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Saturday, October 29, 2022 October 29, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 1715 Views Former JROTC Instructor Receives 168 Months in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Student JSC Announces Opening for Second Supreme Court Justice Arbitration Award Sets Stage for HGEA to Get Bonus Equal to 50% of Annual Salary Experts: Chick-fil-A citation for unpermitted work highlights ongoing trend Maui labor market crisis directly tied to housing Legislative Agenda: Dentists seek plan for restored funding for needy patients Legislative Agenda: University of Hawaii Athletics Department says loss of Aloha Stadium costing it nearly $4M Chinese Investment Wave Over for Hawaii Blangiardi asks BWS to Allow Landfill Above Aquifer Read More..

Friday, October 28, 2022 October 28, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 3259 Views ‘If you want to get mad about something, get mad about the Jones Act’ Tourist Count Reaches 95.5% of Pre-COVID Number--Spending Flat Voting Power? Hawaii Ranks 10th BLNR Repeals Waikiki blue card requirement Hawai‘i Tourism in Search of the Promised Land Hawaii Sex Offender Arrested Quickly After Foolishly Leaving State Star-Adv Endorses Sam King for OHA Miske Got Sweet Deal on Building Permits, Tax Appraisal Businesses, residents raise alarms over rail construction ‘disaster’ on Kalihi thoroughfare Soft on Crime: Assault charge dismissed against man accused in 2019 Mililani stabbing attack 3 years after riot, an inside look into what’s changed at Maui Correctional Center Gay Socialist Teacher Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ to Child Molestation More Homeless Mayhem: Wahiawa Bums Strip Copper Wiring to Buy Meth 126 drivers caught by red light cameras, warnings issued Attorney for alleged Russian spy in Hawaii withdraws following ‘breakdown’ in relationship Read More..

Thursday, October 27, 2022 October 27, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 2980 Views Short-term Rental Ban: City Warned About Enforcement Defamation trial begins in pregnancy porn promotion case Star-Adv Endorses Two Drunks for Reelection Sex for Food?  Foster Parent Defends Accused Molester--Perv Got off Easy in Earlier Case ‘Hazard Pay’ Public Employees Set to Take $100s of Millions from State treasury Annual Hawaii military spending hits $7.9 billion Taxpayers still waiting on refunds-Excuse is Lack of Paper 17 Solar Panels and Still pays $300 Make Believe: Hawaii Standards Commission Proposes Bills to Tighten Rules For Lawmakers And Lobbyists After dodging questions, city confirms several workers at shooting range have elevated lead levels Soft on Crime Crowd Points to DPS Audit -- Outdated staffing analysis leads to problems at jails and prisons 1,000-Nurse shortage and full hospitals continue to impact state’s healthcare system New law has already turned legal short term rental owners into illegal operators Judge allows family of man shot by police to pursue legal claims that HPD lacked training Honolulu officers cleared of internal violations in fatal Sykap shooting Judge: Prison Officials Must Release Names Of Inmates Who Die In Custody Bum Flux: Drug Addicted Shelter Refusers Moving to old Maui HS Area Read More..

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 October 26, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:02 PM :: 2110 Views GE Tax Takes $200M Bite out of Health Care 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index--Hawaii Ranks 43rd Voter Service Centers Open The Miske Files: Feds Say Phony Documents Built A Well-Known Pest Control Company Out Of Thin Air In-person voting begins as election doubters organize to stake out drop boxes Tackling government inefficiencies: Cost of Government Commission makes recommendations Judge asks parents to ‘hang in there’ as dispute between state, preschool is hammered out Hawaii’s Nonprofits Are Still Waiting For Millions Of Dollars In Needed Grants Read More..

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 October 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 2493 Views Hawaii’s biggest barrier to more housing is politics Hill Fuel to Stay at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Charged with Securities Fraud Miske News: Alleged Sovereignty Hitman pleads not guilty after alleged beheading threats 'Locals-only hours' to begin at some Maui beaches--What Could Go Wrong? State high court to determine burden of proof in Maunakea rules case Sovereignty Squatters Dispatched to Block Maui affordable housing project ‘Affordable Housing’ -- $665K for 2BR Condo Only 10 Oahu short-term rental owners register upon launch--1 Gets Approved Hawaii Loopholes Allow Hu Honua to Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions Retaliation Games: Ige Refuses Sign off to DelaCruz’ Pet Project Kamehameha Schools, Former Coach Settle Sex Abuse Lawsuit OCCC is obsolete and overcrowded. And the Soft-on-Crime Crowd Wants to keep it that way Judge modifies sentence for cop who murdered wife in ‘02 The 5 Cheapest Cities in Hawaii Ranked choice elections coming to Hawaii US Territory Reps Hope Congress Will Remedy Longstanding Data Gaps Read More..

Monday, October 24, 2022 October 24, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 3622 Views Fake it to Make it: The whole DoE gets shut down and test scores don’t drop Green announces plan to address homelessness An Aiona/Tupa'i administration would not support a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for children. Danner: DHHL Should Stop Building Houses and Buy Molokai Ranch for Walter Ritte Blangiardi will Make Honolulu into Another Detroit Climate Activists Promote Third Hawaii Carbon Tax Retired Honolulu police officer pleads not guilty to sex assault of minor Neighborhood security watch helping deter crime in communities Hawaii island might have little warning before a Mauna Loa eruption, scientists say Read More..

