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Friday, August 9, 2024
Grand Wailea Bird Settlement Gives Enviros Monthly Cashflow
By Court House News @ 11:05 PM :: 926 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Tourism

... The Grand Wailea Resort in Maui will make monthly contributions to fund projects ....

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Friday, August 9, 2024
Bankruptcy News: Hawaiian Electric Admits Company may not be a 'Going Concern'
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 1525 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... This risk is the result of estimated payments under the settlement agreement ....

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
34 School Bus Routes Restored
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1426 Views :: Education K-12

... HIDOE has secured additional drivers and buses through a new direct contract with Roberts Hawaii ....

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Full Text: Insurance Company Lawyers Debunk Green’s Fake Lahaina Fire Settlement
By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 2710 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Judiciary

... All other Hawai'i media are pretending Green's settlement is real.  Fortunately, you are reading Hawai'i Free Press ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Trustees Raid KSBE -- 9% of Trust Burned to Save Hawaiian Electric
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 2943 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics

... KSBE Trustees are very HEI-connected ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Raising Taxes on So-Called 'Empty' Houses will not create More Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:04 PM :: 1244 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... After three years of nonpayment, the city would be allowed to seize the property ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
City Releases Revised Housing Plan
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 889 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use

... The 2024 Revised Edition of the 2023 Housing Plan builds upon the foundational strategies outlined in the original October 2023 plan ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Green Signs Emergency Proclamation on Condo Insurance Prices
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 1052 Views :: Cost of Living

... skyrocketing insurance rates for condos, some increasing by as much as 1,000% ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
'Defend Hawaii' -- SHOPO Again Targets Kauai's Outsider Chief
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 1142 Views :: Kauai County, Labor, Police

... The Kauai SHOPO chapter released the results of a comprehensive membership survey which unsurprisingly says Raybuck is a bad bad person ....

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
One Year later: First Residents move into Lahaina Emergency Housing
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 782 Views :: Maui County, Development

... As of this morning, eight households had received keys and were in the process of moving into the complex. Three others are scheduled for walk-ins today and more are expected to follow this week ....

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 62130 Views :: Hawaii History, Military

August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism.  So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.

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Monday, August 5, 2024
Candidates sought for Honolulu Charter Commission
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 771 Views :: Honolulu County

... The Charter amendment questions decided upon by the next commission will be put on the ballot for voter consideration in November 2026 ....

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Sunday, August 4, 2024
Hawaii Republican Party Sells HQ—Where is the $1.2M?
By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 3796 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party

‘A fool and his money are soon parted.’

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Sunday, August 4, 2024
Jones Act is bad deal for Guam
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:31 PM :: 1203 Views :: Jones Act, Military

... the U.S. Navy disclosed that shipping to Guam was so expensive that it was considering shifting personnel to Japan to save money ....

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Sunday, August 4, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 4, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 4:04 PM :: 784 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

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Sunday, August 4, 2024
What Hawaii Businesses Really Need
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:52 AM :: 881 Views :: Small Business

... How much do Hawaii lawmakers really want to help businesses thrive? ....

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Saturday, August 3, 2024
1853 Hawaiian Mission to Marquesan Cannibals
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 PM :: 20706 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

At the Marquesas Islands, Herman Melville and his friend jumped ship....

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Saturday, August 3, 2024
Time Running Out to Return Your Ballot
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 987 Views :: Office of Elections

... Your ballot must be RECEIVED by 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 10 (Election Day).  Postmarks do not count ....

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Saturday, August 3, 2024
Researching State Tax Law
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 965 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits, Taxes

“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”

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Friday, August 2, 2024
Green appoints new board chair, member to Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 902 Views :: Law Enforcement

... Gene DeMello Jr. as the new chairperson of the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority (HPA), following the retirement of HPA chair Edmund “Fred” Hyun ....

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Friday, August 2, 2024
FAKE: Green Announces $4B Lahaina Settlement -- Without Insurers' Agreement
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 3721 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Hawaii State Government, Land Use

... insurers “did not agree to this global settlement" ....

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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects Bruen as Inconsistent With “Aloha Spirit”
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 PM :: 177 Views :: Judiciary, Second Amendment

...in so doing, the state court may have placed itself on a collision course with the Supreme Court of the United States....

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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Six ways to speed up home rebuilding in Lahaina
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:13 PM :: 853 Views :: Maui County, Development

... regulations and fees that could be removed or waived to more quickly help displaced residents ....

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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Honolulu Resident Files Lawsuit Over Concealed Carry Permit Denial
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 1082 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

... Kahalewai's application for a CCW permit was denied by HPD due to his involvement in past criminal investigations and the existence of two lapsed protection order ....

