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Monday, April 25, 2022 April 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 1694 Views Honolulu 5th Lowest Small Business Growth Expand NATO to Hawaii Hawaii’s oil-dependent economy is being battered by Russia’s war Some approved Hawaii legislative bills have already become law Resolution: Hawaii DoE banned Hawaiian Language Until 1986 Experts say pandemic had an impact in the increase of child abuse Homelessness up on Hawaii Island; 1 in 3 unsheltered individuals considered ‘chronically homeless’ From Mexico, China: How hard drugs get to Kauaʻi Read More..

Sunday, April 24, 2022 April 24, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:34 PM :: 2050 Views OHA LLCs Funnel Dollars to COO, Individuals, Lawfirm Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Swimming in money, legislators could easily add to debt burden Stealth Taxes in 2022 290 Candidates Pull Papers  UHERO: Astronomy impact on Hawaiʻi even greater with ‘spillover’ effects Hubris and self-destruction: Kai Kahele Campaign Dead on Arrival HART Board Illegally Excludes Iwasa from Secretive ‘Executive’ Sessions All Fake: Hawaii lawmakers refuse to pass even a watered down pretend-ban on campaign contributions during legislative sessions Common Cause presses for transparency, accountability by elected and government leaders Corruption prosecutions didn’t start with the Kealoha case Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer could face additional prison time DOBOR Project Accidentally Ends Sea Level Rise--But Eco-Priest Pushes Back Against Unfaithful Read More..

Saturday, April 23, 2022 April 23, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 1539 Views Kaimuki HS Grad Pleads Guilty to Trumpster Fraud ‘Deliberative process’ loophole would encourage secrecy City celebrates Earth Day by releasing 2022 Annual Sustainability Report HART Votes to Stop Rail at ‘Civic Center’ -- still no ‘Recovery Plan’ Feds Agree To Stop Fighting Order To Drain Red Hill UH Budget Violates State Constitution, Federal Law Lawsuit After Maui Council Slow-Walks Bill on licensing requirements for electric gun sellers Read More..

Friday, April 22, 2022 April 22, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 4715 Views Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret Victims' rights events set for Oahu, Maui  Economic report ranks Hawaii in bottom 10 Alleged Sovereignty Hitman Threatened Josh Green, Mayor Blangiardi Drunk With Power: Will Your Representative Vote to Let Sharon Har Off Hook? Ex-Con, Drug Dealer to be Fined for Saving North Shore beachfront Home?  BOE OKs requests to reduce class time: More than 200 noninstructional days authorized statewide Spying on You: State to use facial recognition at Honolulu Airport for international visitors Biden Nominates Kahele Staffer To Lead US Marshals Office In Hawaii--Was Banned from Kauai PD Employment Isabella Kalua’s Death Has Yet To Trigger A Clear Plan To Bolster Child Protection Council Budget Committee advances tax cut for hotel-based short-term rentals Read More..

Thursday, April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 6836 Views Jury Convicts Katherine Kealoha's Drug-Dealing Brother Victims' rights candlelight vigil set for April 27 in Wailuku Video: 175 Junk Cars being Removed from DLNR Land on Maui Water to be Restored to Five Molokai Streams How Much Food Costs in Hawaii, Compared to the Nation Attorney: Kahele threatened to kill ex-wife Commission Recommends Prosecution In Falsified Campaign Donations Case Hawaii state Rep. Sharon Har skirts question about why she went out during COVID-19 Why Give OHA More Money Without Settlement of Ceded Lands Claim? All Fake: Gas tax cut stalls at council $50K State tax bill from federal relief funds shocks some local businesses Two Honolulu Police Officers Arrested On Abuse Allegations In Recent Days SHOPO Blocking Police Reform Ballot Initiatives HECO to Shutter Plant Providing 20% of Oahu Electricity Positive COVID-19 tests on the rise as Hawaii’s free testing program comes to an end City officials raise concerns as individuals travel to Hawaii for homeless shelters Read More..

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 April 20, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 3984 Views Ethics Complaint Nails Kahele Hawaii Banks Charging More Than Payday Lenders for Small Loans 86% Of Renters Can’t Afford to Buy Home in Honolulu Track Your Ballot: Ballottrax Service Launched in Hawaii The cost of “excess inflation” in Hawaii Former Maui Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Enticement Charge FBI Arrests Miske Witness After Waianae Harbor Confrontation with Sovereignty Group 62.3% of  Hawaii Middle school students fall one grade below--40% of High Need Students are Chronic Absentee HART May Not Get Federal Extension Without Another Tax Hike The ‘Lost Tower’: Why Howard Hughes Has A Love-Hate Relationship With Rail For Hawaii Democrats, the Sky’s the Limit HB2399 Massive tax Increase on Product Packaging Materials Senate accused of ‘punitive’ funding plan for University of Hawaii Breakdown on Kauai Council Races Hawaii County Council Rejects Effort to Limit Business Property Tax Assessment Growth Big, Big News: 54 Time Loser May Actually Get 5 Year Sentence! Read More..

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 April 19, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 1679 Views SB2070: $50M for ‘thinly veiled scam’? Maui’s Automated Planning and Permitting System is LIVE Court Order: Masks not Required in Airports or on Bus HGEA Extortion: Salary Commission Hostages Include Council members, mayor and department heads Kahele Fundraising Drops off Sharply City Council Chair Waters Eyes Run For Congress Working class tax credit still alive Hawaii officials pursue stronger deterrents for illegal game rooms Blangiardi Will Sign Short-Term Rental Bill Into Law Closing arguments to begin in trial of prominent doctor accused of drug crimes Read More..