Sunday, October 23, 2022 October 23, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:59 PM :: 3632 Views Yes, People Move Because of Taxes Front Page News: Petition to End GE Tax on Medical Care Maui Bill 107 Orders Developers to Reduce Price 20% Without Bribes, DPP Permits Wait 3 Years With Ige’s time ending and no stadium plan, McCartney’s power attempt looks like a fumble Hawaii Supreme Court applicants to be made public Former Hawaii football star accused of conspiring to sell methamphetamine Miske concealed his control of the M Nightclub Commission Winnows out outsiders for Hawaii County police chief Charter School Oversight Retaliation Games Rail: Prepare for Mass Casualties Punaluu homeowners face high risk of shoreline enforcement State to subsidize midpriced rental housing projects Read More..

Saturday, October 22, 2022 October 22, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:24 PM :: 2667 Views Two Nights in a Row -- Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts for Big Island EPA ordering closure of three illegal cesspools Maritime panel urged Jones Act critics be charged with treason Legislators Show Little Interest in Cleaning up Corruption NYT: Sex Discrimination Case in Hawaii Exposes DoE Retaliation Against Plaintiffs Honolulu prosecutor's office files extension in State Rep. Matt Lopresti DUI case Will Killer of Security Guard be Freed? After failed deal, state goes back to drawing board on housing project’s makeover Making strides toward affordable housing for local residents Read More..

Friday, October 21, 2022 October 21, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:04 PM :: 3294 Views Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts for Big Island  Ige Appoints Solar Exec to PUC, Preserves Anti-Hu Honua Majority Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 3.5% UH enrollment dips Red Hill Pipeline Defueling Rescheduled After Water Main Repairs Contractors and Lobbyists: Who is Buying Josh Green? Election Conspiracy Nuts Show up at Commission Meeting County election office’s mistake tells voters their ballots were received before they were sent Ige End Game: Yost vs Wakai over Hu Honua AG: Stadium Project Run by Circular Firing Squad Blangiardi: Vacation rental ‘enforcement is gonna come from the communities themselves’ University Of Hawaii Proposes Tuition Hike Judge orders preschool to shut down amid contentious dispute with state Gay Socialist teacher arrested for additional child pornography, sexual assault charges HPD officer accused of domestic violence pleads not guilty Suit accuses prolific monster home developers of shoddy construction Fentanyl: DEA Actually Working Drug Cases 1,000 Stolen Cars Removed from Wahiawa Homeless Drug Addicts’ Camp Judge Rejects Couple’s Request For Extended TRO Against Deputy Prosecutor Read More..

Thursday, October 20, 2022 October 20, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:42 PM :: 1680 Views Increased Fire Risk Surrounds Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei, Maui Sprint to the Finish: Ige Appoints New State Comptroller, Seeks PUC Nominee Without Bribery, DPP Delay "The worst it's ever been" -- So Council Kills Audit DHHL Hides Feds' Warning from Commissioners, Illegally Seeks to Apply Act 236 Land Lease Extension Panel declines action on SHOPO Sham complaints vs. ‘outsider’ Maui Chief HGEA: ARPA Funding will be Ours Maui Charter Proposal Would Let Some County Employees ‘Work’ From Home, LOL! Will Blangiardi Appeal 30-day Ruling? Ban On In-Session Campaign Donations Gets Thumbs Up From Hawaii Standards Commission           Court orders police to turn over records in accidental shooting death of Boy Scout Legislature Should Rescind Aloha Stadium Funding Read More..

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 October 19, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:32 PM :: 2174 Views Interior Department Announces Development of First-Ever Consultation Policy with Native Hawaiian Community Hawaii Family Forum 2022 General Election Voter Guide Do the right thing for Maui housing, not just ‘something’ OHA Panel Discussion TONIGHT -- ʻŌlelo channel 53 at 7pm Federal Court: Honolulu's 3-Month Minimum Rental Term Preempted By State Law 'Creating safe spaces for LGBTQ' -- DoE Signs Statewide K-12 Mental Tele-Health Contract Felony Record: Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker was HOPE Probationer  Maui Bill 107 to change affordable housing guidelines Ige ‘racing to the finish’ with to-do list before Carpenters Union Takes Over Carpenters Union Plants Article at Civil Beat: Wants ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ for Construction Industry Next Hawaii Governor May Pick Three Supreme Court Justices Sea Level Hysteria Becomes Excuse for Kauai to Make Housing Even More Expensive Maui: New law will change way affordable home prices are determined Should Cost Of Maui County Charter Amendments Be Made Public Before Election Day? Big Island takes lead over Maui in concealed gun permits; none issued on Oahu and Kauai   Sensitive places bill for open carry advances on Big Island Panel Report:  To Let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out onto the street, Start Over On Plan For A New Oahu Jail DEA makes multiple fentanyl arrests after several overdoses on Oahu DoH Retaliation: Worker Forced out for Questioning Tele-Health Psychiatry Maui County program that allows homeless to sleep in cars Delayed by Political Games Defendant in 2019 invasion of OHA office Says he is Above the law Navy says it’s legally barred from paying state’s $8.7M fine for wastewater violations Read More..

