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Monday, June 10, 2024 June 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 1850 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 8, 2024 2025 HART operating budget -- $123 per rider per day First-term state lawmaker Sen. Brenton Awa stands out as unconventional Supreme Court asks Biden administration for feedback on Hawaii Big Oil lawsuit Kawananakoa Estate: “Many have been watching where the money ends up” Japanese seek to unload unused timeshare units in Hawaii Six ‘Core 24’ Hawaii County Council Candidates Coordinate 1 in 5 Hawaii residents experience domestic violence, new study finds Soft on Crime: Alleged sex offender gets out, allegedly does it again Read More..

Sunday, June 9, 2024 June 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 2716 Views Lahaina: Hundreds Remaining in Hotels to be Kicked Out Monday, June 10 Hawaii has a lot of room for new ideas Some History Behind the Newly Enacted Healthcare GET Exemption Kaneshiro Says He Needs a Pay Off – do you owe him? Kahele Running to Make OHA Corruption Autonomous Waters seals the getaway in City Council pay heist Maui Can't Seem To Keep A County Finance Director On The Job Four Maui County incumbents uncontested for re-election—‘Progressives’ target Cook in push to regain majority, block Lahaina from rebuilding Pandering: Maui mayor pushes back against proposed new telescopes atop Haleakala Hawaii student FAFSA applications down 20% Unaffordable: Low-income rental tower mostly vacant after October Bums Cause Many Fires Above Paia Lawsuit over lack of Mental health care in Jails North Shore Homeowners Face Fines Of Nearly $1 Million For Fighting Erosion Read More..

Saturday, June 8, 2024 June 8, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 1132 Views Hawaii Voters Can Track Their Mail-in Ballot Oahu Flood Risk Survey results Charter Amendment another obstacle to Maui mayor's TVR phase-out plan Hawaii County Council follows through on proposal to cut homeowner taxes Rail CEO’s future still in limbo after Hanabusa lines up secret ‘critics’ to whine behind closed doors Army asks for comments on proposed Oahu land leases Navy and NASA looking to renew Kauai land use deals In a rush to waste money, Honolulu City Council votes to add additional $8M to pandemic hazard pay Honolulu Council adopts gift ban bill for city officials Hawaii Energy Conference Keynote Speaker Addresses Wildfires First responders report spike in 911 calls linked to hallucinogenic mushrooms Retail stores in Hawaii could soon outfit employees with body worn cameras Read More..

Friday, June 7, 2024 June 7, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:51 PM :: 1748 Views Blue Hawaii takes the plunge on tax cuts DBEDT Projects 'Sluggish' Economic Growth in Aftermath of Lahaina Fire Hospitalizations, ER visits quickly rising in Hawaii due to COVID Scam: After 64% pay Hike, Council Wants you to vote to give them an automatic 5% per year forever Waianae Democrats Name Three for Senate Vacancy Village designed to house hundreds of Maui fire survivors hits roadblock accessing water Plan Eliminating Maui Vacation Rentals Was Years In Making FEMA Wants Maui Homeowner To Repay $58,000 After Booting Her From Lease Program For Fire Survivors Hawaiian Electric disables some safety features to prevent outages State says vacancies to blame for delay in food stamp, EBT benefits Kamaka Air Shut Down by FAA – cargo link for Molokai, Lanai Read More..

Thursday, June 6, 2024 June 6, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 1398 Views PIT Count Claims 14% Drop in Sister Isle Homeless KIUC Continues to Lead State in 'Renewable' Generation ‘Embarrassing’ -- Hee, Kahele reemerge in Hawaii politics Former meth addict Milton Holt fired--$500,000 allegedly stolen from Sand Island Business Association Doctors to get tax relief on patients' government health plans under new law The Backlog Of Honolulu Building Permits Is Taking A Toll On City Revenue  Honolulu's New Budget Includes 225% Higher Property Taxes For Short-Term Rentals Maui Hits Pause Button On Managed Retreat Fund HPD officer Mariah Ah Tou will likely be recharged for DUI State works to waste $80M from opioid settlements Fireworks bill moves forward at Honolulu City Council Read More..

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 June 5, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 1826 Views 279 Candidates File Papers for 2024 Elections Court Upholds Governor's Emergency Proclamation on Affordable Housing Hawaii First State to Provide Palliative Care Coverage Hawaii Per-Capita GDP Grows as Young Families Flee Hawaii Hawaii Cost of Living 80% Above US Average Honolulu Unchallenged: Most County Incumbents are Already Re-elected Report: American Red Cross being phased out of Maui recovery efforts Blangiardi calls for multi-year contract for rail CEO Government rests its case against Miske A 'Hard Market' Is Battering Condo Owners Axe HECO’s unfair ‘Shift and Save’ plan Oil industry asks Supreme Court to block climate change lawsuits from Hawaii, other states Honolulu Council is poised to adopt $4 billion-plus budget Man awarded $12.5M from city ordered held without bail in federal gun, drug case Cashless bail revoked, Armed Standoff Suspect finally in Jail Read More..

