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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 November 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 4595 Views Homeowner Politics and Housing Supply USACE awards $53 million contract to Pono Aina Management for temporary elementary school construction Insurance Division: Nearly $700M Paid on Maui Wildfire Claims Democratic Party Selects Three Names to Send to Governor Green for Senate District 5 Vacancy Special prosecutor back in Hawaii -- Which politician will he arrest next? Mafia News: Sabrina Grace Claims She Was Robbed at Gunpoint in Gameroom Lahaina: Damage to Water System will be Excuse to Block Rebuilding Maui County Plans to Hire 3 Law Firms to Defend Itself In Fire Lawsuits Online scammers target EBT recipients causing them to lose hundreds of dollars in food stamps Read More..

Monday, November 6, 2023 November 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:41 PM :: 1732 Views Zoom-ing in on Better Healthcare Guam activists urge Ninth Circuit to revive environmental claims against Air Force “Where do you think all of these people are going to go?” EPA begins work on burned commercial properties in Lahaina Honolulu Police Department is finally releasing officer misconduct records Honolulu Planning Commission to decide another two-year extension for Waimanalo Gulch Read More..

Sunday, November 5, 2023 November 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 3298 Views Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Handling Lawsuit Against Oil Companies Calls Climate Change An ‘Existential Threat’ ‘Affordable housing’ making housing worse for everyone VIDEO: Why is Hawaii so Expensive? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 4, 2023 VIDEO: "Amend the Jones Act to revitalize U.S. waterways" Queens to Buy Wahiawa Hospital Crossing the Rubicon Again Lahaina: How Property Rights are Chipped Down to Zero Lahaina Plan Working as Intended: “18% would rather move to the continent” EPA challenge: Removal of EV, solar wall batteries in Lahaina State computer upgrades cause us digital migraines Despite political surnames, it’s results that counts Relax rules on ‘cottage food’ entrepreneurs Red-light cameras still generating tickets Read More..

Saturday, November 4, 2023 November 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 3841 Views Restoring Lahaina’s Economy: Time is of the Essence Oahu Judicial Vacancy -- First Circuit Court DoH Hosts Healthy Hawaiʻi Strategic Plan 2030 Summit Public Input Sought for City’s First Climate Adaptation Strategy HECO Finally gets Around to Announcing Wildfire Safety Strategy Ernie Martin bribed by North Shore Developer’s Lawfirm? Moving to mainland: “To actually work to live instead of living to work is amazing" Many Lahaina homeowners lack adequate insurance coverage to rebuild The Deadly Maui Inferno, hour by hour Guam and Hawaii are in strike range of Pacific Su-57 Squadron Read More..

Friday, November 3, 2023 November 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 3697 Views Carpenters Union Wages War Against Affordable Modular Housing on Kauai Court Blocks Parts of Honolulu ‘Sensitive Places’ Gun Law DoE: Chronic Absenteeism 30%--achievement still lags pre-COVID numbers OHA Trustees Select New CEO MPD released 20 hours of video. Only 6 minutes show key roadblocks. Nepo babies cry out as Anti-Nepotism Law Kicks in: PUC HECO Coverup: “Its just a matter of timing” TMT work progresses: Project awaiting ‘necessary steps’ from the feds Sen Brenton Awa will push to license Bumpy’s medical cannabis farm after federal raid Brutal sword attack leads to lawsuit against Waikiki 7-11 Soft on Crime: Ocean View man, charged with attempted murder, granted supervised release 3,000 Homeless Youth--100% Mentally ill or Drug Addicts ACLU Plan: Flood Lahaina Burn Zone with Homeless Drug Addicts Read More..

Thursday, November 2, 2023 November 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 4948 Views Hawaii attorney general opposes opt-out option from LGBTQ+ books for 2nd graders Lahaina Fires: House Working Groups Release Draft Reports HIEMA Rewrites 'Hazard Mitigation Plan' Maui Fires: Three bills offer property tax relief Self-certification has good track record in other cities | Grassroot Institute of Hawaii SD5 Election Set to Replace Gil Keith-Aragan State Supreme Court Justice: ‘Big Oil’ Climate Change Trial is about ‘White Men’, Misogyny, Racism   Venue Shopping: Why Hawaii became a hotbed of legal activism to target ‘Big Oil’ Maui County to Ban Single Family Homes? Lahaina Fire communication failures appear to have been due to an apparent lack of listening in on dispatchers Lahaina Fires: Anti-PLDC Protester because part of the Establishment Rail Runs from Arid Field to Shuttered Stadium Hawaiian Tel Replaces HECO on Honolulu Police Commission Prosecutors detail evidence ahead of trial for 4 HPD officers accused of causing near-fatal crash Maui Affordable Rentals: $3464/mo  As Maui reopens, Hawaii's leading banks brace for post-fire challenges Airline Pilot News: Hawaii looking at expanding psychedelic therapies Soft on Crime: Judge Vacates Life Sentence for N Shore Murderer Read More..

