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Sunday, January 17, 2021 January 17, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:59 PM :: 2738 Views Barreling Toward a Tax Hike! GOP Guide to 2021 Legislative Session Hawaii Family Forum Celebrates 23 Years Grassroot Institute 10 most-viewed stories of 2020 Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 16, 2021 $400M GE Tax Hike Planned Ige Sets up 2021 Legislative Session to Produce Tax Hikes Hawaii Tourism Authority spent ‘exorbitant’ amounts marketing to visitors as lockdowns dropped demand Congresswoman Concerned About Hawaii CARES Spending Got No Answers From Ige Current state of homelessness on Kaua‘i discussed 5K on Kaua‘i vaccinated Gas use down 18%, Hawaii County highway fund takes a hit from less driving Kauai businesses give dour assessment of survival chances under travel restrictions Read More..

Saturday, January 16, 2021 January 16, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 3942 Views VIDEO: Pro-Trump Hawaii Capitol Protest Peaceful When saving money isn't really Meth Trafficking: Former Mayor of Yona, Guam Sentenced to Prison for Extortion Land Grab: Enviros Sue to Restore 'Critical' Habitat Rules Former Schofield contractor sentenced for role in bribery and kickback scheme Chief Justice Appoints District and District Family Court Judges Doing the Job the State Won’t Do: Feds Charge Maui Thugs in 2014 Hate Crime Attack Legislators Clueless: Everything depends on new Biden ‘Stimulus’ While Thousands of Shots Sit in Fridge, Maui Hospital’s vaccine clinic closing FOR 3 WEEKS over 'shortage' Thousands seek appointments for COVID-19 vaccine as distribution ramps up Oahu public school principal under fire for holding student assembly for more than 80 Adding up the business losses in Hawaii DLIR’s dated technology slows distribution of unemployment benefits Read More..

Friday, January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:02 PM :: 1991 Views 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood Ed Case Reintroduces Jones Act Reform Bills 30 Years Without a Plan -- Auditor Rips Agribusiness Development Corp. With 1000s of Shots in the Fridge, DoH Tries to Blame ‘Supply Uncertainty’ for Hawaii’s Slow Mass Vaccination Effort New Excuse for Slow COVID Vaccination Rollout—Blame Seniors 50% of Hawaii Small Business Short on Rent COVID Criminal Releases: 60% Rearrested (but don’t worry, the soft-on-crime crowd will explain this away) Streets filling up with homeless from Mainland Tax Hike Sales Pitch: Closure of Hilo Youth Challenge Academy No More ‘Gifts Of Aloha’ For State Lawmakers Federal judge orders ‘Proud Boys Hawaii’ founder to surrender passport Read More..

Thursday, January 14, 2021 January 14, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 3055 Views US House Impeaches Trump Pro-Trump 'Knights of Aloha' Plans Hawaii Capitol Protest Hawaii Judiciary to Host 'Black Lives Matter' Seminar Worst Drivers: Hawaii Ranks 7th Court Order: All commercial aquarium fishing completely banned in Hawaii Hawaii Ranks 46th In Administering COVID-19 Vaccines, Feds Say we have 118,000 shots sitting in the Fridge Oahu Vaccinations Begin Monday Age 75+ Sign Up Here Crowds Form at Maui Vaccination Site, Hundreds Turned Away What Crisis? $30M pricetag to renovate water features at the state Capitol raises eyebrows DoE Wastes $5M Pretending to Assemble Digital Lessons That Won’t be Ready Until COVID is Gone Barricades block Hawaii Capitol building entrances after FBI warns of armed protests in all states Ochs Used as Excuse to Restrict Journalists Results from first phase of Snorkel Safety Study explains causes of snorkeling drownings in Hawaii Homelessness anticipated to gradually rise—PIT Count cancelled Homeless man, 34, arrested after allegedly assaulting homeless woman with tire iron Read More..

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 January 13, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 3195 Views "We will create a path for them to spend time in federal prison" Delaying health benefits fund payments will add $8 billion to Hawaii taxpayer debt I got my first covid shot yesterday COVID Vaccine Now Available on Big Island for Age 75+ Why Wait for Government? Volunteers Repair Koko Head Tramway DBEDT: Hawaii Defense Spending Outlook Report Kauai: Vaccine for Age 75+ Begins Jan 15--Sign up here Ige to Raise GE Tax -- ponders higher fuel and income taxes Hawaii: 60,000 Vaccines in Refrigerator?  DoH says just an illusion as COVID-19 vaccine rollout lags The DOE to pay Private Tutors after a year of paying HSTA members to do nothing How One Company Is Going The Extra Mile To do the Job DOE- HSTA Won’t Alm says his top priority is restoring public’s trust in city Prosecutor’s Office Judge to hear motion to dismiss charge against surgeon general Lawsuit alleges businesses are victims of a massive city sewer fee ‘ripoff’ Schools that purchased PPE early on won’t be reimbursed with emergency funds? Sacrifice?  The Bus workers want $800/mo raise No ‘twindemic’ as cases of flu remain scarce Late to the COVID Game: Maui Anti-Tourism Activists Hope to Replicate Kauai’s Success Human trafficking, sexual violence cases triple amid pandemic Repeat Offender charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into Waialae Iki home Read More..

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:54 PM :: 2572 Views Vaccinated! Online National Community Survey for O’ahu Residents Only Two mass vaccination sites planned for Oahu as Sister isles Begin Inoculating Hundreds Kauai: 500 Teachers Get Vaccine on Day One Maui: Hundreds turn out for vaccine drive Lawmakers concerned after FBI warns of ‘armed protests’ planned at all 50 state capitals Stupid UH Progressives Try to Tie Nick Ochs to Mayor Blangiardi Hawaii stepping up security at state Capitol and all government buildings Organizers: ’Unmasked flash mob’ canceled DHHL chair says Kapolei casino would be built on land not zoned for homes Read More..

