1. Cocaine News: Heidi Tsuneyoshi declares candidacy for Governor as Republican 
2. Conspiracy to Defraud Honolulu Homeless Program Nets Federal Prison Sentences
3. COVID Fraud: Stacy Higa Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison
4. Dead Bats: Supreme Court Upholds BLNR Approval of Na Pua Makani Windfarm
5. Exempt Hawaii from Jones Act to ensure continued oil imports
6. Mauna Kea: UH Seeks Cultural Practitioners for 'Cultural Impact Assessment'
7. Ban Fundraisers During Session? SB555 Goes to Senate Floor
8. Navatek Execs Arrested by FBI
9. Hirono Defends Decision Not To Back Bill That Would Shut Down Red Hill
10. Want To Run For Office? Filings Postponed
11. An Anguished Father Calls For Mental Health Reform After Murder
12. $164M Property Tax Exemptions on the Line in ‘Vague’ Bill 42
13. ACLU Pushes to Abolish Samoan Way of Life
14. Driving up the Cost of Housing: Hawaii Co Council bill would require parking lots be 16% EV charging stations
15. There Are Widespread Reports of Sex Trafficking, So Why No Convictions?
16. Amid Navy water crisis, civilian families living on military housing face rent hike

1. OHA Does not Back HB2024: Wants to Make Money from Telescopes
2. Hawaii 3rd Highest Jobs Opening Rate
3. Record graduation rates at UH campuses across the state
4. What Census Data Reveals About Hawaii AntiVaxxers
5. Fundraising events during session net $1.5M for English and other top Legislators
6. Push to drain Red Hill fuel creates target for enemy attack
7. Idea: Lets Give OHA and DHHL $1.2B (again) and Bulldoze all the Telescopes
8. PRP Works to Keep Housing Costs High (again)
9. Sluggish NASED project looms as Hawaii bids Aloha to Aloha Stadium
10. Some Hawaii Agencies Are Pushing A Bill That Would Limit Public Access To Government Records
11. Millions unspent as HPD patrol staffing lags and police actions decline     
12. Community leaders seek to ban chronic criminals from returning to Waikiki, other resort areas--LoPresti Says Locals are Criminals
13. Father of murder suspect calls for changes to help the mentally ill
14. 2,500 Deinstitutionalized IDD Patients About to Run out of Options
15. Community Rallies Against Tsuneyoshi Push to Seize Land
16. How Paradise Beverages got caught polluting Waiawa Stream
17. CNHA Buys Apartment Complex, Plans to Kick out Tenants, Jack up Rents

1. Samuel Wilder King II, Kalanikupua, Enters OHA At-Large-Trustee Race
2. Hawaii is the #2 state with the most pothole complaints
3. Hawaii Cost of Living 93% Above US Average  
4. CD2 Open Seat?  U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele wants to Leave Congress
5. Djou: Reform Hawaii Elections To Stop Local Corruption
6. The issue of big money in politics
7. SB2819: HSTA Grabs for $94M Pay and Benefit Hike
8. Kamalani Academy parents sue charter school commission
9. Choking off Supply to Jack up Prices: 18 Years of Planning and not a Shovel Turned
10. Media No Longer able to monitor calls for Honolulu police, fire and Emergency Medical Services

1. Election year or not, higher taxes are on the Legislature’s agenda
2. Auditor: OHA Created $15M Special Fund, Did not Report to Legislature
3. SB2819: $26K Pay Hike for Teachers Outside Collective Bargaining
4. Physician Shortage: The further from Honolulu the worse it gets
5. ​SB555: Ban Fundraisers During Session
6. Honolulu COVID Restrictions to End March 5
7. Red Hill:  Its the Pipes, not the Tanks
8. Mauna Kea: Will House Advance HB2024 to Abolish Telescopes?
9. To fix Hawaii’s corruption, start with legislative term limits
10. How Honolulu’s Ex-City Attorney Went From Obscurity To A Federal Indictment
11. SB2092: Make Corporal Punishment of Child a Felony
12. Owners scramble to find funds, meet deadlines as city requires high-rises to install sprinklers
13. Gerard Puana, Katherine Kealoha's uncle, charged with terroristic threatening after incident in Salt Lak
14. A Brutal Killing Says So Much About What Honolulu Is Doing Wrong
15. Another run at the campaign finance data