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 November 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 1970 Views DoH Survey: Housing Among Lahaina Top recovery needs  Hawaii couple found guilty of stealing identities of dead babies Maui emergency response officials ignored advice, turned down state help in early hours of disaster Maui fire survivors beg officials to help them secure long-term housing Test Scores Show Slow Progress For Hawaii Students HOOSER: Yes, in my backyard! Molokai Loses Food Stamp Waiver -  Unemployment Drops Sharply Kalaeloa Home Lands Solar Terminated by HECO Jewish temple in Nuuanu beefs up security Read More..

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 October 31, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 2277 Views Maui P D releases body cam footage from Lahaina Fire Celebrate the Life of Senator Sam Slom Three Months later, Red Cross Still Housing 6,700 from Lahaina Fires Star-Adv Endorses Decision to Deny Lahaina Firefighting Water, Plan for ‘Venice of the Pacific’ Tourist Attraction HECO Secret Accounting for Lahaina Fires Hawaii Halts Work On Another Computer System Upgrade Offshore wind developer purchases land for Hawaii project Marijuana farm owner says his raided greenhouses supplied 1,000 pot heads Funding denied to program that helps with transition Hawaii inmates back into community Homeless Dude Beats Up Elderly Security Guard Read More..

Monday, October 30, 2023 October 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:42 PM :: 1962 Views Lahaina Fires: Tourist Arrivals Down for Second Straight Month Here’s the Living Wage a Single Person Needs To Live Comfortably in Hawaii Kula residents wonder when they can rebuild Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency Struggles To Fill Many Key Jobs Late state Sen. Sam Slom to be celebrated at Capitol Waikiki climate change study underway, city says Hawaii Ethics Commission Steps Up Training Of Government Employees Weʻll soon have a more comprehensive understanding of the victims of crime, including hate crimes, in Hawaii. Cesspool Conversions: Honolulu Seeks To Connect More Homes To Main Sewer System Read More..

Sunday, October 29, 2023 October 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 6555 Views Hawaii Democrats Dump Chairman: ILWU Takes Over Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 28, 2023 How monster homes came to be: A Halloween Story Rep Elle Cochran Accused of Stealing Lahaina Fire Donations? Punk Rocker Ken Inouye to Challenge La Chica for Mililani HD 37 When The Hawaii Legislature First Decided Public Access Was Important Phonics making a Comeback at DoE Schools Hawaii public school executives’ maximum salaries raised to $192K to $206K New concerns rise over unemployment benefits investigation, resident said he owes more than $4,000 County delays Waikoloa siren installation Read More..

Saturday, October 28, 2023 October 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 2138 Views Gays, CNHA, ACLU Push Amendment to Hawaii State Constitution Sterile Mosquitoes Released on Kauai State settles sex discrimination case with Campbell female athletes Kula residents getting water meters back  Usual Suspects Still Calling for Coco Palms to Remain Ruined Former Big Island assistant police chief 'not in right mind' -- still in jail   Read More..

Friday, October 27, 2023 October 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:24 PM :: 2857 Views Respect property rights, remove red tape for Lahaina rebuild Quick Supreme Court Action Allows Kalima Settlement to be Paid DLNR Transferring 99 Parcels to Agriculture Department Grassroot testifies before county councils on housing, property tax relief, permitting Adaptability is key to solving Hawaii’s housing crisis Senate Judiciary Advances Biden's Hawaii Judicial Nominees  Waipahu Resident Charged with COVID Fraud, Tax Evasion Rail: The Grift that Just Keeps Grifting HART Directors Still Claiming $580M Surplus, LOL! Feds: HPD Officer was Child Molesting Pimp Lending Rules too Tight: $600K ‘Affordable’ High Rise Apartments Aren’t Selling EPA Says 85% Of Lahaina Burn Area Has Been Cleaned Up     ‘It was a failure’: Member of wildfire advisory team says Maui can’t miss key lessons again Hawaii Sluggishness Worsens Disasters Most Hawaii Wildfires Are Started By People, But Arson Cases Are Rarely Solved Red Hill class action lawsuit tops 7,000 plaintiffs Oahu's electric bus fleet grounded indefinitely due to charging issue Public Utilities Commission is Reviewing Ritte’s Proposed Molokai Shared Solar Project Land Board to consider 19-acre site as landfill for Lahaina wildfire debris Read More..

Thursday, October 26, 2023 October 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 PM :: 3714 Views Nikki Haley on Ballot for Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus Hawaii Among Highest Student Loan Payments DoE sees Lahaina Fires as latest excuse to eliminate accountability Hawaii Budget Director's Conflict Of Interest: He Owns HECO Stock Hawaii Insiders in DC Looking for More Money New Maui fire relief program draws high interest Bumpy Kanahele’s giant marijuana farm raided, thousands of plants seized Homeless Threaten Makiki With Flooding Mystery lingers in Ireland case Read More..

