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Tuesday, August 29, 2023 August 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 5250 Views Flashback: How Andaya was selected Maui Emergency Chief VIDEO: Stirring the Digestible Pot on ‘Augie T’s Guest List’ Income tax reform would make Hawaii more affordable Some Lahaina fire survivors ‘still didn’t believe that it happened’ ‘There’s going to be a lot blame in the next few years’ Hawaii’s internet future depends on existing Jones Act exemption Green New Deal: Kaniela Ing Pleads No Contest--Campaign Spending Violations Again Keith Agaran: “I’m not wedded to staying in the Legislature.” Maui residents consider the unthinkable: Las Vegas, the 'ninth island' Maui struggles with "potentially catastrophic" tourism shortfall and growing economic toll after wildfires Global Warmers: We will exploit Lahaina Fire to raise your taxes and make electricity and fuel more expensive On-the-ground search for fire victims nearly over For 6,000 displaced West Maui residents, hotel rooms are their homes for now Landlords Legally Evicting Renters to House Family Members Maui’s Fire And Winds Also Took A Toll On Farmers And Ranchers Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission Expected to Open an Investigation of MECO Outages Former Navatek CEO Martin Kao appears to be gainfully employed again … at The Cheesecake Factory Work progresses on CSO decommissioning: Telescope Mirror to be Sent to Chile where Science is Valued Covid Outbreak Prompts Restrictions At Hawaii’s Largest Prison Read More..

Monday, August 28, 2023 August 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 1466 Views Blame Game: HECO Pushes Back Against Maui County Lawsuit FEMA Holds Employee Trainings on ‘White Supremacy’ As More Than 1,000 in Hawaii Remain Missing Fact Check: Joe Biden Embellishes Fire Story in Recent Remarks in Hawaii Star-Adv: DPP Fines Should Equal Bribes California’s catastrophic Camp Fire could suggest what’s ahead for Lahaina Lawyers Descend On Maui In Race For Clients Harmed By Wildfires Plans for displaced Lahaina students spur frustration Maui Fires: Upcoming Bankruptcy Spikes Visitor Costs To All Islands Except Kauai Civil Beat Retraction Needed Read More..

Sunday, August 27, 2023 August 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 3267 Views Hawaii healthcare takes more hits Lahaina Scammers HHC, COR: Green appoints new members Lahaina: “The county will wipe your property away and call it a success.”  Lahaina Still Locked Down As Search For Remains Nears Its End Questions remain over Maui County’s response on Aug. 8 Puna to become Squatterland?  Few insurance options remain for residents in lava zones 1 and 2 Okimoto pushes for less scrutiny of new pay hikes Disbarred attorney Gary Dubin unwilling to pay, loses his own attorney Read More..

Saturday, August 26, 2023 August 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 1341 Views Hundreds of Military Personnel Helping in Lahaina Fire Zone ‘Sorry … Mr. President’: Hawaiian Business Torches Biden’s Wildfire Response With Viral Marquis Message DoH, Kapiolani Hospital Ink Abortion Pill Deal Last Shelter Closed: Lahaina Survivors in Hotels Darryl Oliveira hired as interim director of Maui Emergency Management Agency 100 Found: But List of Lahaina Fire missing is ‘subset of a larger list’ Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires Leaks in destroyed structures siphoned firefight water Hawaii municipal bonds take a plunge Fuel to be pumped into Red Hill pipes before defueling tanks Health Department warns of COVID uptick on Maui, statewide Cyberattack shutters Hawaii telescopes for more than 2 weeks State agencies begin transfer of Act 90 lands Kauai Council Tries to Block Homeless from Flying In Read More..

Friday, August 25, 2023 August 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 1806 Views Do Lahaina Property Owners Have the Right to Rebuild? County of Maui files lawsuit against HECO VIDEO: Supreme Court denies Lahaina Fire Water mismanaged To Tackle Highest Housing Costs in the Country, Hawaii's Governor Declares YIMBY Martial Law Hawaiian Electric Stock Plunges After Dividends Suspended Flip-Flop:  AG office suddenly claims no limits on fire investigation HIEMA head: It took hours for state to understand full scope of Lahaina disaster Frustrated teachers confront Board of Education Why Many Patients Are Stuck In Hospitals Waiting For Long-Term Care Beds Gay Liquor examiner files federal lawsuit against city Read More..

Thursday, August 24, 2023 August 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 1520 Views VIDEO: Supreme Court hears arguments over Lahaina Fire water mismanagement Solar Users Hit Hard by HECO 'Time of Use' Rate Increases Hawaii Inverse Condemnation And Wildfires P3 Restructures 1,221-Unit Affordable Housing Portfolio How parking reform could help boost Hawaii’s housing stock House Committee demands SBA briefing on Hawaii wildfire relief How Many Children Died?  2,025 Lahaina students not enrolled in Schools PHOTOS: FEMA officials staying at Wailea luxury hotels amid recovery efforts in Lahaina Rally at the State Capitol, urging reinstatement of former Hawaii water deputy who delayed firefighting water Visitors implored to come back as Maui job cuts soar      When you donate money to Maui, what's the process for distributing funds?    Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5 Billion California Settlement Initial Tests Show Water In Maui Burn Zones Is Within Safety Guidelines 300 Gather Plotting to Release Hawaii’s ‘Heroic’ Criminals Total failure of Mental Health Care System: Brain Damaged Mental Case Left Homeless for 25 Years--Finally Hangs Himself City proposes greater fines for ‘monster homes’ Read More..

