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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 October 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:13 PM :: 3507 Views Hawaii Among Five Worst 'Sinkhole States' DoH Approves Red Hill Defueling Plan Mafia News: Andy Winer Law Partner ‘a lock’ on Supreme Court Nomination 54.5% rate hike proposed: Honolulu water bills going up Two Months later: Maui County still won't say who was in charge during Lahaina fire Some Maui emergency sirens didn’t sound during the Oct. 2 test--‘repairs can take months’ A studio for $3,000 a month? Skyrocketing Maui rents leave wildfire evacuees alarmed DOBOR ‘too busy’ to help Lahaina tour, charter fishing operators get back to work Hawaii County Decides to Hassle Street Vendors Hawaii`s Little Know But Powerful Greenhouse Gas Law Those Extra Federal Dollars Are Going Under Your Wheels Another Day in the DoE: Former Konawaena MS teacher pleads no contest to sex assault Soft on Crime: 129 Time Loser gets Plea Deal Read More..

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 October 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 1824 Views DLNR: Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water Gets Job Back Hamas Attacks: Hawaii Sierra Club Cheers Phantom water management area blocks affordable housing Mayor: Lahaina to be Sprayed with Soil Stabilizer DLNR Implementing 'Civil Resource Violation System' 9,000 Apply for Aid but Oprah and Rock Still Apologizing for $10M Lahaina Relief Effort FEMA assistance exceeds $177.76 million Non-profits provide housing for displaced Maui residents Beyond the banyan tree, arborists work to preserve Lāhainā's overlooked ʻulu groves Film studios bill passes first reading in Council Extreme Gut and Replace Returns to Hawai`i State Legislature Shrapnel News: Hauula Hurricane Shelter Designed with Big Glass Walls This Waianae Condo Development Has Lost Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars To Embezzlement Big Island: One Psychiatrist to Treat 500 Homeless Lunatics Homeless Thugs Shake Down Retailers State flooded with complaints about out-of-state attorneys soliciting Maui wildfire survivors Read More..

Monday, October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 1217 Views Hawaii Republicans “Standing with Israel in These Trying Times" Aiming the Cannon at Monster Homes  Real Household Income In Hawaii Dropped Significantly In Last 3 Years No Riots as West Maui phased tourism reopening is off to quiet start Hawaii Refuses Off-the-Shelf Software Solutions--Still Pretending To Modernize 50-Year-Old Computer And Financial Data System HPD investigating after Planned Parenthood protester is shot with airsoft gun Federal Oversight of Waimanalo Gulch Ends Read More..

Monday, October 9, 2023 Letters to the Editor October, 2023 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:53 AM :: 2356 Views Phantom water management area blocks affordable housing Pohoiki: Zendo Drops a Bombshell Read More..

Sunday, October 8, 2023 October 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:28 PM :: 2376 Views Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Becoming Instagram Joke Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 7, 2023 Let Maui tourism recover at its own pace Who Really Pays? Guam activists urge Ninth Circuit to revive environmental claims against Air Force Lahaina Protests are a dispute over tourism marketing strategies Will ‘Fragile’ MMA Fighters Disrupt Lahaina Tourism Reopening? Show of Old Boy Power: ‘Green Should Move State Capitol to Lahaina’ Five Hotels and Eight Timeshares Reopening in Lahaina Area HECO and PUC: Hand in Glove Alm: Legalizing marijuana will end Japanese Tourism Hawaii Has A Long History Of High School Football Violence Read More..

Saturday, October 7, 2023 October 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:43 PM :: 2744 Views Pave way for office buildings to be converted into housing Allow owner-occupants of Residential A homes to apply for missed property tax relief Luxury Beliefs and Radical Chic: Maui Council votes 7-2 to urge governor to reinstate former official who denied water for firefighting Lahaina Fire: What does it take to get 60 Homeless to Accept Shelter? Hawaii jump in fentanyl-related deaths Bought and Paid for by Big Tobacco: Two Honolulu Council members push anti-vaping Bill 46 Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii asks businesses for feedback on regulations Read More..

Friday, October 6, 2023 October 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:22 PM :: 1772 Views Governor’s housing proclamation could be a ‘Pandora’s box’ ‘Affordable’ housing costs $1500 per square foot? Hawaii AG Investigating Fraudulent Lahaina Fundraising Saving HECO: Two Supreme Court Appointments and One Senator Coming Soon Saving HECO: State Investigation Into Maui Fires Has Been Quietly Moving Along. Now It’s Going Public Hawaiian Electric’s CEO Told Congress It Had a Wildfire Plan. That Was News to Regulators. Lahaina Homeowners can bypass Government Fire debris removal Lahaina Schools Spread ‘Toxic’ Paranoia The Maui Fires Have Put A $31 Million Hole In This Year’s County Budget Minimal tourists expected for West Maui reopening Ellison: Hawaiian Drove Island Air into Bankruptcy  The process of selecting a jury in the Miske case is already underway Former Punahou coach facing new charges after more alleged victims come forward Hawaii Community Correctional Center way over capacity Former MPD assistant chief: Agency didn’t follow its own ‘all hazard’ plan in Lahaina disaster In wake of Lahaina disaster, state pledging to beef up fire prevention efforts Hawaii’s Ag Corp. Is Putting Up Remainder Of Its Land For Lease Millions of Mosquitoes Will Rain Down on Hawaii to Save an Iconic Bird Read More..