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 June 4, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:06 PM :: 2110 Views 369 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide, 237 File with One Day Left UPDATE: Clayton Hee Trying to Sneak Back into the State Senate "Historic tax relief that will lower Hawaii’s high cost of living" Hawaii 2nd-Worst Economy in USA 7 weeks to Bid Deadline: Feds Warn Rail funding in jeopardy (again) DHHL Cancels Development Plans, Burns Money to buy properties, Wants another $600M List of Miske property the government will seek to have forfeited if he is convicted Lahaina Victims Buy Trailer from Mainland Because Josh Green didn’t request any free FEMA Trailers Why are home, condo insurance premiums skyrocketing? HECO Hides Some Outage Data Did State Supreme Court Give Anti-Telescope Protesters Control of a Toll Road? Grifting for Master Lease Money: Haleakala Telescopes Again Draw Opposition Hawaiian Home Lands Broadband Customers Say Criminal Hee’s Service Has Been Bad For Years New injunction is sought to stop Haiku Stairs’ removal Read More..

Monday, June 3, 2024 June 3, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:05 PM :: 2551 Views Hawaii Ranks #1 for Hidden Home Buyer Fees Miske lost a key supporter with passing of Buzzy Hong Criminal Al Hee says PUC does not have authority to choose DHHL service carrier Stalled? Plan To Cut 7,000 Maui Vacation Rentals Hits Pause 939 Still in Hotels , but FEMA Is Canceling Some Of Its Direct Leases To House Maui Fire Survivors Lahaina: McKelvey Talks About Who Won’t Be Allowed to Rebuild Bill 23: Council advances gift ban bill for Honolulu city and county employees Profiteers Plan to Enlarge Kahuku's Controversial Wind Farms—but Council Bill Could Block Them Honolulu Building Code Bill ignores tsunami safety and emergency procedures SB3139: Get mentally ill aid they need, deserve Read More..

Sunday, June 2, 2024 June 2, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 2480 Views Keeping more of your own money is a good thing Dealing with the Insurance Crisis Jones Act reform increasingly popular as law's effects become better known Kauai: Grassroot Legislative Wrapup Machine politics at work on Waianae Senate seat? PUC orders criminal Al Hee to halt phone, internet service disconnections for 1,500 Hawaiian Home Lands households Tensions at HART: Next ‘near-death experience’ set for July Blangiardi or Nothing for Mayor Red Cross Hawaii CEO's firing—‘retaliation’ Hawaii Poised to Get $20,000 Tax Cut Help for Maui’s fire-impacted businesses trickles down slowly Perfectly Good Telescopes Scraped off Mauna Kea: 1 down 5 to go Honolulu Has Been Fighting Over Illegal Vacation Rentals Since The 1970s Read More..

Saturday, June 1, 2024 June 1, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:42 PM :: 1303 Views Clayton Hee Trying to Sneak Back into the State Senate-UNOPPOSED 341 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Senate Committee Changes Announced Al Hee to Cut Hawaiian Homelands Phone Lines? Hawaii Family Forum: What's up with legislation on the Governor's Desk? Green Picks Nominees for Four Oahu Circuit Court Vacancies Green Makes Several Appointments Only 38 Hurricane ‘Shelters’ on Oahu -- officials ‘solve’ problem by using different word ER psychiatrist sees more youth coming in with marijuana psychosis Law Enforcement Department halts evictions in wake of violent standoff Water at Honolulu federal building, courthouse deemed unsafe for drinking, hygiene Read More..

Friday, May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:24 PM :: 3266 Views April 2024 Tourist Spending and Arrivals Down Sharply Red Hill Tanks to be Vented and Cleaned State CIO Quits Green Signs Condo Bills Hawaii County Property Tax Cuts for Homeowners and 'Affordable Rentals' Tourism-related property tax hike a threat to Kauai economy Control of Water Ensures No Affordable Housing Will EVER be Built in Lahaina Priced out of paradise, they’ve built new connections and community in Las Vegas Maui Council Budgets $300,000 To Study Impacts Of Eliminating 7,000 Vacation Rentals Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Issues Ruling On Mauna Kea Access designed to help activists block road, extort money from telescopes  Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Buildings Removed From Maunakea—Telescope Transported to Chile where Science is Appreciated Plaintiffs, Boy Scouts settle wrongful death case 400 HPD Vacancies -- Waianae residents still waiting for the city to make good on its commitment Scam Alert: Carbon Credits Read More..

Thursday, May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 2743 Views 65 Lahaina Fire Victims Opt in to Settlement Fund Mayor signs resolution to create standalone Ocean Safety Department 'Sun Bucks' -- $177 per kid Boost on EBT Cards HECO to Begin Preemptive Blackouts for Fire Risk Areas DLNR: No Evidence Cruise Ships too Close to Na Pali Coast Hawaii Highest Fast Food Prices in USA Governor's Office 'Listening Sessions' on Child Welfare System Hawaii Red Cross CEO Fired for speaking out against the practice of encouraging wildfire survivors to move off-island Crime Pays: City ‘cannot’ recoup $12.5M from man facing gun, drug charges Rep. Gene Ward: We Need A Special Session To Solve Our Mortgage Insurance Crisis Hawaii Council On Revenues Trims Its State Tax Collection Estimate City salaries resolution? – automatic annual raises based on unions’ contracts Police called to Leeward Schools 500 times in 5 Months Maui Fire battalion chief charged with sexually assaulting minor Land Board rejects plea for contested case hearing from Nakoa luxury yacht owners Hawaii judge orders a new environmental review of a wave pool at behest of competitor Read More..

