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| Friday, December 26, 2025 |
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December 26, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 9:09 AM :: 1839 Views
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- Lahaina: Tourists Better be out of Town by Sundown
- HECO to Build Giant Battery on Maui
- Did Aliamanu Deaths Change Attitude Towards Fireworks?
- DOE still has a thumb on the scale when it comes to charter schools
- Hawaiʻi Charter Schools Need Facilities
- Kauai's Next Outsider Top Cop To Take Over Department over SHOPO’s Objection
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| Thursday, December 25, 2025 |
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December 25, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:53 AM :: 1425 Views
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- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- Kamehameha Schools free-tuition policy designed to protect trust against lawsuit
- Irregular Safety Inspections Found as Building Fires Rise in Hawaii
- 'Limbo Field' Would Reflect The Precarious State Of UH Football
- DHHL opens first transitional shelter for homeless waitlisters
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| Wednesday, December 24, 2025 |
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December 24, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 3991 Views
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- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- Green Fee: Court Denies Cruise Lines Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- Democrats Name Union Lobbyist, CWS Administrator, and former Senator for HD36 Vacancy
- KPD Issues Arrest Warrant in Amber Jackson Homicide Case
- Height limits another barrier to rebuilding Lahaina as it was
- ‘CON laws hurt our community more than they might help’
- Hawaii AG Fights to Keep Trannies in Female Sports
- Green Names Four to Boards and Commissions
- Mitsunaga, Rep Evslin, Rep Alcos among Hawaiʻi's Biggest Tax Delinquents
- After Five Years, Iwasa Finally Allowed to Attend Secret HART board meetings
- Domestic Abuse Allegations Prompt Democrats To Scuttle HD36 Legislative Nominee
- Baby boomers struggle with housing, food and health risks
- Kamehameha Schools announces tuition-free education for all students
- Volunteers Oversee Hawaiʻi Charter Schools. Fortunately, the DoE Has Little Say Over Them
- Prison guard’s wife arrested for allegedly threatening Moanalua official
- Man who threatened to burn house down in Puna was out on supervised release for 2 assault cases in 2024
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| Tuesday, December 23, 2025 |
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December 23, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:39 PM :: 2746 Views
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- Green Releases Proposed Budget
- Lawyers Use DCCA to Extract $6M from Pay Pal
- Maui Council Fails to Advance Promised Rezoning for 4,500 Bill 9 Properties
- 16% Pay hike for Hawaii County Mayor, top managers
- HART pays $41.3M to Ward
- “Kiss of Death” to Sen Stanley Chang’s ‘Affordable Housing’ Scheme
- Gen X is squeezed, caring for generations before and after
- Funding for new Big Island hospital in supplemental state budget
- Another Mentally Ill Person Charged with Murder
- Mililani man first to be compensated under Hawaii’s wrongful conviction law
- Downtown 'Hell-Hole' Building Founder Faces Eviction From His Luxury Condo
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| Monday, December 22, 2025 |
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December 22, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:53 PM :: 1847 Views
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- Senate WAM Announces Budget Hearing Schedule
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 19, 2025
- 75% of local workers now considering leaving the state
- Three candidates Vie for Plum KSBE Trustee Gig
- Hawaiʻi Charter Schools Promised A New Model. Did They Succeed?
- Kaua‘i Voters Could Decide Six Charter Amendments
- US Customs Social Media vetting proposal threatens Hawaii’s tourism economy
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| Sunday, December 21, 2025 |
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December 21, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 2460 Views
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- Bill 9 Creates Legal and Economic Crisis
- Gaming This Year?
