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Entries for December 2021
| Friday, December 31, 2021 |
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December 31, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 1788 Views
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Making Tourism More ‘Woke’ Means Taxes, Fees, and Hassles
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No Booster Shot Patients in ICU
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Hawaii reports 5 new coronavirus-related deaths, 3,290 additional infections
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Hawaii County Council Rejects In-Person Testimony
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Maui Council to convene online as in-person meeting rules suspended
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Hawaii Public Utilities Commission -- 2022 and Beyond
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Oahu and Maui plastic bans postponed
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| Thursday, December 30, 2021 |
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December 30, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:13 PM :: 2258 Views
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Hawaii sets new record with 3,484 new coronavirus cases -- no deaths
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Blangiardi Defends Approach To Omicron Surge
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New timeline of events sheds light on failures that led to Navy’s ongoing water crisis
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The Army showed the Navy how not to mismanage the contaminated water crisis in Hawaii
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DoH Still Delaying Flushing Process
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Navy Again Points Out Health Department Lacks Power To Shut Down Red Hill
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3% TAT Hike Will Make TVRs More Attractive --- Cruise Ships Coming Jan 22
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High court ruling in Maui case could be good news for Maunakea protestors
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A quick look at some of what searches of Miske’s properties disclosed
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Pace of occupancy loss slows for Oahu retail market
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| Wednesday, December 29, 2021 |
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December 29, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 1981 Views
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- Tourist Spending Down 11.5% from 2019
- The islands’ broken education system: Why I left Hawaii
- Miske Lawyers Focus on Dead Ends for Witnesses
- BWS: If Red Hill fuel tanks aren’t emptied, key wells may be permanently shut down
- Ige’s Final COVID Emergency Order Expires Today
- As cases soar, COVID staffing shortages force some Oahu ambulance stations to temporarily close
- Omicron Takes Aim at Unvaccinated Children
- Schools to resume full in-person classes despite highest surge in cases since the pandemic started
- Ready to collect: New 3% hotel tax goes into effect Saturday
- Legislative Agenda: New Jail at Halawa
- Legislative Agenda: Ohana Zones
- Public Utilities Commission Finalizes HELCO-Hu Honua Evidentiary Hearing
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| Tuesday, December 28, 2021 |
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Letters to the Editor, December, 2021
By Letters to the Editor @ 8:53 PM :: 4155 Views
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- The islands’ broken education system: Why I left Hawaii
- ‘I didn’t know how much better it is outside of Hawaii’
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| Tuesday, December 28, 2021 |
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December 28, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:13 PM :: 1929 Views
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Miske Defense Demands More Time to get to Witnesses
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DoH Has Another Opportunity to Artificially Extend Crisis by Making Navy Wait
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Lets Play Make Believe: DoH Hearings officer says fake ‘order’ to drain Red Hill fuel tanks should stand
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BWS test (again) shows no petroleum in water at Pearl City and Aiea wells
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Hawaii Lawmakers Scheme to Work Around Gut-n-Replace Ban
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Redistricting May be Kalihi’s only Chance to Replace Mizuno
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Brian Taniguchi To Retire From Legislature After 42 Years
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Chairperson resigns as Maui County Charter Commission wraps up review
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COVID Hospitalizations Triple: Officials to discuss reducing healthcare workers quarantine, isolation period amid staffing shortages
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Hawaii's Contact Tracing System Put to the Test
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Health care group: It’s time to close nightclubs
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It Begins: Hawaii airports see flight cancellations, scores of travel delays
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COVID Retirements and Leaving State Account for 75% of Reduction in Labor Force
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City working on enforcement for new North Shore beach commercial activity ban
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| Monday, December 27, 2021 |
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December 27, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:42 PM :: 2177 Views
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Hawaii Hardest Hit by Omicron: 964% increase
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Drain Red Hill? Oil Company Response Exposes Empty Rhetoric
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Ensure access to online meetings
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Research Institute Faces Challenges Bridging Criminal Justice Data Gaps
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Map is pau: New Hawaii County Council boundaries completed by Redistricting Commission
