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Friday, September 28, 2018 September 28, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 3187 Views Janus: Hawaii union law potentially unconstitutional New international maritime cabotage study released American Samoa Airline Cabotage Reform Coming DBEDT Report: Top 20 Occupations in Hawaii DoE Passes Buck While Girl has Seizure UH’s New Rules Would Bring Big Changes Atop Mauna Kea New Program to Keep Homeless Criminals out of Jail HPD Retiree Charged with Sex Assault Stolen Truck Chase and Crash—Multiple Felonies Got out after one year so he could have Another Chance to do it again Psycho Slasher Out After 4 years Hawaii’s Andria Tupola Speaks at NYU Can Hawaiian Activists Collect Rent from Salesforce.com?   Read More..

Thursday, September 27, 2018 September 27, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:05 PM :: 3287 Views Business Tax Climate--Hawaii Ranks 38th Hawaii Visitor Spending Increased 1.4 Percent to $1.41 Billion in August Kauai We Have a Problem Usual Suspects File Briefs Supporting Hawaii Open Carry Ban Hawaii Finance Commissioner Calls for Congress to Allow Marijuana Banking UH System Enrollment Down 1.2% Ige accepts TV debate, Tupola not yet HART dragging its feet on rail audit, Les Kondo says Honolulu rail board approves ‘public-private partnership’ plan for project’s last segment Counties Ask Supreme Court To Invalidate Ballot Measure For School Funds   Proposed rules for managing Maunakea lands draw fierce criticism Hawaii receives $120 million in disaster relief, more to come Pension problems Maui: Non-Existent Sea Level Rise is Excuse to Seize 200’ of Your Oceanfront Property Judge: NOAA can’t regulate fish farming under fisheries law 9th Circuit to Hear Guam Plebiscite Case at UH Law School Chuuk to Vote on Secession from FSM Still no news from AG’s office on now-retired Hawaii County PD Detective Allegedly Stealing Drugs from Evidence Locker ‘Chaos At Kamalani’: Why It’s So Hard To Run A Charter School Court deals major setback to condominium associations, attorneys Game Room Robber Release on Bail TWICE Anti-GMO Leader Quits Drinking After Sex Assault by Hawaii Liberal Activist Hirono catches heat for sending fundraiser email during hearing Read More..

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 September 26, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 4022 Views Former UH Manoa Anti-Trump Protester-- "Why I Left the Left" Trump official accused of violating Hatch Act for speech at Hawaii GOP fundraiser Hirono Rhetoric Backfires--"Republican Party Favorability Highest in Seven Years" DoH Receives $8M Federal Grant to Fight Opioid Abuse DoH Report on Underage Transsexuals Makes no Mention of the Child Molesters who Victimize Them Engineers: Sea Life Park Falling Apart- A Disaster Waiting To Happen Rail: As Federal Clock Ticks, Caldwell, Martin, Robbins Form Circular Firing Squad  Hawaii Republican Infighting is not ‘fighting the good fight’ UH Survey: President Donald J Trump is More Popular than Ige, Caldwell, Legislature Muslim Assaults Hotel Worker, Claims to be Above the Law Issues at MCCC lead to $37,490 in fines Big Island: More Anti-Dairy Activism Red Hill fuel tank corrosion worse than expected Read More..

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 September 25, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 4284 Views Secret Report Ties Hawaii Youth Suicide Rate to HSTA Grab for HGEA Positions 'Education Tax' -- $21K per House Financial State of the States--Hawaii 45th--$31,600 Debt per Person Climate Action Plan: Preconceived Outcome Set for Public Meetings BWS to Subsidize Affordable Housing Property tax credit for homeowners with income under $60K Hawaii Cauliflower coral could be listed as endangered Hirono Uses Kavanaugh Accusation to Fundraise for Group Founded to 'MoveOn' from Monica Lewinsky Claims  FTA tells HART to find extra $134M for rail Hawaii Union Law Probably Unconstitutional under Janus Decision Gun pointed at police registered to embattled Honolulu attorney tied to Kealoha Coverup Suspect in Kalihi game room fight was out on bail awaiting retrial for murder of cab driver Gay Prostitute Makes Excuses for Threats Against State Women's Commission FBI: Violent crime ticked up in Hawaii last year, while number of property crimes declined No Fear of Confined Spaces: Blasey-Ford Flew to Hawaii and Back Hurricane Lane: Napili resort facing violations for unpermitted rock wall work Several Hawai`i Renewable Energy Projects Under Negotiation Maui Injection Wells Before US Supreme Court Read More..

Monday, September 24, 2018 September 24, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 2918 Views Senator Hirono Didn’t Always Tell Men to ‘Shut Up’ and Believe Accusers Maunakea Administrative Rules Public Meetings No way new tax won’t cost us Hawaii: Worst State for Teachers Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 23, 2018 Cayetano: There Are Many Reasons To Oppose The Proposed ‘Education Tax’ HSTA ‘Give us money because we are unqualified’ Kauai Residents mull term limits for councilmembers Legal Weed Dealers Push Paltry 135lbs for June Homeless Drug Addicts Take over Ala Wai Community park Hawaii Obamacare Subsidy Worth a Pathetic $300K Read More..