Thursday, October 5, 2023 October 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 1299 Views Hawaii AG Sues pharmacy benefit managers VIDEO: ‘Innovative solutions’ to address housing Maui County Council to consider resolution urging Governor to reinstate Kaleo Manuel in Water Resource Management role State mental health experts worry exchanges could trigger altercations when tourism returns Lahaina: Here’s How We Could Hype up Phony ‘Toxins’ Scare to Make More Homeowners Embrace and Celebrate Eminent Domain Hawaiian Electric’s insurance would cover a fraction of Maui fire claims Hawaii’s Next Federal Judge is married to Matson Lobbyist Restricted Parking Zone Bill Passes Honolulu Council, But There Are Catches Kamalani Academy Charter School Still Faces An Uncertain Future Another Day in the DoE: Overwhelmed by Distressed Chronics BoE Approves the Usual Big Budget Ask for Legislative Session Lahaina Catch-22: DOBOR Edition Read More..

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 October 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 2292 Views Hawaii AG Sues to Keep Feeding 'Gender Change' Drugs to Minors Hawaii AG Appeals Butterfly Knife Ruling EPA Approves Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report Governor: People threatening him are calling his personal cell, targeting his kids (again) Governor's absence fuels anger at West Maui anti-tourism rally The story of a young man who fell through the cracks of FEMA’s benefits system Turning Lahaina into Wailea: Office of Recovery outlines key focus areas in wake of fire Castle, Waianae homecoming football game canceled out of safety concerns Former Kauai County council candidate in legal trouble Bums Cleared from Big island Beach Park After threatening beachgoers Hawai'i Prison Medical Record System Issues Could Cause A Deceased Inmate's Lawsuit to be Dropped How Bureaucrats Strangled Lahaina Bike Route That Could have been Evacuation Road Confidential Information Hinders Public Inquiry on Maui Fires Read More..

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 October 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 1224 Views Lahaina Fire Caused by Anti-Cane Smoke Activism Educating children hailed as key to preserving principles of liberty Think small to help resolve Kaua‘i’s housing crisis Unlocking the Potential of the Public Land Trust DHHL Goes on Land-Buying Spree Transsexual flag flying outside the Fasi Municipal Building Molokai Reefs: DLNR Listening to Walter Ritte Pohoiki: Zendo Drops a Bombshell Lahaina Tourism return may bring ‘explosion of anger’ Weasel Words: County ‘looks to’ speed up Lahaina reentry process Maui Fires: PUC Finally Gets Around to Considering Plan to ‘Harden’ Power Lines Lack Of Money And Staff Is Hindering Wildfire Code Enforcement In Hawaii Occupancy for Hawaii vacation rentals dropped to 54% in August Game Rooms Average 5 Years Between fake raids--City Council to mull anti-gaming room measure $13K Junket: City Council Members Are South Korea Bound “Data comparisons between 2020 Census and 2010 Census detailed race data should be made with caution” Military’s plan to stop using fresh drinking water on Oahu golf course halted by DOH Read More..

Monday, October 2, 2023 October 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:08 PM :: 1346 Views New Shelter Built to Keep Lahaina Homeless out of Burn Zone LahainaFires: 600 families put out of Hotels Lahaina fires prompt questions about state water policy BLNR Member: Criticism of Official who Withheld Water for Firefighting is ‘Racist’ Families are faced with hard decision to leave Lahaina or stay Charter School Quickly Sets up Lahaina Campus Next stage of the Miske case–Motions to suppress evidence Affordable Housing Fraud: Two Hilo attorneys under investigation by state office Soft on Crime Crowd Finds Another Excuse to Block Oahu Jail Construction Decade long water leak being fixed after millions of gallons wasted Read More..

Sunday, October 1, 2023 October 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 1916 Views Let the Donor Beware 2A Victory: Hawaii County Concealed Carry Rules Rejected by Court Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 30, 2023 Before the Disaster: Hawaii Unemployment 3.1%   Make sure to claim additional property tax relief in Honolulu LahainaFires: HHFDC Pretends Insurance does Not Exist--Wants you to believe Act of Congress needed to replace Low-Income Housing HART’s endless games--Still Trying to Scam Feds After All These Years Hirono Political Rhetoric Isn't Helping Maui Fire Survivors The Need For Legislative Reform Can Be A Matter Of Life And Death Hawaii Wildfire-Fighting Force Eyes Eightfold Increase In Funding Read More..

Saturday, September 30, 2023 September 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:37 PM :: 1240 Views Multiple Murder Counts After Deadly Cockfight EPA Consent Decree: Pollution Violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant 600 evacuees in West Maui hotels to be locked out?  Safe Harbor program expires When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle Pearl Harbor Military Terminated Community Oversite Boards Monitoring Toxic Contamination Cleanups Efforts underway to smooth out COVID vaccine insurance issues Read More..

