Hawaii Daily News Read

Entries for January 2015

Saturday, January 31, 2015

January 31, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 4431 Views

Forbes: Hawaii Deal Allows NextEra to Build Big Cable Without Federal Regulation
Slom to Feds: Investigate Criminal Hawaii Health Connector
Okino, Djou: End the State Skim on Rail Funds
Hawaiian Electric Launches Online Tracker for Solar, Wind Approvals
Former charity director indicted for theft
340 Candidates file for Neighborhood Board Elections
HSTA Cashes in, Demands Contract Reopener After Electing Ige Governor
Rape Hype: California-based Shake Down Operation Targets UH-Manoa Admissions
HB576: Hawaii Lawmakers Consider Request for Obamacare Exemption
Close Half of Hawaii Health Systems Corp. Hospitals? Not Enough to Balance Budget
Trying to Create Excuses for tax Hike, Council members heading to DC as rail costs escalate
Kauai GMO Panel Infested with Anti-GMO Whackjobs
"The people of Puna wanted Scott Nago fired"
Grandmother testifies in trial against prosecutor
Former officer acquitted of assault charge
Level 1--Severe Breach of Contract: NCAA delivers ‘notice of violations’ to University of Hawaii
Sun Edison, First Wind close $2.4 billion deal--Plan 100s of Acres of Solar Farms
Shield law for media should be reinstated
Bill Would Force landlords to Accept Section 8 Tenants
American Samoa: Food shortages after US port dispute
Senate passes Keystone XL bill without McCain's Jones Act amendment
Gov Tech Sums up Ige Tech Agenda

Friday, January 30, 2015

January 30, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 5280 Views

NextEra, HECO Formally Request PUC Approval of Merger
Clayton Hee's Wife Quits Cush Job at UH, Leaves State
2014: Record Visitors, Record Expenditures
OHA sets community meetings on Kaka‘ako Makai Master Plan
Shakedown: Politicians Demand NextEra Contribute to Democrats Only, NextEra Agrees
At Least $1.25B Has Been Spent on Rail So Far, But Where Has All the Money Gone?
Resolution calls for removal of U.S. bus funds from rail money plan
Bait and Switch: HART Approves Another $4.4M in Cost Overruns
Chances high Legislature will sidetrack rail issue
Audit: Health Connector Funneled $21.9M to 'Mansha Consulting' Without Board Oversight
Legislature to debate issuing bonds for Hawaii Health Connector
SB795: HHSC -- Adapt or be Left Behind
DoE Demands $13M Due to Failure of Corrupt Solar Contract
HB326: Calvin Say Pushes State-Run Bank for Subprime Lending
Youth Suicide and Anti-Bullying Programs
HB92 Gambling at Any 'International Terminal'
Keep Hawaii’s Heroes to hold community meetings
Mentally Ill Mainland Homeless Invades Home, Stabs Kailua Woman
Doctor Shortage to Lead to More Urgent Care Canters
Hawaii solar groups want HECO's new rooftop solar plan to be rejected
Members Selected for Kauai GMO Study Group
Kona police sergeant charged with domestic abuse
Trash workers’ payment system racks up major overtime
Darwin Laughs as Gay Gene Theory Peddled (again)

Thursday, January 29, 2015

January 29, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 7073 Views

Procurement Violations: Feds May Demand Hawaii Health Connector Repay Grant
Legislative Ambulance Chasers Dig In To Taxpayers' Deep Pockets
Repealing the Jones Act: Good for Energy, Great for America
DLNR Report Shows Major Increase in Aquarium Fish Populations
Developer to Head DLNR? Ige's Dumb Move
The Jones Act Risks Lives (again)
Chief Justice Delivers State of the Judiciary Address
House GOP: "Keep Hawaii's Heroes"
HB416: Retail Wheeling to Cut Electric Bills
Hawaii Ranks 50th in Payroll from Sole Proprietors, S-Corps, LLCs
Report: Hawaii Last Place for American Dream
Only Rep Kaniela Ing Supports Cutting Troop Levels in Hawaii
Wahiawa Community Speaks out on Military Cuts
Panos: No Point Fighting Rail, Focus on Traffic
Maui Memorial Medical Center Faces Public/Private Partnership Or Bust
Dope Doctor: I Don't Want to See my 'Patients'
NextEra: Jury Out on Big Cable--15 Years to Lower Rates 20%
Council's widened sit-lie ban sent to the mayor for signing
Kauai Court Releases Mental Patient, 2 Dead, Three Wounded
Pineapple lands could be traded for OCCC prison site
City of Honolulu Hiring Practices: Not Everyone Gets a Fair Shot
Climate of Corruption in Hawaii Prisons
HPD officer’s sex assault case dropped
CSC Proposes Two Bills
Ka Leo: Obama's Community college proposal shortsighted
Bill would create UH Athletics Board of Governors
Temp Injunction in UPW lawsuit over trash collection
After 18 Years, Hawaii Co Division Chief Finally Going to Lose $1 million/year Side-Business
Jones Act Strangles Puerto Rico
ExxonMobil Against Jones Act
McCain Helps Guam on Military Buildup, Jones Act
Mazie Hirono Co-sponsors Rand Paul 'Audit the Fed' Bill

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

January, 2015 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor @ 10:26 PM :: 3186 Views