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 October 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 PM :: 4056 Views Hawaii AG Joins Nationwide Suit Against Facebook Legislature Accepting Applications for 2024 Session UHERO: Reduce fire risk with regulation, restoration of fallow ag lands Hawaii Among Worst: 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index ​Consumer challenges Hawaiian Tropic’s ‘Reef Friendly’ sunscreen label Slavery Poisons Solar Industry’s Supply Chains Hawaii Bribery Scandal Casts a Shadow Over Lahaina’s Ruins Environmentalists drop lawsuit after Green amends housing order Maui Report On 2018 Lahaina Fire Whitewashed Issues That Reappeared Five Years Later 2 years ago, Maui County-funded commission sounded the alarm about wildfire risks Commission on Water Resource Management’s first meeting with reinstated director Maui dispatcher shares what it was like on the other side of cries for help during August fires Oprah And Dwayne Johnson’s Relief Fund Has Paid Out $19 Million Hawaii County officials could be next to receive pay raises DHHL proposes 10 legislative measures to reduce its housing waitlist. Navy, Hawaii officials look into uptick in complaints about fuel-tainted water Family-owned store in Waipahu offering healthy options to the community Read More..

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 October 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 3438 Views As Predicted: Andy Winer's Law Partner Nominated for Supreme Court Maui, Kauai Ambulance Procurement to be Re-Started Hawaiʻi Recognized as Captive Insurance Domicile of the Year Lahaina: AG Looking for Illegal Evictions and Rent Hikes ‘Lawyers Scrubbing Secret 2018 Fire Report’ -- Maui County Cannot Declare Bankruptcy Maui Hotel Association Knew More About Lahaina Fire Than Emergency Officials Congress pushes HECO, PUC for more answers on Maui fire Experts: Wildfire recovery could take a decade, cost more than Maui County’s entire budget Bissen moves up timeline for phased reopening of West Maui to visitors Maui voters impacted by fires urged to check their voter registration Waikiki hoteliers, industry resist sea level legislation Dana Ireland Murder Case: 2nd Man Is Exonerated Former assistant police chief arrested in Kona Land board blocks effort to move sand from quarry to Waikiki Read More..

Monday, October 23, 2023 October 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:18 PM :: 8270 Views Right to Rebuild? No Building Permits Issued Since Lahaina Fire  Hawaii Director of Housing Stands on Street Corner Spreading Lies About Israel  CNHA Cash: Plan to Push Lahaina Survivors out of Hotels “A very different population to move into the Lahaina area” CNHA $19M and another $25M for ‘Cultural Monitors’ to oversee CNHA $54.5M Lahaina Cleanup  Lahaina: Many Students have not returned to school  HPD Sgt Gives Recidivist Violent Drunk Driver a Free Pass Oahu Gun Buyback event raises concerns in the community Cyber Terrorism: Hu Honua goes Nuclear -- is Seeking a Come-Back Film studio measure gets city, state support Is The Condominium Model Of Housing Crumbling? Read More..

Sunday, October 22, 2023 October 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 2037 Views Stop Permitting Favoritism Hawaii urged to steer clear of Vienna housing model Hawaii the Sinkhole State Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 23, 2023 Maui Unemployment Jumps to 8.4% After Fires Judge rules California assault weapons ban unconstitutional Inverse Condemnation and Paying for Disasters PR comes before policy with Honolulu’s rail board Calm campaign field here bodes ill for 2024 election Affordable Housing is a Joke: 20 Years to Groundbreaking Will Lahaina Fire Suits Force landowners to Start Clearing Dry Brush Statewide? Read More..

Saturday, October 21, 2023 October 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:31 PM :: 2804 Views Hawaii Health Department 'Commitment to Transgender Rights' Mayor Bissen hosting Maui community budget meetings for Fiscal Year 2025 Defend Hawaii: Mainland Drug Dealer Starts Selling in Hilo, gets Busted Within Two Weeks ‘Huge Red Flag’ Debris cleanup phase begins in Kula, Olinda after company raided by FBI lands $52.5M contract Again With This? HART Claims Feds to Resume Rail Funding Soon Maui Fire Chief Details Lahaina Fire Timeline Empty Talk: Many housing options being ‘considered’ for Maui evacuees Maui service providers sound the alarm as calls to domestic violence hotline spike Hawai‘i Has the Longest Life Expectancy in the Nation, But Not for Everyone     What happens when a Game Room is Evicted? Hawaii Developers Settle Lawsuit Over Lack Of Accessibility Features Read More..

Friday, October 20, 2023 October 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:32 PM :: 2492 Views HIEMA: Dozens of Sirens Inoperable Honolulu Hale to be illuminated in blue and white in solidarity with Israel “Sneaky Bulls***” Billions at Stake as Public Utilities Commission Opens Fire Inquiry Water meter charges to Double under BWS Plan One Real, Three Fake: 4 possible Oahu landfill sites under scrutiny, city official says PUC Approves Big Maui Solar Farm with Panels Made by Muslim Slaves Miske Co-Defendants who pleaded guilty this week will not have to testify Expert: State’s delay in activating emergency hub for wildfire likely hindered response More Than A Quarter Of Lahaina Students Are Attending New Schools Long-stalled TMT project gets new NSF funding Blocked by NIMBYs, North Shore Landowner Angles for Eminent Domain Buyout Suspect in firearms arrest that caused school lockdown was free pending trial for auto theft A gun buyback is coming to Honolulu for the first time in decades Homeless Drug Addicts Robbing Grave in Moiliili Read More..

