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Tuesday, December 13, 2022 December 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:02 PM :: 2903 Views Maui Mayor-Elect Bissen Names Managing Director OHA Announces New Board Leadership Green Names 17 More Appointees $600M Gift to Carpenters Union--Ikaika Anderson To Direct Hawaiian Home Lands Green’s DLNR Nominee Involved in Kawaiahao Church Graveyard Mess Gov. Green stuffs state workers’ stockings with 2 days off  Who Needs Collective bargaining?  Push is on for Another Big Fat Pay Hike for Teachers Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact -- allow accredited educators to teach in Hawaii Hawaii Tourism Marketing Chief Asks for Exemption from Procurement Laws Big Island Police Chief finalists make first public appearance BWS: Navy detected ‘forever chemicals’ at least twice in drinking water at Pearl Harbor base DOE works to place Narcan at all school campuses Mosquito control project could curb population by 90% or more Drug Addicted Homeless Criminals Take Over Sugar Beach Read More..

Monday, December 12, 2022 December 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 3407 Views Kawananakoa Estate: Sex, Drugs, and Inequality 10 Years Later: Without Inouye Protection, Many are Arrested Abigail Kawananakoa, Native Hawaiian activist and heiress, dies at age 96 Who CWS Takes Kids From Prosecutors cite concern with “fabricated evidence” in appeal of Miske cell phone ruling Court ruling favors kuleana family in West Maui Native Hawaiian fishing permit approved for Papahanaumokuakea Read More..

Sunday, December 11, 2022 December 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:12 PM :: 2589 Views New Administration’s Tax Priorities Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 10, 2022 Knowledge is key to Jones Act reform "Very interesting coalition" for Jones Act Reform Next Rail Project: Bamboozled Taxpayers on Hook for Stadium Project Tokioka: I Take Checks not Bribes Hawaii in trouble if high court shackles U.S. prosecutors Legislature creates the fertile ground for corruption GOP leaders laud gov on food, drug tax idea Carpenters Union Blocking Affordable Factory-built housing  OHA Will Not Be Developing Kakaako Makai Anytime Soon BWS’ Ernie Lau leads hundreds of demonstrators calling for Red Hill’s immediate defueling Soft-on-Crime Crowd Hopes to Exploit Arizona Death Penalty Case as Excuse to Release Hundreds of Criminals in Hawaii Hawaii County’s ‘Sensitive Locations’ Bill To Limit Concealed Carry Areas Now In Effect Keeping the Homeless Homeless: Loosened Law Allows Lunatics to be ‘Treated’ on Street Read More..

Saturday, December 10, 2022 December 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:58 PM :: 1606 Views First Two Red Light Camera Sites Begin Churning Out Tickets Law Of The Lava - Who Owns New "Accreted" Land? Guns: Supreme Court shows us the ‘Sensitive Places’ Hawaii Proud Boys Founder Gets Four Years Prison for Capitol Riot Red Hill funds included in annual defense bill Gov. Josh Green gives go-ahead to massive stadium district redevelopment   Federal Organized Crime Case Against Mike Miske Has Been Tightened Up ‘Anything can happen’: Concern grows amid recent, high profile violence in Waikiki DOH calls on Department of Defense to publicly release video of toxic spill at Red Hill Read More..

Friday, December 9, 2022 December 9, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 1644 Views Maui Mayor-Elect Bissen Seeks Cabinet Members Naming Names: Carpenters Union Wins Council Seats in Four Counties Never Incarcerated in Lunatic Asylum--now charged with murder in brutal stabbing of 77-year-old security guard Column: Given what’s learned, maybe time to revise ‘100%’ policy HECO RETALIATION: Hawi Wind Farm Exempt From Competitive Bidding, But Not Tawhiri Wind Farm Shooting range closure prevents dozens of DPS officers from renewing gun certifications Report: ‘Forever chemicals’ spilled at Red Hill were also released at Kalaeloa Airport Read More..

Thursday, December 8, 2022 December 8, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 PM :: 2988 Views DHHL Publishes $600 Million Act 279 Plan Liberal Talk Radio Founder Gets 82 Month Sentence for Guam Frauds Jail Assault: Guards, Inmates Sentenced to Spend More Time Together City to accept applications for $30 million in relief for non-profits affected by Covid-19 Kahele Skips out on Final Congressional Session with Another Proxy Letter Kouchi: Anti Corruption Proposals Dead on Arrival “Do we really need HTA?”     Kahele Wants Federal Probe Of Winer’s Lobbying Efforts For DHHL Lease Extension ‘A Huge Mess’: Hawaii County Cracks Down On Hu Honua Permit Violations Safe and Sound?  Hawaii Judiciary Mostly Allows Criminals to go Back to Scene of Crime Again and Again Police Commission Fiddles with Budget, Hiring Process Honolulu Is Slow To Hire New Lifeguards And That Is Putting Swimmers At Risk, Official Says Honolulu City Council unanimously approves cap for bus fares Read More..