HB416: Retail Wheeling to Cut Electric Bills

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

January 28, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 4417 Views

LNG for Hawaii? Russian Oil Money Funds Sierra Club anti-Fracking Campaign
Thanks to Obamacare, ILWU Contract Maybe Short-Lived
300 Candidates file for Neighborhood Board Elections
City to hold second Airport Area TOD community meeting
Inequality State: Top 1% Grab 71% of Income Growth
Tax Foundation: Hawaii Failing Small Businesses on Depreciation
'Red Hot Construction Market' is Old Excuse Mufi Used
Bleak Prospects for HHSC With Ige's Disappointing, Wishy-Washy Leadership
Schofield, Shafter, Wheeler? State Has Not Made Good Use of Barbers Point
Star-Adv: Support DoE Laptops for Students
Sierra Club: Land Use Commission an agency that has worked
Rep Lee: NextEra Must Limit Political Contributions (LOL!)
Iwase: NextEra Must Follow State Policy
Test: HECO Can Boost Rooftop Solar 1000%
Kealoha Reverse Mortgage was Just a Ripoff
Lawsuits: Prison Guards Sex Assault, Medical Failure Costs taxpayers $1.4M
OIP Under DAGS Control?
Hawaii Rents Up More Than 10 Percent Since 2012
Bills Seek to Ban Ivory
Bills could impact PGV drilling
Obamacare Funds Behind Push for Pono Choices
Who Can Afford to Retire in the Islands?
Surgeon general: ‘Desperate need of clarity’ on e-cigarettes
Gays: Hawaii GOP Must Bow to Gay Agenda

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

January 27, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:23 PM :: 5440 Views

State of the State Fails To Endorse Robust Economic Reform
Full Text: State of the State Address
Rail Fail: Hawaii Ranks 49th--Lost 4.5% of Construction Jobs in Last 12 mos
Duke Aiona's 808 State Update
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 26, 2015
Electric Co-op for Big Island?
Pat Saiki Reports on Republican National Committee Meeting
$100M Penalty? Federal Court Again Finds Maui County in Violation of Clean Water Act
Hawaii 'Deep Ecology' Activist Joins White Supremacists
Caldwell Still Can't Keep His Rail Tax Lies Straight
City Blew Chance for GE Tax Hike in 2009
Dreaming of 0.5%, Maui mayor contemplates rail, envisions more Disneyland than Honolulu
No Mention of Tax Hikes in Ige Speech
Star-Adv: Ige’s goals show caution to a fault
SB795: Ige’s comments perceived as letting legislators take the lead on hospitals
Ige stands by DLNR chair nomination despite strong opposition
NextEra Merger: Is Ige Asking Iwase to Violate Law?
Ige Appoints Kim to Be Special Adviser to the Governor
Hawaii Lawmakers Intent on Making Police More Accountable
SB715: Orders 100% 'Renewable' Energy
Pro-Life Rally at Hawaii Capitol
Nursing Grievances is Bad for your Health
Judge Orders City to Pay $750K to Victims of Mufi Hannemann
What ever happened to the “Wonder Blunder” criminal charges?
Smoke: Anti-GMO Activists Aim for Ban on Imu Cooking
Gabbard: No Electric Stall? Fine $20,000
UH Billed $500 After B-Ball Players Smoke Weed in Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms

Monday, January 26, 2015

January 26, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:06 PM :: 3402 Views

HB92: Terminal Patients 'Right to Try' Legislation Introduced in Hawaii
Is $5 a Gallon Gas on Its Way? This Expert Thinks So
Extending the GET for rail shouldn't even be an option
Ige State of the State Address Today
Hospitals Will Suffer because Health Connector Fails to Sign Up Micronesians
Star-Adv Admits Obamacare Driving Shortage of MDs
McCain's Jones Act Reform Effort 'Dead for Now'
Lower Oil Prices Mean Kauai Electric Co-op Savings
DoE Uses Laptops as Excuse to Scrounge for $30.8M More
Hoopili, DR Horton Pay Civil Beat to Write Article Promoting Mobile Home Parks
Kunia Farm Lots Await Historic Preservation Plans
Hanabusa to Moderate UH Wymyns Studies Panel on the Joy of Abortion
Maui Republican caucus meetings Saturday

Sunday, January 25, 2015

January 25, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 3916 Views

OHA Hides Secret Budget from Legislators: $2.3M for 'Consortium' to Push Fake Indian Tribe
Protest Rail Tax Hike Monday Jan 26
286 Candidates file for Neighborhood Board Elections
Revised Central Oahu Plan available for review and comment
Chamber of Commerce Hawaii: State of the Economy Presentation
How Progressive Is Our System?
Tax Hike Hype: Caldwell Can't Back up His Rail Debt Figures
Ige quietly plods away as Caldwell slams panic button
Will there really be any cross-examination of the Ige administration?
Star-Adv: State 'skim' of rail tax must stop
Kauai Councilmembers Not on Board with GE Tax Hike
On the Agenda This Week at the legislature
Environmentalists Criticize Hawaii Gov. Ige’s Land Board Nominee
Kauai County Must Cut Programs to Pay for Union Contracts
Kato: Saiki Bill Worse than No Journalist 'shield law'
Hawaiian Electric and HawaiiGas jockey for position to become the state's principal supplier of liquified natural gas
Bisexual Child Molester Cries 'Discrimination', Bullies DHS into Giving Him More Boys to Rape
Michigan Organizes to Expel 'Dirtbag' Mitch Kahle
Regents Fill Another $230K Plus Tenure Administrative Position

Saturday, January 24, 2015

January 24, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:06 PM :: 5638 Views

