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Monday, May 8, 2023 May 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 3631 Views Is racism why OHA can’t build condos? Join us for our annual overview of what went down at the Legislature First-ever National LifeSmarts Championship for Hawaiʻi Territorial Governors Challenge Biden on Marine Monument Recent headlines support idea that Jones Act makes no economic sense  Flip-Flop: Suddenly Pacific Garbage Patch is 'gathering place for life' TheBus Routes Changing to Link up with Rail  DoI to End 'Compact Impact' Payments Feds Bust HS Softball Coach and Jail Guard--Smuggled Gun and Meth at OCCC Aloha Stadium project mired by too many questions Chaos at the Capitol is part of lawmaking in Hawaii This Year's Legislature Was Much Worse Than Business As Usual Working Families Win With EITC Expansion HB1396: Cesspool Bill Flushed in Conference The Miske case started with a secret indictment (Part 2) Read More..

Sunday, May 7, 2023 May 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 5028 Views Tax Relief, RIP Legislature on track to violate state's legal spending limit Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 6, 2023 Sewage Plant Spews Filth into Kailua Bay ‘What the hell is this?’ Sen Dela Cruz Caught Lying about Hawaii Gov. Green’s $200M ‘pot of money’ Hawaii’s housing crisis is self-inflicted Civil Beat Owner at Center of ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’ Lobbyists Train Legislators Like Dogs How Lawmakers Killed off Ethics And Accountability Reforms in Conference Transparency?  Budget deal Hidden from Legislators -- but they approved it anyway  How major bills fared at the Capitol Campaign Contributions Buy HMSA Execs Protection HMSA employees squeezed hard while Execs Raked in Bucks Proposed Council raises reflect greed and cynicism $59 Million, Gone: How Bikini Atoll Leaders Blew Through U.S. Trust Fund With One Airline Left, Molokai And Lanai Residents Struggle To Access Medical Care Read More..

Saturday, May 6, 2023 May 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:14 PM :: 3018 Views Dela Cruz News: Conference Committee Sneaks $200M Slush Fund into Budget Every single bill submitted to fund and support OHA died at the Capitol  HTA Funding? $30M Magically Appears After Legislature Zeroes out Budget Sine Die: House Leaders Tout Budget Sine Die: Green Calls Session Success HB600: Safe Routes to School Mana Moriarty to head Office of Consumer Protection Green Names Tokioka head of DBEDT VIDEO: Meet the 21 Trumpsters and Antivaxxers Running for State Republican Leadership Budget Gives Illegal $200M Slush Fund to Governor, Legislative Leaders--HTA to get $30M, Aloha Stadium, $50M The impacts of mental illness on Hawaii ohana: A mother speaks Hawaii's last coal-fired power plant set to be demolished soon Green to Fill Health Department Parking Spaces with Homeless ‘Kauhale’ State to pay $26M over closed runaway truck ramp tied to multi-vehicle crash UPW Strike Drives up Costs at Maui Memorial Read More..

Friday, May 5, 2023 May 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 6617 Views Senate Confirms Guidry for Intermediate Court of Appeals Ways to counter property tax increases in Hawaii HB426: Bankrupt Firearms Industry with Lawsuits Document Confirms Ty Cullen has named other Corrupt Legislators The Miske case started secretly in 2014 when he foolishly operated outside Hawaii Saint Louis football players rape convictions covered-up for five years Complaint Describes Forcible Rape by Two Football Players Senators Revenge:  UH Budget Slashed in Conference Committee  After Gutting Taxpayers, Legislators Squabble over spoils No Budget HTA Must Request Funds from Department of Budget and Finance Mom pursuing charges, pushing for more action after autistic son cyberbullied at Campbell High School Big Island mother mourns as fentanyl deaths become more common throughout islands City Again Claims it will install new security cameras in Chinatown in effort to curb crime--HPD Again Claims it is ‘trying’ to set up foot patrols Investigation reveals 2021 chemical spill at Pearl Harbor that public didn’t know about Windward Oahu road to be ripped up months after major repaving project. The reason: poor planning Even at $31/hr Maui Child Care Jobs Unfilled Read More..

