, Legislators Bypass DoH to reach Micronesians, Filipinos  COVID-19 work stoppage cost $3.4M: Most employees back at work after several months of paid leave The Public Wanted More COVID-19 Data. What DOH Delivered ‘Misses The Point’ Unions Call For Removal Of Hawaii Prison Chief Espinda Applications bog down Kaua‘i Small Business Boost website How the Hawaii Department of Education is spending $43M in relief funding As state seeks additional $300 for unemployed, thousands of claims still left unprocessed As hospitalizations soar, ‘unprecedented’ number of ERs are turning ambulances away Lawsuit: BOE illegally ignored public input on Kahuku turbines built near schools Kealoha Sentencing Set for Tuesday Nov 3 (sort of) Mike Miske’s family history Read More..

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 6347 Views Feds Have Funds: Want to Talk to Telescope Protesters About Money Ethics Fines for Reps Saiki, DeCoite COVID Count: 169 new cases out of 2,026 tests COVID Releases: OCCC Inmates Get Free Hotel Rooms “People are almost rebelling” against emergency measures—and Kai Kahele is in the middle of it New data shows young adults have the highest number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Hawaii Hawaii County Using ESRI App to Spy on Tourists COVID Positive—11 Days No Call from DoH as Disease Spreads Thru Family Hospital space at a premium, some COVID-19 patients are now sharing rooms Hawaii's convalescent plasma supply running low COVID 20 Cases at Roselani Nursing Home Maui As federal aid runs thin, a ‘cliff’ looms for Hawaii’s restaurant industry DOH Official: Some Inmates Who Were Released Caused ‘Spillover’ Infections No COVID in Sister Isle Jails – Criminals to be released so they can catch it and bring it back in to the Jail when the get rearrested Thought Control: Acellus online content flagged by ‘Political Correctness’ Censors screaming ‘Raaaacism’ Special Session to Spend COVID Money, New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District? Hu Honua Threatens $555M Lawsuit (again) Soft on Crime: Lifelong Criminal Busted Again Read More..

Monday, August 24, 2020 August 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:24 PM :: 3957 Views VIDEO: OCCC Guard Describes how COVID Positive Criminal was released COVID Count: 248 new cases out of 2,640 tests Which Lobbyists are Driving COVID Policy?  Hawaii Gov. David Ige declines to address open-records request Green repeats call for stronger mandates as Hawaii sees another day with 200-plus cases Health officials reveal Oahu hospitals are becoming full Beaches, Parks, Trails Closed? Honolulu Mayor’s COVID-19 Rules Defy Science, Experts Say Waiting Four Months for Unemployment Check Hawaii quarantine kapu breakers bust count at 45 Read More..

Sunday, August 23, 2020 August 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:31 PM :: 3851 Views Insider Cacao Scheme: KSBE out $4M -- but OHA Dodges Bullet List of Released Criminals CDC: 48% of Hawaii HS Students Have Tried E-Cigs Is Our Share of CARES Act Money Disappearing? Hawaii DoH: “An impermeable wall of arrogance” Why won’t Hawaii Gov. David Ige seek the help he needs on COVID? Governor’s Latest Bargaining Position: Permanent layoffs, program cuts instead of furloughs How Many Kids are Showing up for Distance Learning? “This is a crisis of data….” Rate of COVID-19 results at Oahu Community Correctional Center dropping Hale Nani confirms nine residents, two workers test positive for coronavirus Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii sent back more than 200 quarantine violators Food Bank Ends Massive Free Food Distributions MPD officer death renews calls for police mental health resources Honolulu Police Officer Awaiting Trial For Domestic Abuse Con artists are still pitching those sovereignty scams Read More..

Saturday, August 22, 2020 August 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 2600 Views Time to come clean about COVID crisis Hawaii Unemployment 13.1% -- Thousands Quit Looking COVID Screening: 133 cameras operational at 5 Airports Statewide 1.5% of Non-Hawaiian Pacific Islanders have COVID DoE COVID Count Week 2 -- Total Hits 29 9th Circuit Ruling Leads to New Hawaii Gun Right Lawsuit COVID Count: 284 new cases out of 2,634 tests Hawaii residents frustrated with how coronavirus pandemic is being managed, survey finds Beaches, parks closed 2 weeks ago and no decline–3,900 active cases 11% will go to Hospital Hawaii officials eye empty hotel rooms, hostel for quarantine space Jailed Criminals Start Fights to Force Guards to Rotate COVID Patients Throughout Prison Airport screener: ‘You can kind of tell’ who plans to skirt rules City bus drivers frustrated over lack of mask enforcement COVID-19 hospitalizations highest among seniors but are mounting for younger age groups, too Activists Allege Illegal Evictions Read More..