Ige Nominates Developer Carlton Ching to Chair DLNR--Petition Calls for Senate to Reject
CNHA Hijacks Civic Clubs to Push for Fake Indian Tribe
Indian Eco-Goddess Vandana Shiva, charging $40,000 a speech, takes anti-GMO crusade to Hawaii
VIDEO: House Resolution Opposes Army Force Reduction
Rep Thielen: HB1, 2, 3 Take Aim at NextEra Merger
DLNR Imposes 3% Gross Receipts Fee on Ocean Recreation Vendors
Bridge Aina Lea: 9th Circuit Affirms State Supreme Court Ruling (sort of)
Hawaii Union Membership Slips to 21.8% -- 3rd in USA
UHM Chancellor: We Administrators Have Got it Tough, Just like Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders
$40M Japanese Wedding Chapel to be Built in Ala Moana Park
Lingle Heads to Illinois for 4 Years to Fix Democrat mess even Worse than Hawaii
Keep the Voters Doped Up: Nearly Half of Hawaii House Backs Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Real Estate Tax Hike to be Passed on to Renters, Consumers
Chun Oakland: $15M for Micro-Units, Shipping Containers
House Majority Leader Looks to Revive Shield Law in Hawaii
Bill would give mayors power to fire police chief
Slot machines proposed at Honolulu International Airport
Birth Certificates: Rep Chris Lee, Tranny Teacher Push for Gender to be Matter of Opinion
Seeking Bogus Rape Complaints, UH Administrators to Regulate Student Sex
UH Admits Sex Rules Designed to Make University Look Good to Feds
DLNR Commercial Activity Regs Already Failing
Hawaii Court Forces HHSC to Hire Meth Dealer
Soft on Crime: Murder suspect found unfit
Kenoi pulls plug on incinerator plan
Omidyar Network Pairs Grants With Investments To Make Money
Obama Busted Selling Health Info to Spammers

Friday, January 23, 2015

January 23, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:51 PM :: 4164 Views

VIDEO: McCain Rips Matson's Overpriced Ships on Senate Floor
Mainland Homosexuals Plan to Use Anti-Bullying Campaign to Penetrate Hawaii Schools
Troop Reductions? Army to hold community listening sessions Jan. 27, 28
New Illinois Governor Appoints Linda Lingle as COO
AARP Hawaii Supports Caregiver Bill
VIDEO: Tulsi Gabbard on Fox News, Slams Obama Refusal to Identify Enemy as Islamic Extremism
Improve Health Care Competition by Repealing State Laws
Affordable Housing and Car Sharing on Council Agenda
Up to $1.2 Billion Electricity Savings for Hawaii After Oil Prices Plummet
Ethics probe could render rail votes Null and Void
Fraudsters Happy: Senators to Push Mandatory Vote by Mail System
Usual Democrat Hacks Thrilled by Lingle's Move
Study shows UH brings in bucks to local economy
Big Island's physician shortage worsened in 2014
Some prison guards earning more than double their salaries in OT
$144M DHS Kolea Medicaid Eligibility Software problems demand scrutiny
Management Claims Progress on Clearing Backlog at Ports
Saiki: Little Support for Marijuana Decriminalization
18 Pimps Presented to Prosecutors in Four Years
Pro Life Rally on Kauai
Maui Police Report Details 5 Suspensions in December

Thursday, January 22, 2015

January 22, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:49 PM :: 4651 Views

Prince Kuhio’s Fight to Americanize Hawaii
VIDEO: Unsettling Moment During Senator Slom’s Minority Speech
Hawaii Shippers Council Discusses Port Slowdown, Jones Act Reform on Guam Radio
Opening Day: Speaker Souki Calls on House to Tackle Unfinished Business
2015 Senate Majority Legislative Program
Survey: Hawaii Millionaire Lead Slipping
Honolulu Bed Bugs Crawl Up to 42nd Place
Hawaiians Don't Trust OHA to Re-Start Native Hawaiian Convention
Creating Fake Crisis to Push Real Tax Hike, Caldwell Drops Fake Bus Funds Raid, Moves on to Fake Road Building Funds Raid
Hawaii Senate 'Will Consider' Calls for 12.5% Hike in GE Tax -- Statewide
Kim to Counties: You Crack Down on TVRs, We Will Abolish LUC, Give You More TAT
Six-year plan shows spending is greater than revenues
Departments Request 1,000 New Positions Since Dec 1
The Army in Hawaii: Fight to Save It, Prepare to Lose It
Souki, Ige: Lets Keep the Public Drugged so they don't Notice
Chief's Wife Made Early Payment on Mercedes Because She Was Trading it in for Maserati
Guam Governor Backs Jones Act Reform
Hawaii short 890 doctors
Usual Suspects Hype Pesticides, GMOs
Monsanto wants to build sustainable agriculture in Hawaii
Kenoi's Retaliation: Incinerator foe loses county contract
Rep. Gabbard Cites Obama's Failure to Say 'Islamic Extremism'
Shop owners say bike lane is cutting into sales
Maui: Homeless Shelters Used as Affordable Housing