Monday, January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:43 PM :: 2856 Views Say 'Uncle' -- What Connects Miske to Kealoha? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 9, 2021 Supreme Court to hear Guam, Alaska Cases Sgt Schultz Caldwell: “How do you know something you don’t know until you know it?” False Dichotomy: Furloughs or Tax Hikes?  Let’s Create our own Choice -- Tough Questions For The Hawaii Department Of Education As DoH Dithers, AARP Hawaii urges safe access to COVID-19 vaccine for seniors aged 75 and older $5000 Bail for Ochs -- seen in mob that stormed U.S. Capitol Danny De Gracia: Hawaii Republicans Should Follow Up On Tardy Stand Against Violence Kailua Kona Q Anon Nuts Rally for Trump Blood Bank of Hawaii asks COVID-19 survivors to donate plasma to help save lives Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm unveils 100-day plan Tuesday Soft on Crime: Lifelong Criminal Gets Another Fake 20 Years Sentence—HPA will let him out soon (again) Replacement work avoids funding halt at Aloha Stadium Dillingham Airfield Still Set to Close in June Read More..

Sunday, January 10, 2021 January 10, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:56 PM :: 4061 Views Schwarzenegger: Trumpsters Capitol Attack is 'American Kristallnacht' Scrutinize the Big Agencies! Miske-Related Case Shows How State Judiciary Protects Mafia Hawaii businesses fear unemployment tax increases will ruin their economic recovery Federal labor department to investigate Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system Big Island Mayor Roth hospitalized with chest pains With triple-digit case spikes, Mayor Blangiardi focuses on how to move the city forward Kauai County to begin Mass Vaccination for Age 75+ Honolulu Police Spent $150,000 In CARES Funds On A Robot Dog to Scan Homeless Chang: Singapore Housing Bill will be back this Session Defense spending ‘incredibly important’ for Hawaii during COVID-19 pandemic Public unhappy over lack of access: Pandemic, technology and tension during long council session Hawaii Republican Party, already weakened, gets destroyed by Trumpism and extremism Pachinko Billionaire Buys up Hawaii Golf Clubs—Drama Follows Read More..

Saturday, January 9, 2021 January 9, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 2311 Views DoH Sitting on 56,700 Unused Vaccines Sign up Here: Hospitals Start Vaccinating Age 75+ Privileged Elite: Kauai School Employees Begin Getting Vaccinations Monday From Hamas to UH Manoa: Terrorism, Lies and Videotape Don't rely on pennies from heaven COVID Session: How the Hawaii Legislative 2021 Session will be Conducted  JSC Still Seeking Applicants for ICA Judge, 3rd Circuit Judges Mokuleia Crash: A Nest of Incompetents Surrounding 11 Deaths Nearly 600 cases reported in 2 days, officials urge people not to gather Tax Hike Kabuki: Ige Says Only Biden can Save You  In blistering letter, UH officials condemn school’s financial relationship with Aloha Stadium Longtime Rail Officials Ousted As New CEO Joins HART Rick Keene tapped as HART's No. 2 official HSTA Complains Principals too slow to Shut Schools Back Down so HSTA Members can get back to being paid for doing nothing Retired Officer involved in Kealoha case may receive reduced sentence Legal battle brewing over portion of proceeds from sale of Kealohas’ home Read More..

Friday, January 8, 2021 January 8, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 2003 Views Hawaii Republican Candidate Arrested at Airport--Was Photographed Attacking Capitol Seminar: How the Hawaii Legislative 2021 Session will be Conducted Rep. Mizuno Says he is Victim of Unemployment Fraud Spying on You: Department of Health Launches AlohaSafe Alert App New Honolulu Council Committee Assignments How to Put Hawaii Back on Road to Prosperity 'You can't spend money you don't have' Hawaii Will Collect More Taxes Than Expected—But Don’t Worry, we’re still going to raise taxes Ige’s mom, mom-in-law vaccinations look unfair Work-from-Hawaii program draws 50K applicants for 50 spots Number of unemployment claims in Hawaii jumps before PEUC Deadline Biki Bike Should be Allowed to Siphon Money from Taxpayers because it is Green Read More..

Thursday, January 7, 2021 January 7, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:59 PM :: 2529 Views Alert: US Federal Recognition is Back Hawaii Republican Candidate Photographed Attacking Capitol Tax Hikes on Fuel, Food and Health Care Green calls for 2-week moratorium on social gatherings as new coronavirus cases reach high of 322 Department of Education shuffles papers rather than distribute COVID-19 vaccines to 44,000+ employees Tax Hike Sales Pitch: DoE Claims 1,300 teaching positions at risk HSTA Member Posts Bail, Returns to Mainland after Forcing School Evacuation State-Run Bank would be State Run Bank-Ruptcy Hawaii Electric Industries (HEI) Launches New Buying Spree Spying on You: New app could warn you of COVID-19 exposure HPD Deputy Says ‘We Did Nothing Wrong’ In Surveillance On Cabinet Official Soft on Crime: 13 Priors Does it Again Read More..

