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Sunday, January 24, 2016 January 24, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 3972 Views Hirono: Obama’s CIA Spied on Me Honolulu Rail Project Cost Approaching One Half of Boston Big Dig HB326: Bad Mortgages to be Foundation for Calvin Say State Bank Tax Is for the Birds Ige to Propose Massive Utility Tax Hike--use hot schools as excuse Ige Calls for More Spending Questioned After Departments Fail to Spend Federal Money Governor No Can Do HGEA Job Trust: 45 Years old Computers Churn out State Payroll SB2297: Allow Counties to take Over Utilities via Eminent Domain Maui News: County Has No Idea How to Run Utility Puunene Mill will no longer provide power to the island's electric grid—may cause blackouts State Seizes HC&S Water  Anti-GMO activists endangering future of agriculture in Hawaii Barking dog law a sad sign of changing times on Kauai Combine ax-grinding masquerading as science with poor reporting, and what do you get? After Massive Rate Hikes, HMSA Now Refusing to Pay for X-Rays, CAT Scans Wednesday is Deadline for Legislators to Introduce Bills Bills: Campaign Spending, Ballots, Open Gov’t on the Agenda Hawaii Future Caucus Outlines Agenda Ballot-Photo law to be reconsidered this legislative session Read More..

Saturday, January 23, 2016 January 23, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 4023 Views ‘Sacred’ Greenmail: OHA urges Legislators to charge observatories higher rent Low Income Tax Relief: Hawaii Earned Income Tax Credit Jones Act Shipbuilding: Only the Price is American Everything you need to know about Zika, virus that’s spreading like wildfire Hawaii Obamacare Exchange -- 20,000 bogus enrollees Is Hawaii in danger of losing the Thirty Meter Telescope? (duh) HB1525: Sit-Lie Ban on State Land No Tent City for Big Island: Hawaii County Council Votes for Homeless Micro-Units HB1740: Medicare Doesn’t Pay Enough—So Lets Force Doctors to Work HB1532: UH Regents’ Finances None Of Your Business Only a few early bird legislators have filed personal financial disclosures HTA Secretly Refinances convention center debt DLNR Officer Allegedly Demanded Sex, Drugs or Money after Catching Girl Smoking Weed Anti-GMO Activists Very Very Happy After Kauai Pesticide Blunder 20 Acres and a Mill: Sugar making Comeback on Kauai (sort of) Luxury Kakaako condo project cancelled after slow sales (Rising Dollar Claims First Victim?) Read More..

Friday, January 22, 2016 January 22, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:01 PM :: 3827 Views SB217: Bill to Abolish First Amendment Deferred LNG could save Oahu gas utility customers more than 25 percent Minimum Wage in Hawaii Compared to Median Income Breakthrough: ACLU Allows City to Dispose of Homeless People’s Urine, Feces List of Neighborhood Board Vacancies Fatal work injuries -- 31 in Hawaii Alaska Groceries Short due to Repeated Ship Breakdowns by Jones Act Carrier Behind El Faro Disaster Gov. Scott Walker to Speak at Hawaii Lincoln Day Dinner Video: Duke Aiona on Hawaii Legislative Session Only 12,764 people in Hawaii sign up for Obamacare with days to go Second Year: Ige Admin has no Answers and no Strategies  Delay Costing Telescope Millions of Dollars (so OHA Can Collect Rent) Alleged DoE Child Molester Rewarded with Paid Vacation: 12 DOE employees on leave with pay for a year or more Can Roz Baker Use Kupuna to Sucker You into Accepting 12.5% GE Tax Hike? Tax Policy? Nobody Here Knows What They are Doing Consultant recommends Cancer Center Dump Incompetent UH Admin, go private Even Legislators not fooled by Incompetent UH Administration As UH Tuition Soars, Poor Need More Scholarships Keeping Old, Inefficient OCCC is Priority for UPW Job Trust 318 Apply but Caldwell’s Planning Department issues only one ADU Permit Hawaii County to spend $650,000 on homeless micro-units while old buildings sit vacant Anti-GMO Losers Call Rally, Nobody Shows Up Big Island tourism taking a hit from dengue outbreak First family’s Hawaii vacation cost HPD $341K in overtime State-owned building to become operational after rotting for 13 Years After Multiple Offenses Spanning Generations, Child Molester Finally gets Hard Time Read More..

Thursday, January 21, 2016 January 21, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 4616 Views Speaker Souki Proposes Fee Simple Conversion of State-Owned Commercial Leases Full Text: Speaker Souki Opening Day Remarks “Lofty and dogmatic statements that have no basis in substantive policy”–Hawaii Legislature Reconvenes Unfulfilled promises, wasted tax money, poorly written contracts and unenforceable legislation—Hawaii Legislature Reconvenes Aloha Aina ‘Aha Against US Tribe Sen Kahele Hospitalized on Opening Day Lawsuit: Lopaka Ryder, Killed by Drug Dealer, was exposed by Police as Informant Opening Day at Legislature $10 Billion: The Ultimate Price Tag for Honolulu Rail? Sen Gil Kieth Agaran Proposes to Abolish Free Speech Leaders call for converting commercial leasehold lands to direct ownership Budget Preview for Legislative Opening Day HB1041: Hawaii State Gaming Commission Bought n Paid For: Legislators Employed by HGEA, AFL-CIO Vote Tuesday March 8--Hawaii Republicans could play bigger role in shaping GOP presidential race Competent Biography Would Explore Inouye Wartime Atrocity Apo: OHA is ‘De-Facto Governing Entity’ Bishop Museum on path to irrelevancy Ex-Principal: Imposition of Statewide Curriculum ‘Troubling’ Court OKs New Rules On Homeless Sweeps NextEra - Navy Deal Exposed Jones Act: Inconsistent Trade Policy Hinders Economic Growth Judge Grabs HC&S Water Will Paranoia Keep Pot Heads Away from Dispensaries ACLU unveils privacy fight in 16 states Lawsuit: Judge Improperly Sealed Records in Police Child Rape Case Little League thief granted reprieve Hawaii health officials worried about threat from Zika virus Kenoi Finally Gets Around to Filling Ethics Posts PETA Harasses Army Officer over Kahuku Pig Hunt Read More..

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Letters to the Editor, January, 2016 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:35 AM :: 4179 Views Job opportunities and tax revenues suffer as a result of fallow fields Muslims Celebrate Christmas Labor Camps for Deadbeat Dads Read More..