Thursday, October 19, 2023 October 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 4224 Views Property Tax Relief for Maui Fire Victims Honolulu recognized amongst Greenest Cities in America 100s Still Without Power Outside Lahaina Burn Zone Maui County Secret 2018 wildfire report -- “you can’t say anything about it to anybody” Dela Cruz News: Nonprofit Exec takes two jobs, rakes in $1M/year Lahaina Debris Becomes Excuse for Maui to create new landfill Hawaii Muslims Spread Lies About Israel  Four HPD officers arrested in two weeks for family abuse Appeals court vacates unlawful imprisonment of a minor conviction Read More..

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 October 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:59 PM :: 2966 Views Debris removal: Corps of Engineers Contractors Purposefully Damage 100s of Properties to Make More Money Sheriff's Top Training Officer Pleads Guilty New State Fund For Maui Fire Victims Is Designed as Lawsuit Settlement for KSBE, HECO, Maui County? Bribery shows up in Data: Some Honolulu Monster House Permits Sailed Through Despite Long Waits For Others How much of proposed water rate hike is driven by Red Hill? State Resorts To Absurd Excuses To Stonewall In Infamous Child Abuse Case Attorney General’s Legal Trickery gums up distribution of historic Hawaiian Homelands waitlist settlement US negotiator signs new deal with strategic Marshall Islands Another two defendants expected to flip against Miske Violent crime may be down overall but homicides are up according to FBI data Hawaii Hydrogen Future -- Billion Dollar greenwashing scam Honolulu planners consider extension for landfill site selection Clean Waste ‘Disneyland’ ‘Promises the Moon’--and Hawaii County Council Dumb Enough to believe it Read More..

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 October 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 PM :: 2664 Views Lahaina: Corps of Engineers Fake 'Toxic' Cleanup Money Spinner for CNHA, 8a Companies Political Connections Pay Off: USACE awards $52.5 million site assessment, debris removal contract to Dawson Solutions Lahaina Slush Fund: USACE awards $19 million 'cultural monitoring' contract Kula Fire: DoH Arsenic Scare Tactics Eight Hawaii Birds Declared Extinct Red Hill defueling underway County of Maui identifying vehicles damaged or destroyed in wildfires Hawaii’s Successful Catalytic Converter Theft Law Offers A National Model For Consumer Protection Housing shuffle designed to vex Lahaina fire evacuees until they move to Mainland Homeowners' association sues to stop tiny home builder in Lahaina UH president should condemn Hamas Did construction start at TMT site? Land board to mull the question next month Newly-unearthed letter from Akaka offers evidence of Red Hill leaks 2 decades ago Resignations After Four-Hour Democratic State Committee Meeting  Waihee: Hawaii Needs ‘Vibrant Opposition Party’ More Hawaii Schools Qualify For Free Meal Programs But The State May Not Participate HECO Seeking $2M From HART For Work Done On Canceled Substation Read More..

Monday, October 16, 2023 October 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 2263 Views Hawaii Highest Realtor Costs in USA PUC needs definitive cause of Maui fire before HECO cover-up can begin Uncertainty And Delays Are Too Much For Some Lahaina Businesses. They’re Calling It Quits Lahaina: ‘Toxic’ Hysteria will keep some kids out of school DoH: Kula Ash full of Arsenic Lahaina fire evacuees being evicted from temporary shelters Modular-home village being built for 85 displaced Lahaina residents  -- cost $235K per unit Homeless Meth-Heads Are Stealing Parts Off Hawaii’s Emergency Sirens Island hopping: A new cannabis wholesale route in Hawaii Hydrogen Hub? Hawaii County is Re-Zoning for Hu Honua Bioenergy Good News: Hawaii’s bid to be hydrogen hub falls short Hawaii Needs To Talk About How ‘Conservatism’ Has Become Toxic Read More..

Sunday, October 15, 2023 October 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:00 PM :: 3083 Views Tourists, Keep Out! Is it really a good idea to build a new Aloha Stadium? West Maui tourism decision should be individual choice Crony Capitalism: Jones Act in the News Three Vacancies on First Circuit Court Lahaina Fires: 'Cultural awareness' at forefront of Corps of Engineers Mission A simple way to improve Hawaii healthcare Feds on the Job: Child Molesting Drug Dealer gets 10.5 years Fire? Red Tape Delays Invasive Grass Control for 15 Years--And Counting Hawaiian Electric’s wildfire mitigation plan: slow slower slowest Green Makes Social Media Latest Excuse for Hawaii Government Failures Geothermal Schemes target DHHL: Mililani Trask, and convicted felon Roberta Cabral back at it again  Labor Department: “Time’s up” On Oahu’s North Shore, big fines are proposed for illegal erosion control measures Hawaii's Lawmakers to Reconvene in January UH Manoa: Usual Gaggle of Jew-Haters do the usual stuff COVID News: With no Tourists to rob, Meth-heads stole Local Cars Read More..

Saturday, October 14, 2023 October 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:32 PM :: 1832 Views Maui Emergency Sirens 'can be inoperable for extended periods' EPA: No 'Toxins' in Lahaina Air City now accepting Grants in Aid Applications EA Finalized for Kauai Mosquito Eradication Program Missile Defense Agency to Terminate Preparation of EIS for Homeland Defense Radar - Hawaii MPD-FBI list of missing from Lahaina fire drops to 7 people Operations to remove fuel at Red Hill begin Monday EPA crews being applying soil stabilizer to properties, fire debris in Lahaina ‘Red tape’ likely delayed Honolulu police efforts to assist Maui after wildfires Read More..

