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Friday, June 23, 2023 June 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 3872 Views Green Signs 13 Health Bills 'Multi-Ton' Chinese Fentanyl Exporters Arrested in Honolulu Climate Litigation Wave Crashes Into Hawaii’s Supreme Court Walter Ritte Admits Covering for People who are Killing Hawaii’s Endangered Monk Seals Hirono Slams Anti-Vaxxers Hawaii report details health effects of Red Hill leak Ex-EMS director is arrested again Act 94: Fly Homeless to Mainland ‘Safe and Sound’ sees lower crime stats in Waikīkī SB1057: Pay Transparency in Vogue This Legislative Session Developer China Oceanwide To Sell Hawaii Property Read More..

Thursday, June 22, 2023 June 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 1579 Views Green Pours Millions into Housing Green Signs Ten Housing Bills New XO at HI-EMA Governor’s budget cuts were ‘really good thing’ for Hawaii Hawaii finances ‘unsustainable’ without economic growth HECO’s Fake grid plan--Only the Rate Hikes are Real He Was A Solar Industry Advocate. Now He’s On The PUC. That Doesn’t Sit Well With Hawaiian Electric Free Money from the Sky: Native Hawaiians get most federal Funding Ever Hawaii’s Critical Data Is At Risk From Flooding. So Why Hold it Hostage to Dela Cruz’ Tech Park Scheme? 4 HPD officers involved in 2021 Makaha crash drop request for taxpayer-funded lawyers 16-Time Loser Racks up #18 and #19 While Awaiting Trial for #17 57% recidivism to Hawaii’s prisons Maui County Bill to regulate air and replica guns advances Read More..

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 June 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 2821 Views Oil Spills: EPA Hammers Pacific Biodiesel Maui Mayor accepting applications to Independent Nomination Board Blangiardi announces leadership changes at two City departments Sailor Wins Right to Register Guns Hawaii Gun Registration Applications Drop Did Miske Have Source Inside FBI Elite Surveillance Unit? Bikini Island Fund Quickly Stolen Once Under Local Control ‘Community’ raises $406k to help thieving Ex-Mililani athletic director DOE budget still grows, despite ‘cut’ 1,000 new claims filed against federal government over contaminated water from Red Hill facility City Skims off top -- seeks $210.5M in Rail bonds Rail News: Two popular grocery stores in Waipahu to shut down thanks to rail Their dream is to get more local beef to your table. Making that a reality? It won’t be easy Kaua‘i sewer rates increasing 11% per year over a five-year period Bell Tolls For Historic Iron Ship Docked In Honolulu Harbor Read More..

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 June 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 PM :: 1879 Views Neighborhood Commission Office Holds Revote in Hawaii Kai Subdistrict 11 Honolulu Credit Card Debt Soars Hawaii most expensive state to live in  Honolulu: Where High Earners Lose 2nd Most To Taxes and Cost of Living Only Three Oppose: Honolulu City Council members’ 64% pay increase to begin July 1 Rigging The System: Navatek Suits Offer Inside View Of Pay-To-Play Politics Ex-union official might get 14-year sentence The Fallout and Future of Hu Honua After long delay, $17M homeless resource center welcomes its first clients Failure of Mental Health Care System: Schizophrenic Homeless 23 Years and Counting Read More..

Monday, June 19, 2023 June 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:28 PM :: 1718 Views Honolulu Rent Highest in USA The Kealoha Mailbox Conspiracy: 10 Years Later, Where Are We Now? $200M Slush Fund: Green shaking up education, UH, tourism boards to Satisfy Lege Council lowers tax rate for owners of second homes used for rentals DPP ePlans slows permitting, backlog is building A $900 Towing Fee? Concerns Are Being Raised Over Honolulu’s New Towing Contract Thanks to millions in federal aid, city eyes expansion of homeless camp program Read More..

Sunday, June 18, 2023 June 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:50 PM :: 2456 Views $1B Budget Cuts 'Wise and Courageous' Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 17, 2023 A Dirty Problem Is Las Vegas The End Of The Trail For Native Hawaiians? Molokai: Phone call to Governor Required to Deliver Baby Rail: Mountain of missteps unprecedented in history of transit development Hawaii LG Sylvia Luke Finds $50K To Cover Shortfall: ‘I Expect Better Of Myself’ Luke, Chang host fancy NYC, DC Fundraisers Trump drove isle Republicans away; what about now? 20 Years Later: DLNR Begins First Land Transfer to Agriculture Department Read More..

Saturday, June 17, 2023 June 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 3375 Views What you need to know about property taxes in Hawaii How Grassroot Institute is working for a better Hawaii Sen Rhoads: More Corruption Arrests Coming Soon Waianae man pleads not guilty to federal ammunition charge ‘Lieline’ -- City officials give Honolulu rail system an official name, expect paltry 8,000 daily riders and zero new rider revenue Judge rules Kaua‘i County, Hawai‘i DOH violating federal pollution law Read More..

Friday, June 16, 2023 June 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:17 PM :: 1863 Views HTA: De Fries Gets Boot Hawaii May Unemployment 3.1% Divide and Conquer: More Property Tax Tiers Means Higher Taxes Sanford Dole, Abolitionist Budget Cuts: DoE Stops Teaching English and Math Rail Opening Day Ridership to be Kept Secret State Agriculture Corp. Gets New Board Leadership Why You Should Volunteer On A Public Board Or Commission Maui Ethics Board: You Can’t Keep Those $400 Koa O’o Sticks 'Make it easier': Maui woman describes 19-month struggle getting homeless friend into housing Felon with extensive record is charged with burglary Read More..