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 January 6, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:22 PM :: 2466 Views Trumpsters Break into Capitol, Occupy Senate Floor VIDEO: DOCARE Raids Nude Beach looking for mask violators (again) Hawaii facing largest recession in history Constantly Changing Safe Travels rules impede recovery Changing of restaurant rules ‘definitely killing us’ State to expand eligibility for COVID vaccine to those 75 and up, more essential workers HECO:  Latest Green Energy Scheme Based on Faulty Accounting Workforce drug tests show Hawaii marijuana, cocaine use up in last half of 2020 Amemiya Lands City Council Gig To Cash In On Retirement Benefits Kirk Caldwell's Reality Show Takes a Brief Hiatus — Hopefully The Continuing Clout Of Hawaii’s Public Worker Unions Hawaii will need to pay $59 million in interest to cover unemployment Legislative Agenda: Raise Taxes by Threatening Cuts to Sex Abuse Treatment Legislative Agenda: Progressives will push for $17/hr Minimum Wage Enviros Plan to Gain Control of 30% of US Waters Read More..

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 January 5, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 3017 Views Rail critic Natalie Iwasa named to HART board of directors Totally Trumped: Hawaii Republicans Call on Pence to Overturn Electoral College Votes 2020: A Year in the Life of a Healthcare Worker Physician Workforce Assessment Project -- 50% Shortage in Many Specialties World getting better! What COVID Emergency? Let's Quadruple Hawaii's Phony Hi-Tech Tax Credits Which Hawaii Towns Have Worst Credit Card Debt? American Samoa Begins Repatriating Stranded Residents Higher state taxes under consideration—So Big We Can’t Explain DoH Purposefully Slow-Walking COVID 19 vaccines—“all part of the plan” Sound Familiar???  DoH Blames Holidays, Feds, Logistics For Slow rollout of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan Green Pushing DoH to Stop Dawdling Economic forecast: Visitor numbers could hit 6M this year Kaua‘i students go back to school on Blended Schedule Will Hawaii Legislature Reverse Ige’s Suspension Of The Public Records Law? Hawaii Employees' Retirement System on Government Workers' Exodus Violence against women in abusive relationships escalated during pandemic, experts say Hawaii Restaurant Card gave a nice boost, but $5M never spent Judge dismisses obstruction case against Kealoha conspiracy victim EPA Muddies the Water on Permitting Discharges to Groundwater ‎and What the Biden Administration Will Likely Do About It Read More..

Monday, January 4, 2021 January 4, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 3160 Views The greenies’ tales about Hawaii’s vanishing beaches miss one important fact Hirono: GOP Senators Afraid of Trump Voters Why Did Kealoha Care About Protecting Miske? Legislators Begin Discussing Tax Hikes Today Vaccine Plan for Hawaii in 2021 COVID infection rate on the rise For The Honolulu Rail Project, 2020 Was The Year The Wheels Fell Off Legislative Agenda: Advocates Again Pushing For Automatic Voter Registration Rep Holt, Sen Keohokalole Announce Support for DHHL Casino Maui County Public schools to resume this week Kauai Occupancy Yo-Yo as mayor panders to Hanalei Celebrutards who want to Shut Island Down Read More..

Sunday, January 3, 2021 January 3, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 2318 Views Audio: Trump Threatens Election officials if they don't 'find 11,780 votes' Gaming on Hawaiian Homelands Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 2, 2021 Blangiardi no comment on plans to tackle mountain of problems Honolulu City Council members sworn in-- Waters was elected Council chairman Steve Alm sworn in as Honolulu prosecutor—Launches Audit of Kealoha Cases Vax for Age 75+ to begin Mid-January? Hawaii has most believers in Eco-Religion Do local youth have a future in Hawaii? Report shows coronavirus pandemic increases the need for doctors in Hawaii Read More..

Saturday, January 2, 2021 January 2, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 4067 Views I can see clearly now OHA Chair Hulu Lindsey "Will push for a better relationship with the state auditor" OHA: Consider Running for Your Neighborhood Board “I lele no ka lupe i ke pole” – It’s about the people! A Correctional Center Becomes a Pu'uhonua OHA Legislative Package for 2021 COVID Cures Flu in Hawaii:  Only 5 Flu Cases – Flu Deaths drop from 227 to Zero    51-50 News: Caldwell believes he could win governor’s race in 2022 UPW staffing shortage at Halawa Correctional Facility Lt. Gov. Green: Huge spike in cases due to delay in processing tests Read More..

Friday, January 1, 2021 January 1, 2021 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 2366 Views DLNR Evaluates Mauna Kea Management Plan HDOT Highways Division Annual Report Released Despite sexual misconduct suit, city Enterprise Services director returned to work A Higher priority Than You: COVID vaccine to be available early this year for inmates Lawsuit: DOE Failed To Help Hilo Student Who Was Harassed And Bullied Hawaii’s ban on sunscreens and plastic goes into effect New Year’s Day Licensed to Work Read More..

Thursday, December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:58 PM :: 2116 Views Kahele on Federal Recognition: “My role is trying to figure out what the future path looks like….” Why the Kapolei Casino is a Trojan Horse DPP seeks comments on Primary Urban Center plan ‘sneak preview’ COVID: Ige Approves Caldwell's 10th Emergency Proclamation Small Business COVID Resource Guide Hostage Exchange: Ige, Kauai Trade 'Resort Bubble' for Local 'Safe Travels' ''A virus like any other virus" Auditor Slams DAGS COVID Cleaning City and County of Honolulu releases inaugural Climate Action Plan Hawaii Officials Promise Changes to Seawall Policies Finalists named for Honolulu County appointments to Board of Regents Ige: Federal COVID Relief Won’t Prevent Tax Hikes Dear Mayor-Elect Blangiardi: Please Add Transparency To Your Agenda “Lands on Maunakea are some of the best managed and protected lands in the entire state.” Nearly $70M spent statewide through Hawaii Restaurant Card program     Katherine Kealoha got a 13-year sentence, but she’ll be released in 2030. Here’s why. Hawaii’s UPW-Controlled Prisons: When Inmates had guns Read More..