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

January 21, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 4351 Views

MIT: KIUC Buys Batteries from Company Behind Kahuku Windfarm Fire and Surprisingly it is a Disaster
Accountability for Big Infrastructure Projects?
263 Candidates file for Neighborhood Board Elections
Anti-GMO Activists Stack Hearing: Why Bad Lawmaking Reigns in Hawaii Politics
Vaccination Refusal: Study Documents Rise of Ignorance in 'Progressive' Communities
Full Text: State of the Union Address
Full Text of Joni Ernst’s Republican Response to 2015 State of the Union
CNHA, Civic Clubs Team up to Lead Push for Fake Indian Tribe
US Senate Votes Unanimously to Recognize January 25-31 as National School Choice Week
Testimony: Felon Gives $70K Cash to Police Chief's Wife in Brown Paper Bag
Ige: I want to see Kakaako Redevelopment Continue
Rail: Four Counties Plan GE Tax Hike Testimony for Big Day at Ways and Means
HART Claims it was Banking on Bus Fund Raid, Rail Deficit Now $910M
DoE: Corrupt Solar Contract is a Big Disappointment
Takai Appointed to Natural Resources Ctte, No Mention of Akaka Bill
Ige's DLIR Pick Withdrawn as Unconstitutional
Hawaii Police Killed At Least 36 People in 20 Years
HHSC Reform Tops West Hawaii Lawmakers' Agenda
Legislators want power to sway HECO decision
Puna Reps Target Office of Elections after Nago's Latest Disaster
Maui News: Hospitals Must be Protected from Liability in Home Care Training
Bills to watch: Creating retail dispensaries for medical marijuana in Hawaii
New Sex Trafficking Legislation for 2015
Buffer Zone Bill for Pesticides?
Hoopili, DR Horton Plant Article in Civil Beat
Punatic Screams for 45 Minutes Straight at Public Meeting
Kauai: Uncertified Judge Hears Cases for a Week before Anybody Notices
27% of Oahu Restaurants Get Yellow Placard--DOH Inspections Slowed by Incompetent Tech Vendor
UH Manoa Energy Efficiency Saves Campus $3.4M/year
Honolulu JPAC whistleblower suit headed to trial
Tulsi Gabbard only Member of Hawaii Delegation to Join 'No Labels' Campaign at SOTU

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

January 20, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 4634 Views

McCain challenges Jones Act build and ownership requirements
Duke Aiona Appointed Executive Director of Hawaii Family Advocates
Republican Statewide Caucuses to Elect Leaders
Kelii Akina Interviews Danny Kaleikini, Ambassador of Aloha
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 20, 2015
Smoking is a Million Dollar Habit--and Hawaii is More Expensive than Most
Parker Ranch sells rights to NextEra to Build Giant Windfarm
Representative Mele Carroll to resign from State House
HECO Plan Rewards Solar Contractors, Cuts Payments to Solar Consumers
Hawaii Doctor shortage grows 20% in One Year thanks to Obamacare, EMRs
Nishihara to Push GE Tax Hike for Rail
Souki: Council and Mayor Must Both Ask Legislature for Tax Hike
Saiki: We Expect Unions' Cooperation on HHSC Reform
Mufi: Time to act now on what is right for Maui Memorial Medical Center
Hawaii Gov. David Ige wants ratepayers to benefit from $4.3B NextEra-HECO deal
Ige Admin Talks up NextEra, Windfarms and Big Cable
HECO plans to reduce customer solar credits
LNG Will Save Ratepayers $111M/year
Anti-Pesticide Hype Set to Open Legislature
Sledgehammer Tom Brower says 'Don't worry about bad publicity' from Homeless' Attack on Golfer
Trial starts for HPD chief's wife family squabble
UH in limbo as it waits to hear from NCAA
Star-Adv Runs Old-News Hit Piece on Sam Slom
First Wind's assets in Hawai`i to be Sold
Canada's role in building world's largest telescope in jeopardy
Usual Suspects Again Challenge Renewal of TV Licenses
A Look at Civil Forfeiture in Hawaii
Honolulu Liquor commission email controversy
'Everybody who's got an issue' Joins MLK Day Parade

Monday, January 19, 2015

January 19, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 AM :: 3596 Views

1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood
OHA Introduces Legislative Package
254 Candidates file for Neighborhood Board Elections
Hawaii Escrow Companies: Federal 'Kickback' Rules Mean Realtors must do the Paperwork
Could SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage be a chance for Hawaii opponents?
Hawaii Kolea Medicaid Eligibility System $144M for Years of Failure
Star-Adv: GE Tax, HHSC top Legislative Agenda for 2015
Rep Tokioka: Some Believe Kauai Should Close Hospital
Maui Council: Dope Up the People, Loosen Sunshine Law Requirements
Calvin Say’s seat still in play—challengers ask for House review
Back to class for Hawaii's blended Home-schools
Black Eye for Hawaii: Pro Golfer Robbed by Two Homeless Dudes
IHS: Mainland people looking to be homeless in Hawaii
Friends, patients, colleagues turn out in support of embattled doctor
Industry warns of crippling impact of work stoppage at US ports
Hawaii One of 11 States With no Judicial Elections

Sunday, January 18, 2015

January 18, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:48 PM :: 3648 Views

OHA Chair Lindsey: Rescind CEO’s Authority, Let Staff Know Who is Boss
Senator McCain’s Jones Act Amendment: Good for America
New Medicaid Enrollees: Many Need Addiction Treatment
The Ten Percent Solution
Spending cuts take priority in Desperate Drive to Fund Union Contracts
Ige Budget: No Increases for State Programs
Caldwell Hopes You Don't Notice 12.5% Tax Hike
Bills advance as Beach is used as excuse for 61% tax hike on Waikiki Businesses
Sequestration will force tough choices for Army in Hawaii
Hawaii Congressional Delegates Pretend they're Influential
Commission rejects Senators' proposal to appoint co-chiefs for HPD
UH is ill-positioned to take its time seeking a new AD
Star-Adv: Good ideas for housing finally in mix
Hawaii Has Highest Proportion of State Employees Per Capita
Schatz Fishes for Federal Workers Votes With Fake Wage Hike Bill
Oahu Dems Agree to Let Aaron Johanson into Democratic party
Chicago No Longer Seems a Lock to Host Obama’s Library
Former Larry Mehau Property Sells for $5M
Lava comes closest to Highway 130 since start of flow

Saturday, January 17, 2015

January 17, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:05 PM :: 5215 Views