Sunday, September 23, 2018 September 23, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:30 PM :: 3483 Views Say It’s a Tax! Hawaii GOP: Our Ticket is United Video: Hirono Left Twisting in Wind as Blasey-Ford 'Witnesses' Refuse to Back Story Crippling Tribalism has Nation on Road to Ruin Ige: Four More Years of Nothing  Running mates at odds as Hawaii GOP kicks off campaign Tulsi Gabbard encouraged to run for president in 2020 HART’s P3 Secret: Lots of Market-Rate TOD  Bullying: DOE dodging responsibility at every opportunity BoE Member: Supporting HSTA Agenda IS Empowerment 1975: How Legislative Corruption Pushed Voters to Call  for Con-Con Homeless Outreach Court: 46% Accept Housing THC and newborns Judge dismisses suit against Hu Honua, county Read More..

Saturday, September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:58 PM :: 3046 Views Rail in Default? Feds Give HART 60-Day Warning Strive HI -- How Did Your School Do? Can Aloha Poke Be Trademarked? Lawyer: Bisexual Guard Raped Prisoners at Halawa for Years FBI investigating officers over beating death of Big Island man, lawyer says Tourism (but not much else) is booming in Hawaii. Here's why that's a problem Read More..

Friday, September 21, 2018 September 21, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 2970 Views Hawaii district court strikes down law targeting pro-life pregnancy centers GOP surrogates rally at UH event for Trump and right-wing ideas Democrat Lawyers Tag Tulsi Gabbard 'CWILF' Hirono Took Money From Democrat Who Admitted to Hitting Wife Hawaii Student Debt Averages $25,125 UHERO: Hawaii's Growth Down, But Not Out Bullying App to Bring Students into DoE Retaliation System? Competitive Elections?  Hawaii Dead Last HSTA chief should stick to the facts Government Spending Will Not Solve Affordable Housing Problem Hawaii County Vacation rental bill gets nod from panel Second Amendment: George Young Heading for US Supreme Court Hawaii County Resists transparency for reservoir evacuations Feds Impose Big Fines over safety violations at Maui Community Correctional Center (again) Foreign homebuyers buy only 375 units in first half of 2018 Finding farming matches for old cane fields not so simple Salary Database Now Includes Hundreds Of Hawaii County Employees Read More..

Thursday, September 20, 2018 September 20, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 3400 Views UH Manoa Socialists Threaten to Throw Poop Hirono: FBI Should Investigate Witness Tampering Against Alleged Kavanaugh Accuser Expected: Hawaii Files For Ninth Circuit En Banc Ruling On Right To Bear Arms  Auditor: RCUH Goes 11 for 11 KITV4 Island News to host first General Election governor's debate—8 Days Before Election Day  HSTA: HGEA and UPW Hypocrites Should Share With Us DoE Spends $5000 per Student on SPED?  -- And Doesn’t Ask for Federal Funds Report: Hawaii students stumble in math Hawaii County Council reallocates GET surcharge proceeds to help pay for damages from Hurricane Lane Vacation rentals bill: City Panel Demands Greater Political Sacrifice by Councilmembers Pressure Pays Off -- Waianae Homeless to Abandon Tent City? Waimanalo NIMBYS -- After Finally Getting the Tweekers out of our Neighborhood, we don’t Want their Homeless Camp Disturbed Hawaii homeowners see average home equity gain of $30K Honolulu rail authority files condemnation suit against Kakaako business Honolulu airport considered one of the worst in the country Why Aren’t There More Women Judges In Hawaii? – Because They Don’t Apply Hawaii’s Soft-on-Crime Policy Leads to Child Death in Puerto Rico Read More..

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 September 19, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 2797 Views Hirono: SCOTUS Seat Could Stay Vacant for Two Years   Mazie Hirono Needs to Shut up, Stand Up and Name Names of Hawaii Democrat Sex Harassers she is Covering For Grassroot Institute to Host Congressional District 1 Candidate Forum Hawaii State Taxes $6,084 per Capita Special Session Decision ‘Imminent’ – No Buyout for Lava Zone 1&2 Residents Poverty Persists Among Hawaiians Despite (or is it because of) Cultural Nationalism How Hawaii is Faking Carbon Neutrality Ige’s not hiding, but he’s totally dodging Maui: Ex-county official fined for theft of vacation time Mauna Kea: DHHL Orders Shutdown of Activists Checkpoint 15% of Hawaii's young men aren't registered with Selective Service Mental Health: Insurers Cut Back on Psychiatrists Pay Read More..

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 September 18, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 3812 Views Green Energy Mandates a Tax on Poor People Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 16, 2018 New Thinking for Hawaiian Homes Union proposal would require $400M hike in property taxes DOE Proposes $100K Salary Increases For 19 Executives Council to discuss call for audit of DOE Four Years of ‘Disruptive’ -- Middle Street-to-Ala Moana phase of Honolulu rail project moving ahead Tax credits will be issue for film industry Amendment 1: Transparency in Pay Hikes for Public Officials Katherine Kealoha resigns as deputy prosecutor Authorities aim to thwart sex traffickers by reuniting high-risk teens with families Hawaii: 66% of Lunatics Untreated Swing and a Miss:  ACLU Tries Another Trick to Keep Homeless out of Shelters State Sheriffs searching for homeless man that caused Saint Andrew's Priory to go on lockdown New Service Helps Public Access Public Records Read More..

Monday, September 17, 2018 September 17, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 3010 Views Lawsuits Close in on Hawaii’s Largest Carbon Credit Scheme Hawaii v Trump: House Judiciary Committee Moves to Ban Nationwide Injunctions Obamacare: Hawaii loses 51 full-time doctors as physician shortage continues Trading Padded Cells for Concrete Cells—The Price We All Pay for Closing the Lunatic Asylums Brace for constitutional amendment campaigns By Purposefully Deferring Maintenance, UH Admin Builds $1.6B Capital Improvement ‘Ask’ Gene Ward On ‘Broken Promises’ For Hawaiians Caldwell Attempts to Impose IAL Designation on Landowners Roadblocks to relicensing push some drivers to illegal behavior Banning Fossil Fuels is Complicated FDA Should Declare Anti-GMO Labeling Illegal Read More..