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 1895 Views Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy  Hawaii House and Senate Release Committee Assignments for 2023 ​City’s free COVID-19 testing program to end on December 30, 2022 Federal Real ID enforcement delayed to May 2025 Ewa Foreclosure Scammer Indicted for Stealing Chief Federal Judge’s Identity Hawaii County Police Chief Finalists Named With Minutes left on Clock, McCartney rescinds tourism contract with Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement DPP Shakedown: Go to back of line, pay another $1000 Cost of Housing Behind Healthcare Worker Shortage Amid ongoing shortage of health care workers, Hawaii hospitals see ‘unprecedented’ demand More Families Below The Poverty Line In Hawaii Oahu home sales plunge amid rising interest rates Kauai Island of Retaliation--Qualification to become Hawaii County Chief of Police? Hundreds of Big Island residents still waiting for money for properties destroyed by Kilauea eruption Hawaii Island shooting facility eyes final state approval Wahiawa: Can Government Pork Replace Pineapple Plantations? On Oahu’s west side, worsening homeless problem draws calls for greater outreach Attempted Murder, Drugs, Gambling, Assault; Career Criminal Gets Away with it Again and Again Read More..

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 December 6, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 3892 Views Green: My Inauguration Unites State as One Navy Shares Latest Red Hill Leak Video with EPA, not Public Hawaii’s new Gov. Green aims to end tax on food, medication Luke: “They’re just happy to get rid of me.” Retired Maui County Wastewater Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes Fired HCCC guard sentenced to 8 years in prison HPD chief urges community to call 911 if legal guns not concealed Rep Kahele Demands Info About Navy Red Hill Contractors Hawaii DOT Advocates $100M Road Usage Tax for All Vehicles Controversial Big Island Solar Project in 12 Year Legal Battle Read More..

Monday, December 5, 2022 December 5, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 1927 Views Ethics Comm Dings Teacher for Accepting $16K Critical Race Theory Programs at UH Med School Ige Announces Completion of over 600,000 Refunds to Hawaii Taxpayers Inauguration of Green and Luke set for today Hawaii Tourism Authority Secret Meeting With Ige, McCartney Hu Honua Illegal Lobbying Scheme Exposed Why Is Hawaii Still Suffering From High Oil Prices When The Mainland Has Dropped? CNHA Scores $10M DHHL Contract to Hand out Federal Rental Subsidies ‘Volcanic Risk Assessment’--Another Tool to Make Housing More Expensive Police, DNLR Allow Homeless Vigilante Thugs to Chase People off Makua Beach--“loaded with historical and cultural nuance” Five Years later -- 2 trials to be held in North Shore killing and kidnapping Read More..

Sunday, December 4, 2022 December 4, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:45 PM :: 3714 Views Want to Fight Corruption?  Follow the Money Ridicule, Violent Opposition, Acceptance: OHA and DLNR Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 3, 2022 Licensing laws a license to hold back workers How Secure Are Hawaii Public Pensions? Mauna Loa eruption live cam from USGS Secret Emails Show HTA Bid Rigging Conspiracy Sidestepped Board Miske’s threat: “I have guys who will make it nasty for you” Union Boss Buys up Waianae Ag Land, Cuts Water, Sics DPP on Tenant Farmers Ige Leaves a Big Pile of Money for Josh Green to Burn New Hawaii County Council Wants to Spend Lots of Money ‘Last straw’: BWS chief engineer Ernie Lau joins water advocates in Red Hill protest Read More..

Saturday, December 3, 2022 December 3, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 2232 Views 31 Proposals to Stop Fraud, Drug Trafficking, and Bribery by Public Officials Hilo Housing Cost Half of Statewide Median DBEDT Economic Projections Unchanged 2022 Honolulu City Lights opening night set for Saturday, Dec. 3 Blangiardi Nominates New DPP Director Former sports anchor, union official sentenced to probation for his role in corruption scandal Red Hill Leak: Actually, There Is Security Camera Footage, Navy Says Judge Tosses Lawsuit Challenging Kauai’s Termination Of Youth Drug Treatment Contract Read More..

Friday, December 2, 2022 December 2, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:13 AM :: 2094 Views Green Names 14 Cabinet Picks Evidence of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at OHA from 2012-2016 (Another) Former Maui County Environmental Management Official Charged with Accepting Bribes Guam office of Ernst & Young took $750K COVID loan Red Light Camera Sites Named Maui County Christmas Tree Lighting Slated for Monday Josh Green’s 5 big priorities for his first 100 days in office Mayor Kawakami lays out priorities for next term at his inauguration ‘A Deep Moral Crisis’: Commission Proposes ‘Bold’ Reforms for Legislature to Ignore One Failure Deserves Another: Hawaii’s State Board Of Education Draft Plan Pretends to Include Higher Reading and Math Goals Navy halts Red Hill defuel plan due to toxic fire suppressant spill Hawaii is now the only state where drivers are paying over $5 for a gallon of gas Read More..

Thursday, December 1, 2022 December 1, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 2389 Views Hawaii Licensing Regs Burden Low-Income Occupations CNHA: Josh Green will Give us Tourism Contract Hawaii County Rules Make it Easy to Build Mansions Environmental Harm and Blasting Hazards Surrounding The Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei VIDEO: Mauna Loa Erupts, Flow Aims for Saddle Road Lawsuit: TV News Reporter Coordinated Police Misconduct Story with Michael Green Robin Danner Money Grab Would Divert Funds Away from DHHL A+ Program Enrollment Down 34% Ironman Kicked out of Hawaii Navy officials still not sure what caused spill of toxic fire suppressant at Red Hill facility Stadium planning has gone into full retreat from who knows what to who knows where City hires contractor to evaluate, review Koko Head shooting range amid lead concerns--One More Obstacle to Concealed Carry Hawaii’s only rainbow trout aquaponics farm is closing -- Wiped out by Rolling Blackout Gay Marriage Invented in Hawaii, 1993--First Time in History of Human Race Read More..