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 October 18, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 1833 Views Breiner Busted: Reprimand for Kealoha Conflict of Interest Red Hill Pipeline Defueling Delayed Due to Water Main Break Money Pours into Hawaii Democrats’ Pockets -- AFTER They Win Former city planning official pleads guilty in bribery scheme Judges OK holds on Hawaii pretrial detainees COVID-Unemployed Did Not Become Homeless because Homelessness is about Drugs, not Money Hawaii County to Rewrite Zoning and Subdivision Codes to Reduce Affordability Navy water system sees fourth main break as boil water advisory remains up Legislative Agenda: West Maui Hospital coming as Hawaii battles nursing shortage Amid liability concerns, state wants to stop licensing program for Waikiki Beach Boys Hawaii County Prosecutor Conflict of Interest -- Criminal investigation into fatal shooting at Boy Scouts camp hits roadblock Read More..

Monday, October 17, 2022 October 17, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 1527 Views Fa'a Samoa Survives: Supreme Court Lets Citizenship Decision Stand Housing Crisis: Data Beats Anecdotes Office of Language Access--15 Years of Doing Nothing Auditor: DLNR Land Conservation Fund Wastes Money on Non-Land Projects Honolulu Among Worst Cities to Drive In Weapon crimes up 26% Robberies up 14% on Oahu ‘The Most Important Decision’: Hawaii Police Commission Ponders Criteria to Ensure a Local Pick for New Chief Setting The Record Straight On Sunscreens Repairs to JBPHH water main break could take more than a week $10M to house the homeless living outside Waianae Boat Harbor 9th Circuit dismisses Dubin appeals of prior disbarment orders Robin Danner Grabs for Control of DHHL Read More..

Sunday, October 16, 2022 October 16, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 2457 Views Kamehameha Schools Seeking Trustee Honolulu City Lights to ring in its 38th year of holiday joy Hawaii foreclosures slowest in USA Hawaii highest earning hotels in USA State Financial Condition Still Dismal Shocking Local Corruption barely mentioned by candidates Ige’s Aloha Stadium Debacle--Personal Vendetta Between Wakai and McCartney GET medical exemption sought: Group says move would make state ‘a more attractive place for doctors’ Hawaii’s climbing rental prices: ‘Oh, shoot’ Amazon, UPS pushing Oahu's industrial market to unprecedented levels Grappling with boil water advisory, residents on Navy system say they’re ‘not surprised’ Councilman, others tout new Hilo business improvement district Read More..

Saturday, October 15, 2022 October 15, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:51 PM :: 1376 Views House Ethics Committee Investigating Kai Kahele Nominations Open for Associate Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court Jones Act News: ILWU Endorses Republican Conrad Kress for CD1 DLNR Sweeps Sand Island Homeless Drug Addict Camp (again) Ige Scores 'C' on Fiscal Policy Report Card Prosecutors: Former labor leader, family members used union as ‘personal piggy bank’ Lawyer For Mitsunaga Firm Pleads Not Guilty To Bribing Kaneshiro Navy reports 3 water main breaks, affecting 93,000 in Pearl Harbor area Drone Incidents near Pearl Harbor Read More..

Friday, October 14, 2022 October 14, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 3377 Views The ‘mailbox conspiracy’ and what it says about corruption in Hawaii Text and Video of Testimony: HPD Hearing on Gun Registration Rules Jones Act is a problem, especially during disasters Ballots to be Mailed Monday, October 17 Moody's revises Hawaii's outlook downward Hawaii judge halts ban on short-term rentals Another Foster Care Disaster--Alleged Molester Trades Food for Sex Hawaii Panics. Not Enough Tourists. Diversification Never Happened. DoH Refusing to provide COVID Booster to Homebound Seniors Pediatric ICUs overflowing on Oahu due to respiratory virus Good News: Hu Honua Rip-Off Schemers Says They Can’t Afford To Ride ‘Merry-Go-Round’ Any Longer Mother of Four Murdered--Judiciary Plays Patty-Cake for 9 Years Judge halts Honolulu’s 90-day short-term rental law Star-Adv: Council Must Extract More from Developer so project doesn’t become too affordable Lawyers Argue About How to Force Homeowners out of Oceanfront Real Estate Read More..

Thursday, October 13, 2022 October 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 1905 Views Strive HI--Hawaii Public School Chronic Absenteeism Jumps to 37%, May Account for Improved Test Scores  Legislature is Hiring for 2023 Session ‘Inept’--HGEA, Blangiardi ‘Mired in Blame Game’ over Corrupt Liquor Commission Rail ‘hammerhead’ crack reports overdue, incomplete Staffing crisis forces hospital’s cancer center to turn away new patients Attorney representing Kapolei man in 'Russian spy' case asks to withdrawal as counsel Alleged meth ring leader ordered held without bail Lifetime Criminal Gets Probation Again Board: Nonresponsiveness to AntiVaxxer BS is not an ethics violation Read More..

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 October 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 2326 Views How Do Taxes Affect Interstate Migration? Ige Signs Abortion Secrecy Executive Order Why I Left Hawaii The Miske Files: Accused Murderer, Crime Boss And … Used Car Dealer? Money News: CNHA Tourism Bid Just Extends the Status Quo Hawaii health officials report 1,047 new COVID-19 infections, 5 coronavirus-related deaths Maui Beaches to be restricted to ‘locals-only’ -- What could possibly go wrong? EIS for aquarium fish collecting approved Read More..