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 December 30, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 3250 Views Why so many people are leaving Hawaii Hawaii's Creaking Jones Act Ships Turn to Chinese Shipyards for Maintenance Needs Gabbard’s Exit From House to Leave Democrats With 1 Less Centrist Voice Asset Forfeiture: Report shows the high cost of innocence in Hawaii DLIR: How CARES Act Extension Affects Your Benefits Hawaii needs the federal corruption probes to keep moving forward Blangiardi’s transition team announces Cabinet selections Caldwell claims to close $400M shortfall without the slightest inconvenience to public unions University of Hawaii budget proposal to the Legislature includes $78M in cuts Tax Cheat Gary Hooser says ‘Raise Taxes’ Hawaii heiress Abigail Kawananankoa got $142,000 federal bailout loan Biden: Vaccine Distribution being Slow-Walked until Jan 20 Spying on You: COVID-19 exposure notification app going Statewide 48 Priors: Life Long Crime Spree Finally Comes to an End Hawaii Worst State to Retire The War On Tiki Bars Read More..

Tuesday, December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:44 PM :: 5032 Views Hawaii 4th-Highest Champagne Taxes in USA HTA: Tourism at 23% of Last Year's Rate Lori Kahikina, new Rail Boss, Obstructed Dillingham Dig HART Fails To Address Risks Of Fraud, Waste And Abuse Gov. David Ige opposes plan for casino in Kapolei Caldwell’s Legacy As Honolulu Mayor Is Marred By Rail And Homelessness Nursing homes begin vaccinations, but who’s next? Hawaii sees 38% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations—Case Count ‘Artificially Low’ Tourism recovery not seen until summer, hotel execs say Read More..

Monday, December 28, 2020 December 28, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:48 PM :: 2103 Views Trump signs stimulus bill Homelessness: Hawaii Ranks #2 Per Capita Public support for unions is a hard sell when so many in the private sector are hurting--so here’s how to manipulate a Billion Dollar tax Hike Next shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Hawaii this week Are Open-Book Tests Making It Too Easy To Become A Honolulu Police Officer? Thousands turn out for The Food Basket’s 100th ‘food drop’ since April COVID disinformation is dangerous to society Read More..

Sunday, December 27, 2020 December 27, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 2868 Views DoJ: Hawaii's Lum Crime Family Trades American Hostages in Trump's White House Ige to Choose from 3 Candidates for Kahele’s Senate District 1 Vacancy Collective Bargaining Agreement:  Supreme Law of the Land? What Emergency? Hawaii Tourism Authority Keeps Funneling Money to WCIT/DTL Scheme Hawaii’s leaders bring profiles in futlessness to dreadful year Potential Kapolei casino raises concerns in Las Vegas Over a hundred car break-ins and thefts reported within a week Sick Leave: Lets Pay People to Stay at Home and Do Nothing Puna Cell Phone Tower Permit Triggers Anti-5G Nuts Read More..

Saturday, December 26, 2020 December 26, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:43 PM :: 1716 Views The Manchurian Candidate  Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 26, 2020 More Hawaii residents struggle to pay bills, survey indicates Hawaii Begins Public Debate Over Whether To Allow Vaccinated Travelers To Skip Quarantine Kauai COVID Numbers are Low—Why Hasn’t HSTA-DoE Reopened Schools? Navy begins to assess secondary containment for the fuel at Red Hill Read More..

Saturday, December 26, 2020 Letters to the Editor December, 2020 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:36 AM :: 3090 Views The Manchurian Candidate TO: All OHA Trustees--"it is about power" TMT Ethics: Taxpayer Funds for Benefit of Protesters Read More..

Friday, December 25, 2020 December 25, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:24 PM :: 4098 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii $1 billion tax hike ahead? ‘We are going through one of the worst financial crises the state has ever faced’ The best Christmas gift? Freedom Rate Hikes Coming: PUC Approves New Battery Incentive Scheme for HECO DHHL Casino: Beneficiary Consultations Scheduled Federal corruption probe targets DPP staffers Renewed push for disclosure of final sealed record in Miske-related case Panel defers 2% pay hike for Maui mayor, council Hawaii DOH gives vaccine distribution update About 20% of Honolulu’s first responders received the Moderna coronavirus vaccination shot Hawaii nursing homes experience falling COVID-19 deaths and cases Read More..

Thursday, December 24, 2020 December 24, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 3138 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Report: Oahu affordable housing shortage worsened in FY 2019 Hawaii Joins Democrat States Proposing Changes to Obamacare Caldwell signs key climate bills and releases 2020 City Sustainability Report Aloha Stadium Draft EIS Released DHHL Casino Proposal Rushed Reaction to Waitlist Reporting Caldwell, Amemiya Owe Public Answers On Surveillance Scheme Hawaii to delay state furloughs after virus relief bill passes Caldwell, Robbins Next Failure: Keep Building Rail in Phases Forever Hawaii vacation rentals 32% occupancy in November—outpace hotels Mayor Kawakami requests ‘resort bubble’ alternative to Safe Travels Program Kauai Building Homeless Housing Units PUC OKs regulatory changes for Hawaiian Electric Hawaii Joins Legal Battle Over Telework Tax Caldwell announces new H-POWER contract to recycle ash, prevent it from going into Oahu landfills Read More..

