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Friday, March 31, 2023 March 31, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:49 PM :: 1928 Views Schatz, Hirono Vote to Continue Trump's COVID Emergency How counties can provide tax relief 753,750 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in February 2023 Next Boondoggle: $44M Blaisdell Renovation Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Appoints Isaac Choy as Vice President of Finance Bishop Museum Appoints Dee Jay Mailer President Tempers flare as Blangiardi Administration tries to Block Tax Relief Tax Breaks For Working Families will be decided in Secret Meetings SB941--Next PLDC?  $185M to Build Housing for Public Employees Hawaii On Course To Join States Where Gun Companies Can Be Sued Why $50 Hawaii Green Fee Simply Won’t Happen SB304: Hawaii ‘visitor impact fee’ bill moves forward Path forward for Thirty Meter Telescope and Mauna Kea begins to emerge Aloha Stadium Consultant’s First-Class Flights Will Be Audited, State Says HECO Releases Detailed Electric Vehicle Report Maui’s only private obstetrics practice will soon halt OB services Expensive Bums Flood Queens Emergency Room looking for Band-Aids and meals Meth Made Me Homeless Read More..

Thursday, March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:39 PM :: 2381 Views Bra and Panty Birthday Parties: Lawsuit Details Work Life at Hawaii DOBOR Hawaii Towns with Highest & Lowest Credit Scores More Red Light Cams Activated Hawaii taxpayers shell out more than $5,500 in state and local taxes Hawaii Population Declines 0.8% During COVID Donovan Dela Cruz Controls The Money And The Power At The Hawaii Legislature Carpenters Union Fights Against Pre-Fab Affordable Housing Next Boondoggle: City kicks off $43M renovation of aging Blaisdell campus Marijuana Bills: Dispensaries Target Bumpy Kanahele’s Gigantic N. Shore Grow Op Methamphetamines News: The Homeless Are Changed for the Worse   Read More..

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 March 29, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 1283 Views Micronesian President: Chinese Bribery ‘Happens all the Time’ Sovereignty Activist Sentenced--17 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud Schemes and Aggravated Identity Theft Lawmakers broaden educator housing eligibility to all school employees Sue and Settle: 122,277 acres on Big Island to be 'critical habitat' Gun Bills: Legislative Update Aloha Stadium Has Already Cost Taxpayers $20M. Where’s All The Money Gone? Sunshine? It's Getting To Be Crunch Time At The Capitol Schools are for students, not high-paid executives 4 rail stations in project’s airport segment expected to be done by year’s end Frustrated Kauai residents balk at new utility rate hike Questions remain over future of Concealed Gun Carry policies in Honolulu Federal review underway into handling of sick homeless man who spent days on ER sidewalk No Cash Bail: Released by Court, Does it Again Read More..

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:49 PM :: 3262 Views Hawaii 2nd-Highest Tax Burden in USA Study: 40% of Hawaii Roads Substandard Hawaii Attorney general urges U.S. Congress support right-to-repair law Six Years prison for wife of convicted former union boss Turning Point?  Hawaii Mobsters Seek to Move Trial OUT of Hawaii Rail to Shut Down at 7PM Weekdays The Hawaii Legislature Resists The Basic Principles Of Sunshine Law No Surprise: ‘Progressives’ Work hard to Kill Affordable Housing on Maui $9.73 dozen for Eggs in  Hawaii Health Department Waited Four Months to Report toxic chemicals in Kunia Village Water Tiny Homes Proposed For DHHL Lands In West Oahu Hawaii Lawmakers Grappling With Sea Level Rise Say It’s ‘Not The Right Time’ For Managed Retreat Schatz: Lets Ruin the E-Bike Business by Subsidizing it A string of restaurant closures prompt concerns from industry leaders Read More..

Monday, March 27, 2023 March 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:13 PM :: 2674 Views Council on State Taxation: Looking Out for Business Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Update Hawaii licensing laws to attract more doctors Three reasons why Hawaii's healthcare is in trouble Ban on short-term rentals won't help Hawaii County produce more homes Class of 2023 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled Hawaii February 2023 Unemployment 3.6% No Time for Senate: Dela Cruz too busy working at home with DBEDT’s Wicker Government transparency bills go before Hawaii governor Next Boondoggle: Corps of Engineers files Secret Environmental Study for Ala Wai project The New Tourism: Average rate for Wailea hotels tops $1,000 again To Keep Criminals on the Streets, Legislators Still Refusing to Fund New Hilo and Kona Jails Top officials don’t need big pay raise Read More..

Sunday, March 26, 2023 March 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:47 PM :: 2122 Views Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii Credit Madness HTA by any other name is still HTA FSM: Top Micronesia Officials Guilty in Fake Ship Registry Scam Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 25, 2023  This Week’s Testimony from Grassroot Institute Maui: Sterile Mosquitoes to Reduce Avian Malaria Judge Orders Lawyer Otake Off Miske Case Politicians focus on their 65% Pay Hike--Ignore Property assessment hikes  Pay Hikes: Politicians have become privileged class Will Dela Cruz Slip Boondoggle back into Budget? Massive law-enforcement training center excessive ‘Visitor impact fee’ slush fund for Eco-Groups+ Fast action, slow action or no action, our ills go unsolved Raise Medicaid payments to providers Homeless Criminal Behind Rash of Auto break-ins Henry Curtis Has Been A ‘Thorn In The Side’ Of Developers And Power Company Execs For 30 Years Read More..