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 May 29, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 2315 Views UHERO: Hawai‘i gender pay gap largely driven by motherhood Green Signs Six Housing Bills Into Law In Hawaii, Permission To Use Medical Marijuana Precludes Permission To Own a Gun Secrecy: Hawaii Department of Human Services Nominated for 'Golden Padlock Award' Lifelong Criminal awarded $12.5M Busted AGAIN What Would Criminal Lawyer Need to do to Fake $12.5M Injury? In climate change/fossil fuels lawsuit, federal law should apply Honolulu Council considers changes to Salary Commission Why are so many local Hawaii businesses closing? Stormwater CIP Projects Dictated by Staffing Shortage Homeowner cited for illegal fireworks after brutal beating incident in Ewa Beach Bulldoze Borneo for Hawaii’s Fake Biofuels Read More..

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 May 28, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 2533 Views Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Renters Rape and Death: State Pays $1.8M to Settle Foster Care Suit Working Group to Reform Child Welfare Services? Police Cover up Assault at Illegal Fireworks Party Accused Hawaii island drug trafficker was deported 4 times Banks agree to lend Hawaiian Electric $250M Read More..

Monday, May 27, 2024 May 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 2970 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 24, 2024 Conflict Of Interest? Some Hawaii Lawmakers Work For Or Even Own Companies That Get State Contracts SB3139: Hawaii homeless with mental issues could be assessed involuntarily Lahaina Property Owners Urged To Apply For Building Permits As Soon As Possible Logan Dynasty in Hawaii Disaster Excuse for Maui Leaders Japan Junket Maui Boards May Soon Be Able To Get Back To Business With Settlement Agreement Read More..

Sunday, May 26, 2024 May 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:01 PM :: 2888 Views ‘Deadly Cocktail’: Hawaii Still Reeling From Job Losses Four Years After The Pandemic Targeting scapegoats affects us all SB2475 on Governor’s Desk: Creates Database of School Child Molesters Secret Administrative Directives, Part 2 Saiki: Broken Trust is Still the Model for business and politics in Hawaii How much of your paycheck goes to your mortgage in Honolulu? A lot. Senate Bill 1035: A win for access to health care SB1170: Black Sand, Kobayashi scoop up more ‘affordable’ housing credits HECO Lines Will be De-energized during Red Flag Warnings Wahiawa Hospital Reopens with New Name Hawaii DoH  Spreads Surfrider’s Fake Bacteria Counts to Oahu Beaches BOE updates policy on press freedom for student journalists Read More..

Saturday, May 25, 2024 May 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 3222 Views HB2404 Tax Cut 'the biggest news of the season' Bills that will ‘truly help the people of Hawaii’ 313 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide UHPA: Legislators' Retaliation Games Endanger UH Outside Funding DoH Awards Ambulance Contract for Maui, Kauai Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Espionage Two Chinese Spies Operating Inside Honolulu CIA, FBI for Years Hawaiian Electric Counter-Sues Maui County Over Fire Hawaii Island psychologist who sexually assaulted young patient handed hefty prison sentence Ethics Commission Resolves Charge Against Former State Board Member Read More..

Friday, May 24, 2024 May 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 2734 Views DHHL: After Hawaiian Tel Auction Buy, Criminal Al Hee's Sandwich Isles Scam Causing 'phone and internet disruptions' Podcast: The Second Amendment Implications of Hawaii Legalizing Butterfly Knives Miske “Sources inside local law enforcement, ATF, and FBI” Public corruption trial centered on Kealoha payout delayed Maui County's Move Against Vacation Rentals Likely To Bog Down In Court OHA News: Profitable Nonprofits ‘clamoring for money’ -- HCA Gets $3.1M, where’s ours??? SB2475 on Governor’s Desk: Creates Database of School Child Molesters Contract? What Contract? Teachers Union Demands Another $3,000 Cash Money Governor Green Wants to Import Liquefied Natural Gas Read More..

Thursday, May 23, 2024 May 23, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 PM :: 2267 Views Green Announces Plan: Fly 3,000 Lahaina Survivors to Mainland DoH: No Jet Fuel Found in Navy Water System DoE Begins Process of Convincing Lahaina Community to Accept School Relocation Plan Jones Act beneficiaries schizophrenic about China Mitsunaga Secretary Acquitted For Bribery Could Still Face State Campaign Violations Legal analysts: Board of Water Supply’s $1.2B claim with Navy likely headed to lawsuit Disaster: No Confidence in MEMA More details emerge after cockfight raid: 25 dead roosters, $20K in cash seized Read More..

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 May 22, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:06 PM :: 1756 Views Oahu unsheltered veterans reported in PIT 2024 likely underestimated by more than 100% Latest Cockfighting Arrests ‘No Surprise’ after Hawaii Senate Fails on HB 1980 Green Cuts off Food to Lahaina Survivors Sue Big Pharma: State Scores $900M Jackpot At UH Manoa, ASUH Sponsors Anti-Semites Embattled rail CEO says she’s been bullied, harassed by HART board Property insurance rates up 1000% for condo owners BoE Trying to Move King Kamehameha III School Hawaii Is A Lousy Place To Charge An Electric Vehicle More homeless housing planned for Oahu Read More..

