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Tuesday, December 25, 2018 December 25, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 PM :: 3666 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Al Hee Sues Water Board Because Rail Project Not Rerouted to Protect His Tax Scam DoT Lets Highway fall into Sea to Push $15B Sea Level Rise Scheme State Hospital overtime raises safety concerns Soft on Crime: Kahaluu Shooter 54 arrests, 20 convictions in 23 years—But he’s out on the street to do it again Soft on Crime: Maui Man Shot by Police had Long Criminal Record, Little Jail Time  Church domes in Kahaluu provide sanctuary for homeless single mothers Hawaii officially down to one refinery Anti-Frackers Fail to Squelch Gas Co Rate Hike Read More..

Monday, December 24, 2018 December 24, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:13 PM :: 4465 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Lawsuit: Lloyd's of London Kickback Scheme Steered Lava Victims to Worthless Coverage Criminal Prosecution for DLNR staff? Copying UH: DoE Magically Triples its Deferred Maintenance, Grabs for $868M OIP error allowed government agencies to withhold public records for decades Fighting at the Public Utilities Commission Bum Patrol: Hawaii County Parks Hires Security Guards Read More..

Sunday, December 23, 2018 December 23, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 5779 Views Carbon Tax: Will You Fiddle While Paris Burns? Charitable Deductions--Hawaii Ranks 48th Grassroot: Our Santa wish list for Hawaii Environmental Council Completes Rewrite of Environmental Review Rules Hawaii Becomes the Second State to Shut Out Wild-Animal Circuses Ige Approves Rule Changes for Small Boat Harbors The Big Squeeze: An analysis of tax and fee increases island residents are expected to pay The problem with rail isn’t PR Can Team Hanabusa Take Revenge by Cutting $125M for Ala Wai? Ige seeks $5 million to study financing options for new Halawa jail Kaneshiro Should Step Down to Avoid Impeachment City Gives X-Mas Gift to Homeless Children—Forcing their No Good Parents to Accept Shelter Road Open to Geothermal Plant -- May Restart in 18 Months Anti-vaccination message barely worth printing Maui Styrofoam Ban Begins Dec 31   Obamacare’s fines are not the big stick many had expected Read More..

Saturday, December 22, 2018 December 22, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:10 PM :: 4912 Views Hawaii Democratic Party Announces Priorities for 2019 Legislative Session Senate Updates Committee Assignments State Now Accepting Grant-in-Aid Applications Congressional Delegation Not Eager to Push New Akaka Bill Aloha Stadium Authority Tries for $25,000 Junket, Fails Hawaii Supreme Court Overturns 30 Years Of Government Secrecy Nearly one year after Hawaii missile fiasco, emergency reforms are still on the table Homes Needed for 175 Criminals Read More..

Friday, December 21, 2018 December 21, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:14 PM :: 4213 Views Report Renews Push to Turn Hawaiians into Fake Indian Tribe Supreme Court Releases Opinion Striking Down HSTA Property Tax ConAm Surfboards count as 'vessels' under the Jones Act, and it's creating big problems for workers' comp HC&S Land Sold to Real Farmer Trump Signs Farm Bill Legalizing Hemp Hawaii Population—First 2yr Decline Since Statehood 68 Oahu Homeless Dead after Lifetime on the Streets Caldwell ‘Seriously Considering’ Excluding Prosecutor from Public Safety Meetings Hearing set for petition on Kaneshiro impeachment Honolulu Meets Federal Demands On Rail Project With Pre-K Sales Pitch Needed, DoE Suddenly Wants MORE Testing Homeless shelter for young adults rapidly expands thanks to state’s ‘ohana zones’ plan The Hidden Cost of Shipping Your Holiday Package Oahu Democrats to Discuss Big Island bioenergy power plant Maui: Enviros Prepare for All-Out War Against Agriculture Maui Enviros will Grab for Water to Destroy New Farm Quack Anti-Vaxxers Mobilize for Kauai Hearing Read More..

Thursday, December 20, 2018 December 20, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:27 PM :: 3452 Views  Ethics: DLNR Manager Steals Equipment, Funnels Money to Contractor Auditor: DAGS Funds 'Do not meet Criteria' What's Not Adding up at OHA? DLNR, Animal Liberation Nuts Imagine Aquarium Poachers--Post Reward Trump, Schatz Team up to Release Thousands of Criminals DoH Fines Hu Honua Biofuel Plant for Water Pollution Internal audit of UH managed Maunakea lands finds no irregularities UH Study: Tweekers 15.1% of Emergency Room Traffic at Hawaii Hospital UH Budget request breakdown for 2019 Legislature Biofuel: How HECO, Enviros Teamed up to Destroy Rainforest Police chief expresses concern about embattled prosecutor’s potential impact on cases Green: Reclassifying drug treatment as ‘primary care’ could help more addicts into recovery Hawai'i Interagency Council on Homelessness Legislative Priorities: $218M Star-Adv, Legislators: We Want Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Senators Put UH Finances Under A Microscope University of Hawaii athletics considers raising student fees HPD officer hit with more domestic abuse charges while out on bail Public Paychecks: America's police and fire chiefs have big jobs, and big salaries to boot. Here's Honolulu's breakdown  Read More..