Sunday, September 16, 2018 September 16, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 2900 Views Historic Homes--$2M Tax Exemption Gift to 342 Households Ray L’Heureux and Randy Roth: Schools’ problem is dysfunctional DOE Passive-aggressive ‘school tax’ proposal could turn out more aggressive than it seems HSTA Tax Hike: Rosenlee Schooled, Readers Not Fooled Rail: Ansaldo Holds P3 Solution Hostage? Rail board reaches critical point for public-private partnership plan SMS Study: Barriers to Affordable Housing Campaign Spending Commission fines Maui Council Anti-GMO Nut Alika Atay $2,700 Hawaii Sex Trade Mostly Locals, not Tourists ‘Overtourism’ Complaints All About TVRs TVR Owners Iced out by Proposed Hawaii County Vacation Rental Law Jones Act waivers aren't a solution; they're a symptom of the problem Read More..

Saturday, September 15, 2018 September 15, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 4493 Views UH campuses climb in U.S. News and World Report ranking Lawsuit: Land Use and Environmental Regs Designed to Push ‘Minorities’ Out Gay Sex and blackmail inside the Halawa Correctional Facility St. Francis Medical Center Tries To Stop $80M Settlement For Abuse Victims Soft on Crime: Child Molester Gets Probation Soft on Crime: Lunatic OK for Release After Killing two Federal judges agrees to sale of Kealohas' home, discusses jury selection for upcoming trial ACLU: End Money bail So Criminals Can do it Again Second East Hawaii Homeless Shelter almost ready for families displaced by lava to move in The number of pedestrians killed in Hawaii this year is 6 times the figure in 2017 Sen. Sullivan talks with Kavanaugh, says Supreme Court nominee recognizes unique Alaska Native rights Obamacare Morphs into ‘Medicare for All’ Read More..

Friday, September 14, 2018 September 14, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:52 PM :: 2673 Views AG Opinion: Hawaii Gun Laws Not as Restrictive as they Seem Evacuate? 'High Risk' Nuuanu Reservoir--What is Caldwell Administration Hiding? Council Passes Bill 53--Calls for Demolition of Affordable Housing 'Monsters' Debt is the No. 1 source of financial stress in Hawaii Paris Accord: Ige Promises to Keep Raising Taxes and Electric Rates End 'gut and replace'  VIDEO: 'Problematic' HSTA Rental Tax Opposition rises to tax proposal In Effort to Impose Gay Agenda via anti-Bullying Programs, ‘Gay Dad’ gets $10K Nuisance Money from DoE Star-Adv: Keep teens from Vaping Tobacco-But Encourage them to Vape Marijuana Damage to Hawaii county infrastructure caused by Lane totals about $20M Enviros Renew Push for Garbage Tax What New Census Data Says — And Doesn’t Say — About Hawaii Soft on Crime: Triple Murder ’Schizo’ given Free Pass to Mental Hospital Following Campaign Cash In Hawaii Just Got Easier Read More..

Thursday, September 13, 2018 September 13, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 PM :: 2694 Views July-Aug 2018: GE Tax Collections up 0.4% Tropical Storm Olivia Moving Away from Hawaii Ethics Commission Outlines Charges Against OHA Trustee Rowena Akana Hawaii property owners so beaten down they don’t often go to court Ethics Board punts on honesty policy Council Rejects Big Bus Fare Hikes For Seniors And The Disabled Psychotic Criminal Sent to UH instead of Old-Style Asylum--Learns to Target ‘The Americans’ Peasants Must Be Made to Pay for the Electric Charging Stations Needed by the Eco-Priesthood Mainland Homeless Hanging Around in Waikiki What Has Happened To The American Dream in Hawaii? Why Hawaii’s Last Constitutional Convention Was a Disaster Hawaii’s commercial billfish industry loses vital protection Read More..

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 September 12, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:05 PM :: 2754 Views Hawaii Supreme Court to Decide if Land Can be Stolen from Owners Without Compensation? Unaffordable Housing? Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Tropical Storm Olivia Crosses Maui and Lanai Free speech comes to UH Manoa: Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk speaking Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on First Circuit Oahu Judicial Nominees Supreme Court: Applicants Sought for Disciplinary Board, Bar Examiners CSC: Dozens of Candidates Hit With Fines Food Hysterias, Federal Regs Squeeze Hawaii Small Farms Federal Money Is Running Out For Charter Schools’ Pre-K Programs Will Renewable Energy Trading Allow HECO to Keep Lowest Cost Electric Producer? Coco Palms: Usual Suspects Smell Blood in Water, Grab for Control of Property Read More..

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 3134 Views Hawaii County Hires Katyal to Fight Against Second Amendment Ruling Constitutional Amendment: Support for Public Education or Misguided Public Policy? Tropical Storm Olivia Aims Directly at Maui Did the 9/11 attacks usher in the post-truth age? 9/11 Truthers Meet the Birth Certificate Brigade   Judge rules Abigail Kawananakoa unfit to change her $215 million trust Judge rules to dismiss Former Unity House Scammers’ case against Dive Oahu and city Future of Health Care in the Pacific Uncertain As End to Compact Funding Nears FEMA Charters The World's Largest Jet To Rush Supplies To Guam Another Hi-Tech Tax Credit Success Story--Algae biofuel company to sell All Equipment, Lay off all Workers Bragging About Renewable Energy: Playing With Numbers Soft on Crime Policy Leads to Lockdown at UH Hilo Read More..