Saturday, March 25, 2023 March 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:26 PM :: 1716 Views VIDEO -- See For Yourself: Rep Pierick at Ewa Int School Dela Cruz Manipulation? Senate Rejects Green's Pick for DBEDT HART Seeks 9th Board Member Punished for Jacking up Electric Rates? Green loses another confirmation vote ‘Morally bankrupt’: Attorney blasts city push to get wrongful death suit in attack thrown out Collection agency ramps up against Oahu vacation rental violations Home, condo sales sink across Hawai‘i Bottled water distributed to hundreds after toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in Kunia well Focus on selling catalytic converters reduces theft Read More..

Friday, March 24, 2023 March 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 2094 Views Samoa: Biden's Giant Sanctuary Proposal Behind Back of Pacific Territories Rookie House Democrats Tout Bills Koko Head Archery Range reopening Friday, March 24  Hawaii Tax Burden 14.1% of Income -- 3rd-Highest in USA  Lancet: Hawaii Lowest COVID Death Rate--Highest Economic Impact The Number of People Killed by Police Officers in Hawaii in the Last 10 Years Another Bank of America Lawsuit Crashes and Burns Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Comment on Honolulu Harbor Modifications HB710: Which Felons Can Become Legislators? Good News: The First Responders Boondoggle Bill Is Dying Sen Fevella urges ouster of Republican representative over LGBTQ flags at Ewa Int. School HSTA: Our Gay Flag Rules Middle Schools Hawaii Board Of Education Approves Salary Boost For Complex Area Superintendents Mediation canceled before Honolulu landlord murder After spate of tragedies on Oahu roads, city prosecutor pushes for jail time in more traffic cases Four HPD officers plead not guilty in connection with horrific crash Maui’s mayor wants to buy company that controls water flow to thousands of acres Read More..

Thursday, March 23, 2023 March 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:22 PM :: 1480 Views Who is Running for Neighborhood Board in Your Community? DoE Seeks Comment on Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act Application COVID Closures Hit DoE College Readiness Indicators After 42 Years Hawaii Finally Compliant with “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services” Red Light Cam Activated at Site of Deadly Hit-and-Run Green Signs Abortion Bill Green Signs First Bills into Law  Maui Physician Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Hydrocodone Hawaii’s pandemic learning loss recovery could take years Governor’s Embattled DBEDT Nominee Opts To Face A Full Senate Vote Hawaii Senate Delays Vote On Planning Director Nominee Cost of Aloha Stadium Rises to $1.49B Major state assets left to deteriorate Hawaii Is Close to Shutting Down Tourism Marketing Agency Lawmakers Agree On ‘Incoherent patchwork of Solutions’ To Funnel Affordable Housing Money to Cronies Legislature Kills Measures To Protect Parental Rights In Child Welfare Cases Shrooms Next: Hawaii Senators Approve Bill To Create Psychedelics Advisory Council To Prepare For Federal Legalization Hawaii and Guam service members brace for whopping COLA cuts ‘Progressives’ on Maui Council Obstruct Affordable Housing Project Maui HS Maybe Open in August--Pedestrian Bridge Will Cost … uh … $25M Hawaii hotel occupancy down--price up Read More..

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 March 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 PM :: 2104 Views Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI This Week’s Testimony from Grassroot Institute LIST: Proposed pay raise for these city officials Hawaii Senate President Remains Mum On The Turmoil In His Caucus Criminal Homeless Drug Addicts Chase Last Store out of Downtown Lum Crime Family News: Hawaii Senators’ favorite crook appeals sentence for illegally lobbying Trump Stadium Authority to hold special meeting on New Aloha Stadium Boondoggle HB1110: Bill could track drivers’ mileage, tax them per mile New class of DOCARE officers to hunt tourists, extract money Funding requests for the Big Isle’s hospitals slashed OHA Kaka'ako plans dead for session Maui County, state working on plan to open high school 40% of Hawaii regularly get seven hours or less a night Frequent Flier Hits Queens Twice This Month--Looking for #3, Gets Straub Read More..

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 March 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:34 PM :: 1812 Views UH Mānoa Student vs Hawaii DoE in Title IX Lawsuit Hawaii Drug Dealer Gets Parole so Feds Deport Him Counties where the most people work from home in Hawaii Hawaii lawmakers considering sweeping gun control bill Fire and Flooding Risks Surrounding of the Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei, Maui Hawaii Worst State for Doctors FSM Micronesia Election Results Announced Three Ethics Bills Heading to Governor's Desk  Biden: Designate 777,000 Square Mile Marine Sanctuary Near Hawaii Critical Race Theory--Disagreement Among Hawaii House Republicans Will Senators Reject Green’s Nominee for State Planning Director? Should Imprisoned Prison Guard Get Back Pay, Reinstatement? SB45: School Counselors can Get TRO Ordering Parents away from their Own Children UPW votes to reject another Maui Health offer SB941: $185M for Teacher Housing Suspect involved in deadly hit-and-run of student back in court DOH: Red Hill families drank antifreeze, not just jet fuel in water Iolani Palace Site of Massive Festering Homeless Camp Read More..

Monday, March 20, 2023 March 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:44 PM :: 3130 Views Abortion Bill Clears Final House Committee Republican Bills On The Move CNHA Hands out $130M COVID Money ‘20 Minutes’ Movie - Atheist and Believer Face Final Twenty Minutes of Their Life in Hawaii More Plead Guilty in Sovereignty-Related Tax Fraud Scheme Saiki: Rep Aiu’s side-gig as Nan Corporate Counsel ‘is a feature of Hawaii’s part-time citizen legislature’ Kakaako Makai: OHA Glass ‘Half-Empty’ Next Boondoggle: ‘Hotel’ part of Plans for ‘first-responders base’ in Mililani School Councils Are Supposed To Be The Local School Boards In Hawaii. But They’re Hit Or Miss HHS sued by Hawaii hospitals over 'delayed' Medicare DSH payments Read More..