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 December 19, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 PM :: 3282 Views Cato: Ige 3rd-Worst Governor in USA Cato Institute’s Jones Act Conference Economic Security: In Hawaii it Costs $96K Homelessness: Hawaii has 4th Largest Increase and 4th Largest Decrease HAWSCT's Latest Water Case Isn't About Water Petition Filed With Court To Impeach Prosecutor Kaneshiro Josh Green uses old power playbook Some Grumbling Over Senate Committee Posts Bloated rail lost public trust long ago The cost of living just got more expensive for homeowners Minimum-wage hike Leads to Restaurant Closures OJ Simpson Innocence Project Fights Retired Judge in Effort to Free Rapist-Murderer Thousands of Hawaii teens admit to injecting illegal drugs Terrified BoE Members to Counter Luke Push for ‘Zero Based Budgeting’ Delays, Denials, Wasted Tax Dollars: DOE’s Troubled Treatment Of Injured Workers Settlement reached over alleged gender discrimination within the Maui Police Department Big Fat Salary Hikes for Top CWS Officials Goodbye Kona, homeless situation too aggressive to enjoy stay Read More..

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 December 18, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:10 PM :: 3868 Views Ige Introduces Executive Budget for Fiscal Biennium 2019-2021 Maui County Pays Vendors Ripped Off by Anti-GMO Activist Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 16, 2018 National Report: Hawaii Ranks 13th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco 2019 Summer Journalism Internships Zero Based Budgeting on Table as Legislators Seek to Trim Governor’s Power Ige Proposes Spending $125 Million For Ala Wai Canal Flood Control Ige proposes major expansion of ‘free college’ program for low-income students Ige: Spend $38.2 million on girls’ locker rooms Kaneshiro Impeachment Suit to be Filed Today Queens Spends $2.25M to Convince 84 Homeless to Accept Housing—And its a Money Saver Waianae Homeless Camp: Trust a Tweeker with $150K?  Trust Bumpy with $150K? Dimwits Finally Figure Out Huge Barrier For Trapping Plastic Waste In The Pacific Isn’t Working Hawaii AG to oppose Obamacare ruling Puna Subdivisions Divisive Internal Politics HSTA Member ‘Terminated’ After Sex With Students, Paid Vacation Witnesses describe seeing a ‘drunk’ officer hitting utility pole Read More..

Monday, December 17, 2018 December 17, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 3861 Views Hawaii: Gun-Carry Ban Legit Because It's Century Old Who's Running in My District? 2019 Neighborhood Board Elections How Much Would Carbon Tax Add to Price Per Gallon? Rail: “No Public Trust in our Organization” Maunakea financial audit completed The history of Title IX compliance in Hawaii's public schools You aren’t born a leader, says Lingle, you become one Study: Chuukese Patients In Hawaii Often Face Discrimination Biocontrol: $35M Building to House More HGEA ‘Positions’ Help Count the Homeless 2 Windward churches aiding the homeless get different results Tourist Sues Expedia for False Advertising of Hawaii TVR Read More..

Sunday, December 16, 2018 December 16, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 4590 Views The County Strikes Back (part 4) Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Third Circuit 1988: Kaneshiro Brought in to Save Mafia Godfather Larry Mehau Hawaii Minimum Wage Workers Make $50K/year Proposed Hawaii Carbon Tax Would Add $0.88 per gallon of gasoline Title IX 46 Years of DoE Hypocrisy Assisted Suicide ‘Uncharted Territory’ A Tale of Two Mauis: Newly released census data reveals growing inequality Kona Homeless Tent City Site Still a Swirling Vortex of Shelter-Refusers Caring efforts are energizing the fight against homelessness ‘Modern Hawaii was built on human trafficking’ Can Tulsi Gabbard Revitalize Birtherism? Read More..

Saturday, December 15, 2018 December 15, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:56 PM :: 4151 Views Dubin Disbarment?  Another Step in the Process  Ige Signs Emergency Proclamation to Build Homeless 'Ohana Zones Ige: Lofty ideals, few practical solutions UHERO Economic Forecast: Record-high Visitor Numbers--Unimpressive Income Gains HELCO Pushing $13.4M Rate Hike Josh Green: Pay to Play Kaneshiro Corruption: Murderer May be First to Walk Free Impeachment process unclear for Honolulu Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro Civil Beat Law Center Files To Unseal Secret Kealoha Court Documents Pu‘uhonua o Waianae gets $150,000 to help build new encampment Solar Homes Hit By High Electric Bills Read More..

Friday, December 14, 2018 December 14, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 3650 Views Auditor: DLNR Held Back Ceded Lands Payments Honolulu Republican Party Calls for Kaneshiro Resignation ‘Gold star’ marked duplicate driver licenses now available online Honolulu Bum Patrol Extended -- City Cites 'Good Results' Hawaii hotel strike linked to lack of economic freedom DLNR Publishes Dam Evacuation Maps Hanabusa Identifies Two Key Republicans Behind Hawaiian Tribal Scheme The Cost Of Honolulu Rail’s Westside Stations Keeps Going Up Honolulu Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro’s deputy takes leave Hawaii State hospital escapee Randall Saito pleads not guilty to escape and identity theft Two Groups Compete to Free Rapist and Murderer Bat Killers Whine About Windfarm Opposition New VA Secretary: We will do more to help Hawaii’s military veterans Muslim Tries to Recruit from Oahu Prisons Teacher Complains Students Not Politicized Enough Read More..