Tuesday, October 11, 2022 October 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:03 PM :: 1410 Views ‘Economic freedom’ took hit in 2020 Video clip on Hawaii doctor shortage goes viral Putin Apologist Tulsi Gabbard Leaving Democratic Party Russian Hackers Attack Hawaii Airport Websites City now accepting Grants in Aid applications Fleecing the Union to Line His Pockets?  IBEW Boss Ahakuelo on Trial Central Honolulu Rail Work Day and Night 24/7 for Next Four Years Did Red Hill Spill Kill Aloha Stadium Project? Another Endangered Species in Hawai‘i: Starter Homes Gov. David Ige signs executive order to hide Abortion Info in Hawaii After One Year, CORE Program Removes Only 30 Chronics from Street--Emergency Services Says Giant Lunatic Asylum Needed Hawaii sees dramatic increase in fentanyl-related overdoses reported in September Contentious proposal to limit outdoor lighting on Maui clears final council reading City joins state in enforcement of illegal concrete pour at North Shore beachfront property General Election ‘Irrelevant’--Hawaii County Council Choses Leaders for Next Session Hawaii’s hot tourism summer gives way to cooler fall Read More..

Monday, October 10, 2022 October 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:17 PM :: 1902 Views Dirty OHA Contract is Model for CNHA Takeover of Tourism Marketing Why Ethics Reform Hasn’t Been A Bigger Issue In The Hawaii Governor’s Race HPD officer arrested in Waipahu, accused of domestic violence Roth touts joint Waipi‘o effort: Says long-term solution should come from both community, county Read More..

Sunday, October 9, 2022 October 9, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 1575 Views Putting a human face on Hawaii's doctor shortage Ethics: How Maile Shimabukuro Illegally Campaigns at Nanakuli School Parade Drunk With Power: Rep. Har Refuses Debate 'in the tavern or bar of her choice' Love-Hate Relationship with P3  Ige: No Housing in My Plan for new Aloha Stadium Hulu Lindsey: OHA Wants Residential Development of Kakaako Makai Shortened rail route means more buses needed for Kakaako station Water board investigating how to clean Red Hill tanks pollution Slow-Walking Lunatic Asylum--23 Empty Beds Homeless Dude Flies in from Oregon, Gets Free Flight Back Out Housing buyout program enables victims of 2018 Kilauea eruption to get on with their lives Read More..

Saturday, October 8, 2022 October 8, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 2117 Views Hawaii gas prices hold steady but remain among the highest in the nation Tourists will be Slave labor--will pay us to make them dig holes Ige focuses on Aloha Stadium project near end of term Hawaii’s minimum wage hike could impact food stamp benefits for some Haven’t gotten your state tax rebate yet? Here’s why Homeless Stabber had Long Criminal record, Previous Stabbings Read More..

Friday, October 7, 2022 October 7, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:48 PM :: 2038 Views Federal Court Ruling: Sen. Karl Rhoads participated in Honolulu County Council Kickback scheme How Social Emotional Learning is used thru Hawai'i DOE Petition aims to exempt medical costs from Hawaii's general excise tax DoH Approves First Phase of Red Hill Defueling Plan Rhoads Planning to Make Indictment Process Even Worse--Many Criminals will go free for Years to Come 80 Homeless Drug Addicts Removed from Waikiki Hawaii’s poverty rate increased with pandemic relief funds--so we’ve redefined poverty to make it look like a decrease Honolulu City Council reappoints construction lobbyist to planning commission After 29 Years, City Council advances bill to activate preservation panel Hawaii County Government cost commission mulls powerful county manager Eco Lawyers Grift for Money with Climate Change Lawsuit Against HIDOT A question on the multimillion dollar Miske home Hawaii marijuana pardons eyed following Biden’s landmark federal announcement Hawaii Public School Teachers To See Long-Awaited Pay Raises In November Read More..

Thursday, October 6, 2022 October 6, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 2959 Views HVCB and CNHA "have found a way forward in partnership" Hawaii’s all-mail voting system a barrier for unhoused, non-English speakers Hawaii 5th-Worst State Finances Red Hill Defueling Could Take from Four Months to 30 Days, Says New Plan Hawaii 2nd Highest Benefit from Food Stamps Exemptions to open-records law should favor disclosure, not secrecy Meet the Honolulu CC & Kapiolani CC chancellor finalists Liquor control retaliation: “Still at where we’ve been forever” Hawaii’s New Era Of Tourism Inspired by Surf Gangsters City Council clears the way for highrise developments around key rail stops Maui County Fund would take 20% of TAT to over costs of so-called ‘managed retreat’ Kaua‘i council uses sea-level rise as Excuse to Make Home Construction More Expensive Taxpayers will fund legal defense for officers accused of chasing car that crashed, failing to render aid Hawaii island police officer charged after alleged domestic dispute Lets Play Make Believe: Standards Commission Proposes Term Limits For Hawaii Lawmakers UH-Hilo enrollment dips again Strive-HI: Embarrassing DoE Failure Numbers Due out next week Hawaii Veterans Say VA Bureaucracy Is Hampering Access To Health Care Patient care at risk as nursing homes struggle with staffing shortages Hawaii reports 1,273 COVID cases, 8 deaths Read More..

