1. Honolulu Rail: $9.9 Billion to Go Nowhere
2. After Bribery Convictions, Legislators Tout Ethics Reforms 
3. Auditor: City Still Locked in to Expensive Recycling Contracts
4. 371 Candidates Pull Papers
5. Kaneshiro Indictment Coming Soon? -- Former city prosecutor’s top assistants return to testify
6. Hawaii Republicans plummet in House but appear steady on City Council
7. Ranked-Choice Voting Designed to Ensure that Republicans Don’t Get Elected
8. Coming up short on ethics
9. State shows ‘disturbing’ fuel contamination plume maps from Red Hill spills
10. Court ruling over 2nd amendment rights in California could impact Hawaii gun laws
11. How does a Criminal end up out on the street 2 years into a so-called 20 year sentence?
12. More delays to move patients into new State Hospital facility
13. DOE: Hawaii teacher accused of ‘serious misconduct’ is cleared to return to work
14. Maui Council Tinkers with Property Tax Rates
15. 50 homeless camps cleaned up, removed from Diamond Head area

1. 'Good Questions' still bedevil Honolulu rail
2. Mental Health Workers to Strike Kaiser Hawaii Facilities
3. Feds no Fools: Force Kealoha Conspirators to Face Jury
4. BWS scrambles to get wells online in hopes of avoiding mandatory restrictions
5. After a lengthy search, police commission names 4 finalists for HPD chief position
6. Judge defers sentence for ‘Bougaloo’ Activist  behind ‘email bomb’ attack on HPD’s network
7. ‘Habitual Criminal’ behind stolen catalytic converter--viciously oppressed by cash bail requirement
8. Molokai Middle School pivots to distance learning
9. Maunakea observatories help astronomers capture image of Milky Way’s black hole--but don’t worry, they will be bulldozed soon

1. Interior Department Lumps Kamehameha and Lahaianaluna in with 'Indian Boarding Schools'
2. Hawaii: Burn Through $1M in 10 Years 
3. UHERO: Real income will decline 5% this year
4. Kahele: ‘I was part of the problem just two years ago but I’m different now so elect me governor’
5. Alleged Miske Hit Man’s Sovereignty Group Led by Infamous 1990s ‘Bicycle Bandit’
6. Schatz Harasses Biden Administration in Effort to Reopen Flow of Slave Labor Solar Panels from China
7. $531-million budget proposal for Honolulu light rail project passes third reading
8. BOE Will Choose A New Superintendent Next Week After Finalist Interviews
9. Lies Hu Honua Tells
10. Sewage Treatment: EPA, Eco Lawyers will Target Big Island Next
11. New HPD figures track big spike in homicides, other violent crimes on Oahu
12. Federal firefighters at Hawaii Island training area battle Army over safety, retaliation complaints
13. Navy Inspectors Found Problems With Hawaii Fuel Operations Before Contamination Crisis

1. Who has the most Student Debt? -- 16 Hawaii Towns Ranked
2. Patient Safety--How Does Your Hospital Rank?
3. COVID-19 infection rates soaring in Hawaii
4. DPP ‘Audit’ of Third Party Reviewers a Sham
5. Hawaii highest personal debt compared to income
6. Strong 2022 Legislative Session for Judiciary
7. US Rep. Ed Case says White House is open to Jones Act exemption amid fuel import monopoly
8. Get out of Jail Free: ‘open lewdness; possession of a childlike sex doll, possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances in, on, or near schools’
9. Crime On Oahu Is Bouncing Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels
10. Finalists for Honolulu police chief to emerge this week
11. Hawaii Health Department reports 6 new coronavirus-related deaths, 5,768 new infections
12. Supreme Court explains reapportionment decision
13. Ranked-choice voting set to be used in some special elections
14. Public hearing to be held on Maui County fuel, vehicle, property tax rates
15. Parents, students frustrated over lack of space for SAT testing
16. Bizarre News: People who don’t pay rent getting evicted--in Hawaii!
17. City Spending over $100 per bird on Feral Chicken Control
18. Here’s Which Ethnic Groups Make the Most Money in Hawai‘i