A New Opportunity for Jones Act Reform in Washington, DC
Pro-Life? Hawaii Ranks 45th
Dropping Oil Prices Boost Hawaii's Economy
Ige Names Doug Chin AG, Randy Iwase PUC Chair
Report: Low Income Students a Majority in Hawaii Public Schools
Empower Windward: Neighborhood Board Election 2015 Workshop
Morita Opposes NextEra Merger, Gets Boot
Morita Doubts NextEra Can Follow Local Business Practices
Doug Chin was Ige's 7th Pick for AG
Williamson Chang Claims 65% of DoI Testimony Supported Fake Indian Tribe
Tulsi Gabbard to Challenge Hirono, Josh Green to Run for ... ?
AG Opinion: State Senate has Failed to Confirm Deputy Directors (ooops)
Hirono Opposes McCain Amendment to Jones Act
Incompetent UH: Royalties 700 times Smaller than Similar-Size Schools
Thirty Meter Telescope opponents file appeal
Hawaii lawmaker hopes to protect your digital assets
Don't create special fund for city park
Foster Child Recruiter Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation
Matson's Million Dollar Molasses Fine Illegal, Renamed 'Restitution'
Hawaiian Airlines Has No Intention of Passing Fuel Savings on to Customers
ILWU Slowdowns Affecting Hawaii Produce Aisles
Tulsi Gabbard: Obama Refuses to Recognize Who the Enemy Is

Friday, January 16, 2015

January 16, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 4634 Views

Pono Choices: Proposed Keiki Caucus Bills Would Undermine Parental Rights
UH Board of Regents Nominees Sent to Ige
Staff of Bankrupt, Nepotistic Charter School to be Paid Thru End of Month
Hawaii Defense Foundation Urges Supreme Court to Take Up San Francisco Gun Control Case
OHA Hires Design Team to Develop Kakaako Makai Plan
Leeward Coast Third in Homelessness
Hawaii Obamacare exchange projected to be financially viable — in 2022
Hawaii state-owned hospitals request $267M for next two years
Hospital Partnership: Hard to Buy HGEA Lies
New PUC Docket to Examine Deferring HECO-NextEra Buyout
OHA, State Officials Discussing Kakaako Makai Land Swap
AP, NYT, Drudge Suddenly Feature OHA's Push for Fake Indian Tribe
OHA trains its board members on ethics and on the Sunshine Law
Kidani: Massive Tax Hike to Fund DoE Should be Considered
Cancer Center Will Be Out of Money in Two Years Unless Alternative to Tobacco Tax Revenues is Found
Hotel tax revenue is County Councils' 'top priority'
GMO faces likely stalemate in state Legislature thanks to Idiot Ruderman
Sex Trafficking Measures To Be Proposed This Session
Health Department Flouts Law Calling for Online Access to Care Home Reports
Electrocution Hazard: Solar Panels Slow Firefighters Down
Fire union says city breaking contract, wasting tax money
Homosexual Prostitute Tells His Story
Snowden to return to Hawaii — via video link
Traces of pesticides found in water systems
State proposes 473% rent hike at Kalaeloa Airport
DLNR Socks Boaters With New Insurance Requirements
Molokai Group Seeks Control of Fishing Grounds

Thursday, January 15, 2015

January 15, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 4116 Views

1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood
Hawaii Senate Minority announces legislative agenda for 2015
Sen McCain Introduces Amendment to Repeal Jones Act
Hawaii Second Highest Taxes on the Poor
Best Cities for STEM Professionals: Honolulu Ranks 79th
241 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections
Litigation Update: the Affordable Care Act
You're Paying Double for Sugar
2nd Annual Saint Marianne Cope Charity Walk
"'Integral Yoga' Group and Swami Hope to Find Their Inner Balance in Federal Court"
Sovereignty Activists Call on OHA to Restart Native Hawaiian Convention
Richard Epstein to Discuss 'Environmental Deregulation' at UH Richardson Law School
DCCA Website Compares Car and Homeowner Insurance Rates
Insurance Risk to Drivers: Hawaii Ranks 20th
Going forward and looking back at the Honolulu City Council
Hawaii PUC chairwoman resigns powerful position
Deferred: Council Saves City Taxpayers from Responsibility for HART Debt
Tax Cuts proposed for Low Income Hawaii Residents
Hawaii Congressional Delegation Bets Everything on Stopping Military Cuts in Hawaii
Legislative Democrats Hint at priorities, say nothing
MECO: If You Don't Ask for Lower Rates, We Won't Ask for Higher Rates
Big Wind, Big Cable Coming Back? Friends of Lanai, I Aloha Molokai Request Deferral of HECO-Nextera Merger
Lock in our Alt-Energy Schemes plan before sale to NextEra, Lobbyists say
Milner: We Destroyed Working Class Families, now we can Impose Universal Pre-K
Poor Leaders Like Showoffs Ritte, Hooser Hurt Their Own Protests
Kauai Anti-Dust Bill Aims at Attacking Seed Growers (Again)
Civil Beat: Time to End Marijuana Prohibition
Attorney: Honolulu Police Chief’s Stolen Mailbox ‘An FBI Matter’
Former HPD cop will spend almost 3 years in federal prison for extortion
Mental Health Shifting to Civil Service Positions
UPW: Privatizing Garbage Collection is Unconstitutional
Hawaiian Airlines CFO Suddenly Gone
King St Bike Lane: Cyclist Crashes onto Hood of Car, No Fatalities Yet
Bribery for the People: Restaurants Would Go out of Business under Obama's Latest Freebie
Japanese Government Demands Censorship of Textbook Written by UH Manoa Prof

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

January 14, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:21 PM :: 6599 Views