Friday, September 29, 2023 September 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 3985 Views RIP Leinaala Teruya Drummond EPA: Civil Beat Publisher Profits from Sale of Illegal Pesticides Real Value of $100 in Honolulu $87.15 New dashboard highlights areas of Hawaiʻi housing crisis Maui Tourists Shift to Other Islands Yes, in God’s Backyard Move to Vegas: How Lahaina Lockdown Designed to Block Insurance Payouts to Homeowners HECO’s Slimy Answers Don’t Play Well Before Congress  Lassner setting goals for final 15 months as UH president High Water Bills Surprise Kula Residents Who Helped Fight Wildfires Minimum Qualifications Proposed For Honolulu Emergency Manager Micronesian Tenants Fight Back Against ‘Terrible’ Apartment Conditions Half-Pound of Meth: Out on Bail, Does it Again Read More..

Thursday, September 28, 2023 September 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 2287 Views Lawsuit: Hawaii Breaks Law on Voter Rolls Will HECO be Saved? JSC Unveils Choices for Two Supreme Court Seats Blangiardi statement in opposition to ACLU Lawsuit HECO Stonewalls House Committee Investigators Reps. Sonny Ganaden and Jeanne Kapela are a couple. Tourism Executives Campaign To Bring Needed Visitors To Maui Saint Louis School to join settlement talks in sex assault case against 2 high-profile athletes Council’s Tulba seeks more film studios for Oahu Read More..

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 September 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:58 PM :: 1549 Views Time for Action, Mayor Bissen FBI Forensics Lending a Hand in Lahaina HI-EMA Clarifies Siren-Activation Rules Lahaina Fundraiser Spouts Conspiracy Theories, Quickly Raises $1M HECO ‘May not be Forthcoming’  to US House Committee Hawaii Agencies Flout The Law By Ignoring Maui Fire Records Requests Mike Miske survived three previous investigations without criminal charges Former Civil Defense council chair: Officials failed to heed key warnings ahead of Lahaina disaster Lahaina Fires: Blame KSBE or HECO? Furloughs, layoffs mounts on Maui as economic headwinds continue Lawsuit Accuses Kauai Chief Judge Of Sexually Harassing His Assistant Toughen penalties for illegal gambling Read More..

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:56 PM :: 3395 Views Lahaina Fires: Where are the students? Earthjustice Files Lawsuit to Clean Up Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant Green Updates Lahaina Emergency Price Controls HECO Postpones Time-of-Use Rate Hikes ​India abolishes its ‘Jones Act,’ could be role model for U.S. Eminent Domain News: Criminal Kaniela Ing writing the ‘New Urbanist’ blueprint for Lahaina Ing News: ‘Some may be outright frauds’ A Major Power Outage In Lahaina The Day Of The Fire Likely Saved Lives Soft on Crime Crowd Finds Another Way to Stop Jail Construction Did A Ransomware Attack Take Down KITV News? SD1: Little Miss Impeachment to be Defeated Again Multiple ambulances offline over the weekend amid EMS staffing shortage DoE ‘Security’ Cameras Peep into Bathroom Stalls Read More..

Monday, September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:20 PM :: 2638 Views Hawaii Ranks 4th for Homeless per Capita Kealoha Case: Fentanyl Dealing Ex-Cop is Getting Record Wiped Clean Roseanne Barr Considering Running for Governor of Hawaii as Republican Toxic? Antivaxxer Lorrin Pang Tries to Scare Lahaina Homeowners Away from their own Properties Solar Batteries High on List of ‘Hazardous’ Materials being used as Excuse to Keep Homeowners Away Two Cost Increasers: How ‘Planners’ Make Ala Wai Pedestrian Bridge into a $63M Harp MECO Conditionally Offers Financial Compensation for Outages Read More..

Sunday, September 24, 2023 September 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:59 PM :: 2261 Views Lahaina fire lawsuits hamstring release of information The secret to reaching the next generation Governor’s revised housing proclamation caves to NIMBYs Lahaina Scammers Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 23, 2023 Honolulu Architect Is Headed To Prison For Bribery But Still Working Permits at DPP Lassner was one weird dude  Before Lahaina Burned, Hawaiian Electric Was Slow to Replace Poles That Posed Fire Risk Don’t blame climate change for fires Caltech telescope removed from Maunakea summit--Will be Moved to Chile where Science is Appreciated AAR? Where Were Maui Police During The Fires? Rents Could Double For Some Ewa Beach Tenants In Affordable Housing Complex Read More..

Saturday, September 23, 2023 September 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:45 PM :: 3476 Views State Water Commission Holds Marathon 12 Hour Meeting Hawaiian Electric begins restoration work in Lahaina DoE: Charter School Enrollment Up, Non-Charter Enrollment Down (again) Applications now open for Kapolei City Lights parade Biden Amends Hawaii Disaster Declaration Move to Vegas: Mayor Tells Fire Survivors Wait 2 Years Before Rebuilding Lahaina Homes Eminent Domain Coming: Officials tell Lahaina property owners to ‘put personal gain aside’ ‘We’re gonna rebuild’: Residents brace for emotional return to Lahaina Reentry Procedures Designed to Scare Property Owners into Giving up Land Native Hawaiian churches urge investigation into missionary role in federal boarding schools Kaimuki retail group supports city's homeless sweeps; critical of ACLU Hawaii lawsuit State Capitol library covered in tarps to protect against leaking pools Read More..