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 October 5, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 3640 Views Honolulu Council Bill 52--Bullying Biden Admin: Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument will not be expanded Russian Hackers Target Hawaii State Computers HART ‘Maintenance Nightmare’ will ‘cost the taxpayers’ CNHA News: “Certain people were getting grants over and over again” Former Honolulu Chief Building Examiner Will Plead Guilty To Bribery HPD asked for feedback on proposed rules for concealed weapons permits ― and they got it Council panel sees firearm bill as too restrictive--Legislature Expected to Act Crime Family Republicans for 2nd Council District Weed Stores Stuff Cash in Josh Green’s Pocket Politics, panic distort sea level rise issue Read More..

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 October 4, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 1982 Views Honolulu Police Department Considering Firearm Rules Changes Confirmation bias in the pros and cons of minimum-wage studies Will Hawaii have to beg for a Jones Act waiver too? After Sykap Case Overreach, Rhoads Bill Binds Police and Criminals Together against Prosecutors Military to Remove Red Hill fuel from pipes within weeks Miske’s Kamaaina Termite faces another lawsuit Despite strong need, youth drug treatment center on Kauai sits empty 3 years after it was built Bribery News: Hawaii Commission To Vet New Bills To Boost Public Access To Government Voters To Decide If Construction Interests Have Too Much Say In Honolulu Planning Read More..

Monday, October 3, 2022 October 3, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 1658 Views How Miske Meth Dealers Force Addicts to Become Robbers Aloha Stadium Project Modeled on Aloha Tower Debacle UH Pres Lassner Statement on Aloha Stadium Hawaii Physician Assistant Pay Lowest in USA Judge discusses mental health, substance use issues in the criminal justice system Hawaii Senator Says Changes Are Needed To Curb ‘Illegal, Knee-Jerk’ Child Abuse Investigations Hilo family recounts struggles of being homeless Read More..

Sunday, October 2, 2022 October 2, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:41 PM :: 2742 Views More Endorsements for Sam King for OHA Trustee Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 1, 2022 A New Source of Wealth for the Hawaiian People Three Years to Spend $600 Million Drunk With Power: Lopresti DUI Dismissed--Just Like Sharon Har Ige gets it right on new Aloha Stadium in his final days Aloha Stadium redevelopment suffers from muddled leadership Kaua‘i Council finds new way to make housing even more unaffordable--Require Houses to be built on Stilts School Impact Fees: Another Way to Make Housing More Expensive Could fewer fees help physician shortage? Organization pushes elimination of GET on medical services ‘It’s for everybody’: Hundreds turn out for Waipio Valley ocean access rally The mysterious disappearances on Hawaii’s Napali Coast and the Kalalau Trail on Kauai Hawaii Legislature Should Not Mess With Our Public Records Law Minimum Wage: “It’s the next steps that are the issue.” Electrical Fire at Kapolei Rail Station Councilman’s resolution calls for relocation of Hilo jail Read More..

Saturday, October 1, 2022 October 1, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 2105 Views Honolulu Ranks 112th for People with Disabilities Biden Admin grants ‘targeted’ Jones Act waiver for ship bringing fuel to Puerto Rico Rising costs, construction woes hamper clean energy efforts in Hawaii Hawaii County Bill 220 - Gun Carry Ban in “Sensitive Places” Secretary of Defense Visits Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Meets With Hawaii State Officials and Families  Socialist Ex-teacher charged with child porn now indicted in sex assault No decision on charges 1 year after alleged Makaha police chase Woman’s felony charges dismissed due to recent Obrero ruling Maui gun case could set Hawaii precedent Charging ahead at Department of Planning and Permitting How Hawaii brought its population of girls in prison to zero Aloha Stadium to become Post-Apocalyptic Drive-Thru Read More..

Friday, September 30, 2022 September 30, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 2381 Views State, Counties seek candidates to serve on boards and commissions Is the World Running out of Resources? Rape in Turkmenistan: How HPD Rejects Female Police Recruit Tourist Spending Up 14%, Tourist Count Down 10% Concealed Carry: Blangiardi Proposes New Gun Regulations Feds Approve Honolulu Rail Recovery Plan, Will Release $125 Million Hawaii’s attorney general declines to prosecute SHOPO leadership Alleged Babykiller Games System -- refuses to appear in Oahu court Minimum wage slated to increase this weekend — along with menu prices More Homeless Mayhem: Parkgoers raise concern over vandalism, illegal activities at Oahu public restrooms More Homeless Mayhem: Bums Operate Chop Shop at Kalaeloa Airport Hawaii sees largest average equity gain Read More..

Thursday, September 29, 2022 September 29, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 1158 Views Biden Hosts Pacific Islands Summit In Washington Skin Cancer News: Maui Sunscreen Ban goes into Effect October 1 Coast Guard Busts Illegal Fireworks Shipments at Honolulu Harbor Department of Defense Submits Additional Supplement to the Red Hill Defueling Plan More delay, financial shortfall in store for revamped Aloha Stadium redevelopment plan, officials say FTA has not yet approved HART’s revised proposal for $9.8 billion in construction costs Special Session: New Maunakea board could be confirmed sooner than expected As Defense Secretary arrives on Oahu, families sickened by fuel-tainted water demand help SHOPO Deploys Survey of Kauai police officers designed to Remove ‘Outsider’ Chief Hawaii health officials add reinfections to COVID case count, boosting state’s tally by nearly 11k Panel to consider bill to curb rezoning time extensions Read More..