Monday, September 10, 2018 September 10, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 3238 Views Hurricane Olivia Aims Directly at Maui Hawaii Happiest--and Most Sleepless State in USA Climate Change: More Fuel Tax Hikes, Fewer Lanes, More Homeless on Streets “We were Punatics.  But we were also Adults” Usual Suspects: Don’t Build New Prison, Lets Release Lots and Lots of Prisoners Instead Caldwell: Raise DMV Fees, Create more ‘Positions’—and Blame the Public  New online tool tracks nearly $400 million in Hawaii IT-related project funds Navy plan for Red Hill tanks Read More..

Sunday, September 9, 2018 September 9, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 3061 Views If Everyone Farmed Hurricane Olivia Aims Directly at Maui Taking Exemptions Without Really Knowing Special Session for Lava Recovery: October or Nothing Alleged mail-in voting abuse demands deeper investigation Mayor: Coco Palms Developer Does not Have Capacity to Conclude Project Kahoolawe: New Center at Center of $29M Scheme Hidden Oil Industry Fund Lines Environmentalists Pockets Maui Mayoral Race--Criminal Short on Money After success of Chinatown clinic for all, talk of 2nd location afoot Molokai suicide rates are five times higher than the rest of the state HandiVan Remains Unscathed as Oahu’s taxi cabs and ride-hailing firms on a collision course Read More..

Saturday, September 8, 2018 September 8, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:48 PM :: 3667 Views ‘Education tax’ a Pandora's box How Much Does Your State Collect in Corporate Income Taxes Per Capita? Congressman Hunter, the Jones Act and corruption  Impacts of 'Janus' on public sector Judge refuses to block ballot question on Hawaii constitutional amendment Principal: I Took $83K from School Treasury Because I am HGEA Member Baldwin HS band director placed on paid leave during investigation Maui: Campaign spending fine proposed for Anti-GMO Nut Atay Hawaii GOP shakeup Mandatory evacuation pau: Leilani Estates residents being allowed to return starting today Read More..

Friday, September 7, 2018 September 7, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 4291 Views Hawaii: Lowest Level of Food Insecurity in USA Nov 6 Ballot: PAR Publishes Con Con Backgrounder States with the Biggest Bullying Problems Honolulu rail contractor seeks ‘mega-substantial’ settlement over construction delays Hawaii sues for info on Airbnb owners who aren't paying taxes    Hawaii County Planning Commission seeks stricter short-term rental rules Board of Education To Wait On Approving New Student Discipline Code Airlines servicing Hawaii continue to throw support behind independent airport authority    Wood-Burning Power Plant Raises Environmental Concerns In wake of park closures, homeless encampments pop up on nearby streets That Long Line For A Driver’s License May Get Even Longer Read More..

Thursday, September 6, 2018 September 6, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:24 PM :: 3256 Views HSTA Rental Tax: Expedited Hearing for Counties Lawsuit  Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Laws Written by Gut n Replace Method Climate Commission Grabs for Control of Waikiki JSC Nominates Six for Appeals Court Vacancy Hirono: Kavanaugh 'Critical' 8th Vote in Rice v Cayetano  OHA Hires Auditor to Look at 'Fraud, Waste, and Abuse' PAC Formed to Oppose HSTA Rental Tax Legislators, Hawaii County Dicker over Relief Package Mental capacity at core of Kawananakoa case Caldwell TVR ‘Compromise’ Pleases Nobody at Hearing Maui County Pays Contractor to Hunt Down Illegal TVRs Online Large sums of cash help major candidates, but not necessarily those backed by super PACs       Feds Force Hawaii DOE To Strengthen Its Student Discipline Code Hawaii County Council: Keanu Sai Followers Show up to Support Absent Doper Ruggles Homeless Leave Drug-Related Trash All Over Moiliili Park Homeless Overrun Wahiawa Birthing Stones, Rob Visitors at Gunpoint From Hawaii to Vermont, States Tackle Efficiency Standards Kauai Scientists: Absence of Snorkel Rentals Leads to Restoration of our Reef Pierre Omidyar’s Employee Glenn Greenwald says White House ‘Coward’ Behind Anonymous Op-ed Part of ‘Unelected Cabal’ Read More..

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 September 5, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 3651 Views Pearl City: Lowest Percentage of Families with Small Children in USA Pension spiking cost Hawaii taxpayers $20.5M in FY 2017 Brett Kavanaugh: Office of Hawaiian Affairs a “naked racial spoils system.” Maui Council and Mayor: School tax ballot proposal ‘A Blank Check to Come After County Funds’ Hawaii County anticipates $75M tax hit from ballot question Hawaii Climate Commission – Make the Little People Feel Pain Caldwell: Fine TVRs $100K Per Day Until The City Owns Their Property 10 Years Later -- Hawaii Energy Plans Overtaken by Reality 3 who lost homes in eruptions sue over denied insurance claims Charter Amendment: Will Kauai Voters be Suckered into voting for Term Limit Repeal? Proposed Maunakea rules – Keep the Peasants Off Hawaii Elections 2018: General Election Ballot Read More..