Friday, September 22, 2023 September 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:13 PM :: 1096 Views Can One Government Official Really Hold Up Necessary Water Uses? The Hawaii Public Water Trust In Action Senators Push to Restore Official who Denied Firefighting Water for Lahaina Census Bureau: Detailed Look at Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Groups RedCross: 78% of Lahaina Staying in Shelters Kauai homeowners could save $150 each from higher exemption Wildfires deliver heavy blow to Maui economy Finding Someone to Blame for the Lahaina Fires HART Caught Lying Again: Stalls Bidding Deadline For Next Major Honolulu Rail Contract in Hope of Getting Federal Money before Costly Truth Revealed How a Maui PD officer worked with community to open an evacuation route Police Comm gives Fluffy Eval to Honolulu Police Chief Blind, disabled, denied: Handi-Van issues persist Read More..

Thursday, September 21, 2023 September 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 1509 Views Lahaina Residential Reentry Begins Monday New Bill from Guam Delegate to Legalize Cockfighting in U.S. Territories “The cost of disasters may be allocated to all HECO ratepayers” In wake of devastating wildfire, experts propose new sources of water for parched West Maui Deputy Prosecutor Blows Cases? Fired After Using Confidential Crime Scene Photos Multiculturalism Is Tourism Who’s Behind UHERO? Legislators Fly Around on Your Dime ‘A sign of hope’: New tactic shows promise in shutting down game rooms permanently After 164 Violations, Driving Scofflaw May Finally Get jail ‘This has got to end’: Pipes leaking millions of gallons of water a month at Dillingham Airfield still not fixed City in high-stakes talks with military over proposed new landfill site Read More..

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 September 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:15 PM :: 3398 Views Can BJ Penn tap out broken zoning code? Green Backtracks on YIMBY Emergency Order Attorney Calls for Three Year Mortgage Deferral and Foreclosure Moratorium for Lahaina Homeowners Trump on Ballot for Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus UH President Lassner announces plans to retire Lahaina Fires: Chinese Disinformation Circulates at State Capitol EPA deems about 40% of burnt Maui land parcels safe for residents to return Propaganda Saturates Media as ‘The Wildfire Litigation Industry’ Takes On Hawaiian Electric New Maui Evidence Helps HECO Avoid Bankruptcy: Fire Gained Unstoppable Momentum While Firefighters Were on Lunch Break Here is a narrative that works Against HECO in Litigation Three Weeks:  Maui’s mayor steers clear of spotlight and avoids news conferences Plan Working: Lahaina Residents Leave Maui for Good Civil Beat: Eminent Domain is just a ‘Conspiracy Theory’ -- Nothing to see here, just move along Maui Activists Urge Return Of DLNR Water Official To Former Job so He Can Refuse Firefighters Water Again Show me the money: Where Red Cross and Maui Strong donations are going HECO Exploits Federal Infrastructure Funds to Squelch PUC Fire Investigation Wildfires drag down Maui’s August hotel performance Even with School Open, Hardly Anybody Rides Rail ‘Outrageous’: Red Hill suit plaintiffs accuse government of destroying cell phone evidence Insurance lag results in wait for COVID-19 vaccine Dems To NOAA: Hold Wespac Accountable For Misspending Nearly $1 Million Hawaii judge rejects settlement in Jayden de Laura sexual assault civil case Read More..

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 September 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 4786 Views Turmoil at the Top: HECO Gets Temporary New CFO Green Orders 24-Hour Bum Patrol at Uncle Billy's Hotel Hawaii 3rd Worst State for Teachers VIDEO: Green Addresses UN About Global Warming or Something Kona Seniors Locked Out and Need Help Ing’s Phony Lahaina Charity Behind OHA Scheme to Develop Kakaako Makai? Hawaii Public Utilities Commission vs Albert Hee Ahead of tourism reboot in West Maui, some Lahaina fire victims are told they’ll have to move Lahaina Residents Can Return To Their Burned Properties Soon. But Maybe We Can Scare Them Away by Questioning Air Safety? Their homes and businesses were destroyed in Lahaina, but mortgage payments are still due Maui Residents Speak Up as Council Develops Wildfire Recovery Plan Ivanka Trump's secret trip to Maui to give meals to families devastated by wildfires Prosecutorial misconduct cited in move to throw out charges in gruesome Oahu gay on gay murder Honolulu Council: $625 to Park Your Own car in Front of Your House Read More..

Monday, September 18, 2023 Letters to the Editor, September, 2023 By Letters to the Editor @ 10:05 PM :: 1647 Views Kona Seniors Locked Out and Need Help Empty Rental Better than Bad Tenant Half-Ass Voters Read More..

Monday, September 18, 2023 September 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:26 PM :: 3328 Views Hawaii Republicans Elect New Party Chair For ‘Progressive’ Criminal Kaniela Ing Lahaina Fires are Just Another Grift Thousands push back against Oct 8 West Maui re-opening Falck pledges to maintain current services in Maui County 50% Water Rate Hike for Oahu Homeowners And Businesses Beth Fukumoto: How My 15 Minutes of Fame Destroyed Me Read More..