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:00 PM :: 995 Views GET exemption could be turning point in Hawaii healthcare crisis UHERO Factbook: 80% of Hawaii Families Cannot Afford Mortgage Derek Turbin Elected Chair of Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi DHHL: Criminal Al Hee's Sandwich Isles Scam Causing 'phone and internet disruptions' Recession? Hawaii hotels’ soft spring is carrying over to summer How Are Jurors Holding Up 4 Months Into The Miske Trial? Better Than You Might Think, Experts Say An overlooked group of Lahaina fire victims Hawaiian Electric Reports Nine Blackouts in April ‘I thought it was a joke!’: Rising grocery prices spur formal complaint from Hawaii lawmaker Hawaii faces shortage of 800 physicians, with neighbor islands hit hardest Big Island rejected more gun permits than other counties in 2023 EPA Gives Activists $2.1M for ‘Reusable foodware plan’—it still doesn’t work How The System Keeps the Homeless, Homeless State Installing New Cameras At Women's Prison After $2 Million Settlement Over Sex Assaults Read More..

Monday, May 20, 2024 May 20, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:55 PM :: 2240 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 18, 2024 End GE Tax on Medical Services COVID Fraud?  Why Was The Maui County Finance Director Fired? Column: Proposed income tax cuts a net positive for Hawaii’s economy Hawaii counties differ in approach to regulating vacation rentals DoE Enrollment Keeps Shrinking—Down 12,000 Since 2020 Watchdogging Wildfire Prevention Policies and Practices Kauai apartment residents challenge DHHL as eviction looms Will new legislation increase affordable housing? Trial delayed again in Makaha crash case, now set for October Read More..

Monday, May 20, 2024 Letters to the Editor May, 2024 By Letters to the Editor @ 6:45 AM :: 2253 Views End GE Tax on Medical Services Open Letter: Republican Delegates Should Reject Rule Changes Read More..

Sunday, May 19, 2024 May 19, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:09 PM :: 3588 Views The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is a slush fund—Where is the money going? Plan to ban thousands of TVRs on Maui has rocky road ahead Honolulu cuts budget by $40M; Grassroot says ‘keep going’ Secret Administrative Directives, Part 1 Interview with Kaneshiro jury foreman Shane Keli’i Kai Paleka Crime spree: The testimony of key witness Jacob ‘Jake’ Smith Master lease news: Another telescope controversy is being Manufactured, this time on Maui Part of The Plan: Public to discuss ‘new site’ for destroyed Lahaina school Tourists Turned Off by Rising Costs of Hawaii’s Vacation Rentals Hawaii Democratic Party holds State Convention No Treatment Available for Drug Addicts in Hawaii Read More..

Saturday, May 18, 2024 May 18, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:38 PM :: 1353 Views Defend Hawaii: Miske Lawyer Celebrates Kaneshiro Corruption Victory, Tells Feds to Pack Up and Leave National recruitment for next UH president to begin in late May Guam Congressional candidates united for Jones Act reform The Dire Cost of Disinformation 296 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide County of Maui issues first building permit for Lahaina wildfire rebuild Rail Operating Budget Soars 27%, Employees Flee, Trainwreck Bids Due in July Ethics Commission to reintroduce 2 bills to improve transparency Read More..

Friday, May 17, 2024 May 17, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 1231 Views Census: Hawaii cities shrinking as state population decreases Influential high school administrator in Hawaii shrugs as boy competes in girls' track and field state championships Akina lauds Legislature’s Lahaina-response spending Tax cut great. Now let’s cut regulations. Oahu Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Fraudulent Check Scheme Tupola Proposal Lowest TVR Property Taxes for 2025 Even After Debris Removal, Lahaina Homeowners Still Not Allowed to Return Maui Wildfire Insurance Losses Estimated At $3 Billion So Far Lies and bogus documents got Miske’s companies past licensing hurdles Evacuations Coming?  City officials keep close eye on rising Wahiawa Reservoir Storms cause solar reduction, HECO says the diesel backup generators can meet demand Hawaii Just Won't Give Up Its Harsh Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws Honolulu City Council OKs plan for stand-alone Ocean Safety Department US Tourism Soars, Hawaii Declines Read More..

Thursday, May 16, 2024 May 16, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 PM :: 2242 Views 40% of Lahaina Burn Zone Survivors Face Difficulty Accessing Medical Care How DHS Policy Change Drives Homeless Count UP, UP, UP Honolulu Highest Inflation in USA Curt Otaguro Named new Boss of Airports Division Feds Designate 2,000,000 Acres of Hawaii as 'Sentinel Landscapes' Lahaina Burn Zone Sewer Service Partially Restored Pay-To-Play:  ‘Heads of state agencies and divisions often get their positions because of their political activities and connections’ Guess Who Just Got Out Of Federal Prison Already? Redwood City man's arrest reveals secret Hawaii/California meth ring and alleged motive for social worker's targeted killing Soft on Crime: Standoff suspect granted mental exam, freed on cashless bail by judge Unreliable Flights Causing Medical Access ‘Crisis’ Backlash on announcement of 18th Mauna ‘Ala curator prompts meeting with Hawaii organization leaders California Junk Fee Transparency Law May Affect Hawaii Tourism Read More..