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| Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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December 26, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 2303 Views
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Legislators Want to Boost Spending Even More Than Ige
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New laws to take effect Jan. 1
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COVID Excuse to Keep Public out of Legislative Offices
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Hawaii sets new record with 2,205 new coronavirus cases
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Honolulu restaurants relieved that City won't be shutdown amid new COVID surge
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With COVID cases soaring, many turn to testing to keep their ‘bubbles’ safe
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HTA: Maui County has largest vacation rental supply in state in November 2021
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| Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
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December 25, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:17 PM :: 1736 Views
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- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- ‘A financial disaster’: Red Hill water crisis could prevent, even halt some construction projects
- Red Hill Water Flushing from Military Housing Areas
- Hawaii senator pushes for change at OCCC after hearing complaints
- Hawaii enjoying relatively few canceled flights
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| Friday, December 24, 2021 |
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December 24, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 1991 Views
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- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- HPD officer arrested after Niu Valley shooting
- HTA: Fewer Tourists Paying More Money
- Drug-Dealing Sovereignty Thug Arrested at Convenience Store after OHA Attack
- Vacation rental supply down 41% from pre-pandemic times
- Navy completes ‘System-Level’ flushing at Pearl City Peninsula
- City offers employees paid day off for booster shots as dozens out sick with COVID
- COVID: Hawaii Bowl canceled on eve of game after UH pulls out
- Kamalani Academy Public Charter School files appeal over enrollment decision
- Rail News: Airport Industrial Area to be Bulldozed for Condos
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| Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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December 23, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:39 PM :: 2098 Views
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Redistricting: Big Island Democrats Sense Opportunity to Disenfranchise Oahu Voters By Excluding More Military Dependents from Count
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Two Red Hill spills could be linked with one much larger than reported
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City Attorney Kicked Off HPD Shooting Lawsuit For Creating A Conflict Of Interest
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Renewable Energy Isn’t Necessarily Renewable or Energy
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Hawaii Council passes glyphosate ban at county parks: ‘Emotion not Science’
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A Memoir By A Former Hawaii AG Doesn’t Name Names
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Hawaii Biden Popularity top in USA at 54%
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| Wednesday, December 22, 2021 |
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December 22, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 1547 Views
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To Make the Red Hill Crisis Take Hold, Hawaii Congressional Delegation Stopped the Navy from Flushing Tainted Water Into Storm Drains
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Closing arguments over Red Hill fuel tanks emergency order
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Hawaii hospitals full of Non-COVID Patients
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City jacks up property tax assessments
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Chinatown merchants frustrated with ongoing crime, mental illness and politicians
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More Homeless Mayhem: HFD investigating blaze at Aiea home that previously went up in flames
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Results from Kauai Prosecutor special primary election; general in February
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| Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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December 21, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:29 PM :: 1348 Views
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Ban on Large indoor gatherings being discussed as COVID clusters continue
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Ten Days Wasted: DoH Ordered Navy to Keep Oily Water in Lines rather than flush it out
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DOH confirms eight Navy fuel tanks have not been inspected for over 20 years
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Thousands reported illness after drinking contaminated water, BWS says
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Should Hawaii Overhaul How It Investigates Police Shootings?
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Nearly 1,400 Inmates Get Vax for $50 Incentive
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Obama, daughters hit the water for annual Hawaii Christmas vacation
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| Monday, December 20, 2021 |
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December 20, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:01 PM :: 2815 Views
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Another Miske Case Defendant Released--to Custody of ‘Miske Enterprise’ Family
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Subsidized Mafia Filmmakers are Cheating on GE Taxes--So Legislators Want to Increase Their Subsidy
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The Hawaii Legislature needs to reopen immediately for in-person interaction.
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Hawaii State Legislators meet with Assistant Secretary of the Navy
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TheBus Hackers from Russia?