Friday, October 13, 2023 October 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 2301 Views Maui: Water Meters Taken from Fire Victims How Could Officials Not Have Known?  911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire show residents' terror and panic How Will The Maui Strong Fund Be Spent? Public Utilities Commission Seeks to Understand HECO`s Plans OSHA demands answers on alleged hazards at Red Hill days before defueling set to begin After Lahaina, Makakilo Residents Press Harder For Another Exit Off Their Hill Hilo Hospital opens bum flop for homeless discharged patients Catalytic converter theft drops dramatically with new law Read More..

Thursday, October 12, 2023 October 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 1964 Views Does Hawaii Make the Case for Religious Charters? Fired After Refusing Vax: Lawsuit Alleges Religious Discrimination by Hawaii Symphony Orchestra RFK Vehicle?  ‘No Labels Party’ wins ballot access in Hawaii The Wrath of CON: Updating Hawaii’s Healthcare Policy 'B-' Hawaii Community Redistricting Report Card Only 25% of Fire-Related Unemployment Claims Approved, DLIR Blames ‘Rampant Fraud’ Lahaina fire Survivors Most Common reason for being evicted from Hotels--Cooking Indoors with Kerosene Misperceptions, different occupancies hurting Maui hotel workers Lahaina Teachers Have To ‘Start From Scratch’ As Schools Prepare To Reopen Maui Council Can Legally Force MECO to Insulate Power Lines Blangiardi Builds His War Chest Rail Changes Planned For Kakaako Mean Fewer Trees, More Buses Council to pick Office of Council Services director in Secret Read More..

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 October 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:13 PM :: 4672 Views Hawaii Among Five Worst 'Sinkhole States' DoH Approves Red Hill Defueling Plan Mafia News: Andy Winer Law Partner ‘a lock’ on Supreme Court Nomination 54.5% rate hike proposed: Honolulu water bills going up Two Months later: Maui County still won't say who was in charge during Lahaina fire Some Maui emergency sirens didn’t sound during the Oct. 2 test--‘repairs can take months’ A studio for $3,000 a month? Skyrocketing Maui rents leave wildfire evacuees alarmed DOBOR ‘too busy’ to help Lahaina tour, charter fishing operators get back to work Hawaii County Decides to Hassle Street Vendors Hawaii`s Little Know But Powerful Greenhouse Gas Law Those Extra Federal Dollars Are Going Under Your Wheels Another Day in the DoE: Former Konawaena MS teacher pleads no contest to sex assault Soft on Crime: 129 Time Loser gets Plea Deal Read More..

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 October 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 2670 Views DLNR: Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water Gets Job Back Hamas Attacks: Hawaii Sierra Club Cheers Phantom water management area blocks affordable housing Mayor: Lahaina to be Sprayed with Soil Stabilizer DLNR Implementing 'Civil Resource Violation System' 9,000 Apply for Aid but Oprah and Rock Still Apologizing for $10M Lahaina Relief Effort FEMA assistance exceeds $177.76 million Non-profits provide housing for displaced Maui residents Beyond the banyan tree, arborists work to preserve Lāhainā's overlooked ʻulu groves Film studios bill passes first reading in Council Extreme Gut and Replace Returns to Hawai`i State Legislature Shrapnel News: Hauula Hurricane Shelter Designed with Big Glass Walls This Waianae Condo Development Has Lost Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars To Embezzlement Big Island: One Psychiatrist to Treat 500 Homeless Lunatics Homeless Thugs Shake Down Retailers State flooded with complaints about out-of-state attorneys soliciting Maui wildfire survivors Read More..

Monday, October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 1841 Views Hawaii Republicans “Standing with Israel in These Trying Times" Aiming the Cannon at Monster Homes  Real Household Income In Hawaii Dropped Significantly In Last 3 Years No Riots as West Maui phased tourism reopening is off to quiet start Hawaii Refuses Off-the-Shelf Software Solutions--Still Pretending To Modernize 50-Year-Old Computer And Financial Data System HPD investigating after Planned Parenthood protester is shot with airsoft gun Federal Oversight of Waimanalo Gulch Ends Read More..

Monday, October 9, 2023 Letters to the Editor October, 2023 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:53 AM :: 3055 Views Phantom water management area blocks affordable housing Pohoiki: Zendo Drops a Bombshell Read More..

Sunday, October 8, 2023 October 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:28 PM :: 2998 Views Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Becoming Instagram Joke Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 7, 2023 Let Maui tourism recover at its own pace Who Really Pays? Guam activists urge Ninth Circuit to revive environmental claims against Air Force Lahaina Protests are a dispute over tourism marketing strategies Will ‘Fragile’ MMA Fighters Disrupt Lahaina Tourism Reopening? Show of Old Boy Power: ‘Green Should Move State Capitol to Lahaina’ Five Hotels and Eight Timeshares Reopening in Lahaina Area HECO and PUC: Hand in Glove Alm: Legalizing marijuana will end Japanese Tourism Hawaii Has A Long History Of High School Football Violence Read More..