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 September 4, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 3278 Views Gun Control: What the Dalai Lama Tells American Students Oxfam: The Best and Worst States to Work in America All UH campuses make top 10 most diverse lists Hawaii homeowners caught in limbo when insurers meet Kilauea 526 Frauds Reported to DoE Hotline – Only One Employee Terminated State asks for redevelopment pitches for 7 DOE parcels Focus of federal corruption probe appears to turn toward city prosecutor If You Really Believe the Eco Religion, Abandon Waikiki and Gimme $15.3B for Make-Work Projects Vacation rental bill heads to Hawaii County Planning Commission To beat Uber and Lyft, some taxi companies are trying to become them 250 Homeless Accept Shelter in Lahaina Why The Hawaii Elections Office Doesn’t Do More To Encourage Voting Schatz Pumps Money into Democrat Senate Campaigns Why Hawaii Is Burning Its Massive Mangrove Trees It Takes Two: Faces of Hawaiʻi Workers With Multiple Jobs F-22 alternative would save taxpayers money Read More..

Monday, September 3, 2018 September, 2018 Letters to the Editor By Letters to the Editor @ 6:00 PM :: 3544 Views Gun Control: What the Dalai Lama Tells American Students Read More..

Monday, September 3, 2018 September 3, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 2851 Views Akina: Don't Give up on OHA Elections Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted September 1, 2018 News media fails to call out bogus “war crime” concerns Real Scientist Debunks Latest Anti-Pesticide Hysteria  Homeless begin Destroying Thomas Square Again Petitioners want Haseko’s Ewa Beach lagoon opened to ocean  Star-Adv: Can Progressive Activism Replace Labor Unions? Read More..

Sunday, September 2, 2018 September 2, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 3717 Views Arizona ruling shows Hawaii ballot question vulnerable November Ballot: Understanding the constitutional amendment questions P3? HART Hosts Forum with International Experts Kauai Cash Grab: Long wait for Homeowners Property Tax Exemption Be honest about HSTA rent tax before it goes on ballot Star-Adv: Can Climate Change be Used to Wipe out Billions of Dollars in Shoreline Property? Maybe this time a prison will be built Activists: State Con-Con Needed to Fight Trump Ruggles to skip meetings; Drug-Infused Councilwoman not satisfied with response to ‘war crimes’ claim Joe Bertram: Kihei Rep Moves to Hilo, Likes Marijuana Edibles Hawaii High Cost of Living Makes Workers into Zombie Task Rabbits Read More..

Saturday, September 1, 2018 September 1, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:35 PM :: 3154 Views Ethics: Lawyer Pays Off State Employees to Testify Against Their Own Investigation Profitable Non-Profit: For Years, State Employee Paid Twice to Supervise Himself State tax first of many? Vote-by-Mail Fraud—Supreme Court Lets Romy Cachola Get Away In Governor’s Race, Ige Has Huge Cash Advantage Over Tupola Judge denies separate trials for Kealohas in case involving bank fraud, identity theft, obstruction BWS Approves $60M Water Rate Hike Star-Adv Flacks for ‘Cultural Property’ After 84 Criminals Arrested at one Homeless Camp, Moiliili parks to close for repairs Hanalei: Homeowners to Score Megabux from Upcoming Lawsuit Against County Hilo:  Elementary School Floods Because DoE Doesn’t Clean Drainage Culverts  Read More..

Friday, August 31, 2018 August 31, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:14 PM :: 3066 Views DoE: 87% of Student Enrollment Growth Comes at Charter Schools State Visitor Count Up 5.2% for July--Big Island Down 12.7% Former Maui Police Department Officer Sentenced For Stealing Money And Conspiring To Bribe Witness Governor Ige’s Private School Hypocrisy Legislators: Big Island Should Get $22M, Maybe $10M -- not $800M  Committee OKs bills to Force homeless to Accept Shelter Council Votes to tear Down Affordable Housing ‘Monsters’ –May Become Retroactive Suit: Public schools 'deliberately' indifferent to bullying victims    After Decade of Inaction, Hawaii Thinks About Turning To Military In Search For More Teachers Rape Hysteria Finally Gets Results at UH Manoa—One Student Raped Four Times Rate Hike Coming: Will Hawaii Legislators Make Health Insurance Pay for “Medical’ Marijuana? Common Story: ‘Successful’ Criminal Makes Most of ‘Second Chance’ from Hawaii Judge, Allegedly Beats Man to Death Renewables?  HECO Only 6.8% Ahead of US Average More Taxpayer Money Flows to Crony Capitalist ‘Pacific Biodiesel’ Public Meeting:  New Plan to Eliminate Lanes, Jam Up Downtown Traffic Even More Honolulu could be leader in taxi deregulation Federal government taking a new approach to disaster recovery State investigating "price gouging" complaints Trump, Congress to Give Federal Workers 1.9% Pay Hike? Read More..

Friday, August 31, 2018 August, 2018 Letters to the Editor By Letters to the Editor @ 3:03 PM :: 3252 Views Governor Ige’s Private School Hypocrisy Read More..

Thursday, August 30, 2018 August 30, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 3869 Views Muslim Soldier Wanted to go "To Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki strip and start shooting" “It’s not me, it’s us.” Tupola finds receptive audience on Maui Monopoly: Par Pacific to Buy Second Hawaii Refinery Tactical Urbanism: Caldwell Schemes to Eliminate Lanes, Jam Up Traffic Before Public Can Find Out Hanalei: New Flooding Sets back Kuhio Hwy Repairs  Maui Event: Build up or build out? All Four Counties Join Lawsuit to Remove HSTA Rent Tax from November ballot Businesses: HSTA Constitutional Amendment will Drive Up Rents HPA: After getting Fake 50 Year sentence--Capobianco Could be out in 6 Years Homeless Testify Before Council: ‘Leave us in our Tents--Don’t Force us into Housing’ Hawaii Supreme Court To Fine-Tune Open Meetings Law Prosecutor Appeals Ruling That Barred A Third Trial For Deedy Why are local prosecutors Undermining Federal Case Against Alleged Killer Pimps? Lane Flooding Damages 102 Homes and Business on Big Island Big plans for Keaau Hawaii County: Will Disabled Vets Get Property Tax Break? Read More..