Sunday, September 17, 2023 September 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 1561 Views Challenging the Housing Czar Has HART gone off the rails again? Building Permit: A Six-Year Odyssey Maui devastation will worsen statewide housing crisis Rebuild? Give More Rights to Lahaina Property Owners Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 16, 2023 Lahaina: The price list Challenging the Housing Czar Hawaii Republicans complain about one-party rule, but offer few credible candidates SD22 Waianae: Alfred “Braddah Al” Keaka Medeiros vs Maile Shimabukuro Politicians have been Pretending to Solve Housing Crisis For Generations LOL! HART claims $580M surplus awaits at Civic Center--Immediately begins spending for Ala Moana Blangiardi Claims FTA Paying $744M to HART DLIR: No COVID-Style Logjams for Lahaina Service Declines After Mokulele Bought by Electric Seaplane Promoters Kidnapping in Progress: Officers did not Pursue Read More..

Saturday, September 16, 2023 September 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 1383 Views Lahaina Death Toll Lowered from 115 To 97 Green Revises Housing Emergency Proclamation--calls it 'affordable' New 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines offers enhanced protection Six House Working Groups Investigate Lahaina Fires How Biden’s Approval Rating in Hawaii Has Changed Since Taking Office Lawyer: New housing proclamation ‘still unlawful’ More Unconstitutional Tax Ideas: Governor Suggests Charging ‘Climate Impact Fee’ To Visitors Maui County Council considers bill on post-fire cleanup options Lahaina condos could trigger broader insurance woes Former employee alleges discrimination by ACLU Hawaii Read More..

Friday, September 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 1336 Views VIDEO: What caused the Maui wildfires? More than 11% of workers in Maui County file for unemployment after deadly wildfires VIDEO: James O'Keefe goes undercover in Lahaina Children's book author, liberty advocate to give talk on Oahu about freedom ​Grassroot Institute in the News Green: Housing Emergency Order Will no longer cover Lahaina Lahaina Distraction Can Help Rail Silence Critics, Get Away with more wrongdoing Star-Adv: Lahaina Distraction Can Allow Insiders to Clean up on Aloha Stadium Scheme Maui sets date for beginning escorted visits to fire-ravaged Lahaina $1000 Hotel Rooms? House GOP Wants Answers From FEMA On Maui Wildfires Maui County Council considers formal investigation into wildfire response $7.5M Housing First Building: Did City buy a DPP ‘Malasada Special’? U.S. government files motion to block prominent physician’s testimony in Red Hill suit Cop, acquaintance indicted in Ka‘u home invasion Honolulu City Council proposal seeks to help state collect unpaid traffic fines How many Oahu water bills were double-charged? Read More..

Thursday, September 14, 2023 September 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 1092 Views Lahaina: "I will rebuild on my land" Lawsuit: Green Greed behind Lahaina Deaths Hawaii: Bothered by Cost of Living?  Wait ‘til you see Cost of Dying  Maui Fires: US House Committee Sets Oversight Hearing Will HECO Ratepayers Pay?  ATF in no rush to decide cause of fire   Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Charts New Delaying Path for Outage Investigation West Maui parents take matters into their own hands to keep their keiki in schools closer to home Lahaina Schools to Reopen Mid-October? Maui Businesses Still Await Grants HPD chief touts major drop in violent crime, but department refuses to share data on it Over a month after the Lahaina wildfire, Maui first responders face breathing issues Read More..

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 September 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:52 PM :: 2894 Views Can Hawaii Republicans Stop Vexatious Litigants? Fixing Hawaii’s Tax System; Decrease Taxes for Families, Businesses “You guys gone kick them out? Where are they going?” HECO Lahaina Rebuild Plan?  More Rate Hikes Oprah Winfrey 'terrorised and vilified' over her Hawaii relief fund Lahaina Businesses Hoping To Reopen wait on Water Testing Lawmakers take closer look at existing rules for management of dry brush Resignations continue at liquor commission as Honolulu mayor hopes for ‘new beginning’ Honolulu EMTs, Paramedics Sue The City For Overtime (again) Online Sports Betting Under Consideration In Hawaii Another lawsuit filed against city officials over Makaha crash — this time in federal court Defueling Red Hill won’t hurt readiness, Pentagon says Read More..

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 September 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 1755 Views “How 'bout give the people their homes back.” Bribery: Last DPP Criminal Sentenced Emergency action plans are critical to disaster response, experts say. Where was Maui’s? How a Front Street roadblock obstructed Lahaina's evacuation Life of the Land & PUC File Fire Related Questions to HECO Hawaii Needs To Build Hundreds More Miles Of Firebreaks To Protect Against Wildfire USO News: 137-time loser on trial for extorting ‘evidence’ from crime victims Arizona Prosecutors Will Try Again To Get Death Penalty For Hawaii Inmate Convicted Felon and Ex Con Banned from UH Campus--Cries ‘racism’, LOL Read More..