Sunday, March 19, 2023 March 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:59 PM :: 1641 Views Sneaky One Day Notice to Comment--Will Next KSBE Trustee be a Tax Credit Schemer or a CNHA Operative? Dead Bodies, Convicted Felons and Kakaako Makai: Meet the new Gang at OHA The last time Congress created a new state The honeymoon is over; what about our tax cuts? JSC Names Five Nominees for Intermediate Court of Appeals   Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 18, 2023 Picking Apart the Case for Conveyance Tax Hikes After Jacking up Property Taxes, Mayor, Honolulu City Council asking big raises from handpicked panel SB397: Hawaii may boost Medicaid payments to help patients access care Two Years After remodel--Feds find Kona Community Hospital Pharmacy Unsanitary Hawai‘i Convention Center needs more than $15M quick fix for leaks House Committee Approves 13 Ethics Reform Bills Read More..

Saturday, March 18, 2023 March 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:06 PM :: 1531 Views Hawaii Senate Public Safety Committee Hearing Anti-Gun Bills Report backs UH Mānoa athletics response to Senate 'concerns' HB126: Increase the penalty for high-profile bribery cases     Hawaii is 'Paradise' — So Why the Doctor Shortage? Blangiardi will sign ‘sensitive places’ firearms ban into law Rail testing, repairs expected ahead of paid service Drug smuggling remains a problem at Kaua‘i jail Paia Homeless:   Armed conflicts and lots of body fluids Toxic Red Hill spill in 2019 came before anti-AFFF hysteria Read More..

Friday, March 17, 2023 March 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:04 PM :: 1587 Views Green Makes First Judicial Appointment Hawaii most expensive state to live in--86% Higher than US Average Dela Cruz Manipulation? Senate Committee Rejects Green's Pick for DBEDT Nominee for State Planning Director responsible for Oahu’s High Electricity Costs Honolulu police officers charged over car chase Oʻo Award for Digging out ‘Affordable’ Housing Scam  Hu Honua Decision Based on 'Right To A Life-Sustaining Climate'  Pentagon: Red Hill Defueling on Track SB490: State’s new Department of Law Enforcement grabs for Honolulu PD Territory on DHHL Lands Senators Reject Governor’s Pick For Economy Chief But Give Thumbs-Up To New DHHL Director      The Hawaii Tourism Authority Is A Step Closer To Being Dissolved Hu Honua News: Senate Bill to Disrupt PUC Approval Process is Dead Dwayne Yuen’s child pornography indictment: Is there more to come? Computer science mandate for Hawaii public schools? Navy discloses another Red Hill spill of Fire Fighting Foam Read More..

Thursday, March 16, 2023 March 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 1824 Views Green Marks First 100 Days as Governor Unsolved Mysteries releases ‘Hawaiian Homicide’ podcast House passes state budget for third reading Hawaii Supreme Court Finds Excuse to Reverse Sex-Trafficking Conviction Haleakala Insanity: Secretary of Defense Briefed on 700 Gallon Fuel Spill Kali Watson Tried to Stiff DHHL for $136K Rent High court decides two cases involving Maunakea Activists Try to Stop Kauai Hydro Project Set to Provide 25% of Island’s Power Honolulu City Council passes bill designating gun-free areas Bill reinstating process to indict violent offenders awaits governor’s signature HB1439: Keep Deadbeats in Apartments Needles Glass and Feces: Waikiki Beach Bum Removal Operation Begins Friday 2AM ‘Unfair’: City plan to restrict commercial activities at parks hits opposition Vacasa Hawaii Vacation Rentals Tank Amid New Warnings and Losses COVID Money Flow Ends for Working Poor Sentencing is delayed in government theft case Read More..

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 March 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:32 PM :: 2574 Views "An opportunity drops into OHA’s lap" No Wind: Rolling blackouts impact more than 8K customers Promoting Local Foods in Hawaii; Removing Barriers is Key to Growth Hawaii has the most expensive gas, nationwide Full text of Mayor Blangiardi’s 2023 State of the City address Hawaii Supreme Court rejects Big Island bioenergy plant Aloha Stadium News: DBEDT’s New Deputy Chief is Business Partner of Senator Dela Cruz   Ing gets more time to prepare for campaign spending violation case Honolulu rail interim opening this summer Five Perfectly Good Telescopes to be Ripped off of Mauna Kea to Satisfy Activists BLNR to Hotels: Surrender Yourselves to the Sea HB132 Would Eliminate Election Audits--Dies in Committee Students, parents rally as roadblocks continue for opening Kulanihako’i High School Student Says he was Raped by UH Professor and Three Grad Students Probation sought for ex-U.S. worker in $35,000 theft case Read More..

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 March 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:24 PM :: 1522 Views Auditor Rips OHA Land Acquisitions--Making it up as they Go Along Four Anti-Gun Bills Left Supreme Court Rejects Hu Honua -- Scheme Would Add $10.97 to monthly electric bill State begins Maunakea transfer from UH with newly nominated stewardship team Economic cost of 3 years of COVID-19 HPD chief: 38 concealed-carry gun permits approved so far In The Line Of Duty? Kealoha Ruling Raises Questions About Public’s Obligation To Cops Can courts order involuntary treatment for chronically homeless individuals? Convicted rapist who ‘reclaimed’ DHHL land step up pressure campaign ... with a bulldozer Wait times back to normal at Hilo Airport following issue at security checkpoint Read More..

Monday, March 13, 2023 March 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 1242 Views Congress Funds New ‘YIMBY’ Grants for Zoning Reform Jail Takes 1,000 Homeless Off Oahu Streets HB817: Hawaii Legislative Hearing on Pro Hu Honua Bill Honolulu City Council begins overhaul of land use ordinance State works to address long delays in issuing birth certificates, other vital records False to say UH athletic committee is not diverse Hawaii jobless rates higher than reported More Homeless Kauhale Planned Read More..