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Hawaii County Redistricting Commission continues tinkering with council districts
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State’s pension fund 2.1% gain
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Honolulu’s 911 diversion program panders to homeless lunatic drug addicts in effort to reduce 911 abuse
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| Sunday, December 19, 2021 |
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December 19, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 PM :: 1571 Views
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- NYT Looks at Honolulu Rail: Why U.S. Infrastructure Is So Expensive
- Gender Queer: DoE Makes Gay Blowjob Book Available in School Libraries
- The New County TAT Earmarks Aren’t the Real Problem
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 18, 2021
- Kauai Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Fifth Circuit
- Rail: Next Step is to Con You into Allowing them to Build Backwards, thus ensuring full completion to Ala Moana at any cost
- Contested case hearing on state’s order to suspend operations at Red Hill planned for Monday
- Guam, America’s Forgotten Territory, Is New Front Line Against China
- Hawaii records 2 new coronavirus-related deaths, 972 additional infections
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| Saturday, December 18, 2021 |
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December 18, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 2196 Views
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Navy has been Blocked from Flushing out Water Lines for Two Weeks
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Kahele: Fuel Spill Caused by Operator Error
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Hawaii records 3 new coronavirus-related deaths, 707 additional infections
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A media tidbit from the new book about the Kealoha corruption case
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Former HPD recruit: Injury caused by embattled commander years ago was a red flag
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6 men accused of violent takeover of OHA headquarters indicted on multiple felonies
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Data shows repairs to Koko Crater trail significantly reduced emergency rescue calls
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| Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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December 17, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 1971 Views
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Water system testing since Nov. 29 shows no contamination above acceptable standards: Navy & DoH agree
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DoE FAIL: Nearly 20% of Hawaii high school students not on track to graduate
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Rats Jump Sinking Railroad: Two More Stepping Down From HART Board
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SHOPO Elections End In Shake-up For Union Leadership
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Soft on Crime Crowd Invents New Jail Price Tag in Effort to Keep Criminals on Street
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Island of Retaliation: Former litigant responds to Iseri’s claims that lawsuits were planned to derail 2012 election
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AntiVax Activism Consumes AntiGMO Movement
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Impeachment Charges Filed Against CNMI Governor
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Hawaii Planned Parenthood affiliate ousts CEO for use of N-word
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| Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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December 16, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 3837 Views
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Inmate set up to be Killed For ‘Being A Snitch’ In Miske Case
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Pandering: Honolulu City Council pretends to defuel Red Hill
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City Finalizing Deal With Consultant To Help Select The Next Honolulu Police Chief
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Saiki Shut Down Rail Audit -- Now Seeks to Blame Kondo
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The old stadium couldn’t support itself, so what makes people think this will be any different?
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Teen defying odds after being paralyzed in crash blamed on HPD officers
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Newly sworn in MPD chief, deputy chief must now tackle challenge of filling vacancies
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Kauai Drug Addicts Rise from Dead 23 Times
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A New Program To Help Homeless People On Oahu creates 30 positions
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Green Energy Group Ranks Honolulu Among The ‘Most Improved’ Cities
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As Usual, the Maui Council’s Latest ‘Affordable Housing’ Scheme is Illegal
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Dentists Could Soon Find It Easier To Move To Hawaii Under Proposed Bill
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| Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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December 15, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 1840 Views
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Rail Budget Could Buy a Tesla for Every Household on Oahu
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Stadium proposals postponed: NASED too busy lobbying Legislature
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Kalani Hao To Be Honolulu’s New Fire Department Chief
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Antonov to Fly Giant Water Filters from Detroit to Hawaii
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DOH to decide if BWS, Sierra Club can participate in Red Hill (pretend) contested case hearing
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‘Green Fee’: Star-Adv Pushing Unconstitutional Entry Tax for Hawaii
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Legislative Maneuver Coming? Proposed Sites For Oahu’s New Landfill Would Threaten Drinking Water, Officials Say
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Military Families Who Sued Over Kaneohe Soil Contamination Get Another Day In Court
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Honolulu tech officials on ‘extreme alert’ but say city’s computer networks are safe
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Special election ballot processing begins on Kaua‘i
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| Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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December 14, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 2268 Views