Thursday, December 13, 2018 December 13, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 5168 Views Whitewash: HGEA Members at State Hospital Get No Punishment for Saito Escape How Would You Grade OHA? City, Hawai‘i Gas open renewable wastewater biogas facility Hemp Made Legal in Federal Farm Bill UN Climate Change Confab: Hawaii Promises to Keep Ratepayer Cash Flowing to Silicon Valley Billionaires Report: Hawaii is the healthiest state in 2018 Pearl City--2nd Least Needy City in USA Liar Kaneshiro Can Talk About Federal Investigation If He Wants To  Honolulu Police Corruption Probe Now Includes Katherine Kealoha’s Brother 10 years later, board still trying to fix ethics code Hawaii’s Chief Information Officer Is Stepping Down Kauai Criminal Indicted for Sex Assault While on Work Release Punatic Activist Fails to Complete Community Service, Going to Jail Military Lesbian Charged with Attempted Murder of ‘Wife’ Southwest’s CEO Bucks Skeptics With Hawaii Flights ‘Ready to Roll’ Read More..

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 December 12, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 4187 Views PETITION: Impeach City and County Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro Machado remains OHA chair with support of full board Urban Honolulu Native Hawaiian Population Declines 12% Hawaii Cell Phone Taxes 7.75% Regressive Progressives Plan Big Agenda for 2019 Legislature As pressure grows for Kaneshiro to step aside, experts say city charter has process to impeach prosecutor Hawai`i Considers Green Taxes Paul Brewbaker wrong about housing in Honolulu Hawaii is the only state not awarded federal BUILD transportation grants in 2018 Hawaii County’s New Pitch To State Seeks $150M For Lava Damage Thanks to Regressive Progressives Once-Thriving Hawaii Dairy Industry Is On The ‘Brink Of Extinction’ Lame Duck Maui Council Pushes Big Agenda PGV gets green light to clear road Ex-Real Estate Commission vice chairman changes plea in embezzlement case Read More..

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 December 11, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 PM :: 3735 Views Finish OHA’s Audit for Fraud, Waste and Abuse! Janus: DAGS Bobbles Union Dues Collection Congress Giving Territories Control of Offshore Windfarm Permitting EPA Moves to Roll Back WOTUS Convicted Murderer to Walk Free Because of Kaneshiro Corruption? City prosecutor shows no signs of stepping aside after getting formal notice that he’s a target of federal probe New OHA Leadership Promises to Complete Audit Hawaii Obamacare Enrollment only 7,806 With 15 Days to Go Rollout of new state payroll system almost complete Geographical Exemption: School Choice Forcing Hawaii Schools to Improve? After 2 Years of Paper Shuffling, City Finally Allow Church to Open Homeless Shelter  Boaters Not Fooled by DLNR Sales Pitch Mortgage delinquencies on Hawaii's Big Island grow after Kilauea eruption The Agricultural Energy - Renewable Energy Quagmire Danger: Hawaii Nonprofit Teams up with UN to Enforce Eco-Religion Ritte warns he’ll protest if Navy goes through military exercises off shore without Giving Him Money Tulsi is Running for VP to Bernie Read More..

Monday, December 10, 2018 December 10, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 PM :: 3145 Views Honolulu Neighborhood Boards -- 34 Vacancies Dead Bats Are Changing People’s Minds About This Energy Project City pays for security at parks to keep homeless out, vandalism down Star-Adv: Lets Put Homeless Tent Cities Back in Our Parks Now  How To Get What You Want From The Legislature Electric Car Tax Credit to be Abolished? Read More..

Sunday, December 9, 2018 December 9, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 PM :: 3378 Views Will US Supreme Court Hear Lesbian Home Invasion Case? Auwahi Wind Farm Requests Approval to Kill 140 Hoary Bats The County Strikes Back (part 3) Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 9, 2018 Planning for climate change to the sound of ‘ka-ching’ Ige 2.0: Small goals, petty politics Latest Scheme: ‘Free’ Lawyers will Work to Eliminate Rental Units from Marketplace by Helping Deadbeats, Squatters TMT foes don’t speak for all UH faculty Star-Adv: Stamp out Parasite TVRs Leilani: After Volcano, Something Really Horrible—Tourists! Hanalei Continues to Exploit Fake ‘Emergency’ to Keep Tourists Out Read More..

Saturday, December 8, 2018 December 8, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 3550 Views Nation’s Capital hears our message on Jones Act Health Insurance: Hawaii Cheapest in USA Elder-Abuse Protections--Hawaii Ranks 28th Honolulu Scores Well for 'Wallet Fitness' Kaneshiro Acting as Political Enforcer? OHA Money Grab: Hearings planned on small boat harbor fee hikes Sierra Club Fails in Effort to Cut Off Upcountry Maui Water Supply Tax Hike Coming: Global Warmers Have a Plan for You and Your Property Solar project must be moved away from humans, homes Kauai: Grove Farm Personnel Line Cabinet Activist: I Submitted Comments Against RimPac and the Exercise Continued, therefore the process is Rigged  Food Evolution: the film that may change your mind about GMOs WHT Editorial: Hospital’s Scabies timing seems suspicious Read More..

Friday, December 7, 2018 December 7, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:40 PM :: 2960 Views Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy Title IX Lawsuit: ACLU Sues over Lack of Female Athletic Facilities at DoE Schools FHA Baseline Limit for Hawaii Homebuyers Increases Census Releases 5 Year Study of Hawaii Households Geothermal energy a 'no brainer' for Hawaii Proposed Water Bottling Plant Dares to Challenge OHA Ownership of Subsurface Resources, Gets Protested Department of Planning and [Not] Permitting Climate-Safe Energy Can Be Dangerous Kamehameha Schools negotiating with Hu Honua Associate for eucalyptus harvest 12 Years Later Honolulu Airport Still Under Construction Telescope Protester: We Built an Altar But the Supreme Court did not give us the Land DLNR to Propose Fishing License Bill? Read More..