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 January 20, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:42 PM :: 4388 Views Governor Ige Proclaims Jan. 24-30 “Hawai’i School Choice Week” State-Local Tax Burden—Hawaii Ranks 14th Legislators Scale Back Opening Day Celebrations, Focus on Campaign Fundraisers Instead  State Squeezing Counties on TAT in Hope of 12.5% GE Tax Hike Senate Reorganization Drops Massive GE Tax Hike in Roz Baker’s Lap Public Housing, DHHL Rentals top Homeless Agenda Great News: Homeless Sweeps Would Proliferate Under Ige’s Budget Plan Bill Would Get Rid of Scott Nago Revealed: Wealthy Mainlanders Funding Hawaii Anti-GMO Movement Oahu customers could have saved $132M on fuel costs with LNG in 2015 Honolulu spending $5.2B on sewage system, but not expanding capacity Federal Grab for West Hawaii Water Could Take Years SHOPO Asks State To Stop Kauai Body Camera Use Man accused of setting fire to girlfriend had been released from jail days ago Peter Carlisle Wants to be Your Cannabis Connection Hawaii County to begin Hiring Drug Addicts, Thanks to ACLU Lawsuit: ACLU Board Member was Homosexual Child Molester at Kamehameha School FBI: Property crimes make up majority of crime in Honolulu BNP Paribas prepares multi-billion IPO of First Hawaiian Bank, say sources: Reuters Coast Guard suspends search for 12 Marines off Oahu’s North Shore Read More..

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 January 19, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:58 PM :: 3383 Views Supreme Court Declines to hold Nai Aupuni in Contempt Hawaii Poll: Clinton, Trump Lead Races for Nomination Study Shows how Coral Death Hype can be used to Gain Control of Your Land Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted January 19, 2016 Search for missing Marines continues into 5th day Caldwell in Trouble Against Aiona 41% of voters denounce Ige’s work Titanic Legislature has same deck chairs, just rearranged Homelessness Top Issue Green: Homeless is good excuse for Minimum Wage Hike, Tax Increase Kenoi Helps Charter Schools Push Back against Oversight, Ethics DHHL under fire for creating positions when vacancies are high—Danner Smells Opportunity Anti-Pesticide Hucksters Tour State -- Sugar Cane Victory Lap Hawaii has a shortage of farmers, not farmland Hawaii 4th Most Expensive State to be a Smoker Read More..

Monday, January 18, 2016 January 18, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:13 PM :: 3344 Views 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood Maui TEA Party Hosts Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist Michael P Ramirez Honolulu Charter Commission Discusses Ethics, Police, Fire and Salaries Rep. Ward: Legislators don’t have to Follow Souki and Ige Against DHHL Funding VIDEO: Is America Racist? Hawaii Residents Most Likely to be Living Paycheck to Paycheck Search for missing Marines finds life rafts but no sign of 12 Marines Poll: 45% of Native Hawaiians Reject Nai Aupuni Poll Shows Rail Planners How Much they Can Jack Up Costs HYCF Overtime Abuse has plagued the facility for years After 20 Years of paying, Tourism authority still owes $317M for convention center Food Injustice Comes to Hawaii (Again) Motivated Students Sacrificed to Satisfy Utopian Ideals? California to Build 10,000 Units for Mentally Ill Homeless Read More..

Sunday, January 17, 2016 January 17, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:23 PM :: 5033 Views “The only result the Nai Aupuni process can get is federal recognition” Maui County Report: Co-op Should Buy MECO Transmission Grid Buy America! For an extra $3M – this time Hawaii Family Forum Gearing up for 2016 Legislative Session Hawaii March for Life Jan 22 VIDEO: RNC member urges Republicans to rally against Trump VIDEO: Politically Incorrect Hawaiian Punch Prepares You for the Real World Military releases names of Marines involved in helicopter crash Poll: Aiona Beats Caldwell 43% to 38% Cronies Fail without Inouye to tell Them What to Think Great News: Public labor unions could lose their political clout Counties Challenge HECO Monopoly Cheering some pie-in-the-sky idea of agriculture Community spearheads effort to cool classrooms Too Many Children Being Placed in Foster Care Certificate of need process limiting isle health care options DoTax Helping Illegal TVRs Easy money: Slush fund gives Hawaii County Councilmembers spending power Birtherism Continues to Serve Democrats Well Kailua Boat Death Tied to Hare Krishna Cult? Read More..

Saturday, January 16, 2016 January 16, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 3544 Views Ted Cruz on the Ballot for March 8 Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus 10 Ideas that Could Improve Life in Hawaii Hawaii Senate Democrats: 2016 Legislative Priorities Priorities not Politics for New Schools Highlights of HART Rail Project (2004 to 2015) Indict Somebody: Judiciary Hiring Independent Grand Jury Counsel Kauai Girls Court Celebrates Success of First Cohort Families Identify Missing Marines after helicopters crash DHHL Funding: Are Hawaii Public Trust obligations enforceable? Lawsuit Challenges Secrecy at UH Manoa Bio-Safety Lab Search for Missing Marines Continues Plantation Closure: Doing a dance or drinking champagne is hurtful and mean-spirited Star-Adv: State Should Seize HC&S Water  Police Reform Gaining Steam At Honolulu Charter Commission State confirms it knew rape suspect had been fired by Honolulu Police Department Candidates Line up for Big Island Mayor Some think KIA tenants should have option to buy Hawaii Speaker: Lottery Bill A ‘Distinct Possibility’ After Dengue: Babykiller Zika Virus Arrives in Hawaii Read More..

Friday, January 15, 2016 January 15, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 3760 Views Full Text: Ige Signs Agreement Privatizing Maui Hospitals Where’s the Farm Justice Summit? Jones Act, LNG at Center of Puerto Rico Recovery Plan 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood Supreme Court to Consider Nai Aupuni Contempt Today Search continues for 12 Marines after fiery helicopter collision off Haleiwa Suit Against Nai Aupuni “overwhelmingly likely” to succeed Nai Aupuni ‘Delegates’ Have to Show Up to get $5000 Bribe Legislators Demand Cash from Lobbyists LTC: Latest Excuse for Massive GE Tax Hike Crony Capitalism: Obama’s DoD Negotiates Sweetheart deal with NextEra HEI ‘Time of Use’ Rates Will Squeeze After-School Programs Anti-Agriculture Activists Seek 100% Tourism Economy Experts: Maui will Never Recover from Death of HC&S Taxes Vacuum 9.5% More out of Economy DoH Bungling Risks Loss of Funding for New Mental Hospital UH Inouye Center Plans ‘Shelved Indefinitely’ CDC Secrecy Over UH Biolab Safety Failures Challenged In Court DHHL Seeks Developers for Parcels Near Rail Stations Former Kauai police lieutenant indicted for theft, money laundering Gambling Would Cost More than it Earns Rent Control Would Eliminate Rental Units Read More..

Thursday, January 14, 2016 January 14, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:38 AM :: 5371 Views OHA Elections: Throw These Bums Out Hawaii: Only 11,949 Sign up for Obamacare HB1170: Geothermal Fast-track, part two HB1524: Obama Opens Door to Home Energy Project Loans Bed Bugs—Honolulu Slips to 49th Place Full Text: State of the Union Address Republican Response to State of the Union Fake Cap becomes Real Threshold—Council now demands HART Spend Money Planning to Extend Rail to UH Manoa Rail Operating Subsidy will Require 9% Property Tax Hike Hawaii’s Top Lobbyist Quitting? More on Land and Power from Nai Aupuni Wanna Be Hawaii Health Connector board members resign Marijuana Money Rains Down on Bishop Street Know-Nothings Talk up Plantation Closure as Boon to Agriculture Kouchi: Millions Earmarked for UPW Suit vs Maui Hospital Privatization Staff at HYCF rack up $1M-plus in overtime – With only 23 Inmates City Finds Way to Start Losing Money on H-Power Lawmakers open to gambling State ignored HPD’s recommendation not to hire officer now charged with sex assault Killer Gets to Stay Free Until September Meth Dealer Arrested 100 Times, Out on Street Does it Again Bizarre News: Government Employees Forced to Work Thru Lunch Break Read More..