- I bet Santa would agree about CON laws
- Appointed Sen Lamasao fails in Gambit to Appoint Husband to House Seat
- Work Hasn’t Begun but … Hawai‘i Convention Center roof repair climbs to $87M — a 70% surge
- The $3B Plan for 2026 Legislative Session Centers on Tax Hikes
- Hawaii’s young adults struggle to launch amid skyrocketing costs
- HART CEO gets $350K following citywide pay raises
- Fire HMSA to Save Medicaid
- Honolulu Police Commission Still Bumbling Through the Process of Picking Someone to Pick the Chief
- Hawaii County PD chief applicants narrowed down to 11
- SHOPO: Only Insiders Need Apply
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| Saturday, December 20, 2025 |
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December 20, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:42 PM :: 3870 Views
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- Bill 9: First Lawsuit Filed
- HHS acts to bar taxpayer-funded sex-change procedures
- Kona, Kahului Most Expensive Car Rentals in USA
- Caldwell Planning Commissioner Among Four arrested and charged with gambling promotion
- Sovereignty Movement Money Laundering: Woman gets 18 months in prison for tax scam
- HART audit concludes results are positive, rail agency says (LOL!)
- Hawaii Cuts Sugary Foods, Beverages from SNAP—leads to flip-flop
- Green: $16.5M to keep Hawaii residents on Obamacare
- Honolulu Ocean Safety Commission appoints first-ever Chief of Ocean Safety
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| Friday, December 19, 2025 |
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December 19 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:46 AM :: 1408 Views
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- Prohibition Ends: Trump Legalizes Medical Marijuana
- Trump Restricts Tongan Travel to US
- Hitachi lawsuit is wooden stake in HART?
- Musical Chairs: Aloha Stadium Authority hires executive with ‘connections’
- Aloha Stadium pretends to begin demolition
- Poor policies lead to lack of UH football sponsors
- How Trump’s move to end marijuana prohibition could affect Hawaii
- Should A State Worker Be Able To Lease Public Property Without Bids?
- Red Hill victims win attorney fees as appeal continues
- Man accused of killing Maui police officer wants jail calls kept secret
- Another CWS Disaster: Bryson Mahoe sentenced 20 years for sexual assault of minors
- HUD Plan Leaves Hawaii Homelessness Industry Worried About How to Promote Transsexualism Among Street Kids, Operate Needle Exchanges
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| Thursday, December 18, 2025 |
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December 18, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 9:13 AM :: 1564 Views
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- End or reduce capital gains tax on housing to incentivize home sales
- 150 lbs of Meth: Kauai man second of eleven to be Sentenced
- HIDOE issues first statewide permanent bans following alleged assault of school administrator
- FAKE SETTLEMENT: Maui wildfire survivors won’t receive settlement payments before year’s end
- FAKE LAWSUIT: Maui police chief calls for apology after lawsuit dismissal
- FAKE BILL 9: ILWU Hotel Union Endorses Bissen after Bissen Signs Bill Gutting Hotel Competitors
- Hawaiʻi Building Fires Are On The Rise; Safety Inspections Aren't Keeping Up
- Hilo Park Designed to Get Rid of Bikini Islanders
- Lawmakers consider bills to streamline construction projects' lengthy historic preservation review
- Lawsuits Seek to Block DHHL Plan for Mass Evictions
- Housing stipend among the proposals to address HPD vacancies
- 50% of Hawaii County Police calls are homeless-related
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| Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
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December 17, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:44 PM :: 1976 Views
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- Bogus Diddy Suit Dismissed after making complete fool of Maui Mayor
- Purchasing Power: In Honolulu $100 worth only $90.71
- HGEA Demands Action by DOE After Brutal Assault on Moanalua HS Employee
- Hawaii AG Sues to Hide Data on College DEI Admissions
- Booking.com fights to revive challenge to Hawaii tax rule
- Bissen appoints Batangan to Maui County Council
- How HART Artificially Inflates Rail Ridership Numbers
- Jail Guard Charged in assault of Maunalua HS sports official
- Hawaii Officials Strategize Gun Control in Secret
- Maui Land & Pineapple fined for inadequate stream flows
- Hawaiʻi loses 10 senior wildlife scientists amid federal staffing cuts
- Hawaiian, Alaska airlines to (pretend to) use locally made biofuel
- Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Says Current Rules Are Enough To Prevent AI Abuses
- 2 pleading guilty to fraud for false claims in wildfires
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| Tuesday, December 16, 2025 |
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December 16, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 2929 Views