Thursday, May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 2699 Views Chair of State Council on Developmental Disabilities Indicted for International Financial Fraud Former ILWU Officer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Embezzlement DOD Implements New Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance Adjustment Process Native Hawaiian Convention to Feature Drag Show Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to NOAA Requirement that Vessels Pay Monitoring Fees Study: Hawaii Smallest Drug Problem of any State DLNR, DOA Continue Act 90 Partnership SB1230 Allows Storage of Loaded Firearms in Vehicle Another Crackpot Election Lawsuit Thrown out of Court Molokai Police Shooting: Schizophrenic is Dead Today Because he Was Not put in Mental Hospital HECO Customers Still Paying for Conversion from Coal to Oil Usual Suspects Create Chaos to Block Affordable Housing Legislation Probe HMSA comp, its nonprofit status SB1437: Hawaii Governor Weighs Federal SALT Deduction Cap Workaround Police Commission Postpones Decision On Legal Representation For 2 Makaha Cops $75M Slush Fund: Luke Admits List of Preschool Projects is not accurate Health Dept. HQ building full of Asbestos-- looks to spend $100M to renovate Army Corps Still Won’t Restore Forests As Part Of Ala Wai Flood Control Project On abortion, UH medical school doesn’t speak for me Read More..

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 May 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 2697 Views Legislature on track to violate state's legal spending limit Some Winners and Losers in the 2023 Session Worst State for Nurses -- Hawaii He'eia: DOBOR Spews Filth into Harbor for Eight Years--Now DoH Grabs Control of Budget Shakedown Schatz: Hawaii Deserves ‘Fairness’ On $1 Lease By U.S. Military Of 23,000 Acres Hawaii gets low marks in business tax ranking March 2023: Tourist Count Reaches 97% of Pre-Pandemic Levels State lawmakers pass anti-nepotism bill — but it doesn’t apply to them 2 Honolulu Council members urge rejection of salary hikes In Sixty Days Hawaii Public Housing Authority will need new excuses for stagnation Sue Condo Developers? Legislators to override Green’s First Veto?  No Presidential Primary For Hawaii HMSA execs saw big pandemic pay raises as workers lost their jobs   Hawaii could become first state to offer debt repayment to all medical professionals Your Hawaii Home Insurance Rates Have Probably Gone Up. Here’s Why. 80 new pre-school sites identified throughout Hawaii More Homeless Mayhem: 2 reindicted for attempted murder of infant HPD’s use of force is rare, but increasing, UH study finds Read More..

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 May 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 2943 Views Why OHA Should Fully Open Its Records to the State Auditor Hawaii refinery to produce 'renewable' fuels Honolulu: Where You Can Earn Six Figures and Still Be Broke Wisdom: Fixing up old stadium may be better option than building new 2023 Hawaii legislative session ending Thursday Mayor Blangiardi announces Reelection Campaign Hawaii doctors who treat Medicaid patients to get significant pay raise Fevella, HSTA Gin up Phony Fears about unsafe drinking water at school Hawaii charter school conflict holds lessons Homeless Drug Addict Dead Because he was not Jailed for TRO Violation State Takes Over Private Sector Program which sends homeless to mainland--will fly local homeless to Vegas Bill 19: Island-Wide Limits on Beach Commerce May 1 First Day of ‘Sensitive Places’ Gun Law HECO Proposes Spending $190M Ratepayer Funds Relying on ‘Probabilistic Models’ Read More..

Monday, May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:47 AM :: 2313 Views An amazing day at the Capitol Grassroot Institute Week in Review Property tax simplicity gains traction on Kauai Rail: ‘If you build it, make sure you have all your money first’ How Rising Interest Rates Are Driving Up The Cost Of Living In Hawaii Tax relief plan falls far short of what was promised to working families Blangiardi: Drag story hour imposed on young kids by adults Aloha Stadium: Even the Bare-Bones Model is Over the Limit Opening Hawaii’s Secret Court Files Four Years Later the Maui Council’s ‘Plan’ for Affordable Housing has Accomplished nothing Homeless kauhale villages in Hawaii supported at Legislature Read More..