No More Neutrality: OHA "prioritizes federal recognition"
Kalihi: Caldwell to Cut 50% of Lanes from Kam IV Road
HECO Rolling Blackouts Caused by Lack of Wind
Star-Adv: Ige Must Seize chance to reform public hospitals
63 Homeless Moved into Housing Thanks to New Laws
Caldwell: May Cost $6B--Gimme $350M or Rail is Pau
Draft EIS: Transit development in Kakaako could add Hotels, 30,000 new residents
Kauai HHSC Wipes out Debt With Layoffs, $9M Legislative Appropriation
FBI Meets Lawyer Today to Hear Evidence Against Chief of Police
Ethics Violations? Abercrombie's Chief of Staff Says 'Trust Me'
Nepotistic Charter School Appeals Closure
Prosecutors mull alleged case of voter fraud
Alt Energy Lobbyists Top List of 7 possible candidates who could be Hawaii PUC's next chair
Hawaii DC Democrats Firmly in the Congressional Minority--Votes in Vain
Takai Hires More Hanabusa Staffers
Tech lobbyist joins staff of Sen. Schatz
Commissaries airlifting produce, dairy to Pacific
Big Island Mayor Signs E-Cig Ban Bill
Kauai Prosecutor Debunks Smoke Ban Bill
Hawaii Among Largest Pay Gaps for Disabled
Hawaii Hepatitis Outbreak: Will DOJ Prosecute USPlabs?

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

January 13, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 4486 Views

Mina Morita Out as PUC Chair
DoE: "We Expect Lower Test Scores"
Study: Obamacare Drives Up Medical Costs, But Hawaii Prepaid Protects State
Sen Jeff Flake to Headline Hawaii Lincoln Day Dinner
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 12, 2015
Management: No Takeaways in Proposed Contract, but ILWU Rejects
Omidyar's Pay Pal Refuses Service to Gun Stores
HGEA Boss Admits Private Sector Unions Give Hospital Workers Better Contract than HGEA
Rail Ends at Ala Moana, But Will Tax Go on Forever?
Danger: Legislature, governor seem to get along
Aaron Johanson to Beg Oahu Democrats' Permission to Join Up
Two State Board Members Fight Release of Financial Disclosure Statements
Loan Turned to Grant: Now Non-profits Want Same Deal ORI Got
HPD Learned How to Milk Presidential Overtime Early
Bag Ban Allows Thicker Plastic Bags -- Prohibits Biodegradable Bags
Appointed AG: Hawaii Alone and Undemocratic as Yet Another State Goes for Elections
Forbes: Alt Energy Pressure Drives Utility Mergers
Sen Green Proposes 30% E-Cig Tax
Rep Evans: HHSC May Request $120-$220M
50 percent of young victims of fatal crashes in 9 US states used alcohol or marijuana
Medicaid reimbursement for pediatric dental services not keeping up with inflation
UH nursing, dental hygiene student fees could double next year
Debunking Anti-GMO Ignorance
Kauai Counter-Protesters: "I choose a pig and a cow over a haole any day"
Anti-Agriculture? Hooser Pushes Bill Banning Smoke, Dust
Sen Ruderman 'Excited' About Pie in the Sky Blimp for Puna
Filthy Biomess Plant is Top 'Clean' Energy Project in Hawaii
California, Michigan Companies are only Hawaii Energy Excelerator to Receive Funding
Push is on to Make Hospitals Responsible for Home Caregivers
Manoa burglary victim questions why officer didn't stop suspects

Monday, January 12, 2015

January 12, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:04 PM :: 5095 Views

IHS: New Laws Pushing Homeless to Accept Shelter
Which States Receive the Most Federal Aid? -- Hawaii is 47th
NextEra Merger Timeline: Interest in Hawaiian Electric Began in 2011 With Big Cable
Danner Sisters Upset Because Ige Won't Let Them Take over Hawaiian Homelands and Turn it into Indian Tribe
Oahu Begins Idiotic Plastic Bag ban July 1
HART Shouldn't Suck Blood Bank Dry
Hawaii Reporter’s Malia Zimmerman Bids Aloha
State exchanges: Process smoother second time around, but problems persist
Trask: HECO Strung My Geothermal Scheme Along While Pursuing Merger
A key driver of our cost of living is the high price of land
Soft on Crime: Murderer Gets Parole, Allegedly Molests Girl
Inside Higher Ed: UHWO Prof Sues for Tenure Track

Sunday, January 11, 2015

January 11, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 3853 Views

HGEA Boss: Borreca is an Anti-Union Parrot
215 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections
2015 Legislative Calendar: A Guide to the Deadlines
Earned Income Tax Credit – A Solution to Poverty?
Rail: Cynical City Officials Spinning, Ducking, Dodging and Finger-pointing--Few Believe Them Anymore
Caldwell: I'm Not Hiding Behind Grabauskas Skirts, Really
Caldwell: Raise Taxes or I Won't Finish Rail Project
Borreca: Don't believe predictions of construction job growth
Taxpayers will likely pay for charter school’s 'Psychic Healer' debt
New prison key part of broad reform
Ian Lind Edges into Cartoon Controversy
Sour Poi for Abercrombie?
Dope Doctor 'Happy' With Marijuana Dispensary Proposal
Sanford Dole Led Union Cavalry During Civil War