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 December 23, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 2368 Views Hawaii has third-fastest population decline in nation Divided Hawaiian Homes Commission Forwards Gambling Bill To The Governor DHHL Receives Approval for Pilot Down Payment Program Hotel Report: Occupancy 20% Survey says more than half of Hawaii restaurants will shut down for good by April if tourism doesn’t increase OHA Chair Names Colin Kippen Board Chief of Staff Green: Exempt Vaccinated Hawaii Travelers From Quarantine   Do Reformers Change Government Or Vice Versa? Some Honolulu Police Officers Are Doubling Their Salaries With Overtime Tulsi Gabbard refuses vaccine until all front-line health care workers and seniors get inoculated.  Convicted Felon Complains About Getting Free Stuff too Slowly 112 homeless dead because we could not force them to accept shelter Casino Yes – Telescope No??? Banning pedestrians from the road into the Waipio Valley runs contrary to state and county law Read More..

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 December 22, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 2730 Views Ige Outlines 2021-23 Budget--'Sharp Reductions' Magic Money from the Sky: Hawaii Getting $1.7B from New COVID 'Stimulus' Congress to Restore Medicaid for COFA Citizens after 24 Years Sen Fevella to Lead Protest Rally as DHHL Tries to Justify Casino Proposal US Senate Report: Whistleblower Retaliation Behind Hawaii Helicopter Crashes Did Caldwell Entrap the Police Chief?  Deadline extended for $250M federal grant for Honolulu Rail Federal COVID-19 aid could postpone Hawaii state worker furloughs, Gov. David Ige says 30,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines arrive in Hawaii, many slated for neighbor islands Hawaii hotels continued to see huge declines in November despite pre-travel testing program Inmates who get COVID-19 will no longer be added to Oahu’s daily case count Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to help with down payments outside DHHL Lands Hawaii Reboots Depression-Era Conservation Corps Using Pandemic Assistance Funds Miske’s Lawyers Push for More Rights for Client Read More..

Monday, December 21, 2020 December 21, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 PM :: 3027 Views Democratic Party to Choose from Seven Candidates for Kahele’s Senate District 1 Vacancy PHOTOS: New Kilauea Eruption Caldwell Admin Ordered Covert Honolulu Police Unit to Investigate Former Medical Examiner Congress to Restore Medicaid for COFA Citizens after 24 Years Criminals Trying to Give Each other COVID May Put Oahu Back on Tier One Chinatown conditions worsen in pandemic—Overrun with Drug Addicts and Lunatics Safe Travels Fails To Lure Many Travelers From Japan To Hawaii Residents’ sentiment toward tourism has worsened Hawai'i could receive $1B as Congress agrees on nearly trillion dollar relief package Struggling families still waiting for city grocery cards plagued by delays Property tax assessment appeals on the rise Read More..

Sunday, December 20, 2020 December 20, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 2617 Views Don’t Give Me Back Rent, I Want to Continue Hiding from Tax Hawaii: Obamacare Funnels Taxpayer Money To Cover Elective Abortions Will Courts Stop Presidents From Calling Oceans ‘National Monuments’? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 19, 2020 Ige: There’s No Money To ‘Sustain Government As It Existed’—”we could raise taxes” How One death on Kauai Was Used to Destroy Tourism Industry Lackluster Hawaii tourism widens losses for hotels Hawaii’s Artificial fiascos, such as rail and stadium Physician Shortage—Hawaii GE Tax -- Only State Taxing Medicaid and Medicare Benefits  More EV Subsidies and Mandates in 2021 Legislative and Council Agenda Always Fake: Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning to stop pretending after 15 years ‘Unlawful Conduct’ Councilmember a board member for company receiving CARES funds Pandemic-related stress fueling domestic violence Sister Isle Counties Agree: COVID is Opportunity to Make You Pay to Create Feminist-Socialist Utopia Read More..

Saturday, December 19, 2020 December 19, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 2399 Views Tax hikes coming — really? Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit The Government Promised to Return Ancestral Hawaiian Land, Then Never Finished the Job Furloughs?  UPW wants another pay raise and more positions Unions move to take legal action to prevent state worker furloughs HART Board Selects New CEO—Refuses to make name public Surrrprise! Aloha Stadium not quite shut down, will ‘entertain’ new events with added expenses Caldwell: Cut Maintenance at Blaisdell Center to force Renovations—Just like Aloha Stadium Kauai can’t afford a COVID outbreak, but they can’t afford a shutdown for much longer, either Pandemic Hits More Than 1,475 Hawaiʻi Inmates This Year—but doesn’t take a bite out of crime Read More..

Friday, December 18, 2020 December 18, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:59 PM :: 2157 Views Hawaii Most Obedient State in USA DoJ Busts Landlord for Discriminating Against Families with Children UHERO pushes for rental assistance to continue in 2021 Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees Big Brother Is Watching: Satellites Used to Survey Fishing in High Seas  Corrections Commission Wants To Pause Planning On New Oahu Jail as Part of Plan to Let Lots and Lots of Criminals out onto Streets HART board votes to oust CEO, search for as-of-yet unnamed replacement O-Posers: Hawaii Board of Education members oppose furloughing teachers, school staff “The fiscal impacts will get worse in the next two or three years” Hawaii emerges as leader in distributing CARES Act funding to solve housing issues Unemployed Demand HGEA Members Show up for Work Stripped of TAT, Kauai County Raids Reserve to fund HGEA Salary Increases Oahu to use $7 million towards COVID-related programs after CARES Act money runs out Regulatory Hearing Today -- The End of Coal in Hawai’i    Reckless Endangerment?  Alleged pistol in accidental shooting was police issued gun Read More..