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 August 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 3505 Views DLNR Faked 'Reassignment' of Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water Senate Special Session Confirms Four Judicial Appointments HHFDC: 900 Housing Options for Fire Victims DBEDT Releases 2022 Hawaii Data Book 30 Years later--Varona Village Redevelopment Begins Sen Gil-Keith-Agaran Seeking Personal Profit from Lahaina Fires   As Maui burned, Hawaii’s top emergency management officials were at a Waikiki conference NYT: Lahaina inferno began after firefighters departed ‘contained’ scene Lahaina: Deadly Gridlock Caused by Bumbled Road Closures Maui County Council Hears Grief And Rage From Fire Survivors Demanding Accountability All single-story residential structures searched in Lahaina As tourism drops officials worry about rest of Maui LOL! Ken Lawson Kicked off UH Manoa Campus Child-‘Oriented’: Drag show set for Honokaa Hawaiian Homes Report Eyes Geothermal On Maunakea, Kohala Hilo jail expansion should be complete in December TheHandi-Van use recovers from COVID with less reliable service Read More..

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 August 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 2629 Views VIDEO: Biden Maui Fire Speech Honolulu District Courthouse to Partially Reopen After 'Structural Damage' ACLU Demands Injunction to Protect Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Lahaina Fire: 737 People ‘Not Found’, 115 Dead Maui Financial Ruin Next As Visitors Plummet/Unemployment Skyrockets Lawsuit seeks to upend reassignment of water deputy who delayed firefighting water Hawaiian Cultural practitioners Want to use eminent Domain to Seize Land and turn Lahaina into a Better Tourist Attraction Thousands Displaced After Maui Fires Exacerbate Homelessness Homeowners Take back Seat to Contracts and Lawyers: Once search for remains is complete, clean-up of Lahaina’s hazards will be a daunting task Contracts: Hawai‘i DOT to use federal funds for utterly useless 30,000 foot dust fence that will encircle Lahaina Contracts: Canec becomes lame excuse for Toxic Ash Hysteria HECO ‘Undergrounding’ Means Rate Hikes Coming Kingdom of Atooi case heading to trial after motion to dismiss is denied Read More..

Monday, August 21, 2023 August 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 2126 Views Buried News: What was with that Hawaii water official getting showered with leis from 'supporters'? Hawaii Gov Doubles Down Efforts To Link Climate Change To Tragic Fires New healthcare law a practical and philosophical win for Hawaii Honolulu District Courthouse Closed 'Structural Damage'  Job losses mount on Maui, but anti-tourism could block recovery Islands Have a Disaster-Response Problem What Puerto Rico portends for Maui Maui Council to Meet Tuesday: ‘Developing a comprehensive recovery and resilience plan’ Pop-up homes coming to people whose homes were burnt down on Maui Lawyers Lahaina Fire Feeding Frenzy: Multiple Complaints Filed Sea Level ‘Projections’ Used to jack up Cost of Housing Construction on Kauai  Charter amendments would address raises for elected officials--but Okimoto Chickens Out After Seven Expensive Years as a Bum Flop, Uncle Billy’s Hotel to Finally be Demolished? Read More..

Sunday, August 20, 2023 August 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 2668 Views Red Hill: Hawaii Department of Health Conditionally Approves All 253 Repairs DOD, FEMA Fully Engaged in Maui Recovery and Assistance Efforts Fossil fuel giants fight for dismissal of climate change liability suit Let's stay focused on helping Lahaina fire victims--Eventually the Facts Will Come Out Housing proclamation raises ‘questions galore’ ​Jones Act among protectionist U.S. policies that will drive up cost of rebuilding Lahaina Whether DOE Should Have a Monopoly on Our Kids  Maui fire will reshape Hawaiian Electric Coverup: Green Steers Lahaina Investigation Away from Criminality Hawaii Legislators Have Long Shortchanged Wildfire Protection: ‘We Could Have Saved Lives’ 1,000 Missing?  Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones Why Maui's rebuilding effort will be so expensive   Maui Wildfire Burns Down Carpenters Union Barriers To Affordable Prefab Home Building Bankruptcy? HECO Survival Dependent on Disaster Relief Loans Why Don`t We Underground All Transmission Lines? Lawyers’ Liability Booster: Broken Pipe Make for Unsafe Water Real Reporters from mainland Remind us how local media is controlled by political insiders Read More..

Saturday, August 19, 2023 August 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 4111 Views VIDEO: Green Address on Lahaina Fire, Rebuild Hawaii’s Green Agenda Primed State for One of the Deadliest Wildfires in History Hawai’i County Police Officer Arrested for Burglary and Assault Schatz Exploits ‘Toxic’ Hysteria: Lahaina fire debris could be worth $1B to my Campaign Contributors-Homeowners will have to stay out for one year while we …uh…’clean up’ Race Underway To Literally Glue Down Lahaina Fire Ash Before Rains Wash Campaign Contributors Dreams Into The Ocean Lahaina Residents to Green: “Your plan is not the plan. The plan gotta come from the people of Lahaina.” Lahaina: Restore Sunshine Law for Rebuild Up to 1,300 Missing: ‘How Many Children Died?’ Death toll in Lahaina rises to 114 ‘Premature’ to hold Special Session On Maui Fires CYA: State Told Maui Emergency Office It Should Consider Sounding Sirens Before Fire Spread Lahaina Fire: Meth-Addicted Homeless Looters Allowed to Remain in Burn Zone--Everybody Else ordered out Nine Years Later: HART still waiting for $125 million Top Three Years: Bosses Fired,  More Overtime Scams at State Hospital Read More..