Saturday, January 10, 2015

January 10, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 4349 Views

Last Chance? Maui Memorial Proposes Partnership with Straub, Pali Momi--HGEA Rejects
Hawaii to Fill Medicaid Fee Shortfall for Six Months
Video: Will Rail Be De-Railed? - Panos Prevedouros
Obama’s Hawaii vacation is over, now it’s time for taxpayers to pay tab
Charlie Hebdo: Liberal Societies Are Not Doing a Very Good Job Defending Their Liberal Values
Why Free Community College Is Anything But Free
Hawaii concealed carry law could change
Omidyar & Civil Beat Spin Conspiracy Theories About Muslim Terror Attacks in France
Lawyer to meet with FBI on "False and Manufactured Evidence' in chief's case
Meth-Dealing Cop Gets Sentence Reduced
General: Downsizing Army Would Reverse Momentum in Pacific
Hawaiian Electric shareholders to vote on NextEra Energy merger this spring
Star Adv: State should not appeal court ruling in Child Abuse case
Economist: Affordable housing change will benefit county
HI Tech Crowd Revitalizes UH OTTED to Line Pockets
Tax Cut for Hawaii? House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Ban Internet Taxes Forever
Takai Appointed to House Armed Services Committee
UH seeks new Mauna Kea ‘master lease’
UH on board with Obama’s community college plan
Monitoring is vital to stop prescription drug abuse

Friday, January 9, 2015

January 9, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 4675 Views

Hawaii Supreme Court to Review Haleakala Telescope Case
Students behind the UH Hilo free speech case speak out for the first time
Budget Leaves State Cash Reserves Dangerously Low
Would better funding for OIP improve transparency?
City Files Lien Against Hawaii Kai Sludge Dumper in Waianae
Top Abercrombie Aide Joins Lobbying Firm Behind Abercrombie's Cabinet
True Story: Hawaii County Hires Psychologist to Study anti-Geothermal Punatics
Recycling glass feels good but it's costing Hawaii a lot
Tranny's School's Charter May be First to be Revoked
Medicaid Cuts off Hilo's Welfare Doctor, Prosecutes Him
Kaiser Makes no Offer for MMMC
Attorneys Question Hawaii PUC’s Approval of Wind Farm
NextEra: Merger Discussion Began Last May
HECO Approves Only 6 of 2,749 Solar Systems on Overloaded Circuits
Campaign to save Hawaii troops hits 10,000 signatures
Family and friends say goodbye to YWAM Missionary lost at sea
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be married in April, Groom not Named
Turnabout: Criminal Cuts Fence, Breaks In to Prison--PSD Still Doesn't Notice

Thursday, January 8, 2015

January 8, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:08 PM :: 3966 Views

Malia Zimmerman to work for Fox News Los Angeles
OHA Trustee "Dump Kanaiolowalu"
Full Text: Senators Propose Kealoha Hand Control of HPD to 'Co-Chiefs'
American Cancer Society Hawaii: 6,730 New Cases of Cancer Expected in 2015
HHSC Maui and HPH -- Solutions for Hospitals' Longevity
PV in Hawaii 2014: The Roller Coaster Ride
Star-Adv Editors: Right to Ridicule Islam must be Defended
Kealoha: I don't need any help from Senators or Co-Chiefs
SHOPO: Body Cams 'Need to be Negotiated'
TOD: Vampire Rail Attacks Hawaii Blood Bank, Forces Relocation
Green: E-Cig Regs to be Top Priority
Musubi-Gate: 5 Years Later Calvin Say Gives up on Retaliating Against REIT
Conflict-of-interest clause doesn’t apply to legislators
Rep Mele Carroll Resigns as Chair of House Human Services Ctte
Hawaii Co Council votes to settle panhandler civil rights case
Kauai Council Rejects Pay Hikes
Inspector General Questions $7.4M Hawaii Homeland Security Spending
Hawaii Film Office Harasses Photographers
Gabbard: Solar Tax Credits Will Stay
Former Kalaheo HS teacher guilty of 'harassment' of Underage Student, Gets $500 Fine
State to pay $134,000 in death of child
Hawaii Atheist Wins First Victory in Michigan
Former Bank of Hawaii CEO Landon's time on Fed board could be short
Feds Mandate Hawaii Ag Wage $12.98/hr

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

January 7, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 4672 Views

Charlie Hebdo: Martyrs for the Truth
Ige's Entry into Politics "Approved by President of Hawaiian Tel"
Rail Tax: Caldwell Hides behind Grabauskas' Skirts
Thanks to Drop in Oil Prices, There's $55M More in State Revenue Forecast
The High Price of Wind Energy in Breezy Hawaii
Usual Suspects Push $38M Sugar Soda Tax -- $2.40 tax for a 6 pak
HGEA Too Busy to Answer Phones at DLIR Unemployment Office
Army seeking community reactions to potential cuts
Tulsi Gabbard Helps Businesses Avoid Obamacare by Hiring Vets
ILWU Slowdown Means Empty commissary shelves at Hickam
SHOPO Should Learn from Kauai Experience with Body Cams
HHSC Tops Kauai Legislators Agenda
Public Utilities Commission ruling on wind proposal raises questions
Minimum wage hike draws mixed reaction
Maui News: Stay away from legal gambling
Maui: 1,000 Illegal TVRs
Obamas’ holiday vacation costs more than $277K in police overtime
Kauai Garden Island Prints More Anti-Dairy Propaganda
Hawaii looking out for human trafficking on the open sea
Accountants Disciplined over 'Grossly Negligent' Audit of North Hawaii Community Hospital