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 November 30, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 2833 Views Quick Rail Boondoggle Update Hawaii Parents Most Reliant on Child Support in USA Final nail in the coffin for Bishop Museum? Japan tourism falling behind expectations Proposed ban on concealed weapons at ‘sensitive places’ moves forward at Council Soft on Crime: 10 Felonies in Four Years--out on Streets looking for #11 Hawaii GOP Sues Elections Office Over Vote Auditing A New Leak At Red Hill Dumps Hundreds Of Gallons Of Firefighting Foam Landfill: Waimanalo Gulch Extension Coming Next Read More..

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 November 29, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 1721 Views Bill 57: Honolulu Seeks to Severely Restrict Carry Hawaii Statewide Transportation Plan Virtual Public Meetings Hawaii County PD Sergeants Start Wearing Body Cameras Accounting for Inflation, Tourist Spending is Down from 2019  VIDEO: Mauna Loa Erupts, Flow 6 Miles to Saddle Road DOJ Seeks 4-Year Prison Sentence For Hawaii Proud Boys Founder DBEDT to re-Bid CNHA Tourism Contract (again) Senators: Abolish HTA  “The Hawaiians bite the dust again, Mike,” Favella shouted BWS ‘Emergency’ Plan Calls for Building Moratorium Building Moratorium 2: New Mauna Loa Eruption Reopens A Costly Old Issue: Why Is Building Allowed In Risky Lava Zones? Read More..

Monday, November 28, 2022 November 28, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 1793 Views VIDEO: Mauna Loa Erupts, Enters NE Rift Zone Economic Freedom: Hawaii Ranks 48th Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit Hawaii Home to Only PVSA-Legal Cruise Ship US House Ethics Committee continuing investigation into Kahele campaign finances Syringes and Feces: 13 Hawaii County parks are Now Homeless Management Zones Two Oahu schools fight for survival as enrollment shrinks It looks like “Aloha” to the Aloha Aina Party Hawaii Farmers Struggle As Worldwide Macadamia Market Goes Nuts Read More..

Sunday, November 27, 2022 November 27, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 1581 Views No, Boosting the Affordable Housing Fund Isn’t the Answer Let's restore reason to city planning What would Happen if Hawaii Zoning Laws Were Abolished? New Idea: Ask Hawaii Legislature to make Nepotism Illegal New Idea: Actually Punish Game Room Operators and Building Owners 50% of Women Released from Prison Are Back Within Three Years Winning is winning, whether the voters show up or not How did Gov. Ige do? Three former gubernatorial rivals weigh in Maui Lawsuit Seeks New County Council Election For Wailuku They went toe to toe with the Navy on Red Hill. And they’re prepared to do it again New York Times: Can Responsible Travel to Hawaii Be Fun? Hawaii County Proposes TVR ‘vacation nodes’ in your neighborhood Read More..

Saturday, November 26, 2022 November 26, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 2817 Views Reinventing Tourism: Maui Makes Fodor's 'NO' List Builder Cancels DHHL Barbers Point Solar Project Mafia News: Newly elected state senator hires Makua Rothman Green: Top Priority will be Housing HMSA not paying fair share, California hospital says The Military Pledged to Remove Unexploded Bombs From This Island. Native Hawaiians Are Still Waiting. Hawaii gun permit ruling sides with ‘homesick’ Navy officer Judge weighs arguments in short-term rental lawsuit Hawaii Supreme Court -- Rejects With Prejudice -- Four Pro Hu Honua Amicus Briefs Warning signs up at Big Island’s Puhi Bay after 2M gallons of wastewater discharged Read More..

Friday, November 25, 2022 November 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:03 PM :: 1878 Views Third Circuit (Hawaii Island) Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel Hawaii Unemployment 3.4% Hawaii Program Flies 600 Homeless People To The Mainland BWS chief blocks mayor’s landfill request over aquifer concerns Displaced Palolo Valley Residents Press City To Settle Over Damaged Homes ‘Thermal Runaway’ -- Overheated Lithium Batteries Cause House Fire Read More..

Thursday, November 24, 2022 November 24, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 2316 Views The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom Drugs, Fish, and Termites: Miske FBI Backgrounder Unsealed by Federal Judge Hilo Man Receives 42 Months in Prison for Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Programs Mayor Blangiardi to establish Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission GET Petition effort finds support Unvaccinated Putin Dupe Loses out on Kauai Council Position State starts processing citations under controversial red light camera pilot Honolulu Agency Steps Up Effort To Improve Permitting Process Lawmaker: Rescue plan for Hawaii’s last commercial dairy underway Soft on Crime--20-Time Loser Busted Buying Pound-Quantities of Meth Soft on Crime--Alleged Molokai Murderer was Drug-dealing Felon With Illegal Guns Read More..