Monday, April 18, 2022 April 18, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:37 PM :: 2044 Views Hawaii's Best & Worst Small Cities to Start a Business High Tax Hawaii 43rd in Economic Growth Joke of the Congress Kai Kahele helps Republicans Abolish Pelosi’s Proxy Voting Rule Referendum needed for Captain Cook name proposal DLNR: If you save your home we will use fines to take it away from you Hawaii County Building Permits Wait for Months NIMBY Vs YIMBY: Should Hawaii Make It Easier To Build Affordable Housing? Corps of Engineers Exploits Public Meetings to Sell Ala Wai Canal Boondoggle SB2021: Legislators to Give OHA $31M? Wholesale Inflation Bites Hawaii Businesses HB2405: Your Insurance will go up to pay for Sex Change Surgery and Hormones Three Years:  HPA Releases Lifelong Criminal who Shot Woman in Face, Ran from Cops More Homeless Mayhem: Probation ordered for man who threw pole at officer during arrest   Read More..

Sunday, April 17, 2022 April 17, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 2612 Views Will Legislators loan $50M to a drunken rave promoter? UHERO is my new housing policy hero Once Upon a Rebate ‘Perception of Payoff’ How Choy Got Kauai Waste Treatment Contract Ikaika Anderson’s Honolulu City Council resignation raises questions in lieutenant governor race Legislators Set up Two Bills to Test Strength of Gut-And-Replace Ban? A List of Big Ticket Items Before the Legislature COVID cases likely three times more than reported Honolulu Police Commission hits snooze button on picking new chief Extra food stamp benefits extended to end of May Global Warning is a Natural Process Which Increases CO2 in the Atmosphere, not the other way around--Here’s How Read More..

Saturday, April 16, 2022 April 16, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 2058 Views 272 Candidates Pull Papers National Community Survey of Honolulu Residents Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Indicted Caldwell Cronies Don’t Want To Face A Jury Hawaii Sheriffs Trainer Pleads Not Guilty To Criminal Charges Welders Fix Frogs--HART Left with only 90 days to come up with another excuse to avoid launching rail service Hawaii ranks as the bottom state with a change in small business employment from 2020 to 2021 at -13.5% Read More..

Friday, April 15, 2022 April 15, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 2614 Views Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That? Hawaii Unemployment 4.1% for March Unemployment Bounceback? Hawaii Ranks 50th How Much it Costs to House a Family of 4 in Hawaii Documents Show US Rep. Kai Kahele Has A Special Deal With Hawaiian Airlines Billing Dispute: Prosecutor Looks at Kaneshiro-era Sex Abuse Treatment Center Invoices Legislative Workgroup to Plan Steps to Legalize Psychotic Mushrooms Violent crime is underreported on HPD's crime mapping page How A Killer Walks Free: HPA Shows the Way Read More..

Thursday, April 14, 2022 April 14, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 1777 Views VIDEO: Measuring the Burden of Housing Regulation in Hawaii BWS Water Shortage Could Kill Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Will Rep Sharon Har Face Any Discipline After DUI arrest? Lawmakers Blast System That Released Kapolei Homicide Suspect After Multiple Arrests, Homeless Drug Addict Finally Gets Jail After Allegedly Lighting Man’s Shirt on Fire SB 775 is example of bad ‘gut and replace’ move After hours of debate, Council approves ban on short-term vacation rentals outside of resort areas HR104/HCR108: Don’t add burdens to state’s affordable housing tax credits Election Screwups Begin: Kauai Election notification remailing planned Restaurants can’t find good alternate to polystyrene Nonprofit seeks to address shortage of preschool spots with free home-based pilot Read More..

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 April 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 2373 Views State Response to COVID: Hawaii Ranks 39th  Honolulu Population Down 1.2% in Year 'Sustainability' -- HECO Plans to Close Largest and Cheapest Electricity Plant in September Ige Announces $276M CIP People are dying on the neighbor islands at a greater rate than they are on Oahu, "of things that they don't die of on Oahu." Returning Corrupt Donations?  2/3 of Politicians Keeping the Money HB2024 Becomes a ‘Big Win’ for Astronomy 3rd Reading: Senate Sends 120 Bills to Conference Committees Erasing Captain Cook:  Resolution moves to Senate Gerard Puana's terroristic threatening case pushed back to May Katherine Kealoha won’t be taking the witness stand to testify against her brother after all Third Lawsuit Filed Against City Alleging Honolulu Police Caused Crash Police Misconduct Records Lawsuit Costs Honolulu Taxpayers Another $83,000 Is Hawaii seeing a rise in COVID cases? Falls of Clyde Removal Plan Designed to Fail? Read More..

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 April 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:45 PM :: 2536 Views HB1823: Legislators Sneak Same Day Assisted Suicide Audit: DHS Skipping Criminal Background Checks on Foster Parents Reining in the State’s Emergency Powers; Why we Must Restore Checks and Balances Tribal Consultation Bill Hits Alaska-Hawaii Snag  State Judiciary at Work--Gambling, Drugs and Witness Tampering: Now Taxpayers to Pay for Ex-Cop’s Lawyer It’s down to 8 candidates for Honolulu police chief Ige: BWS Could Quickly Eliminate Water Crisis by Repairing Wells SB514: Ige supports $300 taxpayer rebate plan Blangiardi, Kiaaina Illegally spending COVID-19 relief funds without Council Authorization Senate mistakenly proposes $51 billion for community colleges A key tax credit for working class families is about to expire Hawaii Review Board Recommends No Charges Against Police In 4 Deaths Brother of Kathrine Kealoha tied to illegal drug dealing in Day 5 of criminal trial Hawaii reaches pandemic milestone -- no COVID-19 cases in the ICU for the first time Biden Admin Finally Gets Around to Appointing COFA Negotiator Maui Voters Set To Vote On 11 Changes To County Government Bill 38: City Outlaws Senior Class Photos on Beach Crime: Will Military Rule Waikiki ‘Off Limits’? Nobody Wants Haiku Stairs Demolished Read More..