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 August 29, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:46 PM :: 3092 Views Manhunt: Gabbard Cult Associate Arrested for Stealing Police Car, Leading Wild Chase Across Island Guam Rep Bordallo Loses Primary After 16 Years in Congress Hawaii AG 'Guidance' an Attempt to Silence Churches During Elections Is Hawaii Ready to Tax Internet Sellers? Register Now for Hawaii LifeSmarts Competition DoE to Impose Multi-Million Dollar Housing Tax Kalihi to Ala Moana Starting October 1 Animal Quarantine Station Picked as Site for New Prison UH Manoa Pushing to Double Parking Rates--Uses Biki as Excuse Vote-by-Mail Fraud: Nago Helps Cachola Again Kingdom Come: Keanu Sai Lawyer Tells Hawaii Councilmember not to Accept Word of Corporation Counsel How Top Lawmakers Build Their Power With Campaign Cash Another Green Energy Fail: Lalamilo wind farm in question Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaii to Hold Climate Change Meetings Maui Council OKs sand mining ban until end of year Pahoa evacuation shelter to close Sept. 17 Read More..

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 August 28, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:59 PM :: 3458 Views Hawaii--6th Best Economy in USA Caldwell Amin Sues over HSTA Rental Tax Amendment Hawaii Suicide Squad to Begin Saving Insurance Companies Money on Expensive Cancer Patients January 1 City re-hires contractor, resumes construction of multi-million dollar traffic center Shipman plans addition to Keaau Village that could add 940 homes New Quarantine Site for Criminals – Final EIS Published Police: Plenty People Breaking into Solar Farms to Steal Panels Ala Wai Golf: Private Sector Does what the County Simply Cannot Read More..

Monday, August 27, 2018 August 27, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 2959 Views GOP: LoPresti 'admitted criminal acts'--Should drop out of Race Hawaii--Highest Employment Rate in USA Next Green Energy Fail:  Wind Energy to be Generated from Flying Kite over Kamuela Congress Shouldn't Fund Hanabusa’s Outdated Defense Technology for Hawaii DoE Can’t Explain Away Failure to Apply for Federal Medicaid Funds—But They Want to Raise Your Taxes  FEMA Faces Another Hurricane Challenge Amid Lawmaker Scrutiny Charles Djou: The Courage And Resolve Of John McCain ‘Progressives’ Win 5 of 14 races Saving Hawaii’s Pig Farms Read More..

Sunday, August 26, 2018 August 26, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 3507 Views Raising Taxes Means Decreasing Prices? Coast Guard Reopens Honolulu Harbor Josh Green: Carpenters Union Buys a Governor on Layaway Plan Brian Schatz is the Future of the Democratic Party Measuring Anti-Geothermal Hypocrisy by the Ton Making Housing More Unaffordable, DoE Imposes a $3,864 per unit tax on Home Construction Hanalei Population Drops 45% Since 2010 as TVRs Take Over 1960s-era hippies were not welcome on Kauai Body Cams: Hawaii County PD Has Been Making Excuses for Five Years Star-Adv: State Must Keep the Abortion Money Flowing Hawaii County charter amendments promote transparency Read More..

Saturday, August 25, 2018 August 25, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:18 PM :: 2521 Views Weakening Quickly, Lane Now a Tropical Storm--Moving Away from Oahu Lane: Ige Forms Joint Task Force with Military OHA emergency funds distributed to lava flow victims Matson suspends port operations for Hurricane Lane Lane: 1,000 Homeless Accept Shelter—But Don’t Worry, We’re Getting them Back on the Streets Today Most in homeless camp shelter with relatives during storm—But They’ll go back to their Tents Today Star-Av: Make Seniors and the Disabled Pay More for Bus Service NOAA Fines Hawaii Visitor $1500 for Touching Two Religious Icons Read More..

Friday, August 24, 2018 August 24, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:23 PM :: 2736 Views Grassroot Institute of Hawaii sends Jones Act waiver request to President Trump Hawaii ports closed for Hurricane Lane Honolulu: $100 Worth Only $80.40 Lane Cat 2: Hurricane Warning for Oahu, Maui County With Hurricane Bearing Down, Majority of Homeless Drug Addicts Still Refuse to Accept Shelter First Responders Waste Time Because Homeless Mentally Ill Cannot be Forced to Accept Shelter Career criminal brandished knife at cop. They let him go. So he stabbed somebody. Shelter shortage? Hawaiian officials face questions as Hurricane Lane approaches Will Hawaii Offshore Windfarms Interfere with Military Operations? Anti-Dairy Activists Sense Opportunity in Hurricane Lane Big Island Police Refuse to Take Murder Witness’ Report Read More..