Friday, August 18, 2023 August 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 2726 Views Lahaina Fire too Hot to Handle? Attorney General to hire outside firm to review decision-making VIDEO: Hawaii Official Who Allegedly Withheld Water From Firefighters Says ‘Equity’ Comes First Andaya Quits: Was at Oahu 'Networking Event' as Lahaina Burned Maui: Tense Officials Defensive Over Failure to Sound Siren Alert Hawaii Zoning Atlas Reveals where and how Zoning Rules Limit Housing Supply and Increase Costs Bissen: Property Taxes Waived for Maui Fire Victims Senate Special Session to Consider Four Judicial Appointments Realtors 'Cautioned' on Pressuring Lahaina Property Owners for Sales Racists in Congress fought statehood for Hawaii, but lost that battle 64 years ago Sue Big Oil Lawyers: Biden Should Exploit Lahaina Visit to Make us Rich FBI Helping Collect DNA to Locate and Identify Missing Persons in Lahaina Death Toll 1,000? About 45% of Lahaina searched “Probably still over 1,000” residents remain unaccounted Lahaina Rebuild to be Sole Focus of Governor’s Housing Emergency Task Force for next 60 Days Maui water pumps can work without HECO power UH Ethnic Studies Department Outraged at Removal of Hawaiian Activist who Refused Water for Firefighting Dozens of Hawaiian Activists Gather to Defend Official After he Allegedly Refused Water to Firefighters Money Grubbing Criminal and Ex-Con Al Hee Seeks to Exploit Lahaina Fire for Personal Gain “It’s insulting to think that people would be that clueless” Maui Fire Survivors Seeking Federal Assistance Face Bureaucratic Nightmare Feds to investigate cause of Lahaina fire   Hawaii Electric, While Failing to Act on Fire Prevention, Had Cozy Ties to Regulators Trying to climb out of another Miske rabbit hole 3 big differences between 1960 Hawaii electors, 2020 GA Trump electors State Ag Corporation Hires New Leader  Read More..

Thursday, August 17, 2023 August 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 5806 Views Honolulu District Courthouse Closed for Weekend due to Emergency 'Structural Assessment' Deadly Hawaii Fires Are Result of Political and Policy Failures—Not Climate Change State Energy Officials: Hawaiian Electric Prioritized State-Mandated Green-Energy Push over Wildfire Prevention Locals lash out against Biden’s visit to Maui after deadly wildfires: ‘I don’t want him here’ To Protect HECO, State not pursuing criminal probe of Maui fire Hawaiian Electric Is in Talks With Restructuring Firms Ignored warnings, hubris, slow response fueled America's deadliest wildfire in a century Maui emergency official makes excuses for decision not to sound sirens; Confirmed deaths now at 111 Maui’s emergency management director was at Oahu conference as wildfires raged Only 1,300 households registered with FEMA Maui Tourist Arrivals Down 80% Thanks to Celebrutard Misinformation A Hawaii Mother Haunted By The Brutal Killing Of One Child Tries To Hold Onto Another DoTax: Bankrupt Reverse Mortgage Lender Did not Pay Hawaii Income Taxes for Eight Years Read More..

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 August 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 4614 Views HECO Suits: Two Vacant Hawaii Supreme Court Seats Loom Large Green: "Its going to be a very long time before any housing can be built" Lahaina: ​Rise with Grace What Does It Mean for HTA to be Administratively Attached to DBEDT? Hawaii AG joins 20 state coalition against ban on castration of underage boys Hawaii's Five Community Colleges Ranked Federal Resource Fair for Those Impacted by Maui Fires County releases first confirmed identifications of Maui Wildfire Disaster victims “It’s a good ol’ boy network. This time it cost lives.” Hawaiian Activist at DLNR Blocked Release of Water for Fire--Taro Patch was Priority  Spin to Death: Sovereignty Lawyers Make Excuses for Refusal to Approve Lahaina Firefighting Water Maui Mayor Bissen “I see opportunity” Families Of Missing Lahaina Senior Home Residents Face Agonizing Search Maui police chief pleads for patience, recalls pain of victim IDs after deadly Vegas mass shooting Mobile morgue arrives to help identify victims of Maui wildfires DBEDT: $439M in Lahaina home damages, economy losing $8.5M daily--HTA Seeks ‘Tourism Emergency’ to Grab for $5M Slush Fund Hawaii National Guard activates hundreds to help respond to fires Hawaii County Council asks state to intervene in insurance crisis Pelosi: Carpenters Union will ‘shape Hawaii’s future’ Read More..

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 August 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 2974 Views Lawsuit Alleges Waimanalo Foster Girls Sexually Abused--and DHS Knew Hawaiian 8a Racial Contracting Finished? "We would probably see a mass exodus from Maui." Lawsuit: HECO Should Have Depowered Lines Just the Beginning: S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Junk Green Wants Moratorium: “It’s going to be a very long time before any growth or housing can be built” Hawaiian Activist working for DLNR Refused To Release Water For West Maui Fires Until It Was Too Late MEMA Chief to be Fall Guy for Lahaina Disaster? Notification of Maui victim’s families to begin soon as fatalities mount Bankruptcy Coming: Hawaiian Electric’s stock plunges 34% on fears of wildfire liability Lahaina Affordable Housing Projects Burn to Ground Read More..

Monday, August 14, 2023 August 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 3167 Views Maui Crisis: A Time to Help Housing task force created for Maui victims as death toll climbs Warning Not Heeded: 2018 Hurricane Lane Almost Torched Lahaina Hawaiian Electric Company’s Wildfire Strategy--Too Little Too Late As inferno grew, Lahaina’s water system collapsed 'Tapped Out' Maui Firefighters Were Trying To Cover A Lot Of Ground The Day Lahaina Burned Maui wildfire death toll increases by three to 96--many more to come Hawaii Tourism Authority: Visitors have ‘largely heeded call’ to leave Maui Billions in losses projected to hit Hawaii’s economy hard A quick look at Lahaina’s population Waimea man challenges county’s liability waiver in firearm-carry application TRO against release of mosquitoes has yet to impact plans for Big Isle Read More..