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- Bissen signs Bill 9 into law immediately after Maui County Council vote
- Honolulu Health Care Costs 15th Highest in USA
- Charter Amendment: Exempt DPP from Civil Service
- Honolulu Charter Amendment to Streamline Housing Approvals
- Hawaii Minimum Wage Increases to $16 January 1
- Green: I Am Planning $1.5B Tax Hike
- Legislative Agenda: Mayors Propose 12.5% GE Tax Hike
- Maui County to Steal ‘only’ 1,700 Short Term Rentals? New zoning on agenda for Friday
- Crony and Convicted Felon Land Deal: Hawaiian Homes Commission to Vote Tuesday
- Wespac Looks To Expand Commercial Access To Hawaiʻi's Papahānaumokuākea
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| Monday, December 15, 2025 |
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December 15, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:34 PM :: 1197 Views
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- Two Telescopes Stop Paying Rent on Mauna Kea and another cancels $500M upgrade-DeFries Doesn’t Notice
- Origins of the Great Hawaiian Revival of 1836-1842
- DHHL ‘Paper Leases’ Scheme Failed Last Time, and the Time Before That
- City Council seeks web-based transparency into Honolulu finances
- “The devil is in the details” Honua Ola (again) eyes new (grossly overpriced) power purchase agreement with Hawaiian Electric
- With Obesity Growing On Oʻahu, Food Bank Push To Grab Property Tax Revenues May Go To A Vote
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| Sunday, December 14, 2025 |
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December 14, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:38 PM :: 5838 Views
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- During COVID, Hawaii Life Expectancy Declined Less than National Average
- More Grief Over SNAP
- There's a new kids' market in town
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 12, 2025
- Did Expose save Kouchi from $35,000 Bribe Prosecution? Behind weird flip-flop on leaving Senate?
- Louie: Bill 9 will cost Maui ‘hundreds of millions’ of dollars when it loses suits
- Next Boondogle: Desalination plant on Oahu (again) nearing construction after three decades of work
- Honolulu's Housing Problem Isn't Just Supply. It's A Process
- Insurance Companies Interfere with Primary Care Doctors
- Governor plans $16.5M to cover loss of Obamacare subsidies here
- Selling Out On College Sports Is The New Career Plan
- Surveillance video shows post-game assault on high school athletics official
- On-demand ride service could replace least-popular Maui Bus routes
- Gun Control Nuts Give Hawaii High Marks
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| Saturday, December 13, 2025 |
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December 13, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:37 AM :: 1537 Views
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- 150 lbs of Meth: Kauai Woman first of eleven to be Sentenced
- Oahu residents urged to check new flood zone maps ahead of major FEMA changes
- HART Getting Only 11,000 Daily Riders—Half of Mayor’s Projection
- Reimagining Public Safety: ‘Habitual Criminal’ Supports ACLU Plot to Block Oahu Jail Project
- Hawaii Labor Unions Ranked by Membership
- Kids wait, and wait, for skate park in Ocean View that has been mired in government red tape for Nine Years
- Hawaii board votes to change name of Hawaii Island
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| Friday, December 12, 2025 |
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December 12, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 1635 Views
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| Thursday, December 11, 2025 |
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December 11, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 1696 Views
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- Hawaii’s Concealed Carry is a Fraud
- Hawaii County Announces Six Affordable Housing Projects
- New Report Illuminates Geothermal Cooling Potential in Hawaii
- Kalaupapa, site of Catholic saint history, reopens to visitors
- “It’s not a threat, and it’s not extortion”
- On July 4, 2026 Hawaii’s Slow permitting process may Kill Wind and Solar Developers
- A&B merger is end of isle ‘Big 5’ era
- Priced out of paradise: Hawaii families build new lives in Utah
- Hawaii Senator pushes for stricter social media age limits as debate grows
- USDA: Hawaii can restrict soda purchases for SNAP recipients
- Homeless People Are Dying On Oʻahu because we do not FORCE them into housing and treatment
- Honolulu mayor seeks Taiwan’s help to rebuild crime-plagued Chinatown Cultural Plaza
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| Wednesday, December 10, 2025 |
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December 10, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:13 AM :: 2617 Views
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- Hawaii Says Trump’s Medicaid Policy Is Harmful. They Can’t Prove It.