Wednesday, November 23, 2022 November 23, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:06 PM :: 1809 Views Carpenters Union Director Heads List of Green Appointees IBEW Cheers Ahakuelo Convictions Ala Wai: Corps of Engineers, City Attempt to Bamboozle Public Again Displaced Philadelphia Woman Uses Housing Voucher to Live in Hawaii 'If Hawaii wants more homes, it might just have to build them' Hawaii: Critically Low Lung Cancer Screening Rates Reveal Opportunity to Save More Lives 'Low Wind Resources': Another Conservation Alert for Big Island Hawaii Holiday Tourism Down 35% What About the Meth? Green, Blangiardi blame Homelessness on TVRs and Evictions  Hundreds Of Honolulu Residential High Rises Fail To Meet ‘Acceptable’ Fire Safety Standards Hundreds apply for permits to carry a concealed weapon, but some question rules Health Department now involved in lead probe at Oahu’s only public shooting range Rail work severely disrupts local business Hate Crimes And Hate Groups In Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 November 22, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 PM :: 2625 Views Does anyone really believe stadium project will pan out? Hawaii Sent At Least 10 Foster Children To An Abusive Home At The Center Of A Drug Ring Former IBEW Local 1260 boss found guilty of fraud, embezzlement City Hires Collection Agency to target TVRs Lawyers clean up all details: ‘Unprecedented’ number of medical complaints among those exposed to Red Hill fuel Legislative Agenda: We can sell a Carbon Tax Pyramid Scheme if we call it ‘Carbon Cashback’ Transparency at HPD questioned after rising violent crime stats kept out of Waikiki safety summit talk Officer in Makaha crash case granted city lawyer Read More..

Monday, November 21, 2022 November 21, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:18 PM :: 2254 Views Report: Hawaii Started 95 Transportation Projects in Year-One of Infrastructure Law How Jones Act Reform can work for everyone Hawaii Nature Conservancy Buys Reef Insurance Policy Audit finds OHA Crimes--but only after Statute of Limitations Expires Navy a no-show at Red Hill remediation roundtable so far Hawaii Judges Were Trained To Run Better Child Welfare Hearings. Their Performance Plummeted Land and Power: Maui Trout Farmer Is Closing Up Shop After A Rough Year ACLU: Homeless Meth Addicts Should be able to stall sweeps with ‘Contested Case Hearings’ Read More..

Sunday, November 20, 2022 November 20, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 3911 Views ​Cleaning House at OHA It's a perfect time to cut taxes Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 19, 2022 Miske Tip of Iceberg: The FBI Is Investigating One Of Its Own Piñata: Lobbyists Sort Thru Hundreds of Applicants for Josh Green’s cabinet $20B COVID Money from the Sky: Ige Closes Out His Tenure With Record-Setting Surplus Hawaii police union seeks 25% COVID-19 hazard pay differential--$36K per Officer Kaua‘i Police Department issues open carry permit under new guidelines Tulsi Gabbard reinvents again Red Hill: Decades of Lawyering Ahead for Families City’s work to remove Haiku Stairs delayed Read More..

Saturday, November 19, 2022 November 19, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:32 PM :: 2210 Views UPW News: HCCC Supervisor gets 12 years for 'multi-year conspiracy to cover up abuse' Hawaii's public school enrollment decreased during the pandemic 5th Extension: COVID Emergency Lives on in Food Stamps DLNR Sweeps 'til Na Pali Coast 'devoid of craziness and trash'  Case for reinstating cockfighting on the Northern Mariana Islands dismissed Reimagining Tourism: Pay $55 to Dig in Mud near Site of Miske Shootout Trial of former union boss Brian Ahakuelo now in jury’s hands After months of debate, Honolulu police close to issuing first concealed carry gun permits Maui: Random Vigilante Thug Gets 5 Years Hawaii County Police Chief selection has begun Reports shed light on SHOPO Strategy to Oust ‘Outsider’ MPD chief Another Tech Fail: Plan to Replace Antique DLIR Software Blows up in State’s Face Plan awaits to fix cracks in rail station supports Darwin Prize: Taggers Graffiti Rail Car While Standing on 3rd Rail Homeless Dude Finally Agrees to Accept Shelter after 17 Years of Being Asked Read More..

Friday, November 18, 2022 November 18, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:34 PM :: 1783 Views Two Maui Men Found Guilty of Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attack It’s our kuleana to ensure campaign promises are kept Hawaii Short 3,873 Healthcare Professionals Greenwashing: Jason Momoa Slammed for Aluminum Can Hype Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts on Big Island (again)  Lawsuit Blows DoE Cover-up: 9th grader raped at gunpoint on McKinley campus 'It's cartoon pornography' | Some demand teen novel be pulled from Hawaii library City issues 63 violation notices amid crackdown on illegal vacation rentals Difficult for us to Milk Tourists if Criminals Doing it Too Violent offenders can be kept in custody pending Grand Jury indictment, Hawaii Supreme Court says City knew for years about lead concerns at shooting range, but did little to warn workers of danger Retirement Homes Needed for 1,600 Homeless After Lifetime on Streets Maintaining the Problem: PIT Shows No Progress on Maui Homeless Count Grove Farm Takes Back Kauai’s Unopened Youth Drug Treatment Center Read More..