Thursday, December 6, 2018 December 6, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:51 PM :: 3532 Views Where Does OHA Hide its Secrets? U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Attempting To Provide Material Support to ISIS Hawaii 2nd-Worst State for Drivers Convictions May be Overturned Due to federal criminal probe of Honolulu prosecutors UH Faculty Circular Logic: Telescope is Unethical because we got ourselves Arrested Protesting Against it Hawaii ACLU Outlines Litigation Plan to Keep the Homeless Homeless HPD overstating success in rape cases, report claims City Ethics Commission Is Investigating Far Fewer Cases Than 2 Years Ago Public pension reform will benefit government workers High rise fire inspections to remain at three years vs. five, post-Marco Polo fire Commuting Oahu: ‘It Takes Your Time And It Gives You Back Stress’ Court orders Legislature to Release Sex-Harassment Records (in Oregon) Read More..

Wednesday, December 5, 2018 December 5, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 4972 Views How George H W Bush Stopped the Bombing of Kahoolawe Smug Hirono: Dems Struggle Appealing to Voters Because ‘We Have to Tell Everyone How Smart We Are’ House Announces Committee and Leadership Roster Candidate registration period opens for 2019 Neighborhood Board Elections Lt. Gov. Green Hires Carpenters Union Lobbyist As His Chief Of Staff Gabbard: If You Ask About Chris Butler, You Are Just Like Pittsburgh Shooter As part of widening corruption probe, DOJ sends subject letter to second-in-command at prosecutor’s office Anti-Telescope Fight Now Shifts to OHA Grab for Cash and Land Six-Figure Deal To Cover UH Rail Costs ‘Slipped Through The Cracks’ Council Still Playing Games with Homeless Caldwell Claims Sidewalk Nuisance Bill Undermines Efforts to Force Homeless to Accept Shelter Puuhonua?  10% of Criminals Back in Prison After Just One Year Soft on Crime: Repeat Rapist on Trial for Child Molestation No more Styrofoam: Maui County’s ban leaves restaurants searching for alternatives Ige Orders DoTax to Confiscate Tax Refunds from People Who Owe Money to Government Filmmaker Likes to Sue People Good Thing We Don’t Have Smaller Stadium: Expected to fill Aloha Stadium this weekend: The Eagles, Jack Johnson and Guns N Roses Read More..

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 December 4, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:51 PM :: 2963 Views Full Text: Ige Inaugural Speech Republican Responses to Ige Inaugural Speech OHA Year in Review: Looking Back at 2018 Legislators to consider carbon tax for ‘polluters’ (big and small) Hawaii soldier who threatened to shoot up Waikiki sentenced to 25 years for trying to aid Islamic State Lack of Earmarks Makes Limousine Liberals Pony Up 7 vacation rental bills before the Council Hawaii Tuna Fishermen Want Higher Quotas HPD Program For Domestic Violence Victims Stalls Maui Co Liquor Comm is “retaliatory and not open to new ideas” Read More..

Monday, December 3, 2018 December 3, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 2837 Views WOTUS: Supreme Court Asks US Solicitor General to Weigh in on Maui Injection Wells JSC Seeks Nominees for First Circuit Court--Two Vacancies Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 2, 2018 UH: Record-setting Native Hawaiian, Filipino and overall 4-year UH Mānoa graduation rates Tulsi Gabbard returns to NH, fueling speculation of presidential run McDermott: Republicans Want to Cooperate with Ige Civil Beat: Release Lots of Criminals from Jail and Open Up Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities to House Them Want To Teach In Hawaii? HSTA-DoE Won’t Recognize Your Seniority Lime Bike: City Still Clings to Scooter=Moped Position, Kicks Football to Legislature Kaiser graduate speaks out about Amtrak incident Read More..

Sunday, December 2, 2018 December 2, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 6059 Views Fraud, Collusion, Embezzlement: Hawaii OPEB Debt The County Strikes Back (part 2) Senate Announces Committee Assignments Feds Investigating Rail After ‘Breathtaking’ Cost Increases UH Global Warmers: Impose Carbon Taxes on Hawaii Because of White Privilege Economists: $800K is Affordable House The need for tweeks:  Star-Adv Urges Lege to Make Oxy Easier to Get Smug Gabbard: Those of us here at the Sanders Institute are Superior to the Measly Little Humans Driven by Greed Remembering President George HW Bush Read More..

Saturday, December 1, 2018 December 1, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 18550 Views Honolulu Ethics: Legal to Campaign on County Time? Ige Extends Lava Emergency for 5th Time Police Report ‘Threat’ Against State Women’s Commission Director was Fake—Timed to Coincide with Renewal of Employment Contract State Commission on Status of Women--No Minutes Posted for Years Fishermen Not fooled by DLNR Push for Fishing Fees Smaller Stadium -- No More Concerts for Hawaii? Beware of Maui County’s ‘shiny new ball’ Maui: Animal Liberation Nuts Grab For Control of Cattle Ranching Maui Anti-Styrofoam Hysteria—What Next? Sovereignty: Doped Up Ruggles Scores Spread in Guardian Doped up at UH: Prof Claims Marijuana is Good for Heart NH Young Democrats Want Gabbard to Speak Read More..