Sunday, August 13, 2023 August 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 7127 Views FEMA: 2,207 Structures Damaged in Lahaina Fire Lahaina Search only 3% Done--death toll stands at 93 Lahaina Fires: Red Cross and FEMA Where to Volunteer, How to get Help A Different Kind of Emergency in Government Land and Power: Maui rebuild ‘huge’ for tourism, gov, mayor Government Red Tape and Insurance delays will push out Lahaina residents--rebuilt Maui town will slip into the hands of affluent outsiders Looters in Lahaina: Medical Center Robbed Lawyers in Lahaina: HECO Bankruptcy Coming as litigators look for lucrative evidence against power lines Lahaina fire death toll climbs to 93 CNHA fund exceeds $1M for Maui relief When ‘affordable’ housing more resembles hard time Honolulu Council Approves Bill 4 Driving Up Cost of Housing Construction to Subsidize E-Cars, Solar Industry Read More..

Saturday, August 12, 2023 August 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 3815 Views It was 125 years ago today: Hawaii Becomes US Territory Tokuda: Hawaii Emergency Planners 'underestimated the lethality, the quickness of fire' 'All of Lahaina Gone': 67 Dead, 100s Missing, 1,700 Buildings Destroyed OHA: Lahaina Fires Caused by 'Western Forces' Lahaina Fire Recovery: How You Can Help Lahaina Fire: Attorney General to review decision-making Hawaii Libertarians Coalesce with Other 3rd Party Activists, Elect New Leadership City to temporarily suspend short-term vacation rental laws in response to Maui wildfires “Near Riot” between residents, Maui police shuts down limited access to Lahaina Hawaii utility faces scrutiny for not cutting power to reduce fire risks--Lines Not Buried How Failed communications left Lahaina residents trapped by fire Maui’s Top Emergency Officials Were Off Island As Wildfires Hit Lahaina State Launching Hawaii Fire Relief Housing Program Trial set to start for adoptive parents accused of killing 6-year-old girl Green’s Housing Emergency Panel ‘hard-to-hear’--activist excluded from meeting Read More..

Friday, August 11, 2023 August 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 4300 Views 'All of Lahaina Gone': 55 Dead, 1,700 Buildings Destroyed Maui, Oahu COVID Hospitalizations Up For 1,000s of Lahaina Residents -- Next Stop Las Vegas? Lahaina Fire Sparked by Downed Power Lines? Maui Kicking all Tourists off Island--Again Maunakea observatories’ decommissioning is imminent   Maui price freeze in effect due to emergency proclamations Read More..

Thursday, August 10, 2023 August 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:24 PM :: 3453 Views 36 Dead: People Jump in Water as Fire Burns Thru Historic Lahaina Town VIDEO: Hawaii National Guard Fights Fires, Biden Declares Disaster Historic Maui town in ruins after wildfires BLNR Reschedules Mauna Kea Telescope Hearing Coco Palms to be Model for Lahaina Rebuild? Disaster could be lasting setback for economy Judge says “no” to joint meetings between Miske, co-defendants, and their lawyers ‘Less Than $250K’ -- Payment to HCC hackers was first for state Read More..

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 August 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 2308 Views VIDEO: People Jump in Water as Fire Burns Thru Historic Lahaina Town Hawaii cannot prevent gun owners from carrying in many public areas — for now Temporary Restraining Order Granted in Hawaii Second Amendment Case Staircase proposal could be small step toward more housing   Honolulu sued for plans to demolish iconic ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Judge rules against another 4-month delay in Miske trial Honolulu Council To Decide Whether To Pay For HPD Officer's Defense In Lawsuit Over Fatal Shooting Affordable Housing?  $2,400 per month for a studio apartment in Hilo 'Affordable Housing’ Projects In Hawaii Are Unaffordable To Many Public invited to Q&A about Green’s emergency housing order   Read More..

Tuesday, August 8, 2023 August 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 2564 Views Kauai Birds Pushed to Edge of Extinction by Mosquito-borne Avian Malaria Molokai Principal Gets Nepotism Exception HUD $21M Block Grant for DHHL DHHL Awards First-Ever 'Subsistence' Ag Lots Emergency Order an Indictment of Legislative Housing Policy Honolulu plans $257.1 million CIP, rail bond sale Kihei’s $245M high school finally opens with 139 Students--Teachers Can’t Afford to Live There A Big Island Man Sues Over Gun Permit Privacy Protection Bogus legal mail used to smuggle drugs to Hawaii inmates Lack of Mental Health Care Killing Homeless Youth Soft-on-Crime Crowd Wants to Abolish Prison Program Requirements to Let Even More Criminals Back out onto the Streets Sooner Unemployment Recipients Fake Interviews to Stay on Dole Despite rising prices, Hawaii residents poised to see cut in food stamp benefits this fall Hawaii Medicaid recipients hit roadblocks during state’s massive renewal push Honolulu Liquor Commission lawsuit going to trial Read More..

Monday, August 7, 2023 August 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 2681 Views Court: Hawaii Butterfly Knife Ban Violates Second Amendment Clueless Bill 44: Already Illegal to Lie on monster house permit application, but nobody noticed  Trial continued after secret discipline for police in Makaha crash HSTA’s Latest Scam: Solar AC All Failed -- Will need to be Replaced Critics Of Legislative Term Limits Need To Start Shooting Straight Read More..

Sunday, August 6, 2023 August 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 4418 Views This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing "Wouldn’t it be nice to get a permit in 10 days?" Honolulu Rail: ‘I hope its future is short’ Little changes can lead to more housing  Taking No Prisoners in California Crooks and Cronies: Carpenters Buy Insiders, Insiders Buy Green “How can we flaunt our power over you?” No Buyers for ‘Affordable’ Units designed to fall further behind on property ladder 4,900 Convicted felons bring ‘Diversity’ to Hawaii juries--what could go wrong? More Cutbacks at Star-Advertiser HS Students Forced to Write Essays in Class after Massive AI Cheating State’s backbone financial system is 50 years old School Shooter Vulnerability assessments mandated by state DOE Read More..