DPP ‘Audit’ of Third Party Reviewers a Sham

1. Red Hill: Navy waives right to contested case hearing
2. Grassroot Institute: Legislative Session in Review  
3. 14 'Good Government' Bills Heading to Governor  
4. COVID rules being lifted, but don’t cheer yet
5. Who needs Collective Bargaining?  $164M Windfall for HSTA on Governors Desk
6. Rail: Star-Adv Editors Even More Delusional than HART
7. Investigations into Red Hill water crisis drag on
8. ‘Affordable Housing’ is whatever we say it is
9. Police Brass Neutered by Politics
10. AlohaSafe Alert app now allows users to self-report, positive home COVID-19 test results
11. Solar Industry ‘Frozen’ as Biden Administration Investigates Slave Labor in China
12. ‘Supply Chain Problems’--Another Big Solar Fail for HECO

1. Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Police Officers
2. Kahele Refusing to resign Congress so he can Illegally Use Federal Money for Gubernatorial Campaign?
3. “Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies”
4. Name change resolution shelved: Legislation sought to re-designate Captain Cook as Ka‘awaloa
5. Need to catch up urgent for students
6. ‘Green’ Energy Plan: A new oil-fired power plant for Maui, Just like the new oil-fired plants built on Oahu
7. Honolulu CIP Spending Political, Lacks Transparency
8. Make Believe: Will Former Lawmakers’ Bribery Charges Lead To Broader Government Reform?
9. Charges dropped in Fort Street Mall attack that left man in critical condition
10. Coalition aims to bring crime reduction programs to Waikiki--Calls for Veto of Bail Reform Bill
11. Owner of home that fell onto beach could face big fine

1. Poll: Green Beats Kahele 48% to 17%
2. Mafia News: Kahele Admits he was Picked for State Senate by Malu Motta’s Best Friend
3. Audit: Caldwell Admin Signed off on ‘Deficient’ Building Permits for Three Years
4. Bills in the Home Stretch
5. UIPA and Sunshine Bills Passed in 2022 Legislative Session
6. County of Maui and Ogden Newspapers Agree to End Discussions on Sale of Maui News Building
7. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review 
8. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 7, 2022
9. Will Kahele Resign from Congress? -- He refuses to say
10. Watson: Kahele can Save Democrats from BJ Penn (no joke)
11. Kirk Caldwell is Jeremy Harris
12. Enviros Whine About Firefighting Foam as Ban Heads to Governor

1. DoH: 100% of Oahu Seniors Vaccinated
2. HECO RFP Seeks 'Renewable' Projects on Maui, Oahu
3. Hawaii GE Tax Bites in to 94% of Personal Income
4. DoH: Navy Must Present Red Hill Shutdown Plan by November
5. 337 Candidates Pull Papers 
6. Caldwell’s ex-chief of staff testifies to grand jury corruption probe--One Day After Caldwell Quits Gubernatorial Race
7. HART approves draft recovery plan for troubled transit project
8. Bill setting rules for electric gun sellers in Maui County passes
9. Lawsuit: DoH ‘Blocking’ Lawyers’ Health Tests
10. One of Oahu’s only homeless shelters for families has closed. The reason? Red tape
11. The ocean’s biggest garbage pile is full of floating life

1. UH to Pause Work on Mauna Kea Master Lease
2. DLNR: Mauna Kea Bill Dangerous, Unconstitutional
3. Did Hawaii Beat the Virus?
4. Hawaii least social media-obsessed state
5. Hawaii 2nd Lowest Drug Abuse in USA
6. Only 13 Legislators Quitting--63 Will Stay
7. Hawaii Probationers Allowed to Use Methamphetamines
8. HB1567: Criminals won’t even have to show up for bail interviews
9. Mauna Kea Bill: ‘So Much for UH to Appreciate’
10. Tupola’s City Council Term Limit Proposal Raises Ethics Concerns
11. HB1147: Gut n Replace Bill Funds HTA
12. Property Tax Rate Rollback for Big Island?
13. Marijuana Eradication Continues in Support of Dispensaries
14. Wahiawa hospital didn’t deserve state funding
15. Red Hill Water Contamination Sickened Some 2,000 People, Survey Finds
16. Lawsuit claims Molokai health center administered expired vaccines to children