Monday, April 11, 2022 April 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 2452 Views DPP Scandal Spreads to Liquor Commission? Has US Rep. Kai Kahele Given Up On Washington? Political scheming taints tourism bill Meth Dealer snared in Miske-related drug bust to be sentenced HB1644: Idiot Legislators Want to Ban Firefighting Foam A Record Number of Hawai‘i Workers Quit Their Jobs in 2021 Read More..

Sunday, April 10, 2022 April 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 1630 Views Auditor Persecution Continues Army invites public comments on draft EIS for Pōhakuloa Training Area Hawaii taxpayers deserve a rebate — a big one Hawaii lawmakers propose $300 rebate checks UHPA: UH Faculty Approve 14.35% Pay Hike 246 Candidates Pull Papers To Keep Housing Prices High, BWS is Slow Walking New Well and Already Using Fake Crisis to Block New Construction Sylvia Luke Thinks You Will Sell Your Vote for $300 House Corruption Commission has done nothing  Special Purpose Revenue Bonds: Jon Riki Karamatsu pushing Another Garbage Burner for Oahu Commercial Property Tax Bills Jump 40% Read More..

Saturday, April 9, 2022 April 9, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 5653 Views Hawaii Legislative Session: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Hawaii Land Use Policy Designed to Keep Housing Expensive Kahala Beach Stabber is Grandson of former Judicial Selection Chair--Did he get special treatment? Ige to Declare Water Emergency to Hasten Drilling of New Wells? Arrest a ‘Long time Coming’ -- Now Top DPS Trainer Gets Paid Vacation as Reward for Being Arrested More Amendments: Maunakea Management Authority Bill Passes Committee, Heads to Senate Floor for Final Vote Corrupt DPP Delays Cost Homeowners Money Will Hawaiian Airlines Be Acquired Next? Panel awards 5% pay raises to Maui mayor, council Republican State Senate Candidate is Leading Maui Anti-Vaxxer Kauaʻi 2022 election notification in the mail Now that Captain Cook is Gone -- Bill calls for markers at significant sites to honor former President Barack Obama Why Waimanalo Gulch Will Remain Open Read More..

Friday, April 8, 2022 April 8, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 3520 Views PIT Count: Chronic Homeless up 18% in Hawaii New Monitoring Wells to be Installed at Red Hill Top Department of Public Safety Training Officer Attested by Attorney General Embezzlement: Feds Nail Another Top ILWU Longshore Division Official Honolulu Officers Detail Katherine Kealoha’s Role In Probe Of Her Brother Kauai Council Meth Ring: Plead Guilty in Federal Court, Innocent in State Court Thought Control: Legislature Votes to Obliterate All Memory of Captain Cook Developer Giveaway: Hawaii Senate Budget Proposal Waste $350M on Aloha Stadium Project No legislation after months of Auditor Attacks Disguised as Hawaii land management hearings Shakedown: Earthjustice Exploits Seabirds to Shake Down Resorts for Money Read More..

Thursday, April 7, 2022 April 7, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 1646 Views How the Jones Act helps thwart ‘Buy American’ policy SB2695 SD2 HD1 a needless delay tactic for cryptocurrency ‘Empty homes’ tax resolution has good intentions, but that’s all Study: Hawaii most 'inclusive' state Where Hawaii Ranks: American cities with the highest rents KIUC Rate Hikes Far Lower than HECO's       $19.6 Billion cost of Batteries to power Oahu for Three Cloudy Days TAT to become Slush Fund for Eco-Activist groups Taxpayer Rebate is Back -- $300 Fired Navy captain privately raised Red Hill concerns, but had a different story publicly Who Needs Rail?  Kalihi Transformation with or without Line Survey: Big Island doctors face many challenges Firefighters get pay raise, HPD up next Murder suspect, son of Honolulu police officers, did not receive special treatment, Chief Rade Vanic says Commission Says Honolulu Should Fund Defense For Cops In Lindani Myeni Killing Eviction cases on the rise as Hawaii tenants struggle to stay in their homes Read More..

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:37 PM :: 2939 Views The Great Earned Income Tax Credit Hunt Poll: Lt Gov Race Wide Open Class of 2022 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled HPD Sued for Violating Second Amendment Rights (again)  Djou to Run for CD2?  ‘Not as Republican’ Ethics: DPP Director Writes Vacation Rental Rules to Benefit Wife    9 Years of Delay: Ex-cop in missing drug evidence case makes Judge Reschedule Trial (again) Rail May Not Make It To Ala Moana, But Developers Have Already Cashed In Ige: Mauna Kea stewardship bill would ’end astronomy’ on Hawaii Island SB775: Illegal ‘Gut And Replace’ Bill to Fund HTA Key Primary Election Dates Approaching Some patients wait months for care as Hawaii's doctor shortage worsens Doing the Job the State Cannot Do: Federal agents, police target fugitives and sex offenders in joint operation on Kauai--Homeless Population Reduced by Arrests Read More..