Thursday, December 17, 2020 December 17, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 PM :: 3143 Views State's $1.4B deficit is equal to its overspending since 2012 City sends 2021 real property notice of assessments COVID Vax Heading to Micronesia, Territories Good News--Where's it coming from? Kouchi: Gambling must wait for the fake Hawaiian Indian Tribe  Recycling Dead Ideas: Similar DHHL Casino Bill 10 Years Ago What Did HPD Do To Prevent Another Kealoha Scandal? ‘Appoint Me’, Chief Says Hawaii Supreme Court Releases Cachola Arbitration Decision State issues new COVID-19 rules, shortening quarantine and extending eviction protections Survey: More than 40% of Hawaii restaurants may not be in business in 6 months Aloha Stadium Plan just like rail—Shut down to Save Money (but first pretend to be unsafe to juice new stadium boondoggle) Insiders Only Plan—Magic Money from the Federal Sky 7.6% of CARES Act funds left on Kaua‘i Maui EMS Pretends to Suffer Budget Cuts Denied: Hawaii bar owners ask court to let them open Teleworking from paradise may sting come tax time Read More..

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:58 PM :: 3588 Views Furloughs? DTS has money for 17 useless electric buses Illegal Dues Seizure: Federal Labor Board Charges Filed Against UNITE HERE Local 5 Democratic Party to Begin Process to Fill Kahele’s Senate District 1 Vacancy Hawaiian Home Lands considers proposal to build casino in Kapolei  DHHL Casino Plan Tied to DeBartolo—Convicted of Casino Bribery in 1990s Furloughs?  HGEA demands more ‘Positions’  -- Threatens to Delay unemployment, Medicaid and SNAP claims even more than they have been Hawaii public schools superintendent reveals furlough dates for teachers, other employees Make-work: Grab n Go Program Keeps DoE Food Service Employed preparing 22 lunches per school   Pandemic causes uptick in child abuse cases and challenges in reporting abuse In-person only: Early-learning dumping virtual classes Rail project in shambles –Robbins Leaving Sixth CEO to Quit in 9 Years Unexpected Delay in Honolulu’s “City Card" Program ‘Not worth the paper its printed on’ Former HPD chief Louis Kealoha ordered to pay back severance Elections Officials Want To Tweak Hawaii’s Mail-Voting Law Next Year Tax department following up on landlords who may be avoiding taxes on rental income Accidental shooting in Waiehu on Maui happened at police officer’s home Escape Plan: Few Remaining COVID-Free Inmates Try to Figure out how to get Disease Read More..

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:55 PM :: 3246 Views Honolulu PD ‘Top 10 Earners’ List Revealed–Did Corporal make $341K? After Years in Court, DoE Forced to Release Financial Data First COVID Vaccines Arrive in Hawaii Kealoha Lawyer Disbarred in California, Suspended in Hawaii HART Pours Final Segment of Middle Street Section What is a Furlough? Kouchi: Legislators Discussing Income Tax Hikes Caldwell Brings Back Alleged Child Molester     Future of rail project uncertain with $250M in federal funding still up in the air State to spend nearly entire $1.25B allotment of federal COVID-19 relief fund Surveillance Test Study Shows Few COVID-19 Positives During Safe Travels Three Times as many Pacific Islanders Hospitalized for COVID DoH Plan: Criminals Will Get COVID Vax Before You Do Criminal Releases Produce Spike in auto thefts, burglaries during pandemic Soft on Crime: 17 Convictions Does it Again Read More..

Monday, December 14, 2020 December 14, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 2127 Views 55.6% of DHHL direct mortgage borrowers fall behind Keeping Traffic Jammed: King Street Bus Lane Opens--One Block South of Hotel Street Busway Furloughs?   HSTA Demands a Pay Hike 5,000 to 12,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arriving in Hawaii today Test at Airport?  Ige Still Pandering to Kauai Anti-Tourism Activists Hawaii County spent 80% of $80 million CARES funds More People Are Going Hungry And It's Only Going To Get Worse Many students choose in-person classes at Hawaii’s Catholic schools Judge Orders Honolulu to pay Louis Kealoha legal fees Legal Battles Loom With Developer Whether Rail Gets Finished Or Not Defense Authorization Act passed by the U.S. Senate on Friday includes more than $300 million in construction projects for military bases in Hawaii. Read More..

Sunday, December 13, 2020 December 13, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:03 PM :: 4219 Views Hawaii AG Joined States Opposing Trump Election Suit Before Supreme Court Hawaii Joins 46 State Anti-Trust Suit Against FaceBook Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 12, 2020 Business Entity Registration Scam Ige: “I’m Contemplating Tax Increases” “There will need to be much more emphasis on early retirement.” Purposeful HSTA Chaos Blocks Obvious Solution for Education Usual Suspects Claim Government Employees pay is an Economic Stimulus (without laughing) Oahu property values come in flat for 2021 How To Redefine The Housing Crisis In Hawaii so that Nobody Notices KSBE Profit Motive at Work How Lending Practices Restrict Hawaiian Homesteaders’ Borrowing Power Two-day summit covering Native Hawaiian homesteads Miske landed millions in loans after he knew of fed’s criminal investigation “How do you handle mean things people say on social media?” Hanauma Bay Restrictions Jam up Neighborhood Read More..

Saturday, December 12, 2020 December 12, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 3372 Views A new way to address unemployment Shelter Refusing Drug Addict Camps Like Hazmat Sites: "Needles, human waste, and dead animals" Obamacare Sign up Deadline December 15 Luke: Instead of Furloughs, Reduce Number of Government Employees DOE Reveals Furlough Plan For Teachers, Other Employees Soft on Crime: Repeat Offender Gets 5 Years—will be released soon Hawaii Top Biden and Trump Precincts Read More..