Saturday, August 5, 2023 August 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 3538 Views FAA Outlines Hawaii Air Tour Safety Improvements Fence to keep Homeless Drug Addicts and Criminals out of Uncle Billy's Rate Hikes Coming: Consumer Advocate Urges Public to Participate in Energy Equity Docket DoE Short 200 Bus Drivers DoE Teacher vacancies drop Architect arrested after alleged DPP bribery attempt    Union balks over ‘hazard pay’ survey distributed to thousands of government employees Campbell High School Refuses To Facilitate Transfer of Cyberbullied Autistic Student Hawaii youth climate lawsuit trial set for next summer Read More..

Friday, August 4, 2023 August 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 3229 Views Hawaii Democrats Used ‘Fake Electors’ During The 1960 Election. Nobody Was Charged. Steve Forbes says the Jones Act should be sunk Chief Justice Appoints Three Oahu District Court Judges Eight Years Later: Honolulu Rail Is Still Waiting For The Feds To Release Money Developers Pour $600K into Mayor’s 2024 Campaign Fund Kailua attorney has gained attention defending January 6 insurrectionists Millionaire Hawaiian heiress among those who received federal bailout funds Same Hustle, Different Year: Classroom air conditioning (again) Dead Batteries From Electric Vehicles Could “Make Islands Unlivable” Read More..

Thursday, August 3, 2023 August 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 3052 Views Queens Hospital Bum Flop Stays Full Hawaii 2nd Lowest Student Debt Hawaii Highest Monthly Expenses in USA All Hawaii Firearms training affidavits void January 1, 2024 Maui Leads Statewide Push for counties to increase their TAT surcharges OHA is Center of Nepotism: Second Trustee supervises daughter in violation of new law High Tech Scammers’ Cashflow Lost in Political Infighting HPD approves 409 concealed-carry licenses, making headway on backlog HPD Chief’s Decision On Cops In Makaha Pursuit Case Remains A Mystery Cutbacks at Star-Adv: Spotlight Goes Dark HART contractor punctures Dillingham Bl. gas line TWICE--without checking with Gas Co COVID surge: Hawaii County hospitalizations up 64% Homeowners Insurance: State high court asked to intervene in lawsuits over alleged price-fixing Maui County tightens regulations for air and replica guns ‘Zoom-bomb’ forces cancellation of 2 public meetings State Capitol Metal Detectors Delayed Read More..

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 August 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 3107 Views Healthcare Crisis on the Island of Molokaʻi Housing Emergency Includes Consumer Product Price Controls Secret Abortions for Underage Girls: Hawaii AG Challenges Idaho's Abortion Travel Law Ninth Circuit limits remote abortion access on Guam Not Affordable: New Aloha Stadium to be Subsidized by Housing Revenue Ban on Fundraisers? Hawaii Legislators Rake in Campaign Cash During Session Brittany Zimmerman Sells Her Vision To Hawaiʻi County – But Is It For Real? DoE Hired Alleged Child Molester? “Community-based recruiting” DoE Hires 967 New Teachers for Upcoming Semester $600M Plan Doomed: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands struggling to fill dozens of vacancies Alaska mayor’s plan to send homeless to warmer cities gets (hypocritical) pushback in Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 August 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 4663 Views Are Hawaii's legal Gun Owners a Threat to Democracy?  An illegal paramilitary group?  Politically violent?  Lawyers representing the State seem to think so. Running the rail is costing even more than originally estimated  Hawaii's North Korean Stooges Step Into the Light   1853 Hawaiian Mission to Marquesan Cannibals “Race-based incidents involving tourists are not rare” Homeless Zombies OD on Fentanyl, Use Narcan to Revive Themselves Again and Again  State’s Worthless Judiciary had Alleged Fentanyl Dealer back in 2018--Did Nothing (now feds have him) Judge releases HPD officer after multiple TRO violations Ige defends HTA, Slams Green for being owned by PRP not HSTA Honolulu Council Member Augie Tulba: A 64% Pay Raise Is Absurd, And That’s No Joke Bill 44: If DPP Deems your House a ‘Monster’, they can tear it down DPP Retaliation: Disabled Man Who Asked For Help Fixing The Sidewalk Instead Got A Violation Archaeologists Creating Work for Themselves Hawaii County council proposes larger property tax break for older kupuna   Hawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready Hawaii middle school principal ousted after mounting complaints over leadership Hawaii hotel prices top nation during first half of 2023 Supply and Demand: Vacation rental prices soar Read More..

Monday, July 31, 2023 July 31, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:30 PM :: 2810 Views Housing Emergency Designed to Fail The Jones Act Paradox: Why is a Law that is Deemed “Essential” So Frequently Waived? Hawaii isn't running out of land Emergency Order: “Success is far from guaranteed” Decades-Long History of ‘Stuck’ Government Housing Projects DHHL Socks Low Income Homesteaders With $2,000 Monthly Water Bill Money News: Makua Valley Lease Expires 2029 Honolulu Changed Bus Routes To Accommodate The Rail. But Ridership Hits New Low UH: Sen. Donna Mercado Kim is both misleading and erroneous Access to Hawaii public school campus assessments impeded US Senate bill would make it easier for foreign workers to get to Hawaiian tuna fishing vessels Remembering Johnny Fraser on the anniversary of his disappearance Read More..

Sunday, July 30, 2023 July 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:19 PM :: 2958 Views Tupola says empowering people is her motivation ‘Permit me’ -- to thank county officials again Hawaii Congressional Delegation how they Voted July 29, 2023 Getting Kids to School in Kihei Why is it hard to buy and sell cryptocurrency in Hawaii? Miske Defendant Reminds Readers why State Judiciary is a Clown Show OHA: Hawaiians can’t afford to live in Hawaii -- but don’t blame us Can An Emergency Proclamation Solve Hawaii’s Housing Crisis? ‘That’s The Million Dollar Question’ Gov. Green banking on approval ratings to propel policies Council chair pressured to rescind costly condo fire sprinkler law AI smarter than Council and collects quarters, too Film details eviction of Hawaii’s Japanese Americans during WWII Just End it All: Suicide Easier than Ever in Hawaii Read More..