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 2242 Views Red Hill Captain Relieved--Rear Admiral Takes Over State Let Double Rapist out of Prison--Then the Feds Got Involved One-time teacher pay increase could cost Hawaii millions 9th Circuit Allows Class Action Suit over Lack of Female Locker Rooms in Hawaii DoE Schools  Hawaii Safe Travels to become ‘Regenerative Tourism’ Spy Program? Corporate Interests, NIMBYs and Political Ambition: How Middle Ground Solutions are Removed from Consideration DoE Superintendent: Only Two Applicants from Hawaii--BoE Extends Deadline to Make Inevitable Result Look Good After Year of HGEA Being Paid to do ‘Training’, State Lunatic Hospital will Finally Open Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Raising OHA’s Share Of Ceded Land Revenue Landfill Advisory Committee rejects proposed sites for new Oahu landfill News from Maui: Duck Still Quacking No-bail detainee awaiting murder trial gets unguarded release for funeral Gambling raid at building owned by monster home developer Three Honolulu Homeless Shelters Are Closing, Leaving Clients With Uncertainty Hawaii’s Wildlife is Dying of Thirst, On Purpose Read More..

Monday, April 4, 2022 April 4, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 2792 Views Sylvia Luke Buys Lt Governorship by Giving Lots of Money to HSTA Immigration Fraud Plea Bargain in Philippine Church Case Justice Department Alleges Disability Discrimination in Hawaii Condos BWS: 5-7 Years of ‘No Development’ While New Well Comes Online ‘Affordable Housing’--Palolo Homes Center of $80M Extortion Scheme? HTA ‘Regenerative Tourism’ Slush Fund --$250K Golf Tourney Hawaii legislators consider allowing corrupt DPP to seize properties without court proceedings Hu Honua price increases to consumers would be locked in for 30 years Anti-GMO Activists Fail in attempt to Exploit Audit of ADC $47M a Year for ‘Free’ Dental Care  New jail should be part of reform California Criminal Comes to Maui, Stabs Neighbor, Gets Probation Again Read More..

Sunday, April 3, 2022 April 3, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 3097 Views Maui Council unanimously approves resolution seeking Jones Act waiver -- Hawaii County Next? SB514: $100 Taxpayer Refund is Still Possible Honolulu job growth outpacing new housing supply 32-1 A Tax Game-Changer for Nonprofits The Fix is In: Unions Select Green-Luke as Your Next Governor, LG Hawaii County Council to consider 10 cent gas tax reduction SB3334: Still Time to Kill Stadium Boondoggle Maunakea bill scheduled for final committee I stopped accepting invitations to lecture college classes after it became trendy to boycott, picket and demand apologies from speakers Read More..

Saturday, April 2, 2022 April 2, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 2507 Views Is Council District 2 Reserved for Crime Families? Akina: Success of OHA’s Grants Program is a Strong Reason to Increase OHA’s PLT Share Red Hill Closure Fake? Maui Taser Lawsuit Filed Annual Report: UIPA Requests for FY2021 204 Candidates Pull Papers Security Guards Checking ID of Capitol Visitors Election Fraud in Hawaii: This Year, it is Trumpster Conspiracy Theories that help Nago Get Over The ‘Miske Enterprise’: Trial For The Accused Crime Boss Is Being Postponed Again Puana friend testifies about drug binges and drug deals Pentagon review highlights abusive behavior reports at Kaneohe base Chinatown: 800 Bums Leaving Read More..

Friday, April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 3744 Views Corruption Reforms: What They Left Out PEW: Hawaii Still Not Meeting Pension Funding Obligations Overtime Games: HGEA grab for 4-day week for state employees is actually a 3-day week State reapportionment pits two sitting Hawaii senators against each other Prosecutor describes doctor at center of Kealoha scandal as leader of drug ring Senate Set To Vote On Making State Police Shooting Board Permanent Oahu Crime Wave after COVID Mass releases of Criminals Read More..

Thursday, March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 1726 Views Bill would add much-needed oversight of state’s emergency powers UH Faculty Senate Denounces Sen Donna Mercado Kim More than 30 Hawaii VEX Robotics teams qualify for World event Hawaiian Electric upgrades Battery Bonus program with new perks for customers who add storage to PV systems Ige Appoints Five to BoE and Two to BoR  February Tourist Count Down 23.5% from Pre-COVID Peak  'Our Girlfriend Tulsi' -- Is she some sort of Russian Agent? Oahu water mandate could bring 20-fold rate hike Molina urges federal government to temporarily waive Jones Act Omicron Subvariant Now Responsible For 40% Of New Hawaii Infections Duck Walk not Perp Walk: State dismisses complaints against DoH Maui Health Officer over controversial COVID-19 treatments ‘Give us access’: Hunters want to help with Maui County deer overpopulation Legislators Solution to High Gas Prices?  Give More Free Money to Tesla Drivers Just Another Tax: HB2399 “Producer responsibility bill’ Rolling Blackouts Coming; Another Solar Project Fails ‘Atlantis Resort’ developer exiting Hawaii Waianae High School teacher arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor Deputy Sheriffs still years away from using bodycams Judge Awards $1.375 million In An Inmate Suicide At Halawa Correctional Facility Two More People Move to Hawaii, Immediately Become Homeless Read More..