Sunday, March 12, 2023 March 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 2967 Views Five Ideas to Put Aloha Stadium Plan on Right Track Good news, bad news at Legislature’s halfway mark Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 12, 2023 California’s Surplus to Deficit Hawaii Longliners Producing Highly Monitored, Sustainable Swordfish in First Season since MSC Certification Building Vs. Buying: Which Is Cheaper in The Aloha State? Your Property Tax Hike at Work--253% Pay Hike for Tommy Waters? Plenty Of Legislators Support Term Limits. So Why Won't They Let The Public Vote On Them? New stadium sees more political games than sports events Stadium?  UH Wise to Invest in TC Ching Maui’s Kulanihakoi High School is empty and stuck in bureaucratic limbo After Years, Waianae Homeless Camp has only an A-Frame and a plan Miske Case: Judge To Decide If Defense Attorney’s Removal Should Stand Read More..

Saturday, March 11, 2023 March 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 2223 Views 53 Years of Legal Abortion in Hawaii Supreme Court Says 'No' to Homeless Camps on Ag Land More Red Light Cams Activated Biden Proposes $537 Million in the FY 2024 Budget for U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States Kouchi Thanks Green for Releasing Capital Improvement Project Funds for Kauai First Crossover: Republican Legislative Report Land Board Sidesteps Eminent Domain Law: Tries to steal shoreline land without compensation to owner         Land Board Threatens to let Kaanapali Hotels Fall into Sea Malasada News: DPP requests $34.6M budget to staff, turn around agency Judge denies bid to dismiss Kaneshiro case charges Ethics reform at Capitol? Eliminate GE Tax on Medical Care? Saiki Sets up Tough Road for SB1035 This Year’s Roof Repair Sales Pitch: ‘Convention Center about to be Condemned’ Emergency SNAP Benefits End Next Month As Hawaiʻi's minimum wage rises, some lawmakers want to scrap the tip credit         Maui settles civil suit tied to officer convicted of sex crimes Read More..

Friday, March 10, 2023 March 10, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:25 PM :: 1385 Views Smuggling Drugs into Jails--PSD Arrests Five Blangiardi signs Bill 25: Relating to Anti-Bias and Inclusion Policy Hawaii Unemployment Claims Jump 26.59% Schatz Goes YIMBY UHERO Report predicts challenging year for Hawaii tourism Hawaii Real personal income declined more than 6 percent last year New stadium wouldn’t be able to support itself It’s not your imagination: The price of rice is way up Punaluu homeowner faces $188K fine for shoreline violations Waiahole Valley tenants get reprieves over rent Citizens patrols in Waikiki are making a difference Read More..

Thursday, March 9, 2023 March 9, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:22 AM :: 2275 Views House Finance Committee Approves $18.9 Billion Budget House passes 11 ethics reform bills Hawaii isle zoning review could lead to more housing Who will be fooled? COR ‘projection’ becomes instant excuse to eliminate tax cuts $773M Pure Waste: HART proposes $108.9 million operating budget for fiscal 2024 plus another $95M to operate trains and $569M to build tracks House Budget Gives Millions More to Crooked HTA ‘Creating Positions’--New Law Enforcement Director Plan focuses on replacing Private Security Guards with Sheriffs Roth on health care crisis: ’A matter of life or death’ Beth Fukumoto: We Passed Crisis Level With Mental Health Services A Long Time Ago Kauai North Shore Tops List of Anti-Vaxxer Schools County code changes might be needed before Hawaii County’s Corrupt ‘Affordable’ Housing Program can be fully improved City clears trash from homeless encampments in Waianae Read More..

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 March 8, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:39 PM :: 1826 Views ​HB1291: The Ghost of Peter Boy is Waiting Hawaii Man Indicted for Child Porn Four Individuals Arrested for Investment Fraud Scheme Targeting Hawaii Residents Watered Down GET bill clears state Senate--House Version Dead High Court: Former HPD Chief Kealoha was not entitled to city legal representation Miske co-defendant pleads “no contest” to state felony assault charges Dozens Of Sunshine Bills Survive Session’s Halfway Mark Council on Revenues Suddenly Makes $328M Disappear Tax relief measure aimed at helping farmers advances Hydrogen -- Fossil Fuel’s ‘Solution’ for Climate Change Navy provides details on surveys for repurposing Red Hill Honolulu Medical Examiner backlog of reports causing death certificate delays Permanent, affordable housing for former women inmates Honolulu Police officer arrested for violating temporary restraining order Lefties Claim Homelessness is Caused by Evictions not Methamphetamines, LOL $600 A Month In Kakaako Gets Seniors Mold, Shocks And The Smell Of Death Read More..

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Letters to the Editor March, 2023 By Letters to the Editor @ 2:37 AM :: 2459 Views ​HB1291: The Ghost of Peter Boy is Waiting How One Dentist Stays in Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 March 7, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 1543 Views Link home exemption to increase in home values Changing tax credit to portion of income would help Oahu homeowners Time running out at Legislature for bills hoping to make it to the governor's desk How Police Department Spending in Hawaii Compares to Other States FBI Raids 800-Person Cockfight--Four Arrested Hawaii Meth Supplier Gets 24 Years for $5.5M COVID Fraud Tax Hike set for Senate Vote Hawaii lawmakers kill excise food tax exemption SB1035: Senate to Vote on Eliminating GE Tax on Medical Care Report: Teacher Turnover Increases Sharply In Hawaii Guards: PSD Covers Up Drug Use At Hawaii’s Largest Prison Soft on Crime: DNA Match but Alleged Killer Walks Free Gov. Josh Green ‘simplifying’ Aloha Stadium P3 plan-now stuck with ownership of this boondoggle Local zoning reform is hot topic at federal level, too How to Stop Affordable Housing Lease dispute escalates over state land in Hilo ‘Nobody Wants To Sell’: An Iconic Honolulu Church Makes A Difficult Decision Read More..