Saturday, July 29, 2023 July 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 2976 Views Green Appoints Thielen, Hannemann ... and Ex-Con Stacy Moniz After One Month, Still Nobody Riding Rail--HART Fears Kids will Sell Free Holo Cards Hawaii sees average credit card debt balloon as cost of living rises Anzai Brought in to Cover Up Broken Trust DHHL to build Vertical? Why were oral arguments challenging permit of Thirty Meter Telescope deferred? Nobody will say Hu Honua is not Going Away -- Comeback as ‘Green’ Hydrogen Scheme Read More..

Friday, July 28, 2023 July 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 3101 Views Pathways to Removing Housing Obstacles DoH: Hawaii Needs Lots and Lots of Free Needles Tourist Count Up 5.5% Solar Shaft: HECO Evenings hit $0.66 per kwh Red Hill’s Fuel Director Raised An Alarm Before Pipes Leaked. The Navy Removed Her Alm: State Legislature Makes Corruption Hard to prosecute in Hawaii Kokua Line: Who’s on the governor’s fast-track building group? Honolulu Architect Who Bribed Permit Workers Sentenced To One Year In Prison Missing Waimanalo Girl Declared Dead, Opening Path For Suit Against State The state's latest gun control law goes before a judge Murdered by the ACLU: Homeless Girl Dead Because She was not FORCED into Shelter Keeping the Homeless Homeless is Expensive: Half A Million Dollars Buys 6 Months Of Security Guards For Waikiki Another EB5 Scam: Hawaii Ocean Plaza Investor From Japan Out $560K, Was Also Promised A Visa New Hawaii County sustainability office created New data reveals Hawaii has the second highest drowning rate in the nation Read More..

Thursday, July 27, 2023 July 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 PM :: 2224 Views DoH, UH Scheme to Hide Your Children's Sex Change Surgery from You Hawaii 'limited purpose' driver's licenses again recognized in Florida Hawaii Largest CO2 INCREASE in USA ACLU Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Housing: 'Much of the proclamation I could have written myself' Feds Closely Watching Local Property Deals For Signs Of Money Laundering Your GE Tax Hike at Work: Immediate Subsidy to Big Developers Emergency Order: Planners OK more mixed-use development in Halawa Emergency Order: Developer renews plan for homes below Koko Crater But No Development Here: DHHL case must spur state progress To Fund Fat Pay Hikes, Hawaii LG Sylvia Luke Spent Money She Didn’t Have--Governor Bails Her Out Hawaii Defense Contractors Likely To Get Probation For Campaign Violations Law Enforcement Standards Board Inches Toward Hiring Key Staff Board hearing over TMT construction is postponed Read More..

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 July 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 2693 Views Lack of Drivers: No Buses for 14 Schools on Oahu, Kauai UH Pays Off Ransomware Hackers Taxpayer-funded cover-up? Experts question $2.2M settlement in prison sex assault case state actually won Reward for Fraud: Schatz Seeks Big Payout for Hawaiian 8a Contractors Gov. Green’s emergency order: “There’s going to be a lot of litigation as a result of this.” Red Hill Crisis Gives  Board of Water Supply say in Aloha Stadium Development  Parents call for ouster of Waimea Canyon Middle School principal Rate Hikes Coming: PUC Approves $480M Battery for Kapolei (again) Road Usage Fee: Double Tax on E Cars Kauai: Many Open Seats in 2026 Elections $16M for Kona Homeless Shelter Hilo veterans home fined again for failing to meet standards Read More..

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 July 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 3420 Views Hawaii lawmakers ask for $4 million bill to study Red Hill effects Case Introduces Measure To Ban Discriminatory Treatment And Pricing Of Shipping Of Goods To U.S. Locations Outside Of Continent How a new law will help ease Hawaii's doctor shortage Josh Green Owned and Operated by Carpenters Union Miske Tied to Kewalo Basin Kidnapping Green’s New BOE Chair Haruki Mouths Usual Empty Platitudes Honolulu Star-Advertiser Is Cutting More News Staff Hawaii Senate Leaders Shower Themselves with Pork Mufi Hannemann is front-runner for HTA board seat Hotel data reflect slower summer start than last year Homeless Dude Allegedly Beats Man to Pulp, Throws Him in Fire After 15 Years, DOBOR Finally Does Something with Ala Wai Lot Worker shortage leads to suspension of Kapaa school bus services Read More..

Monday, July 24, 2023 July 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:58 PM :: 2797 Views OIP Issues Four New Opinions New Nepotism Law?  Brickwood Galuteria Already Looking for Exemption Violent, and blatant, criminal activity within the walls of OCCC Funding Limits Soft-on-Crime Propaganda Did TMT start work or no? Land board to mull permit condition No. 4 Keeping it in the family: Farmers using state land laud new law regarding lease extensions Summertime And The Flying Is Easy — For Lawmakers, That Is Hawaii developer is asked to do more for evicted residents Zombies: Honolulu triples homeless cleanup crew efforts Read More..

Sunday, July 23, 2023 July 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 3398 Views Study the Empty Homes Tax Again? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 22, 2023 Housing regulations add $233,000 to $325,000 to the cost of building a home Developers Emergency Proclamation Suspends Sunshine Law Emergency? Green Copies Waihee’s Failed Playbook Suckers: Kakaako was also Sold to you as ‘Workforce Housing’ Pre-COVID rail data more concerning Trial Lawyer News: Congress members seek registry to track health effects of Red Hill Hu Honua Reincarnated as ‘Green’ Hydrogen Scheme City Distributes 1,700 ‘guns allowed’ posters Enablers Re-Start Feeding Homeless Criminals in Waikiki Encounter with an armed trespasser adds to growing concerns about Kalihi encampments Read More..