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:18 PM :: 1740 Views We can breathe freely again; what have we learned? ‘Shipping security’ more Jones Act shibai Vacant Homes? Hawaii Ranks 18th Hawaii 2nd Highest Tax Burden in USA Minimum wage mostly hurts the people it is intended to help Federal Investigators on Oahu --  Will FTA Cut off Honolulu Rail? Is It Time To Cut Hawaii’s Gas Taxes? BWS chief engineer worries Red Hill fuel contamination could be spreading Bill To Limit Public Access To Government Records Is Dying In The Senate Ige’s New Attorney General Faces Senate Questions Over Employee Complaints Dozens protest bill proposing ban on commercial activity at some Oahu beaches Smith & Wesson Sues Hawaii Over The High Cost Of Public Records Trumpster Election Fraud Show Comes to Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 March 29, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:29 PM :: 1625 Views Former OHA Aide Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million Fraud and Money Laundering UH Prof Named KSBE Trustee DoD to Spend $1B on Red Hill College enrollment down sharply Detainee Pleads Guilty to Injuring Officers in Assault at Detention Center Erasing history to Install Identity Politics: Lawmakers want Kauai’s Russian Fort Elizabeth to have a new name Katherine Kealoha’s brother pleads guilty to gun crime ahead of drug trial Why the public is paying the legal bills of convicted former police chief Louis Kealoha Miske co-defendant, already free on bond, seeks release from GPS monitoring Deputy sheriff charged with assault on another deputy Former Maui DWS employee says he was fired for pointing out contamination concerns Law Changed After 1,000 Criminals Walk Free $600 million DHHL bill advances Mina Morita Pushing Hu Honua Scheme Honolulu’s Ban On Plastic And Polystyrene Containers Is On Hold For 6 Months Locals Are Hawai‘i’s No. 1 Homebuyers, But … Homeless keiki on the rise at Oahu's largest shelter Apartments for Hard-Core Homeless Still Sit Empty Read More..

Monday, March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 1995 Views 33,234 in Hawaii Behind on Mortgage Hawaii 4th Highest Gas Tax in USA ‘Empty homes’ tax will not achieve goal Discouraging short-term rentals won’t ease housing shortage Senate Judiciary Hearing Pistol Permitting & Registration Bill Don’t Use Red Hill as Excuse to Shut Down Affordable Housing Construction College enrollment down sharply HGEA, HSTA Endorse Green, Luke Erasing History to Install Lies: Resolution urges name change for Captain Cook Next Up: Katherine Kealoha’s Brother on Trial Rep Branco Grabs for UH Health School Site to Build View Homes for Hawaiian Political Insiders Val Okimoto vs Ron Menor for CD8 Coming to Hawaii: Guests and crew members test positive for COVID-19 aboard Princess Cruise ship City plans to increase ‘positions’ with short-term vacation rentals as the excuse du jour Read More..

Sunday, March 27, 2022 March 27, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 2819 Views A Bold Step Forward from Diapers Hawaii Inflation Will be the Highest in Decades, and Everything Will be Affected When lawmakers confuse campaign funds with slush funds Without Reform, CWS Doesn’t Deserve More ‘Positions’ Trial delayed again: Ex-cop in missing drug case fires attorney as jury selection got underway Don’t undermine University of Hawaii, astronomy Senate Panel recommends 5 nominees to Hawaii Land Board Hawaiian Home Lands financial-assistance proposal stirs debate Bill 41 would impact Oahu’s economy Big Island Politico Admits Spreading Lies About Apportionment for 20 Years Read More..

Saturday, March 26, 2022 March 26, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 4133 Views Russians Kidnap Pastor with Hawaii Ties 150 Candidates Pull Papers Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Mauna should not be clouded by so-called Activist groups Do it for Hawaii: Waive the Jones Act Study: Hawaii sells the most expensive Starbucks in America Two Amemiyas Under Investigation? Now its falsified campaign donations COVID Plan: Test Sewage, not Tourists Lawmakers look to exert more control over Hawaii Tourism Authority In wake of 6-year-old’s horrific death, lawmakers seek to dramatically expand CWS Brother of woman murdered outside Kapolei police station hopes her death sparks change More than 1,000 theft reports on Oahu this month Read More..

Friday, March 25, 2022 Letters to the Editor March, 2022 By Letters to the Editor @ 8:21 PM :: 3075 Views Mauna should not be clouded by so-called Activist groups   Do You Trust Corrupt DPP to Seize Property by Assessing Fines? Save Astronomy, Stop HB2024 Read More..

Friday, March 25, 2022 March 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:22 PM :: 2459 Views Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii 538: What If Hawaii Voted First In The Democratic Presidential Primaries? Hawaii: 13,400 Renters May Soon Face Eviction Jobs Recovery: Hawaii Among Three Worst States Open-records exemption would open Pandora’s box  Lawsuit challenges rule banning swimming with spinner dolphins in Hawaii Oahu Loses 12,337 Residents in One Year Judge Rejects Amemiya Effort To Dismiss Conspiracy Charge Judge Rejects Plea Deal For Former Kauai Councilman Who Led Meth Ring As Covid-19 Emergency Ends, Hawaii Lawmakers Consider Limits On Executive Power Sue Big Oil?  Consumers will pay Hawaii County Mayor Urges Fast Tracking PGV While Delaying the Process Hawaii Schools Waste Massive Amounts of Electricity Because Electric Bill is not in their Budget Rep Sylvia Luke Blocking Prison Construction in Effort to Ensure Quick Release for Criminals New ACLU Scam to Keep the Homeless Homeless--Mandatory Contested Case Hearing for Sweeps, Bums Awarded Ownership of Stolen Vehicles Transsexual Meth Convict Plays Victim 15 Years After Arrest Hawaii Could Lose Hundreds of Healthcare Workers because of State Failure to Request Licensing Waiver Effort To Transfer State Agricultural Land Survives Latest Hurdle Repairs to start on leaky State Capitol reflecting pools (again) Hawaii parking app Parklinq offers new three-tiered parking rate system depending on level of political correctness Read More..