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 May 15, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:24 PM :: 1257 Views Closing arguments begin in high-profile Hawaii bribery trial Green Signs HB2342: Legalizes 'open carry' of everything except guns Environmentalists hit snag in Navy fuel contamination case Hawaii Supreme Court says goodbye to federalism Next Step in The Plan to get rid of You: Maui Council Approves Massive Tax Increase on Small Businesses, Rentals Hawaii Governor May Veto Plan To Put More Money Into The State Rainy Day Fund Honolulu Rail Authority To Seek Damages For Delays In Completing Airport Segment What is left if a newspaper has no reporters? Waianae Hell: One Intersection Draws 762 Emergency calls in a Year Kahului Hell: Driven by her daughter’s bullying experience, a Maui mom advocates for change Son of Honolulu police sergeant found guilty in fatal Round Top Drive shooting HPD officer accused of DUI seeks to have her case dismissed On Molokai, health care providers struggle with low payments, high costs — and little support Mobile home parks answer to affordability? Lahaina: Stop this bottomless flow of our tax dollars Vacant Land Sales Around Lahaina Have Jumped Since The Wildfires Nursery Develops High-Tech Rhinoceros Beetle Solution How Proud Boys helped Gay Socialist Win in Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 May 14, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 1655 Views Landmark Victory for Second Amendment Rights in Honolulu Black Sand, Kobayashi First to benefit from DEP 'Affordable Housing' Scheme Feds Sentence Another Hawaii Fraudster Final witness testifies as former prosecutor’s corruption trial draws to a close in Hawaii Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Eddins: “Horrors and Treachery” Coming From SCOTUS Miske used powerful connections to avoid legal trouble for years What is “a pattern of racketeering activity”? CWS Hid Child Molestation Report from Big Island Judge Kim HB470: Allow Gay ‘Shelters’ to Hold ‘Homeless LGBTQ’ Kids over parents’ objection Happy News: A Missouri River Court Decision Could Sink Hawaii's Ala Wai Flood Control Plan Red Hill trial concludes, families now await judge's ruling HART director receives support from rail skeptics at Council On Molokai, there are no surgeries or MRIs. The dearth of care has some asking, ‘Why bother?’ What will it take? Entire Town Burning Down not enough to Motivate Homeless to Accept Housing Drug overdose deaths up in Maui County, Kauai as fentanyl use grows DoE Plan: Taking aim at Hawaii's 30% chronic absenteeism with video games Newest DoE Assistant Superintendent is already planning his retirement Read More..

Monday, May 13, 2024 May 13, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:33 PM :: 3226 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 11, 2024 Witness in Miske case tells of a search for human remains Conditions ripe in Hawaii for another fire disaster “I will not celebrate tiny reforms at the margins when the blatant core of corruption goes unaddressed” With Master Lease Negotiations Underway, Activists Target Haleakala Space Force Telescope Proposal Families suing over 2021 jet fuel leak into Navy drinking water in Hawaii seek $225K to $1.25M Visitors Seek Alternatives as Hawaii Travel Rebound Wanes Says State SB3202 Gives Counties Flexibility Doubling the Payoff: Red Light Cameras could enforce speed limits on Oahu Read More..

Sunday, May 12, 2024 May 12, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:07 AM :: 2880 Views The Green Affordability Plan Passes How Long $2 Million Will Last in Retirement in Hawaii Defeating Bad Bills Also a Form of Winning 14 Years Later: Honouliuli WWTP portion of Consent Decree completed “Who protects Hawaiʻi from invasive species? You do.” Lahaina Lesson? "Prepare for quick evacuation" As Young Families Move to Mainland, Hawaii Deaths Begin Outnumbering Births Gay Marriage Constitutional Amendment on Fall Ballot Star-Adv: Milk Army land deal for every penny because national defense is of zero value to us SB3202 Two Years Away from Tripling Residential Density STVRs on ag land goes before state high court Incumbents are favored in lackluster election cycle Read More..

Saturday, May 11, 2024 May 11, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 AM :: 1355 Views UHERO: 'Population slowing will reduce future growth' Teachers Union Organizing Social Justice Warriors Who Needs Collective Bargaining? More Cash Payouts for Teachers Hawaiian Electric completes West Maui transmission line work 281 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Witnesses describe Miske Money Laundering transactions Corruption Defendant Dennis Mitsunaga Will Remain In Jail Despite ‘Superficial’ Health Issues FEMA approves final extension for temporary housing for wildfire survivors Landlords now required to file affidavit for lease termination exception Honolulu agrees to 4-month window to grant or deny gun carrying licenses after lawsuit over delays Court to Rule Monday on Stairway to Heaven Read More..

Friday, May 10, 2024 May 10, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 AM :: 1527 Views After Nine Months of Toxic Lies, DoH Finally Admits: "We do not expect to find health impacts caused by toxins in the wildfire ash" Fairness one reason to expand GET break for medical services Akina lauds legislative gains, but Hamada has reservations Personal income in Hawaii might contract this year Hawaii bill exempts certain medical services from general excise tax As admitted child predator nears sentencing, police open more cases against psychologist Kaneshiro Employee Faked a Local Address for Campaign Contributions Maui Rejects Proposal Allowing Chicago Company To Drill For Water In Kula Second lawsuit filed to stop removal of Haiku Stairs Read More..

Thursday, May 9, 2024 May 9, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 5714 Views Property tax hikes wrong way to rebuild Lahaina Pinata: 'Federal Funds Summit' set for July Navy, NASA Begin Process to Renew Barking Sands Lease Grandson of former JSC Chair gets Kahala Beach stabbing verdict vacated by appeals court Campaign Spending Commission Fines ‘Clean Elections’ Activist Kaniela Ing Another $18,000 ‘Follow the money’ witness wraps up government’s case in Kaneshiro trial DoE Forces Transsexuals on Female Athletes at HHSAA Track Meet FEMA Paying $12K/mo rent on 500 empty units ‘survivors’ refuse to accept Vacation rental owners say punishing them won’t solve Maui’s housing crisis Alaska and Hawaiian agree not to consummate deal for 90-day period LOL: Will Honolulu reach its goal to drop emissions by 45% in the next year? Maui mayor requests proposals for ‘after-action report’ 9 months after Maui wildfires Federal witnesses defend Navy’s Red Hill response Few Riders on Rail After Getting Away With It, Smug Lopresti Mocks HPD Officer Arrested for DUI Read More..