Thursday, August 23, 2018 August 23, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:08 PM :: 3207 Views Lane Cat 4: Hurricane Warning for Oahu, Maui County, Hawaii County DBEDT Slashes Hawaii economic growth projection from 1.9% to 1.5% Who Really Won the OHA Election? New Rabies Quarantine Rules Announced GET spending: As Hurricane Approaches, Hawaii County Council debates How to Waste Every Penny Hurricane Lane Price Caps Will Worsen Shortages High Cost of Industrial Real estate contributes to Hawaii's empty shelves as hurricane approaches Nearly 49K Hawaii homes at extreme, very high risk of flooding from Hurricane Lane Star-Adv: Keep the Peasants off Mauna Kea Marijuana is the Future of Hawaii Tourism Buy High, Sell Low: Trend-Follower Gabbard a Loser on Bitcoin Read More..

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 August 22, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:59 PM :: 2532 Views With Daddy up on Drug Charges, Hawaii County Councilmember Suddenly Tries to Join 'Hawaiian Kingdom' CATO: Hawaii 2nd-Least Free State in USA Direct Impact? Hurricane Lane to Hit Oahu Friday Think Farmers are Lazy? Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality UH Tourism Logic: Too Many Visitors to Mauna Kea so We Close the Office on Sundays State: We don't have enough shelter space for everyone Cat 5 Hurricane Coming—Homeless Drug Addicts Still Refuse Shelter Elle Cochran is no friend of affordable housing Ruggles booted from Aug 21 Council meeting for refusing to vote Hooser: My Regressive progressives Believe the world is burning -- literally State voter rolls need updating Hawaii Soldier To Plead Guilty In Terrorism Support Case Read More..

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 August 21, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 4858 Views Direct Impact? Hurricane Lane to Turn Towards Oahu, Kauai Caldwell Announces New Plan to Eliminate Lanes, Jam Up Downtown Traffic Even More Honolulu City Lights non-profit display application deadline is Sept. 7 HIEMA Gets New Executive Officer Lehua Island: No New Rat Attacks Since 2017 Exploring an Uphill Battle Kauai: Illegal Alien Felon Gets 30 Months, Another Deportation Lawsuit vs Romy Cachola: Vote-by-Mail Fraud (Again) Enviros Cite Gabbard as Possible Presidential Contender How This Political Rookie, 72, Pulled Off A Big Senate Upset Will Supreme Court Order Greenhouse Gas Analysis for Hu Honua Biomass Plant? After GE Tax Hike, Hawaii County budget hits new high Tighten up government; lower cost of living Shorthanded Honolulu Police Department Tries To Speed Up Hiring Police body cams merit close watch Soft on Crime: Alleged YMCA Stabber Arrested 2 Days Before Attack Read More..

Monday, August 20, 2018 August 20, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:42 PM :: 4509 Views Direct Impact? Hurricane Lane to Turn Towards Oahu, Kauai Maunakea Administrative Rules Public Meetings Hawaii Community Colleges: How Does Your School Rank? “The entire North Shore will have no vacation rentals” Vacation rental bans firmly in place on Kauai and the Big Island Ige: If Feds won’t pay for Abortions, We Don’t Want Their Money More than $30M approved for those affected by eruption Homosexual Child Molester May have 12 Victims in Hawaii Soft on Crime: 37 Priors out on the Street Does it Again Civil Beat Pushing ‘Ranked Choice Voting’ Again Read More..

Sunday, August 19, 2018 August 19, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:45 PM :: 6236 Views Uber Caldwell: Level the Playing Field for Everybody Except HandiVan Maui County Community Budget Meetings Announced Hawaii 4th-Worst Rural Roads in USA Cashing In on Production Credits Star-Adv to Puna: Drop Dead ‘Cleaning House’ at Kamehameha Schools as Curriculum Shifts to Hawaiian Sovereignty DoE Fails to Claim $100M/year from Medicaid – But they want to Raise your Taxes Condo Approval: Still Winging it on Rail Former Vice Chair of State Real Estate Commission Charged with Embezzlement Ige Win Shows Unions are Paper Tiger “Normal people don’t run for office” Multi-Millionaire Realtor Behind Maui Anti-GMO Candidates Hooser’s Anti-GMO Squad Makes Gains in Legislature Maui County Hires Internet Sleuth to Build List of Illegal TVRs Maui Sand Mining Protests Yielding Changes to Grading and Grubbing Permits North Shore residents hold peaceful protest at Laniakea Empty hotels, idle boats: What happens when a Pacific island upsets China Longtime Hawaii Republican Fred Rohlfing Read More..

Saturday, August 18, 2018 August 18, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 3131 Views How to get more for our money Tupola presents a chance for change Now That Primary Election is Over, HTA Moves to Fill Executive Vacancies Hawaii FEMA Officer Indicted in ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation Hawaii island prison warden, superintendent charged with theft Snorkel Rentals--3 off-duty Coast Guard members help save teens at Kahe Beach Will Lloyds Cover Charter School Destroyed by Lava? 22 Homosexual Child Molesters Identified in Hawaii Read More..

Friday, August 17, 2018 August 17, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:02 PM :: 3848 Views Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American Economist: Honolulu most liveable city in America Saiki: DoE Gets Plenty of Money, Doesn’t Need More Financial Statements Tie Gabbard to Alleged Fraudster, Value Schatz Influence Peddling at Paltry $500K Opportunity to Renegotiate Overpriced Geothermal Contract? Leilani residents want more transparency in decisions affecting neighborhood Voting now easy but somehow uninspiring In Bid for More Money, UH Projects A $28 Million Deficit In A Billion-Dollar Budget Lawsuit Alleged NCAA Violations at UH Hilo Crowd criticizes state’s plan for Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor Another CWS Failure?  Boy Found Wandering in Nanakuli Homeless Lifelong Criminal Gets a Whole Year in Jail  Half of Upcountry Maui County Water Meters Rejected Hawaii laws do not allow state grand jury investigations Activist says Mormon Church should pay taxes Because of its Refusal to Bow Before Gay Agenda Read More..