Monday, September 11, 2023 September 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:55 PM :: 1801 Views Hawaii Republicans set Presidential Caucus for Tuesday March 12, 2024 Dozens Of Leading Democrats Call For State Party Chairman Dennis Jung to Resign ‘Toxic Ash’ is excuse to keep residents away from burned homes Maui wildfires: Outside fire investigators to start interviews Money Continues To Pour In For Maui’s Recovery Explosion of outrage China Sows Disinformation About Hawaii Fires Using New Techniques Civil Beat: ‘Moms for Liberty’ is a hate group because they won’t let trannies near your 6 year old Soft on Crime Stratagems Pay Off: The Cost Of A New Oahu Jail Is Now More Than $900 Million Read More..

Sunday, September 10, 2023 September 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:43 PM :: 4499 Views Hawaii Republicans set Presidential Caucus for Tuesday March 12, 2024  Property rights should prevail in Lahaina Taxing Government Benefits Lahaina Fire: MedQuest Stops Terminations Hawaii lawmaker hammers Biden's 'slap in the face' to Maui HELP: Student Loans to be repaid for Medical Professionals who Commit to Hawaii Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 9, 2023 ‘Authority’ will make Lahaina into the next Kakaako Move to Las Vegas: Many Lahaina residents worried they will not find a permanent home after governor's announcement “It’s just an absolute mess. I don’t think anyone’s actually working together.” Andaya: Lahaina Firefighters were overrun before we sent out Evacuation Notices B.J. Penn weighs in after being blamed for resignation of chief housing officer Nani Medeiros DOH suspends new ambulance contracts to weigh protests ‘The shortage is expected to get worse’: Presentation outlines how lack of doctors is impacting isle Read More..

Saturday, September 9, 2023 September 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:22 PM :: 2032 Views Economic Perspective of Maui’s Devastating Wildfires Maui trudges toward recovery, one month since wildfire tragedy ‘Unaccounted for’ list now at 66; more info sought for 80 others Green: Here’s how I blame you for Lahaina Fire “To my knowledge, we haven’t solved the housing crisis at all yet.” Questions about Miske’s fishing boat “Painkiller” Bay Area scientist 'left out the full truth' to get study on climate change fueling wildfires published Green: Lahaina residents need to start leaving hotels State abruptly cuts program seen as key to boosting number of paramedics trained in Hawaii Read More..

Friday, September 8, 2023 September 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 1351 Views Medeiros Resigns: Governor Blames Threats from BJ Penn Maui losses at $11 million a day since fires DoE Employee Convicted of Theft Kunia Woman Arraigned on Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Unemployment Recipients Maui Mayor's Limited Response About Lahaina Fires Leaves Critical Questions Unanswered Finger Pointing: Green says improved response in Lahaina could have saved lives as key questions remain unanswered   Website tracks re-entry progress into Lahaina California Company Scores Useless Big Dollar Lahaina ‘Hazmat’ Contract Will property owners pay for Phase 2 debris removal? Potential Bidders on Aloha Stadium shows concerns over financial feasibility Inmate dies after fight breaks out at Halawa Correctional Facility Review: Former HPD Chief Louis Kealoha “tell all” really says little Maunakea telescope removal slated for next week - Will be Moved to Chile where Science is Appreciated Read More..

Thursday, September 7, 2023 September 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:58 PM :: 1812 Views Lahaina Fires: House Forms Working Groups Soft on Crime: Hirono, Schatz Nominate Public Defender for Federal Bench Resolutions would ease hiring challenges, save city money Kauai bills seek to expand property tax relief for affordable rentals County Councils Consider Property Tax Exemptions for Seniors, Homeowners Medeiros Resigns: Governor Blames Threats from BJ Penn Will these leaders agree to be interviewed by wildfire investigators? State DOE trying to contact 500 displaced Lahaina students Final Honolulu DPP Defendant Gets 10 Months In Prison Hawaii’s COVID-related deaths surpass 2,000 Hawaii high court asked to rule in AIG climate change case Honolulu Council advances bill with $25K ‘monster home’ penalty Hawaii County Council resolution seeks to spur action on high cost of home insurance in Lava Zones 1 and 2 Beth Fukumoto: I could have spoken up against Joe Souki, too.  But didn’t. Read More..

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 September 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 1617 Views Lahaina: Those who Labor are Heavy Laden Lahaina: Insurance Companies to Pay Out to Coverage Limits? Lahaina: Former Rentals available to replace burned cars Lawyers: "Bishop Estate Caused Lahaina Fire" Next Tech Fail: State Signs Giant Procurement Revamp Contract Pierick for HD 39 Kunia, Hoopili--Transsexual Lobby Picks Proven Loser Rosenlee to run (again) Senator Kurt Fevella: Lawyers should work for free Concerns over MFD staffing during devastating wildfires lead to urgent push for more resources MPD requires missing-person report to search for those listed as ‘unaccounted for’ Prosecutor Finds new Excuse to Drop 100s of misdemeanor Cases Bum Removal: Waikiki sees ‘dramatic decrease’ in crime after 1 year of ‘Safe and Sound’ initiative Hawaii Is The Only State Without A Fire Marshal After Lahaina Wildfires, AMR protests emergency services contract award Lawyers claim cable TV, phone companies are also responsible in Maui wildfires Hawaii doctors want abortion consultation lawsuit dismissed  Read More..