Saturday, October 7, 2023 October 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:43 PM :: 3703 Views Pave way for office buildings to be converted into housing Allow owner-occupants of Residential A homes to apply for missed property tax relief Luxury Beliefs and Radical Chic: Maui Council votes 7-2 to urge governor to reinstate former official who denied water for firefighting Lahaina Fire: What does it take to get 60 Homeless to Accept Shelter? Hawaii jump in fentanyl-related deaths Bought and Paid for by Big Tobacco: Two Honolulu Council members push anti-vaping Bill 46 Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii asks businesses for feedback on regulations Read More..

Friday, October 6, 2023 October 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:22 PM :: 2707 Views Governor’s housing proclamation could be a ‘Pandora’s box’ ‘Affordable’ housing costs $1500 per square foot? Hawaii AG Investigating Fraudulent Lahaina Fundraising Saving HECO: Two Supreme Court Appointments and One Senator Coming Soon Saving HECO: State Investigation Into Maui Fires Has Been Quietly Moving Along. Now It’s Going Public Hawaiian Electric’s CEO Told Congress It Had a Wildfire Plan. That Was News to Regulators. Lahaina Homeowners can bypass Government Fire debris removal Lahaina Schools Spread ‘Toxic’ Paranoia The Maui Fires Have Put A $31 Million Hole In This Year’s County Budget Minimal tourists expected for West Maui reopening Ellison: Hawaiian Drove Island Air into Bankruptcy  The process of selecting a jury in the Miske case is already underway Former Punahou coach facing new charges after more alleged victims come forward Hawaii Community Correctional Center way over capacity Former MPD assistant chief: Agency didn’t follow its own ‘all hazard’ plan in Lahaina disaster In wake of Lahaina disaster, state pledging to beef up fire prevention efforts Hawaii’s Ag Corp. Is Putting Up Remainder Of Its Land For Lease Millions of Mosquitoes Will Rain Down on Hawaii to Save an Iconic Bird Read More..

Thursday, October 5, 2023 October 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 1912 Views Hawaii AG Sues pharmacy benefit managers VIDEO: ‘Innovative solutions’ to address housing Maui County Council to consider resolution urging Governor to reinstate Kaleo Manuel in Water Resource Management role State mental health experts worry exchanges could trigger altercations when tourism returns Lahaina: Here’s How We Could Hype up Phony ‘Toxins’ Scare to Make More Homeowners Embrace and Celebrate Eminent Domain Hawaiian Electric’s insurance would cover a fraction of Maui fire claims Hawaii’s Next Federal Judge is married to Matson Lobbyist Restricted Parking Zone Bill Passes Honolulu Council, But There Are Catches Kamalani Academy Charter School Still Faces An Uncertain Future Another Day in the DoE: Overwhelmed by Distressed Chronics BoE Approves the Usual Big Budget Ask for Legislative Session Lahaina Catch-22: DOBOR Edition Read More..

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 October 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 3067 Views Hawaii AG Sues to Keep Feeding 'Gender Change' Drugs to Minors Hawaii AG Appeals Butterfly Knife Ruling EPA Approves Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report Governor: People threatening him are calling his personal cell, targeting his kids (again) Governor's absence fuels anger at West Maui anti-tourism rally The story of a young man who fell through the cracks of FEMA’s benefits system Turning Lahaina into Wailea: Office of Recovery outlines key focus areas in wake of fire Castle, Waianae homecoming football game canceled out of safety concerns Former Kauai County council candidate in legal trouble Bums Cleared from Big island Beach Park After threatening beachgoers Hawai'i Prison Medical Record System Issues Could Cause A Deceased Inmate's Lawsuit to be Dropped How Bureaucrats Strangled Lahaina Bike Route That Could have been Evacuation Road Confidential Information Hinders Public Inquiry on Maui Fires Read More..

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 October 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 1946 Views Lahaina Fire Caused by Anti-Cane Smoke Activism Educating children hailed as key to preserving principles of liberty Think small to help resolve Kaua‘i’s housing crisis Unlocking the Potential of the Public Land Trust DHHL Goes on Land-Buying Spree Transsexual flag flying outside the Fasi Municipal Building Molokai Reefs: DLNR Listening to Walter Ritte Pohoiki: Zendo Drops a Bombshell Lahaina Tourism return may bring ‘explosion of anger’ Weasel Words: County ‘looks to’ speed up Lahaina reentry process Maui Fires: PUC Finally Gets Around to Considering Plan to ‘Harden’ Power Lines Lack Of Money And Staff Is Hindering Wildfire Code Enforcement In Hawaii Occupancy for Hawaii vacation rentals dropped to 54% in August Game Rooms Average 5 Years Between fake raids--City Council to mull anti-gaming room measure $13K Junket: City Council Members Are South Korea Bound “Data comparisons between 2020 Census and 2010 Census detailed race data should be made with caution” Military’s plan to stop using fresh drinking water on Oahu golf course halted by DOH Read More..