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 May 8, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 1503 Views DOBOR Clears Bums and Junk Cars from Kahului Harbor Hawaii 2nd-Worst State to be a Cop $7M fines on One House: City and county moving to foreclose on illegal vacation rentals Expert raises new concerns about Maui County’s ability to respond to upcoming fire season Wildfire Planning: PUC Lets HECO take charge Hawaii Is Entering A Dangerous Fire Season. Here's What Will Be Different Post-Lahaina Maui Dems Attack HCF Court ruling could trigger environmental assessment for Kauai seed production project Defense calls first witnesses at Red Hill tainted water trial in Hawaii The Inalienable Rights Of Hawaii's Condominium Owners Semisub Scam?  Neither Ige nor Ariyoshi Remember Anything Read More..

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 May 7, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:35 PM :: 1656 Views Convention Report: Hawaii Republican Party Selling HQ Hawaii Legislative Session Adjourns, Marking the Defeat of Several Anti-Gun Bills IBEW 1186 Employee Hit With $44K Embezzlement Charge Case Dismissed: Hawaii Libraries Can Still Distribute Porn to Minors SB2919: Hotel Industry 'worked hand-in-hand with community partners and the government' Lifelong Criminal who just received $12.5M settlement from HPD arrested for new gun, drug crimes  What Would Criminal Lawyer Need to do to Fake $12.5M Injury? Mitsunaga Jailhouse Slip-Fall in Bid for Release Is this a van used in the kidnapping of Johnny Fraser? How Much Money Will Liquor Commission Pay to Stay Corrupt? Batteries and Diesel: HECO Seeks ‘Renewable’ Energy Projects for Oahu and Big Island High Schoolers Learn About Money Management?  After 15 Years, DoE Agrees to a ‘Pilot Project’ Doom Loop: Homeless Meth-heads Destroy 460 Biki Bikes Recreational boaters scramble to meet new insurance requirement Star Alameda, wife of mayoral candidate dies Read More..

Monday, May 6, 2024 May 6, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:23 PM :: 1818 Views How Did it Happen? Legislature passes historic bills on taxation, housing and healthcare Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 4, 2024 Mayor Blangiardi signs bill declaring the City and County of Honolulu a “Purple Heart City” 40,457 Unregistered Cars on Oahu Streets JSC Releases Nominees for Four Oahu Circuit Court Vacancies Let People Make Mistakes Two Frameups: HPD Major Lied for Mitsunaga Session's Over. It's Time For Many Legislators To Hit The Campaign Trail 82% Property tax hikes for Maui B&Bs After Months of Being Blocked by A&B and County, Ohana Hope Village Is Finally Opening To Maui Fire Survivors Hawaii Got Back $441,000 From Aloha Stadium Consultant Waianae Focus: Oahu first responders alter operations for planned power shutoffs Staff shortages plague Honolulu’s 911 system Read More..

Sunday, May 5, 2024 May 5, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:48 PM :: 1867 Views Shimabukuro Resigns Early from Senate FBI Raids? No problem--Dawson Begins Construction of Lahaina Housing Legislature comes through big time The Also-Rans $5B Income Tax Cut Hawaii Vacation Rental Occupancy Sinks as Rates Continue to Soar National Science Foundation to discuss possible funding for TMT Lessons For Hawaii: Other States Have Strong Pay-To-Play Laws Millions spent waterproofing Hawaii Capitol with no pools Hawaii Legislature OKs $18M for claims against state Three More Dead Ethics Bills SB2405: Help Candidates Learn the Ropes by Allowing them to Steal from their own Campaign Committees UH Hilo Housing Moldy, Broken—Admin Solution?  Censor the Student newspaper Miske Trial: A look at the court’s draft jury instructions Read More..

Saturday, May 4, 2024 May 4, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:10 PM :: 1496 Views Green Signs SB2919: Pretending to Allow Counties to Seize TVRs Dems: Income Tax Cut Tops off 'Productive' Legislative Session Green Signs Six Good Government Bills into Law Green 'Climate Team' Headed by A&B Exec to Lead Maui 'Recovery'  260 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide A judge is forcing Hawaii to give wildfire investigation documents to lawyers handling lawsuits Rail Fail: HART CEO ‘May be gone next year’ Usual Suspects Rally Against Jews at UH Ewa Beach care home fined $315K for operating without a license ‘Labor Shortage’ -- Garbage Piles Up at Apartments, Condos Opening more discussion on the proposed water source agreement in Kula Read More..

Friday, May 3, 2024 May 3, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 2526 Views Maui County to (attempt to) Outlaw 'Minatoya List' Condotels Tokuda: Make Lahaina Federally Controlled 'National Heritage Area' Green Signs SB582: $385M for Maui Relief -- mostly for 'FEMA Ineligible Persons' Maui: Enviros File Another Bird Lights Lawsuit Open Letter: Republican State Convention Delegates Should Reject Rule Changes Governor:  A&B will direct me to call Special Session to Soak HECO Ratepayers Defendant In Honolulu Corruption Case Gave Politicians Thousands In Illegal Straw Donations, Niece Says Stalled Debris Removal Prolongs A Lahaina Family's Grief HPD investigates alleged Jan. 1 beating of friends of suspect Island of Retaliation: Embattled Kauai police chief accused of ‘punishing’ officers who found his lost service gun Legal issues complicate removal of ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ city confirms Read More..