Friday, November 30, 2018 November 30, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 3830 Views What’s an airconditioned Neal Katyal worth? Not all public-private partnerships are good Forbes Best States for Business: Hawaii Ranks 46th Report: Since recession, 10 states, including Hawaii, operate at structural deficits Hawaii Ranks 15th for Financial Transparency Honolulu--6th Oldest Homeowners in USA OHA offering $7 million for community grants How a U.S. law intended to reduce dependence on fossil fuels has unleashed an environmental disaster in Indonesia   House and Senate Republicans Meet to Plan 2019 Agenda Wanna Buy a House on Maui? County has $30K to Give You Stream Flow Ruling Cuts off Lahaina Water Supply Potential Criminal Prosecution: Hu Honua Violates Water Pollution Laws In ‘game-changer,’ Hawaii given approval to use Medicaid dollars to help chronically homeless State Carbon Tax The Devil is in the Details Smelling Your Money, Green Scrum at Honolulu Hale State’s high court stands by its Mauna Kea ruling After Three Years Judge finally dismisses Kealohas' harassment lawsuit against city ethics commission, employees State Claims ‘Dramatic’ Improvement In Adult Home Care Oversight CDC: Drug overdose deaths on the rise in Hawaii Firefighters extinguish Homeless Tweeker Fire near Makai Research Pier Honolulu Council to take up emergency measures for building permits Bill 79 adds more restrictions designed to Squelch Affordable Housing Construction Aloha Stadium upgrade plan includes lots of condos Honolulu City Council Blocks Multi-Million Dollar Cellphone Service Upgrade: Ige Spent $3.2 Million On Re-Election Campaign, New Reports Show Ige to be sworn for second term next week Read More..

Thursday, November 29, 2018 November 29, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 3455 Views To ‘Change Society’ -- Hawaii Climate Commission Pushes For State Carbon Tax Details of the Horrible Carbon Tax Bill Pine: Gill Family Windfarm Proceeding Against Community Opposition DBEDT: International Students Contribute $498M to Economy Caldwell Allows 60-Day Permitting Bill to Become Law Without Signature $3.56M Tourism Industry Payoffs to Community Groups Statewide Visitor Arrivals Jump 4.4% for October--Spending Drops State sued over services for autistic students DoE distancing itself from Rape Case smells bad Legislature’s Hires Hanabusa to Defend Gut-n-Replace Frankenbills in Lawsuit Performance-based regulation (PBR) of utilities has emerged as an important Excuse for Raising Rates ‘Wife’ to Get $40M from Kawananakoa Trust Star-Adv: Copy San Francisco TVR Regs Ride Sharee works with City Council to draft rules for dockless bike parking Castle High School parents sue over dangerous football drill WOTUS: Waipio Valley residents concerned for safety after permits revoked by Feds Privately Funded, ‘Destination’ Playground Proposed For Ala Moana Park Hawaii County Planning Commission Votes to Kill Affordable Housing Project Commission gives positive recommendation to Hawaii Co sewer fee hike bill Audit critical of Maui liquor department and commission Read More..

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 3160 Views Ige-Green Administration is Hiring Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2°C? Charitable? Hawaii Ranks 46th Revolving Door: DBEDT Director Quitting to Join Law Firm's Lobbying Arm Hawaii County: Top Contractor Headed Salary Commission—Gave  Massive Raises Really, how hard can fixing jail blunders be? Danners won’t face prosecution Hotel strikers to get $6.13 in raises over 4 years State Law Allows Minors to Refuse Psychiatric Treatment Marshallese Adoptions Fuel A Lucrative Practice For Some Lawyers Man who suffered heart attack during Hawaii missile alert sues state Consumers sue maker of ‘Hawaiian’ potato chips President 2020? Gabbard Speaking to Democrats in New Hampshire Read More..

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 Letters to the Editor, November, 2018 By Letters to the Editor @ 2:44 PM :: 2871 Views Bitcoin emissions alone could push global warming above 2°C? Read More..

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 November 27, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 3154 Views Sen 19 Loser Lopresti Claims Golojuch Altered Ballots--Demands Recount The County Strikes Back (part 1) Council Resolution: Ban Cars, Buses from Waikiki by 2030 Inspector General Releases False Missile Alert Report 4 Problems With the New Climate Change Report Plastic Straw Ban Crusades Are About Progressive Virtue Signaling, Not Practical Solutions Professor Thinks Banning These Words Would Fix Free Speech on College Campuses Connected: Rail, Pensions, and Vacation Rentals Caldwell Claims: ‘No More Important Issue’ Than Climate Change – While Building Rail in Inundation Zone Proposed Palehua Wind Farm May Violate State Law Windfarm to be built on top of Hawaiian archaeological site? Kurt Fevella: From school custodian to sole Republican in the state Senate     Losers LoPresti, Waters Sue for Recount Marriott-managed hotels, union reach agreement, vote set today Police Security Cameras May Soon Blanket Waikiki CPB Raises Minimum Wage to $16—Socialists Still Dithering on $15, Just Can’t Keep up with Trump Economy Star-Adv: Affordable Housing Plan ‘Scary’ HPD Calls for Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Enviros Prepare to Launch Fake Humpback Hysteria Honolulu mayor exploits Thanksgiving to spin Iwilei homeless center debacle Board of Water Supply starts new push to redevelop downtown parcel Kauai Council Chair Chosen: Anti-GMO Freaks Lose 5-2 Black Market Babies from Marshall Islands Port of Honolulu Master Plan Being Updated Read More..