Thursday, November 17, 2022 November 17, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 1845 Views Hawaii State Senate Announces Leadership, Committee Chairs for 2023 Six Gays Elected in Hawaii Two Iges Better Than One? -- Contemplate future run for office Proof that every vote count: Incumbent lawmaker wins re-election by just 40 votes The average wait for a residential permit is 10 months. The city hopes ‘bots’ will slash that to weeks Police Report: Mom Says Big Island Prosecutor Threatened To Shoot Her Son County Council passes legislation barring firearms in ‘sensitive places’ Soft on Crime: No Real Time Until 4th Shooting Conviction Imprisoned Ex-Honolulu Police Chief Kealoha Begins Paying Restitution HPD chief: Officers were chasing stolen motorcycle moments before critical crash Bus fares could go down for some riders in the new year Fail: PIT Count Shows no Reduction in Kauai Homelessness over Last Seven Years Read More..

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 November 16, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 2211 Views Honolulu Bill 57: Concealed Carry Gun Restrictions Pentagon Press Secretary: 'Red Hill created a trust deficit' Nearly Every Republican Tulsi Gabbard Endorsed Lost the Election Meth runner for ex-Kauai Council member gets 3-year term FEC says Kahele congressional campaign must return $48K Hawaii Could Lose More Affordable Units Than It's Possible To Replace Bill to help reduce backlog of building permit applications deferred Report: Hawaii Needs More Healthcare Employees To Meet Growing Demand Riders say the Handi-Van is failing them. And the city agrees Jury finds state not liable for alleged inmate sex assaults by guards at women’s prison Contraception to Control Wild Pigs? Read More..

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 November 15, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 2068 Views UHERO: Visitors-only fee may be illegal Third Senator? Hawaii Republicans Seek 'Cure' for 72 Vote Deficit  Feds: COVID Fraudster Shipped Fentanyl to Hawaii Fitch: Public Employee Pay Hikes, Higher Interest Rates Will Push Hawaii Liabilities Higher Man linked to Miske murder-for-hire charges re-indicted for threats to Ige, Blangiardi Disenfranchised by Vote-by-Mail: 5,000 ballots uncounted over missing, mismatched signatures Hilo election machine foils ballot tampering attempt Tokuda Appoints Key Staff Kaua‘i Pacific Missile Range Facility aims for 2023 defueling Council to vote on legislative priorities Oahu, Maui higher electric bills starting in January 2023 Prison rape victims seek $7.5M in damages, but state argues it’s not liable Read More..

Monday, November 14, 2022 November 14, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 4215 Views Bill 220: Hawaii County Concealed Carry ‘Sensitive Places’ Ban Unconstitutional 40 Years of Corruption: Hawaii Lawmakers Honor John Waihee’s Favorite Trump Lobbyist After She Pleads Guilty Alm Admits HOPE Probation has become a Joke Maui County reports about 900 ballots with deficiencies New Aloha Stadium plan proponents put hopes in Gov.-elect Green To err is human, but to really foul up a rental market requires rent control Having a Heart Attack on Lanai New members elected to Honolulu City Council could affect power dynamic Matsumoto chosen to be Hawai’i House Minority Leader Two Weird Tricks Reduce Crime: Arrest Criminals, Put Them in Jail Read More..

Sunday, November 13, 2022 November 13, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:05 PM :: 4766 Views Getting Permitting Out of Home Maintenance Bipartisan O‘ahu Josh Green transition committee ‘heavy with lobbyists and political consultants’ Crime News: Tupola on Rothman Payroll Aiona won 20 of the state’s 248 precincts Shakedown: Pohakuloa Lease up in 2029 Oahu problem properties owe $130 million in building fines to city--$15.8M for not cutting grass Honolulu City Council To Take Up Restricting Guns In ‘Sensitive Places’ Everyone Says We Need More Affordable Housing. But Oahu Voters Said No To More Money 820 seek lava buyouts: Final application phase for county’s Kilauea disaster recovery program closes Kauai Blonde Sovereignty Squatters Block Property Owner County hires security for Waipi‘o Valley Lookout Read More..

Saturday, November 12, 2022 November 12, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:23 PM :: 2177 Views Red Flags 2: Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at OHA DLNR Imposes $1M Fine for Coral Damage Surprise: Tokai ‘Affordable Housing’ Purchase intended to help relocate ‘antiquated’ Honolulu Hale Surprise: Tourists Moving Right Back in to the neighborhoods--In Newly Developed Neighborhood Hotels! Voter apathy reaches record in Hawaii’s general election Looking For A Job? Maui County’s Next Mayor Is Hiring Hawaii judges, attorneys rock for public-interest advocacy Read More..

Friday, November 11, 2022 November 11, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 1895 Views OHA 'Requiring Criminal Prosecution' 22 Cases of Fraud, Waste and Abuse Respiratory Syncytial Virus and influenza are increasing in Hawaii Why is there a doctor shortage in Hawaii? General Election Results--Fourth Read and Recount Results Green: “I don’t plan to play small ball at all” Green: $50 visitor fee to fund ‘Captive Insurance Company’ Voter Turnout For Hawaii General Election Plateaus At 48% Hawaii PUC Adopts Time of Use Rates for the HECO Companies County Ethics Watchdogs Need More Money To Do The Job Right, State Panel Says Adult Learners Thought This Hawaii DoE Program Was A Path To College. They Were Wrong Allison Wong, head of state arts agency, put on administrative leave after Three Months on Job   Over 100 people join suit against US government over Red Hill crisis Hawaii agency picks 4 planned mid-income affordable-housing projects to subsidize Geolocation data offers new insight on popular areas visited by locals, tourists Five years reporting on the Miske saga Read More..