Monday, March 6, 2023 March 6, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 4165 Views Labor Board Nails DPS Conspiracy, Cover-up ‘Visitor impact’ fee inherently flawed Honolulu Rehab Boss got $500K Salary and Absconded to Colorado with Miss Hawaii--Stiffed Employees for $452K, Federal Probe Finds Not Dead Yet--Government Reform Bills Still Moving At The Legislature Green Says he Will Sign Bills To Make Hawaii Government More Open--If Legislature Approves Them Pension fund exec optimistic despite $13.5B shortfall As Marijuana Becomes Legal, Tobacco is Outlawed Unlicensed midwives push to practice in the islands without getting certified Read More..

Sunday, March 5, 2023 March 5, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 1721 Views Love-Hate Relationship with Tourism  HB622 Suicide Prevention Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 4, 2023 Proposed new category for ‘transient vacation’ rentals would burden residents ​‘Wealth Tax’ has a wealth of problems A Deep Dive into the Governor’s Tax-Cut Proposal State $2B Surplus: Taxation without Reason SB741: Keep DHHL Beneficiaries Trapped on Waitlist Transgender athletes “impulsive decisions based on the fear of being politically incorrect” 7 Things Hawaii Lawmakers Could Do Now To Vastly Improve The Legislative Process--But Won’t Red Hill Not Really Shut Down? Hawaiians Moving to Las Vegas--No problem, there are still enough here to keep protesting Public rallies to ‘Save Kaka’ako Makai’ Former athletic director at Mililani High allegedly stole $60,000 from school booster club Soft on Crime: Judge dismisses 23-year-old murder case Jails Crowded with Criminal Homeless Drug Addicts Read More..

Saturday, March 4, 2023 March 4, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 2911 Views ​Two Maui Men Sentenced for Racially Motivated Attack on White Man Congressional Delegation Calls on IRS to Exempt Red Hill Assistance How One Dentist Stays in Hawaii Applicants Wanted for State Ethics Commission Foreclosure Suit: 'Way too long, way too confusing' SB151: Hawaii lawmakers considering police reforms  Hawaii Cult Leader behind Mainland Child Kidnappings? Bribe: Oahu homeowners to possibly receive one-time property tax relief Council Bill 4 -- 14% Tax on Taxing transient vacation units Read More..

Friday, March 3, 2023 March 3, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:50 PM :: 3723 Views Moody's Downgrades Honolulu Bond Rating Because of Rail Borrowing Blangiardi Outlines Proposed 2024 Budget UHERO: Public Campaign Financing for Hawaii? DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Still Recovering from COVID  Hawaii's Best & Worst Cities at Personal Money Management  Kakaako Kickback in Plain Sight: DelaCruz Slips OHA $84M--He will get it back via DTL Maui PD Can’t Protect Hate Criminals from Feds--Get 6 1/2 Years in FEDERAL Penitentiary HECO Plan will Triple Electric Bill New Aloha Stadium May Be Smaller As Green Rejects Original Development Plan New Mauna Kea Authority Tussles With DLNR Over Conservation Lands Why is $16M Waianae police station partially empty? Charter school students rally for their campus as BOE examines oversight concerns Military Stonewalling On Controversial Diversity Official Leading K-12 Schools Public housing agency struggling with $800 million repair backlog as hundreds of units remain vacant After volunteer-driven repairs, air rescues at Koko Crater Trail cut in half Read More..

Thursday, March 2, 2023 March 2, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 3483 Views Hawai‘i Would Not be the Same Without Hawaiians HB192/SB690: Ban fluorescent bulbs SB1179 Outlaw Campaign Contributions by Nearly All Publicly Traded Corporations SEC Charges Hawaii Investment Adviser with Running Ponzi Scheme Cayetano Dumped Kali Watson After DHHL Secret Land Deals Lawsuit: Kali Watson Boat Runs Over Surfer off Waikiki Maui: Shovel-Wielding Hate Crime Attackers Protected by Maui PD to be Sentenced by FEDERAL Judge Today UH Board of Regents to hold special session on president amid leadership criticism Campaign Spending Violations: Kaniela Ing to be Arraigned March 14 Help Hawaii’s Governor Keep His Promise To Stop Taxing Food Hawaii’s legislative leaders assess big issues at session midpoint To expedite building permit process on Oahu, Tupola proposes updates to exemption list Another Step Towards Windfarms Off Waikiki Extra pandemic EBT benefits ending this month for 156,000 Hawaii residents Maui County Sat On $8 Million That Could Have Helped Struggling Homeowners Soft on Crime: 2009 Burglary-Rape Whittled Down to ‘Time Served’ because Defendant Felt Anxiety Read More..

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 March 1, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:55 PM :: 2563 Views Lawsuit: Ke'eaumoku Condo Site--15 Burials and Counting Sheriffs Bust Waikiki Marijuana Dealer Sherwoods: Remediation of cancelled ball field project continues Hawaii’s Housing Shortage Explained Senate Suddenly Begins Posting Legislative Allowance Expenditure Reports One Guy’s Honolulu Fireworks Cases Always Get Dismissed Soft on Crime: Meth-head Rapes Mother, Gets Time Served Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm seeks pay raises No Property Taxes for Movie Studio? With property taxes set to rise, Honolulu seeks to Copy Maui County No Surprise: Maui County’s 5,000-home goal could take much longer Lawmakers debate funding demands for ‘safety net hospitals’ as one facility issues stark warning Lawmakers ask for DOE performance audit following Kihei High School delays Hide the Failure: DoE, Kapela Working to Eliminate Standardized Testing State-run retirement program off to slow start Hu Honua News: Legislature Proposes Micromanaging the Public Utilities Commission Election Day May Soon Be Out As A State Holiday--Will be Replaced by NotColumbus Day HB1294: Require Candidates to Use Real Name Accused Russian ‘Spy’ Says he Just Wants to Pay His Bills   Read More..