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 January 13, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 3625 Views DoI Adds 2,000 Pro Fed-Wreck Testimonies Reviewing Hawaii’s FY 2017 supplemental budget VIDEO: Thirty Meter Telescope, Putting The "Puaa" Back In Ahupuaa, And Oprah Elections DHHL ‘Disappointed’ by State’s Appeal of Court Ordered Funding Gold Coast Seawall Hot Potato Case: Supreme Court Hears Arguments DBEDT: Family of Four Requires $75K to live on Oahu Council Still Pretending to ‘Cap’ Rail Expenses, Will Abandon Charade Soon  After Wasting $87.5M, DoTax Still Can’t Process Tax Returns in Time Because of Outdated Computers UH Payroll — 1,600 Unauthorized Positions Kihei HS: Bureaucratic Delay Costs State $100M County Worker Stole Cash for Two Years Chun Oakland’s Homeless Tent City Idea Mocked Caldwell Objects to City Studying Electric Coop, Council Votes to do it Anyway Hawaii: More Than 40% of Workers Have no Retirement Plan Still Spreading Pesticide Hype, Eco-Lawyer Debunked State of State: Ige Catches Kalihi Prison Fever Soft on Crime: Probationer Charged with Child Molestation, Gets Supervised Release Civil Beat Pushes Gambling Again Suicide Squad Launches Annual Push to help Insurance Companies Save Money by Killing off Expensive Patients Ige Budget: $15 million to expand inmate capacity on Sister Isles Hawaii Democrats Feel the Bern—Hillary Losing Fundrace Coming Soon: Video On Demand From The Hawaii Capitol Read More..

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 January 12, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:46 PM :: 4133 Views Up to 72% of Council Campaign Contributions from Hoopili and Rail Expert Slams Hawaii Legislature for Lumping E-Cigs in with Tobacco Calling all Cronies: Marijuana Dispensary License Application Now Available Online Legalize Marijuana-Criminalize Fireworks Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 11, 2016 Kasich for America Files to Appear on Hawaii Ballot–Djou to Lead Campaign From Inside the Supreme Court, the Key Exchanges on a Case Pitting Unions vs. First Amendment Pro Life? Hawaii Ranks 43rd Five Unanswered Questions About Honolulu’s $6.6 Billion Rail Project Why Did DLNR Hire A Cop Who’d Been Fired By HPD? Stock Analysts finally Figure out that NextEra’s purchase of Hawaiian Electric won’t happen Long Term Care Mandate: Mainland Progressives Want Hawaii GE Tax Hike Bishop Museum to Sell Waipio Valley Star-Adv: OHA Not Doing Enough for Hawaiian Youth, Broken Families Wanna Be Marijuana Dealers Concerned About Illegal Competitors More Ignorant Babble about Hemp Replacing Sugar State Can’t Find Way to turn Hana Pier into Recreational Site Homeless Threaten HNN Photographer with 2x4 Homeless Come up With New Excuse for Refusing Shelter Maybe We Can Fool People into Accepting Homeless Tent Cities if we call them Hawaiian Grass huts 4 women inmates accuse 2 guards of sex acts Kauai Council Finally Gets Around to Regulating Lobbyists Read More..

Monday, January 11, 2016 January 11, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:27 AM :: 4092 Views Update on Honolulu Charter Commission – Meeting Friday Hee steals from other Hawaiians and gives to me me meeeeeee Real Income: Hawaii Residents Lose 3.8% in Decade New Laws for 2016 Secular State Just Can’t Reach Spiritual Hawaiians Kauai: Jail is a Great Place to Work We Use GMOs, So Does Everyone Else—and we’ve been doing it for 20 Years with no harm Death In Paradise Is All Too Frequent For Visitors To Hawaii Read More..

Sunday, January 10, 2016 January 10, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 5526 Views Sorry OHA, Free Trade Zones are not free of the Jones Act Obama Administration Promoting Race-based Hawaiian Election Plantation Era: They Came With Hope $6.8 million in grants promote STEM jobs for Hawaii Unfriendly Skies? March for Life--State Capitol January 22 War on Coal: How Hawaii Clean Energy initiative Killed HC&S A sad week for agriculture in Hawaii – Pakalolo Plantations in our Future? Maui--Enviros Talk About Water, Get Luxury Homes Update your calendars for the 2016 political year State tax refunds might be late again this year Hawaii AG contests court order to increase DHHL funds Record high construction costs slam Honolulu Caldwell: I want City Workers to be forced into Unions and Controlled so they will vote for me Homeless are cleared again from Kakaako Hawaiians at risk: Keiki locked in cycle of foster care system Hawaii GMO Success Story Aloha Aina Party Holds Petition Drive for Ballot Status Historic North Kona church heading to tax auction after pastor Falls for Sovereignty Scam Read More..

Saturday, January 9, 2016 January 9, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:51 AM :: 3737 Views Judicial Watch Opposes Obama Executive Action to Create Hawaiian Tribe Lawsuits Have Consequences: Aloha To Hawaii Sugar DLNR Officer Arrested--Charged with sexual assault of Minor ‘Tens of Thousands’ Kicked off Medicaid by State’s Heartless Computer—Blind and Disabled Hardest Hit 2 OCCC supervisors in trouble for allowing inmate's gangster father behind bars Soft on Crime: Schizo Slasher to be Allowed Back out on Streets Homeless Hygiene Station Becomes Magnet for Crime—8 Assaults Since October Another group of homeless moved from Moiliili area Councilwoman Calls For Domestic Abuse Audit Rail Contractors Slice into Huge Gas Line, Lucky No Explosion Hawaii Gas Selects LNG Vendor, Expects Savings of $2B Planning for HECO-MECO-HELCO Inter-Island Cables is Underway PUC chief scolds NextEra (again) Read More..

Friday, January 8, 2016 January 8, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 5086 Views Where to Vote: Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus Nai Aupuni in Contempt of Supreme Court? Latest Filings Supreme Court to Consider Nai Aupuni Contempt January 15 Ige Budget: $104M omissions, mystery spending cuts Federal Aid? Hawaii Ranks 49th Glass Houses of Marijuana: Pots, Kettles and the Color Black UH Reports Hawaii Hemp is Top Shelf DLNR to Loosen Death Grip on Hilo Businesses? Public Meeting on Honolulu Bikeways January 13 What the Constitution Really Says About Race and Slavery 76% ‘Not Good’ -- Overall, what do you think about the condition of our city parks and playgrounds? UH Manoa—10 Salaries over $300K Honolulu City Council Will Consider Co-op or Muni Alternative To HECO Increase In Hawaii Revenue Forecast ‘Doesn’t Really Amount To That Much’ Are Charter Schools Funded Equitably? Lawmakers Want Clearer Numbers DoE Campbell Contract $1M per Classroom OHA Kakaako Makai Deal Puts $1.2M Hole in HCDA Budget Charles Djou Endorses John Kasich for President House Candidate Jaci Agustin Launches App to Communicate with Constituents Supreme Court Redistricting Case Is New Front in Voting Wars Keeping a lid on Kauai property taxes? Maui Risks loss of $186M Federal Money Gun Permits: HPD Admits Nearly 100 False Denials in Just One Year Homeless Rob Restaurant Workers in Chinatown Civil Asset Forfeiture In Hawaii: Crime Deterrent Or Legalized Theft? Publicize names of dispensary applicants HMA Recommendations for Marijuana Dispensaries 40 Years Ago On Kahoolawe, A Faith Is Reborn? Hawaii is ground zero for Ag innovation Read More..