Thursday, November 10, 2022 November 10, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 2996 Views General Election Results--Third Read Green Administration Hiring Now How Sandboxes Could Help Hawaii Prosper Oahu’s short-term rental ban walking on thin ice Prosecutor: English and Cullen Bribery not Chargeable under State Law Hate Crime: Attackers Ask Court to Ratify Their Excuses for Beating Man With Shovel Green:  Aloha Stadium?  The Carpenters Union didn’t put me here for Nothing  Hotels Happy: Bill caps short-term rentals, prohibits camper van vacation rentals on public property Gains in Hawaii Legislature small, but encouraging for Republican party Low voter turnout on Election Day translates into big turnover at state Legislature Kaua‘i Election: 6,800 Ballots Arrive on Election Day--Final results still not out Worker shortage, costs among Nago’s Excuses for Crowded Election Day polling places Several races too close to call with thousands of ballots still being processed Not everyone can use ballot "curing" to solve their election blues HPD stands by its scanner access ban, but launches new online system with dispatch details Alarming new CDC survey shows ‘worse health’ among those impacted by Red Hill fuel spills Read More..

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 November 9, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:01 PM :: 2077 Views General Election Results--Second Read 75% of Hawaii Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closing First 100 Days of Carpenters Union Green Administration--‘98 acres around a rail station’ -- ‘State of Emergency’ Donald J Trump Again Helps Democrats Win Elections Hawaii’s Voter Turnout Plunged In 2022 Election Hawaii Republican Vote Suppressed Again:  Scores of in-person voters in line; first election results delayed (just like 2020) 8 Years later -- Hawaii hate crime trial begins for beating of white man Maui man pleads guilty for role in Mokulele Airlines drug trafficking Read More..

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 November 8, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 2040 Views Too Late to Mail Ballots -- Cast in person at Voter Service Centers or Drop Boxes Low Turnout Matches Primary Election Numbers ‘There is no playbook’: As next phase of Red Hill defueling begins, focus is on safety Kauai EB5 Timeshare Scam Faces Another Lawsuit 90 Minutes to Death: Mental Case Bounced from Hospital, Immediately Breaks into House Honolulu's CORE program keeps bums out of Emergency Rooms Not Enough Workers to Give EBT Card Refills to Non-Workers Lanai Draws Tenants In Lottery For First Affordable Housing Project In 30 Years Judge finds Another Safeels guilty of sexually assaulting minor Read More..

Monday, November 7, 2022 November 7, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 2522 Views Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit Hawaii County could use ‘Konno’ exceptions to address permit backlog 'By-right' approvals could lower cost of housing Feds: Seven Years of Miske Crimes Committed while while Laughing at State Judiciary Despite ease of mail-in voting and several hot races, Hawaii sees sluggish turnout for general election Doctor convicted of sexual assault hires Bumpy Kanahele’s Lawyer--Victim Leaves Hawaii (do the math) Parents Who Face Losing Their Kids Say Court-Appointed Attorneys Don’t Do Enough Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaiian Electric ordered to revamp power rate structure HTA president warns against adding extra fees for tourists Enviros Happy Wespac Federal Audit Found Over $1 Million In Questionable Spending DoH Lab and LSD Factory Certified Again, for now Read More..

Sunday, November 6, 2022 November 6, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:30 PM :: 3924 Views Too Late to Mail Ballots -- Cast in person at Voter Service Centers or Drop Boxes Hawaii Supreme Court: Hawaii MDs Eligible for Enhanced Medicaid Payments How to win the housing permitting game The Empty Homes Tax Green Abandons Democrat Coalition Building--Campaign based Entirely on Money and Media Wave of new hotel development on Oahu -- “It hasn’t been this way since the late ’70s” George Cooper On The Writing Of ‘Land And Power In Hawaii’ Josh Green Will Manipulate Jail and Prison Construction to Ensure the Maximum Number of Criminals Released Overregulated Legal marijuana boosts black market Legal Weed? What Hawaii Can Learn From Other States Kaua‘i Turnout lagging 5,577 students statewide held back a year 30,000 Flight Delays--Honolulu Runway Closure To Wreak Havoc Into 2023 Read More..

Saturday, November 5, 2022 November 5, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 1989 Views Who Wants to be an ICA Judge? Applicants made public for first time Former Maui Police Officer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Attempted Child Enticement Fuel Completely Removed From Red Hill Pipes Unemployment Trust Fund Grows to $205M More Delays for Rail: 8 Westside Rail Station Supports Need Retrofits Before Service 132 Owners Seek Registration for Oahu short-term rentals Despite plenty of potential cases, Hawaii lags in Medicaid fraud and abuse prosecutions     Plan to protect 30% of shoreline draws concern among anglers Judge rules against Oahu man who refuses to surrender 'FCKBLM' license plate Enviros Saddened by Lack of Marine Debris, Pray to Goddess Gaia for Return of Garbage Patch Glory Days Read More..