Monday, November 26, 2018 November 26, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:34 AM :: 2934 Views Schatz deletes tweet suggesting ‘chemical weapons’ used at US-Mexico border Tax Credits: Proposed Biofuel Plant Faces $100M Deadline GET blocks ability to survive on 1 job Legislative Agenda: State lawmakers pander, knowing Committee Chairs will Kill Minimum Wage Hike Fee to fish?: RPL Public Meetings Set Program prevents former inmates from becoming homeless Opioid Prescriptions Down—So Are Overdose Deaths Big Island Bus System Still a Mess Read More..

Sunday, November 25, 2018 November 25, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 2904 Views City Piles on Big Ticket Projects as money woes mount Star-Adv: DLNR must extract more rent money from Small Businesses Flacking for Hotel Industry, Appleseed Center urges tough vacation rental rules Rape victim sues DOE Hawaii County seeks flexibility in using GET funds Hawaii’s disability benefit denials reversed at highest rate in nation Caldwell: Don’t delay needed fire sprinkler law Bitchy Gabbard Just a Trump Copycat Gabbard Going from the ridiculous to the profane Read More..

Saturday, November 24, 2018 November 24, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 PM :: 5670 Views Lloyd’s of London Throws in the Towel on Lava Exclusion The Jones Act: Charting a New Course after a Century of Failure Political Connections Pay Off: Gill Family to Cash in on Makakilo Wind Farm Sex, Lies and Retaliation at Big Island Election Office—6 years later Case Reaches Supreme Court Climate report paints dire picture for Hawaii – Public Laughs at Mindless Eco-Hysteria Iwase Out at PUC—Who Will Raise our Rates Next? Bus fares could go up, again Big Island Taxicab drivers say Uber, Lyft putting them at unfair disadvantage An alternative for the homeless? Read More..

Friday, November 23, 2018 November 23, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 3351 Views Honolulu Tax Evader a Big Deal in Guam, Micronesia Criminal Al Hee’s Scam Company May be Forced into Bankruptcy Key to DPP Change: Fewer HGEA Members Making Excuses   Ex-prison guard charged in three inmates’ assaults Read More..

Thursday, November 22, 2018 November 22, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 3215 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom Wind Farm: Hearing to Consider Plan to Kill More Bats, Petrels DoE Announces New Scheme to Extract CIP Money from Legislature Hawaii AG Demands More Focus on Trannies If Hawaiians Were Indians, Hawaii Would be #3 for Reservations Medicaid waivers allowed for inpatient psychiatric treatment UH: Convicted Felon Paid to Get Other Convicts Released State economic growth downgraded Permitting delays hinder small business, startup growth in Hawaii State’s unfunded liabilities crisis has a silver lining Honolulu’s Secret Home Buyers Must Now Reveal Their Identities Hawaii Legislative “Tricks” HECO Playing Games With Proposed Makakilo Wind Farm East Honolulu City Council candidate to appeal razor thin loss Family blames bureaucracy for keeping 85-year-old sex offender on the streets Substance abuse put former athletes on different paths to redemption Read More..

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 November 21, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:04 PM :: 3146 Views UHERO: Revenue Decoupling Jacks up Utility Rates Tulsi Gabbard Just Called Donald Trump A Bitch for Being Insufficiently Russian Ikaika Anderson: Council Homeless Policy Like Homosexual Gathering With Few Days Left in Office, Drug-Infused Councilwoman Continues to Spout Sovereignty Rhetoric Homeless Child Molester Busted at Ala Moana Beach Park Anti-Dairy Protesters Drive Big Island dairy farm out of business Change Honolulu Rail’s Route Right Now Because of Sea Level Rise Caldwell vetoes bill giving condo owners more time to comply with fire safety law Native Hawaiians claim voter suppression at Leeward Oahu polling sites during general election Former Hawaii Geothermal site destroyed by lava; PGV says risk of of hydrogen sulfide release ‘minimal’ Hawaii County Council passes measure regulating short-term vacation rentals Federal Report: No Evidence That Agent Orange Was Used On Guam Read More..

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 November 20, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 2777 Views Hawaii putting bond investors in a world of hurt Hawaii Grade C for Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Laws HRA Backs Hawaii Concealed Carry Lawsuit UH 'Scientists' Assemble Cavalcade of Global Warming Hysterias A Smaller World  Women's March Founder: "Anti-Semitism, anti-LBGTQIA sentiment, and hateful, racist rhetoric part of the platform" Grandstanding: Hirono Lawsuit Challenges Trump Appointment OHA Money Grab Behind Star-Adv Push for Higher DLNR Land Rents Telescope foes ask Hawaii high court to reconsider ruling AG to Release Result of Investigation into HGEA-Controlled Lunatic Asylum Did Hawaii Lawmakers Poison Their Relationship With Gov. Ige? $17M—300% Sewer fee hike advanced We’re Number One!  Construction underway in Iwilei for largest hygiene center in the nation New location discussed for Waianae homeless Soft on Crime: 10 Convictions out on the Streets Does it Again Time For Honolulu To Finally Decide On Natatorium’s Future? Read More..

Monday, November 19, 2018 November 19, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 3123 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 18, 2018 HART Admits Taxpayers 100% on the Hook for P3 Contract Waters and supporters threaten recount lawsuits Green Energy Hustlers Thrilled at Prospect of 20% Higher Electric Bills Rename Hawaii Consumer Advocate the Rate Advocate Shakedown: Judge calls inspections at Pohakuloa training area ‘grossly inadequate’ DLNR Leasing Strategy: Wait for Phone to Ring DLNR Criticized for Not Looting Tenants of Kanohelehua Industrial Park DHHL: Three Years of Paper Shuffling Before Construction Can Begin DPP Whac-a-Mole Maui: Will Planning Comm Water Down $20K/day TVR Fines? Read More..