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 February 28, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:47 PM :: 1496 Views Priced out of paradise Ed Case Reintroduces Helicopter Noise Bill Five bills of importance to small business  Average of 259,514 visitors in Hawaii every day ‘Audacious’ tax relief plan advances at Hawaii Legislature Gov. Green puts cost of new Aloha Stadium at ‘under $500M’, LOL! Senate Committee Passes Honolulu Rail Tax Extension--Dela Cruz Claims it is a ‘Mistake’ Hawaii's state population is expected to continue its steady decline Who Pockets Hawaii Visitors’ Money May Surprise You Early Release Story: Lunatic Kills Vagrant Outside Police Station, City Gets Sued HB1366: Another Trick to Keep Lots and Lots of Criminals on our Streets Hawaiian Airlines’ COVID vaccine mandate challenge set for trial Read More..

Monday, February 27, 2023 February 27, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:50 PM :: 1547 Views HB1291: Will Abused Foster Children Ever be Represented? Minor Parties to be Removed from Hawaii Ballot Filipino Americans Making it out of Hawaii Another Miske Co-Defendant tries for Release Again Can raised crosswalks really cost so much? Contract for Red Hill facility alternatives is an enigma SB72 Hu Honua Bill on the Move Bills aim to add ‘tiny home’ sites for homeless Mayor Rick Blangiardi offers 5-point homeless plan for Oahu  Honokowai condo evades shoreline access requirement for 45 years Read More..

Sunday, February 26, 2023 February 26, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 1981 Views Creative Districts  Five Republican Bills on the Move in the House Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill: Weirdness Unfolds What’s not to like about a $72,348 part-time job with the right to take lucrative outside gigs from special interests? Unsteady, Unfocused, Thoughtless: Green’s Amateurish Agenda Finished for Session DHHL, Aloha Stadium spending could trigger COVID aid payback Hawaii County response to affordable housing credits audit Business owners voice concerns over proposed district $50M Subsidy for Waiahole Valley? Starting at Age 10: Hawaii Media Outlets help Raise $150K for Honolulu Juvenile Sex-Change Clinic Read More..

Saturday, February 25, 2023 February 25, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 1992 Views Hilo Complex DoE Manager Arrested for P-Card Theft Campaign Spending Reform: Two Bills Pass, Four Killed Another Sue-n-Settle targets Hawaii and American Samoa Fisheries Report: Hawaii's hotel revenue back to pre-pandemic levels Hawaii bill would boost rental tax credit fourfold Maui: Feds Take Aim at Alleged $145M Ponzi Tale of Two Systems: State Wouldn’t Charge Alleged Child Molester, Feds Won’t Give Him Bail HB84: Allows Counties to Reverse TVR permits from 1980s De-Covidization: Cheating on Medicaid to be Illegal Again Starting April 1 Hawaii Tourism Authority turnover continues as another top exec resigns Schizophrenics Kill Three in Hawaii Maoists Rally for Abortion Attacker Hawaiian homesteaders on Molokai say spill of hundreds of gallons of fuel made them ill 'It's a health hazard' -- Dilapidated restrooms, sinking piers plague Maui harbor Following state’s costly missteps, parents push for solution to safely open new Kihei high school Read More..

Friday, February 24, 2023 February 24, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:20 PM :: 1898 Views House Judiciary Committee Kills off Ethics Reform Bills Audit: DHHL Traded 42 Affordable Housing Credits for a Fence HB984 'Gun Free Zones' Gets Another Committee Hearing After Years of Campaign Spending Violations, Kaniela Ing Finally gets some Criminal Charges Rep. Gene Ward: ‘Reform Proposals Will Be Very Disappointing This Session’ Oahu public charter faces closure following questions about online learning, enrollment Former Punahou Coach pleads 'not guilty' for child sex crimes allegations Hawaii hospitals at full capacity even with drop in COVID patients Failing infrastructure threatens future of only hospital that serves West Hawaii Lanai residents invited to virtual meeting on proposed 357% water rate hike Read More..

Thursday, February 23, 2023 February 23, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 2830 Views After Indictments, Al Hee Took $9M More After Bribery Arrests: House Adopts New Rules DHHL Redux: This time Green nominates Kali Watson Hawaii Household Bills Among Highest in USA New report urges licensure reform to boost ranks of medical workers GET exemption bills move forward Big Island Prison Guard In Federal Prison--Got Fired, But HLRB Orders him Reinstated with Back Pay After Driving Anderson Out, DeLaCruz Pushes Geothermal Scam for Hawaiian Homelands Better Background Checks Proposed For Certain State Employees Conveyance Tax Hike: SB362 Vehicle to Steal Your Money HB820: Hawaii Vacation Rental Tax Total Of 33% On the Move Last Round Of Honolulu Covid Relief Money Released--CNHA Gets Another $25M Slush Fund Judge: Miske Can Keep A Key Defense Attorney Media Blackout?  Attorney for Miske co-defendant wrongly predicted a “flurry of publicity” 20% of fatal crashes involve unlicensed drivers Lobbyist Pleads Not Guilty To Animal Clinic Drug Charges $4.5M -- Council OKs first settlement in police chase that prompted felony probe City Measure To Restrict Concealed Guns In Some Areas Moves Ahead After Council Vote Gun-Free Zones May Work. Just Don't Ask For Proof Group: Cost to convert cesspools on Big Island would be exorbitant Read More..