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 September 28, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:02 PM :: 1474 Views Surprise: OHA secretly borrowed $2M to finance Tribal ‘Aha  DOH issues $8.7 million fine, orders Navy to make critical repairs to Pearl Harbor wastewater treatment plan Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico? Rising Prices, Increasing Poverty, Slowing Job Growth: Hawaii’s Economy Faces Grim Times Hawaii state senators want to see draft bill before deciding on special session Ex-Hawaii Contractor Pleads Guilty To Making Illegal Donations To US Sen. Susan Collins Taxpayers To Cover Legal Expenses For Honolulu Police Officers Involved In Makaha Crash Hawaii Council to consider bill restricting carry of firearms in ‘sensitive places’ Shifting state lease terms frustrate Hilo business owner Read More..

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 4221 Views Auditor: HTA oversight lax, internal controls deficient Real Recycling: H-POWER continues to record high landfill diversion rates Getting by with a little help from our friends Aiona/Tupaʻi Calls for the Ige/Green Administration to Convene a Special Session Lawsuit: DPS Arranged for Miske Witness to be Killed at OCCC -- Saw Fraser Tortured and Killed in Kalihi State House has consensus for special legislative session on Hawaii Supreme Court ruling Honolulu City Council Puts Controversial Land-Use Bill 10 On Hold Amid Criticism EPA’s cultural input on TMT surprises Oahu rail emergency scenarios could provide another excuse to delay service Cut off Water: Supreme Court Finds Another Way to Block Affordable Housing Construction Legislative Agenda: More Money to solve bed shortages at Hawaii hospitals Hawaii Has A Shortage Of School Psychologists Hundreds to sue feds over water contamination at Hawaii base Big Island resident harassed by aggressive group in Waipio Valley Federal authorities seeing uptick in ghost gun seizures in Hawaii Statewide Bankruptcies Increase In Hawaii Read More..

Monday, September 26, 2022 September 26, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 1414 Views CNHA Terrified of COVID Fraud Investigation 12,603 Hawaii residents left last year Road Usage Charge Versus Carbon Tax More homebuilding needed to solve Hawaii housing crisis Bill 10: Don’t limit new multi-unit housing to just TOD areas 9th Circuit: Religious Services Allowed on Hawaii Ag Land WESPAC Rebukes Proposal to Expand Marine National Monument in Pacific Will CNHA Take Over All Tourism Marketing? EPA oversteps input on Thirty Meter Telescope Secretary of Defense Coming to Red Hill ‘A Career Of Sacrifice’: Honolulu Police Grapple With Hiring New Officers While Keeping Veterans Remembering Big Wind’s Big Fail On Lanai New sunscreen ban to take effect Saturday Read More..

Sunday, September 25, 2022 September 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:49 PM :: 3491 Views Our Kids Are Going Away Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 24, 2022 Corruption: Are 31 Legislators targets of Federal Probe? Kouchi: Speaker Saiki is Blocking Special Session Saiki: Kouchi is Blocking Special Session ‘You Need A Warrant!’: Hawaii’s Dubious Practice Of Taking Children Without A Court Order Deliberating openness of public records Hawaii County seeks volunteer board and commission members Primary Arthur Brun meth supplier gets 100 months in Federal Prison Waipio Valley community takes stand against road reopening, citing ongoing safety concerns Department of Planning and Permitting hopes new technology will cut time for permit applications Ige makes big pivot on Aloha Stadium, but he’s fast running out of time as governor Read More..

Saturday, September 24, 2022 September 24, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:15 AM :: 1434 Views Three Oahu Judges Appointed Property Tax Credit Application Deadline September 30 EPA: Navy Red Hill, Hickam 'Not in Compliance' What’s Up With These Skyrocketing Electric Bills? Oahu North Shore homebuyers sue over erosion Affordable Housing?  Waianae townhome residents say the state is forcing them out Kauai landowner faces $1.5 million in fines for "high hazard potential" at Mauka Dam ‘High Loss Risk’: Investors wanted for Oahu surf park project Hawaii is one of the few states without a NIBIN Ballistics Database system Maui leads in gun-carry permits; other counties expect to issue soon He paid Tesla for a solar panel system. 4 years later, he’s never been able to use it Impunity for Aikau Family?  Suspect charged with assault in road rage case prosecutors initially declined Read More..

Friday, September 23, 2022 September 23, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:16 PM :: 1600 Views Ige Appoints Kawashima to First Circuit Akina Endorses Sam King for OHA Trustee UHERO: US recession will weigh on Hawaii’s recovery Consider TMT changes to lessen impact on Native Hawaiians, EPA urges Are Rail Cracks a Four Year old Problem or a Seven Year Old Problem? Hawaii Commission Fines Kai Kahele’s Campaign For Illegal Solicitations After $1B Work, Honolulu Still 2nd Worst Airport in USA Sex offender registrations increasing in Hawaii Hawaii Correctional Systems Oversight Commission: “We have people in there and are trying to get them out” Read More..