Friday, December 11, 2020 December 11, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 2253 Views Labor Board: Governor’s Emergency Powers ARE Limited -- Collective Bargaining Agreements Cannot be Touched COVID Vax Approved: Hawaii gets 81,000 doses for December Trustee Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey named new OHA chair HR8932: Gabbard Bill Would Protect Female Athletes from Transsexual Competition UH, HECO Green Tariff Scheme Makes you Pay Spying on You: Cell Phone Tracking COVID Obedience Hawaii Supreme Court And Ineffective Assistance Of Appellate Counsel UHERO: Vaccines promise 2021 growth Kicking the Can: Mayor Caldwell says he won't furlough workers—Blangiardi will have to do it Furlough fight likely to wind up in court unless lawmakers step in December 15th at 11:59 at night, Restaurant Cards will go to zero Make-work: Grab n Go Program Keeps DoE Food Service Employed preparing 22 lunches per school Lift The Suspension Of Hawaii's Public Records Law 2012 Legislative Agenda: Gender Equity Legislation will create Jobs for Lawyers Replacing Kahele: Local Democrats prepare to fill Hilo Senate seat How Hawaii became a playground for Silicon Valley tycoons Despite millions in federal funds, HPD’s tent city at Keehi Lagoon sits mostly underutilized Dubin’s second appeal to U.S. Supreme Court denied Read More..

Thursday, December 10, 2020 December 10, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 2371 Views Ige: State Employee Furloughs Begin January 1 Unions: Furloughs will hurt Case Bill: Shift State COFA Costs to Federal Government Ethics Board: Harry Kim Violated 'Fair Treatment' Rules by Letting Telescope Protesters Violate Laws TO: All OHA Trustees--"it is about power" Maui County seeks bar closures COVID: Honolulu biggest increase in preference for short-term leases Next Boondoggle: 3 Finalists Named for Aloha Stadium Project Hawaii Government News: Logistics of storing coronavirus vaccine safely in Hawaii and distributing it still being worked out (with 5 days to go)   Oahu overwhelmed with 20,000 in quarantine because Ige is pandering to Anti-Tourism Activists on Kauai Kealoha Mailbox Lies Designed to Keep Case in State Court—It Didn’t Work HPD Corruption: It takes a village to do denial this deeply. Feds Need to Indict Rail Officials Tommy Waters beats Tsuneyoshi -- expected to become chairman of Honolulu City Council Facing economic hardship, restaurants urge city to ease plastic utensils ban--get 90 days Defense Bill Calls For Red Hill Safety Reviews Every Five Years DLNR Has Transferred More Than 19,000 Acres To Use For Agriculture Bill2: Environmentalists Complain Bill Does not do enough to Force Little People to give up cars The Democrats' Elitism Is Getting Them In Trouble Read More..

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 December 9, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:48 PM :: 2543 Views VIDEO: Chief Ballard Responds to Anonymous Letter FBI: Suspected Chinese spy targeted Tulsi Gabbard DoE Distance Learning -- 35% of HS Students Fail or Get no Grades Only 44% of Hawai‘i residents plan to get COVID-19 vaccine Med-Quest RFP for Medicaid Plans CLIMB-HI: DoE Partners with Career Portal Hawaii COVID-19 Vaccine—Line up for Shots Starting Tuesday 4 Honolulu officers face criminal probe linked to COVID-19 enforcement overtime State officials confirm Governor Ige preparing to reduce quarantine restrictions for travelers Hawaii certifies Biden’s win of state’s presidential vote—Electors to Meet at Legislature Monday   Guilty plea ties Miske to Fraser murder plot Real estate donors injected last-minute cash into Blangiardi's final push for Honolulu mayor Changes To Hawaii’s Sunshine Law Could Improve Access To Public Meetings Homeless dude flies in from San Francisco, immediately arrested for emergency rule violation Soft on Crime: Thugs Get Away with it Again and Again Court to decide how injection wells decision impacts county As climate change threatens Pacific Islands, some atolls have been growing Read More..

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 2166 Views A Better Way to Help Hawaii's Unemployed Ethics Comm: 58 Pages of New Rules UH law dean joins panel discussing civil liberties during COVID-19 HART: P3 Bidders for Honolulu Rail include usual Rail Insiders—Prices Still Secret Incoming mayors want looser Safe Travels restrictions Mayor Roth says the state’s Safe Travels program is working City Council asks Mayor to revise tier system to help small businesses Hawai'i headed for a 'tough winter,' economists say 90% of Waiawa’s inmate population has tested positive for COVID in recent months GE Tax on Rent Becomes Obstacle to COVID Relief Ranked-Choice Voting is a System to Prevent Republicans from Winning Elections in Hawaii Read More..

Monday, December 7, 2020 December 7, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:03 PM :: 2488 Views Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy ​U.S. Territories, Not States, Bear The Scars Of World War II HR7045: US House Passes Bill Creating Hawaii's First National Forest Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 5, 2020 Maui County Has The Highest Jobless Rate In America Prosecutor-elect Alm looks to rebuild office as it continues to take heat Anti-Tourism Activists rely on debunked claims as COVID Number Drop Two hours too late to avoid quarantine Hawaii Criminals Approaching Herd Immunity Blangiardi open to idea of using federal aid to help commercial landlords How Famous Eco-Activist Surfers and other Wealthy Homeowners Are Endangering Hawaii’s Beaches Read More..