Thursday, January 7, 2016 January 7, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:07 PM :: 4560 Views OHA Trustee, Ex-Legislator Come up with Excuses, Get Added to Aha Participant Roster A&B to Shutter State’s Last Cane Plantation—Activists ‘Happy’ Quality Counts: Hawaii K-12 Achievement Ranks 32nd in USA HART: Construction Costs Soaring—Another $240M Tacked on to Overruns VIDEO: “Lessons Learned” from Turtle Bay VIDEO: Hawaii Water Law In A Nutshell Hana Pier to be Removed due to Public Opposition to Repairing it Confucius on Hawaii’s New Smoking Age VIDEO: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Jones Act with Michael Hansen Foes of cane burning cheer sugar’s demise – Plan to Keep up Fight Against Seed Farmers Smug Activists Party as Last Plantation Perishes Criminal Hee Gets 46 Months in Federal Prison as Powerless Cronies Look on With Mehau Dead, Criminals Begin Killing Each other? Medicated Marijuana: ‘If a Minor is Busted with a Baggie of Weed, I can Track Every Seed’ Caldwell Inserts Himself in Senior Services, Makes a Total Mess of it Child Molesters’ Victims Have Until April, 2016 to Come Forward Who In City Government Gets A Six-Figure Paycheck? NextEra Merger News Read More..

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 January 6, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 3576 Views OHA Trying to Convince Telescope to Stay and Pay Friedrichs v CTA: Will Supreme Court End Mandatory Union Membership for Government Employees Nationwide? Anti-GMO Leader: “Bring Islamic Nation to Battle in Hawaii—Allah Akbar” Possible Pipe Bomb Found After Big Island Police Arrest Three at Protest Against License Plates UHERO: Status Update on Federal GHG Emissions Reduction Policy for Hawaii “Entire American Samoa school system must be revamped” UH appeals NCAA ruling on men’s basketball program Guard Your Wallet: State lawmakers gear up for new legislative session Legislators Baffled by State’s Inability to Spend Federal Money—DoE Fails to Even Ask for It Shed light on NextEra/HECO alliance PHOCUSED: Profitable Nonprofit Nailed by Ethics Commission Lawmaker argues new 'limited' driver's licenses open to abuse New ID Law May Trip Up American Samoa Residents 2012 Law Saves Hawaii Fisheries from Rampaging Eco-Whackos Study Of Pesticide Use On GMO Crops Delayed Nonprofit launches new housing program for recovering addicts HPD officers erred in not arresting men for major illegal fireworks bust Orgy of outlawed fireworks flaunts our island anarchy DOE report reveals 21 students caught with So-Called ‘firearms,’ most in elementary, middle schools Gun Sales Through the Roof after Obama Cries North Korea Tests Possible H-Bomb Read More..

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 January 5, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:32 PM :: 3984 Views Big Island Police Arrest Three at Protest Against License Plates Gun Control Nuts Tout Hawaii as Example Ige Budget Does not Include Union Pay Raises State Steals Money from Conservation to Subsidize Fancy Waikiki Eco-Conference After Negative Audit, KOLEA Touted as Model for Hawaii IT Reform Merger or Not, NextEra is Writing HECO’s Renewable Energy Plans Hawaii’s strict gun laws will not be affected by President Obama’s proposals Homeless Sweeps Push 51 into Shelters Tomorrow is Deadline for UH to appeal NCAA sanctions for men’s basketball team Hawaii workforce drug tests show hike in cocaine use in 2015 Prosecutors seek to revive major gambling case dismissed in 2014 Former HPD officer to report to L.A. prison 2015: The Year in Claims Against the State of Hawaii 2016: An Opportunity to Finally be Rid of Gary Hooser Maui Anti-GMO Activists Spray Pesticide in their own Homes, Call Heath Department Why Are Online Classes, Degrees Hard To Get At The University Of Hawaii? Read More..

Monday, January 4, 2016 January 4, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:00 PM :: 3516 Views Alleged Monk Seal Harasser Sues Police over Arrest 80% Not Great: How is the plastic-bag ban working out? Honolulu dead last in starting pay “Expensive renewables do nothing” Baboozes in isles’ top jobs gave us yearlong headache Inspiring quotes for leaders start the new year off fresh 5 Issues for 2016 Anti-GMO Activism is Probably Not About the Technology At All DoH Rules Allow Sale of Hash Oil, but no Joints no Brownies and no Candies (for now) Homeless tents reappear in Kakaako, Idiot Brower Demands State Create More Homeless Tent Cities Not REAL ID: New License Specially for Homeless and Illegals Read More..

Sunday, January 3, 2016 January 3, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:00 PM :: 3743 Views Leaked Nai Aupuni Emails: ‘Godless’ Faction Pushing to Ban Pule at Aha Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Josh Green to Run for Governor in 2018? Anti-GMO Activists Blamed for Arson at Waialua Farm $23,000 Rate Hike Coming: Data show Obamacare will produce results opposite of what was intended Nai Aupuni Exercise in Frustration, Obviously a Surrogate for OHA ERS pension plan shortfall rises to $8.77B New federal education law offers more flexibility, say isle officials Hawaii pedestrian death rate among seniors leads the nation Star-Adv: Don’t Give More Money to Corrupt HI-5 Program Read More..

Saturday, January 2, 2016 January 2, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:05 PM :: 3812 Views Testimony: 76% say No Fake Tribe for Hawaii AAA Hawaii: Lower 2015 Gasoline Prices Save Drivers $400 KGI: Election year is here. Who are you going to vote for? Former Cancer Center director failed to disclose major financial conflicts of interest State Takes $13.2M from Conservation to Subsidize Fancy Eco-Conference Star-Adv: Counties should get more of TAT Hawaii would be better off with a true two-party system Deregulate Transportation-Let the PUC Focus on Energy and Telecom Utilities Thanks to Feds, Ethanol still in gas, even with new state law Visitors still being arrested for enjoying moonlight on Waikiki Beach Read More..