Sunday, April 30, 2023 April 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:36 PM :: 3981 Views Production Credit Hijinx Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 29, 2023 Meth Map: Hawaii’s Cockfight Economy Is Worth Millions Of Dollars A Year Two cases of legal fraud linked to prominent firm Circus acts, family spats stoke more Capitol drama Star-Adv: Legislature shows Council How to Screw taxpayers our of Tax Cuts How Dela Cruz killed ‘Publicly Funded Elections’ Bill after Voting for it Hawai‘i Tourism Authority responds to slashed funding Was playground for disabled children ever built? Koko Head Shooting complex now open on weekends Document outlines solutions for Puna’s wastewater Read More..

Saturday, April 29, 2023 April 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:20 PM :: 2685 Views HB1375 deferred: HTA is just a can to kick into the next session Chancellor Solemsaas leaving Hawaiʻi Community College  Laughing at You: Hawaii lawmakers nix broad tax relief proposals -- Money goes to Public Employees Instead Just Pandering: Hawaii’s Green Fee Proposal Dies At The Last Minute — Again A 'Cattle Call' At The Capitol Closes Out Conference Committee Your Tax Dollars Help Transsexuals Meet up With Vulnerable Homeless Children West Oahu: Lack of Force Keeps Bums Away from Free Shelter Rail officials OK move to seize family parcel in Kalihi Read More..

Friday, April 28, 2023 April 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 5943 Views ‘Drag Mother and Daughter Duo’ to Star at Aala Park Drag Queen Story Hour for Homeless Children VIDEO: Rep Elijah Pierick Responds to Drag Queen Story Hour Feds Send $115.5 Million to Expand Broadband $18M to Keep Kona Hospital on Life Support EPA Inspector General Report on Red Hill Facility Feds ‘Not Finished’ -- Retired Maui Wastewater Employee Gets 16 Months In Prison For Taking Bribes Alleged Rapist-Slasher Had Many Friends in Prosecutor Kaneshiro’s Office “Almost every single major player on the chicken fighting scene here is also a major player in terms of illegal narcotic distribution” Identity Theft? Judiciary Retaliates on Whistleblower Next Boondoggle: Acting chair is named head of Aloha Stadium Authority board School board reverses commission decision to close Kamalani Academy DOBOR Hit with $600K fine for pollution Hawaii ‘Clean’ Hydrogen to be refined from … oil, LOL! Are Hawaii Child Labor Laws Hampering Work-Based Learning Opportunities? Coco Palms Homeless Camp: 100 Junk Cars and Tons of Trash ‘Forever chemicals’ detected in second Kunia Village well Read More..

Thursday, April 27, 2023 April 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 3555 Views Conference Committee Approves Budget Bill Tokuda Addresses Congress to Celebrate Transsexual Victory 2023 Hawaii legislative wrap-up: the highlights and the lowlights Trumpsters Fight Antivaxxers for Control of Maui GOP--Preview for Republican State Convention HSTA Contract Ratified--14.5% raise Where is Mike Miske getting the money to cover his legal bills? Hawaii Tourism Authority left out of state budget Political showdown brewing after 64% pay raises are approved for councilmembers So Much For Game-Changing Legislation Kaua‘i County Council moves to increase pepper spray access Opponents sue to stop planned Kalaeloa surf park Hawaii Is Giving A Maui Hotel Its Money Back Instead Of Helping Shore Up A Shrinking Beach After 20 years, ‘Ambitious’ proposal would transfer 94K acres of agricultural land Oahu has a high rate of deadly motorcycle accidents Hawaii outreach team trained to look for disfiguring wounds associated with powerful horse tranquilizer Read More..