Sunday, November 18, 2018 November 18, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 3538 Views Thousands of HSTA Members Could be Targeted by New Anti-Bullying Policy Senate Announces Leadership, Committee Chairs Full Bilingual Hawaiian-English Bible Published Walden versus OHA’s LLCs OHA Operatives Squeeze DLNR Harbors Division for Money as Ala Wai redevelopment Looms Open-Carry: Hawaii Paints itself into corner  Lt. Gov. needs a real job or save us the big salary Hygiene Center Homeless Vortex: Drug dealing, public drinking, street sex, street brawls, stabbings and murders Hanalei Residents Angle for Six More Months Without Tourists, TVRs Bill Would Keep Hordes of Tourists out of Leilani Estates New Age Quacks Behind Anti-Vaxxers Mobilizing to Keep Your Kids Sick When hype overpowers fact, we get mongoosed Read More..

Saturday, November 17, 2018 November 17, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:14 PM :: 7409 Views City to Feds: OK We've Done What You Told Us To State Legislature Hiring for Upcoming Session Maui rental fines not fine Hawaii: Nobody Has More Individual Income Tax Brackets UH: Ken Lawson Admits his “Innocence Project” Brought Alleged Pimp to Hawaii Legislative Agenda: State to Build 1000s of Condos at $300K ea? Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to pay $13M for construction claims Ala Wai Harbor P3 Draws Interest from Developers Homeless Tent City: “Rapes, stabbings, theft. It was the weak preying on the weaker.” Read More..

Friday, November 16, 2018 November 16, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 3017 Views Auditor Rips Health Department Oversight of Board and Care Homes HR5025: Protect Fishermen from Enviro Fines Bum Patrol: City Launches 24/7 Security Project for Nine Parks HART approves rail recovery plan—New Cost $9.196B DoE SPED: We’re Incompetent so Give Us More Money  Hawaii Suicide Squad too Eager—Might Blow Chance to Spread Scheme to Mainland States HGEA Coverup: A year later, few answers into how admitted killer escaped from Kaneohe psychiatric hospital Maui Solar Schemes to Score $0.11 per kwh DHHL: Remove unauthorized hale NELHA Tax Credit Scheme Blames Global Cooling for Losses Bruno Mars Proves Aloha Stadium Structurally Sound Read More..

Thursday, November 15, 2018 November 15, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 3134 Views Esther Kia'aina--New OHA CEO? GE Tax Receipts Down 0.7% $206M Short: Hawaii’s budget surplus shrinks to $750M 10 Family Members, 4 Bedrooms And ‘A Dream To Have Your Own Place’—The Reality of ‘Monster Homes’ Council Passes Expedited Permitting Ordinance—DPP Promises to Retaliate by Slowing Occupancy Permits  Kauai Bill 2725: Fake Affordable Housing Bill Would Squelch Development, Lock Buyers out of Real Estate Appreciation Hawaii County Sewer Rates to Double? BUSTED: Hu Honua Lies Designed to Cover Up 28.6 cents per kwh Cost of Production Maui Enviros Panic as Real Farmer Considers Growing on former HC&S Cane Lands Money is the sticking point for striking hotel workers Two Inmates Alleged Beatings by HCC Guards Hawaii Democrats Should ‘stop kowtowing to entrenched special interests’ Read More..

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 November 14, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 4087 Views Hawaii 39% of Homeowners are 'Equity Rich' Applications Being Accepted for Maui County Boards and Commissions Nine New Democrats Elected to House Ninth Circuit Considers Plea of Guam Elders in Airport Land Compensation Case Anti-Pesticide Hysteria: Enviros Shift from Bees to Birds Who’s Who: 2019 Legislative Committee Chairs Time to plan for next election already here HART’s P3 Plan Another Bad Sign For Rail FAR would hurt all homeowners Blaisdell vision costs too much Maui Vacation rental fines inviting legal trouble Oahu retirement home clarifies assisted suicide rules—ACLU Not Satisfied It’s not just that Hawaii can’t hire enough teachers. Schools also can’t convince them to stay Council: Hike Bus Fares 300% for Seniors Honolulu Council Working to Reestablish Kakaako Homeless Tent City Slow-Moving VA System Keeps Homeless Vets on the Street How Prosecutors Blew Pimp Case Analysis: Lane Could Have Destroyed Thousands of Aging Honolulu Homes Read More..

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 November 13, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 4163 Views Hawaii rank goes up, but not its economic freedom How to Build More Housing in Hawaii Caldwell: No Limebike Treatment for Ride Sharee Soft on Crime: Judge drops all charges against former death row inmate prosecutors said wanted to build prostitution empire Hawaii’s stun gun ban will be Overturned Soon Defeat of HART charter amendment to be Exploited as Latest Excuse for delays and costs     Star-Adv: City Faking TOD Affordable Housing Requirement Housing First Reduces Veteran Homelessness Ige plans to push for lava relief funding (sort of) Legislative Agenda: Wakai Pushing Wasteful Aloha Stadium Replacement Project Nago Screw Up:  Waianae polling places ran out of same day registration forms Hawaii Needs Automatic Recount For Close Elections Teenage Tranny On the Lookout Every Day for Excuse to File Grievance against HSTA Members Read More..