Friday, November 4, 2022 November 4, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 2854 Views City to begin installation of Active Transportation Monitoring devices across Oʻahu Katherine Kealoha ‘appears desperate’ 131 Dead: Meth remains Oahu’s top overdose killer Full Circle: HPD chief considering ‘broken windows policing’ for Chinatown Homeschooling enrollment in Hawaii increasing, public school enrollment decreasing Why Parents Want ‘More Of A Voice’ In Hawaii’s Education System Department of Education braces for increased electricity bills Career Standoffer on Trial for Second Armed Standoff with Police HPD audit finds nearly 100 body-worn camera violations Ex-MPD officer serving time for fraud is sentenced in child enticement case Honokaa People’s Theater Drag Queen Show Invites Kids Read More..

Thursday, November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:03 PM :: 2901 Views Aiona: DLNR Holomua Marine Initiative 'Copying California' Hawaii COVID Spending: $1M for Sea Urchins Community health workers don’t need licensing, auditor says; is Legislature listening? DEA Intercepts 9 lbs of Heroin and Meth Heading for HOPE Probationer Hanabusa: Rail’s Limited Passenger Service Start Date Could Be Pushed To Summer Hearing set for motion to reconsider LoPresti’s dismissed drunk driving case--would be his 2nd DUI Witness details alleged vote rigging in Ahakuelo trial Voting Is Solidly Underway In Hawaii As General Election Approaches Hawaii Lawmakers May Soon Be Asked To Bolster Citizen Rights ‘Affordable Housing’ -- $1350/mo for a 300 sq foot single More Homeless Mayhem: Legislators’ Failed Special Fund Raid snags delays dilapidated Hilo hotel’s demolition Council kills property tax relief Honolulu lags other counties on concealed-carry gun licenses After much debate, Hawaii County gun bill advances Hospice Closing Due to Lack of Business Waikiki’s largest resort Hilton Hawaiian Village to get bigger Nonprofit helping kids in foster care find forever homes Father who confessed to killing toddler delays trial with games while alleged accomplice walks free Police arrest at least 10 ‘habitual’ offenders in Waikiki as part of crackdown on crime Another HPD officer involved in chase, crash asks for taxpayer-funded legal defense Read More..

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 November 2, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 2031 Views Protecting OHA from Corruption Navy Proposing Red Hill Closure Plan That Allows For Potential Reuse of Tanks Housing for Hawaii's Future Sue and Settle: Bird Lights Now Part of Grand Wailea Marketing Plan Hawaii Christian Coalition Targets Republicans who Support Abortion and Marijuana Report: Consultant, Rail Engineer At Odds Over Station Cracking N.Shore Homeowners Call for Bulldozers to Push Sand, Want to Exclude Public from Beaches, Demand Multi-Million Dollar buyouts Hawaii’s high court hears arguments tied to Mauna Kea Hawaii County Gun carry permits granted; police raise concerns over training Struggles Of Micronesian Students Point To ‘Significant Issues’ In Hawaii School System COVID Criminals Released Early Couldn’t Find any Tourists--So they robbed you Cap Parks: Parks over freeways in the works for Hawaii? Bill aims to provide tool to revitalize downtown Hilo Trannies in a Bathroom:  Three Fired, Get $25K each from Non-Profit Health Center Read More..

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 November 1, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 2179 Views Short-term rental ban deserves short life Bill 56: New Legislation to Address Permitting Problems at DPP Hawaii is about to launch the nation’s phoniest tech waste recycling program-Will Samsung Leave? Victims of affordable housing scheme start lining up Oahu rent up 8% in the last year Land use ordinance updates would destroy many livelihoods State Grants Promised To Hawaii Nonprofits Likely To Be In Limbo For Weeks Hawaii Supreme Court to Rule on Hu Honua in 2023 Dopey Politicians Go for Gold (again): Sure Hawaii will generate $400M of recreational cannabis sales or $200M or $273M or something Lawsuit: Working Cameras Needed To Monitor Sexual Assaults At Women’s Prison Kaua‘i federal worker admits to government theft In ongoing dispute, state seeks more proof lead at Hawaii preschool has been dealt with More Homeless Mayhem: DLNR to spend $1M to Just to ‘Plan’ demolition of Uncle Billy’s More Homeless Mayhem: Woman to serve 10 years for using bottle to hit man who later died Locals Outnumber Tourists at Most Top Sites Read More..

Monday, October 31, 2022 October 31, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:21 PM :: 2375 Views Hawaii’s public offices are not so public After MMA Guys Become Conspiracy Theorists Private Security Will Handle Patrols Along Honolulu’s Future Rail Line Report: 28% of Beachfront homes within 20’ of Water -- More if we use hyped up Sea Level Rise Projections Pacific Islands Need More Climate Change Funding. They Also Need Help Spending It Faster (LOL!) Report: Free Money from the Sky Keeps Deadbeat Tenants in Place Read More..