Thursday, September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:44 PM :: 3156 Views Analysis of religious liberties ranks Hawaii 30th City seeks candidates to serve on boards and commissions DLNR: N Shore Homeowners are Doomed, They Should Just Accept It OHA Docs: CNHA Guilty of COVID Fraud? Mauna Kea Appointees Stake Out Negotiating Positions -- How Much Will Telescopes Have to Pay OHA? Sources: Tentative deal would put UH in charge of developing, managing new Aloha Stadium Special Session?  Ige, Legislators Refuse to Act to Stop Mass Release of Rapists, Child Molesters and Murderers The state is confident red light cameras are legal. They’ll likely face legal challenges anyway Council considers property tax exemptions for latest ‘Film Studio’ Scheme Proposal to allow counties in Hawaii to set own minimum wages gains ground--but only higher Liquor commission’s public trust questioned by City Council Former Stevenson Middle School principal sues Hawaii DOE over threatening case Commission denies appeals of its decision on Maui police chief complaints HPD: Officers see increase in weapons law violations, robberies Robberies, shootings, assaults: residents say crime in Kalihi is exploding Read More..

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 September 21, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:48 PM :: 1498 Views Locations Announced: Red Light Cameras Begin in October What’s Causing Hawaii’s Housing-Market Crunch? Honolulu Council Finds Another Way to Make Housing More Expensive Gov. Ige taking Aloha Stadium in ‘different direction,’ orders halt to requests for proposals Will Kauai County Return Drug Treatment Facility to Grove Farm? Big Island man accused of abducting teen from Waikoloa beach makes court appearance Prosecutor Will Not Bring Charges Against Police Officer In Fatal Kalaeloa Shooting 11 new Big Isle applications for concealed carry permits since Supreme Court decision implemented The Struggle Over Towering Wind Farms Is At The Center Of A Honolulu City Council Debate Despite mounting criticism, bill to limit outdoor lights on Maui moves forward The Son Of A Slain Oahu Jail Inmate Is Suing The State Over Lax Practices Violent Bums Set Fires at St. Augustine church in Waikiki Hawaii County: How to Waste $9M a year without Ending Homelessness Read More..

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 PM :: 2434 Views Rear Admiral to Oversee Red Hill Defueling Rep Kahele Meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen 4th Extension--COVID Emergency Lingers on in Food Stamps Stant, Choy plead guilty in $2M bribery scheme Star-Adv: If we had better local oversight we could keep the Feds out of Hawaii Ige Pushes Legislators for special session to tackle ruling that’s put hundreds of felony cases at risk Suspect, 52, charged for alleged kidnapping of 15-year-old girl on Hawaii island--30 year criminal transcript, 10 convictions Prosecutor: Puna murder ‘especially heinous, atrocious’--Caps off COVID Crime Spree, 45 arrests since 2020 Kaua‘i felonies may be dismissed because Supreme Court ruling in State V. Obrero Retired Honolulu police sergeant charged with sexual assault of teen Maui police sergeant arrested for first-degree sex assault Fix government hiring procedures DPP Permitting Positions Mostly Vacant After 6 Head for Federal Penitentiary Continued secrecy of Miske-related search warrants being challenged Read More..

Monday, September 19, 2022 September 19, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:30 AM :: 1436 Views Hawaii is the Worst State for Teachers ‘Kept in Dark’ -- Big Island Police chief search continues Will Pro-Tourism Activists Block ANOTHER Dairy Farm? Plan to legalize cannabis for adult recreational use in Hawaii takes shape Instead of forcing bums into housing, City to open free wound clinic to address results of incessant bumfights Election ballots to be mailed starting Oct. 17 Read More..

Sunday, September 18, 2022 September 18, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 PM :: 2805 Views Rolling With a Road Usage Charge Fed up with High Gas Prices and Slow Amazon Deliveries? Blame These 2 Century‐​Old Laws That Need to Be Repealed. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted September 16, 2022 Bill 10: Don’t limit new multi-unit housing to just TOD areas Housing crisis culprit staring us in the face Hawaii Unemployment at 4.1% in August Koko Head Shooting Complex closing until completion of berm renovation project Dawn Takeuchi Apuna named Acting Director of City’s Department of Planning and Permitting Auditor: No Need for Regulation of Community Health Workers HART Leaders Are Concerned Feds Not Buying Hanabusa’s Excuses $6B Rail Cost Overruns Could have Cleared DHHL Waiting List Legislative Task Force Behind Scheme to let Lots and Lots of Criminals out on the Streets Kai Kahele, Vicky Cayetano are subjects of campaign spending complaints High court to hear arguments on Maunakea zoning case Increasing Waikiki building height and density might be on table for first time in half century Police encourage families to use hospice, palliative care Children with autism impacted by isolation, remote learning during pandemic HMC faced with overcrowding despite low COVID numbers Read More..

Saturday, September 17, 2022 September 17, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 1924 Views Maui housing bill seriously flawed in July, and even more so now SEC Fines Bank of Hawaii in ‘Pay to Play’ Scheme Public Schools Lose 1.9% of Students--But Charter Schools Continue to Grow  Victorino Orders Audit Of No-Bid Contracts Linked To Maui Bribery Case High court decision that invalidated scores of felony charges relies on 1905 Hawaii law Waianae leaders say law enforcement should target game room operators $25M Free COVID Money Comes to End for 2,400 Kauai Families City Council approves pay raises for Honolulu police officers Major Cut to Cost-of-Living Allowances Planned, Then Put on Hold for Service Members in Hawaii Koko Head Shooting Complex to be closed for months Read More..