Monday, October 2, 2023 October 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:08 PM :: 2139 Views New Shelter Built to Keep Lahaina Homeless out of Burn Zone LahainaFires: 600 families put out of Hotels Lahaina fires prompt questions about state water policy BLNR Member: Criticism of Official who Withheld Water for Firefighting is ‘Racist’ Families are faced with hard decision to leave Lahaina or stay Charter School Quickly Sets up Lahaina Campus Next stage of the Miske case–Motions to suppress evidence Affordable Housing Fraud: Two Hilo attorneys under investigation by state office Soft on Crime Crowd Finds Another Excuse to Block Oahu Jail Construction Decade long water leak being fixed after millions of gallons wasted Read More..

Sunday, October 1, 2023 October 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 2648 Views Let the Donor Beware 2A Victory: Hawaii County Concealed Carry Rules Rejected by Court Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 30, 2023 Before the Disaster: Hawaii Unemployment 3.1%   Make sure to claim additional property tax relief in Honolulu LahainaFires: HHFDC Pretends Insurance does Not Exist--Wants you to believe Act of Congress needed to replace Low-Income Housing HART’s endless games--Still Trying to Scam Feds After All These Years Hirono Political Rhetoric Isn't Helping Maui Fire Survivors The Need For Legislative Reform Can Be A Matter Of Life And Death Hawaii Wildfire-Fighting Force Eyes Eightfold Increase In Funding Read More..

Saturday, September 30, 2023 September 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:37 PM :: 1938 Views Multiple Murder Counts After Deadly Cockfight EPA Consent Decree: Pollution Violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant 600 evacuees in West Maui hotels to be locked out?  Safe Harbor program expires When Kula needed water to stop wildfire, it got a trickle Pearl Harbor Military Terminated Community Oversite Boards Monitoring Toxic Contamination Cleanups Efforts underway to smooth out COVID vaccine insurance issues Read More..

Friday, September 29, 2023 September 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 4948 Views RIP Leinaala Teruya Drummond EPA: Civil Beat Publisher Profits from Sale of Illegal Pesticides Real Value of $100 in Honolulu $87.15 New dashboard highlights areas of Hawaiʻi housing crisis Maui Tourists Shift to Other Islands Yes, in God’s Backyard Move to Vegas: How Lahaina Lockdown Designed to Block Insurance Payouts to Homeowners HECO’s Slimy Answers Don’t Play Well Before Congress  Lassner setting goals for final 15 months as UH president High Water Bills Surprise Kula Residents Who Helped Fight Wildfires Minimum Qualifications Proposed For Honolulu Emergency Manager Micronesian Tenants Fight Back Against ‘Terrible’ Apartment Conditions Half-Pound of Meth: Out on Bail, Does it Again Read More..

Thursday, September 28, 2023 September 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 3132 Views Lawsuit: Hawaii Breaks Law on Voter Rolls Will HECO be Saved? JSC Unveils Choices for Two Supreme Court Seats Blangiardi statement in opposition to ACLU Lawsuit HECO Stonewalls House Committee Investigators Reps. Sonny Ganaden and Jeanne Kapela are a couple. Tourism Executives Campaign To Bring Needed Visitors To Maui Saint Louis School to join settlement talks in sex assault case against 2 high-profile athletes Council’s Tulba seeks more film studios for Oahu Read More..

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 September 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:58 PM :: 2723 Views Time for Action, Mayor Bissen FBI Forensics Lending a Hand in Lahaina HI-EMA Clarifies Siren-Activation Rules Lahaina Fundraiser Spouts Conspiracy Theories, Quickly Raises $1M HECO ‘May not be Forthcoming’  to US House Committee Hawaii Agencies Flout The Law By Ignoring Maui Fire Records Requests Mike Miske survived three previous investigations without criminal charges Former Civil Defense council chair: Officials failed to heed key warnings ahead of Lahaina disaster Lahaina Fires: Blame KSBE or HECO? Furloughs, layoffs mounts on Maui as economic headwinds continue Lawsuit Accuses Kauai Chief Judge Of Sexually Harassing His Assistant Toughen penalties for illegal gambling Read More..

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:56 PM :: 4310 Views Lahaina Fires: Where are the students? Earthjustice Files Lawsuit to Clean Up Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant Green Updates Lahaina Emergency Price Controls HECO Postpones Time-of-Use Rate Hikes ​India abolishes its ‘Jones Act,’ could be role model for U.S. Eminent Domain News: Criminal Kaniela Ing writing the ‘New Urbanist’ blueprint for Lahaina Ing News: ‘Some may be outright frauds’ A Major Power Outage In Lahaina The Day Of The Fire Likely Saved Lives Soft on Crime Crowd Finds Another Way to Stop Jail Construction Did A Ransomware Attack Take Down KITV News? SD1: Little Miss Impeachment to be Defeated Again Multiple ambulances offline over the weekend amid EMS staffing shortage DoE ‘Security’ Cameras Peep into Bathroom Stalls Read More..

Monday, September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:20 PM :: 3688 Views Hawaii Ranks 4th for Homeless per Capita Kealoha Case: Fentanyl Dealing Ex-Cop is Getting Record Wiped Clean Roseanne Barr Considering Running for Governor of Hawaii as Republican Toxic? Antivaxxer Lorrin Pang Tries to Scare Lahaina Homeowners Away from their own Properties Solar Batteries High on List of ‘Hazardous’ Materials being used as Excuse to Keep Homeowners Away Two Cost Increasers: How ‘Planners’ Make Ala Wai Pedestrian Bridge into a $63M Harp MECO Conditionally Offers Financial Compensation for Outages Read More..