Thursday, June 15, 2023 June 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:28 PM :: 1373 Views Green Cuts $1B from Budget--Kills First Responder Campus Scheme Green Signs Dozens of Bills Hawaii Worker Productivity Drops Sharply Hawaii Dept. of Public Safety built Secret Illegal fuel tank at Halawa Prison Inflation is stabilizing, but Hawaii food costs high Doctors need more support to work in high-cost Hawaii Honolulu runway work has been impacting Neighbor Island flights for months Congress Should Have New COFA Treaties Soon. Now They Just Need To Be Ratified Sheriffs arrest Hawaii high school student accused of cyberbullying disabled peer Zombie News: Oahu paramedics, EMTs warned after skin-rotting drug additive found at recent overdose scenes Waianae McDonalds Closed After Multiple Fights Break Out over Several days Read More..

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 June 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 1750 Views June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii Will Hawaii Family Courts mandate legal representation for abused foster children? Keith Cureton: Kamehameha Schools Director of Ethics Didn't Last Long Hawaii children strained under tight economic conditions, report says Retailers to stop shipping cigars to Hawaii July 1 ‘Maintain the Problem’ until it becomes Excuse for Dela Cruz’  First Responders Boondoggle  Social Workers Never Visited Alleged Child Molester’s Foster Home Abuse, unlawful imprisonment: Miske’s Lawyer Enters pleas for Ikaika Anderson Watson’s DHHL Dumps Anderson’s Pick to Run Maui Water System No charge filed against former Hawaii lieutenant governor candidate after arrest for DUI Felon with long record arrested for second time in 8 days Schizophrenic Kidnaps Children, Gets Released Again and Again Owning pepper spray on Kauaʻi may get easier with new law Open the books of health insurers Only 130 patients at Red Hill clinic State school board shake-up raises questions Hawai‘i’s Homeowners Rank No. 1 for Average Equity Gains What Happens When the Movers Are Priced Out Of Paradise? Eight Years later Hawaii County finally announces changes for own pesticide use Read More..

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 June 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:30 PM :: 2695 Views Falsified Financial Disclosures? Legislators Approve $20K for Sen Fevella’s ‘Reelect-me’ Group Homeless Camp Controlled by Miske Gang? Hanged man connected to Miske case found dead in sinkhole Green: 2,000 Chronics Consume 61% of Hawaii Medicare -- Cost $1.3B Homeless Drug Addicts Nearly Destroyed This Central Oahu Cemetery. Now The Community Is Standing Up For The Dead Hawaii losing appeal for repeat visitors Only the Feds Can Prosecute Pushers for Fentanyl Overdose Deaths City tries novel approach to crack down on illegal game rooms: Going after landlords New HPD Budget Adds Potential Hiring Bonuses, Boosts Chinatown And Community Policing The City Council Is A Mess. Why Can’t The Legislature Be More Like That? Questions persist in Maunakea handover Navy claims success in removing fuel contamination around Red Hill tank farm Oahu in 2045 -- Solar Everywhere or Offshore Wind Haiku Stairs: Company gets contract to rebuild then demolish? Strike: Will Hospitals get Gas Deliveries? Hawaii County Struggles With Shortage Of Certified Nursing Assistants Read More..

Monday, June 12, 2023 June 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 2020 Views Kamehameha: The Founding of the Hawaiian Kingdom New video tells what the story of Iam Tongi says about Hawaii Taxes and Cost of Living: Focus Shifts to County Councils Want more housing? Why not just cut the red tape? Foley hails inroads on corruption Homeless Shut Down Diamond Head State Park Americans for Prosperity Launches Hawaii State Chapter   Easy Pander: 4 Honolulu councilmembers now say they oppose pay raises More Fundraisers for Council, Legislature 46% Tax Hike: Hawaii unemployment fund experiencing ‘painful’ growth Hawaii Community Development Authority tasked with slew of projects to subsidize developers Cleaning Up: The Aftermath Of A Honolulu Union’s Embezzlement Scandal GEMS: $100M Gift to Solar Industry $2 million insurance coverage added for island coral reefs will pay Enviro Activists to go Diving Read More..

Sunday, June 11, 2023 June 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 2977 Views It's up to us to fight corruption Fevella’s Film Feud Hawaii Congressional Delegation how they Voted June 10, 2023 Bipartisan Task Force Combats Chinese Influence in Indo-Pacific The Real Value of $100 in Hawaii -- $86.80 Hawaii highest household debt to income ratio Caldwell: Lobbyists Pushed COVID Shutdowns in March, 2020  1930 to 1970--Hawaii enjoyed 40 golden years without homeless problems Gays Focus on Underage Kids at Kakaako Tea House Council Getting 64% Pay Hike AND Outside Employment Hawaii insurers could face more scrutiny over executive pay Hawaii Child Care Costs More than UH Tuition Teacher turnover hits new highs in Hawaii ‘That’s ridiculous’ No public bathrooms at any rail stations Media Keeps Identity Secret--Driver issued a single citation after allegedly slamming into parked cars, damaging homes In the governor’s backyard, 8 homeless patients settle in at medical respite tiny village Council member proposes establishment of sustainability office so daughter will get pregnant Read More..