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

January 6, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 5551 Views

Special Funds Allow State to Dodge Balanced Budget Requirement
POLITICO: A Bizarre Trip Through the Jones Act Bank
Big Cable is NextEra's 'Biggest Proposal'
Help Repeal Kanaiolowalu and Act 195
Full Text: Health Connector Releases Annual Report
The "Big Eyes" Have It: Hawaii Courts Again In The Hollywood Spotlight
Duke Aiona's 808 State Update Hits Airwaves
Ige Appoints DLIR, Communications
ILWU Agrees to Federal Mediation of West Coast Port Dispute
Six Boats Run Aground Due to Winter Storm, One Sailor Missing
Mufi: HART Crying Wolf When there is no Crisis
$1000/day for 20 Years: State Paying Millions to Lease Empty Lot
Ige Renegotiating HGEA-HHSC Contracts
HGEA Will Stall, Talk, then Block Ige
Health Connector Will Hemorrhage Money for Next Eight Years, Demands $28M
Bumbling Hawaii Health Connector Can't Handle its own job, Makes HMSA do it
Ige's Budget Shortchanges OIP
Takai Touts Brokerage, Consultancy as 'Small Business'
Kahuku ‘Is Going To Be Surrounded by Wind Turbines’
PV in Hawaii 2014: The Roller Coaster Ride
Anti-Dairy Protesters Are a Bunch of Hypocrites
Airport 'Wants to get rid of' Lei Vendors
ACLU May Use Hawaii Co Case to Overturn Panhandling Ban
Hawaii lawmakers considering more regulation on dentists
UPW Suing City over Trash Hauling Privatization
Accreditation at Risk: Honolulu Zoo director quits; 4th in 5 years
Sex Offender Finally Gets Some Real Time

Monday, January 5, 2015

January 5, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 3706 Views

Lawsuit: OHA Uses Corporations to Sidestep Open Meetings Law, Loot Assets, Line Cronies' Pockets
Hawaii Election 2014: Public Sector Unions Defeat Private Sector Unions
No Health Benefit from Cigarette Tax Hikes
Kelii Akina: 2014 Business Year in Review with Kam Napier
Kelii Akina Interviews Kalbert Young on Hawaii Government Financial Condition
Ige: Abercrombie's Labor Agreements Cost More than State Revenues
UH special funds due for overhaul
Waikiki Beach Erosion Latest Excuse for Tax Hikes
Mother seeks more oversight on dental safety a year after Finley Boyle's death
Pedestrian Run Over by Kauai Police
DLNR Bungling Shuts Down Dive Tour Operators Unnecessarily
Another Welfare Cheat Busted

Sunday, January 4, 2015

January 4, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:10 PM :: 4035 Views

Lottery as the Most Practical Path to Wealth?
Fraud, Extravagant Expenditures: OHA Sued over Makaweli Poi Mill
Theilen: Hawaii Republican Caucus has grown socially conservative
Teachers Speak up for Common Core
Oahu's pedestrian fatality rate climbed last year despite safety efforts
Great minds offer advice to isle leaders for new year
Small business group lost its tax-exemption prior to disbanding

Saturday, January 3, 2015

January 3, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 4332 Views

Aiona: Johanson Defection Solidifies Imbalance of State Government
168 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections
Auditor: State Policies Create Barrier to Glass Recycling
DHS Gives Medicaid Doctors Six-Month Reprieve from 48% Pay Cut
West Coast Port Slowdowns Worsen: ILWU, PMA Blame Each Other
Councilmembers Scheme to Extend GE Tax Override
6% of Hawaii Will Owe Tax Fine for Not Buying Insurance
Oil Price Drops 50%, MECO oh-so-generously Decides not to Hike Rates
Maui County energy commissioner steps down, may take job as NextEra consultant
California firm's $90M North Shore Oahu wind farm approved
Puna Evacuation Could be Used to Pave Way for Mobil Home Parks in Hawaii
Maui Council Elect New Committees, Leadership
Honolulu Council to Tackle TVRs
Marijuana Doctor Faces Corruption Charges, Loses License--Gets Free Ride from KITV
Kauai Anti-Diary Activists Invoke Public Trust Doctrine? Really?
Some lawmakers disagree with complete fireworks ban

Friday, January 2, 2015

January 2, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 3396 Views

Chinese Consortium Makes Binding Offer to Buy Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor
Big Wind: NextEra, Sierra Club Team up for Corporate Welfare
Full Text: Stockholder Suit Challenges HECO-NextEra Merger
Legislative Budget Hearings Set
NextEra Planning Offshore Windfarms for Hawaii?
TAT Revenues on Track for Another Record Year
A Trip Down the Rabbit Hole With Milk Price Controls
Mainland Enviros Continue to Whine About Hawaii Longline Fisheries
Not too Late to Convert Rail to Busway
Department of Health: More contamination likely along rail route
Settlement over Kauai police shooting death
Kauai Council 2015 priority: Get Over GMOs
Disgusting Organic Cheese Infected with Listeria
State Official: Hawaii Needs Easier Access to Marijuana
CO, WA Officials: We Must do More to Drive Customers into Pot Shops
Beyond Gay Marriage: Trannies Being Pushed into Military, Schools, Sports
Inequality: Collapse of Nuclear Family Drags Down Working Class, not Educated Elite
Lava Flow: Puna Push for Harbor, Airstrip

Thursday, January 1, 2015

January 1, 2015 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:52 PM :: 3642 Views

Newly-Elected OHA Trustee Calls for Repeal of Act 195
House Republican Caucus announces new leadership for 2015
Can You Say 'Train Wreck'?
SHOPO Sues City to Block Release of Police Disciplinary Records
Ige Announces Seven New Appointments
Star-Adv: HART, DoTax Bungling Puts GE Tax Hike on Agenda for 2015
Nothing Solved: 2014 Problems Carry over to 2015
Anti-GMO Activists Take Aim at Legislature
Media treating police chief’s wife with kid gloves?
Obama Library Would Cost UH Millions
Kauai Rally Demands Water for Golf Course, not for Dairy Farm
Anti-Smart Meter Activist Runs Kauai TVR
Defender of downsizing slams city effort
City employee alleges drinking at workplace
DLNR Employees' tribute to Aila