Sunday, September 24, 2023 September 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:59 PM :: 3155 Views Lahaina fire lawsuits hamstring release of information The secret to reaching the next generation Governor’s revised housing proclamation caves to NIMBYs Lahaina Scammers Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 23, 2023 Honolulu Architect Is Headed To Prison For Bribery But Still Working Permits at DPP Lassner was one weird dude  Before Lahaina Burned, Hawaiian Electric Was Slow to Replace Poles That Posed Fire Risk Don’t blame climate change for fires Caltech telescope removed from Maunakea summit--Will be Moved to Chile where Science is Appreciated AAR? Where Were Maui Police During The Fires? Rents Could Double For Some Ewa Beach Tenants In Affordable Housing Complex Read More..

Saturday, September 23, 2023 September 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:45 PM :: 4147 Views State Water Commission Holds Marathon 12 Hour Meeting Hawaiian Electric begins restoration work in Lahaina DoE: Charter School Enrollment Up, Non-Charter Enrollment Down (again) Applications now open for Kapolei City Lights parade Biden Amends Hawaii Disaster Declaration Move to Vegas: Mayor Tells Fire Survivors Wait 2 Years Before Rebuilding Lahaina Homes Eminent Domain Coming: Officials tell Lahaina property owners to ‘put personal gain aside’ ‘We’re gonna rebuild’: Residents brace for emotional return to Lahaina Reentry Procedures Designed to Scare Property Owners into Giving up Land Native Hawaiian churches urge investigation into missionary role in federal boarding schools Kaimuki retail group supports city's homeless sweeps; critical of ACLU Hawaii lawsuit State Capitol library covered in tarps to protect against leaking pools Read More..

Friday, September 22, 2023 September 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:13 PM :: 1812 Views Can One Government Official Really Hold Up Necessary Water Uses? The Hawaii Public Water Trust In Action Senators Push to Restore Official who Denied Firefighting Water for Lahaina Census Bureau: Detailed Look at Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Groups RedCross: 78% of Lahaina Staying in Shelters Kauai homeowners could save $150 each from higher exemption Wildfires deliver heavy blow to Maui economy Finding Someone to Blame for the Lahaina Fires HART Caught Lying Again: Stalls Bidding Deadline For Next Major Honolulu Rail Contract in Hope of Getting Federal Money before Costly Truth Revealed How a Maui PD officer worked with community to open an evacuation route Police Comm gives Fluffy Eval to Honolulu Police Chief Blind, disabled, denied: Handi-Van issues persist Read More..

Thursday, September 21, 2023 September 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 2352 Views Lahaina Residential Reentry Begins Monday New Bill from Guam Delegate to Legalize Cockfighting in U.S. Territories “The cost of disasters may be allocated to all HECO ratepayers” In wake of devastating wildfire, experts propose new sources of water for parched West Maui Deputy Prosecutor Blows Cases? Fired After Using Confidential Crime Scene Photos Multiculturalism Is Tourism Who’s Behind UHERO? Legislators Fly Around on Your Dime ‘A sign of hope’: New tactic shows promise in shutting down game rooms permanently After 164 Violations, Driving Scofflaw May Finally Get jail ‘This has got to end’: Pipes leaking millions of gallons of water a month at Dillingham Airfield still not fixed City in high-stakes talks with military over proposed new landfill site Read More..

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 September 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:15 PM :: 4360 Views Can BJ Penn tap out broken zoning code? Green Backtracks on YIMBY Emergency Order Attorney Calls for Three Year Mortgage Deferral and Foreclosure Moratorium for Lahaina Homeowners Trump on Ballot for Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus UH President Lassner announces plans to retire Lahaina Fires: Chinese Disinformation Circulates at State Capitol EPA deems about 40% of burnt Maui land parcels safe for residents to return Propaganda Saturates Media as ‘The Wildfire Litigation Industry’ Takes On Hawaiian Electric New Maui Evidence Helps HECO Avoid Bankruptcy: Fire Gained Unstoppable Momentum While Firefighters Were on Lunch Break Here is a narrative that works Against HECO in Litigation Three Weeks:  Maui’s mayor steers clear of spotlight and avoids news conferences Plan Working: Lahaina Residents Leave Maui for Good Civil Beat: Eminent Domain is just a ‘Conspiracy Theory’ -- Nothing to see here, just move along Maui Activists Urge Return Of DLNR Water Official To Former Job so He Can Refuse Firefighters Water Again Show me the money: Where Red Cross and Maui Strong donations are going HECO Exploits Federal Infrastructure Funds to Squelch PUC Fire Investigation Wildfires drag down Maui’s August hotel performance Even with School Open, Hardly Anybody Rides Rail ‘Outrageous’: Red Hill suit plaintiffs accuse government of destroying cell phone evidence Insurance lag results in wait for COVID-19 vaccine Dems To NOAA: Hold Wespac Accountable For Misspending Nearly $1 Million Hawaii judge rejects settlement in Jayden de Laura sexual assault civil case Read More..

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