Saturday, June 10, 2023 June 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 2459 Views Oahu Family Court Judge Jessi L. K. Hall seeks another term as Judge DelaCruz uses HIEMA in First Responder Campus Dog n Pony Show Council Raises? Time to work for a living Maui $283M GE Tax Hike will hurt for ten years before any benefits are seen Two Years and Counting: DPP ePlans Slow Permitting Even More Ex-EMS head accused of cocaine-fueled domestic violence HPD patrol officers to work 13-hour shifts but shorter workweek City appears to have rescinded tax credits previously claimed for home at 91 Coelho Way Trump’s Guam Connection: Who Is Walt Nauta, the Other Person Indicted Along With Trump? Read More..

Friday, June 9, 2023 June 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 2956 Views Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolled Social Media Censorship Effort "FCKBLM" -- Ninth Circuit hears challenge to recall of evocative license plate Green Signs 8 More Bills Into law DLNR: Haena State park to Be Model for State Big Island Crime Family targets Police Detective for Death--gets State Judge to take his guns     State gave Probation but Feds hold 2 alleged drug gang members without bail Honolulu Conspiracy Trial Pushed To October 2024 Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke Has Already Overspent Her Budget — On Staff Raises CNHA to Meet in Las Vegas The continuing saga of the property at 91 Coelho Way Council approves one-time $350 rebate for owner-occupants and forms P.I.G. 50 Years Later: Waiahole Valley Protesters got a Lifetime of Discount Rent DHS Can’t Stop Foster Care Abuse but it has time to shut down Another Big Island Child Care Center After nearly 5 years of ‘repairs’, Pearl City public pool finally reopens The City Just Destroyed This Historic Chinatown Sidewalk Read More..

Thursday, June 8, 2023 June 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 1453 Views Bill 56: Increase amount for permit exemptions to ease 209 day backlog Resolution 33: Tinkering with Property Tax Rates on Rental Units Want More COVID Cash? Apply June 13 OIP Issues Three New Formal Opinions Honolulu City Council refuses to stop pay hike, rejects ban on outside employment Campaign fundraising season is upon us HPD: Only Feds Can Prosecute Drug Pusher for Overdose Deaths Honolulu DPP to no longer take paper commercial permit plans Discrimination: ILWU West Maui resort allowed to push sand without public comment Maui Battery Farm--$60M for four hours 37 Years Later DHHL finally says it will be building infrastructure to allow lessees to move onto their leaseholds Councilmember: Homelessness Industry and ACLU Should Stop Lying About Sweeps  Cultural Competence Helps, But It Doesn't Get The Job Done Star-Advertiser Prints and Distributes Chinese Communist Paper Can a decades-old Hawaii fight aid Georgia’s Trumpster ‘alternate’ electors? Read More..

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 June 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 PM :: 1881 Views Water Bills Going Up: BWS Signs $204M Kalaeloa Desalination Contract SB975: Green Signs Tax Increase on Vaping Products Hawaii Republicans Set Electronic Vote to Elect Party Treasurer Did City Employees Rig Neighborhood Board Election Software to Get Themselves ‘Elected’? Amid outrage over proposed 64% raise, councilmembers will take up fake measure that might ban outside income two years from now Ethics:  State’s Useless Agribusiness Development Corp ordered to make it look good as new insider is installed as boss Environmental risks will persist for Decades after Red Hill tanks are drained Electric Rates Going Up: PUC Considers ‘Green Tariff’ Protecting Molesters: Why no ‘Erin’s Law’ from Legislature? Idea: Let Lots and Lots of Criminals back out onto the Streets Instead of building New Jail Get a Job!  SNAP Work Requirements Finally Returning 'Something needs to be done'   Frustration over seven-year-old homeless encampment at Old Stadium Park MPD takes lead providing services to five-year-old homeless camp Hawaii County Flies Bums to Mainland Read More..

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 June 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 2669 Views Some gems amid Legislature’s overspending? Hawaii Economy 5th-Worst in USA Hawaii Republican Party Closes Headquarters  Marijuana Dispensary Oligopoly Enforcers: Court Upholds Drug Raid on Pinky's Hempire  State gives Joseph Crime Family Shooters Probation after father of seven is killed, then they get arrested in Federal drug, road rage case Rail Contracts for Downtown Electrical Reconnections--One Billion and Counting Star-Adv: Veto $50 million for tech campus Distraction: Oahu homeowners might get $350 one-time tax credit Governor replaces school board chair who challenged public school leaders ‘Startling’ number of officer vacancies at HPD spur public safety concerns Advocates of 'reasonable' gun control laws don't want any firearms at all ACLU criticizes county, threatens legal action over homeless sweeps Kaua‘i’s Nawiliwili Stream ranked nation’s most frequently polluted beach Group to sue over Kailua-Kona sewage discharges Will Condotels Be Allowed to Fall into Ocean? -- One way to eliminate competition to unionized hotels Read More..

Monday, June 5, 2023 June 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:21 PM :: 1200 Views Helicopter Association Slams Air Tour Plans for Hawaii National Parks Silence is Golden--Literally: Few Council members comment on pay hikes Hundreds of tour boat jobs in peril Punatics and Grifters Protest Against Geothermal Perfectly Good Telescope being Dismantled to Satisfy Activists: decommissioning to be complete by end of summer Read More..