Physician Shortage: The further from Honolulu the worse it gets

1. Former HSTA Pres and five others on short list to become Next Ty Cullen
2. Maui County ​Vaccine and testing requirements for restaurants, bars and gyms to be eliminated beginning Feb. 21
3. Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees
4. Jones Act lobby sails with dubious job estimates to bolster defense
5. On the Move in the Legislature: the good, the bad and the ugly
6. SB3250, SB3182 ‘wealth asset tax’ dangerous
7. Small businesses would be paying for wage hike in more ways than one
8. Hawaii Preparing Abortion for the End of Roe
9. HART Confidentiality Agreement Designed to keep CEO Evaluation Secret?
10. Hawaii’s indoor mask mandate stays in place for now
11. Honolulu City Council aims to revamp police commission, provide more authority
12. ‘Sue Big Oil’ --  9th Circuit Count of Appeals Hearing re Maui & Honolulu Climate Lawsuits
13. Honolulu Council considering urging city to acquire problem properties
14. Hawaii’s high cost of living hurts locals most: ‘They can’t afford the rent’
15. Jail News: Former Mayor Kirk Caldwell wants to prioritize affordable housing in run for governor
16. HPD’s cellblock switch is leaving some homeless people stranded in the suburbs
17. $7M to Keep Homeless from Disrupting Haiku Elementary School

1. Chief Investigator: State Attorney General Refusing to Indict Government Corruption Cases
2. On the Move in the Senate: SB2422 Would End Foster Care Abuse Coverups
3. Red Hill: Senate Approves $350M
4. Ige Nominates Five to BLNR
5. Student Press Freedom: Hawaii considers ‘New Voices’ legislation as Senate version clears first legislative hurdles
6. UPW Scores 14% Raise in Contract
7. Hawaii businessman at center of bribery probe to enter guilty plea in separate case     
8. AG: HART ‘Confidentiality Agreement’ is Illegal 
9. Deputy sheriff who was fired after nearly 40 years of service files wrongful termination suit
10. Murder of Woman Outside Police Station Made Possible by Doubly-Failed Mental Health System
11. Kona teacher charged with sex assault of minor
12. Hawaii businesses face challenging economic climate

1. Bribery: Saiki Reopens Capitol, Creates 'Commission' to Stall Reform Until Next Session
2. Change in Long-Term Care Costs in Hawaii Mixed
3. Waipahu HS Team Wins Hawaii Lifesmarts Competition 
4. SB2282: Allow Nurses to Abort Babies Up to Viability
5. SB2916: Prohibit Governor from Suspending UIPA During 'Emergency'
6. Schizophrenic with 18 Priors ‘Released Pending Investigation’ -- Allegedly Murders Woman While Leaving Police Lockup       
7. HART Seeks ‘Criminal Penalties’ for Whistle-Blowers--Board Members Excluded from Executive Session
8. After Feds Arrest Two Legislators, House Chickens Out on Auditor Attack
9. Choy’s Small-Time Bribery Interferes with Big Time Influence Peddling
10. Pay Hike? Maui Chief’s Morale Improves, SHOPO not so much
11. Hawaii has highest monthly household bills in the nation
12. SB2282: Trannies Can Have Abortions, Too

1. Former Hawaii State Legislators Plead Guilty to Honest Services Wire Fraud
2. DoH Declares Navy Water Safe in Zone Nearest Red Hill
3. Hawaii Towns Ranked for Money Management
4. Legislature Could Curb Corruption Today with Three Easy Steps
5. Senate to reopen meetings to the press--Still Keeping Public Out
6. Former Cocaine Dealer, Hawaii Sen. J. Kalani English, Says Bribery Was Beneficial to Public
7. Big Joke: Technicalities in Pension Forfeit Law Ensure that We Will be Paying English and Cullen for as Long as They Live 
8. Criminal started work at DPP in 2012, and almost immediately began taking bribes from a solar contractor
9. Wage measures still alive: Senate, House bills would increase minimum hourly rate to $18
10. Bills limiting Hawaii governor’s emergency powers advancing
11. Secrecy: Unlike Other Cities, HPD Refuses to Give Decrypted Scanners to Media
12. HB1519 Would Strike at Snake Oil Salesmen Taking Advantage of Sunscreen Ban

1. Tax Hikes at the 2022 Legislature; Why the Push to Increase Hawaii Taxes
2. Maunakea telescope to be decommissioned this summer
3. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
4. Green: Safe Travels program could end in March
5. Another Department of Planning and Permitting employee pleads guilty to accepting bribes
6. 2 former state lawmakers accused of taking bribes expected to plead guilty in court
7. Buying A Corrupt Legislator In Hawaii Is A Surprising Bargain
8. Bribery News: Bill Would Ban Hawaii Film Officials From Appearing In Films
9. Make lawmaking more transparent
10. HSTA Boss to fill Hawaii House seat vacated by Ty Cullen?
11. Hilo’s ‘welfare doctor’ vindicated after winning legal battle over Medicaid payments
12. Shrooms to be legal next: Senators Approve Task Force to Outline Sales Pitch and Game Plan
13. Profiteering from Chemophobia: New Raw Elements dispensers installed on Maui ahead of non-mineral sunscreen ban
14. Lease extension granted for some KIA properties