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 April 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 2706 Views Ethics: Charter School Commission Exec Funneled Money to his Pet Nonprofits Cult? Republican Caucus Pushes Back Against Souza DLNR Chair Jumps in After Police Face off With Mob ... of Waikoloa Cat Feeders Two public Maui events this week will honor National Crime Victims’ Rights Week City Touts Fasi Building Energy Efficiency      Despite hefty opposition, commission approves 64% pay hike for city councilmembers Property tax ideas address credits and exemptions HB1373: Gut n Replace Bill Gives Millions to Movie Moguls Hawaii’s Medically Assisted Suicide Program Is Poised To Be Expanded Agribusiness agency suffers loss with leader James ‘Jimmy’ Nakatani’s death Big Success: After decades blocking new jail construction, Soft-on-Crime Crowd Gets Some criminals released from HCCC Mayor: Private businesses who allow guns must display firearm policy signs Shooting range reopens with limited hours, new rules following lead concerns Read More..

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 April 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:18 PM :: 3311 Views Red Hill closure reignites debate over Jones Act Is the Jones Act Unconstitutional? HECO ‘Green Energy’ Plan Depends on Giant Floating Windmills and 20,700 acres of new Solar HECO wants public to not use their power overnight Hu Honua Supporters Will Not Give Up Bishop Museum probe ends -- ‘Nothing to see here, just move along’ Controversial 6-foot walls remain in latest Ala Wai flood mitigation proposal Military Training Leases Coming up for Renewal Retaliation Lawsuit: How Self-Dealing Insiders Jack up Condo Fees HB1502: Journalist shield law makes progress Sunshine Bill Rewritten in the Dark--Twice Conflict Of Interest? Neighborhood Board Employees Are Running For Seats On The Boards Tentative deal reached on tax breaks as legislative session enters home stretch ‘Almost authoritarian:’ Hawaii’s Cold War speech law may go Maui Mayor’s budget handles debt, spending responsibly Bullying, drug and alcohol use down among county teens Hawaii Governor Plans To Develop More Tiny Home Villages Statewide Russian spy intrigue fizzles as Hawaii stolen ID trial nears Nightmare at the DMV: Hawaii woman struggles with legal loophole Read More..

Monday, April 24, 2023 April 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:30 PM :: 2356 Views UHERO: Effect of Eliminating all Short-term vacation rentals? How Much Hawaii Taxes Its Residents Compared to Other States With Sen Dela Cruz Satisfied, Conference Committee Process Begins UH: Senators Revenge Budget Heads to Conference Committee Will Hawai‘i Tourism Authority be Zeroed Out? Fake Debate Over A New Hawaii Jail Designed to Ensure None gets Built so Lots and Lots of Criminals will Remain on our Streets Let’s Play Pretend Again: 10,000 more homes planned at Hawaii public housing projects COVID Inflation: Food up 22%, Electricity up 35% Interior Department proposes halt to Compact impact reimbursement Hawaii child abuse cases on the rise, according to 2022 statistics Oahu has Massive Amounts of Fallow Ag Land, but Politics and Prices Drive Aloun Farms to Kauai Read More..

Sunday, April 23, 2023 April 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:24 PM :: 4369 Views Wanna know why homebuilders in Hawaii prefer to build mansions? TANF Hoarding, Continued Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 22, 2023 Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Are you ready to hear the real facts about OIP? OffenderTrak: DPS Demands $1M to Reveal Inmate Data Grassroot Institute Legislative Week in Review Honolulu Police Department hasn’t conducted a raid or made any arrests for cockfighting in well over a year Schatz, Hirono Looked the Other Way when Drunk Legislators Drove Home from Parties Council 64.4% Pay Raise Delivered on a Party Platter Waimanalo residents express concern over proposed project to build groins and move sand to beachfront properties near Obama House Yes, Hawaii Can Afford The ‘Green Affordability Plan’ Working families need tax relief Dela Cruz’ Latest sequel to Hawaii film tax credit program illegal, unconstitutional Honolulu City Council passes bill to address homeless living near schools Feds force Honolulu DTS to accept responsibility for rail safety failures First of Many to Come: Kunia Well Shut After EPA Changes Standards Read More..