Sunday, June 4, 2023 June 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 1595 Views Hawaii’s Shadow Budget Do you want distractions or solutions? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 3, 2023 It’s Time for OHA to Change its Messaging About Kakaʻako Makai New video says telehealth calls with mainland docs should be allowed 'I Help You, You Help Me' Culture of Legislature Designed as Path to Corruption New Aloha Stadium plan -- Free Land in exchange for Shrinking Stadium Green Agenda: Long List of Developer Handouts Await 2020 census -- High Cost of Living Boosts Multi-Generational Households Star-Adv HART-Approved Rail Fluff Hawaii Finds The Move Away From Fossil Fuels Is Easier Said Than Done OCCC selects outsider as new warden Sand replenishment project for Kaanapali Beach in limbo Why AANHPI Heritage Month Is Nothing To Celebrate Read More..

Saturday, June 3, 2023 June 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 2028 Views ​Pay Hike? Pledge to Recall Honolulu Councilmembers Ranking Individual Income Taxes--Hawaii 5th Highest Red Hill 2023 Consent Order Published Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu) Green Signs 22 More Bills Into law HCDA to Ban Residential Development at Kakaako Makai Tripler Culture and Malpractice: Contrasting military medical centers and private hospitals James Hansen Study Ends ‘Consensus’ -- COVID Shutdowns Blow Lid off Global Warming Theory Green Replaces Board of Education Chair Green signs bill banning concealed firearms in 'sensitive places' Bankruptcy: Louis Kealoha’s plan to stiff victims? A compact for doctors HGEA - UPW Freebie: City Council urges administration to provide COVID hazard pay to employees ‘This is crazy’: Analysis finds billions in schools construction money unspent Governor signs laws banning guns in ‘sensitive’ places, requiring active shooter drills in schools Kakaako Condos: Hawaii leads nation in homeownership increase DLNR puts Coco Palms resort demolition on hold Read More..

Friday, June 2, 2023 June 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 1539 Views Hawaii Job Satisfaction 3rd Lowest in USA  Hawaii Highest Electric Rates in USA Neighborhood Board Election Results Posted DBEDT: Economic Recovery Continues in Hawaii Grassroot Institute urges special session to block huge unemployment tax increase Drone Bills in Hawaii Legislature HB1363: GE Tax Hike Funnels Millions to Developers DHHL $600M Bonanza: Ev Dowling Big Winner Ala Wai Boondoggle: Plan to be Revealed in July Big Coal Very Excited About Hawaii’s ‘Green Hydrogen’ Scheme With ERs on Oahu packed, ambulances are stacking up outside rather than responding to 911 calls Current cesspool conversion program still not enough to wipe out waste problem HPD’s New Vice Major Vows To Take Down Game Rooms Read More..

Thursday, June 1, 2023 June 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:28 PM :: 3051 Views Abercrombie News: Green Appoints Three UH Regents Hawaii visitor spending up as tourism continues to recover from the pandemic ‘Empty homes’ tax won’t fix supply-side housing crisis Blangiardi and Team Hanabusa Conspire to Build More Rail Stations HB999 Gut n Replace: How A Few Hawaii Senators Get Rid Of An Agency Board Member Who Was In The Way After trailer Fire, Fevella calls for audit of Hawaii film office -- Studios Not Hiring Enough Local Mafia Cock Fighting and Game Rooms: Informant Booted from meeting after naming names Trial delayed again for ex-Honolulu officials as Miske Lawyer Seeks Wheat’s Deportation from Hawaii Neighborhood board group against 64% Council raises Honolulu Council Pretends to Look at lower property taxes for some homeowners        Navy wants to remove 3 pipelines at Red Hill fuel facility Kaua‘i County Council passes resolution supporting public access of Coco Palms lands Read More..

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 4904 Views Shinnyo-en Should not be on Memorial Day Aloha, Sam Slom, Hawaii will miss you Owning a firearm in Hawaii is about to get more expensive CDC: Hawaii drug overdoses doubled over the last decade Iolani is one team: Football Coach Slices Woman Open, Found Not guilty Civil Beat sues FBI over agency secrecy Hawai’i Green Energy Initiative Dirtier Than Coal -- Tourism Industry Exempted After long wait, feds to once again back loans for homestead land cleared of WWII-era munitions Red Hill Depositions Reveal More Details About What The Navy Knew About Spill US Sen. Brian Schatz’s Subtle Push For More Psychedelic ‘Research’ 14 Years Later DoT Pretends to ‘Revitalize’ Vacant Honolulu Harbor Museum Property Again  Nimitz Experience; Homeless Camps Line Road to Waikiki Read More..

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 May 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 1103 Views Hawaii Property Tax Rates Creeping Up Hawaii governor still has long list of bills to sign How Tommy Waters Engineered Salary Hike via Honolulu Salary Commission Ban on outside work for City Council proposed Shooting complex still closed to some activities More Homeless Mayhem: State sees surge in syphilis infections, including for unborn babies Makaha crash trial for HPD officers is delayed Read More..

Monday, May 29, 2023 May 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 1379 Views Kakaako Makai Construction News: Gay Nightclub Backing Transsexual Challenger to House Speaker Another $100M to Back GEMS Scam Loans Hawaii moves to lure mainland doctors Hawaii Lawmakers Did Not Fund The Overpass To Kihei’s New High School Will Honolulu City Council Vote On Salary Increases? A struggle trying to vote for neighborhood board Changed Visitor Habits Crush Hawaii Travel Outlook Kuhio Beach Packed with Homeless Criminals Read More..

Sunday, May 28, 2023 May 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 1427 Views The Lone Ranger Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 27, 2023 GET on Health Care Census: 11.5% fewer children as young families flee state State needs to rein in wild spending Green to name new HTA board members: Freeze Out De Fries? Green: Regent Abercrombie Governors have been Pretending to do Something About Homelessness for 32 years USA Boxing defends disciplinary actions stemming from unsanctioned Hawaii event Read More..