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- COVID: UH Faculty Win Six More Months of Telework
- HSTA: Union Contract Supersedes COVID Emergency Orders
- HSTA: Pandemic Relief Money Can Go Into Our Pockets
- Blangiardi Says ‘We Don’t Have Enough Money’ To Take Rail To Ala Moana
- BWS: Latest test results show no sign of contamination in public water system
- Former HPD chief admits she had no evidence of overtime abuse against former union leader
- Desperate to Save our Precious Incumbents, Protesters Attack Reapportionment Plan
- Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Emergency Medical Services, Queens Hospital report cyberattacks on employee data
- Tulsi Gabbard Fame Seeker
- More Homeless Mayhem in Chinatown
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| Monday, December 13, 2021 |
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December 13, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 1883 Views
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- Former University of Guam Professor Sentenced in Bid-Rigging Scheme
- Navy gives inside look of cleanup efforts at Red Hill Shaft
- Why So Many Hawaii Families Are Opting Out Of The Public School System
- Honolulu police, FBI investigate cyberattack as TheBus, Handi-Van sites inaccessible
- Independent Audit Alleges $2M Discrepancy In Hanauma Bay Funds
- The Spigot Of Federal Broadband Funding Is About To Open For Hawaii
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| Sunday, December 12, 2021 |
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December 12, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:18 PM :: 1705 Views
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Red Hill: BWS Bargaining Position
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TMT Top Project in Decadal Survey
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Spying and Taxes: Proposal to charge environmental fee to come to Hawaii
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DHHL Will Build 300-400 Homes Per Year
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Anxiety And Depression: Youth Mental Health Got Worse During The Pandemic
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Republican Party current leading faction increasingly embracing its Nazi fringe
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| Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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December 11, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:50 PM :: 3698 Views
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Defendant in Miske racketeering case seeking release to Custody of former Miske Employee
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Ala Wai Boondoggle Would Have Been Useless Against This Week’s Flooding
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Rail Plan: Start Building from Ala Moana Mall
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Anti-Vaxxers Fall Waaaay Short on Maui Mayor Recall Petition
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Navy says fuel contamination at Red Hill Shaft from Nov 20 spill with no indications of long term problem
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BWS: Halawa shaft could be shut down for years, even permanently, amid water contamination crisis
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| Friday, December 10, 2021 |
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December 10, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 2239 Views
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How Does Hawaii’s DOE Deal With Child Molesting Teachers?
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Congress wants Hawaii missile defense radar up and running by end of 2028
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Boom in Housing Prices Helps Hawaii More Than Any Other State
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Contaminated Water Complaints Spread to Pearl City
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Navy Challenges DoH Water Test Results
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In wake of well shutdowns, BWS asks residents to use water wisely to avoid restrictions
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GPS data now evidence against HPD officers accused of chasing car, fleeing crash scene
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Juvenile Mental Health Patients Quadruple
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New Hawaii County Council maps set for public hearings
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| Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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December 9, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 1650 Views
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Greenhouse Gas Loopholes Will Save Humanity
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Usual Anti-Military Suspects Sense Opportunity
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Honolulu rail new plan to repair gap between rail wheels and track
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Hawaii Co Council passes 3% TAT: New hotel tax makes up for state cuts
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How To Get The Honolulu Police Commission Moving On New Chief
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Tour companies lose permits for Saturday tours on Wailua River
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CSO one step closer to decommissioning
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Possible cyberattack takes down TheBus, Handi-Van servers
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| Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
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December 8, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 PM :: 2865 Views
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Navy: State has no Authority over Red Hill Tanks
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Attack on Auditor Shows Belatti is a Lousy Lawyer
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HART Agrees To Install Equipment To Mitigate Electricity Issues
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Senate Confirms Connors To Serve As US Attorney For Hawaii
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Hele-On could become free
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| Tuesday, December 7, 2021 |
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December 7, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 3791 Views
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- Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
- Two More Omicron Cases Detected in Hawaii
- Hawaii’s Healthcare Shortage: Hawaii Island Residents Concerned
- Ethics: Officials Quietly form Non-Profit to Contract with their Department
- $1.275M UH Buyout Would be Record: University of Hawaii's football team is miserable. Players say the culprit is head coach Todd Graham.