1. Caldwell Quits Gubernatorial Race--Making way for Kahele?
2. Petition: Veto HB1567 Bail Reform
3. Auditor Witch Hunt Over: House Investigators Don't Bother Writing Final Report
4. UH Survey: Gender Based Violence Hysteria Eases Slightly
5. Hawaii: Highest 1-year Business Failure Rate in USA
6. Ige ‘open’ to Maunakea bill
7. SB2510: Did Legislators Just Ban New Solar Systems?
8. Conflict?  What me worry?  Judge to render verdict in bench trial despite previously representing defendant
9. Hawaii public schools criticized for slow spending of COVID-19 aid
10. Kaua‘i students’ college enrollment stayed low in 2021
11. Retailers: Bail reform bill ‘a win for criminals’  
12. Former Kauai prosecuting attorney joins Hawaii Innocence Project
13. Taxpayers to fund defense for retired detective linked to wrongful conviction case
14. City to enter into agreement to lease Kakaako Makai oceanfront property to 'Hawaii Five-0,' 'Magnum P.I.' producers
15. Hawaii to become center for Abortion Tourism?

1. Top 10 Hawaii Public High Schools Ranked
2. Honolulu's new restrictions on short-term rentals take effect in October
3. Hawaii Residents Are Among the Least Likely to Own Their Homes in the Nation
4. Hawaii Among Worst States for Working Moms
5. Unemployment Bounce Back? Honolulu Ranks 156th
6. Mauna Kea: “The ramifications of this bad bill will resonate”
7. Office of Hawaiian Affairs on cusp of ceded-land revenue boost
8. Hawaii could soon have the highest minimum wage in the country
9. SB2510: Hawaii Legislature Votes to Subvert Hawaii Constitution
10. A Mysterious Lawsuit Is Raising Concerns Over The Public’s Right To See Court Records
11. In Effort to Increase Crime, Lawmakers approve changes to cash bail system
12. Lawmakers appropriate $14M for state Lab plagued by leaky roof, mold problems
13. Superfluous Bill targeting plastic microbeads passes
14. Council considering stricter term limits for city elected officials
15. Bissen Is Top Fundraiser In Race For Maui Mayor
16. After HSTA Member Arrested, Parent claims theft is an 'ongoing issue' at Kohala High School
17. Can We Stop Illegal Fireworks from Entering Hawaii?

1. OHA Trustees Reject Maunakea Bill--not enough rent money
2. Helping Native Hawaiians Obtain Financial Capital
3. Hawaii Most Expensive, but Ranks 24th in Earnings
4. Hawaii lawmakers could approve $300 tax rebates this week
5. Second Amendment: "Hawaii is only engaged in a kind of malicious compliance”
6. Roe v Wade Repeal Would not Change Law in Hawaii
7. Bill 45: 30 year Tax Giveaway to Film Industry
8. What Will The New Minimum Wage Mean For Hawaii’s Farmers?
9. Tax returns could bring much-needed assistance to HI
10. Fired Inspector Exposes Corruption in Building Division
11. Hawaii Plans To Destroy Expired Covid Tests That Cost $22.5M
12. Hilo surgery center is in jeopardy of closing: Owners allege hospital is discouraging doctors from using the facility
13. Is cryptocurrency dead in Hawaii?

1. Three DoE superintendent finalists revealed
2. Are we on the verge of a historic change in state tourism policy?
3. Legislature Burns $1B on 'Affordable Housing'
4. Money Laundering: Feds Begin Targeting Sister Isle Real Estate Purchases
5. Gut-n-Replace HB1147: Lawmakers keep tourism agency funding alive
6. Miske co-defendant asks for end to home detention
7. Hawaii Changes How to Measure Percent of Renewable Energy
8. HSTA Member arrested for theft, criminal tampering
9. Military tracks Russian vessel near Hawaii