Sunday, December 6, 2020 December 6, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:59 PM :: 1931 Views Auditor: Prosecutor's Office Did Nothing to Learn from Kealoha Scandal Hawaii court considering whether baseless lawsuit against Oahu churches will continue Take the Honolulu PD Community Survey Remembering Dick Rowland   Tale of the Tape 443,000 Came to Hawaii COVID: Hawaii political leaders always posture but never learn Huge state budget hole sucks up rainy-day funds, payment deferrals, bonds — and soon, jobs Time is running out for the state to spend more than $1 billion in federal CARES Act money before end of 2020 Criminals Spread COVID Rumors in Effort to Block Arizona Transfer Read More..

Saturday, December 5, 2020 December 5, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 5408 Views Spying on You: Victorino announces AlohaSafe Alert app rollout for Maui County TMT Ethics: Taxpayer Funds for Benefit of Protesters DBEDT: Federal Handouts, Tourism Reopening Improve Economy OHA's Vision for Post-COVID Economy Maui County to accept applications for Prosecuting Attorney Audit: City Loses $450K per Year Subsidizing Bikeshare Authorities who investigated Kealoha corruption scandal now turn their attention to city HSTA-DoE Budget Plan: Hold SPED Kids Hostage to get More Money Hawaii makes test order of 4,875 Pfizer vaccines All Four Mayors want pre and post-travel tests Senate COVID Ctte: Reinstate Quarantine -- Shut Down Tourism Again New proposal seeks to change penalties for those who break emergency orders Read More..

Friday, December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2133 Views Auditor: HPD Does not Learn from Misconduct Trump Approves Funding for Hawaii National Guard COVID Relief UPW on the Job: Hilo Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty for Assaulting an Inmate and Conspiring with Other Officers to Cover it Up State Borrows $750M to Make Payroll BOE approves $528M budget cut How HSTA Blocks In-Person Learning Suit: School officials did nothing to prevent sex abuse of special education student by HSTA Member Some businesses on rail line suspect passing trains linked to recent power outages Honolulu plans to keep 130 COVID-19 contact tracers through June Workers rally for in-person unemployment assistance Honolulu Taxpayers Will Foot The Bill For HPD Overtime Abuse COVID spike in Oahu prison Soft on Crime: Free on Recognizance after busted with nearly $1M in coke, cash and jewelry 10 Years and Counting: Subdivision Blocked Again Read More..

Thursday, December 3, 2020 December 3, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 1843 Views In “Staggering” Conspiracy, Former Police Chief, Prosecutor, and Police Officers Sentenced for Framing an Innocent Man with a Crime HSTA Solution for Budget Cuts: 'Eliminate Standardized Testing' Meet OHA’s new Molokai Trustee Visitor numbers Down 40% since stricter pre-flight testing requirement Budget crisis won’t spare schools -- $264M Cuts Coming Distance learning not looking good Hawaii plans to shrink contact-tracing team next year Police Commissioner: People Want Answers On HPD’s Low Crime-Solving Rate Honolulu Police Department switching to new data-reporting system Louis Kealoha owes city taxpayers $250,000, but they’re unlikely to ever see it Kauai Couple Allegedly Exposed Airplane Full of Travelers to COVID Roundup did not cause cancer in Big Island men Read More..

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 December 2, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 4594 Views Meet OHA's New Board of Trustees States With the Highest Vehicle Theft Rates Hawaii #6 Long Term Care: Hawaii Costs Soaring Faster 2021 Neighborhood Board Elections--Candidate Registration Begins Trump's Leaving But Can We Keep His Hawaii US Attorney? The Sorry State Of Public Information In Hawaii First 37,000 COVID Shots Coming to Hawaii Schatz vs Ige: ‘You find the money’ ‘No, YOU find the money’ Has The Hawaii Tourism Industry Lost Its Clout? Kauai travel rules bring job, revenue losses Surgeon general, aide shouldn’t be prosecuted, tour guide says Hawaii Public Schools Keep Losing Students Amid Coronavirus Concerns First affordable housing walk-up under ‘Bill 7′ now in the works in Liliha DoE Exec: “Audit was best thing that happened in my career” Read More..

Tuesday, December 1, 2020 December 1, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:26 PM :: 2210 Views Ballard: 'Multiple Investigations' into HPD COVID OT Abuse House Leaders: Safe Travels Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It Hawaiian Tel Buys Al Hee's Cable Network Court Clamps Down Even Harder on Aquarium Fishing Activities Near Billionaire Vacation Homes Hawaii Commercial Rent Survey Goes National Ige Appoints Max Otani Director of Department of Public Safety ”No one in the Honolulu Police Department questioned the illegal orders to frame Puana” “We’re seeing a lower positivity rate right now than we did before travel started” Ige says nearly 300 people have entered the state and later been informed of a positive COVID-19 test More than Half of Restaurant Card Funds Spent by Recipients This Hawaii School Is Bringing Kids Back To Classroom Don’t let privileged minority stop rental housing and jobs Read More..

Monday, November 30, 2020 November 30, 2020 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 2322 Views Bridge Aina Lea: US Supreme Court Demands Response from State State to Pay 50 'Remote Workers' to Move to Hawaii Katherine Kea­loha sentenced to 13 years in prison Hawaii elections not yet certified Furloughs And Layoffs Are Looking More Likely Billions in private construction projects stall during pandemic Exposed: Kauai Quarantine a money-spinner designed to Trap Tourists in ‘Resort Bubble’ Prosecutors flip two more who now agree to testify against Miske Unfunded Commission Wants to Make Prisons less Punitive for Criminals Read More..

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