Thursday, May 2, 2024 May 2, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:24 PM :: 2101 Views Maui County to (attempt to) Outlaw 'Minatoya List' Condotels SB1035: Legislature Passes Bill to Exempt Medical Care from GE Tax Maui County files complaint seeking to hold cell carriers responsible for failure to report outages during fires HB2144: Allow Production and Sale of 'Homemade Food Products' HB2298: Coffee Labeling Bill Pushes Back on Blenders Bill 85: Update Maui’s ‘circuit breaker’ property tax credit Hawaii Least Drug Problem in USA Hawaii Worst State for Nurses Psychologist who got ‘unusual’ plea deal admitted to abusing other young victims, filings reveal Tax Relief, Gut n Replace, Close Votes -- Legislators Send 200 Bills to Governor SB2919: Bill aimed at short-term vacation rentals passes SB2922: No Limit on HECO Securitization Rate Hikes for Businesses ‘Still a threat’: Victim decries decision to release one of Hawaii’s most notorious serial rapists Developers And Labor Unions Are Contributing To Blangiardi's Reelection Campaign Will Supreme Court Allow Honolulu to Force Homeless Lunatics and Drug Addicts into Treatment? Volunteer Firefighters Are Big On The Mainland. Not So Much In Hawaii Hawaii Stop Big Oil Lawsuits to be Heard in June Hawaii AG’s Stop Big Pharma Lawsuit Kept in Federal Court Red light cameras at intersections on Oahu could soon also enforce speeding City Council discusses Mayor’s proposal for new Ocean Safety Department Read More..

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 1575 Views OHA Above the Law? One Trustee Says 'No' Unclaimed: Over $15 million in Tax Credits for Low Income Households Wealth by Association? How Social Networks Drive Inequality in Hawaii SB2845: No Right to Keep and Bear Ammunition under Age 21 Nine Months Later: State Finally Begins Building Housing for Lahaina Survivors Hawaii AG releases firearm registration statistics DOH rejects Navy’s Red Hill consolidated groundwater sampling plan Tourist Spending and Arrivals Down for March After Refusing FEMA Trailers, State to pay $56M monthly hotel bill Blackouts are Part of HECO Fire Safety Plan Lawmakers Rejected A Bill To Bail Out HECO. Now What? Honolulu Fires Back in Bid to Save Climate Suit Red Hill fuel spread through water quickly, expert testifies Beware: Mercado Kim and Co Control Board of Regents Ex-Honolulu Investigator Tells Jury He Swore To Facts In Theft Case He Had ‘No Idea’ About  ‘Exonnerated’ convicts miss out on Big Payday because no Judge says they are ‘actually innocent’ Hawaii Dems decide not to Appeal -- RFK Jr. wins ballot access fight in Hawaii Money Laundering Notebook reveals cash payments for construction work on Miske’s luxury Portlock home Read More..

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 April 30 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 2712 Views Federal judge tosses challenge over recall of 'FCKBLM' vanity license plate  Maui County's new Recovery Permitting Center Opens in Kahului Corps of Engineers Maui wildfires recovery update Hawaii 3rd Best State for 'Fiscal Transparency' These Are the 10 Worst Places To Retire in Hawaii Lahaina: HIEMA Moves Community Resource Center to Two Expensive Hotels Green Extends Deadline for 'One Ohana Fund' Lahaina Buyouts Largest repatriation in Hawaiian history completed with cultural items long held at UC Berkeley Hawaii Senate President Ron Kouchi’s Ties To A Convicted Businessman Hawaii lawmakers aim to enlarge ‘rainy day’ and retirement funds Lahaina fire AG report reveals communication gap between MFD & MPD during evacuation Former Deputy Prosecutor Still Making Excuses for Frameup Miske trial status report Families Testify In Red Hill Trial How Fuel Made Them Sick As Feds Express Doubt Lawmakers Move To Curb Use Of Deepfakes In Political Ads Inmate missing after court transport was chased off jail property by corrections officers: Sources Read More..

Monday, April 29, 2024 April 29, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:06 PM :: 1727 Views ‘Spontaneous order’ hailed as best way for societies to thrive OHA Back to Arguing it is Above the Law First Red Hill Lawsuit Trial Begins Today Deferred HECO bill worries IBEW about bankruptcy SB3183: Mileage-based Road Tax for Corrupt Transportation Department SB3234: Conveyance Tax Hike Dying in Conference? Hawaii lawmakers reduce financial grants Hawai’i Legislature May Pass More Resolutions Than Bills Maui News: This is the Future Hawaii child abuse cases decrease, according to 2023 statistics Emergency involving homeless draws multiple crews to Thomas Square Read More..