Saturday, May 27, 2023 May 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 3383 Views Simpsons in Hawaii The Number of Troops Hawaii Sent to Fight in WWII Honolulu Among Least Affordable Cities for Home Buyers Line Item Veto of Slush Fund ‘the responsible thing to do' HDoT Reopens HNL Runway--sort of Green Opens First Homeless 'Kauhale' Riots are Profitable: Civil Beat Publisher gives nearly $2M to ‘defund police’ — while funding private security startup Neighborhood plagued with homeless drug addicts’ crimes -- bums threaten to torch Mama Woo’s Hawaii Tourism Authority is asked to explain U.S., Canada awards The New ‘Sustainable’ Tourism: HNL Busier Than Ever Amid pay raise debate, City Council considering a ban on second jobs for its members Overseer of zoo, Blaisdell Center, Waikiki Shell secretly resigned May 19 Honolulu & State Climate Lawsuits Present Contrasting Positions Hawaii Homeownership rate among lowest in USA Bill has commercial boat operators worried for their businesses Read More..

Friday, May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 1993 Views DPP Supervisor Gets 60 Months in Prison for Bribery Scheme Hawaii Settles Lawsuit Allowing for Carrying of Billies for Self-Defense Sailor Wins Right to Register Guns Nan News: Under Green’s New Plan, One Aloha Stadium Contractor will Win all the Marbles Top State Officials Were Behind A Secretive Process That Steered Millions To A First Responders Center Rumblings Of Recall Amid Honolulu Pay Raise Uproar Another CWS Fail: Man who pleaded guilty in horrific child pornography case faces 30 years behind bars First DLNR Carbon Offset Scheme Was Verified by Discredited Company Ho’ahu: Omidyar Minions See Molokai Crony-Capitalist Project as Model Honolulu Officers Who Arrested 10-Year-Old Want Protection From Lawsuit Read More..

Thursday, May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 1766 Views Surgeon General Warning: Social Media a profound risk to mental health of children Wailuku: DLNR, NOAA Raid 'Antique Freak' Shop Revealed: KSBE, Campbell Estate benefit from Secret Spending Found in Budget Worksheets When Already? Hawaii Policymakers Just Can't Get Aloha Stadium or HCCC Past The Planning Stage Green Announces New Aloha Stadium ‘plan’ ‘with modification’ or something $600M DHHL: 161-lot homestead project in Waikapu breaks ground Former city building chief sentenced to 5 years for role in bribery scheme Hawaii and California are the LEAST affordable places to live in the U.S. as incomes fail to keep up with soaring property prices Oahu medical calls up 20% since pre-COVID Federal judge awards $30M to former military family in Tripler Medical Center malpractice case Narrow Walkway only Route in or out of Pearl City Rail Station City parking meter upgrades aimed to fix nearly $5M loss Next Year's Elections Are Already Taking Shape — Quickly HPD Officers Fail to Kill Felon, Get Sued Read More..

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:31 PM :: 2349 Views Sovereignty Hitman Gets Piddling 37 Months for Beheading Threats Hawaii Next? California sued over Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers 'Out of State Permits' Drop 30% Honolulu Youth Commission now accepting applications  Governor urged to veto ‘crypto crackdown’ bills ‘Blame Katherine’ -- Louis Kealoha finds Media Flack to Peddle his latest story Miske defendant appeals continued confinement to 9th Circuit Over-regulation leading to those priced out of Hawaii like Iam Tongi UHERO indicates that delays in the permitting process in Hawaii have been roughly three times longer than the national average. CLUE: More Vacant Houses Means LOWER Housing Costs Where have all the workers gone? Hawaii’s chief economist explains Spying on You: Tourist tracking app could be part of Hawaii visitor management plan Legislators Want Mass Release of Criminals -- Design OCCC Funding to Fail Handi-Van saddled with Soderholm Truck-Vans (again) Oahu’s red light cameras could expand to speeding Oahu's stolen vehicles used for other crimes Maui: Former Anti-GMO Mayoral Candidate Arrested after man shot multiple times with pepper ball launcher Bumbling DoE Bureaucrats Return ‘Buy Local’ Funding to Federal Government Read More..

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 2067 Views Flags Lowered for Late Senator Sam Slom Slush Fund News: HTA Gives $27M Contract to CNHA Public invited to observe 72nd Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony Green Touts 'Progress' in First Six Months 'Renewable' Gravy Train End of Line: After Decades, HECO Dumps 'Avoided Cost' Contracts Let’s Be Real: Hawaii Legislators Can Pretty Much Serve As Long As They Want $27.1M Payout to CNHA ‘Uncomfortably Irregular’ Dos Santos-Tam Scores Swiss Junket amid criticism $253M in affordable housing funding to lapse, Honolulu officials say Honolulu reports 500% increase in suicide attempts, especially among youth Tokai Professor Busted in Child Sex Sting Sovereignty Hitman found guilty of threatening to kill Waianae harbor master to be sentenced Guam braces for ‘extensive damage’ from Typhoon Mawar COVID outbreak at Hilo nursing home includes 93 cases, 1 death Read More..