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 February 22, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 2686 Views Corruption or incompetence, transparency still the antidote House Judiciary Committee Set to Dispose of 16 Ethics Reform Bills Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolls Shadowy Anti-Musk Group HSTA: Our LGBTQ Students are 'Lovable'--Raise Money for Sex-Change Clinic The 1886 U.S. Passenger Vessel Services Act has been a bonanza for foreign cruise lines and foreign ports, to Hawaii's detriment Green’s AG says Senators Have no Authority Over Nominees Anderson Remains Interim DHHL Chair, AG’s Office Says Hawaii Car Insurance Would Cost More Under Legislation Pushed By Trial Lawyers OIP Delays Are Worse Than Ever Honolulu police chief pleads with drivers to slow down after ‘rough week’ on Oahu’s roads OHA: Hawaiians are Leaving Hawaii so Lets Jack up their Electric Bills Some More Rhoads: Give Millions More to Released Convicts Lawmakers find talking about legalizing recreational weed and doing it are very different things Military Families In Hawaii Could Soon Have An Easier Time Finding Schools The Decades-Old Debate Over Breaking Up Hawaii’s Statewide School System Vacation Rentals Are In The Hawaii Legislature’s Crosshairs DOH Computer Crashes During ‘Upgrade’, COVID Numbers Not Available Read More..

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 February 21, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 1554 Views Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act Keeps Employer Insurance Costs High Zoning, planning reforms would help produce more Hawaii County housing Bill 2891: Retroactive property tax credit for Kauai? Hawaii Senate Committees Pass Two Bills to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition Legislature: Devils, Idiots, and Snarky Kims Should Hawaii’s Legislature Meet Year-Round? Hirono Plans Another Run For US Senate The Military's Public Information Black Hole Recent string of injuries involving HPD officers on duty are ‘troubling,’ authorities say Soft on Crime: Traffic Scofflaws Kill Three Several restaurants announce closures amid staffing issues City fined after investigation revealed it didn’t provide gun range staff with proper PPE Read More..

Monday, February 20, 2023 February 20, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 1342 Views CNHA Inside Track: Robin Danner Snags Gig in Governor's Office Russian Flags Fly at Tulsi Gabbard's Anti-Ukraine Rally Pilots Spot Large White Balloon Heading for Big Island--Should be overhead at Midnight Probe ongoing in 10 likely felony charges against officers Gov. Josh Green requests additional $2.5B for state budget Green requests $45M to reimburse physicians who treat Medicaid patients Council passes bill for organic standards, regulations at Kula Agricultural Park Read More..

Sunday, February 19, 2023 February 19, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 2231 Views Debt: Honolulu 3rd-Worst Sinkhole City PILOT for Real Property Tax Legislative Week in Review: Abortion, Drugs, Suicide Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 18, 2023 Abolish Zoning: Land Use Solution for Hawaii? What is Hawaii’s General Excise Tax? Judiciary Chair Tarnas ‘a key ingredient in the formula for corruption’ Logan: I just found out I can’t fire dirty cops UH Power Game: Mercado Kim’s Next Move? Star-Adv: HTA Problem is DeFries Bumbling of CNHA Bid Rigging HB1049 Tax Relief: Invest in families to help them stay here Kauai Council to Select Replacement for Evslin Big Island gun case tests high court ruling Bills propose lowering drunken driving threshold to 0.05% Bum Removal: Waikiki Beach to be Closed 2AM-5AM to reduce feces and needles Read More..

Saturday, February 18, 2023 February 18, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 2618 Views Abraham Lincoln Abolished Slavery in Hawaii too Climate Solution: Grab $100M of Your Dollars, Light Them on Fire Green Seeks Comment on Maui Judicial Nominees Kauai District Judge Applicants Sought Kauai Council: Oppose HB132, Eliminates Election Auditing Judge denies Native Hawaiian group’s bid for promised home loans Abercrombie: “You’re an idiot!” Hawaii Dodges Bullet by Rejecting Anderson Suspect in fatal hit-and-run has no driver’s license, 164 citations--‘Released Pending Investigation’--AGAIN Hawaii Lobbyist Charged With Vet Clinic Drug Violations HB745: Equal Pay for Transsexuals $50M to Subsidize 93 Waiahole Valley Renters Read More..

Friday, February 17, 2023 February 17, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 1562 Views Senate Committees Advance Bill Legalizing Hashish and Honey Butane Oil Candidate registration for Neighborhood Board Elections closes Friday 4:30 p.m. Ninth Circuit wades into debate on abortion in Guam Hanabusa: Feds Have Still Not Agreed to Cut Rail Short Honolulu’s Rail Line Readies To Open 1st Section In ‘June-ish’ — Or Maybe July Religious observances by Hawaii’s school employees are OK’d Doomed in House, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Kakaako Makai bill advances in Senate Medicated Marijuana Dispensaries Behind Opposition to Legalization of Recreational Dope? Phoney Baloney: Hawaii Senator Votes ‘No’ Then ‘Yes’ To Legalize Marijuana DLNR clears Makua Beach encampment of Sovereignty Thug Read More..