Thursday, August 16, 2018 August 16, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 2943 Views Rosy assumptions could be thorny for Hawaii ERS Hawaii: $100 Worth Only $84.46 Sunset Beach Dune Restoration Project utilizing private public partnership DBEDT Releases 50th Edition Hawaii Data Book HDoT: New Rules Make Uber/Lyft Permanent at Airport Fast-Track Process Helps Two Affordable Housing Projects The State Con-Con Papers Is Trump finally ready to turn his sights to remaking the 9th Circuit Court? County Charter Questions on the November Ballot Eruption has little effect on turnout Council Fails To Override Mayor’s Veto Of Tax Break For Active-Duty Military Council Approves Condos Blocking Rail Extension Resolve state pension woes to ease Maui budget Anti-Telescope Protesters Claim Property Rights over Reefs—Demands Aquarium Ban State Consumer Advocate Required to Practice State Religion Parents of toddler who died in foster care release statement after arrest of Honokaa woman Ala Wai Yacht Harbor Overrun with Homeless, Squatters Kauai Police Arrest Two Fugitives at Homeless Camp Inmates out in the community still breaking rules Hawaii's civilian population is 40 Read More..

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 August 15, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 3317 Views Aloha Poke: Activists See Opportunity to Grab 'Cultural Property' in Patents, Trademarks Kauai, Oahu Floods: Ige Asks FEMA to Reconsider Individual Assistance Property Tax Credit Offered to Low Income Homeowners States With the Most Skin Cancer--Hawaii 33rd Hawaii graded 'F' for small businesses Report: Hawaii's infrastructure 2nd worst in USA Saiki: No Limit to HSTA Money Grab if Constitutional Amendment is Passed Proposal seeks to increase bus fares, some by more than 300% Flood-stricken school can't open due to incomplete inspections Kauai: Body Cameras Are Police Officers’ New Best Friends Soft on Crime: Career Criminal Gets Rehab, Runs Away Again Uber, Lyft, with permits, may operate at Honolulu airport permanently Want to Increase Voter Turnout?  Organize Presidential Primaries in Hawaii Maui County primary turnout highest in two decades as Anti-GMO Nuts Grab for Power Krishna Cultists at Center of Efforts to Take Sunscreen ban National Fukumoto: Voters Didn’t Take Me Seriously Because They’re Sexist Hanabusa’s Women: Hanabusa Lost Because of Sexism Homosexual Hawaii Priest Once Deviated to Molest Girls Read More..

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 August 14, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 PM :: 3886 Views Waihee Foreclosure Hour? Dubin Escapes 'Interim Suspension’ -- Still Facing Disbarment Two Days After Chin Loses CD1 Race -- Hawaii Drops Lawsuit Against Trump Travel Ban Hawaii Chosen as Captive Insurance Domicile of the Year Hawaii Special Forces Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Zone One Lot Owners Front and Center in $670M Hawaii County Recovery package Republican candidate for lieutenant governor says her running mate should apologize   Has Carpenters Union Lost Some Of Its Political Muscle? First group of Honolulu police get body-worn cameras Randall Saito's attorney believes Saito escaped with help Wind Farms Want Permission To Kill More Bats — A Lot More PUC: $12.5M Maui Electric Rate Hike to Pay for ‘Green’ Energy Costs Ala Wai Harbor: Boat Burns After Bum Fight on Board Vandalism of water supply by Homeless was factor in tree’s demise Mail-in voting cheapens process Will West Maui Hospital Find Partner? Read More..

Monday, August 13, 2018 August 13, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 4282 Views Survey--Hawaii 4th Most Child Care Centers Per Capita Former Cocaine Dealer’s Wife Elected to Honolulu Council Hatred and Hysteria—How to Win an Election in ‘Conscious’ Puna Steve Bannon’s Favorite Gets ‘Resounding Show of Support’ From Hawaii Voters Josh Green Says Politically Incorrect Thing About Tranny Voter Turnout 38.6% -- Second-Lowest Ever Ige won in 2 out every 3 state House districts Social Worker: Homeless Child Molesters are a Real Threat Suicide Squad Complains About ‘Restrictive’ Hawaii Assisted Suicide Law Ige Will Use Early Education as Argument for HSTA Property Tax Hike on Renters Soldier from Hawaii killed in Afghanistan after IED explosion Read More..

Sunday, August 12, 2018 August 12, 2018 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:58 PM :: 4029 Views FINAL Read Ige 50.2% -- Hanabusa 43.4% National Democrats Salute Ige, Tie Tupola to Trump At 6.1% Ing is the Biggest Socialist Loser in USA Gabbard Operative Paid to Harass HSTA VP? It was 120 years ago today: Hawaii Becomes US Territory Democrat Primary: Petty resentments, juvenile tactics and a lack of issue-oriented campaigning These candidates have been elected with a single vote Borreca: Sorry Primary Day Turnout is my Latest Excuse to Push Vote-by-Mail Council to Consider Approvals for Building That Would Block Rail Extension  Star-Adv: $600M Hawaii County Recovery Package Should Fund Tourism Marketing – No Mention of Land Swap for Lava Victims Authority on homeless issue lauds city’s joint effort Arson? New Beachboy Vendor House Burned Down Isles’ economy, jobs at risk if TVRs restricted Armed Robber Elle Cochran is an Incompetent Councilmember  Slow Big Island Permitting Could Even Bankrupt Oligopoly Weed Dealer Read More..

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