Thursday, March 24, 2022 March 24, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 1896 Views Anti-Telescope Leaders Oppose HB2024 -- 'Bill does not provide any benefits' HART: Recovery Plan Does Not Exist (yet) Green Energy: Schatz Gives Taxpayer Money to Maui Councilmenber's Spouse Innovative States? Hawaii Ranks 40th HB2125 Deferred: Would Criminalize Parental Involvement in Education  Donna Leong Pleads Not Guilty To Lying To Federal Agents   Hawaii lower public education literacy levels could last years Amended bill Keeps Mauna Kea under UH Control Case urges Jones Act waiver, calls out Matson, Pasha Bill 41: City Council considers ban on short-term vacation rentals in residential areas Legislative Bill calls for audit of State's Agricultural Parks City prosecutor clears 2 HPD officers in fatal shooting of machete-wielding man Read More..

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 March 23, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:05 PM :: 2548 Views Hawaii Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment Hawaii Residents Spend Most on Groceries--as a Percentage of Income City Departments Work to Conserve Water amid Strain on Water Supply Billionaire-backed developer under investigation for illegal political donations Mauna Kea Management Bill Would Mean ‘An End To Astronomy’--Decision Delayed After Opposition Testimony Conference Committee will decide minimum wage bill in Secret State funding for Hawaii Tourism Authority up for secret debate in Conference Committee REIT Tax is Dead (again) Burning Wood For Power? It’s A Question Utilities Commission Nominee Will Face HGEA Keeping The Hawaii State Hospital Closed During COVID, School Meals Became a Total Scam, Here’s How What to do with $27M of airport equipment after Safe Travels? Crimes committed by teens are on the rise Government red tape purposefully 'zaps' Hawaii's electronic gun sales ACLU Latest Gambit--Contested Case for Homeless Sweep Committee wants Ethics Board to look into Napili home’s approval process Revisionist History: Russian Fort is no Longer Russian A popular Hawaii destination may be the state's 'No. 1 drowning capital' Read More..

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 March 22, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 2064 Views Hawaii Steepest Housing Cost Increases in USA Agribusiness Development Corporation--Auditor Finds 'Material Weakness' Maui Musical Chairs: Rumor of Roz Baker Retirement  Economic Freedom: Ige Ranks 43rd The Navy Water Crisis Could Halt New Construction On Oahu New rail route is just ‘first phase,’ Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi says SB3334: HCDA to Control Aloha Stadium project SB555: So-Called ‘Ban’ on Fundraisers during Session has Gigantic Loophole Legislature advances bill giving counties more power to take private property Hawaii Legislature Debates Creating a Department of Environmental Protection HART Offered CEO a Bonus so She Could make a Show of rejecting it Bound for heavy debate, bill seeks to strip UH as sole manager of Mauna Kea   Mike Molina: Time for Jones Act to be suspended 1,000 Criminals Walk Free-- Legislature Passes Bill To Clear Up ‘Chaotic Situation’ In State Courts Business Owners Face Special Challenges Posed By The Homeless Crisis To slow ‘monster home’ construction, city revokes permit for Pacific Heights property Read More..

Monday, March 21, 2022 March 21, 2022 News Release By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 1683 Views HB2125: Criminalize Parental Involvement in Education HSTA Seminar: How to Transsexualize K-12 Students  Homicide Surge Caused by COVID Criminal Releases Honolulu Human Trafficking Task Force: 40 Investigations But No Convictions And Few Arrests Kaua‘i council, boards, commissions return to in-person meetings March 28 Kaua‘i Federal employee pleads not guilty to federal charges UH Admits Ocean Acidification, Coral Die-off a Bunch of Hype Hawaii case moves further than any other climate suit Read More..

Sunday, March 20, 2022 March 20, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:23 PM :: 2499 Views The last time Congress created a new state Earned Income Tax Credit: Great, but Where Is It? OHA Completes only 28% of Audit Recommendations Hawaii's leading newspaper supports Jones Act waiver Five myths that pervade the minimum-wage debate HB1837 HD1 a good vehicle for identifying Hawaii housing barriers Ethics: State Employees Can't Self-License, but they can Self-Deal Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Federal Investigation to Target HART? Shorter Honolulu rail route could avert Kakaako dispute Overtime Slush Fund: 5,000 Ghost Positions and Legislators Want to Add More Alleged Tantalus Shooter is Son of Two HPD Officers Bills Mandating Count of Every Person for Apportionment die in House Hawaii unemployment fund needs more money after federal bailouts end Grants-In-Aid Set for Monday When You're Cracking Down On Corruption, Don't Forget Lobbyists Accused crime boss Mike Miske's trial date could be pushed back State To Pay $40,000 After UPW Members Facilitate USO Gang Attack At Oahu Jail Read More..

Saturday, March 19, 2022 March 19, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 2588 Views ALOHA homes proposal 'fundamentally flawed' Your house probably made more than you did last year DoH Declares Navy Water Safe in All Residential Areas Chief Justice Appoints Two New Oahu Judges HB124: Committee amends bill for Hawaii election guide Hawaii Supreme Court Denies Redistricting Challenge--103 Candidates Pull Papers New Federal Charges Filed--Ratting out Caldwell Leong’s Only Hope? HB2414 Amended to Eliminate GE Tax on Diapers, Food And Medicine HGEA’s Pet Speaker: Saiki Triple-Refers $94M HSTA Pay Hike DPP Corruption Dooms Affordable Housing, Green Energy Three Steps to Improve Ethics in Hawaii Government Maui County Charter Amendments Could Create Even More New County Bureaucracies Hu Honua News: Big Island Mayor Asks Governor to Declare Energy Emergency Raising a new Generation of Potheads: Legislators Push More Candy Marijuana Edibles--Less Flavored Vape for Hawaii Children Man killed in Waianae shooting was released from prison six months ago by order of HPA Read More..