Thursday, February 16, 2023 February 16, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 PM :: 2428 Views Ethics: Clerk at AGs Office Fed Info to Lawyer Suing Crooked Sheriff for Sex Assault Shining a Light on the Legislature--Do Anti-Corruption Bills Have a Chance? Green Appoints Evslin, LaChica to House DHHL Nomination Withdrawn: 'Evasive' Anderson 'Misrepresents Commission' DoH: Hawaii among highest hepatitis B death rates nationwide Hawaii Families Spend 62.3% of Income on Mortgage--Highest in USA DLNR--Build Parking Garage at Ala Wai Hawaii Ranks 39th for Innovation Hawaii ACT Scores 10th-Worst in USA Abercrombie: OHA Should Stop Lying About Kakaako Makai Deal One Down 19 to Go: Which Green Nominee will Senators Kill Next? Legislators Latest ‘Affordable Housing Bill’--a Tax Hike on Houses Red Hill families forced to stay in hotels amid tainted water crisis hit with huge tax bills Read More..

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 February 15, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 2883 Views Rejected for DHHL: 'Evasive' Anderson 'Misrepresents Commission' HB1049 Cuts Income Tax Senate Committees to Hear Bill Legalizing Hashish and Honey Butane Oil Hawaii Republicans lose challenge of 2022 election audit process DLNR--'No Plans to Eliminate Free Parking Spots at Ala Wai' City: Koko Head Shooting Complex to reopen for Archery in March New Aloha Stadium will be built of Steel Recycled from Old Aloha Stadium, LOL! Otake to be Disqualified in Another Corruption Case? HB106: Crooked DPP will Seize Your Property SB911: Sen Karl Rhoads and Megan Kau want Convicted Felons to Serve on Juries Exposed:  City program to ban repeat offenders from Waikiki is Fake Manini News: Legislature Looks To Tweak Internal Rules To Accommodate Ethics Reform Alleged cocaine dealer received COVID relief loan Tracking Hawai‘i Homeowners Who are Equity Rich or Seriously Underwater Soaring fuel surcharges boost HEI’s revenue over $1B Downed Chinese balloon aimed for Hawaii but was blown off course -U.S. official Commission on Native Children’s Hawaii Regional Hearing begins today American Samoa youth allowed to remain in Hawaii Youth Challenge program after outcry Read More..

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 February 14, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 1601 Views HTA Splits RFP for US: Marketing vs 'Stewardship' Hawaii: House Judiciary Committee to Hear Anti-Gun Bills HB1049: Avoiding disincentives in new affordability plan Governor sends additional budget requests to Legislature Hawaii GET Taxes 119% of Personal Income Will Senate Committee Reject Union Owned DHHL Nominee Ikaika Anderson today? City hopes to reopen Oahu’s only public shooting range by next month About the Occupied Forces Hawaii Army “warship” Court rejects appeal of Miske co-defendant’s 2018 conviction Soft on Crime: Killer Gets Two years--Shockingly, he is Wanted Again Hawaii’s Innovative Plan To Manage Marine Resources Is Being Quietly Rolled Back Homelessness Industry Looks to City for Cash Flow Read More..

Monday, February 13, 2023 February 13, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:45 PM :: 1182 Views Multiple tax hikes moving through the Legislature Gun Bills Die in Committee Request for Public Comments – Applicants for Hawaii Supreme Court Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 11, 2023 Legislative Agenda: Abortion, Cannabis, Suicide Kim, DelaCruz, Kidani: Regents Should Dump Lassner to Help Boost Aloha Stadium Boondoggle 2,000 appeals received disputing current Honolulu property tax assessments How Just One Person Gets To Decide Important Issues Like Term Limits SB678: Homelessness Industry Wants to Tax Your House to Line Their Pockets Hawaii lawmakers weigh bills creating gun-free zones Hawaii Senators Approve Bill To Promote Research Into Legalizing Shrooms and Ecstasy HB1165: Carbon Offsets Have Created A new Industry -- Suing Carbon Offset Scams Many Hawaii schoolkids going without routine vaccinations as Antivaxxer Conspiracy Theories Spread Hawaii’s lodging industry workers missing out, expert says Read More..

Sunday, February 12, 2023 February 12, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:10 PM :: 1930 Views How Fast is Hawaii’s Economy Growing? ‘The more-government stuff doesn’t work’ A ‘Capitol Convo’ about Hawaii’s high cost of living Hawaii VEX IQ Championships qualifies 18 robotics teams for World event in Dallas, TX How Living Off the Grid in Hawaii Compares to Other States Get Out, Evil!  Stay In, Good Fortune! Silvert: State Laws Don’t Prohibit Corruption Court documents disclose Miske’s alleged “purchase” of stevedore jobs, and ties to a prison guard at OCCC Over the last 45 years, there have been more than 80 unsolved missing persons cases on Kaua‘i Lawmakers Announce Plan to Kill Green tax Cuts, Green Agrees Self-interested state legislators duck term limits once again HB89: Ban all elected officials from soliciting and accepting any campaign donations while the Legislature is in session Saiki, Morikawa:  Give More Money to Stop OHA Whining About Kakaako Makai settlement Not on Board with Aloha Stadium Boondoggle: Key state senators call for University of Hawaii President Lassner to resign Births decline: Several factors contribute to drop in Hawaii-born babies Read More..

Saturday, February 11, 2023 February 11, 2023 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 2088 Views Lawsuit: Catholic Charities Approved Foster Care Home with Schizophrenic Child Molester NASA: Chinese Satellite Behind Green Lasers over Mauna Kea Bribery News: Ex-Mayor Arakawa Asks Judge to go easy on Stant Alleged Crime Boss Mike Miske Just Lost One Of His Longtime Defense Attorneys DHHL News: Will Senate reject Union-Owned Ikaika Anderson? SB1602: Hawaii Bill to Intimidate Activists is Killed Liquor Commission Implodes After Gay Bar Complains State to pay out $450K to man who alleged DOE officer sexually assaulted him in 1970s Illegal gun range in Waianae highlights lack of shooting ranges on Oahu Read More..

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