1. To GET or Not to GET – SVOG and RRF Are the Questions
2. HB2075: Legislators Ignore Federal Judge to Push Gun Control Agenda
3. Archegos -Theranos - Honolulu Rail: The Price of Lying
4. Red Hill fuel cleanup could require more tax dollars than allocated
5. VIDEO: Can Youth Solve Hawaii Housing Crisis?
6. Short-term rental ban will disrupt Honolulu economy
7. 312 Candidates Pull Papers
8. HPD More Secretive Than Ever
9. Caldwell:  Nobody on Oahu Dumb Enough to Vote for Me
10. Ethics reform pledge was April Fools’ joke in Legislature
11. Minimum wage boost cause child care cost to increase
12. State lawmakers approve bill to improve child welfare system
13. $20M Gas taxes go unspent: Big Island drivers deserve a Tax Cut
14. A new shooting range for Big Island? 

1. HB1823: Suicide Bill is Dead
2. Beginning Sunday real estate transactions must disclose sea level risk
3. 42% of Private Sector Working Remotely as of August, 2021
4. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 29, 2022
5. HART Releases Latest Attempt at ‘Recovery Plan’ -- Nine More Years to Civic Center, Cost $10B
6. UH To Lose Responsibility For Mauna Kea Under Compromise Bill
7. Hawaii Lawmakers Agree On Raising The Minimum Wage
8. Hawaii tax refund bill finalized at $300 per person earning under $100K
9. Hawaii Education Board Narrows Down Finalists For Superintendent Position
10. Despite indictment in Kealoha probe, BWS board member declines to step down
11. Nobody is paying attention to BWS Call for 10% Water Reduction

1. HB1434 'Dangerous' -- Eminent Domain Property Seizures
2. Feds move to protect deadliest shark
3. All State Court Public Cases Now Available For E-filing
4. Survey: 62 Percent of Economists Oppose $15 Federal Minimum Wage
5. Mauna Kea: Please Defer HB2024 
6. Ben Cayetano: I never knew any Hawaiians who were ‘Beaten for Speaking Hawaiian’
7. Criminal Al Hee Welds Locks Shut -- Thousands Of Hawaiians Could Lose Phone And Internet Service
8. Kai Kahele to Retire from Congress, Launch Joke Gubernatorial Candidacy
9. Lawmakers delay Mauna Kea decision
10. Legislative conflicts put Hawaii Tourism Authority funding at risk
11. Maui Council Committee Approves Property Tax Hikes
12. Hawaii County Council members to discuss giving a $250 offset to qualifying homeowners
13. State DHS Illegally taking social security survivor benefits from foster kids
14. Suspect charged for hindering prosecution in 2-year-old Kytana Ancog case asks to be released
15. 100 Homeless Fly Here Each Month

​Mauna Kea: Please Defer HB2024

1. Senate and House Money Committees Approve State Budget Bill
2. Visitor Arrivals Reach 85% of March 2019 Level
3. CD2: Retreads and Has-Beens Line Up
4. Inside The ‘Frantic’ Push To Shorten Rail And Keep Its Federal Funding
5. HB1567: Legislators Agree on Plan to let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out on Streets
6. HPD Officers Involved In Makaha Crash Want Public-Paid Attorneys
7. ‘Huge Success’ Maui hospital system reducing reliance on funds from government

1. Laughed out of Hawaii, Kahele Slinks Back to Washington, DC
2. $328M: After 23 years of Judicial Stalling, State Settles DHHL Suit
3. DLNR Launches Environmental Stewardship Dashboard
4. How the Jones Act transfers critical industry and jobs overseas
5. Full Text: Conference Committee Issues Proposed Draft to Create Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority
6. Blangiardi signs Bill 41 outlawing some Short Term Rentals
7. Six Year Coverup to End?  Hawaii Supreme Court: State Must Release ‘Explosive’ 2016 Report On Former State Auditor Jan Yamane
8. Tokuda ducks out of lieutenant governor’s race, announces run for Congress instead
9. Search for Hawaii public schools superintendent is down to 7 candidates
10. Pandemic modeling group: Daily COVID case count in Hawaii likely 7 times official figure  
11. Crime Wave caused by HGEA Probation Officers COVID stand down
12. Water bills to increase 19%