Saturday, July 22, 2023 July 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:48 PM :: 2844 Views Senators Visit OCCC, Halawa Talk of the town: Rail Operating Cost $54 per passenger Witness Intimidation News: Judge denies release on bond for Miske’s brother 50% of Educated People Leave Hawaii Skyline ridership declines in third week of business Football Player, Coaches Play Word Games with Rape Hysteria Debunked in Court as Maui Eco Nuts seek TRO to Save Mosquitoes from Eradication After 23 Years, Final approval given for $328M Hawaiian homesteads settlement Oahu’s Iwilei Resource Center days can be “pretty wild” as the staff of 20 is trying to handle 6 bums Read More..

Friday, July 21, 2023 July 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 4062 Views Hawaii's unemployment rate down slightly Grassroot Institute of Hawaii wins two journalism awards Former Union Officer Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Embezzlement UH sets new extramural funding record of $515.9M in FY2023  HECO: Public Must Make Big Sacrifices for 'Green' Energy Friends and Family Plan: Federal lawsuit claims Hilo attorney maliciously prosecuted on Bogus Rape Charge ‘Sensitive Fail’:  Gun Law Did Not Prevent Fatal bar shooting HART board surprised by $99M Lawsuit Lack of clarity plagues Mauna Kea transition City director reports drop in Honolulu building permit backlog Neighborhood Board Election Outcome Reversed After Rematch Public asked to weigh in on state’s ocean stewardship fee proposal Disabled couple wins Handi-Van appeal Oahu Condo Board Members Feel ‘Muzzled’ By Management Companies Read More..

Thursday, July 20, 2023 July 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 3076 Views DoE Wins Fire Alarm Lawsuit Military operations on Guam spur endangered species challenge Sen Dela Cruz Gets Away With Bad Things Because He Knows State’s Minor League Justice System Won’t Stop Him Aloha Stadium: Hawaii lawmakers plan to Copy San Diego’s Failed Snapdragon Project Nearing end of sentences, ex-cops in Kealoha scandal moved to halfway house After Jacking Up Assessments, New Honolulu tax credits aim to assist homeowners Developers Are Betting Big On Honolulu’s Business District. Will It Pay Off? Wahiawa Dam: Multi-Million Dollar State Giveaway to Dole Lawyer who accessed governor’s private info regains access to electronic system Read More..

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 July 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:16 PM :: 3106 Views Green Emergency Order: Sweep Homeless Drug Addicts out of Uncle Billy's and Demolish Hotel Bill 49: Maui GET surcharge could eliminate jobs, reduce growth American Samoans fear tuna fishing limits in Pacific Ocean sanctuary could threaten their livelihood Feds Propose New Critical Habitat for Green Sea Turtles Feds Impose 10 Year Sentence on Waipio Carjackers Kuilei Place First to benefit from Governor’s Housing Proclamation Act222: New Road Mileage tax Imposed Maui Council Raises General Excise Tax To Subsidize Developers Ev Dowling Doesn’t get His Pick: Jonathan Likeke Scheuer Is On The East Maui Water Board ‘Forever Chemicals’ Disappear After Two Months Meth, Steroids, Syringes found at OCCC: AGs office to lead Coverup of Inmate Murder HPD officer pleads no contest to tampering with government document Civil settlement in sex assault case against former high school football stars on hold No Safety Check, No Problem: Honolulu Clerks Helped Used Car Dealers Cheat System Progressive Teacher Deported to California to Face Trial on 23 Counts of Child Molestation Read More..

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 July 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:30 PM :: 5094 Views After Ulehawa Beach Murder, Waianae Reps Demand Immediate Homeless Sweep Green Signs Emergency Proclamation on Housing Cover-up: Plea deal eyed for top Public Safety trainer accused of lying on resume to get promoted Obstruction: Federal Investigation Target Admits Covering for Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement Time of Use Rates: Do You Really Want HECO to Act Like a Ticket Scalper? By Shutting Down Rail, HART Could Save $680M and Use it to Build More Rail Hirono Tops Fund Race Honolulu property taxes are wealth taxes by another name Celebrutard Nicole Scherzinger Suddenly Becomes Anti-Telescope Protester in Scam to get Beach House Approved British Tabloid Pumps up Walter Ritte’s latest Effort to Steal Molokai Ranch Group tries ‘Sovereignty’ Kitsch as Sales Pitch--Still forced to pull plug on Hilo bottling plant A ‘Complete Rebuild’ Is Underway For Kauai’s Hobbled Water Utility Four HPD recruits hospitalized after suffering exhaustion from self-defense exercises Read More..

Monday, July 17, 2023 July 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 2260 Views Real Estate Sharks Circle Hawaii Republican HQ as Party Loses ANOTHER Chairman Star-Adv: $54 per rider is high but …uh… Biki Bikes Can Make Rail Pencil Out   Iwasa: Honolulu Would be Better off Without Rail Fake it to make it: Officers charged in horrific crash should be fired, HPD review board pretends to conclude ‘Its going to collapse’: Complaints swirl at Kakaako state affordable-housing project UH Map Ensures Rich North Shore Residents will be First in Line for Cesspool Subsidies Will high court ruling impact UH Hilo? The Plan: After 30 years of Abandonment, let’s Turn Coco Palms into a Swamp Read More..