Friday, January 1, 2016 January 1, 2016 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 4818 Views OHA 2016 Legislative Package: Telescope Rent Money, Control of Mauna Kea Tours ‘Santa Claus Came Early’ for Hawaii’s Politically-Connected Marijuana License Seekers Hawaii Pesticide Complaints: Urban Homeowners are #1 Violator DoTax Claims IT System Success Looking Forward to 2016 Hawaii Air National Guard destroys Islamic State targets Telescope Faces Years of Delay Secret Cabal of Insiders Plot Electric Rate Hikes, Tax Increases Thanks to Fracking, Hawaii drivers saved more than $400 on gas in 2015 Mobi PCS President Wants to be Your Dope Dealer Annual Budget Pitch for DHS Maui Hospital: ‘Extremely complex negotiations’ drag on into 2016  Minimum Wage Hike May Result in Fewer Employees City Refuses to Take Responsibility for Dozens of Roads Hawaii County Council Debates Agricultural Property Tax Exemptions Read More..

Thursday, December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:04 PM :: 3742 Views First Hawaiian No Longer Servicing OHA ‘Malama Loans’ State of the State Budget 2016 New High School? What is DoE’s top priority? Man OK With Pedophilia Loses Bid to Teach Kids 2015 Wrapup Stories 14 new state laws to take effect on New Year's Day Honolulu Charter Commission denies proposals for public vote on rail Hawaii Medicaid Fraud makes  Top Ten Government Waste List for 2015 Report: Hawaii’s Phony Hi-Tech Tax Credit Schemers Not getting any Venture Capital State Negotiating New IT Contract in Wake of Obamacare IT Debacle Kakaako homeless moving into HCDA areas to Evade enforcement and Stay out of Shelter Minimum wage hike could mean higher prices for consumers NCAA appeal due or dead Jan 6 Read More..

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 December 30, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:07 PM :: 4125 Views Only Moments Left to Stop Fed Wreck Last Day: Say "No!" to Interior Department Rule Grassroot Comments on DOI Proposed Rule Real ID Begins Jan 10: Will Washington State Residents Need Passport to Fly to Hawaii? Hawaii’s Expensive Green Energy Program Saves No Energy KOLEA: After Burning $155M, Hawaii’s Other Obamacare Eligibility System Falls Short Report: Return County TAT Deal to Status Quo Ante Hawaii Visitor Arrivals Set New Record for November Jones Act Unions file protest over crewing of APL Guam Champagne Taxes? Hawaii Ranks #3 in USA Overrun by Solar, Wind Scammers, Does HECO need NextEra Bail Out? Judge Tosses Solar Scammers Suit out of Court Telescope: Hawaii Supreme Court invalidates lower court documents Local Food Win: Enviros Fail to Kill off Ahi Fishery City’s explanation of discrepancies in real property tax assessments don’t satisfy Caldwell’s Repaving Project Continues to Slip Star-Adv: Homeless Tent Cities are Not a Solution After Six Years, Homeless Man Decides to Accept Shelter AG: Woman Collected Welfare Illegally for 7 Years Center for Food Safety – Luddite of the Year? Anti-GMO Councilmember Concerned About Marijuana Strains with ‘Strong Hallucinogenic Properties’ Vandals set fire to Ewa Beach church lawn, destroy religious statues Advocate of sex with minors kept from becoming Hawaii teacher Dispute continues over aerial shooting that’s killed thousands of goats, sheep on Mauna Kea Dengue Hits 190 Cases Read More..

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 December 29, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 4324 Views Green Party v Nago: ‘Mistakes were made, Election Office Fell Short’ Hoopili: Is the State Prohibited from Rezoning "Potential" Important Ag Land? Obama Vacations Cost Nearly $500K per Day Survey Designed to Push for Long Term Care Insurance Mandate Top High School Teams to Compete in Lifesmarts Hawaii State Championship Hawaiian Humane Society restores services under city contract Lifting US Oil Export Ban could substantially change Jones Act dynamics Bill to drop American Samoa flight fee reaches Senate Former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona appears to set stage for mayoral run Loophole: Legislators Made marijuana dispensaries tax free Hawaii County to Hire Dopers for 97% of Jobs Crushing Defeat for so-called ‘Innocence Project’ as Federal Judge Rejects Tweeker’s Effort to Re-try Murder Conviction Giant New Year’s Party Moved to Accommodate Homeless Tent City Lack of Recycling Centers May Drive Homeless out of Rural Locations Oil Still Accounts for 71.3% of Hawaii Electricity—Dropping Prices Panic Green Energy Profiteers State regulators roll back the net-metering electricity scam Alt-Energy Schemers Publish new Rent-a-Poll Upheaval at KITV Former med student sues University of Hawaii for sex harassment, termination Dengue Fever Case Count Holds At 181 Read More..

Monday, December 28, 2015 December 28, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 3638 Views Gov. Scott Walker to Speak at Hawaii Lincoln Day Dinner 5 minutes to stop federal creation of a Hawaiian tribe Housing: Cheaper to Rent than Buy -- only in Honolulu and Silicon Valley Hawaii Democratic Presidential Caucus Date Changed to Help Clinton beat Sanders Rewarding Failure: NCAA Bans UH, UH Compliance Director Gets a Promotion, Gib Arnold Gets $700K Leader of almost 260 meth addicts wants to lease Waianae site for Homeless Tent City How Can We Get our ‘Medical’ Dope onto Airlines? Wind Schemers Chased off of North Shore, Focus on Waikiki for Offshore Wind Facility University Of Hawaii Seeks A Speedier Path To Graduation We Need More Transparency In Our Public Boards Hawaii-Made Dengue Vaccine Deployed in Philippines Read More..

Sunday, December 27, 2015 December 26, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:17 PM :: 3355 Views Delays Upon Delays at DHHL 5 minutes to stop federal creation of a Hawaiian tribe KPD implements first body-worn camera program in state Joint Hearing Set for Marijuana Dispensaries Big Q: 83% Say Nai Aupuni Must Stop Telescope project stalled ‘for years’ Aiona for Mayor? HSTA, UH to Claw Back Millions from Ige Budget KPD officers 1st in state to use new body-worn cameras, despite SHOPO disapproval Ignorance: Anti-Pesticide Superstitions Allow Banana Disease to Wipe out Crops Does Pesticide Exposure Cause Anti-GMO Activism? Read More..

Saturday, December 26, 2015 December 26, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 3484 Views Jones Act unfairly hurts Hawaii while jeopardizing security of U.S. DHHL Funding: Ige to Appeal Court Order? Gov. Ige goes big on budget for buildings Prosecutor: Legislature Must Close Baby Killer Loophole Defending GMOs ‘Right thing to do’ Police Memorial to Begin Construction Leasehold: State to Loosen its Grip on Hilo Businesses, Resorts What's next for marijuana in Hawaii? Obama: “I Feel Small” Dengue Hits 181 Read More..

Friday, December 25, 2015 December 25, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:47 PM :: 3968 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii HART Didn’t Pick Lowest Bid For Rail Stations ‘Conditional’ -- 22 Delegates Demand Changes to Aha Agenda Obamacare: COFA Gets 60 Day Extension after 4,300 fail to Reenroll Ige Issues New Homelessness Emergency Proclamation Wine & Dine: Rail Lobbyist Chairs Honolulu Charter Commission Hawaii Attorney General to Push for Nationwide Marijuana Legalization? Judge upholds rule allowing more Hawaii bigeye tuna fishing Electric Vehicles Less Than 1% of Total Read More..