Friday, September 16, 2022 September 16, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 2044 Views Indictments: Choy Paid $2M Bribes to Maui County Environmental Management Director Why housing in Hawaii is expensive--Are outsiders buying up Hawaii?  Kai Kahele: Josh Green Funders Drive Local Families out of Hawaii As Families Flee Hawaii, DoE Schools to Lose 13.8% of Students in Next Five Years UH officials expect student enrollment to continue declining DHHL Use $600M in 3 Years?--‘There’s No Way’ Huge gap in Green, Aiona Hawaii gubernatorial campaign war chests A Super PAC Backed By The Carpenters Union Behind Four Maui Council Candidates How bad is inflation in Honolulu? New data sheds light on the rising cost of living Read More..

Thursday, September 15, 2022 September 15, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:17 PM :: 2059 Views SHOPO Endorses Sam King for OHA Trustee Gang Member and Accomplice Sentenced for Waianae Game Room Robbery Indictments: Choy Paid $2M Bribes to Maui County Environmental Management Director HART Planning to use Cracks as Excuse to Keep Rail from Opening Honolulu Council to consider auditing Department of Planning and Permitting A Major Overhaul Of Honolulu Land-Use Rules Has Been Quietly Advancing. Now, Some Say Not So Fast Homeowners’ Omissions Provide More than $30 Million to Honolulu Treasury Homeless roadmap: How to waste $10M without ending Homelessness Report: Ethnicities of students, teachers at Hawaii public schools Amid severe shortage of nurses, Hawaii nursing schools reject 100s of qualified applicants Judge allows murder suspect to travel to Las Vegas Honolulu police crack 50-year-old cold-case killing--Suspect is former Nevada deputy attorney general City agrees to cease controversial Waimanalo development project Hawaii Green Energy Scam: Moving the Smokestack Bank of Hawaii, venture fund join to boost state’s Phony Tech Startup Schemers and Gabbard Cult  Read More..

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 September 14, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:20 PM :: 2221 Views Corruption in Paradise -- Government Watchdogs Look the Other Way Trumpster Conspiracy Nuts Swamp Hawaii GOP Primary How Much Money Gen Z Makes in Hawaii Free County Bus Passes Answer to School Bus Driver Shortage Feds Arrest Mitsunaga Lawyer in California ‘Big Oil’ pushes back in Honolulu suit over climate change Firm Power is Critical for Island Energy Systems Kaua‘i Police Chief still has final say on public carry firearm permits Preliminary $600 million plan framed for Hawaiian homesteads Jump in Interest Rates Changes Housing Affordability Who’s unemployed in Hawaii: By age, race and jobs Background on those illegal game rooms Portable oxygen cylinder likely cause of deadly ambulance blaze, officials say More Homeless Mayhem: Bums Torch Cars at Sandy Beach Read More..

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 September 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:30 AM :: 3996 Views Ige Names Eight to Mauna Kea Stewardship Authority UH Strategic Plan draft available for public review and comment States that Vaccinate the Most--Hawaii 34th Firing of award-winning investigator from Ag’s office ignites retaliation claims Is Senator Glenn Wakai the Next DBEDT Director? Hawaii Pain Doctor Rudy Puana Sentenced To 7.5 Years For Drug Offenses Tight job market and supply constraints interfering with Hawaii’s economic recovery Maunakea plan appealed to Supreme Court Still unprepared for big hurricane GOP Geography: In Hawaii, Support For Republicans Has Grown In Ewa And Kona It Begins: Supreme Court ruling delays attempted murder case Knife Wielding felon Gets out Again and Again--Does it Again Shoplifting More Sustainable with Reusable Bags Kapolei Energy Storage will replace former AES Coal Plant - starting spring 2023 Read More..

Monday, September 12, 2022 September 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:55 PM :: 2176 Views School Choice: Hawaii Ranks Dead Last Taxes and Regulations Even Make Marijuana Unprofitable in Hawaii Corruption: DPP Internal Investigation Quietly Abandoned Hawaii hospitals 100% Fail on price transparency Hawaii bankruptcies rise as streak of falling cases ends Bicycles to be Banned to Make Maui Roads Safe for Cars? Read More..

Sunday, September 11, 2022 September 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:56 PM :: 1942 Views Top-down energy plans not going down easy Blame for the Housing Crisis Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 10, 2022 Face masks no longer required at UH after Friday, September 16 Hawaii 3rd Highest Unemployment Claims Per Capita Alm: 25 Killers May Walk--Special Session Needed Tough-on-crime initiatives come and go, but lawbreaking in Waikiki persists Can Blangiardi Reform City Government? Owner of FCKBLM Hawaii license plate sues state, City of Honolulu Former employee says Department of Education hasn’t done enough to protect against threats BLNR Dithers While Hilo Bayfront Rots Read More..

Saturday, September 10, 2022 September 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:12 AM :: 1795 Views Fascism Doesn't Pay: Hawaii 'Proud Boy' Leader Pleads Guilty Carpenters union blew $4.1M on political campaign that didn’t work 20% Police Raises Approved by Honolulu City Council Katherine Kealoha ‘a mess’ back in court as her own attorney ‘Where is she?’ a year after Isabella Kalua’s disappearance Suicide in Hawaii: By the numbers A big mess’: Frustration grows as school bus driver shortage impacts students, parents in Maui Maui County Lets Bums Flop in Do-gooders Parking Lot Hilo Swamp Site of Latest Affordable Housing Scam Read More..

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