Sunday, April 28, 2024 April 28, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 1522 Views Legislature on Brink of Advancing Brighter Future Legislature ain't over till it's over, so there's still hope for housing bill The Home Stretch at the Legislature Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review BLNR Boosts Honolua Bay Yacht Grounding Fine to $1.8M Kayak Rental Co fined $35K for Blue Law Violations CNBC report notes how Jones Act leads to higher Matson shipping prices Lahaina: Red tape to blame for lack of Maui housing Will Lahaina Homeowners Get A Reprieve From Coastal Zone Rules? Economy Still Lagging: State Budget Aided by COVID Money from the Sky Hawaii State House and Senate alone in call for ceasefire in Gaza HART Infighting a Sign Rail Contract may be in Trouble? Officers posted outside Mayor’s office after alleged heated discussion with Ocean Safety chief Navy data on Red Hill deflects serious health issues Draft EIS: PTA lease extension could have positive impact on wallet of activists Frequent Withdrawals Of Nominees Hinder Green's Efforts To Fill Boards And Commissions Basic funding question still dogs HTA Florida water report a path for Hawaii? Read More..

Saturday, April 27, 2024 April 27, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 3453 Views Miske Hitman Criminal Record Secretly Expunged The trouble with Tulsi: Why the former Hawaii congresswoman is Trump’s worst choice for vice president 255 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide Sprawling corruption case grows again as new grand jury investigation is revealed HB2404: ‘Biggest Income Tax Cut Ever’ HECO ‘Securitization’ Rate Hike Bill – Legislators to work all weekend to soak ratepayers Waihee: If HECO Goes BK, Insiders Like Me Will Lose Power $800M?  Hawaiian Electric to Sell American Savings Bank? Lawmakers Agree To Pay $450 Million In Pandemic ‘Hazard Pay’ To HGEA Members House Bill 2504, Vape Tax Hawaii’s Best Termite?  Miske Thugs Stuffed Ballot Box Read More..

Friday, April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 2217 Views OHA Trustee Keli'i Akina Files for Re-election After Wildfire Lawsuits, Soaring PG&E power rates approach Hawaii Bill allowing counties more authority over short-term rentals on Green's desk Bonfire: HART Receives $125M from Feds UH breaks extramural funding record in FY2024, on track for $550M Bill 152 pre-approved multi-family designs would speed up Hawaii Island housing Hawaii Window Open: Student loan debt repayment for health professionals Armed Shopkeeper Defeats 5-man Miske Assault Team Hawaii legislators face deadline to avoid repeat of ‘chaos’ Solar Industry Panics as HECO's Bill To Gouge Customers For Wildfire Mitigation Has Stalled Lawmakers Vote To Provide More Than $800M In New Recovery Money For Maui Makua Valley, Lualualei, Pohakuloa:  Military Lease Renegotiations Beginning Now Hawaii taxpayers will cough up $18M for state workers’ mistakes, misbehavior Hawaii Pre-K Programs Reach Very Few Students DOE loses $54M on meal services MJ Biz: Green will act administratively to boost dispensary business by easing ‘medical’ marijuana access Dozens of mental health workers at Kahi Mohala soon to be out of jobs Beach park closure in Hawaii sparks concerns over homeless: “there’s a lot of garbage” Navy swarm team says water test show no fuel from Red Hill spills Read More..

Thursday, April 25, 2024 April 25, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 2872 Views Budget Emerges from Conference Committee Let’s end embarrassing tax on medical services Maui budget full of tax hikes Maui Property Tax Resolution Full of Blank Numbers US Space Force Plans 'Space Surveillance' Telescopes for Haleakala Rolling Blackouts end for Big Island as oil-fired plants come online ‘Scene of the Crime’ -- Alivado, Mitsunaga Concocted False Testimony at Home of Police Commission Chair HB724: There's Still Time For Lawmakers To Fix This Problem With Contractor Campaign Donations State Charges Dentist $70K/yr to serve poor children SB2919: Short Term Rental Bill designed to Overcome Court Ruling Down to the Wire for Lahaina Fire Relief Fund Budget: State Has Difficulty finding ways to waste money How will displaced Lahaina Residents Vote? Retaliation by Mayor?  Ocean Safety chief placed on administrative leave amid investigation Hawaii: State Farm insurance company stops issuing all boater insurance as blowback reactions to DOBOR’s new insurance requirements gain momentum Head of DLNR defends her leadership amid calls to resign, including from several lawmakers Read More..

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 April 24, 2024 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:38 PM :: 2287 Views Are Euphemisms missing the meaning? Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu) DOBOR to Clear Bums and Junk Cars from Kahului Harbor Psychologist who will plead guilty to sexually assaulting terminally-ill boy still has license to practice – How many dying children did he rape? Retired HPD officer deals big blow to defense in Kaneshiro bribery trial Attorney Alleges Hilo Rape Frameup House and Senate negotiators agree on $19.21 billion state budget—Maui Money Not Included Green pledges to sign short-term rentals bill Nearly 3.6% pay hike adopted for mayor, Council Solar Schemers Can’t get Funding with HECO Bankruptcy Looming ‘Securitization’ Legislators Plan to Soak HECO Ratepayers Lahaina Next: Larry Ellison added two Nobu restaurants to his Hawaiian island but nixed affordable housing, leaving locals priced out Affordable Housing -- $3,132 for a two-bedroom unit Red Hill Lawsuit: Trial Begins Monday DPP Bribery News: Marconi Point Scheme to be hit with $3M fine? Stairway to Heaven – Cops Watch as Residents Sic Dogs on hikers Body cams to be implemented for sheriffs post barricade Meth: Oahu’s homeless mostly chronics Read More..

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Letters to the Editor April, 2024 By Letters to the Editor @ 8:01 PM :: 2601 Views Are Euphemisms missing the meaning? ​April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month Read More..

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