1. More sunshine would help combat corruption in Hawaii Legislature
2. HB2278 Carbon Tax Fails to Change Environment 
3. Laughing at You: After committing Felony, Sen English voted to Amend Bill So He Could Keep Full Pension
4. Nothing Surprising About Legislative Corruption: A Walk Down Memory Lane
5. Hawaii’s no stranger to corruption
6. SB3347: $2000/mo Retirement Pension for Prostitutes
7. Red Hill’s Firefighting System Was Damaged Long Before Contamination Crisis
8. Copying California: Another Way to Make Housing Unaffordable--Require Sprinklers in Single-Family residences
9. Copying California: Kauai Council to Abolish Single Family Zoning
10. HB2512: More housing for the homeless
11. Isle transition to electric vehicles slow

1. DHHL, Spend Your Money!
2. The Legislature is still in session, and your property still is not safe
3. America’s Rising Housing Prices
4. SB2441: $58M Liquor Tax Hike
5. HB2026: Ease Interstate EMT hiring
6. HB1919: No GE Tax on Food, Medical Care and Feminine Hygiene Products
7. Audio: Grassroot Debates Living Wage Hawaii
8. Widespread corruption -- Estimated 100 Crooks Active in Hawaii Politics Right Now
9. Corruption: Where was Connors as Attorney General?
10. Corruption?  Saiki hasn’t even taken the first step
11. Borreca: Comfortable with Loveable Rascals
12. Proposal for Hawaii to build and sell leasehold condos judged unfeasible
13. Inflation’s effects on Kaua‘i’s cost of living
14. Police’s plan to change radio system raises concerns about transparency for the public

1. Kahele, Case Introduce Legislation To Permanently Shut Down Red Hill
2. Feds Doing the Job the State Won't Do: Waianae Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Robbery and Attempted Carjacking
3. Legislative committee pursuing investigation against state Rep. Sharon Har
4. Nobody Likes a Rat: Legislators Claim they are Redirecting Choy Donations
5. Navy completes flushing of zones taking one step closer to allowing military families to return home

1. Three Navatek Execs Indicted for Unlawful Campaign Contributions
2. HB2278 Carbon Tax $42.24 a Barrel
3. HB1507: ‘Tax fairness’ really means tax increase
4. Bum Feeding Operation to Vacate Chinatown
5. HDOT reports 94 traffic-related deaths on Hawaii roads in 2021
6. SHOPO: Honolulu Police Leadership Leaves Neighborhoods Unprotected
7. SB2239 Senate Committee Passes Bill to Limit State Participation in Federal Programs to Militarize Police
8. SB3089 Lacks legislative check on governor’s emergency powers
9. SB2697 Provides best pathway for cryptocurrency in Hawaii
10. HB2028 Would Legalize Limited Raw Milk Sales
11. Honolulu Businessman Milton Choy was Turned by Feds ‘A Couple of Years’ Ago
12. Hawaii political donor received almost $6 million in contracts
13. How Hawaii Legislative System Invites Corruption
14. Hawai’i Carbon Tax Promotes Imports Over Local Production
15. Record Inflation Hits Consumers & Business Owners in Hawaii
16. Some drivers remain wary over Oahu’s red light cameras ticketing vehicle’s owner
17. Pacific may be most likely to see Chinese 'strategic surprise'

1. Naming Names: Who Will Cullen and English Rat Out?
2. Bills would force landlords to accept Section 8 Tenants
3. Who's Overpaying for Cars--16 Hawaii Towns Compared
4. Hawaiian Electric hits 38% renewable energy in 2021
5. Former Hawaii lawmakers will keep at least half of their lifetime pensions--maybe all--after guilty plea
6. HB1871:  House considers bill to relax gift rule as Latest Corruption Arrests Rock Legislature
7. 90% Say ‘Tip of Iceberg’ as English and Cullen plan to plead guilty, fully cooperate with Feds
8. Records: Company at center of legislative bribery scandal a big political donor
9. Lt. Gov. Josh Green is running for governor of Hawaii
10. Mafia News: Kahele Hints Strongly At 2022 Run For Hawaii Governor
11. Upset About The Corruption Charges? What Are You Going To Do About It?
12. Teams prepare to move first wave of displaced military families back home
13. Experts Say HPD Report Fails To Review Tactics Used In Deadly 2020 Standoff
14. Officials: Hilo’s sewage plant in danger of failure that could trigger environmental disaster
15. From 2020 to 2021 Hawaii residents increased their alcohol consumption by 23 percent: Study
16. Hawaii Justice: How a Child Molester gets Away with it
17. New Trick to Gut Seed Industry: Environmentalists threaten to sue state, county over claims of polluting harbor on Kauai