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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Al Hee Laughed out of Court—“Close this Case!”
By Andrew Walden @ 2:40 AM :: 1901 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History

“yet another attempt at serial litigation by the Hee enterprises”

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
NASED: One Bid Received for Aloha Stadium Boondoggle
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 919 Views :: Development, Higher Education

“The RFP was designed to accommodate the possibility of having a single offeror, and AHDP’s proposal will now undergo a detailed review by the evaluation members.”

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
HECO Announces Three Days of Rolling Blackouts -- Lists Communities to be Targeted
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 1372 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy

... Kalaeloa Partners expects repairs to its plant may take three days. Until those repairs are complete, rotating outages during times of peak demand may be necessary ....

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
DCCA Approves Hawaiian Tel Sister-Isles Cable TV Franchise
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 1027 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County

... Kauai, Maui and Hawaii County cable TV subscribers will now have a choice between Hawaiian Tel and Spectrum ....

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Poll: Short-Term Rental Ban Unpopular
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 1470 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism

... Just 10% of voters support bans on all short-term rentals ....

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Hawaii Early Education System Ranks 42nd in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 852 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... state pre-K program, number of pre-K quality benchmarks met and total reported spending per child enrolled in pre-K ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
June 2024: Tourist Arrivals Decline Again
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 1015 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... Maui experienced the most significant decline in visitors, falling 21.8% from year to year ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Traffic Fatalities Up 17%
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 701 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... Approximately 40% of those killed on our roads were vulnerable road users (i.e., pedestrians and bicyclists) ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Green Skips Both Dem candidates to Appoint Waianae Senator
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 1433 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians

... Green had protested the fact that he could not make an appointment without thumbing the scale for one candidate or another ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Ag Department Slow-Walking Fire Ant Rules
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 840 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business

... requesting an update on the adoption of administrative rule changes to address little fire ant and other invasive pest species ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Hawaiian Airlines Merger Delayed -- DOJ "Unlikely to Approve"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 PM :: 3543 Views :: Tourism

“The Department of Justice is unlikely to approve its planned $1.8 billion sale to Alaska Air. The antitrust regulator is preparing to challenge the combination.”

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Voter Service Centers Now Open 
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 833 Views :: Office of Elections

... July 29 through August 10, voter service centers will be open to provide election services including voter registration and accessible in-person voting ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Maui Wildfire: 10,033 Claims total $3.29B
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 955 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaiʻi Insurance Division Releases Current Data on Maui Wildfire Claims ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Police Name Suspect in Dana Ireland Murder
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 1555 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Police

... Earlier this year, an FBI agent from the Honolulu Field Office contacted police investigators with the names of some people who could potentially be identified as “Unknown Male #1.” ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
$20M Payoff -- Climate Slush Fund for Native Hawaiian Organizations
By News Release @ 12:51 AM :: 904 Views :: Environment, OHA

... Funding will be implemented through the Department's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations’ (ONHR) ....

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Monday, July 29, 2024
Native Hawaiians face higher rates of accelerated biological aging, UH study finds
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 626 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... your age could be better associated with other factors like health, diet, exercise, occupation and education level ....

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Monday, July 29, 2024
Justice Department Sums up Miske Case
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 1205 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police, Drugs

... Sentencing is scheduled for November 26, 2024 ....

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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Bills could hasten building permit process
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:34 PM :: 998 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Development

... Honolulu City Council's zoning committee approves doing away with affidavits needed to build homes or other structures ....

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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 28, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 2:52 PM :: 804 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....

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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Regulations gone wrong
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:40 AM :: 979 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business

... take a light-handed approach with occupational licensing ....

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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Governor Using Title IX Against Girls Sports
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 1542 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... Rally at Capitol, Monday, July 29, 2024 10AM ....

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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Gene Ward: Release ATF Report on Maui Fires
By Rep Gene Ward @ 1:17 AM :: 1150 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment

"...Let's get all the facts on the table, learn from them and move forward. Enough with the delays. This doesn't pass the smell test...."

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Saturday, July 27, 2024
(EXTENDED) Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu)
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 2186 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....

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Saturday, July 27, 2024
Half of Hawaii's teachers quit within five years
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 PM :: 1452 Views :: Education K-12, Cost of Living

... The Hawaii State Teachers Association says more than 60,000 of Hawaii's children are not taught by a certified teacher ....

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Saturday, July 27, 2024
Why Can’t We Feed Keiki Local Food?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 972 Views :: Education K-12, Agriculture

... a memo went out from DoE central office to all schools directing them NOT to apply for any of the funding ....

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Friday, July 26, 2024
HDOT Seeks Bids for Removal of Falls of Clyde (again)
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 728 Views :: Hawaii History

... Over the past decade, HDOT has focused on the removal of inoperable vessels from its commercial ports ....

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