Sunday, July 16, 2023 July 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 2132 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 15, 2023 Property Tax: Our council members have been listening Auditor: Honolulu Human Resources Data Almost 100% Erroneous How Not to Cool the Schools   Rail Ridership 21 Times Below Projections $99M Lawsuit Shows How Much Hanabusa has Learned About how to Build Rail Can Biden Get Congress to Pay Honolulu Skyline’s operating costs, too? Blangiardi Can Sleep Easy: 64% Pay Raise Neutralizes Councilmembers Political Future Is the stalled Thirty Meter Telescope really under construction? Taxing Empty Homes in Hawaii Could Impact Local Homeowners Monster Homes: DPP Targets ‘Third-Party Reviewers’ DLNR Kicking Maui Rancher off 3,400 Acres Wahiawa Dam Deal Multimillion Dollar Giveaway to Dole ‘A human tragedy’: AG’s Office criticized for failing to intervene in temple dispute Waikiki: 14 Criminals Hired as ‘Aloha Ambassadors’ -- What could possibly go wrong? HB1294: The New Law To Make Transsexual Candidates Use Their Real Male Names Still Falls Short Tulsi to Team up with Trump or RFK? Read More..

Saturday, July 15, 2023 July 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:39 PM :: 2324 Views Free Money from the Sky: More COVID Cash for Honolulu's Profitable Non-profits What you probably do not know about Hawaii and sexual revolution     Former Campbell High athlete wins ESPY over fight for suing DoE over lack of Female Locker Rooms No decision in Kaimuki ‘monster home’ hearing One Homeless Person Agrees to Accept Housing After Five Years and one of 306 starts looking for work Chop Shop: Thieves take off with homeowner’s chain link fence Maalaea Harbor boaters beg state officials for help deterring thieves Prison officials conduct shakedown at OCCC following inmate murder Deregulation: New law gives hemp industry a boost Read More..

Friday, July 14, 2023 July 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 5744 Views Skyline's $54 per passenger operating cost highest in U.S. Gun Industry Group Sues Over Hawaii 'Nuisance' Law Hawaii Ranks 44th for Marijuana Consumption Native Hawaiian Defense Contractor Replaces Top Leadership Amid Federal Criminal Probe Department of Retaliation: DOE threatened to pull state contracts if companies didn’t remove outspoken critic De Friese-Out: HTA mismanagement, waste, fraud, abuse in backroom operations City to Study Sales Pitch for so-called Vacant Homes Tax Mexican Cartel Operates from Hilo, but not for long--Police Swoop in to Protect Local Monopoly Free Napali Coast boat tours offered to Celebrate Veto Bulldozing Borneo: KIUC begins using Hawai‘i-(not)-made biodiesel on Kaua‘i In Chicken Sh*t Effort to Shut Down Hawaii Agriculture, Mainland Activists harass Local Egg Producer Legislators Outlaw Non-LED Bulbs and ‘Inefficient’ Toilets and Appliances In potential blow to red light camera program, judge tosses citation over identification issue HPD investigating hit-and-run crash that may have involved police SUV Homeless Torch Houses on Waianae Coast Hilo man charged with intimidating witness in domestic abuse case Read More..

Thursday, July 13, 2023 July 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 2093 Views Hawaii Finally Outlaws Nepotism--except Legislative and Judicial Red Hill defueling progresses Hawaii Ethics: 'Community of Social Workers' Banned -- Chinese Communist Propaganda Allowed Charter School Defeats 'Strip Search' Lawsuit Green Addresses United Nations, Admits Hawaii Failing to Implement UN Eco Goals Green Signs 263 Bills -- Vetoes 11 New Class Action Suit Coming:  Mother of student for whom ’94 Felix Consent Decree is named says DOE hasn't changed much Anti-Nepotism Bill became law Without Green’s Signature Six Years Awaiting Trial in Death of 9 Year Old Girl Hawaii’s public schools lag in violence prevention, experts say HART’s bid to seize Kalihi land by eminent domain moves forward Waters Demands Affordable Units be Built On Site Report examines ‘long COVID’ in Hawaii Prominent Honolulu Condo Directors Pay $600,000 To Settle Retaliation Claim Read More..

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 July 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 3611 Views 35 Years of Stagnation: Tourism Income Flat Since 1988 Trail of Ethical Gaffes Leads from US Supreme Court to UH Law School VIDEO: Challenges Facing Hawaii Agriculture Navy Awards No Bid Red Hill Contract To Company Just Raided By Feds  Film Subsidies: Taxpayers fork out Millions to Create Jobs for Miske’s Thugs Pandemic effects still put Hawaii student education behind by months Anti-nepotism law takes effect in Hawaii Blangiardi Convinces Enablers to Stop Feeding Homeless Criminals in Waikiki Once Again, State claims it will ‘revitalize multiple communities within our public housing inventory’ City suspends another reviewer who cleared ‘monster home’ plans Honolulu Tells Tow Company To Stop Charging $900 Fees New Round of Clean Energy Schemes Heading for Molokai Read More..

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 July 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 2529 Views Double Nothing is Nothing: City announces updated and corrected ridership numbers for Skyline Maui GE Tax increase guaranteed to hurt poorer residents Can Hawaii residents afford 100% renewable energy? DHHL Seeks Recommendations for 2024 Legislative Package Red Hill Surge Tanks First to be Drained Legislative System Designed to keep Crooks in Power Witness Intimidation: Lawyers Try to Spring Miske’s Half-Brother UH law school not alone in offering luxury trips to Supreme Court justices Honolulu City Council OKs property tax relief measures Proposed City bill to penalize false statements made to inspectors Lawsuit claims MPD recruit who nearly died suffered from ‘Beat Down’ hazing ritual Hawaii’s Aging Population Is Straining EMS Services. Expanding This Program Could Help County Calls for Emergency Uncle Billy's Demolition In bid to combat crime, city hires private security guards to patrol Waikiki after dark Dispute Over Assets Leads To Eviction Of Chinese Temple Read More..

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