Friday, March 18, 2022 March 18, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:36 PM :: 4067 Views House Committees Refuse to Hear SB2422 -- Bill Would Have Ended Foster Care Abuse Coverups Election 2022: Big Drama in CD2 Dem Primary? Feds Sentence Ohio Scamsters for Ripping off Hawaii Unemployment Ten Senators Share in Lava Tube Dishonor “Defend Hawaii” owner pleads guilty in Miske racketeering case Zippy’s Again: Windward Oahu legislator Jarrett Keohokalole misused state money Canceling Captain Cook? Resolution seeks to rename South Kona town $25 billion Hawaii state budget passes House, moves to Senate HB2278: ‘Carbon Cashback’ Bill Just Another Tax Murder on steps of Kapolei Police Station Because Lunatic was not Put Back Inside Lunatic Asylum Homicides Put Oahu on Edge 46-Time Loser Got Another Chance, Guess What happened Next Committee passes bill aimed at letting lots and lots of criminals back out onto the streets--but don’t worry, they’ll be female, sort of Employees Say Waikiki Health Retaliated Over Transgender Bathroom Access Mandatory Sex Change bill Set to be Rewritten in Conference Committee Read More..

Thursday, March 17, 2022 March 17, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:05 PM :: 1399 Views Putin's Potted Tulsi -- Gabbard says US ‘not so different’ from Russia on free speech McDermott: DoD Red Hill Closure Memo 'a vague non-binding promise' Cocaine News: Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi Obtains Divorce -- After Trying to Keep Case Records Secret Hawaii 6th-Worst Drivers in USA Fat-City-Survey-Honolulu-Ranks-95th-in-Obesity Hawaii 4th-Fewest One-Person Households Hawaii highest household net worth in USA Individual Income Taxes -- Hawaii 5th Worst Shell Bill: $300M funding proposed for Hawaii low-income rental housing Millions in proposed funding sparks new interest in Hawaiian Home Lands HPD: Officers involved in near-fatal Makaha crash may face felony charges State To Pay $250,000 To Cover Lawyers’ Fees for Lawsuit Designed to Force-Release Lots and Lots of Criminals Homelessness is Expensive: DLNR says it needs over $13M to demolish abandoned Hilo hotel torched by squatters Plan to stop rail construction at South Street puts several Kakaako properties in limbo Glasgow City Council bid to save Falls of Clyde ship receives major boost Read More..

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 March 16, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:07 PM :: 1977 Views State of the City: Blangiardi Announces Latest Scheme to Get Rail Money Withheld by Feds Hawaii Supreme Court Denies Redistricting Challenge--Filing Now Open for all Races  Hawaii National Guard Completes Two-Year COVID Mission Drugs In Hawaii’s UPW-Controlled Prisons: ‘We Are Swimming In Spice’, and staff are sometimes involved in the drug trade HPD’s interim chief withdraws from list of candidates for permanent job The New Political Reality: Illegal Virtual meetings in virtual backrooms Navy orders ‘supplemental investigation’ of Red Hill Public Utilities Commission Investigates Sandwich Isles Communications Kauai Council News: ANOTHER Brun co-conspirator pleads guilty Waianae Meth Gang Moved 120 lbs Puana's terroristic threatening case delayed after prosecutor's office conflicts out City Council measure urges city to restore public access to first responder radio Conservation: City Parks Among Biggest Water users Wood Pellets Coming: Oahu Solar Projects Wrestle With Delays Woman jailed for stealing from Molokai nonprofit Read More..

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 March 15, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 2195 Views VIDEO: Why Hawaii Needs a Jones Act Waiver Public feedback needed for update to Maunakea management plan Last Chance to Save Caldwell: Lawyers Argue Not a Crime to Transfer $250K to Kealoha Star-Adv: Put a Jones Act waiver to the test Hawaii Supreme Court to hear reapportionment dispute today Maunakea bill still alive in Senate Lawmakers weigh measures to tax rental car companies State of the County: Boost the city’s ope­rating budget by 14% Tourism returns nearly full force to Hawaii Costs threaten Hawaii restaurants Kauai Electric Bills Set to Rise Less than Others In body cam video, witnesses to crash involving officers urge police to ‘investigate’ what happened   Bills would extend Ohana Zones program More Homeless Mayhem: Squatters Torch Makiki Hts Home State Judiciary: Kill a dude in Chinatown, get back out on the streets in a year Read More..

Monday, March 14, 2022 March 14, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:21 PM :: 2319 Views Romney Slams Gabbard for 'Parroting Russian Propaganda,' 'Treasonous Lies' Let’s Not Die on Red Hill ‘Open Secret’ Malu Motta’s best friend took over Hawaii County Hiring for Four Years--Bypassed Civil Service Rules to Hire ‘POI’ Hawaiian Home Lands survey shows half of respondents would trade their waitlist spot for $100K Big Island Bioenergy Plant Searches For More Trees — And Regulatory Approval Delay expected for national park air tour plans in Hawaii Next Boondoggle: Public workshops scheduled for Ala Wai flood risk abatement Read More..