Monday, May 22, 2023 May 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:33 PM :: 1425 Views Hawaii Residents Furthest Behind on Retirement Savings Illegal ‘Five-Point System’ Allows Hawaii Tourism Authority to Funnel money to CNHA Unconstitutional Process Wastes first $50M on First Responders Park HART will ultimately hurt the less-fortunate more than it will help them Building Affordable in California, Hawaii: High Demand, High Hurdles Maui’s Zoning Code Is More Than 60 Years Old. Where’s The Update? Police chief talks trust during EHCC panel discussion         Rape Bus remains on Dillingham Blvd in Kalihi--Lawyer Hired instead of Tow Truck Driver Read More..

Sunday, May 21, 2023 May 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 2233 Views Another Rainy Day Slush Fund A short list for the governor Hawaii Republicans Still Trying to Figure out what to do After Convention Fails to Elect Party Treasurer Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 20, 2023 Legislature criticized for 12th ‘wild spending binge’ ‘Committee Chair System’ Helps Legislators Fake Support for Bills Neighborhood boards speak out on ‘absurd’ pay raise proposal for City Councilmembers Timeline: When Were Feds Watching Crooked Deals with Choy or Cullen? Hawaii’s AD hiring process raises many questions Has rail’s ridership train already left the station? HB1373: Squabbles Derail Effort to Put IATSE Mafia Thugs to Work on More Movie Sets Alleged Child Molester Indicted 2017 -- Still No Trial Handi-Van: Soderholm Manipulates Bidding process (again) Enviros Haven’t Killed Hawaii Fisheries Yet Remaining OB providers try to fill the gap in care Water rate hikes possible; new rate for hotels Waiahole Valley residents and farmers facing sky-high rent this summer Oahu crime numbers drop in 2022, HPD says Read More..

Saturday, May 20, 2023 May 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 1922 Views VIDEO: Why Hawaii might soon have more doctors Green Tokioka DBEDT Appointment part of Dela Cruz’ $200M Slush Fund Scam Priced out of paradise, Native Hawaiians make Las Vegas home Cost of Hawai’i Electricity Likely to Remain High Hawaii Hamstrings What Remains Of Aloha Airlines Boy Scouts admits prior shooting cases, attorneys say Read More..

Friday, May 19, 2023 May 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 1449 Views What went well — and wrong — at the 2023 Hawaii Legislature The Number of Weather Disasters that Hit Hawaii in the Last Decade DoT Mess: Statewide Road Projects on Hold Until 2024 due to Massive Airport Problems HPD Investigation Of Makaha Cops Is Wrapping Up, Commission Told Judge denies Katherine Kealoha’s efforts to be released from custody Few Respond to Red Hill Survey The Other Gender Gap Starts in Kindergarten ‘Thinly Veiled Scam’--Highgate publishes first Hotel ESG Report--touts Hawaii Carbon Credit Scheme NPS, FAA propose crackdown on Hawaii air tours State tax inspectors to hassle small businesses over cash-based businesses Honolulu City Council to offer 50% property tax break to 200 businesses impacted by rail construction New homeless facility that long sat idle will soon house medical respite beds Residents alarmed over Kailua Bay’s ‘stench,’ high bacteria levels linked to sewage plant Read More..

Thursday, May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 2152 Views Rectenwald Worked With Environmental Group Tied To Oil Plaintiffs’ Lawyers 'Empty homes' tax unlikely to ease housing crisis, new report concludes US Pacific Fishing Fleet Role in Countering China Got Nepotism? Ethics Commission has a Form for That Honolulu Council ‘Affordable Housing’ Plan--A $25,000 per day fine on ‘empty’ houses Hawaii tax collections turned red in April People Fleeing Hawaii are Primary Creators of new Housing Units Last Honolulu Permitting Worker Pleads Guilty State Fines Carpenters Union Operative $3,000 for violating campaign spending law Politicians and Judges Should be Held to Same Standard as Union Bosses Perreira: Nobody Wants my HGEA Jobs DoE Feeds Propaganda to Star-Adv Despite accelerated timeline, military’s Red Hill plan doesn’t account for up to 400,000 gallons of fuel Hawaii County Council Tinkers with Property taxes to create Utopian Agricultural Dream Naniloa again seeks permission to refinance Soft on Crime: Honokaa shooter got ‘supervised release’ for selling drugs, stealing car  Plea Bargain: Schizo Killer will be out in a Few Years Read More..

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 2717 Views OHA Biennium Budget Available for Community Input City sets public hearing on new rules for personalized license plates  SB821: Illegal Fireworks Task Force “Aloha Always WINS!” Children’s Program & Book Fights Bullying in over 300 Hawaii schools Kidnapping: Will Political Connections Help Anderson Evade Felony Charge? -- Miske Lawyer Pressures Prosecutor, Victim Defueling Red Hill planned for October under latest timeline Hawaii coal power plant to be dismantled, transitioned to battery farm Hu Honua News: Biomass is the opposite of sustainable Why Won't Hawaii Lawmakers Let The Public Vote On Important Policy Questions? State Says City Downplayed Public Health Risks From Kailua Sewage Read More..

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:07 PM :: 1882 Views ‘Defense wins championships’ HECO Admits De-carbonization Means Rate Hikes Study Links Hawaii JROTC to positive education and career outcomes Honolulu Lowest Starting Salaries in USA  $2M Settlement for Female Inmates  Hawaii burned thru $1.2 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Ikaika Anderson, arrested for allegedly abusing girlfriend (is represented by Michael Miske’s lawyer) Sentencing delayed in large public corruption case Soft on Crime: Thousands could have their brass knuckle arrest records expunged after state Supreme Court ruling Hawaii Legislature dials back aid grants Honolulu Council P.I.G. discusses real property tax bills Green Picked Tokioka to Save the Hawaii Tourism Authority Kids Targeted Again: 'Pride week' at Hawai'i Island school Federal bust nets ‘significant player’ in Hawaii fentanyl trade--after State Drops Ball 10 Times Because we don’t have Mental Hospital Beds, HPD Answers 947 Mental Health Calls in 2022  Read More..