Friday, August 21, 2020 August 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 4380 Views CD2 Race: PBS Hosts 6-Way Candidate Forum Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood Board resolution urges UH to prepare for pandemic financial impact Maunakea internal management restructuring approved by regents COVID Count 230 new cases out of 2,366 tests Amemiya Can’t Say No to Campaign Contributors Money on the table for OHA Insiders: Agency reaches out for funding controversial TMT project 100 Contact Tracers now at Convention Center Hawaii’s business leaders warn that the state’s lack of planning will destroy businesses Hawaii Trails Behind Other States In The Data It Shares About COVID-19 47 Criminals Released onto Streets State reveals long-term care facilities in Hawaii have seen 94 COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths Military Help for Hawaii Hospitals  HSTA Members Demand to be Paid to Pretend to Work from Home Kishimoto: Reopening of schools to be approved by health, state, county officials Ige Rejects $300/wk Federal Unemployment Boost -- State has to pay 25% Hawaii Lums Run Malaysian Money to Trump? Read More..

Thursday, August 20, 2020 August 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:15 PM :: 8703 Views Honolulu 4th Most Expensive Metro Area in USA States that suspended Certificate of Need laws saved lives--Hawaii is not one of them List of Current COVID Clusters in Hawaii COVID Count: 261 new cases out of 2,559 tests COVID Count: 236 new cases out of 2,512 tests Hawaii Opens Door to 12 Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Schemes ‘Updating the Jones Act for the 21st Century’ Soft on Crime Lawyers Explain How they Tricked Judiciary into Releasing Hundreds of Criminals Megan Kau Hired by Miske – Will she be elected as the 3rd Prosecutor in a row to have a Miske Connection? Congressional Chair to Ige; Where did our $50M Go? Hawaii’s economic woes expected to widen because of poor management and policy decisions Department of Lame Excuses  Ige Holds News Conference from Contact Tracing Phone Room Senators: Teleworking HGEA Members are just Faking it Lawyers agree on November 3 sentencing date in corruption case for Katherine and Louis Kealoha Just the beginning --  Five Felony Drug Dealers Released for COVID—450 more to go Some high-profile inmates request release during coronavirus pandemic 18 more COVID-19 infections reported at OCCC, bringing cases identified at jail to 267 Corrections oversight panel struggling without staffing Ala Moana Target Store – ‘Multiple Positive Cases’ Bill 2: Less Parking and Higher Construction Costs $55M Electric Rate Hike Set for October More Positions 1: DLIR Slow Down -- Exploiting COVID for Empire Building More Positions 2: UH regents expect $91M Budget Shortfall—Job Cuts Coming More Positions 3: Council urges hiring freeze Last-minute amendment to anti-styrofoam bill Read More..

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 August 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 3411 Views COVID: Public is paying the price for government mismanagement and active cover-up Caldwell Announces More COVID Restrictions--Targets Non-Economic Activity Republican Legislative Candidate Wanted for Quarantine Violation How I Beat Homelessness by Working Former CIA Officer Arrested and Charged with Espionage Donna Leong submitted Secret Resignation over a month ago—Caldwell Admin Lied About it Hospitals see encouraging signs that COVID-19 surge is slowing Ige to extend eviction moratorium Parents stunned after Nanakuli charter school disenrolls more than 270 students About 40% of Oahu Community Correctional Center inmates tested for coronavirus are positive Cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to shelter in Iwilei grows to 35 Where is the state’s Board of Health when we really, really need it? HGEA to Help Harry Kim’s Son Become Fire Chief? Feds Revamp Ala Wai Flood Control Plan in Gambit to Bypass Community Opposition Read More..

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 August 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:21 PM :: 2858 Views The Scoop on Hawaii Elections 2020 UH team leads new survey to assess COVID-19 impact in Hawaii KITV Sells for $30M Bill 59: Amend Community Garden Program   COVID Count 134 new cases out of 1,914 tests Ige Plan:  3 Years of Furloughs, Gut EUTF Court orders release of 200 or more felons as COVID-19 creates excuse Avoiding Sledgehammer Shutdown Order Possible…but Schatz: DoH Needs to Stop Refusing Offers of Money, Personnel This is Hawaii -- DoH Failure Should Be Expected Young Brothers gets OK to raise rates 46% Many Hawaii students spend first day online as virus surges Kauai Candidate Took Illegal Contributions from Lawyers, State Commission Says Read More..

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