Tuesday, September 5, 2023 September 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 PM :: 1823 Views Economic growth is our only way out DBEDT: Visitor Recovery continues Thru July CNHA Buys Another Apartment Building--No New Affordable Units Created State’s independent investigators haven’t ruled out criminal wrongdoing in Lahaina wildfire disaster OCCC Murder Cover-up: Killer Inmate Being protected by DPS  Still Blaming COVID: ‘Supply chain issues’ delay multiple state projects Former Maui Mayor Asked For West Maui Wildfire Money 2 Years Ago But Dropped The Request Honolulu Mayor Orders Review Of Wildfire Risk On Oahu An Instagram Fundraiser Brought In $2.6 Million For Maui Fire Victims. Now It’s In This anti-GMO activist’s Hands--she will use it to buy up land West Maui students not enrolled or contacted reduced to 1,208 Hawaii Replaces Maui And Kauai Ambulance Company With One That Has A Questionable Record Phoney Baloney: Proposal would prohibit disposal of certain recyclables into landfill State-backed hackers and cybercriminals focusing on Hawaiʻi Read More..

Monday, September 4, 2023 September 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 1255 Views Hawaii's economic future depends on what our children learn today DLIR Tech Fail (Again) -- Like COVID, Maui unemployment claims mount 4 PPB Water Testing: Kula community worries the rebuilding and clean up of Upcountry is taking to long Attorney nominated as federal judge in Hawaii has been on Miske prosecution team City, HPD Face Lawsuit Over 2021 Killing Of Kakaako Man Analysis Shows Hawaii House Spread Project Money To The Neighbor Islands Read More..

Sunday, September 3, 2023 September 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 3039 Views Lawsuit: Libertarians Ask Federal Court to ‘Disband Hawaii Republican Party’ Maui Crisis: A Time to Help! Green Gives Another $50M Subsidy for Solar Industry Another Big Pay Hike for DoE Employees Steps we could take to help Lahaina rebuild more quickly  Tax Deadlines on Maui Hawaii Gov: ‘Possible’ Different Decisions Could’ve Prevented Loss, Won’t Say Maui Officials Were Asleep at Wheel Lahaina Fire: How many ways did government fail? Lahaina Houses Still Burning down at 3AM--10 Hours After Persons Reported in Water off Front Street West Maui firefighters stretched thin under challenging conditions Can Lahaina property owners sell if they want to? Red Hill ‘repacking’ leads to pump repair What Does Hawaii Have In Common With These Red States? A Fear Of Direct Democracy Hawaii Said This Big Island Dad Abused His Son — Then Three Years Later Changed Its Mind Read More..

Saturday, September 2, 2023 September 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 2723 Views Speaker of House in Hawaii to witness damage caused by wildfires New FBI-validated list includes names of 385 people unaccounted for after Lahaina wildfire--Governor had indicated it would be below 100 Video shot by Lahaina residents appears to show roadblocks during fire evacuations BJ Penn: ‘Hawaii has always been a socialist, communist state, and it’s time to get out of it’ Lahaina ‘not on the table’ as state tries to expedite housing projects Hawaii investigates unsolicited land offers Criminals who refuse to pay restitution are ‘Victims’ Read More..

Friday, September 1, 2023 September 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 1684 Views Suit: Hawaii governor overreaches with housing crisis proclamation ‘We Are Dealing With Global Warming’: Hawaii Gov Once Again Blames Deadly Wildfire On Climate Change VIDEO: Where was Bissen while Lahaina Burned? UL Lab to Conduct Lahaina Investigation UHERO: Maui wildfire impacts and recovery challenges Green hopes ‘unaccounted for’ Maui fire list will drop below 50 Former Mayor Defends Maui Emergency Management Director Who Resigned Maui unemployment soars nearly 2,000% versus 2022 numbers Red Hill Replacement Rush Job: Island Energy Services Completes Massive Fuel Storage Expansion Announcement: Hit Contract on Miske Informant Read More..

Thursday, August 31, 2023 August 31, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 1462 Views Sen Keith-Agaran Resigns--Chased out by Ethics Investigation? While Fighting Against Female Lockerrooms in Hawaii Schools, Hawaii AG Files Brief for Title IX Trannies Removal of Caltech Telescope from Maunakea is underway City Code Update: Increase cost of construction to subsidize electric cars, solar industry  US House Committee opens investigation into Hawaiian Electric Maui mayor faces calls to resign as questions about county’s wildfire response grow Maui mayor had to recuse himself from HECO suit because his daughter works for utility Concerns raised over lack of long-term affordable housing options for displaced Maui residents Lahainaluna to relocate to Kihei temporarily because DoE too slow to check for Enviro Hazards Koshiba Slammed: Homelessness is about Drugs, not Affordability North Shore shooting deaths involved an FBI confidential source Read More..