- ‘The Babylon Bee’ Fights Hawaii Law Censoring Political Speech
- Is Red Hill a Superfund Site?
- Children’s Entrepreneur Market Expands to Hawaii
- He Spent Funds Meant For Native Hawaiians On Polo And Porsches. The Federal Government Failed To Stop Him
- Terrified Bissen may face challenger, HGEA Makes Early Endorsement
- Feds Allowed to Join Green Fee Case: Argue Hawaii Cruise Ship Tax Violates Supremacy Clause
- Meth News: Six-Timer Loser gets Minimal Sentence -- stabs HPD officer
- City moves on major Kapolei affordable housing project
- Honolulu apartment tenants protest at landlord’s home over power shutoff
- Texas attorney sentenced for illegally soliciting Hawaii wildfire victims
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| Tuesday, December 9, 2025 |
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December 9, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:21 PM :: 1755 Views
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- SOLD: Alexander & Baldwin to be Taken Private in $2.3 Billion Transaction
- AG Launches Hawaii Crime Statistics Dashboard
- Fireworks Firm Tied To Illegal Hawaiʻi Shipment OK'd To Sell Firecrackers
- AI permit process completion used by City
- Hawaii reaches deadliest year on roads since 2012
- Construction underway to complete West Oahu police substation
- Nonprofit clears mortgage for family of fallen police officer
- Court documents reveal alleged motive for slaying of Maui police officer
- Soft-on-Crime: Meth addicted slasher gets new trial
- Activists warn about how immigration crackdown impacts Hawaii
- Man charged with assault after high school basketball game
- AI porn on state websites?
- Hawaiian Electric Sues Par Hawaiʻi Claiming Faulty Fuel Ruined Turbines
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| Monday, December 8, 2025 |
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December 8, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 3108 Views
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- The Downmarket Impact of New Multifamily Housing: Evidence from a Honolulu Condo Tower
- Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils pass bills supported by Grassroot
- Grassroot submits proposals to Honolulu Charter Commission
- ‘Parking requirements are closer to sorcery than to science’
- JSC Still Seeking Nominees for Maui Judgeships
- 2026 Legislative Agenda: Tax Hikes Coming?
- Without Fraud and Abuse, layoffs hit Maui Nonprofits
- Hawaii County Council questions homeless nonprofit ‘double-dipping, travel’
- First 100 days: Maui County Ethics executive director reports surge in inquiries
- Veto? Mayor Alameda critiques Hawaii County's new plastic waste ban
- Hawaiʻi Patients To Join New Lawsuit Against Army Doctor Accused Of Abuse
- Confused About the Public Utilities Commission?
- $843K Per Unit: First of 10 towers at Mayor Wright Homes positioned to rise next year
- Hawaii Pacific Health, HMSA discussing possible merger
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| Sunday, December 7, 2025 |
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December 7, 2025 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 1984 Views
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- Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
- Sen Awa Responds -- Fined for Filming Campaign Ad at Legislative Office
- Lessons from Lahaina could help Hilo recover
- Making a Federal Case Out of the Green Fee
- Homelessness: How Effective is HONU Program?
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 6, 2025
- Election Office Suppressing Native Hawaiian Votes
- CNHA Again: $752K for Program HTA doesn’t use
- Winer Launches New Lobbying Firm after last one went bankrupt
- Hawaii Legislature: Doing nothing equals voting yes
- Hiring slowing as costs, minimum wage increase
- ‘Cost of Living’ on Conty Legislative Agenda
- Maui Council advances tax relief extension for Lahaina wildfire survivors
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