Thursday, December 24, 2015 December 24, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:35 PM :: 3467 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Leaked Email Reveals Aha Agenda Need a Job? OHA is Hiring Judges Lead Grassroots Effort to Help Landlords and Tenants Curb Evictions 2016: Unemployment Taxes to Drop 26% Airport Division Turned Blind Eye to Sex Harassment Nai Aupuni Leaves Rowena Akana, two others out of Oprah Aha 2016 Legislative Calendar Released HART Didn’t Pick Lowest Bid For Rail Stations Unfunded liabilities for Hawaii's state pension increase this year and will keep rising until 2023 Anti-GMO Activists Act Without Giving Much Thought Family Flees Honolulu Finds Paradise in Houston, Texas Child Molester Exploits Homeless Teen—Gets 10 Years Allow ride-hailing, taxis to innovate Milner: Ige should hand more money to Profligate UH Administrators  Read More..

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 December 23, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 7429 Views Aha Shutdown Motion: Nai Aupuni in Contempt of Supreme Court? Nai Aupuni to be Subject to Federal Voting Rights Act? More SCOTUS Action In Oprah/Everyone Wins Election Nai Aupuni Announces 151 Oprah Aha Winners "When Thomas Jefferson was writing the Declaration of Independence, he did not apply for a grant from King George." Tribe: SCHHA Recognition is ‘Plan B’ Bizarre News: State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hoopili Supreme Court: Hoopili ‘Necessary for Urban Growth’ How to Evade Contractor Contribution Ban After A-1 A-Lectrician Ruling DHS Audit: 20 Funds and Accounts out of Compliance EColi Chipotle: Thousands Sickened by Organic Filth at GMO-Free Restaurant Chain Mafia Godfather Larry Mehau Dies NCAA Suspends Gib Arnold – UH Regents Then Award Him Another $700K 5 OCCC guards accused of smuggling drugs—back at work after 30 Day Suspension UH Coverup: Did Asbestos Litigation Shake Down Fund UH Cancer Center? State hosted Obama’s roots but (fortunately) isles don’t reap his fruits Founder of Kamehameha Schools would almost certainly have supported the telescope project Those wary of Monsanto’s aim should tour its property What Could $1.5 Billion Buy You (Besides More Of The Rail Project)? HART awards 3 Station contract to Nan, Inc. Jones Act great for some but most of us here suffer Marijuana Grow-Op Faces $1.5M Electric Bill Espero Still Pushing For More Citizen Oversight Of The Police Kenoi Staffers Claim he is Going to Make Appointments to Ethics Commission Residents to challenge property assessments Hawaii: 11,000 New Residents for 2015 Lawyers Show Homeless How to Evade City Sweeps, Stay out of Shelter by Moving to State Parcels Ige’s homelessness plan just a start Businesses blame King Street bike lane on drop in sales LEDs Produce 40% Electricity Savings CPA mobility bills unlikely to gain traction next year Read More..

Tuesday, December 22, 2015 December 22, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:48 PM :: 4308 Views What Is The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs? Akina, Chang, Lilly: Is Nai Aupuni State-Sponsored? Ige Presents Supplemental Budget--$31B in New Spending OHA Publishes 2015 Annual Report Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 21, 2015 GAO: Freeze Funding for Littoral Combat Ship Building NCAA: Arnold violated NCAA ethical conduct rules, UH Program Banned Ige Budget Coverage Will Duke Aiona Run For Mayor Of Honolulu? Half of Nai Aupuni Candidates Fail to Register for Oprah Aha ‘We got crushed’: NCAA hands down sanctions against UH Gov. Ige puts lump of coal in UH’s coffers $250 million for Rail part of a year-end Congressional spending bill Airports Division 3 years Behind on $2.7B Modernization Program NextEra Testimony: How Lawyer Planted ‘HECO as a Snack’ Remark in Media NextEra-HECO to put almost all intervenors on the stand Federal Budget: Corporate Welfare Continues to Flow to Wind Farms, Solar Contactors Why is island hopping so expensive? State has yet to lend out one penny of $150M in solar loan funds Investors’ claim triggered Hoana Medical bankruptcy  (Latest Act 221 Debacle) Hawaii’s flawed ‘concealed carry’ law makes us easy victims Dengue fever outbreak in Hawaii has global impact GMO Primary: Ilagan vs Idiot Ruderman in Puna City Crew To Sweep Kakaako — Again How City Charter will Provide Kyo Ya End Run Read More..

Monday, December 21, 2015 December 21, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:30 PM :: 3867 Views Report: Hawaii Youth Drug Overdose Deaths Double 2018: Hanabusa vs Ige? HART Plays ‘Big Game of Chicken’ With Council Billionaire’s Website Favors HSTA Plan to Make Peasants Pay 25% More GE Tax After Decades of pandering to Filipino WW2 Vets – Hirono asks Obama to finally Let a few 80-year olds into USA ‘Natural’ Supplements Industry Behind Overharvesting of Sea Cucumbers Read More..

Sunday, December 20, 2015 December 20, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 3848 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii The Racial Spoils System Invents a Tribe for Native Hawaiians HRC: Hawaii Counties Not Gay Enough UH Manoa #1 in Eyes of Chinese Communists GEMS: Gets Everyone’s Money Swiftly Lawsuit: OHA Paying Lawyers Millions of Dollars to Evade Sunshine Law Na‘i Aupuni convention unlikely to craft anything credible or legal Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus -- So far, GOP’s nominee for president is anyone’s guess Ige Budget Constrained by Act 268 NextEra hearing delayed Until February Hawaii reading scores improved after ‘preschool to third grade’ initiative States Are Struggling To Keep Medical Weed Safe Church opens Work Farm for the Homeless Bill 85 Requires Taxi meters for Uber, Lyft Aloha Stadium study waiting on direction from Gov. Ige Read More..

Saturday, December 19, 2015 December 19, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 3906 Views A new test on Hawaii’s future? Latest On The Hawaiians-Only-Oprah/Costco-Everyone-Wins Election The U.S. Constitution Still Applies to Hawaii VIDEO: Law & Corruption in Hawaii TAT Already Applies to TVRs—but DoTax Not Enforcing it State Quietly Approves Oceanic-Charter Merger Video: Millennials as Free Market Champions Hawaii Poorly Prepared to Resist Infectious Disease Outbreak Wastebook 2015: The Farce Awakens HECO Overstaffed, Underskilled—1,000 Deadwood Employees Boost your Electric Rates New law: Tax Credits for Alt-Energy Projects to Begin Before the Projects are Built Ige: State Had trouble getting Truth from Health Exchange Treatment of troubled youth better in Hawaii Should Hawaii caregivers receive training in-hospital? Gun permit applicants denied over medical dispute OCCC Overcrowded, Fobs Prisoners off on Feds Military tops isle spending gains Obama Returns Again Read More..