Monday, May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 3715 Views Best States to Be a Police Officer--Hawaii 40th Hawaii Alzheimer's Patient Count Expected to Increase 20% Got $1.5M? You Can Retire in Hawaii Hawaii 2nd-Most Distracted Drivers Is Hawai’i Legislature’s State Budget Bill Constitutional? Donna Kim’s Ex-Husband Tangles with Gay Nightclub, Gets Media Attention Former Navatek Executives Plead Guilty To Sending Illegal Donations To US Sen. Susan Collins It’s time for OHA to change its messaging about Kakaako Makai Proposed New UH Athletic Director Spearheaded Florida Stadium Project Read More..

Sunday, May 14, 2023 May 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 1651 Views Ding Dong, the Green Fee is Dead ‘One step forward, one step back’ was Legislature’s MO Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 13, 2023 Hawaii State Ethics Commission Legislative Wrap-up Neighborhood Board Elections: Voting Ends Friday May 19 Green’s $200M?  “I never got anything like that” Critics of state budget show courage, insight Discord among Hawaii GOP lawmakers lingers HMA applauds legislative healthcare progress Journalists To Get More Protection Under Shield Law Passed By Hawaii Legislature Par Pacific: Investment In Hawaii Renewable Fuels Should Accelerate Growth  City Dumping Sewage into Kailua Bay, Again  Hawaii bankruptcies go up 29% on heels of rising rates Read More..

Saturday, May 13, 2023 May 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:07 PM :: 4255 Views Biggest Budget Increase Ever: The good, bad and ‘mostly ugly’ at 2023 Legislature Anti-Gun Gay Rights Lawyer to be Next Solicitor General Hawaii DoE Legislative Wrap-up Promise and peril for Hawaiʻi’s economy, UHERO forecasts Governor calls freshman senator’s controversial comments an ‘abomination’ Above the Law: State Official indicted for multiple counts of sex assault of a minor, released Above the Law: No Punishment for Alleged Rapist Football Players Feds Handle Case: Gay Socialist Hawaii teacher expected to plead guilty to distributing child porn In about-face, state agrees to pay women’s prison sex assault victims $2M in settlement Read More..

Friday, May 12, 2023 May 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:37 PM :: 3690 Views Counties should prioritize lowering property taxes Oahu Homeless PIT Count--59% Unsheltered Open Letter to ‘Honolulu Resilience Office’ Iroquois Point Elementary School Water Drive EEOC Sues Honolulu Restaurant and HR Company for Sexual Harassment of Male Employees Federal COVID Emergency Ends Overtime Violation: Feds Bust Kauai Cleaning Company Again Craig Angelos recommended for UH Mānoa athletics director Gabbard vs Hirono for US Senate? Coke Dealer Started Electrification of Ground Transportation in Hawaii Preliminary hearing next week for Miske co-defendant after arrest for threatening witness HPD arrests Convicted Pimp for allegedly kidnapping 3-month-old baby in Waipahu Again with this? Capitol reflecting pools receive another $33.5M for ongoing repairs HCR108: ‘Cultural Appropriation’ to become Money Spinner for OHA?   Gov. Green considers permanent protections for journalists Board Of Education To Consider Computer Science As A Graduation Requirement ‘Dropping like flies before our very eyes’: Kaua‘i County Council supports mosquito biocontrol to protect honeycreepers As fentanyl-tainted drugs proliferate, Hawaii sees record number of overdose deaths and a disturbing trend For another year, these neighbor island fairs were canceled. This time, staffing is the problem Read More..

Thursday, May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 1828 Views ALICE Hawaii: $104,052 is 'Household Survival Budget' Projected state surplus vanishes in face of planned higher spending  Honolulu Citizen-Centric Report Released  Office of Information Practices 2023 Legislative Wrap-up  Senators Introduce FIGHT Act to Enhance Enforcement and Crack Down on Dogfighting, Cockfighting June 30 opening date for first phase of long-delayed rail project Lawyers threaten suit over state of special education services in Hawaii public schools Above The Law: Investigation underway for the ‘mistaken’ release of Jonathan Hewett--nephew of ‘Revered Kumu Hula’, hint, hint Released Pending Investigation--Month Later, No charges yet for 37-time loser who brought gun to Honolulu court (Who does he know?) Bizarre News: HPD raids game rooms, massage parlors Ed Case Pushes back against WESPAC Kauai County Eminent Domain to Seize Coco Palms? Why Conduct Greenhouse Gas Analyses for Solar Projects? Noise detecting microphones officially coming to Oahu roads Read More..

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 May 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 1836 Views Hawaii Officials Sign Unified Statement on Red Hill Green Opens First Homeless 'Kauhale' Maui Antivaxxers Sue to Save Mosquitoes from Eradication Alleged Hawaii Circuit Pimp Busted in Seattle Axis Deer Venison: Opportunity for Hawaii Ranchers? Criminal inquiry into Red Hill fuel spills Exposed Green’s Slush Fund Enables $70M HTA Contracts Budget Includes $200M for Unwanted ‘First Responders Campus’ After Forced Closure of Last Coal Plant, Electricity Rate Shock Hits City Hall ACLU outraged over $10M allocated for new OCCC--wants mass release of Criminals Soft-on-Crime Rhetoric Makes Homeless Drug Addicts Resist Police More HPD and Hawaii Legislators Have Long Been Loath To Tackle The Issue Of Cockfighting Joke: $1.25M will pay the Sheriff and DPS to ask for more money to Stop Fireworks, LOL! State OKs number of low-income tax breaks 200 bums per month discharged from Queens--10 will get housing Read More..