Sunday, March 13, 2022 March 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 2094 Views Can we please try some housing policies that work, like the ‘Tokyo model’? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 11, 2022 Non-Ad Valorem Property Tax Financing Do You Trust Corrupt DPP to Seize Property by Assessing Fines? Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review   63 Candidates File for Election A Billion here, $600M there -- More spending by legislators Tourist Fees Still Alive, Tax Rebate Dead Accountability for Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ funds? After Arrests, Ethics Bills on the Move in Legislature Housing Bills on the Move in Legislature Onishi pushes back on retirement fund bill War In Ukraine Helps Drive Up The Cost Of Living In The Pacific Kauai Council News: Only Felicia Cowden was Craven Enough to Accept Putin Junket Kauai Council News: Brun co-conspirator pleads guilty No Bidders For Incredibly Cheap Russian Oil U.S. tsunami warning system needs major overhaul, report says Read More..

Saturday, March 12, 2022 March 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 1529 Views Blangiardi meets with FTA to discuss Honolulu Rail Project Halftime at the Legislature--What's Hot, and Not, in Tax Jones Act waiver request for fuel imports goes national VIDEO: Grassroot Institute Celebrates 20 Years DoH Declares Navy Water Safe in More Areas Applicants Sought to Fill Vacancies on the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court Hawaii Workforce Shrinks--Unemployment 4.4% for January Stars Align for Hawaii Jones Act Waiver? Let’s Not Die on Red Hill Maui: New Police Chief Pushes out old guard Ige Appoints Utilities Insider to Chair PUC 15% pay raises granted for Maui County directors and deputies 400 acres of major Lahaina project Villages of Leialiʻi offered to DHHL Read More..

Friday, March 11, 2022 March 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:18 AM :: 2626 Views Honolulu ‘Ethics’ Commission: Kealoha Investigations Closed, Lets go After Tupola Legislators Have Extra $450M to waste -- But War In Ukraine Dampens Economic Future Raising the ‘tip credit’ for servers This New Hawaii Commission Is Aimed At Open Government. So Why Has It Been Meeting In Secret? HGEA Endorses Josh Green for Governor Testimony raises questions about what chief knew about murder outside HPD station Before Murder, Miske had Fraser Beaten Kahikina Poised To Get $25K Bonus For First Year As Rail Director UH Engineering Professors Want Rail Guy Gone Key player in Kauai councilman's drug trafficking ring reaches plea agreement Former Kauai federal employee racked up $17K unauthorized charges 15 Firearms, Ammunition Stolen from DLNR Armory Hawaii House Proposes 48 New ‘Positions’ To Beef Up Child Welfare Services 300 Volunteers Take to Street to Count Oahu Homeless Read More..

Thursday, March 10, 2022 March 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:58 AM :: 1928 Views Ignoring the Science for Ideologies 'Tokyo Model' Can Create More Housing for Hawaii Ige appoints Luella Costales to House District 39 Seat Hawaii Moves to Weekly COVID Reporting Schatz: Earmarks Are Back Senate Approves More Millions for Red Hill ​UH Mānoa receives full 10-year accreditation Blangiardi to meet with FTA to discuss Honolulu Rail Project Lawmaker Calls For Investigations Of State Ag Park Program Cowden Ethics Violation for Work with Russia Agent Offshore Wind Energy Bill Sails Through Hawaii Senate with Key Element Blanked Out Copying California: Kauai Council passes bill to outlaw single-family subdivisions Copying California: Bill Diverts 75% of Property Tax to useless overpriced, failed homeless programs Copying Vancouver: Honolulu's ‘Empty Homes’ Tax Proposal Is Mostly An Empty Promise Hawaiian Electric Reports Net Income Increase For 2021--Gives Pretend Money to Deadbeats Navy Says It Shouldn't Have To Share More Red Hill Documents Board of Water Supply puts out urgent call for voluntary water conservation on Oahu Sources: Police dropped 2 murder suspects off at Waikiki hotel but didn’t monitor them Witness: Woman beaten to death on police station steps asked for help before attack Surviving 107 degree fever and coma, Maui police recruit recounts close brush with death Read More..

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 March 9, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:00 AM :: 2648 Views Feds Indict Russian Agent -- Organized Kauai Council Junket to Russia Ige: Hawaii Indoor Mask Mandate Ends March 26 Case Asks Biden to Waive Jones Act to Ship US Oil to Hawaii Thanks to Sneaky Lawyers, Jones Act Waiver will Require Act of Congress State Releases Agricultural Land Use Baseline Study Maui’s Automated Planning and Permitting System to launch April 18 How Hawaii’s Spike in Gas Prices Compares to the Nation OSHA Raids: Hawaii 4th Most Likely Target Special Funds? In 2022 Legislature 100% Fail Analysis DoH Declares Navy Water Safe in More Areas Is Hawaii's Legislature Corrupt? Two more Miske co-defendants expected to flip Electric bills may bring jolt: Could see charge increase 20% Isles need Jones Act waiver for oil imports Half-Way Point: House Approves Stadium Boondoggle, Minimum Wage, Capital Gains Tax, DHHL, Mauna Kea Bills Rail park-and-ride facility’s cost soar to half billion Homeless from out-of-state increases in isles Hawaii Proud Boys founder likely headed to trial for his role in U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6 Read More..

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 March 8, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 1970 Views DoD to Permanently Close Red Hill What does it take to convince four chronic homeless to get off streets? Outdoor masking to be optional at HIDOE schools and offices Bill pays $100,000 to Take Name Off DHHL wait list Honolulu Mayor’s Budget Proposal Includes No Tax Rate Or Fee Hikes Capital Gains Tax Increase And A New Carbon Tax May Not Make The Cut No More ‘Released Pending Investigation’? -- But Only for Assaults on Police Will traveler information in Safe Travels be deleted? Hawaii Senator Takes Aim at Tenure Reapportionment Commission preps to defend against lawsuit Read More..

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