Saturday, April 22, 2023 April 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:51 PM :: 2580 Views OHA Check Register 2022--Insiders Rake in $1.2M for Kakaako Makai Lobbying Money Laundering: Feds Unmask Shell Companies Behind Hawaii Real Estate Purchases Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret Bill 21 is 'Affordable Housing' a windowless box surrounded by drug-addicted zombies? Hawaii joint committee approves another clean-government bill Domestic Violence: Why I left Hawaii Timeline for completing redeveloped Aloha Stadium pushed back a another year, LOL! Hawaii CEO pay rose only slightly in 2022, but critics say executive salaries are still too high Read More..

Friday, April 21, 2023 April 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:35 PM :: 3644 Views Conference Committee: Fraud, fictitious claims, and campaign funds Hawaii Federal Court Dismisses Meth Dealer’s Challenge to COVID Emergency Proclamations  Hawaii March Unemployment 3.5% Enforcing Car Rental Agencies Oligopoly: Police called in as State Harasses Turo Car Rental Entrepreneurs Council and city spar over Tax Cuts Surprise: Senator Voters ‘No’ -- gets to be on Conference Committee Anyway Honolulu Cop Remains Armed And On Active Duty Despite Claiming Mental Health Issues In Lawsuit CNHA partners with DHHL to give out another $10M Already ‘Released Pending Investigation’: Man accused of trying to kidnap 11-year-old boy who was walking to school in Kapolei No Surprise: State tells Coco Palms developers to cease activity Trucks Banned from Hilo’s ‘Singing Bridge’ until Emergency Repairs Complete Read More..

Thursday, April 20, 2023 April 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 2417 Views How counties can provide property tax relief Proposed ‘green fee’ could end aloha as we know it Governor’s ‘remarkable’ tax bills still mostly alive VIDEO: DLNR Police Face off With Mob ... of Waikoloa Cat Feeders HGEA: Who needs collective bargaining? Big Fat Teachers Pay Hike Will Be Model for us, Too Kaua‘i County Council shifts tax break plan--Abandons Small Business and Agricultural Tax Cuts Sports Doctors From Other States May Get A License Exemption In Hawaii If some lawmakers have their way, the Hawaii Tourism Authority could soon be just a memory No More Extensions for Hawaii County Resort Developers?  Council Overrides Veto Maui ‘Affordable Housing’ $43M to Pretend to do something Council Approves Rail Operating Hours Schools getting new preschool classrooms The driver who plowed into an officer was arrested for DUI a month before. Why was he behind the wheel? In bid to make Hawaii roadways safer, incoming DOT chief pushes speed enforcement cameras When incomplete financial disclosures took down a state judge Homeless Dude found guilty of setting sleeping homeless dude on fire in downtown Honolulu   Read More..

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 April 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 4316 Views Point-in-Time 2023: Homelessness Up Sharply in Hawaii, Kauai Counties Kaneohe Marine Corps Project Funnels Millions to Sierra Club Joint Task Force Red Hill Begins Dewatering Red Hill: Case Urges Waiver From Jones Act/Cargo Preference Requirements To Expedite Defueling NOAA Comments Open: Designate 777,000 Square Mile Marine Sanctuary Near Hawaii Cockfight Shooting: Mafia paranoia about Federal Informers? ‘Reeks of organized crime’: ‘Lilo and Stitch’ set fire reopens old industry wounds DEA agents uncover clandestine meth lab in Kapolei Council to Approve Money for attorneys representing 3 indicted ex-city officials Next Boondoggle: Army Corps unveils plan to wall off Ala Wai canal to stop non-existent flooding ILWU Make-Work Bill HB 714 will exacerbate, not ease, Hawaii high cost of living Hawaii May Subsidize Pay For Child Care Workers HHSC drops notice on insurance provider Affordable Housing? Maui County buys Lahaina Crossroads Apartments--year later they sit half empty Affordable Housing? This Elderly Woman Was Threatened With Eviction — Over 50 Cents Have A Complaint About Your Condo? You May Get Slapped With Paying For The Lawyers Who Fight You Read More..

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