Monday, November 12, 2018 November 12, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:13 PM :: 3481 Views Telescope: OHA Greenmail Overplays its Hand? Honolulu VA has Lowest Job Vacancy Rate in USA Hawaii 3rd Skinniest State Tulsi Gabbard for President? Campaign Decision by Christmas Hawaii Ethanol Craze Ran Amok Producing Bad Legacy Legislation DOH to hold hearing on Hu Honua power plant Hawaii Trannies Put on Blackface Show while Pushing Gay Bullying Policy in DoE Bills 79 and 80: Outlaw Affordable Housing ‘Monsters’ Schatz: Remove Troops from Border so Caravan of Democrat Voters Can Get in Hawaii Students Drugged Read More..

Sunday, November 11, 2018 November 11, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 3641 Views Hawaii WWI Centennial - a Full Day of Events at the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial Honolulu VA Touts Few Improvements Oh? Can’t We Keep HART’s Funding Sources “Pure”? Special Funds: Auditor Looks at HART, OHA, PUC and Others Hawaii GOP lost by largest margin since statehood Was rail worth all the pain? Voters suggest maybe not Legislative Team Hanabusa: Ige Still isn’t Talking to us Honolulu VA Medical Center Among Worst 30% -- again Legislative Agenda: More Spending for Education Legislative Agenda: Micromanage UH Textbook Selection Nanakuli charter school once hailed as educational leader in upheaval amid financial woes Kauai: ‘Affordable’ Housing Residents Will Never Catch Up Hawaii County Council to Dump ‘Open Spaces’ Fund Read More..

Saturday, November 10, 2018 November 10, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 3259 Views Hawaii Supreme Court Affirms TMT Permit 4-1 -Dissenting Opinion Published House Republicans Select Gene Ward as Leader Bad News has a Silver Lining Higher taxes do not make housing cheaper Meet the New and Recycled Faces in the Legislature Telescope: Wilson Dissent Published, Protesters Given 10 More Days to File       Maui Eco Activists Horrified at Possibility of Coffee and Citrus Spreading Across Maui Cane fields Homeless Lunatics Must be Forced to Accept Shelter—but Politicians Would Rather Play Politics Failure of Mental Health Care System: Lunatic Terrorizes Local College Falls of Clyde to be Returned to Scotland  Read More..

Friday, November 9, 2018 November 9, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 3227 Views Hawaii ACLU Threatens to Sue Nursing Home for Refusing to Help Patients Kill Themselves Cost of Long Term Care--Hawaii 3rd Highest in USA Ige Proclaims ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’ Hawaii #1 State for Viagra Prescriptions Trump Admin: Caldwell a Section 8 High Performer Star-Adv: Lets Make General Elections Democrat-Only Bill speeding up building permits poised for final vote at City Council Kim resumes work on plan for Maunakea Vacation Rental Ban Could Be ‘The Final Death Blow’ For Puna Legislative Agenda: Potheads to Push for Edibles Hilo gun owner contests petition in open-carry case California Shooting: Failure of Mental Health Care System Soft on Crime: Child Molester May be Released on Technicality Read More..

Thursday, November 8, 2018 November 8, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:27 PM :: 3483 Views Teachers Union: Push Sovereignty Movement in Classrooms House Democrats Announce Committee Chairs Public meetings scheduled for Oahu Climate Action Plan More Traffic Jams -- Oahu Bike Plan update to be announced at public meeting Does Your State Have a Marriage Penalty? Premature Birth--Hawaii Grade 'D' EPA requires closures of 10 illegal cesspools in Hawaii in 2018   Hirono to Telescope Protester: ‘The Court has Ruled’ News Flash: So-called ‘Monster house’ Really Two Houses built on Land Zoned for Apartment Building---Rampaging Mob of Star-Advertiser Editors Continues to Demand Demolition After a two-year dry spell, Hawaii once again has a lone Republican in the state Senate Fevella’s win gives Republicans a state Senate caucus of 1 (again) LoPresti Refusing to Concede? Tommy Waters not conceding to Trevor Ozawa in Honolulu City Council race Toppled after 28 years at OHA, Rowena Akana punished for Giving Evidence to Attorney General Maui Anti-GMO Council Majority to Crown Biofuel Schemer King? Precinct Vote is Anti-GMO, Absentee Vote is Pro-GMO (again) Kauai 2020: Solution to Anti-GMO Ignorance—Abolish Polling Places After Ruggles joins Sovereignty Movement--Proposal would give County Council power to censure absent members HPD Chief: Police Not At Fault In Closing Of Domestic Violence Program Hawaii Harbors Division looking to capitalize on development opportunities amid rail project Read More..

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 November 7, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 3389 Views Final Read—Hawaii Election Results Statewide Election Results: Hawaii’s Voter Turnout Was Almost A Historic Low Exit Poll: Hawaii voters say nation headed wrong way Senate Monopoly Broken: Republican Kurt Fevella beats Matt LoPresti in Ewa Beach Recycling Crazy: Rida Cabanilla re-replaces Matt Lopresti in State House Oahu: 7,000 Late-Arriving Absentee Ballots Counted Overnight Put Ozawa Over the top by 22 votes Assorted Anti-GMO Nuts—Election Results Kauai County overwhelmingly votes to keep term limits Big Island Voters Say Yes to Fiscal Notes, Transparency Maui Voters Want Tougher Fines For Unlicensed Airbnbs Suicide in isles underreported If You Really Believe in Sea-Level Rise You will Change rail route How Self-Obsessed are Hawaii Environmentalists? Read More..

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