Sunday, October 30, 2022 October 30, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 1854 Views “Dedicated Funding Source”?  Nah Supply-side constraints to expanding Hawaii residential housing Public meetings for proposed UH tuition increases in 2025, 2026 Big money makes Hawaii elections look more like auctions More to Waste: TAT fattens county budget $475K Damages After Lawyers Try to Collect $150 Fine For A Condo Association 9% of Hawaii elementary schools exceed limits for lead in drinking water Legislative Agenda: Another Bill Extending DHHL Commercial Leases? Legislative Agenda: The high cost of pre-K Maui Hotel moratorium close to ending Read More..

Saturday, October 29, 2022 October 29, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 2087 Views Former JROTC Instructor Receives 168 Months in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Student JSC Announces Opening for Second Supreme Court Justice Arbitration Award Sets Stage for HGEA to Get Bonus Equal to 50% of Annual Salary Experts: Chick-fil-A citation for unpermitted work highlights ongoing trend Maui labor market crisis directly tied to housing Legislative Agenda: Dentists seek plan for restored funding for needy patients Legislative Agenda: University of Hawaii Athletics Department says loss of Aloha Stadium costing it nearly $4M Chinese Investment Wave Over for Hawaii Blangiardi asks BWS to Allow Landfill Above Aquifer Read More..

Friday, October 28, 2022 October 28, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 3687 Views ‘If you want to get mad about something, get mad about the Jones Act’ Tourist Count Reaches 95.5% of Pre-COVID Number--Spending Flat Voting Power? Hawaii Ranks 10th BLNR Repeals Waikiki blue card requirement Hawai‘i Tourism in Search of the Promised Land Hawaii Sex Offender Arrested Quickly After Foolishly Leaving State Star-Adv Endorses Sam King for OHA Miske Got Sweet Deal on Building Permits, Tax Appraisal Businesses, residents raise alarms over rail construction ‘disaster’ on Kalihi thoroughfare Soft on Crime: Assault charge dismissed against man accused in 2019 Mililani stabbing attack 3 years after riot, an inside look into what’s changed at Maui Correctional Center Gay Socialist Teacher Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ to Child Molestation More Homeless Mayhem: Wahiawa Bums Strip Copper Wiring to Buy Meth 126 drivers caught by red light cameras, warnings issued Attorney for alleged Russian spy in Hawaii withdraws following ‘breakdown’ in relationship Read More..

Thursday, October 27, 2022 October 27, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 3445 Views Short-term Rental Ban: City Warned About Enforcement Defamation trial begins in pregnancy porn promotion case Star-Adv Endorses Two Drunks for Reelection Sex for Food?  Foster Parent Defends Accused Molester--Perv Got off Easy in Earlier Case ‘Hazard Pay’ Public Employees Set to Take $100s of Millions from State treasury Annual Hawaii military spending hits $7.9 billion Taxpayers still waiting on refunds-Excuse is Lack of Paper 17 Solar Panels and Still pays $300 Make Believe: Hawaii Standards Commission Proposes Bills to Tighten Rules For Lawmakers And Lobbyists After dodging questions, city confirms several workers at shooting range have elevated lead levels Soft on Crime Crowd Points to DPS Audit -- Outdated staffing analysis leads to problems at jails and prisons 1,000-Nurse shortage and full hospitals continue to impact state’s healthcare system New law has already turned legal short term rental owners into illegal operators Judge allows family of man shot by police to pursue legal claims that HPD lacked training Honolulu officers cleared of internal violations in fatal Sykap shooting Judge: Prison Officials Must Release Names Of Inmates Who Die In Custody Bum Flux: Drug Addicted Shelter Refusers Moving to old Maui HS Area Read More..

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 October 26, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:02 PM :: 2357 Views GE Tax Takes $200M Bite out of Health Care 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index--Hawaii Ranks 43rd Voter Service Centers Open The Miske Files: Feds Say Phony Documents Built A Well-Known Pest Control Company Out Of Thin Air In-person voting begins as election doubters organize to stake out drop boxes Tackling government inefficiencies: Cost of Government Commission makes recommendations Judge asks parents to ‘hang in there’ as dispute between state, preschool is hammered out Hawaii’s Nonprofits Are Still Waiting For Millions Of Dollars In Needed Grants Read More..

Tuesday, October 25, 2022 October 25, 2022 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 2823 Views Hawaii’s biggest barrier to more housing is politics Hill Fuel to Stay at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Charged with Securities Fraud Miske News: Alleged Sovereignty Hitman pleads not guilty after alleged beheading threats 'Locals-only hours' to begin at some Maui beaches--What Could Go Wrong? State high court to determine burden of proof in Maunakea rules case Sovereignty Squatters Dispatched to Block Maui affordable housing project ‘Affordable Housing’ -- $665K for 2BR Condo Only 10 Oahu short-term rental owners register upon launch--1 Gets Approved Hawaii Loopholes Allow Hu Honua to Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions Retaliation Games: Ige Refuses Sign off to DelaCruz’ Pet Project Kamehameha Schools, Former Coach Settle Sex Abuse Lawsuit OCCC is obsolete and overcrowded. And the Soft-on-Crime Crowd Wants to keep it that way Judge modifies sentence for cop who murdered wife in ‘02 The 5 Cheapest Cities in Hawaii Ranked choice elections coming to Hawaii US Territory Reps Hope Congress Will Remedy Longstanding Data Gaps Read More..

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