Friday, December 18, 2015 December 18, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 3380 Views Hawaii Family Advocates Geared up for 2016 Legislative Session Fake Energy Savings? Airport Division Lets Contractor Write its own Check for 20 Years Audit: Old Contracts Tie Up DHHL Special Funds HHSC, DoH: Nineteen special funds and two trust funds did not meet criteria Judiciary: Six Funds out of Compliance Vegetarian Questions Obama to Arrive Tomorrow Decision to forgo election toxic for Nai Aupuni Rail costs rise another $12M—and More Overruns Expected Soon Building Costs Day by Day--Rail Contracts Delayed Until Tax Passes NextEra Energy expected Hawaii's governor to favor sale of Hawaiian Electric Kauai utility's members have each saved nearly $1,000 in 2015 Obamacare: Hawaii Insurance Rate Hikes Among Top 4 in USA Obamacare: Only 8,000 re-enroll for 2016  Caregiving mandates could cost Hawaii hospitals an extra $23M Covanta Contract Reeks of Corruption City property appraisal not legal, attorney says Dengue Cases up to 160 Kauai Pesticide Report Delayed to Jan 6 Ala Wai Sewage Spill—Caldwell Had Nobody Watching Largest Sewage Pumping Station State's largest prison over capacity, with plumbing and cell lock problems Feds Fine Hawaiian Air for Cheating Customers Read More..

Thursday, December 17, 2015 December 17, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 PM :: 4247 Views VIDEO: Hawaii Could Still Get the Fed Wreck 5 minutes to stop federal creation of a Hawaiian tribe Science--The Life of the Land Feds: ‘Organic Farms and General Opposition to Chemicals Present Insurmountable Obstacle’ to Dengue Eradication Lawsuit: Deadly ‘Natural’ Supplement contained “methamphetamine-like chemical” Desperate: Obamacare Deadline Extended 48 Hours Honolulu Awarded Sexual Assault Justice Initiative Grant Honolulu: Average Small Business Invoices $105K per Year Class Action Suit Filed over Canceled Soccer Game With TMT project stalled, heavy equipment removed from Mauna Kea Ige: Telescope Waiting on State, State Waiting on a District Court Judge Peter Apo Debunks Claims of ‘Sacred’ Mauna Kea Williamson Chang: Nai Aupuni Convention Contrary to Supreme Court Order Kauai Council—$800 per Year GE Tax Hike to pay for Plan to Force you out of your car Honolulu Charter Rewrite Just for Kyo Ya Developers City Puts 465 Homeless into Homes City says number of documented homeless could grow in new year HPD chief outlines body cam plans, challenges Police Commission Discipline Kakaako Street ownership dispute clouds rail acquisition Honolulu, Kahului rank low in airport survey Dengue fever outbreak in Hawaii biggest in 60 years—thanks to anti-pesticide activists How the Fed's rate hike makes Hawaii’s biggest problem even tougher Amicable Divorce?  Hawaii Ranks #11 Poll: Hawaii 3rd Most Desired State Hawaii: 2nd Fewest Gun Dealers Per Capita Eco-Shysters Study Fisheries Agreements for Path to Total Shutdown Read More..

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 December 16, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:21 PM :: 4940 Views Nai Aupuni’s "Oprah Theory Of Elections" Grassroot: Nai Aupuni is undercutting its own efforts Hawaii Ranked in Bottom Five States for Economic Freedom Word with Ward: Portnoy, Kato Discuss Shield Law Honolulu Is the 11th Best City for Singles DoH Posts Interim Administrative Rules For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Study: Honolulu Lowest Per-Patient Health Spending in USA Criminal Hee Claims ‘Food Allergies’ Should Exempt him from Prison—Sentencing Delayed Again "Nai Aupuni has the integrity of a Costco membership at this point." Ritte: “Bad Joke -- It’s not going to Work.” Nai Aupuni Devolves into Embarrassing Circus Big Island Delegates May Take $4000 Bribe Nai Aupuni: Dwindling Time Left for Tribal Cronies New Lawsuit Challenges Nai Aupuni Blood Quantum Honolulu Charter Commission Exempts itself from Ethics Disclosure, Plans Kyo-Ya Amendment Obamacare Deadline Extended 48 Hours Health reform's escape hatch may be too narrow for states seeking to use it Kohala: Existing Pot Growers Demand Protection from State-Controlled Corporate Crony Marijuana Anti-Dairy Obsessives at Kauai Meeting with Governor ‘Deficiencies’ found in dengue effort—More Pesticide Needed, anti-Pesticide Activists Remain Silent DOE tackling shortage of special education teachers Charter School Paying $110K/Month for Portable Classroom Criminal Al Hee Sentencing Delayed Until January 6 Kauai police chief explains body camera usage, despite union protest Lawyer Targets Police After Arrest of Monk Seal Harasser – Caldwell Panders Criminals, Thieves Cleared out of Kewalo Hawaii Renters Among Most Cost-Burdened State's unclaimed property pot exceeds $200M Read More..

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 December 15, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 4264 Views Nai Aupuni Terminates Election—$5000 Bribe Offered to Delegates for a Self-Appointed ‘Aha of Cronies Internet tax ban could offer relief for Hawaii businesses 87 Times More Homeless in Honolulu than Las Vegas Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 14, 2015 Trump Files to be on the Ballot in Hawaii Another Triumph of Jones Act Shipbuilding: USS Milwaukee breaks down on Maiden Voyage HSTA Taxes Without End—$750M / year Forever Kauai Council Considering Massive GE Tax Hike Caldwell Turns on Kealoha—But Still Claims he has no Authority over Chief Micronesians Face Long Waits as ObamaCare Deadline Today Feds to Stick Hawaii With 3% Obamacare Fee HPD detective arrested on suspicion of abuse of family member Maui Jail Overcrowded Hawaii a model for how to improve K-12 education Others have shown interest in buying Hawaiian Electric, Gov. David Ige says 70 Pages of Secret NextEra Documents to be Made Public Excuses: Ige Claims lack of infrastructure on state-owned lands stymies development Kakaako Homeless Sweep—One More Decides to Accept Shelter Governor turns his back on Hawaii football fans Honolulu Council Dumps P-Cards in Wake of Kenoi Scandals Hawaii County Council to Reform Kenoi-Controlled Ethics Commission? Hawaii County Council Wants to ‘Loosen’ Sunshine Laws How Casinos Fiscally Impact Counties Anti-Gun Nuts Disappointed to Report only 16 Gun Deaths in Hawaii Ivory: Animal Liberation Nuts to Renew Harassment of Antique Dealers, Musicians, Gun Collectors Read More..

Monday, December 14, 2015 December 14, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:38 PM :: 3378 Views Audit: H-Power Contracts Designed to Hide Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Court Of Appeals: Pig Hunting is a Traditional Hawaiian Practice (In This Case) Nai Aupuni, Telescope: If not this, then that.  So settle. Nai Aupuni Undermines its own Legitimacy Has the ACLU Tied Homeless Sweeps up in Red Tape? Hawaii County Police body cameras still in the works State Energy Bank costs money but has no loan portfolio Dopers to Run up Multi-Million Dollar Electric Bills NINBYs, ENVIROs Sue to Block Affordable Housing Hawaii Republicans Majority-Minority, 50% Female Read More..