Wednesday, August 30, 2023 August 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 2116 Views Maui Court Issues ‘Writ of Quo Warranto’ vs Green’s July 17 Housing Proclamation ‘Immediately Caught On’: Hawaii State Rep Slams Developers For Sweeping In ‘Like Vultures’ To Buy Land Maui fire update: House Oversight to launch inquiry into Biden handling of situation  Biden Nominates Federal Judges for Hawaii, CNMI U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina Maui mayor refuses to say where he was as Lahaina burned--‘not sure’ who was in charge at emergency management center Star-Adv: HECO, Maui need to work together to cover up wrongdoing OHA Blocked Bill Mandating Water Supply for Firefighting Ethics Investigation Targets Sen Keith-Agaran? Whistleblower? Lawyers seek ex-consultant’s files on what Hawaiian Electric knew about wildfire risks Wastewater Exec Milton Choy Gets only 3 1/2 Years Prison after Ratting Out ONLY 2 of 76 Legislators Gambling was allegedly one of Miske’s vices The Great Lahaina Fire Of 1919 Has Eerie Parallels To The Recent Blaze Parents urged to get children vaccinated as COVID-19 skyrockets in midst of Maui wildfires Experts debate legalizing recreational marijuana in Hawaii--Shrooms & Mollies Next Contract worth $2.5M awarded to remove Haiku Stairs Read More..

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 August 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 2527 Views Flashback: How Andaya was selected Maui Emergency Chief VIDEO: Stirring the Digestible Pot on ‘Augie T’s Guest List’ Income tax reform would make Hawaii more affordable Some Lahaina fire survivors ‘still didn’t believe that it happened’ ‘There’s going to be a lot blame in the next few years’ Hawaii’s internet future depends on existing Jones Act exemption Green New Deal: Kaniela Ing Pleads No Contest--Campaign Spending Violations Again Keith Agaran: “I’m not wedded to staying in the Legislature.” Maui residents consider the unthinkable: Las Vegas, the 'ninth island' Maui struggles with "potentially catastrophic" tourism shortfall and growing economic toll after wildfires Global Warmers: We will exploit Lahaina Fire to raise your taxes and make electricity and fuel more expensive On-the-ground search for fire victims nearly over For 6,000 displaced West Maui residents, hotel rooms are their homes for now Landlords Legally Evicting Renters to House Family Members Maui’s Fire And Winds Also Took A Toll On Farmers And Ranchers Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission Expected to Open an Investigation of MECO Outages Former Navatek CEO Martin Kao appears to be gainfully employed again … at The Cheesecake Factory Work progresses on CSO decommissioning: Telescope Mirror to be Sent to Chile where Science is Valued Covid Outbreak Prompts Restrictions At Hawaii’s Largest Prison Read More..

Monday, August 28, 2023 August 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 1133 Views Blame Game: HECO Pushes Back Against Maui County Lawsuit FEMA Holds Employee Trainings on ‘White Supremacy’ As More Than 1,000 in Hawaii Remain Missing Fact Check: Joe Biden Embellishes Fire Story in Recent Remarks in Hawaii Star-Adv: DPP Fines Should Equal Bribes California’s catastrophic Camp Fire could suggest what’s ahead for Lahaina Lawyers Descend On Maui In Race For Clients Harmed By Wildfires Plans for displaced Lahaina students spur frustration Maui Fires: Upcoming Bankruptcy Spikes Visitor Costs To All Islands Except Kauai Civil Beat Retraction Needed Read More..

Sunday, August 27, 2023 August 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 2859 Views Hawaii healthcare takes more hits Lahaina Scammers HHC, COR: Green appoints new members Lahaina: “The county will wipe your property away and call it a success.”  Lahaina Still Locked Down As Search For Remains Nears Its End Questions remain over Maui County’s response on Aug. 8 Puna to become Squatterland?  Few insurance options remain for residents in lava zones 1 and 2 Okimoto pushes for less scrutiny of new pay hikes Disbarred attorney Gary Dubin unwilling to pay, loses his own attorney Read More..

Saturday, August 26, 2023 August 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 976 Views Hundreds of Military Personnel Helping in Lahaina Fire Zone ‘Sorry … Mr. President’: Hawaiian Business Torches Biden’s Wildfire Response With Viral Marquis Message DoH, Kapiolani Hospital Ink Abortion Pill Deal Last Shelter Closed: Lahaina Survivors in Hotels Darryl Oliveira hired as interim director of Maui Emergency Management Agency 100 Found: But List of Lahaina Fire missing is ‘subset of a larger list’ Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires Leaks in destroyed structures siphoned firefight water Hawaii municipal bonds take a plunge Fuel to be pumped into Red Hill pipes before defueling tanks Health Department warns of COVID uptick on Maui, statewide Cyberattack shutters Hawaii telescopes for more than 2 weeks State agencies begin transfer of Act 90 lands Kauai Council Tries to Block Homeless from Flying In Read More..

Friday, August 25, 2023 August 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 1337 Views Do Lahaina Property Owners Have the Right to Rebuild? County of Maui files lawsuit against HECO VIDEO: Supreme Court denies Lahaina Fire Water mismanaged To Tackle Highest Housing Costs in the Country, Hawaii's Governor Declares YIMBY Martial Law Hawaiian Electric Stock Plunges After Dividends Suspended Flip-Flop:  AG office suddenly claims no limits on fire investigation HIEMA head: It took hours for state to understand full scope of Lahaina disaster Frustrated teachers confront Board of Education Why Many Patients Are Stuck In Hospitals Waiting For Long-Term Care Beds Gay Liquor examiner files federal lawsuit against city Read More..

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