1. Feds Bust Two Legislators in Cesspool Bribery Scheme
2. Bribery Arrests: "Proof the system is rigged"
3. Safe Travels: Ige Drops Planned Booster Shot Requirement
4. Poll: 70% Reject $18 minimum wage
5. Poll: Opinion Split on Destroying Tourism Industry
6. Red Hill Security Cameras Were Disconnected Before Fuel Leaks, Kahele Says
7. MPD recruit who suffered heat stroke is in Oahu hospital
8. COVID Only Killed Nine Criminals in Jails, Prisons
9. Teacher absences improve in Hawaii as omicron wanes
10. Hawaii is not among the top 20 U.S. States in its use of renewable electricity

1. $500M Red Hill Funding on the Move in Congress
2. Maui Fentanyl Dealer Gets 15 Years 
3. Grand Wailea Lucrative Target of Next Birdlights Suit
4. Here’s How Many People Quit Their Jobs in Hawaii
5. Indicted Max Sword Still on Water Board
6. Class-action lawsuit accuses HMSA of denying needed medical treatments
7. Kondo: Facts and truth matter — not political theater
8. Coalition formed to sue over legislative maps    
9. Poll: Majority not Fooled by Aloha Stadium Hype
10. Only 9% of Hawaii public school parents want to go back to exclusively online learning
11. Affordable Walk-up Apartments Are Coming Back, Thanks to Honolulu’s Bill 7
12. As COVID deaths rise, new research sheds light on the link between fatality rates and race in Hawaii
13. Bill extends press rights to Hawaii’s student journalists
14. Campaign poster is hit with antisemitic vandalism

1. Hawaii Carbon Tax Would be Major Burden for Families, Small Business
2. SB3250 would give Hawaii highest income tax rate in U.S.
3. SB3182: Establish 1% Asset Tax on All Worldwide Holdings
4. ALOHA Homes: Unintended Consequences
5. Hawaii Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal Program
6. Hawaii Civil Rights Commission--Where Cases Go To Die
7. Rolling Blackouts Coming: HECO Seeks Extremely Expedited Approval of Pearl Harbor Battery
8. Dirtier Than Coal--Wood Pellets to be Authorized by Stealth Bills
9. Hawaii bill banning more sunscreen chemicals advances
10. How The Legislature Kills Bills In Silence Without Even A Vote
11. Shut down Red Hill fuel facility, most Hawaii voters say

1. Tax Hikes Still on the Table
2. Republican Legislative Session Update
3. Mafia Logic: How Kai Kahele Could become our next Governor
4. Poll Results: Green 65% Approval
5. Stadium Authority Chair is Big Lobbyist for Capitol Consultants and GA Morris
6. With state’s stadium plan, biggest games aren’t on the field
7. Hayashi is a Shoo-In for Next DoE Superintendent
8. Not hearing from the public in person is a big loss for lawmakers, good lawmaking
9. Will Senate Vote to End Financial Disclosure Requirement For State Boards?
10. Scowling Obama inspects the construction of his new multimillion-dollar Hawaii mansion and controversial sea wall
11. Lawmakers consider banning peer-to-peer car rentals to Boost Monopoly Rental Agencies
12. Mrs Sam Kapoi pleads guilty for role in drug ring

1. 2022 Legislature: The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly
2. VIDEO: Economic freedom key to reviving Hawaii small businesses
3. Omerta: Kirk Caldwell Pledges to Maintain Silence, Stands By Ex-City Officials Accused Of Criminal Conspiracy
4. SB2808: HTDC to Giveaway $50M to fake Hawaii High-Tech companies
5. Stadium: So much land, so little certainty of public benefits.
6. Top individual donors to Hawaii candidates during 2021
7. EPA to inspect Navy fuel tanks at Red Hill later this month
8. Honolulu community invited to participate in survey to help select next police chief
9. Oahu Jail Shakedown Launched After Two Guards Are Attacked
10. ‘Steady exodus’ of officers strains MPD
11. Study shows Maui's polystyrene ban had a limited impact on beaches
12. Hu Honua Appeal Laughed out of Court