Sunday, December 13, 2015 December 13, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 3674 Views Law & Corruption in Hawaii Why you should oppose the DOI Proposed Rule—And How Charter Commission Agenda: Defer all ‘Proposals to Dismantle HART’ Jonesing for a Fix? Delving into the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 Chained dogs on Legislative Agenda for 2016 An Early Christmas Present from IRS to Heald Students Star-Adv: Cancelling IT Contracts is Ige’s Only Real Accomplishment How Many Federal Billions has Hawaii not Spent? TAT already applies to TVRs but state lacks ability to ensure compliance ‘Worst state for doing business’ Mountain’s sacredness seems a recent thing Ige: UPW, HGEA to Represent Workers at Kaiser-Controlled Maui Memorial Hospital Bunda Lined up to Take Ernie Martin’s Seat City Lets Varona Village Decay for 20 Years Dengue outbreak largest in US State in more than 60 years Report: Hawaii Best State for African-American Students Read More..

Saturday, December 12, 2015 Letters to the Editor, December, 2015 By Letters to the Editor @ 9:41 PM :: 4464 Views Chained dogs on Legislative Agenda for 2016 Read More..

Saturday, December 12, 2015 December 12, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 3887 Views A Short History of Islam in Hawaii ‘Hawaii’s George Soros': The Hidden Funding Behind Efforts to Disrupt Hillary Clinton’s Opponents Wanna Be A Drug Dealer? Hawaii has an Opportunity for You After Telescope defeat: “It would be very hard for a new project to come here, ever” Hawaii's Telescope Controversy Is the Latest in a Long History of Land-Ownership Battles Hoana Medical—Another Act 221 Tax Credit Company Goes Bankrupt Ige Still Chasing Vaporware – The Key to 100% Renewable is a non-existent technology Obama Coming to Hawaii Dec 19 Thanks to ACLU, Kakaako Makai Homeless Sweeps Tangled up in Red Tape! Police Union to Fight Against Deployment of Body Cams on Kauai? Doped Up Cop, firefighter told medical pot not OK at police, fire departments Homosexual Child Molester Chases Boy in Kaneohe All Four Counties Switching to LED Streetlights Attorney: Aloha Stadium turf inspection finds flaws Court Upholds Right to Tresspass Read More..

Friday, December 11, 2015 December 11, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 5008 Views Medicare Penalizes Maui Memorial, Pali Momi, Wahiawa General over Safety Incidents Hawaii: 64% of your income for infant child care After Recent Failures, Ige Admin Revamps IT Project Approval Process UHERO Hawaii Forecast: Expansion Will Continue, Despite Global Challenges Education: U.S. House Passes ObamaCORE! Recent IT Failures Cost State $259M Marumoto vs Trump Hawaii County review of Kenoi’s alleged spending scandal stalls, while state investigation continues HPD Latest: Overtime irregularities, theft and kidnapping Lawmaker wants police commission to have disciplinary powers Charter school stricken by financial strain Teachers want action at ‘unsafe’ Pahoa school after spate of violence Advocates continue to lobby for CARE Act as caregivers increase in Hawaii HIRA Summed Up Homeless Dump Feces in Downtown Mailboxes NextEra Merger News Read More..

Thursday, December 10, 2015 December 10, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 4897 Views Why You Should Mahalo the Grassroot Institute HSTA Launches Push for 25% GE Tax Hike Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative would deliver transformation better, faster and cheaper National Report: Hawaii Ranks 6th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco Gambling with our health in 2016 Report: Hawaii Ranks #1 in Overall Health Christmas Comes Early for Teachers’ Unions With No Child Left Behind Rewrite Sugar Subsidies to be Cut in Budget Bill? Another Muslim Makes Unsubstantiated Claims of Honolulu Harassment Muslim Leaves Suspicious Package at Honolulu Airport, Then Retrieves it, Escapes  Don’t increase GET to fund HSTA plan Honolulu Council Approves Massive GE Tax Hike for Rail Hawaii Internet access tax will end under bill expected to pass Congress—Consumers to Save $20M Ige: Opposing NextEra is a Key Achievement of My First Year in Office  Schatz--Talking to an Empty Chair As deadline looms most have yet to re-enroll in Obamacare Kaiser, HMSA Hike Rates, Cut Coverage for 20,000 Seniors U.S. Bids A Not-So-Fond Farewell To ‘No Child Left Behind’ Kakaako Sweeps to Begin Again--110 Tents Put up by Homeless Refusing to Accept Shelter Kenoi not doing his job but Won’t Resign Bobby Bunda Raising Money to Succeed Ernie Martin—in 2016? Shutting Down rail project Would Save Billions HPD Officer Arrested After Allegedly Beating Trucker Video: Police Officer Takes Down Monk Seal Harasser City council considers stricter rules for taxis, rideshare companies Read More..

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 December 9, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:50 PM :: 3593 Views Hawaii Might Finally Be Forced To Include Military Among ‘We The People’ Retired Hawaii police officers frustrated by barriers to concealed carry Teacher Quality? Hawaii Scores D+ No Joke: Hanabusa named Distinguished Visiting Scholar at UH Manoa Robotics championship to qualify Hawaii teams for World event 2015 Most Charitable States--Hawaii Ranks 21st Ige Seeking Applicants for 170 Boards and Commissions Rail: Massive GE Tax Hike Proposed Without Cap HSTA urges 25% GE tax increase -–$750M/year to Lard Coffers Lawmakers Criticize University of Hawaii Budget, Maintenance HMSA tells kupuna they’ll pay more Insiders Still Pushing Federal ‘Rule’ for Fake Indian Tribe What The Supreme Court’s TMT Decision Didn’t Say Amid union dispute, police body cams remain stacked in supply closet HECO's Smart Grid roll-out continues to be plagued by delays How Pothole May Cost The City $1.2M Tsutsui Uses Soccer Debacle to Push ‘Sports Authority’ Read More..

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 December 8, 2015 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 3847 Views GEMS: Electric Ratepayers Pay Millions for Nothing Evenwel: Will Supreme Court Overturn 50 Years of Hawaii Apportionment Law? Nai Aupuni: The View from Outside the Hawaii Bubble Debating Inouye on Jones Act Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 7, 2015 Gauging Home Affordability: The Challenge Does Your State Adjust Its Income Tax Brackets For Inflation? Hawaii might finally be forced to include military among ‘We the People’ Existing Mauna Kea Telescopes at Risk thanks to Supreme Court: ‘Master Lease is Holy Grail’ Protests over Mauna Kea unlikely to ever go away Thanks to State’s Miserable 1978 Constitution March 8 Hawaii GOP Caucus—Civil Beat Gets Almost Everything Wrong Anti-GMO Activists Team up with Rail Consultant to Ramp up Fear PUC Approves Another Ridiculously Expensive Electric Supply Contract Thanks to UPW, Repairs to Public Housing Cost $820M Hawaii Democrats Join 10-State Push for ‘Debt-Free’ College Tuition Hawaii Universities Ranked by Earnings of students Airport Div Cancels Commuter Terminal, Wastes Three Years Woman prisoner claims she repeatedly had sex with male, female guards Legal dispute brewing between state, U.S. Soccer over cancelled soccer match Read More..

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