- It Could Cost $10B and 30 years For The Navy To Move Red Hill Fuel
- Navy temporarily suspends Red Hill fuel tank operations (sort of)
- Ex-Maui police officer convicted of federal crimes arrested again in child sex sting
- Lawsuit Alleges Honolulu Police Shot, Killed Thief and Thug With No Justification
- Voter service center opens, ballots coming in for Kaua‘i special election
- The median price of a single-family home on Oahu jumps to $1,050,000 from $872,500
- More data on entities registered in international tax havens
- University of Hawaii's football team is miserable. Players say the culprit is head coach Todd Graham.
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| Monday, December 6, 2021 |
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December 6, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 PM :: 2305 Views
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- Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
- ‘Catastrophic’ Red Hill Failure Could Lead to Development Moratorium
- Gov. Ige joins Hawaii’s congressional delegation in calling for immediate Red Hill fuel storage closure
- A crisis of care
- Veto Bill 135: Sunscreen policy calls for thoughtful patience, not fear
- The amount of heroin confiscated by police has increased nearly sevenfold since 2020
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| Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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December 5, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 1617 Views
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Five Ways To Make The Hawaii Legislature More Accountable
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Navy water sampling at Red Hill well showed petroleum contamination months ago
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Honolulu City Council dodge a rail reckoning with bogus math
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Meadow Gold seeks to expand processing plant
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Council considers legislative priorities: Lifeguards, fees, fines, Juneteenth top list
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‘The Other Pearl Harbor’ of data and seizure reverberates in today’s surveillance capitalism
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| Saturday, December 4, 2021 |
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December 4, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:18 PM :: 2128 Views
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Hawaii Is No Paradise if You Need Medical Care
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Rail Bailout Comes at Expense of Other City Operations
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State Sen. Fevella asks Gov. David Ige to address Hawaii prison shortages
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Hawaii’s congressional delegation wants Gov. Ige to request a presidential emergency declaration over Red Hill
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BWS shuts down its Halawa shaft as a precaution following Navy water system contamination
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Lahaina Injection Wells--What’s Next?
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Supreme Court Disallows Evidence of Kahala Beach Stabbing
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| Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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December 3, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 2217 Views
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FAIL: State charges against Miske co-defendant tossed out by judge (again)
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The Search For The Next Honolulu Police Chief Follows Kealoha Model
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One of Higa’s Cronies out at Na Leo
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HNN sent water from the Navy’s lines to a private lab. Here’s what they found.
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Analysis Reveals How Much Covid Hurt Local Restaurants
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Why Hawaii Needs A 'Legacy Admissions Index' For Schools
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| Thursday, December 2, 2021 |
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December 2, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:11 PM :: 1918 Views
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Another Big Tax Hike to Fund Rail: Honolulu Council Approves 3% Hotel Tax For Oahu-and they already say it’s not enough
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Fearing Contamination, Honolulu Has Slowed Pumping At A Well Near Red Hill
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To Steal a House Seat for Themselves, Big Island Democrats Threaten Lawsuit to Exclude Military Dependents from Count
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Honolulu Police Commission to be subject of city audit
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Collusion and High Prices: Supreme Court to hear Paeahu Solar Case
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GoPros, Wheelbarrows And Foie Gras: CNMI Governor’s Spending Under Investigation
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Harsh Reality -- Carbon Taxes Promote Deforestation
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More Hawaii tourist hotspots will soon require reservations
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Tour operators suffer due to lack of workers
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Hawaii ranks in top six states for health care for racial and ethnic groups
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Honolulu Housing Authority Third Director in Two Months
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Police commission approves taxpayer-funded defense for officers who fatally shot teen
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In effort to reduce crime, police clear out homeless drug addicts’ encampment on Kauai
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| Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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December 1, 2021 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 2418 Views
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SHOPO Contract Organizes Officers to Get Their Stories Together With Union Rep Before Filing Reports…and Much More
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PSD Corruption Undermines HOPE Probation Program
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Hawaii is the ‘most hostile health environment to practice in,’ physician says
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Hickam Water System Fuel Connected to Water Well Beneath Red Hill Tanks?
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Hawaii State Representative's DUI Trial Set for Next Week
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