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 May 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 2315 Views Hawaii GOP Convention Elects New Leadership Hawaii's new gun laws could lead to lawsuits, group says SB1230: A one-finger salute at our military Lawmaker won’t apologize after saying Hawaiian leader ‘would have been hung’ for criticizing him Council members call on Chair Waters to put salary proposal up for vote Benches at new stadium ridiculous; fix old facility Hawaii leads the way on advanced electric rate hike design Is The Deck Stacked Against Hawaii Condo Owners? 5 years after lava nearly destroyed it, Puna Geothermal announces expansion plans HGEA Work Rules Make Simple Commonsense Changes Difficult Honolulu reduces workforce vacancies, but slightly Ritte Stages Another Molokai Ranch Shakedown 22 Fentanyl arrests made in last 4 months on Hawaii Island Gambling: Third HPD Raid on ‘Ohana Grocery’ Homeless Dude Assaults 79-year old woman at bus stop Read More..

Monday, May 8, 2023 May 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 2156 Views Is racism why OHA can’t build condos? Join us for our annual overview of what went down at the Legislature First-ever National LifeSmarts Championship for Hawaiʻi Territorial Governors Challenge Biden on Marine Monument Recent headlines support idea that Jones Act makes no economic sense  Flip-Flop: Suddenly Pacific Garbage Patch is 'gathering place for life' TheBus Routes Changing to Link up with Rail  DoI to End 'Compact Impact' Payments Feds Bust HS Softball Coach and Jail Guard--Smuggled Gun and Meth at OCCC Aloha Stadium project mired by too many questions Chaos at the Capitol is part of lawmaking in Hawaii This Year's Legislature Was Much Worse Than Business As Usual Working Families Win With EITC Expansion HB1396: Cesspool Bill Flushed in Conference The Miske case started with a secret indictment (Part 2) Read More..

Sunday, May 7, 2023 May 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 3675 Views Tax Relief, RIP Legislature on track to violate state's legal spending limit Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 6, 2023 Sewage Plant Spews Filth into Kailua Bay ‘What the hell is this?’ Sen Dela Cruz Caught Lying about Hawaii Gov. Green’s $200M ‘pot of money’ Hawaii’s housing crisis is self-inflicted Civil Beat Owner at Center of ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’ Lobbyists Train Legislators Like Dogs How Lawmakers Killed off Ethics And Accountability Reforms in Conference Transparency?  Budget deal Hidden from Legislators -- but they approved it anyway  How major bills fared at the Capitol Campaign Contributions Buy HMSA Execs Protection HMSA employees squeezed hard while Execs Raked in Bucks Proposed Council raises reflect greed and cynicism $59 Million, Gone: How Bikini Atoll Leaders Blew Through U.S. Trust Fund With One Airline Left, Molokai And Lanai Residents Struggle To Access Medical Care Read More..

Saturday, May 6, 2023 May 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:14 PM :: 1761 Views Dela Cruz News: Conference Committee Sneaks $200M Slush Fund into Budget Every single bill submitted to fund and support OHA died at the Capitol  HTA Funding? $30M Magically Appears After Legislature Zeroes out Budget Sine Die: House Leaders Tout Budget Sine Die: Green Calls Session Success HB600: Safe Routes to School Mana Moriarty to head Office of Consumer Protection Green Names Tokioka head of DBEDT VIDEO: Meet the 21 Trumpsters and Antivaxxers Running for State Republican Leadership Budget Gives Illegal $200M Slush Fund to Governor, Legislative Leaders--HTA to get $30M, Aloha Stadium, $50M The impacts of mental illness on Hawaii ohana: A mother speaks Hawaii's last coal-fired power plant set to be demolished soon Green to Fill Health Department Parking Spaces with Homeless ‘Kauhale’ State to pay $26M over closed runaway truck ramp tied to multi-vehicle crash UPW Strike Drives up Costs at Maui Memorial Read More..

Friday, May 5, 2023 May 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 5444 Views Senate Confirms Guidry for Intermediate Court of Appeals Ways to counter property tax increases in Hawaii HB426: Bankrupt Firearms Industry with Lawsuits Document Confirms Ty Cullen has named other Corrupt Legislators The Miske case started secretly in 2014 when he foolishly operated outside Hawaii Saint Louis football players rape convictions covered-up for five years Complaint Describes Forcible Rape by Two Football Players Senators Revenge:  UH Budget Slashed in Conference Committee  After Gutting Taxpayers, Legislators Squabble over spoils No Budget HTA Must Request Funds from Department of Budget and Finance Mom pursuing charges, pushing for more action after autistic son cyberbullied at Campbell High School Big Island mother mourns as fentanyl deaths become more common throughout islands City Again Claims it will install new security cameras in Chinatown in effort to curb crime--HPD Again Claims it is ‘trying’ to set up foot patrols Investigation reveals 2021 chemical spill at Pearl Harbor that public didn’t know about Windward Oahu road to be ripped up months after major repaving project. The reason: poor planning Even at $31/hr Maui Child Care Jobs Unfilled Read More..

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